When I was five years old, I came down with the measles and was stuck indoors. My dad was outside working with the horses, and I wanted to see and hear what was going on, but the windows were closed. So I went and got a hammer and broke the window! I got off easy that time, playing the sick card, but I’ve often thought about that incident and how God knows who we are. He knows our strengths and our weaknesses—and He can use them for His glory if we commit our lives to Him. He has even used my tenacity through the years! I have the privilege of working with an amazing group of people at Adventist World Radio, and God is using this ministry in ways we never dreamed possible. One of those people is Pastor Wisam Ali, the director of our radio station and center of influence in Nazareth, Israel. His life has been a life of faith, and I often enjoy sharing what God is doing through his work in the Middle East. Here is a video where I share the latest miracle that took place when Wisam ventured into Jordan for a very special mission. It touched my heart, and you’ll be reading the full story in this month’s upcoming newsletter. I don’t break windows anymore, but I now enjoy seeing and hearing what my Heavenly Father is doing around the world—and I especially love it when He uses Adventist World Radio to do it! Yours in the Blessed Hope, Duane McKey
President Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=920_Mbrg2Ww
News Briefs for February 1, 2024
1 February 2024 | WAU Honors College Takes Students to The Hague International Model UN Conference “The Washington Adventist University (WAU) Honors College will lead a delegation of 18 high school students to The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) conference in The Hague, Netherlands. The students are all from Columbia Union academies and will […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-february-1-2024/
Who’s Protecting Adventists from Misinformation? Part 1: Psychological Quackery
by Loren Seibold | 1 February 2024 | Recently J. Alan Nash, a pastoral colleague from my early days in the Dakota Conference, passed away. When a friend told me about Alan’s death, I remember a story that I’d edited for Alan back in 2018. It was about how in the 1990s Alan’s daughter had […] Source: https://atoday.org/whos-protecting-adventists-from-misinformation-part-1-psychological-quackery/
AWR360° An Awakening in Europe Ep.2
AWR360° An Awakening in Europe Ep.2
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5: Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: The Psalms are uttered in an imperfect world; one of sin, evil, suffering, and death. The Psalmists are at times perplexed by the apparent absence of God.
February 3, 2024
1. Have a volunteer read Psalm 41:1-4, Psalm 88:3-12.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- What experiences do these texts describe? What can you relate to in what is said?
- Personal Application: Does focusing on the suffering Jesus endured on the cross help us keep faith amid times of suffering and trial?” Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What tensions have you faced in evil and how have you dealt with them? How do you maintain your faith in the face of evil?” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Psalm 42:1-3, 63:1, 68:1-3, 102:1-7.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What causes great pain to the Psalmist?
- Personal Application: How do you respond to times when God does seem silent? What sustains you in times of trouble? Share your thoughts
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “What answers can we find when our faith in God is tested by trials or by people whose sufferings cause them to question the goodness of God?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Psalm 77.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What experience is the author going through?
- Personal Application: Has the Lord worked in your life in the past? How can that truth help you deal with present trials? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How come there is so much evil in this world if it is created and sustained by an all-powerful God of love?” How would you respond to your relative?
4. Have a volunteer read Psalm 37:1,8; 49:5-7; 94:3-7.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What struggles does the Psalmist face?
- Personal Application: Does the knowledge of God’s judgment upon the world and all its evil give you comfort when so much evil now goes unpunished? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
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