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Saturday, August 9, 2008

The Apostle John

LESSON 7*August 9 - 15
The Apostle
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Read for This Week's Study:

Matt. 8:21, 22; Mark 10:35-45; 1 John; 2 John; 3 John.

Memory Text:

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth" (3 John 4, NIV).

Key Thought: The apostle John is one of the most loved characters from the Bible. What can we learn from him?

Achurch tradition describes the apostle John as an old man living in Ephesus. Because of his feeble condition, his followers had to carry him to church. As they met together, his only spoken words were, "Little children, love one another."

His followers tired of hearing John repeat the same thing all the time and asked, "Master, why do you always say this?"

"It is the Lord's command," he replied. "And if this alone be done, it is enough!"

Whether true or not, this story captures the essence of this "son of thunder" who was eventually transformed into a "son of love and grace."

In John's three Epistles, or letters, we see the heart of a man whose life is motivated by love; we see also some of the most encouraging verses in the Bible, one of the most famous is "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One" (1 John 2:1, NIV).

This week we will explore further the life and mission of this pillar of the early Christian church.

*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 16.

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