Welcome to Three Angels Message In Verity Sermon given by Dr. Harold Lee on Sabbath, 14 September 2019 at Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Christian Church in Washougal, Washington.

There are 563 faith-based organizations that keep the Bible Sabbath now. One of them is the Seventh-day Adventist Christian church. What makes the Seventh-day Adventist Christian Church different from the others? Let us look at the name to find out.

Seventh day points us to the Creation which is described in the book of Genesis in the beginning of the Bible. Adventist means second coming of Jesus Christ which is the end of the Bible. In the Book of Revelation, what will happen in the end of time just before the return of Jesus Christ is described.

So, the Seventh-day Adventist Christian church covers the whole Bible. There are 28 fundamental beliefs that can be found on the website Adventist.org

What does Verity mean? Many corporations use a verity symbol. Verity is defined in the dictionary as truth. The Three Angels Message In Verity Sermon then is a message of truth from the Bible.

Dr. Harold Lee gave a short testimony about growing up as a Buddhist in Korea. He met a Presbyterian Christian and became a follower of Jesus Christ at a young age. Dr. Lee discovered the Three Angels Messages which are taught by the Seventh-day Adventist church and joined the church.

The Three Angels Messages are found in Revelation 14:6-10.

The Proclamations of Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—

7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

8 And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”

9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand

10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

The most published American woman author writes that Justification by Faith is Verity or Truth. Justification and Righteousness come from the same Greek word.

The Three Angels Messages are the Gospel. Gospel means the Good News.

Romans 1:16-18

The Just Live by Faith

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

The Gospel reveals two things:

1. The Righteousness of God

2. The Wrath of God

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

Romans 5:20

Moreover, the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.

In Genesis 2:7, God formed Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into Adam. The Greek word that describes how God breathed the breath of life into Adam’s nostrils is the same word that is used for the wrath of God.

God wants to save all mankind. God is patient. In Revelation 14:10, the wine is an organic breakdown of yeast. It takes time for the process to happen. The wrath of God also takes time. It is the wine of the wrath of God that unrighteousness must drink.

Revelation 14:19

So, the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Dr. Lee met with a man that has not been able to work. In a long conversation, Dr. Lee learned that the man got drunk on wine at the age of 12. The man has had seizures ever since for over 30 years now.

The alcohol industry publishes reports that wine is good for your health. Those reports are wisdom of the world, not from God.

Let us look at the life of a man named Abraham.

Romans 4:3

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Galatians 3:6

Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

You can learn about the life of Abraham in Genesis 12 and how he listened to God when God asked Abraham to leave his home in Haran at the age of 75. In Genesis 15, God makes a covenant with Abraham. In Genesis 17, God tells Abraham he will be the Father of Many even though Abraham was 100 years old. God kept His Covenant and Abraham’s wife Sarah had a son that was named Isaac.

Romans 4:5

David Celebrates the Same Truth

5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

Abraham was justified. In Romans 4:17, Abraham believed God that resurrected the dead and the God that creates man out of nothing. Sarah had no way to conceive as she was barren. Abraham also was dead as far as producing a child. But through God’s supernatural power, Sarah conceived Isaac.

Romans 4:17

(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.

Hebrews 11:17 and verse 19

The Faith of the Patriarchs

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son.

19 Concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

Romans 4:13

The Promise Granted Through Faith

13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Abraham was able. The message of Justification by Faith is the work of God laying the glory of man in the dust. Man does not have the power to do this himself.

In the book Steps to Christ, Ellen White writes that it is impossible for us to escape the pit of sin. Our hearts are evil. The carnal mind is the enemy of man.

Power from God can change the human heart. Nothing in us will earn us Salvation. God has provided a onetime sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ so that all mankind can be saved. Hope the Three Angels Message In Verity Sermon has helped you. To read more Spiritual Messages of Truth, please visit my Spiritual Category. Just click the link below:

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Welcome to the Only Once In Eternity Sermon By Pat Hart. This message was given at the Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Christian church on Sabbath, 10 August 2019 by Pat Hart.

It’s August. We have not even had Labor Day yet, but do you think we can find a little Christmas spirit this morning? Let us turn back to our scripture reading to help us out.

Birth of the Messiah

Luke 2:17

Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

Just think what an awesome privilege it was to get to see Jesus in the manger and to be the very, very first to tell the world the Messiah had been born and where to find Him!

Have you ever wondered how one qualifies for such an honor? Were the wise men just lucky? Were they just handy? Were there other people that had the same opportunity but missed it?

Let us think about the time of the birth of the Messiah. It had been 4,000 years since God had promised Adam and Eve one of their descendants would come to crush evil. The hope had been kept alive from generation to generation among God-fearing people. Prophets had given hundreds of specifics about when and where to expect Him. But after thousands of years. God grew silent because, so few listened anymore.

However, God suddenly aroused fresh attention to the old prophets when a priest was struck speechless while on duty in the temple. Everyone heard the news that an angel appeared to him and said his barren wife would have a son and they should call him John!

Luke 1:15-17

For He will be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

This news spread far and wide because this was the first time in hundreds of years a major supernatural event had occurred among God’s people! You would think this preparation message would have turned everyone’s attention to the scriptures. You would think everyone would have come to attention trying to figure out what was going on, and eagerly preparing ‘for the Lord’. But that isn’t the way it was at all.

When the angels gathered to bring ‘good tidings of great joy’ for “All People” just a few months later, indifference pervaded the land of Israel. Hearts selfish and world-engrossed were untouched by the joy that thrilled all heaven. Only a few were longing to behold the Unseen. To these, heaven’s embassy was sent. Desire of Ages page 44.

Friends just think how many of God’s people missed the opportunity to share this once in eternity privilege with the shepherds! Just think how disappointed and amazed God’s universe was to see His people indifferent about Him!

I am bringing this up because the universe is very interested today to see how God’s people are preparing for the next once in eternity, glory-to-God-good-will-to-men event.

There were Three Angels sent from heaven with messages specific to the second coming of Jesus over a hundred years ago now. Does the universe see excitement or indifference among God’s people? How many of God’s people do angles find thrilled with these preparation messages and eagerly longing, I mean aching to behold the Unseen?

Jesus let us know that not all of us are prepared to see Him or to widely make known the sayings which have been told us concerning Him. Some of us are not prepared to cause people to marvel at these things. Only some of us are not prepared to glorify and praise Him for all the things that we have heard and seen about Jesus.

Let us turn to Matthew 25:1-13

Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

And at midnight a cry was heard. ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him! Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us! But He answered and said, Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.

Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Let us clarify what the role of the virgins was. It must have been more than lighting the road to everyone who could see which way to go. Surely the foolish virgins would not have gotten lost if they had just kept their eyes on the lights held high by the wise and followed closely along.

What they could not do though, without oil, was help celebrate the bridegroom! They could not spot light Him. They could not draw attention to Him. They could not help to awaken the sleeping world to His glory or this spectacular event. they could not bring people to their windows to see what was going on so more could join the party!

So, they missed out on a once in eternity opportunity. They missed out on associating with Him, being with Him, and making memories of Him on one of the greatest days of His life!

The only, but critical difference between the foolish and the wise was the wise had oil in their vessels and the foolish had empty vessels. If you know your role is to shed as much light as possible on the bridegroom, then would not having plenty of oil be uppermost in your mind? The fact that you neglect to fill your vessel with oil is a dead giveaway that you are more interested in being chosen than in being useful.

I do not want to be like that. You do not want to be like that. We want to be like the wise virgins. So, let us turn our attention to them.

The first thing to note is that their story is part of Jesus’ answer to the disciples’ question about signs of the end. So, it is important to point out that when the wise virgins awaken the world to the glory of the Bridegroom, it will be the greatest sign that His coming is imminent.

This sign is singular. There have always been earthquakes, false prophets, pestilences and war. It is even possible for stars to fall and the moon to turn blood red and the sun to be blocked from sight more than once. But it will only take once for the world to be illuminated with the glory of the Bridegroom to eliminate the Valley of Decision.

Consider carefully what having vessels full of oil says about the wise virgins.

Ellen White said, “Now is the time for the careless to arouse from their slumber. Now is the time to entreat that souls shall not only hear the word of God, but without delay secure oil in their vessels with their lamps. That oil is the righteousness of Christ. It represents character, and character is not transferable. No man can secure it for another. Each must obtain for himself a character purified from every stain of sin.” Testimonies to Ministers page 233.2

This reminds us that when Moses asked to see His Glory, God said: “I will make My goodness pass before you.” Exodus 33:19

Now is the time for the world to see God’s goodness! Let us continue with Only Once In Eternity Sermon By Pat Hart.

Ellen White said this over 100 years ago. Surely some of God’s people have secured oil and obtained a character purified from every stain of sin. But we know most of us have not. So far most of us have missed the opportunity to glorify the Bridegroom just as most of Gods people missed the once in eternity privilege of being first to announce His birth!

God in His great mercy has promised to send a fourth angel to revive and reinforce the messages of the first three who flew more than 100 years ago. He assures us this time the whole world will be illuminated with God’s glory and His Goodness!

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with His glory.

This time a critical mass will have secured oil and developed characters purified from every stain of sin! This time the wheat will be ready for harvest. His bride, His church will be without spot or blemish.

“When the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of Himself in His church. when the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own”. COL page 69

The wheat was not ready for the sickle in Old Testament times. The bride was not ready for the wedding in New Testament times, or in Reformation times, or Millerite times or since. But God’s word is sure. He will have a people who illuminate the world with the beauty of His character. His righteousness will be revealed through humanity despite everything the enemy can do. There can be no doubt. God has spoken

His investment in lost, broken, wretched humanity is certain to pay off! He will be able to present to the universe not only redeemed but restored characters washed whiter than snow in His own blood. This was the joy that was set before Jesus in His agony on the cross. It was enough to keep Him there to the bitter end.

How will this ever happen when it has never happened before?

“It is the privilege of every Christian not only to look for but to hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Were all who profess His name bearing fruit to His glory, how quickly the whole world would be sown with the seed of the gospel. Quickly the last great harvest would be ripened, and Christ would come to gather the precious grain.” COL page 69

The final message that ripens the harvest is an everlasting truth that humanity has been slow to comprehend. It is the Sabbath message. It is the message that celebrates God’s power to create and recreate as humans’ consent to become totally dependent on Him. it is the opposite of achieving goodness. It is the message of receiving Him, welcoming Him and celebrating what only He can do! It is the message of the faith of Jesus Himself lived and died by.

God planted the seed of this message in human hearts with His first promise to a couple in Eden who desperately tried to fix their shame problem with fig leaves. It took time for the gospel seed to germinate and sprout, but He faithfully cultivated it through many droughts and storms over the centuries. He will send a final rain to ripen the crop. He will be delighted to present to the universe a bountiful harvest of fat, golden wheat.

God has been developing and maturing His church through the ages of growing pains as a father pities his foolish children. He will be delighted to present her without fault or blemish as a worthy bride for His Son.

How will this happen?

Back to the shepherds. They were more interested in a Savior than most. They listened and responded to messages from heaven. They went to see Jesus for themselves. They enthusiastically, joyfully reported the miracle of what God had done!

Friends their generation had a once in eternity opportunity. They took it when others did not.

God offered our great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents a chance to experience the once in eternity privilege of illuminating the world with His glory. But like the saints in old Jerusalem, they missed it.

It is sad to say, but it is a fact. “If every soldier of Christ had done his duty, if every watchman on the walls of Zion had given the trumpet a certain sound, the world might ere this have heard the message of warning. But the work is years behind. While men have slept, Satan has stolen a march upon us.” 9T, page 29

It is our turn. But character development takes time and time is shorter today than ever before.

Who wants to commit themselves to a serious quest to buy oil – for His sake? Who wants to believe that if Christ could be born a helpless human and live by faith in Power from above Him? He can give His purifying, victorious faith. Who wants to believe He can wash every stain of sin from us and reveal His beautiful glory in our character? I do.

Who will stand with me and pray for this?

We have an awesome opportunity. We must not miss it.

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Closing Hymn is #595

Let Every Lamp Be Burning

Vegan Sausage Roll is a healthy way to enjoy a meat like meal. By using vegetable and grain based proteins, you can eliminate animal fats and cholesterol from your diet.

Here is a recent picture showing the outcome I got using the recipe below for the Vegan Sausage Roll.

Animal foods have no fiber. The following vegan sausage roll recipe is loaded with fiber. If you want to improve your health, gradually move off animal based foods towards a plant based diet. You will notice a big difference in your health. Some of the benefits include:

• Lower Blood Pressure
• Lower Cholesterol
• Weight Loss

You can serve this sausage with Tofu Scrambled Eggs or as a meat alternative for your dinner or supper meals. In the recipe below, TVP stands for Textured Vegetable Protein.

Vegan Sausage Recipe

Wet Ingredients:

1 Cup Cooked Beans Mashed or Refried ( I use organic black beans that I mash )

1 Cup Vegetable Broth

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil and 2 Tablespoons Braggs Liquid Aminos

2 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup

Dry Ingredients:

1 and 1/4 Cup Vital Wheat Gluten

1/2 Cup Soaked TVP ( Reconstitute with 1/2 cup Pure Water )

1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes ( bulk section of grocery store )

1 Tablespoon of Sage

1 teaspoon of Paprika

1/2 teaspoon of Thyme and Rosemary and Whole Fennel Seed

Pinch of Cayenne

Mix all of the wet ingredients in a large bowl. Pulse the Whole Fennel Seed and then mix with all the other ingredients until you get a sausage like roll. Place in aluminum foil. Best to take a knife and poke little holes in the top of the foil. Bake between 60-90 minutes at 350 degrees.

You can cut off sausage slices and brown them in a skillet.

You can also freeze as much as you want to in containers so you have sausage when you have a recipe you would like to add it to or just pull out some for a tofu scrambled eggs breakfast.

I found that gradually getting off animal foods helped me lose over 75 pounds. My blood pressure is perfect as is my cholesterol. I have more energy now than I did when I was much younger.

One other idea is to cut up small bites and add the sausage to your favorite soups or slow cooker recipes.

Please share your experiences with making this meat alternative and I always like your comments ! Hope you enjoy the Vegan Sausage Roll recipe !

Welcome to the Clean Toxins From the Body post. My wife Patricia shares her experience with using the Medicinal Herbal Tonic VelociTea

VelociTea Testimonial

Patricia shared her results with me about 14 days after arriving from South America. She drank 2 ounces of undiluted VelociTea each evening and we sprinkle the edible herbs on our salad every day.

Every day, every one on the planet is exposed to toxic air, food and water. There are chemicals in our air, food and water. The body has to work to get rid of these chemicals.

Skin Clearing Pimples and Blackheads

Patricia called me to the bath room one evening as she was washing her face. She told me that she had never had pimples or black heads. She has lived in Chile all her life except for vacations in Europe and the USA.

Our skin is the largest organ of our body. The skin eliminates the toxins through the process of perspiration or sweating. Sometimes, the pores in the skin get clogged with toxins, triggering many allergic reactions. These reactions can lead to a various skin related problems like rashes, psoriasis, acne and eczema.

VelociTea Medicinal Tonic

In 2007, I was introduced to a detoxifying product known as VelociTea. It is a safe and gentle blend of five organic herbs that are grown in the USA.

The medicinal herbs go inside your body when you drink the tea and clean all of the soft tissues. The tea cleans your:

• Colon
• Digestive System
• Kidneys
• Liver
• Lungs

Constipation

Before I started using VelociTea in 2007, I struggled to have 2 bowel movements a day. After one day of drinking the Clean Toxins From the Body product, I had 3 easier bowel movements. I have been regular ever since. From what I have learned, if your colon and digestive system is healthy, you should eliminate at least 2 times a day.

Conclusion

My wife lived in the Northern part of South America in a very dry region known as the Atacama Desert. We believe that the dry winds put minerals in the air and that her skin absorbed these minerals for years. The VelociTea has removed the mineral build up and her skin has cleared up.

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Welcome to the Honest Faith By Stan Beerman message. Here are the sermon notes that I took on 8 June 2019 when Stan gave this message at Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Christian Church in Washougal, Washington.

Sermon Notes

Many of the beaches of Oregon and Washington allow people to drive their vehicles on the beach. Drivers should be aware that driving on the sand can be difficult. You must stay on hard sand which is more common in the winter months. Stan shared a recent visit to the beach in the warmer weather and quickly realized that his truck had gotten stuck in the softer sand.

Stan prayed and just a couple of minutes later, a man in a 4 wheel drive truck with a long chain pulled up. The man asked Stan if he could help pull Stan’s truck out of the sand. Stan was amazed at how fast God had answered his prayer. Stan asked the man what his name was. The man replied Mike Angel. Stan got Mike’s address after asking him if he could send Mike a gift for helping him get unstuck.

Turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 13 which is known as the Love Chapter in the Bible.

1 Corinthians 13 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Greatest Gift

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Build Faith

We must build our faith on earth. In Mark 9 and Matthew 7, Jesus was transfigured on the mountain in front of His Disciples Peter, James and John. Some Christian writers state this was the First Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus shined brightly.

Matthew 17:2-3
He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

There is a parallel here. Moses face shined brightly when he left God’s Presence on Mount Sinai or Mount Horeb. We should pray that as Seventh-day Adventist Christians that we should have a glow about us

In Mark 7:14, the Disciples asked Jesus what to do about the demon in the boy. Then in verses 19-20:

“Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Do we see spiritual needs in others and feel inadequate? This is what the Disciples felt. Jesus was a great Psychologist.

In verse 21, the demon convulsed the boy. In verse 23, Jesus gets the father involved. Jesus tells us that all things are possible.

The Christian author CS Lewis wrote: Be transparent with God, be brutally honest. Jesus tells us that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, all things are possible. A mustard seed is one of the tiniest seeds in the world.

How big is your God is the question we need to remember. Let us continue on with the Honest Faith By Stan Beerman message.

Pastor Beerman was in his second year of ministry when he got a call from a couple that was in their late 30’s at the time. The couple had no children and the couple desired having children. Pastor Beerman met them and had intercessory prayer for the couple.

Just 3 months later in the summer heat, Pastor Beerman is at a traffic light and stops next to a truck. The woman has her windows rolled down. The woman tells Stan that she is pregnant. The woman happens to be the woman he had prayed for 3 months earlier.

Another incident happened when Stan had a serious cold and was visiting an Idaho prison. One of the inmates prayed and one hour later, Stan was healed.

In Hebrews 11, Abraham believed. Faith is a relationship of trust that grows over time. We build our faith in our acts and behavior.

When we pray, it is what we believe in God’s character.

A pastor friend of Stan’s was a man named Doug. Doug had cancer. All of the elders had been in intercessory prayer for Doug. Doug died from the cancer.

In Mark 9:24, the father prays one of the most honest prayers in the Bible:

Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

God’s character has to be cleared in our own minds. The boy was healed. The father prayed a desparate prayer.

God knows and likes to hear our prayers. Hope you have enjoyed reading the Honest Faith By Stan Beerman message.

Welcome to my New York Nutrition post. Read on to find out how to make sure your body gets the nutrients it needs on a daily basis.

Fast Food In a Fast City

It is July 2019 and I am in New York City for business. If you have never been to New York City, it is an intense experience. The city is open 24 hours a day. You can get many different kinds of fast food any time you want it.

Cost of Living

New York City is a very expensive place to live. Rent is very high. A recent search revealed a one bedroom apartment rents from $2,700 to over $12,000 a month.

Cost of Food

Food is very expensive here and for people interested in New York Nutrition, you must shop around as prices vary from store to store. Because I am here on business for most of July 2019, I have sought out a place to buy organic fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

Fast Food

There is an abundance of fast food in New York City. You can find foods loaded with fat, salt, and sugar on every corner. It is hard to believe but you can still buy a slice of cheese pizza for $1 in many pizza shops.

Many people are stuggling with obesity. If the cost of healthy food is more expensive than fast food, poor people are going to be impacted more.

For many years, I was addicted to foods loaded with fat, salt, and sugar. I came home from work one day in 1999 and was tired. I knew that I had to do something about my diet. I slowly began making better choices. In just six months, I lost over 32 kilos or 75 pounds. I have kept the weight off since 2000.

How to Get Dense Nutrients

In 2010, I found an organic and vegan product that is a remarkable super food. A farmer in Utah has been growing alfalfa, barley, oat and wheat grass greens on his farm since the 1970’s. The farmer harvests and dries the young organic greens and has a patented process where he extracts the juice powders from the plants. During the extraction process, the farmer keeps the temperature below 88 degrees Farenheit and this keeps all the enzymes, minerals and vitamins in the greens powders.

Caldera Greens are grown in volcanic soil so your body will experience the natural energy from all of the super dense nutrients. If your food is grown in soil that is depleted, you will not get the nutrition your body needs.

You can order a canister of Caldera Greens on my website below:

Caldera Greens

Welcome to the How Can You Have Assurance of Heaven blog post about knowing how to be saved for eternal life. Assurance of Salvation is the most important aspect of a person’s life. Click on the video below to learn about the simple process God gave us.

Here are four key action verbs to describe the process:
Recognize >> Repent >> Ask >> Receive
Through Bible Study and listening to Bible teachers, I found a simple four step process straight out of the Bible to guarantee a place in God’s Eternal Kingdom.
When I was lost and in trouble, I am very grateful that my family had brought me up with the fundamental concept of a Supreme Being or God. I recognized my need for help.
Remember these four verbs:
1. Recognize
2. Repent
3. Ask
4. Receive
Here are the scriptures that guide our journey to how you can have assurance of heaven.
1. Recognize Your Sinfulness – Romans 3:23
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
2. Believe Jesus died for You – Acts 16:31
“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
3. Receive Him as Savior – John 1:12
“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
4. Trust His Promise – John 20:31
“These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”

Greatest Display of Love

Human beings will never see a greater display of love than Jesus Christ dying on a cruel Roman cross for the sins of mankind. Christ believed in salvation received and heaven assured in regard to How Can You Have Assurance of Heaven.

“In terms of salvation, you cannot separate faith and repentance—both happen simultaneously. In order to be saved, you must place faith in Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and that faith decision requires a change of mind (repentance) about your way of life. Yet many people mistakenly believe they must change their way of living long before they can make a faith decision for the Savior. The truth is, repentance does not mean that we must completely change our ways and “clean ourselves up” so we can receive Christ as Lord.

If you’re holding off on a decision for Christ until you think you are “ready” or “worthy,” you’re waiting in vain. Jesus is ready to receive you right now. Only as a child of God will you find the power—His power—to truly become the person you were created to be.” Dr. Charles Stanley

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU!

I like to use the Bible Gateway site as I can see many different translations when doing my Bible Study.

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Welcome to my Vegan Shepherd Pie post with directions on how to make a tasty dinner or supper meal for your family that is all vegan. Shepherd’s Pie is a wholesome dish that will satisfy your friends and family.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 small green bell pepper, diced
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp chopped green jalapeno
1 package Morning Star griller crumbles
1 Tbsp tomato paste

1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 cups tomatoes, chopped
1 cup cooked corn
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped cilantro (I just use cilantro in a spice container)
1 1/2 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
2 Tbsp Butter alternative or Earth Balance or Vegan Butter
Butter alternative ** see below instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring for 10 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno; cook for 2 minutes. Add Morningstar Griller crumbles and stir for 2 minutes.
2. Add tomato paste and spices; cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes; simmer until liquid reduces, 10 minutes. Add corn, beans and 4 Tbsp cilantro. Spoon into a 9 x 9 baking dish.
3. Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain; mash with butter and soy milk. Spread mash over the vegan mixture. Bake in a 400 F oven until brown, 30 minutes. Garnish with more cilantro. Serves 4

Butter Alternative

** Butter alternative
3/4 cup coconut milk *
1/2 cup water
2 Tablespoons yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt

* May use 1/4 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut or raw cashew nuts instead of coconut milk, and increase water to 1 1/4 cups. If you have only sweetened coconut, the sugar can be rinsed out with hot water, using a sieve.

1. Put all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes.

It should begin to thicken, about the consistency of thin porridge. I’ve learned that this can vary with the cornmeal used, so if it isn’t getting thick, add another teaspoon of cornmeal and cook a few more minutes until it is like thin pancake batter or porridge.

2.Place in blender, cover, can turn on low, then increase to high. Blend for about 1 minute until as smooth as possible. (If using shredded coconut or cashews nuts, blend for 2 minutes.)

3. Pour into a container; cover and chill. It will be runny, but sets up when cold.

This will keep for about 10 days in the refrigerator, but after a few days it gets stiffer. If this happens, just add a bit of water and stir briskly until soft. I like to make a new batch every week. If there is any of the old still remaining, I stir it into a frozen vegetable dish, such as frozen corn.

Makes One Cup

Welcome to my Eat Foods As Grown for Health post. My passion is to share how raw organic food will help your body prevent or reverse diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease.

Standard American Diet

Many people, myself included are addicted to fast food, junk food or processed foods. For many years, I ate greasy hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza and ice cream when I was younger. I was 75 pounds overweight as a result of eating food that was basically void of nutrients.

When I reached age 40, I realized that I had a problem. I was setting myself up for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. God sent me a wake up call when I registered at the Seattle Veterans Hospital to receive medical care.

I was diagnosed with an illness and it was my wake up call. I did not eliminate the unhealthy foods overnight. It took time and I suggest a gradual removal process if you want to sustain permanent results like I have had since the year 2000.

Eating More Food to Get Well

Six years before I became a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, I eliminated red meat from my diet. I started eating MORE fresh fruits and vegetables. I started getting rid of the junk foods and the ice cream, cake and cookies. So the principle of Eating More Plant Based Foods to Permanently Lose Weight was very helpful to me. You can read a page I wrote about my menu choices on this page:

Permanent Weight Loss

We all eat to sustain life. Our bodies need nutrients. If your diet is plant based, you are getting more nutrition than the person that is not eating a plant based diet.

I feel better at 60 than I did when I was much younger eating foods that had very little nutrition.

It is awesome to see people go from a Standard American Diet to a plant based diet. Your body will notice the difference.

What happens to the body when we Eat Foods As Grown for Health? You will notice:

• No Need for Snacks
• You Will Have Better Digestive Health
• Your Colon Will Work Better
• Your Body Will Like the Fiber From the Plants
• You Will Slowly Reach Your Ideal Body Weight

Recent Costco Visit

In May 2019, I was in a local Costco Warehouse to shop for some items. I noticed this cart of a member as they checked out. I cropped the person out of the image to protect their privacy.

All of the above beverages have added sugar. The ready made waffles have added sugar and salt. The bakery bread is loaded with salt and some sugar. The member that bought these products was seriously overweight.

If you are ready to make the change and start giving your body some serious nutrition, I am here to help you on your journey. Please comment and tell me about how much better you feel. Share your own journey to better health.

If you are extremely busy and cannot grow your own healthy food or the growing season where you live is very short, I have an answer.

Caldera Greens are grown in volcanic soil in Utah. These greens are loaded with enzymes, fulvic acid, minerals and vitamins.

Many people have told me that they feel so much better after using this product. Everyone notices a big change in their energy level.

Even if you have a good diet that is loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables, the soil that your food is grown in may be deficient in the minerals your body needs. The US Congress did a study in the 1930’s about how the soil is mineral deficient.

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I am still cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease free after making the changes in my diet back in 2000. Because of my chronic health condition, I would have been dead if I had not changed my diet. I have used the Caldera Greens daily since 2010.

Hope you have enjoyed reading my post Eat Foods As Grown for Health. Please comment below and share how food is helping you achieve better health.

Welcome to the God’s Passion for Us post. These are the sermon notes from Pastor Merrill Caviness sermon given at Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Christian Church in Washougal, Washington on Sabbath, 20 April 2019.

Did you know that Jesus Christ was an innocent man? Jesus loves mankind so much that he took the role of being the sacrificial lamb and took the sins of the world on His Shoulders. Jesus lived a perfect life by following His Father’s Eternal Ten Commandment Law perfectly. He is the only human that has or will accomplish living a life without sin.

Jesus knew in the Garden of Gethsemane that He would have to go to the Cross to die for our sins. Every Christian’s fate depended on Jesus taking our sin burden on His Shoulders. In the Celebration of Holy Communion, once a quarter, Seventh-day Adventists take the bread and organic grape juice as the sacraments. Jesus said: “Do this in remembrance of Me” in 1 Corinthians 11:24.

Growing up, Pastor Merrill would tease his sister that was 6 years younger. His sister was always getting into trouble. She would get blamed for things that happened. Merrill would proclaim his innocence. He never wanted to accept guilt that was due him. Our world also does not want to accept guilt. The Blame Game is played by almost everyone.

In Matthew 27 and in Luke 23:14, Pilate, the Roman Governor sees no fault in Jesus.

Luke 23:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Pilate said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him.”

In Luke 23:16, Pilate should have let Jesus go. We find in Matthew 27 that Pilate is warned through his wife to not have anything to do with Jesus. Pilate’s wife had seen the whole trial. She has woken up frightened in a dream.

Matthew 27:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”

It was a custom at Passover time for the Roman Governor to release a criminal. Pilate thought he would be able to get rid of dealing with Jesus and made the choice so easy for the Religious Leaders. Pilate said do you want me to release the hardened criminal Barabbas or Jesus? It should have been an easy choice. Pilate was in a bad place. The Religious Leaders had backed him into a difficult situation.

Pilate had Jesus beaten in front of the Religious Leaders.

John 19:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.

Pilate exclaims that he found no guilt in Jesus in John 19:4. Jesus stood there bloody and His skin was torn from the torture. Barabbas was a hardened criminal. Jesus Christ was innocent, the spotless son of God, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.

There has been a Great Controversy in the world ever since the fall of Lucifer in heaven. You can read this excellent book on the website below:

The Great Controversy

Every day, who will we chose? Jesus or Satan? In John 19:6, the Chief Priests cried out to crucify Jesus. We live in a self-seeking dog eat dog world. The Chief Priests were more concerned with their livelihood than justice.

Pilate asked Jesus where He was from in John 19:9. Jesus just stood there and never answered Pilate. At that point Pilate told the Religious Leaders that he was innocent of Jesus’s blood. Pastor Merrill states in his sermon God’s Passion for Us that his own sins killed Jesus.

Adam and Eve did not die immediately after they committed the very first sin on this earth. Jesus stepped forward. The Bible tells us:

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The only reason we are alive today is Jesus Christ. The only totally innocent human being ever is Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ became the guilty so we could live. HE LOVES YOU !

Pilate tried to accept the world and Jesus but it did not work.

Will you take responsibility and chose Jesus Christ over choosing the world?

We Need a Savior. Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father God.

John 14:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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Welcome to my Why Network Marketing Works post. The concept of Network Marketing has been around since the 1930’s. Anyone from age 18 to 100 that applies themselves over a period of time ( one year or more ) and learns to apply the training from a successful network marketer can create a very large income that professionals like doctors, dentists, and lawyers earn.

Why Network Marketing Works

The advantage a network marketer has it that the income is residual and keeps coming month after month. If a doctor, dentist or lawyer stops working, their income stops coming in. I still earn residual income in 2019 from a sale that I made in 2007. Being able to earn residual income like my internet service provider and mobile phone service provider earns is powerful.

Some people try Network Marketing for a brief time and are not successful because they have not learned what it takes to succeed in the industry. Any negative statements about Network Marketing not working is from these people that did not learn what it takes and they also did not spend the time necessary to succeed. All businesses take time to get established and in profit. Here is a list of companies that understand Why Network Marketing Works and use it in some form in the companies’ business models:

1. Amway
2. Avon
3. Coca Cola
4. General Electric
5. iNetwork
6. Mary Kay
7. Microsoft
8. Pampered Chef
9. Pre-Paid Legal
10. Telecommunications Companies
11. Tupperware
12. Whole Wellness Club

Steps to Be a Professional

There has been a major change in the marketing of goods: from emphasizing the product to emphasizing the experience the product helps to produce. So an experience, by definition, makes you feel something, and it also holds out the tantalizing possibility of transformation.

Learn the Seven Simple Steps to Be a Network Marketing Professional.

Find Prospects
Invite Prospects to Your Product or Opportunity
Present Your Product
Follow Up With Your Prospects
Help Your Prospects Become Customers or Distributors
Help Your Prospects Get Started Right
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Network Marketing has taught me valuable life skills.

Learn How to Be a Leader
Learn How to Grow Stronger Mentally
Learn How to Study
Learn How to Only Allow Positive Messages Into My Mind
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Welcome to our True Love post. This message is from Pastor Merrill Caviness sermon that he preached at Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Christian church in Washougal, Washington on 16 February 2019. In the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13 is an excellent chapter about love.

Are we looking for Love in all the wrong places? In the Bible, there is a love story in the Book of Genesis.

Genesis 2 tells us about Adam and Eve and the very first marriage.

18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23 Adam said:

“This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

In Genesis 3, Eve is deceived by the serpent. The snake questions God’s Authority and puts doubt into Eve’s mind by saying: “You will not surely die” in verse 4. God had instructed Adam and Eve to not eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Eve took from the tree and ate the fruit and gave some to her husband Adam. As a result of not following God’s instructions, all of mankind fell into sin.

Blame Game

After the fall, we read in Genesis 3 that Adam blamed Eve, then Eve blamed the serpent and all death, disease, sin and suffering is a result of the original sin. God did not leave Adam and Eve after their fall into sin. God came looking for them as they hid themselves in the Garden of Eden.

Where do you find true love? Here are the different kinds of Love.

Types of Love

Storge is an Empathy Bond. This is family love. Love that your brother has for his sister or child has for their parent.

Philia or friend bond is the love between friends as close as siblings in strength and duration. The friendship is the strong bond existing between people who share common values, interests or activities.

Eros or erotic bond is love in the sense of “being in love” or “loving” someone. Eros is the love where you will give your life for some one else like Jesus Christ did for fallen mankind.

Agape or unconditional “God” love is the love that exists regardless of changing circumstances. Christian Author C.S. Lewis recognizes this selfless love as the greatest of the four loves, and sees it as a specifically Christian virtue to achieve.

The Bible tells us that because of sin, we have lost sight of True Love. The Bible tells us to Love One Another. God has agaped us. We should do the same for other people.

God created Family to teach us how to Love as He does. Make Jesus Christ first and foremost and you will survive trials of Life. Study to advance the happiness of each other. We get a foretaste of heaven when we live by serving other people now. Learn more by reading Ellen White’s book:

Adventist Home

Dave and Ann Wilson were near their 10 year wedding anniversary. Dave went all out to make their special day a blessing. He bought Ann 10 roses and took her out to dinner. Ann told Dave that their marriage was over. Dave took the news very hard.

Dave got on his knees in his car and began to pray. Dave asked God to change him. He prayed that God would make him available to be home more. He prayed to be a better father and husband.

Ann realized her own shortcomings and began praying with Dave. Dave and Ann Wilson have a much better relationship because they chose to seek God and pray.

Accept God’s Offer

God offers us true love that will be there always no matter what. Seek Agape Love in all your relationships. Father God, help us learn how to truly love, in Jesus name, Amen.

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Camp Meeting In Chile 2019

Camp Meeting In Chile 2019 is a reflection of how the Gospel is being shared as small groups are studying the Bible together. Many people are being baptized as a result of the Gospel being shared.

Rich In the Important Things In Life

I have been blessed to be able to attend many camp meetings in many places in the world. I witnessed some wonderful moments at the Camp Meeting In Chile 2019. There were many young people full of enthusiasm. These people are so filled with God’s Holy Spirit that they sing while waiting in line for their meals.

Sharing the Gospel

The following video is in Spanish. My girl friend Patricia is on stage as she is a Bible worker in Chile. She and many other church members are actively sharing the Gospel with people in their communities. I like the appearance of the Union Mission Leader of Evangelism holding a dry Baptismal Robe just waiting for the next person that accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Simple Things In Life

South America is a huge continent. Chile is as long north to south as the United States is east to west from Eastern Maine all the way to Blaine in the northwestern corner of Washington State. Chile is a narrow country and the border with Argentina is the Andes Mountain Range. Chile is loaded with natural resources and many people come from other nations in South America to work in Chile. The economy in Chile is strong.

Family is very important in Chile. The main religion is still Catholicism. The Catholic church has a major influence on the society. The Seventh-day Adventist Church also has a strong presence. You can see the role the church plays in the community right where my girl friend lives.

The local church has meetings on Wednesday night for prayer and a Bible message. The church also meets on God’s Holy and Sanctified Seventh-day Sabbath day in the morning for Bible study and then worship. There is also an evening vespers worship that is followed by fellowship with tea and some local favorite foods.

The church in Vicuna, Chile also has outreach on Sunday mornings. The church had a class on taking large plastic containers and creating mini gardens. You just shape the plastic container to be able to hold some potting soil and be able to have drainage from watering. You can plant all kinds of different vegetables in these containers.

Take Away From Church In Chile

Chile might not be the wealthiest nation on earth but it has many good qualities that more wealthy nations lack. The family is very strong in Chile. People serve each other in the church and community. The church is growing rapidly with many young people sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with their friends.

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Why There Is Trouble In the World

Welcome to my Why There Is Trouble In the World post. Eve Strayed from God’s Word Just a Little & Believed the Serpent’s Lie That She Would Not Die If She Ate the Fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil.

All Death, Evil, Pain, & Suffering We Humans Experience Is a Direct Result of That Poor Decision. God has given man free will. That is the ultimate display of love towards us. God is love. God wants us to freely love Him. We can each choose whether we want to learn about the God of Love or close our spiritual nature off from His Love.

Today I Will Do My Best to Let God Be God & Have Him Use Me to Do HIS Will and not mine. Give Me the Bible, the Holy Word of God. Help Me Follow What It Says & Do Not Let Me Be Deceived As the World Is Being Led Down a Deceptive Trail to the Judgment Day.

How Can I Avoid Deception

1. Be a Student of God’s Word Which Is Found In the Bible
2. Pray for God to Pour Out the Holy Spirit On You
3. Be a Part of a Bible Based Church
4. Serve Others Where You Can Use Your Spiritual Gifts
5. Witness to People

Healed from Deception

Have you ever had someone ask Why There Is Trouble In the World? Because most of my friends know I am a Christian, I get asked this question from time to time. Why do little children get serious illnesses and die? Why do earthquakes, fires and floods devastate our world?

For the first 34 years of my life, I had no personal relationship with God. I had no need of religion and had enough of it in Christian boarding schools in Virginia. I was a prime target of Satan and fell into deception myself.

In 1994, God started calling me back to him. I was hospitalized for almost the whole year. God put the right people in my life to help me overcome some serious challenges. I praise God for every day that I wake up now.

To keep growing and avoid any further deception, I spend time growing my faith and serving God today. One of the best things a hurting person can do is find some way to serve others. It may be volunteering at your church, an assisted living facility, a homeless shelter or a food bank.

I hope my Why There Is Trouble In the World post has been helpful to you. I fully understand the Great Controversy that is still going on until Jesus Christ returns to the earth as Our Savior and King. This Post Is Approved By My Angel Patricia Gutierrez Who Serves God As a Bible Worker Here In Chile.

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