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10. What impact did natural surroundings have on the audience of Christ? Thought question, should we hold our classes
outdoors? Notes? Computers? Chalk Boards? Hmmmm.
11. Jesus delighted to gather "the spiritual teachings" from nature. NaQ.
12. Jesus drew object lessons from nature, God's book. But he also drew lessons from objects of "daily toil." What
benefit came from using this source for object lessons?
13. Children link ideas. What kind of ideas should be linked in their minds with thoughts of God?
14. In the last chapter children needed an interpreter of nature. In this chapter nature is itself an interpreter. Of what?
15. What does Ellen White mean by "The Law of Ministry"?
16. By what part of nature does Ellen White illustrate the blessing that comes from being a channel for God's blessings?
17. What spiritual lesson does the book Education draw from the fact that "he knoweth not how" (Mark 4:27)? In what
sense in this lesson a lesson in "faith"? How is the lesson especially for educators?
18. Thought question: Why might it be that God does not yet breathe on a seeded soul?
19. At every stage of development our life may be "perfect." Hmmm. Then is the harvest always ripe? Be prepared to
discuss.
20. List three passages that describe human spiritual growth in terms of natural processes (106:1).
21. Did Jesus grow in knowledge? Was he all-knowing?
22. Children should be trained in childlike _______________ …. To be ______________ with the small, helpful duties
and pleasures ….
23. Why do men lose site of God's agency in the work of sowing and harvest? Is a harvest natural?
24. In what sense do we partake of a miracle when we eat?
25. "In nature there can be no __________________." Yet camouflage is common there. What does the first sentence
mean?
26. The uncaught crook is cheating himself in the sense that the harvest of life is _____________________.
27. What does "liberality" mean in 109:4?
28. How can a man preserve his life according to 110:3?
29. Spring illustrates the resurrection. This is not a question.
30. How does Education illustrate the truth that we can not expect instant fruit when cultivating a better character?
31. The various needs of the variety of seeds illustrate an important truth. Know the truth.
32. The body's self-healing system is used to illustrate some truth in Galatians 6:1. What truth? Did Ellen White know
Greek?
33. Cultivate love to become a more effective healer. 114:1. NaQ.
34. The value of perfection in small things is well illustrated by tiny ____________ in the woods. Children thus learn to
find nobility and purpose in life's humblest undertaking.
35. The bow in the clouds illustrates God's ___________________________.
36. Astrologers seek messages in the stars. Education has a heading "Message of the Stars." How does the book differ
from the profession?
37. In your own words, write a one sentence lesson described in the book for each of these: the palm tree, the desert, the
river and its tiny sources. Why do many have no interest to labor?
38. I'm out of time for writing. Enjoy the rest of the chapter.