Closer To Heaven
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The Adventist Church isn’t losing its best minds because people don’t love Jesus. We’re losing them because the moment someone starts thinking deeply, we make them feel dangerous. We say we want young leaders. But when they question, critique, or innovate, we quietly push them out of the room. We love the word “truth”—just not […] Source: https://atoday.org/why-the-adventist-church-is-losing-its-best-minds-and-how-we-can-win-them-back/
Bible verse of the day: Psalm 33:18 – "But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love," Welcome to our Daily Prayer Meeting! This is a safe space where you are seen, heard, and prayed for. Start your day in God's presence—every day at 8AM ET, we share a short devotional from God's Word and lift your prayer requests to Him. You're not alone! Our prayer team is here to intercede with you and for you. Whether you need prayer, celebrate a breakthrough, or start your day with Jesus, you're in the right place. Share your prayer requests or testimonies of praise here: https://wkf.ms/3DBuapQ Engage with us in the comments:
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Quando assistiamo a un’ingiustizia, cosa nasce dentro di noi? Gesù disse: "Tutti quelli che prendono la spada, di spada periranno", (Matteo 26:52). Un invito forte, oggi più che mai. Non possiamo fermare tutte le guerre… ma possiamo scegliere la pace nei nostri gesti quotidiani. Anche una piccola azione può spegnere un conflitto. #Pace #Gesù #HopeMediaItalia #ShortCristiani #VangeloOggi Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3R_nfov5UKs
Discover the powerful seed-sowing principles revealed in God’s Word. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfw1e8pExY
21 January 2026 | Before the 19th century, Christians considered nature God’s second book and saw it as a paradise where animals lived in harmony, with the few predators simply being the result of The Fall. Although fossils have been known from antiquity, prior to the 19th century little more than fragmentary remains of dinosaurs […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-bryan-ness-when-dinosaurs-crashed-paradise/
From foster homes in Brighton to Harley Street in London, Dr. Chidi shares how his journey shaped his mission. Trained in surgery, general practice, and lifestyle medicine at Cambridge, UCL, and Johns Hopkins, he has spoken internationally, delivered TED Talks on reversing disease, advised European health boards and media outlets, and now leads a thriving lifestyle clinic. His story is inspiring and practical for anyone seeking hope and health. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFkBxt09vG4
Jesus never has to do anything, right? He made the universe, so why would He have to do anything within it? John 4:4 explains that Jesus had to go through Samaria, and because He did, He is able to free the woman at the well. You know the story. What if He had gone a different way and they had never met? Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NH7DB-scbzI
21 January 2026 | What started as a personal exploration of different churches has developed into an internet phenomenon. Twenty-year-old Amia was a lifelong Seventh-day Adventist who had attended the Whangārei Adventist Church since childhood. However, now that she was on her own, she was curious about other religions and saw an opportunity to question […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventist-student-documents-church-hopping-reviews-in-instagram/
Nel primo episodio di BenEssere – riparti da te, affrontiamo uno dei problemi più comuni della vita di oggi: lo stress urbano. Scopri perché il continuo sovraccarico di stimoli ci mette in allerta e quali sono i campanelli d’allarme da non ignorare. Chiara Calabrini, laureata in Psicologia Clinica, condivide alcuni consigli pratici su come ascoltare i segnali di mente e corpo, gestire il tempo e ritrovare equilibrio ed energia nella tua quotidianità. 🔔 Iscriviti al canale per non perdere i prossimi appuntamenti. Riparti da te! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KrLptI6eRU
Daily Lesson for Thursday 22nd of January 2026
A popular verse in the Bible is 1 Corinthians 8:2: “If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know” (NKJV). There is no subject about which we know everything. We can always learn something more about anything. How much more true is that of eternal realities connected with the Godhead and the Incarnation? Paul frequently refers to Christ’s amazing condescension in becoming a human being. It’s a subject that even eternity will be inadequate to exhaust.
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How was it possible for the eternal Son of God, through the operation of the Holy Spirit (see Luke 1:35), to become a divine-human being in Mary’s womb? It boggles the mind how the infinite and eternal could suddenly become a finite human being subject to death. That is the heart of what Paul calls “the mystery of godliness” (1 Timothy 3:16).
In the beautiful hymn of Philippians 2:1-30, Paul here elaborates on this condescension more fully in some respects than anywhere else in Scripture.
• “Being in the form of God” (Philippians 2:6). The word morphē (form) refers to His divine nature, that Jesus was equal to the Father (compare John 1:1).
• “Emptied Himself” (Philippians 2:7, NASB). The mysterious nature of Jesus emptying Himself of His divine prerogatives—so that He could become truly human and tempted as we are—is astonishing.
• “He humbled himself” (Philippians 2:8). In taking human nature, Jesus moved from universal supremacy to utter servanthood, the opposite of Lucifer’s aim.
• “Death, even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:8). There was no more ignominious way to die than the way Jesus chose, having planned it with the Father in the “counsel of peace” (Zechariah 6:13), illustrating it beforehand through Moses lifting up the serpent (Numbers 21:9, John 3:14), and thus becoming “sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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How can, and should, focusing on what Jesus did for us at the cross—seeing the Cross as our example of surrender and humility—make us more humble, as well as more submissive to God? |
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