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YOU NEED HOPE TO GO ON
Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, (018) 293 1608 or 079 311 6515
ast year the Lord said to me, A youth pastor in a church loved Magdalene all the time, the One
"You are going to sing a new the people and was shocked to be Who had delivered her from seven
Lsong" (Psalm 98:1) - a song voted out by the congregation. demons, and Whom she had seen
of HOPE! He was deeply hurt and could not perform many miracles.
Although you may have experien- understand why circumstances SEIZE THIS MOMENT! Do not
ced some challenging situations so easily destroyed his HOPE. allow the slightest setback or
during 2008, yet there is so much The following day he was asked to disappointment to shatter you,
that you can be thankful for: preach the next Sunday, as the but HOPE, and live by FAITH and
God's good works and victory in senior pastor was unexpectedly not by sight.
your life! called out of town, and there was John 20:17-18: "Jesus said unto
I believe that the Church will be nobody else available. Mary, 'Go to My brothers and say
leading the way with worship and He thought about getting even by unto them, I ascend unto my
the reaping of end-time miracles using the pulpit, but instead he Father and your Father and to My
during 2009. rather followed God's grace than God and your God.' "
Luke 11:9 "SEEK and ye shall his hurt feelings of disappoint- Jesus said to Mary that God the
find." ment. Father is her God, and she need
After Christ's crucifixion, Mary He decided to teach the Word and not feel insecure. God the Father
Magdalene left her house. As she love the people. Two years later is your God too, and you need not Somebody's here and I know it's
drew near to the tomb, she he became the senior pastor of fear or feel HOPELESS! the Lord. He's a miracle-working
noticed that the stone in front of that church! Mary Magdalene came and told God. He's a miracle-working God.
the tomb was rolled away. Whatever you may be going the disciples that she had seen He is a wonder. He is a miracle.
John 20:13 "The two angels said through, HOPE in Christ and not the Lord, and she now had a He's a miracle-working God.
unto Mary, 'Why weepest thou?' in your circumstances. revelation of Jesus as the Risen When you have a revelation of
'Because they have taken away Psalm 39:7 "And now Lord, what Lord. Who Jesus Christ is, then you will
my Lord and I know not where wait I for? My HOPE is in Thee." Psalm 37:7: "My HOPE is in You." desire to SEEK Him continuously,
they have laid Him'." John 20:15: "Jesus said unto There is an old gospel song that for the promise is that you will find
Mary came SEEKING for the body Mary, 'Why weepest thou? Whom we used to sing: Him. As long as king Uzziah
of Jesus and now she had come to SEEKEST thou for?'" Somebody's here and I know it is SOUGHT the Lord, God made him
a dead end. Jesus was right behind Mary Jesus. prosper (2 Chron. 26:5)!
GOD SPAAR MY LEWE!
Pieter de Villiers daarna by die huis sowaar net kom ek agter dat ek deur 'n paar
(018) 294 5812 gaan rus. mans by die deur uitgedra is. Hoe-
Maandag, 1 Desember 2008. Ek Tydens die gemeentelike same- wel ek nog wou teëstribbel, is ek
staan voor ons woonstel in sang, ervaar ek die Teenwoor- na Medi-Clinic geneem.
Centurion. Na die uittrek van digheid van die Heilige Gees in By die ongevalle-afdeling het dr.
huurders het ek van Potchef- ons midde: “I will soar with You, Altona 'n EKG van my geneem. 'n
stroom gekom om die woonstel Your Spirit leads me on by the Lae polsslag van 40 slae per
op te knap en uit te verf. Ek kan nie power of Your love…” minuut was al waaroor hulle
glo wat ek sien nie! Verdwaas 'n Persoon spreek in tale en gee besorgd was.
besef ek dat ek 'n baie lang tyd die uitleg daarvan: Die Here sê Ek was 'n dag in die Hoësorg-
hier besig gaan wees. Vir die daar is mense met baie nood en eenheid (ICU) aan 'n EKG-masjien
volgende 20 dae is dit net probleme en hulle moet dit na gekoppel. (Daar is 'n EKG in 'n
suikerseep, water, skuurpapier, Hom toe bring. Daarna getuig gewone saal en ook 'n stres-EKG
die stofsuier en verf wat my pastoor Africa van ons almagtige op my in die dokter se spreek-
vriende is. Die bad is geroes en Vader se beskerming toe hy en sy kamer gedoen). Die dokter kon
kort emalje en elke plek waarop vrou met hulle motor onder 'n geen fout vind nie en ek is op Pieter de Villiers
my oog val, smeek om aandag! vragmotor ingery het! Dinsdag, 30 Desember ontslaan. 018 294 5812
Ek raak moedeloos en kragteloos My vrou, dogter en ek sit in die 5de Ek wil aan die Here al die eer gee Baie dankie ook aan almal in die
van baie min slaap. Ek eet nie ry van voor. Ons luister aandagtig dat Hy my lewe gespaar en vol- gemeente wat gebid of my op een
behoorlik nie. Gelukkig is my verder na pastoor Africa se kome genees het! Dankie Vader, of ander wyse bygestaan en
buurvrou 'n kind van die Here en getuienis oor genesing. Hoe dankie Jesus, dankie Heilige gehelp het. Mag die Here julle
praat my moed in. Sy gee ook kosbaar dat daar deur die wonde Gees. Ek eer U! almal ryklik seën!
daagliks vir my iets te ete. In tye van Jesus vir ons genesing
A Prayer Miracle
van sukkel en swaar, roep jy die gekom het!
Naam van die Here aan en Hy Meteens gebeur daar iets vrees- A Prayer Miracle
belowe mos om te luister en liks met my! Dit voel of my hele
uitkoms te gee. So oorleef ek in liggaam styftrek. Ek voel verskrik- Dr. Newman Hall stood early one morning on the summit of Snowdon with
Dr. Newman Hall stood early one morning on the summit of Snowdon with
hierdie tyd. lik benoud. Ek voel lighoofdig en 120 other people who had been attracted by the promise of an unusually
120 other people who had been attracted by the promise of an unusually
Op 22 Desember om 20:00 maak weet ek gaan flou word. Ek kyk na
grand sunrise. They were not disappointed. As they stood watching the
ek die deur van die woonstel agter my vrou en dogter, maar hulle grand sunrise. They were not disappointed. As they stood watching the
sun tinge the mountain peaks with glory, Dr. Hall was invited to preach.
my toe. Ek bedank my buurvrou luister aandagtig na die getuienis. sun tinge the mountain peaks with glory, Dr. Hall was invited to preach.
He was so overcome with emotion that he could not preach, but felt led to
en sê ook baie dankie aan die Ek kyk na die deur, maar voel te He was so overcome with emotion that he could not preach, but felt led to
Here wat my deurgedra het. Ek bid lam om op te staan. Besluit om my pour out his soul in prayer. As he prayed, tears rolled down the faces of
pour out his soul in prayer. As he prayed, tears rolled down the faces of
vir 'n veilige terugreis na Potchef- rug meer teen die bank te stut. Toe the people. A superhuman stillness possessed them. Quietly, with solemn
the people. A superhuman stillness possessed them. Quietly, with solemn
stroom. Half-elf kom ek tuis en is weet ek verder van niks…
awe, they descended the mountain and scattered.
baie bly om my geliefdes te sien. Gemeentelede het begin bid, awe, they descended the mountain and scattered.
Afterward, visiting this region, the doctor was informed that 40 people
Die volgende dag spring ek aan sommige in tale. My vrou en 'n Afterward, visiting this region, the doctor was informed that 40 people
had been converted that morning.
die werk om die tuin weer op paar ander persone beweer dat ek had been converted that morning.
datum te kry. dood was: spierwit, koud, lewe- "But," said he, "I did not say a word, I only prayed!"
"But," said he, "I did not say a word, I only prayed!"
Sondag, 28 Desember. Ek voel loos en blou om die lippe. Die "Yes, and more wonderful still, they did not understand a word you said,
"Yes, and more wonderful still, they did not understand a word you said,
verskriklik moeg. My rug pyn. Ek intreders het egter aanhou roep
for none of them can speak a word of English, only Welsh!"
sê vir my vrou dat ek net kerk tot die Here om my lewe te spaar. for none of them can speak a word of English, only Welsh!"
- OR Palmer, Knight's Master Book of New Illustrations, 1973.
(AGS Potch-Suid) toe sal gaan en Toe ek later my bewussyn herwin, - OR Palmer, Knight's Master Book of New Illustrations, 1973.
