Carmichael SDA Church Bulletin

Carmichael Seventh-day Adventist Church

Carmichael SDA Church Bulletin

The Gospel of Revelation-Three Angels

October 5, 2024 • Pastor Marvin Wray • Revelation 14:6–7

We certainly have entered into the heart of what Bible readers love to focus on in the epic message. Everyone wants to talk about the beast and what represents the image of the beast, and who is represented as the lamb-like beast. I don't think it is all that difficult to assign identities here, but what I want to emphasize is that while we can see what is transpiring with a comfortable amount of confidence in our understanding, let's look again at the big picture. Having seen these beast powers we are given the messages of three angels sent from God. We are given the absolute assurance that these earthly powers that have blasphemed God will be struck down. Babylon is fallen! Those who oppose God, or fail to accept His gift of life are toast! Those who remain in Jesus by faith will find eternal rest! This is the message of all these three angels. It is the everlasting gospel! What a revelation!

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December 14, 2024 • Pastor Benji Ferguson • Galatians 4:4–7

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December 7, 2024 • Pastor Marvin Wray • Psalm 8:3–4

Take the time for a few minutes to put away the hustle and bustle of preparations and navigating the highways and the aisles and just consider the vastness of God and all of his creation! Where does God dwell? How does he occupy his time? It is so hard to imagine that God could actually be interested in my small broken life...but he is! God sent his Son to rescue me from this dark world and then to literally live within my heart...and your heart...all at the same time. That is pretty hard to wrap my poor addled brain around. This Christmas, as we encircle the tree with our gifts, may we unwrap the Gift with the tag that reads, "From God, with Love"! And, even more, may we open the gift and wear the covering with joy, and then find someone who needs to know that the same gift is waiting for them to open. Merry Christmas!

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November 30, 2024 • Pastor Marvin Wray • John 1:1–3, John 1:14

As we turn the corner from the simplicity of Thanksgiving and head toward the often chaotic preparations for Christmas, can we just stop for a bit and take a breath? Ahhhh, yes, not just a breath of air, but a breath of God...the Spirit of God and His real presence among us rather than the presents around us. Over the remaining weeks before Christmas I'm going to focus on celebrating the very basic reality of the incarnation...the birth of the Christ...the ultimate Gift of God. You are going to hear me refer to the simplicity of the message and the simple testimony we can share with those we interact with on a daily basis. I'll explain more about the concept of simply sharing what God has revealed to us as individuals in my message this Sabbath. I am praying that as a church and as individuals we might deliberately make time to center our minds on what Jesus might want to say to us this Christmas.