Recess rEVOLution
All you need to do is... Start with the 3V!~
1. Vision (Share the good news to ppl
2. Value/s (by showing love
3. Volunteers (through U n Me using words or actions!)
So... How r v goin to do that? it is very easy.. First...
We just need to form a group of minimum 4 peoples..
1. You
2. The Father
3. The Son
4. ANd the Holy spirit
5. Slowly you can draw more people and form bigger group (even with the non-C)!
Then!~ we need 3S
1. Show up (with the group, you need to show up to support
2. Stand up ( stand up for the right
3. Speak up ( speak up through actions or words)
No matter wat.. just try whatever way u can to show LOVE to people surrounding you.. Just try!~ but u must also remember u need to pray, listen and obey to God to make this work too!~
Owe nothing to anyone- except your obligation to love one another. If you love ur neighbour, you will fullfill the requirement of God's law. Romans 13:8
So, start it now!~ Showing LOVE at the place you are standing now!~ Go GO GOOOOOOO!!!!
Be on FIRE for God!~ Do everything bcoz of Him!~ Amen!!
* feel free to visit http://www.urtherevolution.com/ to copy any idea of hw to show love!~ =) God loves all of u!
A Wake Up Call
Spend some time listening to it..
Christianity, its more then just a prayer, more then just believing or professing, it is repentance, it is action, it has an end result - being different from how you were before. Look at your life, the way you walk, the way you talk, are you reflecting who you claim you are? Confession is nothing without action.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21
A changed life, one that is pleasing before God is the only proof that you have truly been saved.
Why go to church?
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: "I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this! They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!"
God's Greatness in Healing
It was on 7th June, Sunday when Uncle Bernard Hor lost his grip and tumbled off a roof. The hard fall to the ground fractured his leg, split his skull into hald, and damaged his lungs. Upon reaching HUKM, doctors noted that he might also be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his days due to a damage in his spinal cord. Upon admittance into ICU, Uncle Bernard had irregularly quick heart beats and high pressure from the expanding of his brain. Family members were told to prepare for the worst.
That Sunday service, CEFC prayed for them and on Monday afternoon, some of us got a message to gather in church the same night to pray for Uncle Bernard and his family. An operation was needed to relieve Uncle Bernard's condition but we prayed for complete healing without him going under a surgeon's knife.
"There is only 50% success rate for the surgery; of which 25% he will recover and be able to lead a normal life and the other 25% where he will be paralyzed", we were told that night.
On Tue morning, news came through that there might not be a need for surgery but worries still plagued many of our hearts. And as we continued on the prayer chain, the doctor announced that there is no need for surgery at all as the swelling in the brain was subsiding. On the same day, Uncle Bernard underwent a surgery for his fractured leg to prevent infection and the surgery was a success.
Today, another wave of relief came when the family was notified that Uncle Bernard's spinal cord is not affected by the fall hence he will be up and running in no time. His condition is much more stabilized currently and he had been taken off sedatives.
Brothers and sisters, every single item that you prayed for came to pass in Jesus's name. Therefore continue praying untill complete healing takes place. Aside the good news mentioned, Justin and Joshua's elder brother Julian was allowed to come home for 1 week to be with the family and their mother is also back from Holland. And guess what, because Julian works for the government there will be 70% discount on the hospital charges aside from insurance claims and monetary gifts from relatives. Ain't our God a great God?
The following are some prayer items:
- Surgery on the skull to be replaced with an artificial skull will not be needed. Instead, the bones will be joined together through God's healing.
- Uncle Bernard will have speedy recovering and be healthier than before.
- Uncle Bernard will not suffer from personality disorders due to damage in his brain.
- The salvation of the family. Uncle Bernard, his wife and Julian have yet to receive the Lord.
- Their financial burdens will be eased.
Dear brothers and sisters, this incident has not only brought the Hor family together but also us, as a family in the Body of Christ. Prayer helps us to believe for greater things from God and the claim for healing for Uncle Bernard causes our faith to rise. When the devil is all out for evil, God will intervene and turn the incident to good for His glory. Let us breakthrough in our walk with God and continue to pray unceasingly.
Remember, our prayer moves the hand of God. If we don't pray for the lost, who else would?
God's Chisel
Very inspiring ~~ dedicated to all of us by our beloved sister in Australia, Lydia Lim ;-)
God's Weird Love
I read this story about a year ago and it has been on my mind since. I thought I might share it with all of you; the peculiar choice of friends our God has.
By Steve Brown
Source: ChristianityTodayGod makes what seem to me some very funny choices—meaning, they're not necessarily the choices I would make. You see, I always thought God had a big house in which the people who did what He said could live, worship, and enjoy fellowship. On the outside were the people who didn't do what God said to do. I, of course, was on the inside, because I did what He said—or at least tried to. I figured my sincerity would give me a pass.
But I was wrong.
God said to Moses in Exodus 33:19, "I will make all My goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you My name 'The Lord.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy" (ESV). In other words, God will choose His own friends, thank you very much.
That has always bothered me.
I am probably as religious as any person you know. Maybe even more. I teach religion to religious students at a religious graduate school. I stand before a whole lot of people and say religious things. I write religious books, I teach religious seminars, and I do religious radio broadcasts.
I'm really religious.
What bugs me is when God chooses to love people who aren't religious or, at any rate, not as religious as I am. I'm beginning to learn that God makes, by my judgment, some weird choices. He loves people who drive me nuts, and He has mercy on people to whom I would not show mercy. He moves beyond religious institutions and befriends people with whom I would not be friends.
God loves people who drive me nuts, and He has mercy on people to whom I would not show mercy.Whoopi Goldberg, who calls herself an atheist, is not one of my favorite people. But did you see her movie Sister Act? It's about a worldly nightclub singer who hides from some thugs who want to kill her. What makes it unique is that she hides in a Roman Catholic convent. She dresses like a nun and becomes the choir director, teaching the nuns to sing music that's more upbeat and fun than their usual convent fare.
What makes the story for me is this: Early in the film, the convent church is old and filled with old people who are very religious. Once the nightclub singer/nun starts leading the choir, however, the people on the outside (prostitutes, drug addicts, and other colorful characters) start coming into the church. In fact, they fill the church.
When I first saw that scene, I started crying. (I hardly cry at anything. I'm a guy, okay?) My wife, who was with me, gave me a look that said clearly, "Will you stop it? Are you a fruitcake? This is a comedy. Can't you see that everybody else in this theater is laughing, and you're crying? I think I'm going to sit somewhere else and pretend that I don't know you."
Nevertheless, I couldn't stop weeping. When the movie was over, I asked God about my peculiar reaction, and I felt Him answer that it wasn't me—it was Him. He was speaking through that scene.
I whined in response, But Lord, Whoopi Goldberg? Why couldn't it have been through Billy Graham or the Pope?
I didn't get an answer.
I have a recurring dream in which I'm finally home in heaven and am sitting at the Lord's Table for the marriage supper of the Lamb. All kinds of people are there. Clergy persons are present, some leaders of the church, and even one or two television preachers. But as I look around, I also see former adulterers, liars, and thieves. There are one-time prostitutes and pimps, tax collectors and drunks. There are also those who were once homosexuals, pornographers, and gluttons. And, frankly, I'm shocked.
Then, in my dream, I hear a voice from the throne, and the words are addressed to me. The voice is God's, and He asks, "And what do you think you're doing here?"
I think maybe He was kidding, but I'm not sure. I usually wake up before I find out.
I used to think God's love could be logically explained and measured. I now know that God's love runs far deeper than we can fathom.
There was a time when I was sure I could explain and defend God. I've found out, though, that He is beyond explanation—and not in need of defense. He was doing fine before I came along, and He will do fine long after I'm gone. Yet for some reason, this big, scary, and confusing God who chooses unlikely friends has chosen to love me. And I see His love in everything, without exception. The question is not, "Where is God's love?" The question is, "Where isn't God's love?"
Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy
The video is about a phone call from a young boy called Logan to a Christian Radio station 89.3FM KSBJ which broadcasts from Houston, Texas. He called to talk about his distress after having to put down his own calf that morning.
To those who have been away from our Father, as cliched as this may sound, remember that He is here and will always be here for you. Sometimes it takes something or someone else to remind us of God's love and it's so wonderful that our God does it through people halfway across the globe, like Logan.
What are you doing now, sitting there? Start running back to Him!
