Arden Seventh-Day Adventist Church

09/05/2026

9/5/26| In Joseph: The Story Begins, Pastor Eric Bates teaches from Genesis 37:1–3 and introduces the opening chapter of Joseph’s remarkable journey.

Joseph begins his story as a seventeen-year-old living within a complicated family. His father Jacob loves him deeply and gives him a special coat, setting Joseph apart from his brothers and adding another layer to the tensions already present in the household.

What begins with family relationships and favoritism will soon develop into jealousy, betrayal, suffering, and unexpected turns. Yet even at the beginning, God is quietly preparing a much larger story.

This message reminds us that God can work through imperfect families and difficult beginnings. Our circumstances may influence our journey, but they do not have the final word. As Joseph’s story unfolds, we will see that God’s faithfulness can transform even the most painful chapters into part of His redemptive purpose.

Memory Verse — Genesis 37:1–3 KJV
“And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.”
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Live Captions: https://vimeo.com/event/5934999
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Translations, raducciones, Переклади
https://tinyurl.com/cc-translations
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Senior: Pastor Eric Bates
Youth: Pastor Rich Maskelony
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/arden7thdaychurch
Vimeo Live: https://vimeo.com/event/4888885
Church Mainstream – https://ardensda.short.gy/livestream
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardenadventist/
License: CCLI:746923, CVLI:505530290, CCLI:CSPL042146

09/04/2026

09/02/2026

Midweek encouragement from Pastor Rich's sermon.....A God Worth Believing In

Many people reject God because they have been taught a distorted caricature: a tyrant who controls everything, inflicts suffering, and tortures dissenters forever. Such a deity deserves rejection—and is not the God of Scripture. From Eden to today, a cosmic argument rages between the devil’s way of coercive force and God’s way of self-giving love. Evil entered through the enemy’s poisoned words and has often been reinforced by a poisoned church that claims God’s name yet operates by force. To see through these lies we must look at Jesus, whose humble service—even washing dirty feet and dying on a cross—reveals the Father’s true character. Believing this God changes everything and calls the church to pray, study, and invite others to discover Him.

08/28/2026

Whatever this week has brought—joy, disappointment, exhaustion, or uncertainty—bring it to Christ and rest in His presence.

✨ “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

May your Sabbath be filled with peace in your heart, joy in your home, fellowship with God’s people, and a renewed awareness of His amazing love.

08/26/2026

Midweek encouragement from Pastor Eric's final sermon in the series on Jacob.

Most of us do not like to think about endings. We avoid the subject of death, delay hard conversations, and quietly hope that if we do not look at the final chapter, it will somehow stay far away. But Jacob's last request in Genesis 47 invites us into a better conversation. His dying words are not gloomy surrender. They are a window into a life, that after many failures and many wrestlings, learned to rest in the faithfulness of God. Jacob shows us that finishing well is not about having lived perfectly. It is about still trusting God when the end comes into view.

08/16/2026

8/16/26|Healing Streams| 9:30am
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Live Captions: https://vimeo.com/event/5934999
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Translations, raducciones, Переклади
https://tinyurl.com/cc-translations
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Senior: Pastor Eric Bates
Youth: Pastor Rich Maskelony
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/arden7thdaychurch
Vimeo Live: https://vimeo.com/event/4888885
Church Mainstream – https://ardensda.short.gy/livestream
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardenadventist/
License: CCLI:746923, CVLI:505530290, CCLI:CSPL042146

08/15/2026

8/15/26|Healing Streams| 2pm
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Live Captions: https://vimeo.com/event/5934999
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Translations, raducciones, Переклади
https://tinyurl.com/cc-translations
___________________________
Senior: Pastor Eric Bates
Youth: Pastor Rich Maskelony
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/arden7thdaychurch
Vimeo Live: https://vimeo.com/event/4888885
Church Mainstream – https://ardensda.short.gy/livestream
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardenadventist/
License: CCLI:746923, CVLI:505530290, CCLI:CSPL042146

08/07/2026

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