Perla Cruz, age 45, is known by viewers of the series 23:59 Until the Last Minute, streaming on Feliz 7 Play, a Seventh-day Adventist Church broadcast platform. She plays the mother of the character B…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/actress-from-23-59-until-the-last-minute-series-commits-life-to-jesus-through-baptism-in-sao-paulo
Sabbath: Living Wisely
Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 5:1-20; 1 Corinthians 5:1-11; Revelation 16:1-16; Colossians 4:5; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29-35; Acts 16:25.
Memory Text: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15-17, ESV).
Not long ago a crystal jug was placed on auction in the United Kingdom. The auctioneers described it as a “nineteenth-century French, claret jug,” estimating its worth at US$200. Two perceptive bidders recognized the jug as an extremely rare, Islamic ewer. Its true, appraised worth? £5 million (about US$6.5 million). What allowed that bidder to walk away with such a bargain? The bidder knew something that the auctioneer did not: the true value of the jug.
In Ephesians 5:1-20, Paul contrasts what pagans and believers valued. Pagans valued a racy story (Ephesians 5:4-5), a drunken party (), and debauched sex (Ephesians 5:3, Ephesians 5:5-6) as the great treasures of life. Believers, though, know an ultimate day of appraisal is coming, when the true value of all things will become apparent (, Ephesians 5:6). Instead of placing their bid on partying and drunkenness, they treasure, among other things, “all that is good and right and true” (Ephesians 5:9, ESV) in Christ. Paul, thus, urges them to snap up the bargains found in Christ as they live (as we all do) on the threshold of eternity (Ephesians 5:15-17).
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 26.
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La Asociación del Potomac pública una declaración sobre Gaithersburg y Esteban Bohr
La Asociación de Potomac emitió la siguiente declaración en relación con la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día Hispana de Gaithersburg. (Puedes leer la historia sobre el conflicto de la iglesia con la Conferencia de Potomac y su pastor aquí). La Conferencia de Potomac refleja el talento, el compromiso y los recursos combinados de nuestras iglesias, […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-asociacion-del-potomac-publica-una-declaracion-sobre-gaithersburg-y-esteban-bohr/
God First Your Daily Prayer Meeting #559
Matthew 21:22 – "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Tag someone in need of prayer and kindly share your prayer requests here. https://bit.ly/3GdFXpR Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOs6RlXB9Bw
ADRA Continues Response in Myanmar and Bangladesh
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been on the ground in Myanmar and Bangladesh following the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha, which struck the region earlier this year on May 14. The s…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/adra-continues-response-in-myanmar-and-bangladesh