This week, Pastor Ted Wilson opens a new series discussing The Great Controversy by Ellen White. George, the only child of George and Dorothy Rice, grew up in Bethlehem, Connecticut, with a love for books. One day, he came across an old box with many books and found one written by Ellen G. White. Reading it, he learned the truth about God’s Word, and at 15, he got baptized into a local Seventh-day Adventist church. His family and relatives soon followed in baptism. Later, he became a pastor, professor, and author. The book George Rice read was The Great Controversy. In it, Ellen White affirms: "I am more anxious to see a wide circulation for this book than for any others…for in The Great Controversy, the last message of warning to the world is given more distinctly than in any of my other books" (Colporteur Ministry, page 127). Realizing the timeliness of its message, the leaders of the Adventist world church voted this book as the Missionary Book of the Year for 2023 and 2024 with the intention of having it read by millions of people through The Great Controversy Project 2.0. In the introduction of the book, Ellen White explains the nature of inspiration and unfolds how the Bible was written: "The Bible points to God as its author, yet it was written by human hands…The truths revealed are all 'given by inspiration of God'' (2 Timothy 3:16), yet they are expressed in the words of men. The Infinite One, by His Holy Spirit, has shed light into the minds and hearts of His servants. He has given dreams and visions, symbols and figures; and those to whom the truth was thus revealed have themselves embodied the thought in human language" (The Great Controversy, page x). Speaking of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, she cites Joel 2:28 (NKJV): "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.” Ellen White continues, "Through the illumination of the Holy Spirit, the scenes of the long-continued conflict between good and evil have been opened to the writer of these pages. From time to time, I have been permitted to behold the working, in different ages, of the great controversy between Christ, the Prince of life, the Author of our salvation, and Satan, the prince of evil, the author of sin, the first transgressor of God's holy law” (The Great Controversy, page xi). Though written by human hands, The Great Controversy is inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit. Its purpose is to "unfold the scenes of the great controversy between truth and error; to reveal the wiles of Satan, and the means by which he may be successfully resisted; to present a satisfactory solution of the great problem of evil, shedding such a light upon the origin and the final disposition of sin, as to make fully manifest the justice and benevolence of God in all His dealings with His creatures; and to show the holy, unchanging nature of His law" (page xii). To learn more about this book, you can find a printed copy or download a digital copy at https://greatcontroversyproject.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF6pjueQsHI
Bibles for Ukraine Shares Hope with Displaced Refugees
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for several months now. During all this time, Ukrainians have been fighting for their right to life every day: helping each other, volunteerin…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/we-all-have-bibles-that-we-do-not-read-but-they-do-not
Justice at the Table | It Is Written Episode
In this episode of It Is Written, Steve Matthews, Executive Director for ADRA Canada shares stories from his recent visit to Turkana County in Kenya. The people he met are doing their best to survive a drought that has lasted five years. Learn how ADRA has been helping relieve hunger, and what you can do to join ADRA in this life-saving work. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naXrSUIaNHI
1.PART OF GOD`S FAMILY – MANAGING FOR THE MASTER | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series MANAGING FOR THE MASTER with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.PART OF GOD`S FAMILY |
A heavenly plan is introduced. |
Memory Text: 1 John 3:1 – Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
Content:
1.1 We are part of God`s family
The family in heaven and the family on earth are one.
1.2 God is the owner of everything
God gives presents all the time…
1.3 Resources available for God`s family
Jesus is our redeemer. Being redeemed we are heirs.
1.4 Responsibilities of God`s family members
Being part of the heavenly family includes being in harmony with heaven.
1.5 Treasure in heaven
Earthly treasures or heavenly treasures…
1.6 Summary
If you have renounced self and given yourself to Christ you are a member of the family of God.
My God bless you today and always.
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1.6 Summary – PART OF GOD`S FAMILY | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series MANAGING FOR THE MASTER with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.PART OF GOD`S FAMILY |
A heavenly plan is introduced. |
Memory Text: 1 John 3:1 – Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
1.6 Summary
If you have renounced self and given yourself to Christ you are a member of the family of God.
My God bless you today and always.
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Inside Story: Mission Field in Lake Malawi
Mission Field in Lake Malawi
By A.D.V. Moyo
A stranger stopped the Seventh-day Adventist university student as he walked down the road after a Pathfinder meeting on the island of Chizumulu in Lake Malawi. His green Pathfinder uniform caught her attention.
“Where are you coming from?” the stranger asked with great interest.
The student, Levison Kawonga, told her that he had been participating in a Pathfinder event at an Adventist church. His words seemed to touch her heart, and the words started rolling off her lips. “I used to be an Adventist,” she said. “I married an Adventist man, but we divorced.”
She spoke about going to bars and living licentiously after the divorce. Then she moved to Chizumulu and married a local high school teacher.
The next Sabbath, the woman showed up at the Adventist church. She enjoyed the worship service, and she asked Levison for Bible studies.
Levison was delighted. This was why he had come to the island in the first place: to share God’s love. He belonged to a club of Adventist students at Mzuzu University, a major public university of 8,500 students located about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away. The club aimed to strengthen the faith of Adventists students and reach out to classmates through twice-weekly prayer meetings. The club grew into the Mzuzu Seventh-day Adventist Church, and its students fanned out to engage in missionary work in places in the region, including Chizumulu.
Levison visited the woman and her husband in their home and, after the Bible study, left behind several books, including Ellen White’s The Great Controversy. When Levison arrived for the second Bible study, he found the husband deeply engrossed in The Great Controversy. “What’s the difference between Saturday and Sunday?” the husband asked Levison. At the end of the Bible study, he promised to go with his wife to church the next Sabbath.
Weeks and months passed, and the man and his wife (pictured) gave their hearts to Jesus and were baptized. Today, they are mission-minded members of the Chizumulo Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Levison is convinced that God can use young people to reach anyone and everyone. “It is time to go and reach different classes of people with the good news of Jesus Christ,” he said. “The Mzuni Seventh-day Adventist Church, which started as a club of students, never dreamed that the Chizumulu effort would bear such fruit. Glory to God!”
Part of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will support Adventist education in the East-Central Africa Division. Thank you for your Thirteenth Sabbath Offering in second quarter 2021 that is helping to expand Adventist education in Malawi.
Produced by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission. Find more mission stories at adventistmission[dot]org
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Friday: Further Thought ~ Part of God’s Family
Further Thought:
“The heart of God yearns over His earthly children with a love stronger than death. In giving up His Son, He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift. The Saviour’s life and death and intercession, the ministry of angels, the pleading of the Spirit, the Father working above and through all, the unceasing interest of heavenly beings, — all are enlisted in behalf of man’s redemption.” — Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, p. 21.
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“If you have renounced self and given yourself to Christ you are a member of the family of God, and everything in the Father’s house is for you. All the treasures of God are opened to you, both the world that now is and that which is to come. The ministry of angels, the gift of His Spirit, the labors of His servants — all are for you. The world, with everything in it, is yours so far as it can do you good.” — Ellen G. White, Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p. 110.
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The World Church to Begin 2023 with Prayer
Prayer is often regarded as the key to unlocking heaven’s storehouse. However, it is prayers spoken with faith as big as a mustard seed that moves the hand of our miracle-working God. When the Church …… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/the-world-church-to-begin-2023-with-prayer
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Christmas for Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic
Christmas, the celebration of the advent, is, for most of us, a festive time of joy and closeness. For children, it is a time of looking forward to gifts. For Christians, it is a time to celebrate Jes…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/christmas-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-the-czech-republic
