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In today’s digital age, smartphones and social media are contributing to a mental health crisis, especially among young people, by increasing issues like depression, anxiety, and addiction. Pastors and congregations have an opportunity to address this crisis by educating, resourcing, networking, and modeling healthier digital habits, ultimately guiding people toward deeper spiritual and emotional well-being.

Read Revelation 19:1–9. Two things are celebrated simultaneously: the end of the harlot and the marriage of Christ with His bride. How is it possible that both events are actually demonstrations of God’s righteous and loving character at the same time?

Infidelity comes with a very painful price tag. The fallout spills over into the lives of children and others. Even the most patient of wronged spouses may eventually discover that there is a moment of no return, past which the marriage can no longer be redeemed. When our world reaches a point where hearts have hardened deeply enough that there will be no more repentance, no point exists in continuing history and allowing the unbridled suffering of sin to continue. Even though there is heartbreak over the lost, those who have suffered under this world’s dispensation of sin can celebrate that it is finally over—and that the world is being restored to the way God originally designed it. This time there will not be a turning away from God, because we have learned, the hard way, that God was correct about the devastation that comes from separating ourselves from Him.

Read Revelation 21:1–4. What does the marriage imagery here mean, and why is it full of hope and promise? What is our assurance of the hope presented in these verses?

“Marriage, a union for life, is a symbol of the union between Christ and His church. The spirit that Christ manifests toward the church is the spirit that husband and wife are to manifest toward each other.”—Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 46.

Christ suffered unimaginable pain as the human race rejected Him and gave the affection that belongs to Him to other gods. And yet, even then, He gave Himself for us, paying in Himself for our infidelities and adulteries so that, if we repent and turn away from them, we have the promise of eternal life.

Read 1 Peter 1:18, 19. What are we told in these verses that gives us the assurance of the end as depicted in Revelation 21:1–4?

Final words have weight and meaning. The Scriptures share the final words of Jesus, poignant words spoken from the cross.

“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”

“Amen, I say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise”

“Woman, behold, your son….Behold, your mother.”

“I thirst.”

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

“It is finished.”

“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”

Before we move into celebrating the resurrection, together we meditate on these sacred words. The Azure Hills Pastoral Staff will share short messages on the last words of Jesus. We invite you to take in the depth of the love and sacrifice of Jesus. John 10:18 says, "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”

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Did you know the longest serving editor of Adventist Record was a woman, named Anna Hindson? Do you know when the letters section started letting people have contrary opinions? And why? You're about the find out. 

Adventist Record is a hungry beast, with deadlines rolling around week to week. In this episode we meet some of the editors that have made Record what it is today and some of the changes that have been made from those early days. 

Pastors Kameron DeVasher and Mark Howard share study and teaching tips for Quarter 2, April 19 lesson, “Images from Marriage.” Study guides can be downloaded here (https://bit.ly/3qc9rNu).

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Jake Hotchkiss returns to share how understanding the finished work of Christ has deepened in the years since publishing "No Longer I" and what he's learned about relying on God's strength through valleys and mountains.

• The initial revelation of the finished work creates a spiritual high that inevitably fades as life continues
• Knowledge of our righteousness in Christ creates a foundation that gives our spiritual life traction
• Our weaknesses aren't obstacles but opportunities to discover God's strength working through us
• Many believers stop bringing their honest feelings to God after receiving the finished work revelation
• The flesh represents not just our physical bodies but everything pertaining to the earthly realm
• The upcoming revised edition of "No Longer I" addresses common questions and clarifies concepts
• Learning to walk in Christ means accepting our inability to change our circumstances and resting in Him

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Join host Japhet De Oliveira as he sits down with Zachary Barnard, MD, a neurosurgeon at Adventist Health White Memorial, for a meaningful conversation about his work as a surgeon, what it looks like to be a lifelong learner, and creating beautiful memories with his family.