by Stephen Ferguson | 8 October 2021 | A little over a year ago, my beloved Siamese cat named Inca tragically passed away. He was hit by a bus. Inca was the first blue-eyed “baby” my wife Amy and I had. Later, Inca would become the sibling and playmate of our son, William, soon followed […] Source: https://atoday.org/will-my-pet-cat-go-to-heaven/
Pastor Kimberly Bulgin: First Female Pastor To Be Ordained In Mid-America Union
8 October 2021 | Pastor Kimberly Bulgin, senior pastor of Wichita, Kansas-based New Beginnings Church, will be the first female pastor to be ordained in the Mid-America Union. Bulgin will be ordained along with fellow pastor Brian Irby on October 23 at the G. Alexander Bryant Youth Center in Kansas City. The service starts at […] Source: https://atoday.org/pastor-kimberly-bulgin-first-female-pastor-to-be-ordained-in-mid-america-union/
Sabbath: The Everlasting Covenant
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Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 12:1-3, Romans 4:1-5, Exodus 2:24, Deuteronomy 5:1-21, Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Deuteronomy 8:5, Matthew 28:10.
Memory Text: “And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you” (Genesis 17:7).
“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people” (Revelation 14:6). Notice, “the everlasting gospel,” everlasting as in always existing, as in having always been there, as in having been promised to us in Christ Jesus “before time began” (Titus 1:2).
Hence, it’s no wonder that the Bible talks at other times about the “everlasting covenant” (Genesis 17:7, Isaiah 24:5, Ezekiel 16:60, Hebrews 13:20), because the essence of the gospel is covenant, and the essence of the covenant is the gospel: God out of His saving grace and love offers you a salvation that you do not deserve and cannot possibly earn; and you, in response, love Him back “with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30), a love that is made manifest by obedience to His law: “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1 John 5:3).
This week we will look at the idea of the covenant as expressed in the book of Deuteronomy, where the covenant and all that it entails is made manifest.
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, October 16.
Amen!
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ADVENTIST NEWS NETWORK | October 8, 2021
This week on ANN…
the Adventist Development and Relief Agency provides aid to Haitian migrants.
In Honduras, a devastating fire on the Island of Guanaja impacts the Adventist school and destroys church members’ homes.
In Zambia, a couple with a combined age of 207 years gets baptized!
Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/adventist-news-network-october-8-2021/
October 2021 President’s Video: “Seeing the World as God Sees It”
One day many years ago, while missionaries in the Congo, we were on our way to the airport when we passed by the body of a woman lying on the street. Our driver explained she had been struck and killed by a car. Later that day, on our way back, we came upon her body again! It was still there, now covered in flies while people walked by. Many years have passed, but I never forgot the sight. If we could see this world as God sees it, the grief and suffering that sin has caused would stagger our mind. It is no wonder then that Jesus said there is such great joy in Heaven when a single soul is saved—because it makes Heaven’s sacrifice worthwhile! God wants us to share in that joy—to work with Him in the saving of souls for the Kingdom of Heaven. That’s what AWR is all about. Nothing goes unnoticed by God—not the forgotten woman on the street, nor the tiny sparrow; not a single tear shed, and not any sacrifice made for the souls for whom Jesus died. That’s why there is no greater joy than leading others to Jesus—and I love when God uses AWR to do it! —Duane McKey, President MB01HFPDRJGTONF Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2F2L0dcnoA
