The AHSAA said Oakwood had agreed to follow the rules of the association and participate in all playoff games without petition or forfeit. Oakwood Academy knew that playoff games were usually held on a Friday or Saturday, and that a “specific discussion” was held on the matter, according to the AHSAA statement. AHSAA said it […] Source: https://atoday.org/alabama-athletic-association-disappointed-oakwood-adventist-academy-is-suing-them/
Venerdì 6 maggio 2022
Isaia 9:5-6 – "Poiché un bambino ci è nato, un figlio ci è stato dato, e il dominio riposerà sulle sue spalle; sarà chiamato Consigliere ammirabile, Dio potente, Padre eterno, Principe della pace, per dare incremento all'impero e una pace senza fine al trono di Davide e al suo regno, per stabilirlo fermamente e sostenerlo mediante il diritto e la giustizia, da ora e per sempre: questo farà lo zelo del SIGNORE degli eserciti." Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Fulvia Ruocco Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXDXfTg2RY
Ramadan, Easter & Warped Apocalyptic Exclusivism
by Admiral Ncube | 5 May 2022 | Recently I saw on the General Conference Youth Ministries Facebook page an announcement that on Sunday, May 1, 2022, our denomination would commemorate the global Ramadan prayer day, the keynote speaker being General Conference President Ted Wilson. This initiative was championed by the Global Center for Adventist-Muslim […] Source: https://atoday.org/ramadan-easter-warped-apocalyptic-exclusivism/
Fighting for Their Rights: Oakwood Adventist Academy Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Athletic Association
Lawsuit claims AHSAA showed religious discrimination against Oakwood Adventist Academy in refusing to accommodate its Seventh-day Adventist beliefs “for no reason other than bureaucratic intransigence.” Suit said the AHSAA prohibits scheduling games on Sundays due to the “religious practices of many Alabamians” and that “the prohibition on Sunday contests is a religious accommodation.” “AHSAA’s discriminatory […] Source: https://atoday.org/fighting-for-their-rights-oakwood-adventist-academy-files-religious-discrimination-lawsuit-against-athletic-association/
6: The Roots of Abraham – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: Abraham, suspended between a lost past and a future he can’t see, is reassured by God, and exemplifies faith. He is one of the most mentioned figure from the Old Testament.
May 7, 2022
1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 12:1-5.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- Why did God tell Abram to leave his country? How did he respond?
- Personal Application: What might be God calling you to leave behind? What part of your life might you have to abandon to heed the call of God? Share your thoughts..
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Abram was seventy five years old? Why did God call him to be the father of many nations? Wouldn’t it have been better to choose a younger, stronger person to lead out and have many children? Why did He choose an older man?’” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Genesis 12:10-20.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- Why did Abram leave the promised land to go to Egypt?
- Personal Application: What should this tell us about how easy it is to stray from the correct faith? Share your thoughts
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “Is it ever the right thing to do in some circumstances to not follow the commandments of God or to be disobedient to what we know we should do?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Genesis 13:7-12.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
- Why did Abraham give his younger nephew the choice of land when there was strife between them?
- Personal Application: What does this story teach us about the importance of character? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why should we be kind and generous to others, even when they are not that way toward us? Someone said kindness is weakness. Why should I be nice to someone who is not nice to me or others?” How would you respond to your relative?
4. Have a volunteer read Genesis 14:1-17..
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What is the significance about this war taking place just after the gift of the promised land? What does it tell us about Abram?
- Personal Application: What kind of influence do our actions have on others? What do our actions show about our faith? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
Amen!
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