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- February 13 It Is Written Canada
- February 20 Local Church Budget
- February 27 Conference Advance
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The Greatest Need in the Church, Part 2
By Pastor Eric L. Ollila | February 10, 2021
Last week, we considered the claim that the Church's greatest need today is Christ and leadership by example, not just Christ alone. If you didn't read the previous article, please check it out for context to this radical claim, The Greatest Need In The Church (albertaadventist.ca)
It was observed that Christ did not complete the mission of taking the Gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue and people while He was here on earth. And, the Church hasn't achieved that mission either. We ended last week's devotional with the question, why?
Click the button below for the answer. It might surprise you!
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Weekend Seminar - February 12-14 @6:00 am (MST)
Family Day weekend is the perfect time to be renewed in relationships to family, children, and ultimately to God! This new book will lead you in that and more! It’s perfect to read personally, to use in your small group study, and to give to those God leads you to!
Pastors Ted & Sandra Deer will have a short, three-part seminar on Family Day weekend introducing and modeling one way to use this book.
Dates: February 12-14, 2021 @ 6 AM (MST). Recordings to be posted on the conference page after.
Please contact us for information on how to secure printed and electronic copies: tdeer@albertaadventist.ca
Zoom Info: https://albertaadventist-ca.zoom.us/j/97284262496
Meeting ID: 972 8426 2496
Find your local number: https://albertaadventist-ca.zoom.us/u/aBJUOYv2z
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COVID has been difficult for many youth & young adults. Isolation had a negative impact on youth, causing mental health challenges. Unfortunately, suicide rates have been increasing. We want to create a safe and open space to discuss this important topic related to youth and young adults.
Our guest speaker, Pastor Patrick E. Jacques is currently finishing up a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in clinical psychology. There will be a sermon in the morning and an open dialogue on mental health. Primarily, we will be focusing on the power of "Mental Mentorship."
Zoom Meeting ID: 977 7221 5781
Passcode: 274945
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Save the Date! March 5-6, 2021
Get ready for some incredible winter fun with an action-packed Pathfinder retreat, hosted by our very own Pastor Lyle Notice and our guest speaker Pastor Vandeon Griffin. Prepare to earn 3 honours, and start planning your Content Creation Contest entry for a chance to win an iPad!
Click Here to Join Zoom:
https://albertaadventist-ca.zoom.us/j/91885893385?pwd=K2tFdFQvV3NZWGQrMUpXcENNSE9wQT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 918 8589 3385
Passcode: 660868
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We are excited that Global Youth Day is coming up!
This year global youth day takes place on March 20, 2021. Join on Zoom Live at 10:00 am for a lively youth Sabbath school discussion and then 12:00 Noon with a powerful guest speaker, Pastor Ashia Lennon. We will be celebrating the blessing and the power of youth all around the world.
COVID made it challenging to meet in person. Usually, we would be out in the community making a difference. How can you be creative and help those who are in need? Much can still be done to help your community.
Here are some ways to get involved:
- Plan a quiz (hosted online)
- Organise a social gathering on zoom for a community group (teens, children, seniors, etc.)
- How about running a craft session where craft packs are sent to people in advance, and they get together to do the crafts online
- Could you do an online healthy cooking class for the community?
- Make care packages/school supplies that can be delivered to people/homes etc., without physically getting together.
- Arrange an online concert or prepare a recording of a selection of songs/poems/readings/a play from your youth group for your local care home.
- What else can you think of...?
Zoom Meeting ID: 990 8846 1530
Passcode: 334063
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- 15-25% off on listed canned, frozen, and dried food products.
- Up to 80% off on miscellaneous books and bibles.
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Will you reach out to those who are lost? Pastor Ted Wilson shares encouraging words for how to reach the world.
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SILVER SPRING, MD, USA | FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Greetings, friends! It is amazing how quickly time is passing, and we are already into the second month of 2021. Events around us are moving fast, reminding us every day that we are coming closer to the Lord’s soon return! And while we have the wonderful hope of soon seeing Jesus face to face, we must remember there are so many others in the world today who do not yet have this hope—people who are frightened by what they see happening around them, people who are wondering what the future holds but do not know where to find trustworthy answers. Others may have known the truth at one time but have since left the faith. Read more here https://adventist.news/en/news/i-will-go-reach-the-world
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NAD HEALTH | FEBRUARY 2021
Join Margarete (Maggie) Collins, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, for a monthly discussion on healthy eating.
Margarete has 15 years of clinical experience at Loma Linda University Medical Center and 8 years of experience as an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University and Azusa Pacific University. Maggie has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including inpatient, outpatient transplant, and currently at a diabetes treatment center. Her focus and passion are on promoting the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet and lifestyle medicine to prevent, manage, or reverse diseases.
Each monthly meeting will include:
- Presentation by an expert in nutrition & dietetics
- Small group discussion for practical application of what you learn
- Cooking demonstration
- Q&A
Mark your calendars!
Thursday, February 18, 2021
2:00 - 3:30 pm MST / 4:00 - 5:30 pm EST
Click here for more info: https://nadhealth.org/healthyyou/joyofeating/club/
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COLUMBIA, MD, USA | KIMBERLY LUSTE MARAN | FEBRUARY 6, 2021
Most were not predicting it, and many treasurers at various levels of the church were looking for a report trending in the opposite direction. But in what could only be described as a miracle of faithfulness, 2020 tithe figures for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America (NAD) came in close to 1.1 billion dollars. Read more here https://adventist.news/en/news/when-god-moves-members-to-give
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IT IS WRITTEN CANADA | FEBRUARY 2021
The offering for Sabbath, February 13, 2021, at your church will go to It Is Written Canada. We wish to take a moment to sincerely thank you and your congregation for your faithful support of the work that It Is Written Canada does across our great nation. As the premier media ministry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, we wield every resource at our disposal in the furtherance of God’s work. Our hope is that our work will bring hungering souls into churches just like yours, so that they may be shepherded into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. Donate here https://itiswrittencanada.ca/donation/
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PARAGUAY | SHEYLA PAIVA | FEBRUARY 6, 2021
With great joy, more than a thousand young people from Paraguay carried out the first missionary activity of the year: Mission Caleb. They dedicated a week of their time off from school to community service and lived an experience of service, self-denial, and mission.
One of the major evangelistic points was developed in the city of Capitán Bado, department of Amambay, on the border of Brazil.
During the Caleb Mission, many testimonies of conversion were shared. One of them was that of Claudia Garay and her family. Read more here https://adventist.news/en/news/youth-from-mission-caleb-open-mission-points-in-the-city-of-paraguay
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SILVER SPRING, MD, USA | ANN STAFF | FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Dr. Kalapala John Moses, who served as executive secretary of the Southern Asia Division (SUD) from 1998-2005, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2021. He was 83 years old.
Moses was born on October 21, 1937 to Kalapala John and Sampurnamma in Atkur, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Read more here https://adventist.news/en/news/former-executive-secretary-of-the-southern-asia-division-passes-away
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ADVENTIST RECORD | JARROD STACKELROTH | FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Traditionally, Adventists have had a troubled relationship with sport. Some would argue watching sport is a waste of time, that playing sport is competitive. A similar philosophy has extended to our attitude to novels, movies, television and other cultural artefacts. Entertainment, it seems, is not a very Adventist virtue. However, many of us still partake in these pastimes, we just keep it quiet or don’t share in church circles. Read more here: https://record.adventistchurch.com/2021/02/09/speaking-the-same-language-can-the-church-engage-the-culture/
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ANN INDEPTH | EDUCATION | FEBRUARY 4, 2021
This episode talks about the “Reach the World: I Will Go” Mission Objective: To strengthen Seventh-day Adventist institutions in upholding freedom, wholistic health, and hope through Jesus, and restoring in people the image of God. The focus is for Adventist tertiary institutions to increase the proportion of missiologists teaching mission, all of whom are faithful to biblical missional principles, Adventist educated, and endorsed by IBMTE. Learn more about the new strategic plan for the Adventist church at iwillgo2020.org. Watch here https://adventist.news/en/videos/ann-indepth/how-can-schools-become-more-mission-focused
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- February 13 It Is Written Canada
- February 20 Local Church Budget
- February 27 Conference Advance
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