Friedensau is a town 130 kilometers east of Berlin, Germany. July 31, 2023, was a busy day, contrasting with the surrounding environment, with more than 2,700 young people and leaders from 14 countrie…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/adventist-pathfinders-gather-for-the-14th-inter-european-camporee-in-friedensau
God First Your Daily Prayer Meeting – August 14, 2023
Everyday, 9:00 am, EDT 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=6ahtV6_Mnj4
President of Hawaii Conference Shares Update Regarding Maui Fires
14 August 2023 | Repost of a letter from President of Hawaii Conference, Pastor Erik VanDenburgh, posted on the Pacific Union Conference website: Dear Church Ohana, It is with a heavy heart that I write to you about the tragic news of the wildfires burning on Maui. While there have been multiple areas affected, it […] Source: https://atoday.org/president-of-hawaii-conference-shares-update-regarding-maui-fires/
1 Corinzi 13:1 – Martedì 15 agosto 2023
“Se parlassi le lingue degli uomini e degli angeli, ma non avessi amore, sarei un rame risonante o uno squillante cembalo.” 1 Corinzi 13:1. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Anna Cupertino. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPrdcf3RwY
National Conference Advocates for Reintroducing Traditional Indian Games into School Curricula
The Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists concluded its two-day Expanding the Boundaries of Learning Conference, held July 9–10, 2023, sparking profound dialogue and revealing a compelling …… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/national-conference-advocates-for-reintroducing-traditional-indian-games-into-school-curricula
SATIRE: Southern California Conference to Build Angel-Friendly Movie Theater
LOS ANGELES, California — In a bid to counter what it calls the “superficial filth machine” that is Hollywood, the Southern California Conference (SCC) has opened the first “angel-friendly” movie theater in the denomination. “We have re-purposed the plot where Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church used to sit to build a movie theater that we know […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-southern-california-conference-to-build-angel-friendly-movie-theater/
Adventist News and Media with Alyssa Truman
ANN was established in 1994 as Adventist News Network and is the official news source of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. IN THIS EPISODE of ANN In-Depth, Sam Neves sits down with ANN news director Alyssa Truman as she discusses the history and current vision of the official news source of the Church. Learn how ANN inspires members and nonmembers to understand who the Adventist Church is through sharing the news of the Church. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an established denomination since 1863. It is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who promise to help people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus.
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Aunty, I’m plugging my ears at church—I hate this contemporary worship music!
14 August 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy. You talk like you know everything, but I’d like to see you come to the defense of the music being used in worship in many churches now. Everything has become the Vineyard or Hillsong kind of music, songs no one knows, repeated phrases over and over. They’re accompanied […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-im-plugging-my-ears-at-church-i-hate-this-contemporary-worship-music/
Adventists Impact Vulnerable Communities During Mission Trip Antofagasta
Intense days filled with various social and missionary activities of impact on the community were experienced during a mission trip to Antofagasta, a city located in northern Chile, from July 9–19, 20…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/adventists-impact-vulnerable-communities-during-mission-trip-antofagasta
Tuesday: Unity-Building, Grace-Filled Speech
Which of Paul’s words of counsel with regard to the use of speech among believers is the most important to you just now? Why? (Ephesians 4:25-29).
Paul repeatedly uses an interesting structure in Ephesians 4:25-32, which is illustrated by Ephesians 4:25 (NKJV): a negative command (“putting away lying”); a positive command next (“let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor”); and then a rationale (“for we are members of one another,” which seems to mean “because we are members of one body and so related to one another as parts of that one body”).
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Paul’s exhortation to “speak truth” is not an invitation to confront other church members with a tactless recitation of facts. Paul alludes to Zechariah 8:16, which exhorts speaking the truth as a way of fostering peace.
Since in Ephesians 4:31 Paul banishes anger and angry speech, his words in Ephesians 4:26 provide no permission to exercise anger within the congregation. Rather, Paul concedes the possibility of anger, while limiting its expression with the sense, “Should you become angry, do not allow it to bear fruit in full blown sin.”
Paul appears to interrupt his theme of speech with a negative command about thieves: “Let the thief no longer steal” (Ephesians 4:28, ESV). Positively, the thief is to “labor, doing honest work with his own hands” (Ephesians 4:28, ESV; see also 1 Corinthians 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:11) based on the rationale, “so that he may have something to share with anyone in need” (Ephesians 4:28, ESV). Perhaps Paul includes this word about thieves here because of the connection between theft and deceptive speech as illustrated by the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. Paul’s faith in Christ’s transforming power is so strong that he envisions thieves becoming benefactors!
Paul then commands, “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth” (Ephesians 4:29, NKJV), which describes a destructive word making its seemingly unstoppable way toward the lips to do its damaging work. Positively, Paul imagines any negative expression not being just stopped, but replaced by a statement that exhibits three criteria: It (1) “is good for building up,” (2) “fits the occasion,” and (3) gives “grace to those who hear” (Ephesians 4:29, ESV). If only all our words could be like that!
Amen!
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