Investiture Achievement/Friend/Spiritual Discovery

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The Books of the New Testament and the sections into which they are divided are as follows:
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|'''Gospels'''
|'''History'''
|'''Epistles'''
|'''Prophecy'''
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*Matthew
*Mark
*Luke
*John
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*Acts
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*Romans
*1 Corinthians
*2 Corinthians
*Galatians
*Ephesians
*Philippians
*Colossians
*1 Thessalonians
*2 Thessalonians
*1 Timothy
*2 Timothy
*Titus
*Philemon
*Hebrews
*James
*1 Peter
*2 Peter
*1 John
*2 John
*3 John
*Jude
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*Revelation
|}

Memorization is so much easier when it is done in song rather than by rote. The Books of the New Testament can be sung to the tune of the "A, B, C" song.
You can listen to it on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bupd7EiCkk YouTube].

<poem>
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John,
Acts and Romans
First Corinthians, Second Corinthians,
Galatians and Ephesians,
Philippians, Colossians
First Thessalonians,
Second Thessalonians
First and Second Timothy
Titus and Philemon
Hebrews, James
First and Second Peter
First and Second, Third John,
Jude and Revelation!
</poem>

If that version does not appeal to you (or your Pathfinders), there are other songs that accomplish the same goal also on YouTube.

If some song using the New Testament is sung during the opening ceremonies at the beginning of each meeting, each Pathfinder in regular attendance will know the books of the New Testament by the end of the year.

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Once the books of the New Testament are known in order, finding them in the Bible will be much easier. If you save this requirement for closer to the end of the Pathfinder year, then your Friends will have had a chance to sing the New Testament song dozens of times before they have to demonstrate their ability to do this. Tell them to practice it at home ahead of time.

A fun way of having the kids find books quickly is to have a Bible Sword Drill. When all the kids have their Bibles ready (that is, their swords), you announce a verse from the New Testament for them to find. The first one to find it wins, and reads it aloud to the rest of the class. If all of the Friends in your class are able to win at least once, you are finished. Otherwise, you can treat this as practice for when they need to demonstrate it to you.

It is important to have them do this with a printed version of the Bible rather than an electronic device. Otherwise they are demonstrating their ability to use the device rather than to find a book in the Bible.

== ==
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===Prayer===
*{{Bible link|Matthew 6:9-13}} (The Lord's Prayer)
*{{Bible link|Mark 1:35}}
*{{Bible link|1 Samuel 12:23}}
*{{Bible link|1 Thessalonians 3:10}}

===Doctrine===
*{{Bible link|John 10:10}}
*{{Bible link|2 Timothy 3:15}}
*{{Bible link|Exodus 20:3-17}} (The Ten Commandments)

===Behavior===
*{{Bible link|Luke 2:52}}
*{{Bible link|Luke 4:16}}
*{{Bible link|Ephesians 6:1}}
*{{Bible link|Psalm 51:10}}
*{{Bible link|Psalm 16:8}}

===Salvation===
*{{Bible link|Eccl 12:1}}
*{{Bible link|John 3:16}}
*{{Bible link|1 John 1:9}}
*{{Bible link|Ezekiel 33:11}}
*{{Bible link|John 17:15}}

===Relationships===
*{{Bible link|Psalm 107:1}}
*{{Bible link|Psalm 103:13}}
*{{Bible link|Philippians 4:19}}
*{{Bible link|Isaiah 58:9,10}}
*{{Bible link|Psalm 84:1,2}}

===Promises/Praise===
*{{Bible link|Proverbs 17:22}}
*{{Bible link|Proverbs 12:22}}
*{{Bible link|Philippians 4:4}}
*{{Bible link|Proverbs 6:6}}
*{{Bible link|Proverbs 28:14}}

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===Techniques===
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== ==
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Here are some skits that will fulfill this requirement:

*[[Investiture Achievement/Skit/Mark|Judea Today]] - a Biblical Newscast

If you have a skit of your own, please consider adding it to our Wiki!

== ==
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===People===
;[[w:George_Whitefield|George Whitefield]]: English Anglican preacher who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain, and especially in the British North American colonies. He was one of the founders of Methodism and of the evangelical movement generally.
;[[w:Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]]: Oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts
;[[w:William Miller (preacher)|William Miller]]: Baptist preacher who is widely regarded as one of the founding members of the Adventist faith. He interpreted Biblical prophecy of the Second Coming. Originally opposed the setting of a definite date for the Second Advent.
;[[w:Joshua V. Himes|Joshua V. Himes]]: Began Publishing ''The Signs of the Times''
;[[w:Samuel S. Snow|Samuel S. Snow]]: Originally an agent for an atheistic newspaper, he became a converted Christian in 1839. Set the date for the Second Coming as October 22, 1844.
;[[w:Barton W. Stone|Barton W. Stone]]: Began Restoration Movment with Alexander Campbell. Published Christian Messenger starting 1826.
;[[w:Charles Finney|Charles Finney]]: An innovator at many revival meetings. Commonly had women pray publicly at meetings of mixed gender.
;[[w:Hiram Edson|Hiram Edson]]: Introduced the Sanctuary Doctrine to the early members of the Adventist Church.

===Events===
====William Miller called to preach====
William Miller had studied the Biblical prophecies found in Daniel and came to the conclusion that Jesus would return to Earth in the Autumn of 1843 (the date of October 22, 1844 was not set until later). He kept his conclusion to himself for several years until the Lord impressed him to "Go and tell it to the world." He resisted this impression, but was not able to rest. In a final act of desperation, he told the Lord that if He would "open a way," then he would go. He then felt the Lord asking him, "What do you mean by 'opening the way?'" He answered the Lord that if he were invited to speak someplace, then he would go and tell them what he had found out about the Lord's soon coming. At this he felt a great peace and was able to relax, thinking there was no way anyone was going to invite him anywhere to preach.

After half an hour had passed, he heard a knock on the door. It was the son of a Mr Guilford, from Dresden about 16 miles away. He told William Miller that there was no one to preach the sermon at their church the next day, and his father had asked him to invite Mr Miller to preach to them on the Second Coming.

Miller was incredibly distraught and fled to a grove on his farm without giving the boy an answer. He was furious with himself for making his bargain with God, and was intent on not following through. However, he changed his mind and accepted the invitation. This was the beginning of William Miller's public ministry, and a seminal moment in the "Great Awakening."

Read more about it [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0ZIlw11aR1BzemPWI-pz7A&id=rqb2WKFJomwC&printsec=titlepage#v=onepage& here].

====Signs of the Times published====
Joshua V Himes was the pastor of the First Christian Church in Boston in the 1830's. Himes met William Miller in 1839 at Exeter, New Hampshire. Impressed, he invited Miller to speak at the Chardon Street Chapel. From these lectures Himes became convinced of the soon return of Christ, and sought opportunities for Miller to preach. In 1840 he published and edited the first Millerite newspaper, the '''Signs of the Times,'' in Boston. Note that this is not the same magazine as today's ''Signs of the Times'' which was first published by James White in 1874.

After the Great Disappointment, he became a leader of the Evangelical Adventists and their American Millennial Association (1858), opposing Sabbatarian Adventism and their understanding of the sanctuary as well as those who believed in conditional immortality and the re-establishment of Israel before Christ's Second Coming.

====Great Disappointment====
During the Millerite Movement, October 22, 1844 was set as the date for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. On that date, many Adventist believers waited for His return.

October 22 passed without incident, resulting in feelings of disappointment among many Millerites. Henry Emmons, a Millerite, later wrote,

{{bquote|I waited all Tuesday [October 22] and dear Jesus did not come;– I waited all the forenoon of Wednesday, and was well in body as I ever was, but after 12 o’clock I began to feel faint, and before dark I needed someone to help me up to my chamber, as my natural strength was leaving me very fast, and I lay prostrate for 2 days without any pain– sick with disappointment.}}

William Miller continued to wait for the second coming of Jesus Christ until his death in 1849.

Not only were the Millerites dealing with their own shattered expectations, they also faced considerable criticism and even violence from the general public. On November 18, 1844, Miller wrote to Himes about his experiences:

{{bquote|"Some are tauntingly enquiring, 'Have you not gone up?' Even little children in the streets are shouting continually to passersby, 'Have you a ticket to go up?' The public prints, of the most fashionable and popular kind…are caricaturing in the most shameful manner of the 'white robes of the saints,' Revelation 6:11, the 'going up,' and the great day of 'burning.' Even the pulpits are desecrated by the repetition of scandalous and false reports concerning the 'ascension robes', and priests are using their powers and pens to fill the catalogue of scoffing in the most scandalous periodicals of the day."}}

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The Friend requirements for this section are all the requirements above this point on this page.

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{|border=0
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|align=right|∞ BC ||Jesus always was
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|align=right|~4000 BC ||Jesus creates our world
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|align=right|4 BC || Jesus born to Mary
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|align=right|9 AD || Jesus visits the Temple
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|align=right|27 AD || Jesus is baptized, ministry begins
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|align=right|31 AD || Crucifixion and Resurrection
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|align=right|1844 AD || Enters the heavenly sanctuary's Most Holy Place
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|align=right|?? AD || Second Coming
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|align=right|?? AD +1000 years || Third Coming, establishes His kingdom on Earth
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|align=right|∞ AD || Jesus will always be
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