I grew up on a dairy farm in Oklahoma, and through the years heard many stories and learned some interesting facts about ranching. One is the timing for calving. Ranchers want their cows to give birth in the spring so the calves can grow and strengthen during the warm months. For that to happen, the bull must be isolated from the herd once the optimal breeding season is over. But it’s very difficult to pull the animal away from the herd, so some ranchers use an innovative approach. They tie the bull to a donkey, knowing the smaller animal will stubbornly insist on returning home—and will eventually wear down the bull! I thought of this recently during a trip to Oregon for our first-ever Adventist World Radio camp meeting. We’re a little like the donkey—setting our single-minded focus toward home. Through God’s grace and His strength, we move forward, “forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, we press on toward the goal to win the prize for what God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13, 14) Here is a short video where I share this example and some of the recent AWR highlights of what God is doing around the world. Jesus is coming soon! And we must keep pressing forward, compelling others to join us in this journey toward home. Once we’ve led others to Jesus, we’ll never be the same, because there’s no greater joy than seeing lives changed for the kingdom of heaven. Yours in the Blessed Hope, Duane McKey
President MB01JSI4KAKREQU Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyxToM9RGFU
Poco ortodoxo, resiliente y creativo: John Matteson, misionero pionero en Escandinavia
Kristiania, Noruega, julio de 1879 «La noche que estuvimos esperando, mi esposa y yo no pudimos acostarnos. Hacia las 12 bajamos al puerto para ver si habían llegado».[1] La pareja paseó de un lado a otro del muelle durante seis horas. «… y luego tuvimos el alegre reencuentro. Nos conmovió el corazón ver a nuestros […] Source: https://atoday.org/poco-ortodoxo-resiliente-y-creativo-john-matteson-misionero-pionero-en-escandinavia/
ATSS: Sigve Tonstad, “Rereading the Best Gospel”
25 September 2024 | Our topic for this class is “Rereading the Best Gospel.” “And which is the best one?” someone will ask. Many scholars believe that Mark was the first gospel. Ninety percent of Mark reappears in Matthew. Why did the author of Matthew use so much of Mark except for his (or her) […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-sigve-tonstad-re-reading-the-best-gospel/
The Risen Lord – Hit the Mark Sabbath School
Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 13 – The Risen Lord. It’s the fastest hour of the week!
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/the-risen-lord-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school/
Thursday: Go Into All the World
Daily Lesson for Thursday 26th of September 2024
Read Mark 16:14-20. What did Jesus say to His disciples when He appeared to them, and what do these words mean to us today?
The first words of Jesus to His disciples are recorded only in indirect discourse in Mark 16:14. He rebukes them for their unbelief and hardheartedness. This question of unbelief is not simply a modern problem. As we already have seen, the original disciples of Jesus struggled with belief (Matthew 28:17, John 20:24-29), and they were with Jesus in the flesh and saw, again and again, the miracles.
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But by various proofs, He demonstrated to them the reality of His resurrection. Then their testimony, combined with the evidence summarized in Monday’s study, forms a firm foundation for faith.
Jesus then commissions His disciples to take the gospel to the world. His command is expansive. They are to go to the entire world and proclaim the gospel to all creation. Jesus then explains the outcome of their work for weal and for woe—believers will be saved, unbelievers condemned.
Jesus also describes signs that will accompany the disciples’ work—casting out demons, speaking new languages, protection from harm, and healing the sick. Some people have mistakenly interpreted Mark 16:18 as an affirmation for Christians to show their faith by picking up venomous snakes. No such presumptuous action is authorized here. What Jesus is describing is protection when one is involved in mission, such as Paul’s service for others, as in Acts 28:3-6.
Of course, the Bible does not teach that Christians will always be protected from harm. At times God sees fit to work a miracle to further the gospel cause. But sometimes Christians suffer because of their witness. In that circumstance their patient endurance is another sign to unbelievers of the power of faith.
And then, after doing all He did here, “He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God” (Mark 16:19, NKJV). Jesus ascended to sit at the right hand of God, the place of supreme power, for Jesus had defeated all the forces of evil.
Notice the last verse. Though they went “everywhere,” preaching the gospel, they did not go alone. “The Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen” (Mark 16:20, NKJV). He was with them then and promises to be with us now as we continue the work they started.
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“ ‘I am with you always, even to the end of the age’ ” (Matthew 28:20, NKJV). What comfort can, and should, we take from this promise as we, too, seek to proclaim the gospel “everywhere”? |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/24c-13-go-into-all-the-world/
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