Closer To Heaven
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23 August 2023 | The pastor of Andover Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adam Breiner, announced his decision to step down from his role this summer, citing differences with the church’s structure in relation to ministering to the LGBTQ community. During a heartfelt sermon, Pastor Breiner expressed that he believed the current structure of the Seventh-day Adventist […] Source: https://atoday.org/pastor-leaves-andover-sda-church-over-lgbtq-inclusivity-concerns-in-sda-structure/
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr John McVay, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson
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You can view an in-depth discussion of Living Wisely in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzELi3SOSow?si=TxTUit2Br_BAyShx&w=560&h=315]
With thanks to
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Further to the announcement regarding Dr John Baildam’s passing, we can confirm that his Memorial Service will be held at the Newbold Church at 14:00 on Monday, 11 September.
Please take note of the date should you plan to attend the service.
Dr Baildam was a former principal of Newbold College and a member of the British Union Conference Executive Committee for many years. He died after a short and unexpected illness. Our prayers are with his wife, Lynda and the wider family, who will…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-08-24/1669/
Looking back at Ephesians 5:1-20 as a whole, we watch Paul take a strong stance against sin and evil, especially in the form of sexual immorality and crude speech.
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He is unwilling to accept the presence of corrupt behavior among the people of God. Instead, he calls the believers in Ephesus to a high standard of conduct and to embrace their identity as the “beloved children” of God and as “saints” or holy ones, (Ephesians 5:1-10, ESV). He dares to believe that when the Christians in community do so, they shine a light into the darkness, drawing their neighbors away from self-defeating lifestyles and into God’s grace and truth (Ephesians 5:11-14).
Paul imagines the church, buoyed by a renewed commitment to “walk as children of light” while they await Christ’s return (Ephesians 5:8; see also Ephesians 5:15-16) and blessed by the presence of Christ (Ephesians 5:14), gathering to worship. As they are motivated by their status “as beloved children” of God and by Christ’s death for them (Ephesians 5:1-2, ESV) and are filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18), their shared worship is characterized by energy and joy as together they sing thanksgiving praise to their Lord, Jesus Christ, and to God the Father. With a firm grip on heavenly realities, they celebrate their hope for the future, rooted in the story of what God has done, is doing, and will accomplish through Jesus Christ their Lord (Ephesians 5:18-20).
Understood in this way, the passage becomes far more than a set of disconnected commands about Christian living. It becomes a prophetic call concerning Christian identity, commitment, community, and worship in the last days, a pathos-filled invitation to “snap up the bargains” on offer in the days until Christ’s return (Ephesians 5:16).
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