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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Read the parable of Lazarus in Luke 16 and compare it to John 11, where Jesus actually raised one named Lazarus from the dead. Jesus proved that though one were raised from the dead certain people would not believe. Like the Pharisees, those who typically place policy above principle, will never believe the pure word of God, though one were raised from the dead. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says that sugar doesn’t cause diabetes, but because diabetics can’t process sugar, the kidneys become damaged. It’s important to note, however, that not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease, according to the article he shared during the presentation. (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.]
Wellness Sunday – 7 Functions of the Kidneys; Monday – The Kidneys and the Plan of Redemption; Tuesday – What the Kidneys Keep in Balance; Wednesday – Review of Kidney Functions; Thursday – Hypertension and Kidney Disease – Which Causes Which? Friday – Diabetes and Kidney Disease
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Words of Encouragement
1 Corinthian 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Psalm 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
For Heaven’s Sake…
News of Lazarus being raised from the dead traveled quickly. For fear of losing influence over the masses, an emergency council meeting was held. They decided something must be done immediately. In previous meetings, Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus had prevented the condemnation of Jesus. They weren’t invited to this meeting of the Sanhedrin. Still, there was debate, even perplexity over how to proceed.
“While the council was at the height of its perplexity, Caiaphas the high priest arose. Caiaphas was a proud and cruel man, overbearing and intolerant. Among his family connections were Sadducees, proud, bold, reckless, full of ambition and cruelty, which they hid under a cloak of pretended righteousness. Caiaphas had studied the prophecies, and although ignorant of their true meaning, he spoke with great authority and assurance: ‘Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.’ Even if Jesus were innocent, urged the high priest, He must be put out of the way. He was troublesome, drawing the people to Himself, and lessening the authority of the rulers. He was only one; it was better that He should die than that the authority of the rulers should be weakened. If the people were to lose confidence in their rulers, the national power would be destroyed. Caiaphas urged that after this miracle the followers of Jesus would likely rise in revolt. The Romans will then come, he said, and will close our temple, and abolish our laws, destroying us as a nation. What is the life of this Galilean worth in comparison with the life of the nation? If He stands in the way of Israel’s well-being, is it not doing God a service to remove Him? Better that one man perish than that the whole nation be destroyed. DA 539.3
“In declaring that one man should die for the nation, Caiaphas indicated that he had some knowledge of the prophecies, although it was very limited. But John, in his account of this scene, takes up the prophecy, and shows its broad and deep significance. He says, ‘And not for that nation only, but that also He should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.’ How blindly did the haughty Caiaphas acknowledge the Saviour’s mission! DA 540.1
“On the lips of Caiaphas this most precious truth was turned into a lie. The policy he advocated was based on a principle borrowed from heathenism. Among the heathen, the dim consciousness that one was to die for the human race had led to the offering of human sacrifices. So Caiaphas proposed by the sacrifice of Jesus to save the guilty nation, not from transgression, but in transgression, that they might continue in sin. And by his reasoning he thought to silence the remonstrances of those who might dare to say that as yet nothing worthy of death had been found in Jesus. DA 540.2
“At this council Christ’s enemies had been deeply convicted. The Holy Spirit had impressed their minds. But Satan strove to gain control of them. He urged upon their notice the grievances they had suffered on account of Christ. How little He had honored their righteousness. He presented a righteousness far greater, which all who would be children of God must possess. Taking no notice of their forms and ceremonies, He had encouraged sinners to go directly to God as a merciful Father, and make known their wants. Thus, in their opinion, He had set aside the priesthood. He had refused to acknowledge the theology of the rabbinical schools. He had exposed the evil practices of the priests, and had irreparably hurt their influence. He had injured the effect of their maxims and traditions, declaring that though they strictly enforced the ritual law, they made void the law of God. All this Satan now brought to their minds. DA 540.3
“Satan told them that in order to maintain their authority, they must put Jesus to death. This counsel they followed. The fact that they might lose the power they then exercised, was, they thought, sufficient reason for coming to some decision. With the exception of a few who dared not speak their minds, the Sanhedrin received the words of Caiaphas as the words of God. Relief came to the council; the discord ceased. They resolved to put Christ to death at the first favorable opportunity. In rejecting the proof of the divinity of Jesus, these priests and rulers had locked themselves in impenetrable darkness. They had come wholly under the sway of Satan, to be hurried by him over the brink of eternal ruin. Yet such was their deception that they were well pleased with themselves. They regarded themselves as patriots, who were seeking the nation’s salvation. DA 541.1”
Their blind hatred and stubborn prejudice led them to reject truth and their own salvation, manipulate events to their own satisfaction, and still believe that they were safe–even smart. This same “patriot mindset” will lead to the national Sunday law being enforced in an effort to save the nation, says Pastor Flemons.
(This study is based on John 11:47-54; and chapter 59, “Priestly Plottings” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
The kidneys are affected, because excessive sugar is eliminated through urine. Excessive thirst and frequent urination are the symptoms of diabetes. That means the body is in a constant round to receive more and more water to cleanse the body system of the excess sugar. This places an extra burden, however, on the kidneys. And the tiny filters, glomeruli, in the kidneys eventually wear out.
Glomeruli are connected at the end of the capillaries, says Pastor Flemons. Capillaries are already the tiniest vessels through which blood passes. Glomeruli are even smaller. Because they are the first-point filters in the kidneys, glomeruli are removing from the blood wastes like excess sugar and fluid. When they are worn out, more sugar than is safe is left in the blood. Normally, protein and blood cells cannot pass through glomeruli; but when they are damaged, blood and protein are forced through the kidneys, causing loss. The end result is ESRD, end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure.