Category: Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 4: “Sin in the Church” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, how many times have you encountered immoral or abusive behavior within Adventism without the offender ever being held accountable? […]

Lesson 3: “Unity In Christ” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | When Adventists speak of “unity”, what does that mean? Around WHAT are Adventists supposed to unify themselves? If you say you […]

Lesson 2: “The Message of the Cross” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, what was the purpose of “the cross”? Why did Jesus die? What do we learn from the cross? […]

Lesson 1: “Paul’s Ministry in Corinth” or Adventists Don’t Like Paul COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, what is your gut reaction when you think of Paul’s New Testament epistles? Do […]

Lesson 13: “Into Eternity” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, do you look forward to the “second coming”, or do you secretly dread it? Do you think you will go to […]

Lesson 12: “Share Him”  COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, do you feel helpless and hopeless when you look at your life? You are reminded to share you faith, to share […]

Lesson 11: “Setbacks” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, what do you believe about your suffering and God’s involvement? Why do bad things happen to good people? Do you believe, as […]

Lesson 9: “Sin, the Gospel, and the Law” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  Adventist, when you sin, how do you restore your relationship with God—or do you actually have a relationship […]

Lesson 8: “Having Faith” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  For Adventists, faith is frustrating attempt to believe well enough to obtain what one hopes to receive while trying to suppress the […]

Lesson 7: “Practical Prayer” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  Adventist—what is the purpose of prayer in your life and in your church life? How do you make it “personal”, and what […]

Lesson 6: “Prayer Warriors” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  Adventist, does prayer feel like an obligation to you? A necessary chore that is your lifeline to connect with God? Do you […]

Lesson 5: “How to Study the Bible” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  In your experience, what’s the best thing about Bible study? What’s the thing you like the least—or perhaps dread […]

Lesson 4: “The Role of the Bible” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine |  Adventist, what is your authority? As an Adventist, I was taught that the Bible was my authority, the source […]