THE CROSS

“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,

First Corinthians 1:30,31

Intr.:

who has become for us wisdom from God – that is,

1.  our righteousness,

2.  holiness and

3.  redemption.

End:

Therefore, as it is written …”

THE CROSS

“I am the gate;

John 10:9,10

Intr.:

whoever enters through me

1.  will be saved.

2.  He will come in and

3.  come out, and

4.  find pasture.

End:

The thief comes only …”

“Mach es wie die Sonnenuhr,

zaehle die heiteren Stunden nur,”

SUNDIAL

is a saying I remember from Germany. The saying even rhymes and means, “Do what the sundial does, count only the cheerful and happy hours.”

I certainly don’t follow that advice!

As a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ I believe what I heard years ago in a sermon and what I have never forgotten:

“The God of eternity is the God of every hour and minute for a believer in Jesus Christ.”

I actually believe that the times without ‘sunshine’ in my life are of greater value for my spiritual life than the times with ‘sunshine’.

“CHRIST CHURCH” in Russell

When I took a picture of the Christ Church in RUSSELL not long go, I did not know that I would stumble upon more information on the Church soon. Here it is:

The Church was built in 1835.

Bullet hole

It is the oldest surviving church in New Zealand.

The church was built by Gilbert Mair. He was a former ship’s carpenter.

During the battle in 1845 between British forces and Rawiti and Hone Heke, the church became the centre of fighting and received a number of bullet holes.

The church was named ‘Christ church’ by Bishop Cowie in 1873 in recognition that it was the oldest surviving church.

I stumbled upon the above information in the magazine of the Baptist Churches in NZ (December, page three).

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