Join G. Alexander Bryant, Kyoshin Ahn, Judy Glass, as they lead the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America in a season of prayer for the continued outpouring of the Holy Spirit, for the Pentecost 2025 Proclamation Initiative. Here testimonies and stories of God's grace. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRew4KOyvO0
Grace vs. Works: A Plea Against Keeping Them in Balance
3 April 2025 | Not long ago someone told me that shortly after she had become a Seventh-day Adventist, she decided to start using her maiden name again rather than the name of her husband. She had learned about the investigative judgment and was told that everything we do is meticulously recorded in God’s books. […] Source: https://atoday.org/grace-vs-works-a-plea-against-keeping-them-in-balance/
News from Australia, Loma Linda, Malaysia, and the North American Division
3 April 2025 | Australia “The North New South Wales Conference (NNSW) Health department promoted its first FoodSAVE Facilitator Training at Gosford Seventh-day Adventist Church on March 16, equipping local Health Ministry leaders to help communities make nutritious food choices on a budget.” Read the full article here. Loma Linda Amy Young, chief of forensic […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-from-australia-loma-linda-malaysia-and-the-north-american-division/
Lettre aux comités d’église de par le monde: existe-t-il une meilleure façon d’être une église?
par Linda McCabe | 3 avril 2025 | Il était une fois une église. (Je ne donnerai ni le nom ni le lieu, mais l’histoire est vraie. En fait, elle ressemble suffisamment à beaucoup d’autres histoires à travers le pays pour que vous ayez peu de chance de l’identifier.) Un jour, entre quarante et cinquante […] Source: https://atoday.org/lettre-aux-comites-deglise-de-par-le-monde-existe-t-il-une-meilleure-facon-detre-une-eglise/
Inside Story: “I Want That Book!”
Inside Story for Friday 4th of April 2025
By Laurie Denski-Snyman
Tim was a new missionary, and he was scared. He was selling Christian books on a predominantly non-Christian island in Southeast Asia, and he didn’t want any trouble.
As he made his way down a street, Tim prayed and nervously stepped into the store of a seamstress. Ahead of him, he saw four people waiting in line. The minutes seemed to drag by.
The wait was taking longer than Tim had expected. He was tempted to leave, but something stopped him. He noticed that the seamstress kept glancing over in his direction with an odd expression on her face. From time to time, she even moved over to one side of the counter, close to the wall, so she could peer around the other customers and get a better look at his face.
Finally, the last customer left the store, and it was Tim’s turn in line. But before he could say a word, the seamstress pointed to the books sticking out of his bag.
“I want that book!” she exclaimed. “I want that book, and I want that book!”
“What?” Tim said. “How do you even know that I have books for sale?”
“I had a dream,” the seamstress said. “In the dream, I saw a young man who looked just like you. He had books with him that I needed to read, and one of those books was called The Great Controversy. So, I knew that you were going to come. I knew that I had to purchase The Great Controversy. Do you have that book?”
Tim’s fears about having trouble as a missionary instantly disappeared. He grew excited about selling books. He realized the truth of Deuteronomy 31:8, which says, “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed” (NKJV). He knew that God was going ahead of him, paving the way for him to share the good news about Jesus and His soon coming.
Pray for Tim and other missionaries seeking to reach unreached people groups in the Southern Asia-Pacific Division, where this story took place. Thank you for your Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this quarter that will help spread the gospel in the Southern Asia-Pacific Division.
This Inside Story illustrates the following objectives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s “I Will Go” strategic plan: Mission Objective No. 1, “To revive the concept of worldwide mission and sacrifice for mission as a way of life involving not only pastors but every church member, young and old, in the joy of witnessing for Christ and making disciples,” and Mission Objective No. 2, “To strengthen and diversify Adventist outreach in large cities, across the 10/40 Window, among unreached and under-reached people groups, and to non-Christian religions.” For more information, go to the website: IWillGo.org.

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25b-01-inside-story-i-want-that-book/
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