Apps for Adventists

Looking for apps created for Adventists? This list from the NAD Education website features 40 different apps of interest to SDAs.    Some are paid apps, but the majority of the list is free.

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Many are also Android compatible.   Follow this link to browse the list Adventist Apps.  Do you know of other Adventist-specific or Adventist-friendly apps that are not listed? Tell us about those apps in a comment!

Monday Bible Promise

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Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
– James 4:7

Free Devotionals & Bible Reading Plans

Our yearly listing of free Bible reading plans ranks as one of our most-read/commented/shared posts of the year.  How encouraging!  We invite you to continue sharing this list with those who may have missed it.   Also, did we miss a good link?  Please share that link with us in a  comment.

**The Encounter Series is a AY/Pathfinder Club reading plan that works very well as a Bible Curriculum for middle and high school aged students. The series is a four-year plan that combines reading the Bible with the corresponding Spirit of Prophecy books. Each link below leads to a printable .pdf reading checklist for each day of the year.

Christ The Way – The four Gospels and Desire of Ages

Christ The Church– Acts to Revelation and Acts of the Apostles, The Great Controversy

Christ Our Redemption – First half of the Old Testament and Patriarchs and Prophets

Christ Our Hope – Last half of the Old Testament and Prophets and Kings

sop-books-bible-and-candleLinks to online & audio versions of the Spirit of Prophecy books:

E.G. White Estate -online reading link

Cornerstone Connections -online, ebook and audio versions in modern English

EllenWhiteAudio.org -audio versions
**General Conference Youth Ministries Department – Morning Watch from 100 years ago!   Download the 1909-1915 Morning Watch readings

**A free .pdf download of a youth devotional book from the General Conference Youth Min. Dept. Identity devotional book.

**Looking for a Bible Reading Plan for younger children? Here’s the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year Plan. It is a four -year plan that divides the Bible readings into themes by chapters, such as Prophecy, Praises and Peace.

Set the goal of reading through the Bible in 2014
Read through the Bible in 2016!

**Join others around the world and listen online to a daily reading of the Bible and read an accompanying devotional as part of the General Conference’s Revived By His Word program. Click on the Today’s Reading icon.

**An interesting Bible Study Plan from Sabbath School Net. Generally an OT and NT chaper assigned per day, with a Psalms every tenth day. Bible Reading Plan

**Printable Children’s Day By Day with Jesus Bible Reading Guide from the General Conference Children’s Ministry Department (cut and paste this link) – http://www.gcchildmin.org/pdf/2012biblereadingguide.pdf

 

 

 

Motivation Monday

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“Mercy’s sweet call is now sounding; but it will soon die away. Probation’s hour will soon be ended. The seven last plagues will fall, and then those who have chosen the pleasures of the world and rebelled against God, will cry for mercy when there will be none to answer their prayers. But a voice will be heard,—“Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting.” And as they realize that they have no shelter from the dreadful storm of God’s wrath, they will plead for one little hour of probation that they may again hear the sweet voice, inviting “every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.” It will then fall upon the ear, in that dreadful hour. “Too late! too late!”

Youth’s Instructor- January 1, 1854

Resources for Your College-Bound Writers

College- level writing is a challenge for many college freshmen.  The first assigned research paper can be a seemingly insurmountable barrier to success.   The expectation will be that they know how to properly use in-text citations, to prepare bibliographies and have a basic grasp of writing process.   The use of basic grammar and usage rules that are reflected in a college-level writing style will also be a given.   The following three resources are extremely useful for preparing your student to be a confident writer.

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OWL -The Purdue Online Writing Lab is one of the best college writing resources available on the web.   There are APA and MLA  formatting guides,  mechanics/grammar practice exercises and even a full collection of materials specifically for writers in grades 7-12. There are also some very helpful vidcasts to add to your YouTube playlist.  This website is a ‘must bookmark’ resource and deserves a dedicated hour of browsing.

A small buff-colored paperback entitled, The Elements of Style is often a part of the first set of textbooks a college freshman purchases.  This classic reference book on usage and composition is available free online.   It provides a good overview of the basic knowledge that college-level writers need.   This would be excellent to use with a high school senior- these lessons created by a homeschooling parent to go with the book are excellent! (Scroll down to find the assignments.)

BibMe. Bookmark this link! It is a FREE fully automatic bibliography maker.   An easy and quick way to generate citations and create  a printable works cited page.   Seriously, bookmark this link!

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Bible Promise

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 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and

to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

Free SDA Bible Study Resources for Children

Looking for children’s Bible study resources?   Take some time to browse through the following links and find a study that fits your needs.  All are free.

Mother and Son Reading Bible Together

These GC Children’s Ministries lessons feature 10 lessons each for these three themes: God Sent His Son to be My FriendGod’s Young Friends in the Old Testament and God Wants to be My Very Best Friend. Thirty downloadable .pdf  lessons in total. (Unable to locate)

The General Conference archive of Children’s Week of Prayer readings  is full of family worship helps. Many of the readings have activities to go with the daily readings.  The archive goes all the way back to 1994, so there are plenty to choose from! (Unable to locate)

27 Pictures of Jesus by Janine Lim is an online picture book perfect for younger children.  The artwork by children will appeal to your little readers as they learn about the fundamental beliefs of the SDA church.

Quiz 28 may appeal to your older children as they answer questions about the 28 beliefs of church before the time runs out.

God Loves Me 28 Ways: Bible Adventures for Young Readers–  Colorful printable study folders that teach the fundamental beliefs.