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This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath This Quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is going to the Offering is going to the

Northern Asia-Pacific DivisionNorthern Asia-Pacific Division

Information adapted from Adventist Mission, Youth and Adult Magazine and the SDA Encyclopedia.

Mongolia

China

North Korea

This quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath This quarter the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will be used to help:Offering will be used to help:

• build a dormitory for Adventist build a dormitory for Adventist students in Ulaanbaatar, Mongoliastudents in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• fund Chinese-language television fund Chinese-language television and Internet broadcasts from Taiwan and Internet broadcasts from Taiwan

• plant a Chinese-language church in plant a Chinese-language church in the heart of Tokyo, Japanthe heart of Tokyo, Japan

Adventist work in what would become Adventist work in what would become the Northern Asia-Pacific Division began the Northern Asia-Pacific Division began as early as 1889. In that year, Abram La as early as 1889. In that year, Abram La Rue, a pioneer self-supporting missionary Rue, a pioneer self-supporting missionary , went to China and Hong Kong to serve. , went to China and Hong Kong to serve. During that time he made several trips to During that time he made several trips to Japan and distributed literature. By 1890 Japan and distributed literature. By 1890 there were Sabbath keepers in Japan.there were Sabbath keepers in Japan.

Northern Asia-Pacific Division Northern Asia-Pacific Division HistoryHistory

In 1904 a Korean was walking along a street In 1904 a Korean was walking along a street in Kobe, Japan, when he read a sign that in Kobe, Japan, when he read a sign that said “The Seventh-day Sabbath Jesus said “The Seventh-day Sabbath Jesus Second Coming Church.” As a Protestant, Second Coming Church.” As a Protestant, he was intrigued and began studying with he was intrigued and began studying with the church’s evangelist. He then brought a the church’s evangelist. He then brought a fellow Korean to the study sessions. The fellow Korean to the study sessions. The second man returned to Korea and shared second man returned to Korea and shared what he had learned with another man on what he had learned with another man on the trip back to Korea. Soon 35 Sabbath the trip back to Korea. Soon 35 Sabbath keepers worshipped in Pusan, Korea.keepers worshipped in Pusan, Korea.

In 1907 a Chinese Adventist colporteur, T. In 1907 a Chinese Adventist colporteur, T. S. Yang, traveled to Taiwan to begin work S. Yang, traveled to Taiwan to begin work there. The work spread slowly, and by there. The work spread slowly, and by 1943 there were only 14 Adventist 1943 there were only 14 Adventist members on the island. members on the island.

During World War II many Adventist During World War II many Adventist church leaders and members in Japan, church leaders and members in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan were imprisoned Korea, and Taiwan were imprisoned and some were even executed and some were even executed because of their beliefs. Church because of their beliefs. Church property was confiscated.property was confiscated.

Church work was reestablished after Church work was reestablished after World War II. Interest in Christianity was World War II. Interest in Christianity was high in some areas of the Far East, and high in some areas of the Far East, and church growth led to several church church growth led to several church conference and division reorganizations conference and division reorganizations in the area during the last five decades in the area during the last five decades of the twentieth century.of the twentieth century.

The Northern Asia-Pacific Division consists of China, Japan, Mongolia, North and South Korea, and Taiwan. With 1.5 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, the Northern Asia-Pacific Division is the most populous division in the world.

The Northern Asia-Pacific Division Today

Believers in Japan, in Taiwan and in Believers in Japan, in Taiwan and in Mongolia want to share Jesus’ love Mongolia want to share Jesus’ love with their neighbors, but they need with their neighbors, but they need your help. Please be generous with your help. Please be generous with your offering this Thirteenth your offering this Thirteenth Sabbath. Let’s do our part to share Sabbath. Let’s do our part to share God’s love with our family members God’s love with our family members in the Northern Asia-Pacific Division.in the Northern Asia-Pacific Division.

Collect OfferingCollect Offering

Exploring God’s Exploring God’s WorldWorld

In this section we study one of the countries in the division where our Thirteenth Sabbath offering is going.

Today we are going to Today we are going to learn about Japan.learn about Japan.

Where is JapanWhere is Japan

Japan’s Japan’s FlagFlag

Time for the Mission Time for the Mission StoryStory

We are taking the good We are taking the good news to the entire world.news to the entire world.

Read the Mission Story on pages 6 and 7 of the Fourth Quarter Read the Mission Story on pages 6 and 7 of the Fourth Quarter Adventist Mission Youth and Adult Adventist Mission Youth and Adult MagazineMagazine

while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.while slowly progressing through the next 3 slides.

The name The name of the of the person in person in the story is the story is “Tsoogi.”“Tsoogi.”

This story is from This story is from Mongolia.Mongolia.

The title of the story is “Out of the The title of the story is “Out of the Cold.”Cold.”

Lesson Study Lesson Study TimeTime

Aliens Among UsAliens Among Us

Let’s read about the:Let’s read about the:

Do you keep a journal? Many Do you keep a journal? Many believe that Luke kept one. believe that Luke kept one. Like any good journalist, heLike any good journalist, hewould have interviewed lots would have interviewed lots of people.of people.

Today we continue listening Today we continue listening to what Luke might have to what Luke might have heard from another person heard from another person who served Paul.who served Paul.

P O W E R P O W E R T E X TT E X T

Acts 15:11, NIVActs 15:11, NIV

““We believe We believe it is throughit is throughthe grace ofthe grace ofour Lord our Lord Jesus that we Jesus that we are saved, are saved, just as they just as they are.”are.”

We serve God when weWe serve God when welove and accept otherslove and accept othersas He does.as He does.

P O W E R P O I N TP O W E R P O I N T

I couldn’t I couldn’t understand understand why they werewhy they wereall arguing. I all arguing. I thought thought anyone could anyone could accept and accept and follow Jesus.follow Jesus.

Paul’s chief servant explained Paul’s chief servant explained to me that’s what Paul was to me that’s what Paul was trying to get across to the trying to get across to the councilmen. councilmen.

He said that He said that the Jews the Jews thought that thought that the new the new converts had converts had to become to become Jews first and Jews first and follow their follow their customs.customs.

I strained to hear the I strained to hear the conversation. Itconversation. Itsounded as if they sounded as if they were finally agreeingwere finally agreeingon something. on something.

““I think Paul I think Paul and Barnabas and Barnabas should goshould goto Jerusalem to Jerusalem and talk to the and talk to the apostles there,” apostles there,” someone said.someone said.

““Let’s find out what their Let’s find out what their opinion is about this.”opinion is about this.”

““That’s a good idea, but I That’s a good idea, but I want some local elders to go want some local elders to go too,” another replied. “I want too,” another replied. “I want to make sure we’re getting an to make sure we’re getting an honest report.”honest report.”

““Does everyone agree?” asked Does everyone agree?” asked Paul. Paul. ““Yes,” Yes,” everyone said together.everyone said together.

““Good, we’ll leave Good, we’ll leave as soon as possible,” as soon as possible,” Paul said. “We need Paul said. “We need to get this to get this straightened out straightened out quickly.”quickly.”

We traveled through We traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria so Paul Phoenicia and Samaria so Paul could encourage Christians could encourage Christians along the way. In along the way. In Jerusalem,Jerusalem,the believers the believers met us at the met us at the city gate.city gate.

When Paul told them the When Paul told them the reason for our visit, reason for our visit, everyone agreed that a everyone agreed that a special meeting needed to special meeting needed to be called. They setbe called. They setthe time for severalthe time for severaldays later.days later.

I was surprised at how many I was surprised at how many people had come to hear Paul people had come to hear Paul and Barnabas. and Barnabas.

But I also knew that there But I also knew that there were lots of people with their were lots of people with their own ideas about Gentiles own ideas about Gentiles accepting accepting Christ. Christ. They wouldThey wouldall want toall want tohave their have their own say during the meeting.own say during the meeting.

Paul and Barnabas Paul and Barnabas opened the meeting opened the meeting by telling of their by telling of their first missionary first missionary journey.journey.

They told about some of theThey told about some of themiraculous things God had miraculous things God had done. Paul told about being done. Paul told about being stoned in Lystra and leftstoned in Lystra and leftfor dead. for dead.

He saved the most importantHe saved the most importantinformation for last—the information for last—the large number of Gentiles who large number of Gentiles who were eager to accept thewere eager to accept themessage of Jesus and His message of Jesus and His death for them.death for them.

““A group that came to A group that came to Antioch from Jerusalem has Antioch from Jerusalem has begun to cause some begun to cause some problems,” Paul reported.problems,” Paul reported.

““They have started to teach They have started to teach and demand that our and demand that our Gentile Christian brothers Gentile Christian brothers and sisters must firstand sisters must firstbecome Jews. I believe this become Jews. I believe this is wrong.”is wrong.”

Just as I thought it would, Just as I thought it would, murmuring arose from the murmuring arose from the group.group.

““How can you take that kind of How can you take that kind of position?” demanded one of position?” demanded one of the leaders. “These Gentiles the leaders. “These Gentiles must submit to becomingmust submit to becomingJews and promise they’ll obey Jews and promise they’ll obey the laws of Moses the laws of Moses before they can before they can follow Jesus.”follow Jesus.”

““Yes, he’s right,” a number Yes, he’s right,” a number of other voices chorused.of other voices chorused.

““We disagree,” another said. We disagree,” another said. “God accepts everyone who “God accepts everyone who accepts His Son. accepts His Son. The important The important thing is that thething is that theGentiles hear Gentiles hear the message ofthe message ofJesus and acceptJesus and acceptit.”it.”

The discussion The discussion went back and went back and forth for a long forth for a long time. Finally, time. Finally, motioning for motioning for silence, Peter, silence, Peter, one of the one of the apostles, stood apostles, stood up.up.

““Brothers, Brothers, about 10 years about 10 years ago I took the ago I took the gospel to gospel to Cornelius and Cornelius and his family who his family who were Gentiles.”were Gentiles.”

““They became believers, and They became believers, and God showed He accepted God showed He accepted them by giving them the Holy them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did at Spirit, just as He did at Pentecost.” Pentecost.”

““It didn’t make any differenceIt didn’t make any differenceto God who they were. God to God who they were. God accepts people from all accepts people from all nations.”nations.”

““As He does, He shows what As He does, He shows what customs need to be put away. customs need to be put away. He doesn’t require them to He doesn’t require them to accept all the customs of accept all the customs of Israel.”Israel.”

““Remember, many of our customs Remember, many of our customs gave people a false security about gave people a false security about their salvation. We know we are their salvation. We know we are saved by Jesus’ death. It’s the same saved by Jesus’ death. It’s the same for these people, too.”for these people, too.”

When Peter finished speaking, When Peter finished speaking, no one had anything more to no one had anything more to say. say.

Everyone listened as Paul Everyone listened as Paul and Barnabas told the rest of and Barnabas told the rest of the miraculous and exciting the miraculous and exciting things God had done among things God had done among the Gentiles during their the Gentiles during their journeys.journeys.

Finally James Finally James rose to speak. rose to speak. He seemed to He seemed to be the one in be the one in charge of this charge of this meeting.meeting.

““Brothers, listen to me,” he Brothers, listen to me,” he began. “Peter has described began. “Peter has described to us how God has chosento us how God has chosenpeople for His kingdom not people for His kingdom not only from the Jews, but also only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles.”from the Gentiles.”

““In fact, God told us in Scripture In fact, God told us in Scripture that He would do this. It is my that He would do this. It is my judgment, therefore, that we judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to the Gentiles who are turning to God.”God.”

The argument was over. The The argument was over. The Holy Spirit had brought Holy Spirit had brought everyone to agreement.everyone to agreement.The next step, they decided, The next step, they decided, was to elect people to take was to elect people to take the good word back to thethe good word back to theGentile believers.Gentile believers.

Exodus 22:21, NIVExodus 22:21, NIVDo not mistreat an Do not mistreat an alien or oppress alien or oppress him, for you were him, for you were aliens in Egypt.aliens in Egypt.

Let’s read some of God’s instructions about strangers, or Let’s read some of God’s instructions about strangers, or aliens, together, out loud.aliens, together, out loud.

(Someone keep their Bible open to each of these texts as we read them, for later discussion.)

Leviticus 19:10, 33, 34, NIVLeviticus 19:10, 33, 34, NIV10 Do not go over your vineyard a 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God. your God. 33 When an alien lives with you in 33 When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God. God.

Leviticus 24:22, NIVLeviticus 24:22, NIV

You are to have the You are to have the same law for the same law for the alien and the native-alien and the native-born. I am the born. I am the LORD your God.LORD your God.

Psalm 146:9, NIVPsalm 146:9, NIVThe LORD watches over the alien The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

What’s an alien? – discuss.What’s an alien? – discuss.

What’s another word for alien? – give some What’s another word for alien? – give some examples.examples.

(For the sake of our discussion, we’re talking about humans!)(For the sake of our discussion, we’re talking about humans!)

What special What special instructions did instructions did God give the God give the Israelites about Israelites about aliens?aliens?

Why do you think Why do you think He gave those He gave those instructions to instructions to them?them?

Which of these Which of these instructions still instructions still apply to us?apply to us?

Who are aliens in our community?Who are aliens in our community?

How does it make How does it make you feel knowing you feel knowing that God loves and that God loves and accepts everyone?accepts everyone?

How will knowing this change the way you How will knowing this change the way you treat your classmates, neighbors, and treat your classmates, neighbors, and

others?others?

We serve God when we love and accept others as

He does.

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