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Notes to Teachers
You will want to have a hard copy of the Mission Story ready to
read during the Mission Story section. You can find the story on
pages 8 and 9 of the Fourth Quarter Adventist Mission Youth
and Adult Magazine. The title of the story is “Before I Knew
Him.” You can go to the website http://www.adventistmission.org/
and find the link titled “Publications” to download the Adventist
Mission Youth and Adult Magazine.
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October 18, 2008
This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath
Offering is going to the
Northern Asia-Pacific Division
China
Mongolia
Information adapted from
Adventist Mission, Youth and
Adult Magazine and the SDA
Encyclopedia.
North Korea
Find the Northern Asia-Pacific Division
“Go into all the world and preach the good news.” Mark 16:15, NIV
This quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering
will be used to help:
build a dormitory for Adventist students
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
fund Chinese-language television and
Internet broadcasts from Taiwan
plant a Chinese-language church in
the heart of Tokyo, Japan
Northern Asia-Pacific Division
In the mid 1990s, what had
been known as the Far
Eastern Division became the
Asia-Pacific Division, and in
1997 that division was divided
into the Northern-Asia Pacific
and Southern-Asia Pacific
Divisions. The two territories
continue to work together to
spread the gospel, through
such evangelistic efforts as the
1000 Missionary Movement.
Board members stand in front of tower from
which missionaries are dispatched.
The Northern Asia-Pacific Division consists of China, Japan,
Mongolia, North and South Korea, and Taiwan. With 1.5
billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population,
the Northern Asia-Pacific Division is the most populous
division in the world.
Among this huge population 97% are Buddhists, Shintoists, Muslims,
Shamans, and Atheists while only 3% are Christians (nearly 563,000 or
one in every 2,600 are Seventh-day Adventists). Challenges are
everywhere in this area.
Members share the gospel message in a variety of
ways throughout the Division.
The Golden Angels is a singing
group made up of volunteers who
dedicate one year or more to assist
with evangelism throughout the
Northern Asia-Pacific Division.
They also minister in schools,
hospitals, nursing homes,
orphanages, prisons, military
installations, and at camp
meetings.
The Pioneer Mission Movement is a global mission project of
the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) to lead people to
Christ and plant new churches within its territory. The
division’s goal is to send 100 pastoral couples as missionaries
to other countries within the division’s territory.
Information and picture retrieved from
http://nsdadventist.org/bbs/board.php?id=pmmnews&board_sec=0&page=1&mode=view&no=1
The Golden Angels singing group was formed in
2004 to support the work of the missionaries of the
Pioneer Mission Movement which began in 2003,
when the first five pastoral/missionary families were
sent to Japan.
The Golden Angels singing group and
pioneer missionaries work to lead others
to Jesus. You too can help to spread the
message of God’s love through your
weekly Sabbath School offerings and
Thirteenth Sabbath offering. Please give
generously.
Collect Offering
Exploring God’s World
In this section we study one of the countries in the division where our Thirteenth Sabbath offering is going.
Today we are going to
learn about Mongolia.
Where is Mongolia
Mongolia’s Flag
Time for the Mission
Story
We are taking the good news to
the entire world.
Read the Mission Story on pages 8 and 9 of the Fourth Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine
while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.
The name of
the person
in the story
is “Bayan.”
This story is from Mongolia.
The title of the story is “Before I Knew Him.”
Lesson Study
Time
Today let’s discover the:
Man Overboard
Have you ever been in a situation
in which all you wanted was to be
full, warm, and dry?
Paul and his shipmates were. But
Paul knew someone had to make
the first move, so even though he
was a prisoner, he did.
Read how Luke
describes what
happened.
POWER
TEXT
“If anyone wants to be first, he
must be the very last, and the
servant of all” (Mark 9:35, NIV).
POWER POINT
In every circumstance we can
find ways to serve others.
After our ship ran aground, the
centurion ordered everyone off.
Paul and I clung to pieces of the
ship and allowed ourselves to be
washed ashore.
As we stood
shivering on the
beach, we noticed
a group of people
walking toward us.
“I hope they’re
friendly,” I
whispered to
Paul.
They were. They welcomed us
and told us the name of their
island was Malta.
The islanders quickly built a fire for
us in a sheltered area. Paul,
helpful as usual in spite of the cold
and wet, helped gather kindling
wood.
As he threw his bundle in the fire,
a poisonous snake struck him
and hung on to his hand.
The islanders jumped back. One
of them declared that Paul must
be a murderer, because even
though he
escaped the sea,
justice would not
allow him to live.
When Paul brushed off the snake
and it fell into the fire, they told
him his hand would swell up or
that he would die. Soon. Paul
just smiled as he continued to
warm himself by the fire.
The islanders
carefully watched
him. Nothing
happened. When
their predictions
didn’t come true,
they agreed
loudly among
themselves that
he must be a god.
One of them slipped
away. I assumed to
tell their ruler. That
man didn’t return,
but someone who I
thought might be a
servant of the ruler
soon came.
He invited us to
the home of a
man named
Publius. We
discovered that
he was the top
authority on the
island of Malta.
Publius
graciously
welcomed us.
His servants
helped us bathe
and got us dry
clothes.
Then they brought a wonderful
meal to our rooms. Paul ate well.
I’m glad he’s getting his appetite
back. Publius called for us after
we had finished eating.
He spoke directly to Paul about
his experience with the snake. He
wanted to know if it was true that
it didn’t affect him. When Paul
replied yes, Publius asked Paul
if it was true then that he was a
god.
.
Paul, of course,
used this
opportunity to
introduce
Publius to the
living God.
As Paul continued
talking about God,
Publius listened
politely. He
seemed to be
amused. He
asked several
questions.
We stayed with him for three
glorious days. The last evening
we were there, during dinner, we
heard rapid footsteps coming
from behind us.
Paul was talking, but Publius
interrupted him midsentence
by raising his hand.
A servant bowed quickly and
whispered into his ear. Publius’
expression changed into an
anxious frown. He jumped up
and excused himself.
One servant told us (we had to
ask) that Publius’ father had
been suffering from fever and
dysentery. The doctors
couldn’t help him. He was near
death.
Paul and I looked at each other.
Paul asked the servant if we could
see him. The first servant came
back to get us.
When we arrived we could see
Publius through the open
doorway, kneeling beside his
father’s bed.
The man’s color was poor and
his respiration shallow. I could
tell he was dying.
Publius thanked us for coming.
We could see the question on
his face. Paul told Publius he
would like to pray for his
father.
Publius thought for a moment.
He asked if Paul would be
praying to the living God. Paul
said yes. Publius nodded.
Paul knelt by the bed and laid
his hands on the sick man. He
prayed a simple prayer for
healing.
Publius’ father opened his eyes
and sat up. He pushed back the
coverings and stood up as if he
had just woken to a new day. His
face glowed.
The servants looked
from him to Paul
and back to him
with wide eyes.
Publius introduced
his father to Paul as
the one who had
healed him.
Paul started to object, but his
objection was overruled by their
thanks. Paul again directed
them to the living God as the
healer. Word quickly
spread around the
island about the
healing.
People came looking for Paul. By the
time we were ready to leave, three
months later, many other sick people
had been healed, and most everyone
had heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We never wanted for
anything as long as we
were there. When it
was time to leave, the
islanders furnished the
crew, prisoners, and
passengers with
everything we needed
for our journey.
Watching Paul serve the
people of Malta despite his
prisoner status and poor
health proved to me that we
can serve God—and others—
regardless of our
circumstances.
Let’s look in our concordances
at the words “love” in all its
tenses and forms (loved, loving,
beloved, lovely, etc.).
and “serve” and all its tenses
and forms (served, serving,
service, servant, etc).
How does the number of times “love” is
mentioned compare to the number of
times “service” is mentioned?
Have you got it figured out?
The King James version lists forms of
“love” approximately 533 times compared
to forms of “service” about 915 times.
Let’s look up some verses that talk about
service and/or love.
Galatians 5:13, 14, NIV
13 “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But
do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful
nature; rather, serve one another in love. 14 The
entire law is summed up in a single command:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 25:40, NIV
“The King will reply, I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
1 Peter 5:2, NIV
“Be shepherds of God's flock that is
under your care, serving as overseers-not because you must, but because
you are willing, as God wants you to
be; not greedy for money, but eager to
serve.”
How important is serving
others?
Is it more or less important
than loving them?
Is it possible to serve others
without loving them?
Is it possible to love others
without serving them?
How can you demonstrate both love and service
to others?
Read the
following
scenarios and
discuss how they
could be
resolved, using
our servant
sensibilities.
1.
You are growing so fast, your
parents have to buy new clothes
for you every three months. A
friend of your mother’s works in a
department store. She brings you
a lot of things she bought for her
daughter who is older than you.
For once in your life, you have
almost everything you need. The
next day while changing for gym,
you notice that one of your
classmates doesn’t change. You
ask her if she has forgotten her
gym clothes. She say she doesn’t
have any.
What do you do?
2.
Your little brother forgets his lunch. Your
parents are out of town for the day on a
business trip. The school offers only peanutbutter-and-jelly sandwiches and milk to
students who have not preordered lunch. Your
brother is allergic to peanuts and milk. You’re
starving because you skipped breakfast. You
have saved just enough money to buy lunch for
yourself because today is the day your favorite
entrée is served. It contains no peanuts or milk.
What do you do?
3.
You are late for science class. When you arrive,
everyone has divided into groups to work on their
projects for the fair. The only people left are the
most unpopular kids in your grade level. Not only
are they unpopular, but they are also clueless. You
realize you will have to walk them through the
whole project. You will have to work with this
group for the whole semester.
What do you do?
POWER POINT
In every circumstance we can find ways to serve
others.
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