Dear Parents: Are you exhausting trying to work, help your kids with school, and deal with your own anxiety and fear? Are you struggling to find the right words to talk to your kids about some of the fear they may have? Today we talk to Silvia Dantas, Dr. Chad Lennon, and Collett Smart about talking to our kids about COVID-19. Don’t forget, if you have questions– let us know in the comments and we’ll make sure we ask our experts. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-fYgW91aA

What are some of your own presuppositions regarding the world? In what ways can you surrender all of them to the Word of God so that the Word itself can reshape your ideas to be more in harmony with the reality that the Bible teaches? Reading the Bible includes explaining the Bible. How do we do that? What rules do we use? How do we explain the different styles of writing in the Bible? Are we reading a picture story? Are we reading a dream filled with word pictures that show us the future? Or are we reading a story that tells us about history? The answers to these questions also are part of explaining what the Bible says. At times, some people use the Bible to tell them what to do. They simply open the Bible anywhere and pick a verse on the page that they hope will give them good advice. But this plan can lead people to very strange and wrong ideas. Here is an example: a husband leaves his wife for another woman. The wife opens the Bible to Genesis and reads: “ ‘I will make you and the woman hate each other’ ” (Genesis 3:15, NIV). After the wife reads this verse, she feels happy. She believes the Bible is telling her that her husband’s feelings for this other woman will not last! For sure, we need to understand what a verse says and means. If we do not, then the verse can become an excuse for us to do whatever we want. So, it is very important for us to read the Bible carefully. We must be careful to explain the Bible correctly too. Sabbath School Lesson 6: https://bit.ly/3ddBntF Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMYYiS_-A1g

Pride is the first sin. Where does the Bible say that pride started? In the heart of Lucifer. Lucifer is an angel. He lived in the courts of heaven. But then his heart was filled with pride. So, God tells Lucifer what will happen to him: “ ‘Your beauty made you proud. Your glory [praise and honor] ruined [destroyed] your wisdom. So I [will throw] you down to the ground, and now other kings stare at you’ ” (Ezekiel 28:17, ERV). Pride causes Lucifer to sin. Then God throws Lucifer out of heaven. Now Lucifer, or Satan, causes pride in men. He turns them against God. In this way, Lucifer destroys humans. We are all sinners. We depend on God for life itself. All our gifts come from God. So do all the good things we do with God’s gifts. That is why we should not let our hearts become full of pride. We should not brag about anything we do. It takes a long time for Nebuchadnezzar to understand this truth. You will remember that he sees the 4th man in the hot oven. That 4th man is Jesus. But does that change Nebuchadnezzar? No! So, God removes his kingdom. God makes the king live with animals. Then the king finally changes. Sabbath School Lesson 5: https://bit.ly/2yaQR2O Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCCYSTS5-s

Every week Elder Wilson delivers a special biblical message to every Seventh-day Adventist in the world. This week the message appeals to all of us to continue proclaiming the 3 angels' messages through this crisis. Elder Wilson also reminds us of the power of prayer during a crisis. Please respond to this message in the comments. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1uuss3tNIc

Since March 2020 we have been in lockdown. Without the essential workers who bravely continue to get their job done, our life would be miserable. In this video, on behalf of ALL Seventh-day Adventists around the world, we want to thank every essential worker. If you are one of them, THANK YOU. Thank you, bakers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, technologists, farmers, delivery drivers, journalists, therapists, and all others.
#youAreNotAlone Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cvtgX_gBbI