Bible verse of the day: "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) Welcome to our Daily Prayer Meeting!
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What Jesus Left Behind: The Holy Spirit
Did Jesus abandon His disciples when He went to Heaven? John 16 tells us Jesus didn't leave them empty-handed, but sent the Holy Spirit to hold every hand, fill every heart, guide them, and prepare them. Read it and let the Holy Spirit reveal Christ to you. Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IEBWm-UPEUM
3: Unity in Christ — Singing with Inspiration
Oh, the beauty of studying this quarter’s lessons. We will learn so much of the Love of God (and our Saviour, Jesus) which stands out in so many pages of this quarter. Trying to choose just one hymn for the Theme Hymn was almost impossible, but these ones stood out all through the lesson pamphlet from which you may choose:
Hymn 79 – O Love Of God,
Hymn 349 – God Is Love and then in seeing God’s amazing love we can 
Hymn 600 – Hold Fast and
Hymn 602 – O Brother, Be Faithful.
The word “united” stands out in verse 2 of
Hymn 214 – We Have This Hope. This is not just for our church but also for our family and friends as is sung in
Hymn 654 – Lord Bless Our Homes in verse 2, also. In
Hymn 650 – Our Father, By Whose Name unity is, in verse 3 telling us that the Spirit will bind us together. “Precious is the tie that binds us” together comes in
Hymn 59 – Great Our Joy As Now We Gather. Where
Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation – Hymn 235 we will find the “binding all the Church in one”. It is then that we find God’s wonderful blessings in
Blest Be The Tie That Binds – Hymn 350.
Hymn 214 – We Have This Hope. This is not just for our church but also for our family and friends as is sung in
Hymn 654 – Lord Bless Our Homes in verse 2, also. In
Hymn 650 – Our Father, By Whose Name unity is, in verse 3 telling us that the Spirit will bind us together. “Precious is the tie that binds us” together comes in
Hymn 59 – Great Our Joy As Now We Gather. Where
Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation – Hymn 235 we will find the “binding all the Church in one”. It is then that we find God’s wonderful blessings in
Blest Be The Tie That Binds – Hymn 350.
Let us pray every day
Father, Help Your People – Hymn 353 where we ask “Lord of desk and altar, bind our lives in one”.
Father, Help Your People – Hymn 353 where we ask “Lord of desk and altar, bind our lives in one”.
Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.
To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/
Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Monday: Centered on Jesus
Daily Lesson for Monday 13th of July 2026
Read 1 Corinthians 1:10. What do you think Paul meant by “be united in the same mind and the same judgment” (ESV)?
The formation of cliques constituted here a denial of one’s allegiance to Christ (1 Corinthians 1:10). God called us “into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9, NKJV). Our Lord is Christ, and we must be centered on Him. Thus, the answer to the rhetorical questions “Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” (1 Corinthians 1:13, NKJV) is a resounding “No!” Christ is not divided. It is Christ who was crucified for us. We were baptized “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19, NASB).
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Paul mentions that we are “the body of Christ and individually members of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27, ESV; emphasis supplied). While the body has many parts—each one with its function—it is still one body. For the body to function properly, each part has to do its work according to its capabilities. This metaphor indicates that Paul is looking for unity, not uniformity. He is looking for unity in the diversity. More than that, he is looking for unity despite diversity.
However, all thoughts and opinions must be submitted to Christ, our Lord. The fact that Christ is our Lord is such an important concept for Paul that he resorts to it repeatedly, in the opening of 1 Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1:2,7-10). Thus, before Paul deals with the issue of cliques and human leaders, he first emphasizes that all of us have Jesus as our Lord. The church is not centered on human leaders. Christians are centered on Jesus.
The emphasis on the Lordship of Jesus in the early verses of 1 Corinthians helps us understand what Paul meant by the words: “Be united in the same mind and the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10, ESV). The Greek term translated as “united” comes from the verb katartizō, which suggests that something is to be restored to its proper condition. When cliques are formed around human leaders, relationships within the church must be restored to their proper condition, and that can happen through unity in Christ and the death to self it entails.
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During the past few decades, some parts of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have emphasized small group Bible studies. What is the difference between cliques and small groups? How can we be careful that small groups do not turn into cliques? |
A Small Gleam of Hope
"Our actions support our words." Early this year, G. Alexander Bryant, president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, visited churches in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Later, he sat down for an interview to share his thoughts. Watch the entire conversation here: https://www.nadadventist.org/news/hopeinminnesota/ #nadadventist #adventist #adventistchurch #minneapolis #hope Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/myoShZr5FSo
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