Always optimism should be accompanied by a large dose of
realism. There are those who say the world is getting better and will lead to
the coming of God’s kingdom. They are
obviously wearing blinkers. Our world is
in a huge mess of our own making. Some
of us are very fortunate to live in peace and tranquillity, but this is not the
situation for the greater part of the world’s population. The kingdom of God
will only come when Jesus returns as He promised. Until then there will be trouble and strife.
Of course we should do our best to alleviate the problems others face. However who can we trust with the money we
would send to help? What people need is
Jesus and I do not want to commit my money to people who will give help for the
body but not for the soul. I know some missionaries who are doing both in Papua
New Guinea and so I give to them.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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