Dear Aunt Sevvy, My wife and I just moved from southern California to a small city in the Midwestern plains—a work transfer. We’re very Adventist. So we went to church (the only church for an hour in any direction). Almost everyone was old. The Sabbath School class plodded through the lesson, though with criticism of […] Source: https://atoday.org/our-discouraging-small-church/
The Ten: Bible verses for World Refugee Sabbath
1. Romans 15:7* Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
2. Zechariah 7:9,10 This is what the Lord Almighty said: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”
3. Job 31:32 But no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler.
4. Luke 10:36,37 [Jesus asked,] “Which of these…
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World Refugee Day Sabbath
We would rejoice if there were NO World Refugee Sabbath – because there were NO refugees. Sadly that is not the case, so for the fourth year running, the Trans-European Division, in partnership with the Inter-European Division and ADRA Europe, is highlighting the needs of refugees and migrants in Europe. Our focus this year is Hospitality, based on the words of Hebrews 12:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers…”
Watch our documentary film that brings you fascinating reports from…
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Sabbath: What Have They Seen in Your House?
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Read for This Week’s Study: Isaiah 38:1-39:8; 1 Cor. 7:12-15; 1 Pet. 3:1-2; Heb. 6:12; Hebrews 13:7; 3 John 11; Isa. 58:6-7, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 58:12.
Memory Text: “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9, NKJV).
Perhaps we have reached a stage whe n, thanks be to the Lord, our lives are (at least for now) going well: family is fine, work is fine, health and finances are, too. Or maybe not? Maybe your home, for now, is in pain, turmoil? Either way, when someone comes to visit your home, like emissaries from Babylon who visited King Hezekiah, what answer could be given to the question that the prophet Isaiah later asked the king: “What have they seen in your house?” (Isa. 39:4, NKJV).
What have people seen in your house? What have heavenly angels seen? What kind of spirit permeates our residences? Can one “smell” the scent of prayer? Is there kindness, generosity, love, or tension, anger, resentfulness, bitterness, and discord? Will someone who’s there walk away thinking Jesus is in this home?
These are important questions for all of us to ask ourselves regarding the kind of home that we have created. This week we will look at some of the issues that can make for a wonderful home life, despite the inevitable tensions and struggles that homes today face.
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, June 22.
Amen!
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Scientism and Other Grand Narratives
by David Geelan | 14 June 2019 | Science and its colleague technology have done much, throughout human history, to expand our understanding and control of the world around us and to enable us to enhance our lives. This is true for both high and low technology. I’m writing this on a computer much more […] Source: https://atoday.org/scientism-and-other-grand-narratives/
