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“A divine wake-up call?”

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...

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Alliance In Ministry

Does Your Church Live a Questionable Life?1

Posted by on Oct 1, 2020

By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...

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Features

Announcement about Conference 2021

Posted by on Apr 1, 2021

The global coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of North Americans. Developing and maintaining healthy leaders and...

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Departments

We’ve Heard the Cry

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...

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Recent Posts

The Family Pilgrimage

The Family Pilgrimage

Mar 25, 2015

The Family Pilgrimage Garfield Miller, Missions Coordinator, Jamaica A pilgrimage intimates a spiritual journey with the hope of an ultimate destination. Jesus’ family had a special experience on their annual spiritual journey to the Passover Feast in Jerusalem, when Jesus was twelve years old. On their return trip Mary and Joseph realized that Jesus was...

“GiverAdvisor”

“GiverAdvisor” Rob Appel, Executive Director   “I looked up on “GiverAdvisor” to see who are the most caring, compassionate, helpful, friendly, kind people in their communities, and generous in the causes they choose to support. I was not surprised to see it was Seventh Day Baptists.” Although the above scenario is not true — there really is no...

After the Tomb: By His Touch (A Meditation on Luke 24:13-35)

After the Tomb: By His Touch (A Meditation on Luke 24:13-35)

Mar 25, 2015

After the Tomb: By His Touch (A Meditation on Luke 24:13-35) by Pastor Matt Olson Berlin SDB Church, NY When I was pursuing an Art degree in college, I was forced to take Art History. I say “forced” because I had very little interest in watching a half-billion slides of various works and then regurgitating that list back again at the end of the semester. (Okay,...

Well, there’s no backing out now, and I know this will be good for me…

Well, there’s no backing out now, and I know this will be good for me…

Feb 25, 2015

by William Villalpando           I have told this story so many times — but it means so much to me, get ready to hear it again ;). There are going to be times in our lives when God issues us a challenge: a challenge to take a leap of faith and full-heartedly trust him.     It should be said that the idea of SCSC was a big jump...

Who is your Cornelius?

Who is your Cornelius?

Feb 25, 2015

Katrina Goodrich           Acts 10:1-48 Cornelius is a centurion commander and a devout man. He and his entire household pray and give to the needy; however he is still considered a Gentile, common, non-Jew. He is not a Christian as he has not received the gospel (the gospel has been circulating among the Jews but not much further)....

Top Ten Words for Building Relationship with God and Others

Top Ten Words for Building Relationship with God and Others

Feb 25, 2015

Introduction to a Sermon Series by Pastor Dusty Mackintosh, Next Step Christian Church Thornton, CO           10 Commandments, old and busted We are about to embark on a series within a series. This is a landmark in Israel’s history, the meat and potatoes of the Mosaic covenant. Just in human history, this stands as some of the oldest...

The tale of Johannes van der Steur, Colonial 7th Day Baptist

The tale of Johannes van der Steur, Colonial 7th Day Baptist

Feb 25, 2015

Vilan van de Loo           At the end of 1892, two men knelt in a cabin of the boat, “The Conrad.” Gerard Veldhuyzen, Jr. prayed for the safety of his friend Johannes van der Steur (1865-1945), who was about to leave the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies. Veldhuyzen knew his friend too well to be able to trust in a peaceful future....

The Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church

The Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church

Feb 25, 2015

Cumberland, Maryland By Pastor Ron Higson           The Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church first met together as a group in January 2007, but the story begins farther back with a seed that lay dormant for many years. As a young married couple, we attended a Seventh Day Adventist church and heard someone mention SDBs, but I didn’t...