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Adult Sabbath School Resources

This quarter's Bible study is titled Redemption in Romans.(Click on the title or the cover picture at the right.) The Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guides (once called Sabbath School Lessons) are prepared by the Office of the Adult Bible Study Guide of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. You may order a print or Audio copy of this Bible Study Guide online at the Adventist Book Center. The lesson organization in English provided at this web site is quoted directly from that source (Copyright 1995 - 2010 by the Office of the Adult Bible Study Guide, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists), and is used here by permission.

Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guides Online

• Adult Bible Study Guides in HTML format
• Adult Bible Study Guides in PDF format
  Teachers Edition, Standard Edition, Easy Reading Edition
• Modified PDF of Standard Edition lesson includes short verses as pop-ups and long verses as linked pages in the same pdf files. EGW comments are included as linked pages, so that you don't have to open a Bible or any EGW material quoted, electronic or physical, to read it. You can also write your own comments on the PDF and print, though you can't save your comments. (Choose appropriate file on GOOGLE Groups.)
• Sabbath School Bible Study Podcasts
  Essential for the vision impaired and also great for busy people, playable on iPods, mobile phones and other podcast-supporting devices. Reading of the complete weekly Bible lesson, including the Bible texts, without commentary. Each file plays for about 40 minutes and is around 12mb in size. Available as Podcast RSS, iTunes format and also playable online. (From the South Pacific Division)
• Daily Lesson Portions in MP3 Format Reading of each day's Bible lesson, including the Bible texts, without commentary. Each file plays for about four and a half minutes and is around 3.5mb in size. Downloadable as MP3 file, or playable through your Windows Media player. (From Christian Record Services)

Archives of Previous Lessons Online

English Adult Sabbath School Lesson Resources

• Email Discussion of the lessons in the Adult Bible Study Guide and related topics. The discussion may carry on for weeks on any one particular topic, even while new topics are brought up.
• Weekly Teacher Helps via email are available by subscribing to our SSNET2 mailing list. On this list we distribute weekly helps from several different sources, so you can choose which ones suit your situation the best.
• Contemporary Comments Weekly commentary, often tied to a current national or world event. These may be used as an introduction to the current week's study. (These comments are also mailed out on our SSNET and SSNET2 lists.)
• GoBible.org Weekly teaching outlines posted by Bruce Cameron. These helps are also available by email directly from www.gobible.org or as part of a subscription to SSNET or SSNET2.
• Sharing Scripture Discussion sheets designed for Sabbath School classes or small groups. Suitable for photocopying, Sharing Scripture sheets contain thought questions and exercises that transform ordinary study times into dynamic learning adventures. Available for purchase from Creative Ministries.
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Audio and Video Resources for the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guides

• Hope Sabbath School Study at the Forest Lake Adventist in Flordia is  broadcast vial Hope Satellite TV and available a week ahead of the date the lesson is scheduled for local churches. It is also available for download on the Forest Lake church site in MP3 and MP4 formats and is streamed in Windows Media format.
• Doug Batchelor and the Sacramento Central Adventist Church discuss the current Sabbath School lesson a week ahead of time. Online video and audio formats. Downloadable Video available in WMV and MP4 formats, Audio available in WMA and MP3 formats.

Other Adult Sabbath School Resources

• Download the Sabbath School Handbook in PDf format
  This is a very useful resource for Sabbath School Superintendents and all division leaders.
• Cool Tools for Sabbath School
• Lots of Resources at the
  Sabbath School Leadership magazine site
• Greeter Ministry Description
• Sabbath School Secretary Ministry Description

Young Adult & Collegiate Resources

Young Adults will find doubtless find many of our resources useful, but the ones below are specifically produced for/by the Young Adult and Collegiate members of the church.

• Young Adult Sabbath School Leader,  Assistant
• Collegiate Quarterly Podcasts Daily reading of the Collegiate Quarterly Bible Study Guide available as podcasts or direct MP3 downloads, typically less than 4 minutes long.
• Collegiate Bible Study Resources - The current lesson is on the home page.
• Sabbath School University A weekly half-hour satellite broadcast produced by the General Conference Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Department in cooperation with The Hope Channel. Hosted by Pastor Casey Wolverton of Australia, the broadcast features guests from all over the world engaging in lively discussions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's weekly Sabbath School lesson. You can watch or listen to their discussion of the current Bible Lesson online. Alternately, you may download the files to your computer to listen. (MPEG4 and MP3 formats) Podcast subscription available.
• Contemporary Comments Weekly commentary, often tied to a current national or world event, is also available as a podcast subscription or online listening, usually available Fridays.

Youth Sabbath School Resources

• Ministry Descriptions:
  Youth Sabbath School Leader, Assistant
• Cornerstone Topic Resources A list of topics with links to available teaching resources to each topic. These are suitable for use with a wide range of students from junior to adult.
• Realtime Faith - Sabbath School Resources for Teens and their leaders. The current lesson is on the home page. Includes links to Study Pages and Teachers' versions of the lessons.
• Cornerstone Connections - Sabbath Resources for youth and youth leaders. The current lesson is on the home page. Includes a Rabbi 101 section with ideas that can be used in other times and places.

Children's Sabbath School Resources

Resources for teachers and students. (Click on the link above.)

Mission Resources

• Adventist Missions.org has lots of mission resources, including all the stories in the "Mission Quarterly," maps, PowerPoint presentations and extra stories with a mission emphasis.
• Adventist Mission DVD  is supplied free to all Adventist churches. Subscribe to receive a free Mission DVD each quarter, or you may download the contents of the DVD in whole or as individual stories.
• Kellogg Label Redemption for Sabbath School Investment

More Resources in our Links Section

Non-English Sabbath School Resources

Find Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guides in other languages.