Musicians from the East London School of Music (ELSOM) will feature in a BBC Songs of Praise episode. The BBC crew were inspired by the documentary, Organ Stops – Saving The King of Instruments, which aired on 24 December 2022 and includes the organ installed at the Clapton Seventh-day Adventist church in East London. “I was surprised but absolutely thrilled and excited to have the BBC Songs of Praise producers contact me to visit our school,” said Fiona Pacquette, ELSOM Manager. She continued:…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-09-21/east-london-school-of-music-to-feature-in-bbc-songs-of-praise/
ATSS: Raj Attiken, “Is Converting the World an Impossible Mission?”
20 September 2023 | Raj Attiken When the church of my childhood years organized a Pathfinder Club, I became one of its early members. Our club meetings typically began with the recital of the Pathfinder Aim, Motto, Pledge, and Law. None of us questioned how doable the Aim was: “The Advent Message to all the […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-raj-attiken-is-converting-the-world-an-impossible-mission/
UVO Films 2023 Elevates Faith-Based Filmmaking in East Venezuela
20 September 2023 | The East Venezuela Union Mission celebrated its annual film festival, UVO Films 2023, for the second year in a row on August 26 at the Casa del Artista in Caracas, according to a recent article in the Adventist Review. The event, attended by over 400 people, showcased 17 films from 14 […] Source: https://atoday.org/uvo-films-2023-elevates-faith-based-filmmaking-in-east-venezuela/
Thursday: Practicing Battlefield Prayer
In concluding his battle exhortation, Paul urges believers as soldiers to participate in crucial, continuing prayer “for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18, NKJV) and for himself as imprisoned ambassador (Ephesians 6:19-20). This call to prayer can be seen as an extension of the military imagery, since calling out to God (or to the gods) in prayer was a common practice on the ancient battlefield. To cite a biblical example: following the battle exhortation of Jahaziel, Jehoshaphat leads “all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem” in falling down “before the LORD, worshiping the LORD” (2 Chronicles 20:18, ESV). While prayer is not a seventh piece of armor, it is an integral part of Paul’s battle exhortation and military metaphor.
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In the first of two prayer requests, Paul asks the addressees to participate in fervent, urgent, and perseverant prayer “for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18, NKJV). If the church is to be successful in its battle against the powers of evil, it will need to practice dependence on God through Spirit-inspired prayer.
Paul’s second prayer request is for himself: “and also for me” (Ephesians 6:19, ESV). He asks for prayer that God might grant him the right message (“that words may be given to me”), at the right time (“in opening my mouth”), delivered in the right way (“boldly to proclaim”), and addressing a most important theme, “the mystery of the gospel” (Ephesians 6:19, ESV). This last phrase refers to what we might call the “open secret” of God’s intervention in Christ to redeem Gentiles along with Jews (see Ephesians 3:1-13), creating “one new humanity” (Ephesians 2:15, NIV; see also Ephesians 2:11-22) as a signal of the overarching plan “to unite all things” in Christ (Ephesians 1:10, ESV).
Review the following “calls to prayer” in the New Testament. Which one inspires you most? Why? Luke 18:1-8, Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
Why are believers so often urged to participate in earnest, persevering prayer? Paul’s military metaphor suggests two answers: (1) the threat of spiritual battle against an array of supernatural enemies is dire and real; (2) God’s promises of spiritual strength and victory are illustrated through Paul’s military imagery (Ephesians 6:10-17). Earnest, persevering prayer provides opportunity for us to listen carefully to these promises, to celebrate them, and to thank God for the resources of His grace.
Amen!
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Тётя, прошло уже 175 лет, – почему Иисус не вернулся?
25 октября 2019 | Мой прадед был садовником у Елены Уайт. Большую часть своей жизни он провел, веря, что Второе Пришествие уже очень близко. Как и его дочь, моя бабушка. Потом её дочь, моя мама, даже в пожилом возрасте, уже с деменцией, беспокоилась о скором возвращении Иисуса. Теперь у меня есть внуки, которые учатся тому […] Source: https://atoday.org/%d1%82%d1%91%d1%82%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%88%d0%bb%d0%be-%d1%83%d0%b6%d0%b5-175-%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bf%d0%be%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%83-%d0%b8%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%83%d1%81-%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%b2/
