Today (August 20th 09) I attended a meeting at Union Parish Hall at 1.30pm with guest speaker Jackie Simpkin, Manager of Switzer Residential Care.

The Manager of  Switzer Residential Care confirmed that within half a year  thirty people died!

I looked up the word ‘smile’ in a biblical concordance………….. but I did not find anything about ‘smiling’ in the Bible.

Maybe you can find something?

What does THE COLLINS CONCISE DICTIONARY say?

to look (at) with a kindly expression.

to bear (troubles, etc.) patiently.

to show approval.

and more!

NEW ZEALAND

LAST STOP BEFORE THE SOUTH POLE

I will send the card to one of my friends in Germany.

Second  Peter 3:9

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is  patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to  REPENTANCE.”

Second Peter 3:15

Romans 2:4

I brought home some magazines – all sorts – from the library. They are no longer wanted there. I asked, if I could have them.

One magazine is called “New Zealand Engineering News”. In the July 2009 issue I found the following quote:

“What is needed today is powerful leadership, supported by a national strategy.” – Nick Inskip

The article written by Nick Inskip is called: “Clean energy – a time for leadership”. Nick Inskip is “NZ Heavy Engineering Research Association Industry development manager.”

A call for powerful Leadership! Clean energy is calling for powerful leadership.

But I think the CHURCHES, the local congregations, are also crying out for powerful leadership. Don’t you think so? Something like that was actually expressed to me by somebody only the other day.

I really have been reluctant to write this post, because I am still looking for something, what a read some time ago. I cannot find it. Maybe somebody can help me out?

But I think C. H. Spurgeon was once asked, “What makes a church grow strong?” And this was his answer: “1. Leadership, 2. Leadership, 3. Leadership!”

(The magazine of the Baptist Churches in New Zealand is called “BAPTIST” and on the front page of every issue you find written: “Growing Healthy Churches – Whakatupungia te Hauora ki nga Haahi”)

And please remember:

“LEADERSHIP IS ACTION, NOT POSITION.”

Jehoshaphat in Second Chronicles chapter 20 was a really good leader of his people.

Type JEHOSHAPHAT into the SERCH box and find a sermon outline on Second Chronicles 20:1-29