The 2012 December Devon Church Leisure (Senior’s) Group
meeting held a Christmas Luncheon with take-out Chinese after singing Christmas
Hymns, prayer, and Bible study.
This is the take-out Chinese
It is too much trouble to wash dishes, so the restaurant
containers were placed. Two dishes each
of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, fried tofu, and egg rolls were there.
Everyone loves this Chinese, so we tend to eat too
much. “What is this?” “That is
shrimp.”
Some have already picked up and started to eat. “Did we give grace for the food?” “Yes, we did.”
“Dragon Gate” – this is the Chinese take-out restaurant.
Couple years ago, Mic-san and Taro-kun tried this Chinese,
and they assured the taste of this restaurant.
Since that, this Chinese was ordered for the Leisure Group’s Christmas
luncheon
12 months of 2012 has already been passing through. It is a time to be still and look back the
last 12 months, and look forward the new year of 2013.
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The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught this
prayer to his disciples. Matthew 6:9-19
“This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not
into temptation, and deliver us from evil.“
The day’s Bible lesson was the last
part of the prayer, “And forgive us
our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from evil.”
Christians have to forgive others. Jesus taught us to love our enemy. It is very hard to forgive others, but
without forgiveness no one has the peace of mind and happy living. The forgiveness has to affect two people, one
gives forgiveness and other ask reconciliation.
Without reconciliation, forgiveness can’t be completed.
A raped person, parents who lost their
children because of a drunken driver, adultery between husband and wife,
disrespect or unfaithful acts between employer and employee, friends, etc.
those who are suffering from wicked acts have to forgive others. It is easy to say but hard to do. But if they don’t forgive, there will not be
peace and a happy life.
The suffering people gave forgiveness
and those who cause the incident asked reconciliation, now everything is O.K.
and their relationship can be restored.
No, it can’t be. The trusted
relation will not come back again. It
may not come back their entire lives.
Isn’t it so sad?
One’s sin, such as rumor, disrespect,
unfaithfulness, hatred, telling a lie, stealing, etc. in daily life causes
broken down relationships, and suffering.
Everyone has to reconsider before speaking rumors, lies, disrespectful
and hateful words ….
The end
of the prayer said, “And lead us not
into temptation,” this
verse connected with our sin.
“Who tempt us?” and “Who is the evil one?” The typical ones are Satan, demon, and evil spirits.
The evil spirits, Satan and demons,
know the people’s weakness to fall in to sin.
In the “deliverance prayer,” it is called the garbage. There are many rats and mouse in the alley,
because of lots of garbage. Those who
feed the garbage to the evil spirits will be easily tempted. To fight the evil spirit it is very important
to store God’s word in own heart and also to meditate with the Holy Spirit to
find out our weakness.
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