The Spring 2026 issue of the Helping Hand is available. This quarter’s publication, entitled, “Social Teachings of the Church” covers the months of March, April, and May Digital versions of the English language version are once again available as a PDF here or for Amazon Kindle here. Please contact us to receive the Spanish language version.
Editor Steve Osborn introduces this quarter’s publication in this way:
The spring quarter is an intriguing study of social issues and gives opportunity to consider how the church brings Christ to bear on these issues in our day and time.
Unit I: Fulfilling Our Obligations to Neighbors.
Five lessons that challenge learners to work together toward common ends in the home, the community, and relationships both local and global on the basis of mutual love and respect. Our responsibility to and for one another extends to minding our own bodily health, serving one another as to serve Christ, understanding the God-given diversity in the world’s populace, and “one anothering” each other toward a lasting peace.
Unit II: Fulfilling Our Obligations to Family and Community.
Four lessons on the promise of eternal life as well as our obligations in this life. Lesson 6 focuses on the promise of bodily resurrection for followers of Jesus. Resurrection faith empowers the believer to honor the order God has provided through the appointment of leaders, yet also emboldens us to stand up to leaders who flout their God-given authority. Lessons 8 and 9 turn to the place of children in the home and their example as models of Kingdom life. Parents and caregivers are enjoined to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Unit III: Fulfilling Our Obligations to God and Society.
Five lessons on the Christian’s duty to the broader society in the context of allegiance to God in Christ. In their daily rounds, believers are given opportunities to fulfill vocations, to strive toward a balance of work and rest, and to worship in Spirit and in truth. Lessons 11, 12, and 13 explore biblical perspectives on labor, individual and corporate, and biblical texts that warn against the perils of overwork and emphasize the necessity for and the joy of rest and recreation, retreating to a place apart, and setting aside the Sabbath as a time God has called holy. The quarter concludes with a lesson that emphasizes the need to assemble before the Lord God regularly and return our thanks for all good gifts from God’s hands.
May God bless your faithful study of His Word this quarter!
Steve
On additional note this quarter: because of production delays, some subscribers may not have received their quarterlies prior to the beginning of the printed material, which began earlier this week. While we are confident that most subscribers will have received their materials, we want to make the first unit of the publication available to those who may still be awaiting the publication. If you have additional questions or concerns about your receipt of the materials, please contact us.
The first unit in English can be found here: 2026 Q2 (MAM) Unit I
The first unit in Spanish can be found here: Unit 1 from Folleto N66 Enseñanzas sociales de la Iglesia
