“FREE SPIRIT” was written on the camper van. I was told that it is the name of the model!

Just now I typed the words “Freedom” and “free” into Search on this blog. Please do the same and find out how many entries there are! I did not count them! There are many.

LIBERTY (FREEDOM)

In the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)we are reading a lot about the liberty of Christians.  Read Luke 4:16-19.  Luke 4:18 “He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners…” The apostle Paul has also very much to say about freedom in his letters.

We are having enemies, but God liberates His people from them  through the Lord Jesus Christ.

What are the enemies? There is SIN (Romans 6:18-23). There is SATAN (Colossians 1:13). There is the LAW (Galatians 4:21-31).  There is DEATH (Romans 8:18-21).

Here is a gift for us. Freedom is the gift of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ died. By doing so he set us free (First Corinthians 6:20; First Corinthians 7:22-24).

And The Northern Advocate had this on the front page today:

“Kids more likely than dogs to be left in cars

CHILDREN’S SAFETY AT RISK”

Mark 10:14

“When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'”

“It’s not a Religion.

It’s a Relationship.”

“A CONFERENCE IS A MEETING TO DECIDE WHERE THE NEXT MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE.” – Anonymous

Pohutukawa

Another name for pohutukawa is Christmas Tree.

“A New Zealand tree which grows on the coast and produces red flowers in summer.”

“Hugs not Thugs” was the theme of the  “whanau day out” (gathering) today at the Kaitaia swimming pools with lots of activities including Ki-O-Rahi. That’s what I was told by the lady I met in front of the gates of the pools, where the place was prepared to play the Maori game Ki-O-Rahi (she told me that she taught Ki-O-Rahi in Germany while on a tour) when I asked her what the summary of the opening speech was. (I did not hear the opening speech.)

“Hugs not Thugs.”

It was a joy to tell her about my Saviour Jesus Christ. Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ (Messiah) the LORD.”

But my joy was even greater when I entered the gates of the pools – free entrance today- and I saw the wife of one of my friends. I invited the whole family of five to the local Baptist Church for a FREE concert and a meal. So far about eleven people said that they would come to the concert and the meal. Praise the LORD! For more concert information type “KAITAIA BAPTIST CHURCH CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION CONCERT” into Search!

HUGS WILL INCREASE AND THUGS WILL DECREASE WHEN THE GOSPEL IS PREACHED!

Romans 1:16