“Chi presta attenzione alla parola se ne troverà bene, e beato colui che confida nel Signore!” Salmo 25:12 Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, Sally D'Aragona. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0194yDPMFs
Video Giornale Avventista – 4 novembre 2023
“Mi sarete testimoni” è il tema guida della Settimana di preghiera della Chiesa avventista in Italia e nel mondo. In Montenegro si è da poco concluso il Gain Europa (pronuncia: GHEIN, eliminare questa nota dalla descrizione del contributo video su HopeMedia.it), l’annuale incontro dei comunicatori avventisti. I media e la missione al centro dell’evento. Si è parlato di “gestione della separazione” al sesto Convegno nazionale sulla relazione d’aiuto. L’appuntamento ha riunito psicologi, assistenti sociali, educatori e figure sanitarie. Ed altro ancora! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiuwbZx6m0g
Collateral Damage: A Primer on Evangelicals, Israel, and the War for the Holy Land
by Robert Crux | 2 November 2023 | When Donald Trump decided in 2017 to recognize Jerusalem formally as the capital of Israel by relocating the United States embassy there, this was more than just geopolitics. For American evangelicals and fundamentalists this was a fulfillment of Bible prophecy, and represented progress to those eagerly anticipating […] Source: https://atoday.org/merely-collateral-damage-a-primer-on-evangelicals-israel-and-the-war-for-the-holy-land/
Leadership and Service Awards Bestowed at Black History Month Event
“Man gives the award, but God gives the reward.” Denzel Washington
26 October 2023 will be a date etched in the minds of many as a significant moment. It marked a key event celebrating Black History Month and the awarding of 13 individuals for their exceptional achievements, having progressed in their specialist fields and making significant contributions in their areas of expertise. One Vision charity, along with Hertfordshire Constabulary, hosted the celebrations held at the Stanborough…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-11-02/1746/
Praise/Prayer Nov 04 2023
An Interactive Live Praise & Prayer Service THANK YOU. Media Ministry needs your continued financial support. To donate visit, "https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANB4RC/envelope/start" and select “Media Ministries”. Connect With Us
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Church Svc. Nov 04, 2023 | The Missing Color — Pr. Michael Pedrin
Worship : The Missing Color — Pr. Michael Pedrin
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Vespers Nov 03, 2023 | Advocates — Suraj Sukumaran
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Missioni dal mondo – 4 novembre 2023
A cosa rinunceresti per la missione? – La missione nella Divisione Africa Centro-Ovest. Missioni dal mondo 5. episodio – IV trimestre 2023 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiGIPIsKMc
And How Shall They Believe?
Are you “wall flower” – someone who at social gatherings spends most of their time standing and watching, rather than participating?
Or are you a “lurker” – someone who visits Facebook or other social media and just reads what everybody is saying but don’t contribute to the discussion?
Some of us, for good or bad, are more comfortable standing on the side lines of whatever is going on than we are getting out into the middle of things and participating. I am one of those people. We are called “introverts.” We’re not necessarily shy. We just prefer to watch and listen to the stuff going on around us rather than taking an active role. I don’t believe being an introvert or an extrovert is, in itself, a good or bad thing. They’re just different ways in which we interact with the world around us.
Having said that, wall flowers or not, we are all called to actively spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Now, I don’t believe all of us need to rush right out and volunteer to do an evangelistic series at the nearest auditorium, but we are each responsible to share our personal experience with Jesus with the individuals we live and work with. Comfortable or not, we each have a job to do.
“For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!’”
Romans 10:13-15
Whether we like it or not, we are each called to “preach the gospel of peace” and “bring tidings of good things.” How we carry out our calling is up to us. It doesn’t take any special training. We don’t need any degrees or diplomas. We just need to tell someone what Jesus has done for us.
Lots of us want to believe that, since the pastor has had specialized training, he’s the one responsible for all the evangelism that goes on in the church. We would like to believe that one-on-one witnessing and Bible study are for the elders, the deacons and the Bible workers to do. But that’s just not true.
The truth is, no matter how well those people do their jobs, we make up the point of personal contact. If we’re not doing our part, the mission is not complete.
“Our heavenly Father has been pleased to make men co-laborers with himself in the work of human redemption. Those who have been commissioned to preach the gospel are not the only ones whom he will use as his instruments. All whose minds have been illuminated by the Holy Spirit will in their turn be required to enlighten others. ‘None of us liveth to himself.’ Every individual has his station of duty in the accomplishment of God’s great plan. And every one who receives and obeys the light which God has given, will be a living witness for Christ and the truth.”
E.G. White, Review and Herald, February 9, 1886, p. 4
That doesn’t leave any room for doubt, does it? Every one of us has an assigned task to do. Do we need to be trained to do our task? It couldn’t hurt, but do we really need someone else to teach us how to tell what Jesus has done for us? Not really. Will we make mistakes? Probably. Should the fear of making a mistake stop us? No. Jesus promised us that the Holy Spirit would give us the words to say when we need them, right?
“But if you have an eye single to his glory, you need not take thought as to how you shall witness for his truth. “‘Take no thought how or what ye shall speak: … for it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.’ How can the Spirit of God communicate with you? It is the Holy Spirit that is to bring to your remembrance whatsoever Jesus has said unto you. Are you now hearing the words of Christ? Does the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom? … O if you were hidden in Christ, if you were on the Rock of Ages, when you are brought before kings and great men, it would be evident that Jesus was at your side, and you would know just what answer to give, for the Spirit would give you what you should utter. Praise God for this promise!”
Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, April 26, 1892, p. 9
Witnessing is not just the preacher’s job; it’s not just the deacons’ or the elders’ job. It’s our job, too.
Do you have any idea how many people are waiting to be introduced to Jesus?
“In Matthew 9:37, Jesus tells his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.’ The results of a 2007 survey illustrates this point well:
* 82 percent—the number of un-churched people who are receptive to attending church if invited and escorted by a friend
* 21 percent—the number of church-going Christians who invited someone to church in 2006”
Bill White, Outreach Pastor Emmanuel Reformed Church, Paramount, California)
Isn’t that tragic? Notice it doesn’t say that they’re receptive to a flyer they get in the mail, or an advertisement they see on TV. They want to be invited and escorted by a friend!
Wow! Even we introverts can invite someone to come to church with us!
Many of us come to church every week and sit in the same spot. We listen to the sermon, wish our church friends a “Happy Sabbath,” and then we go home and don’t think about anything spiritual again until the next Sabbath. We do our best to keep a low profile. That way nobody will ask us to do anything extra. Who’s got time for that? We are wall flowers, lurkers, bystanders, and we’re okay with that.
The truth is, giving our hearts, minds, souls, and bodies into the care of Jesus is not the end but the beginning. From that moment on we have a God-given responsibility to glorify God through the lives we live and the words we say. We are the evidence that either God or Satan will use to prove the righteousness of God to angels, men, and beings from other worlds. (See 1 Cor. 4:9) What kind of evidence will my life be if I go through my life as a wallflower?
We’ve learned from experience that no matter how good the pastor is, if a person doesn’t feel welcome in a church family, he or she quits coming. No matter how many people a pastor baptizes, if the church members don’t immediately start building relationships with them, they won’t stay.
What does that mean to me as an introvert? It means that every time someone slips out of the backdoor of my church, I’m probably guilty of not sharing the joy I’ve found in Jesus with a baby Christian. I’m guilty of standing by and waiting for someone else to do my job. And, honestly, no one else can do my job. God has equipped me with a particular set of experiences that will speak specifically to the needs of some other person. If I don’t share my testimony with anyone, I am a guilty bystander.
Don’t be a guilty bystander. Share Jesus!
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AWR360° Zambia – Debby’s Story Ep.2
AWR360° Zambia – Debby's Story Ep.2 #AWR #Evangelism #Sambia #Debby #Story #short Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiCslK93_hE
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