“NOW THE BEREANS….EXAMINED THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY TO SEE IF WHAT PAUL SAID WAS TRUE.”
Acts 17:11
LET US EXAMINE THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY AS THE BEREANS DID TO SEE IF WHAT WE HEAR FROM THE PULPITS AND WHAT WE READ ON NOTICE BOARDS OF CHURCHES IS TRUE!
If you go to my TWTTER page and click on Favorites you will find that my first favorite tweet is:
“THERE ARE TWO THINGS WE SHOULD GIVE OUR CHILDREN: ONE IS ROOTS AND THE OTHER IS WINGS.” – Hodding Carter
How can we do that?
1. We must teach them the Bible!
2. We must pray for them!
Click on the following two verses of the Bible and read them:
— Colossians 2:6,7
— Isaiah 40:31
“Alcohol in our Lives.”
The flier displayed in the foyer of the local library was hard to ignore. Why? Because on the flier was written in very big letters “HAVE YOUR SAY!”
I like that. Some people need to be encouraged to say what they think. I think I belong to those people.
In smaller letters I read at the very top “Alcohol in our lives”.
It is all about the drinking culture in NZ. There is public concern and the public concern is growing. The leaflet is put out by the Law Commission and our feedback is very important. We are encouraged to make a submission.
Unfortunately the submissions closed last year at the end of October.
I am too late – but I will have my say anyway!
Alcohol is not in my life. I believe the Bible, the Word of the Living God. The law of the Living God never changes. Please read the Bible for yourself and find out what the Bible says about ALCOHOL!
I have the Lord Jesus Christ in my life.
The GOSPEL is the answer of course. But is the GOSPEL preached in the Churches of this country? It is so easy for churches to become everything else than what they are supposed to be.
Is the GOSPEL preached in your church?
I received a number of cards for my birthday. One was outstanding. It said:
“DAD, FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY I’D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN HONORARY AWARD TO WEAR…………….
………….YOU CAN GIVE IT BACK TO MUM TOMORROW!”
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
First Corinthians 2:2
“For I resolved to know
nothing while
I was with
you except Jesus Christ and him
crucified.”
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THE PRIESTLY BLESSING
This is how you are to bless the Israelites
Deuteronomy 6:22-27
Intr. :
Say to them:
1. The Lord bless you and
2. keep you;
3. the Lord make his face shine upon you and
4. be gracious to you;
5. the Lord turn his face toward you and
6. give you peace.
End:
So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
You find it in the BIBLE, the Word of the Living God!
“FOR MY FLESH IS REAL FOOD AND MY BLOOD IS REAL DRINK.” John 6:55
“… MAN DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3 (Matthew 4:4)
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John 4:34
“‘My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.'”
As you can see I saw it at the back of our house!
“The College of Content.”
Philippians 4:11
“I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.”
C. H. Spurgeon is talking about the “College of Content”.
I also want to “continue as a diligent scholar in the College of Content”.
That verse is especially appropriate for me this morning. I hope it is for you too.