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The Divine Human Family – Part 1
THE DIVINE-HUMAN FAMILY – NO. 1 W. PRESCOTT GCB, Feb 4, 1895 pp.8-11 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY THE one object in all our Bible study should be, not to establish theories, but to feed upon the living word. And it seems especially desirable to call attention to this principle when a large number of us who are accustomed to teaching the word come together to make a special study of it. Hence the principle should not be to learn…
Melissa Brown’s Testimony
I got my first Bible on my seventh birthday, and I remember promising God that I would follow him all the days of my life. As I grew up, I had some experiences in my life that I wished never would have happened. I was slowly drifting away from God due to the influence of a friend, but God was not finished with me yet. On two memorable occasions, God brought me back and closer to him. When I was…
Condolences to the Villagra Family
Condolences to the Villagra Family The parting of a loved one is something that no one is ever prepared for. When it happens, it really tugs at the heart-strings. With sad hearts, we wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the Villagra family, who early this year, have gone through the great loss of both their parents. May your faith in our Heavenly Father give you comfort and strength as you go through this time of sadness. Both Patricio and…
Condolences to the Sabo Family
It is with sad hearts that we extend our condolences to the family of Sr Katica Sabo. May our wonderful God give you strength and peace during this time of sorrow. May the hope of being together again with your loved ones keep your hearts alive and looking forward to that great reunion where there will be no more parting, where we will live with our Saviour for ever. What a day that will be! “And I saw a new heaven…
VIC: Winter Food and Clothes Outreach
Matt. 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” On the 22nd of April, Maranatha church had a letterboxing programme. As we know that winter is around the corner we were requesting donations for those that face winter on the streets of Melbourne. Our purpose was to involve brothers and sisters and…
Vegan Cook and Eat
A vegan “Cook & Eat” event was held at the Guildford Church function hall on the 15th of April in Western Australia. The program is one of a few run by a small family-owned charity called “Familia” managed by Gerson and Catherine Robles as part of a vehicle to increase member participation in missionary activities and social networking within their church community. “We’ve run cooking demos in the past where we teach people and they learn by observation,” Catherine explained.…
Condolences to the Foaese and Ah-Ching Families
We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the Foaese and Ah-ching families on the loss of their loved one. May God continue to strengthen each one of you throughout this difficult time. Our dear Sister Vaovai Foaese had in her heart a wonderful missionary spirit. Her desire was especially to spread the good news of the gospel to those of her homeland, Samoa. May she rest in peace until the coming of Jesus when we look forward to seeing…
WA Field Youth Camp – 2018
Friday About 35 eager campers arrived at the Kirup Valley Farms camping site early enough to setup tents, prepare for Sabbath and welcome the Sabbath in with singing at around 6:15pm. The WA Field Youth Camp got off to a beautiful start in a lovely bush setting. The theme of the conference was “Victory in Christ” and brother Luke Kneebone opened Sabbath with a meditation about temptation. Luke first defined what temptation is – a strong enticement to do…
Baptism in Queensland
“Baptism is a most solemn renunciation of the world. Those who are baptized in the threefold name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit … declare publicly that they have forsaken the service of Satan and have become members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King.” Lift Him Up, p. 302. “Christ has made baptism the sign of entrance to His spiritual kingdom. He has made this a positive condition with which all must comply who…
Nathan Boje’s Baptism
Matthew 28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” “Baptism is a most solemn renunciation of the world. Those who are baptized in the threefold name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, at the very entrance of their Christian life declare publicly that they have forsaken the service of Satan and have become members of the royal family, children of…
Homiletics & Oratory Skills Training Program
Program Report From 21-25 January, 2018, we prepared a “Homiletics and Oratory Skills Training Program” which was aimed to reach the young people in our church from 12 years old onwards. The program was as follows: We met from 4pm to 6pm everyday, and the session topics were: 21 January, Introduction to Oratory and Homiletics 22 January, Learning the Lesson: Expository Sermon 23 January, Exhaustive Research: Topical Sermon 24 January, Unpacking the Word: Textual Sermon 25 January, Preparation of Sermons…
Righteousness By Faith Symposium Report
Ministers and Bible Workers from accross the AUC were gathered from Monday 5th to Sunday 11th of March at Elim Heights to study and consider the vital topics of the atonement and righteousness by faith. There were presentations on various subjects including: The Nature of Man & the Fall, Faith & Works, The Function of the Law of God, Christ’s Nature and the Nature of Man, Historical Context of the 1888 General Conference Session, Lessons from 1888, Christ’s Intercession and…