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New Guinea News
16 November 2008
Sickness
Realizing their sickness
After the teaching one morning
this week, one of the men got up and looked at all the guys lined up
on the piece of bamboo, “Hey,” he said, then with a smile on his
face he continued, “You are all sick and you need a doctor.” The men
on the bench laughed, but they knew even though he was teasing them
he was serious. One of them responded, “What you say is true, but
you need a doctor too.”
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not
come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” This was the
response the Jesus gave in Luke 5:31-32 when asked why he ate with
sinners. I had just taught the Patpatar people about how Jesus had
called Matthew, a despised tax-collector, and how he had dined with
him and other sinners. The self-righteous Pharisees on the outside
in an effort to “follow all the rules to God” criticized Jesus for
eating with the sinners. Our team had acted out a skit of two sick
people, one who knew they were sick and wanted a doctor and the
other who was unaware of their sickness and refused the help of the
doctor. The impact of the lesson came when they realized how Jesus
was the doctor, He came for those who are spiritually sick; for
those who realize their sinfulness and need of a Savior. We are
excited to see many of the people begin to understand that Jesus was
more than just a great man to follow, but that He is in fact the
only hope of sinful dying men. Continue to pray for their
understanding and for the deliverance of their spiritual sickness.
Speaking of sickness…this week has been pretty rough physically on
our family. Everybody in our family and some of the Kunzers were
sick this week with either malaria, fevers, or colds. Thankfully we
are all on the road to recovery, but would appreciate your prayers
for continued health.
Coming this week:
The parables of Jesus – Jesus taught through His Words.
The miracles of Jesus – Jesus taught through His Actions.
The Bread of Life – Only Jesus will satisfy our hunger.
The prayers of the Pharisees and the sinners – Self reliance vs. God
dependence.
Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the promised Deliverer.
Only 3 weeks left,
Aaron, Lori, Avalon, Sierra, and Kylee Luse
Missionaries with New Tribes Mission
Among the Patpatar in Papua New Guinea
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