Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). We are learning that what God speaks is Law. It is His Word: His Command. He spoke it at Pentecost. He spoke it on the Sabbath. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Shelem Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says our diet, usually high in estrogen, is the cause of early onset of menstrual periods. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – January 14-20
Worship Sunday – The Sanctuary and the Health Message; Monday – Sabbath in the Sanctuary; Tuesday -Relating to Leaders in the Sanctuary; Wednesday – Time Management in the Sanctuary; Thursday – Preparing to Hear the WORD; Friday – Why God Spoke His Law, at Pentecost, on the Sabbath
Wellness Sunday – No More ‘Science-Based’ Statements; Monday – Cold Weather Exercise; Tuesday -Why Is Healthcare So Expensive? Wednesday – Seizures Keep Your Brain from Being Fried; Thursday – Staying Healthy, Though Poor; Friday – Periods, Early Onset Linked to Heart Attacks, Strokes
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Words of Encouragement
Colossians 3:12-13 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Colossians 3:14-15 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
For Heaven’s Sake…
When God speaks, power ensues to accomplish His Words, says Pastor Flemons. What God spoke, it was done. That is how He creates. What He commanded stood fast. (Read Psalm 33:9.) His spoken word is the power of creation. (Read Genesis 1.)
Whatever He commands can be obeyed with His power. We only need to be willing to obey. He achieves His Commandments in our willing hearts. When we obey, God gives us the Holy Spirit. Without obedience, there is no outpouring of the Holy Spirit. That is why we should never live based on feelings, says Pastor Flemons. Feelings must always be confirmed by and be in harmony with the Word of God.
What God spoke was written, because it was to be remembered. When God’s trumpet-heralding voice spoke the Law, the people feared and trembled. It was on the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week. It was also the first Pentecost, as it was the “fiftieth day from ‘the morrow after’ the ceremonial Sabbath; that is after the day the Passover was eaten. . . . This first Pentecost fell on Sivan 5, the third day after Israel’s arrival at Sinai. Ex. 19:16.”
The top of Mount Sinai was on fire with the glory of God. (Read Exodus 19:9; 24:17.) “It was like a heavenly pulpit for here ‘the Father and the Son, attended by a multitude of angels,’ were present to address the people. PP 304, 339. These angel attendants were ‘the chariots of God. . . even thousands of angels. The Lord is among them, as in Sinai.’ (Ps. 68:17. Describing the scene later, Moses said, ‘He came with ten thousand of saints,’ Deut. 33:2.”
It was the only time “with audible voice God ever addressed His assembled people on earth, an event well calculated to inspire in man the solemnity and sacredness of the law of God, His eternal law that governs the entire universe. . . . From that time Pentecost was to be an annual reminder of Israel’s covenant with God to obey His law, Ex. 19:8; 24:7, and of their sacred obligation to teach it to all the nations.” It also “pointed forward to the time when Christ’s representative, the Holy Ghost, was to set apart the Christian church to carry to the whole world, to every nation under heaven a knowledge of the law as fulfilled in Jesus Christ, its Author. Acts 2:5-12; Matt. 5:17.
“At this first Sabbath morning service at Sinai, the congregation consisted of the entire body of God’s chosen people–603,550 men twenty years old and upward, Num. 1:45,46, besides women, and children under twenty. God Himself was the Speaker; His sermon, brief but emphatic, His eternal law, the Ten Commandments–spoken in their hearing. Ex. 19:9; 20:22. The memorable occasion was certainly the most outstanding Sabbath morning service ever held on the earth.”
(For the full presentation, please listen to the FB video, “Sanctuary, Life Lesson 19, Why God spoke His law, why it was at Pentecost and on the Sabbath.” Also, read “The First Pentecost” and “God Speaking His Law” in the book The Path to the Throne of God, by Sarah Elizabeth Peck. Online version: PTG 14 and 15. )
For Health’s Sake…
Early onset of menstrual periods have now been linked to more heart attacks and strokes, according to an article found on MedicalNewsToday.com. The article states the reason for interest in the study that led to the link. It says, “As cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, it is vital to understand what increases risk.”
Pastor Flemons says that it is really simple. It is the diet high in estrogens and the toxic chemicals in dyes and flavorings, called zenoestrogens, which have bombarded the body, that are causing chronic conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases. Changing the diet to one that is totally plant-based and following the laws of health will make the difference. He recommends the REFRESHING Way lifestyle, which adheres to biblical wellness principles. It is an easy guide to robust health.