“WIR KOENNEN UNS NICHT AUSSUCHEN, OB WIR SCHWERE ZEITEN DURCHLEBEN, SONDERN NUR, WIE WIR ES TUN.”
(We cannot choose to not have difficult times. We can choose our reaction to them.”
Sandra P. Aldrich
Monthly Archives: September 2009
FISHERS OF MEN
“As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon
called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.”
Matthew 4:18-20 (Mark 1:16-18)
Luke 5:10 ” ‘…..you will catch men.’ ”
CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
I am still thinking about CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
“The four principles of CPTED- surveillance, access management, territorial reinforcement and quality environment form the foundations of the National Guidelines for CPTED in New Zealand.
These guidelines define seven qualities that characterise well designed, safer places.
NATIONAL GUIDELINES
Access
Surveillance and sightlines
Layout
Activity mix
Sense of ownership
Quality environments
Physical protection.”
Two things come to my mind in connection with this: Preaching of the Gospel ( Romans 1:16,17) and Asking God to bring people out of darkness into light. ( James 4:2)
The Annual Spring Flower Show
Friday 4th September at 11am
Speaker: Shelley Fleming
I have never been to a Spring Flower Show and did not know what to expect.
I was deeply moved when the young teacher, who has a burning heart for the lost, spoke about the work of the missionaries in Nepal and India.
The presentation was excellent and I asked her if she would be willing to come to our church to speak. The answer was yes and I went straight away to our pastor and told him about having her as a speaker.
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It was good to hear about the mission work in Nepal and India. But New Zealand is also a mission field.
Today I talked for quite some time to two Mormon missionaries from the USA on the street and found out that the second in charge of the LDS is actually a German.
Unfortunately I missed a good opportunity to talk to 5 or 6 teenagers . They were sitting right in front of me on steps. While passing by I talked to them for a bit…………but not about the Lord.——Was I getting tired?
The two Germans
It was a great joy for me to get in touch with two German tourists today on Commerce Street in the middle of Kaitaia and to tell them about the Lord.
But I got the impression that those two did not have the big questions. They just lived.
I am glad that they listened to what I said.
Pray for them.
Are you on a pursuit of happiness?
“Now and then, it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” – Coffee News, 31. 08. 09
“take charge of your future”
Yesterday I went to the ‘Far North REAP’ office here in Kaitaia. When you enter the office you can see to your left a big sign saying: “Take charge of your Future”. I really like that. I like that so much that “Take charge of your Future” is still going around in my head.
I typed “take charge of your Future” into ‘Search’ on this blog and this came up: The Tertiary Centre says,” take charge of your Future.”
Yes, study all you can, take charge of your future by studying hard. But remember that the most important book to study is the BIBLE, the Word of the Living God. Remember also that this life is not all, remember that there is a future for all of us after we die. Please include the study of the BIBLE in your Tertiary Studies.
The Bible says that there is a heaven and a hell. Heaven and hell are eternal. Heaven and hell are everlasting. Matthew 25:46
There are more than 70 texts in the Bible uttered by the Lord himself which speak of the doom that awaits those who don’t repent.
I am going to finish by asking two questions:
1. How does one get to hell?
Answer:
By neglect. Hebrews 2:3 “How shall we escape, if we neglect….”
2. How does one avoid hell?
Answer:
By receiving Jesus Christ as His personal Saviour. Proverbs 15:24
SEHR GUT! (Sprechen Sie deutsch?)
Ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, dass es spannend war, wenn wir immer unsere Zeugnisse in der Schule erhielten. Aber ich erinnere mich, dass ich meistens fuer ‘Betragen’ sehr gut bekam. Selten war mein Betragen nur gut.
Die kleine Landschule im Norden von Deutschland in der Naehe der daenischen Grenze hatte fuer acht Schuljahre nur zwei Klassen und demnach nur zwei Lehrer. Sie besteht heute nicht mehr.
Auch war meine Mutter immer darauf bedacht, dass ich nie in der Schule fehlte und so ging ich auch manchmal den fast zwei km langen Weg im stroemenden Regen, bis der Lehrer zu meiner Mutter sagte: ” Behalten Sie den Jungen zu Hause , wenn es stark regnet.”
‘Sehr gut’ fuer Betragen schrieb der Lehrer in meinem Zeugnis.
Aber die Bibel, das Wort Gottes, sagt etwas ganz anderes ueber uns alle. In der Luther Bibel lese ich: “Denn es ist hier kein Unterschied; sie sind allzumal Suender und mangeln des Ruhmes, den sie vor Gott haben sollten.” (Roemer 3:23)
Wir sind alle Suender. Das sagt die Bibel, das Wort Gottes!
Das sieht wirklich nicht gut aus.
Aber es kommt noch schlimmer. In Roemer 6:23 heisst es: ” Denn der Tod ist der Suende Sold.”
Aber wie gut, dass Roemer 6:23 so weiter geht: “aber die Gabe Gottes ist das ewige Leben in Christo Jesu, unserm Herrn.”
Und lasst mich schliessen mit dem herrlichen Vers in Roemer 3:24: “Und werden ohne Verdienst gerecht aus seiner Gnade durch die Erloesung, so durch Christum Jesum geschehen ist.”