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Compass Check: Fall 2016

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Compass Corner

  • by Steve Nutzman
Notice God’s emphasis on rejoicing at the Feast of Tabernacles in Deuteronomy 16:14: “And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates” (emphasis added).
Creating Light out of Darkness

Creating Light out of Darkness

  • by Randy Shoemaker
A son’s plea for his father to fight death a little longer. As children of God, we have a similar calling to fight darkness—to not allow God’s light in us to die out.
How God’s Fall Festivals Reveal His Love for Humanity

How God’s Fall Festivals Reveal His Love for Humanity

  • by Jay Ledbetter
God’s four fall* festivals teach us about His plan of salvation for you and all of humanity. They express God’s love for you. God greatly desires for you to be a spiritual child in His family. They also teach us the fate of Satan the devil and how God will work with each person so they, too, can be in His Kingdom.
Living Forever

Living Forever

  • by Kayla Rains
“Living is hard,” a thoughtful 14-year-old student of mine once told me . . .
How I Learned to Get the Most Out of Serving at the Feast

How I Learned to Get the Most Out of Serving at the Feast

  • by Heidi Braun
With the Feast of Tabernacles coming up so soon, you may have volunteered to serve. Whether you help with ushering, mother’s room, singing in choir, or one of the many other areas, service adds a meaningful dimension to the Holy Days.