NAD NewsPoints- Questions on SDAs, VOAR 85th, Prayer Call & Week, Time podcast, God speaks, A growing ministry

October 29, 2015

G. Alexander Bryant, NAD Executive Secretary, was invited to appear on the Glenn Beck Program as a spokesperson from the Seventh-day Adventist Church to answer questions about who Adventists are and what we believe. The program aired Thursday morning, Oct. 22. Listen to the interview. MORE

On Oct. 27, Chuck Todd, host of Meet the Press, made a request for someone to share some of the beliefs of the church. Elder Bryant was very happy to accept the invitation which was broadcast on MSNBC. Here is that interview.

October 22, 2015 marked the 85th anniversary of VOAR Christian Family Radio, headquartered in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was started in 1929, in the back of the home of Adventist pastor Harold Williams, and today, VOAR is Canada’s largest Christian Radio Network, and the oldest Adventist-owned media organization in North America. MORE

Retired SWAU professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Weather changes church’s sidewalk event to an indoor sale

Serzh Sargsyan receives group of US qualified doctors on visit to Armenia

Adventists celebrate 100 years Saturday

Donation distribution center opens, aids fire victims

Improved health promoted at Expo

Prayer Call, Nov. 5/6 - Join the North American Division Prayer Ministry team on the first Thursday of each month for an all-night prayer call starting at 10:00 pm Eastern Time to 5:00 am Eastern Time. Dial 404-891-6338; use access code Prayer# (772937#).

There will be a different leader each half hour during the evening and you can join anytime for as long or as briefly as you wish. Join us any time during the evening. Got a prayer request? Email it to NADPrayerRequests@gmail.com. They will be prayed over by a team of prayer warriors each week.

The Annual Week of Prayer this year is November 1-7. "Living in Anticipation: Revival and the Second Coming," is the theme this year. You can find the 2015 Week of Prayer Readings online in a special issue of The Adventist Review.

You can feed one child for .50 cents a day! The "do fast" began in 2013 to fulfill the Biblical mandate to "defend orphans" (Isaiah 1:17), hence the name "do." Participate with your children and students to help teach them the value of sharing your bread with the hungry according to Isaiah 58, which is the fast that God has chosen. The fast will be on Nov. 14 during World Orphans' Weekend. MORE; Watch the :60 second video.

The time change is coming for most of us in NAD, this Nov. 4, when we will "fall back" and "gain" an extra hour. Here's a podcast on "Surviving the Time Change," that is one of a series called "Living Well," created by the Adventist Medical Center in Portland, Ore. LivingWell PDX blogs and podcasts on various subjects relating to health and healing are addressed. They're available on the Living Well website, as well as on iTunes. Like Adventist Health on Facebook.

Did you know God speaks to His people today through the gift of prophecy?

God has many ways to communicate with us, including prophecy. The Bible says, “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. (Joel " MORE

Watch the 90: second video on Vimeo.

Share it! Each topic on the My Way to Jesus website links to a video, an invitation to study the Bible, the Find-a-Church Directory, a link for kids to My Place with Jesus, a place to send prayer requests, and more. You can easily post the videos and information on your church website and/or share the updates from the My Way to Jesus Facebook page. Learn how.

A "growing" ministry that feeds a family, church and community

With a large garden, Rick and Cindy Wilson of Grants Pass, Ore., had to learn how to farm and still maintain their jobs. Harvesting enough to share with their Gateway Church family, the Gospel Rescue Mission, the Boys and Girls Club, Dorcas, the Food Bank, and other organizations., time is a huge factor in their lives, and weeding can take up much of it. Canning and preserving is all part of the process as well. MORE - From North Pacific Union GleanerNow

October 28, 2015

Special Days

November Focus: Prayer

Nov. 1-7, Week of Prayer
Nov. 7, Stewardship Sabbath
Nov. 7-28, Native Heritage Month
Nov. 14, Human Relations Sabbath
Nov. 15, National Philanthropy Day
Nov. 21, Welcome Home Sabbath

October & November Offerings

Oct. 31, NAD Evangelism
Nov. 14, Annual Sacrifice (Global Mission)

Helpful Special Day Websites and Resources

Sample Offertory Readings
(in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French)

Upcoming Events

Oct. 9-31, It Is Written, Revelation Today: The Mysteries Revealed

Oct. 26-Nov. 4, NAD Year-end Meeting, "A Grand Collaboration"

Nov. 5/6, Prayer Call

Dec. 3/4, Prayer Call

2016:

Jan. 6-10, Union/Conference Children’s Ministry Directors Children’s Ministry and VBX Showcase: Empowering Our Young Heroes.

Jan. 13-17, Emotional Wellness Summit

Feb. 17-20, Just Claim It Youth Prayer Conference

Feb. 24-28, GAiN - Global Adventist Internet Network Conference

Apr. 2-9, La Voz de la Esperanza NET via Esperanza TV (in Spanish)

Apr. 18-21, Nonprofit Leadership Convention, Session 1

Apr. 24-27, HR Conference & Secretariat Council, Minneapolis, Minn.

Apr. 27-30, Your Best Pathway to Health/Los Angeles

July 21-23, Adventist Conference on Family Research and Practice

Aug. 3-6, ASI 2016 Convention

Sept. 7-10, Adventist Community Services Convention

Sept. 28-Oct., Health Summit Canada

Oct. 10-13, Nonprofit Leadership Convention, Session 2

Nov. 18-19, HE SAID GO Missions Conference

2017:

Jan. 8-11, 2017 - Adventist Ministries Convention, Tucson, AZ

Adventist World/

NAD Edition
November, 2015

NAD Feature: Pillars of Great Communication, p. 30

NAD News: Loma Linda University Health Envisions the Future, Southern Adventist University Alum Starts One-Teacher School, Taking It to the Streets, p. 10

NAD Update: What About Pathfinders?, p. 14

NAD Perspective: A Turning Point, p.17

Daily Prayer Guide

Nov. 1-7 – This week, please pray for the South Atlantic Conference, with 150 churches and 46,430 members. In addition, please pray for the North American Division Year-end Meeting, October 29 - November 5. Pre-meetings are going on this week.

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