Morris L. Venden is a well known Seventh-day Adventist

Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...

 preacher, teacher, and author, who also is know as a member of the Voice of Prophecy

Voice Of Prophecy

The Voice Of Prophecy is a long-running Seventh-day Adventist religious radio broadcast founded in 1929 by H.M.S. Richards, Sr.. Initially aired on a single radio station in Los Angeles it has since grown to numerous stations throughout the United States and Canada and more recently has begun...

 team as an associate speaker.

Biography

Venden was born to Melvin Venden and Ivy Ruth Venden.

He has pastored several large churches such as the La Sierra University

La Sierra University

La Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Adventist Accrediting Association...

 Church and Pacific Union College Church

Pacific Union College Church

The Pacific Union College Church is the campus church of Pacific Union College in Angwin, Napa Valley, California. It is a part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.-Congregation:...

 on the campus of Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....

 in California

California

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, and Union College

Union College (Nebraska)

Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska is a four-year coeducational college owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Midwest. It opened in 1891.T.R.M...

 Church in Nebraska

Nebraska

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. Later he pastored the Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church near Loma Linda

Loma Linda, California

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, California, from which he retired in August, 1998.
Venden then joined the Voice of Prophecy

Voice Of Prophecy

The Voice Of Prophecy is a long-running Seventh-day Adventist religious radio broadcast founded in 1929 by H.M.S. Richards, Sr.. Initially aired on a single radio station in Los Angeles it has since grown to numerous stations throughout the United States and Canada and more recently has begun...

 team as an associate speaker. As well as appearing on Voice of Prophecy radio broadcasts, he is also a highly sought after speaker both nationally and internationally.

One source described him as a "master" of the art of preaching amongst Adventists. Tapes of his sermons have been distributed widely.

Venden is married to Marilyn, and together they have ministered mostly to students and young professionals. His son Lee is also a pastor.

Venden is a strong advocate of both justification and sanctification by faith alone. He also was a strong supporter of the Pillars of Seventh-day Adventism

The Pillars of Adventism

The Pillars of Adventism are landmark doctrines for Seventh-Day Adventists; Bible doctrines that define who they are as a people of faith; doctrines that are "non-negotiables" in Adventist theology.-The Pillars of Adventism:...

 including the investigative judgment

Investigative judgment

The investigative judgment is a unique Seventh-day Adventist doctrine, which asserts that a divine judgment of professed Christians has been in progress since 1844. It is intimately related to the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and was described by the church's prophet and pioneer...

. He is famous for his parables and dry humor. As a young minister he was deeply influenced by H. M. S. Richards, Sr.

H. M. S. Richards

Harold Marshall Sylvester Richards, Sr. , commonly known as H.M.S. Richards, was a well known Seventh-day Adventist evangelist and author....

, the founder of the Voice of Prophecy

Voice Of Prophecy

The Voice Of Prophecy is a long-running Seventh-day Adventist religious radio broadcast founded in 1929 by H.M.S. Richards, Sr.. Initially aired on a single radio station in Los Angeles it has since grown to numerous stations throughout the United States and Canada and more recently has begun...

 radio program.

Publications

Venden has published more than 30 books. Many discuss the meaning of theology for the personal life.

• 1978, Salvation By Faith & Your Will. Southern Publishing. ISBN 0812701909

• 1979, From Exodus To Advent

• 1980, Faith that works, (Daily Devotional), Review and Herald
  Review and Herald Publishing Association
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• 1982, Good News and Bad News about the Judgment, Pacific Press
  Pacific Press Publishing Association
  The Pacific Press Publishing Association, or Pacific Press for short, is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America. It was founded in 1874 by James White in Oakland, California, and is now located in Nampa, Idaho. Its titles include theological works as well as...
  
  . ISBN 081630484X

• 1982, How to Make Christianity Real

• 1982, The Pillars, Pacific Press

• 1982, The Return of Elijah, Pacific Press

• 1983, Obedience of Faith, Review and Herald.

• 1983, To Know God: A 5-Day Plan. Review and Herald. ISBN 0828002207
• 1984, Common Ground, Review and Herald.

• 1984, Uncommon Ground, Review and Herald.

• 1984, Higher Ground, Review and Herald.

• 1984, What Jesus Said About ...., Pacific Press

• 1986, How Jesus Treated People, Pacific Press. ISBN 0816306214
• 1986, Parables of the Kingdom, Pacific Press

• 1986, Your Friend, the Holy Spirit, Pacific Press

• 1987, How to Know God's Will in Your Life. Pacific Press. ISBN 0816307199

• 1987, 95 Theses on Righteousness by Faith. Pacific Press. ISBN 0816319545
• 1988, Here I Come, Ready Or Not. Pacific Press. ISBN 0816307334

• 1991, Hard to Be Lost, Pacific Press

• 1992, Love God and Do as You Please. Pacific Press. ISBN 0816310890

• 1993, God Says, But I Think. Pacific Press. ISBN 0816311374

• 1994, Modern Parables. Pacific Press. ISBN 081631196X
• 1995, The Last Trolley Out. Pacific Press. ISBN 0-936785-92-6

• 1996, Never Without an Intercessor, Pacific Press, Update of Good News and Bad News about the Judgment

• 1999, Faith That Works. Review and Herald. ISBN 0-8280-1435-3
• More About Jesus Seminar, vol. 1. DVD with his son Lee Venden.
• It's Who You Know. Pacific Press. ISBN 0-904748-46-4

External links

• Articles by Venden as catalogued in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)

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