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You will want to have a hard copy of the Mission Story ready You will want to have a hard copy of the Mission Story ready to read during the Mission Story section. You can find the to read during the Mission Story section. You can find the story on pages 4 and 5 of the First Quarter story on pages 4 and 5 of the First Quarter Adventist Mission Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine.Youth and Adult Magazine. The title of the story is “The Path The title of the story is “The Path of Life.” You can go to the website of Life.” You can go to the website http://www.adventistmission.org/ and find the link titled and find the link titled “Publications” to download the “Publications” to download the Adventist Mission Youth and Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine.Adult Magazine.
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In 1874 the first Seventh-day Adventist missionary In 1874 the first Seventh-day Adventist missionary was sent from North America to Europe. Adventist was sent from North America to Europe. Adventist missionaries today come from everywhere around missionaries today come from everywhere around the globe and serve wherever there’s a need. They the globe and serve wherever there’s a need. They come from different countries, cultures, and career come from different countries, cultures, and career paths; but they’re united in a common goal--to paths; but they’re united in a common goal--to share the love and hope of Jesus with a world that share the love and hope of Jesus with a world that desperately needs Him.desperately needs Him.
Commitment to Mission—Still Vital Commitment to Mission—Still Vital to the Seventh-day Adventist to the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchChurch
Medical missionaries serve a vital role Medical missionaries serve a vital role in the outreach of the church. They’re in the outreach of the church. They’re often the first point of contact the often the first point of contact the local community has with Seventh-day local community has with Seventh-day Adventists. The care and compassion Adventists. The care and compassion that the medical missionaries show that the medical missionaries show their patients is a small glimpse of the their patients is a small glimpse of the love that Jesus shows us all.love that Jesus shows us all.
The mission offerings you bring to The mission offerings you bring to church every Sabbath can work little church every Sabbath can work little miracles all around the world. You miracles all around the world. You can feed a child. Bring a sense of joy can feed a child. Bring a sense of joy and purpose to an AIDs victim. Put a and purpose to an AIDs victim. Put a Bible in the hands of someone who Bible in the hands of someone who has never even seen God’s word. has never even seen God’s word.
Your weekly Sabbath School offerings support Your weekly Sabbath School offerings support Adventist Mission and help missionaries Adventist Mission and help missionaries touch lives in 204 countries around the world. touch lives in 204 countries around the world. And every thirteenth Sabbath your offering And every thirteenth Sabbath your offering helps complete special projects in one region helps complete special projects in one region of the world. Please continue to give of the world. Please continue to give generously.generously.
This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is going to the Offering is going to the
Southern Asia-Pacific DivisionSouthern Asia-Pacific Division
Information adapted from
Adventist Mission, Youth and Adult
Magazine and the SDA
Encyclopedia.
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will be used to help:
•Build a junior college classroom block for Palawan Adventist Academy in northern Philippines
•Build a classroom block for a secondary school in Dumaguete, central Philippines
•Complete a secondary school in Zamboanga, in southern Philippines.
The Southern Asia-Pacific Division includes 20 countries, almost 744 The Southern Asia-Pacific Division includes 20 countries, almost 744 million people and more than 876,000 Adventist members in the million people and more than 876,000 Adventist members in the countries of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, countries of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It also includes several islands in the Pacific north of the Vietnam. It also includes several islands in the Pacific north of the equator.equator.
The future may be tomorrow, but preparation The future may be tomorrow, but preparation for it must be done today. Please prayerfully for it must be done today. Please prayerfully support the believers in the Philippines as they support the believers in the Philippines as they train their youth for leadership. With a generous train their youth for leadership. With a generous Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, you can help direct Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, you can help direct many many of the youth of the Philippines to the feet of the youth of the Philippines to the feet of Jesus. of Jesus.
Collect OfferingCollect Offering
Exploring God’s Exploring God’s WorldWorld
In this section we study one of the countries in the division where our Thirteenth Sabbath offering is going.
Today we are going to Today we are going to learn about the learn about the Philippines.Philippines.
Flag from the PhilippinesFlag from the Philippines
Time for the Mission Time for the Mission StoryStory
We are taking the good We are taking the good news to the entire world.news to the entire world.
Read the Mission Story on pages 4 and 5 of the First Quarter Read the Mission Story on pages 4 and 5 of the First Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult MagazineAdventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine
while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.
The name The name of the of the person in person in the story is the story is “Rey.”“Rey.”
This story is from The This story is from The Philippines.Philippines.
The title of the story is “The Path of The title of the story is “The Path of Life.”Life.”
Lesson Study Lesson Study TimeTime
ALTARS, ALTARS ALTARS, ALTARS EVERYWHEREEVERYWHERE
Today's lesson is called:Today's lesson is called:
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Imagine, half your family is Imagine, half your family is moving away. You canmoving away. You canchoose to go or stay.choose to go or stay.
How would you feel aboutHow would you feel aboutleaving them—and yourleaving them—and yourfriends—to go somewherefriends—to go somewhereyou knew nothing about?you knew nothing about?
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POWER POINTPOWER POINT
We can serve GodWe can serve Godwherever He leads us.wherever He leads us.
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POWER TEXTPOWER TEXT
John 12:26, NIVJohn 12:26, NIV
““Whoever serves me mustWhoever serves me mustfollow me; and where Ifollow me; and where Iam, my servant also will be.am, my servant also will be.My father will honor the one My father will honor the one who serves me.”who serves me.”
Lot faced an important decision.Lot faced an important decision.For someone so young, it seemedFor someone so young, it seemedthat changes were always comingthat changes were always cominghis way. And they weren’t alwayshis way. And they weren’t alwayshappy changes. Sometimes theyhappy changes. Sometimes theywere pretty scary.were pretty scary.
First, his father, Haran, had died First, his father, Haran, had died at an early age. Lot went to live at an early age. Lot went to live with his grandfather Terah.with his grandfather Terah.
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Then Terah moved the entireThen Terah moved the entirefamily out of the city of Ur,family out of the city of Ur,where Lot’s father was buried.where Lot’s father was buried.
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Lot had to pack up and leave Lot had to pack up and leave his birthplace, his friends,his birthplace, his friends,everything!everything!
Together with his uncles,Together with his uncles,Nahor and Abram, Lot went Nahor and Abram, Lot went along with his grandfather as along with his grandfather as they set out for the land ofthey set out for the land ofCanaan.Canaan.
When Lot When Lot asked what asked what their newtheir newhome would home would be like, no be like, no one knew the one knew the answer.answer.
The most direct way to CanaanThe most direct way to Canaanwould have been to go acrosswould have been to go acrossthe Arabian Desert, but thatthe Arabian Desert, but thatwas impossible.was impossible.
No one would No one would have survivedhave survivedthat. Instead that. Instead they set out on they set out on an indirect an indirect route up the route up the great Euphrates great Euphrates River.River.
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Along the way, after travelingAlong the way, after traveling600 miles, they settled in a city 600 miles, they settled in a city called Haran.called Haran.
Life in their new Life in their new home brought with home brought with it some further it some further changes in the changes in the family. In the past, family. In the past, they had been close they had been close to God. Theyto God. Theyhad always followed had always followed His leading, His leading,
but by now some of them hadbut by now some of them hadbegun to worship other gods begun to worship other gods as well. Little by little theyas well. Little by little theybecame more like the peoplebecame more like the peopleof Haran.of Haran.
After grandfather Terah died,After grandfather Terah died,Lot’s uncle Abram said that GodLot’s uncle Abram said that Godhad told him to go on to Canaan.had told him to go on to Canaan.
This was where they had beenThis was where they had beenheaded in the first place. It washeaded in the first place. It wastime, Abram said, to movetime, Abram said, to moveagain.again.
Everyone knew that Abram wasEveryone knew that Abram wasfaithful to God. faithful to God.
If he said God had brought him a If he said God had brought him a message, this was not something message, this was not something that could be ignored. Now he that could be ignored. Now he said that God hadsaid that God hadwarned him of thewarned him of thedangers of staying dangers of staying where they were.where they were.
But Canaan sounded so distant,But Canaan sounded so distant,so different from what the family so different from what the family was used to.was used to.
Instead of living in solid,Instead of living in solid,comfortable homes, withcomfortable homes, withfour walls and a roof,four walls and a roof,
they might be spending the rest they might be spending the rest of their lives in flimsy tents. of their lives in flimsy tents.
And the people who lived in thatAnd the people who lived in thatplace were known to be evenplace were known to be evenmore wicked than the people ofmore wicked than the people ofHaran. Why would this decisionHaran. Why would this decisionto go on to Canaan be a good to go on to Canaan be a good idea?idea?
Lot’s uncle Nahor declaredLot’s uncle Nahor declaredflatly that he and his familyflatly that he and his familywere staying right wherewere staying right wherethey were.they were.
Abram and his wife, Sarai, Abram and his wife, Sarai, and their family prepared to and their family prepared to leave. As they leave. As they packed their packed their things, they things, they urged Lot tourged Lot tocome with come with them.them.
““God has made us a promise,” God has made us a promise,” Abram said. “If we follow His Abram said. “If we follow His leading, our peopleleading, our peoplewill becomewill becomea great nation.a great nation.God said this,God said this,and I believe and I believe Him.”Him.”
Lot was torn. Which uncle Lot was torn. Which uncle should he follow?should he follow?
Finally, when Abram was readyFinally, when Abram was readyto leave, Lot decided to go with to leave, Lot decided to go with him. Throughout this greathim. Throughout this greatmigration to Canaan, however,migration to Canaan, however,Abram never claimed to be a Abram never claimed to be a great leader.great leader.
Wherever he went, he alwaysWherever he went, he alwayssaid God was the leader of His said God was the leader of His people.people.
When they reached a place calledWhen they reached a place calledShechem, they camped in a broad, Shechem, they camped in a broad, grassy valley. It was a beautiful, grassy valley. It was a beautiful, fertile area, known for its fertile area, known for its grainfields and orchards.grainfields and orchards.
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To show his thanks for God’s To show his thanks for God’s leading, Abram built an altar.leading, Abram built an altar.
Canaan had long been the homeCanaan had long been the homeof a people who worshiped idols.of a people who worshiped idols.As Abram further exploredAs Abram further exploredCanaan, he came across many Canaan, he came across many altars that altars that were builtwere builtto honor to honor false gods.false gods.
It was easy to see that the It was easy to see that the Canaanites had actually offered Canaanites had actually offered human sacrifices on human sacrifices on these altars. Into thisthese altars. Into thiskind of surroundingskind of surroundingshe boldly placed his he boldly placed his own altars for theown altars for theworship of the oneworship of the onetrue God.true God.
Wherever Abram pitched hisWherever Abram pitched histent, he immediately set up antent, he immediately set up analtar to God and called everyonealtar to God and called everyoneto worship. to worship. Lot always Lot always enjoyed these enjoyed these celebrations.celebrations.
Everyone came Everyone came together to together to praise God for praise God for His leading. His leading. Lot observed Lot observed the influencethe influencethat Abram that Abram began to have inbegan to have inCanaan.Canaan.
Abram and Sarai became knownAbram and Sarai became knownthroughout the new land, as throughout the new land, as they had in Haran, for theirthey had in Haran, for theirservice and love to all.service and love to all.
Whenever Abram left one of Whenever Abram left one of his encampments, the altarhis encampments, the altarremained as a witnessremained as a witnessto anyone who happened by.to anyone who happened by.
Throughout the Throughout the rest of his life,rest of his life,Lot learned Lot learned from his uncle from his uncle Abram’s Abram’s example that example that wherever you wherever you are, you can are, you can serve God.serve God.
Ask Jesus today how you can Ask Jesus today how you can be a blessing to someone.be a blessing to someone.
John 12:26, NIVWhoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Let’s make a list of Biblical characters who served God in foreign countries. Tell where they came from, where they went, and how they served God there.
1. Joseph
Where was Joseph from?
Does anyone know the answer?
(Can you show from the Bible?)
Canaan is correct – Genesis 37:1, 2
Where did Joseph go?
And a Bible text, please.
Very good. A free, but not very fun trip to Egypt, courtesy of his brothers. Genesis 37:28.
How did Joseph serve God in Egypt?
In many ways – stayed faithful to God under temptation; did his best in every situation, good or bad; witnessed to Pharaoh of God’s knowledge and care; forgave his brothers and saved his family. Genesis 39-47.
2. Esther and Mordecai.2. Esther and Mordecai.
Where were they Where were they from?from?
Jews of the tribe of Jews of the tribe of Benjamin, from Benjamin, from Jerusalem. Esther 2:5-7.Jerusalem. Esther 2:5-7.
Where did they end up?The citadel of Susa, in Babylon. Esther 2:5, 6.
How did they serve God there?
Mordecai persuaded Esther to help her people. Esther bravely went to the king. Esther 4:12-14; 7:3, 4.
3. Daniel
Where was he from?Where was he from?Jerusalem. Daniel 1:1-6.Jerusalem. Daniel 1:1-6.
Where was he taken?
The king’s palace in Babylon. Daniel 1:4.
How did he serve God there?Kept the Godly principles he had learned as a Hebrew youth; revealed the dreams that God had sent to the king; kept praying publicly to God when others tried to use it as a way to kill him. Daniel 1, 2, 4 and 6.
4. Naaman’s maid.4. Naaman’s maid.
Where was she from?
Israel. 2 Kings 5:2.
Where was she taken?
Aram. 2 Kings 5:2.
How did she serve God there?
Helped her master find healing from leprosy by directing him to Elisha, the prophet of God. 2 Kings 5:3.
Can you think of other people in the Bible who were missionaries?
Jonah, John Mark, Paul, Philip, Luke, and others.
Power PointPower Point
We can serve We can serve God wherever He God wherever He
leads us.leads us.
We can serve We can serve God wherever He God wherever He
leads us.leads us.
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