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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake They thought that by imprisoning and beheading John the Baptist, the truths he preached would be silenced. Just the opposite happened. His testimony is still being noised abroad! They only put him beyond the reach of temptation to sin. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, introduced us to Marjorie, who has had an amazing first day of a 10-day juice feast. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – June 4 – June 10
Worship Sunday – At Jacob’s Well; Monday – “Except Ye See Signs and Wonders”; Tuesday – Bethesda and the Sanhedrin; Wednesday – Imprisonment and Death of John; Thursday – “The Kingdom of God Is at Hand”; Friday – “Is Not This the Carpenter’s Son?”; Saturday, the Sabbath – The Call by the Sea [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – How to Supercharge Your Health; Monday – The Plan of Redemption in the Endocrine System; Tuesday – The Plan of Redemption in the Pituitary Gland; Wednesday – Marjorie’s 1st of a 10-day Juice Feast
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Words of Encouragement
Isaiah 37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
Psalm 34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“To many minds a deep mystery surrounds the fate of John the Baptist. They question why he should have been left to languish and die in prison. The mystery of this dark providence our human vision cannot penetrate; but it can never shake our confidence in God when we remember that John was but a sharer in the sufferings of Christ. All who follow Christ will wear the crown of sacrifice. They will surely be misunderstood by selfish men, and will be made a mark for the fierce assaults of Satan. It is this principle of self-sacrifice that his kingdom is established to destroy, and he will war against it wherever manifested. DA 223.4
“The childhood, youth, and manhood of John had been characterized by firmness and moral power. When his voice was heard in the wilderness saying, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight’ (Matt. 3:3), Satan feared for the safety of his kingdom. The sinfulness of sin was revealed in such a manner that men trembled. Satan’s power over many who had been under his control was broken. He had been unwearied in his efforts to draw away the Baptist from a life of unreserved surrender to God; but he had failed. And he had failed to overcome Jesus. In the temptation in the wilderness, Satan had been defeated, and his rage was great. Now he determined to bring sorrow upon Christ by striking John. The One whom he could not entice to sin he would cause to suffer. DA 224.1
“Jesus did not interpose to deliver His servant. He knew that John would bear the test. Gladly would the Saviour have come to John, to brighten the dungeon gloom with His own presence. But He was not to place Himself in the hands of enemies and imperil His own mission. Gladly would He have delivered His faithful servant. But for the sake of thousands who in after years must pass from prison to death, John was to drink the cup of martyrdom. As the followers of Jesus should languish in lonely cells, or perish by the sword, the rack, or the fagot, apparently forsaken by God and man, what a stay to their hearts would be the thought that John the Baptist, to whose faithfulness Christ Himself had borne witness, had passed through a similar experience! DA 224.2
“Satan was permitted to cut short the earthly life of God’s messenger; but that life which ‘is hid with Christ in God,’ the destroyer could not reach. Col. 3:3. He exulted that he had brought sorrow upon Christ, but he had failed of conquering John. Death itself only placed him forever beyond the power of temptation. In this warfare, Satan was revealing his own character. Before the witnessing universe he made manifest his enmity toward God and man. DA 224.3
“Though no miraculous deliverance was granted John, he was not forsaken. He had always the companionship of heavenly angels, who opened to him the prophecies concerning Christ, and the precious promises of Scripture. These were his stay, as they were to be the stay of God’s people through the coming ages. To John the Baptist, as to those that came after him, was given the assurance, [‘Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.’] Matt. 28:20, [KJV], margin. DA 224.4
“God never leads His children otherwise than they would choose to be led, if they could see the end from the beginning, and discern the glory of the purpose which they are fulfilling as co-workers with Him. Not Enoch, who was translated to heaven, not Elijah, who ascended in a chariot of fire, was greater or more honored than John the Baptist, who perished alone in the dungeon. ‘Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake.’ Phil. 1:29. And of all the gifts that Heaven can bestow upon men, fellowship with Christ in His sufferings is the most weighty trust and the highest honor.” DA 224.5
(This study is based on Matthew 11:1-11; Matthew 14:1-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 7:19-28; and chapter 22, “Imprisonment and Death of John,” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
Like most women, Marjorie shrank from being publicly seen first thing in the morning. But she boldly told her story. She has been under the care of military doctors for more than twenty years. In that time, she has been facing one health challenge after the other.
She has a fatty liver and liver failure, diabetes type 2, kidney and pancreas infections. Then she heard about Pastor Flemons and the REFRESHING lifestyle promoted at Times of Refreshing Wellness Ministry. She arrived in the U.S. and met Pastor Flemons three days ago. She had a migraine, headache, a sinus headache, and could barely breathe. He put her on a 10-day juice feast. On Day 1, she also gave herself an enema, recommended and prepared by Pastor Flemons. After she emerged from completing the enema, Pastor Flemons asked about her pain. She was amazed. She had not remembered that she was in pain, until he asked. Now she has hope.
Listen to the recording to hear her tell her own story with additional details.