Mary Magdalene is well known in the Bible for having an undesirable reputation. Imagine the kind of life she was living if demons called her ‘their home’! Some of us know what it feels like to have a tarnished character, or a life that leaves us with nothing to brag about. Depression. Discouragement. Despondency overwhelms us. Is there any hope left? Listen in as Charissa Torossian takes us on an insightful journey into the life of Mary Magdalene and how meeting Jesus was the turning point that completely transformed her life. Best of all, she reveals how you, too, can have a transformed life in her message entitled, “Devoted for Life.” The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an established denomination since 1863. It is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who promise to help people understand the Bible and find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. Want to learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Visit our website at: https://www.adventist.org/ Click the notification bell so that you never miss a new video! Find us on social media by following the links below:
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Just whisper His name. Jesus is there.
Life can feel loud. Overwhelming. Chaotic. But, in the stillness, right in the middle of your mess—Jesus is there. He is not far off or waiting for you to get it all together. He’s closer than you realize. Imagine this: peace that doesn't depend on circumstances, comfort that doesn't fade, and a presence you can turn to with a simple whisper. Share this reel with a friend as a reminder that you are never alone. Whisper His name. He’s already near. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMnTod31Ao
Comments of the Week April 7-13
Comments of the Week April 7–13 “Shows where women rank in the church hierarchy.” –Elizabeth Lively on our 3-part series on Abuse in the Parsonage Comments on The Bear Went Over the Mountain, GC Excom on Independent Ministries, 3-part Series Abuse in the Parsonage, Pastor Wins Case Against Sexist Congregation, Dakota Adventist School Closing, and […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-apr7-13/
Why I Support AT
By sustainable energy professional and AT board member Cherri-Ann Farquharson I first encountered Adventist Today (AT) on Facebook. What stood out immediately was the boldness—the willingness to ask hard questions and explore ideas that many platforms shy away from. As someone deeply rooted in the Adventist tradition and working at the intersection of science, policy, […] Source: https://atoday.org/why-i-support-at/
Monday: The Beautiful Bride
Daily Lesson for Monday 14th of April 2025
Ezekiel 16:1-63 shows us an astonishing picture of God’s regard for His people. He describes the nation of Israel as an abandoned baby, left in a field to die. He takes her home, cleans her up, and when she is fully grown, he marries her. It is a powerful picture of an unlikely marriage.
Read Ezekiel 16:4-14. What do the details about this bride’s exaltation teach us about God’s intentions toward us?
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God told Israel that, under His care, she grew “ ‘exceedingly beautiful’ ” (Ezekiel 16:13, NKJV). When God first found her, nobody found her beautiful; she was a reject among other children, cast aside in the hopes that she would die. But as God showered His attention on her, she became more and more beautiful, until she was the talk of the world. In the earliest days of the Hebrew kings, under David and Solomon, this was particularly true. The queen of Sheba even made a special trip in order to see the splendor of Israel for herself!
Israel’s beauty, however, was entirely the gift of God. She was beautiful—the talk of the nations—precisely because she was His bride. God says that her beauty “ ‘was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you’ ” (Ezekiel 16:14, NKJV).
This is a recurrent theme in the Bible: God’s bride is beautiful, not because of anything she has done but because God has showered His favor on her and made her that way. In a similar way, believers appear beautiful in the estimate of heaven, not because of anything we have done to earn it but because of the favor of God, the salvation that He has showered on us. We are beautiful because we are covered in His righteousness, the “righteousness of God” Himself (2 Corinthians 5:21).
All was good, however, until the next verse in Ezekiel: “ ‘But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it’ ” (Ezekiel 16:15).
We were created to reflect the goodness and glory of God. When God’s creations assume that their beauty is their own, that beauty is cheapened, and trouble awaits.
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What are the dangers of us trusting in our “own beauty”? That is, how might we think that there is anything in and of ourselves that gives us merit with God or makes us deserving of His love? How can we always guard against spiritual pride? |
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