Contact David at kiddlrs@slingshot.co.nz or 02041283124
Classes followed by optional conversational Bible Study.
All nationalities welcome. So far, our students have been Koreans.
English Conversation Classes in Tauranga
We have been holding English conversation classes during school term at 8 Atkins Way, Ohauiti, Tauranga (a private house) since about September last year. Classes are starting again in February 2018. There is a Tuesday class from 11:15, but we can have classes on other days if there are enough interested.
The classes give you a good chance to practice your English. We will try to keep the classes small, so you have a good chance to speak.
An optional English conversation Bible study follows the English conversation class.
The classes have been fun and a good social meeting for those who come both during and after class.
Please call David on 02041283124 or email kiddlrs@slingshot.co.nz
Christians using Facebook and other social media to boost profile
I deleted a post I made on Facebook about something our local church group did. I was reading our Lord's words in Matthew 6:1-6 and they convicted me about what is a godly and an ungodly use of Facebook. Jesus said to keep our charitable deeds in secret and not to blow a trumpet about them. I feel the post breached Matthew 6:1-6.
Do we as Christians in our eagerness to make our church's look active and attractive to others through our social media sometimes go against Jesus' words in these verses?
What do you think?
A Wisdom Test
How wise are you?
Proverbs 30:24-28 mentions four little creatures that are exceedingly wise. Why are they wise? The little ant is strong on being prepared; the feeble rock badger goes to great lengths with regard to having a safe home; the locusts, who lack a leader, all manage to work as one in an orderly and disciplined way; and the spider uses its special ability to great advantage ending up even in king’s palaces.
These four aspects of wisdom pose us an interesting wisdom test. There are many short term and long term things we should thoroughly prepare for. Not taking risks with our health, finances, our safety and the safety of others is very wise. Harmoniously teaming up with others can greatly increase our strength and security and lead to greater achievement, and developing our special abilities can take us far.
This is good temporal wisdom, but now ask yourself how well you pass the test as regards eternal things? How prepared are we to meet Christ at His Second Coming? Are we living or abiding safely in His arms each and every day? Are we an orderly member of the body of Christ playing our part in the body? Finally, are we using the special ability that only humans have to abide in the heavenly kingdom? No other creature has the ability to enjoy a relationship with God through Christ as we do. No other creature has the ability to become conformed to the glorious image of Christ for eternity. No other creature has the destiny of reigning forever with the One whom the Bible says is Our Wisdom (Jesus).
How did you go in this wisdom test?
Be Prepared - The parable of the ten virgins
In today's sermon we looked at the parable of the 10 virgins - five wise and five foolish. The wedding custom of the groom delaying his coming until midnight and the bridesmaids escorting him with lamps seems very strange to us, but check out the strangeness of the wedding customs in this link http://list25.com/25-extremely-strange-wedding-traditions/ . No matter how strange the customs are though, it is always very important for the bride and groom to follow them and very serious if they don't.
Jesus wanted us to think about this parable and compare it with the coming kingdom of heaven. The main point for us is that just as the bridesmaids (virgins) had to be prepared for the groom's coming, even more we have to be prepared for Christ's coming. The virgins knew the day, but not the hour of the groom's coming, so they could leave their preparations late. We know neither the day or the hour so we need to be always prepared for Christ's coming.
We also even need to be more prepared as we are not bridesmaids, but the bride of Christ.
May we be prepared in pure garments of white, covered by the blood of Christ and walking in righteousness. Let’s always follow the Lord’s ‘customs’ (commandments).