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“so help us spread the word!”

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“so help us spread the word!”

I am reading that on a leaflet and I am awake. I am not only awake, but  I am wide awake.

Why?

Because I am glad for the encouragement to spread the word. I have noticed also that I need the encouragement!

The fact is that I am already for a long time engaged in spreading the word.

Since I came out of darkness into the light, since I came from death into life,  it is my desire to tell others about what has happened to me.

"so help us spread the word!"

“so help us spread the word!”

HOW DO WE SPREAD THE WORD?

One subject when I went to Bible school was called Personal Evangelism.

I still have the notes and I value them very much. They are in German and a long time ago I started to translate them into English.

1.  One chapter gives us four reasons why Personal Work has advantages Here they are:

a.  Everybody can do this work. b.  It can happen at any time. c.  It can happen at any place. d.  It hits all the time.

2.  Another chapter asks the question:

WHY SHOULD EVERY CHRISTIAN BE A SOUL WINNER?

It was the work of the Lord Jesus Christ himself.

He has commanded his followers to do the same.

It is the only biblical explanation why a Child of God, whose citizenship is in heaven, remains in this world. (Second Corinthians 5:17-21; Philippians 3:20)

3.  And here is the definition of Personal Evangelism:

Personal Evangelism, is the personal, individual desire of a saved soul to lead another person to repentance, so that that person receives Jesus Christ as her or his personal Savior and then also becomes a winner of souls.

On the leaflet mentioned at the beginning we are told to spread the word about “an exciting new directory of events and activities for children and families living in New Zealand!”

Can I encourage you to spread “THE WORD OF GOD”? The Bible is known by the titles “the Scriptures,” “the Writings,” and “THE WORD OF GOD.”

LOS VOM ICH by Ernst Modersohn

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LOS VOM ICH by E. Modersohn

LOS VOM ICH by E. Modersohn

In my library you find a slender volume in German written by Ernst Modersohn. Jacob becomes Israel! We read about it in Genesis chapter 25- 32. I finished reading the book just now.

I don’t feel that about many books, but that is a book I am going to read again soon.

In the book the author asks the question:

WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN TO BELIEVE?

He gives the following answers:

1. It means trusting.

2. It means surrender.

3. It means obedience.

4. It means to reckon with the Lord

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Bekehrung und Wiedergeburt heilen den Menschen wohl vom Unglauben – wo aber Aberglaube vorliegt, da bedarf es zusaetzlicher seelsorgerlicher Massnahmen. – Peter Mayer

Almost 106 and still driving his car

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Some time ago I was  told about a man living north from us who is more than 100 years old and still has his licence to drive a car.

And yes, I would like to meet that man.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 was a special day for the  BNZ here in Kaitaia. Many ( bank representatives, customers and others) gathered to celebrate the bank’s centennial.

I arrived just in time for the cutting of the BNZ’s centennial cake.

And there was the man who has still his car licence sharing the cake-cutting role with another long-time customer.

The man with the licence is just about to celebrate his 106th birthday.

He is also the oldest person in New Zealand who is still driving!

The person in the middle is about to celebrate his 106th birthday

The person in the middle is about to celebrate his 106th birthday