Johannes 16:25-33

Ingenooi deur God

Ons raak bewus van ons diepste behoeftes, Ons raak bewus van ons diepste behoeftes, vrae en vrese en gee ons oor aan Godvrae en vrese en gee ons oor aan God

““I never I never promised you a promised you a rose garden” rose garden”

““Ek het jou nie Ek het jou nie maanskyn en maanskyn en rose belowe nie.” rose belowe nie.”

Die storie Die storie van die van die

twee twee paddaspaddas

Ingaan in God se tyd

Ons betree God se wêreld en gaan Ons betree God se wêreld en gaan in God se vrede in.in God se vrede in.

““Ek het die wêreld klaar oorwin”Ek het die wêreld klaar oorwin”

Luister na God se Woord

Ons luister dieper na die Woord en Ons luister dieper na die Woord en ontmoet Godontmoet God

Luister na mekaar

God maak ons ‘n luisterende gemeenskap God maak ons ‘n luisterende gemeenskap en praat ook deur ander mense met ons.en praat ook deur ander mense met ons.

Wat maak mense Wat maak mense moedeloos? Wat is die dinge moedeloos? Wat is die dinge

wat jou moedeloos maak?wat jou moedeloos maak?

Ps 121 – gebed vir die Ps 121 – gebed vir die moedelosemoedelose

Sterftesyfer onder christene Sterftesyfer onder christene = 100%= 100%

““I have never thought that a I have never thought that a Christian would be free of Christian would be free of

suffering. For our Lord suffering. For our Lord suffered. And I have come to suffered. And I have come to

believe that He suffered, not to believe that He suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to save us from suffering, but to

teach us how to bear suffering. teach us how to bear suffering. For He knew that there is no life For He knew that there is no life

without suffering.without suffering.””Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved CountryAlan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country

Luister na ander en die tye

Ons stel onsself oop om God van Ons stel onsself oop om God van onverwagte kante af te hooronverwagte kante af te hoor

““It’s a world that scares me, It’s a world that scares me, and I ain’t scared of nothin’.”and I ain’t scared of nothin’.”

““Courage is more exhilarating Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run than fear, and in the long run it's easierit's easier.” .” -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Eleanor Roosevelt

““Courage is just fear that has said it's Courage is just fear that has said it's prayersprayers.” -- Anne Lamott.” -- Anne Lamott

““Courage is being Courage is being scared to death but scared to death but

saddling up anyway.saddling up anyway.” ” Beroemde akteur van Beroemde akteur van

cowboyflieks – cowboyflieks –

John Wayne.John Wayne.

““Hy wat gesondheid het, het Hy wat gesondheid het, het hoop; en hy wat hoop het, hoop; en hy wat hoop het, het alles!” het alles!”

Arabiese spreukwoordArabiese spreukwoord

““Behind the cloud the Behind the cloud the starlight lurks,starlight lurks,

Through showers the Through showers the sunbeams fall;sunbeams fall;

For God, who loveth For God, who loveth

all his worksall his works

Has left his hope with all!”Has left his hope with all!”John Greenleaf WhittierJohn Greenleaf Whittier

““In die land van hoop word In die land van hoop word dit nooit donker nie. ’n dit nooit donker nie. ’n

Mandjie vol hoop is beter Mandjie vol hoop is beter as ‘n skuur vol graan.”as ‘n skuur vol graan.”

Russiese spreukwoordRussiese spreukwoord

What Can a Thoughtful What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Man Hope for Mankind on

Earth, Given the Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Experience of the Past

Million Years?Million Years?

Nothing…Nothing…

““Hy het die dorings gehad, Hy het die dorings gehad, ek het die hoop.”ek het die hoop.”

Vaclav Havel Vaclav Havel

– – die hooptimis – die hooptimis –

““......the world is not a roll of the dice the world is not a roll of the dice toward chaos. toward chaos. A new world has begun A new world has begun

to happen since Christ has risen... to happen since Christ has risen... Jesus Christ, we march behind you on Jesus Christ, we march behind you on the road to the future. You are with us the road to the future. You are with us

and you are our immortality! Take and you are our immortality! Take away the sadness from our faces. We away the sadness from our faces. We

are not in a game of chance... You are not in a game of chance... You have the last word! Now has begun the have the last word! Now has begun the

eternal ‘alleluia!’…”eternal ‘alleluia!’…” Luis EspinalLuis Espinal

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

Die einde van die beginDie einde van die begin

““We never really know We never really know how high we are ‘till we how high we are ‘till we are called to rise.are called to rise.””

Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson

““For us there is only the For us there is only the trying. The rest is not our trying. The rest is not our business.” business.”

TS Elliot TS Elliot

““Dis so goed dat dit waar Dis so goed dat dit waar moet wees!” moet wees!”

George McDonaldGeorge McDonald

Die hooptimis sê: “Dis Die hooptimis sê: “Dis moeilik, maar baie moontlik!”moeilik, maar baie moontlik!”

Luister weer na God se Woord

Ons fokus op die Gees se beweging in ons Ons fokus op die Gees se beweging in ons hart en gedagteshart en gedagtes

Fokus op wat God nou doen

Ons fokus op wat God nou doen en Ons fokus op wat God nou doen en waarheen God ons lewe rigwaarheen God ons lewe rig

““I trembled all night – but the I trembled all night – but the rock didn’t”rock didn’t”

Die pyn het nooit die laaste Die pyn het nooit die laaste sêsê nie nie

Antwoord met ons lewe

Ons besluit op ‘n gepaste reaksie op Ons besluit op ‘n gepaste reaksie op wat God gegee/ gedoen/ gesê het.wat God gegee/ gedoen/ gesê het.

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