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A NEW BEGINNING

Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, (018) 293 1608 or 079 311 6515
ayton Mackenzie, who is and 'The Spirit of the Lord' came debtors." over all demons and to cure
the author of the book upon him." 6. Communicate diseases."
G"The Choice", said that the David was sent by his father to 7. Communicate 1 Samuel 17:49 - "Then David put
most significant thing before take some food supplies to his 8. Communicate his hand in his bag and took out a
being released from prison was brothers. 1 Sam. 17:28 - "Eliab, his 9. Communicate stone and he slung it and struck
the encounter with a man in his oldest brother, said to him, 'Why 10. Repent. Do not allow, through the Philistine in his forehead."
late sixties. have you come down? And with lack of love, bitterness, anger, It was no lucky shot for David,
He was serving a life sentence whom have you left those few fear, jealousy or competition, that because he had spent time
and said to Gayton, "I have been sheep in the wilderness? I know your relationships be destroyed. practising with his slingshot.
here a long while and lived for your presumption, and the evil of Make a stand and do not allow Remember you need a regular
making money, but when you get your heart; for you have come yourself to become a victim, but a intake of God's Word.
to my age, you start thinking, down to see the battle. '" victor. In John 8:31 Jesus said, "If you
'What did I do with my life?'" You see, there was a great deal of Israel was living in a time where abide in My word…" ABIDE
Later when Gayton was released misunderstanding and lack of they were under the merciless means to live by the Word's
from prison, he thought of the old communication between Eliab onslaught of the Philistines. principles each day.
man who had made such a and David, and therefore they did 1 Samuel 17:45 - "I come to you in I believe that during 2008, God is
difference in his life, and decided not have a good relationship. the name of the Lord of Hosts, the going to raise up and anoint men
to make A NEW BEGINNING. Eliab needed to make A NEW God of the armies of Israel, whom and women to become kings and
It was a new beginning for Israel BEGINNING, repent, and acknow- you have defied." queens who will shepherd His
when Samuel anointed David, ledge David for the person he David spoke to the Philistine with people, for they will make a
who had a heart after God, as was. authority, because the Spirit of difference in society.
king. 1 Samuel 16:10 - "Seven The Ten Commandments of God was upon him. John 10:11 - "Jesus said, 'I am the
sons passed before Samuel." successful relationships with We as believers have been Good Shepherd. The Good Shep-
11: "Samuel says to Jesse, 'Send God and others should be: assigned as representatives of herd gives his life for the sheep.'"
for David who is attending the 1. Communicate the Lord Jesus Christ to make A By faith declare that you are going
sheep'." 2. Communicate NEW BEGINNING and exercise to experience A NEW BEGINNING,
12: "When they brought David to 3. Communicate authority until He returns. for a new beginning starts within
him, the Lord said to Samuel, 4. Communicate Luke 9:1 - "Jesus called His your spirit by the working of the
'Arise, anoint him.'" 5. Repent. Matthew 6:12 - "Forgive twelve disciples together and Holy Spirit.
13: "Then Samuel anointed David us our debts, as we forgive our gave them power and authority Sponsored by TG TRADERS

n atheist professor speaks observe the world around you. measure cold. Heat is energy. you teach your students that they
to his class on the problem Tell me... Have you ever seen Cold is not the opposite of heat, evolved from a monkey?
AScience has with God, the God? sir, just the absence of it. Prof: If you are referring to the
Almighty. He asks one of his new Student: No, sir. (There is pin-drop silence in the natural evolutionary process,
students to stand and... Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard lecture theatre.) yes, of course, I do.
Prof: So you believe in God? your God? Student: What about darkness, Student: Have you ever observed
Student: Absolutely, sir. Student: No , sir. Professor? Is there such a thing evolution with your own eyes, sir?
Prof: Is God good? Prof: Have you ever felt your God, as darkness? (The Professor shakes his head
Student: Sure. tasted your God, smelt your God? Prof: Yes. What is night if there with a smile, beginning to realize
Prof: Is God all-powerful? Have you ever had any sensory isn't darkness? where the argument is going.)
Student: Yes. perception of God for that matter? Student: You're wrong again, sir. Student: Since no one has ever
Prof: My brother died of cancer Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I Darkness is the absence of some- observed the process of evo-
even though he prayed to God to haven't. thing. You can have low light, lution at work and cannot even
heal him. Most of us would at- Prof: Yet you still believe in Him? normal light, bright light, flashing prove that this process is an on-
tempt to help others who are ill. Student: Yes. light... But if you have no light going endeavour, are you not
But God didn't. How is this God Prof: According to empirical, constantly, you have nothing and teaching your opinion, sir? Are
good then? Hmm? testable, demonstrable protocol, it's called darkness, isn't it? In you not a scientist but a
(Student is silent.) Science says your GOD doesn't reality, darkness isn't. If it were, preacher? (The class is in uproar.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? exist. What do you say to that? you would be able to make Student: Is there anyone in the
Let's start again, young fella. Is Student: Nothing. I only have my darkness darker, wouldn't you? class who has ever seen the
God good? faith. Prof: So what is the point you are Professor's brain?
Student: Yes. Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the making, young man? (The class breaks out into
Prof: Is Satan good? Student: No. problem Science has. Student: Sir, my point is your laughter.)
Prof: Where does Satan come Student: Professor, is there such philosophical premise is flawed. Student: Is there anyone here who
from? a thing as heat? Prof: Yes. Prof: Flawed? Can you explain has ever heard the Professor's
Student: From... God... Student: And is there such a thing how? brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?...
Prof: That's right. Tell me, is there as cold? Student: Sir, you are working on No one appears to have done so.
evil in this world? Prof: Yes. the premise of duality. You argue So, according to the established
Student: Yes. Student: No sir. There isn't. there is life and then there is rules of empirical, testable,
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? (The lecture theatre becomes death, a good God and a bad God. demonstrable protocol, Science
And God did make everything. very quiet with this turn of You are viewing the concept of says that you have no brain, sir.
Correct? Student: Yes. events.) God as something finite, some- With all due respect, sir, how do
Prof: So who created evil? Student: Sir, you can have lots of thing we can measure. Sir, we then trust your lectures, sir?
(Student does not answer.) heat, even more heat, superheat, Science can't even explain a (The room is silent. The professor
Prof: Is there sickness? Immo- mega heat, white heat, a little heat, thought. It uses electricity and stares at the student, his face
rality? Hatred? Ugliness? All or no heat. But we don't have magnetism, but has never seen, unfathomable.)
these terrible things exist in the anything called cold. We can hit much less fully understood either. Prof: I guess you'll have to take
world, don't they? 273 degrees Celsius below zero, To view death as the opposite of them on faith.
Student: Yes, sir. which is no heat, but we can't go life is to be ignorant of the fact that Student: That is it sir... The link
Prof: So, who created them? any further after that. There is no death cannot exist as a substan- between man and God is FAITH.
(Student has no answer.) such thing as cold. Cold is only a tive thing. Death is not the That is all that keeps things
Prof: Science says you have 5 word we use to describe the opposite of life: just the absence moving and alive.
senses you use to identify and absence of heat. We cannot of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do [Sent in by a professor]