Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Creation week happened in one literal week. To believe otherwise is dangerous. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, continued discussing diseases of the digestive system. Acid reflux (or indigestion), GERD, gastritis, and ulcers all have a common origin. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK
Worship: January 9 – The Literal Week; January 10 – Tower of Babel; January 11 – The Call of Abraham; January 12 – Abraham in Canaan; January 13 – The Test of Faith; January 14 – Destruction of Sodom [All topics per Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White]
Wellness: DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM January 9 – Acid Reflux, GERD, Gastritis, Ulcers; January 10 – Leaky Gut Syndrome; January 11 – Crohn’s Disease; January 12 – Liver Cirrhosis, Pancreatitis; January 13 – Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Diverticulitis; January 14 – Cancers of the Digestive System
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Words of Encouragement
2 Samuel 22:20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
“The assumption that the events of the first week required thousands upon thousands of years, strikes directly at the foundation of the fourth commandment. … It makes indefinite and obscure that which He [GOD] has made very plain. It is infidelity in its most insidious and hence most dangerous form; its real character is so disguised that it is held and taught by many who profess to believe the Bible.” (Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 111.3)
Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
“Geologists claim to find evidence from the earth itself that it is very much older than the Mosaic record teaches. Bones of men and animals, as well as instruments of warfare, petrified trees, et cetera, much larger than any that now exist, or that have existed for thousands of years, have been discovered, and from this it is inferred that the earth was populated long before the time brought to view in the record of creation, and by a race of beings vastly superior in size to any men now living. Such reasoning has led many professed Bible believers to adopt the position that the days of creation were vast, indefinite periods.” (Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 112.2)
Because of the fairly recent (1980) eruption of Mount St. Helens, geologists have now learned how a global flood could have caused rapid burial and separated continents. This dispels the theories of evolutionists that these occurrences required billions of years. Still, not everything can be fully understood in many inexplicable events and findings. What we do believe is God’s word. His word is truth. (Read John 17:17.)
Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
For Health’s Sake…
All originate with excessive acids in the stomach, says Pastor Flemons. Even though the stomach lining is thick and made to handle the very caustic acids in the stomach, excessive acids or acids that remain in the stomach for a long time, erode the mucus lining. If the affected area is larger and creates inflammation and irritation, it is gastritis. If the acids erode a small area, it is an ulcer.
WebMD.com explains GERD this way: “Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the ring of muscle between the esophagus and stomach. Many people, including pregnant women, suffer from heartburn or acid indigestion caused by GERD. Doctors believe that some people suffer from GERD due to a condition called hiatal hernia. In most cases, GERD can be relieved through diet and lifestyle changes; however, some people may require medication or surgery.”
An hiatal hernia is caused by pressure on the stomach, which can be the result of pregnancy, constipation, wearing tight clothing (particularly tight belts), or simply straining to lift an object. What has happened is that the pressure on the upper part of the stomach pushes it upward into an opening in the diaphragm, which displaces the lower sphincter. As such, the sphincter will not properly close or seal. This allows seepage of acids into the esophagus, where the mucus lining is very thin and sensitive.
Anything or habit that causes the overproduction of acid or forces it to remain in the stomach too long erodes the mucus lining and causes all of these digestive disorders: acid reflux, GERD, gastritis, and ulcers.
(The full article is available here: http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/reflux-disease-gerd-1)