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Galaxy Three: Why What Is Happening a Billion Light Years Away Right Now Matters to You
Galaxy Three: Recruiting Like ISIS for Melchizedek
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Dwight K. NelsonDwight Nelson served as lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University from 1983 to 2023. During his time at Pioneer he spoke on the “New Perceptions” telecast, taught at the theological seminary and has written books, including The Chosen. He and his wife, Karen, are blessed with two married children and 2 granddaughters.
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Saturday, October 04, 2014
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“Galaxy Three: Recruiting Like ISIS for Melchizedek”
- M = M (Hebrews 5:5/Psalm 2)
- M = M (Hebrews 5:6/Psalm 110:1, 2, 4)
- M = M (Psalm 110:3)
- Psalm 110:3—“Your troops will be willing on your day of . Arrayed in holy splendor your will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.” (NIV/NRSV)
- Derek Kidner: Psalm 110:3 describes “a splendid , silently and suddenly mobilized.”
- NIV Study Bible: “If [v 3] speaks of the warriors who flock to him [the Messiah], it apparently describes them as dressed in priestly garb, ready for participation in a , and pouring into his camp morning by morning as copious as the dew.”
- M = M (Hebrews 7:25/Mark 16:15)
- And who are these young fighters? They are —young warriors who pledge allegiance to the Messiah’s mission to “seek and save the lost.
- Ellen White: “With such an of workers as our , rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world! How soon might the end come—the end of suffering and sorrow and sin!” (Education 271)
- Vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur—“Our Lamb has conquered, him let us follow.”
“Here am I—send me”
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Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
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You may have heard it said, and it is true that patience is a virtue. What is also true and closely linked to patience is found in the opening verse of the parable of Luke 18:1-8 (NIV). Jesus told his disciples that they should “always pray and not give up” (verse 1). In today’s fast paced, instant, and have-to-get-it-now world, learning to be patient and not lose heart or become discouraged is surely a quality that is desirable. The widow in this parable showed the importance of being patient in one’s petitions and pursuits.
In her attempt to get the judge to defend her against her enemy, who seemed to have been making her life difficult, she kept on asking for his defense. Finally, the judge yielded to her persistence and vindicated her.
The same is true of God. When we are diligent in our prayer life, longsuffering when we are seeking to invoke Christ’s intervention, and faithful in honoring Him in our stewardship, He will move to positive action. Let us remember that unlike the judge we cannot wear out God.
Today, as we worship Him through the return of our tithes and giving of our offerings, let us practice being persistent in honoring Him with our substance and the first fruit of our increase.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries