Sebring Seventh Day Adventist Church

’And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’ Then He who sat on the throne said, ’Behold, I make all things new.’ Revelation 21:4, 5, NKJV. It was October 15,[...]

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish: . . . ’When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the Lord. . . . I will never worship anyone but you! For how can I thank you enough for all you have done?’ Jonah 2:1-9, TLB.[...]

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory[...]

So perish all thine enemies, O Lord; but let all who love thee be like the sun rising in strength. Judges 5:31, NEB. In one of those determined-to-read-the-Bible-through projects, we’re likely to get as far as Judges. By this time we can note the genius of the Bible writers to condense more than 2,000 years[...]

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12, NKJV. Things that need to be done are like monkeys. Feed them and they’ll never go home. They cling to you. They chatter incessantly. They[...]

Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.’ John 4:13, 14, NKJV. Water is[...]

My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father’that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me. John 17:21, NLT. It’s healthy when dads are involved in[...]

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Galatians 5:16, NIV. Imagine you are 4 years old. Picture yourself in a strange room; a strange person gives you a marshmallow and promises you a second one if you don’t eat the first one until he[...]

A cheerful heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22, NIV. Perhaps you have heard some of these misstatements that have appeared in church bulletins: ‘Don’t let worry kill you. Let the church help.’ ‘Thursday night: potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.’ ‘For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a[...]

These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold’and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise[...]