AY Honors/SDA History/Requirements
1. What was the name of the man whose preaching ignited the Advent movement and what were three of his main teachings?
2. Fill in the blanks:
On the _______ of October of 18____, many Adventists believed that Jesus would ____________. When He ____________, this day became known to them as the Great ________________.
3. After this time, many abandoned the Advent faith. However, there were some that did not. What did they do to try to figure out what went wrong?
4. One of these Adventists was a young woman named Ellen Harmon (later White), who became an important leader. Why was she so influential?
5. Name the person who realised what had happened in Heaven and also what the Adventists had misunderstood.
6. A Seventh-day Baptist lady named Rachel Oakes had previously taught an Adventist minister something from the Bible they had never fully understood before, and was soon readily accepted by Adventists. What was it?
7. Before long, it became necessary for the Adventists to organise formally into a new Church: the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Name the people who were the founders and the date it happened.
8. The Seventh-day Adventists in the late 1800s strongly believed that their mission was to be the bearers of the Third Angel's Message (Revelation 14:6-12) to the world so they began to do overseas missions. Name four countries the Church sent missionaries to, and what were their names?
9. There were several main ways these missionaries spread the Advent message. Name three of these methods and explain how each worked.
10. By the late 1800s, some church leaders had been teaching the "commandments of God" (Revelation 14:12) so much that they were losing sight of "the faith of Jesus" (Revelation 14:12). Because of that, some Adventists thought that salvation came by keeping God's ______________________, rather than ______________ in Jesus, His sacrifice and His righteousness. This had to be corrected. Name the three key people who lead out in this renewal during, and after, the 1888 General Conference.
11. As a club, research how the Adventist message first came to your country. In your own words, very briefly tell how and when this first happened and the names of two key people involved.
12. As a club, research how the Adventist message first came to your state, province or other local region. In your own words, briefly share how and when this happened, and the names of two key people who helped to do it.
13. As a club, talk to some senior members of your home church and learn about someone who has done big things for God from your own local congregation. Share their name and what they did.
14. We can all be heroes for God. Read Revelation 14:6. Just like these godly men and women before you, explain in your own words how it feels to know Jesus has called you to share His love shown on the cross with others and the good news of His soon return.