We were on our way to Auckland by car when a camper van came towards us. The two vehicles passed each other very quick , but I think “WHICH WAY?” was written on the front of the camper van.
“Which way? There is only one way.
John 14:6
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the
WAY and the
truth and the
life.'”
I was so sure that Germany (I am from Germany) would win the 2010 Football World Cup!
But they did not. On the morning they lost against Spain we drove to Auckland and I heard about it in Whangarei at the Information Centre.
Who wants to belong to the losers? Nobody does. But I felt I did. I would have loved them to win.
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No, I am not a loser. I AM A WINNER!
First Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Second Corinthians 2:14 “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and…”
First John 5:4 “This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”
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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Romans 10:13-15
“for, ‘EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’
Intr.:
A. How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?
B. And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?
C. And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
D. And how can they preach unless they are sent?
End:
As it is written, ‘ How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'”
When I read the word FOOTWEAR today, Ephesians 6:15 came to my mind.
This is what The New Bible Commentary Revised says: “Feet equipped with shoes for marching (Lat. caliga) also recall Isaiah 52:7 as an OT allusion, and in the light of Romans 10:15 may suggest a promptitude of service in evangelistic endevour.”
Isaiah 52:7
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those
Intr.:
1. who bring good news,
2. who proclaim peace,
3. who bring good tidings,
4. who proclaim salvation,
5. who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!'”
End:
As I have mentioned before, I like to answer questions like that!
I found this one in The New Zealand Herald today, on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
“Where in the world would you rather be?”
“Flight Centre takes you there.”
It is a full page advertisement in the paper, and a number of places are mentioned – with pictures – like Australia, the South Pacific, China, Italy, France, Africa, India and Thailand. I used to work in Thailand as a missionary from 1966 – 1979. Our wedding took place in Tak in the “land of the sun” and our two children were born in Thailand.
Once more: “Where in the world would you rather be?”
I would not want to be anywhere else! Exclamation mark. I am quite happy where I am, here in Kaitaia, in the north of New Zealand….. and here is a picture from the “real far north” of New Zealand.
Why I am quite happy, where I am? Because a hymn comes to my mind. I know it only in the German language. (I am from Germany.)
I will give you the gist of the hymn, and you will understand.
The hymn is by Eleonore von Reuss and she lived from 1835-1903. It is a very old hymn as you can see. You find it in the hymn book of the Baptists in Germany called “Glaubensstimme”. It has five short verses.
Eleonore says in the hymn, that she has been through the world and that she has seen how beautiful it is – but she is yearning for something else. She has seen the people, how they are working and how troublesome the life can be. She says the people are looking for love, luck, honour, and they are coming back dissatisfied and loaded with sin.
In verse four she sings about the rest there is for the poor and tired heart. She says, proclaim that there is a place where we can go with our grief, our hurts and our pain.
The last verse sings about the rest for all mankind in the finished work of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on the Cross of Golgotha.
“‘My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is
to do the will of him who sent me and
to finish his work.'”
John 4:34
“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”
John 17:18
(John 20:21)
WHAT IS OUR FOOD?
Just now I listened to some really good teaching of the Bible by Dr. S Lewis Johnson on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Go to:
www.believerschapeldallas.org
Online messages
Dr. S Lewis Johnson
Dr. S Lewis Johnson’s exposition of Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians
Ephesians 1:1-4 Paul’s Grandest Epistle
“A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.”