Ancora pochi giorni per iscriversi al fine settimana di formazione per i responsabili di musica e liturgia delle chiese avventiste locali. L’appuntamento è dal 27 al 30 aprile a Sesto San Giovanni, vicino Milano. Oggi dedichiamo buona parte del nostro giornale all’incontro di primavera della Chiesa avventista mondiale, terminato da poco negli Stati Uniti. La missione, declinata in vari progetti e iniziative, è stata al centro dell’attenzione. Sono solo alcune delle notizie di oggi. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkF9t7EdNUk
Missioni dal mondo – 22 aprile 2023
Risposta alle preghiere a Tokyo – La missione nella Divisione InterEuropea. Missioni dal mondo 4° episodio – II trimestre 2023 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z728Pm2XlnQ
The Great Controversy Chapter 11: Protest of the Princes – Pastor Ted Wilson
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The Great Controversy Chapter 11: Protest of the Princes – Pastor Ted Wilson
– This week Pastor Ted Wilson discusses chapter eleven of The Great Controversy, “Protest of the Princes,” in which another national assembly, known as “The Diet of Spires” gave each person freedom in matters of religion in 1526. –
This peace did not last long, however, and three years later Reformers were forbidden to share their views even in their own homes. German emperor Charles V summoned a second assembly to convene in the city of Spires with the purpose of extinguishes the heresy for good.
A compromise was met, but at what cost?
To learn more about continued reform in Germany and how it relates to our present experience, read The Great Controversy by Ellen White at https://greatcontroversyproject.org/.
Inside Story: Praying for New Friends
Praying for New Friends
By Dmitry Bagal
Elena Bagal felt lonely in Kochel, Germany. Born in Siberia, she knew no one when they arrived, and her German was weak. As the days passed, she missed the life that she had enjoyed in Russia. One day, she cried out to the Lord for a new friend. “I really need a friend to spend time with,” she prayed.
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Little did she realize that she was not the only Russian-speaking mother praying for friends. Snezhana had moved to the town a year earlier amid difficult family circumstances. On the same day that Elena prayed for a friend, Snezhana cried out to God, “Lord, I have no more strength! How can I go on living? Help me to meet someone to share my difficulties with.”
Snezhana had two children, ages 7 and 9, but they rarely went to the children’s playground. On that day, however, they went to the playground.
Elena, who had just prayed for a friend, took her baby girl to the same playground. She greeted Snezhana in German, but soon she realized that they both spoke Russian. She couldn’t believe it! She thought that the mother and children were visiting tourists, but it turned out that they lived in the town and were looking for new friends. The families have become close friends. “God let me meet you so that I would have a friend,” Snezhana told Elena recently. Elena sends encouraging songs and uplifting sermons to Snezhana. She is praying that Snezhana will agree to Bible studies.
After the meeting, Elena kept praying for new friends. One day she met Natasha, a Russian speaker in need of encouragement. The women became friends, and today Elena regularly sends Bible promises to Natasha.
Elena kept praying for new friends. While shopping, she met Irina, another Russian speaker, and invited her home for a visit. The two woman now meet every other week. Sometimes, Elena gives Irina massages and, each time, she prays. The last time she gave a massage, Irina prayed for the first time. Elena has learned that Irina sometimes visited an Adventist church before moving to Kochel. “God’s ways are wonderful!” Elena said.
She prays that Irina will want to study the Bible together and that she can start a small group for Russian speakers in her home. In the meantime, she keeps praying for new friends. Do you pray for new friends?
Produced by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission. Find more mission stories at adventistmission[dot]org
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Friday: Further Thought ~ Fear God and Give Glory to Him
Further Thought:
Think about the amazing words of Paul in Hebrews 7:25, which, talking about Jesus as our High Priest, says that “He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him” (NKJV). Save to the uttermost. The Greek word for “uttermost” means “full, complete, total.” It is Jesus who saves us; our job is to surrender to Him, claiming His victory for us.
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Our trust must be in Him, not in ourselves.
“We can summarize the force of the expression ’fear God‘ in Revelation as God’s final call to humanity to choose Him as their glorious and majestic God, … who will be victorious over the forces of evil that oppose Him and His plan for the human race (cf. [Rev.] 14:9-11). This fear does not manifest itself, at least not for now (cf., [Rev.] 6:14-17), in terror and trembling, but in joyous and loving submission to God’s law and to His exclusive worship. No other power should be acknowledged as worthy of such devotion and loyalty. In fact, there are no other options, because what shows itself on the horizon of the cosmic conflict as possibilities are actions of demonic powers destined to extinction (Revelation 16:13-14; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 20:11-15). The fear of the Lord is therefore a positive divine invitation … to take God’s side in the cosmic conflict in order to stand before His most glorious presence, filled with joy in eternal fellowship with Him (Revelation 21:3-4; Revelation 22:3-5).” — Ángel Manuel Rodríguez, The Closing of the Cosmic Conflict: Role of the Three Angels’ Messages, unpublished manuscript, p. 27.
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