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I was listening to a nice scripture songs CD I got at a mini-campmeeting that I went to recently in Hayden Lake, Idaho. The theme is about the Sabbath. It is called THE FINAL TEST regarding commandment four. It is also entitled LOVE ME READY Scripture Songs. They are pretty songs sung by several well-known singers in the SDA church, such as Wintley Phipps, Jennifer LaMountain, Steve Darmody, Charles Haugabrooks and Christian Berdahl. Lesser known singers may be Javier Gonzalez, Neville Peter and Rachel Hyman. You may be able to find the CD or DVD at the Homeward Publishing Ministries website.
Having a good morning reviewing pertinent verses. James 1:2-4 says, "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
We must remember these verses when we are tempted to whine and pine about our troubles, and say woe is me. God is shaping and molding us into people who will be able to live forever in His presence. Be patient and endure because the Second Coming of Jesus is very near, even at the door.
Isaiah 64:8 - But now, O LORD, Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou our potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand. Psalm 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 65:3 - Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, Thou shalt purge them away.
Hebrews 1:3 - Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself [Jesus' sacrifice on the cross] purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
More passages on this subject: Malachi 3:2-3 - But who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Interesting memory verses reviewed this morning: Isaiah 33:14 - The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? Hebrews 12:29 - For our God is a consuming fire. Sin cannot survive in the presence of God. He is the essence of purity.
Happy Sabbath everyone! I love the YouTube channel called Advent Media Connect led by Pastor James Bowen. A video one year ago called "The Mass Exodus: why people are flocking to SDA churches" is amazing! Pastor Doug Batchelor interviewed a former Baptist couple who explained why they found the SDA faith to be the Truth. More people will open up their hearts to all the Truth in the remnant Church, and come out of Babylon. The Truth will set them free!
Psalms 24:1 says, The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalms 105:2,3 goes on to say, Serve the LORD with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. A shepherd cares for his sheep and will not let them become the prey of a predator. God is safeguarding us. Rest in His care.
🌺 May all the Mothers that come to this Message Wall have a wonderful day today! You have earned the admiration and love of all those with whom you have generously shared your love and care throughout the years. ❤ 😍😃❤
Hey Marilyn reallysry bout ur friend😭🙏🙏hope ur doing ok
I am okay, Charlie. I know I will miss her, but she is not suffering any more and is asleep awaiting Jesus' 2nd coming. Jesus knew her heart, and I do not doubt that she loved Him. I believe that she will be resurrected when He comes. I have comfort in that belief.
Praying for you as you grieve the loss of your friend, Marylin.😔🙏❤️
Widespread Apprehension About the Future. The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.—Prophets and Kings, 537 (c. 1914). - LAST DAY EVENTS, page 1.
A very good friend of mine died today. Her name was Margie. She is asleep in her grave awaiting the resurrection of the dead in Christ at Jesus' second coming. She has fought a good fight and now will rest for a while. Please pray for her husband Bob, that he will experience the peace of God.
Numbers 32:23 - But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Thanks for understanding, Charlie. I do not have it in for JJ. I just hated all of the cheating he was doing, and that he does not seem repentant for. Especially since so many children were affected by it and may still believe that it is okay to do. Sinful practices like that are never safe.
One other thing... JJ is known for trying to fool people by disguising himself as someone else or having multiple accounts with different names. He enjoys the confusion his behavior causes. I have spent way too much time dealing with him. He likes attention, even if it is negative. He needs much prayer. :^/
Charlie, JJ likes to fool people to find out information. I just was confused by a question you asked in another place. I do not like to share what I have not already shared voluntarily. I hope you can understand. And your YES reply also did not address who it was to or what it was in response to. I have spent way too much time dealing with problems caused by JJ. :^/
@Marilyn that's seems fun,my dad does a bit of gardening to. I just help out smtimes
1 Peter 5:1-5 - The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Some of my favorite verses about working with nature are from Ecclesiastes 3. We are told, To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted [harvest time]; a time to cast away stones [good hard work], and a time to gather stones together [make a decorative rock wall?]; a time to keep, and a time to cast away [plant failures happen]; What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? He hath made every thing beautiful in His time: ... every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. I know that there may be a deeper symbolic meaning, but when taken literally, they tell me that rejoicing in our labor brings joy into our lives. I hope that you have the chance to plant something and watch it grow. It is a delight to see it mature through all its growing stages!
I have been gardening a little, awaiting the last of our cool nights. It has been below 45 degrees F for several nights, even going as low as the upper 30s! I know this is every gardeners challenge to be patient while they try to keep their outside young plants alive by different methods. I have been taking mine in and out of the house for 2 weeks to harden them up. I have a lighted plant stand but would dearly love a small green house. Oh well, I will have to make due with what I have. The weather is great here from the last frost of Spring on into the Fall. Our MG Plant Sale is coming up in 2 weeks and some of my plants will be tall enough to sell and raise money for their program.
🌺 Happy Preparation Day my friends. The Sabbath will be here before we know it! My day will be filled with a little laundry and cooking, and much gardening. How will your Friday go? 😍
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 KJV - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
Since God does not change His word after it has gone out of His mouth, we will have a Preparation Day every sixth day throughout eternity, to prepare for the seventh day Sabbath in which we will worship before Him weekly forever. And we will also have a great monthly celebration (every new moon) with Him, to commemorate His work of Creation.
I was going over Revelation 12 this morning as part of my review. I love how God has cloaked His word in symbolism so that man cannot understand the meaning without deep study. Jesus used the same symbolic or metaphorical language in His parables and stories, as did His apostles later in their writings. Ordinary men will never be able to grasp the true meaning without a deep love for the word of God, and thorough prayer.
Please go to JudgmentDayDocumentary.com to learn about why the Seventh-Day Adventist Church was formed and understand its history.
John 1:1, 10-11, 14 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth."
If you have any questions about this study, you can ask me on this Message Wall, or send me an email at: 3riversent@gmail.com. Other Seventh-Day Adventists could also address your questions on here.
The Jews had trouble with three things: that God could come in the flesh (which cloaked His glory so that He could walk among them), that He had a Son (His only begotten son Jesus Christ), and that Jesus would come with fire to destroy sin and death at the last day (not as conqueror of the Romans). And do not forget that the idea of a rapture is a myth that arose with the Left Behind series. Every eye shall see Jesus when He comes the second time.
Jesus' resurrection did not change Sabbath to Sunday, the first day of the week. He kept the Commandments of his father, and expected us to continue keeping the Commandments of his father as well. After all, He was the Father, embodied in the flesh, as John 1 speaks of.
Matthew 22:37-40 KJV - Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Genesis 2:1-3 KJV - Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.
Exodus 20:8-11 KJV - REMEMBER the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The seventh day Sabbath of God will be kept throughout eternity, and we will come together once a week to worship before God on that day. We are the children of God, His Israel. The Earthly Israel of today is not his true son anymore because they rejected His son Jesus Christ. We must be faithful until Jesus comes in glory to resurrect His Saints. Most are not in heaven but are sleeping in the grave, to be resurrected on His Resurrection Day, a day of darkness, as is spoken of in the Old Testament prophecy.
Jesus did not change the commandments of His father, but kept them Himself. He warned us that men would dream up their own Commandments. This was a plan of Satan to get men to worship himself. Satan chose the first day, Sunday (through the decree of Constantine), as his day of worship. He wanted to keep men from worshiping God on His seventh day Sabbath, a memorial of creation. It is the commandment of God that began with the word Remember.
Revelation 22:14 KJV - Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 3:22 KJV - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Mark 2:27-28 KJV - And He said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. John 14:15 KJV - If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 15:10 KJV - If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
Matthew 15:8-9 KJV - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Titus 1:14 KJV - Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Hebrews 4:6-11 KJV - Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Again, He limiteth a certain day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would He not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Malachi 3:6-7 KJV - For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Isaiah 66:22-23 KJV - For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Exodus 31:16-18 KJV - Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested, and was refreshed. And He gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Lydia, you could advertise your Zoom meeting links and times on other groups for people to join. Here are several good prospects that I know of: Truth Be Told, 28 Fundamental Beliefs, Friendly Discussion, God Only Wrote One Book - KJV, Missionaries, SDA 28 Fundamental Beliefs, GYC - SDA Doctrines, Adventist Sabbath School, Memorize Gods Word, Bible Memory Newspaper, Memory verses recommended by EGW, and Who Am I in Christ Jesus.
Lydia, I cannot do the meeting with you right now. There are too many claims of my attention by family, friends and duties. On Sabbath, I spend time with friends and visit ones who are sick. I intersperse my own worship times throughout the day with my duties, although my mind is often upon my relationship with my Lord. Anyway, I have already told you this, and now I am reminding you again. But you can advertise your Zoom meeting links and times on here for others to join. I hope you have had a lovely day! :^)
Marylin kindly confirm your free time for the zoom meeting from now. 2hrs 3hrs?
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Acts 17:11.
We stayed home from church today because my husband was having trouble with his diabetes. Please pray for him as his blood sugar lows are happening more often than normal. We did receive a blessing from God as we listened to Pr Doug Batchelor (with Amazing Facts) speak on the Granite Bay Hilltop Church channel on YouTube.
While going over my review verses this morning, I realized how blessed our church is. Being a church of Prophecy has its advantages. We have a true understanding of symbolic terms and parables in the Bible. I can go anywhere in the word of God and understand what He is saying about His true Church. I was going through Proverbs, and the symbolism about His true church on Earth jumped out at me. Praise God for the amazing way that He spoke His word to faithful men and women who cloaked His thoughts in symbolism and parables, just like Jesus did when He was on the face of the Earth! When searching the scriptures, it is like solving an incredible puzzle. The word of God is so interesting, and can only be truly understood by faithful followers of God.
💐🌺 Happy Sabbath, friends! ❤
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Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 KJV - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
ok we will have another scheduled zoom meeting bye for now and may God bless you all
Anyone can join ....we will be discussing about the 3 angels message
sorry for late reply we were on a live discussion but now we have finished the meeting and still we can host zoom meeting ,just tell me if you are ready am hosting it now and l will be waiting for anyone to join @everyone
Am ready ,,,,can we have the zoom meeting its 10:54 at our place
Okay, I have to go. I am very busy now, especially due to extra things that have been added to my shedule, like Spring gardening, transplanting, etc. and etc. So, I will not be trying to host any more Zoom Bible studies. But you can if you care to. Just let people know on your groups of your intentions. I will allow a post on here to have a Zoom meeting, but only for a day. I will still not allow posts that promote non-Adventist sites, especially those that give scammers and liars a platform.
It is now 11:36 am here PST. They have approximately 30 minutes to reply on here.
Again, Lydia and Michael have not responded. I will try one last time. We will shoot for 12 noon PST my time. They are probably experiencing power outages do to heavy rainfall. Please pray for them. That cannot be helpful when they are trying to do ministry. If they do not show up by 12:15 pm though, I will have to cancel their plans for a Zoom Bible study. I have chores and Spring gardening to do.
Lydia and Michael have not responded, so we will shoot for 11 am PST my time. Doing household chores in the meantime.
@Lydia and Michael: I will post the Zoom meeting link as soon as I know you can meet today. The time starts counting down (45 minutes) as soon as I schedule the meeting on Zoom. So it is important that you let me know on here ASAP that you can attend. It can be at 10 or 11 or noon (my time PST). @Everyone else: You are welcome, but not to debate or argue doctrine.
@Truth: When you come on here to challenge us SDA Bible students, make sure you share Bible texts to back up scriptural doctrine. Whether we are doctrinally sound is a judgment that can only be judged by the word of God and not by the commandments of men.
ok we will be ready on Thursday and the time allocated its ok 👍 we will let you know incase anything happens in between
I cannot host a Zoom meeting for a Bible Study for our members until Thursday though. Anywhere from 10:00 a.m. to noon my time PST will work for me. How about for you? I hope that others will feel encouraged to come as this study is for them; I am only hosting the meeting. I will post the link only a few minutes after I have heard from you and know what time you can meet.
@Lydia: Of course, I forgive you. I always will. It was just that not knowing the reason for your absence led me to believe that you may have lost interest. But I see that you have not, and agree wholeheartedly that Satan will do everything he can to disrupt a Bible study.
l apologize also for the this and the previous meetings which we didn't join not purposely but because of a circumstance that we could not avoid.Herecin Africa ,Kenya to be specific the place which l live in when it rains heavily blackouts usually occur hope so you have understood that we couldn't join because network and the lights were all gone but am looking forward somedays where we will be rescheduling meeting and be able to meet up for discussion l believe that satan we do all he can to avoid God's people not to commune in His name but praise God the battle is not ours is for the Lord and He cousels us to be still and know that He is God and again am sorry for all inconveniences l made ever since you started to coordinate a meeting and ending up no one not showing up including us who requested kindly find a place in your heart to sincerely forgive us in this matter .
ok l have understood and l will ask mike to reschedule a meeting if not today we can do it tomorrow then?are you ok with that
Lydia, my husband made a good suggestion about having a meeting. I will not HOST it, but will join yours if you set it up, and it fits into my schedule. It is disappointing to schedule one and no one show up, and no explanation. So you schedule it and I will come if I have time. Thank you for understanding.
Okay, I ended the meeting. Maybe next time... :^/
Here is the link. Meeting will start immediately. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77617678653?pwd=lf151Zg52BvGdaMsL7j73tQjcFEkI0.1
I started the meeting a little prematurely and did not realize the meeting countdown time began immediately. I will post the link again right before 12 noon. Thanks for understanding!
Below is the ZOOM link for the meeting that Lydia has requested. I want to remind everyone that this is a Bible study and not an opportunity to argue doctrine. This is meant purely as a means to grow in Christ as we all learn together from the word of God. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73562614912?pwd=mEPWstQb5CvqcP9i0ajctNZxwWq8v5.1
I will try to host a meeting today at noon (PST my time) to see if there is any interest. Lydia from Kenya requested it. She wants to lead out in a Bible Study with any who are interested. I will put the Zoom link on this Message Wall and you can copy and paste the link into your browser to join the Zoom meeting. Be sure that you have Zoom downloaded and set up on your device.
ok looking forward for the meeting....
We can try at 12 noon PST (my time) or 2 hours from now.
Hello everyone, today the weather is favourable and we can have the afternoon zoom or google meeting,Marylin kindly coordinate us in the preparation.Hope you all had a wonderful Sabbath.have a blessed week ahead.
"Jesus looking down to the last generation, saw the world involved in a deception similar to that which caused the destruction of Jerusalem. The great sin of the Jews was their rejection of Christ; the great sin of the Christian world would be there their rejection of the law of God, the foundation of His government in heaven and Earth." - Great Controversy pg 22.
Check out our Group Verse collection called the Bible ABCs Collection and the State of the Dead and Sleep subfolder in particular. No one need worry about our God leaving people to suffer forever in an ever-burning hell. He is a God of love, and will bring the wicked and the disobedient to ashes. Their pain will come to an end.
@Bible Learner: I am sorry, but I could not leave up your comments. It is false theology. Go to AmazingFacts.org to enquire about the State of the Dead and SLEEP, and whether Hell is a one time punishMENT or an eternal punishING. The Christian world has it all wrong.
Please pray for my friend Margie. She has a hospice care nurse visit once weekly. Her ankles and feet are swollen three times their normal size. I bought her and her hubby some fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, got her started on a purifying juice drink that will address her liver and kidney issues, did a hydrotherapy procedure on both of her lower legs, and also got her started taking Celtic salt under her tongue anytime she drinks water. I am hoping that these efforts will help reduce the swelling in her legs and get her back up and walking. Her husband Bob said that he will try and follow through with all the procedures and keep her hydrated and drinking the juice.
All Challenge Titles are up to date. If you have lost your Title, but catch up with your memorizing in the next day or two, request an update on this Message Wall, and I will update your status. I have gotten behind too, but the warmer weather does affect all of us gardeners with Spring Fever. However, I know we can never stay away too long from our memorizing since we see the hand of God in nature everywhere, and want to get back to His word asap. :^)
I do save some seeds. My gardening is mostly experimental because I still have much to learn. But it is so worth it to grow your own food. Even though I rarely use plant food and no pesticides, the plants do pretty well. I have had some bugs, but nothing to get upset about. I plant Marigolds, herbs and other companion plants around the food plants that will invite insects that eat the pests. Anyway, I hope you get a chance to do some gardening. It can be a very calming and useful activity, and helps you see the miracle working power of God in His Creation.
Good Morning everyone! I am so happy today because it is Spring in our area, and the planting season is well underway in my house and outside. So far outside, all I have planted are 7 winter sowing greenhouses (empty juice containers made into planters). You can start those outside in the middle of winter! Inside, I am about 3/4 of the way through planting flat containers and small pots (that I have saved} with multiple plant seeds (I am late getting that done) that will eventually go outside when the plants are large enough to transplant. A friend and I will exchange plants because we both have planted too much. We want to have good gardens this year to be able to put good things on our tables, share with our friends, families, and help feed the poor through food bank donations.
Happy Sabbath everyone..... God has been faithful to us and we thank Him for that ,@Marylin we are ok ,and thankyou for your concern .
Lydia, what has happened to your group, Daniels Lot Loud Cry? Please let us know that you and Michael are okay. 😔🙏❤
Three helpful chapters to memorize in these troubled times to equip us for the difficult events just ahead are Psalm 46, Psalm 91, and Psalm 121. Store these words in your mind to give you courage to trust in Jesus when the tough times come.
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