For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
Your Role
Go Ye Therefore by Cary Fisher
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hen the Seventh-day Adventist Church came into its existence, the movement had a clear mission plan. Early Adventist pioneers took to heart the words of Jesus when he said, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:14), and made it their purpose to spread the Gospel to all ends of the world. There was a recent study by the
Pew Research Center that found the Seventh-day Adventist Church as the most racially and ethnically diverse group in all of the United States. We certainly can credit the vision of the early church for this claim. As missionaries traveled throughout the world their impact has created most of this diversity as converts from other countries have migrated to United States. That is why we can go to an Adventist Church and see people from all kinds
of cultures from around the world, or why there can be multiple language churches in any part of the U.S.. Here at Downey, we have been obviously blessed with this mission for Adventism. If you look around our sanctuary on any given Sabbath, you will see how diverse our congregation is, and that is something to truly be grateful for. Since also we have been studying in our Sabbath school quar-
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Please wear an outfit that is from your heritage or culture. We’re asking everyone to bring a favorite dish from your culture as well. International potlucks are a wonderful way to sample many different
—Francis Schaeffer, No Little People
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Missions and International Sabbath oin us on Sept. 26 for our Missions and International Sabbath. We will celebrate our varied heritages and give thanks that so many people have given much to tell the world about Jesus.
We must remember throughout our lives that in God’s sight there are no little people and no little places. Only one thing is important: to be consecrated persons in God’s place for us, at each moment.
dishes. Please sign up in the foyer for what you are bringing.
INSIDE Hawaiian Shirt Day pictures on page 3 & 4
Also, please email us downeychurch@gmail.com and let us know what heritage you identify with. We are going to try to compile some simple counts of how many different heritages are represented at the Downey Adventist Church.
Taste & Inspiration on page 5
Oh yeah, bring some friends too! =
Kid’s Page on page 9
What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9 Small Group Leaders page 7 Our Church Family page 7