Monthly Archives: November 2013
“NO ONE …” “NO ONE …” (Golden Nugget)
Another flower I really like
“No one who lives in him keeps on sinning, No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.” – First John 3:6
“SUNSHINE” again
“… a sunny day really does make you feel a bunch better about life,” writes Jude Dobson in the November/December 2013 FAMILY HEALTH DIARY.
She says also that she is sure that “there must be some physiological basis to it.”
And there is of course.
That’s why I like the what Paul Gerhardt says:
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“Die Sonne, die mir lachet, ist mein Herr Jesus Christ;
das, was mich singen machet, ist, was im Himmel ist.”
Paul Gerhardt was a famous hymn writer in Germany.
For those who don’t know German: He says that the sun shining on him is the Lord Jesus Christ and what makes him sing is what is in HEAVEN.
Now, what do we know about heaven?
If we want to know, we must turn to the Bible. What does the Word of God say?
A. THE INHABITANTS OF HEAVEN
1. God the Father lives there, Isaiah 63:15.
2. Heaven is the home of the Lord Jesus Christ, John 3:13; John 6:38; Luke 24:51.
3. God the Holy Spirit lives there, John 1:32.
4. Angels are there, Matthew 18:10; Matthew 26:53.
5. All the redeemed will be there, First Thessalonians 4:14
A. THE BLESSINGS OF HEAVEN
1. We will be forever with the Lord, Revelation 4:2.
2. We will share in His glory, John 17:24; First Peter 1:11; Romans 8:18; Colossians 3:4.
3. We will possess eternal life, John 3:36; John 10:38; First Peter 1:4,5.
4. Heaven is a place of perfect sinlessness. We will be free from SIN, Revelation 22:3. There will be sheer joy, because the curse of Eden removed forever from man.
5. There will be no more suffering, Revelation 7:17. No hunger, no thirst and no death!
6. Everything will be perfect and complete, Revelation 22. In heaven we will have reached our final destination.
But I like even better, what another German hymn writer says. Philip Spitta, who lived from 1801 – 1851 begins one of his hymns like this:
“O Jesus, meine Sonne, vor der die Nacht entfleucht!”
That means that the Lord Jesus Christ is even our sun in the darkest night!
Sermon Outline – NT – NIV
THE CROSS
“Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under you care,
First Peter 5:2-4
Intr:
serving as overseers –
1. not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;
2. not greedy for money, but eager to serve;
3. not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples of the flock.
End:
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”
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I have lived , sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, it is probably that an empire cannot rise without His aid.” – Benjamin Franklin
Where shall we go?
“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed inefficient for the day,” said Abraham Lincoln.
“‘You do not want to leave too, do you?’ Jesus asked the Twelve.” And what does Simon Peter answer? Here is his answer: “‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal live.'”
The apostle says to the sanctified in Corinth that it is because of God that they are in Christ Jesus and that the Lord Jesus Christ has become for them wisdom from God. He explains also what that means.
It means three things:
1. The Lord Jesus Christ is their righteousness.
The Lord made them right with God.
2. The Lord Jesus Christ is their holiness.
The Lord made them pure and holy.
3. The Lord Jesus Christ is their redemption.
The Lord freed them from sin.
“God answers Kneem@il.” “A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.”
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Leaders inspire followers to get things done. – General Colin Powell
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Plans alone don’t accomplish work. Goal charts on walls don’t accomplish work … It is people who get things done.”
– General Colin Powell