Once a year, the Seventh-day Adventist Church calls on its members to reflect on the grave situation facing refugees around the world.
17 June 2020 | Bern/St Albans [EUDnews/tedNEWS]
This year World Refugees Sabbath is focused on the Kingdom of God, a moving sermon presented by Pastor Marjukka Ostrovljanović. It is available both as a script and as a full, 14-minute video presentation with a carefully constructed surprise ending.
Pastor Ostrovljanović originates from Finland. She completed her theological studies at Newbold College of Higher Education and currently serves as a pastor in Bavaria.
She asks, “What do you think the kingdom of God is like? What do you dream of when you think of the kingdom of God? We dream of a kingdom of peace where there is no pain, no fighting, and no sin. What an image and what a contrast when we compare that kingdom with our world today. […] But have you ever thought about how you and I can be part of that kingdom here on earth today?”
This is her introduction to the sermon prepared especially for World Refugee Sabbath, 20 June.
See the trailer here.
https://youtu.be/98134ed9sxA
“While refugees are not in the headlines at the moment, they are still with us. Thank you for your care for them” said João Martins, ADRA Europe director. “We pray that this day and this sermon will prove to be a blessing as together we remember the 70 million displaced people worldwide, children of our Heavenly Father, who are struggling to find a future in the present.”
This World Refugee Sabbath sermon is the result of a partnership between ADRA Europe, the Inter-European and Trans-European Regions – and is made as a gift to our partners and churches worldwide. World Refugee Sabbath is a global programme of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
As of 19 June the full sermon is also publically available.
https://youtu.be/zOVMGuiW0EE
About ADRA
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International is the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its work empowers communities and changes lives around the globe by providing sustainable community development and disaster relief.
For more information, visit ADRA.org and adra.eu/refugees.
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