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

Bad News/Good News – “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV

Another school shooting. I probably take notice of these shootings perhaps more than the average person. I worked in the public school system and in a classroom once where two boys brought a gun to school. I have practiced the Campus Intruder Drill many times. But this latest school shooting especially got my attention because it was in Bend, Oregon. One of our sons-in-law, Zak, is from Bend, Oregon. He and our daughter live in San Diego now, but all his family is in Bend. I also knew his sister has two boys in elementary school. So we right away sent an email to see if everyone was safe. “Yes,” Zak replied. “Good news! My nephews are not in that school. My sister knows one faculty member in the school but after several stressful hours, she has learned he is safe, too.” Unfortunately, the news was not so good for other families. Three young boys and one young teacher – her first year teaching – had died.

The same day I heard about this school shooting I happened to read again a story that I know we have all heard before. Bill was in the hospital – again. Too much drinking and the doctor had just told him he was hopeless. (Bad news!) “Well, then,” Bill asked, “can I have one more drink?” “Yes,” the doctor said. “You might as well, but first I want you to do something for me. I want you to go down the hall and talk to a young man who is in here for the first time for his drinking. Maybe if he sees you and what alcohol can do, he’ll quit.”  So Bill went down the hall, found the man and began telling him his sad story. “Oh,” the man said, ”I can quit any time I want.” “That’s what I thought, too.” Bill said. “But the bad news is you can’t stop in your own strength. You need God to help you. The good news is God is more than willing to help you if you ask Him and learn to depend on His strength.”

Bill never took the drink the doctor said he could have, but he did return to the hospital many more times to talk with people and share the bad news/good news story. Of course, as we know, this was the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous. The first thing people in AA have to admit is the bad news – they are alcoholics and in need of divine help. Only when they admit their weakness can they find strength in the good news.

All of us have a bad news/good news story. The bad news – we are all sinners in need of a Savior. (Romans 3:23) Mrs. White says, “Our greatest strength is realized when we feel and acknowledge our weakness.” (Testimonies, vol 5, p. 70) There is good news! “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Our real strength comes when we admit our weakness and seek Jesus because Jesus has promised to give us the strength we need. Good news indeed!

Sharon Oster

Growing Faith – Have you ever wished you had more faith – just enough to move an occasional mountain? If so, you can identify with the disciples when they said to Jesus, “Show us how to increase our faith.” (Luke 17:5-10). In response, Jesus tells two stories – two strange stories that seem to have little to nothing to do with increasing faith.

First, Jesus, using a bit of hyperbole, says, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you!” Not a word about how to increase faith.

Next, He talks about a servant who comes in from working in his lord’s field to prepare and serve the lord dinner before the servant can eat. The focus is on the servant’s obligation to obey and serve the lord.  Not a word about faith.

Strange stories, and I wrestled with how they related to the disciple’s question.  First a little background. In Palestine at that time, it was generally believed that a rabbi or teacher possessed a special knowledge that was not available to the average person; thus, Jesus should know a secret about faith that He would share only with his privileged followers. Jesus attacks this notion. Faith is not some great secret but essentially simple. Everyone can grasp and use it to unlock the storehouse of heaven.

In the first illustration, Jesus seems to be saying don’t be concerned about the size of your faith but its authenticity. The “mulberry tree” (a deep‑rooted, long‑lived tree) symbolized something immovable. God can accomplish what appears humanly impossible when faith is genuine. This truth is reflected several times in the life of Jesus: the woman with the issue of blood (Matt. 9:22); blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:51); the centurion’s servant (Luke 7:9); the leper (Luke 17:19); Jairus’ daughter (Luke 8:50). It is not the size. The smallest faith will tap into God’s omnipotent power.  

In the servant story, Jesus doesn’t even mention faith – not once. He focuses on the servant’s duty and obedience to his lord. Jesus then encourages his followers to obey Him in the same way and not expect any special treatment or secret revelation.  In obeying him, they are simply doing their duty.  Faithfulness rather than faith is the emphasis. Faithfulness is the soil in which faith blossoms and grows.

Bruce McClay 10/15/2026

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