OUR MISSION
To Seek & Save the Lost!
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"What Shall It Profit?"
Written By Ellen G. White, for the Signs of the Times (June 26, 1893)
The question is asked, “What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” It is dangerous to give time, thought, and strength to the pursuit of worldly gain, even if success follows persevering effort; for in thus doing there is danger of making God and his righteousness secondary. It is better far to be in poverty, to endure disappointment, and have our earthly hopes shattered, than to have our eternal interests imperiled. Flattering inducements may be presented to us, and we may think to obtain wealth and honor, and so set our heart and soul on worldly enterprises. But as we cannot serve God and mammon, we are led to give up the service of God.
Money has become the measure of manhood in the world, and men are estimated, not by their integrity, but by the amount of wealth they possess. Thus it was in the days before the flood. “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.... And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.” “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.”
Let us not be determined to get rich. If we see that poverty will be our portion in abiding in the simple truth, let us abide by the truth and enter into life. Jesus said that “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” The devotees of the world may smile at this statement, but it is nevertheless the counsel of eternal wisdom. Jesus has left his followers a legacy of peace. He says, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” The Christian who is called into the world by his business, if he follows Christ, will bear his cross, and meet his perplexities in the Spirit of Christ. He will not make the world his God, and give brain and bone and muscle to the service of mammon. He will realize that Heaven is looking upon him, and whatever success attends him, he will give glory to God. He will realize that God knows, as man does not, that a few more years will roll by, and the treasures of earth be no more.
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Sabbath School Information |
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON STUDY — 10:00 AM
Sabbath School is better when we can study the Bible for ourselves during the week. Check out all the Sabbath School resources and equip yourself for an even better Sabbath School experience by clicking below.
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Worship Service Information |
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SCRIPTURE:
Matthew 5:1-3
SERMON TITLE:
"The Blessing of Poverty"
SPEAKER:
Pastor Myckal Morehouse
UPCOMING SERMON TOPICS:
Dec. 11 — “The Blessing of Sorrow”
Dec. 18 — “The Blessing of Meekness”
Dec. 25 — "The Blessing of Hunger”
Jan. 1 — “The Blessing of Mercy”
Jan. 8 — “The Blessing of Purity”
Jan. 15 — “The Blessing of Peace"
Jan. 22 — “The Blessing of Persecution”
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IN-PERSON PRAYER MEETING!
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Please knock hard if the door is locked, we will meet in the kitchen, thank you.
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PRAY WITH PEOPLE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ON ZOOM! |
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Prayer Group meets EVERY evening at 7:00pm PDT. Join the North America Prayer Group through zoom by clicking this link:
Password: 247247
For more great resources on prayer visit:
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Local Church Announcements |
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Sanctuary Etiquette - Please refrain from eating and drinking in the Sanctuary. Please be reverent in the presence of God. Thank you!
Special Season of Prayer Regarding Mandates -- meets Sabbath morning from 9:30 AM-10:00 AM in the Sanctuary. Prayers are being offered for family and friends whose jobs are in jeopardy because of their decision not to get vaccinated for the Coronavirus.
Baptism Class -- Meeting downstairs in the fellowship hall. Pastor Myckal is leading this class over the next few weeks. Feel free to join us!
Second Reading of Membership Transfers to Stone Tower: Mariana Henshaw (Carbajo) from Culpeper SDA Church, Culpeper, VA; Patricia Lopez from Portland Spanish SDA Company; Daria Morgunova from Living Word Adventist Church; Rosa Torres from Monitor Spanish SDA Company, Woodburn OR.
Stone Tower is hiring an Administrative Assistant to Pastor Morehouse. For a job description and qualifications, please contact Pastor Morehouse or Jed Lee.
Thank You Very Much from Roger and Sharon Houser to all members of the hard-working crew that came out to help with some needed yard work around their home.
Children's Ministries Team will meet after church on December 4th in the Primary classroom. We will lay out plans for 2022. We'll have soup and sandwiches for lunch.
Children's Social is Saturday night at 4:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Fun and food await you and your parents. See Carmen Bravo or Leslie Poulivaati for details.
Stone Tower Youth/Young Adult social is Saturday night at 6:00 PM. Please see Ed Johnson for details.
Literature Distribution will be on December 4th and December 18th in the afternoon. If you are planning to join, please bring a sack lunch and meet in the fellowship hall. If you have questions, please see Maura Sanchez.
Memorial Service: "Celebration of Sid and Janell Stafford’s Lives" will be on Sabbath, December 11 at 3:30 PM at Stone Tower Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3010 NE Holladay St, Portland, OR, where he was a member. Sid died on Oct 24, 2021 and Janell in May 2020. Sid and Janell are the son and daughter-in-law of Tom and Brooke Stafford and parents of Abigail Stafford-Abadi. Parking is located one block east on NE 31st & Pacific. Follow the signs for parking directions. The family requests that masks are worn. Thank you.
Beekeeping Class is scheduled for Sunday, December 19. Further details coming next week.
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Announcements From
Around The Oregon Conference
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Natural Remedies To Fight COVID -- Attached is an article written by Dr. John Kelly and Josephine Kelley have written a helpful article on the use of simple, natural remedies that may be used in the home in the care of people with COVID-19. This is an adjunct to seeking and following early medical treatment as prescribed by a health care provider. Dr. Kelly is a lifestyle medicine physician who established the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and has been the medical director at Black Hills Lifestyle Center and Oak Haven Wellness Center. With the current Delta variant surge affecting so many people, we wanted to give some basic guidelines for home care. Please feel free to share this information. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Uchee Pines COVID prevention protocol -- a website with information on prevention and treatment of COVID-19. www.ucheepines.org/covid19/
PACS always needs volunteers and are thrilled to accept helpers of all ages and abilities. Thank you for being a part of building up our Portland community!
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THIS WEEK'S CHILDREN'S SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON:
This video corresponds with My Bible First Kindergarten and Primary Lessons
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Upcoming Events & Church Meetings |
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Prayer Meeting: Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
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Finance Committee Meeting -- December 21 @ 5:30 PM
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Church Board Meeting -- December 21 @ 7:00 PM
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Church Agape Feast -- December 31 @ 7:00 PM
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Communion -- January 1, 2022
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Stone Tower Seventh-day Adventist Church | (503) 232-6018 | 3010 NE Holladay St., Portland, OR | StoneTowerSDA.org
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