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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.93,0:00:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Seventh-day Adventist Church\Nis known around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.75,0:00:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for its mission outreach.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.51,0:00:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And your mission offerings\Nare the workhorse of these efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.97,0:00:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These offerings do the heavy lifting\Nand foundation laying,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.69,0:00:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the repair and renovation\Nof the basic structure
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.33,0:00:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Church's work around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.89,0:00:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without the mission offerings,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.36,0:00:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the other structures \Nand systems built upon it could crumble.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.40,0:00:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your mission offerings\Nare like a life-giving river
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.29,0:00:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with tributaries flowing around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.77,0:00:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrying refreshing water\Nto mission fields.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.76,0:00:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we want\Nto give to a specific project
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to put our offerings\Ntowards something special
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.98,0:00:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that stirs our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.76,0:00:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see the results. We feel satisfied.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.96,0:00:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Giving to the mission offering may not be\Nas glamorous as giving to a specific,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.82,0:00:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well-advertised project or program.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.05,0:01:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! If it weren’t\Nfor mission offering to sustain them,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.79,0:01:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these projects would never happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.08,0:01:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what happens\Nto our tithes and offerings?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.62,0:01:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, when we return 10%\Nof our income as tithe to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.62,0:01:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Adventist Church uses it\Nto support pastors and evangelists,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.34,0:01:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as some teachers and other workers\Ninvolved in spreading the gospel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.86,0:01:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the front lines of mission,\Ntithe is {\i1}not{\i0} used to fund orphanages,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.72,0:01:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,schools, or health programs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.18,0:01:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it doesn’t cover miscellaneous\Noperational expenses either.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.28,0:01:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mission offering does this!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.23,0:01:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, our mission offerings fund\Nwhat can’t be funded through tithe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.52,0:01:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when mission giving falls,\Nthen work gets cut back worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.69,0:01:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mission projects falter.\NThe movement stutters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.02,0:01:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of us want this to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.39,0:01:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our mission offerings help ensure
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.33,0:01:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mission work operates\Ncontinuously around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.27,0:01:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Want to see how our giving\Nimpacts people around the globe?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.34,0:02:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mission 360º TV programs,\NMission Spotlight,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.85,0:02:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Mission quarterlies\Noffer regular updates
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.44,0:02:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on mission around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.11,0:02:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These stories take you\Nto dozens of countries
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.54,0:02:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see what Adventists are doing in places
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.63,0:02:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may have never even heard of.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.40,0:02:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what about\Nthe 13th Sabbath Offering,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.48,0:02:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which began in 1912?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.25,0:02:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many years, this offering\Nwas an overflow offering.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.10,0:02:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A budget was set to fund\Nthe mission program,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.96,0:02:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once that money was raised,\Nany extra, the overflow,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.39,0:02:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was used to support\Na special project chosen for that quarter.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.15,0:02:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, during a recession in the 1970s,\Nthere was no overflow offering.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.60,0:02:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So church leaders voted\Nto always send 25% of the offering
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.60,0:02:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collected on the 13th Sabbath\Nto support specific projects
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.06,0:02:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for each division on a rotational basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.33,0:02:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through your 13th Sabbath Offerings\Nyou have helped build schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.12,0:02:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dormitories, hospitals,\Nclinics, and church buildings,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.67,0:02:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,launched mission boats,\Nand set up lamb-shelters,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.06,0:02:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,printing presses, universities and more--
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.85,0:03:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,altogether, more than a thousand projects.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.16,0:03:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because tithe money\Ncan’t be used for buildings,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.94,0:03:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 13th Sabbath Offering\Nhas frequently been used
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.38,0:03:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for construction projects.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.97,0:03:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this could have never happened\Nwithout the Holy Spirit’s leading
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.58,0:03:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your regular, faithful support\Nof the mission offerings.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.65,0:03:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We encourage you\Nto join Adventists everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.85,0:03:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prayerfully consider what you can do
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.29,0:03:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep a faithful river\Nof mission offerings,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.07,0:03:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bringing life-giving water\Nto mission fields around the world.