Wonderful Words of Life - New Life Ministries of Pennsylvania

Images of the Week...
Wonderful Words of Life
A Weekly Newsletter Publication of
New Life Ministries of PA
JUNE 7, 2015
An evangelistic teaching ministry based in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Please visit us online at http://panewlife.com
June 4, 2015. Chelsea Pensioners take part in
the Founder's Day Parade at the Royal
Hospital Chelsea in London, England.
VOL. III
ISSUE 254
June 4, 2015. Tens of thousands of people
attend an annual candlelight vigil at Victoria
Park in Hong Kong, China to mark Beijing's
Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold
all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Inside This Week's Issue:

Bible Study Lesson:
GODLY
DISCIPLINE
June 5, 2015. Rescue workers stand on a river
bank as the capsized cruise ship Eastern Star
is pulled out of the Yangtze against sunset, in
Jianli, Hubei province, China.
June 6, 2015. V.P. Joe Biden, accompanied
by his family, holds his hand over his heart
as he watches an honor guard carry a casket
containing the remains of his son.

Israel in the News

National Headlines
My friend, today is your day of decision. Are you saved? God loves you. The Bible tells us that
because we're all born with a sinful fallen nature that separates us from God, Jesus Christ (God
the Son) was sent into this world to die on the cross and shed His precious blood for your sins.
Those who truly receive Christ into their heart by faith will be transformed spiritually and
accepted by God into His heavenly kingdom. Those who reject Christ will be separated from God
forever and tormented in Hell and the Lake of Fire. What will your decision be?

Global Headlines and

Images of the Week
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

Day of Decision
DAY OF DECISION
Prophetic World Events
FENWICK LIGHTHOUSE
FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE
Bible Study Lesson:
GODLY DISCIPLINE
Key Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:5-11 – “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as
unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of
Him: For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye endure
chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if
ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore
we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much
rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after
their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening
for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit
of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”
Israeli leader says world silent on Gaza rocket attacks: Israel's prime minister slammed the international
community's silence over recent rocket attacks from Gaza and warned that a strong reprisal could be
forthcoming. Benjamin Netanyahu said he hasn't heard a word of condemnation from the world about three
rocket attacks from Gaza over the past two weeks. The rockets did not cause any injury or harm but
disrupted the quiet in southern Israel that has mostly prevailed since last summer's war between Hamas and
Israel. "It will be interesting to see if this silence continues when we use all our strength in exercising our
right to defend ourselves," Netanyahu said at his weekly Cabinet meeting. "It should be clear: the hypocrisy
that is sweeping the world will not chain our hands from defending the citizens of Israel."
Other Scriptures: Job 5:17 – “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou
the chastening of the Almighty”
Proverbs 13:24 – “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him
betimes.”
Proverbs 19:18 – “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. ”
Revelation 3:19 – “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. ”
There is, I fear, a lost art which seems to have abandoned us in today’s society— the art of godly
discipline. Discipline according to the Bible is the one essential element for proper spiritual
development in all human beings. From children to adults, everyone is subject to the authority
of God’s word. Those who reject it, do so at their own peril. Yet in spite of this very fact, most
people today still choose to live undisciplined lives. In other words they’d rather have fun doing
whatever it is they want, than obeying the Lord and suffering for Him. Many children grow up in
homes with little or no parental discipline. Most kids are smart enough to know that by pouting,
crying, or throwing a temper tantrum, they can have their own way and eventually get whatever
it is they want. This past week, I had the joy of witnessing a young child at a store screaming and
crying as loud as possible because they didn’t get what they wanted. One of their parents who
was with them never stopped it or disciplined them at all. Like children, many adults also live
undisciplined lives today, which more often than not means obeying God only when it’s
convenient for them. Like oversized children, these so-called grown-ups use dishonesty and
manipulation to get whatever they want. They lie, cheat, steal, slander, and injure others with
hurtful words and actions, in order to live selfish and undisciplined lives. In the Bible, we learn
that God’s people not only discipline themselves, but they’re also disciplined by the Lord. God
disciplines those of us who are truly His children (true believers in Christ) because He loves us in
a special way as our Heavenly Father. We’re His legitimate sons and daughters who belong to
Him personally in a way the rest of the world can’t understand or relate to. In the same way,
godly parents are called to discipline their own children according to the Bible because they love
them. What’s your attitude toward godly discipline today?
Sincerely,
Mr. Chris J. Grego
Please feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions that you may have.
Phone: (570) 809-2717
E-mail: [email protected]
It is my sincere hope and prayer that you will find a new life in Christ and experience the joy of walking with
Him each day.
Big U.S. data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers: A massive breach of U.S. federal computer
networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at
grabbing personal data, industrial secrets and weapons plans from government and private computers. The
Obama administration on Thursday disclosed the breach of computer systems at the Office of Personnel
Management and said the records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been
compromised. U.S. officials have said on condition of anonymity they believe the hackers are based in China,
but Washington has not publicly blamed Beijing at a time when tensions are high over Chinese territorial
claims in the South China Sea.
Teen couple in custody; police probe 3-state crime spree: A teen couple from Ohio who authorities suspect
of a crime spree across three states was apprehended in West Virginia after a police pursuit, investigators
said Saturday. The sheriff's office in Wyandot County, Ohio, said the 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl
were in the custody of West Virginia State Police. The two crashed a vehicle that had been stolen in
Pennsylvania and fled on foot before they were caught, authorities said.
Florida woman sets out on 6,000-mile Pacific crossing by rowboat: Sonya Baumstein, a 29-yr old athlete
from Orlando, Florida, waited for weeks to set out in her custom-designed rowboat from Choshi, a port east
of Tokyo, headed for San Francisco. With a few last-minute adjustments to her supplies and a brief call to
her parents, she rowed out of the marina on Sunday, a tiny sliver on the glittering horizon, hoping to finish
the 6,000-mile (9,600-kilometer) journey by late September and become the first woman to row solo across
the Pacific.
U.S. border patrol helicopter hit by gunfire near Mexican border: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection
helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near the Mexican border after it was hit several times
by gunfire, the FBI said on Saturday. The helicopter was on an operational mission along the Rio Grande
near Laredo, Texas, when shots from the ground struck it late Friday afternoon.
Tornadoes, storms and floods sweep through Colorado: Violent storms across Colorado swirled into
tornadoes that destroyed homes, popped open a sinkhole that swallowed a police cruiser and dropped so
much hail on a Denver neighborhood that residents had to dig out of waist-deep ice with shovels.
China cruise ship death toll exceeds 400, victims mourned: Chinese officials, rescuers and family members
gathered in mourning on Sunday for those lost on a cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze
River, as the death toll from the disaster reached 431, with 11 still missing. Only 14 survivors, one of them
the captain, have been found after the ship carrying 456 overturned in a freak tornado on Monday night in
Jianli in Hubei province. Most of the passengers were elderly tourists. The four-storey ship was righted and
raised on Friday, allowing rescuers onto to it to clear away debris, break down cabin doors and look for
bodies. The river is being swept to as far away as Shanghai looking for the missing.
At least 10 dead as vigilantes clash in Mexico: A self-defense militia was attacked by a rival faction in
southern Mexico leaving at least 10 people dead, amid tensions in the region on the eve of elections.