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Robert was asked to describe attributes of the lover of God. Robert answered, "Once, I was standing by the banks of the river, beholding the fast flowing waters. I said to the river, "Limitless are your blessings in God's creation. You provide water to humans, to God's kingdom of vegetation, worms and insects, His kingdom of fishes, birds and animals. You provide water for agriculture and industries. Truly, we have no words to express our gratitude." |  |
The river answered, "All I know is that I am eagerly rushing forward to merge with the ocean and be one with it. All that you just said is news to me. My one concern is how soon could I be one with the ocean." Robert then said, "These are the attributes of the lover of God. His one and only concern is to be united with his beloved. If in the process, he becomes the focal point from where God showers his blessings on one and all, the lover is not aware of it."
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Lessons From Noah
- Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
- Don't listen to critics - do what has to be done.
- Build on high ground.
- For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
- Two heads are better than one.
- Speed isn't always an advantage. The Cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.
- If you can't fight or flee - float !
- Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.
- Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by professionals.
- Remember that the woodpeckers inside are often a bigger threat than the storm outside.
- Don't miss the boat.
- No matter how bleak it looks, if God is with you, there's always a rainbow on the other side.
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Time Up
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A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?" God answered , "No, you have another 40 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a facelift, liposuction, and a tummy tuck. She even had someone come in and change her hair colour. Since she had so much more time to live, she thought she might as well make the most of it. |
After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit by a car and died immediately. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 40 years; why didn't you pull me out from the path of the car?" God replied, "I didn't recognize you." |  |
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Rose of Sharon Oldage Home
Mira Road - Mumbai
Greetings once again to all our dear readers in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus of Nazareth. In this edition we share our experiences with you on granny Merlyn Braganza. Aunt Merlyn is 78 years old and was born
and brought up in Mumbai. She joined the home in April 2008 and has completed 3 years and 8 months in the Rose of Sharon old age home.
By the grace of God alone, she is enjoying good health and peace of mind in this place.
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Aunt Merlyn by nature is very systematic and likes things in its place, the way she likes it. There are a few simple possessions which are very dear to her, like her Bible, her spiritual books, her grandson's photo, her pen and a few other things, are always beside her pillow. By mistake, if the position of even one of these things is shifted, she gets very upset and will re-arrange all her belongings as per how she likes. Her son always says, that in her earlier days, she used to be a very strict and disciplined mother and always used to keep things in its place, the house used to be spic and span and everything used to be in order. Aunt Merlyn is very independent and likes to do things on her own. She is also very fashionable and likes to experiment with her earrings. She is also an ardent reader and spends a major part of her time reading the Bible or her Biblical books.
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When she was new to the home, aunt Merlyn was very short tempered and used to abuse the staff whenever they would try to take her for a
bath or change her diaper. But a lot of things have changed with auntie over a period of time, she now is very cooperative and fully
complies with the staff. If any visitor comes to visit her, she greets them with a warm smile and never misses the opportunity to talk to them.
God has been very gracious and merciful with Merlyn auntie. In the past Merlyn auntie was taking medications for Blood pressure and Blood
Sugar, but our Lord Jesus has sustained her with good health and strength and it has been more than 2 years that her BP and Diabetes medicines
have been completely stopped. The gift of good health is such a great blessing for all the residents here at the Rose of Sharon old age home who
abide under the Lord's shadow. We pray that the Lord Jesus may continue to keep her in good health, joy, peace and happiness at all times.
All glory to Lord Jesus alone. Praise The Lord.
** Bro. Moses George
Rose of Sharon Old Age Home, Mira Road
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Rose of Sharon Sunday-School
Kalina - Mumbai
Praise the Lord. Each month we share something about our
Sunday School children - about their personality, about their faith and love for God and about each of their talents.
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This month we teachers would like to share about Angel Roberts who is in Senior Class in Sunday School. Angel is the oldest child and a responsible child. She will always take care of the younger children and guide and help them. When all the children queue up to go down to church after Sunday School - she chooses to stand last in line after all the little children so she can take care of them. She is also the one that Pastor calls out to - to take care of the little children during communion time when the children are by themselves. In Sunday School, Angel is a quiet and obedient child. If you give her any assignment to do she will do it diligently. Her Sunday School book is always neat and up to date. She also has a good talent for art - and she draws and colours well.
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Angel is studious in her school. She puts her trust in the Lord every day, for everything. If she doesn't do
her homework, if she hasn't studied and there is a test, if she doesn't like the girl sitting next to her and she wants
a new classmate ... she trusts in God to do everything for her and she prays. She always has all such testimonies
to share with us - how the Lord answered her prayers and helped her out.
We praise God for our Sunday School children - and each month we will continue to read about them, about their
faith and God's abundant grace in their lives.
Praise the Lord.
**Sis. Sandra Daniels
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Rose of Sharon Sunday-School
Bhilad - Gujarat
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Praise the Lord! Christmas greetings to all our readers. It's Christmas season and all of us are quite occupied in preparing to celebrate the day with the most beautiful reason. Our little ones in Rose of Sharon Sunday School (Bhilad) are thrilled to the core to be a part of preparation for Christmas Eve Function in our Rose of Sharon Church (Kalina). | |||
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She's got an amazing memory power and recollects all the Bible stories shared in the class in the manner in which they were narrated to the children. She's very talented too. |
Once; I asked her to narrate the story of Zacchaeus in one of our classes; she narrated the whole part with a lot
of gesticulation, without any hesitation and in a very expressive tone. She's also a very responsible child.
She proactively has been helping the little children to rehearse their parts for the Christmas programme during
the week-days. She loves to come to Sunday School and learn new songs, hear stories about Jesus papa and share
testimonies even about the every little thing God has done in her life.
We thank God for instilling these good values in the lives of these little children and we pray that God continues to
work in their lives in the days to come.
Praise the Lord.
** Sis. Mercy Moses
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