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Category Archives: Sabbath
UKRAINE DIARY – 1993
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
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – Learn about the Real St. Patrick
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
Baptizing During a Pandemic!
(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
My Three Great Grandpas and Ellen White
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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Tagged 144000, 1919 Bible Conference, Adventist Church History, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Benjamin House, Ellen White, Frank Moran, Gift of Prophecy, Harry Shafer, Health Ministry, Pacific Union College, Plenary Inspiration, Prophecy, Seventh-day Adventist, Southwestern Adventist University, Spirit of Prophecy, Spiritual Gifts, Union College, Verbal Inspiration
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Why Not Try This? …Use Your Israel Trip for Evangelism
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
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church Planting, Grief, Grief & Death, Outreach, Preaching, Sabbath, Second Coming, Soul Winning, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged Bible Lands, Demonic intimidation, Future, Holy Land, Hopelessness, Israel, Jordan River, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Olives, Mount of Transfiguration, Nazareth, Petra, Reaping Meetings, Stress, Temptation, Victory, Your past
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When a Young Person Questions the Sabbath
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
Posted in Bible Study, Pastoring, Sabbath, Youth Ministry
Tagged feelings, non-denominational
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“Why is Richardson SDA Bursting at the Seams?”
“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
“I left the Seventh-day Adventist Church to find Jesus.”
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
Why Not Try This? … Watch for God-given Witnessing Opportunities
“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
Posted in Changed Lives, Church Planting, Outreach, Pastoring, Prayer, Sabbath, Soul Winning, Why Not Try This...?
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