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 consider how grace, love, and fellowship each point to a member of the Godhead, and how together they form a blessing meant for the whole church. We also walk through Paul's closing appeals to rejoice, to grow toward maturity, to be of one mind, and to live in peace, themes that have run throughout this quarter's study.

If you teach Sabbath School, you will find a simple but meaningful suggestion in this episode: bring real prayer into your class. Give people the chance to pray for one another and for the needs around them, so that your time together touches the heart and not only the mind.

This lesson is studied during the week of September 19 to 25, 2026, and is taught on Sabbath, September 26, 2026.

Thank you for listening throughout this quarter. We are glad you spent the time with us, and we hope to see you when a new quarter begins the following Sabbath.

Executive Producer: Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Producer: Henrique Gomes
Editing: Henrique Gomes
Logo: Becky Carpenter

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 ironically refers to as the "super-apostles." These teachers presented themselves as more impressive than Paul and had drawn some of the Corinthian believers away from the gospel. We talk about how Paul answers them, defending his ministry plainly while keeping the focus on Christ rather than on himself.

Along the way we discuss:

How Paul holds humility and firmness together when confronting false teaching, and why teachers today need both.
What it means that God's power is made perfect in weakness, and how that shapes the way we lead.
The call in Second Corinthians 13:5 to examine ourselves, and the simple test of looking at the fruit in our lives, such as whether we are becoming more patient and kind.
The value of a trusted accountability partner who can help us see what we might miss on our own.

A practical tip for teachers: read through Second Corinthians 10 to 13 earlier in the week instead of leaving it for Friday night or Sabbath morning. The chapters are full, and the lesson's discussion questions give a class plenty to talk about.

Study dates: September 12 to 18, 2026.
Teaching Sabbath: September 19, 2026.

Next week we finish the quarter with Lesson 13, "Grace, Love, and Fellowship." We hope you will listen and prepare with us.

Executive Producer: Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Producer: Henrique Gomes
Editing: Henrique Gomes
Logo: Becky Carpenter

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, September 12.

Paul is responding to a real need: a famine in Judea, and an offering gathered by churches elsewhere to help. We talk through the context, including the very practical work of carrying the gift safely, and then we focus on the reason Paul gives for generosity. In 2 Corinthians 8:8 and 9, he says he is not commanding but inviting, and he points to the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, who became poor so that others might become rich. That makes Jesus the measure of generous giving.

In this conversation we explore what Paul's appeal shows us about God's character, how generosity strengthens unity in the church across distance, and how stewardship becomes worship when we offer everything back to God. We also take an honest look at materialism and the reminder that our hearts follow our treasure.

A note for teachers: pray as you prepare, and teach for both the head and the heart. Sound study is the starting point, but the aim is for the Word to take root in daily life, in your students and in you.

Next week, in Lesson 12, we look at "Dealing With False Teachers." New episodes release every Sabbath to help you prepare to teach.

Executive Producer: Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Producer: Henrique Gomes
Editing: Henrique Gomes
Logo: Becky Carpenter