And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
– Galatians 6:9
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Learn How Your Child Can Prepare for College & Careers from a Biblical Perspective
Have you and your child discussed their plans and goals for college? Have you considered what God is calling them to do? It’s never too early to gather information and see what options your child has. Andrews University is offering “Preparing for College,” a webinar designed and created to give you and your child the knowledge they need to stay on the right track. The webinar is being offered to parents and students as part of our commitment to guide our future leaders as they learn to serve others and follow God’s plan for their future.
The “Preparing for College” webinar will focus on the following areas:
- Finances—don’t settle! Learn how your child can afford the college of their choice.
- Academics—learn which courses are right for your child and how they can be academically ready.
- Mentally prepared—every new educational phase is different. Discover the best way for your child to make the transition!
- Q & A segment—a chance for you and your child to ask questions and prompt additional discussions.
- And much, much more!
Log In (Thursday, November 12 from 1 pm to 3 pm EST):
- Webinar is accessed through Zoom: download here
- Click the link to join the webinar: https://andrews.zoom.us/j/237817924
- OR join by phone: +1 415 762 9988 (US Toll) or +1 646 568 7788 (US Toll)
- Webinar ID: 237 817 924
Join Kaylene, admissions counselor in undergraduate admissions, on Thursday, November 12 from 1 pm to 3 pm EST. 
RSVP at kaylene@andrews.edu and reserve your spot today!
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Motivation Monday
“Every man, and every woman, and every child must be in earnest. It is no time to be discouraged now, for the evil one is pressing upon us harder than ever before, and we cannot afford to lose ground by going backward. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we must rally for the right; and we must strive not to have our children taken right out of our arms, and out of our homes, to pass into the ranks of the enemy. We cannot afford it. We must work for God, and we must work for heaven, with all the might and faith there is in us.”
The Review and Herald, December 21, 1886
Monday Bible Promise
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
– Isaiah 43:2
Motivation Monday
“Heaven’s path is too narrow for rank and riches to ride in state, too narrow for the play of ambition, too steep and rugged for carriages of ease to climb. Toil, patience, self- sacrifice, reproach, poverty, hard work, enduring the contradiction of sinners against Himself, was the portion of Christ, and it must be the portion of man if he ever enters the Paradise of God.”
Selected Messages Book 2, 166
Ten Principles of True Education-Lesson X
The Higher Course
Continuing Education
Read:
Luke 24:50-53
Acts 1:9-12
The Desire of Ages 829-835
In this final lesson we will be discussing God’s design for higher education including high school and beyond. “Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children. Godliness-godlikeness-is the goal to be reached. Before the student there is opened a path of continual progress. He has an object to achieve, a standard to attain, that includes everything good, and pure, and noble. He will advance as fast and as far as possible in every branch of true knowledge. But his efforts will be directed to objects as much higher than mere selfish and temporal interests as the heavens are higher than the earth.” (Education 18-19)
The true higher education is what makes students acquainted with God and His word, and fits them for eternal life. It was to place this life within their reach that Christ gave Himself an offering for sin. His purpose of love and mercy is expressed in His prayer for His disciples. “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, who thou hast sent.” Every instructor of youth is to work in harmony with this prayer, leading the students to Christ.
In true education learning never stops. “In the school of Christ students never graduate” As long as we live on this earth we are to continue learning of Christ and His ways and our learning will continue on throughout eternity.
As we consider choices for higher education we are counseled to stay away from schools that:
- Indulge the Appetite
- Encourage selfish gratification of the senses
- Encourage pride
- Encourage selfish ambition
- Encourage love of dress and display
- Encourage love of praise and flattery
- Encourage strife for high rewards and honors as a recompense for good scholarship
A few points to reflect upon
- “We must maintain a position against every species of sophistry that bewilders in this degenerate age, when error is glossed over, and so mingled with truth that it is almost impossible for those who are not familiar with the distinctions that the Scriptures make between the traditions of men and the word of God, to distinguish truth from error.”
- “We are not to elevate our standard just a little above the world’s standard; but we are to make the line of demarcation decidedly apparent.”
- “We are under solemn, sacred covenant to God to bring up our children, not for the world, not put their hands into the hands of the world, but to love and fear God, and to keep commandments.”
- “When those who have reached the years of youth and manhood see no difference between our schools and the colleges of the world, and have no preference as to which they attend, though error is taught by precept and example in the schools of the world, then there is need of closely examining the reasons that lead to such a conclusion.”
A few questions to consider when deciding between Worldly Colleges, Christian Colleges or Apprenticeship:
- Does the program I want to follow embrace God’s guidelines?
- Does the school I wish to attend teach and practice God’s principles of true education?
- As a young person do I really understand my character?
- Have I walked in all the light God has given me? OR do I bend principles to suit my desires?
“Teachers should work circumspectly. Those who are often with God in prayer, have holy angles by their side. The atmosphere that surrounds their sould is pure and holy; for their whole soul is imbued with the sanctifiying influence of the Spirit of God. They should be learners of every day in the school of Christ that they may be teachers under the Great Teacher. They must learn of Christ, and become one with Him in the work of training minds, before they can be efficient teachers in the higher education the knowledge of God.”
“The true higher education is what makes students acquainted with God and His word, and fits them for eternal life. It was to place this life within their reach that Christ gave Himself an offering for sin. His purpose of love and mercy is expressed in His prayer for His disciples. ‘These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.’ Every instructor of youth is to work in harmony with this prayer, leading the students to Christ.
Lest We Forget: Adventist History Unit Study
If you are looking to study Adventist history with your upper elementary or middle school students, you will appreciate this resource. Lest We Forget is a free 5-part unit study – you can get more information and find the download links to each part HERE.
The Adventist Home Educator 