Page 3 - Good News December 2007 paper

TO SING IS TO PRAISE TWICE

Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, (018) 293 1608 or 079 311 6515
Psalm 33:3 - "Sing to Him a New song, play change that took place in her life. She
skilfully with a shout of joy." began to breathe normally again and was
The major ingredient of the Old Testament filled with an inner peace, and with the
worship was the singing of Psalms. Praise assurance that God loves her.
is to be an every day part of our lives, no Psalm 34:3 - "O, magnify the Lord with me
matter what is happening, whether we are and let us exalt His Name together."
having low moments or high moments. In the midst of your war/struggle/illlness,
Our focus is to stay on God. Every believer magnify the Lord. Declare in you heart:
on earth faces his/her private wars and the LORD, I BELIEVE!
truth is - we all want out of the war. Read Acts 16:22-26. Verse 25-26: "But at
There was a woman who was suffering midnight Paul and Silas were praying and
from a life-long respiratory (breathing) singing hymns to God, and the prisoners
condition. This had become such a force were listening to them. Suddenly God's
within her that it dominated her life. She presence was there and a great earthquake
had tried every known medication and began to shake the prison foundations.
even changes in climate did not help to The doors flew open and everyone's chains
improve her condition. were loosened."
In desperation she began to praise and This account shows that when we decide to
thank God for her healing. Within her soul, praise God in the midst of our problems
there welled up an inward joy as she and heartaches, a miracle happens which
continued to praise God more and more! transforms our lives! sing is to praise twice.”
She became excited about the spiritual It is noteworthy that St. Augustine said: “To Sponsored by TG TRADERS

O BAAKANYETSA MOKETE OFE WA KERESEMOSE?

(Vir watter fees berei jy voor dié Kersfees?)

Ditemana: Luka 2:9 - 9Mme re dira gore Modimo a hutsafale. di turang le boaka ka nako e. A re
moengele wa Morena a ema fa go Re tlabo re sa tlhole re le bana ba boeleng kwa moketeng wa nnete
bone, le kgalalelo ya Morena ya Modimo mme re direla Diabolo. wa Johane 3:16 gore re itse
bonega dintlheng tsotlhe tsa Ke ene a renang bosula le dilo tse molaetsa o moengele wa Luka
bone; mme ba boifa ka poifo e di maswe mo go rona. Jesu o 2:9-11 a re e tliseditseng. A o ka se
kgolo. 10Moengele a ba raya a re: tsetswe gore a kgone go re kgone go ja mokete o kwa ntle ga
“Se boifeng; gonne bonang, ke lo busetsa kwa Modimong. Modimo go senya madi ka go reka
tsiseditse mafoko a a molemo a o re rometse Mopholosi go re dikelapore le bojalwa? Akanya
boitumelo jo bogolo jo e tla nnang golola mo go Satane le mo dibeng fela gore madi a a kabo a thusa
jwa batho botlhe; 11ka gonne tsa rona. Re ka itlhopela go bulela batlhoki jang? A o humisa dišhe-
gompieno lo tsaletswe Mogolodi Modimo dipelo tsa rona mme ra bini kapa barekisabojalwa kapa o
mo motseng wa ga Dafita, yo e mo amogela e le Mmoloki wa rona. humisa bokamoso jwa gago ka go Johan Zerwick
leng Keresete Morena. Jesu o a kokota. O kokota mo baya madi go duela madi a sekolo Sêlê ke 083 458 3837
Johane 3:16 - Gonne Modimo o dipelong tsa rona gore re mmulele sa ngwana wa gago kapa go fa e e fetang dimpho tsotlhe e e leng
ratile lefatshe mo go kalo, mo o dipelo le maphelo a rona. Fa batlhoki gore ba ne le borotho ka bophelo jo bo sa khutleng.Amen.
bileng wa le neela Morwaa-ona yo mongwe a bua le wena ka ga Jesu Keresemose. Tshegofatso ya Keresemose,
o tsetsweng a le esi, gore mongwe o ka itlhopela go bula Modimo Thapelo: Modimo re thuse re se mokete wa Keresete ya nnete!
le mongwe yo o dumelang mo go pelo ya gago. O kokota mo tshwane le dintsi di gokwa ke Afrikaanse opsomming: Vir wat-
ene a se ka a latlhega, mme a nne kgorong ya bophelo jwa gagwe. boladu. Fa re bona batho ba ter fees berei jy voor dié Kerstyd?
le bophelo jo bo sa khutleng. Ke wena fela o ka mmulelang. tabogela bojalwa le dikelaporo le Berei jy voor om Jesus se
Dikakanyo: Ke nako ya Kerese- Motho yo mongwe le mongwe o dimpho tse dikgolo ka Kerese- geboorte te vier en opnuut te
mose. Ngwana wa Modimo a ka re na le tshono ya go ka amogela mose mme re lebale gore ke nako besef dat Jesus gebore is vir jou
ke nako ya Mokete wa ga Kere- Jesu. Ka go dira jalo o ka amogela ya go gopola matsalo a ga Jesu redding en verlossing? Lukas 2:9-
sete. Letsatsi le letsatsi batho ba bophelo bo bo sa khutleng. Mopholosi wa lefatshe lotlhe. Re 11 en Joh. 3:16 moet die fokus
tsamaya ba kokota mo dikgorong Fa wena o kokota mo kgorong go thuse re dirise madi a rona ka wees van Kerstyd. As jy net dink
tsa dintlo. Ba kopa Keresemose. ka diragala dilo tse pedi: boikarabelo le go gopola gore re aan groot, duur geskenke, drank,
Ba solofela gore ba tla amogela 1. Mongwe a ka go bulela mme a tshwanetse go gopola le kabelo partytjies, klappers en vuurwerke,
sengwe sa go ja kapa go nwa kapa go fa sengwe sa go ja kapa go ya lesome kwa kerekeng ka nako is dit dalk tyd dat jy begin dink aan
go ka bona madinyana. A le wena nwa; kapa e. Re sireletse le mo go tse di die werklike betekenis van
o tsamaya o batla? A ke go fe seno 2. Kgoro ga e bulwe mme ga o bosula ka nako e ka gore re a itse Kersfees. Jesus is gebore sodat
le sejo sa bophelo ka lekwalo amogele sepe. le magodu a rata nako e ya Hy later vir jou verlossing aan die
lena. Batsadi ba ga Jesu le bone Fa Jesu a kokota mo pelong ya dibonase le mekete. Re leboga ka Kruis kon sterf.
ba ne ba tsamaya jaaka wena kwa gago go ka diragala dilo tse pedi: o re rometse Mopholosi, Jesu Geseënde Kersfees, 'n ware
Betlehema ba kokota mo dikgo- 1. Fa o bula pelo ya gago o ka Keresete, go re amogedisa mpho Christusfees!
rong ba batla kwa ba ka dulang amogela Jesu e le Mmoloki mme o
teng. Go ne go na le batho ba amogela bophelo!
bantsi kwa Betlehema. 2. Fa o sa mmulele o sala o se na
Mokeisara a ne a batla go bala Mmoloki le Mopholosi mme o sala
batho go bona gore batho ba ba- o phela mo tlase ga kgolego ya ga
kae ba ba leng ba puso ya gago. Satane!
Josefa le Maria ba ne ba sa bone Ke nako ya Keresemose. O tshwa-
kwa ba ka duleng teng mme Maria netse go gopola gore Jesu o ile a
a ne a le gaufi le go belega ngwana tsalwa a tswa legodimong a tla mo
wa gagwe. E rile ba kokota kwa lefatsheng go tla go re pholosa
monneng mongwe a ba fa tetlo ya rotlhe. O kokota mo pelong ya
go ka robala mo setaleng; gagwe ya bophelo. Fa o sa tlhalo-
gammogo le dinku, dikgomo le ganye gore le wena o ka amogela
ditonki. Ka mo setaleng se ke mpho e kgolo ya bophelo bo bo sa
kwa Jesu a ne a belegwa gone. khutleng ikopantshe le moruti
Jesu ke morwa Modimo. Modimo mongwe a go thuse gore o bulele
Rara o bona batho ba mo lefat- Jesu pelo ya gagwe. O ile a tla
sheng mme o bona gore ke lefatsheng a tla go swela dibe tsa
badiradibe mme ba dira dilo tse di me le tsa gagwe. Fa o ka lemoga
maswe. Modimo o batla gore re se o ka ipaakanyetsa mokete wa
dire sentle mme re phele sentle. Keresemose go gopola pholoso
Ka mo Beibeleng o re bolelela ya gagwe. O ka se akanye jaaka
gore re phele jang mme re dire bontsi ba batho ba ba akantseng
jang. Fa re dira dilo tse di maswe fela bojalwa, botagwa, dimpho tse