L’Uicca ha un nuovo presidente ed un nuovo segretario. Portare sollievo a sempre più persone anziane. “Casa Mia” di Forlì inaugura una nuova sede. “Ci vediamo in Italia”. Si è chiuso con questo invito il congresso dei giovani avventisti in Finlandia. Ed altro ancora… guarda il video. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbv1fQ2du4
Socialight 62 – Nico Battaglia – Alla Tua Parola
🎙 In questa 62esima avremo ancora con noi Nico Battaglia. Lui ci racconterà la sua esperienza nel suo ministero e come sono nate le sue canzoni. Sarà una puntata incredibile piena di aneddoti interessanti su come Dio opera nella vita di ognuno di noi. ⏯ Non perderti questa puntata di SociaLight Podcast Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/socialight_…
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Thursday: Substitutes
As we saw yesterday, submission to God’s will can be undermined as we rely on our own strength. It also is possible to rely on other substitutes for God. When some people feel depressed, they go shopping for something to make them happy. When some feel inadequate, they pursue fame. When others have difficulties with their spouse, they look for someone else to give them intimacy and excitement.
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Many of the things we use can relieve the pressure, but they do not necessarily solve the problem nor teach us how to handle the situation better the next time. Only supernatural help from God can do that. The problem is that many times we depend on substitutes for God rather than on God Himself.
Here are three substitutes that we may use instead of God:
- Using human logic or past experience when we need fresh divine revelation.
- Blocking problems from our minds when we need divine solutions.
- Escaping reality and avoiding God when we need communion with God for divine power.
Zechariah helps us to focus on what really matters when we are tempted to use substitutes. After many years away, the exiles had finally returned from Babylon and immediately began to rebuild the temple. But there is an incredible amount of opposition to this (some background can be found in Ezra 4:1-6.22). So Zechariah came with this message of encouragement to Zerubbabel, who was leading the work.
Read this message in Zechariah chapter 4. What does God mean in Zechariah 4:6? How could the completion of a building project be affected by the Holy Spirit? What does this teach us about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the practical things that we do?
God did not prevent the opposition to the temple nor spare Zerubbabel from the stress of dealing with it. And God will not always protect us from opposition. But when opposition comes, God may use it as a crucible to teach us to depend on Him.
| When stress comes, what’s your first reaction? Food? Television? Prayer? Submission to God? What does your answer tell you about yourself and the things you need to learn or to change? |
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Leadership Jealousy: What Characteristics Make a True Leader? #ANNInDepth #cuts
What heart does an effective leader have? This #cut clip from the video, “How to be a Great Leader” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLPMzMcMsw, explains that many leaders may struggle at some point in their lives if they are surrounded by other effective leaders, leading to leadership jealousy. However, it is important to remember that a true and effective leader will embrace the gifts and abilities of others in order to achieve their common goals. Watch the video to learn about the qualities of a true leader and how you can become one. ———————————————————————————— The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an established denomination since 1863. It is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who promise to help people understand the Bible and find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. Want to learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Visit our website at: https://www.adventist.org/ Click the notification bell so that you never miss a new video! Find us on social media by following the links below:
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Could Atheists and Adventists Agree About the Afterlife?
by Stephen Ferguson | 06 September 2022 | While I am no scientist or philosopher, just an interested amateur, recently I have been thinking and engaging with atheists about their views of the afterlife, and how Adventists might share a lot in common. Hang on, you say: Atheists don’t believe in an afterlife! Don’t they? […] Source: https://atoday.org/could-atheists-and-adventists-agree-about-the-afterlife/
