THE CROSS

“This is what I say

Luke 6:27-31

Intr.:

to all who will listen to me:

1.  Love your enemies, and

2.  be good to everyone who hates you.

3.  Ask God to bless anyone who curses you,

4.  and pray for everyone who is cruel to you.

“God’s Word: open for all”

5.  If someone slaps you on one cheek, don’t stop that person from slapping you on the other cheek.

6.  If someone wants to take your coat, don’t try to keep back your shirt.

7.  Give to everyone who asks and don’t ask people to return what they have taken from you.

8.  Treat others just as you want to be treated.”

End:

When I saw today “OFF 2 C” written on a camper van, Ecclesiastes 1:8 came to my mind. There it says:

 “All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.”

Sunflower

“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” – Philippians 1:27

When I read today “Must – see movies” on the front page of the NEW ZEALAND LISTENER (May 17-23, 2014) in our beautiful Kaitaia library, Must – read books  came to my mind.

Our beautiful Library in Kaitaia

There are many Must – read Books, even in my library.

Let me just mention five:

1.  LOS VOM ICH by Ernst Modersohn. “Wie Gott aus einem Jakob einen  Israel machte.”

That is a book I must read again! (German!)

2.  SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION by D. Martyn Lloyd – Jones. “Its causes and Cure.”

3.  SOMETHING MORE by Catherine Marshall.

4.  REVIVAL, can we make it happen? by D Martyn Lloyd – Jones.

5.  MORNING AND EVENING, Daily Readings, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

There are not only must – read books, there are also must – read again Books.

But the fact is that there is only ONE Must – Read Book and that is the BIBLE.

The Bible is also called THE BOOK OF BOOKS, the GOOD BOOK, The Word of God, the Scriptures and the Writings.

What makes me say that there is only one Must – Read Book? All other books are written be men, but the author of the Bible is the Holy Spirit.

Please read Second Peter 1:20,21.

THE CROSS

“I will do this

First Kings 11:33

Intr. :

because

1. they have forsaken me and

2. worshiped

a. Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians,

b. Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and

c. Molech the god of the Ammonites, and

3. have not walked in my ways,

4. nor done what is right in my eyes,

5. nor kept the statutes and laws

End:

as David, Solomon’s father, did.”