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Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this week’s featured guest, Gregory Whitsett, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson, “Motivation and Preparation for Mission.”
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You can view an in-depth discussion of Motivation and Preparation for Mission in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:
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7 November 2023 | The Association of Adventist Women held a poignant celebration at La Sierra University Church on November 4, honoring trailblazing individuals who have greatly impacted their communities through ministry, scholarship, and humanitarian efforts. The Woman of the Year awards were presented to Dr. Olive Hemmings, Maria Silvia Neri Castrejón, Norma Nashed, and […] Source: https://atoday.org/association-of-adventist-women-honors-pioneering-women-and-allies-in-annual-celebration/
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The Bible assures us we can be ready for Jesus’ soon coming. When times are scary and when they seem uncertain–we can be ready. We can be confident in Christ and His Promises. #Shorts #YouTubeShorts To watch the full video from Elder Ted Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, paste this link into your browser: https://youtu.be/9jQ1X5E9beo?si=MlnOq5poMNGFvwtb. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLHEoJy0_U4
by Stephen Ferguson | 20 October 2023 | As reported by Christianity Today, the resignation of Brian Houston of the Hillsong megachurch for inappropriate behavior with a female staff member: Brian Houston has resigned from Hillsong Church, the congregation he founded nearly 40 years ago and led as global senior pastor. The boards of the […] Source: https://atoday.org/sex-drugs-money-and-power-did-jesus-start-a-cult/
This week in Adventist history, let's discuss John N. Loughborough and Ludwig Conradi's visit to Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands on November 8, 1896, during which they held a total of six meetings with nearly 100 attendees. Loughborough covered topics related to the Advent movement and the gift of prophecy, with the assistance of their translator, Reinhold Klingbeil. As of 2022, the Netherlands Union of Churches Conference had a membership of 5,988. Ashlee Chism will provide more details on this and other stories in This Week in Adventist History. For additional Adventist stories and events, visit https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/. Established in 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who help people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. To learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church, visit https://www.adventist.org/. Subscribe to this channel and click the notification bell so you’ll never miss a new video. Follow us on these social media platforms:
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Daily Lesson for Wednesday 8th of November 2023
Acts 2:1-47 records the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. As the followers of Jesus were praying, tongues of fire rested upon their heads. They recognized that the promised power of the Holy Spirit had been given.
Read Acts 2:1-47:1–41. What happened to the disciples as a result of receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost?
The disciples began to speak in other languages “as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:1-47:4). What’s crucial here is that God empowered each person for the benefit of unbelievers. The blessing wasn’t meant merely for their own good. It wasn’t a blessing to make them fit for heaven or a blessing to make it easier to do business in a foreign language. The blessing was given for fulfilling God’s mission to the lost. Today God calls on each of His followers to use their personal gifts for the good of His mission to unbelievers. We have been given gifts: What greater call to mission than to use what we have been given to reach others?
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit resulted in many of the people repenting of their rejection of the Messiah, for surely some of them were in Jerusalem when He died. Think of the power here: Peter accused some of them of having crucified the Christ. Obviously, they realized what they had done and, being convicted, cried out: “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:1-47:37).
And yet, even they could receive forgiveness. Said Peter to them: “ ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit’ ” (Acts 2:1-47:38, NKJV).
Working together, in harmony with the Holy Spirit and each other, these followers of Jesus preached repentance and the forgiveness of sins—even for those who could have been directly involved in crucifying Jesus! That’s the power of the gospel. If that message doesn’t motivate us to mission, what will? We are called to spread the gospel to the world, a sinful, fallen, corrupt world with sinful, fallen, and corrupt people. Our job is not to judge; our job is to witness to the saving power of Jesus.
Why should the idea that even some of those who were complicit in Christ’s death were offered salvation (1) encourage us for our own souls and (2) encourage us to witness to others, no matter how bad they may seem to be?
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