The Leaders' Lesson

Lesson 6, "The Call to Write," belongs to the Fourth Quarter 2026 study on The Gift of Prophecy. The study dates are October 31 to November 6, 2026, and the lesson will be taught in Sabbath School class on Sabbath, November 7, 2026. In this episode we prepare teachers and students to think carefully about how God moved His messengers to record His words. We begin with the first mention o...

This episode accompanies Lesson 5 of the Fourth Quarter 2026 Adult Bible Study Guide, "The Gift of Prophecy." The lesson is "Revelation and Inspiration," and it asks a direct question: how has God made Himself known, and how have His messages reached us? We begin with the apostle John on the island of Patmos, whose experience receiving the book of Revelation traces the path a p...

This episode of Teaching Sabbath School with Purpose prepares teachers and students for Lesson 4 of the Fourth Quarter 2026 study, The Gift of Prophecy. Lesson: New Testament Prophets  Study week: October 17 to 23, 2026  Taught in class: Sabbath, October 24, 2026 The gift of prophecy did not end with the Old Testament. This study listens for how it continued in the early church, beginning with Jes...

Lesson 3 of our Fourth Quarter 2026 series, The Gift of Prophecy, looks at the Old Testament prophets and at how human they really were. In "Old Testament Prophets," we meet people much like us, called to a demanding task and often struggling with fear and discouragement along the way. Study week: October 10 to October 16, 2026  Taught in Sabbath School: Sabbath, October 17, 2026  Memory...

Lesson 2 of our Fourth Quarter 2026 series, The Gift of Prophecy, asks what it meant to be called by God to speak for Him. In "The Call of a Prophet," we see that the role was rarely comfortable, and that God still looks for people willing to answer. Study week: October 3 to October 9, 2026  Taught in Sabbath School: Sabbath, October 10, 2026  Memory text: Isaiah 6:8 In this episode we l...

Lesson 1 of our Fourth Quarter 2026 series, The Gift of Prophecy, begins where the Bible begins. In "The Creator Speaks," we consider how God has communicated with people from Eden onward, and what that means for how we hear Him today. Study week: September 26 to October 2, 2026  Taught in Sabbath School: Sabbath, October 3, 2026  Memory text: Hebrews 1:1, 2 In this episode we walk throu...

We reach the final episode of our journey through First and Second Corinthians, and we end where Paul ends his second letter: with the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. After working through several chapters at a time this quarter, this week we pause on just three verses and listen closely to what they reveal about God. In this conversation we...

Welcome back to Leader's Lesson, the podcast that helps Sabbath School teachers prepare to lead with confidence. This episode covers Lesson 12, "Dealing With False Teachers," from the Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians. In this conversation, we work through the final chapters of Second Corinthians, mainly chapters 11 and 12, where Paul addresses the teachers he...

What does Christian generosity look like when it is rooted in the example of Jesus? In this episode we study 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, where Paul addresses stewardship, giving, and the care believers show one another. This is Lesson 11 in our Third Quarter 2026 series on First and Second Corinthians. The lesson is studied the week of September 5 to 11 and taught in Sabbath School on Sabbath, Septembe...

How do we keep serving faithfully when ministry feels heavy and the results are hard to see? In this episode of our Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians, we open Lesson 10, Authentic Christian Ministry, working through 2 Corinthians 3 to 7. In this conversation we discuss: Paul's picture of treasure in jars of clay, and why the fragile vessel makes the glory inside more vi...

After the familiar language of love in 1 Corinthians 13, this week's study turns to 2 Corinthians, where love becomes very practical in Paul's own ministry. Lesson 9, "Love-driven Ministry," is part of our Third Quarter 2026 series on First and Second Corinthians. In this episode we look at why Paul writes the way he does to a hurting church. He had intended to visit, his plans...

If Christ was not raised, Paul says, our faith is empty and we are still in our sins. That is how much weight the apostle places on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, the passage at the center of this episode. In Lesson 8 of our Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians, we walk through Paul's response to believers in Corinth who doubted the resurrection of the dead. Paul gr...

First Corinthians 13 may be the best known chapter in the Bible. People recite it at weddings and post it on their walls even when they read little else of Scripture. In this episode of Leader's Lesson, part of our walk through First and Second Corinthians, we look at why Paul placed this chapter where he did and how teachers can bring it to their classes with care. Throughout this letter Pau...

What is the purpose of spiritual gifts, and why does the Holy Spirit give different gifts to different believers? In this episode, part of our Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians, we look at 1 Corinthians 12 and the question of how the gifts of the Spirit are meant to work in the church. Continuing the theme of unity in Christ, we talk through how Paul uses the picture of the...

What do you do when a sincere question has no simple answer? In this episode of the Leader's Lesson, part of our Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians, we look at the question the Corinthian believers brought to Paul about eating food that had been offered to idols. Much of the meat sold in Corinth's market was tied to pagan temples, so it was hard to know what had bee...

Some lessons are harder to teach than others, and this one is among them. In this episode of our Third Quarter 2026 study of First and Second Corinthians, we work through Lesson 4, "Sin in the Church," focusing on 1 Corinthians chapters 5, 6, and 7. Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers about real and painful situations: a case of sexual immorality the church was tolerating, members sui...

Why was the church in Corinth so divided, and what was Paul's answer? In this episode of Leader's Lesson, we study Unity in Christ from First Corinthians chapters 1 through 4, where members had begun lining up behind their favorite teachers and personalities instead of standing together in Jesus. Pastor Ryan helps us see how Paul confronts this. Some believers tied their loyalty to the p...

Our study of First and Second Corinthians continues in Third Quarter 2026 with the center of everything Paul preached in Corinth: the message of the cross. In this episode, we look at why Paul refused to let go of the cross as the focus of his preaching, even in a city that valued eloquence, human wisdom, and success. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 1 and 2, we talk about Paul's own words that he ca...

We begin Third Quarter 2026 and the study of First and Second Corinthians with the story of how it started: Paul's ministry in the city of Corinth. In this episode, we walk through Acts 18 and the roughly year and a half Paul spent in Corinth, building relationships and sharing the gospel in a city known for wealth, false worship, and serious immorality. It was a hard place to begin a church,...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 13: “Into Eternity,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter. This lesson covers the week of June 20 to June 26 and will be taught in Sabbath School on June 27 . This week addresses a deeply hopeful spiritual question:   How can...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 12: “Share Him,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter.  This lesson covers the week of June 13 to June 19 and will be taught in Sabbath School on June 20 .  This week addresses an essential spiritual question:   How does a gro...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 11: “Setbacks,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter. This lesson covers the week of June 6 to June 12 and will be taught in Sabbath School on June 13 .  This week addresses a very real spiritual question:   What do we do when...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 10: “Repentance and Forgiveness,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter. This lesson covers the week of May 30 to June 5 and will be taught in Sabbath School on June 6 .  This week addresses a deeply personal spiritual question...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 9: “Sin, the Gospel, and the Law,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter. This lesson covers the week of May 23 to May 29 and will be taught in Sabbath School on May 30 .  This week addresses a crucial spiritual question:   How...

Are you a Sabbath School teacher looking for practical help to teach more effectively? In this episode of Leader’s Lesson , we focus on Lesson 8: “Having Faith,” part of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for this quarter. This lesson covers the week of May 16 to May 22 and will be taught in Sabbath School on May 23 .  This week addresses a foundational spiritual question:   What does real...