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Giving Tuesday 2023 Takes Place Tomorrow – Your Support for AT Matters!
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We too, Must be Born Again
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 NKJV
Recently while studying the third chapter of John I turned to The Desire of Ages and found a sentence about Nicodemus being startled that also startled me.
He was startled at the thought of a kingdom too pure for him to see in his present state. –Ellen White, Desire of Ages, Page 171.
Now this is a very simple sentence but it spoke volumes to me. It explained to me why I am experiencing all the trials and tribulations I am going through. Even though I am a good Pharisee like good old Nicodemus – after all I am a 5th-generation Seventh-day Adventist and minister of the Gospel – but God is still working on my character. He is still fitting me for His kingdom. If God were to remove all my trials and tribulations, my character would never be developed to fit me for His kingdom.
God has not called me to be a pastor because I have it all together – I clearly don’t have it all together. He has not called me into ministry because I have arrived. Rather God has called me to be a pastor so through the trials and tribulations of a pastor He can discipline me and recreate me to be able to fit and save me into His kingdom. I love being a pastor. I love my job, but let’s be real. We all have had moments when we wish we could quit whatever it is we are doing and just run away to a deserted island way off in the South Pacific. We just want to escape all our trials, tribulations and challenges. The problem is that we wont be living alone on little islands in God’s kingdom. God gives us jobs and positions, not to promote us, but to humble us and recreate us into His image. The trials, tribulations and challenges we face in our life’s calling are there to humble us so that we will be born again and converted to the kingdom of God.
Those who know me know I love people and have a lot of friends, but, again let’s be real. Some people just rub us the wrong way. I remember a dear old lady years ago in a group Bible study saying, “When someone rubs you the wrong way God is just using them to polish your character.” So I am reminded I don’t need to run away when I face challenging people or situations. Like Nicodemus, the kingdom of God is too pure for me to enter in my present state. God knows my character will never be fitted for His kingdom while living on a deserted island in the South Pacific. God has put challenging people and situations in my life in order to convert not them but me!
One night around two thousand years ago a religious leader was told by Jesus, you must be born again. You cannot see the kingdom of God in your present state. You need to be converted. Just a few nights ago, while reading the same story, Jesus told this 5th-generation Adventist pastor, you must be born again. You cannot see the kingdom of God in your present state. You need to be converted. Now I know why James said to be happy when we have trials. Those trials are humbling us so we will be willing to be born again and converted. Those trials are fitting us for the kingdom of God. Those trials and tribulations are our salvation! Without them we will never be fitted for the kingdom of God.
“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22 NKJV
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Does the Sabbath matter today? #Short
Explore the profound significance of the Sabbath as detailed in the Bible. It challenges the notion that the Church holds the authority to alter God's commandments, specifically the observance of the Sabbath. Look at the Bible to discover the unaltered truth about the Sabbath and its intended eternal observance in this thought-provoking exploration of Biblical teachings. #Shorts #YouTubeShorts To watch the full video, paste this link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBPD5081JM&list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo8tgzOLsPqMwfAHSwFHU-Xx&index=6 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqJeojH61A
The end of the world and the end of sin. #short
According to the Bible, there will be a Millennium—a period during which judgment will occur, leading to the ultimate abolition of sin by God. How will He destroy sin? For the full video about the 27th Fundamental Belief, “The Millennium and the End of Sin,” paste this link into your browser: LINK Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEWHZEHFASU
Aunty, is God more likely to answer prayers when many people are praying for the same thing?
27 November 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is God more likely to answer prayer if hundreds or thousands of people are praying for the same thing? Signed, Needing answers Dear Needing Answers, There is a persistent view—probably because of passages such as John 14:13—that prayer is a way to get things done: that if we […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-is-god-more-likely-to-answer-prayers-when-many-people-are-praying-for-the-same-thing/
Tuesday: Witnessing to the Learned: Nicodemus
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 28th of November 2023
Nicodemus was a learned man. The Bible describes him as a ruler of the Jews (John 3:1). Jesus referred to him as a teacher of Israel (John 3:10, NKJV). He had a good understanding of the Bible and had a spiritual hunger for the Lord. From a human perspective, he may have looked as though he were a follower of God. He kept all the commandments, and he was a respected leader among the Jews. He was powerful and wealthy. Many looked at these as signs that God had blessed him. Nevertheless, it turns out that the surface appearances were only that—surface appearances.
Read John 3:1-12. What does this story reveal about Nicodemus’s spiritual needs and how Jesus addressed them right away?
When Nicodemus came to Jesus, he tried to maintain the façade, the status quo. But God knew his heart. Similarly, God knows the hearts and needs of all the rich and powerful, whatever their background. Nicodemus came to Jesus because Jesus’ teachings had convicted him. His pride kept him from openly confessing Jesus Christ as Lord, but that night changed him forever. Even after his conviction that Jesus was sent of God, he still did not openly acknowledge that he was a follower of Jesus Christ.
Read John 7:43-52 and John 19:39. What do these texts tell us about Nicodemus and Jesus?
We can see here in these verses that Nicodemus had, obviously, been greatly impacted by Jesus. He sought to protect Him when Jesus was alive and then to honor Jesus after Jesus was dead. No question, Jesus had reached Nicodemus, who, even in his vaunted knowledge and wisdom, had a great need of the Savior, as we all do.
Why must we be careful of the trap of thinking that because “we have the truth” (which we do), then the knowledge of this truth alone is enough to save us? How many souls will be lost who had more than enough knowledge, even of the three angels’ messages, to be saved?
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AWR360° – A Powerful Story Of Redemption Ep.23
AWR360° – A Powerful Story Of Redemption Ep.23 #AWR #Evangelism # Redemption #Powerful #Story
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God First Your Daily Prayer Meeting – November 27, 2023
Matthew 21:22 – "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Tag someone in need of prayer and kindly share your prayer requests here. https://bit.ly/3GdFXpR Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKHPf17s-0
Adventist Youth in Southern Asia-Pacific Launches Its 100 Days in Scriptures Initiative in Multiple Languages
The Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) Adventist Youth Ministries (AYM) launched its SSD AYM 100 Days in Scriptures on August 26, 2023, and will culminate on December 3, 2023, during the SSD’s Bible…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/adventist-youth-in-southern-asia-pacific-launches-its-100-days-in-scriptures-initiative-in-multiple-languages
