Vorrei ringraziare l’Otto per mille avventisti (https://www.facebook.com/ottopermilleavventisti?__cft__[0]=AZVN8WkvBVLQTyekxO4-iIz0fp6EaUXcJpTM-O-xQketNEf20T3ongJ-vLC7GHI2LVHt0xPmlI1TluZkvLAXsIibCJfX3jdrEncMbAbLnZNpxrguVwx0FhWJUandpq63L-6f2QZlfGmWEBfvaVZIriM1wXtRDnX5r4adfxG8rn3W8w&__tn__=-]K-R) che nel lontano 2015, sostenendo il progetto “professione fundraiser”, mi ha dato la possibilità di riprendere gli studi e poi in seguito di laurearmi Il progetto è stato ideato dalla Chiesa Cristiana Avventista del Settimo Giorno (https://www.facebook.com/avventista?__cft__[0]=AZVN8WkvBVLQTyekxO4-iIz0fp6EaUXcJpTM-O-xQketNEf20T3ongJ-vLC7GHI2LVHt0xPmlI1TluZkvLAXsIibCJfX3jdrEncMbAbLnZNpxrguVwx0FhWJUandpq63L-6f2QZlfGmWEBfvaVZIriM1wXtRDnX5r4adfxG8rn3W8w&__tn__=-]K-R) e realizzato in collaborazione con Catia Drocco (https://www.facebook.com/catiadrocco?__cft__[0]=AZVN8WkvBVLQTyekxO4-iIz0fp6EaUXcJpTM-O-xQketNEf20T3ongJ-vLC7GHI2LVHt0xPmlI1TluZkvLAXsIibCJfX3jdrEncMbAbLnZNpxrguVwx0FhWJUandpq63L-6f2QZlfGmWEBfvaVZIriM1wXtRDnX5r4adfxG8rn3W8w&__tn__=-]K-R) e il suo studio. Non credo che sarei riuscita a raggiungere un traguardo così importante senza tutto questo supporto. GRAZIE per avermi aiutato a realizzare un sogno e soprattutto grazie a Dio di essere il mio primo supporter. Questo è quanto ha scritto nel suo profilo Facebook Emiliana Vittorini, neolaureata in Scienza della Comunicazione presso l’Università Telematica Internazionale UniNettuno (https://www.facebook.com/uninettuno?__cft__[0]=AZVN8WkvBVLQTyekxO4-iIz0fp6EaUXcJpTM-O-xQketNEf20T3ongJ-vLC7GHI2LVHt0xPmlI1TluZkvLAXsIibCJfX3jdrEncMbAbLnZNpxrguVwx0FhWJUandpq63L-6f2QZlfGmWEBfvaVZIriM1wXtRDnX5r4adfxG8rn3W8w&__tn__=-]K-R) . Claudio Coppini e Roberto Vacca l’hanno intervistata nel corso della diretta RVS del 24 luglio 2024 La voce Non è mai troppo tardi (e il sostegno è importante) (https://hopemedia.it/non-e-mai-troppo-tardi-e-il-sostegno-e-importante/) è stata pubblicata per la prima volta su HopeMedia Italia (https://hopemedia.it) . Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFXiS0GVF5I
La filosofia degli scout e l’esortazione evangelica di Giorgio La Pira
Nel corso della diretta RVS del 10 aprile 2024, Claudio Coppini e Roberto Vacca intervistano Alessandro Martini, già responsabile di Caritas Toscana e assessore al Comune di Firenze. I temi affrontati: 18.000 scout a Verona per i 50 anni dell’Agesci; cosa chiederà Gesù al giudizio finale secondo Giorgio La Pira. La voce La filosofia degli scout e l’esortazione evangelica di Giorgio La Pira (https://hopemedia.it/la-filosofia-degli-scout-e-lesortazione-evangelica-di-giorgio-la-pira/) è stata pubblicata per la prima volta su HopeMedia Italia (https://hopemedia.it) . Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuNZGjd-qE0
Pastor and Previous Nevada-Utah Conference President, Larry Unterseher, Passes Away at Camp Meeting
24 July 2024 | Larry Unterseher, former president of the Nevada-Utah Conference (2008–2014) and current Small School Pastor of the Northern California Conference, passed away suddenly on July 22nd while attending the Redwood Area Camp Meeting. His passing was confirmed in a post on the Northern California Conference’s Facebook page and in an official statement […] Source: https://atoday.org/pastor-and-previous-nevada-utah-conference-president-larry-unterseher-passes-away-at-camp-meeting/
Is the Apocrypha Inspired? An Enlightening Letter from Ellen White’s Son
By Matthew J. Korpman | 24 July 2024 | When Denis Fortin of Andrews University wrote the encyclopedia entry on Ellen White’s use of the Apocrypha in 2013, he noted what was the central issue involved in the discussion: “whether she considered the Apocrypha to be inspired Scripture.” He notes that “eight references to the […] Source: https://atoday.org/is-the-apocrypha-inspired-an-enlightening-letter-from-ellen-whites-son/
Thursday: Parables of Growing Seed
Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of July 2024
Read Mark 4:26-29. What is the primary focus of this parable?
Most of the Gospel of Mark has parallels in either Matthew or Luke or both. But that is not the case with this parable. It is unique to Mark. The focus of this brief parable is the growing process. Jesus indicates that this is how the kingdom of God works. Humans have a part to play, but the real growth is the work of God. It is not an endless process. The story comes to an abrupt end with the maturation of the grain. Just so, the return of Christ a second time will suddenly bring an end to our world’s history.
Read Mark 4:30-32. What is the important stress of the parable of the mustard seed?
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This parable stresses how something very tiny grows into something remarkably large. Mustard seeds measure typically one to two millimeters in diameter (.039 to .079 inches). The plant described here is probably the black mustard (Brassica nigra), which has tiny seeds (more than 700 seeds in one gram). While not the smallest seeds in the world, they are quite small, especially in comparison to the plant they produce, which can grow as large as three meters (ten feet) tall. Jesus notes that birds even nest in the branches of the mustard plant. This last reference is an allusion to Psalms 104:12, with an allusion to Daniel 4:10-12, as well. Psalms 104:1-35 speaks of God’s power in creating the world, and Daniel 4:1-37 represents Nebuchadnezzar as a great tree under which all the world finds shade and food.
The point Jesus makes is that the kingdom of God, which began very small, will become large and impressive. People in Jesus’ day may have looked down on the dusty itinerant preacher from Galilee with His band of disciples, but time has shown that His kingdom of grace continues to expand throughout the world.
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“ ‘And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come’ ” (Matthew 24:14, NKJV). Consider what the “church” was like when Jesus made that prediction. Why is this such a remarkable and faith-affirming prediction? |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/24c-04-parables-of-growing-seed/
