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Question 1
What details does she use to show that her faith story began before she was born, not just with her own decisions?
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Finding strength in your unique story
30 de mayo de 2026
Before You Press Play
Watch for Pastor Shifra’s Samoan heritage, her family’s black-box Bible story, and how she shows that faith has to become personal, not just inherited, at New Hope Fulton Church.
My faith story is one that testifies to God who has been faithful through the ages.
— Impactful Quote
Para Reflexión
Question 2
How does her description of Samoa, Polynesia, and the missionary story help her connect culture with God’s faithfulness?
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Question 3
Why is the Holy Spirit so important in her story, especially when she talks about prophecy and Genesis 1:2?
And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
— Impactful Quote
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Question 4
What do you notice about the way she describes her family’s generations of faith, missionaries, and pastors?
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Question 5
How does the story of her grandfather and the Bible study change the way she presents Adventist faith as something received, argued over, and finally embraced?
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Question 6
What does she mean when she says there are no grandchildren of God, and why does that matter for children and young people?
I knew I wanted to be baptized.
— Impactful Quote
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Question 7
What stands out about her baptism at age nine and the way she describes it as a genuine choice rather than a performance of perfection?
It is not baptism is not about I now am going to be a faithful person perfectly.
— Impactful Quote
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Question 8
How does the letter of accusation and her father’s response reveal the kindness of God through her dad?
the kindness of my father.
— Impactful Quote
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Question 9
What do you learn from her decision to reject Laos, then later choose Maryland, about listening to God over even loving family expectations?
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Question 10
What personal step is she inviting listeners to take when she says faith must be shared and told to someone else this week?
It is not my faithfulness, but God's faithfulness, and it's the kindness of God truly that saves, like, whatever you're going through.
— Impactful Quote
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Oración
After the Sermon Prayer
Lord, thank You for Pastor Shifra’s testimony of Samoan faith heritage, Your faithfulness through the ages, and Your kindness that saves us. Help us make faith our own, follow Jesus with courage, and share our faith stories with others this week. Amen.