THE CROSS

“Blessed is he

Psalm 41:1-3

Intr.:

who has regard for the WEAK;

1.  the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.

2.  The LORD will protect him and

3.  preserve his life;

4.  he will bless him in the land and

5.  not surrender him to the desire of his foes.

6.  The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and

7.  restore him from his bed of illness.”

End:

“… the message of the cross …”

“For the message of the cross is

foolishness

to those who are perishing,

but to us who are being saved it is

the power of God.” – First Corinthians 1:18

THE CROSS

“‘THE LAMP OF THE WICKED IS SNUFFED OUT;

Job 18:5-21

PART ONE

Intr.:

1.  the flame of his fire stops burning.

2.  The light in his tent becomes dark;

3.  the lamp beside him goes out.

4. The vigor of his step is weakened;

5. his own schemes throw him down.

6.  His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into its mesh.

7.  A trap seized him by the heel;

8.  a snare holds him fast.

 9. A noose is hidden for him on the ground;

10 a trap lies in his path.

PART TWO

11. Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.

12. Calamity is hungry for him;

13. disaster is ready for him when he falls.

14. It eats away parts of his skin;

15. death’s firstborn devours his limbs.

16. He is torn from the security of his tent and

17. marched off to the king of terrors.

18. Fire resides in his tent;

19. burning sulfur  is scattered over his dwelling.

20. His roots dry up below and

21. his branches wither above.

PART THREE

22. The memory of him perishes from the earth;

23. he has no name in the land.

24. He is driven from light into darkness and

25.  is banished from the world.

26.  He has no offspring or descendants among his people,

27. no survivor where once he lived.

28. Men of the west are appalled at his fate;

29. men of the east are seized with horror.

End:

Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man;

such is the place of one who knows not God.'”

The meeting on Kitchener Street today lasted for quite some time and was all about the Gospel.

KITCHENER STREET

The Gospel “is the power of God for salvation of everyone who believes: …”

There were only three people standing on the footpath. The two listeners came from Utah and California in the United States of America. They were Mormon missionaries, members  of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith.

“LIFE IS ONE UPWARD STRUGGLE!”

All of us are involved in the struggle. Read what the apostle Paul writes to the saints in Ephesus, to the believers who are in Christ Jesus: He writes in the last chapter of his letter,

“For our struggle

“Life is one upward struggle!”

A.  is NOT

against

1. flesh and

2. blood,

B.  BUT

1. against the rulers,

2.  against the authorities,

3.  against the powers of this dark world and

4.  against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are told to put on “THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD”.

The whole armor consists of seven parts and here they are: 1. Girdle of truth. 2. Breastplate of righteousness. 3. Shoes of readiness  to bear the gospel. 4. Shield of faith. 5. Helmet of salvation. 6. Sword of the Word. 7. Prayer. 

“Whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.” – Revelation 22:17

“Worrying won’t

STOP

 the bad stuff from happening,

it just

STOPS

you from enjoying the good.”

This was written on a blackboard I saw today! The blackboard was standing on the footpath of our main road here in Kaitaia in front of a hairdresser’s establishment.

Sunrise and Sunset at Wellington, New Zealand 2013 on the SHORTEST DAY:

JUNE 22

RISES: 7.47

SETS: 16.59

TIME

9 hours and 12 minutes daylight

Sunrise and Sunset at Wellington, New Zealand 2013 on the LONGEST DAY:

DECEMBER 21

RISES: 5.44

SETS: 20.54

15 hours and 10 minutes daylight

THERE IS ALMOST A DIFFERENCE OF 6 HOURS BETWEEN THE SHORTEST AND THE LONGEST DAY!