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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “It is by humbling ourselves that we show true greatness,” says Pastor Flemons. Washing the feet of someone else, especially those who have been unfriendly, as a prelude to taking communion, is ordained of God. Jesus set the example at the Last Supper with His disciples. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says uva ursi is one of the greatest herbs for the urinary system. Here’s why. (Read more below.)
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Special Prayer was offered for three call-in listeners: 2989, 9317 and Sister Ariane Nicole with her Feast Group in Indianapolis. Pray that their 14-day feast is more than successful, that they not only reach their wellness goals but that God will grant them the Holy Spirit and spiritual blessings beyond their expectations.
Pray that God will work through the natural remedy outlined for 9317 so that her brain tumor will not only shrink but will be completely gone.
Please pray for the spiritual growth of 2989. She is requesting that we pray for children and marriages, as so many are in trouble.
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – July 23 – July 29
Worship Sunday – In the Outer Court; Monday – On the Mount of Olives – Tuesday – The Least of These My Brethren; Wednesday – A Servant of Servants; Thursday – In Remembrance of Me; Friday – Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled; Saturday, the Sabbath – Gethsemane [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – What Personal Trainers Say About Weight Loss; Monday – What the Health Is Going On in Indianapolis! Tuesday – Kidney Stone Flush + What the Health Is Going On in Indianapolis! Wednesday – Uva Ursi for the Urinary System+ Ariane with What the Health Is Going On in Indianapolis!
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Words of Encouragement
Proverbs 15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Psalm 67:5-6 Let the people praise thee, O God; Let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; And God, even our own God, shall bless us.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“After Christ had washed the disciples’ feet, and had taken His garments and sat down again, He said to them, ‘Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.’ DA 649.2
“Christ would have His disciples understand that although He had washed their feet, this did not in the least detract from His dignity. ‘Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.’ And being so infinitely superior, He imparted grace and significance to the service. No one was so exalted as Christ, and yet He stooped to the humblest duty. That His people might not be misled by the selfishness which dwells in the natural heart, and which strengthens by self-serving, Christ Himself set the example of humility. He would not leave this great subject in man’s charge. Of so much consequence did He regard it, that He Himself, One equal with God, acted as servant to His disciples. While they were contending for the highest place, He to whom every knee shall bow, He whom the angels of glory count it honor to serve, bowed down to wash the feet of those who called Him Lord. He washed the feet of His betrayer. DA 649.3
“In His life and lessons, Christ has given a perfect exemplification of the unselfish ministry which has its origin in God. God does not live for Himself. By creating the world, and by upholding all things, He is constantly ministering for others. ‘He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.’ Matt. 5:45. This ideal of ministry God has committed to His Son. Jesus was given to stand at the head of humanity, that by His example He might teach what it means to minister. His whole life was under a law of service. He served all, ministered to all. Thus He lived the law of God, and by His example showed how we are to obey it. DA 649.4
“Again and again Jesus had tried to establish this principle among His disciples. When James and John made their request for pre-eminence, He had said, ‘Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.’ Matt. 20:26. In My kingdom the principle of preference and supremacy has no place. The only greatness is the greatness of humility. The only distinction is found in devotion to the service of others. DA 650.1
“Now, having washed the disciples’ feet, He said, ‘I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.’ In these words Christ was not merely enjoining the practice of hospitality. More was meant than the washing of the feet of guests to remove the dust of travel. Christ was here instituting a religious service. By the act of our Lord this humiliating ceremony was made a consecrated ordinance. It was to be observed by the disciples, that they might ever keep in mind His lessons of humility and service. DA 650.2
“This ordinance is Christ’s appointed preparation for the sacramental service. While pride, variance, and strife for supremacy are cherished, the heart cannot enter into fellowship with Christ. We are not prepared to receive the communion of His body and His blood. Therefore it was that Jesus appointed the memorial of His humiliation to be first observed. DA 650.3
“As they come to this ordinance, the children of God should bring to remembrance the words of the Lord of life and glory: ‘Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.’ There is in man a disposition to esteem himself more highly than his brother, to work for self, to seek the highest place; and often this results in evil surmisings and bitterness of spirit. The ordinance preceding the Lord’s Supper is to clear away these misunderstandings, to bring man out of his selfishness, down from his stilts of self-exaltation, to the humility of heart that will lead him to serve his brother. DA 650.4”
(This study is based on Luke 22:7-18; John 13:1-17; and chapter 71, “A Servant of Servants” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
Uva ursi dissolves calcification and crystallization. This is extremely helpful to kidneys that have stones. Because uva ursi is a diuretic, it is very beneficial to the entire urinary tract and especially when there is a bladder or urinary tract infection.
It can be taken in several forms. Take 1 teaspoon of uva ursi in bulk form and steep it in boiled water for 15 minutes. Take uva ursi in capsules, using 1 00-size capsule 2-3 times daily; but take 2 of the 0-size capsule 2-3 times a day. If you take uva ursi in powder or tonic form, use 1 teaspoon in water 2-3 times per day. Times of Refreshing has the herb in an internal cleanse tea and tonic. It is very good for your liver and your kidneys, and it purifies the blood.
Speaking of internal cleanses, Ariane Nicole Castillo, a registered nurse who is becoming a nurse practitioner, shared her experience of becoming internally clean. She is a member of a new group just beginning a 14-day juice feast in Indianapolis, while they continue working every day. Normally this is done during a wellness retreat. Nevertheless, after watching the powerful documentary, “What the Health,” this group is going forward with better health right now.
Ariane’s testimony is encouraging. She says there was a time that she would never have even considered going meatless. Now she can see being plant-based. “I will get there!” she says. She noted how her energy has increased, even upon waking. After only a couple of days on the juice feast, she no longer has to “drag herself out of bed.”