Welcome to Greeley Seventh-day Adventist Church

Adult and children’s Sabbath Schools meet at 9:30 a.m. There is an adult class in the sanctuary and all the children’s classes will meet downstairs. Everyone is welcome.

Church In-Person or On-Line

Everyone is welcome to attend the worship hour at 10:45 a.m.  

We broadcast Church live on youtube.com. Church will start at 10:45 AM.  Go to youtube.com and search for “greeley sda”.  Click on the circle with the church picture.  You may need to choose the “Live” tab.

OR click on the “Sermons” link in the menu selections above to access the services. (On a phone or tablet the menu selections will be in a button that looks like three bars at the top of the screen.) Select “Live” in the youtube site tabs.

Wednesday – 1:30 p.m.  Midweek study 

Sabbath 4:00 – p.m.  End Time Events with Shawn Korgan

More Thoughts on Kindness – “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

While waiting in a doctor’s office the other day, I was looking at the various family pictures sitting on a shelf as well as one of his newest grandson. Then I read something he had displayed in a picture frame. It said: “Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about so be kind – always.” A simple sentence with a very profound message. 

Years ago I walked into a very crowded doctor’s waiting room. All the seats were taken so I was just standing there. A man who was considerably older than I was got up and offered me his seat. I felt badly taking it so I said I was fine standing. He looked at me and said, “I may be old, but I am still a gentleman. Have a seat.” I did and have never forgotten his kindness.

Joseph had been sold by his own brothers as a slave into Egypt. They were very jealous of him and wanted only to be rid of him. Joseph had his triumphs and trials in Egypt – going from prison to Prime Minister. After interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams about the coming famine, he was put in charge of the food storage and supply.

When the famine affected Jacob (Joseph’s father) and family, Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy food. It had been many years since they had sold Joseph, and they did not recognize him. He, of course, knew them and decided to test them. After learning they were now kinder, less self-centered men, he revealed who he was – “I am Joseph.” (Genesis 45:3)  He then went on to say, “Don’t be angry with yourselves that you sold me . . . It was not you who sent me here, but God.” (Genesis 45:5-8)  Amazing forgiveness and kindness!

I read a story about a 5th grade classmate a lady had had years ago named Margaret (not her real name). The girl was generally mean and obnoxious and no one liked her. One day she was absent from school. The girls in sewing class used this as an opportunity to share their feelings about the girl. Every girl had something unkind to say. When there was finally silence, they waited for their teacher to comment. After a while she said simply, “Margaret has such beautiful handwriting.” With those gentle words the teacher showed the class how to be kind. The lady sharing the story said she had never been shown so clearly what it meant to be like Jesus. Let us always choose to be like Jesus.

Sharon Oster

How to Help Yourself – “A kind man benefits himself.” Proverbs 11:17 NIV

This text came to mind recently when I read about a study that had been done. They took people who were suffering from anxiety and depression and separated them into three groups. One group participated in social activities, one group attended behavioral therapy, and one group was assigned to do random acts of kindness. Guess which group experienced a greater sense of well-being? The kindness group! Researchers also found that acts of kindness were contagious!

Kindness was something I saw in my dad all his life. My dad had a huge garden in behind his house across the alley in a vacant lot. He grew so many vegetables he gave them away to all the neighbors. One night someone – perhaps a teenage neighbor – came down the alley and then drove threw the garden area of ripe watermelons, smashing all of them. My dad with no anger, just quiet disappointment, continued giving away garden produce – perhaps even to the person who had destroyed the melons.

During the Depression my dad owned a grocery store. There were times when people simply did not have the money to pay for food. So my dad gave them food, telling them not to worry about paying him anything. He always said he couldn’t deny people food. Years later there would be times when someone would recognize my dad and thank him again for not charging them for food during the Depression. The benefit my dad received from his kindness – happy contentment and satisfaction – and he did live to be 98 years old!

Elijah had been staying by the Brook Cherith for water during the famine, but when the brook dried up, God told him to go to Zarephath. Upon arrival he saw a widow woman gathering some sticks. He asked her for a drink of water and then for a piece of bread. She hesitated, saying she only had enough oil and flour for one last meal for herself and her son. Convinced that Elijah’s promise of never-failing food was true, she shared the little she had with him. Her kindness resulted in food for the duration of the famine – and sometime later Elijah even restored her son back to life. An act of kindness with rich benefits!

When Job lost his livelihood, his ten children, and his health, his “friends” came for some unwise counsel and so-called comfort. But God was not pleased with them (Job 42:7) and had Job pray for them. The Bible says, “After Job prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again.” (Job 45:10)  In other words, after his prayer – an act of kindness – all that he had lost was replaced.

Ellen White says, “In every effort to benefit others, we benefit ourselves.” (Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p. 90)  Paul would agree as he says simply, “Always try to be kind to each other.” (1Thess. 5:15 NIV)  

Sharon Oster

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