WAIPAPAKAURI BEACH: That’s where I saw this flower.

“HE REPLIED, ‘EVERY PLANT THAT MY HEAVENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED WILL BE PULLED UP BY THE ROOTS.'” – Matthew 15:13

THE CROSS

A.  “Great crowds

Matthew 15:30,31

Introduction:

came to him, bringing

• the lame,
• the blind,
• the crippled,
• the mute and
• many others,

End:

and laid them at is feet; and he healed them.

B.  The people were amazed

Introduction:

when they saw

• the mute speaking,
• the crippled made well,
• the lame walking and
• the blind seeing.

End:

And they praised the God of Israel.”

Sunflowers are very popular.

“AND HE DID NOT DO MANY MIRACLES THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF FAITH.” – Matthew 13:58

Sunflowers are very popular.

“‘For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.'” – Matthew 12:50

A reader of our local paper says this about Kaitaia:

“Where else could I find easy access to

SAND,

SEA,

AHIPARA: Ninety Mile Beach

SURF,

NATIVE FOREST,

PASTURED HILLS and

KAITAIA: Not far from our dwelling

A LANDSCAPE OF INCREDIBLE BEAUTY.

all centred on a vibrant small town?”

“Staying in contact with your doctor just got easier. Do it online,” I am reading on the information leaflet, I picked up today at our local hospital. On the other side I find the benefits of the PATIENT PORTAL. Almost at the bottom of the flyer it says in small print that “fees may apply to certain services.”

The hospital in Whangarei in the north of New Zealand.

I have two very old Bibles in German in my small library at home, one is translated by D. Martin Luther and the second by Hermann Menge. Looking up Exodus 15:26 in the Hermann Menge translation I find lots of physical ailments scribbled in  the margins of the two pages with different pens and even different colours. Even dates are included. In the Luther translation Exodus 15:26 is underlined and encircled.

Exodus 15:26 says, “‘… for I am the LORD, who heals you.'” In Germany it says there, “Denn ich, der HErr, bin dein Arzt (=der dich heilt).'” (Menge transation.) Arzt translated into english is doctor or General Practitioner.

And in order to stay in contact with the LORD, who heals, we don’t need computers (The Patient Portal). And of course, there is no fee involved. Can it get any easier?

THE CROSS

“As you go , preach this message:

Matthew 10:7

Introduction:

‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

1. Heal the sick,
2. raise the dead,
3. cleanse those who have leprosy,
4. drive out demons.

End:

Freely you have receive, freely give.”