tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82069634748674485622008-09-13T17:34:17.176-04:00Beacon Light SDA - Annapolis, MDThe on-line community for the Beacon Light SDA Church in Annapolis, MD.Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-89390410233564557932008-09-13T17:23:00.002-04:002008-09-13T17:30:54.748-04:00Pastor's Blog<p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Pastor George Williams</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">was a former ordained Pentecostal Pastor with a congregation of 200 members. He founded and presided over Mt. Zion Miracle Station located in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Wilmington</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">Delaware</st1:state></st1:place>. He was also founder of Religious Crossroads which broadcasted a two-hour weekly radio program on Sunday mornings. While broadcasting on radio, he produced and directed a thirty-minute segment on local cable television which featured Christian business people. Both endeavors impacted many people who made decisions to follow Christ. Today, he is broadcast every Friday 6 pm - 8 pm on WJSS1330 AM radio or on the web at WJSS1330.net.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Pastor Williams embarked on a 30-day fast, after being led by the Holy Spirit to quit his Sales position with a major Fortune 500 company. On the last day of the fast the Lord Jesus led him to read Genesis 2:3 which states the Lord Jesus set aside only one day for worship ---Saturday. This revelation was presented to his church and they embraced the truth of the Word. They began their Sabbath worship on the first Saturday in January 1991. During that year, Pastor Williams met Leon Trusty of <st1:placetype st="on">Mt.</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">Calvary</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">SDA</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype> located in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Salem</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NJ</st1:state></st1:place> and began taking Bible studies. As a result of this relationship, Pastor Williams and his wife were baptized into the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Seventh-day</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Adventist</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place> in April 1992. In October of 1992, 50 members of his church were baptized into the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Seventh-day</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Adventist</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place> as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Pastor Williams has served as pastor of Mt. Zion Miracle Station (<st1:city st="on">Wilmington</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">DE</st1:state>), <st1:placename st="on">First</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype> (<st1:city st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">DC</st1:state>), First Maranatha (<st1:city st="on">Baltimore</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">MD</st1:state>), and Cherry Hill (<st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Baltimore</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">MD</st1:state></st1:place>) Seventh-day Adventist churches and Sharon SDA (Baltimore, MD). He is married to the former Sharon L. Brown. They have five children and seven grandchildren.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-43330012049907264622007-09-30T13:59:00.000-04:002007-09-30T14:01:00.570-04:00Multichurch Pastoring and the Family?With this growing need for the Word of God, and the alarming amount of sin in our church's, why aren't the Adventist producing more Pastors, to keep up with the growth of new congregations? Is it finacial? Is it spiritual? Is it criticism Pastors face from the congregation? Are we just not putting enough effort in higher education towards Pastorial leadership? What can we do now to kind of help the church produce more leaders with its rapid congregational growth?Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-37117845732999698662007-09-08T13:05:00.000-04:002007-09-08T13:07:22.647-04:00How’s my Fast Going – Testimonies, Challenges, Breakthrough’s, etc…<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">Fasting for a Spiritual Breakthrough!<o:p></o:p></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Type of Fast:</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"> We will be going through a <b style="">21-day Disciple's Fast.</b> The purpose of this type of fast is “loose the bands of wickedness” (Isa. 58:3) – freeing ourselves and others from addictions to sin. Key Verse: “This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting” (Matt. 17:21 KJV) Jesus cast a demon from a boy whom the disciples had failed to help. Apparently they had not taken seriously enough the way Satan had his claws set in the youth. The implication is that Jesus' disciples could have performed this exorcism had they been willing to undergo the discipline of fasting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">Day-to-Day Fasting:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">For 21 full days you are encouraged to fast from the following:<o:p></o:p><br />● Sweets (cakes, pastries, pies, cookies, sodas and sweet drinks)<o:p></o:p><br />● All meats (chicken, fish, beef, turkey, etc.)<o:p></o:p><br />● Coffee and caffeinated teas and sodas<o:p></o:p><br />● Secular TV programming with the exception of the news.<o:p></o:p><br />● Theater Movies and forms of similar entertainment.<o:p></o:p><br />● Video Entertainment (video games, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-10655702172237554262007-08-31T23:23:00.000-04:002007-09-01T08:31:00.884-04:00Pastor's Page - Archive<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;" >Pastor's Pages and Fasting Handout</span></b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-80921905983987556452007-08-30T17:57:00.001-04:002007-08-30T17:57:57.913-04:00Is THIS Beacon Light???<a onclick="" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06696363068975474144" rel="nofollow">Demarrco</a> said...<br />I want everyone to check this story out. Leave your comments in reference to: I Cringe. Just highlight the address, copy and paste it to your browser box.http://www.adventistreview.org/2004-1514/story4.htmlBlog on Family!<br />August 30, 2007 10:19 AMBeacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206963474867448562.post-74424510395132972392007-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:002007-08-23T00:02:07.273-04:00New Blog for the Beacon Light Church FamilyAre you familiar with Blogging? Is this a forum that you will use?Beacon Light SDA Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191579934779825897noreply@blogger.com