This week in ANN: The love of mission is at the core of youth ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, leading youth worldwide to serve and reach their communities through different global and regional initiatives. Through Pathfinder Clubs, One Year in Mission (OYiM), Project Caleb, Global Youth Day (GYD), Voice of Youth (VOY), and different Campus Ministries, large numbers of young people have been baptized and needs met through service projects. Together they are reaching the world to bring more souls to a saving relationship with Jesus. The Digital Evangelism Initiative (DEI) Philippines team shares Jesus with the world through social media and online platforms. Called and gathered together from different fields of life with diverse expertise and experiences, the team has one mission: to help people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing and hope in Jesus. In Iceland, around 100 Master Guides, representing 20 countries in Europe and North America, gathered to participate in the Master Guide Centennial Celebration, Expedition and Training. With the theme ”Master Guide Camp Iceland ‘The Future Together,” the event gave the participants a unique opportunity to connect and exchange new ideas, skills, and expertise with the other youth leaders. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlUK6FQbT2k
Psalm 3, verses 5-8 #shorts
Eroine di fedeltà
Versetto introduttivo: Atti 5:29 Breve descrizione…. Meditazione a cura di:Ministeri femminili(Santa Abiusi) Registrato presso:Brai il …9/07/2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVdbRyFv-4
Sabbath: Seeing the Goldsmith’s Face
Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Matthew 5:16, 1 Corinthians 4:9, Ephesians 3:10, Job 23:1-10, Matthew 25:1-12, Daniel 12:1-10, Ephesians 4:11-16.
Memory Text: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV).
Amy Carmichael took a group of children to a traditional goldsmith in India. In the middle of a charcoal fire was a curved roof tile. On the tile was a mixture of salt, tamarind fruit, and brick dust. Embedded in this mixture was gold. As the fire devoured the mixture, the gold became purer. The goldsmith took the gold out with tongs and, if it were not pure enough, he replaced it in the fire with a new mixture. But each time the gold was replaced, the heat was increased. The group asked, “How do you know when the gold is purified?” He replied, “When I can see my face in it.” — Amy Carmichael, Learning of God (Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade, 1989), p. 50.
God is seeking to purify us, to refine us like gold, to transform us into His image. That’s an astonishing goal, and it seems even more astonishing that a Christlike character is developed in us only as we pass through life’s crucibles.
The Week at a Glance: What role does suffering have in the purifying process? How do we understand all this in the context of the great controversy?
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, July 23.
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Belief #19: The Law of God [What is It and How Significant is It to Us?] – Pastor Ted Wilson
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This week, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the law of God, the subject of the nineteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.
Our first fundamental belief states that “the Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration. The inspired authors spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to humanity the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the supreme, authoritative, and the infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the definitive revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God’s acts in history.”
In line with this, Psalm 119:105 (KJV) says, “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” It is upon God’s Word—the Bible—that all our fundamental beliefs are based.
Now, let’s focus on Fundamental Belief #19: The Law of God.
Remember Moses at Mount Sinai, receiving the Ten Commandments written by God’s own hand on two tables of stone? These commandments were so important that before writing them down, He spoke them to the Israelites, reminding them that He is the “Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage” (Exodus 20:2).
But God’s law existed long before it was written upon the tables of stone. It has existed since eternity.
In summary, the first four commandments describe how we show our love to God:
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You shall have no other gods before Me.
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You shall not make for yourself any idols.
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You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
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Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
On the other hand, the following six commandments describe how we show love to others:
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Honor your father and your mother.
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You shall not kill.
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You shall not commit adultery.
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You shall not steal.
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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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You shall not covet.