La missione nella Divisione InterAmericana. Missioni dal mondo 11° episodio – 2° trimestre 2021 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pfKjv7YQpw
Thursday: Heavenly Ministry
Hebrews 9:24
Study Hebrews 9:24, particularly in the context of which it is given, that of explaining Christ’s ministry in heaven for us after His sacrificial death on our behalf. Though much can be said, we want to focus on one point, the phrase at the end, which says that Christ now appears in the presence of God for us.
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Think about what that means. We, sinful, fallen humanity; we, who would be consumed by the brightness of God’s glory if we faced it now; we, no matter how bad we have been or how blatantly we have violated God’s holy law, have Someone who appears in the presence of God for us. We have a Representative standing before the Father on our behalf. Think of how loving, forgiving, and accepting Christ was when here on earth. This same Person is now our Mediator in heaven?
This is the other part of the good news. Not only did Jesus pay the penalty for our sins, having taken them upon Himself at the Cross (1 Peter 2:24), but now He stands in the presence of God, a Mediator between heaven and earth, between humanity and Divinity.
This makes perfect sense. Jesus, as both God and Man (a sinless perfect Man) is the only One who could bridge the gap between humanity and God, caused by sin. The crucial point to remember in all this (though there are many) is that there is now a Man, a Human Being, who can relate to all our trials, pains, and temptations (Hebrews 4:14-15), representing us before the Father.
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (1 Timothy 2:5-6). What two roles does this text put Jesus in, and how were these roles prefigured in the earthly-sanctuary service?
The great news of the new covenant is that now, because of Jesus, repentant sinners have Someone representing them in heaven before the Father, Someone who earned for them what they could never earn for themselves, and that is perfect righteousness, the only righteousness that can stand in the presence of God. Jesus, with that perfect righteousness, wrought out in His life through suffering (Hebrews 2:10), stands before God, claiming for us forgiveness from sin and power over sin, because without these we would have no hope, not now and certainly not in the judgment.
| Pray and meditate over the idea of a human being, Someone who has experienced temptation to sin, standing before God in heaven. What does that mean to you personally? What kind of hope and encouragement does that bring? |
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Death of Valerie Freeman
We were saddened to learn of the death of Valerie Freeman who passed away on Saturday, 29 May 2021. Valerie was born on 23 September 1933 in Lincoln in the East Midlands of England.
She entered employment within the British Union Conference (BUC) in 1952 as a Bible Instructor in the North England Conference. In 1978 she started working at Granose Foods Ltd as a Receptionist. Soon after, she shifted to Quality Control. After a short hiatus from 1983, she returned to denominational employment at…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-06-09/death-of-valerie-freeman/
Adventist Education ”Brilliantly Represented” at a National Forum
Adventist Schools Australia (ASA) leaders were among the 300 who attended the Christian Schools Policy Forum Dinner in the Great Hall at Parliament House, Canberra (ACT) on May 24. Australian Prime Mi……
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Idosa records videos with biblical messages and inspires the church in Mato Grosso
Maria do Amparo Moraes Lemos, 68, attends the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Parque Universitário neighborhood in Rondonópolis. Earlier this year, with face-to-face services suspended in the city……
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Spain: Successful National Impact Day 2021
Spanish leaders are thanking God that, in spite of the pandemic and the hindrances it has created, the 2021 Impact Day was successfully held in many of the Spanish churches. About 107 of the 161 congr……
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Prayers urged for Vatuvonu case
This article was originally published on the website of Adventist Record The Fiji Mission Executive Committee held an emergency meeting on June 8th to discuss the next steps in the long-running legal ……
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Peru Projects Continues to Bring Hope to the Peruvian Jungle
In fulfilling its mission and support of the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Peru Projects continues to serve through its various programs with the purpose of reaching the most remote commun……
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Living Kingdom: What Man of You?
The Lost Sheep “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?” (Luke 15:4, N……
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Internet and digital relationship help on the spiritual journey
To say that the pandemic has changed the form of worship is basically a redundancy. After more than a year of living with Covid-19, you’ve certainly used technology to “go to” church. This is reflecte……
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