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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “Even a hardened criminal may become an effective evangelist,” says Pastor Flemons. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says that self-control plays an important role in helping to reverse anemia. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – August 20 – 26
Worship Sunday – Before the Sanhedrin; Monday – The Seven Deacons – Tuesday – The First Christian Martyr; Wednesday – The Gospel in Samaria; Thursday – From Persecutor to Disciple; Friday – Days of Preparation; Saturday, the Sabbath – A Seeker for Truth [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – The Blood, Part 3; Monday – Stress, Anxiety, Anemia and Beet Juice; Tuesday – Diet and Anemia; Wednesday – Fresh Air, Rest and Anemia; Thursday – Exercise and Anemia; Friday – Self-Control and Anemia
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Words of Encouragement
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“After his baptism, Paul broke his fast and remained ‘certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.’ Boldly he declared Jesus of Nazareth to be the long-looked-for Messiah, who ‘died for our sins according to the Scriptures; . . . was buried, and . . . rose again the third day,’ after which He was seen by the Twelve and by others. ‘And last of all,’ Paul added, ‘He was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.’ I Corinthians 15:3, 4, 8. His arguments from prophecy were so conclusive, and his efforts were so manifestly attended by the power of God, that the Jews were confounded and unable to answer him. AA 123.1
“The news of Paul’s conversion had come to the Jews as a great surprise. He who had journeyed to Damascus ‘with authority and commission from the chief priests’ (Acts 26:12) to apprehend and persecute the believers was now preaching the gospel of a crucified and risen Saviour, strengthening the hands of those who were already its disciples, and continually bringing in new converts to the faith he had once so bitterly opposed. AA 123.2
“As Paul searched the Scriptures, he learned that throughout the ages ‘not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in His presence.’ 1 Corinthians 1:26-29. And so, viewing the wisdom of the world in the light of the cross, Paul ‘determined not to know anything, . . . save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.’ 1 Corinthians 2:2. AA 127.2
“Throughout his later ministry, Paul never lost sight of the Source of his wisdom and strength. Hear him, years afterward, still declaring, ‘For to me to live is Christ.’ Philippians 1:21. And again: ‘I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, . . . that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings.’ Philippians 3:8-10.” AA 128.1
(This study is based on Acts 9:19-30 and chapter 13, “Days of Preparation” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
In the Bible, self-control is called temperance. It is abstaining from everything that is harmful, like smoking, drinking, or taking social drugs. “And as the Lord gives you education and healing, we should avoid even medicinal drugs,” says Pastor Flemons. Then, the things that are good should be done in moderation. Excess in everything must be avoided.
Alcohol, even in small amounts, damages the liver. The liver is the primary place for stored iron. Alcohol hinders absorption of B-12 and folic acid. The more alcohol consumed, the more is lowered the production of red blood cells, which leads to anemia. It also lowers the lifespan of red blood cells.
Alcohol is toxic sugar; it is an acidic substance. It depletes life and hinders the normal alkaline pH, which should be 7.2 to 7.5. Disease cannot live in an alkaline environment. But the body cannot achieve alkalinity, while ingesting toxins.