Sabbath School Lesson for the Third Quarter of 2013 Now Available for Download

Recent technological advances have changed the way information is produced, consumed, and shared in ways that may have been unimaginable in decades past. Used with an eye single to the glory of God, these advances are wonderful instruments for sharing the treasures of the Gospel and the upbuilding of God’s kingdom.

With these technologies becoming more and more available, we have decided to try and keep up by producing digital versions of our publications. It is quite an endeavor, and thus would have to be done in increments. One of the first to be given attention is the Sabbath School Lesson, which we began to distribute as an ebook during the second half of the past quarter.

From this quarter on, however, the digital and the print versions will be released simultaneously. The lesson in pdf is now available for free download here. Click on the Menu button at the bottom of the file to display Download and Print options. Or  the Full Screen button just beside it for online reading. A widget has also been added to the top of our sidebar.



The digital version is perfect for smartphones, tablets, ebook readers, and personal computers so you'll have the lesson with you everywhere you go. And because it's paper-free, we've been able to add pictures and illustrations that are not on the print version.

This quarter’s lesson is the first of a three-part study of the inspired book, Christ’s Object Lessons by Ellen G. White. The book itself is a compilation of Christ’s Parables with inspired explanations and elaborations.

We also invite you to listen to and even download the sermons we feature on this blog which are also accessible through the sidebar or by the Audio Sermons tab.

If you desire more materials, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or email.

We hope you are blessed by the materials that we share.

Sermon of the Week: The Happiest People

Sermon Title: The Happiest People
Delivered by: Pastor Patrick Herbert, Gilead Institute of America



To download a copy of this sermon and other sermons in this archive, follow these instructions:
1. Find the Internet Archive logo on the control bar and click it. The icon looks like this:  

2. Select "Full Version at Internet Archive." This will open Internet Archive in a new tab.

3. In the leftmost column of the new tab, you will find two download options, one a VBR ZIP and the other Ogg Vorbis. Click on your preferred option.

4. Choose where to save your file.

5. Save.

To listen to other sermons on this site, click on the 'audio sermons' tab above. Have a happy Sabbath, everyone!

P.S.

It's our 11th church anniversary today, yay! God has been working very wonderfully for us and through us. May this new year for us bring us closer to the fulfilling of our mission and the return of our Lord and Saviour. Let's all continue to pray for one another.

Listen to Sermons Right on this Blog

We put up a new gadget!

If you look at the top of the right column in this blog, you'll find the new gadget which allows you to listen to the featured sermon of the week. The featured sermon will be changed every Friday, but as we will also put up a sermon each week in individual blog posts, you will be able to browse through and listen to all sermons posted in this blog by clicking on the Audio Sermons tab near the top of the blog.

Please note, however, that the sermon will start over every time the page is refreshed. So if you would like to listen to the sermon while browsing through blog, open a new tab.

The ability to download the file will be made available very soon. Meanwhile, if you'd like a copy of the sermon of the week or of other sermons in our archive, let us know by emailing us at royalvalleyfreesda@gmail.com and we will email you the sermons you request.

This week, the sermon is entitled "Tools for Perfection" by Pastor Patrick Herbert of the International Association of Free Seventh-day Adventists.

Audio Sermons Now Available!

We are working on converting audio sermons into mp3 files that you can take with you on your phones, tablets, computers, music players, or play at home using your CD/DVD players. For now, we still have only three titles available. But next week, we are targeting at least ten more titles. If you would like to have a FREE copy of these sermons, leave a comment below that states the title you like and your email address or write to us at www.royalvalleyfreesda@gmail.com. We hope these messages will bless you as much as they have blessed us.

1. Stand in the Light by Pastor Patrick Herbert, Gilead Institute of America
2. Tools for Perfection by Pastor Patrick Herbert, Gilead Institute of America
3. God Does Kill by Pastor Patrick Herbert, Gilead Institute of America

God bless you.

Friday Favorite: "These Last Days" Bible Study

Lately, we have been receiving lots of requests for Bible studies. Most of these requests come from young people. It delights us endlessly to know that so many young boys and girls are showing interest in growing more and more in the knowledge of our God.

In the school where Bro. and Sis. Catubigan work, a group of 20 students are asking for Bible study sessions. Sis. Catubigan is now trying to arrange schedules to accommodate as many students as possible.

For these Bible studies, we use as our guide Pastor Ken LeBrun's "These Last Days," and we find it truly helpful. Its focus on the events of the last days sets everything in perspective for the young students who are living in the time of those events.

Since we started using "These Last Days" as Sabbath School Lessons for our Earliteen Class, many have come up to us to set up schedules for regular Bible study sessions.

This revival of interest in God's Word among our youth inspires us all the more in our service. It is our continued prayer that the Lord bless these young ones that they, as well as we, may keep growing and growing in the light of His truth and love.

Pocket SOP Books Now Available

The primary objective of the Publishing Ministry is to share God to the world through the written word.

So far, we have been able to produce our local quarterly Sabbath School lesson, the morning devotional, and several batches of flyers and tracts.

We have also been able to give away numerous Bibles and SOP Books.

In the past year, we have been eyeing a set of pocket SOP Books that comes with a free History of Redemption Study Chart/Timeline, and praying that God will open a way for us to acquire these books.

Finally, in mid-2009, God did open the way. With the help of friends, brothers, and sisters in the faith, we were able to acquire 120 sets of these books.

The set is composed eight books that include Prophets and Kings, Patriarchs and Kings, The Desire of Ages, The Acts of the Apostles, The Great Controversy, Christian Service and Counsels on Stewardship (in one book), Counsels for the Church, and Ministry of Healing and Steps to Christ (in one book).

They come in a beautiful and convenient bookcase and box that makes the set perfect for gifting.

Some of these books have already been given away to different individuals who have expressed sincere desire to learn more about God.

More of the books will be made available through brethren who are interested in literature evangelism.

We continue to pray that God will open the way for more Adventist books to be made available in the near future.

For information on how to obtain copies of these books, please email us at royalvalleysda@gmail.com