Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Carefully training new converts was an important factor in the remarkable success that attended Paul and Barnabas, as they preached the gospel in heathen lands. (AA 186.3) (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says you need the health message in 2017 for three reasons. First, you need to know it to help yourself. Secondly, you need to know it so that you can help someone else. Finally, you need to know the health message in 2017, in order to pave the way for spreading the gospel, as we draw nearer to the time of the end.
(NOTE: Before following any advice given here, please read our disclaimer on this page.)
Featured Product How Christ Fulfilled the Law
Special Prayer was offered for the family of one of our listeners (7254), as they are trapped in their home with four feet of water and in need of rescue. (Details below.) We also prayed for Sis. Annette and her in-laws. We have since learned that her mother-in-law has passed. We also prayed for families grieving the loss of loved ones. Please remember to pray for the juice feast groups of Indianapolis, for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and for the lifestyle centers proposed by TOR. Please remember to pray for call-in listener 2085 and the person whose foot has lost circulation. Thank you.
HURRICANE HARVEY Here’s the FB post of a family in need of help:
RESCUE PLEASE:
3313 Cosmos St., Orange, TX
My family of 9 including a 6-month old.
4097792842
4099889678
WE SUGGEST THAT YOU PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE. BUT PLEASE, LET’S HELP KEEP THEIR PHONE LINES CLEAR OF CALLS SO THAT REAL HELP CAN REACH THEM IN TIME. PLEASE KEEP THEM IN PRAYER. THANK YOU.
UPDATE! Kane and Keith Pearl posted this number for those needing rescue by boat in Orange, Texas: 409-238-0967. They are aware of the family at 3313 Cosmos St., and are hoping to rescue them in time, but there are many needing help. Pray!
GOOD NEWS! The family is safely relocated to a shelter! Praise God! Keep praying for their safe and soon return home and for their continued safety amid expected tornado activity.
Listeners Speak Out!
“I’ve been richly blessed from your topics.” —2412 (California)
“I thank God for allowing me to go to Times of Refreshing. It changed my life. I felt like a whole new person.” —Jason (The Jason Holt Story)
“This is a powerful ministry!”—0091 (Indiana)
“I love y’all! … It is no mistake that you are in my life.” —-Annette (Michigan)
“Thank you for [the] presentation. It hit home in many ways. It was confirmation for me for things that I have been praying about.” —-7587 (Virginia)
Listen
Watch Slides
FaceBook – Preaching Among the Heathen
FaceBook – Why You Need the Health Message in 2017
Playback: To listen by phone to former broadcasts, call (712) 770-4019. Access Code: 635270. Reference number for today’s broadcast: 591.
TOPICS THIS WEEK – August 27 – September 2
Worship Sunday – Delivered From Prison; Monday – The Gospel Message in Antioch – Tuesday – Heralds of the Gospel; Wednesday – Preaching Among the Heathen; Thursday – Jew and Gentile; Friday – Exalting the Cross; Saturday, the Sabbath – In the Regions Beyond [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – Sunlight and Anemia; Monday – Natural Iron Drinks for Anemia; Tuesday – Contraindications for Those with Anemia; Wednesday – Why You Need the Health Message in 2017
SHARE THIS PRESENTATION on your social media sites.
DONATE on this site. HELP expand this ministry.
***
Words of Encouragement
Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Psalm 1:2-3 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringethforth his fruit in his seaso; His leaf also shall not wither’ And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“In every age and in every land, God’s messengers have been called upon to meet bitter opposition from those who deliberately chose to reject the light of heaven. Often, by misrepresentation and falsehood, the enemies of the gospel have seemingly triumphed, closing the doors by which God’s messengers might gain access to the people. But these doors cannot remain forever closed, and often, as God’s servants have returned after a time to resume their labors, the Lord has wrought mightily in their behalf, enabling them to establish memorials to the glory of His name. AA 179.2
“Driven by persecution from Iconium, the apostles went to Lystra and Derbe, in Lycaonia. These towns were inhabited largely by a heathen, superstitious people, but among them were some who were willing to hear and accept the gospel message. In these places and in the surrounding country the apostles decided to labor, hoping to avoid Jewish prejudice and persecution. AA 179.3
“In Lystra there was no Jewish synagogue, though a few Jews were living in the town. Many of the inhabitants of Lystra worshiped at a temple dedicated to Jupiter. When Paul and Barnabas appeared in the town and, gathering the Lystrians about them, explained the simple truths of the gospel, many sought to connect these doctrines with their own superstitious belief in the worship of Jupiter. AA 180.1
“The apostles endeavored to impart to these idolaters a knowledge of God the Creator and of His Son, the Saviour of the human race. They first directed attention to the wonderful works of God—the sun, the moon, and the stars, the beautiful order of the recurring seasons, the mighty snow-capped mountains, the lofty trees, and other varied wonders of nature, which showed a skill beyond human comprehension. Through these works of the Almighty, the apostles led the minds of the heathen to a contemplation of the great Ruler of the universe. AA 180.2
“Having made plain these fundamental truths concerning the Creator, the apostles told the Lystrians of the Son of God, who came from heaven to our world because He loved the children of men. They spoke of His life and ministry, His rejection by those He came to save, His trial and crucifixion, His resurrection, and His ascension to heaven, there to act as man’s advocate. Thus, in the Spirit and power of God, Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in Lystra.” AA 180.3
(This study is based on Acts 14:1-26; and chapter 18, “Preaching Among the Heathen” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)