For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
Resurrection Hope by Pastor Mitch
In 1838 the residents of Rochester New York created a cemetery like no other in the world. It was massive, taking up 197 acres. Formed by glaciers this cemetery has high hills, deep valleys, winding ridges and almost bottomless lakes. The whole place is a forest of trees. There are mausoleums dug deep into the hillsides, stone and bronze sculptures, gothic towers gloriously decorating more than 350,000 graves. Susan B. Anthony is buried there, along with Frederick Douglass and Frank E. Gannett. But what makes this cemetery unique is not its topography, or adornments, nor the famous names on the headstones. What makes it unique is its name: Mount Hope Cemetery.
The ones who chose this unique name are correct. There is hope after death. This life on earth is only the opening day of eternity. When Jesus returns there’s going to be a whole lot of action at Mt Hope Cemetery and indeed throughout this entire planet. The message on March 6, entitled Resurrection Hope is about the most important topics of our study. If we surveyed 10 people on the street and asked what they think happens when they die, we could expect to get 10 different explanations. Even among the Christians there is a great variety of explanations of the after life. I’m so thankful for God’s word, the Bible. For, as we research the Bible, we find continued on page 2
Celebration Sabbath Please join us on March 20 for Celebration Sabbath. We will be celebrating the successful completion of our 8 Weeks of Living with Hope. It’s important to celebrate the good things in our lives. So this is a celebration of how God has been leading in during these eight weeks. Our small groups will be sharing some of their experiences during the worship hour.
After the worship service, make plans to stay for a special luncheon. Each of the small groups will be making some of their favorite dishes and bringing them to share. If you’re not in a small group, you are still welcome to stay for the luncheon. Invite some friends and join us for Celebration Sabbath. =
What is faith? “Sight is not faith, and hearing is not faith, neither is feeling faith; but believing when we neither see, hear nor feel is faith; and everywhere the Bible tells us our salvation is to be by faith. Therefore we must believe before we feel, and often against our feelings, if we would honor God by our faith.” —Hannah Whitall Smith
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In His Hands is on page 3 Who Is He? My Strength! is on page 4 Ginny’s Kitchen on page 5 What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9 Holy Matri-money on page 7 Kid’s Page on page 8 Our Church Family page 10