1 / 11

Ellen White: The Journey of Faith Module II “Meeting God”

Ellen White: The Journey of Faith Module II “Meeting God”. Dr John Skrzypaszek Director Ellen G. White Research Centre Avondale College. Meeting God. Tracing the Journey. Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning. Spiritual Preparation for the Second Coming. First Vision.

rivka
Download Presentation

Ellen White: The Journey of Faith Module II “Meeting God”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ellen White:The Journey of FaithModule II“Meeting God” Dr John Skrzypaszek Director Ellen G. White Research Centre Avondale College

  2. Meeting God

  3. Tracing the Journey Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning Spiritual Preparation for the Second Coming First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry

  4. Life Under the Umbrella of God’s Promises Umbrella of God’s Promises Christ’s Presence Disperses the gloom and sorrow of people with sore and breaking hearts Softening, subduing influence Enmity changed to sympathy and love The rainbow of Christ’s promises reflects light to others Challenges of Life’s Journey

  5. First Vision/Meeting the God of Hope December 1844/ Ellen White’s First Vision October 22, 1844/ The Great Disappointment Time of spiritual upheaval and soul searching Waiting, praying, studying the Bible Meeting the God of Hope

  6. Preparation for the Second Coming Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning Spiritual growth involves: Awareness of God’s presence Trust in God’s unfailing promises Knowing God Discovering His purpose for life Spiritual Preparation Prayer and Reflection Caring attitude Prioritized interest Assurance of Forgiveness and Acceptance Joyful anticipation First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry The First Vision God’s vision ignites sparkles of burden and passion for what matters most to Him

  7. Call to Ministry Burden Promise of God’s grace Growth in Passion and Trust in God Fear/Awareness of personal limitations

  8. The Purpose of Ellen White’s Prophetic Ministry Comfort Encouragement Hope in the Second Coming The Purpose of the Prophetic Gift The Narrow Pathway • The purpose of Ellen White’s prophetic gift was to, • Provide comfort and encouragement • Remind of Christ’s continual presence and His promises in the Bible • Remind the believers about the hope of Christ’s Second Coming

  9. The Bible “Genuine Faith is founded on the Scripture” Ellen White, RH, November 25, 1884.

  10. The Principles Emerging from Ellen White’s Meeting Points with God Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning The early stages of Ellen White’s spiritual journey gave birth to two important principles • The principle of attachment • The principle of helping hand First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry

  11. Conclusion Jesus became God’s extended hands to the world. In His presence we discover the picture of ministry par excellence, the vision and inspiration of what it means to become God’s extended hands to the world.

More Related