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

Focus on the United StatesFocus on the United StatesThe 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 White

J. N. Andrews

Joseph Bates

Uriah Smith

The leaders took the message into the The leaders took the message into the Midwest and church membership swelled to Midwest and church membership swelled to 3,500 by 1863. In 1868 evangelists went 3,500 by 1863. In 1868 evangelists went West and launched a thriving work on the West and launched a thriving work on the Pacific Coast. In New England lay evangelism Pacific Coast. In New England lay evangelism was fostered through tract and missionary was fostered through tract and missionary societies, begun in the late 1860s and societies, begun in the late 1860s and organized on a denomination-wide basis in organized on a denomination-wide basis in 1874. Publications in different languages 1874. Publications in different languages were printed for use among foreign-speaking were printed for use among foreign-speaking people in the United States, and the people in the United States, and the influence of this evangelism spread.influence of this evangelism 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 mission opportunities all around us. A carpenter’s mission is to build a house straight and strong; a doctor’s is to build a house straight and strong; a doctor’s mission is to help make people well. God’s mission is to help make people well. God’s mission for those who love him is to tell others of mission for those who love him is to tell others of His love, just as Francesca did when she visited His love, just as Francesca did when she visited Ernestine who can’t walk or get out very much. Ernestine who can’t walk or get out very much. So, who has this mission of telling others of God’s So, who has this mission of telling others of God’s love?love? We all have this mission.We all have this mission.

Ernestine and Francesca

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

Jeff and Anne live in the Jeff and Anne live in the United States and United States and dreamed of owning a dreamed of owning a Christian FM radio station, Christian FM radio station, but soon realized that the but soon realized that the dream was financially dream was financially impossible. So when they impossible. So when they learned about Internet learned about Internet radio, they knew that this radio, they knew that this was the direction God was was the direction God was leading them to go to leading them to go to reach out to others. They reach out to others. They launched the Word of launched the Word of Truth Radio in 2001.Truth Radio in 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 Volunteer Service Award. A ministry of Baltimore Adventist Community Services (BACS), the United Youth Adventist Community Services (BACS), the United Youth Service Corps is comprised of 120 youths ages 12-18 from Service Corps is comprised of 120 youths ages 12-18 from 12 churches in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The 12 churches in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The youth gather each month at a host church to learn about youth gather each month at a host church to learn about a specific community concern such as homelessness or a specific community concern such as homelessness or AIDS and to explore ways that church members can AIDS and to explore ways that church members can partner with the community to address the issue. Then partner with the community to address the issue. Then youth actually go out to community service sites to youth actually go out to community service sites to minister, hone leadership skills, and learn minister, hone leadership skills, and learn life lessons. 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, or a gardener, a teacher, a store clerk, a nurse, or a doctor. Whatever you do, do it to honor God, doctor. Whatever you do, do it to honor God, and you will be God’s missionary. and you will be God’s missionary.

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

Where is FloridaWhere is Florida

State Flag

Florida

Country Flag

United States of America

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.

Use the Thirteenth Sabbath materials on pages 28 and 29 of the Third Quarter Use the Thirteenth Sabbath materials on pages 28 and 29 of the Third Quarter Adventist Mission Adventist Mission Youth and Adult MagazineYouth and Adult Magazine

Special Thirteenth Special Thirteenth Sabbath ProgramSabbath Program

Lesson Study Lesson Study TimeTime

Today we will read together:Today we will read together:

WIRED FOR ONE ANOTHERWIRED FOR ONE ANOTHER

Have you ever felt as though Have you ever felt as though your brain has been emptied your brain has been emptied of everything in it?of everything in it?

That sometimes That sometimes happens when we happens when we are embarrassed, are embarrassed,

angry,angry, or afraid. or afraid.

Why do you Why do you think thatthink thatis? This week is? This week we will try to we will try to find out.find out.

P O W E R T E X TP O W E R T E X T

Psalm 139:14, NIVPsalm 139:14, NIV

““I praise you I praise you because I am because I am fearfully and fearfully and wonderfullywonderfullymade; your made; your works areworks arewonderful, I wonderful, I know that fullknow that fullwell.”well.”

God created God created us for us for companionshicompanionship with Himself p with Himself and others.and others.

P O W E R P O W E R P O I N TP O I N T

Sheila stumbled into class Sheila stumbled into class and dumped her things into and dumped her things into the basket under her seat. the basket under her seat.

As the bell rang, she As the bell rang, she plopped into her chair, plopped into her chair, panting.panting.

Students rushing to class Students rushing to class had knocked her books and had knocked her books and papers out of her arms and papers out of her arms and trampled on them. No one trampled on them. No one had tried to help.had tried to help.

““Sheila,” Mrs. Sheila,” Mrs. Rubin, the Rubin, the seventh grade seventh grade English teacher, English teacher, said, “please said, “please diagram the diagram the sentence onsentence onthe board.”the board.”

Sheila felt as if Sheila felt as if everyone could everyone could hear her heart hear her heart pounding as she pounding as she slowly walkedslowly walkedto the board. to the board.

Her hand shook Her hand shook as she picked as she picked up the chalk. up the chalk. Then it refusedThen it refusedto move. Her to move. Her mind went blank.mind went blank.

““We’re waiting, We’re waiting, Sheila,” Mrs. Sheila,” Mrs. Rubin reminded. Rubin reminded. Then she said, Then she said, “Never mind. Sit “Never mind. Sit down. I’ll ask down. I’ll ask someone else.”someone else.”

Sheila felt as if she were Sheila felt as if she were suffocating. Her face burned. suffocating. Her face burned. She couldn’t breathe. She She couldn’t breathe. She couldn’t hear. Her eyes couldn’t hear. Her eyes blurred with tears that blurred with tears that refused to fall.refused to fall.

She stumbled back to her She stumbled back to her desk in a daze and slumpeddesk in a daze and slumpeddown, still clutching the down, still clutching the chalk. She missed chalk. She missed everything Mrs. Rubin said everything Mrs. Rubin said and failed the quiz that and failed the quiz that followed.followed.

Like a television, stereo, or Like a television, stereo, or computer, humans are “wired computer, humans are “wired for sight and sound.” Unlike for sight and sound.” Unlike these electronic devices, these electronic devices, however, we are also wired however, we are also wired for emotions.for emotions.

Our emotions are Our emotions are interconnected with interconnected with our brains. When we our brains. When we get excited or upset get excited or upset about something, about something, the brain says, the brain says, ““I’ve got to I’ve got to remember this.”remember this.”

Think of your favorite Think of your favorite classes. How do you feel classes. How do you feel about them? about them?

What about What about the ones you the ones you dislike? Do dislike? Do you know why?you know why?

How are your grades in How are your grades in each? Chances are, if a each? Chances are, if a teacher helps you feelteacher helps you feelgood about yourself orgood about yourself orwhat you’re learning,what you’re learning,

you’ll like a class and learn you’ll like a class and learn the subject well. If you the subject well. If you don’t, you won’t rememberdon’t, you won’t rememberanything except the bad anything except the bad feelings.feelings.

We were created to be social We were created to be social beings. We were designed to beings. We were designed to communicate in positive communicate in positive ways. That’s why babies ways. That’s why babies whosewhoseparents play with, cuddle, and parents play with, cuddle, and talk to them a lot grow and talk to them a lot grow and learn quickly.learn quickly.

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Those who are neglected or Those who are neglected or abused usually don’t. If you abused usually don’t. If you study with a group in which study with a group in which you share ideas and projects, you share ideas and projects, you’ll probably remember you’ll probably remember more than if you study alone. more than if you study alone.

The brain and The brain and

the body are one. the body are one.

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What happens to one What happens to one happens to the other. Think happens to the other. Think about the times when youabout the times when youhave done poorly on a test, have done poorly on a test, gotten into an argument in gotten into an argument in class, or forgotten everything class, or forgotten everything you heard. you heard.

Ask yourself some Ask yourself some questions: Did I drink questions: Did I drink enough (or any) water? enough (or any) water?

Did I eat a Did I eat a healthy meal? healthy meal?

Did I exercise?Did I exercise?

Did I go to bed on time? Did I go to bed on time?

Say yes to all and see ifSay yes to all and see ifit makes a difference. it makes a difference.

The brain uses the body to The brain uses the body to help it remember things. help it remember things. Think of a recent memorableThink of a recent memorablelearning experience. learning experience.

What did you do? What did you do? How did you feel? How did you feel? What did you What did youlearn? Could you learn? Could you explain it to explain it to someone else? someone else? Why do you think Why do you think that is? that is?

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God designed us so that the God designed us so that the more ways informationmore ways informationgets to our brains, the more gets to our brains, the more we understand and we understand and remember it.remember it.

Genesis 1:26, 27 and 2:7 Genesis 1:26, 27 and 2:7 read, “Then God said, ‘Let us read, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in make man in our image, in our likeness.’ . . . So God our likeness.’ . . . So God created man in his own created man in his own image, in the image of God image, in the image of God he created him; male and he created him; male and female he created them. . . . female he created them. . . .

The Lord God The Lord God formed the man formed the man from the dustfrom the dustof the ground of the ground and breathed and breathed into his nostrils into his nostrils the breath of the breath of life, and thelife, and theman became a man became a living being.”living being.”

What does it What does it mean to be mean to be created in the created in the image of God?image of God?

It means to It means to have a have a mind that mind that thinks, thinks, creates, creates, grows, grows, learns, and learns, and loves. loves.

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It meansIt meansthat we are that we are “wired” to “wired” to do all these do all these things in things in relationship relationship to God and to God and others.others.

For example, notice that For example, notice that God says in Genesis 1, God says in Genesis 1, “Let “Let us us make man inmake man in our our image, inimage, in our our likeness.”likeness.”

The The us us He is referring to is He is referring to is what we call the Godhead: what we call the Godhead: the Father, the Son,the Father, the Son, thetheHoly Spirit. Holy Spirit.

Three Persons in one. And Three Persons in one. And even though they work as a even though they work as a unit, they also have specific unit, they also have specific roles. roles.

It’s like a shoe It’s like a shoe company. Each company. Each employee does employee does a specific job:a specific job:one makes the one makes the shoe soles, shoe soles,

another makes the upper another makes the upper parts, another puts the parts, another puts the parts together,parts together,

another sells the shoes to another sells the shoes to shoe stores, but all are shoe stores, but all are needed to make up theneeded to make up thecompany. And they have one company. And they have one purpose—to work together to purpose—to work together to sell shoes.sell shoes.

In the same way, the In the same way, the Godhead works together to Godhead works together to guide us as we live and work guide us as we live and work and study with family, and study with family, friends, and one another.friends, and one another.

Why do you think God saidWhy do you think God said(in Genesis 2:18) that it’s not (in Genesis 2:18) that it’s not good for people to be alone? good for people to be alone?

BecausBecause being e being alone is alone is notnotGodlike. Godlike.

He created us He created us to live and to live and learn together.learn together.

The most feared prison in California is Pelican Bay Prison.

Criminals fear it, not because of beatings, or lack of food or sleep.

Actually, it’s a reasonably comfortable prison.

So, why does it get such respect?

The difficult prisoners that are sent here are treated differently in one way.

They are kept in complete isolation. They can’t talk to, touch, or see another person.

Why is this such a bad thing?

Why do you think God said it is not good for man to be alone?

He created us.

He should know what is best for us.

In creating us, He designed us to communicate with Himself and others.

We become our best selves as we interact with others.

Let’s look at some verses that tell more about how important our interaction with God and others is.

As you look up the passages, list reasons given for not being alone, the benefits of being with others and what God wants from us and can give us.

These verses can be assigned to individuals or groups, or discussed together by the whole class.

• Psalm 133:1Psalm 133:1

• Proverbs 15:22; 27:17Proverbs 15:22; 27:17

• Ecclesiastes 4:7-12Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

• Isaiah 1:18, first partIsaiah 1:18, first part

• Matthew 1:23; 18:19, Matthew 1:23; 18:19, 2020

• Matthew 4:19Matthew 4:19

• Hebrews 10:25Hebrews 10:25

• John 14:16-18, 26John 14:16-18, 26

Psalm 133:1, NIV

A song of ascents. Of David.

“How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!”

Proverbs 15:22, NIV

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Proverbs 27:17, NIV “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”

(Healthy criticism and competition.)

Ecclesiastes 4, NIV7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

8 There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.

"For whom am I toiling," he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless- a miserable business!

Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIV “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work.”

Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes 4:10, NIV 4:10, NIV ““If one falls If one falls down, his down, his friend can help friend can help him up. But pity him up. But pity the man who the man who falls and has falls and has no one to help no one to help him up!” him up!”

Ecclesiastes 4:11, NIV Ecclesiastes 4:11, NIV ““Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?” But how can one keep warm alone?”

Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

Isaiah 1:18, NIV "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD.

Matthew 1:23, 24, NIV"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel--which means, ‘God with us.’"

Matthew 18:19, 20, NIV

"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

Matthew 4:19, NIV"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

Hebrews 10:25, NIV“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the day approaching.”

John 14:16, 17, 18, 26, NIV“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you . . . But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

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