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This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is going to the North American Division

Information adapted from Adventist Mission, Youth and Adult Magazine and the SDA Encyclopedia.

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

Place rebroadcast radio Place rebroadcast radio stations in communities stations in communities across Canadaacross Canada

Expand the reach and Expand the reach and effectiveness of Life Talk effectiveness of Life Talk Radio across the United Radio across the United StatesStates

The division is The division is made up of made up of two of the two of the world’s largest world’s largest countries—the countries—the United States United States and Canada—and Canada—and the island and the island nation of nation of Bermuda.Bermuda.

Focus on the United StatesFocus on the United States

The 1840s and 50s saw the formation of The 1840s and 50s saw the formation of a distinctive body of individuals and a distinctive body of individuals and local churches in the eastern United local churches in the eastern United States, holding in common doctrines States, holding in common doctrines that distinguished them clearly from that distinguished them clearly from others. The leaders of the developing others. The leaders of the developing church included James and Ellen White, church included James and Ellen White, Joseph Bates, Uriah Smith, J. N. Andrews. Joseph Bates, Uriah Smith, J. N. Andrews. Two distinguishing beliefs—the Two distinguishing beliefs—the nearness of the Second Advent of Jesus nearness of the Second Advent of Jesus and belief in the seventh day of the and belief in the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath of the Bible—were week as the Sabbath of the Bible—were incorporated into the naming of the incorporated into the naming of the developing church.developing church.

James WhiteJames White

Ellen WhiteEllen White

J. N. AndrewsJ. N. Andrews

Joseph Joseph BatesBates

Uriah Uriah SmithSmith

The leaders took the message into the Midwest The leaders took the message into the Midwest and church membership swelled to 3,500 by 1863. and church membership swelled to 3,500 by 1863. In 1868 evangelists went West and launched a In 1868 evangelists went West and launched a thriving work on the Pacific Coast. In New England thriving work on the Pacific Coast. In New England lay evangelism was fostered through tract and lay evangelism was fostered through tract and missionary societies, begun in the late 1860s and missionary societies, begun in the late 1860s and organized on a denomination-wide basis in 1874. organized on a denomination-wide basis in 1874. Publications in different languages were printed Publications in different languages were printed for use among foreign-speaking people in the for use among foreign-speaking people in the United States, and the influence of this evangelism United States, and the influence of this evangelism spread.spread.

Today, more than ever before, Today, more than ever before, mission happens everywhere people live. God mission happens everywhere people live. God wants us to open our eyes and see mission wants us to open our eyes and see mission opportunities all around us. A carpenter’s opportunities all around us. A carpenter’s mission is to build a house straight and strong; a mission is to build a house straight and strong; a doctor’s mission is to help make people well. doctor’s mission is to help make people well. God’s mission for those who love him is to tell God’s mission for those who love him is to tell others of His love, just as Francesca did when others of His love, just as Francesca did when she visited Ernestine who can’t walk or get out she visited Ernestine who can’t walk or get out very much. So, who has this mission of telling very much. So, who has this mission of telling others of God’s love?others of God’s love? We all have this mission.We all have this mission.

Ernestine and Francesca

Rob shares a message of Christ’s forgiveness Rob shares a message of Christ’s forgiveness with fellow bikers. He has also distributed with fellow bikers. He has also distributed more than 1,100 copies of the International more than 1,100 copies of the International Bible Society’s New Testaments with a picture Bible Society’s New Testaments with a picture of a motorcycle on the cover and the title of a motorcycle on the cover and the title Hope for the Highway Hope for the Highway to bikers throughout to bikers throughout the United States.the United States.

Nathan likes to help others. Serving Nathan likes to help others. Serving others, as Nathan and his family others, as Nathan and his family have done in training this puppy—have done in training this puppy—Peaches—as a service dog for the Peaches—as a service dog for the deaf, is one way to share God’s love deaf, is one way to share God’s love with someone they may never meet. with someone they may never meet.

Blia is Hmong and grew up in Laos. When Blia is Hmong and grew up in Laos. When war came near her village, her family fled to war came near her village, her family fled to a refugee camp. Eventually, she found her a refugee camp. Eventually, she found her way to Minnesota in the United States. Some way to Minnesota in the United States. Some time later she became very ill, and was time later she became very ill, and was visited by other Hmong from a nearby visited by other Hmong from a nearby Adventist church. As they shared their faith Adventist church. As they shared their faith with her, Blia found what she had been with her, Blia found what she had been searching for all her life—Jesus and His love.searching for all her life—Jesus and His love.

Zeke worked with a sanitation company in the Zeke worked with a sanitation company in the Northwest. One day he found a set of books Northwest. One day he found a set of books (Patriarchs and Prophets, Desire of Ages, etc.) in (Patriarchs and Prophets, Desire of Ages, etc.) in a trash bin. He took them home, studied them, a trash bin. He took them home, studied them, and found that they matched what he had been and found that they matched what he had been studying in the Bible. A Seventh-day Adventist studying in the Bible. A Seventh-day Adventist friend invited Zeke to some evangelistic friend invited Zeke to some evangelistic meetings, and Zeke decided to join the Adventist meetings, and Zeke decided to join the Adventist church.church.

Jeff and Anne live in Jeff and Anne live in Michigan in the United Michigan in the United States and dreamed of States and dreamed of owning a Christian FM owning a Christian FM radio station, but soon radio station, but soon realized that the dream realized that the dream was financially impossible. was financially impossible. So when they learned So when they learned about Internet radio, they about Internet radio, they knew that this was the knew that this was the direction God was leading direction God was leading them to go to reach out to them to go to reach out to others. They launched the others. They launched the Word of Truth Radio in Word of Truth Radio in 2001.2001.

In April the United Youth Service Corps was honored in In April the United Youth Service Corps was honored in Baltimore, Maryland, as a recipient of the Governor's Baltimore, Maryland, as a recipient of the Governor's Volunteer Service Award. A ministry of Baltimore Adventist Volunteer Service Award. A ministry of Baltimore Adventist Community Services (BACS), the United Youth Service Community Services (BACS), the United Youth Service Corps is comprised of 120 young people ages 12-18 from Corps is comprised of 120 young people ages 12-18 from 12 churches in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The youth 12 churches in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The youth gather each month at a host church to learn about a gather each month at a host church to learn about a specific community concern such as homelessness or AIDS specific community concern such as homelessness or AIDS and to explore ways that church members can partner and to explore ways that church members can partner with the community to address the issue. Then youth with the community to address the issue. Then youth actually go out to community service sites to minister, actually go out to community service sites to minister, hone leadership skills, and learn life lessons.hone leadership skills, and learn life lessons.

According to world church According to world church president Jan Paulsen, president Jan Paulsen, “It's up to individual “It's up to individual church members to shape church members to shape how the Adventist Church how the Adventist Church is perceived. Our faith is perceived. Our faith finds its most compelling finds its most compelling expression in the expression in the everyday words and everyday words and actions of Christians in actions of Christians in their communities."their communities."

Whether you are a student, or become a Whether you are a student, or become a gardener, a teacher, a store clerk, a nurse, gardener, a teacher, a store clerk, a nurse, or a doctor. Whatever you do, do it to honor or a doctor. Whatever you do, do it to honor God, and you will be God’s missionary. God, and you will be God’s missionary.

Another way we can be a missionary is to Another way we can be a missionary is to bring our mission offerings every week. bring our mission offerings every week. And on Thirteenth Sabbath, we can bring And on Thirteenth Sabbath, we can bring an extra large offering to spread God’s an extra large offering to spread God’s love via radio waves to millions of people love via radio waves to millions of people in North America.in North America.

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 the Yukon learn about the Yukon Territory.Territory.

Where is the Yukon Where is the Yukon TerritoryTerritory

Country Flag

Canada

Province Flag

Yukon Territory

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 16 and 17 of the Third Quarter Read the Mission Story on pages 16 and 17 of the Third 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 “Nathan.”“Nathan.”

This story is from the United This story is from the United States.States.

The title of the story is “Mission Field at The title of the story is “Mission Field at Home.”Home.”

Lesson Study Lesson Study TimeTime

A Heart of StoneA Heart of Stone

Today's lesson is about:

The disciples asked Jesus a question about forgiveness. He responded by telling them the following parable. As you read, think about which character you most identify with.

Forgiving

Unforgiving

Psalm 86:5, NIVPsalm 86:5, NIV

P O W E R T E X T

“You are forgiving and good,O Lord, abounding in love toall who call to you.”

God’s forgiveness has no limits.

P O W E R P O I N T

““Your Highness, the next Your Highness, the next case is ready to be heard,” case is ready to be heard,” the steward announces.the steward announces.

““Send him in,”Send him in,” the king says.the king says.

A trembling A trembling man is man is brought brought before the before the king. “Read king. “Read the charges the charges against the against the defendant,” defendant,” the king the king commands.commands.

““The accused is The accused is guilty of guilty of embezzling embezzling several million several million dollars from the dollars from the treasury, Your treasury, Your Highness,” the Highness,” the steward reads.steward reads.

““Does the accused have Does the accused have anything to say for anything to say for himself?” the king asks.himself?” the king asks.

““Your Highness, I made a Your Highness, I made a mistake,” the prisoner mistake,” the prisoner cries, falling at the king’s cries, falling at the king’s feet. He knows his family feet. He knows his family could be sold to pay his could be sold to pay his debts. debts.

““Please forgive me,” he Please forgive me,” he pleads. pleads. ““I will pay back every penny. I will pay back every penny. My Myfamily shouldn’t have to pay family shouldn’t have to pay for the mistake I made.”for the mistake I made.”

Looking at the man, Looking at the man, the king thinks, the king thinks, It is It is the law. I can take the law. I can take all his property and all his property and sell his family as sell his family as slaves. But this slaves. But this man is right. It isn’t man is right. It isn’t fair to force his fair to force his family to pay for his family to pay for his bad judgment.bad judgment.

The king The king motions to the motions to the steward. “You steward. “You can stand up can stand up now,” the now,” the steward says steward says to the man. to the man.

The man The man lifts his head lifts his head and and scrambles to scrambles to his feet his feet while trying while trying to straighten to straighten his clothes.his clothes.

““I’ve made my decision,” the I’ve made my decision,” the king finally declares. “I king finally declares. “I believe you are sorry for believe you are sorry for whatwhatyou have done. You you have done. You are free to go, andare free to go, andyou may continueyou may continueworking at your job.working at your job.Steward, release Steward, release him.”him.”

The man bows to the king The man bows to the king several times. “Thank you, several times. “Thank you, Your Highness. You won’t Your Highness. You won’t regret your decision. I promise regret your decision. I promise you that.” He continues you that.” He continues bowing and saying thank you bowing and saying thank you as he scurries backward out of as he scurries backward out of the room.the room.

The steward The steward shakes his shakes his head. head.

As soon as he As soon as he is out of the is out of the palace, palace, however, the however, the man’s attitude man’s attitude changes. changes.

He rubs his He rubs his hands and hands and sneers. Now sneers. Now that his hearing that his hearing is over, he has is over, he has some important some important business to business to take care of in take care of in the the marketplace.marketplace.

Since the Since the pardoned thief’s pardoned thief’s case was the case was the king’s last for king’s last for the morning, he the morning, he dismisses the dismisses the officials and officials and leaves the leaves the throne room. throne room.

The steward and other The steward and other servants decide to go to the servants decide to go to the marketplace until they are marketplace until they are needed again.needed again.

Riding through the city Riding through the city gates, they hear terrible gates, they hear terrible shouting. Dismounting to shouting. Dismounting to see what is happening, see what is happening,

the steward sees the man the steward sees the man who had just been who had just been pardoned yelling pardoned yelling at another one of the king’s at another one of the king’s servants, kneeling in the servants, kneeling in the dust.dust.

““I told you I wanted that I told you I wanted that moneymoneytoday,” shouts the forgiven today,” shouts the forgiven thief. “You knew that today thief. “You knew that today was the deadline.”was the deadline.”

““Please give me another Please give me another chance,” begs the second chance,” begs the second man. man. ““I need just a little more I need just a little more time to get the money. I will time to get the money. I will pay back everything I owe pay back everything I owe you, I promise. Please have you, I promise. Please have mercy!”mercy!”

“ “I’m not going to give I’m not going to give you any more time,” you any more time,” the forgiven thief the forgiven thief screams. “I’m turning screams. “I’m turning you over to the you over to the authorities.”authorities.”

Yanking the man from his knees, Yanking the man from his knees, thetheforgiven servant pulls the man forgiven servant pulls the man toward atoward asoldier standing nearby. The soldier standing nearby. The soldier motions for his partner, and soldier motions for his partner, and together they drag the screaming together they drag the screaming man to jail.man to jail.

The forgiven servant goes The forgiven servant goes back to doing his business as back to doing his business as if nothing has happened.if nothing has happened.

Witnessing the scene, the Witnessing the scene, the steward’s mouth steward’s mouth drops open. drops open.

It hasn’t been even one hour It hasn’t been even one hour since the king forgave that since the king forgave that man! man! he thinkshe thinks.

So this is how he So this is how he repays the king’s repays the king’s kindness.kindness.

““Did you see Did you see what I just what I just saw?” another saw?” another servant asks, servant asks, trotting toward trotting toward the steward. the steward.

““Yes!Yes! That man has no That man has no business being out on the business being out on the streets, forgiven by our streets, forgiven by our king,” the steward says, king,” the steward says, clenching his fists. clenching his fists. He hurries away, He hurries away, then returns a few then returns a few minutes later with aminutes later with adetachment of thedetachment of theking’s guard.king’s guard.

““Guards, take Guards, take him to the him to the king,” the king,” the steward says, steward says, pointing toward pointing toward the servant. the servant.

Four guards tackle the Four guards tackle the unsuspecting man, unsuspecting man, sweep him off his sweep him off his feet, feet, and carry him and carry him sputtering through the sputtering through the crowded marketplace. crowded marketplace. Another guard runs Another guard runs ahead to inform the ahead to inform the king.king.

The guards stride into the The guards stride into the throne room holding the man throne room holding the man between them and drop him between them and drop him in front of the king. The in front of the king. The steward and other servants steward and other servants follow. The forgivenfollow. The forgiventhief cowers where he had thief cowers where he had been dropped.been dropped.

Stand up,” commands the Stand up,” commands the king. king. ““Is it true that you had a Is it true that you had a fellow servant who owed fellow servant who owed you a few you a few dollars thrown into jail?”dollars thrown into jail?”

The man jumps up. The man jumps up. “Yes, sir, Your “Yes, sir, Your Highness, sir,” the Highness, sir,” the man mumbles, with man mumbles, with downcast eyes. downcast eyes. “And I only did it “And I only did it because . . .” The because . . .” The king frowns.king frowns.

““Look at me! I Look at me! I don’t don’t understand understand something. I something. I forgave you a forgave you a gigantic debt. gigantic debt. YetYetyou cannot you cannot forgive forgive someone who someone who owes you a owes you a pittance.”pittance.”

““Get this Get this man out man out of my of my sight!”sight!”

I’m going to read you a I’m going to read you a description of a Bible description of a Bible character,character,

and I want and I want you to guess you to guess the identity.the identity.

If no one can guess from the If no one can guess from the description, you’ll get another description, you’ll get another clue.clue.

If still no one gets the answer, we’ll have a Bible text to look up.

Okay, here we go.

1. He asked for forgiveness, but did He asked for forgiveness, but did the same thing over again.the same thing over again.

This is difficult. No one got it? How about a clue.

Just in case, here’s the text.

Exodus 10:16-20

2. He was related by adoption to a He was related by adoption to a powerful man.powerful man.

clue

Text: Exodus 2:10

3. She asked someone to forgive her She asked someone to forgive her husband.husband.

clueclue

(200 loaves of bread)(200 loaves of bread)

Text: 1 Samuel 25:23-25

4. He tried to kill his son’s best friend.

clue

Text: 1 Samuel 19:10

5. He tricked his future son-in-law.

clue

(uncle)

Text: Genesis 29:25

6. He wanted to kill his brother.

clue

Text:

Genesis 27:41

(twin)

7. He forgot how God had He forgot how God had revealed his dream.revealed his dream.

clue

(Babylon)

Text: Daniel 3:24

8. He told his father to drop dead.

clue

Luke 15:11-31Text:

9. Jesus forgave her many times.Jesus forgave her many times.

clue

Text: Mark 16:9

10. He wanted to be forgiven more He wanted to be forgiven more than he wanted to be healed.than he wanted to be healed.

clue

Text: Matthew 9:1, 2

Did you get Did you get them all?them all?

Good job!

What do all of these people have in common?What do all of these people have in common?(forgiveness)

How do you think the people felt about being forgiven?

Think about our power point for this week:

God’s forgiveness has no God’s forgiveness has no limits.limits.

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