tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62958464397509291082024-02-21T17:58:55.116+02:00Encouragement MediaDo you need some encouragement today? - Is your faith failing?
- Let's draw strength from God together!Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-78912930377385987852018-12-30T19:29:00.000+02:002018-12-30T20:25:49.172+02:00Cover to Cover 24<h2>
<span style="color: orange;">The what is it?</span></h2>
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It’s that time of year when many people make New Years’ resolutions. One of them possibly being to read through the Bible in a year. Lots of people get discouraged or distracted part of the way through and don’t finish. This makes you feel like a failure.<br />
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This reading plan is not mine, I saw it on the <a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/two-year-bible-reading-plan/" target="_blank">Gospel Coalition website</a>. I was looking for 2 year Bible reading plans. At the bottom of the article is a link to download the plan. I got here while browsing a Facebook group, reading about Bible Study plans and what people plan on doing next year. Some have the time to read through the Bible in 6 months, which I can’t commit to right now. The important thing is not how many chapters you read every day. What matters is do you read it and absorb what you have read? Bible Study must not become a “speed reading” session. “I have to read ten chapters today or I won’t finish on time.” Read it, make notes and take the time to let it sink in. However, if you can read and study ten chapters a day then go for it. For most people it’s not a realistic starting point.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">The why?</span></h2>
Having people join you on this journey, people who will encourage you and hold you accountable can be a powerful motivator. It’s like having a gym buddy. Someone who will make sure that you go to the gym with them and not just drive past it.<br />
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We all lead busy lives and having a reading plan that is manageable is priceless. Sadly, to many the Bible is a dusty book they have somewhere in their house that they don’t read. God’s Word is precious and it will transform your life if you spend enough time to allow it to impact you.<br />
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<b>2 Timothy 3:16-17</b> “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God[b] may be complete, equipped for every good work.” ESV</blockquote>
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<b>Psalm 119:105</b> “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ESV</blockquote>
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<span style="color: orange;">The how?</span></h2>
With so many different options for Bible Study, I do not want to limit you. This won’t be a group that meets daily, but I do want us to check in on one another regularly, like once a week. This can be through email or instant messaging.<br />
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You can do a deep dive using Bible commentaries, Bible dictionaries and Study Bibles. Decide to try something new here. It’s a new year, time to think outside the box a little.<br />
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You can use any Bible translation (within reason). Everyone prefers one translation over another, let us respect the other person and their choice.<br />
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<b>3.1 A Bible</b></h3>
A Bible in book format. Not much needs to be said here, check your local book shop to see what is available.<br />
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3.2 An Audio Bible</h3>
<a href="https://www.youversion.com/" target="_blank">YouVersion</a> has an Audio feature built into their app. There are also various audio Bibles online.<br />
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These websites let you listen to the Bible online:<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.biblica.com/resources/niv-audio-bible-listen-online-for-free/" target="_blank">Biblica </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/audio-bible/" target="_blank">Bible Study Tools</a></li>
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If you would like an audio Bible, but you don’t have enough data to download one, then send me an email and I can see if I can assist you (South Africa only, International postage is not an option right now).<br />
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3.3 The Bible app on your phone</h3>
I have an Android phone, if you have an iPhone and am willing to make a few recommendations, please email me.<br />
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<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sirma.mobile.bible.android" target="_blank">YouVersion </a>is the best known Bible app at the moment.</li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tecarta.TecartaBible" target="_blank">Tecarta</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logos.androidlogos" target="_blank">Logos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logos.androidfaithlife" target="_blank">Faithlife Study Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.blueletterbible.blb" target="_blank">Blue Letter Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplash.esv" target="_blank">ESV Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riversoft.android.mysword" target="_blank">My Sword</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biblereader.olivetree" target="_blank">Olive Tree</a></li>
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3.4 The Bible app on your computer</h3>
<a href="https://www.e-sword.net/" target="_blank">E Sword</a> is one of the best Bible apps out there. With a Windows and Mac version they have you covered with an assortment of translations and Bible Study tools.<br />
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3.5 Bible Study websites</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/" target="_blank">Bible Gateway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/" target="_blank">Blue Letter Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://biblehub.com/" target="_blank">Bible Hub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/" target="_blank">Bible Study Tools</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.1.NIV" target="_blank">YouVersion</a></li>
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Got a suggestion for a site that should be listed here? Send me an email.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">4. Bible Study Methods</span></h2>
Here I am going to highlight two different methods, which might or might not work for you. They are guides that show you an example of what can be done.<br />
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Feel free to use or customize them or even to use a different method if you find one. They are listed here as a starting point.<br />
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4.1 SOAP Method</h3>
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I saw a video on YouTube where a lady explained the system. I don’t know who invented it, but I have tried it and I like it.<br />
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Scripture – Read the verses<br />
Observation – What do I see here? What is noteworthy?<br />
Application – How can I apply this to my life?<br />
Prayer – Talk to God about what you have read<br />
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4.2 The Seven Arrows method</h3>
This method was developed by <a href="https://www.sevenarrowsbible.com/" target="_blank">Donny Mathis and Matt Rogers</a>. About halfway down the page they have links where you can download a bookmark listing all seven arrows.<br />
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<li>What does this passage say?</li>
<li>What did this passage mean to its original audience?</li>
<li>What does this passage tell us about God?</li>
<li>What does this passage tell us about man?</li>
<li>What does this passage demand of me?</li>
<li>How does this passage change the way I relate to people?</li>
<li>What does this passage prompt me to pray to God?</li>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">What will the first week look like?</span></b></h2>
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<li>Genesis 1-2:3, Psalm 1</li>
<li>Genesis 2:4-4:26, Psalm 2</li>
<li>Genesis 5:1-6:8, Psalm 3</li>
<li>Genesis 6:9-9:29, Psalm 4</li>
<li>Genesis 10:1-11:9, Psalm 5</li>
<li>Genesis 11:10-26, Psalm 6</li>
<li>Genesis 11:27-12:20, Psalm 7</li>
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<span style="color: orange;">Conclusion</span></h2>
So I hope that you haven;t found this article long winded or boring. Remember to send me an email if you would like to be part of a group doing this study together. Invite your friends and family or church members to join you in this Bible Study.<br />
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<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-8611153732026608842018-12-01T20:17:00.000+02:002018-12-30T20:19:17.389+02:00Website issueAfter having issues with Wordpress, I am back to the old backup that I used before.<br />
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Will be adding posts here as I get the chance.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-21317080230586455242015-11-20T08:02:00.000+02:002015-11-20T08:02:00.085+02:00Money - Part 6<div align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVaK8F5TE2qb0ZZhuUYqgoJYy5Ko12wypEy4zwCO_tpvQ8wQQjEGG6MnV_UB07lnqeDG8ng2QHjh5uyGYETquPtsbLcpiL3OFd8mI9ol8HPFjbNUetAI9DHz17CCyWQGynrSxWS8VaQCh/s1600/amoney.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVaK8F5TE2qb0ZZhuUYqgoJYy5Ko12wypEy4zwCO_tpvQ8wQQjEGG6MnV_UB07lnqeDG8ng2QHjh5uyGYETquPtsbLcpiL3OFd8mI9ol8HPFjbNUetAI9DHz17CCyWQGynrSxWS8VaQCh/s320/amoney.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love quotes, one liners, call them what you like. The quotes here have been collected by pastor Croft
M. Pentz, from a book he compiled called: “The complete book of Zingers”. Printed by
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton Illinois. He spend years
collecting quotes and if you ever get a chance to buy one of his
books then do so. They are brilliant quotes on money, the book has
quotes on a variety of subjects and the quotes that follow are only
some of the quotes on money.</span></span></div>
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<u>One liners on money</u>:</h2>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">God
looks at the heart, not the hand – the giver, not the gift.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">How
much better than to be honestly poor than questionably rich.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Money
is relative – the more money, the more relatives.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
we belong to Christ, it is logical that everything we have belongs
to Him.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
difference between you and other people is that their money looks
bigger and their troubles smaller.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">They
say you can't take it with you, and I'm sure that's true. But my
problem is to make it last until I'm ready to go.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Debt
is the slavery of the free.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A
Christian is someone who does not have to consult his bank account
to see how rich he is.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
you want to improve your memory, loan money to others.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Running
into debt isn't nearly as bad as running into your creditors.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Poverty
is a state of mind induced by a neighbours new car.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Establish
an emergency fund and you will be amazed how quickly an emergency
develops.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're
living in a land of plenty – everything we want costs plenty.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
poorest man is he whose only wealth is his money.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
you want to feel rich just call out the things you have that money
can't buy.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
money talks, why didn't it cry for help a long time ago?</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
a fool and his money are soon parted, then why do they get together
in the first place?</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No
patient should leave the hospital until he is strong enough to face
the cashier.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Money
talks, but it never debates.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Definition
of proof of purchase – an empty wallet.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
trouble is that our earning capacity does not match our yearning
capacity.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">One
reason that you can't take it with you is that it goes before you
do.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No
man is a success in life if he goes through life earning nothing but
money.</span></span></div>
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<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Poverty
of purpose is better than poverty of purse.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two
things ruin a church – loose living and tight giving.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Giving
is grace – not giving is a disgrace.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some
people pay tithes to the waitress, but tip God.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A
poor man cannot afford to be lazy.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We
make a living by getting, but we make lives by giving.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
way you handle God's money tests your maturity as a Christian.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's
a small world, so why does it cost so much to run it?</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Give
to God what's right, not what's left.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
you think nobody cares that you are alive just skip a few car or
mortgage payments.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
best place to spend your vacation is somewhere near your budget.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A
fool and his money are soon spotted.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Money
used to talk, then it whispered, now it just sneaks off.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bill
collectors always come at the wrong time – when I am home.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
kind of wealth most of us need isn't dollars as much as sense.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">People
get into debt by trying to keep up with those who already are.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're
better off financially if we act our wage.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Money
isn't everything, sometimes it isn't enough.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strange
how big a dollar looks when you give it at church and how small it
looks at the grocery store.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Banks
call them “personal” loans because when you miss a payment they
get personal about it.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He
made money the old fashioned way – he inherited it.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">How
much money does it take a rich person to be happy? Just a little
more.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
hand that gives is the hand that receives.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in
your pocket.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some
people don't think they are having a good time unless they are doing
something they cannot afford.</span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-64148122385715678582015-11-16T21:55:00.000+02:002015-11-16T21:55:00.174+02:00Money - Part 5<h2>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHCotTi9yJ_cdKXhfGykmFzMVt36iti5rSVgUDFGIcXFwCSQYbcbWgpJ8USQbsTVqsoNDhh3XNXsEkl_Xb3Mlpy3LgLGhN2JQnOfKOhw6Yx78GvKfvirI54TqNan3gbECYaeVa8WarVkx/s1600/Graphic4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHCotTi9yJ_cdKXhfGykmFzMVt36iti5rSVgUDFGIcXFwCSQYbcbWgpJ8USQbsTVqsoNDhh3XNXsEkl_Xb3Mlpy3LgLGhN2JQnOfKOhw6Yx78GvKfvirI54TqNan3gbECYaeVa8WarVkx/s320/Graphic4.png" width="208" /></a>Proverbs on money</h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
book of Proverbs has three main authors and has quite a lot to say
concerning finances and managing them. This is one of my favourite
books of the Bible. This is the second last part of the series, we are close to the end now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Commentary will be limited in this post due to the amount of scriptures quoted. </span><br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proverbs
1:2-3</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2
Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, to understand
what life means and where it's going; 3 A manual for living, for
learning what's right and just and fair;” MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
is the purpose of the book of Proverbs, wisdom – we need it or we
will suffer! </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<br />
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Trust
only in God</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
3:5-6</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">5
With all your heart you must trust the LORD and not your own
judgment. 6 Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for
you to follow.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
11:28</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Whoever trusts in
his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green
leaf." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
21:17</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Heavy drinkers and
others who live only for pleasure will lose all they have." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:25</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Selfishness only
causes trouble. You are much better off to trust the LORD." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Giving
/ Tithing / First fruits</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
3:9-10</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">9
Honor the LORD by giving him your money and the first part of all
your crops. 10 Then you will have more grain and grapes than you will
ever need.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Put
God first, not money and He will bless you.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Keeping
up with the Jones'es</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
12:9</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Better to be ordinary
and work for a living than act important and starve in the process.”
MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:7</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “One pretends to be
rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great
wealth.” ESV </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Better
a little than …</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
15:16-17</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and
trouble with it. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a
fattened ox and hatred with it." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
16:8</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Better is a little
with righteousness than great revenues with injustice." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
16:19 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"It is better to be
of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the
proud." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:1</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who
is crooked in speech and is a fool." ESV</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:22</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "What matters most
is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:6 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"It's better to be
poor and direct than rich and crooked." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>The
poor</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:18 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Someone who will
not learn will be poor and disgraced. Anyone who listens to
correction is respected." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:23</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Much food is in
the plowed ground of the poor, but when there is no justice, it is
swept away." MKJV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
14:20-21 </b></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"20
No one likes the poor, not even their neighbors, but the rich have
many friends. 21 If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is
a sin to despise anyone." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
14:31</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "If you oppress
poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to
the poor is an act of worship." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
17:5</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “By insulting the poor,
you insult your Creator. You will be punished if you make fun of
someone in trouble.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:4 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“Wealth brings many new
friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.” ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:6-7</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">6
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a
man who gives gifts. 7 All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much
more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but
does not have them.” ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Proverbs
22:2 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The
rich and the poor are all created by the LORD." CEV</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:7 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"The poor are always
ruled over by the rich, so don't borrow and put yourself under their
power." MSG </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:22-23</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"22
Don't take advantage of the poor just because you can; don't take
advantage of those who stand helpless in court. 23 The LORD will
argue their case for them and threaten the life of anyone who
threatens theirs." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
29:13</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "A poor person and
his oppressor have this in common---the LORD gave eyes to both of
them." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
29:14 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"If a king defends
the rights of the poor, he will rule for a long time." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Gold
/ Silver / Rubies / wisdom etc. </b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
3:13-14 </b></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">13
God blesses everyone who has wisdom and common sense. 14 Wisdom is
worth more than </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>silver</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">;
it makes you much richer than </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>gold</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">.
15 Wisdom is more valuable than precious </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>jewels</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">;
nothing you want compares with her.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
8:10-11</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">10
Choose my instruction instead of </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>silver</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">;
choose knowledge rather than the finest gold. 11 "I am Wisdom, I
am better than </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>jewels</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">;
nothing you want can compare with me. GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
8:18-19</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">18
I have riches and honor to give, prosperity and success. 19 What you
get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest
silver.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
16:16</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "How much better to
get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather
than silver." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
17:3 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Silver and gold are
tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the LORD."
CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:15</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Sensible words are
better than gold or jewels." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:1 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"A good reputation
and respect are worth much more than silver and gold." CEV </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
9:11-12</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">11
Wisdom will add years to your life. 12 You are the one who will
profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who
will suffer.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
21:20</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Wise people live
in wealth and luxury, but stupid people spend their money as fast as
they get it." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Other
people's debts</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
6:1-5</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">1
My child, have you promised to be responsible for someone else's
debts? 2 Have you been caught by your own words, trapped by your own
promises? 3 Well then, my child, you are in that person's power, but
this is how to get out of it: hurry to him, and beg him to release
you. 4 Don't let yourself go to sleep or even stop to rest. 5 Get out
of the trap like a bird or a deer escaping from a hunter.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
11:15</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “If you promise to pay
a stranger's debt, you will regret it. You are better off if you
don't get involved.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:16</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "You deserve to
lose your coat if you loan it to someone to guarantee payment for the
debt of a stranger." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:26-27</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"26
Don't guarantee to pay someone else's debt. 27 If you don't have the
money, you might lose your bed.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
27:13</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Any people stupid
enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserve to
have their own property held to guarantee payment." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Lazy
people</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
6:10-11</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">10
Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your
thumbs. 11 Suddenly, everything is gone, as though it had been taken
by an armed robber.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
10:4 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“Laziness leads to
poverty; hard work makes you rich.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
10:5</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “A wise youth makes hay
while the sun shines, but what a shame to see a lad who sleeps away
his hour of opportunity.” TLB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
12:11</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Hard working farmers
have more than enough food; daydreamers are nothing more than stupid
fools.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
12:24</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Work hard, and you
will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
12:27</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Anyone too lazy to
cook will starve, but a hard worker is a valuable treasure.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:4</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “No matter how much a
lazy person may want something, he will never get it. A hard worker
will get everything he wants.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
15:19</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “If you are lazy, you
will meet difficulty everywhere, but if you are honest, you will have
no trouble.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
14:23 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Hard work always
pays off; mere talk puts no bread on the table." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
18:9</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Being lazy is no
different from being a troublemaker." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:15</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “If you are lazy and
sleep your time away, you will starve.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:24</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Some people are
too lazy to lift a hand to feed themselves." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:4</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "If you are too lazy
to plow, don't expect a harvest." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:13 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"If you sleep all
the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have
enough food." CEV </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
21:25-26</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"25
Lazy people who refuse to work are only killing themselves; 26 all
they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous,
however, can give, and give generously." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:13</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Don't be so lazy
that you say, "If I go to work, a lion will eat me!" CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:29</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "If you do your job
well, you will work for a ruler and never be a slave." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
24:30-34</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">30
I walked through the fields and vineyards of a lazy, stupid person.
31 They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone
wall around them had fallen down. 32 I looked at this, thought about
it, and learned a lesson from it: 33 Go ahead and take your nap; go
ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile, 34 but while you
are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
26:13-16</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"13
Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid
of ? Lions? 14 Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than
a door swinging on its hinges. 15 Some people are too lazy to put
food in their own mouths. 16 A lazy person will think he is smarter
than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions."
GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:19</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "A hard-working
farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor."
GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Ill
gotten gains / Bribes / The wicked</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
10:2-3</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">2
Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can
save your life. 3 The LORD will not let good people go hungry, but he
will keep the wicked from getting what they want. GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
10:6</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Good people will
receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.”
GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
11:18</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “The wicked makes a
deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.”
MKJV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:21</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Disaster pursues
sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
12:12</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Whoever is wicked
covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears
fruit.” ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
15:8</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes
him happy when his people pray." CEV</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
15:27</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Being greedy
causes trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing
bribes." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
21:6</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "The riches you get
by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the
jaws of death." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
21:27</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "The LORD hates it
when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it
from evil motives." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:16 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"If you make gifts
to rich people or oppress the poor to get rich, you will become poor
yourself." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
23:10-11</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"10
Don't move a boundary marker or take the land that belongs to
orphans. 11 God All-Powerful is there to defend them against you."
CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
23:17-18</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"17
Don't be jealous of sinners, but always honor the LORD. 18 Then you
will truly have hope for the future." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
24:19-20</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"19
Don't let evil people worry you; don't be envious of them. 20 A
wicked person has no future---nothing to look forward to." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:28</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "People stay in
hiding when the wicked come to power. But when they fall from power,
the righteous will rule again." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2>
<u>Gambling</u></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:11</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “The more easily you
get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to
earn, the more you will have.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:22 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“Trying to get rich
quick is evil and leads to poverty.” TLB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:20</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Committed and
persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs."
MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Generosity</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
11:24-26</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">24
Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being
greedy. 25 Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you
will receive a cup of water in return. 26 Charge too much for grain,
and you will be cursed; sell it at a fair price, and you will be
praised.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
3:27-28 </b></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">27
Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's
hand for that person. 28 Don't tell your neighbor, "Maybe some
other time," or, "Try me tomorrow," when the money's
right there in your pocket.” MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
19:17</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “Caring for the poor
is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid.” CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:9</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Generous hands are
blessed hands because they give bread to the poor." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:27</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Give to the poor
and you will never be in need. If you close your eyes to the poor,
many people will curse you." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2>
<u>The righteous</u></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
18:10</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "The LORD is like a
strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe. 11 Rich people,
however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong
walls around a city." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2>
<u>Planning</u></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
21:5 "If you plan and work hard, you will have plenty; if you
get in a hurry, you will end up poor." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:21 </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"The more easily
you get your wealth, the less good it will do you." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2>
<u>Proverbs on running your business</u></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
14:4</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Without any oxen to
pull the plow your barn will be empty, but with them it will be full
of grain." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Having
the right tools and equiptment (oxen = truck) is essential to your
business being a success. </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:23</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “The LORD hates people
who use dishonest scales and weights.” GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
22:4</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Respect and serve
the LORD! Your reward will be wealth, a long life, and honor."
CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
23:4-5</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">4
Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich. 5 Your
money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away
like an eagle." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
20:14</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Everyone likes to
brag about getting a bargain." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
27:23-27</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">23
You should take good care of your sheep and goats, 24 because wealth
and honor don't last forever. 25 After the hay is cut and the new
growth appears and the harvest is over, </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Pro
27:26 you can sell lambs and goats to buy clothes and land. 27 From
the milk of the goats, you can make enough cheese to feed your family
and all your servants." CEV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:8</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Get as rich as you
want through cheating and extortion, But eventually some friend of
the poor is going to give it all back to them." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u><b>Miscellenious</b></u></span></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
13:22</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "A good man leaves
an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is
laid up for the righteous." ESV</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
25:21-22</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"21
If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them
a drink. 22 You will make them burn with shame, and the LORD will
reward you." GNB</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:11</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "The rich think
they know it all, but the poor can see right through them." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
28:24</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "Anyone who robs
father and mother and says, "So, what's wrong with that?"
is worse than a pirate." MSG</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Proverbs
30:7-9</b></span></div>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"7
I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die: 8 keep me
from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as
much food as I need. 9 If I have more, I might say that I do not need
you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God."
GNB</span></div>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Paul
and finances</b></h2>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He
m</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">inistered all over the
known world and he never mentioned that he did not have enough money,
not did he take offerings where he went. </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Romans
13:7-8 </b></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">7
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed,
revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed,
honor to whom honor is owed. 8 Owe no one anything, except to love
each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
ESV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Philippians
4:19</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “But my God shall
supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ
Jesus.” MKJV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>2
Corinthians 9:6</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "The
point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and
whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." ESV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>2
Corinthians 9:8</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "And God
is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have
all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good
cause." GNB</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div>
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God loves a cheerful giver. It is not enough to do good things for the sake of doing good. God wants us to do things because we love Him, not because of obligation or because we are trying to score points. We cannot impress God with anything we do or give, because He is more than all of that and everything in this world already belongs to Him. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>1
Timothy 6:10</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “The love of
money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much
that they have given up their faith and caused themselves a lot of
pain.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Note that Paul says that "the love of money", and not "money itself" is the root of evil. Money has no power in itself. Do you know that you can bring glory to God with the way that you spend your money? Have you ever thought about it like this before? Money and the way we spend it reflects what our values are and what we care about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Deuteronomy
8:18</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> "You shall remember
the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth,
that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it
is this day." ESV</span></div>
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This shows us the balance that we are supposed to live in, we are supposed to look to God (remember Him) when we are in financial need. Now is not the time to phone the bank manager to arrange a loan or to log onto a website to apply for credit. Now is the time to go to God with your financial problems!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Hebrews
11:1,6</b></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">1
To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain
of the things we cannot see. 6 No one can please God without faith,
for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards
those who seek him.” MKJV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Romans
10:17 Then faith is of hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. MKJV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Psalm
121 </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">– where will my help
come from? The lottery? The Bank manager? </span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Song:</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Lord
You are more precious than silver</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Lord
You are my costly than gold</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Lord
You are more beautiful than diamonds</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>and
nothing I desire compares with You.</i></span></div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-59306833834994721572015-11-09T06:00:00.000+02:002015-11-09T06:00:01.066+02:00Money - Part 3<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMehPZskTUlwQZGoIQ9fH3uVii7q7FqZgmXSm8hM-45IDXR4Qs3KgQ1-Q_yEmOpnl1b_ji3gbOqwqeDhYkiaFmiqh2NbLWvi6fzC57OgA1OOFujyr0ITKzHSrQzWbD6m2EC6Kwj9Blm09E/s1600/Graphic6.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMehPZskTUlwQZGoIQ9fH3uVii7q7FqZgmXSm8hM-45IDXR4Qs3KgQ1-Q_yEmOpnl1b_ji3gbOqwqeDhYkiaFmiqh2NbLWvi6fzC57OgA1OOFujyr0ITKzHSrQzWbD6m2EC6Kwj9Blm09E/s200/Graphic6.png" width="198" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jesus
on money</b></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Jesus
was always outspoken when it came to money. Nobody could challenge
Him or surprise Him. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Jesus
said where your treasure is there your heart will be also. God wants
to be your treasure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Matthew
6:19-21</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"19
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys
and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also." ESV</span></div>
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This speaks directly to so many people today. Do you know someone who lives to accumulate stuff or money? Jesus tells us that this is not what life is about!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Matthew
6:24-34 </b></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and money. 25 "Therefore I tell you,
do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more
than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of
the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet
your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his
span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29
yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which
today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much
more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>do
not be anxious</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">, saying, 'What
shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly
Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own
trouble. ESV</span></div>
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Jesus speaks to a culture where people live from hand to mouth. Food, clothing and worrying about tomorrow. If Jesus where speaking to us today He might have used different examples. Maybe something like, "do not worry about trying to impress people with your fancy car or house." Jesus wants us to trust Him with our financial life and well being. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Luke
12:23 </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"There is far more
to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach, more to
your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body."
MSG</span></div>
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We need to focus on the spiritual aspects of our lives and not be consumed by worrying about outer adornments. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Luke
6:36-38 </b></span>
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“<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">36
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 37 "Judge not,
and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be
condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 3</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">8
give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the
measure you use it will be measured back to you."” GNB</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Ask,
seek, knock</b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Matthew
7:7-11</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"Ask
and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it
shall be opened to you. 8 For each one who asks receives; and he who
seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened. 9 Or what man
is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone? 10
Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a snake? 11 If you then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?"
MKJV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Jesus
ministry was not limited by finances. When they had 5000 + people to
feed, He didn't phone heaven and complain to God. He gave thanks for
what God had given Him and then He multiplied it! </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Matthew
14:15-21</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"15
That evening his disciples came to him and said, "It is already
very late, and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let
them go to the villages to buy food for themselves." 16 "They
don't have to leave," answered Jesus. "You yourselves give
them something to eat!" 17 "All we have here are five
loaves and two fish," they replied. 18 "Then bring them
here to me," Jesus said. 19 He ordered the people to sit down on
the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up
to heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them
to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20
Everyone ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up twelve
baskets full of what was left over. 21 The number of men who ate was
about five thousand, not counting the women and children." GNB</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Jesus
position on taxes</b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Matthew
22:15-22</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"15
The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus
into saying something wrong. 16 They sent some of their followers and
some of Herod's followers to say to him, "Teacher, we know that
you are honest. You teach the truth about what God wants people to
do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they
are. 17 Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or
not?" 18 Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, "Why are
you trying to test me? You show-offs! 19 Let me see one of the coins
used for paying taxes." They brought him a silver coin, 20 and
he asked, "Whose picture and name are on it?" 21 "The
Emperor's," they answered. Then Jesus told them, "Give the
Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God."
22 His answer surprised them so much that they walked away." CEV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Luke
16:10-11</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"10
"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much,
and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who
will entrust to you the true riches?" ESV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">I hope that you are enjoying this series on finances. More to follow soon. </span></div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-44108462610772506222015-11-08T16:56:00.002+02:002015-11-08T16:56:59.047+02:00Surrender<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr5pc_9gJRcUscB_vwA3AoqekzKDzV8Y8S8sodX6vP0BcLiVrg_FIZ522K6VSvfRYNyfWsMDRCUoNR4GYBqJXvhdUzdJFzbl_kuA8zdKL-UQXr_ZfpU1Jx_PIPoCITbjhVPSQkLDS7WFY/s1600/gateway_logo_version9-large-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr5pc_9gJRcUscB_vwA3AoqekzKDzV8Y8S8sodX6vP0BcLiVrg_FIZ522K6VSvfRYNyfWsMDRCUoNR4GYBqJXvhdUzdJFzbl_kuA8zdKL-UQXr_ZfpU1Jx_PIPoCITbjhVPSQkLDS7WFY/s1600/gateway_logo_version9-large-300x300.jpg" /></a>Today I ministered at <a href="http://www.mygatewaycf.co.za/">Gateway Christian Fellowship</a>, on Surrender.<br />
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You can download the audio <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlLCkVxxNgQWmRZUDVpYUpxSGM/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br />
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God bless<br />
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PatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311040118574294682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-6143090309511310032015-11-05T21:19:00.000+02:002015-11-07T21:46:53.906+02:00Money - Part 2<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfIVg5WKxZKRy17d9pMBRijHZO0RfIsCKiLH4B_S2DyIRU2z057tUiyaBJ16w15hKZMgFQk-L4AblzxeE1uN71pAF-tEq1DxTbyKCbx27ExqXbJWZjAAo6ezgDz8CYHx66CXZxvlfO1B1/s1600/Graphic2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfIVg5WKxZKRy17d9pMBRijHZO0RfIsCKiLH4B_S2DyIRU2z057tUiyaBJ16w15hKZMgFQk-L4AblzxeE1uN71pAF-tEq1DxTbyKCbx27ExqXbJWZjAAo6ezgDz8CYHx66CXZxvlfO1B1/s320/Graphic2.png" width="184" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Widows
in the Bible</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In
Israel there was no welfare grant or help from the government for
widows. You were financially destitute and reliant on the goodness of
others. Here are some verses to show us how widows were cared for:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Deuteronomy
24:19</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"When you gather your crops and fail to bring in some of the
grain that you have cut, do not go back for it; it is to be left for
the foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that the LORD your God will
bless you in everything you do." GNB</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Deuteronomy
24:20</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"When you have picked your olives once, do not go back and get
those that are left; they are for the foreigners, orphans, and
widows." GNB</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Deuteronomy
24:21</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"When you have gathered your grapes once, do not go back over
the vines a second time; the grapes that are left are for the
foreigners, orphans, and widows." GNB</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Deuteronomy
26:12</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
"Every third year give the tithe---a tenth of your crops---to
the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in
every community they will have all they need to eat." GNB</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">So,
if you were a widow you were alone. And if people did not leave you
some food in their fields and orchards you would starve.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>The
widow and Elijah</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Israel
is going through a severe famine. What happens in famine? The food
that she would have been able to collect ran out. God tests your
faith when times are hard, will you look to Him only? or will you
compromise?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">God
instructed the widow to care for the prophet, even though she only
had 1 last meal left. God wanted her everything, and when she gave it
to Him - He blessed her, He did not let her die of starvation (</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>1
Kings 17:9-16</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>The
widow and Elisha</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The
widow inherits her husbands debts and her sons are about to be sold
as slaves to repay that debt. Being reliant on the kindness of others
meant that she could not repay her late husbands debts. (</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>2
Kings 4:1-7</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Isaac
sows in a time of famine</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Genesis
26:1,12-13</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"Now
there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in
the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the
Philistines. 12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same
year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him, 13 and the man became rich,
and gained more and more until he became very wealthy." ESV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">See
the movie, “Faith like potatoes”, God often works in ways that
boggle our minds. Sowing in a time of famine is as good as throwing
away your seed, under normal circumstances. But God blesses Isaac.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>We
need to become seed conscious</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Ecclesiastes
11:1-5</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">"1
Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns.
2 Don't hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to
others. This could be your last night. 3 When the clouds are full of
water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it
falls. 4 Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't
stare at the clouds. Get on with your life. 5 Just as you'll never
understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, So you'll
never understand the mystery at work in all that God does." MSG</span></div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-46225566989259665452015-11-01T17:42:00.003+02:002015-11-07T21:46:07.167+02:00Money - Part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6970fqILkKj6r3uWtORrcaeAj07q2ah1hTUm0UyF82hs1G3P4TbRpCao4CzZT-uQBjAO7NCnaAQMoIij6_tvR0YLnY9kQcGVLxJsdnpICDxLZRI1c3hx8AFSEaNipXz1hOVVQa8I-aAN/s1600/Graphic3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6970fqILkKj6r3uWtORrcaeAj07q2ah1hTUm0UyF82hs1G3P4TbRpCao4CzZT-uQBjAO7NCnaAQMoIij6_tvR0YLnY9kQcGVLxJsdnpICDxLZRI1c3hx8AFSEaNipXz1hOVVQa8I-aAN/s320/Graphic3.png" width="320" /></a>Money is a very serious subject. Some beg for it, others pursue obtaining more with almost every breath they breathe. We currently live in desperate times for many. In this short series we are going to have a look at what the Bible has to say about money.<br />
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Money features as a prominent theme in the Bible. Many "religious" people do not discuss money, but what if the way you looked at and spent your money reflected your relationship with God? What if you could bring honour or dishonour to God based on the way that you managed your finances? Would you then be interested to see what the Bible says about money?<br />
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Before there were coins, paper money or credit cards; people used silver or gold as currency. The period of mere barter had passed before Abraham walked the earth (Genesis 23:15-16). Although they did not have coins, the precious metals were cast in bars or rings to facilitate easy movement.<br />
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Tithing / First fruits / Neglecting God's house</h2>
This is a difficult topic for a lot of people. Some say, "look at how they waste their offerings." There are churches who are accused of mismanagement of the offerings that they receive. We need to give wisely, but in the end it is still our responsibility to tithe to the church where we receive spiritual input and am a member of. <br />
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<b>Malachi 3:10</b> "Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple, so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things." GNB<br />
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This verse is often quoted, and then some will add that this was Old Testament and that it does not apply to us today. Nowhere in the Bible does God say that the time of tithing has passed. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Haggai 1:5-11</b> “Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. 7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. 9 You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on all their labors." ESV<br />
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<b>2 Corinthians 9:7</b> "Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver" NKJV<br />
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God never forces us to do anything. It is very important to God <u>how</u> we do things. We cannot purchase forgiveness by giving money to a church or ministry. Neither can we make God love us more because of our donations.<br />
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Saul tried to make an offering to God and thought that it would impress God (1 Samuel 15), and it did not work out that way that he thought it would.<br />
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In Luke 21 we find Jesus looking at the people while they are giving their offerings. The rich do not impress Him because they are giving only a small portion of what they have. When an old widow gives the last few coins she has, Jesus is amazed and calls his disciples closer to talk to them. The widow gave everything that she had. She was willing to trust God with everything, knowing that she did not have money left to buy food for supper. That is real faith, you cannot fake it with God because He sees the motives of our hearts.<br />
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Am I saying that all of us need to give away everything that we own? No, I am saying that we need to evaluate the reasons why we give and work on our hearts motives so that when God calls us to give that we can give cheerfully. If God asked you tomorrow to give your car away, and you do it to try to impress God or you do it grudgingly then you have no reward for what you have done - and that would be tragic. "But God, I gave my car away! Surely I have proven my love for you and that I am a Christian." This kind of reasoning is evil and does not please God. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-84764722921267207842015-10-26T19:23:00.000+02:002015-11-07T21:45:11.400+02:00The purpose of trials and obstacles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8wfkqdYIaZbYPsqiqHHOw1g0FZs4EADs6k3hHtalIReHJs0qPu1fErCm2m6GwKfTF8uCplFXp2BhUVxJYxgLAK989Dpt10nkFgHfQoJpr0GLTkYr863kZOUkLU4KlOCT3n-2lJe0savs/s1600/challenges+ahead.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8wfkqdYIaZbYPsqiqHHOw1g0FZs4EADs6k3hHtalIReHJs0qPu1fErCm2m6GwKfTF8uCplFXp2BhUVxJYxgLAK989Dpt10nkFgHfQoJpr0GLTkYr863kZOUkLU4KlOCT3n-2lJe0savs/s320/challenges+ahead.PNG" width="192" /></a><u>Ice breaker:</u> What is the greatest obstacle that you have had to overcome?<br />
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<b>Quotes:</b><br />
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<li>The same sun that melts ice, hardens clay.</li>
<li>God will take care of what you go through, you take care of how you go through it.</li>
<li>The things that Satan throws in our path to defeat us can be stepping stones to victory (Romans 8:28)</li>
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Obstacles can make a trip a lot more difficult. Strong winds and currents can make a journey by sea a lot more difficult. Smooth sailing is easy, a gentle breeze is a pleasure. When the weather changes, your skill as a captain are tested. <br />
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<b>James 1:2-4</b> ”Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, <br />
3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” ESV<br />
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Consider it pure joy … but Lord this hurts! I am not enjoying being stretched. When we are stretched we have an opportunity to grow. Stretching can be painful, but it is a very important process. <br />
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<b>Romans 5:3-5</b> “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” ESV<br />
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<b>2 Corinthians 4:8-9</b> “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;” ESV<br />
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<b>Deuteronomy 32:11</b> “Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions,” ESV<br />
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When it is time for the eagle chicks to leave the nest, the parents make the nest uncomfortable. This is to motivate them to want to leave the nest. Like an eagle, God makes our circumstances uncomfortable and teaches us to fly, catching us when we fall and helping us to try again until we succeed. <br />
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<b>Psalm 103:5</b> “who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.” ESV<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTa79GSOp3I9ssAddyzk1pfDVY_Ff4wq1gbnhLKHEjl-_116Gi9l3G3TKqi8dAXE7OlkR9VMSLPq2Ba90wA95gEIiWN1dkEtwzYzSpjzASfAysU7dL-2uLE65_ecmGEA7Mlbwl9uYhiac0/s1600/OBSTACLES.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTa79GSOp3I9ssAddyzk1pfDVY_Ff4wq1gbnhLKHEjl-_116Gi9l3G3TKqi8dAXE7OlkR9VMSLPq2Ba90wA95gEIiWN1dkEtwzYzSpjzASfAysU7dL-2uLE65_ecmGEA7Mlbwl9uYhiac0/s320/OBSTACLES.png" width="175" /></a>Isaiah 40:31<b> “but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with </b>wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” ESV<br />
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How will we know what our limits are if we are never tested? In St Francis Bay (in the Eastern Cape, South Africa) there are companies that build luxury boats and ships. Before one is delivered to a client it is tested to see if it is seaworthy. If it is not ready it is fixed before delivery. God allows circumstances to test and mold us. <br />
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Will we submit to Him? Or struggle against the process? Paul's thorn in his flesh, which he said was sent to harass him:<br />
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<b>2 Corinthians 12:8-9 </b>“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” ESV<br />
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We trust in God to carry us when we can't go on. He will give us the strength we need when we look to Him. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-42587229185899438912015-10-13T18:49:00.000+02:002015-10-13T18:50:16.711+02:00Psalm 91 - Pat van Wyk<h2>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i3eQjvUV0RhQAKILaCXvOH7uNvDf9DsDJCtGG_UiBDDVjoRRPoPI98CMb4sua9f1tLSEWSV_7CzUrEHM0eBzwBejom74KExDg6dPZ9sgPa_0NjTcLwzulGEmR_e76IqVW_nmpwx8ilUm/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i3eQjvUV0RhQAKILaCXvOH7uNvDf9DsDJCtGG_UiBDDVjoRRPoPI98CMb4sua9f1tLSEWSV_7CzUrEHM0eBzwBejom74KExDg6dPZ9sgPa_0NjTcLwzulGEmR_e76IqVW_nmpwx8ilUm/s320/Untitled.png" width="220" /></a>Introduction:</h2>
Scriptures are powerful when and if you use them. We don't seem to grasp just how powerful they are. Our Bibles lay on the table next our beds and when you eventually pick it up it is full of dust. Why do we only turn to God when we can't carry on any more, because we have to do it ourselves. <br />
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To let God, means to let go. Yet we still have a back up plan. I have been testing my day without Bible reading, worship and prayer and found a very emptiness in my inner being. When I talk to God all the time, I feel His very presence and peace in my inner being and came to a decision that it is my choice (my will) to stay in God's presence all the time. That simply means in the good and bad times. <br />
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You might be asking, how? By praising God in bad times because He gives me the strength to get through as I can't do it, but with the Holy Spirits' strength I can (Philippians 4:13).<br />
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Paul sets an example for us as he gives thanks in most of the letters that he has written. Jesus told us that trials are going to come (John 16:33), but we are to be brave as He has defeated the world and gives us His peace. <br />
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When I was small my Dad would promise to take me to the park. I would not let Him forget that promise, I have been like this with my children as well. A promise made is a promise you keep.<br />
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One day while reading Psalm 91 it just came alive, as if the words were talking to me and not me reading them. I would like to share it with you. Let's read Psalm 91 together.<br />
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Chapter 1</h2>
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Psalm 91</h3>
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1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him I will trust. <br />
3 Surely He will deliver you from the fowler's trap and from the destroying plague. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust. His truth shall be your shield, and buckler. 5 You shall not fear the terror by night; nor because of the arrow that flies by day; 6 nor for the plague that walks in darkness, of the destruction laying waste at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes you shall look and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because You, O the Lord, are My refuge; if You have made the Most High Your dwelling-place, 10 no evil shall befall You, nor shall any plague come near Your dwelling. 11 For He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You in all Your ways. 12 They shall bear You up in their hands, lest You dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal You shall trample underfoot. <br />
14 Because He has set His love on Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him on high, because He has known My name. 15 He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him. <br />
16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation. (NKJV)<br />
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23 Promises and 1 Condition</h3>
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Let's take a look at them:<br />
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Promise no 1. Verse 1. “Who dwells”.<br />
Promise no 2. Verse 1. Shall rest.<br />
Promise no 3. Verse 2. My refuge.<br />
Promise no 4. Verse 2. My fortress.<br />
Promise no 5. Verse 2. My God.<br />
Promise no 6. Verse 2. In Him I will trust.<br />
Promise no 7. Verse 3. Will deliver.<br />
Promise no 8. Verse 3. And from the destroying plague.<br />
Promise no 9. Verse 4. He shall cover.<br />
Promise no10 Verse 4. Shall trust.<br />
Promise no11 Verse 4. Shall be your shield. <br />
Promise no12 Verse 4. And buckler.<br />
Promise no13 Verse 5. Shall not fear.<br />
Promise no14 Verse 5. Nor.<br />
Promise no15 Verse 6. Nor.<br />
Promise no16 Verse 6. Of.<br />
Promise no17 Verse 7. It shall not.<br />
Promise no18 Verse 8. You shall look.<br />
Promise no19 Verse 9. If.<br />
Promise no20 Verse 10. No evil.<br />
Promise no21 Verse 11. He shall.<br />
Promise no22 Verse 12. They shall bear.<br />
Promise no23 Verse 13.You shall tread.<br />
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These are the promises.<br />
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The one condition is: Verse 9 “If”. It is a promise, but also a choice.<br />
Let us take a closer look at the Promises and Condition as we read the Psalm:<br />
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Psalm 91</h3>
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(1) He <i>who dwells</i> in the secret place of the Most High<br />
(2)<i> shall rest</i> under the shadow of the Almighty.<br />
(3)I will say of the Lord, <i>my refuge</i> (4) and <i>my fortress</i>;<br />
(5) <i>my God</i>; (6)<i> in Him I will trust</i>. <br />
(7) <i>Surely He will deliver you</i> from the fowler's trap<br />
(8) <u>and </u>from the destroying plague.<br />
(9) <i>He shall cover you</i> with His feathers,(10) and under His wings you <i>shall trust</i>.(11) <i>His truth shall be your shield</i>, (12)<i> and buckler</i>.<br />
(13) You shall<i> not fear</i> the<i> terror by night</i>; (14) <i>nor because</i> of the <i>arrow </i>that flies<i> by day</i>; (15)<i> nor for the plague</i> that walks in darkness, (16)<i> of the destructio</i>n laying waste at noonday.<br />
(17) A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand;<i> it shall not come near you.</i><br />
(18) Only with your eyes <i>you shall look and see</i> the reward of the wicked. Because You, O the Lord, are My refuge; (19) <u>if </u>You have made the Most High Your dwelling-place, <br />
(20) <i>no evil</i> shall befall You, nor shall any plague come near Your dwelling.<br />
(21) For <i>He shall give His angels charge</i> <i>over </i>You, to keep You in all Your ways. (22) <i>They shall bear You</i> up in their hands, lest You dash your foot against a stone.<br />
(23) You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal <i>You shall trample underfoot</i>.<br />
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The condition starts in verse 9. “If”. Then continues from verse 14.</h3>
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14 Because He has set His love on Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him on high, because He has known My name. <br />
15 He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him. <br />
16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation. (NKJV)<br />
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“If you dwell”, is the condition. Because God loves you He promises, “I will ...” (verse 14 to 16.) It is a decision. It is a choice. God follows with His instruction. “I will”.<br />
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If you move out of the shadow, or shield you are no longer protected. If you decide to stay, you are behind the shield.<br />
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I found something extremely interesting in the Spirit Filled Life Bible * it states “Abide in Christ, set your affection on Him, and acknowledge Him in all you do. Rest in His protection and salvation”.<br />
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“Faith is a forward focus on God, His Word, and His promises, But faith also looks back at the blessings of God to gain strength. Faith allows us to flee confidently to God when in trouble and to abide in Him for protection.”<br />
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** A promise of Divinely Protected Health , Divine Healing. The word makhseh, translated “refuge” means “a shelter” “ a place of trust” and derives from the root khawsaw, meaning “ to flee for protection” “to confide in” Maween, translated “dwelling place,” indicates “ a retreat.” <br />
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“These key words elaborate a principle. When we make the Lord our refuge and habitation by trusting Him-taking our cares, fears and needs to Him, by seeking His counsel, spending times of refreshing with Him, and by loving Him and walking closely with Him through every day, we enter into a sheltered place of promise regarding health. End of quote.”<br />
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God wants us to live a life trusting and loving Him! We were created in His image, to have fellowship, a real relationship of child and Father. Psalm 91:11 “God shall command the angels...” only ask. In Daniel 4:11-13 we read of how he saw the angels on a stair case going from heaven to earth, up and down.<br />
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Chapter 2</h2>
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This is what I see in my minds eye. When you stay or abide in the shelter, God will cover you with His feathers and under His wing you will be safe (Psalm 91:4). It is as if I see God walking and as His shadow falls, I am walking in that shadow. He goes before me, as my shield. <br />
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As long as I stay in the shadow I am shielded, protected and safe. When I move to quickly or doubt and stay behind, the shadow moves and I am not shielded anymore. The arrows will hit me, as my shield is no longer there. When I move without faith and trust, I am an open target. God moves on my behalf when I pray (condition).<br />
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Dr Billy Graham *** states the plural in this text, concluded that each believer must have at least two angels whose assigned duty it is to protect. <br />
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Even when we are alone are we ever really alone? Not really, it just feels that way. God gives us free choice. If it is your choice to wallow in doubt and fear, you are choosing to be there. We all come to that place – but it is up to you how long you will stay. God cannot move until you ask! So the angels walk around following us maybe even crying with us, yet unable to help until you ask. Asking and allowing God to help means trusting and resting – abiding in Him. <br />
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I am a very hasty person, I want things to happen immediately. God is teaching me at this time – to wait, rest and abide in God. “Faith is focusing on God, His Word, and His promises, we need faith in God to gain strength. Faith allows us to flee confidently to God when in trouble and to abide in Him for protection. Faith is simply holding on and even when you think you can't anymore, faith still holds on. Where do you need to spend more time with God? Worship, Prayer, Bible reading or Listening?<br />
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* “Abide in Christ, set your affection on Him, and acknowledge Him in all you do. Rest in His protection and salvation”.<br />
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My prayer would be “Holy Spirit teach me how to do this please. So that I may find peace and boldness in who I am. That I may acknowledge and realize who you are God. My Father I am protected and safe.”<br />
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I think we should regularly find time to retreat and find God.<br />
Where we can confide and find refuge in God? As a car cannot ride without putting petrol into its tank first, so it is with us. Some of us ride on the reserve tank. We are so busy we don't have time to read the Bible or pray. Where is God at that moment? Walking beside you. Waiting for you to ask Him to move on your behalf.<br />
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I have had times where I have not been able to pray, then I go to the CD player and find something I like. Before the third song I find I am singing along praising God and my mind starts filling with confidence and peace. The words of the song helps me to talk to God. The greatest form of worship is praise and thanks giving – abiding in the most High. When we love someone we tell them all the time. Prayer is simply talking to God. When you know somebody you miss them you call to say, “Hello I miss you, what are you doing?” I think we become too busy with the problem and forget all about asking God for help. We need to simply talk to God about everything.<br />
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I was talking to someone at a cell meeting one evening and we were just chatting. When I asked this person why don't you pray about it? The response was, “I can't tell / ask God about that!” Well I was stunned as God is a all-knowing, all seeing, all present God. Guilt, doubt or fear will keep you from Him, but we have been forgiven through Christ Jesus. Don't step out of the shadow. Don't move out from behind your shield. <br />
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Would you peep at a bullet flying at you, that you can see coming? But we do!<br />
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Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13. God can only become real to you, when you become real with God. You can go to all the seminars and camps and hear as much as you can, but it will only begin to help you when you plant the seed. Begin to believe and do it. Just start. Just begin. What have you got to loose? You can gain so much! <br />
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Chapter 3 The Word of God</h2>
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Hebrews 4:12 “What God has said isn't only alive and active! It is sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts.” CEV<br />
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Try using Scripture in your prayer and discover the power of the sword.<br />
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John 8:32 “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” CEV<br />
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Scripture is filled with truth and truth does not condemn but releases freedom. Light makes darkness flee. Make it a new lifestyle to start changing negative thoughts immediately, by stopping yourself and changing what you were thinking about to the exact opposite with positive thoughts. Immediately you will feel uplifted and peaceful. The opposite happens when dwelling on negatives. It can't change anything except make you more miserable and you become depressed.<br />
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<u>In Psalm 91 we have read many words:</u><br />
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<li>How have the words impacted you?</li>
<li>Can you believe what they say? </li>
<li>Have you got anything to loose in trying?</li>
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<u>Ask yourself this simple question:</u><br />
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<li>How do you feel after you have read a passage from the Bible?</li>
<li>Have you read it from several different Bibles?</li>
<li>Why should I do that? </li>
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The more you read the clearer you will understand it by using different versions. <br />
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Have you ever wanted to ask a question while reading? Then start checking it out in a Bible commentary. Just maybe the Holy Spirit has a revelation waiting for you. Remember God cannot use an empty vessel.<br />
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Next time your are praying, read something from your most favourite Scripture and see how powerful it becomes to you and the circumstance you are praying for. As this becomes more and more a lifestyle you begin to spend more time with God. <br />
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You don't only spend time with God in His Word, but in prayer and singing. When you can't pray, try putting on a worship CD. As your thoughts go to the song, you relax and start filling your mind with the words of that song. Soon you are singing along. When you can't read put on a CD with a message on. Do what makes you comfortable. <br />
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Chapter 4 - Confidence (Psalm 16)</h2>
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In Isaiah 30:15 a it says “... In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”<br />
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It does not say panic first, then maybe I will help you. In my opinion the quietness means, trust.<br />
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It reminds me of that song “be still and know that He is God.” We can only have confidence if we know Christ and have received Him into our lives.<br />
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Confidence in knowing Jesus paid the price for you and I. <br />
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Romans 8:1 “There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus.” GNB<br />
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So if you are feeling condemned in something it cannot be from Christ. It can come from doubt, guilt and fear. None of these are of God, although they all cause separation between you and God. Work through it quickly, just get on with it. I look back today and think of the childish things I used to hold on to and wonder what it was all about. At the time it gripped me now I think how could I have allowed it.<br />
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Confidence is understanding who you are in Christ Jesus.<br />
“A blood washed Child of God, who you may call Father.”<br />
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Hebrews 4:16 “Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.” GNB<br />
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You can only become bold if you are confident. When you are in a argument you become bold when you are confident that you are in the right. You will stand your ground in the battle even if the other person is right.<br />
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Sin robs you of your boldness. Confess and repent quickly and don't allow anything to take your boldness away. Boldness shakes the devil. He does not want you to ever reach your destiny, God's love gives you boldness. If I were to ask myself, “What makes you bold?” I would answer, “That God loved me first, just as I am. He sent Jesus for my sin. I am free and forgiven” This makes me want to abide in the dwelling place of the most high!<br />
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Think back to your time at school. If we were playing a game and two leaders were choosing the teams, which one would you want to be on? The positive team, or the negative team? Then I ask myself this question “Why do you allow negatively?”<br />
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Chapter 5 - Obedience leads to Reigning</h2>
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We all know what the word obedience means, but you still need to choose to listen. We all know what disobedience brings, yet we do it anyway! Obedience brings a blessing, while disobedience brings a curse. <br />
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Jesus was obedient, even unto death. Jesus could have called to legions of angels and they would have helped in a blink of an eye. Jesus chose rather to do the will of the Father. In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus asked the Father if this cup could be taken from Him? In my own opinion, I believe the Father gave Jesus the last choice. Jesus decided to take the punishment for our sins upon Him.<br />
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Not all decisions in life are easy, yet the reward great. God wants you to rely on Him and Him alone. Abide in Him. Seek your refuge in Him. A Pastor I once new used to say, “When you rattle the devils cage, you must be doing something right.” <br />
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Some times it may be a good thing to stop and ask yourself a few questions. “Am I being obedient, faithful, etc?” Especially when you are doing everything right and everything is going wrong. You might just be at the brink of a miracle. Don't lose your miracles use them.<br />
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It is hard to get excited when you can't see what is going to happen, but God is in control and has already answered. We have to be steadfast and go through it all to get to the destination. Your attitude determines if you give up or push through!<br />
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Obedience is simply putting your trust in God! Having faith it will happen.<br />
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Summary</h2>
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“Abide in Christ, set your affection on Him, and acknowledge Him in all you do. Rest in His protection and salvation”.<br />
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Confidence is understanding who you are in Christ Jesus.<br />
“A blood washed Child of God, who you may call Father.”<br />
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By excepting Jesus as your Savior and believing that He is the Son of God, we become reborn again (in our spirits) we become God's children. Romans 8:15 then we may call God our Father. <br />
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We can only do these things if we know who we are speaking to. If you only think God is up in the sky and judging you and that's all you know, you actually don't know God at all.<br />
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When you are courting someone you want to get to know that person better. It works the same with God. He wants daily contact with us. In Jewish culture children at age ten knew the first 5 chapters of the Bible off by heart. Wow! we battle to even take time to read the Bible! The message was carried over verbally from generation to generation. I wonder what would happen if we started doing that, it would have a great impact on our children. We as parents don't spend enough time with our children or even talk about God. <br />
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God delights in our praise, don't you enjoy praise? Praise builds confidence and confidence builds obedience out of love. Building a real relationship.<br />
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Obedience is simply putting your trust in God! <br />
Having faith it will happen.<br />
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Decide today to abide in His presence, wait on Him and stay a little longer listening and worshiping God. You will start having intimate times with the Holy Spirit.<br />
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Acknowledgments:</h2>
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* Spirit Filled Life Bible - “Truth-in-Action” Key 4 page 847<br />
** Kingdom Dynamics Psalm 91:9-10<br />
*** Kingdom Dynamics Psalm 91:11-12Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-70364224162631103702015-10-09T18:58:00.000+02:002015-10-09T19:07:18.578+02:00You are precious - Puppet show - Pat van Wyk<h2>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uueV4t6zBsfqCT72ar3JDbjQC7BgDI2myCk4l6g8bKJN8kaItgnX3GWqKY3jqlf1vi6e-Ann1dMaCAYWONkumRGB6n6qD5SoN7bPeQFyW1tG-W7n4iTT2ZZbTKxLC_Gof96q-A6fOY9_/s1600/precious+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uueV4t6zBsfqCT72ar3JDbjQC7BgDI2myCk4l6g8bKJN8kaItgnX3GWqKY3jqlf1vi6e-Ann1dMaCAYWONkumRGB6n6qD5SoN7bPeQFyW1tG-W7n4iTT2ZZbTKxLC_Gof96q-A6fOY9_/s400/precious+cover.png" width="272" /></a>Foreword</h2>
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This Bible study is going to help you see yourself as God sees you. Reading the Word of God goes hand in hand with prayer. They are two sides of a coin. You cannot do the one without the other. I hope you are going to enjoy doing the Bible study and enjoy finding out just how precious you are. My name is Pat and I have enjoyed writing this book just for you.<br />
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A special thank you to my precious son, Tienie, for editing and formatting this book. <br />
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We are going to concentrate on the book of Isaiah 43.<br />
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Here God is talking to the Israelites through the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament. When we read the Bible we are going to look at it as if God is also talking to us. <br />
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<i>In this puppet show, we have 2 puppets. A and B,who are joined by a visitor (Becky). </i><br />
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You are Precious: </h2>
Isaiah 43:1-5<br />
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Teacher: Becky, do you feel precious? Who knows what that means? (wait for response).<br />
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Do you know that the Bible tells you that you are precious? (Asking the puppets and children. Wait for response).<br />
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Okay let me ask you another question: Do you ever feel alone? (Wait for response).<br />
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Let me ask you another question: Do you know that God promises you, that you are not alone? <br />
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(wait for response).<br />
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A: (sad voice) I feel alone sometimes.<br />
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B: me too…<br />
A: Wait a bit teacher, where does it say that in the Bible? <br />
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B: You’ll have to tell us more<br />
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Teacher: God loves us, He doesn’t want us to be afraid, He knows each of us by name and He is always with us. (Read Isaiah 43:1).<br />
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A: I get scared.<br />
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B: Me too!<br />
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A: (bragging) It says in that verse that I should not be afraid, and that He knows my name and that I am His.<br />
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B: He also knows my name, He created me, I am His.<br />
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Teacher: Let’s read verse 2. “When you go through trouble I will be with you.”<br />
What do you think it means children? <br />
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(wait for response)<br />
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B:(slowly) That is awesome!<br />
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Teacher ends with a summary, dolls greet and wave.<br />
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You are precious: Part 2</h2>
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Teacher greets kids and opens in prayer.<br />
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Teacher: Do you remember what we spoke about last time? We spoke about how precious you are to God. You are precious!<br />
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Who wants to tell us what you remember? <br />
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(wait for response)<br />
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(ask children) Do you feel precious? <br />
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(allow discussion time)<br />
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Teacher introduces doll A: I know of some one who will also remember what we spoke about. <br />
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Will you help me call him? His name is ___________ <br />
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(have children call doll B)<br />
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A: I feel very special. I feel like I am bursting with love!<br />
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Teacher: Tell us more…<br />
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A: I am not scared when I’m on my own any more. I am not afraid of the dark any more.<br />
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B: I also want to say something! I can walk outside at night with a torch to put the dog outside and walk bravely! Do you know that Afrikaans song: “Ek’s ‘n dapper muis kyk hoe stap ek deur die huis…”<br />
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A: If I have a problem then I pray about it and I ask God to help me.<br />
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B: Yes, because God is with you.<br />
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A: Yes, He is with me and if I know Him then I can talk to Him.<br />
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B: Yes because He is with you, not far away.<br />
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Teacher: (to dolls) I am glad you are not afraid anymore. Do you feel precious?<br />
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B: No I don’t feel very precious.<br />
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A: Shame, why not?<br />
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B: My parents are always screaming at us at home, and they hit us!<br />
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A: And then?<br />
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B: I run away (because they want to hit us with their beer bottles.)<br />
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Teacher: (s-l-o-w-l-y) Shame…<br />
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Jesus loves you and you are precious, see you next time.<br />
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Everybody greets.<br />
Puppets exit<br />
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Your are Precious: Part 3</h2>
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Teacher and the dolls enter, greeting.<br />
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Teacher: Can you remember what we have been talking about? (wait for a response)<br />
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You are precious! And God loves you. He loves you just as you are. You are precious. <br />
We all want to be loved, don’t we? (wait for a response)<br />
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Do you know what I have enjoyed so far? That God tells me in the Bible in Isaiah 43:4 that He loves me. Don’t we all want to be loved? Yes and God says I love you. Maybe your family doesn’t always tell you that so I want to tell you today, that God loves you.<br />
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A: I love you Becky!<br />
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B: And me too, me too!<br />
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Becky: Yes and I love you too.<br />
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Teacher continues: Wait a minute, wait a minute lets talk about this love thing. What is it? Let’s see…<br />
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1. It is putting someone else before yourself.<br />
2. Praying for others.<br />
3. Sharing your sweets with somebody.<br />
4. Helping Mom with the dishes.<br />
5. Doing your homework.<br />
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Now let me ask you, How can you show Jesus that you love Him? (wait for a response)<br />
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1. We can spend time with Him reading the Bible and praying.<br />
2. Obey Him and our parents.<br />
3. It is a lifestyle, it simply means the way you live by doing the right things that please both Jesus and others.<br />
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A: It is so wonderful to learn all these things and that God does not just want to punish us. It would be awful if we had to bow in fear before Him all the time.<br />
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B: That is true! God makes everyday new and we need to make it a good day. We can pray for each other and be helpful at home and remember to do our homework.<br />
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A: We must remember to live right because we love God and God loves us.<br />
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B: Do you know what?<br />
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A: No! what?<br />
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B: We must always say please and thank you, because it is good manners.<br />
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Teacher: That’s lovely hearing you say that. Yes it is so nice to see and hear children with good manners. So to say thank you and please is so good. You know God expects us to have good manners and it all starts in your heart. It’s called attitude.<br />
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God wants us to have a good attitude and good manners too.<br />
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You Are Precious: Part 4</h2>
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Teacher and dolls enter greeting.<br />
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Teacher: (Asks the dolls)<br />
What were we speaking about last time?<br />
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Dolls answer.<br />
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Let me recap. We have spoken about you are precious and that you are never alone, that God is with You and that He loves you. <br />
Now there is something we have not spoken about yet.<br />
I want to talk about it today.<br />
Verse 1 says “I know you by name, I created you”. What does that mean?<br />
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B: I think it is like when you decide to make something you get all the things ready and when you are finished you have a plan and then you make it and you stand back and look at what you have made. <br />
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Doll A: Yes I think so too!<br />
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Becky: God created you. He made you and He says you are precious and that He loves you. To God nobody is ugly. He says, “I love you and I know you, I know you by name.”<br />
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Doll B: God does not look at the clothes you are wearing or at the colour of your hair.<br />
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Doll A: That is true; He looks at your heart.<br />
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Teacher: Where is your heart? Let’s talk about your heart. Your heart beats inside your chest here (point to your heart). Now put your hand on your heart and feel it beating. Can you feel it?<br />
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Doll A: Yes.<br />
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Doll B: (excitedly) Mine is beating quiet hard, I can feel it.<br />
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Doll A: What will happen if it stops Becky?<br />
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Becky: What do you think children? (wait for a response).<br />
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Jesus lives in your heart. The Bible says God will give you the desires of your heart. You need to guard your heart and to put good things into it, because God looks into your heart.<br />
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Doll A: Becky can I ask you something please? <br />
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Becky: Yes.<br />
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Doll A: God knows my name?<br />
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Becky: Yes that is what we were talking about.<br />
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Doll B: Becky, does God know everything?<br />
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Becky: Yes, God knows everything and sees everything. He knows you by name, you are precious to Him.<br />
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Becky: prays and everybody greets.<br />
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You are Precious: Part 5</h2>
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Both Dolls enter singing: Jesus knows my name.<br />
Hello, hello.<br />
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Becky: enters Hello, you sound jolly. Who can tell me what we were talking about last time? (wait for response)<br />
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Becky: We spoke about, “I have called you by name”<br />
Yes Jesus knows you, He loves you and you are special and precious.<br />
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Doll B: What are we going to talk about today Becky?<br />
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Teacher/Becky: There are 4 important points in verse 1, so let us read verse 1 together.<br />
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“Do not be afraid, I will save you, I have called you by name – you are mine.”<br />
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We have discussed 1 to 3 so today we are going to talk about number 4. You are mine. <br />
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Children what do you think that means? (wait for a response)<br />
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(Becky asks the dolls)<br />
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What do you have to say doll B?<br />
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Doll B: Becky I think (Slowly) It means you belong to God.<br />
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Doll A: (Joins in) Yes, I think<br />
It means you know God Becky.<br />
Becky: Well done! Yes we can know God but it also means we belong to God. I know you, but I don’t belong to You.<br />
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Doll A: Children I think I can explain it.<br />
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Doll B: Tell us then.<br />
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Doll A: If you belong to God He lives in your heart.<br />
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Doll B: I belong to Jesus because He lives in my heart.<br />
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Becky: That’s so nice to hear you say that. Jesus lives in your heart when you ask Him into your life, that is why you can say you belong to God.<br />
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He loves you and you are precious to Him and that means you belong to the family of God. God knows your name. He created you and formed you. <br />
He loves you and redeemed you, He is your savior.<br />
You are precious to Him.<br />
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We have come to the end and I have enjoyed being here and doing this series with you.<br />
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Doll A: Yes it has been fun I know that I am precious, bye – bye love you!<br />
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Doll B: And I know that God loves me and I am special,<br />
Bye – bye love you!<br />
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Becky: Bye, You are precious.<br />
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The teacher talks about how precious you are and that God loves you.<br />
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God loves you just as you are. He made you and He knows you. You are special because no one in the whole wide world is just like you. You are wonderfully made, and you are good enough for Jesus. We don’t always feel special, we have bad experiences with other people, our parents or brothers or sisters.<br />
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We need to remember that God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and that it is because of Jesus’ unconditional love. We are never alone because Jesus is with you in your heart. He loves you and says that you are precious to Him.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-59763357419271934392015-10-09T18:37:00.002+02:002015-10-09T19:06:36.656+02:00In the name of Jesus - Pat van Wyk<h2>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NHxeHm2mEiJ8Iso5hSeivQgWg0QqId3gBXYu7sVAyQCcrp1GAnStH265iMYSbmnNIJjU4iun_L4ffyTUTcNquy0-e7CKDHsG0BLhLVSQVnE87r3dti5Or_0XphAWxJORmsPDmzu5TCy0/s1600/cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NHxeHm2mEiJ8Iso5hSeivQgWg0QqId3gBXYu7sVAyQCcrp1GAnStH265iMYSbmnNIJjU4iun_L4ffyTUTcNquy0-e7CKDHsG0BLhLVSQVnE87r3dti5Or_0XphAWxJORmsPDmzu5TCy0/s320/cover.png" width="213" /></a>CONTENTS</h2>
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<li>A Word from the Author</li>
<li>Chapter One – Believe in His Name</li>
<li>Chapter Two - Authority in His Name</li>
<li>Chapter Three – Life through Jesus</li>
<li>Chapter Four – Jesus is Our Inheritance</li>
<li>Chapter Five - Trust</li>
<li>Chapter Six – Jesus the Supreme Power</li>
<li>Chapter Seven – No other Name</li>
<li>Chapter Eight – Reigning in the Power of the Name</li>
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A Word from the Author:</h2>
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In the name of Jesus study guide will give you new boldness and confidence and as you experiment in the name, you will be using the authority already given to by Jesus.<br />
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I pray you will learn to use the name of Jesus with authority and that the Holy Spirit will open your eyes to new revelation knowledge.<br />
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A special thanks to my sons Tienie and Johnathan.<br />
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Chapter One Believe in His Name </h2>
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Read: Preparation John 14:13 – 14, 1 John 3:23<br />
<b>Memory verse:</b> 1 John 3:23<br />
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We are trying to get the group to understand the power of the name to enable us to use the name you need to know who you are talking to. <br />
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Start by calling some body’s name that is not in the room. The people react by looking around and telling you there is nobody by that name. Now call somebody that is in the room, allow them to respond. Jesus can only respond if you call Him or use His name.<br />
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Read 1 John 3:23 <br />
Jesus is God’s son, that we believe in Him AND love one another.<br />
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Let's read John 14:13-14 together “whatever you ask in my name, that I will (present tense and a promise) do.”<br />
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Sometimes we don’t understand why we don’t get the things we ask for. Sometimes they take long, sometimes we get them quickly.<br />
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Ask the Questions and allow for answers.<br />
Let me ask you a question? If we pray and we don’t end with in Jesus name have we even prayed at all? Yes, except there is no power in that prayer.<br />
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Jesus needs to know you are talking to Him. Jesus was the Son of God by his death he became our Savior. So even the devil was conquered by the cross. <br />
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So when we pray to Jesus do we need to start or end with His name? Yes. In Jesus name I pray ... or thank you for this day in Jesus name. Now you are using your authority you have by the power of the name of Jesus.<br />
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Let's read 1 John 3.23 again, together (allow some body to read) and this is His commandment that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ.<br />
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What can we pray for in His name?<br />
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<li>In His name we can pray for:</li>
<li>change in circumstances</li>
<li>forgiveness of sin</li>
<li>salvation to the lost</li>
<li>the word to be fulfilled (to come true)</li>
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We then need to know and believe in Jesus, who then enables us to have boldness and power in the name. <br />
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Chapter Two Authority in His Name</h2>
Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>Matthew 28:18-19</li>
<li>Mark 16: 17-18</li>
<li>1 John 1:1-14</li>
<li>Philippians 2:9-11</li>
</ul>
<b><br />Memory verse:</b> Matthew 28:18<br />
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Jesus Christ is the highest authority in the universe under God the Father. Jesus keeps everything together and makes everything work by the word of His authority. Everything in the universe is subject to Jesus – His authority covers three worlds: <br />
<ul>
<li>Heaven </li>
<li>Earth and </li>
<li>Hell</li>
</ul>
He has given every believer the right to use this authority by the use of His name. If the president of USA gave anybody the right to use his name, then the United States, the whole nation is behind him and backs him up.<br />
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The name of Jesus Christ gives us the backing of all heaven and earth all in heaven will move on your behalf.<br />
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In the first chapter we said He is our Saviour, in this chapter we are saying you need to believe He is your Saviour to receive His authority.<br />
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Read together: John 1: 1-14 in the beginning…..<br />
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<u>Ask Questions and allow for answers</u><br />
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Did everybody believe in Jesus?<br />
<i>John 1:12 </i><br />
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What is John speaking about in chapter 1:1-14<br />
<i>The light - The Word - Jesus Christ.</i><br />
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What does John say is the Word in verse 4?<br />
<i>Source of life.</i><br />
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To end off read Philippians 2:9-11 together (involve the group)<br />
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Allow time for discussion.<br />
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Chapter Three Life through Jesus</h2>
Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>John 14:6</li>
<li>Matthew 1:21-23</li>
<li>Luke 1:34-35</li>
</ul>
<b>Memory verse:</b> Matthew 1:21<br />
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Jesus is the way to the Father and eternal life:<br />
He is your Savior: Secondly we said you must believe now you need to receive Him because without Him there is no life.<br />
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The name of Jesus Christ brings wholeness and salvation into the entire spectrum of our existence – spiritually, psychologically and physically. In John 10:10b Jesus came so that you and I can have fullness of life.<br />
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Read the next scriptures together (involve the group)<br />
<ul>
<li>John 14:6</li>
<li>Matthew 1: 21-23</li>
<li>Luke 1:34-35</li>
</ul>
Read John 14:6 together first. Ask questions and allow time for answers.<br />
What does Jesus refer to himself as in John 14:6?<br />
<i>The way, the truth, the life. What does this mean? Discuss.</i><br />
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Read Matt 1:21-23 together, question:<br />
What was Jesus going to save His people from in Matthew 1:21?<br />
<i>Sin</i><br />
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Read Luke 1:34-35 together, question:<br />
Discuss Mary’s reaction.<br />
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What was the child to be called in verse 35? <br />
<i>The Son of God, Emanuel. </i><br />
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Chapter Four Jesus is our Inheritance</h2>
Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>Hebrews 1:1-6</li>
<li>Colossians 1:13</li>
<li>Colossians 2:10</li>
<li>Colossians 3:3</li>
<li>Matthew 16: 15-16</li>
</ul>
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<b>Memory verse:</b> Colossians 3:3<br />
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A person's name represents his reputation, achievements and standing in life. When we mention a name it immediately brings to mind who that person is: The name only has power as long as we know the person to whom it belongs. If we know nothing about that person then their name is meaningless. If we know nothing about Jesus Christ then His name will be empty to us. When we are intimately involved with Jesus then we have confidence in His name and it means everything to us.<br />
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The enemy is powerless when confronted by the Name of Jesus. Unsigned cheques are not honoured. Sign every request or petition with the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. <br />
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Prayer is the act of making withdrawals from heaven’s resources. Every request is like a cheque. So use your authority and end your prayer in “Jesus Name”<br />
<u><br />Read together the following scriptures:</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Hebrews 1: 1-6</li>
<li>Colossians 1:13</li>
<li>Colossians 2:10</li>
<li>Colossians 3:3</li>
<li>Matthew 16:15-16</li>
</ul>
Ask Questions and allow for answers<br />
<u><br />Read Hebrews 1:1-6 Questions:</u><br />
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Who did God use to create the Universe, in verse 2?<br />
<i>His Son Jesus.</i><br />
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What does Jesus reflect in verse 3?<br />
<i>The brightness of God's glory.<br />And the exact likeness of God</i><br />
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In verse 3 Jesus achieved something, then He sat down at the right hand of God. What did He achieve?<br />
<i>Forgiveness for human sins.</i><br />
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Matthew 16:15-16<br />
Who did they call Jesus? verse 16.<br />
<i>Messiah, the Son of the living God.</i><br />
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Colossians 1:13<br />
What did Jesus do for us in this verse?<br />
<i>He rescued us.</i><br />
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Colossians 2:10<br />
What does this verse describe you as?<br />
<i>You are complete in Him.</i><br />
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Colossians 3:3 <br />
Where are you in Christ?<br />
<i>You are hidden in Christ Jesus.</i><br />
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Hidden means to be totally surrounded and completely safe.<br />
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Jesus, the name above all names, carries all the authority, all the power and strength you need call out to Him in your need. Then you become born again, you can fill your name and date in the cheque of life because it is your inheritance (notify parents).<br />
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<h2>
Chapter Five Trust</h2>
Read: <br />
<ul>
<li>Isaiah 42:1-4 </li>
<li>Psalms 37:3-5</li>
</ul>
<b>Memory verse:</b> Psalm 37:4<br />
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God the Father speaks to the prophet Isaiah announcing Jesus, in the old testament. Now in the book of Matthew we see Jesus bring meaning to the prophecies. Just listen to how God said it. He refers to Jesus as a servant, meaning Jesus was about the Fathers business, and that God loves Him.<br />
God wants us to trust in Jesus. First He tells Isaiah to proclaim the word, then when the time was right Jesus comes to for fill the word, and Jesus is empowered by the Holy Spirit.<br />
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Read Isaiah 42:1-4 together, Psalm 37:3-5, <br />
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Questions: Isaiah 42:1<br />
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In which way does the Father describe the Son?<br />
<i>My servant, I have chosen, the one I love, whom I am pleased, I will send my Spirit upon Him.</i><br />
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Discuss the nature of the son in verses 2-4.<br />
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Psalm 37:3-5<br />
There are 3 key words in the beginning of the verses?<br />
<i>Trust, Seek and Give.<br />Trust in the Lord, Seek your happiness, Give yourself to the Lord, trust Him, and He will help you.</i><br />
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How would you describe the word trust? What does it mean to you?<br />
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<h2>
Chapter Six Jesus the Supreme Power</h2>
Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>Hebrews 1:2-3</li>
<li>2 Corinthians 5:17</li>
</ul>
<b>Memory verse:</b> 2 Corinthians 5:17<br />
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Through Jesus came forgiveness of sin, He is the supreme power, sustaining the universe. We have looked at Hebrews, but the aim is to simply look at the greatness of Jesus and His power. Jesus paid the price for you and in Him you are made new.<br />
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<u>Let’s read together:</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Hebrews 1:2-3 </li>
<li>2 Corinthians 5:17 </li>
</ul>
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<u>Hebrews 1:2-3, question:</u><br />
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Through whom did God use to create the universe?<br />
<i>His Son – Jesus.</i><br />
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What did Jesus create? Are you included?<br />
<i>The universe - Yes</i><br />
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What is Jesus going to posses at the end?<br />
<i>All things.</i><br />
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Are we included in all things? Discuss.<br />
<i>Where is Jesus found in verse 3.</i><br />
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Let’s read 2 Corinthians 5:17, question: <br />
What does anyone who is joined mean?<br />
<i>Someone who believes and has excepted Jesus.</i> <br />
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What do you think? a new being means, the old is gone and the new has come - discuss.<br />
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<h2>
Chapter Seven No other Name</h2>
Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>John 16:26-27</li>
<li>John 16:23-24,<br />Matthew 3: 17</li>
<li>Acts 4:12</li>
<li>2 Corinthians 5:17-21</li>
<li>Romans 8:16-17</li>
</ul>
<b>Memory verse:</b> Matthew 3:17<br />
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We are establishing that Jesus was the son of God, and that salvation comes only through Jesus. That the Father loves us, since we are His children we posses the blessings through Jesus, and every believer has the power of the name.<br />
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Let us start: read together John 16:26-27.<br />
Verse 27: has two keys, what are they?<br />
<i>For the Father himself loves you, Key words because and believed. Because you love me and have believed that I came from God.</i><br />
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Read together Matthew 3:17.<br />
The verse explains itself.<br />
<i>This is my beloved son.</i><br />
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John 16:23-24 together.<br />
Is it the Fathers good will to give you what you ask for?<br />
<i>Yes, you will receive.</i><br />
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How must you ask?<br />
<i>In my name.</i><br />
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Read together Acts 4:12<br />
Can anything else save you, or anybody else?<br />
<i>No </i><br />
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Lets read together Romans 8:16-17<br />
What are we called in verse 16?<br />
<i> Children, God’s children</i><br />
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What does verse 17 declare?<br />
<i>We will posses the blessings.</i><br />
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Lets read together, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21<br />
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Discuss.<br />
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In Christ we have diplomatic immunity, which means that all ambassadors of a country and have the right to use the name of their government. For example if you are an ambassador of South Africa in the Namibia you do not live by the law of the foreign land in which you are, but by the law of the land from which you come, South Africa. When we lived in the Transkei, in the town of Umtata, we were under the South African Embassy, citizens of South Africa.<br />
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God has appointed us as His ambassadors. He is confident that we will carry out His will in a foreign land. His confidence is based on the fact that we are new creatures with God’s ability at work in us, through Christ Jesus.<br />
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<h2>
Chapter Eight Reigning in the Name</h2>
IS TO BE VICTORIOUS<br />
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Read:<br />
<ul>
<li>Romans 5:17</li>
<li>Mark16:17-18</li>
<li>John 1:12</li>
<li>John 3:16</li>
<li>Matthew 28:19</li>
<li>Romans 8:2</li>
</ul>
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<b>Memory verse:</b> Romans 10:9<br />
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To be victorious means, to be a winner. We all want to be part of the winning team. Stay centered on and in Christ. For example – if you are walking in the rain and you move the umbrella you are going to get wet. The moral of the story is to stay centered daily in the Word of God, and pray using the authority you have “in the name of Jesus”.<br />
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(Delegate the scriptures between the group members.)<br />
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<u>Lets read together:</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Romans 5:17</li>
<li>Mark 16:17-18</li>
<li>John 1:2</li>
<li>John 3:16</li>
<li>Matthew 28:18</li>
<li>Romans 8:2</li>
</ul>
<u>Questions for discussion:</u><br />
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Romans 5:17 we are freely put right with God, yet there is a condition. What is it?<br />
All who receive. <br />
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Mark 16:17-18<br />
Who is given the power?<br />
<i>Believers.</i><br />
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John 1:12<br />
What do we become if we receive and believe?<br />
<i>God’s children</i><br />
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John 3:16<br />
What are we promised in this verse?<br />
<i>Eternal life.</i><br />
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Matthew 28:19<br />
What are we to do in this verse?<br />
<i>Go and make disciples.</i><br />
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Romans 8:2<br />
What does this verse tell us?<br />
<i>We have authority.</i><br />
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Mark16:17-18<br />
Name a few things given to the believer?<br />
<i>Perform miracles<br />Drive out demons<br />Speak in strange tongues</i><br />
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<u>So to reign in the name of Jesus means:</u><br />
<ul>
<li>To believe Jesus is the Son of God.</li>
<li>To receive Jesus as the Lord of your life. </li>
<li>We receive eternal life through believing.</li>
<li>Through Jesus we can call God father, we become God’s children.</li>
<li>We are to go and tell others, make disciples.</li>
<li>You have the authority of his name.</li>
<li>And the power to perform miracles.</li>
</ul>
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By Jesus Christ, through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ we have been adopted as sons and daughters of God the Father. As such we are heirs of God, to Gods kingdom.<br />
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All authority has been given to you and I through Jesus, try it out for yourself and you will stand amazed in how God will use you. You already have it, because the scripture says, has present tense.<br />
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<u>Let me end off with a few Scriptures:</u><br />
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Romans 10:9-10<br />
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If you have never received, the Lord Jesus Christ, as your savior. Then it will be a privilege for me to lead you in a prayer.<br />
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Jesus, I believe that you are the Son of God, and that you paid for my sins on the cross with your blood. Jesus I call on your name to save me. Please forgive my sin. I now receive you as the Lord of my life and believe that you live in me through the Holy Spirit and that I am now a child of God. Thank you Lord that you have saved me. In the precious name of Jesus.<br />
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When we mention a name it immediately brings to mind who that person is. The name only has power as long as we know the person to whom it belongs.<br />
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Mark 16:17-18 … “who believes in my name”.<br />
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John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me”.<br />
<ul>
<li>There is no other name like it. It is the name above all names.</li>
<li>It carries all the power and completeness of life.</li>
<li>There is no other name that will touch you as this name.</li>
<li>There is no other name that will change you as the name of Jesus,</li>
<li>King of Kings and Lord of Lords - JESUS</li>
</ul>
Jesus has given us all the authority we need in His name. Yet do we realize how much authority we really have or even use it.<br />
Some times we need to ask, some times we need to thank, but some times we need to command, in The Name of Jesus just because we have the authority to do so.<br />
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My prayer is that you will discover it for yourself!Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-44451431852672990772015-10-07T19:05:00.002+02:002015-10-07T19:05:18.970+02:00Jesus the light of the world - Pat van Wyk<h2>
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<br />This puppet show is meant for children from Preschool to Grade 2.<br /><br />Here we are teaching the children that we need to be born again. It is a difficult concept for small children to understand, but is such an important part of our faith – that we cannot neglect to teach them about it. <br /><br />
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JESUS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD</h2>
Dolls enter and greet: <br /><br />Tinky: I would like to read you a piece of Scripture.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, read to us please, Tinky!<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />Tinky: I am going to read to you from John chapter One verse 1 to 9 (it is a long passage read it slowly and interestingly).<br /><br />1 The Word was first, the Word present to God, God<br />present to the Word. The Word was God, 2 In readiness <br />for God from day one. 3 Everything was created through <br />him; nothing--not one thing!-- came into being without <br />him. 4 What came into existence was Life, and the Life was<br />Light to live by. 5 The Life-Light blazed out of the <br />darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out. 6 There once <br />was a man, his name John, sent by God 7 to point out the <br />way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to <br />look, who to believe in. 8 John was not himself the Light; <br />he was there to show the way to the Light. 9 The Life-<br />Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he <br />brings into Light. <br /><br />Pinky: Wow, amazing.(pull out slowly)<br /><br />Tinky: Jesus is the life-light.<br /><br />Pinky: So (puzzled) darkness and light?<br /><br />Tinky: Let me explain, There is the son which is day, and the dark is the night. We are talking about where Jesus is, there is life because Jesus is the light of the world.<br /><br />Pinky: Do you mean He lights up the world? (ask slowly)<br />And darkness cannot stay, hey Tinky?<br /><br />Tinky: Yes, you got it. Jesus is called the Word and He came to earth as a man.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, and then?<br /><br />Tinky: Jesus created everything and nothing came into existence without him.<br /><br />Pinky: I remember that piece it says “The life-light blazed out of the darkness” and the darkness could not put it out.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes Pinky you are getting too clever. I want to tell you the story of Nicodemus.<br /><br />Pinky: Okay, so tell us about Nic.<br /><br />Tinky: Nicodemus was a leader of the Jews. <br /><br />Pinky: So that made Him a very important person then hey!<br /><br />Tinky: Yes, children and Pinky he went to talk to Jesus late one night because there were always so many people around. He was shy to ask Jesus in front of the people, so he made a plan. <br /><br />Pinky: Yes there were always people around Jesus. So what did Nic ask Jesus Tinky?<br /><br />Tinky: Nicodemus said to Jesus “Rabbi we know that you are a teacher sent by God because of the miracles you do.” Jesus answered “no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again.”<br /><br />Pinky: (astonished) Born again, you mean a second time? <br /><br />Tinky: That was Nicodemus’s reaction too! Asking how can a grown man like me climb back into my mother’s tummy? <br /><br />Pinky: (laughingly) That does sound funny. What did Jesus<br />Say to him?<br /><br />Tinky: He explained it like this: A person is born physically of human parents, but born again means to be born spiritually of the Spirit.<br /><br />Pinky: Nicodemus did not understand hey? To be born again is excepting Jesus as your savior Tinky.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes, Pinky. Imagine if you could close your eyes and look into spiritual world, when you believe in Jesus your spirit glows in the dark.<br /><br />Pinky: I like that Tinky I want to shine brightly too.<br /><br />Tinky: When Jesus becomes your savor you are born again and the light of Jesus the Holy Spirit shines out of you. Jesus is the light of the world and you become children of God.<br /><br />Pinky: I love Jesus Tinky!<br /><br />Tinky: Pinky and children, in the Gospel of John, Jesus was called “The God revealer.” <br /><br />Pinky: That is so beautiful! Because that is what He did reveal simply means, to tell us about God.<br /><br />Tinky: John 3:16 tells us that God loved us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to earth to die for us so that - this is the reason, so that we can have eternal life - condition, if you believe - whoever believes will receive - what eternal life.<br /><br />Pinky: Jesus is the life – light and do you know what Tinky?<br /><br />Tinky: No what Pinky?<br /><br />Pinky: You and I we shine brightly hey? <br /><br />Tinky: Yes Pinky we do. Kids do you know Jesus or is He just a story to you?<br /><br />Pinky: Well if you want the Jesus light to shine out of you, you have to ask Jesus to come into your heart and believe He is the son of God and that He died for you.<br /><br />Tinky: Well we have come to the end kids, we have enjoyed being here and hope that you all enjoyed it to.<br /><br />Pinky: We have really enjoyed it hope to see you soon with another story soon. Bye, we love you.<br /><br />Tinky: Bye kids, we love you! <br /><br />Both dolls together: Bye – bye Jesus is the light of the world. Bye bye. <br /><br />We have created an excellent opportunity for you to now pray and lead the children to the Lord. Make sure they understand what they have done and let the parents know. We sometimes give a certificate we make in advance and fill in their names. Make it special as this is a special occasion. The Bible says there is much celebration when one person gives their lives to the Lord. <br /><br />Love in Christ<br /><br />Pat<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-54550579156055695052015-10-07T19:00:00.000+02:002015-10-07T19:00:10.142+02:00To Be Like Jesus - Pat van Wyk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Belvedere and Jo-Jo Greet.<br /><br />My name is Belvedere hello kids.<br /><br />And my name is Jo-Jo kids hello.<br /><br />Belvedere: (Singing) I'm on a mission<br />I want to walk with Jesus<br />I want to talk to Jesus<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What are you on about this time Belvedere? I thought we are on a mission?<br />We belong to Jesus and we must go tell!<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes! But there is so much more. (singing) I have a mission.<br /> I have a vision.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: (Singing I have a...) you have got me doing it now.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />Belvedere: (singing) I have a mission<br /> I have a purpose!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Wait! Wait Belvedere what has a mission got to do with purpose?<br /><br />Belvedere: I am so excited Jo-Jo...<br /><br />Jo-Jo: (interrupting) I also want to be excited, tell us what are you excited about, the kids and I want to know, right kids(wait for a response)<br /><br />Belvedere: Okay, if you will give me a chance, uhm where do I start?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: B e l vedere. (pulling it out)<br /><br />Belvedere: Okay! Okay! I was at a kids club meeting and they were talking about purpose.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Purpose? uhmmm.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes do you know what your purpose is Jo-Jo?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, to play and to go play..<br />Belvedere: What is your vision?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: But I don't need my eyes tested, my vision<br />is good, there nothing wrong with my eyes.<br /><br />Belvedere: Not that kind of vision, Jo-Jo. Vision means you have something on your heart you want to do and purpose means you want to do it.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Okay, I get the picture, tell us more.<br /><br />Belvedere: Well the leader at the meeting was telling us about Jesus and the Love of God.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Like that song we sing, let us sing it.<br /><br />Belvedere: 1,2,3 I love Jesus yes I do<br /> I love Jesus yes I do<br /> He is the son of God<br />Let's do it again...x2<br /><br />Belvedere: So where was I (thinking) The leader was telling us about Jesus and the kind of man He was and how He travelled around with His disciples.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Belvedere? Did they go by car?<br /><br />Belvedere: No man, they had to walk.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Walk? Why?<br /><br />Belvedere: In those days cars had not been invented yet!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: And buses?<br /><br />Belvedere: No, no buses either nor aeroplanes!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: wow! No aeroplanes.<br /><br />Belvedere: Jesus many times slept in the fields under a tree with a big fire for wild animals.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Wild animals? No.<br />Belvedere: Sometimes people would give them place to sleep.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Sleeping under the stars and walking I didn't know all these things Belvedere?<br /><br />Belvedere: Let me tell you more. Jesus often went one side to pray. He would walk a little way away from everybody to be alone to pray to His Father in heaven.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Can I ask you something?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: If Jesus prayed then so must we hey?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, Jo-Jo Jesus was truly an example to us as he went about His Fathers business.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Why? What did He sell? Kids do you know if He sold anything? (wait for response)<br /><br />Belvedere: Wait, Wait now God sent Jesus on a mission.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes! And what was that?<br /><br />Belvedere: It says so in the Bible. In John chapter 3 verse 16 "God loved us so much that he gave His only Son Jesus, so that whoever believes in Him will go to heaven". He was on a mission.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: So is that what you were singing about. I'm on a mission, I have a purpose.<br /><br />Belvedere: Exactly!Let's sing it together:<br />I'm on a mission<br />I have a vision<br />I have a purpose x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I want to be on a mission too.<br /><br />Belvedere: Jo-Jo, what do you want to become when you grow up?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I want to be a Doctor!<br /><br />Belvedere: Then you must learn hard and go to college. That's having a vision and your purpose is to study and get there.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: (singing) I want to be a Doctor x2<br /><br />Belvedere: I want to be like Jesus. I want to pray for people to get healed and tell them of God's love.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I feel better now! (slowly) But what if ...<br /><br />Belvedere: What if, what?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What if I want to be a lawyer?<br /><br />Belvedere: That's okay, you can.<br />Jo-Jo: But what if?...<br /><br />Belvedere: Jo-Jo you need to pray about it.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Okay! I will.<br /><br />Belvedere: You need to ask God to help you to decide what does He want you to become. You might be surprised.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Surprised!? <br /><br />Belvedere: Yes surprised! Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 11 says "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I am so excited God has got plans for me.(proudly)<br />Belvedere: Sometimes it surprises us because God has bigger and better plans for us than what we think.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I want to be more like Jesus too. I want to find out Gods plans for me?<br /><br />Belvedere: God has great plans for you and I.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Can I ask you something?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: You said I must pray, then how will I know what God says?<br />Belvedere: Mmm... Sometimes you know a thing is wrong but you do it anyway?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes!<br /><br />Belvedere: Then why do you do it?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Because I just want to.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, but that's not wise.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: uhmm... its selfish.<br /><br />Belvedere: Do you know what really made me sing? It was because I was happy.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What?<br /><br />Belvedere: I know that God loves me and Jesus died for me and now I know that God has big plans for me. Let's sing I love Jesus yes I do<br />1,2,3 I love Jesus yes I do<br /> I love Jesus yes I do<br /> He is the Son of God x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, yes!<br /><br />Belvedere: He will let me feel bad if I go the wrong way then I will know I must turn and go the right way and then I am happy.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Sad wrong way? Happy right way! I got it.<br /><br />Belvedere: Let sing: I've got a vision <br /> I've got a purpose x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Belvedere what do you want to be when you grow up?<br /><br />Belvedere: I want to travel all over the world.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Really (long) take me too.<br /><br />Belvedere: I want to be a missionary.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: A miss – ion – ary? What's that?<br /><br />Belvedere: I want to go all over the world to tell everybody that God loves them because that's what Jesus did.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: And tell them about Jesus...?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: And praying for them?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, I love to pray!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, Jesus had vision and purpose.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, He did.<br />Jo-Jo: Will you take me with next time you go to Sunday school or kids club?<br /><br />Belvedere: You are welcome Jo-Jo, its fun!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What do you do there that is so much fun?<br /><br />Belvedere: Well (thinking) first we sing.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I love to sing!<br /><br />Belvedere: And then we learn all about Jesus from the Bible.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I want to learn too, I want to be like Jesus!<br /><br />Belvedere: Just before we are finished we pray for one another.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: So is that where the mission stuff starts?<br />I think I like it.<br /><br />Belvedere: I suppose you could say that, because the more you read the Bible and learn about Jesus <br />the more you love Him. Let's sing I'm on a mission 1,2,3 I'm on a mission, I'm on a mission,<br />I'm on a mission for Jesus. x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I know, I know John chapter 3 verse 16.<br /><br />Belvedere: Jo-Jo, you are getting clever!<br />Jo-Jo: Well I never thought about this stuff before.<br />Belvedere: (surprised) Really!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, I just wanted to play all the time, I didn't have a purpose.<br />Let's sing: I'm on a mission <br /> I have a vision<br /> I have a purpose<br />Let's all do it together x2<br /><br />Belvedere: That was fun Jo-Jo, a lot of people die and never know about Jesus, or their vision and purpose in life.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: That really makes me sad. I want to read my Bible and sing about Jesus everyday. Let us sing another song Belvedere?<br /><br />Belvedere: Let me teach you a great song listen:<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything<br />He is my Lord I love Him so<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything.<br />Let's ask Andy to play the guitar and sing with us.<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything<br />He is my Lord I love Him so<br />I love to sing to Jesus everything.<br />Let us sing it again.<br /><br /><br />Jo-Jo: Let's sing: I'm on a mission<br />Let's sing it together come on kids and Belvedere<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission for Jesus x2<br /><br />Belvedere: Andy sing with us I belong to Jesus please. I belong to Jesus<br /> I belong to Jesus <br /> I belong to Jesus<br /> He is the Son of God. x2<br /> <br />Belvedere is still speaking: Kids, Jo-Jo this has been fun, it is time to say good bye.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, this has been fun we have enjoyed every minute.<br /><br />Belvedere: We certainly have and we are on a mission.<br />Both dolls: Singing We are on a mission.<br />Bye-Bye, Bye – Bye We love you Bye - Bye.<br /><br /><br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-82208932606622089272015-10-07T18:58:00.003+02:002015-10-07T18:58:45.399+02:00A Secret Agent - Pat van Wyk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Belvedere: Hello everybody, my name is Belvedere.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Hi and my name is Jo-Jo.<br /><br />Belvedere: Humming. Mmm<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What are you doing?<br /><br />Belvedere: I,m on a mission!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Oh, (silence) Are you an agent?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: (excitedly) Like, like 007 James Bond?<br /><br />Belvedere: An agent, 007? Who is 007?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: A secret agent of the police?<br /><br />Belvedere: No, the secret is out and it must be told.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />Jo-Jo: What do you mean ( puzzled) You are an agent, but (slowly) not a secret agent, because its not a secret anymore.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: So what kind of an agent are you then?<br /><br />Belvedere: (proudly) I am an agent for Jesus!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Oh!<br /><br />Belvedere: (starts singing)<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission for Jesus (Belvedere sings it once alone for the kids to hear the words.)<br />Now let's all sing it together x2<br /><br />Belvedere: It is bubbling in side of me and I have to tell it to get it out, I am so excited.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Bubbling? Excited? (Asking slowly)<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, when Jesus has touched you, you too will be on a mission!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Really?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, you will not be able to keep it to yourself! It will bubble and bubble up inside of you, until you begin to tell others about it.(Excitedly)<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Then tell me, tell me. (calling out)<br /><br />Belvedere: Okay, Do you know that Jesus died for <br />you and me.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: (slow) Me too!<br /><br />Belvedere: Yep! You too!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Oh, tell me more?<br /><br />Belvedere: Jesus is the Son of God.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes (pull it out)<br /><br />Belvedere: When you invite Jesus to be the Lord of your life, He comes and lives in your heart.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes (pull it out) yes (short)<br /><br />Belvedere: Well He changes you and you just want to sing and tell everybody how you feel.<br />(singing) I love Jesus, yes I do<br /> I love Jesus, yes I do<br />Now let's all sing it together: x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I know, I know, you said you just want to tell everybody.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, you get it.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: You’re on a mission.<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, Yes.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Well?<br /><br />Belvedere: Well, what?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I have got to get it too. I want to be on a mission!<br /><br />Belvedere: That’s, great you will be my first convert.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: What is a convert?<br /><br />Belvedere: A convert is somebody who belongs to Jesus.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I want to be a convert, a convert. (singing)<br />What do I have to do?<br /><br />Belvedere: It is very easy. Say after me, Jesus I am a sinner (wait) and I believe (wait) you died (wait) on the cross (wait) for my sins, (wait) I invite you (wait) into my life (wait) right now (wait) come and live (wait) in my heart. (wait) I choose to (wait) be a Jesus child today. (wait)<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I got it. I’m on a mission. (singing) I am an agent for Jesus. Come on everybody let's sing:<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission <br />I'm on a mission for Jesus x2<br /><br />Belvedere: Now you are on a real mission to get to know Jesus and go and tell everybody about Him and read your Bible.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: So now I must read my Bible and prayer everyday?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, Jo-Jo prayer is just talking to Jesus.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I know it’s like reporting to head office. The agent has to report (pull out) and get orders.<br /><br />Belvedere: Well, (slowly) I didn’t think of it just like that, but you’re almost right, prayer is talking to God and God hears our prayers.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: So tell me more about the reading part Belvedere.<br /><br />Belvedere: Okay, the Bible is made up of books with true stories.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, true stories.<br /><br />Belvedere: I know a song about the Bible, I will teach it to you. <br /><br />The Bible is the Word of God<br />The Bible is the Word of God<br />The Bible is the Word of God<br />it tells us of His love x2<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Read us something Belvedere?<br /><br />Belvedere: Okay, let's read out of the Bible in John chapter 3 verse 16. "This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, so that you and I can have a full life. <br />Jo-Jo: That’s why you said its not a secret anymore because it is in the Bible for everyone to see hey!<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, and that’s what you did. You believed and you became a child of God.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I am a child of God and I have got uhm, that long word?<br /><br />Belvedere: A full life. It simply means you have Jesus as a friend forever.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Really?<br /><br />Belvedere: Yes, Jesus is your friend here and in heaven.<br /><br />Jo-Jo: That’s me, I am on a mission. (singing)<br /><br />Belvedere: It is so wonderful to know that God loves us so much that He gave us Jesus as a special friend.<br /> <br /> Jo-Jo: Yes, Jesus is the Son of God. (Excitedly)<br /><br />Belvedere: Let's see what you remember kids?<br />(Jo-Jo agrees in between.)<br /><br />1) I'm on a mission for Jesus.<br />2) So now the secret is out, Jesus is alive.<br />3) It is exciting and bubbling news.<br />4) Jesus is the Son of God.<br />5) Pray and read your Bible everyday.<br />6) The Bible is a true story.<br />7) Jesus is your best friend. <br /><br />Belvedere is still talking: do you want Jesus to be your best friend?<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes, yes!<br /><br />Belvedere: It is very easy. Say after me, Jesus I am a sinner (wait) and I believe (wait) you died (wait) on the cross (wait) for my sins, (wait) I invite you (wait) into my life (wait) right now (wait) come and live (wait) in my heart. (wait) I choose to (wait) be a Jesus child today. (wait)<br /><br />Jo-Jo: Yes! I am a child of God.<br /><br />Belvedere: Well kids that is all for now. Remember Jesus loves you!<br /><br />Jo-Jo: I have to go tell others I am a child of God. Bye – <br />Bye.<br /><br />Belvedere: (singing) I am on a mission. Bye – Bye<br />Let's sing it one more time.<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission<br />I'm on a mission for Jesus.<br /><br />Both Dolls: Bye – Bye.<br /><br />This has been such a privilege. It would be wise to see if the children understood everything. Those who excepted Jesus for the first time should receive cards or certificates and the parents must be told to put the day and date in their Bibles. It could be good to check if they understood what they did. <br /><br />Thank You Jesus.<br /><br />Love Pat.<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-21446853586523791172015-10-07T18:57:00.001+02:002017-04-10T17:00:02.670+02:00I am on a Mission - Pat van Wyk<div style="text-align: left;">
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Belvedere: Hello Jo-Jo.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Hello Belvedere.<br />
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Belvedere: (humming) I am on a mission.<br />
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Jo-Jo: What's up?<br />
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Belvedere: Its bubbling up inside of me.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Did you have something bad to eat, Belvedere?<br />
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Belvedere: No.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Let me feel your stomach? (put your hand on his tummy)<br />
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Belvedere: I'm fine Jo-Jo, its not my stomach it is<br />
in my heart.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Oh No! Must I get a Doctor. (call out)is there a Dr in the house?<br />
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Belvedere: I'm fine, I'm fine (call out) Let me explain. Calm down.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Okay,okay, you are fine?<br />
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Belvedere: Let me read you a scripture from Matthew chapter 28 verse 18,19 and 20. <br />
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Jo-Jo: agrees from time to time.<br />
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Belvedere : Jesus said “I have all the power in heaven and earth. Go and make the people my disciples.”<br />
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Jo-Jo: What's that got to do with the bubbling Belvedere?<br />
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Belvedere: Listen to this, “Jesus said Go and make disciples”. So when I read these exciting things, I think of Go and tell everybody Jesus is alive.<br />
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Jo-Jo: And...?<br />
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Belvedere: Do You remember when you received Jesus as the Lord of your life you wanted to go and tell what Jesus has done for you to others?<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, I remember.<br />
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Belvedere: Well I got so excited that it just bubbles up inside of me and I got to go and tell what Jesus did for me. Remember I am an agent with a mission?<br />
Song: I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission for JESUS.<br />
Let's all sing it together x2<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes an agent with a mission. Can I tell you something Belvedere?<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, what do you want to tell me?<br />
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Jo-Jo: I have been praying and reading my Bible.<br />
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Belvedere: You have? That's just fabulous! Jo-Jo.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes! You said I'm on a real mission, remember?<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, I do remember.<br />
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Jo-Jo: So now, I got to go tell.<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, that's what I have been saying. You feel like you want to burst. Hey?<br />
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Jo-Jo: That's what the bubbling is all about, Belvedere?<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, exactly!<br />
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Jo-Jo: Well that's what I kind of feel like, joyful and glad all at the same time.<br />
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Belvedere: That's it!<br />
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Jo-Jo: (singing) I'm on a mission. <br />
Let's all sing it together.<br />
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I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission with Jesus.x2<br />
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Belvedere: You're on a mission Jo-Jo.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I got it too! Its bubbling up inside of me. (point to your stomach and then to your heart.)<br />
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Belvedere: Kids remember what we read in Matthew 28 “Go and make disciples in verse 20 Jesus said I am with you always.” Do you know always means every minute of the day and night.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Always, So I am not alone even when I am.<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, Jo-Jo Always even from the time that Jesus said it right up to know, always.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I am confused.<br />
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Belvedere: What is confusing you?<br />
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Jo-Jo: How did you work it out?<br />
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Belvedere: Well it says so in Matthew 28<br />
and I believe the Bible is the truth written down for us.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes (pull out) but...<br />
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Belvedere: There are no buts. Let me explain. The bubbling feeling comes from your heart, right?<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, here (touch your heart)<br />
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Belvedere: So when you said you are a Jesus child, you asked Jesus to be your savior.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, uhm.<br />
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Belvedere: When you said you were bubbling, where did you feel it?<br />
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Jo-Jo: Here, deep inside.(singing: Deep deep down inside my heart, its bubbling, bubbling deep, deep down.)<br />
Belvedere: Just checking, your heart?<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, yes from deep down inside of my heart.<br />
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Belvedere: Well when you asked Jesus to be your savior, He becomes the Lord of your life.<br />
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Jo-Jo: That's right!<br />
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Belvedere: Well, now He lives in your heart.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, (hold your heart) He is in my heart.<br />
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Belvedere: Exactly!(singing) : I love Jesus, He lives in my heart, I love Jesus, He lives deep,deep down in my heart. <br />
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Jo-Jo: So if He is in the inside of me, in my heart I am never alone.<br />
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Belvedere: Yes! You are never alone. Jesus said I am with you always.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I know, I know always. I am always with Jesus and Jesus is always with me.(holding your heart.)<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, if you read the book of proverbs chapter 23 in the Bible, you will see that a persons<br />
heart is a very important thing!<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, and for your body to pump the blood.<br />
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Belvedere: Solomon wrote most of the book called proverbs and He was a very wise man.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I saw a lot of do's and don'ts Belvedere.<br />
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Belvedere: Let me read some good things that really make my heart leap and jump Jo-Jo.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, read us something please.<br />
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Belvedere: Proverbs (slowly) 23 verse 12. Apply your heart to good things and your ears to words of God.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I know, I know It says you must be clever, hey!<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, Jo-Jo.(if you want to elaborate read verses 15,16,19 and 26.)<br />
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Jo-Jo: I think I've got it, God is glad when we speak good things and it is wise to keep your heart clean with doing the right things and your eyes must make Jesus' heart glad with what you watch.<br />
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Belvedere: You are clever today Jo-Jo! <br />
What is in your heart comes out of your mouth, it means the way you talk.<br />
Let me teach you a great song I know:<br />
I walk, walk, walk for Jesus.<br />
I talk, talk, talk for Jesus.<br />
Now let's all sing it togetherx2<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, children a kind heart and a good mouth.<br />
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Belvedere: Jo-Jo and (long) Jesus lives in my heart that's why its bubbling up in me because my heart is glad.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Now I understand all about the bubbles.<br />
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Belvedere: Yes I'm on a mission, I have to go tell everybody that my heart is bursting.<br />
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Jo-Jo: My hearts glad and full of joy to, I'm on a mission too.<br />
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Belvedere: Why? (slowly)<br />
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Jo-Jo: Because I am a Jesus child and I want to tell everybody.<br />
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Belvedere: Yes, Jo-Jo your heart belongs to Jesus.<br />
It is time for another song:<br />
I belong to Jesus<br />
I belong to Jesus<br />
I belong to Jesus <br />
Jesus is my Lord.<br />
Let's sing it again.x2<br />
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Jo-Jo: (holding your heart) You are right its starting to jump all about from excitement.<br />
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Belvedere: Jesus wants us to tell others.<br />
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Jo-Jo: I know, I know to go and tell Jesus loves you.<br />
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Belvedere: Jo-Jo you are getting clever. Children if you believe in Jesus and ask Him into your life, He comes and lives in your heart and when you tell others and they except Him it's called making disciples. So we are all on a mission. (singing)<br />
Man was made to spread the gospel around, the message of love - love.<br />
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Jo-Jo: Yes, I want to go and tell I am a Jesus child, (singing) I'm on a mission...<br />
Let's sing it one more time Belvedere. Come on kids.<br />
I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission<br />
I'm on a mission for Jesus.x2<br />
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Belvedere: Let's say good bye Jo-Jo.<br />
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Jo-Jo: okay!<br />
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Both dolls greet! Bye – bye we're on a mission<br />
Bye – bye – bye.<br />
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(This is a good time for the group leader to do an altar call. See that you make sure they understand <br />
what a Jesus child is actually a child of God. Write down the children's names and give them certificates and inform the parents to put the day and date in their Bibles.)<br />
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What a privilege this has been. Thank You Lord.<br />
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Pat. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-86566038045449497402015-10-07T18:52:00.001+02:002018-12-30T18:44:11.657+02:00Holy Spirit Puppet Show - Pat van Wyk<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Lesson 1<br />
Lesson 2<br />
Lesson 3<br />
Lesson 4<br />
Lesson 5<br />
Lesson 6<br />
Lesson 7<br />
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Holy Spirit</h2>
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Lesson 1</h2>
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Tinkie + Pinkie: Hello everybody! How are you today? <br />
Wait for response…<br />
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Tinkie: Children do you know who the Holy Spirit is? <br />
(Wait) Our lesson over the next four weeks is all about the Holy Spirit.<br />
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Pinkie: Yes tell us more please. Do tell!<br />
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Tinkie: To begin with the Holy Spirit is one part of the Godhead. <br />
There is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit <br />
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Pinkie: Oh, now there are 3 gods? <br />
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Tinkie: No man, Pinkie there is only one God, but all 3 are one. We call it the Trinity. Jesus refers to the trinity in Matthew 28:19. <br />
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Pinkie: Oh uhm…<br />
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Tinkie: Let me explain. Water also has 3 parts but cannot be separated. It still stays water, water can be ice, steam or water. <br />
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Pinkie: Yes, I know if you freeze water it becomes ice.<br />
When you boil water it becomes steam and when you open the tap it is water.<br />
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Tinkie: Yes Pinkie, you understand very well, <br />
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Pinkie: I am excited to learn more Tinkie, I can’t wait for next week. That’s all for this week. Bye-Bye. Be good.<br />
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Tinkie: Bye for now, the Holy Spirit be with you! <br />
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Lesson 2</h2>
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Pinkie: Good morning, who has had a great week? (wait) <br />
Where is Tinkie?, let us call him. Tinkie, Tinkie, Tinkie ….<br />
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(Tinkie jumps up) Hi everybody! I have been reading about the Holy Spirit and I want to tell you more about Him today.<br />
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When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, God made a plan to rescue us.<br />
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Pinkie: A plan, what plan? (talking slowly)<br />
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Tinkie: In John 3:16 Jesus came to save us from sin and to give us eternal life.<br />
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Pinkie: Yes to give us everlasting life. (saying it quickly)<br />
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Tinkie: Children because Jesus died on the cross his blood has washed us clean from sin. <br />
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Pinkie: No man, that doesn’t sound right, blood is red and how can it wash us clean? <br />
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Tinkie: Pinkie, children it simply means that we are forgiven of our sins and if we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior in our hearts then we become children of God and we can call God, Father. <br />
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Pinkie: I know that because we spoke about it in the Jesus Who series. When Jesus went to heaven He sent us the Holy Spirit. So that we will never be alone again.<br />
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Tinkie: Yes that’s right, children do you know where to find the Holy Spirit? (Wait for response) If I asked you his address, what would you say? Do you know Pinkie?<br />
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Pinkie: Uhm … Uhm.<br />
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Tinkie: Let’s see what do you say children. (wait for response)<br />
His address is your heart. The Bible teaches us that when you receive Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life the Holy Spirit comes into your heart and lives there.<br />
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Pinkie: I am not alone anymore, anymore! (singing it)<br />
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Tinkie: Let’s read a scripture together <br />
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Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave you nor forsake you." NKJV<br />
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And<br />
John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” NKJV<br />
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Pinkie: Yes, I said so we are never alone anymore, and the Holy Spirit is our Helper. Bye – Bye.<br />
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Tinkie: Bye – the Holy Spirit be with you.<br />
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Lesson 3</h2>
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Tinkie: Good morning children, (calling) come on Pinkie!<br />
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Pinkie: (Out of breath) Hello everybody, you are all looking so lovely today. What are we going to do today, Tinkie?<br />
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Tinkie: I want to tell you more about the Holy Spirit, so let’s start.<br />
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The Holy Spirit helps us to understand the Bible so that the Word of God can become alive in our hearts.<br />
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Pinkie: Tinkie, I know something you don’t. <br />
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Tinkie: Oh, what?<br />
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Pinkie: We are also made up of 3 parts; we are spirit, soul & body.<br />
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We are a spirit, we have a soul and we live in a body.<br />
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Tinkie: Pinkie, I think you are getting to clever. Yes our Spirit helps us to talk to God, the Holy Spirit helps us to witness about Jesus’ love & triumph.<br />
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Pinkie: L-o-v-e & t-r-i-u-m-p-h. <br />
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Tinkie: Let us read a scripture and ask the Holy Spirit to help us understand it. John 15:26-27<br />
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Pinkie: Tinkie, can I ask you something?<br />
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Tinkie: Yes, what is it?<br />
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Pinkie: What does witness mean?<br />
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Tinkie: It means to go and tell, something that makes you happy.<br />
Then you want to tell everybody about it.<br />
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Pinkie: So when I read something exciting in the Bible I want to go tell about it.<br />
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Tinkie: That’s right, we must learn to become witnesses for Jesus. <br />
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Pinkie: I am going to witness to others now. Have a nice day. Be good. Bye-Bye.<br />
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Tinkie: Have a nice day Bye-Bye.<br />
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The Holy Spirit be with you!<br />
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Lesson 4</h2>
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Pinkie & Tinkie: (together) Good morning – Good morning.<br />
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Pinkie: Tinkie, please tell us more of the Holy Spirit. <br />
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Tinkie: Okay, Here goes. The Holy Spirit has very important things that He does, He leads, guides & protects us. The Holy Spirit also wants to be your friend.<br />
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Pinkie: Yes, our best friend.<br />
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Tinkie: The Holy Spirit helps us to live in the truth. <br />
If you tell a lie, there is a small voice inside of you that tells you that’s not true.<br />
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Pinkie: Is that Him?<br />
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Tinkie: Yes, He is a person - even if you can’t see him.<br />
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Pinkie: Oh, is He a ghost?<br />
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Tinkie: No Pinkie man! He is real and He carries our prayers to Jesus.<br />
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Pinkie: Oh now I know, when we sing we feel this kind of peace that fills us.<br />
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Tinkie: You described that perfectly Pinkie.<br />
He also does two special things.<br />
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Pinkie: Really? He does so much already.<br />
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Tinkie: Yes, He gives us blessings & spiritual gifts. <br />
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Pinkie: Oh, what kind of gifts are they? <br />
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Tinkie: Gifts to make you special, gifts to hear Gods voice and to pray directly to God. Kids it’s been fun, there was lots to learn & remember today.<br />
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Pinkie: Have a nice day, be good!<br />
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Both dolls greeting. Bye-Bye.<br />
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Tinkie: The Holy Spirit be with you, bye!<br />
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Lesson 5</h2>
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(Both dolls enter)<br />
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Pinkie: Good morning.<br />
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Tinkie: Hi, who is all here today.(mention some names)<br />
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Pinkie: I have a question to ask you, Tinkie?<br />
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Tinkie: Well let’s hear it then.<br />
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Pinkie: I have been baptized, do I have the Holy Spirit?<br />
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Tinkie: Yes, you received the Holy Spirit in your heart when you received Jesus and when you get baptized in water, Jesus washes away the past and makes you new. <br />
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Pinkie: Yes He makes you new and lives in you.<br />
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Tinkie: The next step is to be baptized by the Holy Spirit.<br />
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Pinkie: Oh, but I am baptized in water.<br />
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Tinkie: No, with prayer.<br />
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Pinkie: So first He lives in you, then He lives with you & then through you.<br />
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Tinkie: That’s right, you receive Jesus, then you get baptized in water and He lives with you. Then through prayer we ask him to take over our lives and we talk in tongues.<br />
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Pinkie: What is that?<br />
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Tinkie: When we talk in a language that only Jesus understands.<br />
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Pinkie: I read a book by Benny Hinn and He says Good morning to the Holy Spirit everyday so that the Holy Spirit can help him <br />
e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y.<br />
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Tinkie: Yes, the Holy Spirit has to become his friend and help him everyday. Children so do we need the Holy Spirit everyday. Make Him your friend today.<br />
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That’s all for now, see you next time. <br />
Bye!<br />
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Pinkie: Bye Bye!<br />
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Tinkie: The Holy Spirit be with you!<br />
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Lesson 6</h2>
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Tinkie: Morning, where is Pinkie? <br />
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Pinkie: (Come in singing) I’m over here.<br />
Good morning.<br />
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Tinkie: Pinkie you are happy, tell us all why you are so happy.<br />
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Pinkie: I want to do everything I learn, I want to be a doer and not only a hearer.<br />
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Tinkie: So please, tell us then.<br />
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Pinkie: <br />
James 1:23-24 "If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror … They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like." GNB<br />
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Tinkie: Wow! How can someone look into the mirror and forget what He looks like? Imagine that!<br />
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Pinkie: I want to tell you something else. This morning I said good morning to the Holy Spirit and I invited Him to be my helper.<br />
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Tinkie: Gee wiz Pinkie that’s a nice thing to do, I’m proud of you.<br />
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Pinkie: I feel great friends. I walk, talk and sing with him.<br />
Tinkie: I hope you have understood what we have been talking about children.<br />
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Pinkie: I do, I do!<br />
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Tinkie: Pinkie, let’s say Good Bye <br />
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The Holy Spirit be with you!<br />
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Lesson 7</h2>
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(Both dolls) Greet.<br />
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Tinkie: We are going to summarize today to see what you can remember.<br />
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Pinkie: Okay let us start <br />
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Tinkie: Kids, in the beginning the Holy Spirit was the one of what? (wait) <br />
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Pinkie: I know I know. <br />
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Tinkie: Wait, give the children a chance Pinkie, who knows?<br />
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Pinkie: Yes that’s right or I’ll help: one of the Godhead.<br />
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Tinkie: Remember 3 in one,<br />
God the Father<br />
God the Son<br />
God the Holy Spirit.<br />
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Pinkie: Who raised Jesus from the dead?<br />
(wait) (comment) or help <br />
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Tinkie: That’s right the Holy Spirit. <br />
The Holy Spirit helps us to understand something, what is it? (wait help to respond or encourage)<br />
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Pinkie: Help us to understand the Bible.<br />
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Tinkie: You are all too clever this morning.<br />
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Pinkie: Can I do this one, Tinkie? <br />
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Tinkie: Okay<br />
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Pinkie: When we talk about Jesus it is called something and the Holy Spirit helps us to do it (Wait) Yes, witnessing<br />
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Tinkie: Yes we just want to talk about how good God is to us.<br />
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Pinkie: The Holy Spirit also helps us in all our decisions so we must learn to ask him. He is also called the comforter, because He comforts us.<br />
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Tinkie: Well children our prayer is that you will all learn to get to know the Holy Spirit well and as a friend. We have had fun every week.<br />
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Pinkie: We hope you have enjoyed it with us, we love you. <br />
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Tinkie: The Holy Spirit be with you. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-6549825851687369982015-10-07T18:44:00.003+02:002015-10-07T18:44:37.548+02:00God is Father Puppet Show - Pat van Wyk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<h2>
Foreword:</h2>
<br />Thank you to Gert & Sonika Cumm for the photo. <br /><br /><br />
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Index:</h2>
<br />Chapter One: FATHER MEANS DADDY<br />Chapter Two: FATHER GOD CARES FOR AND LOVES US.<br />Chapter Three: GOD’S LOVE<br />Chapter Four: THE FATHER KNEW US BEFORE WE WERE BORN<br />Chapter Five: PRAY TO THE FATHER <br />Chapter Six: SPEND TIME WITH GOD<br />Chapter Seven: PRAY IN JESUS NAME<br />Chapter Eight: HOLY SPIRIT<br />Chapter Nine: SUMMARY<br /><br />
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CHAPTER ONE</h2>
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FATHER MEANS DADDY</h2>
<br />Both puppets enter together:<br /><br />Pinky: Hello kids its Sunday!<br /><br />Tinky: Time for a story!<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, if I ask you what the word Father means do you know children… (wait for response)<br /><br />Tinky: Pinky, Pinky it’s your daddy.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes children it’s your daddy. Father is the name we call our daddy’s<br /><br />Tinky: (proud) D a d d y is my Father.<br /><br />Pinky: Children is God your Father? (wait for response) <br />You can’t just say yes. You have to receive Jesus as the Lord of your life, then you can call God- Father or Dad. <br /><br />Tinky: I remember when this class did Jesus who we learnt that God so loved us He sent His son to save us.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, J C if we are His Children we can call Him Father and do you know what? Fathers love their children and look after them.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes children I love to sit on my Dads lap and he tells me stories and puts me to bed.<br /><br />Pinky: So what does Father mean children? …<br />Someone that looks after you. He loves and cares for you.<br />Okay! That’s all for this week.<br /><br />God loves you. Both puppets say Good bye…<br /><br />
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CHAPTER TWO</h2>
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FATHER GOD CARES FOR AND LOVES US</h2>
<br />Tinky: Good Morning everyone! Now where is Pinky? Scratching in the book cupboard I guess, lets call him children. Pinky, Pinky.<br /><br />Pinky: (out of breath) Good Morning sorry I am late. It’s so nice to be here again. How is everybody? … (If no response – no ones here).<br /><br />Tinky: Oh – come on Pinky we are here (laugh)<br /><br />Pinky: Have I got a story for you today!<br /><br />Tinky: Tell us – tell us.<br /><br />Pinky: When we have a Mommy and a Daddy and children what do we call it?<br /><br />Tinky: That’s a hard one. Lots of people. Children help me…<br /><br />Pinky: We call it a family.<br /><br />Tinky: Oh I have got a family. Some families only have Mommy’s and the children, some families have Daddy’s with children.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes families are different but God is still the same Father to ALL.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes! When we are small we call Him Father and when we are old and tall we still call Him Father.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes it does not matter how old we are He remains our Father and we remain His children.<br /><br />Tinky: Kids I remember reading about it in a book. It said um…<br />God has no grand children.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes Tinky we are His children and He loves and He will always protect us and look after us. That’s all for today see you next week.<br /><br />Tinky: Have a nice day. Bye<br /><br />Pinky: God loves you!<br /><br />
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CHAPTER THREE</h2>
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GOD’S LOVE</h2>
<br />Pinky and Tinky together: hello, hello<br /><br />Tinky: (STARTS BY SINGING) Jesus loves is so wide I can’t get under it. Jesus love is so high you can’t get over it. Pinky will you tell us some more.<br /><br />Pinky: Kids how do you spell Father. (Wait for response) F-A-T-H-E-R. Can you change the spelling? Wait…<br /><br />Tinky: (make funny pronunciations)…arther… no Pinky you certainly can’t.<br /><br />Pinky: God’s love for us never changes, it can’t grow bigger or smaller.<br /><br />Tinky: Fatter or thinner.<br /><br />Pinky: The Bible teaches us that He is the same yesterday; He will still be the same today and tomorrow. He is unchangeable.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes it is a p-r-o-m-i-s-e.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes Tinky Jeremiah 31:3 says: “I have loved you with an everlasting love.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes, forever and forever and ever.<br /><br />Pinky: It means always. When you’re cross or sad, happy or glad.<br /><br />Tinky: Love means to be kind to one another and helping each other.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes and talking nicely to one another and just being happy.<br />Tinky: So happy your heart just sings. That’s all for this week.<br />Bye- bye. <br /><br />Pinky: God loves you. Bye – bye.<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER FOUR</h2>
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THE FATHER KNEW US BEFORE WE WERE BORN</h2>
<br />Pinky: (Name a few kids names) Hello John …<br /><br />Tinky: And (name) is here and (name) <br />[kids love attention]<br /><br />Pinky: Kids how do we know that our daddy loves us? (Wait for response)<br /><br />Tinky: He tells us.<br /><br />Pinky: That’s right Tinky Kids! God tells us He loves us. The Bible is just full of His love for us.<br /><br />Tinky: Will you read us one Pinky?<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, I will read Psalm 139:13. “You created every part of me, you put me together in my mother’s womb.” Good news Bible. God says “That He knew us before we were born, and that He made us.” That’s so exciting children. Children do you remember that song, Jesus loves the little children, let’s sing it.<br /><br />Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red, brown, yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the children of the world.<br /><br />Tinky: That was so nice, I feel so good. <br /><br />Pinky: Well that’s all for today, see you next week. Bye – Bye. God loves you.<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER FIVE</h2>
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PRAY TO THE FATHER</h2>
<br />Pinky: Good morning children…<br />Oh ! Where is Tinky today, let us call him… Tinky, Tinky where are you?<br /><br />Tinky: Hello, Hello everybody here I am.<br /><br />Pinky: I couldn’t wait to get started today Tinky.<br /><br />Tinky: Oh! It sounds as if you are excited about something Pinky.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes! I am Tinky. I have been learning more about prayer and I want to tell you about it.<br /><br />Tinky: Um Prayer – Well then tell us.<br /><br />Pinky: When we pray we don’t need fancy words or to be shy, because we are talking to our Heavenly Father.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes it must come from your heart. Hey! Pinky<br /><br />Pinky: Yes! You are right I want to read Matthew 6:9-13 to you all. Let me just find it.<br /> 9 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.11 Give us this day our daily bread.12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. <br /><br />Tinky: That was lovely thank you Pinky. Both puppets greet<br /><br />Pinky: God Loves you.<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER SIX</h2>
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SPEND TIME WITH GOD</h2>
<br />Tinky AND PinkyADDY GREET TOGETHER.<br /><br />Tinky: What are we going to talk about today Pinky?<br /><br />Pinky: Today in our Father series, I want to tell you about spending time to get to know God.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes! That’s right if we don’t go and visit by our friends we won’t get to know them.<br /><br />Pinky: Children how will we get to know God? ….<br /><br />Tinky: By visiting Him!<br /><br />Pinky: How will we do that Tinky?<br /><br />Tinky: um…um I don't know<br /><br />Pinky: By reading the Bible and then taking time to pray to Him, because prayer is like talking to our Heavenly Father and reading the Bible we can get to know Him better.<br /><br />Tinky: So the Bible tells us who God is!?<br /><br />Pinky: That’s right and it shows us how our heavenly Father wants us to live.<br /><br />Tinky: I’m going to spend some time talking to my heavenly Father in prayer and read my Bible, kids see you next week. Bye<br /><br />Pinky: Children when spending time with God don’t forget to say Thank You, for all your blessings. God loves you. Bye.<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER SEVEN</h2>
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PRAY IN JESUS NAME</h2>
<br />Pinky HELLO, hello Tinky (just behind him)<br /><br />Pinky: Children last week we said that prayer is talking to God and reading is spending time with God.<br /><br />Tinky: I tried it this week and found it was fun.<br /><br />Pinky: Did you know that you can pray to the Father in Jesus name children?<br /><br />Tinky: Yes Pinky the authority is in Jesus, because He died for us.<br />Can I read today please, please? Pinky nods, (Tinky) its in John 16:23-24 “When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth, the Father will give you whatever you ask him for in my name. 24. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name, ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.” GNB<br /><br />Pinky: Thank you J C, when we believe in Jesus we can ask Him anything and use His name, because we have His authority.<br /><br />Tinky: So when we pray to our Father we can ask for something in prayer and end with “in Jesus name” Lets say a pray please.<br />Pinky.<br /><br />Pinky: Heavenly Father, we want to get to know you. We love you and thank you for your Son Jesus. Thank you Jesus that we are your ambassadors in Jesus name, Amen.<br /><br />Both puppets greet…<br /><br />Pinky – GOD LOVES YOU!<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER EIGHT</h2>
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HOLY SPIRIT</h2>
<br />Tinky: Hello everybody! Pinky is still reading I think we must call him to get a move on. 1 2 3 Pinky, Pinky.<br /><br />Pinky: Hello children, sorry I am late I just forgot to watch the time. I was just reading about Jesus giving us the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />Tinky: The Holy Spirit.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, when Adam and Eve sinned God made a plan to send Jesus to the earth and die on the cross for our sins.<br /><br />Tinky: Yes, I heard about that, nailing all our sins on the cross. Because Jesus died for us.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, by Jesus blood we are forgiven and free. When Jesus rose and went to heaven, He sent us the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />Tinky: So that we won’t be alone, hey Pinky?<br /><br />Pinky: Yes, the Holy Spirit lives in our hearts. He is also called the comforter and His job is to help us understand the Bible. So if you don’t understand something you can ask Him to explain it.<br /><br />Tinky: Now we have just learnt about the Trinity children. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They were all in heaven in the beginning of time.<br /><br />Pinky: The Father sent Jesus to save us and took our sins upon Him, and He left us the Holy Spirit on earth with us today.<br /><br />Tinky: The Holy Spirit teaches us how to hear God’s voice.<br /><br />Pinky: Well children we hope you have enjoyed today. See you next week. Bye – Bye.<br /><br />Tinky: Bye – Bye. Have a nice day. <br /> <br />Pinky: God loves you.<br /><br /><br />
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CHAPTER NINE</h2>
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SUMMARY</h2>
<br />Pinky AND Tinky ENTERING TOGETHER.<br />HELLO EVERYBODY.<br /><br />Pinky: I Love Father God with all my heart and I love you all too. <br /><br />Tinky: We love you to Pinky… Are you going to read for us?<br /><br />Pinky: That’s a good idea. It is found in Luke 10:27 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and love your neighbour as you love yourself.” (Good News Bible)<br /><br />Tinky: Children let us see if you remember what we have done so far. I remember that God loved us so much, that He sent us His Son Jesus and that God loved us before we were born.<br /><br />Pinky: The Father protects us and that we are never alone anymore because we have the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />Tinky: We have the name of Jesus and the authority to use it. <br /><br />Pinky: God, Yes we belong to the family of God.<br /><br />Tinky: Brothers and sisters in Christ.<br /><br />Pinky: Father God’s love is unchanging and unconditional, that means that He always loves us.<br /><br />Tinky: We can pray to our Father.<br /><br />Pinky: We can spend time in prayer and read the Bible and that prayer is talking to God and reading the Bible is spending time to get to know God and hear His voice.<br />Tinky: I enjoyed this series on learning about our Father very much as I feel as if I have learnt to get to know Him better. I can even call Him my Daddy. I especially like to read the Bible and to hear it says that God loves me.<br /><br />Pinky: Yes it is nice to know Father God loves us just as we are. All you need to do is to receive Jesus into your heart today.<br />(altar call) Have you given your heart to Jesus yet, can you call God your Father? Well children our series on the Father is finished we have enjoyed being with you every week. <br /><br /><br />BOTH PUPPETS GREET WITH A FUSS.<br /><br />Pinky, REMEMBER GOD LOVES YOU.<br /><br /><br />Use this opportunity to lead the children to the Lord or if they did it to stay behind. Explain to them what they have done.<br /><br />A follow up is always good to see what they understood.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-22979800630505805582015-10-07T18:23:00.002+02:002015-10-07T18:23:26.451+02:00Psalm 18:2 - Pat van Wyk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Written in 2005<br /><br />
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Acknowledgement</h2>
<br />I would like to thank my son Tienie for editing this book and for all the help that he gave me in putting this book together.<br /><br />Many thanks to my Cell group, my Husband and also my Mother who worked on Psalm 18:2 with me; Odette and Mark who helped proof read it.<br /><br />
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Introduction</h2>
<br />Psalm 18 verse 2, has always intrigued me. We read the Bible but do we understand the words - even the simple and easy to understand words. Does it really sink in? Does it mean anything to you? Yes, Psalm 18:2 is a lovely verse.<br /><br />When I found out the meaning of the words in the Psalm, I found real meaning in praying this verse over and over again. I have found since then, that it has become a real anchor to me and I pray the Holy Spirit will break it open to you in a very real way.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />Psalm 18:2 NKJV<br />“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my stronghold.”<br /><br /><u>Let us start by taking a look at the words:</u><br /><br /><br />
<ul>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Rock</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Fortress</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Deliverer</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Shield</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Strength</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Confidence</b></li>
<li>The Lord is my <b>Salvation</b></li>
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<br />ROCK, FORTRESS, DELIVER, SHIELD STRENGTH, CONFIDENCE AND SALVATION.<br /><br />The first word we are going to look at is:<br />
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ROCK</h2>
<br />This is going to require a Bible and a note book. <br />What are God’s promises in these verses? Read through each verse first. What is the meaning of each verse and what is God saying to us through them?<br /><br />
<ul>
<li>1 Samuel 2:2</li>
<li>2 Samuel 22:47</li>
<li>Psalm 27:5</li>
<li>Psalm 31:3</li>
<li>Matthew 7:24</li>
<li>Matthew 16:18</li>
<li>Psalm 18:31</li>
</ul>
<br /><u>What are God’s promises in these verses?</u><br /><br />The Lord is Holy, God is the Rock and I am special. The Lord is alive and He is my rock of Salvation. Exalt Him! God hides me and is my Protector. God leads and guides me. <br /><br />Build your life On Jesus as your source. Build your foundation strong. I will build upon You and not even hell can stop you. When you are weak I will make you Strong.<br /><br />In the Old Testament verses, the rock is referring to God, but in the New Testament in 1 Corinthians 10:4 the rock is Jesus Christ. <br /><br />I found that this is what it was saying to me:<br /><br />We need to learn to trust God and choose to believe that the Lord will never forsake us. To know that the Word of God is the Truth. To expect that God wants to protect us and to believe He loves you. To commit your plans to Him daily in prayer.<br /><br />Do you know that a rock is very strong and impenetrable? It is so comforting to know that God is stronger than the strongest rock and that He can protect me like nothing else can! <br /><br />Our next word we are going to have a look at is:<br />
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FORTRESS</h2>
<br />Psalm 31: 2<br />2 Samuel 22:2<br />Nahum 1:7<br />Psalm 144:1-2<br />Psalm 91:1-2<br /><br />In the past people lived in Fortresses. Around the Fortress was high walls closed with high gates for safety. What a promise God is making to us. <br /><br />I will be your fortress. I will keep you safe from your enemies. I will be your rock of refuge, a fortress of defense and your deliver. The One in whom you can take refuge and trust. If you remain under the protection of the shadow of the almighty you can have all these things. He is saying don’t go out of the fortress, for I am your protection, stay in me and I in you.<br /><br />The next word we are going to look at is:<br />
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DELIVERER</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Daniel 3:27-28</li>
<li>Daniel 6:22</li>
<li>Psalm 91:11-15</li>
<li>Matthew 6:13</li>
<li>Matthew 27:43</li>
<li>2 Timothy 4:17-18</li>
</ul>
<br />People gathered around to gloat and to watch Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego thrown into the fire. This fiery furnace was huge and King Nebuchadnezzar ordered the fire to be made seven times hotter than usual. The fire did not touch them but the amazing thing to me is their hair was not singed nor did they even smell of fire. They were protected by an angel.<br /><br />Psalm 91:11 is a promise, God the Father will send his angels to protect you, so call to Him. He cannot help you unless you ask because He gave man a free will. You can ask for help, or try on your own. <br /><br />Jesus taught us to pray the “Our Father” to put a hedge of protection around us and our loved ones. God sent Jesus to deliver us, just because He loves us.<br /><br />We should realize we are already delivered and not return to bondage. Through each one of us the message should be proclaimed. Jesus will give you and me the strength to do it. He will protect us. Jesus has set us free from the spirit of fear.<br /><br />The next word we are going to look at is:<br />
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STRENGTH</h2>
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<ul>
<li>2 Timothy 4:17</li>
<li>2 Samuel 22:3</li>
<li>2 Samuel 22:40</li>
<li>Psalm 27:1</li>
<li>Psalm 29:11</li>
<li>Psalm 73:26</li>
<li>Exodus 15:2</li>
</ul>
<br />Isaiah 7:14 shows us here in the Old Testament that the Father is promising us Jesus. If you are in Christ you have atonement. Atonement means redemption from sins. The Lord God is your inner strength. He will fill you with peace. You can change but God will never change. <br /><br />By receiving Jesus as your savior God becomes your Father. Jesus is our salvation. I will exalt Him and sing praises to Him because My Father is God.<br /><br />Be strong and confident, God is at work in you. Strength will guide you in truth that will set you praising and singing songs to God.<br /><br />The next word we are going to look at is:<br />
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SHIELD</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Deuteronomy 33:27-29</li>
<li>Genesis 15:1</li>
<li>2 Samuel 22:31</li>
<li>Psalm 91:4</li>
</ul>
<br />In times of trouble I find I want to go to somebody that I can trust and that will understand me, strengthen encourage me and protect me. Somewhere I will feel safe.<br /><br />Yes Father who is like You? <br /><br />The Bible is written in the present tense. In Deuteronomy 33:27 “Underneath are the everlasting arms… A promise “My arms are around you forever.”<br />
<br />God also said, “No good things will I withhold from my children.” He will only give you everything of the best.<br /><br />We take our eyes off God too quickly and attempt to do it in our own strength. We forget who is in control. <br /><br />The next word we are going to look at is:<br />
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CONFIDENCE</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Psalm 16</li>
<li>Habakkuk 3:17-19</li>
<li>Psalm 71:5</li>
<li>Psalm 20:4-7</li>
<li>Psalm 23:4</li>
<li>Psalm 27:3</li>
</ul>
<br />I wondered what it meant to have feet like a deer. A deer is sure footed. He climbs high up a ledge to find a little food. <br /><br />On high small ledges, (so I think it means) – knowing God protects us, to confidently have faith and hope in Him and not negative circumstances. You will confidently conquer and prosper in everything. <br /><br />In the armor of God, feet are especially important to carry the message forward.<br /><br />Love moves confidence, which leads to hope which becomes courage and leads to strength, which gives deliverance through repentance which activates your shield that surrounds you, so that you can stand like a strong tower.<br />
<br />The next word we are going to look at is<br />
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SALVATION</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Ephesians 1:3-14</li>
<li>Isaiah 45:17</li>
<li>Jeremiah 3:23</li>
<li>Luke 1:69</li>
<li>Romans 1:16</li>
<li>2 Corinthians 6:2</li>
<li>2 Thessalonians 2:13</li>
<li>Psalm 27:1</li>
<li>Isaiah 12:2</li>
</ul>
<br />God will never disgrace us, because He loves us. We never have to be afraid. God provided us with a savior all we have to do is believe. God chose us first. He chose to save us through His Son Jesus.<br /><br />Let us trust God and not be afraid. Salvation means a heavenly pardon.<br /><br />God’s secret plan was revealed by Jesus.<br /><br />Paul says God choose us before we were born, out of love. <br /><br />When we receive Jesus we are sons and daughters of God. For by the blood of Christ ours sins are forgiven. This is Gods great plan, to give you salvation through Jesus. It is a free choice. If you believe and receive Jesus Christ as the Lord and savior of your life, God puts His stamp of ownership on you. <br /><br />When Jesus died God left the Holy Sprit with us on earth, so that we could have a helper. When we die as believers we have the promise of eternal life with Jesus.<br /><br />John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” NKJV<br /><br />What a promise from a loving Father! In Psalm 18:2, God is mentioned as the “horn of my salvation.” A horn goes before the animal, rhino and a buck. So the word, horn of salvation means Jesus goes before you. Jesus is the horn of your salvation.<br /><br />We have finished looking at the meaning of the different words. Before we conclude let us take a look at Gods qualities in Psalm 115. <br /><br />Read the Psalm (Good News Translation) through carefully.<br /><br /><u>What does it say?</u><br />
<br />Verse 1 constant love and faithfulness <br />Verse 9-11 three times the people are told to trust God to protect them<br />Verse 12 states that God will always remember and bless us.<br /><br />Did you notice something? A promise and adding to the promise. The words love and faithfulness, helps and protects, remembers and will bless.<br />
<br />What kind of love has God promised? Constant never ending love, but it does not stop there and I will do something else for you. I will (present tense) be faithful, I will help and protect you, I won’t only help you I will remember you and I will still go further, I will bless you.<br /><br />I have aimed at you reading the scripture for yourself. I believe that God anoints His Word and that revelation knowledge comes from it. <br /><br />Can we approach God with love if we do not know Him?<br />Do we know God or do we know of Him?<br /><br />I would like you to discover Gods’ love for you by getting to know Him better and to discover the power of His Word. <br /><br />Read through these scriptures.<br /><br />
<ul>
<li>Isaiah 40:11</li>
<li>Psalm 139:2</li>
<li>Genesis 1:27</li>
<li>Psalm 139:15-16</li>
<li>Psalm 139: 14</li>
<li>1John 4:16</li>
<li>Jeremiah 29:11</li>
<li>Jeremiah 31:3</li>
<li>Psalm 139:17-18</li>
<li>Zephaniah 3:17</li>
<li>Jeremiah 33:3</li>
<li>Deuteronomy 4:29</li>
<li>Philippians 2:13</li>
<li>2 Corinthians 1:3-4</li>
<li>Isaiah 40:11</li>
<li>John 7:23</li>
<li>John 17:26</li>
<li>Romans 8:32</li>
<li>Luke 15:7</li>
</ul>
<br />Abide in Christ Jesus and acknowledge Him in all you do, resting in His protection and salvation. Read Hebrews 4:14-16<br /><br />Let us develop our relationship with God and learn to know who He is. Read 1 John 4:7-19. God is Love verse 7-8. God loved us enough to send His only son to die for us, verse 9-10. Because He is Love, verse 16. There is no fear in love verse 18. God the Father loved me first verse 19.<br /><br />The Lord is our rock. Have you ever said that? Do you know what it means? God is our foundation, an unmovable foundation. We need to confidently build our lives and faith upon God. We serve an incredible God, which allows us to call Him Father. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-62428542210578418002015-10-06T19:55:00.000+02:002015-10-06T20:49:47.056+02:00All things begin and end with Jesus - Pat van Wyk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Index:</h2>
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Lesson 1 We can approach the Lord with confidence<br />
Lesson 2 We need to believe<br />
Lesson 3 Trust<br />
Lesson 4 Faithful<br />
Lesson 5 We are heirs of Jesus<br />
Lesson 6 Jesus our salvation<br />
Lesson 7 The Holy One of God / son of man <br />
Lesson 8 God’s children<br />
Lesson 9 The Holy Spirit is a gift<br />
Lesson 10 Victory<br />
Lesson 11 Forgiveness by the blood<br />
Lesson 12 Jesus the source<br />
Lesson 13 Holy Spirit<br />
Lesson 14 A new Spirit<br />
Lesson 15 Why do we need the Holy Spirit?<br />
Lesson 16 What does the Spirit do for us?<br />
Lesson 17 Receive the Holy Spirit, with evidence of tongues<br />
Conclusion<br />
Summary<br />
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An opening word …</h2>
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This book can be used for Bible study, on your own, in a cell group or in a children’s church. Instructions are found at the beginning of every lesson for the teacher / cell leader. Work through it to familiarize yourself before presenting the lesson. <br />
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Always work from the Bible with your class / cell group. Encourage your class / cell to read and allow discussion time to see what they understand. Never assume they know something. Allow your class / cell to pray out loud. Use all available opportunities to lead children / people to the Lord.<br />
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I hope you enjoy this time and grow spiritually. <br />
Love in Christ,<br />
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Pat<br />
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<u>Thanks:</u><br />
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I would like to thank,<br />
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My son, Tienie, who edits and formats my books. Tienie you are special to me and to Jesus, because without you this would not be possible.<br />
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ALL THINGS BEGIN AND END WITH JESUS</h2>
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LESSON ONE: We can approach the Lord with confidence. </h2>
Teacher / Cell leader <br />
Preparation: Read Hebrews 4:14-16, read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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Let’s read Hebrews 4:14-16 class. <br />
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1. How do you approach God?<br />
Fear? because of sin<br />
Confidently, because of knowing Him<br />
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2. What do you need to do firstly? Verse 14. Let’s read it.<br />
Believe and hold fast to our confession. What do you think confession means? <br />
Confession means to say or admit your beliefs. What you believe in?<br />
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3. What must we believe? Verse 14-15. Read it again.<br />
Jesus is the Son of God. He has sympathy for us and understands our weakness that is why He died for us.<br />
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4. Did Jesus sin? He had a choice. Verse 15. Let’s read it.<br />
He was tempted in all points and did not sin. He chose to obey His Father.<br />
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5. Can we have confidence to approach God's throne? Verse 15-16. Read it.<br />
Yes because we will find Jesus there. We have a High Priest who has passed through the heavens.<br />
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6. What will we receive at God's throne, and when will we receive it? Read verse 16<br />
We will receive a promise – we may find mercy and grace – in a time of need.<br />
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End with a discussion, as a summary. Find out what the children remembered and understood from this lesson. Repeat some of the questions.<br />
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LESSON TWO: We need to believe</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader <br />
Preparation: Read Luke 8:5-15 GNB, read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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Let’s read Luke 8:5-15. <br />
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1. What was the seed that was sown? Read verse 5 and <br />
then verse 11 (repeat the question).<br />
The seed is the Word of God (The Bible)<br />
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2. What does Jesus mean when He talked about the seed that fell on “the path”? Read verse 5 and verse 12 (repeat the question)<br />
People who hear the message, but the Devil steels it from them and they forget it.<br />
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3. What does Jesus mean when He talked about the seed that fell on the “rocky ground”? Read verse 6 and verse 13 (repeat the question)<br />
People who hear the message, but don’t stand strong. They only believe until it becomes hard to believe. <br />
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4. What does Jesus mean when He talked about the seed that fell “among thorn bushes”? Read verse 7 and verse 14 (repeat the question) <br />
People who hear the message, but the worries of this life choke the message.<br />
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5. What does Jesus mean when He talked about the seed that fell on “good ground”? Read verse 7 and verse 14 (repeat the question) <br />
People who hear the message, and save it in their hearts. They believe it and allow it to bear fruit. <br />
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Allow time for discussion. We need to save the Word of God in our hearts and believe it. <br />
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LESSON THREE: Trust</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: read Hebrews 2:13-17, Psalm 16 read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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Let’s read Hebrews 2:11-17. <br />
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1. Who purifies people from their sins? And do they then become part of God’s family? Read verse 11, (repeat the question).<br />
Jesus purifies people from sin, and is not ashamed to call them family.<br />
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2. In whom did Jesus put His trust in, in verse13? Let’s read verse 13 again to find the answer<br />
God (His Father)<br />
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3. What did Jesus want to accomplish through His death? Verse 14 let’s read it<br />
Jesus destroyed the power of the devil. He died for our sins.<br />
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4. Who did Jesus release from bondage in verse 15? <br />
Those who were slaves to the fear of death. <br />
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5. Why did Jesus have to become a “person”? verse 16-17<br />
He became human to save us from our sins, because He is faithful. <br />
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6. What do you think a High Priest does?<br />
He brings the sacrifice that brings forgiveness for sin.<br />
Hold firmly, trust and believe that Jesus is the High Priest who died to set us free from the power of the devil.<br />
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Now we can approach the throne of God with confidence and receive mercy and grace when we need it. That means you and I can receive it when we need it. <br />
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Ask these questions one at a time and to specific person <br />
Do you ask?<br />
Do you believe?<br />
Do you trust?<br />
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Read Psalm 16 through and allow time for discussion.<br />
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<h2>
LESSON FOUR: Faithful</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: read Hebrews 3:1-6, read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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Let’s read Hebrews 3:1-6. <br />
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1. Who built the house according to verse 4? Let’s read it<br />
God.<br />
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2. What do you think the word “house” means in verse 4?<br />
You.<br />
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3. Where does a builder start to build a house?<br />
He builds the foundation first, then the walls, then the windows, then the roof, then the inside.<br />
Jesus does the same. First we believe and then He builds our Faith.<br />
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4. Explain verse 6, let’s read it. <br />
We belong to Jesus. Now we need to build a relationship with Him.<br />
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How do we build a relationship with Jesus and what does relationship mean?<br />
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Listen to what they answer and then explain spending time reading the Bible and personal prayer. Jesus answers our prayers because He cares.<br />
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5. How are we to hold fast in verse 6?<br />
With confidence, rejoicing and with hope.<br />
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6. Was God faithful in sending Jesus for our sake? <br />
Yes<br />
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God the Father was faithful in sending Jesus His only Son to die for our sins. Jesus is faithful as the Son in charge of God's house (us) we are His house and we must keep up our courage and our confidence in what we hope for. God will see us through if we hold firmly, trustingly and believe through it all.<br />
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<h2>
LESSON 5 We are heirs of Jesus</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read through Hebrews chapter one. <br />
We are going to deal with: Hebrews 1:1-6 and John 3: 3-4<br />
Read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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Hebrews 1:1-6<br />
1. Through who did God speak to us? Let’s read verse 1 together.<br />
The prophets.<br />
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2. What did Jesus reflect in verse 3? <br />
The brightness of God’s glory and exact likeness. (Good News Bible) The Image of the Father. <br />
Discuss it, let them visualize it.<br />
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3. What does Jesus achieve in verse 3? Read it again.<br />
Forgiveness for our sins (Good News Bible) Upholding all things by the power of the Word.<br />
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4. Where is Jesus today according to verse 3? Let’s read it again.<br />
The right hand side of God.<br />
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5. What was the angel’s job description in verses 6?<br />
To Worship Jesus. Try to discuss this. <br />
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Summarize this lesson try to get the children talking. Asking each child what he thought.<br />
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This will help to remember and understand. This is a good lesson to talk to the children about Jesus.<br />
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Only by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord of your life can you become reborn and be an heir to salvation. As heirs we receive everlasting life. Read John 3:3-4.<br />
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LESSON 6 Jesus our salvation</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Hebrews 2:1-13, read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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1. Read verse 6-8. What are human beings that God should be mindful of us? Allow children to think.<br />
We are made in His image, a little lower than the angels. (verse7) Explain His love for us.<br />
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2. Read Verse 8. What did Jesus put under His feet?<br />
All things, making Him ruler over ALL THINGS, it means everything including heaven and earth.<br />
Discuss the authority we have.<br />
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3. Read verse 9-10. What does this explain to us about Jesus?<br />
That Jesus died for us; He is our salvation, by the grace of our heavenly Father. Discuss this.<br />
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4. Does all things include you and me?<br />
Yes.<br />
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5. Read verse 11. <br />
What is our relationship with Jesus and God in this verse?<br />
Jesus purifies us. God is our Father.<br />
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7. Read verse 13. What do we become if God is our Father?<br />
His children!<br />
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Summarize from verse one asking questions as you work through this passage again.<br />
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Verse one is very rich, what do you think It means when it says “Take heed”?<br />
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What does it mean to drift away? Verse 4 & 6.<br />
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We need to hold firmly, trusting and believing that: <br />
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Jesus is our salvation. <br />
He has set us free from sin. <br />
We are made in His image, that. <br />
We are included in the all things and everything. <br />
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Because we believe we can confidently call God, Father.<br />
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We can only come to the Father through Jesus.<br />
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LESSON SEVEN The Holy One of God / Son of man</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read John 6:68-69 & John 5:19-24<br />
Read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer<br />
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1. In John 6:69 what does Peter discover? Read it again.<br />
Jesus is the Son of the Living God<br />
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John 5:19-24<br />
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2. What does John 5:20 tell us about the Father? Let’s read it through again and listen to find the answer.<br />
That the Father loves the Son, and shows Him everything He does.<br />
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3. In verse 22 Who passes judgement? Let’s read verse 22 <br />
Together (also refer to verse 30)<br />
Jesus.<br />
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4. In verse 22 Who does not pass judgement?<br />
The Father.<br />
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5. In verse 23 Who should we honour? Jesus or the Father? <br />
Both (because we have a relationship with the Father through Jesus we can’t honor one without honoring the other). <br />
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6. What are we promised in verse 24? <br />
Everlasting Life, and there will be never be condemned.<br />
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In John 6:69 Jesus born a son of a carpenter in the town of Nazareth is referred to by Peter (Good News Bible) as the Holy one of God. Discuss.<br />
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LESSON EIGHT God’s children</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Romans 8:12-17 <br />
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1. Verse 12 tells us how to live. Please explain <br />
How do we change when we receive Jesus?<br />
We must not live according to the world. Flesh. What does it mean to live according to the flesh? Human nature. (When we receive Jesus the Holy Spirit lives in your heart) <br />
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2. Try and find an important key in verse 13. Read it again<br />
To be led by the Spirit. <br />
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3. What are you if you are led by the Spirit? Read verse 14 again.<br />
Children of God. When you receive Jesus into your heart the Holy Spirit lives in your heart.<br />
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4. What does verse 15 allow you to do?<br />
To call God Father.<br />
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5. What kind of spirit do we receive in verse in verse 15? <br />
And what kind of Spirit are we set free from?<br />
Adoption – God makes us His children.<br />
Fear, for we all suffer from some kind of fear this is an excellent opportunity to cat about fears. If relevant pray for them.<br />
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Summarize and discuss bringing home the truths breaking through with revelation knowledge.<br />
Isn’t it wonderful, through the Holy Spirit our Spirit Witnesses to God? <br />
Through receiving Jesus as our Savior we are reborn. Our spirits are made alive to receive eternal life. <br />
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The Holy Spirit strengthens you by encouraging you. You did not receive a spirit of fear but adoption as a child of God. (Verse 17) since we are His Children, we will possess the blessings He keeps for His people. <br />
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<h2>
LESSON NINE The Holy Spirit is a gift</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Romans 8:23-31 <br />
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1.In verse 23 what is the meaning of “First fruits of the Spirit?<br />
It means the Holy Spirit was the first gift from God. When you receive Jesus the Holy Spirit is the first gift God gives you. God made us to want fulfillment but salvation is a free choice. <br />
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2.In verse 26 Who helps us when we are weak?<br />
The Holy Spirit. Discuss, allowing time for questions.<br />
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3. Verse 26 Who pleads for us with God?<br />
The Holy Spirit.<br />
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4. Read verse 28. All things work together for …?<br />
The good of those who love Him, those who are called to His purpose (to be saved).<br />
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5. What kind of people did God set apart in verse 29? Read <br />
Whom He foreknew, those He had chosen.<br />
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6. Explain verse 31. Let’s read and explain it.<br />
If God the Father has chosen us, called us and we are His children - who can touch you? For Father God is the creator of Heaven and Earth. <br />
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We are chosen by God to be His children, yet He gives us free choice to receive Jesus. <br />
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The Word of God tells us that He first loved us and sent Jesus to die for our sins. When Jesus went to heaven God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us on earth. He did this all just because of His great love for us. The Holy Spirit is our voice to God, He is our intercessor. If God is for you who can be against you!<br />
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<h2>
LESSON TEN Victory</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Romans 8:31-39 <br />
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1. What does verse 32 promise us? Let’s read it again.<br />
God will give us everything we need, God so loved us that He gave us Jesus. Discuss<br />
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2. Who can accuse you, verse 33-34?<br />
Nobody.<br />
God Himself declares you not guilty.<br />
Discuss<br />
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3. Who makes intercession for us in verse 34? Read <br />
Jesus does.<br />
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4. When we have troubles and hard times we feel separated. Can we be separated from Christ?<br />
Read verse 38-39<br />
No we may feel like we are, but we can’t really be.<br />
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5. Read verse 37. What have we received? What does it mean to be a conqueror? Discuss<br />
We are victorious, reigning in every area of our lives. <br />
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Summarize verse by verse and discuss it.<br />
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Jesus never takes us around a problem or over it. He takes us through it. We already stand in victory. Now learn to pray in His authority. When Jesus died and rose again He sent us the Holy Spirit, who pleads for us to the Father who sees into our hearts. The Holy Spirit pleads according to God’s will and purpose. <br />
Verses you can bring in:<br />
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Psalm 118:6 <br />
Hebrews 13:6 <br />
Hebrews 13:8 <br />
Romans 8:31 <br />
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LESSON ELEVEN Forgiveness by the blood</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader <br />
Preparation: Read Colossians 1:1-17 <br />
(Colossians 1:1-6 is for background info)<br />
Let the children read: Colossians 1:1-17.<br />
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1. Read verse 9. What knowledge did Paul ask God to fill us with?<br />
His will, wisdom and spiritual understanding.<br />
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2. Read verse 10 what will we grow in? <br />
In the knowledge of God.<br />
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3. Read verse 11-12, what are you to be made strong with and why?<br />
With all might by God’s power. It is our inheritance. Discuss<br />
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4. Read verse 13. What have we been delivered from?<br />
The kingdom of Darkness. <br />
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5. Read verse 14, how were we delivered? Redeemed – bought back?<br />
By Jesus’ blood we received the forgiveness of sin. Also read verse 15-16. Discuss question 4 +5 together.<br />
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6. Are we included in the all things of verse 17?<br />
Yes.<br />
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Discuss and summarise. The importance falling on :are you saved? This is an excellent lesson to do an altar call.<br />
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LESSON TWELVE Jesus the source</h2>
Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Colossians 1:18-29 <br />
Read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer<br />
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1. Let’s read verse 18. Why is Jesus so important to the body or church?<br />
He is the Head of the Church. He is the first place in all things. He is the source.<br />
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2. Through what did God make peace in verse 20?<br />
The blood Jesus shed on the cross. The whole verse applies.<br />
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3. Read verse 22, what three things did Jesus physical death give us to come into God’s presence?<br />
We are now holy, blameless and above reproach. <br />
Discuss Jesus willingness to die for us. <br />
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4. Verse 23 has a few rules, what are they?<br />
We need to continue in faith, steadfastness and hope. Walk by faith and not by sight.<br />
We need to be steadfast. Not moved away from hope (doubt) we received when we believed the gospel. Opposite of faith is fear.<br />
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5. Where is Christ found according to verse 27? <br />
In you. (As the Holy Spirit)When you receive Jesus the Holy Spirit lives in your heart.<br />
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Summarise drawing the children into a discussion. Explain steadfastness, hope, faith, doubt and fear (verse 23).<br />
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<h2>
LESSON THIRTEEN The Holy Spirit</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read 1 John 4:12-13<br />
Romans 8:14-17<br />
Proverbs 20:27<br />
John 7:37-38<br />
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Deal with each passage individually. Read each verse again to find the answer.<br />
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1. What is made perfect in us according to 1 John 4:12?<br />
God’s love.<br />
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2. What will we receive in 1 John 4:13?<br />
If we abide in Him and He in us, the Spirit.<br />
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3. Romans 8:14-15 as children what may we call God …<br />
Father (Abba is an Arabic word means “daddy”).<br />
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4. Explain Romans 8:16<br />
God’s Spirit makes sure that we are His children.<br />
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5. Proverbs 20:27, where will you find the Spirit?<br />
In your heart.<br />
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6. What is the Spirit referred to in John 7:37-38?<br />
As Living water. <br />
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Discuss and summarise this lesson. <br />
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<h2>
LESSON FOURTEEN A new Spirit</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Read / Preparation Ezekiel 36:26+27 <br />
2 Corinthians 5:17<br />
2 Corinthians 6:16<br />
Matthew 28:18-20<br />
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1. Read Ezekiel 36:26 what will we receive?<br />
A new heart and God will put His Spirit into us.<br />
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2. Read 2 Corinthians 5:17 how does this happen?<br />
Our spirits are renewed. Jesus makes all things new.<br />
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3. Read 2 Corinthians 6:16 what do we now become?<br />
Temples of the living God.<br />
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4. Matthew 28:19-20 tells us to go and do something? <br />
Make disciples and baptise them in water.<br />
It is a direct order from Jesus.<br />
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5. What happens to us when we get baptized?<br />
We receive a new heart, the old things are washed away and we are made new. It’s like taking off and old, torn jacket and putting on a brand new one!<br />
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This is an important lesson go through it again. Explain and let the kids understand. Ask questions and allow time to let them talk.<br />
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<h2>
LESSON FIFTEEN Why do we need the Holy Spirit?</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Read / Preparation John 14:16-17<br />
John 14:26-27<br />
John 16:13-15<br />
Galatians 3:26-29<br />
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1. Who is Jesus referring to as our helper in John 14:16? The Holy Spirit.<br />
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2. John 14:17 refers to the Spirit as the Spirit of … ? <br />
Truth.<br />
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3. What is the Spirits’ duty in John 14:26? Let’s read it again. <br />
To teach and help you to remember ALL THINGS.<br />
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4. What does the Spirit come to do in John 16:13? <br />
Guide you in the full truth.<br />
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5. Read and explain John 16:15 <br />
All that belongs to the Father belong to The Son who instructs the Spirit.<br />
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6. What does Galatians 3:26 say we are? Let’s read it. <br />
Children of God because of our faith in Jesus Christ.<br />
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7. Read Galatians 3:27. What does it mean to be baptized? <br />
To put Christ on.<br />
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LESSON SIXTEEN What does the Spirit do for us?</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Preparation: Read Galatians 5:16-21 & Romans 8:26-27<br />
Read each verse to the children each time to look for the answer.<br />
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1. Read and Explain Galatians 5:16 What does it mean to be led by the Spirit?<br />
The Spirit teaches you God’s will and guides you.<br />
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2. Let’s read verse 21. What is the warning in Gal 5:21?<br />
You will not inherit the kingdom of God.<br />
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3. Explain the steps found in Romans 8:26.<br />
The Spirit helps us when we are weak<br />
Intercedes for us<br />
Discuss this.<br />
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4. Read Romans 8:27 What does God see into?<br />
Your heart.<br />
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Allow time to chat, ask questions like – “What did you find interesting?” Direct the question directly at someone and allow the children to help each other. You will find that they start listening to each other. See what they understand and the depth of their understanding. As this is a short lesson, let the children pray for each other.<br />
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<h2>
LESSON SEVENTEEN Receive the Holy Spirit with evidence of tongues</h2>
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Teacher / Cell leader<br />
Read / preparation <br />
Acts 1:4<br />
Acts 2:2-14<br />
Acts 10:34-48<br />
Hebrews 2:8-18<br />
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There is a lot of reading this week, a suggestion – the leader or teacher read through it aloud to the class. Let the children read through the question verses.<br />
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Read: Acts 1:4<br />
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1. Look for a command in verse 4. <br />
Do not leave.<br />
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2. What were they to do there? <br />
Wait.<br />
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3. What where they to wait for?<br />
The gift the Father promised.<br />
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Acts 2:2-14<br />
3. Verse 2-3 what is the Holy Spirit described as? <br />
Wind and fire.<br />
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4. What was the result of the wind and fire? <br />
They were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues.<br />
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Acts 10:34-48<br />
5. Verse 34 is it only for some people or all people? <br />
All people.<br />
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6. Verse 38 Who anointed Jesus? <br />
God did.<br />
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7. What did God anoint Jesus with? <br />
The Holy Spirit and power.<br />
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8. Verse 43 what will we receive if we believe? <br />
Remission, forgiveness of our sins. God washes us clean.<br />
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This is a long lesson do not leave the kids behind, the Bible reading explains everything, just do it slowly making sure they stay with you, keep it simple.<br />
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<h2>
CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY</h2>
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Use this as an interesting time to summarize. <br />
Prepare teachers for the altar call.<br />
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<b>CONCLUSION</b><br />
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The Bible teaches us of three different baptisms:<br />
1. The baptism into Christ.<br />
2. The baptism in water.<br />
3. The baptism in the Holy Spirit.<br />
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The first one we experience when we are reborn, we experience Jesus Christ as Lord of our lives. <br />
The second one we experience when we believe. You have been baptised into Christ, you have put Him on. <br />
The third experience is by prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to lead us.<br />
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When we receive Jesus as the Lord of our Lives we are forgiven by the blood of the cross. We become reborn (spiritually) He comes into your heart. When we become baptised we are new the old is washed away by the water and we become new creations in Christ, the Holy Spirit comes upon us. Now as we grow in Christ we need to ask the Holy Spirit by prayer to lead us and the evidence, is the talking of tongues, which means that our spirit talks to God.<br />
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<b>SUMMARY</b><br />
<b></b><br />
Hebrews 2:8-18<br />
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All things begin and end with Jesus!<br />
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We have learnt how to approach the Lord with confidence; that we need to believe, trust and be faithful. Jesus has created a way for us to approach God, through His work on the cross. <br />
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We are God’s children. Jesus died and rose again He also sent us the Holy Spirit so that we can understand that we are more that conquerors, we are victors by the blood shed on the cross. Jesus is our source and the Holy Spirit is important in our lives - we cannot be without Him. <br />
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In John 3:16 The Father tells us of His plan and love for you and me. It begins by receiving Jesus into your life, then entering into eternal life with Him. All things and everything includes you and me.<br />
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End with altar call.<br />
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It has been a privilege to share the Word of God with you. Teachers and Cell Leaders I pray that you have grown in the Word. That you have used all opportunities to get people saved. Blessings <br />
<br />
Pat<br />
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This has been complied from the sermon series “Why Pray”, by Grant Comely and adapted for the Children’s Church by Pat van Wyk.<br />
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Let us teach the children about Jesus from a small age. Praying is so important, so let us teach them to pray. <br />
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Foreword:</h2>
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Prayer is the most powerful weapon known to mankind. It brings solutions and brings God onto the scene. Phillip Brooks said one of the most powerful statements that I have ever heard concerning prayer. He said Prayer is not conquering God’s reluctance, but taking a hold of His willingness. Prayer seems to do something about the human heart. It has a tendency to give hope and stimulate faith. People who are in the habit of practicing prayer, seem to be happier and healthier as human beings.<br />
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This course entitled “Why Pray” is dynamic in the fact that it will help you establish a powerful prayer life. My personal opinion is that this should be approached with the greatest dedication and commitment, as prayer is not something that we do as a ritual to please God, but something that we do to find life.<br />
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Grant Comley<br />
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Lesson One</h2>
<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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What the teacher needs to do: Repeat the memory verse often. Read James 5:13-19 to familiarize yourself with the scripture. The answers are given below the questions.<br />
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Memory Verse: James 5:13 “Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.” NIV<br />
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Ask the question: Why must we Pray?<br />
To talk to God.<br />
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Question: what must we do when we are suffering or sick?<br />
Pray – talk to God the Father.<br />
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Question: what must we do if we are cheerful?<br />
Sing psalms and sing songs of praise.<br />
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<u>Summary:</u><br />
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Father God gives us a free choice. When we pray, we are asking Him to help us. We are also telling Him how much we love Him when we sing. We need to pray to ask God to come into our problem and help us, in the name of Jesus. That means our prayers are powerful. <br />
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Question: Why are our prayers powerful?<br />
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Because we are praying in the name of Jesus.<br />
We are teaching the children to pray and the power of prayer.<br />
If you believe that Jesus died for you, you have the right to use his Name.<br />
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Repeat the memory verse a few times and encourage them until they can repeat it.<br />
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Encourage them to pray individually.<br />
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Lesson Two</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
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Teacher – Read James 5:13b and explain. Read Eph 5:19-20.<br />
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Memory Verse: James 5:13b “Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.” NIV<br />
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What does it mean? When things are bad pray, when things are good praise? Last week we learnt that prayer is to talk to God. Now let us take a look at the second part of the sentence.<br />
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When things are good “You should sing praises.” We all like to sing when we are happy. It is not easy to sing when we are sad. When we sing, we are glorifying God. Which simply means we give God all the glory, we say “His the best” “His everything” “He is all” Read Eph 5:19-20. <br />
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Praise comes from the feeling of love in your heart. Singing praise songs to God the Father shows love in your heart for Him. We pick up the phone and we talk on it. Let us talk to God in prayer often.<br />
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Repeat the memory verse and let them pray. Let them sing something as a demonstration.<br />
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Lesson Three: Why must we pray?</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher: Read James 5:16b and 2 Corinthians 5:21. Let the children play the memory verse with a mirror. Look into the mirror and say the verse, if they cannot remember the class repeats it with them. Let each child have a turn. It is fun. Repeat the summary so that the children learn to remember what they have learnt.<br />
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Memory verse James 5:16b “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” NIV<br />
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Read 2 Corinthians 5:21.<br />
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Jesus died for us. Now we stand righteous in Gods sight. Jesus paid the price for our sins. He fixed everything that was wrong between us and God. Jesus took our sins on Him. Now we can go to God the Father and ask anything in Jesus name. In Jesus name we have authority and Power. Because we are forgiven, we are free. We can pray boldly and confidently to the Father in the name of Jesus.<br />
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Righteous meaning we are in right standing with God.<br />
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<u>SUMMARY:</u><br />
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So far we have learnt – prayer is talking to God. Praise comes from the feeling of love in your heart. Singing praise songs shows love in your heart. Now we are learning about the power of prayer. Jesus bought back our sins. We are free and forgiven. In Jesus name we have authority and power, boldness and confidence when we pray.<br />
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Teacher: Pray a powerful pray short and sweet ending with the name of Jesus.<br />
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Lesson Four: Learn to pray in the name of Jesus</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome </li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher – Read John 14:12-14 Exodus 15:26, Psalm 35:27<br />
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Memory Verse: John 14:14 “ You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” NIV Remember to repeat it a few times and at the end.<br />
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(Play a game with the children before starting).<br />
Call out one of the children’s names. He will answer. Do this to a few. Then explain, why did you answer? because you called my name.<br />
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Jesus hears us when we pray. Why will he give us what we ask for? Because the bible teachers us that He wants to. He wants to heal us. He wants to protect us. But you have to pray in his nature and character. That means if you ask Him something in His nature, He will do it. Remember that Jesus will not do magic because He is the Son of God, He will do it Super-naturally. It simply means He will always do what He thinks is the best for us, even when we don’t understand or see it. <br />
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All He asks us in the Bible is to believe. What must we believe? That He paid the price for us. He took our sin on Him by dying on the cross for us. In the time Jesus was born people were named after there character. It meant their names had meanings. Jesus means Saviour.<br />
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If you believe you have power in the name of Jesus. <br />
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Let the children pray for each other.<br />
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Lesson Five: Goodness</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher: Read Jeremiah 29:11 and John 5:14-15<br />
Jeremiah 29:11 type out, then cut the piece into four pieces so that the children can put it together like a puzzle as they cannot read.<br />
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Memory Verse 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you.”<br />
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Play the memory verse letting each child have a turn. If the class is big split them into two teams and let them say the verse as they build it and see which team wins. Have fun.<br />
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Let the children settle down. Summarize the verse. <br />
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God loves us. He has a plan and a purpose for our lives. God will give us far more than we ask for. <br />
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Read John 5: 14-15 slowly to them explaining it to them.<br />
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Lesson 6: How must we pray?</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher: Read Mark 11:24 Type out 3 words each on a separate piece of paper and cut out. Believe Don’t Doubt. Use 3 Dirt Bins, press-stick and 3 balls. Paste each word on a dirt bin. Let each child say the word out aloud of each on the bin, through the ball in (netball) Read Mark 11:22-24.<br />
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Memory Verse: Mark 11:24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” NIV<br />
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Play the memory game. Let each child have a turn. <br />
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Each child must repeat the words on the bin before throwing the ball.<br />
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Let the whole class repeat it at the end. Ask a few to the say the memory verse. Have fun.<br />
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End with Prayer.<br />
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Lesson 7: Faith and believing</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher – Read Mark11:24. Have enough sweets. Take a sweet put your hands behind your back, now put a sweet in one hand close your hands and let the children chose a hand. Let each child have a turn. If they choose correctly the sweet is there’s if not eat the sweet and see the look of dismay on their faces. When you have gone through give the children each a sweet that did not get one. It makes them determined to get it right. Repeat the memory verse. Do you believe you will receive? Let them choose a hand. Read Mark 5:25-34.<br />
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Memory Verse: Mark 11:24 (b) “Believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” NIV<br />
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Read from Mark 5:25-34 slowly and explain as you go.<br />
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The three important keys in this lesson is: <br />
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First key is verse 27 – She heard<br />
Second key is verse 28 – She said <br />
Third key is She told<br />
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Ask if any need prayer. Let them also pray out loud. <br />
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Lesson 8: Summary</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Welcome</li>
<li>Birthdays</li>
<li>Register</li>
<li>Praise and Worship</li>
</ul>
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Teacher: Summary of all Memory verses. Choose one of the memory games and play it again.<br />
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Lesson – Let’s tell it almost like a story.<br />
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Prayer is Powerful. Prayer brings an answer to everything. When things are bad we must pray and talk to Jesus. When things are going good we must sing praises.<br />
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What does it mean to sing praises? It means we love Jesus deep down in our hearts.<br />
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Jesus died on the cross for us. His blood covers our sins, if we believe we can pray in His name.<br />
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Father God knows the plans He has for us. (Jeremiah 29:11) Things only we can do because we are special. God has a plan and a purpose for our lives. All we have to do is to believe. What must we believe? That Jesus died on the cross for you and me.<br />
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Use this time for an altar call. Prepare teachers and helpers before hand.<br />
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This has been such a privilege to share with you. My prayer for you is that you daily build your prayer life into a relationship with Jesus Christ.<br />
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Love in Christ,<br />
Pat. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-62655626122800689242015-10-05T20:42:00.002+02:002015-10-06T18:44:18.264+02:00God is incredible - Pat van Wyk<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Cell and Bible Study Guide</h2>
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Pat van Wyk<br />
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CONTENTS</h2>
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Introduction <br />
Chapter One - God is amazing <br />
Chapter Two - God is our Protector <br />
Chapter Three - Good News <br />
Chapter Four - God’ Love <br />
Chapter Five - Preparing the Disciples <br />
Chapter Six - The Death of Jesus <br />
Chapter Seven - The Risen Christ <br />
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Introduction</h2>
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Have you experienced God?<br />
Have you experienced God intimately?<br />
In a supernatural way, that cannot be explained?<br />
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I can only describe it as incredible, a moment where you and God are one. God's power is overwhelming, because of this, I think we can only stand it as a moment long. <br />
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Recently we had a pastor ministering in our church. As he walked past me to pray for somebody, I just started to laugh softly, and suddenly out of my stomach came rolls of laughter. I seemed to be laughing at something very, very funny but I was in fact laughing at nothing at all. I had no control over it, yet I seemed to be all alone with God at that moment. Although the church people sat around me, and I knew everybody was looking at me, one of the Pastors. I felt shy, I knew I was blushing, covered my face with my hands and started enjoying God's touch.<br />
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God has many ways of touching us, this is just one way He touched me. I have had supernatural healing in my life and I try to hear the Holy Spirit's voice and learn to obey the small soft voice that prompts me. If you have never ever fell under the spirit or been touched in any way, then this will be weird to you. I can assure you, that you are empty until you have a relationship with God that fills the void God placed inside you.<br />
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You can have happiness, yet not enough. Money, yet not enough. People around you, yet still be lonely. The unconditional love of God is the only fulfillment that will give you peace, because God sees us through the blood of Jesus.<br />
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This book can be used as individual or group study as well as youth or Children's Church. Instructions are found in the beginning of each chapter. Allow everybody to participate in a cell group by reading scripture and discussing step by step as you go. The Cell Leader should be well prepared before hand. May the Holy Spirit, minister to you in a very special way. Blessings Pat.<br />
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Chapter One - God is Amazing</h2>
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Cell Leader Read 1 Kings 18:16-45<br />
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Let us start our story in the Old Testament.<br />
1 Kings 18:16-45 Elijah<br />
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Elijah is God's prophet. King Ahab and Baal prophets. <br />
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Baal was an idol and there were prophets that worshiped him. Elijah wanted to prove God was a living true God, an incredible God. So he went to King Ahab and asked the King to gather together 450 Baal prophets and build an altar for worship. On the altar they must place an animal for sacrifice. They were not to set fire to the sacrifice, they were to call to Baal and Elijah would call to God, to set the fire ablaze. The God who set the fire ablaze would be the true God. King Ahab agreed as He had so many (450) men they would over shadow one man. {Let us prove once and for all, is God, God? Or is Baal God?}<br />
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The Baal prophets gathered and placed their sacrifice on their altar, then they started calling out to Baal. Imagine 450 people shouting out at once it must have been loud, but nothing happened. They decided to shout louder. They carried on for hours. At midday Elijah called out, “Maybe Baal is asleep”, so they called even louder. Nothing happened. <br />
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Towards evening Elijah called the people over and started building an altar with 12 stones. He dug a trench around the altar and fetched wood and packed it on the altar. Took a bull to sacrifice it and placed it on the altar. Elijah asked the people to pour water over the wood and the meat until the trench was full. They poured nine large jars of water over the sacrifice. It drenched the wood and filled the trench. Remember when you barbecue wet wood does not burn. <br />
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Elijah stepped forward and began to pray to God aloud. Verse 37 “Answer me, O Lord so that these people will know you as the true God. 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and dried up all the water that was in the trench.” (GNB)<br />
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What do you think about that? Have you heard of stones just melting and all the water, just gone? The fire must have been intense. <br />
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When the people saw this they fell on their faces and worshiped God. God had shown them His incredible power, that He is the living God. Elijah trusted God and so can we.<br />
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<u>Thoughts to discuss:</u><br />
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<li>When things are tough we run to God, but He has been there all the time?</li>
<li>Why don’t we experience God in tough times then?</li>
<li>Do you pray trusting God?</li>
<li>Can you wait on God’s timing?</li>
<li>Do you know God or of God?</li>
</ul>
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What we have been looking at, is a true story because there were at least 450 witnesses.<br />
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God is a living, incredible God let us learn to know Him more intimately, daily.<br />
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Chapter Two - God is our protector</h2>
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Cell Leader read Daniel 3<br />
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We are going to learn how God is our protector in Daniel 3.<br />
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Daniel trusted and obeyed God. He was serving King Nebuchadnezzar as the ruler over the province of Babylon. Daniels best friends were Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego, they were also administrators over the province while Daniel stayed at King Nebby's royal court.<br />
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In one of Babylon's provinces the King built a golden statue about 27 meters high and 2, 7 meters wide. It was huge. In order to melt the gold to make this statue the King had a really big oven made. When it was finished the King ordered all the officials and all the people of the land to worship the idol. <br />
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Imagine we had to bow down and worship this idol. The King was the reigning Law, “worship the statue or die”, so if you wanted to live you worshipped the idol. Many must have been afraid, even terrified. Then the King got word that high ranking Jews were not worshipping the idol. He was furious and had them arrested and brought to Him. He did not expect it to be Sahdrach, Meshack and Abednego and asked them if it was true. “You must do this otherwise I will not be able to rescue you”, he must have shouted. They answered unafraid, “We will not, our God will rescue us and even if He doesn’t - we will still not worship false Gods.” <br />
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They must have known God to trust Him like that. King Nebby was so furious that he ordered the furnace to be made hotter than ever and they were to be thrown in. The soldiers tied the three men up, opened the door of the furnace and through the three in. The fire was so hot it burnt the soldiers up and the three men fell into the furnace. <br />
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Then suddenly as the King was watching remembered that 3 tied up men were thrown in, but now he saw 4 men walking around in the furnace. The King's eyes must have nearly popped out. The soldiers just evaporated and now 3 men became 4. How was this possible? King Nebby then came closer and called to the men and said they must come out.<br />
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So Sahdrach, Meshack and Abednego came out of the fire. Everybody came closer because they could not believe their eyes. Their hair was still perfect. Their clothes not burnt and so more, they did not smell of smoke! (If you sit in the smoke of a braai you smell like smoke and it sticks to your clothes.)<br />
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The King praised Sahdrach, Meshack and Abednego’s God. Your God even sent an angel to rescue you!<br />
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Sahdrach, Meshack and Abednego trusted God even to death and God does a miracle by sending them an angel. I would have liked to hear what the angel said to them, “You good and faithful servants". If we could close our eyes and see into the supernatural world I think we would be surprised at the angels going up and down to help us. God truly is amazing, let us learn more about Him.<br />
<u><br />Thoughts to Discuss:</u><br />
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<li>Let us discuss Daniel.</li>
<li>Discuss Sadrach, Messhack and Abednego.</li>
<li>I think each and everyone of us would like The Father to say </li>
<li>“You good and faithful servant” discuss.</li>
<li>Are you reaching your goals and what is stopping you?</li>
</ul>
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Chapter Three - Good News</h2>
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Cell Leader read through Ps 91, Ps 27, Ps 18:2<br />
End the cell by asking each person to practically pray and use the three psalms scriptures in their prayer.<br />
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So far we have been learning from the bible. Let us read scripture and learn how to use it powerfully the way God intended us to.<br />
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Read through these wonderful scriptures and find God’s promises in them and remember “The Word of God is sharper than a two edged Sword”. The Word is alive and powerful. Read these psalms over and over again. Learn to use scripture when you pray, it is very powerful.<br />
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Chapter Four - God’s Love </h2>
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Cell Leader read John 3:16 and 19, Genesis 26:24<br />
This is a verse everybody knows but do we understand it as revelation knowledge. John 3:16<br />
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I see in my minds eye and am using my imagination: God in heaven sitting on a huge throne. God calls to the angels to come closer and says “I love the world and I want to save them. The world is into darkness and I will give them the light.” <br />
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I wonder what would have happened if God did not love us so much? If He was an angry God or a God that could not forgive us.<br />
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Verse 16: God so loved us that He sent Jesus to save us and give us eternal life (to live forever).<br />
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People have always dreamed of living forever, having a fountain of youth or a potion that keeps you young is the subject of many fairy tales. Yet God says whosoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life. Jesus did not come to condemn us but to save us.<br />
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Verse 19: Man loves sin and remains in darkness. God sent Jesus in a most incredible way to live on earth, He lived with the disciples who became witnesses at the cross and all He asks us is to believe that it all is an act of love. He wants to save everybody, but not everybody wants to be saved. God in heaven wants us to be with Him, to live a life so that we will all meet again. He proves His love by sending His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<br />
Praise God for his loving kindness and mercy. We have been in the New Testament, let us go to the beginning of the bible and take a look at Gen.26:24<br />
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God is with us. He loves us so much He gave us Jesus. He made a promise right in the beginning of time. “Do not be afraid I am with you” <br />
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<u>Thoughts to Discuss:</u><br />
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<ul>
<li>What does John 3:16 mean to you? </li>
<li>In Genesis 26:24 God says He is with us?</li>
<li>What barriers do you have in your life, that is stopping you from feeling God’s presence?</li>
<li>Cell Leader - use this affirmation to pray over your group before leaving or use in ministry time in pray. “Do not be afraid I (God) am with you. (name)</li>
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Chapter Five - Preparing the Disciples</h2>
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Cell Leader read Mark 9: 28-36, Mark 18:31-34, Luke 9:28-36,<br />
Luke 18:31-34<br />
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Let us read together Mark 9:28-36<br />
Jesus speaks to the disciples, trying to warn them of what was about to happen. <br />
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Now let’s read Luke 18:31-34 <br />
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Explanation: Jesus was preparing the disciples, yet they did not understand. They were going to became incredible witnesses as to what they saw. No magic, no doubt, real life, real death on a cross.<br />
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Let’s go to Luke 9: 28-36 <br />
First the disciples saw Moses and Elijah then God speaks to the disciples. It overwhelms them, they don’t really understand yet God is preparing them. They saw something supernatural. Much later in Mark God speaks to them.<br />
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Read Mark 18: 31-34<br />
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Thoughts to Discuss:</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Think about how Jesus is preparing you or has been preparing you for your purpose, goals you have or your vision? And discuss it together.</li>
</ul>
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Chapter Six - The death of Jesus</h2>
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Cell Leader read Luke 23:44-56, Luke 24:1-12<br />
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Clearly here Jesus was nailed to the cross and died, his body taken down and buried. How sad this must have been for all who loved Jesus. His mother, his disciples and many believers all standing in dismay! Then comes Joseph of Arimathea asks for the body and places it in the tomb and the women followed him to prepare spices and perfume for the body and Sunday they rested. It must have been so difficult to work with the body, take out the nails, blood everywhere, wrap the body, pick it up and carry it to the tomb.<br />
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Jesus was dead. The body carried away and buried in a tomb, laid to rest with a large heavy stone placed at the entrance.<br />
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Now let’s read Luke 24:1-12<br />
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The woman found the heavy stone rolled away! The grave was empty.<br />
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Thoughts to Discuss:</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Discuss the scriptures and the reality it has on us today.</li>
<li>Read one verse at a time – discussing it.</li>
</ul>
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Chapter Seven - The Risen Christ</h2>
Cell Leader read Luke 24.<br />
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Luke 24 The walk to Emmaus (24:13-35) in verse 21: The men tell of what they had hoped for, the setting of Israel free! They tried to understand what Jesus had said to them thinking he would maybe become King. They couldn’t believe that this man did not know what was going on or that he had not heard. Then when Jesus breaks the bread they recognize Him.<br />
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Read together Luke 24:36-49<br />
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I think I also would have stood there in dismay. We buried you and here you stand. 39: “Look at my hands and my feet and see that it is I myself. Feel me.” said Jesus. They were full of joy and wonder.<br />
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Now read Luke 24: verse 45-49<br />
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What an incredible God! He does it in a way that we can understand and grasp it so that we can see and believe it.<br />
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<u>Thoughts to Discuss: </u><br />
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<ul>
<li>Do you experience God as incredible?</li>
<li>Cell leader, use this opportunity for witnessing and an altar call.</li>
</ul>
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<b>To Summarize:</b><br />
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What an incredible God we serve! We have taken a look at Elijah and Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego what incredible stories carried down through the generations and told over and over so that we could hear them too. God’s amazing love for us, to send us Jesus to set us free. The disciples eating , sleeping and following Jesus so that they could become witnesses to the actual event of the cross. Is this just another story to you?<br />
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Do you have a day and a date that you gave your life to Jesus?<br />
Have you experienced God for yourself?<br />
Seek Him with all your heart and all your mind and you shall find Him, for He is within you Dead or Alive. <br />
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Let us end with this scripture:<br />
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John 20:30-31<br />
30. In His disciples presence Jesus performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book (bible). <br />
31. But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God and that through your faith in Him you may have life. <br />
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<b>JESUS IS THE MESSIAH, THE SON OF GOD AND THAT THROUGH YOUR FAITH IN HIM YOU MAY HAVE LIFE. </b>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-4588101616289997342015-10-04T20:09:00.000+02:002015-10-12T20:11:56.697+02:00ThankfulnessI was asked to share a short message at <a href="http://www.mygatewaycf.co.za/" target="_blank">Gateway Christian Fellowship</a>, and wanted to upload the sermon here as well for you. <br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlLCkVxxNgQVjdtOUlmWEVVRGc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Thankfulness </a><br />
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Thankfulness is vital, as it helps us to stay positive and helps to build our faith. When we become despondent or when we worry we limit God's work in our lives. <br />
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<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295846439750929108.post-32424705342975382752015-04-24T10:58:00.000+02:002015-04-24T10:58:00.431+02:00Stop, never again - Part 10<h2 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In closing:</span></h2>
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Only you can renew your mind. It is your mind and God will not force you to change it. You may be challenged to change your perception, but ultimately it is your choice in every situation how you will react - in faith or - in the flesh. </div>
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Many people miss a mighty move of God in their lives as they refuse to overcome their “never again list.” Stopped permanently in front of these road blocks instead of advancing past them and allowing God to use them. </div>
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I want to testify, but I am scared. I want to win people for God, but what will my friends think of me? If there are things standing between you and God then YOU are keeping them there. God has given us His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. But only you can choose to live for God and to overcome the roadblocks on the road of your life. </div>
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