October 2013 | A Publication of Seventh Day Home Church Fellowships | Vol 04 - Issue 03 |
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A Holy AddictionI don’t know that I have heard very often of addictions in a positive sense, but the Bible tells us of Stephanus, a man who had a holy addiction: “I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) ” ― 1Co. 16:15 Stephanus was addicted to the ministry of the saints. I wish that everyone of us had this addiction. Before Jesus entered upon his lifework as a minister, even as a child, we read, “Jesus was the fountain of healing mercy for the world; and through all those secluded years at Nazareth, His life flowed out in currents of sympathy and tenderness. The aged, the sorrowing, and the sin-burdened, the children at play in their innocent joy, the little creatures of the groves, the patient beasts of burden,--all were happier for His presence. He whose word of power upheld the worlds would stoop to relieve a wounded bird. There was nothing beneath His notice, nothing to which He disdained to minister.” ― The Desire of Ages, p. 74.1 The keynote of his life is aptly expressed in his words to his parents at His first Passover visit; “wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?” Dear friend, won’t you make this the keynote of your life too? |
Introspective Judgment Learn of what God says about looking within. Gardening - Fall Activities These are important things to do in your garden now! The Lunar Sabbath - Part 3 - The Divine Number What is the purpose for numbers? And what does that have to do with the fourth commandment? Health Corner - The Dangers of Supplements You could be consuming something that you think is healthy, when it could be contributing to disease and even the very problem you are trying to avoid. A Medical Missionary Academy The Living Waters Medical Missionary Academy in Fiji opened its doors in the second semester of 2011... Find out more. Recipe Simply Yummy Pancakes Think on These Things An Addiction all Christians should have... Seventh Day Home Church Fellowships is an association of Sabbath-keeping groups, which through web & tele-conferencing provides means for study, fellowship, and jointly organized missionary projects. Website: www.seventhdayhomechurchfellowships.orgEmail: admin@seventhdayhomechurchfellowships.orgSeventh Day Home Church Fellowships: P.O. Box 262, Laconia, NH 03246, U.S.A. Phone: 530 708-2381Chief Editor: David SimsAssistant Editor: Thomas AkensProof-reader: Alice FredrickLayout: Thomas Akens |