Category Archives: Sabbath

UKRAINE DIARY – 1993

Posted on January 16, 2023 by danserns

by Dan Serns  Note – Ukraine is one of more than a dozen independent countries that have come out of the former Soviet Union. About the size of Texas, Ukraine has a population of 52 million as compared to 15 … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – Learn about the Real St. Patrick

Posted on March 17, 2021 by danserns

St. Patrick was not Irish or Catholic. He was a British, Bible-believing Sabbath-keeping Church Planter in Ireland in the 5th Century! Here’s more about the real St. Patrick rather than the legends and fairy tales… Watch a video about Patrick and the Sabbath. … Continue reading →

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Baptizing During a Pandemic!

Posted on March 9, 2021 by danserns

(An abbreviated form of this article is the Evangelism & Sabbath School Report to the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Mid-term Constituency in May 2021.) Jesus is transforming people’s lives all over Texas, but how do you baptize them during … Continue reading →

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My Three Great Grandpas and Ellen White

Posted on July 20, 2020 by danserns

Reject, Revere, Or Respect? By Dan Serns How do you relate to the gift of prophecy? Jesus promised that His final church would have this gift[1] but that the devil would also provide false prophets.[2] The Bible tell us not … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? …Use Your Israel Trip for Evangelism

Posted on October 28, 2019 by danserns

Many pastors and church leaders have taken a trip to Israel to walk where Jesus walked and see the Bible lands. Why not use all those pictures and experiences to share Jesus and Bible truths with others? Last month (September … Continue reading →

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When a Young Person Questions the Sabbath

Posted on September 7, 2016 by danserns

  How do you respond when a young person questions their faith in God’s Sabbath? I recently had this conversation with a young man via social media. Young person: “So anyways what do you think about what will happen in … Continue reading →

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“Why is Richardson SDA Bursting at the Seams?”

Posted on October 15, 2013 by danserns

“What are your success secrets? Why is Richardson SDA bursting at the seams?” I’m asked frequently. It’s true that we have wonderful problems- not enough parking, seating or Sabbath School space each week. We just baptized our 800th member in … Continue reading →

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“I left the Seventh-day Adventist Church to find Jesus.”

Posted on September 9, 2013 by danserns

After about 40 years in the Seventh-day Adventist Church (in the Southern California area), I left the church to find Jesus. I had experienced and observed so many absolutely cruel things in my realm of Seventh-day Adventist relationships, that the … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? … Ask a Church Member to Share a Sabbath Work Testimony

Posted on September 2, 2013 by danserns

Sabbath, August 24, 2013, we welcomed nine new members into the Richardson Seventh-day Adventist Church family. One of them, Michell Medellin,  shared a powerful testimony of how she had put others things before God and violated the Sabbath of the … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? … Watch for God-given Witnessing Opportunities

Posted on August 30, 2013 by danserns

“Since this post office box is for a new Seventh-day Adventist Church, can you find us one with lots of sevens in the number?” I jokingly asked the postal clerk. He smiled. “I’ll see what I can do.” We had … Continue reading →

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