“stand out from the crowd”

“Stand out from the crowd.”

I read that at the bottom of the front-page of our local paper, THE NORTHERN ADVOCATE today,  Monday, May 24, 2010. There is also a picture of four people with raised hands standing on tiptoe and rejoicing. It seems to me that they are yelling something.

Are we as born again believers not the ones who stand out from the crowd with raised hands on tiptoe praising the Lord? Are we or are we not?

“stand out from the crowd”

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That’s what I read in the paper!

“Stand out from the crowd.” The Bible, the Word of the Living God says that to born again believers.

Philippians 2:15,16 – Click on the verse and read it please.

Are we shining like stars in the universe?

Are we holding out the Word of life?

Matthew 5:13-16

Here the Lord Jesus Christ says that we are the salt/light of the world!

Ephesians 5:8

Are we living as children of light?

Fruit of light is:

–goodness

–righteousness

–truth

First Thessalonians 5:4,5,6

We are sons of the light!

Please remember that the letters in the BIBLE are written to believers.

PERSONAL EVANGELISM!

It is always a joy for me, to grasp the opportunities the Lord is giving me, to be a witness for HIM.

Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you;

and you will be my witnesses in

–Jerusalem (Kaitaia) and in all

–Judea and

–Samaria and

–to the ends of the earth.”

What a joy it was to talk to a tourist from Germany today about unimportant things ( safety of tourists in this country, Fifa World Cup) at first , but at the conclusion of our conversation about the most important thing, our personal relationship with our God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I hope to stay in  touch with him by E-mail.

GERMAN SERMON OUTLINE:

JESUS (PREDIGT IN  DEUTSCH)

Einleitung:

Die folgenden Aufkleber (Klebeschildchen) kleben auf dem Innendeckel von  meinem Tagebuch.

A.  Jesus liebt Dich!

B.  Wir glauben an Jesus Christus

C.  Wer Jesus hat, der hat das Leben

D. Christus erkennen heisst leben

E. Jesus hat die Macht, Suenden zu vergeben (Matthaeus 9:1-8)

F. Jesus macht frei

G. Nur Jesus bringt Frieden

H. Freue dich Jesus lebt!

I.  Zuletzt siegt Jesus!

End:

Sermon Outline OT (NIV)

Romans 10:17

“Consequently,

faith comes from hearing the message,

and the message is heard through

the word of Christ.”

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AS FOR THIS TEMPLE YOU ARE BUILDING

First Kings 6:11-14

Introduction:

“The word of the Lord came to Solomon:

‘As for this temple you are building,

A. If you…..

1. follow my decrees,

2. carry out my regulations and

3. keep all my commands and

4. obey them, (my commands)

B. I will…..

1. fulfill through you the promise I gave to David, your father.

2. And I will live among the Israelites and

3. will not abandon my people Israel.’

End:

So Solomon built the temple

and completed it.”