To Finish the Race Sermon

To Finish the Race 
Robert Rawson, Retiree and Former General Conference Treasurer
Surprise, Arizona
 Summary: A senior steward shares his journey and discovery that there is more to life in retirement than just seeking one’s own personal pleasure and comfort.
 One of my earliest childhood memories was of my mother and father sitting down with me to count [...]

Blessed to be a Blessing Sermon

Blessed to be a Blessing

David VanDenBurgh, Senior Pastor, KetteringSDAChurch, Kettering, Ohio
This sermon is an abridged version of the original, preached on September 3, 2005, at the KetteringChurch.
Summary: God wants us to receive His blessing so that we may be channels of blessings to others. He says, “I will pile blessing upon blessing upon you, because [...]

It Pays to Serve Jesus Sermon

It Pays to Serve Jesus
Charles D. Brooks,
Summary: For those who want to engage in serving God and others in everyday situations, begin each day with the Lord and lay your plans before him. As surely as there is a place for us in heaven, there is a place here on earth where we are to [...]

Prayer: A Journey to Know God Sermon

Prayer: A Journey to Know God
Janet Lui, Prayer Ministry Coordinator
Southern California Conference
 
Prayer is a vital part in the life of a disciple or Christ follower. We can get past the duty of prayer and discover that prayer is one way we come to know God and be known by Him. Jesus demonstrated that the stewardship [...]

The Spiritual Roots of Stewardship Sermon

The Spiritual Roots of Stewardship
Kent A. Hansen, JD
Clayson, Mann, Yaeger & Hansen
Corona, California
 
Summary: Stewardship is a way of life that acknowledges one’s allegiance to the Lord in everything from breathing to managing business affairs.
 
Stewardship is a life lived in acknowledgement that none of us is our own person to do as we please. We [...]

Dios ayuda a todos o solo a los ricos?

Dios ayuda a todos o solo a los ricos?
Un hombre muy alto, con un olor a cigarillo y alcohol entra en mi oficina. Buenos dias, estoy en necesidad de ayuda no tengo identificacion, tarjeta de seguro social o certificado de nacimineto. Asi que necesito eso o y estoy viviendo debjo del puente. Okay bueno son [...]

Remember Noah’s Carpenters

Remember Noah’s Carpenters
Robert E. Lemon, Treasurer General Conference of SDA

Summary: As church leaders we spend much time preaching, teaching, and working to save others. But it is very easy to spend time saving others and yet be lost ourselves. As we look at and learn from the story of Noah, imagine with me what it [...]

Diversity in Ministry

Diversity in Ministry
By Jean-Luc Lezeau, Director, Euro-Africa Division Stewardship
Summary: God uses diversity and differences that may arise among us for His own profit. It is He who created diversity in His creation.
Introduction
Could Paul preach about unity in Ephesians and yet refuse to take Mark along with him in Acts? Doesn’t it seem like he’s preaching [...]

Profit or Prophet?

Profit or Prophet?
 
(Scripture Reading: Matthew 23:11, 12; Suggested Hymn:
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go, Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #145)
 
By Peter Bath, Senior Pastor, Sligo Adventist Church, Takoma Park, Maryland
Summary: As Christians we are called to have a prophetic voice, one that challenges the routine perspective of society.
 
Introduction. Christians today are called to live in [...]

Interruptions: Nuisance or Opportunity?

Interruptions: Nuisance or Opportunity?
 Ken W. Smith, President and Founder, Christian Stewardship Ministries
 
contact Ken at: www.csmin.org
 
Summary: When we work as a team, we are bound to get interrupted by co-workers.  Knowing how to deal with interruptions is one of the keys to amicable employee relations. And, those interruptions just may be part of God’s plan!
 
 
 
Do you [...]

6 Steps to Sound Family Finances

6 Steps to Sound Family Finances
 
Christian Goltz, Treasurer. North German Union
 
The importance of family finances. Every family dreams of being a happy one. The way we manage finances should contribute to the fulfillment of this dream. But what does the reality of a happy family look like? Inquiries reveal that thirty-seven percent of all married [...]

Adventist lawyer appointed religious liaison for Obama administration

Adventist lawyer appointed religious liaison for Obama administration
 

 

 

 Adventist lawyer appointed religious liaison for Obama administration
Office will engage faith communities in policy discussions

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Paul Monteiro, religious liaison for the Obama administration’s Office of Public Liaison. [photo: courtesy White House Office of Media Affairs]

 

A [...]

It’s Just Money Sermon

It’s Just Money
By Tito Correa, Pastor, Oslo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Oslo, Norway
Summary: Because of a lack of a philosophy about money, an erroneous view has settled in, and millions and millions of people are completely unaware that they are active worshipers in the money cult.
Introduction
When rock star Tommy Lee was arrested for battering his sex [...]

Cryogenic Christians Sermons

Cryogenic Christians
Michael Oxentenko, Senior Pastor, Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Takoma Park, Maryland.
Summary: Are you a cryogenic Christian, almost dead, not quite alive, and hanging in there? The three parables in Matthew 25 have the necessary ingredients to reverse the chilling effects of cryogenic Christianity.
Scripture: Matthew 24:11-13
Illustration
The modern science of cryogenics has come a long way. Research centers [...]

The Art of Managing Money

The Art of Managing Money
Christian Goltz, Treasurer, North German Union Conference
 
Summary: Realistic and reasonable desires and objectives are signs of a family who has sanctified its life before God. This family will have a budget with a healthy financial structure.
 
Please, help me!
One day a church member who was single and had no children, came to [...]

How to Control Spending

How to Control Spending
Crown Financial Ministries
 
Summary: If you are having difficulty with income equaling outgo, you need to cut some of your outgo. As you read, the author will help you to look at your budget realistically and see where you can start trimming.
 
Spending is a habit
Does money burn a hole in your pocket? Does [...]

Finding God’s Best: Managing Your Money

Finding God’s Best: Managing Your Money
Ken W. Smith, President and Founder Christian Stewardship Ministries
 
Summary: To guarantee freedom from anxiety associated with financial affairs, we need only follow two basic biblical principles. Read to discover what these two vital, but simple principles are.
 
Not necessarily
God has a very best plan for each of our lives. “For I [...]

Stewardship: Living God’s Will

Stewardship: Living God’s Will
Erika F. Puni, Director, General Conference Stewardship
 
Summary: Stewardship is the lifestyle of one who makes his or her plans, but lives the will of God, daily. In ministry and life, we are challenged to let go of the remote control and let Jesus reign supremely in our hearts.
 
 
 
I was waiting for [...]

Stewardship and the Family

Stewardship and the Family
Mundia Liywalii
Stewardship Director
Zambia Union Conference
Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division
 
Summary: The author talks about unless stewardship is accepted as a family affair; being a faithful steward will not flourish in individuals or be a way of life among the members of the church.
 
For a long time stewardship has been confined to the church and [...]

Stewardship Recognizes God as Owner

Stewardship Recognizes God as Owner
Micah Choga
Division Stewardship Director
Southern Africa-Indian Ocean

Summary: To be faithful stewards we need to recognize God as owner of everything.

In order for us to appreciate this presentation, let us begin by defining the term steward. According to Nelson’s Bible Dictionary stewardship is, “The management of another person’s property, finances, or household affairs.” [...]

Stewardship and the Plan of Redemption

Stewardship and the Plan of Redemption
Reto Mayer
Secretary-Treasurer
French-Italian Swiss Conference
Euro-Africa Division
 
Summary: In regard to stewardship, the author reflects on the Book of Colossians for us to consider Paul’s admonition that in everything we do or say, do “in the name of the Lord Jesus.” How can we respond to that challenge today?
 
And whatever you do in [...]

SALMO DE LA TELEVISIÓN

SALMO DE LA TELEVISIÓN
La televisión es mi pastor, nada me faltará.
En delicados sillones me hará descansar;
me desviará de la fe; destruirá mi alma.
Me guiará por sendas de sexo y violencia
por amor al patrocinador.
Aunque ande en valle de sombra de mis
El salmo de la Tv, tu salmo de la tele
responsabilidades cristianas,
no temeré interrupción alguna
porque la televisión [...]

LA GENEROSIDAD EN LA MAYORDOMÍA

LA GENEROSIDAD EN LA MAYORDOMÍA
 
INTRODUCCIÓN
 
“La dispensación levítica se distinguía de una manera notable por la santificación de la propiedad.  Cuando hablamos del diezmo como norma de las contribuciones judaicas a los propósitos religiosos, no lo hacemos con pleno conocimiento de causa.  El Señor mantenía sus requerimientos por encima de todo lo demás, y en casi [...]

TodoJoven.org

Aqui tiene una pagina nueva de recursos Adventistas Gratis, para todos los jovenes en Español e Ingles…
Hello This is a great new website for Adventist resources called todo joven, they are bi-lingual in Spanish and English check it out …
http://todojoven.squarespace.com/

Living Within His Means Sermon

by Pastor Donald J Gettys
Living Within His Means
Today I would like to speak to you about living within HIS means. So often we try to live within OUR means.
I remember when my wife and I had three children, all in diapers at the same time, all under the age of twenty one months. What a [...]