2016.11.13                                        John 6: 12-21

              I am The Bread of Life  Part 2

                       Do not be Afraid

Good morning! I am glad that you are here! I have Good News for you… His name is Jesus… Here at CCW we teach through the Bible verse by verse…. We want to see the big picture… We want to know and understand our great God… and Savior the Lord Jesus Christ…

Again today we are studying the Gospel of John… We remember from our last time in John ch 6… That Jesus performed a miracle… He took 5 barley loaves and a few fish… given thanks to God, and then fed 5 thousand people with them… That’s the account that we read in the first part of John 6… The point of that miracle was to point to Jesus himself as the Living Bread of Heaven…

The point was not mainly that Jesus gives bread to meet our earthly needs…  But that he is The living bread to satisfy our deepest needs…

Jesus is pointing back to the miracle of Manna in the wilderness for 40 years… He is also pointing forward to the Symbolism that He will use as He turns the bread of Passover into Communion bread that represents His Body given for our redemption…

I will back up a few verses and read beginning at verse 12…

John 6: 12-21                            NKJV  slt 2000

12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. 20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

John 6: 12-21                          slt 2000

12 Und als sie gesättigt waren, sprach er zu seinen Jüngern: Sammelt die übriggebliebenen Brocken, damit nichts verdirbt!

13 Da sammelten sie und füllten zwölf Körbe mit Brocken von den fünf Gerstenbroten, die denen übriggeblieben waren, welche gegessen hatten.

14 Als nun die Leute das Zeichen sahen, das Jesus getan hatte, sprachen sie: Das ist wahrhaftig der Prophet, der in die Welt kommen soll!

15 Da nun Jesus erkannte, daß sie kommen würden, um ihn mit Gewalt zum König zu machen, zog er sich wiederum auf den Berg zurück, er allein.

16 Als es aber Abend geworden war, gingen seine Jünger hinab an den See,

17 und sie stiegen in das Schiff und fuhren über den See nach Kapernaum. Und es war schon finster geworden, und Jesus war nicht zu ihnen gekommen.

18 Und der See ging hoch, da ein starker Wind wehte.

19 Als sie nun ungefähr 25 oder 30 Stadien gerudert hatten, sahen sie Jesus auf dem See gehen und sich dem Schiff nähern; und sie fürchteten sich.

20 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich bin's, fürchtet euch nicht!

21 Da wollten sie ihn in das Schiff nehmen, und sogleich war das Schiff am Land, wohin sie fahren wollten.

The point of this miracle is to point to Jesus himself as the Bread of Life… The people did not understand what Jesus was showing them… Look at verse 15…

John 6: 15                           NKJV   slt 2000

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

15 Da nun Jesus erkannte, daß sie kommen würden, um ihn mit Gewalt zum König zu machen, zog er sich wiederum auf den Berg zurück, er allein.

v15… They wanted to force him to become their king… They wanted to get every earthly thing that they could from Jesus… This is not the point of His miracle or His Ministry…

He said it Himself often…. The Son of Man is come to seek and to save the lost…  But the people were blind to this truth… look with me at verse 26…

John 6: 26                     NKJV  slt 2000

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

26 Jesus antwortete ihnen und sprach: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Ihr sucht mich nicht deshalb, weil ihr Zeichen gesehen, sondern weil ihr von den Broten gegessen habt und satt geworden seid.

Jesus said…. You have missed the sign… the point of the miracle… It is not about the bread… You are seeking me for the wrong reasons…. I can give you so much more than bread… I can forgive your sins and give you eternal life… Jesus takes off because they don´t understand… They want to force Him to become their king… They want far too little from Him…

Look at verses 16-21 again…

John 6: 16-21      NKJV   slt 2000

16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. 20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

16 Als es aber Abend geworden war, gingen seine Jünger hinab an den See,

17 und sie stiegen in das Schiff und fuhren über den See nach Kapernaum. Und es war schon finster geworden, und Jesus war nicht zu ihnen gekommen.

18 Und der See ging hoch, da ein starker Wind wehte.

19 Als sie nun ungefähr 25 oder 30 Stadien gerudert hatten, sahen sie Jesus auf dem See gehen und sich dem Schiff nähern; und sie fürchteten sich.

20 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich bin's, fürchtet euch nicht!

21 Da wollten sie ihn in das Schiff nehmen, und sogleich war das Schiff am Land, wohin sie fahren wollten.

v19…  When they had rowed about three or four miles… We don't see the same fear in the disciples as with the first time Jesus calmed a storm… Here they seem simply frustrated… They were doing what Jesus told them to do…  but it was so hard… And they did not seem to be making any progress…

Matthew 14:25 tells us that this happened in the fourth watch of the nigh… sometime between three and six in the morning... That means that they rowed hard for perhaps six to eight hours… and had only come a little more than half way across the lake (three or four miles)…

Application

We often feel that when we are working for Jesus… it should be easy…   God is leading and helping us… But sometimes… God tells us to do something that turns out to be difficult… We struggle…. Sometimes we feel abandoned….. But we are not alone…

Look at this miracle… We see Jesus walking on the water… We see the disciples being rescued from the storm… Suddenly Jesus is with them and they are safely on the shore… Notice that Jesus did not calm the storm this time… He simply came to them… He was with them in the storm telling them to not be afraid… Then suddenly they were safely on the shore… Nothing is said of this to the people… They may not have known…. But the disciples knew… They heard Jesus tell them to not be afraid…

Why is this miracle included in John´s account of the feeding of the 5000…? As far as we know… the people that Jesus walked away from in verse 15…  never hear about this miracle… Jesus doesn’t talk about it… The disciples don’t talk about it… Who is it for?

This miracle is for the disciples... Jesus is telling them and us…. That we have no reason to be afraid… He was also showing them something more… look at verse 12,13…

John 6: 12,13                     NKJV    slt 2000

12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

12 Und als sie gesättigt waren, sprach er zu seinen Jüngern: Sammelt die übriggebliebenen Brocken, damit nichts verdirbt! 13 Da sammelten sie und füllten zwölf Körbe mit Brocken von den fünf Gerstenbroten, die denen übriggeblieben waren, welche gegessen hatten.

v12… Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost…  

12 baskets and 12 Disciples… One for each of them… They had been feeding the multitude…. They fed thousands… But they were not forgotten… Jesus provided for them too… Even before Jesus came to them… The proof of God´s blessing and help was riding with them in the boat… The 12 baskets of extra food was right there in the boat with them…

My friends…. The Lord Jesus wants you to understand something here…. Even though you give of yourselves…. Even though you have given everything up for Jesus… Which is right and good… Jesus is saying…  

When you serve me and you give and give and give until you think you can give no more… I will take care of you… I will always be enough for you…   

The more you give life to others… the more I will be everything in life to you… Over and over again in these verses Jesus says… I am the Bread of Life…

This is what I think Jesus is underlining and clarifying when he comes to them walking on the water... Look at verse 17…

John 6: 17-21                           NKJV   slt 2000

17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. 20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

17 und sie stiegen in das Schiff und fuhren über den See nach Kapernaum. Und es war schon finster geworden, und Jesus war nicht zu ihnen gekommen. 18 Und der See ging hoch, da ein starker Wind wehte. 19 Als sie nun ungefähr 25 oder 30 Stadien gerudert hatten, sahen sie Jesus auf dem See gehen und sich dem Schiff nähern; und sie fürchteten sich. 20 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich bin's, fürchtet euch nicht! 21 Da wollten sie ihn in das Schiff nehmen, und sogleich war das Schiff am Land, wohin sie fahren wollten.

Here is a picture of the disciples laboring in the dark… Afraid in a storm… Where is Jesus...Their life is in danger…

This time he doesn’t give them twelve baskets of miracle bread… He gives them the miracle of his presence… When they thought they were alone and hopeless… He is there and says do not be afraid… The rest of this chapter is focused on The miracle of the feeding of the 5 thousand… He drives home the great truth that He is that Life giving bread come down from Heaven….

And both of these miracles are also for us… Jesus is Demonstrating His Blessings and provision and protection of His own… Here is a great truth…. I believe that many of us have experienced this ourselves…  We feel alone and abandoned… often…. But we are not…. Over and over in the scriptures we read God´s promise… I will never leave you… I will never forsake you…

v21.. Then they were glad to take him into the boat…

And with that, the story within the story is finished… Jesus is there with them…. and they are safe... Another translation says that they received Him into the boat with joy… 1 minute abandoned and afraid to die… the Next… They see Jesus walking on the water and their fears melt away…. I know that many of us are in our own storms… I know that we often feel hopeless and afraid for the future… Ours and our children…. But we have nothing to fear…. We just need to keep our eyes on Jesus… look with me at Hebrews 13…v5,6…

Hebrews 13: 5,6                     NLT  Neues Leben

5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,“ I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

 5 Hängt euer Herz nicht ans Geld und begnügt euch mit dem, was ihr habt. Denn Gott hat gesagt: »Ich werde dich nie verlassen und dich nicht im Stich lassen. 6 Deshalb können wir zuversichtlich sagen: »Der Herr steht zu mir, deshalb fürchte ich mich nicht.Was können mir Menschen anhaben?

In this passage the author of Hebrews is quoting Deuteronomy  31… It is a great place for your own personal Bible study… In this text God is encouraging His people… Don´t be afraid… I have been with you in the Wilderness… I provided your every need… I led you… I protected you all these years…  I will never leave you… Do not be afraid…

“I will never leave you… Many times we hear these promises in the Scriptures…  Over and over we are reminded of God´s grace and mercy…

Friends… God will not abandon His own…  not for any reason…  Have we really let God say that to us…  Do we really believe that He will never leave us and never forsake us? Sometimes it is not the difficulty of life… but the drudgery of it that makes me think God will forsake me...  

We wait and hope for God to do some exceptional thing in our lives… We think that He is preparing and equipping us for some extraordinary work in the future…. Friends the future is now…  As we grow in His grace we find that God is glorifying Himself here and now…

Here’s the application of today’s text… At this very moment… We have nothing to fear… God is inviting us to be Thankful generous people…  Quick to freely give of our time and our money… To pour into the work of the ministry… Today is first day of the rest of our lives…  We are blessed…. Let us be joyful and thankful people… Quick to invest in the lives of our children… this community and each other… Since we have God’s promise that he will never leave us…  the most amazing strength becomes ours… and we learn to serve and give… We learn to glorify Him even in the ordinary days and ways of life… Today…

Even if  you have an overwhelming ministry in front of you… and you feel totally inadequate… not only will I give you resources you need to minister to them… I will be there for you when it is all over… I am the bread of life… Everything that you have is from me…

Because of these promises…  we can and should be very generous… and we can risk many storms… We can be Generous and risk-taking as a church…  And generous givers to the church…

Right now we have big projects to do… We need to support those who serve here at CCW…

I am asking and exhorting you as your pastor… if this is your church home… Give of your time and money… Do the work of ministry…  Get in the boat and risk storms… Look to Jesus to provide for you and to help you as you give generously of your time and money… Remember Jesus as the one who creates bread and walks on water… He is the one who said… I will never leave you…. I will never forsake you…  Let´s pray

2016.11.06                              Titus 2: 1,2,7  11-15

              The Grace of God has Taught us

             So Devote yourselves to doing Good!

Good morning everyone!... I am glad that you are here… I have good news for you…. His name is Jesus… We are studying the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings… But

I want to take a temporary detour and talk this morning about a very important subject…… The grace of God….. Turn with me to Titus 2…..

We can't escape it…… The Bible is a book that tells us how to live… It is hypocrisy to say that we believe it is true… and then ignore it when it tells us how to live our lives… We don't always want to hear it… but we need to hear how God expects us to live our lives… It affects the world around us when we love and serve the Lord with our whole hearts… Our lives become Living a testimony of Jesus… With Skin on story… That testimony is not only with our mouths….. It includes the way we live…. It includes serving in whatever area of Ministry that we can… That includes the invisible and hidden things that nobody even knows about… It includes being a joyful giver… Everything that we have… we have received from the Lord… We should joyfully Tithe into the church for furtherance of the Ministry… The Lord is looking for thankful FAT Disciples… Faithful… Available and Teachable…

Knowing the Lord…… Hiding his word in our hearts affects the way we live…. And when we live out what we know to be true…… When we obey the LORD…. When we follow Him from our hearts…..  We will lead others to Jesus… People will see that the Lord has transformed our lives… They will want what we have… They will see the Grace of God made visible in our lives… Look with me at Titus… chapter 2…v1….

Titus 2: 1,2  7                              NLT

1  As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. 2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.

7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Titus 2: 1,2  7                              Neues Leben

1 Was immer du sagst, soll der gesunden Lehre entsprechen.

2 Lehre die älteren Männer, selbstbeherrscht, vorbildlich und besonnen zu leben. Sie sollen einen starken Glauben haben und liebevoll und geduldig sein.

7 Und du selbst sei ihnen in allem ein gutes Vorbild und ein Beispiel für die Glaubwürdigkeit und Würde deiner Lehre. 

look at verse 1…. This is the mission of every child of God…. promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. What we teach and what we believe needs to affect the way we live…

That is why Children’s ministry and Home Fellowships are so important… Sunday mornings is not enough…

Then beginning in verse 2….. Paul talks about the things that need to be taught to the church…. What a list….

Self control…. Wisdom…  sound faith… filled with love and patience…. filled with love and patience…. The list goes on…. But notice that this is not a list of things to do….. It´s more a list of things to be…. It's all a definition of Godly character…

Genuine believers are people who know the truth… People who live the truth because Jesus has transformed their lives…  When what we say matches what we do… Our lives will naturally lead others to Jesus…

Look at verse 7…

Titus 2:7                                  NLT  Neues Leben

7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

7 Und du selbst sei ihnen in allem ein gutes Vorbild und ein Beispiel für die Glaubwürdigkeit und Würde deiner Lehre. 

Be an example by doing good works and properly reflecting the Lord our God… Let everything you do… I repeat…  everything… When we live a life that exalts the Word of God… We will lead others to Christ… We want this lost and dying world to see Jesus in us don´t we… When we are godly examples… We will make disciples… We will help each other grow in Grace…

How do we help each other grow in grace…?

We need more than just  Sunday and Tuesday night services… Those things are great but not enough for us to grow strong in the Grace of God…

The Pastor and Elders cannot give you all that you need… In fact that is not even our job as leaders… Look with me at Ephesians 4: 11-16…

Ephesians 4: 11- 16                     NLT Neues Leben

11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Ephesians 4: 11-16                     NLT Neues Leben

11 Er hat die einen als Apostel, die anderen als Propheten, wieder andere als Prediger und schließlich einige als Hirten und Lehrer eingesetzt.

12 Ihre Aufgabe ist es, die Gläubigen für ihren Dienst vorzubereiten und die Gemeinde - den Leib Christi - zu stärken.

13 Auf diese Weise sollen wir alle im Glauben eins werden und den Sohn Gottes immer besser kennen lernen, sodass unser Glaube zur vollen Reife gelangt und wir ganz von Christus erfüllt sind.

14 Dann werden wir nicht länger wie Kinder sein und uns ständig von jeder fremden Meinung beeinflussen oder verunsichern lassen, nur weil geschickte Betrüger uns eine Lüge als Wahrheit hinstellen.

15 Stattdessen lasst uns in Liebe an der Wahrheit festhalten und in jeder Hinsicht Christus ähnlicher werden, der das Haupt seines Leibes - der Gemeinde - ist.

16 Durch ihn wird der ganze Leib zu einer Einheit. Und jeder Teil erfüllt seine besondere Aufgabe und trägt zum Wachstum der anderen bei, sodass der ganze Leib gesund ist und wächst und von Liebe erfüllt ist.

v11… Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers… The Lord Jesus put us here… look at v12…

v12… 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ… Our job is to equip you to do the work of the ministry… If you think about it, this makes perfect sense… There are so many of us… It is impossible for me to really have a deep and meaningful relationship with so many people… That is what I would need if I was to be able to properly disciple you… The Word of God is important… But Fellowship and interaction with each other is also important… Discipleship and growth is exactly the purpose of all ministry activities like Childrens ministry, Small Groups and Home fellowships…

What are the goals of discipleship… look at The List  beginning at v13… scroll down…

v13… unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ…. Here are the goals… Look at this list… 1 Unity…v13 2 Maturity…v13 3 Jesus likeness…v13 we will also be better able to Speak the truth in love…v15 Growing in every way…v15

and the final Glorious result is that the whole body will fit perfectly together…v16  we will serve each other with the gifts that god has given us…v16 And finally… the whole body will be healthy and full of love…v16

This Equipping comes from teaching the Word of God and from serving and doing life together…

Here are some of the strong points of Home Fellowships

1 Small Groups help us to grow…

The impulse to avoid painful growth by disappearing safely into the crowd on Sunday morning is very strong…. I can quickly disappear after the Blessing…. I may not even have to talk to anyone… That brings us to the second point…

2  Listeners in a big group can more easily shake off the feeling of conviction… Some Sundays… I see lots of tears from up here… But we all tend to shake off feelings of conviction… But, If tears well up in your eyes in a small group… wise and Godly friends will gently find out why… We can help, encourage and pray for each other better in Small groups and Home Fellowships…

3 we tend to neglect personal application… We need to take the time to apply what we have heard to our own lives… This is much easier in a small group setting…

4 Opportunity for questions… Opportunity for questions leading to growth is missing on a Sunday Morning… Asking questions is an important part of understanding and growth... Small groups are perfect for this...

5 Accountability is easier in Small groups…  Accountability helps us to  follow-through on the changes and improvements that we commit to make…

 And this one is very important…

6 Prayer… We can pray for each other in these small group settings…

As we get to know each other better in Small group settings… We make a wonderful discovery… We are surrounded by a band of friends who love us and pray for us…

As these things become integrated into our church fellowship… And Into our lives… As we grow… We become more and more a reflection of Jesus to our friends and family and this lost and dying world… I love the way we gather on Sunday mornings… But Sunday is not enough… We need more time with each other… Quality time… Small groups and Home Fellowships are what we need to get more face time… more real life interaction with each other… As genuine believers… We become the evidence that Jesus saves… Then because he has saved us… Our transformed our lives… Affects everything about us… how we live our Christian life… It affects how we spend our free time… It affects how we spend our money…

Let´s continue now in verse 11….

Titus 2: 11- 15                      NLT  Neues Leben

11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

15 You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say.

Titus 2: 11- 15            Neues Leben

11 Denn die Gnade Gottes, die allen Menschen Rettung bringt, ist sichtbar geworden.

12 Sie bringt uns dazu, dem Leben ohne Gott und allen sündigen Leidenschaften den Rücken zu kehren. Jetzt, in dieser Welt sollen wir besonnen, gerecht und voller Hingabe an Gott leben.

13 Denn wir warten auf das wunderbare Ereignis, wenn die Herrlichkeit des großen Gottes und unseres Erlösers, Jesus Christus, erscheinen wird.

14 Er gab sein Leben, um uns von aller Schuld1 zu befreien und zu reinigen und uns zu seinem eigenen Volk zu machen, das bemüht ist, Gutes zu tun.

15 Dies alles sollst du lehren. Ermutige die Menschen und weise sie zurecht, wenn es nötig ist! Niemand soll dich oder dein Wort verachten.

Look at the end of verse 14...  

v14… totally committed to doing good deeds… Paul reminds us that the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior appeared… That He gave Himself that He might redeem us from every lawless deed… that He might purify for Himself a people for His own possession... So that we would be committed to doing good works… It is so important to Life in the Body of Christ that Paul repeats the same idea in Titus Ch 3…8… There he says…

Titus 3: 8    NLT

8 This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone.

8 Alles, was ich dir gesagt habe, ist wahr. Ich möchte, dass du es mit Nachdruck lehrst, damit alle, die auf Gott vertrauen, immer darauf bedacht sind, Gutes zu tun. Das ist gut und sinnvoll für alle.

v8… all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good… Passionate and thankful people are eager to do good things for others… Why? Because it reflects God´s Grace in our lives…  And God´s grace becomes the foundation of our desire to bless and serve and help… It perfectly demonstrates the Grace of God in our lives… That shows the world that we have been transformed…

The Lord saved us with a goal of giving us a passion about doing what is right… Our Christian Generosity will prove to this sinful and rebellious world that there is hope… The Grace of God has been revealed…

Do you remember Titus 2…v….7….. I´ll reread it to close today…. My prayer is that it will ring in our ears….

Titus 2:7                                  NLT  Neues Leben

7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

7 Und du selbst sei ihnen in allem ein gutes Vorbild und ein Beispiel für die Glaubwürdigkeit und Würde deiner Lehre.  

Let´s pray…