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Sharing the story of Jesus. Lesson 11

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LESSON 11  *September 5–11 Sharing the Story of  Jesus Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study :  Eph. 2:1–10 ,  1 John 4:7–11 ,  Mark 5:1–20 ,  Heb. 10:19–22 ,  Gal. 2:20 ,  1 Cor. 1:30 . Memory Text:  “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” ( 1 John 5:13, NKJV ). As stated in an earlier lesson, nothing argues more eloquently for the power of the gospel than a changed life. People may argue with your theology. They may debate about doctrines. They may call into question your understanding of the Scriptures, but they will rarely question your personal testimony of what Jesus means to you and has done in your life. Witnessing is sharing what we know about Jesus. It is letting others know what He means to us and what He has done for us. If our witness consists solely of trying to prove that what we believe is right and that what oth

HOW IS THE CHURCH ORGANIZED

Seventh-day Adventists organize themselves through four levels, from each individual member to the global organization:  The local Church is an organized body made up of individual members; The local Association / Mission is a body organized and made up of the churches of a state, province or territory; The Union is the conformation of the associations / missions of the fields within a wider territory.  For example: South-Brazilian Union, includes the states of the South region of Brazil; The General Conference is the unit that includes the entire organization, and is made up of all the divisions around the world.  Divisions are sections of the General Conference, with assigned administrative responsibility for specific geographic areas. In the case of South America, eight countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) are part of the South American Division, based in Brasilia.  The other Central American countries (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Frenc