Junior and/or Earliteen Sabbath School September 20, 2008

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 Sabbath Offering will help:  Place rebroadcast radio stations in communities across Canada  Expand the reach and effectiveness of Life Talk Radio across the United States

Focus on Canada Canada is the second- largest country in the world, stretching from the northern border of the United States to the Arctic Circle in the north. But about as many people live there as live in the state of California. Few people live in northern Canada, where the climate is harsh.

The Advent message was preached in Quebec by William Miller and other Millerite preachers from 1835 to Later Joseph Bates was the first Sabbathkeeping Adventist to hold meetings in Quebec and by 1849 he had established a small company of believers there. In the summer of 1850 James and Ellen White traveled through the area, strengthening the faith of the English speaking believers there. William Miller

The first French-speaking Adventist evangelists in French Canada were the Bourdeau brothers who held meetings in Quebec as early as 1859.

In 1913 Jean Vuilleumier, from Switzerland, held tent meetings in French in Montreal. Men who opposed his message cut down his tent, but when the daily newspapers published pictures and criticized the failure of the police to preserve law and order, the police department had the tent re-erected and patrolled it while meetings were in progress. When in the autumn the meetings were moved to a hall, enemies continued to harass: they broke windows, assaulted Vuilleumier’s assistant, broke the chandeliers, and threw the chairs and benches into the street. Nevertheless, several embraced Adventist teachings, and a French church was organized.

When the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada was born, Canada was still a very young country with a population less than six million. Since then, Canada has grown to over 32 million people, and the Seventh- day Adventist Church in Canada has grown to more than 56,000 members.

This Thirteenth Sabbath you have an opportunity to help share the gospel with people who are searching for hope. This quarter and throughout the year please prayerfully consider giving 2 percent of your income to world mission. There will never be a better time to use your income to spread the good news of God’s grace.

One out of every 321 people in North America is a Seventh-day Adventist. But some communities have no Adventist family to spread God’s love. In these areas radio can provide a vibrant witness to those who have not yet heard the message that God loves them and is coming to take His children home soon.

While Canadian law does not allow special- interest radio stations, it does allow low- frequency radio stations to rebroadcast radio stations in areas where few other media outlets exist. Long before Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949, an Adventist radio station was broadcasting there. This station was permitted to continue broadcasting.

Today 18 rebroadcast sites on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada rebroadcast radio station VOAR’s Adventist message in towns and rural areas across the nation. Part of the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will establish more of these rebroadcast stations across Canada.

Churches in each province are applying and receiving permission to establish stations to rebroadcast radio signals from the existing Adventist radio station in Newfoundland. These new stations will open the way for church planting efforts in these areas. One day, as radio listeners across Canada push the “seek” button on their radios they will hear the gospel story as VOAR rebroadcast stations dot the country. Please give generously this Thirteenth Sabbath.

Collect Offering

Exploring God’s World In this section we study one of the countries in the division where our Thirteenth Sabbath offering is going.

Today we are going to learn about Maine.

Where is Maine

Country Flag United States State Flag Maine

Time for the Mission Story We are taking the good news to the entire world. Read the Mission Story on pages 26 and 27 of the Third Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.

The name of the person in the story is “Kristina.”

This story is from the United States.

The title of the story is “A Passion Shared.”

Lesson Study Time

Our story today is about being: ALL TOGETHER NOW!

Have you ever lived with people who were not in your biological family?

What was it like?

It was common for people in the early church to share everything: work, time, ministry, space. Photo by Neva MacPhee

In this way they not only were able to spread the gospel more effectively, but also supported themselves while doing so. Photo by Neva MacPhee

Romans 12:10, NIV P O W E R T E X T

“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

P O W E R P O I N T We show love for Jesus when we work together with other believers. Photo by Neva MacPhee

“Priscilla,” Aquila said as his wife came through the door, “Paul is a believer like us. He just arrived from Athens.”

Extending her hand in greeting, Priscilla smiled and said, “Welcome to Corinth.”

“Thank you,” Paul replied. “It’s good to find someone here in Corinth who knows about our Savior.”

“Aquila, you told me that you came to Corinth from Rome. What made you leave?”

“Emperor Claudius ordered all Jews out of Rome,” Aquila said softly.

“And since Aquila and I wanted to be able to witness to nonbelievers, we thought Corinth would be perfect,” Priscilla added.

“But we also have to make a living,” continued Aquila. “We decided to open our tent making business here as we did in Rome.”

“Do you have enough business to need help?” Paul asked.

“Yes! The business is growing, and we can’t keep up with everything,” Aquila replied. “But I haven’t been able to find anyone trained in tentmaking.”

“I trained in tentmaking when I was younger,” Paul said. “I’m going to need some way to support myself.”

“Praise God!” Aquila said. “You can start work tomorrow.” “And you must stay here with us,” added Priscilla.

Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila settled into the routine of working during the day at the small tentmaking shop and studying together in the evening.

Every Sabbath they went to the synagogue. Speaking with the Jews and Greeks who worshiped there, Paul told them about Jesus and His death.

One day as Paul was cutting fabric for a tent, two men came into the shop.

“Silas and Timothy!” he exclaimed, dropping his tools and walking around the workbench to hug them. “What are you doing here?”

“We just missed seeing you in Athens,” Silas said. “When we learned that you were in Corinth, we decided to come here.”

With Silas and Timothy in Corinth, Paul was able to dedicate all his time to preaching. Paul stayed for more than a year preaching and teaching in Corinth.

One morning Paul said to Aquila and Priscilla, “I believe that God is calling me to leave Corinth for a while.” “That’s amazing, Paul,” Aquila said. “I’ve had the very same thoughts.”

The next few days were spent finishing up tent orders and making arrangements for the house.

Soon they were packed and on their way to Ephesus. Priscilla and Aquila found a place to stay and Paul found the synagogue.

He spent several days in Ephesus talking with the Jews. They said, “Stay with us.”

Paul answered, “I must return to Jerusalem for the festival, but I will come back if it is God’s will.”

Paul left Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus to carry on the work he had begun while he sailed to Caesarea. They worked hard to teach others the good news of Jesus.

One day they heard a new preacher at the synagogue. “Listen to what he is saying,” Priscilla said.

“He’s so committed, it’s too bad he doesn’t know about Jesus. I think we should invite him home to eat with us.”

“That’s a good idea,” Aquila agreed. “We can teach him more about salvation.”

After the meeting Aquila introduced himself. “We’d like to have you come to our home for a meal.”

“I’m Apollos,” the man replied. “Thank you for the invitation.”

Priscilla and Aquila learned that Apollos had been baptized by John the Baptist. They explained the mission of Jesus, the Messiah, to him.

“This is wonderful,” Apollos said. “For a long time I’ve believed there had to be something more. Now I know what it is. I’ve got to tell others about this good news.”

“We’ll write a letter of introduction for you to the believers at Corinth,” Aquila said. “They’ll be happy to have you work with them.”

Apollos traveled to Corinth. He went from house to house and showed people that Jesus was the Christ.

Paul had planted the seed. Priscilla and Aquila had watered it. Now Apollos gathered in the harvest.

You need: Paper cup Paper Pens/pencils Distribute paper and pens/pencils Hold up the paper cup. This activity is called: “Contain This”

Without talking to anyone else, write down as many uses for this paper cup as you can think of. You will have 3 minutes.

How many got 5 uses? 10 uses? 15 uses? more than 15?

You will have 5 minutes. Note to teachers: Divide into any number in a group that works for your class Now get into groups of four and combine your lists. Scratch out any duplicate uses.

15 uses? 20 uses? 25 uses? more than 25? How many groups have 10 uses?

How many more uses did you get working in a group than you did alone? Did anyone get more uses working alone than working with your group?

What does this tell you about working together?

Our lesson this week tells us about how much the members of the early church accomplished working together.

We show love for Jesus when we work together with other believers. Our Power Point is:

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You will want to have a hard copy of the Mission Story ready to read during the Mission Story section. You can find the story on pages 26 and 27 of the Third Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine. The title of the story is “A Passion Shared.” You can go to the website and find the link titled “Publications” to download the Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine. You will want to have a hard copy of the Mission Story ready to read during the Mission Story section. You can find the story on pages 26 and 27 of the Third Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine. The title of the story is “A Passion Shared.” You can go to the website and find the link titled “Publications” to download the Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Magazine. Notes to Teachers

You will need: Paper cup Paper Pens/pencils The activity is called: “Contain This”

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