“LIFE IS LIKE A MIRROR. IF YOU FROWN AT IT, IT FROWNS BACK. IF YOU SMILE, IT RETURNS THE GREETING.”
“IT IS OFTEN EASIER TO GET FORGIVENESS THAN PERMISSION.”
Monthly Archives: November 2008
GOLDEN NUGGET
Isaiah 50:2
Was my arm too short to ransom you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you?
PERSONAL EVANGELISM (PE) 11. 11. 2008 – I will show you!
Today I saw one of our neighbours in town. He was quite a distance away, but his body language indicated, that he wanted to get into contact with me.
In the course of our conversation he wanted to know, what I am up to these days. “I will show you,” was my answer. And I continued, “What exactly is your street number? I will put something into your letter box. I am actually glad, when people are asking me that question.”
I said also to him, “My next door neighbour asked me that question once. Also the owner of one of the food shops in town asked me that once. My answer to that question is always ‘I WILL SHOW YOU’.”
Our conversation on the street came to an end like this,”I want to tell you also something else. The other day I bought a $20 top up for my mobile phone, I paid also $20, but later on I found out, that I was given a $30 top up by mistake. There was only one thing to do to go back and correct the error. I am also going back there with some of the literature I have written and tell them that the literature explains actually why I did not keep quiet about the mistake.”
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THE APOSTLE JOHN HAS ALSO TROUBLE WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH
Third John 9,10
DIOTHREPHES
(WHO LOVES TO BE THE FIRST)
1. will have nothing to do with us. (John)
2. gossiping maliciously about us. (John)
3. he refuses to welcome the brothers.
4. he also stops those who want to do so and
5. puts them out of the church.
BUT IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE FAILED, DON’T GIVE UP!
I remember the above from the time we studied one year at the Bible College of NZ in 1980. The principal of the college at that time was David Stewart and he said that to encourage the graduates.
A REMINDER
My father-in-law wrote the words on wood and I was able to hang them on the wall in my room.
Only the other day I tried to do something. It did not work at all – so I gave up!
But not quite!
I tried again – and it worked!
CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE WRITING!
AS SEEN ON A TEE – SHIRT:
“LIFE IS FULL OF IMPORTANT CHOICES”
Joshua 24:15
But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
I have a Maori friend in Kaikohe and he has the verse hanging on a wall in one of the rooms in his house.
As seen on a T-shirt:
“WARNING! MOUTH OPERATES FASTER THAN BRAIN”
James 1:19,20
Everyone should be
1. quick to listen,
2. slow to speak and
3. slow to become angry,..
WHAT AN ENCOURAGEMENT…… (P.E.- 16.11. 08)
What an encouragement it was today to have a long talk about spiritual matters with two Germans, who were really interested in the subject.
Again I did not have any literature (business cards) on me – so we exchanged our contact details by borrowing a pen and writing them on torn off newspaper.
I encouraged them to attend Church Services during their stay in NZ.
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