Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Don’t be like the Jews. They trusted in the organization more than in God. God raised up a remnant to spread the gospel. History does repeat itself. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, explained epileptic seizures from the perspective of circuit breakers. (Read more below.)
(NOTE: Before following any advice given here, please read our disclaimer on this page.)
Special Prayer was offered for call-in listener 6347. Please continue praying for 7587 and his wife, 3719, 0585, and the believers of Rescue the Perishing, that they might live up to the standard of true Christians. Please remember to pray for 5638 and 7605, who requested that we pray for her family, her four adult children, and strength during her juice feast. Pray for the TOR work among the Amish community. Remember to continue praying also for 3116 and all others who have requested our prayers. Thank you.
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 – Salvation to the Jews
FaceBook – Overcome Epileptic Seizures
Playback: To listen by phone to former broadcasts, call (712) 770-4019. Access Code: 635270. Reference number for today’s broadcast: 608.
TOPICS THIS WEEK – September 10 – 16
Worship Sunday – A Message of Warning and Entreaty; Monday – Called to Reach a Higher Standard – Tuesday – The Message Heeded; Wednesday – A Liberal Church; Thursday – Laboring Under Difficulties; Friday – A Consecrated Ministry; Saturday, the Sabbath – Salvation to the Jews [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – Helping Others Improves Your Health; Monday – The Importance of Medical Missionary Work; Tuesday – A Call to Medical Evangelism; Wednesday – Hypertension and the ABC and D of Beet Juice; Thursday – My First Fever Bath in an Amish Home; Friday – How to Cure a Sore Throat; Saturday, the Sabbath – Overcome Epileptic Seizures
SHARE THIS PRESENTATION on your social media sites.
DONATE on this site. HELP expand this ministry.
***
Words of Encouragement
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 Chronicles 20:20 (last part) Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“In his epistle to the Romans, Paul set forth the great principles of the gospel. He stated his position on the questions which were agitating the Jewish and the Gentile churches, and showed that the hopes and promises which had once belonged especially to the Jews were now offered to the Gentiles also. AA 373.2
“With great clearness and power the apostle presented the doctrine of justification by faith in Christ. He hoped that other churches also might be helped by the instruction sent to the Christians at Rome; but how dimly could he foresee the far-reaching influence of his words! Through all the ages the great truth of justification by faith has stood as a mighty beacon to guide repentant sinners into the way of life. It was this light that scattered the darkness which enveloped Luther’s mind and revealed to him the power of the blood of Christ to cleanse from sin. The same light has guided thousands of sin-burdened souls to the true Source of pardon and peace. For the epistle to the church at Rome, every Christian has reason to thank God. AA 373.3
“In this letter Paul gave free expression to his burden in behalf of the Jews. Ever since his conversion, he had longed to help his Jewish brethren to gain a clear understanding of the gospel message. ‘My heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is,’ he declared, ‘that they might be saved.’ AA 374.1
“It was no ordinary desire that the apostle felt. Constantly he was petitioning God to work in behalf of the Israelites who had failed to recognize Jesus of Nazareth as the promised Messiah. ‘I say the truth in Christ,’ he assured the believers at Rome, ‘my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: who are Israelites, to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever.’ AA 374.2
“The Jews were God’s chosen people, through whom He had purposed to bless the entire race. From among them God had raised up many prophets. These had foretold the advent of a Redeemer who was to be rejected and slain by those who should have been the first to recognize Him as the Promised One. AA 374.3
“The prophet Isaiah, looking down through the centuries and witnessing the rejection of prophet after prophet and finally of the Son of God, was inspired to write concerning the acceptance of the Redeemer by those who had never before been numbered among the children of Israel. Referring to this prophecy, Paul declares: ‘Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought Me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after Me. But to Israel He saith, All day long I have stretched forth My hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.’ AA 375.1
“Even though Israel rejected His Son, God did not reject them. Listen to Paul as he continues the argument: ‘I say then, Hath God cast away His people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away His people which He foreknew. Wot ye not what the Scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have killed Thy prophets, and digged down Thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.'” AA 375.2
(This study is based on the Epistle to the Romans and chapter 35, “Salvation to the Jews” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
A circuit breaker keeps a house from burning down during an overload of electrical current. In the same way, epileptic seizures keep the brain from frying. When the body’s nervous system is overloaded electrically, God designed epileptic seizures to keep the brain safe.
Seizures are a warning that there is too much sodium in the body, as sodium is a conductor of electricity. Dilantin is commonly prescribed to prevent epileptic seizures. “Dilantin simply removes sodium from the brain,” says Pastor Flemons. According to Drugs.com, Dilantin has common side effects that may include dizziness, confusion, nervousness, slurred speech, a rash, abnormal eye movement, headache and/or insomnia. But it is also associated with painful mouth sores and sores around the eyes, jaundice, severe weakness, severe muscle pain, swollen glands, swollen face, swollen tongue, and the list goes on.
There is an effective way to prevent seizures without side effects. We call it the REFRESHING Way. First, remove from your diet meat and dairy, which have a high concentration of sodium. That is why perspiration is salty. Then reduce stressors. Eliminate or at least modify those situations in your life that stress you out. Finally, take herbs that are known relaxers. These herbs include lady’s slipper (which is an orchid), lobelia, chamomile, valerian, and peppermint.