Justice At The Table | Pre-launch Live
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ADRA Canada is launching a major fundraising Campaign on October 15 to support our hunger response in 13 of the hardest hit countries. In this Pre-launch broadcast, learn the different ways you can become involved and partner with ADRA this fall as we seek to bring "Justice to the Table". Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hmp7VcUk0E
Southwestern Adventist University’s President Affiliates With Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success Network
Southwestern Adventist University has chosen to be part of the Presidents for Latino Student Success network Excelencia in Education is the nation’s premier authority in efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education. This national network is comprised of college and university presidents and chancellors who commit to making their institutions learning environments where Latino […] Source: https://atoday.org/southwestern-adventist-universitys-president-affiliates-with-excelencia-in-educations-presidents-for-latino-student-success-network/
Sabbath: Rebellion in a Perfect Universe
Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16; 1 John 4:7-16; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-15; Revelation 1:1-202.
Memory Text: “How you have fallen from heaven, you star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who defeated the nations!” (Isaiah 14:12, NASB).
Many thinkers have tried to explain the origin of evil. Some suggest that evil always has existed because, in their view, good can be appreciated only in contrast to evil. Others believe that the world was created perfect but, somehow, evil emerged. For example, in Greek mythology, evil started when the curious Pandora opened a sealed box out of which flew all the evils of the world (this myth, however, does not explain the origin of the evils supposedly hidden in that box).
By contrast, the Bible teaches that our loving God is all-powerful (1 Chronicles 29:10-11) and perfect (Matthew 5:48). All that He does must likewise be perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4), which includes how He created our world. How, then, could evil and sin appear in a perfect world? According to 3, the fall of Adam and Eve brought sin, evil, and death here.
But that answer raises another issue. Even before the Fall, evil already had existed, manifested by the “serpent,” who deceived Eve (Genesis 3:1-5). Hence, we need to go back, even before the Fall, in order to find the source and origins of the evil that so dominates our present existence and that at times can make it pretty miserable.
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, October 1.
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Introduction: On Death, Dying, and the Future Hope
On Death and Dying: Our Future Hope
God created human beings to enjoy eternity in a loving relationship with Him and His creation. But this relationship was distorted by the mysterious appearance of sin within the heavenly courts (Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 28:12-19, Revelation 12:7-12) and the subsequent fall of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-19, Romans 5:12). Tragically, death engulfed not only the human race but all life, as well. Expressions of death can be seen today in the leaves that fall from the trees, the flowers that fade in our vases, our innocent pets who die in agony, and our beloved ones who are taken from us so brutally. Our world is full of suffering and unwiped tears.
Longing for a better world, people have painted for themselves many “paradises” in which they would like to live. For example, in 1933 English novelist James Hilton released his book, Lost Horizon, which a few years later was turned into a film under the same title. The film captures the plight of an airplane that runs out of fuel, eventually crashing into the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains. The pilot dies in the crash, but the few who survive are pulled from the wreckage and escorted by a group of Tibetans to the paradisiac valley of Shangri-La. Isolated from the outside world, the inhabitants grow in love and wisdom, living an almost immortal life of enduring harmony and joy.
Of course, it’s only fiction.
As mortal human beings, we need assurance in the present and hope for the future. As well-stated by the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner, “What oxygen is for the lungs, such is hope for the meaning of human life. Take oxygen away and death occurs through suffocation, take hope away and humanity is constricted through lack of breath; despair supervenes, spelling the paralysis of intellectual and spiritual powers by a feeling of the senselessness and purposelessness of existence. As the fate of the human organism is dependent on the supply of oxygen, so the fate of humanity is dependent on its supply of hope.” — Emil Brunner, Eternal Hope (London: Lutterworth Press, 1954), p. 7. Indeed, the biblical hope sustains us during the existential crises we face in our journey toward eternity.
In contrast to the fictional Shangri-La of the Lost Horizon, our hope of eternal life does “not follow cunningly devised fables” (2 Peter 1:16, NKJV). It is based on God’s trustworthy promise of a perfect world with no more tears, pain, or death (Revelation 21:1-5). This precious promise inspired the apostolic church and was held, and cherished, by many Christians throughout the centuries. Without ever losing its power, this same promise gives meaning and purpose to our present lives. It allows us to look with confidence into the future. It assures us that all our beloved ones who died in Christ will finally be raised from the dead to inherit eternal life.
The present Bible study guide deals with the subject of the great controversy between good and evil from the perspective of two major themes. One is the origin and ongoing existence of sin and death. The other theme is God’s enduring work to solve these problems and bring the world back to its original perfect condition. Special emphasis is given also to the mortal nature of human beings and how the resurrection is what leads to immortality. In reality, we should not fear death because Christ died for us and overcame the power of death. Actually, we are assured that He holds “the keys to death and to the place of the dead” (Revelation 1:18, NCV).
This quarter we will explore the painful subject of death, but through the lens of the hope offered us through Jesus.
Alberto R. Timm, PhD (Andrews University), is an associate director of the Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. and a member of the Biblical Research Institute Committee (BRICOM) and the Geoscience Research Institute Committee (GRICOM). Previously he served as president of the multi-campus Latin-American Adventist Theological Seminary (LATS).
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World Pathfinder Day: Scottish Mission Pathfinders make a huge impact in Dundee
The Dundee Seventh-day Adventist church was filled to the brim on 17 September as more than 250 people gathered to celebrate World Pathfinder Sabbath. At least 100 of these were Pathfinders from Scottish churches, immaculately dressed in their colourful uniform. They were all set for an eventful and ground-breaking day. This included a 2-mile procession through Dundee city streets to motivate the community to care for the environment. This procession was led by a corps of drummers who had…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-23/world-pathfinder-day-scottish-mission-pathfinders-make-a-huge-impact-in-dundee/
Matthew 22:37
Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’”
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Nursing at Avondale #1 again
A government-endorsed national survey of undergraduate students has again ranked the nursing course at Avondale as number one in Australia. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/09/23/nursing-at-avondale-1-again/
Adventist Polish and Ukrainian Refugees Meet for Summer Camp
Ukrainian and Polish Pathfinder leaders worked in collaboration to organize a summer camp with Adventist members from both countries. With open hearts, Polish Pathfinders opened up the camp to their n…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/adventist-polish-and-ukrainian-refugees-meet-for-summer-camp
Waldfriede Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary Two Years Late
The acute-care hospital Waldfriede, in Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany, celebrated its 100th anniversary in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony service could not take place until rec…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/waldfriede-celebrates-100-year-anniversary-two-years-late
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