Jan 23, 2017
by Katrina Goodrich In Matthew 5, Jesus teaches a crowd using the Ten Commandments and other portions of Old Testament scripture. Specifically, in verses 38-42, He speaks of a portion of scripture repeated several times that is familiar to us today: an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Jesus contradicts this saying, if someone “slaps you on the cheek you...
Jan 23, 2017
By: Pastors Joel and Judith Houts Part 1 is in the January Sabbath Recorder The Agape Ministry Iglesia Bautista del Septimo Dia has asked for membership in the Conference. This is a hope to let you get to know them better. As we tried reaching new people, our people were being harassed by others. One gentleman stopped coming as a result and joined another...
Jan 23, 2017
by Michaella Osborn Boulder SDB Church, CO This summer I had the opportunity to serve on an SCSC project in Jamaica. I’ve had a passion for cross-cultural ministry for as long as I can remember, but this was my first experience actually doing it. When I got home I remember feeling like now that I’ve had this experience my life would magically change. I thought...
Jan 23, 2017
This month, we are happy to print the first article submitted in response to our request for local church history stories! See the January 2017 Sabbath Recorder for more information or contact Nick Kersten if you have your own story you would like to submit for consideration!” By Donna Sanford Bond SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ “Ilou,” Daddy said, “We’ve been...
Jan 23, 2017
Here are several questions you should ask yourself as you ponder a call to pastoral ministry: 1. Do I meet the qualifications laid out in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1? This is the place to start. If your character is not mature, stable, and (in a non-perfectionist way) exemplary, then you are not ready to be a pastor. This does not necessarily mean you are on the...
Jan 23, 2017
by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI I’m praying your entry into 2017 has been enjoyable. For me, I spent my New Year’s celebration in Samobor, Croatia, with my daughter, Leanna, and her husband, Tomislav’. We stood on the balcony of her third floor apartment which overlooks the city and enjoyed a cascade of fireworks from multiple locations....