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June 14, 2008June 14, 2008

Construction of church in Moscow, Russia

Haiti’s Voice of Hope Radio Station

Since 1912 Seventh-day Adventists have Since 1912 Seventh-day Adventists have helped fund special mission projects helped fund special mission projects through a special offering called the through a special offering called the Thirteenth Sabbath offering. Over the past Thirteenth Sabbath offering. Over the past 95 years more than 1,200 Thirteenth 95 years more than 1,200 Thirteenth Sabbath projects have been completed.Sabbath projects have been completed.

Shalom Learning Center in Miami, Florida

Missionaries have Missionaries have been sent into been sent into new fields, new fields, mission schools mission schools have been have been established, established, hospitals and hospitals and clinics have been clinics have been opened, all opened, all because believers because believers gave their mission gave their mission offerings offerings faithfully, faithfully, sacrificially.sacrificially.Construction of hospital in Buea, Cameroon

Global Mission pioneers in India

Next time you give your mission offering, think Next time you give your mission offering, think about the people whose stories you’ve read or about the people whose stories you’ve read or heard every Sabbath. Think about the heard every Sabbath. Think about the missionaries and the lay workers who have missionaries and the lay workers who have worked so hard to share the gospel of Jesus with worked so hard to share the gospel of Jesus with those who have never heard. They are not a those who have never heard. They are not a “black hole.” They are the face of Adventist “black hole.” They are the face of Adventist mission. mission.

Thank you for giving your weekly mission Thank you for giving your weekly mission offerings and for praying for Adventist missions offerings and for praying for Adventist missions around the world. You around the world. You dodo make a difference. make a difference.

The Lohr family, missionaries in Nigeria.

To get a peek at what To get a peek at what your mission dollars are your mission dollars are doing around the world doing around the world and will do in the future, and will do in the future, check out the Web site at check out the Web site at www.adventistmission.org. Learn of the vision for . Learn of the vision for how the gospel of Jesus how the gospel of Jesus will be shared by the will be shared by the Seventh-day Adventist Seventh-day Adventist church from now through church from now through 2010.2010.

So Where Does Your Offering Go?So Where Does Your Offering Go?

Tell the world! Tell me!

The ultimate goal of Tell the World is to provide every person on earth with the chance to know Jesus Christ.

Information on following slides adapted from

Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine and

the SDA Encyclopedia.

This Quarter the Thirteenth This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is going to Sabbath Offering is going to the Inter-American Divisionthe Inter-American Division

“Go into all the world and preach the good news.” Mark 16:15, NIV

Find the Inter-American Division

This quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath This quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help:Offering will help:

• build worship halls at the University of build worship halls at the University of the Southern Caribbean in Trinidadthe Southern Caribbean in Trinidad

• build churches for existing build churches for existing congregations in central Mexico congregations in central Mexico

• upgrade campgrounds for lay upgrade campgrounds for lay evangelism training in Mexicoevangelism training in Mexico

How is the Thirteenth Sabbath How is the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering going to be used?Offering going to be used?

The division is made up of many countries, starting The division is made up of many countries, starting from Mexico through Central America to northern South from Mexico through Central America to northern South America and including all of the Caribbean Islands. America and including all of the Caribbean Islands.

The Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union will receive part of this The Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union will receive part of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. The Union covers quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. The Union covers most of the territory south of Mexico City (the states of most of the territory south of Mexico City (the states of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and the southeast portion of Tabasco). Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and the southeast portion of Tabasco). Except for a couple of large cities, such as Veracruz and Except for a couple of large cities, such as Veracruz and Puebla, the area has mostly smaller cities, farming, and Puebla, the area has mostly smaller cities, farming, and light industry. A large portion of it (south from Puebla to light industry. A large portion of it (south from Puebla to Oaxaca) is desert and semi-desert and rolling hills. People Oaxaca) is desert and semi-desert and rolling hills. People eke out a living there, but not a good one. eke out a living there, but not a good one.

Catemaco Lake

The church tends to grow fastest among the poorer The church tends to grow fastest among the poorer people who have little hope for a better life on this earth. people who have little hope for a better life on this earth. But these people can least afford to build a house of But these people can least afford to build a house of worship. For this reason, part of this quarter’s Thirteenth worship. For this reason, part of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help construct 28 churches in the Sabbath Offering will help construct 28 churches in the Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union. Please plan for a generous Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union. Please plan for a generous offering.offering.

This congregation meets in the shelter of this PVC pipe and tarp “church.”

Collect OfferingCollect Offering

Exploring God’s Exploring God’s WorldWorld

In this section we study one of the countries in the division where our Thirteenth Sabbath offering is going.

Today we are going to Today we are going to learn about learn about Guatemala.Guatemala.

Where is GuatemalaWhere is Guatemala

Flag of GuatemalaFlag of Guatemala

Time for the Mission Time for the Mission StoryStory

We are taking the good We are taking the good news to the entire world.news to the entire world.

Read the Mission Story on pages 24 and 25 of the Second Quarter Read the Mission Story on pages 24 and 25 of the Second Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Adventist Mission Youth and Adult MagazineMagazine

while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.

The name The name of the of the person in person in the story is the story is “Wilma.”“Wilma.”

This story is from This story is from Grenada.Grenada.

The title of the story is The title of the story is “Determined.”“Determined.”

Lesson Study Lesson Study TimeTime

Today we will study:Today we will study:

THE INVISIBLE KINGDOMTHE INVISIBLE KINGDOM

Has anyone ever said anythingHas anyone ever said anythingto you that made you thinkto you that made you thinkdifferently than you had everdifferently than you had everthought before?thought before?

How did How did that change that change your life?your life?

Imagine a boy your ageImagine a boy your agebeing on the mountainsidebeing on the mountainsideand listening to Jesus.and listening to Jesus.

Matthew Matthew 5:16, NIV5:16, NIV

P O W E R P O W E R T E X TT E X T

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““In the same way, let yourIn the same way, let yourlight shine before men, thatlight shine before men, thatthey may see your goodthey may see your gooddeeds and praise yourdeeds and praise yourFather in heaven.”Father in heaven.”

Photo by Neva MacPheePhoto by Neva MacPhee

P O W E R P O W E R P O I N TP O I N T

Because God loves us, weBecause God loves us, weaccept His values andaccept His values andshare them with others.share them with others.

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Shading his eyes from theShading his eyes from thesun, the boy scanned the sun, the boy scanned the crowd for his family.crowd for his family.

Last night his father hadLast night his father hadtold the family they weretold the family they weregoing to come and heargoing to come and hearJesus speak today. At lastJesus speak today. At lastthe boy saw them.the boy saw them.

““I was afraid I wouldn’t findI was afraid I wouldn’t findyou,” he said to his mother.you,” he said to his mother.

““Me too. I can’t believeMe too. I can’t believehow many people are here,”how many people are here,”Mother commented.Mother commented.

““I heard that I heard that Jesus wasJesus wasgoing to take going to take charge ofcharge ofHis kingdom His kingdom today,” saidtoday,” saidthe boy.the boy.

““Sh-h-h,” his sister said.Sh-h-h,” his sister said.““I think Jesus is readyI think Jesus is readyto speak.”to speak.”

The boy looked around and The boy looked around and saw many people. He could saw many people. He could tell from their clothing andtell from their clothing andspeech that some had come speech that some had come from as far away as from as far away as Jerusalem.Jerusalem.

He even noticed someHe even noticed somePharisees in the group.Pharisees in the group.

Turning his attention backTurning his attention backto Jesus, he heard Him say,to Jesus, he heard Him say,““The way you behave will The way you behave will show others you are a partshow others you are a partof God’s kingdom.”of God’s kingdom.”

““Realize that you can do Realize that you can do nothing on your own. You nothing on your own. You must let God take controlmust let God take controlof everything in your life.of everything in your life.By doing this you will find By doing this you will find true happiness.”true happiness.”

The boy thought, The boy thought, I’d like toI’d like todo that, but sometimes it isdo that, but sometimes it isreally hard.really hard.

““If you look If you look around you, you around you, you will see many will see many who don’t know who don’t know God,” Jesus God,” Jesus continued.continued.““You should feel You should feel very sad about very sad about this.”this.”

““When you do, you will findWhen you do, you will findways to tell others about God.”ways to tell others about God.”

““As you tell others about Him, As you tell others about Him, you will find real happiness inyou will find real happiness inknowing God yourself.”knowing God yourself.”

The boy leaned over andThe boy leaned over andwhispered, “Father, doeswhispered, “Father, doesHe mean I need to tell my He mean I need to tell my friends about Him?”friends about Him?”

““Not just friends, son,” FatherNot just friends, son,” Fatherreplied, “He also meansreplied, “He also meansstrangers.”strangers.”

Jesus wasn’t Jesus wasn’t done speaking.done speaking.““If you give If you give your life your life completely to completely to God, you will God, you will let Him control let Him control how you act.”how you act.”

““You will let other people seeYou will let other people seethat God is in your life. If that God is in your life. If your friends try to start an your friends try to start an argument or a fight, youargument or a fight, youwill do all you can to stop it.”will do all you can to stop it.”

The boy squirmed. Did JesusThe boy squirmed. Did Jesusknow he had a bad temper?know he had a bad temper?He’d have to ask God to give He’d have to ask God to give Him the power to change that.Him the power to change that.

““When you are God’s child,”When you are God’s child,”Jesus said, “your friendshipsJesus said, “your friendshipswith others will work better.with others will work better.You will try to see things asYou will try to see things asothers see them.”others see them.”

That’s how Grandpa is withThat’s how Grandpa is witheveryone, everyone, the boy thought.the boy thought.Maybe that’s why so manyMaybe that’s why so manypeople come to him forpeople come to him foradvice.advice.

His attention was drawn backHis attention was drawn backto what Jesus was saying next.to what Jesus was saying next.

Jesus continued, “You willJesus continued, “You willwant to be right with Godwant to be right with Godso much that it will be likeso much that it will be likeyou are starving and wantyou are starving and wantfood to eat.” food to eat.”

““You can neverYou can neverget enough of get enough of what God haswhat God hasto offer you.”to offer you.”

““But I have to warn But I have to warn you,” Jesus you,” Jesus continued. “If you continued. “If you decide to follow God decide to follow God with all your heart, with all your heart, it won’t be easy. it won’t be easy.

People will People will make fun of make fun of youyou

or say bad things or say bad things about youabout youor even try to or even try to hurt you. Buthurt you. ButGod will take God will take care of you.”care of you.”

The boy looked around the The boy looked around the crowd. He could see some of crowd. He could see some of the Pharisees and teachers of the Pharisees and teachers of the law. They didn’t look very the law. They didn’t look very happy. In fact, happy. In fact, maybe they didn’tmaybe they didn’treally know God.really know God.

““If you light an oil lamp, you If you light an oil lamp, you don’t put it under a container don’t put it under a container so no one can use its light,” so no one can use its light,” Jesus told the crowd.Jesus told the crowd.

““Instead you set it where itInstead you set it where itwill give the most light. Thatwill give the most light. Thatis how you will be whenis how you will be whenyou are God’s child.” you are God’s child.”

““You will be like a light on a You will be like a light on a hilltop, shining God’s love hilltop, shining God’s love to everyone around you.”to everyone around you.”

The boy leaned over to hisThe boy leaned over to hisfather again and said, “I father again and said, “I want to be the kind of person want to be the kind of person Jesus is talking about. I want Jesus is talking about. I want to be a part of His kingdom.”to be a part of His kingdom.”

““You understand You understand that you can't do it that you can't do it on you own, don’t on you own, don’t you?” asked you?” asked Father.Father.

““Yes, Jesus said God willYes, Jesus said God willgive me the power to do give me the power to do it,” replied the boy.it,” replied the boy.

““And He will,” said Father.And He will,” said Father.““According to Jesus, all youAccording to Jesus, all youneed is His invisible kingdomneed is His invisible kingdomin your heart, in your heart,

to want it with all your heart, to want it with all your heart, and then to share it with and then to share it with others.”others.”

““Father, do you think I couldFather, do you think I couldbe a prince in the kingdom?”be a prince in the kingdom?”the boy mused.the boy mused.““I believe youI believe youalready are,” Father smiled.already are,” Father smiled.

Let’s read Jesus’ Let’s read Jesus’ sermon and imagine sermon and imagine we were there we were there listening.listening.

Matthew 5, NIV

    3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,         for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.     4 Blessed are those who mourn,         for they will be comforted.     5 Blessed are the meek,         for they will inherit the earth.”

Matthew 5, NIV

6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for

they will see God.”    

9 “Blessed are the peacemakers,      for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,     for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5, NIV

Now let’s look at some of the Now let’s look at some of the words Jesus used, and decide words Jesus used, and decide

if they are positive words if they are positive words (thumbs up),(thumbs up),

or negative words or negative words (thumbs down).(thumbs down).

The first word is The first word is “blessed” (happy or “blessed” (happy or fortunate).fortunate).

Give a thumbs up if you Give a thumbs up if you think that is a positive think that is a positive

word.word.

Give a thumbs Give a thumbs down if you think down if you think that it is negative.that it is negative.

How about “poor in How about “poor in spirit”?spirit”?

Positive?Positive?

Or negative?Or negative?

And how about these And how about these words?words?

““Kingdom of Kingdom of heaven”heaven”

““mourn”mourn”

Thumbs up, Thumbs up, or thumbs or thumbs down?down?

““comfortedcomforted””

““meekmeek””““inherit the earth”inherit the earth”

““hunger hunger and thirst”and thirst”

““filledfilled””

““mercifulmerciful””

““mercymercy””

““pure in pure in heart”heart”

““God”God”

““peacemakerpeacemakers”s”

““sons of sons of God”God”

““persecutepersecuted”d”

““insult insult you”you”

““persecute persecute you”you”

Or these:Or these:

• Falsely say evil Falsely say evil against youagainst you

• RejoiceRejoice

• Be gladBe glad

• rewardreward

Did you all agree on all Did you all agree on all the votes?the votes?

What is Jesus telling us?What is Jesus telling us?

Would He give a thumbs Would He give a thumbs down on “poor”?down on “poor”?

Jesus shows Jesus shows us how to us how to make it make it thumbs up. thumbs up. And how is And how is that?that?

What does this verse tell What does this verse tell us is ahead for the poor in us is ahead for the poor in spirit?spirit?

How were Jesus’ words How were Jesus’ words different from what the different from what the people had been people had been taught?taught?

Because God Because God loves us, we loves us, we accept His values accept His values and share them and share them with others.with others.

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