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Inside Story: Better than Toys
Better Than Toys
By Andrew McChesney
Several friends gathered around Mariah at school on Monday.
“What are you doing after school?” one asked.
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“Can we come over to your house to play?” said another.
Mariah shook her head. “I have so much to do today,” she said
Nine-year-old Mariah was a busy girl in Pond Inlet, a small town located on an isolated island in the Canadian Arctic. Every weekday she went to school and did her homework. She also helped her parents around the house. On Sabbath, her family read the Bible and watched online sermons at home.
But Mariah’s friends really wanted to play with her. On Tuesday, the children gathered around her again, and on Thursday and Friday.
“But when can we come over to your house to play?” a friend asked.
“How about Saturday?” said another. “You must have time on Saturday.”
Mariah’s eyes lit up. She did have free time on Saturday. “You can come over to my house and join our Bible study on Saturday,” she said.
Her friends looked confused. They had never read the Bible. But they wanted to spend time with Mariah, so they agreed to come over on Saturday.
On Sabbath, a few friends showed up at Mariah’s house. As Mariah read from the Bible, they looked confused. They had never heard about the God of the Bible. They again looked confused with Father turned on an online sermon. They had never heard a sermon, and they did not understand the Adventist preacher. Afterward, they asked Mariah to explain.
“What did he mean when he said that?” one asked.
“Or what about when he spoke about that?” said another.
Mariah tried to explain the sermon and to simplify it. When she finished, her friends seemed to understand what she was attempting to say.
At school on Monday, several classmates asked Mariah’s friends what they had done at Mariah’s house on Saturday. “We read about God in the Bible,” answered one. “And we watched an interesting sermon,” said another.
The classmates also had never read the Bible or watched a sermon, and they wanted to know more. Mariah’s friends explained what they had learned. Mariah smiled as she listened. She felt good. This was better than playing with toys. She would welcome her classmates into her home every Sabbath.
Part of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help open a church and community services center to share God in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where Mariah lives. Thank you for planning a generous offering.
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Friday: Further Thought ~ Free to Rest
Further Thought:
“With the continual change of circumstances, changes come in our experience; and by these changes we are either elated or depressed. But the change of circumstances has no power to change God’s relation to us. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever; and He asks us to have unquestioning confidence in His love.” — Ellen G.
White, In Heavenly Places, p. 120.
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“Keep looking unto Jesus, offering up silent prayers in faith, taking hold of His strength, whether you have any manifest feeling or not. Go right forward as if every prayer offered was lodged in the throne of God and responded to by the One whose promises never fail. Go right along, singing and making melody to God in your hearts, even when depressed by a sense of weight and sadness. I tell you as one who knows, light will come, joy will be ours, and the mists and clouds will be rolled back. And we pass from the oppressive power of the shadow and darkness into the clear sunshine of His presence.” — Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 2, pages 242, 243.
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8.FREE TO REST – REST IN CHRIST | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series REST IN CHRIST with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
8.FREE TO REST |
Jesus is our saviour. He is able to heal everything.
Memory Text:
Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Content:
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Healing Rest
8.2 Root Treatment
8.3 Running Away
8.4 Too Tired to Run
8.5 Rest and More
8.6 Summary
My God bless you today and always.
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Series REST IN CHRIST with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
8.FREE TO REST |
Jesus is our saviour. He is able to heal everything.
Memory Text:
Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
8.6 Summary
Everybody knows hours of despair. Jesus knows how to help you.
My God bless you today and always.
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Historically Diverse Administration Elected to Lead Pacific Union Conference
Households of Faith Thriving in New Zealand
A small-groups initiative is bringing people to Jesus in New Zealand’s southern island. Known as “Households of Faith”, the initiative is thriving in the central region, where there are fourteen activ……
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Colporteur Dedicates His Life to Bringing Literature to Isolated Communities
Rodrigues Alves is a municipality in the interior of the State of Acre. The total population of the city is just over 16,000 inhabitants. The economy revolves around wood, livestock, and flour product……
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Weekly Bible Study | John 1:1-13 | August 18, 2021
Giovedi 19 agosto 2021
Habacuc 1:2 – Fino a quando, o Eterno, griderò, senza che tu mi dia ascolto? Fino a quando griderò a te: ‘Violenza!’ ma tu non salvi. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, con Simona Esposito Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4B4vYeO60
