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Biblical Basis of Harvest Ingathering: Nehemiah 2:5-9 Artaxerxes sends horses and letters to help Nehimiah rebuild Jerusalem http://biblehub.net/search.php?q=ingathering bringing your own offerings (the principle is you must not ask others if you yourself did not give to the cause) "Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of  Ingathering  at the turn of the year... Exo 34:22 ...  sow in your field. "Celebrate the Festival of  Ingathering  at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.  ...  Exo 23:16 Exo 12:35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. Using non believers' money: Some may question the propriety of receiving gifts from unbelievers. Let such ask themselves: “Who is the real owner of our world? To whom belong its houses and lands, and its treasures of gold and silver?” God has an a...

Idea: The gift of prophecy to the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White.  She had many visions, in some of them she saw heavenly worship and music.  She has taught her family to sing as much as possible like how she saw angels singing in heaven.  Therefore the sample of songs traced to being sang in their family worships, in church by James and Ellen White, and the songs she quoted and alluded to all give us a description of the style of heavenly music she saw. This is a reflection of a presentation of Dr. James Nix, at the time of writing, the director of the EGW Estate.  The presentation incidentally clarifies issues regarding varied interpretations of EGW writings regarding music. Early Advent Singing http://www.pacificpress.com/pp/misdta/Chapters/0828008922.pdf Possible presentation outline music was made to serve a holy purpose music can be an idol reverence, solemn more doctrinal not funeral songs visi...

Online Religious Education Draft 8 June 27, 2014: Factors Affecting Online Religious Education Media Successes, Differences and Comparisons With Traditional Methods Writer: Winelfred G. Pasamba (Computer Science) Abstract:  A case study of an online religious educational non-monetized channel, this paper enumerates observed factors affecting online video viewership and provides possible answers to the following questions:  How the title affects viewership?  Which countries have most viewers?  Which countries tend to complete viewing a long lecture?  What topics people are most interested in?  Which speakers are people watching the most?  How does facebook sharing impact viewership?  Which kinds of lectures have high viewer retention?  What are the Biblical bases and principles for religious online media efforts?  Which principles from the writings of Ellen G. White have correlated with the measurements? All the video...

A Critical Investigation of Celebration Worship Characteristics and Corresponding EGW Quotations "Dynamic Worship"  Charismatic Messages More Emotional than Doctrinal Logic Shortcutting rather than careful study Contemporary-Style Music Dancing, Plenty of Movement Excitement over Reverence Pleasing people instead of pleasing God Showiness instead of contrition Shouting instead of solemnity EGW quotations " All the service should be conducted with solemnity and awe , as if in the visible presence of the Master of assemblies."{CCh 250.4} "It is not excitement we wish to create, but deep, earnest consideration , that those who hear shall do solid work, real, sound, genuine work that will be enduring as eternity. We hunger not for excitement , for the sensational; the less we have of this, the better. The calm, earnest reasoning from the Scriptures is precious and fruitful ." {Ev 170.1} Avoid Emotionalism —Still others go to the op...

Spirit of Prophecy / Gift of Prophecy Joel 2:28, 29 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. Acts 2:17-20 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days , saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: Heb. 1:1-3 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers mann...

Solar Lighting Setup at Morning View Subdivision, Silang, Cavite, Philippines The System: Lights: 15 watt LED - dining 15w led - sala 5w led - bath 5w led - front door 9w led - room1 9w led - room2 9w led - room3 5w led - stairs 11w cfl - back door if i turn on all the lights the DC ammeter reads about 10amperes from the battery to the inverter. 150w inverter (replaced original small unreliable noisy fan with bigger more reliable fan and ran it slower [quieter] at 8v regulated [screwed the 7808 1.5a regulator to the inverter casing]) 20a charge controller 70ah car battery 130w solar panels (5x20w, 1x30w) 220w solar panels added later (2x60w, 2x50w) (too much already, useful only on cloudy days. planning to slow-cook with solar rice cooker later, or run washing machine or refrigerator during day.) 15m of 4awg aluminum from solar combiner box to indoor patch panel. 10a 220v DPDT relay for auto-transfer (when battery runs low, automatically switch lights to grid...

money, position, control, good looks, property, equipment, clothes, connections, results, promises, talents, intellect, success, age, experience, etc... can drive up our pride. and "pride goeth before destruction"(pr16:18). it is an auto-regulating device to keep characters in check.  because character is more important than attainment. a dead man doesn't have any pride. he doesn't hurt. you can kick his grave as much as you want but he will not complain.  the Bible says that we should die daily(1cor15:31).  but the Bible also says it is good to abound in good works(2cor9:8), and that we should do good especially to those who are of the faith (gal6:10). at times paul and peter have quarrels because their characters are not yet perfect. (the stresses of life can reveal our edgy characters).  also paul and barnabas.  but God still supports them both with life, air, water, hearbeat, breath, and their ministries continue till the emotion of their quarrels fade a...