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Newsletter
I JULY 2002
GOD THE GREAT DESIGNER IN CREATION
The
seal of the Designer is stamped upon all His created works, and it is
a seal that cannot be obliterated. Design in creation is indelible like
the watermark in paper. The Bible infers that the hand of the Designer
is to be seen in all His works. "He is the Rock, His work is perfect:
for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity,
just and right is He" (Deut. 32:4). "Who hath measured the waters in
the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended
the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales,
and the hills in a balance" (Is. 40:12)? According to the latter verse,
the waters, the heaven above, and the dust of the earth (matter, or
the chemical elements) are measured. God has infinitely measured all
the works of His hands. Number is the underlying principle of nature.
There are no created works without the numbers inherent in them. God
has measured the waters. The Word of God was not given to teach science
primarily, but some of its statements anticipate scientific discoveries,
and wherever Bible statements touch upon science they are accurate.
Every drop of water in the universe is a mathematical equation. Science
tells us that water is the combination of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen.
Two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen meet to form water. It is measured.
It is not an accident. It does not just happen so. Our universe is an
orderly universe, and every drop of water reveals the hand of the Designer.
--A
Treasury of Bible Illustrations
LETTER
FROM THE ISF ASSISTANT
Dear International Friend,
Our warm summer greetings to you no matter where you are living.
Some have returned home or moved to new places to live and to
experience a different way of life. It would be an interesting
thing to spend time living in each of the fifty states of the
United States. Even though you might think things are pretty
much the same all over the USA, there are still many things
that make each state a unique place to call home. By the time
you receive this letter summer will have officially begun and
one half of the year 2002 will be history. Also we would have
already celebrated Fourth of July, which is very special to
all Americans.
Did you know that the first Model-T cars, introduced by Henry
Ford in 1908, sold for $850? The price actually decreased to
$290 in 1923. Salt is the most widely used seasoning in the
world. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was the first bridge
to use steel cables. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is
8 ft. long and has a fingernail 13 by 10 inches. The word "taxi"
is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and
Portuguese.
Our July ISF Gathering will be on Friday, July 19th,
7:30 PM in the beautiful Ballroom of the William
Pitt Union. The William Pitt Union is located in Oakland
on the corner of Bigelow and 5th. Avenue. To get to the Ballroom,
use the entrance on 5th. Avenue and then follow the signs.
We were so encouraged to see so many new ones come to our last
gathering. It was a joy to see 120 of our dear International
friends from 12 different countries. There were 17 who attended
for the first time. So please continue to invite your friends
to these wonderful monthly times we have together. As usual
there will also be a full course dinner, good music, an excellent
lecture, special children's activities in the Kurtzman Room,
but especially good International fellowship. It's all free,
so do plan to come and invite your friends.
Hope to see you on July 19th!
--Terry
Tiberio, ISF Assistant
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EIGHT
MISTAKES TO AVOID
-
Remorse over yesterday's failure.
- Anxiety over
today's problems.
- Worry over tomorrow's
uncertainty.
- Procrastination
with one's present duty.
- Resentment of
another's success.
- Criticism of
a neighbor's imperfections.
- Impatience with
youth's faults.
- Unbelief in God's
providence.
ONE-SENTENCE
SERMONS
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A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
- Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
- Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord!
- Give God what's right, not what's left!
- He who angers you, controls you!
- He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
- He who kneels before God can stand before anyone!
- Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
- Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.
- Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
- "Pray" is a four letter word that you can say anywhere.
- Prayer - Don't give God instructions - just report for duty!
- The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will
not protect you.
- Watch your step carefully! Everyone else does!
- We don't change the message; the message changes us.
- We set the sail; God makes the wind.
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"For
what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and
loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for
his soul? " (Matt.
16:28)
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JUNE
ISF GATHERING
120
were present from the following 12 countries: China,
Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Romania, Russia, Syria, Taiwan,
Zimbabwe, USA.
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Hope
to see you at the July ISF Gathering on July 19th,
in the Ballroom of the William Pitt Union!
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