Explore Jesus' teachings on the sincerity and privacy of prayer, contrasting His guidance with the public displays of the Pharisees. Pastor Ted Wilson emphasizes the importance of personal communion with God, advocating for a genuine and intimate prayer experience. This underscores the necessity of prayer for those who wish to follow Jesus, promoting a deeper, personal connection with the divine through spiritual practices. #Shorts #YouTubeShorts To watch the full video from Pastor Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, paste this link into your browser:
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Adventist History: First Adventist Missionaries to Indonesia
This week in Adventist history, we revisit the story of Ralph and Carrie Munson, the first Adventist missionaries to Indonesia, embarking on January 1, 1900. Ralph Munson was born on July 6, 1860, in the US state of Ohio. His wife, Carrie Gasser, was born on March 7, 1863, in Toledo, Ohio. Married on September 30, 1886, they had 5 children. Initially serving as Methodist missionaries in India and Burma, declining health led them to return to the United States in 1896. Ashlee Chism delves into this story on This Week in Adventist History. Visit https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/ for more Adventist stories and events. Established in 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who help people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. To learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church, visit https://www.adventist.org/. Subscribe to this channel and click the notification bell so you’ll never miss a new video. Follow us on these social media platforms:
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Wednesday: Introducing a New God
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 6th of December 2023
Now that Paul had the attention of the thinkers in Athens, he turned his audience to the God of heaven.
Read Acts 17:24-27. What approach was Paul taking here in an attempt to reach these people?
For a people who cared enough about spiritual things to build an altar to an unknown god, Paul’s words were intriguing: a Creator God who does not live in a temple needs nothing from humans, but instead supplies human needs. For a culture steeped in Greek mythology—in which the gods were unpredictable, self-centered, and cruel—the idea of a God like the one Paul described was a wonderfully intriguing thought. And the men of the Areopagus took their first baby steps toward a God of love.
The fact is that this God, whom they did not know, could be known! Indeed, He wants to be known, as well.
Paul probably spoke longer at the Areopagus than just the few words Luke shared in this story. It seems reasonable for the sake of space that Luke just summarized Paul’s speech. If that is true, then each of the concepts we have read so far Paul probably fleshed out in more detail. Then we break down Paul’s speech into concepts:
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Paul first complimented their current spiritual awareness and sincerity.
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Next he showed that he had studied their belief and that he found some things that he respected from what he had learned.
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He then told them about one particular thing that he had discovered in his study of their religion that they admitted they did not understand.
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After that, he shared the aspect of God that he knew they desperately needed, which is the fact that God exists and that He loves them and is not far away.
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Finally, at the end of his speech, Paul moved to warning them of what it means to reject the knowledge of this God they did not yet know.
Paul took them as far as he could, based on what he knew about what they believed. If he could get them that far, he was making good progress.
Notice Paul’s appeal to the created world and to God as the Creator (see also Romans 1:18-25). Why is this such a good approach to take, at least as a start, with most people? What is it about the created world that points so powerfully to God?
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SATIRE: Doug Batchelor Launches “Santa Isn’t Real” Tour of Adventist Kindergartens
Adventist kindergarteners around the country have never been more enraged. The source of their anger appears to be famed Adventist evangelist Doug Batchelor who has launched a whirlwind “Santa isn’t real” tour of schools and churches this December. Batchelor has pledged to eradicate any belief in Santa Claus from the minds of young Adventist kids. […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-doug-batchelor-launches-santa-isnt-real-tour-of-adventist-kindergartens/
God First Your Daily Prayer Meeting #482
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=qTauKP5FOA4
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