Loma Linda University Medical Center and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital are recipients of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2019 Get With The Guidelines® — Resuscitation quality achievement awards, designating both facilities as exemplary in implementing high standards of resuscitation care.
Both entities took home four awards combined — one Silver and three Gold. Children’s Hospital received the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the Pediatric…
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Dundee adds another 5
In Dundee in 2019, the membership grew by more than 10% due to 12 baptisms and 1 other addition to the church.Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2019-10-27/dundee-adds-another-5/
More than a makeover
The former Administration Building on Avondale’s Lake Macquarie campus has re-opened, offering a restructured student service experience after six months of renovations and refurbishment. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/10/27/more-than-a-makeover/
5.2 Against the Spirit of the Law – VIOLATING THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series EZRA AND NEHEMIAH with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
5.VIOLATING THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW |
Who dares to oppose the mighty leaders in a society when they act against God`s law? Nehemia is such a brave person.
5.2 Against the Spirit of the Law
God is on the side of the oppressed and needy and therefore Nehemia will help them.
My God bless you today and always.
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New meaning of life drives doco
An award-winning documentary produced by two Avondale lecturers through a crowdfunding site tells the story of an alternative pursuit of freedom on the road. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/10/27/new-meaning-of-life-drives-doco/
Domenica 27 ottobre 2019
* Genesi 3:4 * No, disse il serpente ad Eva, non morrete affatto Testo elaborato e presentato in studio da Laura Paris Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". https://hopemedia.it Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osbxG_kGdBg
Adventist Church president in Norway Raises Thousands for ADRA in Marathon
5.1 People´s Grievance – VIOLATING THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series EZRA AND NEHEMIAH with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
5.VIOLATING THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW |
Who dares to oppose the mighty leaders in a society when they act against God`s law? Nehemia is such a brave person.
5.1 People´s Grievance
The poor people in Judah complain about their leaders, who act against those who cannot help themselves.
My God bless you today and always.
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Sunday: People’s Grievance
Read Nehemiah 5:1-5. What is happening here? What are the people crying out against?
The Jewish community seems to be united under Nehemiah’s leadership against the outside pressures. But all is not well within the nation that is standing up to persecution and defending itself from foreign assaults. Despite the outward appearance of toughness and cohesive efforts against the enemy, the community is broken inside.
People’s Grievance
The leaders and the rich have been using the poor and underprivileged for their own gain, and the situation has become so bad that the families are crying out for relief. Some families were saying that they did not have any food to feed their children; some were crying out that because of a famine they had mortgaged their property and now had nothing; other families moaned that they had to borrow money for the Persian tax and even their children were slaves.
It appears that the main culprit of the trouble was a famine and tax payments that caused the poorer families to seek help from their neighbors. The Persian government required a tax of 350 talents of silver annually from the province of Judah (see note on Neh. 5:1-5 in the Andrews Study Bible, p. 598). If a person couldn’t pay the designated portion of the mandatory tax, the family would usually mortgage their property or borrow money first. If, however, they couldn’t earn the money the next year, then they had to do something about the debt they now owed. Usually debt slavery was the next option. They had already lost their land, and now they had to send someone from the family, usually children, to be in the service of the creditor in order to work off the debt.
There are times in life when we find ourselves in trouble because of the consequences of our own actions; of course, there are also times when we end up sick or in financial straits due to no fault of our own. The story above recounts a time when government policies disadvantaged the people, leading to intensified poverty. They were caught in the spiral of deepening poverty, with no way out.
| How fascinating that then, as now, people struggle with economic oppression. What message should we take from the fact that this is a topic the Bible often addresses? |
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A DIY Guide How to Paint Jesus: GenZ Eye Witness Account
A DIY Guide How to Paint Jesus: GenZ Eye Witness Account
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