Spokane Linwood

Seventh-day Adventist Church

January 24, 2015

TODAY AT 2:00 PM | SEE PAGE 5

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Welcome Visitors and Members! We are delighted to have you worshiping with us today! If you are looking for a church home, we invite you to become a part of the love and warmth of our…

Linwood Church Family!

A Linwood Light Bearer Pathfinder and parent, Debbie and Bethany

Sunset Tonight: 4:35 PM Sunset Next Friday: 4:37 PM

Locations for Sabbath School Classes - All Are Welcome! Join one of our classes below - there’s one for all ages...newborns to adults.

Pastor’s Class—Pastor’s Study Visitors and New Members Welcome!

Junior Class (Ages 11 - 15) Junior Room

Adult Class - Sanctuary Roger Rudd

Primary Class (Ages 6 - 10) Room on Southwest end of hallway

Adult SS /Outreach Class - Chapel Jane Williams

Kindergarten Class (Ages 2 - 5) Between Primary and Cradle Room

Adult Class - Bottom of back stairs Bob Oster

Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 2) Room on Southeast end of hallway

Youth Class (Ages 16+) - Upper Room Joshua and Brittany Ramirez

West Side Bible Study - Mother’s Room John and Maxine Solomon

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Important Contact Information

Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church 6525 N. Monroe * PO Box 48273

Spokane, WA 99228

509-327-4400 email@linwoodsda.org www.linwoodsda.org

Pastor Associate Pastor Head Elder Volody Nesteruk Gregory Arutyunyan Roger Rudd 844-7370 413-2217 466-6851

Better Living Center Ruth Sheidler, Director 25 E North Foothills Dr

PO Box 48124 Spokane, WA 99228

www.betterlivingcenter.org 325-1258

Palisades Christian Academy Dan Wister, Principal Kathy Stratte, Administrative Assistant 1115 N. Government Way Spokane, WA 99224 325-1985 | www.pcasda.org Like Us On Facebook

KHBA (Monday—Thursday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

622-4780

PCA Learning Center Director: Pat Wister 327-8387

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**Please silence your cell phone during the Worship Service.**

If you can’t be with us in person, you can watch online at www.linwoodsda.org. The sermons are also posted on Linwood’s website in the “Media” section.

Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church January 24, 2015

Sabbath School ~ 9:30 - 10:30 AM

Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms

Church Worship Service ~ 10:45 AM

Welcome / Announcements Bob Oster

We Praise Joyce Woods & Friends

Elder’s Prayer Bob Oster

Children’s Offering Worthy Student Fund Children

Kids Connection Jim Smith

We Give Our Gifts to God Congregation

Today’s Offering: Religious Liberty

Altar of Prayer Congregation

Special Music Ginger Brockman & Scott Orser

Sermon Pastor Volody “Discovering Jesus - The Great Physician

Benediction

Greeters: Roberta Waines & Lorna Baldwin; Camera 1: Donna King; Camera 2:Gary Sheidler Sound: Mike Hermanson; PowerPoint: Brenda Norman; Video Controller: Ruth Sheidler

***TO GIVE TO LINWOOD, PLEASE SPECIFY IT ON YOUR TITHE ENVELOPES*** All loose offering will not automatically go towards Linwood’s Church Budget

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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

(**See announcement)

TODAY, January 24, 2015 ▪ 9:30 AM - Sabbath School in Classes ▪ 9:30 AM - West Side Bible Study ▪ 10:45 AM - Worship Service ▪ 11:15 AM - Sermon - Pastor Volody ▪ 12:30 PM - Visitors’ Meal ▪ 2:00 PM - Pathfinder Bible Experience**

SUNDAY, January 25, 2015 ▪ 10:00 AM - FEST Planning Brunch**

MONDAY, January 26, 2015 ▪ 6:00 PM - Sounds of Praise Singers

Practice in Linwood Chapel

TUESDAY, January 27, 2015 ▪ 9:00 AM—12:30 PM - Pastor’s Church

Office Hours ▪ 5:00 PM - Pathfinders

WEDNESDAY, January 28, 2015 ▪ 9:00 AM—12:30 PM - Pastor’s Church

Office Hours ▪ 12:00 PM - Bible Study - Church Chapel

with Alan Williams ▪ 7:00 PM - Wednesday Night Bible Study

THURSDAY, January 29, 2015

FRIDAY, January 30, 2015

NEXT SABBATH, January 31, 2015 ▪ 9:30 AM - Sabbath School in Classes ▪ 9:30 AM - West Side Bible Study ▪ 10:45 AM - PCA Education Sabbath** ▪ 11:15 AM - Sermon - PCA** ▪ 12:30 PM - Visitors’ Meal**

Linwood’s Outreach & Various Evangelism for the LORD

Linwood e-mails news weekly that includes infor-mation happening at Linwood and various evan-gelism from Palisades Christian Academy, Up-per Columbia Academy, and around the Upper Columbia Conference. If you are not currently getting e-mails from Linwood, and would like to, please send us your name and e-mail at email@linwoodsda.org or 509-327-4400.

Visitors’ Meal Today We invite all our visitors to join the Moseanko Team downstairs in our fellow-ship hall for a wonderful meal and warm fellowship.

Visitors’ Meal JANUARY 31st

Next week's visitors' meal will be hosted by the Williams Team. Be sure to call Jane Williams 994-3709 if you want to participate but you aren't a member of the team. We welcome all our church family to participate in these meals, we just need to know you are attending so you can help out by bring-ing a food item and we can be prepared with the right number of tables and chairs to ac-commodate all those in attendance.

Visitors’ Meal Schedule Below are the team leaders for each Sabbath. If you would like to participate in one of the Sabbaths and you are not a team member, please contact the team leader: January 31: Williams Team February 7: Lance Team

February 14: Searson Team— Fellowship Meal**

February 21: Griffin Team February 28: Rudy Team March 7: Roger Rudd's Class March 14:Moseanko Team March 21: Harral Team March 28: Williams Team

The schedules are also available on Linwood’s website: Connect/Ministries/Caring Hearts Net-work/Visitor Meals

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Pastor’s Class If you are visiting today or are a new member, we invite you to join this class happening in the Pastor’s Study.

FEST Planning Brunch JANUARY 25 * 10:00 AM

Fellowship Hall

Come for a delicious brunch potluck and help plan for an incredible year of outreach. It is a great opportunity to share your ideas of events you would like to see happen! Maxine will be in contact with all who sign up to coordinate food to bring.

What is FEST? Glad you asked…

Friendship Evangelism Social Team (FEST) Excitement!

It’s a new name! It was changed for two reasons: (1) there has been confusion between Friendship Evangelism and Caring Hearts and they are separate minis-tries; (2) what a fun acronym—FEST!

Want to be a part of the FEST? Help plan a great year of FEST for 2015! If you are interested in being a part of the fun, please add your name and contact information to a sign-up sheet in the foyer.

LINWOOD NEWS

**Please provide bulletin announcements, PowerPoints, videos, or any other special needs for the upcoming Worship Service by

Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.**

Pathfinder Bible Experience TODAY * 2:00 PM Linwood Sanctuary

Linwood is excited to be hosting this year’s event for the North Lakes District. Due to time constraints in preparing, Lin-wood’s Light Bearer Pathfinders will not be participating, but we encourage all who are interested to come and show support, please do!

Church Pictorial Directories If there are any members who have not received a church directory, but would like one, let us know by writing “Directory” with your name on a yellow “Notes of Encour-agement” card and place it in the offering. We request a $5 donation, it can be placed in a tithe envelope with a note it is for the directory. All money goes toward the Pathfinders for the next Osh Kosh event scheduled for August 12-17, 2109, “Chosen.”

Linwood’s Pinewood Derby News! On January 11 the Linwood Light Bearer Pathfinders enjoyed a fun competition of racing the cars they made. Not only did the kids have the opportunity to win a prize, so did the adults who volunteered their time. All this excitement happening with a fundraiser of selling John Norman’s famous homemade ice cream floats along with other food options of apples, chips, cookies, and cupcakes. We are happy to report $183 total raised! Find out how the Linwood Light Bearers did in the rankings on page 10.

Joining Linwood Famly—2nd Reading

Fredrick Perez from Spokane Valley SDA Church, Spokane Valley, WA

Joining Linwood Famly—1st Reading

Eva Cravens from Multi-Cultural SDA Church, Spokane

Transfers

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2015 Secret Prayer Pals

Pay It Forward

If you haven’t already signed up, there is one more week! Imagine the blessing you can be to someone at Linwood by your prayers, gifts, and presence! We are told to encourage one another, and in this ministry, is a way of doing just that. As we go through this year, let us remember to encourage those around us as well as our Secret Pal and let them know we are praying for them. This is not only for the females, males are encouraged to participate too! We are of all ages, are very busy, and have a variety of interests. We are all family in Christ and the fellowship will be a blessing to all of us. There are forms to fill out on the Secret Prayer Pal table in the foyer. Please fill them out and place them in the basket provided.

There is still time to sign up, the last Sab-bath to be involved is January 31, 2015.

We would like to show a fun presentation on February 14, but need help from Linwood’s married couples. It should be easy...simply provide the below by January 31: a wedding picture of you and your

spouse, your names the date of your wedding It will be shown during the Linwood Worship Service on February 14. Pictures can be sent via : email@linwoodsda.org put in offering bag mailed to the church office—PO Box

48273, 99228. NOTE: Any pictures provided after January 31 are not guaranteed to be included.

Linwood’s 2014 Church Budget

Thru 3rd Qtr Oct Nov Dec Yr Total

Amt Rcvd 103,788 11,237 10369 17007 142,401

Exp 106,980 10,503 10531 14,925 142,939

Bal (3,192) 734 (161) 2082 538

Valentine

Sabbath

February 14

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Sounds of Praise

The Sounds of Praise Singers had their beginning on January 6, 2012, with the ex-pressed purpose of utilizing their God-given vocal talent in sharing Jesus Christ through the medium of sacred music. Although not a professional group, the Singers have a passionate love for each other and Christ, and love to share that love through conser-vative anthems and spirituals. The 46 sing-ers (youth to senior citizens) come from Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho – and represent fourteen communities and ten different SDA Churches. Applications are still being accepted for membership in this choral group. Tenors and basses are espe-cially encourage to prayerfully consider this ministry.

The Sounds of Praise Singer’s sacred con-certs, 52 in last three years, are approxi-mately one hour in length and include a homily and personal testimonies. Their monthly concerts are booked through 2016.

For a concert schedule, a request to join the Singers or needing more information, please contact: Ron Turner (Director) at 509-475-4570 or rgturner@earthlink.net.

Fellowship Meal for Everyone! FEBRUARY 14 * AFTER CHURCH Upper Columbia Conference Office

3715 S Grove Road, Spokane, 99224 Everyone is invited to participate in this spe-cial fellowship meal. Please stop by the table in the foyer and sign up for this Valen-tine Meal. This special event will be a cele-bration of the love God has for each one of us. We are making plans for a short pro-gram following the meal. You won't want to miss this special time with your church fam-ily. The entrée and baked potato will be provided. We ask that you either bring a salad, a dessert or vegetable and rolls.

PCA Education Sabbath JANUARY 31

During Linwood’s Worship Service It is always a wonderful treat to have the students and staff from Palisades Christian Academy share their gifts in music and wor-ship at Linwood. Next Sabbath, January 31, we will have the pleasure to worship with the King’s Kids Choir and 24/7. Be sure to get here early for a good place to sit—not to mention parking—as anyone who has been at Linwood when PCA comes knows how blessed we are with a full house. Read more about PCA on page 11.

Weekly Bible Study/Prayer Groups There is a Bible study happening near you: WEDNESDAYS, 12:00 PM—Linwood—

A group meets in the Chapel and studies “The Compelling Love of God.” The book provides a beautiful study of Jesus’ love for us.

WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 PM—Williams’ Place—Anyone interested in Bible study and prayer are welcome! If there are any questions, call 701-3319.

SABBATH, 9:30 AM—Mother’s Room. West Side Bible Study. Everyone is in-vited to a spiritual time of a verse-by-verse study of the Bible. Questions, call 720-1010.

Information for Linwood’s bulletin should be provided by 5:00 PM Wednesdays via several methods: E-mail: email@linwoodsda.org Phone: 509-327-4400 Mail: PO Box 48273, Spokane, 99228

Announcements for Linwood Bulletin

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If you have a prayer request, you are encouraged to let us know by filling out a Green Card and put it in offering. Pat Crook Dick & Jan Moseanko Merlin Smith Jim Kubeka: Received a message from

Jim: Betty passed away a month ago and I am now living alone. I'm trying to deal with it as best I can, but it's hard. My family has been good support for me however and our church members here are supporting me too. We moved to Texas last year and my address here is : Jim Kubecka, 5700 S. Cooper Apt 303, Arlington, Texas 76017, Phone: 817-795-2951

Tess & John Rosean: Message on 01/19: The only thing keeping him in is oxygen levels are low & they want to send him home with oxygen. Trouble is, finding a company that will work with us traveling.

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM (or 4:00 PM)

Come for a great time to craft, quilt, or sew! fellowship and sharing. Bring a lunch and enjoy! Maybe learn something new.

Crafter’s Meet Up

Why have Vacation Bible School? That’s a good question. Seems like a lot of trouble to organize, enlist an army of work-ers and shop for craft supplies just to name a few reasons. It does take a lot of work...but the benefits are so great. The number of people reached for

Christ through VBS. VBS is one of Linwood’s flagship

events where everyone supports this effort and offers help as they can.

Connect with visiting families. We invite them for a warm and loving environ-ment to connect with us after VBS—in small group Bible study or a different ministry.

It is often said that children are the church of tomorrow but the truth is, they are the church of today as well. They may not yet be ready to financially sponsor or lead, but they certainly have a role to play. VBS could be the only things that really matters to a child hungering to find the Bread that satisfies.

Linwood needs a VBS director. If you or someone you know would be interested, please contact the church office.

Please pray for this outreach plan and our efforts to inform friends and families in and around our church. There is a training opportunity available on March 1 from 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. at Up-per Columbia Conference. There will be more than just VBS previews. The day in-cludes: creative invites, delegating tips, decorating ideas, craft resources, and vol-unteer training.

If you are interested, please contact the church office at 327-4400 or email@linwoodsda.org..

Prayer Requests

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PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

At this time PCA families are registering for next school year. New students will start being accepted on February 2. There will be Open Houses on Feb. 10 and March 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. All are welcome!

PCA’s 15th Annual Auction

FEBRUARY 28 * 6:00 PM Upper Columbia Conference

Be a part of the festive crowd when the doors for PCA's 15th Annual Auction open at 6:00 p.m., then a delicious dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The cost is only $15 per person to support this great fundraiser for the children! USED FRAPPUCCINO BOTTLES FROM STARBUCKS: The Auction Committee is asking if you could please save your bottles for some decorating at the school auction. Find out more information about this won-derful event and reserve your seat(s) on PCA's website – www.pcasda.org.

PCA’s Challenge Grant! 01/15 UPDATE: $41,516

A generous pledge has been made to PCA by an anonymous donor for a $50,000 matching pledge to PCA. If PCA is able to raise the same amount in matching funds, they will be able to eliminate the prior year’s operational debt and start next year in the black! By the end of 2014, at least $25,000 needs to be raised to get started. There are convenient ways to donate: Visit www.pcasda.org and donate se-

curely online using PayPal. Mark “PCA Challenge Grant” on your

tithe envelope. Please continue to keep our clothing and textiles fundraiser in mind as you clean out your homes of things you no longer need. This is an easy way to get rid of shoes, purses, bedding, towels, stuffed animals, etc. that are no longer usable. Thank you! OPEN HOUSES AT PCA FOR NEW FAMI-LIES: If you know of any families who are interested in our school, please invite them to our Open Houses on Feb. 10 and March 17, from 5:30 -7 p.m. All are welcome to visit!

1115 N Government Way | Spokane, WA 99224 | 509-325-1985 | www.pcasda.org

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Oh Mack! Pray for those Legos! This week we are praying for the Omak Ad-ventist Christian School. This is a little one room school in Omak, WA, led by Jennifer Hoffpauir. They are praising God for twelve great students, a fantastic teacher assistant, Mrs. Petersen, and a relatively smooth year so far. They would like prayer for the follow-ing: that they each have a closer walk with Jesus, for Team Terabyte (their Lego robot-ics team) as they prepare for the tourna-ment and for Emma, their eighth grader as she finishes out the year and prepares for graduation.

Hogging the Road for Jesus Are you a biker? The Adventist Motorcycle Ministry is dedicated to bringing the Word of God to motorcycle clubs of non-Christian origin. Ride on scheduled events with other Christian Motorcycle Clubs and have fun sharing your love for Jesus. The Washing-ton state chapter is seeking people inter-ested in serving as officers. Contact Gerry Landry at (509) 720-3993 for more informa-tion. www.adventistmotorcycleministry.org

Who Was Ram's Father? Think you know the answer? Pathfinders from across the Inland Northwest will be answering tough questions from the book of Matthew this coming Sabbath at the Pathfinder Bible Experience at 2:00 p.m. at the Spokane Linwood Adventist Church. This event is a team-based challenge that tests the group's knowledge of sections of scripture. It's a lot of fun to watch, so come on out and see how many answers you can get right too!

Powder on Top We're praying for lots of powder! Come join the UCC Youth Department for Winter SkiFest 2015 in Sandpoint, where we will enjoy food, fun and fellowship from Febru-ary 14-16! Must be 14+ years old. For more information, see uccsda.org/youth or contact Denise Kinney at (509) 242-0506 / denisek@uccsda.org.

Whether someone needs encouragement, dealing with difficult times, needs friendship, an expression of appreciation, or something different, you are welcome fill out a “Note of Encouragement” card in any of the pews. If you don’t know the address, leave it at the church office and we will mail it for you.

“Notes of Encouragement” Cards

If a child would like to share a beautiful coloring they did for a future bulletin, there are coloring pages and crayons available in the foyer in a basket for them to color during the Worship Service and leave in the basket. Photos of animals, nature, hobbies, anything inspirational are still welcome and can be sent to us at to be used as a bulletin cover or the screen during the Worship Service—email@linwoodsda.org.

Coloring Pages

UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS

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You Have a Voice If you are especially interested in issues that will be discussed at this year's Gen-eral Conference session in San Antonio, Texas, you may contact your session delegates. The 21 delegates to the July session are listed online along with their email addresses at GleanerNow.com. If you want your voice to be heard, take the opportunity to express your views or con-cerns to an NPUC delegate.

It's Not Too Late You can still register for the Upper Colum-bia Conference Christian Men’s Summit at Camp MiVoden, February 6-8, 2015. Pavel Goia, the keynote speaker will share his personal testimony. Men will hear about God’s amazing power as Pavel relates one miracle after another. God wants to do the same for all. To reg-ister, go to www.uccsda.org/men or call 509-838-2761. Registration before Febru-ary 1 is $125 and $165 after that.

Plan For Vacation Days Start making plans now to ask your boss for a few days off so you can attend camp meeting. It's a wonderful time to gather and be encouraged for greater service for Christ. The Upper Columbia Conference camp meeting is coming June 17-20, 2015. There are still camp meeting sites and rooms available. Be sure to reserve yours to guarantee a spot. Main speaker this year will be Ted N.C. Wilson, presi-dent of the General Conference of Sev-enth-day Adventists. Also with us will be Paul Dybdahl. For more information about camp meeting and to register go to: uccsda.org/home/cm-registration.

Hosts for a Week The Post Falls Adventist church in Post Falls, Idaho are seeking generous-hearted people to join them in their minis-try for homeless families. The church has committed to hosting families in need over the next several months. Volunteers welcome the families as guests into the church, providing them with meals, hospitality and overnight accommodations for one week on a rotating basis. During the day the guests are transported to the Family Promise Family Center, which provides shower and laundry facilities, phone and internet access. It’s also where they work with a case manager to develop an individualized plan to regain housing and self-sufficiency. This pro-gram has proven to be amazingly suc-cessful. If you're interested in helping out with time or resources, please call BethAnne Moseanko at (509) 994-2483.

Be A Blessing The offering for this Sabbath, January 24, is for Religious Liberty. Seventh-day Ad-ventists have always been strong advo-cates of religious liberty—for themselves and for others. One of the ways we have proclaimed this message is through Liberty magazine. This week, we have the opportunity of giving an offering so that Liberty magazine will continue to be sent to influence leaders in our com-munity and throughout the country. Get this Sabbath's offering appeal.

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Free iGiveSDA App A simple and convenient way for people on the go to know what the Sabbath offering is for, no matter where you are. iGiveSDA will show you what the offering is for every Sab-bath. Not only is the yearly offering sched-ule listed but also the offering ap-peal. Some Sabbaths there is a 90 second video clip that can be downloaded and shown at church. The free app iGiveSDA is for Apple and Android phones.

Give at Home

North America will be receiving the mission offering taken up in Adventist churches now through March. The projects to benefit from the offering will include 1) Harvest Time Appalachia Evangelism Program in West Virginia; 2) Bath houses and restrooms for Alaska's Camp Polaris Youth Camp; 3) Gyms for Adventist schools in Micronesia; and 4) the children's project will be for mat-tresses for the children at Camp Polaris.

If you have an update on your contact information, new to the area, interested in Bible Studies, want to serve in a ministry, or want to transfer your membership, we invite you to fill out a green card available in any pew.

Linwood Has Green Cards

An Old Fashioned Love Story

Coming this Valentine’s Day weekend, "Old Fashioned" is a faith-based love story about Clay, a reformed frat boy whose relationship with Christ impacts the way he looks at life and relationships; and Amber, a free-spirited woman who has felt the pain of dating rela-tionships. Together, they attempt the impos-sible: an old-fashioned courtship in contem-porary America! This refreshing love story is being released February 14. Read about this indie film, share it on social media, find church resources and more at www.oldfashionedmovie.com!

Sermons are available online Linwood’s website at linwoodsda.org. For your convenience, you can watch one at a time or enjoy many and watch consecutively. Keep watching. And watching. And watching.

Linwood Has A Sermon Library

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January 17 Bulletin Items

1. Auction 2. Baldwin 3. Bible Experience 4. Brockman 5. Cell Phone 6. Dedication 7. FEST Brunch 8. GleanerNow 9. Grat Physician 10. Hermanson 11. King

12. Love Story 13. Motorcycle Ministry 14. Norman 15. Orser 16. Oster 17. Pastors Class 18. PCA Panters 19. Pinewood Derby 20. Prayer Pal 21. Registration

22. Religious Liberty 23. Ribbon 24. Sheidler 25. Smith 26. UCC Youth 27. Valentine Sabbath 28. VBS Director 29. Waines 30. Woods

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D V G A G R A T P H Y S I C I A N P L M

We Believe . . .

1. That the Bible is the final authority for all belief and practice for the Christian (2 Timothy

3:16-17).

2. That there is one God revealed in three persons—God the Father, God the Son, and God

the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17: Genesis 1:26).

3. That we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone (John 3:16, 1 John 5:12-13

& Ephesians 2:8-9).

4. That Christians who have been redeemed by Jesus will live in obedience to all of His com-

mandments (John 14:15).

5. That Jesus will come again very soon (John 14:1-3).

6. That the requirements of the Ten Commandments are still binding on all people today,

including the seventh-day Sabbath of the fourth commandment

(Matthew 5:17, Exodus 20:8-11).

7. That the judgment which will decide the eternal destiny of all people is

now taking place in heaven (Daniel 8:14, 9:25-27).

8. That when a person dies they do not go immediately to heaven or

hell, but rest in the grave as one who is asleep awaiting the resurrection

(Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, John 5:28-29, 11:11-14).

9. That after Jesus comes again, the people of God will judge the world with Jesus, following

which fire will fall from heaven to completely devour the wicked and purify the earth (1

Corinthians 6:2-3, Revelation 20:4-9, 2 Peter 3:10-13).

10. That God, as a loving Father, wants us to live healthful lives avoiding foods and sub-

stances He has declared unfit, and actively pursuing positive lifestyle habits (Leviticus

11, Proverbs 20:1, Daniel 1:8, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

11. That the followers of Jesus will live pure and honorable lives making sure their business,

recreation and relationships meet the Bible standard (Philippians 4:8).

12. That God gives spiritual gifts to His people for the purpose of ministry. Given by the

agency of the Holy Spirit gifts provide the abilities and ministries such as faith, healing,

prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, charity

and other gifts. (1 Corinthians 12; Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Peter 4:10, 11).

13. That the Seventh-day Adventist Church fills a special role in the world today to prepare

people for the 2nd coming of Jesus (Rev. 14:6-13).

14. That we will grow as we spend time with God in prayer, as we feed on His word and

share His love through witnessing.(2 Timothy 2:15; Ephesians 6:18; Galatians 5:22-25)

15. That the Bible teaches that all who have accepted Jesus as their Savior/Lord, and who

intend to obey all the teachings of the Bible should be baptized by immersion (John 3:5;

Mark 16:16 & Matthew 28:19-20).