Sabbath school lesson_11_3rd_quarter_2020

1. SHARING THE STORY
OF JESUS
Lesson 11 for September 12, 2020
Adapted from www.fustero.es
www.gmahktanjungpinang.org
“These things I have written to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, that you may
know that you have eternal life, and that you
may continue to believe in the name of the Son
of God” (1 John 5:13, NKJV).

2. Before and after Jesus
Those who shared Jesus
Rejecting anger and sharing love
Rejecting evil and sharing Jesus
Sharing the story of Jesus:
The assurance of salvation
Sharing Jesus
We have amazing news to share: God’s grace is
available for everyone, not only for some select
people. The Gospel is for everyone. Salvation is for
everyone. Forgiveness, mercy, leniency, and grace
are for everyone.
Jesus transforms our lives with His love, and He
encourages us to share this experience with others
so they can also be transformed.

3. BEFORE AND AFTER JESUS
“even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together
with Christ (by grace you have been saved)” (Ephesians 2:5)
Before Jesus
Ephesians 2:1-3
Dead in our sins
Following the course of this world
Under the devil’s control
Disobedient
Doing our own will
Children of wrath
After Jesus
Ephesians 2:4-10
Alive in Christ
Seating in heavenly places
Saved by faith
Enjoying the riches of His glory
Doing good works
Children of God (made by Him)

4. REJECTING ANGER AND SHARING LOVE
“Beloved, if God so loved
us, we also ought to love
one another.” (1 John 4:11)
The people at a Samaritan village
refused to lodge Jesus and His
apostles.
James and John were filled with
anger and asked for permission to
destroy the village with heavenly fire
like Elijah had done with some
irreverent soldiers (2 Kings 1:9-15).
However, their relationship with
Jesus transformed their feelings and
thoughts eventually.
James lost his life for sharing
Jesus with others (Acts 12:1-2).
The gospel and letters of John are
full of love for God and our
neighbor (Jn. 13:35; 1Jn. 4:8;
2Jn. 1:6; 3Jn. 1:6-7).
This is the transforming power of
Jesus working in us.

5. REJECTING EVIL AND
SHARING JESUS
“When He had come to the other side, to
the country of the Gergesenes, there met
Him two demon-possessed men, coming
out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce […]”
(Matthew 8:28)
Nobody could go through
that area in Gadara
without being attacked
by those dangerous
demon-possessed men.
Jesus and His disciples
disembarked there.
However, the life of those
demon-possessed men changed
dramatically after meeting
Jesus. They were restored
physically, mentally, emotionally,
and spiritually.
Then, Jesus asked them to share their
story with all the people in that region.
They had a story to tell because the power
of Christ had changed their lives. They
could share their personal testimony and
encourage others to let Jesus transform
their lives.

6. THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
“These things I have written to you who believe in the
name of the Son of God, that you may know that you
have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe
in the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13)
The message in the Bible is clear: those who
believe in Jesus will be saved (Jn. 3:15, 36;
6:40, 47;
Acts 16:31; 1Jn. 5:13). We don’t have to wait
until we’re good enough to be saved.
Salvation may be lost (Ex. 32:33; Mt. 10:28;
2P. 2:20-21; Rev. 3:5, 11), but this could only
happen if we purposefully decide to reject God.
The assurance of salvation empowers our
testimony. It’s easier to share something you
know for sure.
Always look for opportunities to encourage
others to accept the gift of eternal life.

7. SHARING JESUS
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which
is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1)
Jesus asks us to give
everything to Him (Lk.
9:23). But what has He
given us? (see Jn. 1:12;
10:10; 14:27; 1Co. 1:30)
He made us children of God
He gave us life
He gave us peace
He gave us wisdom
He made us righteous
He sanctified us
He redeemed us
When we realize everything Christ has
done for us, our natural response is to
give everything to Him in sacrifice–no
matter the cost–and to share the
wonders He has done in us and for us.

8. “We are to be witnesses for Christ;
and this we shall be when we grow
up daily into the full stature of
men and women in Christ. It is our
privilege to grow more and more
like Him every day. Then we shall
acquire the power to express our
love for Him in higher, purer
speech, and our ideas will enlarge
and deepen, and our judgment
become more sound and
trustworthy, while our testimony
will have more of life and
assurance.”
E.G.W. (Sons and Daughters of God, March 6)