ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Tisema 7, 2018

‘Oku ne ‘i hotau lotolotonga

FOLOFOLA

Matiu 1:22-23

22 Pea na‘e fai ‘eni kotoa pē, koe‘uhi ke fakamo‘oni ki he me‘a ne folofola‘aki ‘e he ‘Eiki ‘i he palōfita, ‘o pehē, 23 Vakai, ‘e feitama ‘a e tāupo‘ou, pea te ne ‘alo‘i ha tama, pea te nau fakahingoa ia ko ‘Imānuela, ‘a ia ko hono ‘uhinga, ‘oku ‘iate kitautolu ‘a e ‘Otua.

FAKAMATALA

Kuo toki a’usia ‘e Mele mo Siosifa ‘a e mo’oni ‘o e ngaahi kikite fekau’aki mo e Misaia ‘a eni ia kuo hoko ‘o fakatatau ki he tala na’e fai ‘e he ‘angelo. 

‘I he’ena fanongo loua ki he hingoa ‘e ui’aki ‘a e tamasi’i, “ko e ‘Otua ‘oku ‘iate kitautolu”, ‘oku na toki mahino’i ‘a e me’a ‘oku lolotonga hoko, te na fakamo’oni ki he talanoa fakaofo ‘oku fakahoko ‘e he ‘Otua ‘i mamani ‘o fou ‘i hona famili.

FEKAU

‘I he hili ko ia ‘a hono kalusefai ‘o Sisu, na’a ne folofola ‘o pehe ‘e ‘ikai te ne momo’i li’aki kitautolu ‘i ha taimi (Matiu 28:20).  Na’a ne foaki mai ‘a hono Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ke nofo’ia kitautolu mo fai ‘ene mo’ui ‘o fou ‘iate kitautolu.

FETAPA

‘E ‘Otua, ‘oku ou fakamalo atu ‘i ho’o ngaue ‘iate au pea fou ‘iate au ‘a e ngaue ko ia.  Tokoni’i au ke ‘oua ‘e ngalo ko hoku sino ko e temipale ia ‘o e ‘Otua mo’ui.  ‘Emeni.

He is with us

SCRIPTURE

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel (which meams God with us)" Matthew 1:22-23

OBSERVATION

At this point, Mary and Joseph are likely making the connection that the visitations from angels are connected to the ancient prophecies about the coming Messiah. As they both hear the baby should be named "God with us" they are probably just coming to the realization they have front and center roles in an incredible story that is being written with them and around them.

APPLICATION

Jesus was crucified, He returned and said He would never leave you nor forsake you (Matthew 28:20). He sent the Holy Spirit to live in and through you.

PRAYER

God, thank you for working in and through me. Help me to not lose sight of the fact that my body is a temple of the living God. Amen

Fakatatau ki he veesi ‘o e ‘aho ni, ko e ha e ‘uhinga ‘oku totonu ke lotolahi ai ha tokotaha kalisitaine ‘i ha‘ane teu fai ha ngaue ‘oku ne ongo‘i ‘oku ‘ikai taau pe fe‘unga ke ne fai? –

(According to today’s verse, why should a Christian have confidence in doing something he may feel inadequate in performing?)

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Fakatatau ki he konga ‘uluaki ‘o e veesi, ko e hā e ‘uhinga ‘oku falala‘anga ai ‘a e folofola ‘a e ‘Otua?

(According to the 1^st part of the verse, why do we have confidence in the reliability of God’s word?)

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