Ellen White: The Journey of Faith Module II - Meeting God & First Vision
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Ellen White:
The Journey of Faith
Module II
“Meeting God”
Dr John Skrzypaszek
Director Ellen G. White Research Centre
Avondale College
Meeting God
Tracing the Journey
Life Changing Experience/
Searching for Meaning
First
Vision
Commission: Call
to Ministry
Spiritual Preparation for
the Second Coming
Life Under the Umbrella of God’s
Promises
Umbrella of God’s Promises
Christ’s Presence
Disperses the gloom and sorrow of people with
sore and breaking hearts
Softening, subduing
influence
The rainbow of
Christ’s promises
reflects light to others
Enmity changed to sympathy and love
Challenges of Life’s Journey
First Vision/Meeting the God of Hope
October 22,
1844/
The Great
Disappointment
December 1844/
Ellen White’s
First Vision
Meeting the God
of Hope
Time of spiritual upheaval and soul searching
Waiting, praying, studying the Bible
Preparation for the Second Coming
Life Changing Experience/
Searching for Meaning
First
Vision
Commission: Call
to Ministry
Spiritual growth involves:
Awareness of God’s presence
Trust in God’s unfailing
promises
Knowing God
Discovering His purpose for
life
The First Vision
God’s vision ignites sparkles of burden and passion
for what matters most to Him
Spiritual Preparation
Prayer and Reflection
Caring attitude
Prioritized interest
Assurance of Forgiveness and
Acceptance
Joyful anticipation
Call to Ministry
Burden
Fear/Awareness of
personal limitations
Promise of God’s grace
Growth in Passion and Trust in God
The Purpose of Ellen White’s Prophetic
Ministry
The Narrow Pathway
The Purpose of the Prophetic
Gift
Comfort
Encouragement
Hope in the Second
Coming
The purpose of Ellen White’s prophetic gift was to,
a)
Provide comfort and encouragement
b)
Remind of Christ’s continual presence and His promises in the Bible
c)
Remind the believers about the hope of Christ’s Second Coming
The Bible
“Genuine Faith is founded on the Scripture”
Ellen White, RH, November 25, 1884.
The Principles Emerging from Ellen White’s
Meeting Points with God
Life Changing Experience/
Searching for Meaning
First
Vision
Commission: Call
to Ministry
The early stages of Ellen White’s
spiritual journey gave birth to
two important principles
a)
The principle of attachment
b)
The principle of helping hand
Conclusion
Jesus became God’s extended hands to the world. In His
presence we discover the picture of ministry par excellence, the
vision and inspiration of what it means to become God’s
extended hands to the world.
Explore Ellen White's journey of faith, meeting God, the First Vision, and spiritual preparation for the Second Coming. Discover the purpose of her prophetic ministry in providing comfort, encouragement, and hope in Christ's Second Coming.
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Ellen White: The Journey of Faith Module II Meeting God Dr John Skrzypaszek Director Ellen G. White Research Centre Avondale College
Tracing the Journey Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning Spiritual Preparation for the Second Coming First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry
Life Under the Umbrella of Gods Promises Umbrella of God s Promises Christ s Presence Disperses the gloom and sorrow of people with sore and breaking hearts Softening, subduing influence The rainbow of Christ s promises reflects light to others Enmity changed to sympathy and love Challenges of Life s Journey
First Vision/Meeting the God of Hope December 1844/ Ellen White s First Vision October 22, 1844/ The Great Disappointment Time of spiritual upheaval and soul searching Waiting, praying, studying the Bible Meeting the God of Hope
Preparation for the Second Coming Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning Spiritual growth involves: Awareness of God s presence Trust in God s unfailing promises Knowing God Discovering His purpose for life Spiritual Preparation Prayer and Reflection Caring attitude Prioritized interest Assurance of Forgiveness and Acceptance Joyful anticipation First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry The First Vision God s vision ignites sparkles of burden and passion for what matters most to Him
Call to Ministry Burden Promise of God s grace Growth in Passion and Trust in God Fear/Awareness of personal limitations
The Purpose of Ellen Whites Prophetic Ministry Comfort Encouragement Hope in the Second Coming The Purpose of the Prophetic Gift The Narrow Pathway The purpose of Ellen White s prophetic gift was to, a) Provide comfort and encouragement b) Remind of Christ s continual presence and His promises in the Bible c) Remind the believers about the hope of Christ s Second Coming
The Bible Genuine Faith is founded on the Scripture Ellen White, RH, November 25, 1884.
The Principles Emerging from Ellen Whites Meeting Points with God Life Changing Experience/ Searching for Meaning The early stages of Ellen White s spiritual journey gave birth to two important principles a) The principle of attachment b) The principle of helping hand First Vision Commission: Call to Ministry
Conclusion Jesus became God s extended hands to the world. In His presence we discover the picture of ministry par excellence, the vision and inspiration of what it means to become God s extended hands to the world.
