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Memory Text: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ” (Ephesians 2:4, 5, ESV). On October 14, 1987, eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure was playing in her aunt’s backyard when she fell twenty-two feet into an abandoned well. Her plight attracted media from around the world to Midland, Texas. A global audience watched “Baby Jessica” sleeping, crying, singing, and calling out for her mother. They watched as emergency workers piped fresh air down the well. Finally, fifty-eight hours after Jessica’s fall, the worldwide audience watched as Jessica was released from the eight-inch well casing that had trapped her for more than two days. Photographer Scott Shaw’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph captured the moment: a rescue cable bisects the worried faces of Jessica’s rescuers looking down at the bandaged bundle at the heart of the drama, Baby Jessica. There’s nothing quite as gripping as a good rescue story, and Paul, in Ephesians 2:1–10, gives us an up-close-and-personal view of the grandest, most sweeping rescue mission of all time—God’s efforts to redeem humanity. The drama of the story is heightened by knowing that we are not mere spectators of someone else’s rescue but witnesses of our own. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. @Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Access your personal copy of the ASSBG (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint) through the following links: 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ” (Ephesians 2:4, 5, ESV). On October 14, 1987, eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure was playing in her aunt’s backyard when she fell twenty-two feet into an abandoned well. Her plight attracted media from around the world to Midland, Texas. A global audience watched “Baby Jessica” sleeping, crying, singing, and calling out for her mother. They watched as emergency workers piped fresh air down the well. Finally, fifty-eight hours after Jessica’s fall, the worldwide audience watched as Jessica was released from the eight-inch well casing that had trapped her for more than two days. Photographer Scott Shaw’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph captured the moment: a rescue cable bisects the worried faces of Jessica’s rescuers looking down at the bandaged bundle at the heart of the drama, Baby Jessica. There’s nothing quite as gripping as a good rescue story, and Paul, in Ephesians 2:1–10, gives us an up-close-and-personal view of the grandest, most sweeping rescue mission of all time—God’s efforts to redeem humanity. The drama of the story is heightened by knowing that we are not mere spectators of someone else’s rescue but witnesses of our own. Affiliate YouTube Channel: @Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Access your personal copy of the ASSBG (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint) through the following links: 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19, NKJV). The theme, that of God as a God of mission, runs throughout Scripture. It is the connecting thread of human history, and it demonstrates God’s purpose for His creation. Furthermore, it consolidates divine revelation with a main focus: the restoration of God’s image in His fallen children (compare with Col. 3:9, 10; 1 John 3:2). The mission of God also functions as the background through which we should see and understand God’s Word to us. When we read the Bible, we can identify a God who is intentionally reaching out to us. In spite of the separation caused by sin (Isa. 59:2), through His mission God continues to restore the broken relationship with humanity until the glorious moment when He will “make all things new” (Rev. 21:5, NKJV). In the meanwhile, God has chosen to manifest Himself to us in such a way that we can understand His nature and purpose, and above all, we can have a real and lasting relationship with Him. In other words, we not only come to know Him but also share, with others, our experience with Him and His saving love. In the Scriptures, then, God gives us the basic elements of what His mission is all about. Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing 4. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12L9F-XBh1TGxPhHvU3H67V3bmOaiuCrV?usp=sharing Access your personal copy of the ASSBG (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint) through the following links: 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Then the Lord God called Adam and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ ” (Genesis 3:9, NKJV). Mission finds its origin and purpose only in God. This mission did not begin with Abram’s call Exodus (Exod. 12:31–42). It did not begin even with Jesus (Gen. 12:1–4) or with the Christ on the earth (Matt. 1:18–25) or with Paul’s missionary journeys (Acts 13:4–14:26). This mission began with God Himself, when He brought the universe into existence and later created humanity (Gen. 1:26, 27). In the Scriptures, we see a God who intentionally reaches out and desires to be with His children. From the beginning, He establishes a relationship with Adam and Eve. Even after sin enters, He continues His mission, but now it is to reestablish His relationship with humanity. In the end, God’s mission will be accomplished (Revelation 21, 22), which is why we should be motivated in the work of proclaiming the eternal gospel to the world (Rev. 14:6, 7). The foundation of any mission endeavor, therefore, must be centered on a relationship with the Creator and with the proper understanding of His missionary nature and character. But before we understand the mission of God, it is essential to better understand the God of mission. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing 4. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12L9F-XBh1TGxPhHvU3H67V3bmOaiuCrV?usp=sharing Access your personal copy of the ASSBG (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint) through the following links: 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Impurity refers to any kind of uncleanness or defilement, both physical and moral. It can include things like sexual immorality, but it can also include other things, such as greed, selfishness, and hatred. Supporting Biblical verses include, but are not limited to: o "But now you must put away all such things as these: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth." (Colossians 3:8) o "If you keep your mouth shut, you will be safe; if you open it, you will be in trouble." (Proverbs 10:19) o "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (Ephesians 4:29) Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing 4. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12L9F-XBh1TGxPhHvU3H67V3bmOaiuCrV?usp=sharing Access your personal copy of the ASSBG (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint) through the following links: 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio (The Longer I Serve Him): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwnGRCHJTg Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8–10, NKJV). Visitors to London climb on board the London Eye, a Ferris- wheel-like attraction. From 450 feet above the River Thames you can see it all: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and the many historic palaces and cathedrals. For New Testament scholar Nicholas Thomas “Tom” Wright, “the letter to the Ephesians stands in relation to the rest of Paul’s letters rather like the London Eye. It isn’t the longest or fullest of his writings, but it offers a breathtaking view of the entire landscape. From here, as the wheel turns, you get a bird’seye view of one theme after another.”—Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (London: S.P.C.K. [Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Publishing], 2004), p. 3. In Ephesians, Paul is not focused on issues of local concern. The letter reads as though Paul were addressing believers everywhere and Christian churches wherever they exist. The letter’s timeless feel allows the “breathtaking view” Paul offers to invade our own world and thought. As we review each chapter, let’s keep this question in mind: What important truths embedded in Ephesians should continue to shape our lives as believers? Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: Through the Holy Spirit, believers may know “what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:19, 20, NKJV). Human beings, it seems, are always reaching for more power. Auto manufacturer Devel Motors, for example, showed off the prototype of its Devel Sixteen, a vehicle with a 16-cylinder, 12.3-liter engine producing more than 5,000 horsepower. Or, if that is not enough, consider the Peterbilt semitruck that sports three Pratt & Whitney J34–48 jet engines. Boasting 36,000 horsepower, the truck does a quarter mile in 6.5 seconds and regularly hits 376 m.p.h. before deploying its two parachutes. In contrast, Paul prays that believers in Ephesus, under temptation to admire the various powers and deities of their culture, will experience through the Holy Spirit the immensity of the power God makes available to them in Christ. This divine might is not measured in horsepower, or magic, but is seen in four cosmos-shifting, salvation-history events: (1) the resurrection of Jesus; (2) His exaltation at the throne of God; (3) all things being placed in subservience to Christ; and (4) Christ being given to the church as its Head (Eph. 1:19–23). In considering these four events, believers may begin to grasp—and experience—the vast scope of the power God exercises on their behalf. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:16, 17, ESV). In John Bunyan’s devotional classic, while he was in jail, Christian is escorted into a palace armory and shown “all manner of furniture [weaponry], which their Lord had The Pilgrim’s Progress, written provided for pilgrims, as sword, shield, helmet, breastplate, all-prayer, and shoes that would not wear out. And there was here enough of this to harness [fit] out as many men for the service of the Lord, as there be stars in the heaven for multitude.” Before Christian departs, he is again escorted into the armory where “they harnessed [fitted] him from head to foot with what was of proof [impenetrable], lest, perhaps, he should meet with assaults in the way.” Bunyan’s writing in 1678 recalls a document written some 1,600 years earlier by the apostle Paul, the Epistle to the Ephesians, also composed in prison. In it the great missionary apostle imagines a great army, the church, visiting God’s armory and suiting up in the divine panoplia, the Greek term for full, head-to-toe armor. God’s armory holds enough of the finest weaponry for every soldier in His army to be “clad with northern steel from top to toe,” as they set forth to wage peace in His name. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:16, 17, ESV). In John Bunyan’s devotional classic, while he was in jail, Christian is escorted into a palace armory and shown “all manner of furniture [weaponry], which their Lord had The Pilgrim’s Progress, written provided for pilgrims, as sword, shield, helmet, breastplate, all-prayer, and shoes that would not wear out. And there was here enough of this to harness [fit] out as many men for the service of the Lord, as there be stars in the heaven for multitude.” Before Christian departs, he is again escorted into the armory where “they harnessed [fitted] him from head to foot with what was of proof [impenetrable], lest, perhaps, he should meet with assaults in the way.” Bunyan’s writing in 1678 recalls a document written some 1,600 years earlier by the apostle Paul, the Epistle to the Ephesians, also composed in prison. In it the great missionary apostle imagines a great army, the church, visiting God’s armory and suiting up in the divine panoplia, the Greek term for full, head-to-toe armor. God’s armory holds enough of the finest weaponry for every soldier in His army to be “clad with northern steel from top to toe,” as they set forth to wage peace in His name. Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil” (Ephesians 6:10, 11, ESV). Bleary-eyed, the servant stumbles out of his lodgings and sees an alarming sight—a large, well-equipped and hostile army with “troops, horses, and chariots everywhere.” Speaking to the prophet Elisha, he stammers out the news, along with his harried question, “ ‘Oh, sir, what will we do now?’ ” Elisha responds, “ ‘Don’t be afraid! . . . For there are more on our side than on theirs!’ ” a response that fails to register in the face of his servant. Elisha, pulling him close, prays for him: “ ‘O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!’ ” The prophet’s prayer is answered immediately. The servant steps to the ramparts again, but this time the veil between the seen and the unseen lifts. He now sees not one army, but two. “The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire” (2 Kings 6:15–17, NLT). In composing Ephesians 6:10–20, Paul prays for an enhanced vision for believers so that they will be able to see the full reality of the great controversy and to draw hope from what it reveals to them. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:3, ESV). Twenty-five years after becoming the first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong wrote a thank-you note to the creative team who designed the spacesuit, the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), in which he took those historic steps. Calling it “the most photographed spacecraft in history” and teasing that it was successful at hiding “its ugly occupant” from view, Armstrong thanked “the EMU Gang” at the Johnson Space Center for the “tough, reliable, and almost cuddly” suit that preserved his life, sending them “a quarter century’s worth of thanks and congratulations.” Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians with a majestic thank-you note, praising God for the blessings He has poured out, blessings as essential to the lives of believers as a spacesuit is for someone who walks on the moon. Paul argues that God has been at work on these essential blessings since “before the foundation of the world” (Eph. 1:4) and praises God for working through the ages on behalf of believers. Paul’s opening here makes Ephesians especially valuable in modeling how to worship God and to praise God for the many blessings He has provided. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 2. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 3. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Sexual immorality includes any sexual activity outside of marriage, such as adultery, fornication, and same-sex relations. It is a violation of God's design for sex, which is to be enjoyed within the context of marriage. The following are Bible supporting verses: o "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body." (1 Corinthians 6:18) o "Fornicators and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4) o "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers." (Hebrews 13:4) Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio (The Longer I Serve Him): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwnGRCHJTg Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Sexual immorality includes any sexual activity outside of marriage, such as adultery, fornication, and same-sex relations. It is a violation of God's design for sex, which is to be enjoyed within the context of marriage. The following are Bible supporting verses: o "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body." (1 Corinthians 6:18) o "Fornicators and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4) o "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers." (Hebrews 13:4) Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio (The Longer I Serve Him): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwnGRCHJTg Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:25–27, NKJV). In Ephesians 5:21–33, Paul builds on the idea of the submission of believers to each other wives (Eph. 5:22–24) and husbands (Eph. 5:21); he then offers counsel to Christians (Eph. 5:25–32); and he concludes with a distillation of the instruction to both (Eph. 5:33). In this counsel, Bible students today may hear the risen Christ addressing our relationships. We are positioned to do so when we understand Ephesians 5:21–6:9 as Paul’s way of actualizing the great theme of the letter, unity, but now for the Christian household [remember this letter was also written to households]. While he offers a strong critique of the flawed social structures of the old humanity (see Eph. 4:22), he also celebrates the creation of a new humanity (see Eph. 2:15) embedded within the wider humanity with its flawed social structures. From within these structures, believers demonstrate that a new power, the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:22; Eph. 3:16; Eph. 5:18–21; Eph. 6:17, 18) and a new ethic patterned on Christ (Eph. 4:13, 15, 20–24, 32; Eph. 5:2, 10, 17, 21–33) have been unleashed, which point toward the ultimate fulfillment of God’s plan for His people and the world [the mystery of uniting all humanity to Himself through Christ]. Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him” (Ephesians 6:9, NIV). In 2018, an artifact at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, attracted much attention. It was an abridged Bible designed to teach essentials of faith while deleting any passage inciting rebellion by slaves. Published in 1808, the text does not just remove a passage here or there. Ninety percent of the Old Testament is missing, and 50 percent of the New. Of the 1,189 chapters in the Bible, only 232 remain. Passages seeming to reinforce the evils of slavery, especially in the absence of so much of the Bible’s narrative of “good news,” are left fully intact, including such oft-misused texts as “Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ” (Eph. 6:5). Today, in our time and culture, our important challenge is to read Ephesians 6:1–9 in the context of the full story of salvation, as is revealed in the complete Bible. What can we learn as we watch Paul apply the values of the gospel to the flawed social structures of his day? Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 2. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 3. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him” (Ephesians 6:9, NIV). In 2018, an artifact at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, attracted much attention. It was an abridged Bible designed to teach essentials of faith while deleting any passage inciting rebellion by slaves. Published in 1808, the text does not just remove a passage here or there. Ninety percent of the Old Testament is missing, and 50 percent of the New. Of the 1,189 chapters in the Bible, only 232 remain. Passages seeming to reinforce the evils of slavery, especially in the absence of so much of the Bible’s narrative of “good news,” are left fully intact, including such oft-misused texts as “Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ” (Eph. 6:5). Today, in our time and culture, our important challenge is to read Ephesians 6:1–9 in the context of the full story of salvation, as is revealed in the complete Bible. What can we learn as we watch Paul apply the values of the gospel to the flawed social structures of his day? Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15–17, ESV). Not long ago a crystal jug was placed on auction in the United Kingdom. The auctioneers described it as a “nineteenth-century French, claret jug,” estimating its worth at US$200. Two perceptive bidders recognized the jug as an extremely rare, Islamic ewer. Its true, appraised worth? £5 million (about US$6.5 million). What allowed that bidder to walk away with such a bargain? The bidder knew something that the auctioneer did not: the true value of the jug. In Ephesians 5:1–20, Paul contrasts what pagans and believers valued. Pagans valued a racy story (Eph. 5:4), a drunken party (Eph. 5:18), and debauched sex (Eph. 5:3, 5) as the great treasures of life. Believers, though, know an ultimate day of appraisal is coming, when the true value of all things will become apparent (Eph. 5:5, 6). Instead of placing their bid on partying and drunkenness, they treasure, among other things, “all that is good and right and true” (Eph. 5:9, ESV) in Christ. Paul, thus, urges them to snap up the bargains found in Christ as they live (as we all do) on the threshold of eternity (Eph. 5:15–17). Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth” (Ephesians 1:9, 10, ESV) When we write something, we have a purpose for doing so, sometimes a weighty one. Abraham Lincoln, for instance, wrote his famous Gettysburg address in 1863 after the terrible devastation in the American Civil War battle there, which left about seven thousand soldiers dead. In that address, invoking the founding fathers, Lincoln expressed his belief that the Civil War was the ultimate test as to whether the nation created in 1776 would endure or would “perish from the earth.” Paul has a profound purpose that motivates his letter. Partly because of his imprisonment (Eph. 3:13, Eph. 6:20), and partly because of ongoing persecution and temptations, the Ephesians are tempted to lose heart. Paul reminds them of what happened when they were converted, accepting Christ as their Savior and becoming part of the church. They have become Christ’s body (Eph. 1:19–23, Eph. 4:1–16), the building materials in a temple (Eph. 2:19–22), the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:21–33), and a well-equipped army (Eph. 6:10–20). They play a strategic role in fulfilling God’s grand plan, to unite everything in Christ (Eph. 1:9, 10). Paul writes to awaken the believers in Ephesus to their full identity and privileges as followers of Christ. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M_D1xxYqqc Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:25–27, NKJV). In Ephesians 5:21–33, Paul builds on the idea of the submission of believers to each other wives (Eph. 5:22–24) and husbands (Eph. 5:21); he then offers counsel to Christians (Eph. 5:25–32); and he concludes with a distillation of the instruction to both (Eph. 5:33). In this counsel, Bible students today may hear the risen Christ addressing our relationships. We are positioned to do so when we understand Ephesians 5:21–6:9 as Paul’s way of actualizing the great theme of the letter, unity, but now for the Christian household [remember this letter was also written to households]. While he offers a strong critique of the flawed social structures of the old humanity (see Eph. 4:22), he also celebrates the creation of a new humanity (see Eph. 2:15) embedded within the wider humanity with its flawed social structures. From within these structures, believers demonstrate that a new power, the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:22; Eph. 3:16; Eph. 5:18–21; Eph. 6:17, 18) and a new ethic patterned on Christ (Eph. 4:13, 15, 20–24, 32; Eph. 5:2, 10, 17, 21–33) have been unleashed, which point toward the ultimate fulfillment of God’s plan for His people and the world [the mystery of uniting all humanity to Himself through Christ]. Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Sexual immorality includes any sexual activity outside of marriage, such as adultery, fornication, and same-sex relations. It is a violation of God's design for sex, which is to be enjoyed within the context of marriage. The Bible says this regarding sexual misbehaviours o "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body." (1 Corinthians 6:18) o "Fornicators and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4) o "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers." (Hebrews 13:4) Affiliate YouTube Channel: NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Memory Text: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15–17, ESV). Not long ago a crystal jug was placed on auction in the United Kingdom. The auctioneers described it as a “nineteenth-century French, claret jug,” estimating its worth at US$200. Two perceptive bidders recognized the jug as an extremely rare, Islamic ewer. Its true, appraised worth? £5 million (about US$6.5 million). What allowed that bidder to walk away with such a bargain? The bidder knew something that the auctioneer did not: the true value of the jug. In Ephesians 5:1–20, Paul contrasts what pagans and believers valued. Pagans valued a racy story (Eph. 5:4), a drunken party (Eph. 5:18), and debauched sex (Eph. 5:3, 5) as the great treasures of life. Believers, though, know an ultimate day of appraisal is coming, when the true value of all things will become apparent (Eph. 5:5, 6). Instead of placing their bid on partying and drunkenness, they treasure, among other things, “all that is good and right and true” (Eph. 5:9, ESV) in Christ. Paul, thus, urges them to snap up the bargains found in Christ as they live (as we all do) on the threshold of eternity (Eph. 5:15–17). @NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Our alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter: 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18JmSWTBspRkG55TKzhEHZfJBJGQ0m4I1?usp=sharing Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, like, follow, and help grow our viewership. Send support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Nanjing and Zhenjiang student fellowship collaboration with Wuhan, Changsa, and Zhengzhou fellowships present Maiden Virtual Summit on Building Stronger and Desirable Missionary Families on: • Friday, 18th August 2023, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm CST • Saturday, 19th August 2023, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm CST Zoom Credential: Number: 9804709185 Passcode: NASF1234 The program will also be streamed live on our YouTube Channels and Facebook Page. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link Access ASSBG resources (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint): 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, follow, and like, and help grow our viewership. Send your support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com

Nanjing and Zhenjiang student fellowship collaboration with Wuhan, Changsa, and Zhengzhou fellowships present Maiden Virtual Summit on Building Stronger and Desirable Missionary Families on: • Friday, 18th August 2023, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm CST • Saturday, 19th August 2023, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm CST Zoom Credential: Number: 9804709185 Passcode: NASF1234 The program will also be streamed live on our YouTube Channels and Facebook Page. Affiliate YouTube Channels: 1. NASF-ZASF Live® (@nzasflive): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf9IPs20pH6PcVLZSgUQznQ 2. Present Truth Talk Show (P2TS Live®) [@presenttruthtakeshow]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfkN2oActEZz7m3SUru6CkQ Facebook pages: 1. Nanjing Adventist Students Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingadventiststudentsfellowship/ 2. Nanjing-Zhenjiang Adventist Students' Fellowship: https://www.facebook.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Alternative YouTube platforms: 1. BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/p2tslive 2. Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/pt2tslive 3. Odysee: https://Odysee.com/p2tslive/ 4. Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2609982 5. P2TSLive Community (BitChute): https://p2tslive.locals.com/ Twitter 1. https://twitter.com/presenttruth/ 2. https://twitter.com/nanjingzhenjiangadventiststudentsfellowship/ Helpful reading materials: 1. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eHKxTS9wEpxY7tMc5UGfjtCtsaO7Rs4R?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LeSvNzgx9raVCjoIQKXih1lzoFMQuWqY?usp=share_link Access ASSBG resources (PDF, MS Word, or PowerPoint): 1. Study resources: https://www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org/international 2. Slides: https://www.fustero.es/index_en.php Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@p2tslive Kindly comment, share, subscribe, follow, and like, and help grow our viewership. Send your support, personal questions, prayer requests, and suggestions to nasfevangelism@gmail.com and presenttruthtalkshow@gmail.com