Worship: For Heaven’s Sake God does not want people to blindly submit to Him. He requires that we study His word for ourselves. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, reviewed the article, “Why Overworking Is Bad for Your Health (And Who’s to Blame).” He pulled the first four listed reasons. For one, it impairs sleep. Two: It interferes with good habits, like exercise and healthy eating. Three: Overwork is really bad for your heart. There is a sixty percent higher rate of heart disease among those who tend to overwork. And four: Overwork can cause heavy drinking. Pastor Flemons says, “While laziness is bad for health, so is overworking.” He recommends spending more time with God in worship, which extends life. Overworking can kill. Happy Labor Day!
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – September 3 – 9
Worship Sunday – Thessalonica; Monday – Berea and Athens – Tuesday – Corinth; Wednesday – The Thessalonian Letters; Thursday – Apollos at Corinth; Friday – Ephesus; Saturday, the Sabbath – Days of Toil and Trial [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – How to Get Well Monday – Why Overwork Is Bad
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Words of Encouragement
Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“At Berea Paul found Jews who were willing to investigate the truths he taught. Luke’s record declares of them: ‘These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.’
“The minds of the Bereans were not narrowed by prejudice. They were willing to investigate the truthfulness of the doctrines preached by the apostles. They studied the Bible, not from curiosity, but in order that they might learn what had been written concerning the promised Messiah. Daily they searched the inspired records, and as they compared scripture with scripture, heavenly angels were beside them, enlightening their minds and impressing their hearts. AA 231.2
“Wherever the truths of the gospel are proclaimed, those who honestly desire to do right are led to a diligent searching of the Scriptures. If, in the closing scenes of this earth’s history, those to whom testing truths are proclaimed would follow the example of the Bereans, searching the Scriptures daily, and comparing with God’s word the messages brought them, there would today be a large number loyal to the precepts of God’s law, where now there are comparatively few. But when unpopular Bible truths are presented, many refuse to make this investigation. Though unable to controvert the plain teachings of Scripture, they yet manifest the utmost reluctance to study the evidences offered. Some assume that even if these doctrines are indeed true, it matters little whether or not they accept the new light, and they cling to pleasing fables which the enemy uses to lead souls astray. Thus their minds are blinded by error, and they become separated from heaven. AA 232.1
“All will be judged according to the light that has been given. The Lord sends forth His ambassadors with a message of salvation, and those who hear He will hold responsible for the way in which they treat the words of His servants. Those who are sincerely seeking for truth will make a careful investigation, in the light of God’s word, of the doctrines presented to them. AA 232.2
(This study is based on Acts 17:11-34 and chapter 23, “Berea and Athens” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)