“First we make our habits, then our habits make us!”

I read that not long ago, and I wish that I could tell you who said that, but I cannot.

I really like the quote. Think about the quote, the quote is full of meaning, and that’s why I say again:

“First we make our habits, then our habits make us!

KERIKERI: The New Baptist Church.

We as parents have special duties: to train, to teach, to provide for, to nurture, to control, to love, to correct, and to instruct our children.

Our children are the next generation.

“Leave a legacy for generations to come,” says an advertisement in the paper today. (The New Zealand Herald, Monday, March 8, 2018)

For almost 25 years we worked as missionaries in KAIKOHE (United Maori Mission)

One of our tasks was to train people to go into the schools to teach the Bible. I remember the training days in Kerikeri at the Baptist Church. I taught the Bible not only in a school in Kaikohe, but also in many schools around Kaikohe. We also supplied the schools with literature, especially for the Christmas season.

And I believe we left a legacy for generations to come.

The Bible says, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”

You find that in verse in Proverbs 22:6. (NIV)

At the Beach

“A promise means nothing until it is delivered,” says the magnet on our fridge door.

There are promises concerning the First Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Bible and there are promises concerning the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Bible.

A. PROMISES CONCERNING THE FIRST COMING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ):

a. The promise that Christ would be born in Bethlehem. Micah 5:2

The promise is fulfilled: Please read Luke 2:4-7

b. The promise that he would be born of a virgin. Isaiah 7:14

The promise is fulfilled: Please read Matthew 1:18,22,23

c. The promise that the birth would be announced by a forerunner. Isaiah 40:3

The promise is fulfilled: Please read Matthew 3:3

B. PROMISES CONCERNING THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST:

a. Promised by the Lord Jesus Christ himself – Matthew 25:31.

b. Promised by the Apostle Paul – First Timothy 6:14.

c. Promised by angels – Acts 1:10,11.

Just as the promises concerning the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ have been fulfilled, the promises concerning the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ will also be fulfilled.

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Definition of  Promise and Prophecy:

A PROMISE is when someone says that he will definitely do something or not do something.

A PROPHECY is a message revealing God’s will.

THE CROSS

“‘Therefore go

28:19,20

Introduction:

and make disciples of all nations,

A.  baptizing them in the name of

a. the Father and of

b. the Son and of

c. the Holy Spirit, and

B.  teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

End:

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'”

“THE DEVILS ARE UNITED TOGETHER AS ONE PERSON IN THEIR INFAMOUS REBELLION, WHILE WE BELIEVERS IN JESUS ARE DIVIDED IN OUR SERVICE OF GOD, AND SCARCELY EVER WORK WITH UNANIMITY.” – C. H. Spurgeon

“Keine Zeit zu haben ist das Glaubensbekenntnis des modernen Heidentums. Es ist der Verlust der Ewigkeit, der uns in Trab haelt, in diesem Leben nur nichts zu versaeumen.” – Peter Hahne

“UND ALS ER NAHE HINZUKAM, SAH ER DIE STADT AN UND WEINTE UEBER SIE.” – Lukas 19:41

“TRUTH IS SUCH A RARE THING IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO TELL IT, says Emily Dickinson.

“The Bible says, “DO NOT LIE TO EACH OTHER, SINCE YOU HAVE TAKEN OFF YOUR OLD SELF WITH ITS PRACTICES AND HAVE PUT ON THE NEW SELF, WHICH IS BEING RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE IN THE IMAGE OF ITS CREATOR.” – Colossians 3:9