Everyone Welcome
Adult and children’s Sabbath Schools meet at 9:30 a.m. There is an adult class in the sanctuary and all the children’s classes will meet downstairs. Everyone is welcome.
Everyone is welcome to attend the worship hour at 10:45 a.m.
We broadcast Church live on youtube.com. Church will start at 10:45 AM. Go to youtube.com and search for “greeley sda”. Click on the circle with the church picture. You may need to choose the “Live” tab.
OR click on the “Sermons” link in the menu selections above to access the services. (On a phone or tablet the menu selections will be in a button that looks like three bars at the top of the screen.) Select “Live” in the youtube site tabs.
Weekly Church Meetings
Wednesday – 1:30 p.m. Midweek study
Sabbath 4:00 – p.m. End Time Events with Shawn Korgan
Food for Thought
Reminder From a Dog – “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.” Hebrews 12:2 NIV
Jerry and I will frequently go to a park to walk on Sabbath afternoons. I walk around the lake one time while Jerry continues walking several more times around. I enjoy just sitting and watching the geese on the lake and various people groups – fishing, picnicking, etc. There are also quite a few people walking, many of them walking dogs. One Sabbath afternoon I noticed a young woman with a dog, but something with the two of them was a little different. They stayed very close together – the dog just right by her side. The lady never took her eyes off the dog, and the dog never took its eyes off the lady. She seemed to be talking to the dog from time to time, and the dog was listening and apparently obeying every word. At one point she took the leash off the dog, but it made no difference. The dog stayed with her every step and its eyes followed her every movement. Finally, she put the leash back on the dog and they walked on out of my sight. I can only assume she was training the dog for something or someone, and I was very impressed.
As I watched the two of them, I thought of this text in Hebrews where we are told to keep our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2) Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples, seemed to struggle with this. It had been an exciting day! More than five thousand people had been fed from a little boy’s lunch. The disciples had great hopes and expectations for Jesus. They were ready to crown Him king. So when Jesus dismissed the crowd and told the disciples to go across the lake while He went to pray, they were bitterly disappointed. Mrs. White makes an interesting statement about this: “Their thoughts were stormy and unreasonable, and the Lord gave them something else to afflict their souls and occupy their minds. God often does this when men create burdens and troubles for themselves.” (Desire of Ages, p. 380)
It had been a very peaceful, calm day, but suddenly a terrible storm struck on the lake. The disciples worked furiously to keep the boat from sinking. They were nearly ready to give themselves up for lost. How they longed for Jesus, and when they finally in humility prayed for help, Jesus came to them walking on the water. At first they were afraid, but when they realized it was really Jesus, Peter wanted to come to Jesus on the water. Jesus said simply, “Come.” As long as Peter kept his eyes on Jesus, he walked securely. But when he took his eyes off Jesus – looking back at the disciples – looking at the boisterous waves – he began to sink. Suddenly he once again fixed his eyes on Jesus and cried, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and together they walked safely to the boat.
Mrs. White says we tend to be so much like Peter. “We look upon the waves instead of keeping our eyes fixed upon the Savior. . . Only through realizing our own weakness and looking steadfastly unto Jesus can we walk securely.” (Desire of Ages, p. 382) How thankful we can be that Jesus is patient with us, “not willing that any should perish.” (2 Peter 3:9) He offers His love and forgiveness to doubting disciples and to you and me.
Sharon Oster