What a question!

I will answer it.

Yes, I have read from the Bible, the Word of the Living God TODAY. I have also read from the devotional classic by C.H. Spurgeon called “MORNING AND EVENING” TODAY.

And I was encouraged!

Spurgeon is mentioning Matthew 16:17 where the Lord himself says to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my father in heaven.”

God is revealing things. Is that not exciting. It is indeed. God is revealing things to people when we pray for them.

I know my mother prayed for me to come out of darkness into light, from death to life. And I came. It is exciting to be in touch with the Living God!

What about you? Are you in touch with the Living God?

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“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.”

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

First Corinthians 3:16,17

Not long ago we received a pamphlet saying this: “1.8 million alcohol – related deaths per year worldwide. Cost of alcohol -related illnesses:

— US$186.4  billion in the USA

— Up to US$210-665 billion globally 

I read with great interest what the Emeritus Professor Ivan Snook said in May 2005 to the graduating teacher education students at Massey University. ( “For Teachers” – Spring – Issue 12)

“The ability of people to participate in society is dependent on the quality of the education they receive. And this depends, not on large bureaucracies, glossy brochures, curriculum documents, or flowery mission statements, but on the personal qualities of the teachers.”

And this here is the Mission statement of one of the local churches in Kaitaia.

MISSION STATEMENT:

“To glorify God, to reach out to people, to equip them to be fully devoted followers of Jesus.”

The ability of people to glorify God, to reach out to other people and to be fully devoted followers of Jesus is dependent on the quality of the biblical education they receive. And this depends, not on large………………….. but on the personal qualities of the Bible teachers.

Four points from a survey (2005): what the community and senior secondary students said about their perceptions of the status of teachers:

— Teaching is rewarding because you are shaping young minds.

— Good teachers are the ones with an interest and passion for teaching.

— Teachers have huge influence on other people’s lives.

–Teaching is one of the most important jobs that there is.

Where are the teachers of the BIBLE?

Ephesians 4:11; First Corinthians 12:28