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Series Code: IIWSS
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00:13 (music ends) 00:16 >>Welcome to "Sabbath School," 00:17 brought to you by It Is Written. 00:20 We're delighted that you could join us this week 00:21 because this week we are beginning a brand new quarter. 00:25 We are looking at 13 weeks dedicated to God's mission 00:30 and my mission and your mission. 00:32 So we're on a 13-week journey, 00:34 taking a look at how we can be very much involved 00:36 in the work of spreading the gospel here on earth. 00:40 But before we dive in today, let's begin with prayer. 00:43 Father, we wanna thank You for giving us an opportunity 00:46 to be a part of sharing this great gospel message 00:49 with the world. And we ask that during this quarter, 00:52 You will help us to find very practical ways 00:55 that we can do that. 00:56 We ask Your blessing on today's study as we get started. 00:58 And we thank You in Jesus' name. Amen. 01:02 Well, we're delighted to start this week 01:04 with Kleber Gonçalves. He is the director 01:06 of the Center for Secular and Post-Christian Mission. 01:10 Kleber, thanks for joining us. 01:12 >>Thank you for having me. 01:13 >>Now, this is a really exciting quarter 01:15 because we are, as I said, 01:16 talking about how we can be personally involved 01:19 in the spread of the gospel. 01:21 And we're gonna be blessed this quarter 01:23 by you, most certainly, for the first few lessons 01:26 or first couple of lessons, 01:27 but then we have some other contributors as well. 01:29 Who are all these contributors and why are they involved 01:32 in what we're looking at this quarter? 01:34 >>Actually, Eric, we had a team approach for this quarter 01:39 under the Office of Adventist Mission 01:41 at the General Conference. 01:42 We have six global mission centers. 01:45 Each of the center, we have the challenge 01:48 and the privilege of finding bridges of communication 01:51 with the hardest people groups 01:53 to be reached around the world, 01:55 like the Jewish people, Hindus, Buddhists. 01:58 I have the privilege of directing 01:59 the Center for Secular Post-Christian Mission. 02:01 So as a team, we, together with excitement, 02:05 we brought this quarter to help the world church 02:07 to understand that all of us, 02:09 we can be part of God's mission, 02:11 if you understands what He wants through our lives. 02:14 >>So over the course of 13 weeks, 02:16 we're looking at very practical ways we can do that. 02:18 Give us kind of an idea 02:20 where are we going--without giving everything away 02:23 of what we're gonna be covering-- 02:24 what are some areas that we're gonna be exploring, 02:26 that we're going to be discovering, that we can share? 02:29 >>Well, first of all, we need to better understand 02:32 who God is and what is His plan through our lives. 02:35 Mission is not for those who are more skilled 02:38 or those who have the privilege of going through 02:40 a theological education. 02:42 Mission is something that all of us can be involved. 02:44 So that's the main purpose 02:46 is to understand how each one of us 02:48 can be part of this mission. 02:50 So on a weekly basis, 02:52 we will not only understand biblical aspects of mission, 02:54 but also how can we practically be involved in the mission. 02:58 >>And that's exciting. 03:00 As I looked through this quarter's lessons, 03:01 Thursday of each week is about that practical application. 03:04 >>That's correct. >>So you learn 03:05 some of the theological, the purpose behind it, 03:07 but then Thursday it gets down to the real deal. 03:11 How do we do that? 03:12 >>Actually, we're gonna be presenting a challenge 03:14 to all of us. >>Oh, that's fantastic. 03:16 >>How can we be involved in this mission? 03:17 >>So 13 challenges as we go through. 03:19 >>Yeah. >>Wonderful. Wonderful. 03:21 So this week, week number one, 03:23 is "God's Mission to Us - Part 1." 03:26 When we take a look at the God of mission-- 03:30 we find in Genesis 3:9 this question that God asks. 03:34 He says, "Where are you?" 03:36 It sounds like God is busy, 03:38 God is looking, God is on a mission to do that. 03:41 So how do we understand God's nature, 03:44 His purpose in this question, "Where are you?" 03:47 >>Actually, Eric, for us to understand what mission 03:50 is all about, we have to start with God Himself. 03:54 He is the foundation. He's the center of mission 03:58 'cause mission is started with Him. 04:00 So it's a fundamental step that we have to take. 04:03 And actually, this very question, 04:05 the very first question God asks in the book of Genesis-- 04:09 "Where are you?"--it has a profound missiological aspect. 04:13 He didn't ask, "What have you done? 04:16 Why did you do that? Why did you disobey?" 04:19 No, no. He asked, "Where are you?" 04:21 And He knew where Adam and Eve were. 04:25 He was pushing them for them to understand 04:27 where they actually were. 04:29 And this is something that all of us, we need to understand, 04:32 where we are, 04:33 to understand that we depend on Him all the time. 04:37 When we understand His purposes 04:39 and what He wants to do through our lives, 04:42 we really grasp the privilege 04:45 of being part of His mission. 04:46 >>So it sounds like He's a searching God. 04:49 He's a God who wants to interact with us. 04:51 He's a God who obviously cares. 04:54 If He's not coming out wagging a finger, 04:56 you know, saying, "You did wrong"-- 04:57 >>That's true. >>...but He's reaching out 04:59 to us to connect with us where we happen to be. 05:02 He's clearly a God that cares, very much a God that cares. 05:06 So when we understand that God is that type of a God, 05:10 who is reaching out, who's caring, who's a God of mission, 05:15 what would that personally mean to you or to me or to us? 05:20 How should we relate to that? 05:21 How ought we to relate to that? 05:23 >>Actually, it's this concept that we believe in a God 05:27 that cares for us. And actually His attitude was to come 05:31 in direction of Adam and Eve. 05:33 He came to them. 05:36 And the same thing happens to all of us. 05:38 There is a thread, Eric, 05:39 in the Bible from the book of Genesis to Revelation 05:43 in which we see a God that wants to be with us. 05:48 And when we understand His nature, 05:50 His relational nature of being together, connected with us, 05:55 it does change even our understanding 05:57 in our practice of mission. 05:59 And throughout the Old Testament, 06:00 we see this, and the New Testament, the same thing. 06:03 His desire to be with us and to love us 06:08 so we can share the same experience with those around us. 06:11 >>So He's a God who cares. He wants to be with us; 06:14 He wants to commune with us; 06:15 He wants to communicate with us. 06:17 There are some in the world today 06:19 who have this idea that God is kind of a distant God, 06:23 some who believe that He's sort of got this, 06:25 got this world spinning and then kind of disappeared to go 06:30 care for more important and weighty matters. 06:33 But it seems here like we've got this picture of a God who, 06:36 like you said, He does care. 06:37 He's very much involved in what's going on. 06:41 What kind of encouragement would you give to somebody 06:44 who's maybe heard that God is distant, doesn't care? 06:49 What words of help would you give to them 06:52 to kind of help them to see? And of course, 06:54 we're gonna unpack this a great deal more, 06:57 but somebody who's struggling with that, 06:58 what would you tell them? 07:00 >>Let me use one of the most beautiful stories we find 07:03 in God's Word: Joseph. 07:06 When we read his experience, 07:09 we see that things were going really bad to him 07:12 and actually getting worse. 07:13 And the Bible text says that, "But God was with him." 07:18 God was with him. 07:19 The problem, Eric, is not with God; the problem is with us. 07:22 Are we aware of His presence? 07:26 You see, even when Jacob was fleeing from his brother, 07:32 after the dream he had, he felt God's presence. 07:35 And he said, "I was not aware that he's here." 07:38 That's the issue. Are we aware? 07:41 Do we see His presence with us? 07:44 So when we have this assurance 07:46 that He's with us all the time and He wants to be with us, 07:49 it does help us to understand how can we really get involved 07:52 in this relationship and how we can share Him 07:55 with other people. 07:56 >>So you just touched on something 07:58 that I wanna unpack just a little bit more. 08:00 Once we understand that He wants to be with us, 08:04 He gives us the opportunity to let other people know 08:09 that He wants to be with them as well. 08:12 How important is that knowledge, 08:14 that understanding of His personal nature, 08:19 His reaching out to us? 08:20 How important is that as we seek to give that to others, 08:25 to share that with others? What does that mean to us? 08:28 >>Actually, this is something that we explore 08:30 on the very first week. 08:32 That when we have this awareness 08:34 and this assurance that He's with us, 08:37 we have the privilege of understanding 08:39 His greatest attribute: His love. 08:42 And when we understand God's love for us personally, 08:45 when you understand the privilege of being in His presence, 08:49 it does change us. 08:51 It does touch us in such a way that we are transformed, 08:54 and we cannot be simply keeping this wonderful 08:58 thing just for us. 09:00 We need to share with other people. 09:02 So that transformation process, 09:04 it's part of what's the Lord wants through us in His mission 09:08 so we can share our story, our experience with other people. 09:12 So that's the wonderful motivation that we find 09:14 when we understand His presence. 09:16 >>And really this whole quarter, 09:17 we're going to be looking at that 09:19 in one facet or aspect or another. 09:22 Now, in this quarter, 09:24 we're going kind of week by week as we usually do, 09:26 day by day, to get this understanding, 09:29 this better idea of God's mission and my mission, 09:33 God's mission and our mission, 09:34 or my mission, makes it very personal. 09:38 But if somebody is reading through this quarter's lessons 09:42 and they're saying, "Okay, this makes sense, 09:43 "I'm beginning to see how this applies and its importance, 09:48 "but I want more; 09:49 I wanna learn more; I wanna understand more," 09:52 we also have a companion book that goes along 09:56 with this quarter's lesson. 09:58 Share with us a little bit about that companion book 10:01 and why somebody might want to get that, 10:03 in addition to the Adult Bible Study Guide 10:06 that we're going through week by week. 10:08 >>Actually, the companion book, Eric, 10:10 has been written by the Department of World Mission 10:13 at Andrews University by three colleagues of mine, 10:16 Dr. Wagner Kuhn, Boubakar Sanou, and Andrew Tompkins, 10:20 the three of them together, three missiologists, 10:22 they went through the lessons we wrote, 10:24 and they kind of pushed it in the direction 10:27 of not only understanding in a cognitive way, 10:31 but how can we practice in our own lives. 10:34 So I really hope the audience and the viewers 10:36 will read also the companion book 10:38 to better understand how they can be involved. 10:41 >>You mentioned the story of Joseph 10:43 as being one that shows God's love and reaching out. 10:48 What would be another picture of God reaching out to us, 10:53 His love for us, His desire to reach out to us? 10:56 Can you think of anything else that leaps to mind? 11:00 What would be another example of that? 11:02 >>Another beautiful picture is when God came to Moses, 11:04 and Moses put together the tabernacle. 11:07 Actually, He was telling him, 11:09 not only Moses but to His people, 11:11 "I wanna be with you. 11:13 I wanna dwell among you". 11:15 The center of the place in which they were gathering 11:20 as people, it was God's presence. 11:22 You see His desire to be with His children. 11:26 And it came to a point in which He said, "You know what, 11:30 I will go myself"--Emmanuel, "God with us." 11:34 So we see this beautiful mission throughout the Bible: 11:36 His desire to be with us, to demonstrate His love, 11:41 and to show us His purposes for our lives. 11:44 >>So that's what we're looking at this quarter. 11:46 The God of mission, the God who is reaching out to us, 11:49 who has reached out to us, 11:51 and who continues to reach out to us. 11:53 And not only that, but He gives us the wonderful privilege, 11:56 the wonderful opportunity of reaching out to others. 12:00 So again, I wanna encourage you, 12:01 if you want to reach out to others, 12:03 if you are feeling called to reach out to others, 12:07 you're going to enjoy this quarter's lesson. 12:09 And you're also going to enjoy this quarter's companion book 12:13 to this lesson, which you can find at itiswritten.shop. 12:17 Again, you can find that at itiswritten.shop. 12:21 I'm going to be back here in just a moment, 12:23 once again with Kleber Gonçalves, 12:24 as we continue taking a look at the God of mission; 12:28 we'll be right back in just a moment. 12:31 (upbeat theme music swells and ends) 12:35 >>[John Bradshaw] While you are familiar 12:36 with the "It Is Written" television program, 12:38 I wanna invite you on a journey to understand 12:41 more about what It Is Written is doing 12:44 to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. 12:47 We are going to visit India, Mongolia, 12:49 Guatemala, Moldova, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, and more-- 12:54 work made possible by It Is Written missions. 12:58 It Is Written mission teams regularly visit 13:01 parts of the world where the need for Jesus is great. 13:05 It might sometimes seem like a hopeless task, 13:08 a mission impossible, except that it isn't. 13:11 It cannot be. 13:13 This is mission possible because Jesus said 13:17 this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached 13:19 in all the world. 13:20 If you can't go there yourself, 13:22 you can be there with It Is Written. 13:27 "Mission Possible." 13:28 Watch now on itiswritten.tv. 13:33 There's something I wanna tell you about 13:35 that is so important. 13:37 It's My Place With Jesus, 13:40 It Is Written's ministry to children. 13:43 Take the children you care about to myplacewithjesus.com. 13:48 At My Place With Jesus, 13:49 you'll find so much that will bless your children 13:52 or grandchildren or great-grandchildren 13:55 or the children at church. 13:57 There are the My Place With Jesus Bible Guides, 14:01 21 studies that will take the children you care about 14:04 into the Word of God. 14:06 They'll learn the important things, 14:08 especially the love of God 14:11 and the sacrifice Jesus made for them. As well, 14:14 take your children to Journey Through the Bible. 14:17 It's there at myplacewithjesus.com. 14:19 It's a special Bible-reading program 14:22 that will get children into the habit 14:24 of reading their Bible daily 14:26 and connecting with God regularly. 14:28 So don't forget myplacewithjesus.com 14:31 from It Is Written. 14:33 (upbeat theme music) 14:38 >>[Eric] Welcome back to "Sabbath School," 14:39 brought to you by It Is Written. 14:41 We are continuing to take a look 14:43 at the God of mission this week on lesson number one, 14:46 "God's Mission to Us." 14:48 And, Kleber, when we look at God's mission to us 14:51 and His desire to reach us, 14:53 as you mentioned, there are several different 14:55 pictures of that--with the tabernacle, 14:56 God with Moses, with Joseph. 14:59 But there was really one picture of where God 15:02 really made manifest His desire to be with us. 15:08 And that's the Incarnation. 15:10 Help us to better understand the Incarnation 15:13 so that we can appreciate it, if it were possible, 15:16 in all its fullness and what that really means 15:18 to you and to me and to everyone today. 15:20 >>Actually, when we think carefully 15:23 of the Incarnation, it's a mystery for us to really embrace 15:29 how wonderful was God's decision to come Himself. 15:34 You see, God meant, that meant God 15:38 to be with us and to go through what we go through 15:41 as human beings. 15:43 Not only to put in concrete ways 15:48 the reality of the first promise of Genesis 3:15. 15:52 And God told Satan that "I will put enmity 15:56 between you and man." 15:58 See, He was making possible for us 16:02 a way in which we can really have hope, 16:03 the reconciliation with God. 16:06 So His incarnation is fundamental in this process 16:09 because it's part of what I've mentioned to you 16:11 in our first segment, that of His desire to be with us. 16:15 The tabernacle was a way to show in practical ways 16:21 that Christ would come. 16:22 Now He's fulfilling the promise, and not only 16:25 in a way that we can really see God, 16:28 His image as who He really is, 16:31 but through the teachings of Christ, 16:33 I mean to the way He lived, to what He has taught us to do 16:37 and the mission that He has also given to us. 16:41 So His incarnation, Emmanuel, "God with us," 16:44 it's part of this wonderful process 16:46 in which God intentionally demonstrated to us His desire 16:51 to be with you, with me, in which, 16:53 in a way in which we can really not only understand 16:56 but to live that experience with other people. 16:59 >>So His desire to be with us manifested 17:03 in the Incarnation. 17:05 You know, one of the most, 17:06 if not the most, frequently quoted verses in the Bible 17:10 is John 3:16. 17:12 That really also helps us to understand 17:15 the significance of His desire to be with us, 17:17 of what He's willing to do in order 17:19 to be with us throughout eternity. 17:23 What does that verse tell us 17:26 about God's mission to us, 17:29 His desire to reach us? 17:31 >>That's a wonderful question. 17:33 Actually we have two aspects that I wanna highlight. 17:35 I mean, there are so many in there, but, 17:37 when the text says that "God so loved the world," 17:43 it's a way to demonstrate who He is-- 17:45 love--which is something 17:48 that we cannot force people to love, 17:51 you see, and actually for love to exist, 17:53 you need to have the option of not to love, you see; 17:57 it's an exercise of our free will. 18:00 And then when we go back, 18:02 even to the beginning of everything 18:04 that's being created by God, 18:07 Lucifer, he chose a different path. 18:10 So God's in that attitude of loving us, 18:14 sending His Son. 18:15 And then the second part I would like to highlight 18:17 is that He gave, 18:20 which is not putting Himself as the center, 18:25 but also giving us the opportunity to experience of Himself. 18:29 And for us to really fulfill God's mission, 18:32 we need to understand that our egocentric desires, 18:37 they need to be put aside 18:39 so we can really focus on other people. 18:42 So actually when we are involved in mission, Eric, 18:44 we're not thinking on ourselves. We are thinking on others. 18:48 You see, we are being that bridge 18:51 in which we can really exercise 18:54 love and giving up ourselves to the fulfillment 18:58 of God's mission. So those are two important 19:01 and precious things that we find in John 3:16. 19:04 >>And you touched on something there 19:06 that I think is really important, 19:07 and that's our opportunity 19:11 to share with others, 19:13 really the "great commission," if you will. 19:16 You know, God gave Himself, 19:18 but He gives us that opportunity to share 19:23 what He has done with other people. 19:26 And it's a very, as you said, a selfless thing. 19:29 It's not where we-- 19:32 at least we shouldn't gain glory ourselves. 19:33 That's not what the purpose is. 19:35 The purpose is to lift up God's glory 19:37 and His giving nature and to share that with others. 19:41 And yet He gives us the opportunity to share that, probably, 19:46 at least to some extent, so that we can benefit as well. 19:49 >>That's true. >>So that we can draw closer 19:51 to Him and gain a greater and deeper understanding 19:54 of what He has done for us. 19:56 Share with us a little bit more about 19:58 that great commission and its significance. 20:00 I know we're gonna delve into that 20:02 more deeply later on. >>Yeah, yup. 20:03 >>But help get us started. Get that ball rolling. 20:06 Help us to salivate a little bit here. 20:08 >>Yeah, thank you, thank you. 20:10 And actually it's wonderful what we have mentioned, 20:12 you see, for us to understand that the great commission 20:16 is not the great suggestion. 20:17 You see, it is something that He has given us. 20:19 So we need to take it seriously. 20:22 Of course we'll develop further, 20:24 especially in the next week, 20:25 aspects of the great commission. 20:27 But I wanna focus on the very last part. 20:30 He tell us that we need to make disciples 20:33 and how to do it. 20:35 But in the end, we have a beautiful promise. 20:39 Christ says, "I will be with you until the end." 20:44 You see the same aspect that I've mentioned before. 20:47 He is promising to be with us. 20:50 And Eric, I think all of us, we have, 20:53 I have gone myself through difficult moments in life, 20:57 even in ministry. 20:58 When you face challenges, you see, the devil 21:00 is doing everything to discourage you. In those moments, 21:04 I can tell you how precious that promise has been to myself. 21:08 When I hear from God, "Boy, just continue doing my mission, 21:12 "this mission; it's mine, it's not yours. 21:15 And I will be with you." 21:17 And this, I would say 21:19 that it's one of the most important things 21:21 for us to understand. This mission, Eric, belongs to God, 21:26 not to me, not to you, not to a church. 21:28 It's not a church that has a mission. 21:31 It's a mission that has a church. 21:33 And that mission is centering God Himself. 21:36 So that promise, it's so wonderful 21:37 because we have nothing to fear. 21:40 You see, I just need to make myself available 21:44 so He will use me in the way He wants, through His power, 21:48 through the gifts He has given me. 21:50 But I need to understand and never forget 21:52 that He'll be with me always until the very last day. 21:57 >>So He wants to be with us. He will be with us. 21:59 He wants us to be involved 22:01 and to get a clear picture of who He is 22:03 through our involvement. 22:06 And again, I'm trying not to steal the thunder 22:08 from the coming weeks, but it's very tempting here. 22:11 What would be some ways--if somebody says, 22:13 "Okay, I want to get involved. 22:15 "Intellectually I know I should be involved. 22:19 "I want to share my faith, but I don't know where to begin. 22:22 "I'm afraid of putting myself out there 22:25 and what might happen." 22:27 And as we've mentioned, Thursday's lesson talks 22:29 about practicality all the way through. 22:32 What would be some practical ways 22:33 that a person who hasn't really stepped 22:36 outside their comfort zone, 22:38 who feels maybe they're not qualified, 22:41 you know, "I'm not a doctor of theology. 22:43 "I'm not a pastor. I'm not a Bible worker. I'm just me. 22:47 I'm just a Christian"--if it's possible to say that-- 22:52 "just a believer"--what could someone do 22:55 to start thinking practically about how they might share 22:59 their faith with somebody else, 23:00 to be an active part of that great commission? 23:04 >>Actually, what you have just mentioned, 23:06 "I'm just a Christian." It's not just a Christian. 23:09 You are exactly what you need to be, a Christian, 23:11 to believe in Him. 23:12 And actually it's, I would say, a two-step process. 23:15 The first one is that awareness that He is with me. 23:20 I have nothing to fear. 23:22 And then I keep telling--even during the years 23:25 I had the privilege of leading a church as a pastor-- 23:28 it's, I would say that many times I have said 23:31 that the most dangerous prayer you can pray to God 23:36 has only two words. 23:37 It's when you, in sincerity, you tell Him, "Lord, use me." 23:43 If we are sincere, 23:45 He will use any type of circumstances, 23:48 any moment, circumstances in our lives. 23:51 So we can be this channel, this agent of mission 23:56 for those around me. 23:58 Eric, one of the problems that we face with Christianity 24:03 and with Adventism is to think that we can be a Christian 24:08 or a faithful Seventh-day Adventist 24:11 only two or three hours 24:14 in one day of the week on a Sabbath. 24:18 We think four walls. 24:20 It's easy to be a Christian, 24:22 a Seventh-day Adventist within a church building. 24:25 The challenge is to be Christian and a Seventh-day Adventist 24:28 out there in real life every single day. 24:33 So when you go to the gas station, 24:35 when you go to the supermarket, to the farm, everywhere, 24:38 just pray, "Lord, use me." 24:40 He will put circumstances in your life 24:43 so you can simply share your story, share your experience. 24:49 We need to have that experience. 24:50 We need to have a story with Him in this relationship. 24:53 He will use us. 24:56 So that intentionality of being aware of His presence 24:59 and the desire to live as an agent 25:02 for the kingdom are fundamental for us 25:04 to have this experience of mission every day in our lives. 25:09 >>So if we pray, "Lord, use me"--dangerous prayer, 25:12 but a very important one, a very powerful one, 25:14 one that God certainly can and will answer, 25:17 He'll bring people into our paths, opportunities, 25:21 maybe a message that we receive 25:23 somehow via text or something 25:25 to share our faith with somebody else. 25:29 In order to share your faith, 25:31 you don't necessarily have to know 25:34 the answer to every question 25:35 about everything in the Bible ever written. 25:38 I think you and I probably both fall short 25:41 in that department. 25:42 At least I know I don't know the answer to everything. 25:43 >>All of us. >>All of us do. 25:45 But we all do have a testimony; 25:47 we all have a testimony that we can share with others. 25:51 How important is one's testimony 25:55 of what God has done for them 25:57 when sharing their faith with others? 25:59 >>That's a very important question 26:01 because it deals with storytelling. 26:05 It is just telling people your story with God, 26:09 your experience with Him. 26:11 And that's, I would say, 26:13 one of the most powerful tools that we can ever have. 26:16 Many times we have this anxiety of sitting with people 26:19 and simply sharing God's Word with them. 26:22 But even before we go to that point, we need to share 26:27 what this has done in my life. 26:32 You see, I work with secular, with post-Christian people, 26:34 postmoderns, and I keep telling friends 26:37 and those who want to be involved in that kind of ministry, 26:40 even before inviting someone to your church, 26:44 invite them to your home. 26:47 One of the issues we see today is authenticity. 26:50 They want to see in our lives that our lives 26:53 are equal to what we preach. 26:57 So it's a way for us simply 26:58 to show and to say who we are, our story, 27:02 our experience with God. 27:04 It's a powerful way to really do mission every day 27:07 in what we live. 27:09 >>Authenticity, I like that. 27:11 Kleber, thank you for joining us this week, 27:13 much appreciated. >>My pleasure, my pleasure. 27:15 >>And thank you for joining us. 27:16 We're glad that you could join us 27:17 for this very first lesson, 27:20 looking at God's mission and my mission. 27:22 Next week we're gonna come back again 27:25 and continue our journey. 27:26 God bless you and we'll see you next time 27:28 on "Sabbath School," brought to you by It Is Written. 27:31 (upbeat theme music) 28:26 (music ends) |
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