We Seventh-day Adventists establish all our beliefs on the Bible alone. Our church doesn’t have a set creed. Instead, we have 28 fundamental beliefs that express what we believe the Bible teaches. In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson shares how these beliefs developed. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a movement that began the providential unfolding […]

John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” It’s a beautiful description of Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of man—a perfect blending of the human and divine. Jesus has given us His words of life through the Holy Scriptures, the […]

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses the tenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists—the experience of salvation. The experience of salvation that reaches deep into the souls comes from God alone. “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God…Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter […]

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson tackles the eleventh fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists—growing in Christ. Growth takes time.  For instance, planting a garden requires a lot of work and care before the plants get mature. Similarly, raising a child takes years of nurturing before he becomes a full-grown adult. Even friendship takes time […]

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson and his wife, Nancy, share what the Bible teaches about the church, specifically what it is, how it began, and what its purpose is today. In Genesis, God created Adam. But “it is not good for man to be alone,” so he created Eve to be his companion. And […]

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses God’s remnant and its mission, constituting the thirteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists. A remnant is a group of people who remain loyal to God no matter what. Noah and his family were an example of the remnant people in the beginning. In Genesis 6:5, 11, we […]

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson is with his fellow General Conference executive officers, Erton Kohler and Paul Douglas, to talk about unity in the body of Christ which constitutes our church’s fourteenth fundamental belief. Unity among believers began with Christ Himself.  The night before His crucifixion, Jesus prayed to His Father: “Keep through Your […]

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about baptism, constituting the fifteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists. Baptism, a public ceremony proclaiming that Jesus is your Lord and Savior, demonstrates your commitment to Him.  Its biblical practice involves immersion in water which can be traced back to Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist before […]

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the Lord’s Supper based on the sixteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists. The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him. In this experience, Christ is present to meet and strengthen His […]

Everyone enjoys receiving gifts, especially from people we love, may it be on a birthday or any other special occasion. But more important than the gift itself is the person who took the time and effort to prepare and give it. And thoughtfulness is what makes it more special and memorable. In this episode, Pastor […]

In the previous episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talked about spiritual gifts. Today, he’s going to discuss one of these, the gift of prophecy. We read in Revelation 12:17 that “the dragon was enraged with the woman and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and […]

This week, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the law of God, the subject of the nineteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists. Our first fundamental belief states that “the Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration. The inspired authors spoke and wrote as they were moved […]

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson and his wife, Nancy, talk about the Sabbath, which constitutes the twentieth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists. The Sabbath was given in a perfect world at the beginning of time. It commemorates Creation and honors the Creator. Genesis 1 describes how God created this world and everything that […]