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Summary Is the Messiah divided? In this Sabbath lesson opening 1 Corinthians 1, Paul begs the saints at Corinth to speak the same thing with no divisions, being of the same mind and judgment rather than saying I am of Paul or of Apollos, and John 6 shows that God is faithful who calls us,…

Summary How did Yahuah encourage Paul when the work felt lonely? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 18, Paul shakes his raiment against those who oppose him in Corinth, and Yahuah tells him in a vision to be not afraid, for he has much people in that city, just as 1 Kings 17 and 19…

Summary How should we comfort one another over those who sleep in the Messiah? In this Sabbath lesson through 1 Thessalonians 1 to 4, Paul praises the saints whose gospel came in power and in the Holy Spirit, reminds them how he labored with his own hands, and urges them to abstain from fornication and…

Summary Why did Paul circumcise Timothy, and why did he stay in the prison when the doors were opened? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 16 and Numbers 26, Timothy's father was a Greek, and since inheritance and identity pass through the father, Paul circumcised him because of the Hebrews in those quarters. Through James…

Summary Why did Paul marvel that the Galatians were so soon removed unto another gospel? In this Sabbath lesson from Galatians 1 and 2, with Acts 1 and Acts 15, Paul shows he was made an apostle not of men but by Yahushua the Messiah, and warns that even an angel preaching another gospel should…

Summary Why should we count it all joy when we fall into diverse temptations? In this Sabbath lesson, Galatians 1 and Acts 1 show the difference between Paul, an apostle not of men, and Matthias, chosen by lot, while James 1 is written to the twelve tribes scattered abroad and teaches that the trying of…

Summary Must the Gentiles be circumcised after the manner of Moses to be saved? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 14 and 15, certain men from Judah trouble the brethren at Antioch, and the apostles and elders gather in Jerusalem, where Peter asks why they should put a yoke on the disciples that neither their…

Summary Why did the circumcision contend with Peter for eating with the Gentiles? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 11 and Exodus 34, Peter rehearses his vision of the sheet and how the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentiles, and the brethren glorify God that he had granted the Gentiles repentance unto life, while the…

Summary What does it mean to kick against the pricks? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 9, Saul sets out for Damascus to bind the disciples, a light from heaven shines round about him, and Yahushua tells him to go into the city where he will be told what he must do. Through John 16…

Summary Why did the twelve refuse to leave the word of God to serve tables? In this Sabbath lesson from Acts 6, Luke 10 and Psalm 138, seven men full of the Holy Spirit are chosen to care for the widows, and we see why Mary chose the good part and why Yahuah has magnified…