Sabbath Afternoon | Lesson Overview | September 26

Lesson 1 Overview

September 26: Sabbath Afternoon – Overview

Summary

• God created humanity for close fellowship with Him.
• Adam and Eve enjoyed face-to-face communion with their Creator.
• Sin broke this intimate relationship.
• Sin brought fear, shame, and separation from God.
• Yet God did not abandon His fallen children.
• He took the initiative to seek them.
• He also gave them the promise of a Savior.
• Throughout history, God continued to speak to humanity.
• He spoke through creation, prophets, Scripture, and Jesus Christ.
• Through Jesus, God has made His love and character known.
• God still speaks to us and leads us toward restored communion with Him.

Main Points to Learn This Week

Sunday

• We will discover the close relationship God intended to have with humanity in Eden.

Monday

• We will see how sin and disobedience caused Adam and Eve to hide from God.

Tuesday

• We will discover how God seeks fallen humanity and continues to offer His love and hope.

Wednesday

• We will learn how sin separated humanity from God and how the promise of a Savior brought hope.

Thursday

• We will explore the many ways God has spoken to humanity, especially through Jesus Christ.

Closing Thought

Let us study this week and discover how the God who spoke to humanity in Eden still speaks, seeks, and leads us toward restored fellowship with Him.

Lesson 1 overview reminds us that although sin broke humanity’s close relationship with God, He did not abandon His children. God continues to speak, seek, and lead humanity toward restored fellowship with Him.