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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “Anyone in need is our neighbor,” says Pastor Flemons. However, too frequently prejudice and anger issues interfere with our ability to be compassionate and responsive to the need. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, discussed the urinary system, which includes two kidneys, two ureters, one bladder, and one urethra. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – July 9 – July 15
Worship Sunday – The Good Samaritan; Monday – Not With Outward Show – Tuesday – Blessing the Children; Wednesday – “One Thing Thou Lackest”; Thursday – “Lazarus, Come Forth”; Friday – Priestly Plottings; Saturday, the Sabbath – The Law of the New Kingdom [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
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Words of Encouragement
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“In the story of the good Samaritan, Christ illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but in the performance of loving deeds, in bringing the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness. DA 497.1
“As Christ was teaching the people, ‘a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ With breathless attention the large congregation awaited the answer. The priests and rabbis had thought to entangle Christ by having the lawyer ask this question. But the Saviour entered into no controversy. He required the answer from the questioner himself. ‘What is written in the law?’ He said; ‘how readest thou?’ The Jews still accused Jesus of lightly regarding the law given from Sinai; but He turned the question of salvation upon the keeping of God’s commandments. DA 497.2
“The lawyer said, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.’ Jesus said, ‘Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.'” DA 497.3
The lawyer had not been convinced that the priests and rabbis had it all right. In responding, he ignored their traditions, preferring Scripture as his basis for answering the question Jesus posed. He then followed up with the question, “Who is my neighbor?” To explain who should receive the love of God through their service, Jesus relayed a story familiar to the hearers.
“‘A certain man,’ said Jesus, ‘was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.’ Luke 10:30-32, R. V. This was no imaginary scene, but an actual occurrence, which was known to be exactly as represented. The priest and the Levite who had passed by on the other side were in the company that listened to Christ’s words. DA 499.1
“A certain Samaritan, in his journey, came where the sufferer was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. He did not question whether the stranger was a Jew or a Gentile. If a Jew, the Samaritan well knew that, were their condition reversed, the man would spit in his face, and pass him by with contempt. But he did not hesitate on account of this. He did not consider that he himself might be in danger of violence by tarrying in the place. It was enough that there was before him a human being in need and suffering. He took off his own garment with which to cover him. The oil and wine provided for his own journey he used to heal and refresh the wounded man. He lifted him on his own beast, and moved slowly along with even pace, so that the stranger might not be jarred, and made to suffer increased pain. He brought him to an inn, and cared for him through the night, watching him tenderly. In the morning, as the sick man had improved, the Samaritan ventured to go on his way. But before doing this, he placed him in the care of the innkeeper, paid the charges, and left a deposit for his benefit; and not satisfied even with this, he made provision for any further need, saying to the host, ‘Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.’ DA 503.2
“The story ended, Jesus fixed His eyes upon the lawyer, in a glance that seemed to read his soul, and said, ‘Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers?’ Luke 10:36, R. V. DA 503.3
“The lawyer would not, even now, take the name Samaritan upon his lips, and he made answer, ‘He that showed mercy on him.’ Jesus said, ‘Go, and do thou likewise.’ DA 503.4
“Thus the question, ‘Who is my neighbor?’ is forever answered. Christ has shown that our neighbor does not mean merely one of the church or faith to which we belong. It has no reference to race, color, or class distinction. Our neighbor is every person who needs our help. Our neighbor is every soul who is wounded and bruised by the adversary. Our neighbor is everyone who is the property of God. DA 503.5
“In the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus gave a picture of Himself and His mission. Man had been deceived, bruised, robbed, and ruined by Satan, and left to perish; but the Saviour had compassion on our helpless condition. He left His glory, to come to our rescue. He found us ready to die, and He undertook our case. He healed our wounds. He covered us with His robe of righteousness. He opened to us a refuge of safety, and made complete provision for us at His own charges. He died to redeem us. Pointing to His own example, He says to His followers, ‘These things I command you, that ye love one another.’ ‘As I have loved you, that ye also love one another.’ John 15:17; 13:34. DA 503.6”
(This study is based on Luke 10:25-37; and chapter 54, “The Good Samaritan” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
The kidneys have seven functions: they regulate blood volume and composition, help to regulate blood pressure and pH, participate in red blood cell production and synthesis of vitamin D, and excrete waste products and foreign substances.
The two ureters, one each leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder, transport urine from the renal pelvis of the kidney to the bladder. Both of the ureters pass beneath the urinary bladder, which result in the bladder compressing the ureters, preventing backflow, when pressure in the bladder is high during urination. This prevention of backflow is important because when it is not operating correctly cystitis, which is inflammation of the urinary bladder, may develop into a kidney infection when left untreated.
The urinary bladder stores urine prior to elimination of the urine from the body. The bladder also expels urine into the urethra by a process we call urination. Lack of voluntary control over this process is referred to as incontinence.
The urethra is the passageway through which urine is discharged from the body. In males, the urethra also serves as the duct through which, also as part of the reproduction system, semen is ejaculated.