January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing?
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0:01 - 0:03Have you ever felt as if
you're putting your money -
0:03 - 0:04into a black hole
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0:04 - 0:07when you give
your weekly Mission offerings? -
0:07 - 0:09Maybe you should think about it more
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0:09 - 0:11as dumping your offerings into the river,
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0:11 - 0:13not to get rid of them
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0:13 - 0:16but to help Mission
flourish around the world. -
0:17 - 0:20Mission offerings don't seem to get
as much attention anymore, -
0:20 - 0:24yet they're still vitally important
to supporting work around the world. -
0:24 - 0:26Think of your Mission offerings as a river
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0:26 - 0:28flowing through the entire world,
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0:28 - 0:32providing life-giving water
to help sustain the mission fields. -
0:32 - 0:34You probably know countries and projects
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0:34 - 0:37that are supported
by part of your 13th Sabbath offering. -
0:37 - 0:39But what about
the regular Mission offerings -
0:39 - 0:40you give each week?
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0:40 - 0:43Where do they go?
What do they support? -
0:43 - 0:44And what do they achieve?
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0:44 - 0:47You may be surprised to learn
that your weekly Mission offerings -
0:47 - 0:52help support the work of about
400 missionary families around the world. -
0:52 - 0:56In fact, 70% of the weekly
Mission offerings each quarter -
0:56 - 0:58helps to support overseas missionaries
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0:58 - 1:01and the international work of the church.
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1:01 - 1:04Appropriations from
the General Conference to World Divisions, -
1:04 - 1:06the Middle East-North Africa
Union Mission, -
1:06 - 1:09and the Israel Field help these regions
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1:09 - 1:12build and sustain mission activities
in their territories, -
1:12 - 1:16like water irrigating fields
when there's not enough rain. -
1:16 - 1:19The remaining money
helps various institutions and agencies -
1:19 - 1:21that serve the World Church.
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1:21 - 1:24For example, it helps
the compassionate medical mission work -
1:24 - 1:26of Loma Linda University,
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1:26 - 1:28the outreach of Adventist World Radio,
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1:28 - 1:31and the humanitarian ministry of ADRA,
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1:31 - 1:33the Adventist Development
and Relief Agency. -
1:34 - 1:38In recent years, millions of people
from challenging areas of the world -
1:38 - 1:40have found salvation in Jesus
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1:40 - 1:43and have joined
the Seventh-day Adventist Church. -
1:43 - 1:47In 2018, every 22 seconds,
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1:47 - 1:49someone became an Adventist,
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1:49 - 1:52and every four hours,
a new church was organized. -
1:52 - 1:55Thanks to your offerings
and the global mission focus, -
1:55 - 1:59thousands of new congregations
have been established in unreached areas -
1:59 - 2:01and among new people groups.
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2:01 - 2:04But after these new believers
have been baptized, -
2:04 - 2:06how are they nurtured?
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2:06 - 2:09How do we make sure
that their new faith is strengthened -
2:09 - 2:11and they grow as disciples?
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2:11 - 2:13Your River of Mission offerings
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2:13 - 2:17helps grow and sustain new work
throughout the world. -
2:17 - 2:20Please, keep this
live-giving river flowing. -
2:20 - 2:23Thank you for your faithful
weekly Mission offerings -
2:23 - 2:26and your continuing prayers
for Adventist Mission.
- Title:
- January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing?
- Description:
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Have you ever felt as if you’re putting your money into a “black hole” when you give your weekly mission offerings? Maybe you should think about it more as dumping your offerings into the river. Not to get rid of them, but to help mission flourish around the world.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Team Adventist
- Project:
- Mission Spotlight DVD
- Duration:
- 02:26
Donna Rodill edited English subtitles for January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing? | ||
Thais Barros edited English subtitles for January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing? | ||
Terri Adams edited English subtitles for January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing? | ||
Terri Adams edited English subtitles for January 25 - Are Mission Offerings Still a Thing? |