**COMING - SUNDAY JULY 30TH 2017**
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” - Revelation 1:8
In Him was
life, and the life was the light of
men – John 1:4
Alpha - the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,
α), transliterated as ‘a.’
Light - the natural
agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
AM - stands for
“ante meridiem”, which means “before noon” in Latin
First Light - time when light
first appears in the morning; dawn
Welcome to ALPHA
MAAMA (AM) Youth Devotional. This devotional is a result of many
conversations with young people and leaders of our fellowship about the need
for a devotional for young people and young adults. Our “Taukapo” has served
our adult population well and with the English translation, I’ve attempted to
bridge the language gap. The translation was received very well in the
beginning but just like many things in life, the interest has tapered off.
Spiritually speaking, our greater need for righteousness and maturity is not
due to a “language” gap, but a “longing” gap.
If you’ve struggled with your affection for the things
of God, no amount of devotional books, Apps, posts and or preaching will get
through to you. Only the Spirit of God can reach you and break you and mold you
into His image. This devotional and the hundreds more available to you, will
only guide and assist. My hope and prayer will always be that you will allow
God’s Spirit and His Word to speak and work to “will and to do of His good
pleasure in you” (Philippians 2:13).
The name of this devotional is self-explanatory. Just
as we might reach for our phones in the morning to turn off the alarm and check
social media, hopefully, we will be reminded that “First” thing should always
be first. His “light” is what we desperately need most (Psalm 119:105).
Na‘e kamata ‘a e fatu ‘o e lesoni lau Folofola
ma‘ae to‘utupú ‘i he Youth “APP” pea lele mai ai ‘o a‘u pe ki ha taimi kuo u
fakatokanga‘i mahalo pe ne ki‘i tō faka-tekinikale ‘a e kaveingá pea ko e
‘uhinga ia ne fai ai ‘a e liliu ko ení.
Ko
e tohi ‘oku tefito ai ‘a ‘etau lesoni fo‘oú, ‘oku ui ko e THE NEW CITY CATECHISM DEVOTIONAL;
ko e tohi ‘a e The Gospel Coalition pea pulusi ‘e he Crossway Publishing
2017. Ko e devotional ko ení ko e to‘o mei he tohi fehu‘i-mo e-tali
(catechism).
Ko
e tu‘u foki ‘a e Feohi‘anga Mo‘ui Fo‘oú pea mo e ngaahi siasi lahi, ‘oku ‘i ai
‘a e ngaahi tefito‘i tui (statement of faith). ‘I he fononga mai ‘a e siasi
fakakalisitiané, na‘e ‘i ai mo e ngaahi mo‘oni‘i me‘a na‘e fai ki ai ‘a e piki
mo e tukupā ke fakamahino ‘a hono mamahi‘i ‘o e tokāteline mo e akonaki ‘a
Sisuú. Ko e tui ‘a e kau ‘aposetoló
‘oku kau ia ‘i ha ngaahi mo‘oni ‘oku tauhi mo lau ma‘uloto ‘e he ngaahi
siasí. Pea ‘i he tuku‘au mai ‘a e siasí ‘i he ngaahi senitulí na‘e mahu‘inga
ke fakatahataha‘i ‘a e ngaahi tokāteliné
ke ako‘i pea na‘e ngaue‘aki ‘a e fehu‘i mo e talí pe ko e founga ‘oku ‘iloa ko e “catechism”;
mei he lea Kalisí, katechein – ko e
ako‘i fou ‘i he lea pe fakamatala ngutu.
Ko
e ngaahi fehu‘i ‘e 52 (uike ‘e 52 ‘o e ta‘u) ko e unu mai ‘o fakafo‘ou mei he ngaahi
katekeino lalahi ‘a e siasí; Calvin’s
Geneva Catechism, Westminster Shorter
and Longer catechism pea mo e Heidelburg Catechism. ‘Oku vahevahe ki
ha konga ‘e 3: Konga I – ‘Otua, Fakatupu, tō ‘a e tangatá, Laó (fehu‘i ‘e 20);
Konga II – Kalaisi, huhu‘i, kelesi (fehu‘i ‘e 15); Konga III – Laumālie,
fakafo‘ou, tupu ‘i he kelesi (fehu‘i ‘e 17). Ko e fo‘i fehu‘i kotoa pe ‘oku ‘i
ai hono tali, veesi huluhulu pea mo e komeniteli (vete) mei he kau mo‘unga‘i
tangata ‘o e teolesio mei ono‘aho pea mo e ni‘ihi ‘i hotau kuongá.
Ko
e ‘etau lotú ia mo e faka‘amú ke hoko ‘a e ngaahi “katekeino” ko ‘ení ko ha fakalotolahi mo ha toe fakamanatu ‘o e
mahu‘inga ke tau ‘ilo mo puke ma‘u ki he‘etau tui mo e ngaahi “tokāteline
na‘e ‘omi tu‘o taha ki he kakai lotú” (Siutasi 1:3).
Katechein (Greek) - Catechism (English) – Katekeino (Tongan)
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