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WE ARE A PEOPLE OF HOPE
“We all know as Seventh-day Adventists, that we are a people of the future. We know where we are going and Jesus is preparing a place for us,” says Ed Barnett, RMC president in his special message to RMC church members.
He continues: “But also, we are a people for today. Those around us need to see in as a people of hope, hope lived out today.”
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WE BELIEVE IN PRAYER
Denver, Colorado … Like never before, our world is turning to prayer. The crisis at hand causes most of us who are followers of God to take a reflective step back and, like Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:12, say, “We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you!” Responsibly following guidelines to help “flatten the curve,” learning the challenge of “social distancing,” and receiving messages on our phones that give “shelter in place” directives – we didn’t even have those words on our radar a month ago. |
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HOW ARE YOU, REALLY?
This Tuesday I began my online Junior Bible class at Mile High Academy by asking my 12 students a simple question: “How are you, really?”
By my tone of voice, the students could tell this wasn’t an ordinary question. I hadn’t seen them for 11 days—the last Friday chapel before spring break. Their life and world had changed dramatically.
One by one, they answered the question with more candor and sobriety than I’d ever heard in their voices.
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YOU ARE CALLED TO SERVE!
Denver, Colorado … The church is a beautiful organization, each unique in its location, size and number, yet the phenomenon that occur daily within our churches and that reach outside them represent the hands and feet of Christ at work. Our volunteers are extremely important. |
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UNITED IN PRAYER
Denver, Colorado … “As COVID-19 sends the globe into crisis, it also sends us to our knees.” This sentence jumped at me from a page of an article in Christianity Today. An acknowledgement of our current predicament, it matches a call for all Seventh-day Adventists in Rocky Mountain Conference. |
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LITTLETON WELCOMES NEW PASTORS . . . AT A DISTANCE, FOR NOW
Littleton, Colorado … Coronavirus Covid-19 does not stop church life. In an eerily quiet and nearly-empty sanctuary, Littleton Adventist Church welcomed their new pastoral team on Sabbath morning, March 21.
Seventh-day Adventist churches throughout the Rocky Mountain Conference are closed in compliance with government decisions as the country and world are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sabbath worship conducted via live streaming. But, life of the church continues, though with inconveniences.
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FRED, ME AND THE SINKING BOAT
Greeley, Colorado … Are worried about your reality? A story of personal experience that brings to life the story of Jesus in a boat with scared disciples, and he calms the storm. It is told by Erik Stenbakken of Stenkakken Media. He is a photographer, videographer, and once a voluntary teacher in Micronesia. This is a story for the time as ours – when fear encroaches on our faith.
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CAMPION SENIOR REFLECTS ON COVID - 19 QUARANTINE
Loveland, Colorado … COVID-19, self-quarantine, social-distancing! That’s all we have been hearing lately, not just on the news, but social media, TV, the radio, and basically everywhere. As most people are freaking out about the virus, making sure to be prepared for any situation such as a stay-at-home order, we high school seniors are more devastated than ever. With all the cancellations and closures, the Campion Class of 2020 is struggling. |
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COMMENTARY – AVOIDING EXTREMISM – WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?
“We must guard against creating extremes, guard against encouraging those who would either be in the fire or in the water.”—Ellen G. White.
I will forever remember Sabbath, March 14, 2020. It was the first time I‘d helped to organize and lead an entire worship service in front of empty pews. As a result of the executive order by the governor of the state of Maryland that there were to be no gatherings of 50 persons or more, our worship service at Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church moved from in-person worship to virtual worship.
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