Author: Sarah
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Prelude to The right to Be the Children of God
By V. Watson In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness…
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Prelude to Live Life: live for the Lord!
By Ron v. Leerdam I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet…
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Living for Jesus – putting off the old, putting on the new
By Ron v. Leerdam Brothers & Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,We live in a troubled world where there are so many people in trouble.Every day 7 men and 2 women commit suicide.Some have said “It takes a village to raise a child.”I think it takes a community to help those who are struggling to…
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Prelude to Living for Jesus – putting off the old, putting on the new
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in…
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Walking with God by faith, honouring him always!
By Ron. v. Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,I want to suggest that sometimes we spend our lives being reactive instead of proactive. We react to the circumstances and situations we face, rather than thinking through what God would have us do and how He would have us respond towhat ever it…
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Prelude to: Walking with God by faith, honouring him always!
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel brought God a better offering…
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Standing firm in our faith
By Ron v. Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,I do not know about you, but my heart was greatly saddened as I heard and saw the media’s fascination with ‘HALLOWEEN’.The Evil One continues to spread his lies, deceiving many people. His opposition to the reign and rule of the one true living…
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Prelude to Standing firm in our faith
By Ron. v. Leerdam One of Satan’s strategies is to make us look inward at ourselves and forget the mighty power of God.He wants us to rely on ourselves.What happens then?We see our own weaknesses.We can become distressed and depressed and even question, “Is God with us?”Satan wants us to look inward and down.But what…
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Walking with God
By Ron. v. Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,God has created a wonderful world and human beings are most wonderfully made.We are created in God’s image.From the beginning we are made to walk with God. The relationship Adam and Eve enjoyed with God at first was perfect – love, joy, peace, harmony,…
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Not Ashamed
By Ron v. Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,I happened to watch the movie, ‘What we did on holidays.’The Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly, was a grandfather whose 3 grandchildren aged 9,7 &5 ended up giving him a ‘Viking funeral’ when he died on the beach, without any of the adults being informed…
Mama by the water 