For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
The Revealing of our Faithfulness by Cary Fisher
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hen we think about Christian living, we get excited about big stories such as an incredible answers to prayer, people coming to Christ, unimaginable stories of healing and other types of miracles, but God’s work is often subtle and simple. He works in the day-to-day while leading us closer and closer to eternity. While it is often unnoticeable, God’s greatest work is the changing of a person’s character. Despite popular opinion, people do change,
but only when we are submissive to God. When we allow God to rule our lives, He will slowly refine us into the person that He has called us to be. Of all that God want us to be, His highest priority for us is that we are faithful to Him with the life that He has given us. You may remember Jesus’ parable about a man that entrusted his servants to care for his money. In the story, there were two servants that invested their mas-
ter’s money wisely, and the master replied to the both of them, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:21). As our faithfulness to God increases, the more God can use us for a greater purpose. We are in the midst of our small group series called Faith and Finance, continued on page 2
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Every celebration needs some good food.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. —Melody Beattie
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Celebration Sabbath oin us on Sabbath, November 21 for our Celebration Sabbath. We will be celebrating what God has done during our Faith and Finance series and in our small groups. We look forward to hearing from the groups and how God has been working with each group.
The Power of Gratitude
Please plan to stay after church for a feast that will be provided by our small groups and church members. The small groups will each bring some soup and church members will bring crackers, corn bread, finger sandwiches, etc. It will be a time of fellowship and sharing some food. Don’t miss it. =
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November 21 Celebration Sabbath. After every small group series, we spend a Sabbath highlighting the experiences from each of our small groups. The groups will share what they learned from the past six weeks, and we will conclude the series with a celebration
fellowship dinner that brings us all together. November 28 God is Good. For this Thanksgiving weekend, we will have a message that reminds us of all the amazing things that God does for us. The Psalmist says, “With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng” (Psalm 109:30; ESV). It is so important to uplift God in praise and also uplift each other with encouragement. See you when the church gathers. =
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and while it’s nice to know In the end of our six week from the Bible says, “presound money principles series, my greatest prayer cious treasure and oil are that gives a little more is for us to continually in a wise man’s dwelling, financial security, we grow in the faith that God but a foolish man devours must always keep in mind always provides, and the it” (Proverbs 21:20; ESV). that stewardship is God has given us the so much more than resources to fulfill learning to live withHis purpose for our in our means. It is The way we deal with life, and a wise man recognizing that our will be intelligent money could be the Creator has entrusted with their money on greatest indicator on us with His resourchow they spend or es, and He requests save it. When we do faithfulness to God us to be faithful to follow God’s princiour responsibilities. ples on finances, we The way we deal are able to live with with money could be the evidence of that faith is a greater sense of freedom greatest indicator on faith- shown by our actions. and the way God intended fulness to God. Money us to live shows us how much we November’s November 14 value the pleasures of Rewards of Financial the world, how much we Sermon Faithfulness. We conclude live with disregard to the Calendar our Faith and Finance serfuture, and how much we mon series with a call for acknowledge God by the November 7 - Saving patience. Jesus told John, way we give back to Him. and Investing. Wisdom “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done” (Revelation 22:12). When we live less for the immediate satisfaction that comes from squandering and temptation, we are able to make choices that have eternal value.
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LINDA AUMACK copy editor
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CARY FISHER pastor
address mail to: Downey Seventh-day Adventist Church 9820 Lakewood Blvd. Downey, CA 90240 office: 562.869.6013 fax: 562.622.1691
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November 2015 International & Missions Sabbath
Worship Schedule Nov. 7 Cary Fisher
Nov. 21 Cary Fisher
Saving and Investing
Celebration Sabbath
Nov. 14 Cary Fisher
Nov. 28 Cary Fisher
Rewards of Financial Faithfulness
God is Good
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THE LATEST WORD Pathfinder Campout & Around Campus
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” —Cicero
“Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts; and no one to thank.” —Christina Rossetti
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November 2015 Taste & Inspiration Creamy Spinach & Mushroom Risotto Ingredients
Directions
2 tablespoons butter
1. Melt butter in medium saucepan on mediumhigh heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir 2 minutes or until onion begins to soften.
0.5 cups sliced mushrooms 0.5 cups onions 2.5 cups water
Pilar & Phillip
8 ounces ZATARAIN’S Yellow Rice
2. Stir in water and Rice Mix. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and sim-
0.5 cups heavy cream 0.5 cups monterey jack cheese 1 cups baby spinach leaves
mer 20 minutes. Stir in cream and cheese; cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until rice is tender. Stir in spinach. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork before serving. Enjoy! =
Remember to bring your non-perishable food items for Downey PTA Helps. This will help families in need right here in our own community. Thanks!
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Coming Soon Dec. 18 - Community Christmas Program Jan. 1 - Agape Feast Communion
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Our Church Family We raised $925 for our sprinkler system. Thank you for your support! A special thanks to those who came out and helped setup and tear down. Also a big thanks to our Pathfinders and their leaders who worked so tirelessly all day long.
If you have borrowed something from the kitchen (pots, pans, knives, etc.), please return them. We seem to have quite a few things missing. Thank you.
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Thank you to everyone who has been saving Box Tops for Education. That is greatly appreciated. For the Box Tops for Education, please save the Box Tops coupon. Please give your labels to Linda Aumack. Thank you for your support! =
From Harm to Good
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quanto, the Native American who helped the Pilgrims, has a background remarkably similar to that of Joseph in Genesis.
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Years before the Pilgrims arrived in America, English traders kidnapped Squanto and other Native Americans and sold them as slaves in Spain. Incredibly, Squanto was bought by monks, who set him free and taught him about Jesus. Later Squanto sailed to England, hoping for passage to America. But he had to wait years, so he worked as a stable hand and learned English. Finally able to travel home, he was devastated to find his tribe wiped out by
smallpox. A couple of years later, the Pilgrims came ashore, tired, sick and having lost many shipmates on the way. Implausibly, they encountered an Englishspeaking Native American, who shared his friendship and knowledge. Like Joseph going from his homeland to Egypt and from slave to expert leader, Squanto experienced God’s leading — even when the path was littered with misfortune. Using Squanto, God saved a whole community. What some intended for harm, God turned into good (see Genesis 50:20). =
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n November 2014, many Facebook users accepted a gratitude challenge, posting what they were most thankful for. An anonymous analysis of the posts revealed the top answers: friends (not surprisingly, for a social-media site), family and health. State-by-state results garnered the most interest, though. Arizona residents were most thankful for the rain, for example, while Hawaiians gave thanks for rainbows. People in the Northeast were grateful
for living near the beach, while those in the Bible belt expressed gratitude for mercy, salvation and God’s Word. Top thankfulness topics in other states ranged from YouTube and country music to “upbringing” and in-laws. What are you most thankful for, and why? =
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Ponder This... = “You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.” —John Bunyan = “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” —Aesop (6th century B.C.)
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