Author Archives: Werner Dekarski
“…, love is kind.” – First Corinthians 13:4
I don’t really know how to say it.
But sometimes people are very friendly and very kind and really nice.
Sometimes they are not kind at all, they are not really nasty – but almost nasty. You know what I am talking about!
Now, I find it easier to ‘cope’ with the second group of people described. Does it not do somethimng to you, when people are really friendly to you and nice?
I read the following some time ago. (Does it not fit in with what I wrote just now?):
“I will make love my greatest weapon and none on who I call can defend against its force…….My love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day.” – Og Mandino. How I like that!
Read also what the Bible, the Word of the Living God says in First Corinthians 13:4-7!!
Topical Sermon Outline – (OT)
“For I resolved to know
nothing while I was
with you except
Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
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AND WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU?
Micah 6:8
Intr.:
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
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And what does the Lord require of you?
A. To act justly and
B. to love mercy and
c. to walk humbly with your God.
End:
Topical Sermon Outline – ON THAT DAY
“For I resolved to know
nothing while I was
with you except
Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
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ON THAT DAY
Zephaniah 3:14-17
PART ONE
Intr.:
— O Daugther of Zion
— O Isreal
— O Daughter of Jerusalem
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1. Sing, O Daughter of Zion;
2. shout aloud, O Israel!
3. Be glad and
4. rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
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The Lord
The Lord, the King of Israel,
1. The Lord has taken away your punishment,
2. he has turned back your ememy.
3. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;
4. never again will you fear any harm.
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End:
PART TWO
ON THAT DAY THEY WILL SAY
Intr.:
Jerusalem
O Zion
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1. On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, O Zion;
2. do not let your hands hang limp
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The Lord your God
1.The Lord your God is with you,
2. he is mighty to save.
3. He will take great delight in you,
4. he will quiet you with his love,
5. he will rejoice over you with singing.”
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End:
Topical Sermon Outline (OT)
“For I resolved to know
nothing while I was
with you except
Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
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WHO IS A GOD LIKE YOU,
Micah 7:18
Intr.:
1. who pardons sin and
2. forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?
3. You do not stay angry forever
4. but delight to show mercy.
5. You will again have compassion on us;
6. you will tread our sins underfoot
7. and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
8. You will be true to Jacob and
9. show mercy to Abraham.
End: as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.
GOLDEN NUGGET
Habakkuk 3:19
“THE SOVEREIGN LORD
Intr.
A. is my strength;
B. he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
C. he enables me to go on the heights.
End:
“It’s amazing who cares.”
“It’s amazing who cares.”
“St John
the first to care”
Big posters I saw today in town. The above was written on them. And here is more from the posters: “Join the thousands of New Zealanders who volunteer some of their time to care for others in their community. You’ll be surprised at how many different ways there are to help, the difference you make and amazed at the skills you gain.”
It surely is amazing who cares. Yes, I am amazed!
But I am even more amazed when I read the Bible, the word of the Living God. In Psalm 139:2 we read: “You know when I sit and when I rise;…” Most of the time I do not care whether I sit or whether I rise. But the creator of the universe cares. I find that really amazing. I find that also very encouraging!
Read the whole of Psalm 139, all 24 verses. The psalms are in the middle of the Bibel and therefore easy to find.
GOLDEN NUGGET
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”