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Would you like to be a member of a conference I heard about some years ago? It was a very small conference that was suffering from real problems. There was just the conference president, the treasurer, and eleven pastors. As time went by, it was found that the treasurer was embezzling the tithe. The president, himself, was not involved and was a good man. However, he did know that it was happening and did nothing because he was hoping that through love and kindness he could win the treasurer's heart. It didn't happen. The eleven pastors were openly eager for promotion and often bickered about who would be promoted to the conference office as soon as the conference grew bigger. It was also discovered that the most vocal and promising of the pastors had a problem with profanity and two others had hot tempers. It seemed to all come crashing down when the conference president was arrested and executed. The treasurer hung himself and the pastors ran away and went back to their old jobs. The location of the conference was Israel and it happened 2000 years ago. If you had lived at that time and wanted to belong to God's true church you would have to be bad to belong to that one. God was using imperfect people to deliver a perfect message. The more they shared that message the more like Jesus they became. The Adventist church is often like that It has a perfect message taught by people who are still struggling to live up to the truth they profess. As we share that message it will change us into His image. Keep pressing on the upward way. -Pastor Bob Stauffer |
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Health Expo / Marriage Enrichment Seminar |
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On February 15, the Joshua Church will hold a "Health Expo" in the community room of the Joshua High School. |
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Who are Seventh-day Adventist? |
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From the time of its establishment in the mid-1800s, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has had a profound interest in the freedom of conscience. This was exhibited early in our history in our opposition to slavery in the United States and opposition to religious based laws, such as civil laws that require the cessation of work on religious holy days. |
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