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Friday: Further Thought – Life and Death

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Daily Lesson for Friday 16th of January 2026
Further Thought:

“From the rack, the stake, the dungeon, from dens and caves of the earth, there falls upon his ear the martyr’s shout of triumph.

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He [Paul] hears the witness of steadfast souls, who, though destitute, afflicted, tormented, yet bear fearless, solemn testimony for the faith, declaring, ‘I know whom I have believed.’ These, yielding up their lives for the faith, declare to the world that He in whom they have trusted is able to save to the uttermost.”—Ellen G. White, The Acts of the Apostles, p. 512.

“Never was there so great a diversity of faith in Christendom as at the present day. If the gifts [of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers (Ephesians 4:11-13)] were necessary to preserve the unity of the primitive church, how much more so to restore unity now! And that it is the purpose of God to restore the unity of the church in the last days, is abundantly evident from the prophecies. We are assured that the watchmen shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Also, that in the time of the end the wise shall understand. When this is fulfilled there will be unity of faith with all whom God accounts wise; for those that do in reality understand aright, must necessarily understand alike. . . . From considerations like these, it is evident that the perfect state of the church here predicted is still in the future; consequently these gifts have not yet accomplished their purpose.”—R. F. Cottrell, “Introduction,” in Ellen G. White, Early Writings, p. 140.

Discussion Questions

  1. In light of the above quotation from R. F. Cottrell, what is neces­sary for the Holy Spirit to bring unity into God’s church today? How important for church unity is the putting into practice of counsels given through the gift of prophecy?
  2. How would you explain the Bible teaching on death to a friend who believes that Paul and other Christians who have died are now “with Christ” in heaven?
  3. How do we understand the terrible reality of suffering in this world? Why is the great controversy motif so helpful in giving us some understanding of it all? Why though must we, in the end, ultimately look at Jesus on the cross as the fullest possible expression of the Father’s love and learn to trust Him even in the worst of times?

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/26a-03-further-thought-life-and-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26a-03-further-thought-life-and-death

January 17, Sabbath Divine Service | A Reason to Make the Ground Tremble | Don MacLafferty

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Welcome to Ten Days of Prayer – UNLEASHED! This is the livestream that we are hosting from Chapel Oaks church in Shawnee Kansas, USA. We are grateful that Don MacLafferty, author of this year's 10 Days of Prayer materials, is leading out this program. DIVINE SERVICE 10:45 AM – January 17, 2026 – “A Reason to Make the Ground Tremble” Scripture: 1 Sam 14:15
Speaker: Pastor Don MacLafferty The last meeting for 10 Days of Prayer will be the "What's Next?" meeting that will take place at 2:00pm CENTRAL STANDARD TIME on Sabbath afternoon. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMNtXT2wV5E

January 17, Sabbath Afternoon | What’s Next? | Don MacLafferty

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Welcome to Ten Days of Prayer – UNLEASHED! This is the livestream that we are hosting from Chapel Oaks church in Shawnee Kansas, USA. We are grateful that Don MacLafferty, author of this year's 10 Days of Prayer materials, is leading out this program. SABBATH AFTERNOON – 2:PM – January 17, 2026 – “What's Next?” This program is to help equip churches to continue to go forward with the revival momentum they have experienced during 10 Days of Prayer. This will be the last program we LIVESTREAM from 10 Days of Prayer. Speaker: Pastor Don MacLafferty All the videos from this series, including the morning prayer meetings on Zoom can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW01JzwNdazMaMUCRGe3tSX5GgqBHYgLd&si=-aV57aed2DCl_HEZ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6U_3ia4dkE

Day 10 of 10 | Practice Radical Generosity | Don MacLafferty

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Welcome to Ten Days of Prayer – UNLEASHED! This is the livestream that we are hosting from Chapel Oaks church in Shawnee Kansas, USA. We are grateful that Don MacLafferty, author of this year's 10 Days of Prayer materials, is leading out this program. DAY 10 – January 16, 2026 – “Practice Radical Generosity” Scripture: Acts 4:32-37. What motivated the generosity of these church members in Acts. Speaker: Pastor Don MacLafferty The Elijah Song – More of His Spirit: https://www.revivalandreformation.org/resources/all/back-to-the-altar-revival-resources Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JrexER5038

Jan. 15th, 2026 | Zoom Prayer Meeting | Don MacLafferty

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The theme for Day 9 (January 15th, 2026) is "See and Care for the Forgotten" Melody Mason, with the General Conference Ministerial, is serving as the prayer host and moderator for 10 Days of Prayer while Don MacLafferty, president of In Discipleship and author of 10 Days of Prayer UNLEASHED, leads the daily devotional and prayer time for this 7AM (EST) Zoom prayer call. For details on how to be part of this daily Zoom call during 10 Days of Prayer, visit: Tendaysofprayer.org LINKS and Quotes shared during this Zoom Meeting are below: “Every kind act done to them in the name of Jesus, is accepted by Him as if done to Himself, for He identifies His interest with that of suffering humanity, and He has entrusted to His church the grand work of ministering to Jesus by helping and blessing the needy and suffering. On all who shall minister to them with willing hearts, the blessing of the Lord will rest.” – Ellen White, Counsels on Stewardship, p. 164 “Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, “Follow Me.” There is need of coming close to the people by personal effort. If less time were given to sermonizing, and more time were spent in personal ministry, greater results would be seen. The poor are to be relieved, the sick cared for, the sorrowing and the bereaved comforted, the ignorant instructed, the inexperienced counseled. We are to weep with those that weep, and rejoice with those that rejoice. Accompanied by the power of persuasion, the power of prayer, the power of the love of God, this work will not, cannot, be without fruit. – Ellen White, Ministry of Healing, p. 143 Ten Days of Prayer
https://www.tendaysofprayer.org Daily Livestream for 10 Days of Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/@ChapelOaks-SDA-KC All the Morning Zoom videos and evening meetings with Pastor Don
https://www.youtube.com/@revival_and_reformation Day 9 – Livestream with Pastor Don – Coming Up!
https://www.youtube.com/live/YQIURzeOqLE?si=HgnfnX4O7ycSLdV- Don MacLafferty's Ministry – Intergenerational Revival
https://indiscipleship.org Opening Special Music Song – All Along
https://youtu.be/lmu3Njbws4c?si=T3_somagdPk8bLj0 Closing Song – Elijah's Song
https://www.revivalandreformation.org/resources/all/back-to-the-altar-revival-resources 24/7 United in Prayer – Join believers all around the world in prayer!
https://247unitedprayer.org Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWS3z4TelC0

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