The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the faith-based international humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has created a one-of-a-kind humanitarian pin for pathfinders to add to their uniforms. This pin will be offered for a limited time only at the 2019 International Pathfinder Camporee at Oshkosh, Wisconsin from August 12 to 17.
The ADRA pin was designed in the shape of a star with three-pronged points symbolizing the mental, spiritual, and physical elements of a…
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Sharing Scripture for July 7 – 13
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-for-july-7-13/
Wednesday: Second Tithing
Many Christians recognize and follow the Bible’s instructions regarding paying—or returning—tithe. Usually referenced from Malachi 3:10, it is a simple formula, with believers giving 10 percent of their income—or “increase”—to support the work of the church in spreading the gospel. Entrusted with these tithes, churches usually have strict guidelines about how to use these funds, primarily applying them to support direct ministry and evangelism.
Read Deuteronomy 14:22-29. In these instructions, what is the primary purpose of tithing?
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The temptation is to think we have fulfilled our giving when we give that 10 percent. But the instructions given to the Israelites suggest that the 10 percent figure was a starting point. Studies suggest that an ancient Israelite living and giving according to the guidelines in the Levitical laws would regularly give between one quarter and one third of the year’s income to the work of God, to support the priests and sanctuary, and to help the poor.
Some scholars describe this giving—particularly to support the foreigners, orphans, and widows—as a second tithe. It is obvious that the people were to enjoy the results of their work and to celebrate their harvests. God promised to bless them, particularly in their new land, but they were not to take that blessing for granted or to forget those who were not so blessed.
In regular years, this portion of the harvest was to be brought to the sanctuary and shared from there. But every third year, there was to be a special focus on sharing their blessings in their own community. In these harvest celebrations, there was a special focus on those who might easily have been overlooked or forgotten: “You shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied” (Deut. 26:12, NIV).
According to God’s instructions, at least some portion of the Israelites’ giving was to be focused on providing financial and practical assistance to those who most needed it. Again, this was based on the people’s memory and appreciation of how God had been merciful and just to them.
| Read Deuteronomy 26:1-11. What is the Lord saying to them? How should we apply this to our own attitude toward giving to those in need? |
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Türi Adventists use garden café event to share faith
Türi, a small town in central Estonia with origins dating back to the 14th century, enjoys a good birthday party. On Tuesday, July 2, they celebrated the town’s birthday with a series of ‘garden cafés’ across the town. For the seventh year running, the Türi Adventist Church participated with a ‘Book Cafe’.
The café provided equally physical and spiritual refreshments with both food and spiritual books on offer. Operating from noon to 5 pm, the café also added the bonus of a small concert at the…
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Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle 2019
From July 9 to July 13, 2019, the Health Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church will host its third Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle at Loma Linda University. The first Global Conference was held in Geneva in 2009 and has grown since. This will be the first time the conference will be held in the United States.
There are a number of characteristics that will distinguish this year’s conference from those in previous years. One of them is the university’s…
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Mentally Ill Allegedly Ejected From Adventist Health Portland Emergency Room, Jailed
9 July 2019 | Adventist Health Portland is part of a list of medical facilities in Portland, Oregon, accused of calling the police to remove mentally ill and homeless people on their property. The Lund Report states that those removed from the hospitals are often jailed by law enforcement. An investigation by Disability Rights Oregon […] Source: https://atoday.org/mentally-ill-allegedly-ejected-from-adventist-health-portland-emergency-room-jailed/
2.4 Second Tithing – BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER WORLD | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series THE LEAST OF THESE with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
2.BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER WORLD |
2.4 Second Tithing
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Martedi 09 Luglio 2019
*Deuteronomio 13:1-3* Se sorge in mezzo a te un profeta o un sognatore di sogni che ti proponga un segno o un prodigio, e il segno o il prodigio di cui ti ha parlato si avvera e dice: »Seguiamo altri dèi che tu non hai mai conosciuto e serviamoli«, tu non darai ascolto alle parole di quel profeta o di quel sognatore di sogni, perché l'Eterno, il vostro DIO, vi mette alla prova per sapere se amate l'Eterno, il vostro DIO, con tutto il vostro cuore e con tutta la vostra anima. Testo di Barbara Zordan presentato in studio da Roberta Pari
Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". https://hopechannel.it Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRZyno2sJS0
La Parola – esperienza personale
Registrazione culto del sabato della Chiesa Cristiana Avventista di Roma Lungotevere (29.06.2019)
Franca Zucca
Testo riferimento: Isaia 55:9-11 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWqJ-dQ71KY
Tuesday: Slaves, Widows, Fatherless, Foreigners
Read Exodus 23:9. What is God’s message to Israel here?
As newly freed slaves, the Israelites knew what it was to be oppressed, exploited, and marginalized. And while they celebrated their freedom, God was concerned that they not forget where they had come from, what it was like to be excluded, and what He had done to rescue them. He instituted the Passover as a memorial event and an opportunity to retell the story: “With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Exod. 13:14, NIV).
Read Exodus 22:21-23. How important was the memory of their own slavery in the instructions about how the people should treat the least fortunate in their new society?
Rules to Govern a New Society
Barely had the echoes died away after the giving of the Ten Commandments when Moses is called to spend more time with God, who gives him detailed instructions as to how these grand commands should be lived out in Israelite society. Even before the instructions for building the tabernacle, God gives three chapters of laws about such things as the appropriate treatment of slaves, laws that would have stood out in stark contrast to the treatment many of the Israelites had experienced. There were laws dealing with violent crimes, laws related to property, laws for everyday living, and principles for establishing courts to implement these laws and to administer justice (see Exodus chapters 21 to 23).
Prominent among these laws was concern for fellow citizens in this new society, as well as concern for the outsiders and those most vulnerable. These people were not to be exploited; they were even given rights to access food in ways that would respect their dignity, such as gleaning leftover crops from the harvested fields. Such treatment for “outsiders” and foreigners was not common in the ancient world. Even today some seem to forget the important moral principles found here regarding the treatment of others.
| What memory in your experience makes you more compassionate and concerned about the suffering or injustice of others? |
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