Recently, our world has been tremendously impacted by many natural disasters. Our church family in southern Nigeria has been affected by heavy rainfall, causing widespread flooding. An estimated 25 thousand Adventists have been displaced from their homes. Many churches of the Rivers West Conference have been submerged. Conference leaders ask the World Church to pray for the region and those affected during these critical times. Learn more on ANN Weekly and find other Adventist news stories on our website, adventist.news. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMNMv8nb7E
Ingredients For Faith
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To make a great cake, it takes time, effort, and great ingredients. Likewise, to build our faith, we need a solid foundation. This week we'll be looking at…Source: https://vimeo.com/765479717
2022 NAD Year-end Meeting – morning session, Sunday, Oct. 30
This is day four of the 2022 North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Year-end Meeting. Please join us in watching worship and the first business session on Oct. 30, 2022. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDHWy3y_p9E
Angelia 1 – Quello che nessuno può portarti via quello – che ti rende libero
Angelia 1 – Quello che nessuno può portarti via quello – che ti rende libero Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0N7dxLWhY
Monday: A Preface to the Cross
What were the reactions of the disciples to Jesus’ predictions of His own sufferings and death, and what should their reactions teach us about the dangers of misunderstanding Scripture?
Matthew 17:22-23;Â Mark 9:30-32;Â Luke 9:44-45,Â
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Jesus was born to die, and He lived to die. Every step that He took brought Him closer to His great atoning sacrifice on the cross of Calvary. Fully conscious of His mission, He did not allow anyone or anything to distract Him from it. In reality, “His whole life was a preface to His death on the cross.” — Ellen G. White, Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 382.
In the last year of His earthly ministry, Jesus spoke more and more explicitly to His disciples about His forthcoming death. But they seemed unable and unwilling to accept the reality of His statements. Filled with false notions about the role of the Messiah, the last thing that they had expected was for Him, Jesus, especially as the Messiah, to die. In short, their false theology led them into needless pain and suffering.
Already to Nicodemus, Jesus had declared, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:14-15, , NKJV). While in Caesarea Philippi, Jesus told His disciples that He had to “go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day” (Matthew 16:21, NKJV). Passing privately through Galilee (Mark 9:30-32) and during His final journey to Jerusalem (Luke 18:31-34), Jesus spoke again to His disciples about His death and resurrection. Because it was not what they wanted to hear, they didn’t listen. How easy it is for us to do the same.
| People, especially God’s chosen people, had false concepts regarding the first coming of the Messiah. What are some of the false concepts out there today regarding the second coming of Jesus? |
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