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July 18 2025 | On July 10, 2025, ADRA premiered its documentary Strangers Among You. The event, hosted in the Ferrara Theater in America’s Convention Center, used the 62nd General Conference Session to launch its upcoming tour of the movie. The film focused on numerous families and individuals from Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic […] Source: https://atoday.org/adra-premieres-documentary-at-gc-session/
18 July 2025 | Dear Elder Köhler, I was not in physical attendance in St Louis, but I have followed closely what happened during the ten days of the 2025 General Conference (GC) session. I have spent my entire working life in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I was baptized as a teenager, and almost seventy […] Source: https://atoday.org/dear-elder-kohler/
On July 5, 2025, seventeen Seventh-day Adventist members were attacked and their church property burned by a mob in Turalei Payam, South Sudan. Seven individuals remain hospitalized with injuries sustained during the attack. This incident follows … Source: https://adventist.news/news/in-south-sudan-seventh-day-adventists-face-violence-amid-rapid-church-growth
The freshly elected leader stepped into the makeshift photo studio with tears still running down her face, smudging her makeup. Moments earlier at the General Conference (GC) Session she had been voted into a key leadership position, changing her … Source: https://adventist.news/news/snapshot-of-the-man-behind-the-official-photos
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 19th of July 2025
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Memory Text:
“So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses” (Exodus 9:35, NKJV).
A farmer was trying to get his donkey to move; the beast wouldn’t budge. So, the farmer took a thick branch and walloped it. He again spoke to the donkey, who then started moving.
When someone asked the farmer why that worked, he replied, “Well, first you have to get its attention.”
Putting aside whatever issue one might raise about cruelty to animals, there is a point to be made here, especially in the context of the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Moses has been given his marching orders and goes to Pharaoh with God’s famous words, shalach et ami, which is, “Let My people go!”
Pharaoh, however, does not want to let God’s people go. The Scriptures never explicitly explain why Pharaoh was so reluctant, despite the military threat that the Egyptians feared the Hebrews could pose (see Exodus 1:10). Most likely, as is often the case with slavery, it was pure economics. They were cheap labor, and so he didn’t want to lose whatever economic advantages these slaves gave him. Thus, he was going to need some persuasion not only to get his attention but also to change his mind.
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Isaiah 66:23 reminds us that Sabbath will not end—it will be celebrated in heaven. Join AWR360° in preparing for that glorious day. #AWR360 #HappySabbath Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g3KltHtOVPA
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22, NIV).
Tag someone in need of prayer, and kindly share your prayer requests here:
https://wkf.ms/3DBuapQ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJfYm1LXN8
Molti hanno paura della morte. Ma sai qual è il rimpianto più comune alla fine della vita? Non avere vissuto davvero. In questo nuovo episodio di #Passidisperanza, il pastore Cesare Zausa ti invita a riflettere sul coraggio di seguire i tuoi sogni per vivere pienamente. Come una barca costruita per salpare, anche tu sei stato creato per scoprire la bellezza della vita. Lascia il porto. Scopri il mare. E trova #speranzainDio “Ecco il mare, grande e immenso… Là viaggiano le navi” – Salmo 104 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-TeyAvWt4
Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.
(2)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/mission-spotlight-for-july-19/
“Conoscerete la verità e la verità vi farà liberi”. 📖 Giovanni 8:32
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🗣 Speaker: Valentina Piazza Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71MRlHpao6U
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