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Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church

4211 W Adams Blvd • Los Angeles, CA, 90018-2228
323-735-0228

Staying Young

Back to Basics
My lower back hurts, and I have a feeling yours...

Good Cholesterol
Good cholesterol? We hear so many negative...

Walk the Dog
I have a confession. Despite being happily married...

The Bible Says
Mysterious Rivers
When I gaze down at a river from the bank, I...
Out of Tune
Recently, my son, his friend, and I did a musical...
Wide-angle Lens
It was months before I even laid eyes on the...

Family

The Legacy of a Smile
Twenty-five years in the classroom, at...

Building Altars
I've always been intrigued with the altars that...

Blessed Homesickness
Holiday arrangements did not happen as...

The Officers and members of Berean would like to extend a hearty "welcome" to our
Visitors and Friends. We are privileged to have you in our midst today. Please come
again and worship with us in the home of the Lord. "Surely the righteous shall give
thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in the presence." (Psalm 140:13)

Lawrence S. Dorsey, Sr.

Senior Pastor

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Divine Worship
February 18th, 2012 11:00 a.m.

His Family Assembles for Worship
Prelude to Worship/Introit................Praise Team/Congregation
Call to Worship..........................................Elder Philip Grayson
His Family Fellowships
Invocation.................................................Elder Philip Grayson
Musical Selection........................................Berean Youth Choir
Welcome...................................................Host/Hostess/Pastor
Announcements:
Hymn of Praise, #534
“Will Your Anchor Hold?”..............................Elder Sharon Cluff
His Family Draws Near To His Throne
Scriptural Reading...Isaiah 14:12-16.............Elder Sharon Cluff
Intercessory Prayer................................Elder Schubert Palmer
Musical Selection........................................Berean Youth Choir
Tithes and Offerings................................Elder Mark McDonald
His Word to His Family
Meditation Selection

Message of the Hour............Pastor Lawrence S. Dorsey, Sr.
“GLORY DAYS”

Hymn of Departure, #524
“Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”............Pastor Andre L. Turner
Benediction............................................Pastor Andre L. Turner
Postlude....................................................................Musicians

SPIRIT OF PROPHECY QUOTE:

The Saviour gathered His disciples about Him, and said to them, “If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.” There was in these words a solemnity and impres s i venes s which the di sciples were far f rom comprehending. That which Christ discerned they could not see. They did not understand the nature of Christ’s kingdom, and this ignorance was the apparent cause of their contention. But the real cause lay deeper. By explaining the nature of the kingdom, Christ might for the time have quelled their strife; but this would not have touched the underlying cause. Even after they had received the fullest knowledge, any question of precedence might have renewed the trouble. Thus disaster would have been brought to the church after Christ’s departure. The strife for the highest place was the outworking of that same spirit which was the beginning of the great controversy in the worlds above, and which had brought Christ from heaven to die. There rose up before Him a vision of Lucifer, the “son of the morning,” in glory surpassing all the angels that surround the throne, and united in closest ties to the Son of God. Lucifer had said, “I will be like the Most High” (Isa. 14:12, 14); and the desire for self-exaltation had brought strife into the heavenly courts, and had banished a multitude of the hosts of God. Had Lucifer really desired to be like the Most High he would never have deserted his appointed place in heaven; for the spirit of the Most High is manifested in unselfish ministry. Lucifer desired God’s power, but not His character. He sought for himself the highest place, and every being who is actuated by his spirit will do the same. Thus alienation, discord, and strife will be inevitable. Dominion becomes the prize of the strongest. The kingdom of Satan is a kingdom of force; every individual regards every other as an obstacle in the way of his own advancement, or a steppingstone on which he himself may climb to a higher place. (The Desire of Ages, Chapter 48, pages 435 and 436)