2007 June
Editorial
Editorial – Knowing the Time, Part I
I must warn you not to accept any time or date setting you may hear for the close of probation, the Second Coming, or the length of the time of trouble. Such things have the potential to cripple God's work.
Evangelism
Some people think the minister is paid to do this, but we are all called to be fellow workers with God. We all have to make a living, but our primary work is to be fellow workers with God in His work.
Bible
...when the Lord said, “You go right now and do not turn back,” she disobeyed a direct divine command from the Lord Himself, and she was turned into a pillar of salt. (Verse 26.) And Jesus said, “Remember Lot’s wife.” Luke 17:32.
Bible
There is a significant difference between the chastening of God and the wrath of God. God wants to take out of us things that are not wholesome, that are not toward His character, so we can become like Him in character and can be saved eternally.
Daily Living
Escaping Shipwreck of the Home
The devil wants us to make shipwreck of our homes! This is a special temptation to young people, and, thus, we need to understand very clearly how we can avoid this,
Bible
Ellen White sums it all up in these words, “Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand.” Review and Herald, March 9, 1905.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – What One Boy Did
Do not tell me that boys have no influence,” said the dark-eyed lady with emphasis. “Why, I myself know a boy of 12 whose influence changed the manners of an entire hotel. Tell you about it? —Certainly!
Inspiration
The Pen of Inspiration – Home Duties of the Father
The father’s duty to his children should be one of his first interests. It should not be set aside for the sake of acquiring a fortune, or of gaining a high position in the world.
Question
Question – Grieved the Holy Spirit
Question: I sometimes worry that I have grieved away the Holy Spirit. How can I know that I have not done this?
Nature
Nature Nugget – Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Using two types of cameras, they generated a composite image from 800 exposures taken over the course of 400 Hubble orbits around the Earth. This photo, known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, recorded 10,000 galaxies in a field of view which is smaller than the area blocked by a grain of sand held at ... Read more
Health
Restoring the Temple – Why Do We Get Sick?
To answer the question, “Why do we get sick?” we must personally look at what we do and at our daily habits, and make sure that we do not allow factors to come together to push us down the road to being diagnosed with a major chronic health problem.
Food
Food for Life – Caffeine Drinks
Seventy percent of the world’s coffee supply is consumed in the United States. Coffee, tea, and soda are the three greatest contributors of caffeine in the American diet.
Recipe
1/2 large orange 1/2 Cup frozen strawberries 1 frozen banana 1/4 Cup frozen peaches 2 Tablespoons powdered soy milk (optional) Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. Sweeten with honey, pineapple, or white grape juice as desired.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Work of Redemption, Part I
July 1, 2007 - July 7, 2007 - By examining the wonderful plan of redemption to restore the sinner to the moral image of God, we see that the only means for man's deliverance was wrought out by the self-sacrifice, and the unparalleled condescension and love of the Son of God.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Work of Redemption, Part II
July 8, 2007 - July 14, 2007 - All heavenly gifts come to us through the work redemption has wrought, and the graces of his Spirit, the pledge of his word, are but the streams of life that flow from the fountain of his love.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Work of Redemption, Part 111
July 15, 2007 - July 21, 2007 - The earth originally given to man as his kingdom, betrayed by him into the hands of Satan, and so long held by the mighty foe, has been brought back by the great plan of redemption. . . .
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Looking for Christ
July 22, 2007 - July 28, 2007 - Did those who profess to be looking for Christ but realize how near is the end of all work for the salvation of souls, they would sacrifice their possessions as freely as did the members of the early church.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.