God desires for everyone to be saved, thus He sent His Son to make the greatest sacrifice the universe has ever known. Today, Adventists are being called and equipped globally to prepare people for the Kingdom that awaits.
As I wrote this article, we were approaching the Thanksgiving season, anticipating the arrival of our family. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, primarily because of its spiritual dimension that calls us to reconnect with our Creator in gratitude.
As we have seen, by 1888 the disjunction between Adventism and the evangelical understanding of salvation had become problematic.
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10 NKJV).
And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to Him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be His servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant — these I will bring to My holy mountain and give them joy in My house of prayer . . . for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” (Isaiah 56:6,7 NIV).
Our team from the Lake Union, along with two from the NAD, had a wonderful time visiting “our island,” the federated island country called Kosrae (Koo-she-rai). We appreciate that the NAD graciously covered most of our travel expenses for this initial visit.
One Woman's Experience Becoming Woke
I am one of the reluctant people who have not embraced newer songs or different kinds of music. I am stuck in the ’70s, listening to songs that remind me of academy and college years. I decided to record songs I enjoyed on a thumb drive so I could listen to them while traveling.
Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus (Revelation 14:12, NASB).
The year 1844 lives in infamy for Seventh-day Adventists — we call it “The Great Disappointment.” Yet it was a bittersweet year as from the ashes of that experience there arose new life, a beautiful plant called the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
“La formación de pequeños grupos como base del esfuerzo cristiano me ha sido presentada por Uno que no puede errar” (Servicio Cristiano, p. 92).
Have you ever said that when struggling over a concern with your Heavenly Father in prayer? You just can’t see a way around or through your mountain of problems.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith (Romans 1:16, RSV).
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us — for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree” (Gal. 3:13 NIV).
Some call it a whisper. Some call it a nudge. You may have sensed it as a prompt. Whatever the definition, I'm sure you have felt it, too. It's not an audible sound, but it's as real as though it were. A familiar Scripture term is a still, small voice.
The Bible states we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses (Heb 12:1 NKJV). Surrounded implies there is a host of others watching us! In 2014, my wife and I visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the invitation of a pastor-friend who now leads the Gulf States Field in the Middle East. Our travel assignment included preaching at the Abu Dhabi church, and pastor-mentoring sessions. During our visit, we noticed security monitors in malls, hotels, grocery stores and parking garages, just like here at home.
Confidence in Jesus, and yes, confidence in expressing truth in these last days is what we’ve all been called to do.
We are in the midst of such deep political divides today, not only in our country and our world, but our worldwide church also is facing serious tensions and divisions.
A man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, . . . by works of the law shall no one be justified (Galatians 2:16 RSV).
Virtually everything, over time, tends to run down. Trees sprout, grow, produce fruit, then begin to decay.
