Whether we admit it or not, inherent within our human hearts is the desire to worship, be it money, power, celebrities, possessions, or yourself. Your deity is whatever dominates your life and gives it direction and inspiration; it’s what drives you. Jesus stated it simply: “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’” – Matthew 4:10. But some may object: Why does God say, “Worship Me?” ===
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Holding the Line | The Cornerstone of Creation with Doug Batchelor
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The Great Controversy Chapter 13: The Reformation in the Netherlands
This week, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses chapter thirteen of The Great Controversy, “The Reformation in the Netherlands,” in which Menno Simons, from one of the provinces of Holland, withdrew from the Roman Church and devoted his life to teaching the truth throughout the Netherlands and Northern Germany. Nowhere were the reformed doctrines more widely received than in the Netherlands, and sadly, nowhere did the believers endure more terrible persecution–even those who recanted their beliefs. As we consider the faithfulness of these believers, we once again see how thousands have been willing to die for their faith, rather than give up the truths they found in the precious Word of God. To learn more about Menno Simons, the Reformation in the Netherlands, and how it relates to our present experience, read The Great Controversy by Ellen White at https://greatcontroversyproject.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y9RVYCGLrM
The Great Controversy Chapter 13: The Reformation in the Netherlands – Pastor Ted Wilson
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The Great Controversy Chapter 13: The Reformation in the Netherlands
– This week, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses chapter thirteen of The Great Controversy, “The Reformation in the Netherlands,” in which Menno Simons, from one of the provinces of Holland, withdrew from the Roman Church and devoted his life to teaching the truth throughout the Netherlands and Northern Germany. –
Nowhere were the reformed doctrines more widely received than in the Netherlands, and sadly, nowhere did the believers endure more terrible persecution–even those who recanted their beliefs.
As we consider the faithfulness of these believers, we once again see how thousands have been willing to die for their faith, rather than give up the truths they found in the precious Word of God.
To learn more about Menno Simons, the Reformation in the Netherlands, and how it relates to our present experience, read The Great Controversy by Ellen White at https://greatcontroversyproject.org/.
Pacific Union College’s Spring Enrollment Highest in More than Ten Years
This year’s theme at Pacific Union College is “Revival”; and there’s certainly optimism on the horizon for PUC. For the first time in more than a decade, PUC has the highest number of new students enr…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/pacific-union-colleges-spring-enrollment-highest-in-more-than-ten-years
Mission 150 – Episode 9 – Abram La Rue, First Missionary to China
This episode tells the remarkable story of Abram La Rue, self-supporting missionary first to Hawaii and then to Hong Kong – the first Adventist missionary to Asia. A simple man, but one of incredible faith, his example is an inspiring one for Seventh-day Adventists today.
Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/mission-150-episode-9-abram-la-rue-first-missionary-to-china/
Tithe and the Market Test
by Rich Hannon | 12 May 2023 | Consider for a moment the various ways you spend money. The most familiar, because it’s also the most frequent, is to purchase some “goods.” I put that word in quotes because it is frequently used, in economics, as part of the phrase “goods and services.” A “good” […] Source: https://atoday.org/tithe-and-the-market-test/
Video Giornale Avventista – 27 maggio 2023
È attiva la raccolta fondi di ADRA Italia per gli alluvionati dell’Emilia-Romagna. Per offrire un contributo, tutte le informazioni sono sul sito: adraitalia.org. Il sogno si è realizzato per gli avventisti di Ragusa. Il 6 maggio è stata consacrata la nuova chiesa. “Seminare leader. Per una chiesa che vive” è stato il tema del congresso delle comunità avventiste di Campania e basso Lazio. Sono solo alcune delle notizie di oggi. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1liPfnD71Q4
Inside Story: Bike and Bible – Part 1
Bike and Bible, Part 1
By M.B., as told to Kathie Lichtenwalter
I wish you could meet Hussein, the security guard for the building where my wife and I live as missionaries in the Middle East. From the time we first met, we could see he observed his faith carefully and lived with sincerity. I liked him. Hussein visited our home many times, and he invited us to his. We often conversed about the simple things in life and even sometimes about spirituality. At our initiative, he graciously joined us in prayer.
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As our friendship grew by God’s grace, we sought to take a new step in our friendship. We began to pray for the right moment to give him a Bible.
One day, I noticed that Hussein was upset. He impatiently explained that his bicycle, his only transportation to work, had been stolen. He was preoccupied with trying to find a bicycle to borrow. That’s the day that I began praying for a bicycle for my friend. Several months passed, and we received an unexpected gift of U.S.$40. I was puzzled. It seemed like God had sent the money directly from heaven. As I was praying a short time later, the distinct thought came to me, “Show Jesus to your friend. Buy a bicycle for Hussein.” I set aside the $40 and began adding to it.
But the country’s economy worsened by the day, and no matter how much money I saved, I did not seem to have enough to buy a bicycle. But I kept praying and saving. I also went to many second-hand bicycle shops. I began imagining what it would be like to give Hussein a bicycle for his birthday!
When Hussein’s birthday came, my wife baked a cake, I planned a special menu, and we invited him for supper at 5:30 p.m. Certain that God could still answer with a miracle, I went out looking for the bicycle that we had prayed about for so long. At 5 p.m. I returned home, unsuccessful and discouraged. My wife reminded me that God knows how much we wanted to help and had prayed. “He’s taking care of the situation,” she said.
The supper was a perfect surprise. Hussein was delighted! He told us how blessed he was to have us in his life. We enjoyed the meal together, presented him with the cake, and had a special prayer for him, thanking God for his life. But we had no bike. No gift.
The next day, still searching for a second-hand bike, I was startled by an online post indicating that a Russian man had listed a bicycle for sale only 10 minutes earlier. I couldn’t believe the price, the photo, and the condition of the bicycle. I grabbed my phone, contacted the owner, and even bravely asked for a discount. The deal was made. As I lifted the bicycle into my car, I knew God had answered our prayers. The bicycle had cost the exact amount that I had saved over many, many months.
The mission story concludes next week.
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Friday: Further Thought ~ A City Called Confusion
Further Thought:
“The message of Revelation 14:1-20, announcing the fall of Babylon must apply to religious bodies that were once pure and have become corrupt.
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Since this message follows the warning of the judgment, it must be given in the last days; therefore it cannot refer to the Roman Church alone, for that church has been in a fallen condition for many centuries.” — Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 383.
Daniel 3:1-30 — the story of the three Hebrews who had been ordered to “worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up” (Daniel 3:5, NKJV) in ancient Babylon — stands as a symbol, a model, of what will happen when spiritual Babylon, in the last days, will enforce worship of a false “image,” as well (see Revelation 13:15; Revelation 14:9, Revelation 14:11; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4). How interesting that the commandment that the three Hebrews would have violated, the second commandment (Exodus 20:4-5), was one of the two commandments that this power, depicted in another place as seeking “to change times and laws” (Daniel 7:25), had tampered with.
What was the other commandment it tampered with? Of course, the fourth commandment, which, as we have seen and will see again, sits at the heart of the whole question of worship and will be central in the final crisis when we face the question of whether we will worship the One who “made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day” (Exodus 20:11, NKJV; see also Revelation 14:7), or the beast and his image.
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