GOLDEN NUGGET:

Jeremiah 5:14

“Therefore this is what the Lord God Almigthy says:

‘Because the people have spoken these words,

I will make my words in your mouth a fire

and these people the wood it consumes.'”

Eleven Religious Meeting Places within One square Kilometre

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Here in KAITAIA* we have at least eleven different religious meeting places (churches) on a land area of about one square kilometre.

I have counted them:

1. Exclusive Brethren, 2. Baptist Church, 3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4. Open Brethren, 5. Abundant Life Centre, 6. Union Church, 7. Seventh- Days Adventist, 8. Apostolic Church, 9. Salvation Army, 10. Advance Ministries, 11. Virtue Christian Centre.

*ACCORDING TO THE 2006 CENSUS THE RESIDENT POPULATION OF KAITAIA IS:

5 202!!

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EARTH AND HEAVEN

Surely, that keyboard I saw in the church yesterday came from Germany, where I was born. In big letters you could read what was written on it from afar: “KURZWEIL”.

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Another reminder of Germany, my mother country? Yes! Another greeting from my earthly home? Yes! I have had already several greetings from Germany here in New Zealand. You can read about them on this blog.

But I am not very much interested in my earthly home, I am interested in my home in Heaven!

That’s why I went to church yesterday in the morning. In church we hear about heaven and how to get there. In church we sing hymns about heaven.

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But I am so glad that this keyboard from my home country ended up here in a CHURCH in New Zealand – and not somewhere else – and that hymns will be played on this musical instrument which tell us about heaven.

SERMON OUTLINE (O.T.)

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“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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BUT NOW, THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS —

Isaiah 43:1-3

Intr.:

1. he who created you, O Jacob,

2. he who formed you, O Israel:

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1. Fear not,

2. for I have redeemed you;

3. I have summoned you by name;

4. you are mine.

5. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and

6. when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.

7. When you walk through the fire,

a. you will not be burned;

b. the flames will not set you ablaze.

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End:

a. For I am the Lord,

b. your God,

c. the Holy one of Israel,

d. your Saviour;

GERMANY – The Land of the Economic Crisis

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Their cars were parked on Commerce Street just about where Subway is here in town. And that’s where I got talking to the four young people from Germany about the Lord Jesus Christ. Their ages were between twenty and thirty years.

I mentioned also that Germany is the Land of the Reformation! But I was told that Germany is in an Economic Crisis.