On October 22, 1844, Second-Adventists looked with great anticipation for the second coming of Jesus Christ. In the days preceding, many sold homes to provide funds to produce literature. Today, 153 years later, we still look forward to that great event.
Samuele Bacchiocchi continues his defense of the creational origin of the Sabbath by examining John 5:17.
In this passage, Jesus is accused of Sabbath breaking by healing a paralyzed man. Jesus answers by saying, “My Father is working is working until now and I am working.” Bacchiocchi notes that this has traditionally been interpreted to mean that God has been continually working (creating and preserving the world) since the original creation of the world and thus he is justified in working on the Sabbath.
When I refer to “Pastor” without specifically talking about the identity of the pastor, most of the time I am referring to Pastor Eric Calvin Ward. I am not sure why, but the other day I was thinking about the Pastor. I remembered Pastor Ward telling the congregation about a time when he was to be on a radio program. The program went long before Pastor Ward was to come on and Pastor Ward was told that he had only a few minutes to describe the essence of the Seventh-day Adventist faith.
Yesterday I posted on contemporary music as a means to growth. Often connected to contemporary music is generic preaching devoid of who we are. Charles Bradford notes in his book Preaching to the Times that the Adventist church was “preached into existence.”
Today, many of us are looking for methods of growth that are not in line with our own unique identity. But in the end, if you want to be heard, you have to say something worth saying.
A more comprehensive rebuttle to Pastor Jakes can be found at this link.
I have seen some Adventists characterize Bishop T. D. Jakes’ sermon as an attack on both Adventism and the Sabbath.I have heard other Adventists who saw the sermon as Jakes promoting the Sabbath in some way. I conclude that it is paradoxically both [...]
Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi’s first reason for believing in the validity of Sabbath observance for New Testament Christians is the continuity between the Old and New Testaments. We have discussed this in other posts on this blog.
One of the things that people often do to “reach the youth” is drop the hymns and move to a contemporary service. Some even think that an approach devoid of doctrinal bite and yet heavy on hype will pack a church. This article discusses why contemporary music is not the silver bullet that many think it is.
Ryan Bell of the Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist church looks at how Jesus’ example of healing on the Sabbath forces us to be a part of a “Gospel-driven healing ministry.” In addition, this sermon by Pastor Bell makes me think about the public policy implications of both Sabbath and healing. You will find this sermon, as well as a few others, at this link.
Online you can find sermons in text format by Legendary preacher H. M. S. Richards, Sr. You can also listen to his testimony online at this link.
