Meditazione a cura di Nino Plano Testo: Matteo 5:15-16 Registrato presso la comunità di Firenze il 15 ottobre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6RguXx0vAA
Third Blessing in the Beatitudes (What Does Jesus Teach Us?) – Pastor Ted Wilson
In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the third blessing Jesus mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus said in Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." This third blessing follows the blessing of those who have felt their need of Christ, have mourned because of sin, and have gone through what Ellen White calls "the school of affliction" with Christ (Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, page 14). On the same page, she adds, "Jesus places meekness among the first qualifications for His Kingdom. In His own life and character, the divine beauty of this precious grace is revealed." It is amazing to know that Jesus set aside His glory, came to earth, and lived not as a king demanding homage but as one with a mission to serve others. And He invites us to follow Him, saying, "Learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart" (Matthew 11:29). "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24). Ellen White continues, "He who learns of Christ is emptied of self, of pride, of love of supremacy, and there is silence in the soul. Self is yielded to the disposal of the Holy Spirit. Then, we are not anxious to have the highest place…we feel that our highest place is at the feet of our Saviour. We look to Jesus, waiting for His hand to lead, listening for His voice to guide" (page 15). "It is the love of self that destroys our peace. While self is all alive, we stand ready continually to guard it from mortification and insult; but when we are dead, and our life is hid with Christ in God, we shall not take neglects or slights to heart. We shall be deaf to reproach and blind to scorn and insult" (page 16). In this regard, the Apostle Paul confesses, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet, not I but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). In doing so, Christ's peace will abide in our hearts. "No storm of human or satanic wrath could disturb the calm of that perfect communion with God," Ellen White goes on. And He comforts us, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you" (John 14:27). "Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest" (Matthew 11:29). The peace of Christ is constant. It does not depend on any circumstances. When we are surrendered to Him, He fills us with His peace, and those around us will see this and realize that we have "been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13). When we have the meekness of Christ, the spirit of hatred and revenge will be gone. We will follow His instruction to "bless those who curse you and pray for those who spitefully use you" (Luke 6:28). Then, we will speak the language of heaven and inherit the earth—an earth not marred by sin and suffering but one where all will be peace and harmony forever. "There shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him" (Revelation 22:3). To learn more about this topic, read Ellen White's book Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing and visit https://egwwritings.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PQSSCKPpXE
Constantine, Columbus, and christian Nationalism
by Carl McRoy & Christopher C. Thompson | 20 October 2022 | It was roughly 2,000 years ago that Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes” (Lk. 17:20 NCV). It is as if these words were spoken with the year 2022 […] Source: https://atoday.org/constantine-columbus-and-christian-nationalism/
Perdono egoista?
Versetto introduttivo: Matteo 18:21-35 Meditazione a cura di Elvis Daniel Natu Registrato presso la Chiesa Cristiana Avventista del settimo giorno il 08 ottobre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfYIn525jBA
Missing Contact Details
The church pension plan trustees are trying to trace the following people:
Anderson, Peggy Allman
Aymes, Deborah
Chigariro, Kudzai Bessie
Horton, Maria
Kirk, Delores
Koo-Mo-Shan, Mark Adrian
Mann, Sandra Elaine
Mercer, Melanie Edith Dawn
Middleton, Verity
Murphy, Henry Steve
Okyere-Boateng, Rosemary
Tsang, Mong Sing
de Vera, Methyl
Walters, Beverley
Wright, Ruth
If you have any information on how we can get in touch, please contact the Seventh-day Adventist Retirement Plan…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-10-20/missing-contact-details/
Don’t Look Back
From mighty generals on the battlefield to Jesus leading His disciples, one message rings in our ears: Don’t Look Back!
The Apostle Paul embraced this message as the “one thing” that kept him on track: “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).
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Una valoración puntual sobre el juicio investigador
Obtuve mi licenciatura en teología en la última mitad de los años 70. En esa época estaban ocurriendo muchas cosas confusas en el mundo adventista, especialmente en torno a la doctrina del juicio investigador. Las reputaciones se tambaleaban. Las carreras estaban en juego. Agaché la cabeza y me mantuve al margen. Cuando obtuve mi […] Source: https://atoday.org/una-valoracion-puntual-sobre-el-juicio-investigador/
Inside Story: Sharing Living Water
Sharing Living Water
By David Maldonado
Antonio Maldonado didn’t know much English, so he motioned to an interpreter at the reception at the U.S. White House in Washington.
Antonio, a member of a mining delegation visiting from Peru, saw that the guests were being served fine whiskey, but he simply wanted a glass of pure water to raise for the toast with President Lyndon B. Johnson. Speaking through the interpreter, he politely voiced his desire to a waiter.
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It was a difficult request to make. Everyone seemed to be holding glasses of whiskey, and Antonio didn’t want to make a scene. He didn’t want to embarrass fellow delegates as they wrapped up trade U.S. talks. But as a young man, he had made a commitment never to drink after seeing the ruin that alcohol brought to homes in Peru. Two years earlier, in 1963, he had given his heart to Jesus after hearing Voice of Prophecy radio broadcasts.
While Antonio spoke softly with the White House waiter, a pair of eyes watched him. Those eyes followed the waiter as he brought Antonio a glass of water. As Antonio accepted the water, he heard a voice speak.
“Waiter, wait,” the voice said. “What did the gentleman ask of you?”
“This guest wanted us to change his whiskey glass for one with pure water, Mr. President,” the waiter replied.
Lyndon Johnson extended an arm and handed his own glass of whiskey to the waiter. “Please bring me a glass of water as well,” he said.
After the toast, the president approached Antonio and, almost whispering, asked, “Why don’t you drink like the others?” With the interpreter’s help, Antonio replied with a large smile. “When I was young, I promised myself that I would never drink, and many years later I renewed that promise with God,” he said. “So far, everything has worked well.”
The president extended a hand. “Congratulations for being such a magnificent example,” he said. “I, too, am a man of faith. God bless you.” A firm handshake ended the conversation.
As Antonio mingled at the reception, he felt curious stares. His habit of abstaining from alcohol, strengthened by his faith, had resulted in an unexpected encounter with one of the most powerful people on earth. His heart rejoiced that he had been able to represent God at the White House.
Today, Antonio seeks to represent God every day in Concepción, Peru, where he lives with his wife, Enma. He is ninety-nine and she is ninety — a living witness to their conviction that “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31, NKJV).
Produced by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission. Find more mission stories at adventistmission[dot]org
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Friday: Further Thought ~ The Old Testament Hope
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Visions of Future Glory,” Pages 722-733, in Prophets and Kings.
Modern science teaches that all matter is composed of atoms, themselves made up of two smaller particles, quarks and leptons, which are believed to be the building blocks of all physical reality.
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If, then, at the core the physical world is quarks and leptons, couldn’t the God who not only created and sustains that world just reconfigure the quarks and lepton when the time comes to resurrect us? Mocking the resurrection, atheist Bertrand Russell asked what happens to those whom cannibals ate, because their bodies are now part of the cannibals’, and so who gets what in the resurrection? But suppose the Lord simply grabs quarks and leptons, the ultimate building blocks of existence, from wherever, and, based on the information that He possesses about each one of us, reconstructs us from those quarks and leptons on up? He doesn’t need our original ones; any will do. Or, in fact, He could just speak new quarks and leptons into existence and go from there. However He does it, the God who created the universe can re-create us, which He promises to do at the resurrection of the dead.
“The Life-giver will call up His purchased possession in the first resurrection, and until that triumphant hour, when the last trump shall sound and the vast army shall come forth to eternal victory, every sleeping saint will be kept in safety and will be guarded as a precious jewel, who is known to God by name. By the power of the Saviour that dwelt in them while living and because they were partakers of the divine nature, they are brought forth from the dead.” — Ellen G. White Comments, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 4, p. 1143.
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3.Third Blessing in the Beatitudes (What Does Jesus Teach Us?) – Pastor Ted Wilson
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