Posts by Good Tidings Editor (Page 39)
“Except We Forget” – Queensland Conference
Camp meeting 15-17 August 2014 “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.”Life Sketches, p. 195. Friday afternoon we arrived at camp to find the rain just starting to set in. This did not dampen our spirits, however, and there was much excitement as we greeted family, friends, and interstate visitors, many of whom we do not often get to see.…
Singing in Retirement Village – Kings Langley – NSW
On Sabbath the 2nd August 2014, youth and members of Schofield’s Church were able to bring much joy to a number of the residents living at the Adventist Retirement Village, Kings Langley NSW. Over 70 people gathered together in the dining room listening to various items rendered by individuals, Focus Singers, instrumentalists and groups; also praises were rendered to our heavenly Father by all with community singing. God loves to receive praises from His children. Throughout the Psalms David repeatedly…
NSW Youth Focus Meeting – August 2014
2 August 2014 How quickly do the months pass by! Once again we were invited to hold our Youth Focus Meeting at Br Danko and Sr Rosetta Ilic’s home. After the closing of Sabbath, Br Matthias proceeded with some Bible trivia questions until the rest of the youth arrived. Due to the importance of the Sabbath, and having it as one of the main pillars of our faith, we decided to have an activity where the youth could research this…
Condolences to Family Boje
We are very sorry to receive the sad news of the passing away of Sister Maria Boje from Romania, on Sunday 20 July 2014. Our condolences go especially to her husband and their five children Ioan (John), Daniel, Marianna, Lidia, and Grigore and their families, who have lost their wonderful mother and grand-mother. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. Take courage in knowing that she is only asleep in Jesus for a short time until He comes back…
AUC Youth Department Fly-n-Build 2014
Stage One – Elim Heights NSW July 6-11 Some volunteers arrived on Friday the 4th, while others arrived on Sunday morning to start a week of intensive, hard and challenging labour at Elim Heights Youth Camp. Some volunteers started their journey from interstate after they finished their work for the day and drove half of the night to get to Elim Heights to start working on one of the projects, “the amphitheatre”. The first day of work started at 6:30am…
Serbia Public Missionary Outreach
We just finished the first part of the public meetings at our special missionary project yesterday. As we mentioned before, for the most part, fifteen of us have been working in distributing 20,000 flyers all across the city of Kragujevac, Serbia, along with 450 posters. We even secured some radio and television spots. Although there were only a few of us, we were praying for God’s special blessings to bring people to the meetings. We are told that not many…
Fellowshipment – Larry and Tanya Ah-ching
Schofields Church, Sydney, Australia On a cold winter’s Sabbath morning, our hearts felt very warm with the joy of Christian love as we worshipped our wonderful Heavenly Father. During the Divine Service, Brother Larry and Sister Tanya Ah-ching made their public declaration that they would like to be rejoined with God’s people and were fellowshipped into the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement Schofields Church. The opening scripture reading was found in Ephesians 5:25-27: “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ…
NSW Conference – 6-9 June 2014
“A Thief in the Night” 6th to 9th June 2014 This year’s NSW Conference at Elim Heights was held during 6-9 June 2014 in conjunction with the graduation of five students from the Elim Missionary College. The theme was: “A Thief in the Night”. The conference was based on the Bible verses: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the…
Sabbath School Seminar – Perth WA
“The Sabbath school should be one of the greatest instrumentalities, and the most effectual, in bringing souls to Christ.” Counsels on Sabbath Work, pg. 10.2 “I feel a deep interest in our Sabbath schools throughout the land, because I believe them to be instrumentalities of God for the education of our youth in the truths of the Bible. Constant efforts should be made by both parents and teachers to interest the youth in matters of eternal importance. The Sabbath school…
Depression Recovery Program – NSW
This program was run by the Elim Missionary College students and Sydney churches. Both Wentworthville and Schofields churches held a free information and introduction meeting on Tuesday evening 8th April, then the 8 week program took place at 158 Bridge Road, Wentworthville NSW, from 15April; to 3 June 2014. The program catered not only for people experiencing depression but also for those who would like to support a friend or loved one through hard times; it was also for those…
Follow Their Faith – 100 Years of Witness
“I have just learned that tomorrow, the 30th, at 5:00, I am to be executed.” Bro. Gustav Psyrembel. July 2014 will mark 100 years since the outbreak of World War 1. It was this crisis that led to an open schism within the Seventh-day Adventist ranks throughout Europe, and the consequent formation of the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement. The issue that led to the rift was the European SDA leadership’s decision to commit the SDA Church in Europe to…
Condolences to the family of Brother Junior Letoa – Samoa
The sad news arrived from our brethren in Samoa that Brother Junior Letoa passed away on the 2nd June 2014 at 6:45pm due to health problems. We have the wonderful hope to see our brother again at the coming of Jesus. Taking strength from God’s Words found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we…