September 2006

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Wit and Wisdom

September 01, 2006  | Maureen Dowling
In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g...

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  • Wit and Wisdom

    In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g...
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  • Feature Sidebar 1

    September 01, 2006
    1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc...
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  • Feature Sidebar 1

    September 01, 2006
    1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc...
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  • Feature Sidebar 2

    September 01, 2006
    Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr...
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  • Feature Sidebar 2

    September 01, 2006
    Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr...
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  • Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest

    mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change...
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  • Feature Sidebar 3

    September 01, 2006
    1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part...
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  • Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest

    mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change...
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  • Feature Sidebar 3

    September 01, 2006
    1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part...
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Others

  • Bible Word Scramble

    September 01, 2006
    Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio...
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  • Momentum

    Northwest Adventists have always had a penchant for fulfilling the great Gospel Commission. In the late 1800s, they generously contributed to send one of the church’s first mission boats, the Pitcairn, to the South Pacific. In 1886, some of the fi...
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  • Bible Word Scramble

    September 01, 2006
    Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio...
    Read more

  • Let's Talk

    September 01, 2006
    Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked.
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  • Bogus Bills

    Emanuel Ninger’s reputation as a counterfeiter is legendary. Known as “Jim the Penman” (named after a character in a play then running on Broadway), he drew, by hand, $50 and $100 Legal Tender Notes. Relying on his naked eye, he worked for weeks a...
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  • Let's Talk

    September 01, 2006
    Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked.
    Read more

  • Caring Heart Award

    The Caring Heart Award is a Christian Service Recognition Award for secondary students who have demonstrated a personal commitment to service and witnessing activities.A junior or senior from each school is chosen to receive the award, which inclu...
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  • Harold L. Wood Missionary to Alaska

    Around the turn of the century, a number of Seventh-day Adventists traveled to Alaska to find wealth and adventure. Walter Sutherland, fourth president of Walla Walla College, along with Theodore Andrews, a teacher at the college, quit their jobs ...
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