To win a copy of NO MORE PERFECT KIDS, tell us what you love about being a parent.

We used to pitch our tent at MATAURI BAY

I loved spending time with the kids when they were young.

GOING ON TRIPS:

— into town(s)

— going to the beach

— going camping

— staying in motels

We used to pitch our tent at TAURANGA BAY

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“Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.” – Proverbs 16:20

Where is HOME?

A five year old boy answered:

“HOME IS THE PLACE WHERE MUMMY IS.”

THE CROSS

‘Well then, if you teach others,

Romans 2:21-24 (New Living Translation)

Intr.:

why don’t you teach yourself?

1.  You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

2.  You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery?

3.  You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples?

4.  You are so proud  of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.

End:

No wonder the Scriptures say, ‘The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.'”

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“David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.” – Second Samuel 8:15

AT THE BEACH

MUM + DAD + OFFSPRING = FAMILY!

What a message! What a Challenge!

What a challenge for Mum and Dad to stay together.

Today it is Mum and the children or Dad and the children or the Caregiver and the children.

HOW CAN PARENTS STAY TOGETHER?

In his letter to the Corinthians the apostle Paul says, “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.” And in the same chapter he asks this question, “What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?”

WHAT ARE BELIEVERS?

1.  Believers are saved from condemnation (Romans 8:1).

2.  Believers are accepted in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6).

3.  Believers are qualified to share in the inheritance (Colossians 1:12).

4.  Believers are sanctified in Christ (First Corinthians 1:2).

5.  Believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13).

6.  Believers are possessors of eternal life (First John 5:12).

7.  Believers are blessed in Christ with spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3.)

Believers are truly rich!

Believers are called “Children, Saints, Christians, Brethren, Sheep, Servants, Friends.”

The question is: If we are believers, are we true to what we are called?

Can you say, “My parents are still living together?”

Can you say, “My parents have been married for 40 years and are still living together?”

Can you say, “My parents have been married for more than 60 years and are still living together?”

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Reader’s Digest spoke with Nelson Mandela in 2005 and one of the questions RD asked was this:

 “You were raised in a Methodist Church as a young man. Has religion played an important role in your life?”

Surely I am interested in questions like that.

I was raised as a young man in the Protestant Church (Evangelical Church) in Germany and I am wondering how I would answer that question.

Here is my answer:

RELIGION has not played an important role in my life, but the Lord Jesus Christ has. When I became a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ my life changed.

All of a sudden I understood the BIBLE, I left my job, went to Bible school, went to Thailand as a missionary …

Please read THE GREAT COMMISSION in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 28:16-20).

You find the answer of Nelson Mandela in the July 2013 New Zealand Reader’s Digest.

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