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| EsperantoLa nasktago de mia edzino estas morgaŭ. Mi ne povas diri ŝia aĝo, ĉar tio estas malbona formo, SED ŝi estas pli maljuna ol 30.
Ho, parenteze, mi skribas ĉi tiun blogon Esperante nun. Mia kukurbo gravedas dum 3 monatoj.
Tamen , ni vespermanĝas restoracion ĉe la urbo.
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| Words of LifeJohn 6:60-71
In this deep passage Christ sifts his followers, weeding out those who
are not capable of going with him. He tells us plainly: no
one can come to Him unless the Father draws him.
Some of these were drawn by the show. Miracles, after all, make a
good story to tell your grandchildren. Some of us today are drawn
by the show, also. The music is lively, the preacher's words
alive—we walk out saying, "Good sermon." Unless the good sermon
affects our lives, we are not drawn by the Father but by the show.
Some were drawn by the crowd. Many of us follow the crowd to the
fashionable church. After all, we might need a place for a
wedding or a funeral some day, and how much better that it should be an
elegant building, full of fine musicians and excellent speakers.
Some were drawn by what they saw as an opportunity to succeed in
life. Like Simon the sorcerer, they saw the Gospel as a chance to
make money. A place to make all the right contacts for the
business, and—after all—it never hurts to have the reputation of being
an honest Christian businessman.
All these are sifted out by the hard words of the Gospel, for they were
not drawn by the Father. Note those who remain, however.
Jesus, seeing the many depart, queries those who stay. They give
us the clue we need to see who is really drawn by the Father.
"To whom shall we go?" they ask. "You have the words of eternal
life." There it is. Those who were sifted out had their
sights set too low—the show, the crowd, the opportunity. These
men had their sights set on God himself, and they understood the price
of that quest. It does not matter if it costs you everything you
have, including your physical life—if you gain eternal life.
There is only one source for that life. Peter knows it, and puts
it in the form of a question: "to whom shall we go?" The
question answers itself: there is no one else. It's better
to take the hard, slow road to the right place than the easy road to
anywhere else.
Jesus, with the foreknowledge of God, knew who was who—but still
suffered at their departure. It was their choice. We have
the same choice today. Do not let the show, the crowd, or the
opportunity blind you to the call of Christ. Allow the Father to
draw you to the living Christ, the source of eternal life. The
way may be hard—but there is no other.
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| Friday April 7th Jumaa PrayerFor Friday April 7th, please pray
……that the Church in the Middle East will grow this year, not shrink. Christians are migrating at an alarming rate from Middle
East countries because of fear and persecution.
……for the repeal of blasphemy laws in Pakistan. The laws are consistently used to incite anti-Christian violence.
……for strength and courage for persecuted Christians in Yemen. Several converts from Islam have been beaten, interrogated and
imprisoned in recent months.
……for missionaries struggling as they witness to the Uyghur Muslim peoples of China. | | |
| Friday March 24th Jumaa PrayerEvery Friday, I pray that you join me in the 12:00 Jumaa prayer. At 12:00 every friday, Muslims go down to pray at the most important of their prayers. At this time, I fast and pray for the following things. I ask that all Christians join me in fasting the noon meal and praying for our Muslim brothers and the largest Religious minority in America, soon surpassing Christianity.
This Fridays Jumaa prayer is:
……that King Abdullah of Jordan will give further protection and legal recognition to Christians.
……for small Christian house groups in Djibouti.Their meetings are under constant surveillance.
……for those who are ministering to drug users in Pakistan. Pray that the love of the Lord will shine through their lives.
……that the Church in Europe will be emboldened to stand strong in the face of the Islamization of Europe.The patterns of migra-
tion and demographics show that Europe has the potential to become a Muslim-majority region.
……for Christians in Malaysia who are affected by the laws of this Muslim nation.
……that teens in the Middle East will be influenced by the new television programming being prepared for them by SAT-7.
Thank and God Bless: Never forget the Word of God which says Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses! For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, "May there be peace in you!"
(Psa 122:6-8)
For those interested when praying for Djibouti, the people are called Afar and their language is similar to Somali.
Here are some words in Afar:
Hello Mahisse
Goodbye Ma'uk ged
No Maley
Yes yey
Thank you gadda ge
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| Restoring FaithMat 11:2-19
To the casual eye this dialogue seems unusual. John the Baptist, after all, is the one who opens Jesus' ministry with, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." Why, now, does he send his followers to ask, "Are you the one?"
- Some might think that this was because John did not really see what was happening; but Jesus assures us he is a prophet.
- It might appear that, in the loneliness of his prison cell, he began to doubt even his own memory.
- Possibly the fear of death was upon him, as Herod's axe came closer.
All these are likely thoughts to us today, but a careful examination of verse 6 tells us the answer. In the hearing of his disciples, Jesus warns them against falling away. John sent these men as the last step in bringing his own disciples to Jesus. John cared for his disciples and did this one last thing to bring them to the truth.
Jesus honors John in this. By asking the crowd about the "reed blowing in the wind" he tells them that John is not a man of weak faith. Indeed, they would not have gone into the desert to hear from such a man. John is in fact the last and greatest of the prophets of the Old Testament period. He is greatest because it is his privilege to introduce the Christ; as such, he is the Elijah spoken of in prophecy.
To the crowd, however, he points out one of their chief difficulties. It doesn't matter who God sends to them, they just don't want to believe and repent. God sends a man like John, an ascetic fellow who fasts, lives in the wilderness and is roughly clothed. Did they respond to such devotion? No, they preferred to eat, drink and be merry. John, in their view, is a nut case. So then God sends his Son, eating, drinking and making merry—the very things that they wanted of John—and he obviously is making friends of all the wrong people.
But the Wisdom of God—Christ himself—tells us that wisdom is proved right by her actions. Those who believed the ascetic John now come to know the Savior. Those who reject his ascetic life style in favor of wine and food now find one just like themselves. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. The question is, will you be one of the children of Wisdom?
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