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JOY FOR THE JOURNEY

Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, (018) 293 1608 or 079 311 6515

any of us were forced to which would normally upset realize that it was too much for those who come to Jesus in
"grow up" early in our you! me to go through life in my own humble dependence.
Mlives. This has caused The Greek word for JOY is power and before I knew, I was IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO
us tremendous emotional strain CHARA. It means joy, rejoicing, kneeling in the front of the START YOUR LIFE OVER!
and problems. So we need to gladness and in many ways it church. It was on 17 December Today you can start your eternal
learn again how to be childlike, means to celebrate. 1978 that I committed my life to journey of JOY by placing your
because a child's nature is the Lord and my name was faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
uncomplicated: what they feel 1. JOY BEGINS WITH written down in heaven. Pray the following prayer:
1. JOY BEGINS WITH
OUR OWN SALVATION
on the inside shows on their OUR OWN SALVATION The secret of JOY Is having the
faces. Luke 10:17-20: The Lord sent abiding Presence of Christ in Dear heavenly Father,
Just the other day I was sitting seventy of His disciples on a our lives. This also brings I come to You in the Name of
with one of my grandsons in a mission to preach the Gospel. power to our lives! Jesus. I confess that I am a
sandpit and we were collecting When they returned, He said to sinner.
2. JOY IS WHEN WE SHARE
some small colourful stones. them, “Rejoice not that the 2. JOY IS WHEN WE SHARE You said, "If thou shalt
When I asked him what he was devils are subject to you, but SALVATION WITH OTHERS confess with thy mouth, 'the
SALVATION WITH OTHERS
going to do with these stones, rejoice that your names are Paul's main theme in his letter Lord is Jesus', and shalt
he said, “Grandpa, I am going to written in heaven.” to the Philippians was to believe in thine heart that
sell these stones for R10,00.” I There was a time when my wife REJOICE IN CHRIST. You too God raised Him from the

then said to him, “You know my and I lived in Rustenburg and will experience a GREAT JOY dead, thou shalt be saved"
boy, perhaps we might even we started going back to church when you win souls for Jesus (Rom. 10:9-13).
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find a diamond.” So we both again. It was on the 3 Sunday Christ! I ask You Lord Jesus to
began to dig away hoping to morning as I sat in church that Mark 10:15: “Assuredly I say forgive me my sins and I
find a diamond! the wonderful warm Presence unto you, whoever does not believe in my heart that You
Begin to find a way to bring a of the Holy Spirit came upon receive the kingdom of God as a will come into my life as my
little laughter and fun into your me, and as I experienced God's little child will by no means Saviour. Therefore I am
life by restoring the lost child love, tears began to stream enter it.” saved.
within you. Laugh at things down my cheeks. I began to The Kingdom of God belongs to Thank you, Father.

TSAMAYA O DIRE JALO LE WENA MME O TLA TSHEGOFADIWA!

(Gaan jy en doen ook so en jy sal beloon word!)

Ditemana: mafoko a a mmakaditseng. Batho moo, ke tla se go busetsa, fa
'Tlaang lona, batshegofadiwa ba ba ba neng ba feta ba ne ba kopa ke boa.' 36 “O gopolang, ke
ga Rre, lo rue boswa jwa puso e lo tiro le bone mme fa re ba raya gore mang wa ba bararo ba, yo e
e baakanyeditsweng e sa le ka ba ka tla go thusa mme ditiro neng e le mongwe-ka-ene yo o
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tlholego ya lefatshe! Gonne ke tsotlhe ke tsa go ithaopa mme ke wetseng mo dinokwaneng?”
ne ke tshwerwe ke tlala, lwa mpha tsa mahala. Tuelo e e ka dira- 37 Yoo a re: “Ke yo o mo diret-
dijo; ke ne ke nyorilwe, lwa nnosa; galang fela ke tuelo ya ditshego- seng ka kutlwelo-botlhoko.”
ke ne ke le moeng, lwa ntshola; fatso tsa Modimo. Mme yo Jesu a mo raya a re: “Tsamaya
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ke ne ke sa apara, lwa nkapesa; mongwe o boditse gore Modimo o o dire jalo le wena.”
ke ne ke lwala, lwa ntekola; ke ne ka mo duela jang? Ba bangwe ba
ke le mo ntlong ya kgolegelo, lwa ne ba itsheba ba re batho ba ba Fa o bona mongwe a tlhoka thuso

tla go nna.' Matheo 25:34 timana ka madi ka ba sa batle go ke bona gore batho ba bantsi ba
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Mme e re fa o dira moletlo, o duela gore batho ba ba direle tiro. tla mo tlogela fela jalo ba sa mo
laletse bahumanegi le digole le Lefoko le le ubuntu le go thusana thuse. Ba bangwe ba ka rata go
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batlhotsi le difofu. Foo o tla nna ke makala e ile ya timelela kae? A itse pele gore ba tlile go duelwa
sego, ka gonne ga ba na se ba ka batho ba ba tlalang ka dikereke go bokae. Mosamaria a ne a sa Johan Zerwick
go busetsang ka sona; o tla le Latshipi ga ba ise ba bale duelwe sepe e rile a thusa motho Sêlê ke 083 458 3837
busediwa mo tsogong ya ditemana tse di rutang gore yo a sa mo itseng mme e bile o ne kgonang teng. Nthuse ke ikoko-
basiami.” Luka 14:13-14 Modimo o ka go tshegofatsa fa o a dirisa le madi a gagwe gore a betse mme ke se akanye gore ke
direla ba ba tlhokang thuso kwa tlamelwe. humile kapa ke rutegile thata go
Dikakanyo: ntle ga go duelwa madi! E rile Jesu a swela nna le wena mo ka thusa batlhoki le bahumanegi.
E rile ka boikhutso kereke ya rona sefapaanong a ne a sa kope gore Nthuse ke agisane mme ke thuse
e ne e kopile ba phutego gore ba Bona le mo Luka 14:14 gore Jesu re mo duele madi. E rile Modimo a batho jaaka e kete bone ke wena
ithaope gore go ye go thusiwa a re fa o direla ba ba sa kgoneng romela morwa wa gagwe Jesu Keresete. AMEN.
kwa dikerešeng le kwa matlong a go go busetsa gore e ka nna Ene a lefatsheng gore a re bulele tsela
tlhokomela ya bahutsana. Batho go busetsang ka nako ya tsogo ya ya go amogela bophelo jo bo sa Afrikaanse opsomming:
ba ba ileng ba tla ka bontsi ba ne basiami. Ke makala fela gore Jesu khutleng a ne a sa kope madi kapa Skrif om te lees: Matt. 25:33-34,
ba feta ditoro tsa me ka bogolo. a ne a ka dirang fa a bona mongwe tuelo. Fa re tshwarana diatla re ka Lukas 14:13-14 en die verhaal van
Palo ya batho ba ba neng ba tla go a tlhoka thuso? E rile Jesu a ruta fetola Aforika Borwa. Se lebelele die Barmhartige Samaritaan in
thusa e ne e feta 100 ka letsatsi ka ga Mosamaria yo o siameng o mmuso gore o thuse, se batle fela Luk. 10:25-37.
mme malatsi a mangwe ba ne ba rile goreng ka mo Luka 10:33 tuelo ya madi fa o thusa ba Is jy bereid om vrywillig te help
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feta 150. Mo gare ga bone go ne go Mme Mosamaria mongwe a bangwe. Modimo o a phela, a ka waar jy kan? Soek jy net altyd
na le baruti ba ba tlhano, dingaka, eta, a fitlha fa a leng teng. Ya re go tshegofatsa go feta ditoro tsa betaling om iets vir jou mede-
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batlhatlheledi, bo-rakgwebo, a mmona, a tlhomoga pelo, a gago! Tsamaya o dire jalo le wena! mens te doen? Jesus het jou nie
bomme ba malapa, baithuti le ya fa go ene, a fapa dintho tsa geld gevra om vir jou aan die kruis
bana. Tiro e e neng ya ya go diriwa gagwe, a di tshela lookwane le Thapelo: te sterf nie en ook nie 'n prys-
e ne e le go tlhoma dithoilete, go weine, a ba a mo palamisa Modimo ke leboga thata ka o sa kaartjie aan die Ewige Lewe
epa diforo, go baakanya ditšhing- pelesa ya gagwe, a mo isa kwa nkopa madi go swela dibe tsa me gehang wat jy moet betaal om dit
wana, go bakanya magoro le ntlong ya baeti, a mo tlamela. mo sefapaanong. Nthuse gore ke te kry nie.
ditiro tse dingwe jaaka go buisana 35 Ya re kamoso a ntsha dise- thuse kwa ke ka kgonang teng le Soos tydens die verhaal van die
le batho, go rapela le balwetsi le lefera tse pedi, a di naya mong fa ke sa duelwe sepe. Ke kopa o Barmhartige Samaritaan sê Jesus
go tshamekisa bana. wa ntlo a re: 'Mo tlamele, mme nthuse gore ke tshwane le nna le ook nou vir jou: “Nou gaan en
E rile go diriwa jalo ke ne ka utlwa se o tla se ntshang bogolo go Mosamaria mme ke thuse mo nka maak jy ook so!”