Sunday, November 30, 2008
Potluck
On Wednesday I had a great thanksiving dinner with seekers from Francis lewis and bayside and of course cardozo. we each brought food for a potluck and it was really awesome seeing brothers and sisters from different schools praising God. It was a great blessing to lead praise and seeing God's people praise with great passion inside a school. Although we may be from different schools, God gave each of us a purpose to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are all unified by the blood of Jesus Christ and we are one great family under God. We are truly blessed to have each other and some of us fail to realize that. The world can't have the type of relationship that we have with each other... God has blessed us with a lot of things but one of the best people He has blessed us with is each other. Lets show love to each other and help each other out at the hard times.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Calling
Acts 9:1-22
It is a great passage about the conversion of Saul. Saul was a man who persecuted the disciples of Christ. But, God has appeared to him and Saul trembles on his knees and becomes blind. The Lord calls Ananias to heal Saul but Ananias was skeptical because of Saul's previous actions. But in faith Ananias goes to heal Saul and to give him sight through the power of Christ. And Saul was greatly changed due to the calling Christ has given to him and went on changing the lives of many and many were astonished.
Like Saul, we were all in darkness. We rebelled against God and all we wanted to do is to sin. But God appeared to us and dramatically changed our lives. God's calling for us is mainly to reach the lost and to preach the Gospel to all nations! In this passage, it shows two callings. The calling of not only Saul but also the calling of Ananias. Ananias was very doubtful of whether or not he should go to Saul and recover his sight. But in FAITH, he went out and did what the Lord has called him to do and therefore changed the life of Saul.
After Saul changed and accepted Christ into his life, he lives a totally different lifestyle. Others around him were extremely shocked because of his dramatic change through the power of the Cross. We should also have the same effect in our own schools. Are we the difference in our own schools? Do we shine that light of Christ and are we grateful for this Gospel message we believe in? God used a man like Saul, who persecuted the disciples, to change the entire history of mankind. Are we going to be like Saul, a history maker, or are we going to continue living our lives without showing the power of the Gospel. We have to fall on our knees and repent before God and then God will use us to expand His kingdom and to fulfill His will for you on this earth.
Luke 4:18-19
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poorl He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To et a liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
As Christians, don't we have the same calling Christ had on this earth? We should strive to be like our Saviour and God's calling for us is far greater than what we have in plan for ourselves.
But we also do have minor callings in our life also. Like, what job to take or where is God taking me with my life? If we live according to the Bible and in prayer and really seeking after God and our foundation is on the Gospel, it will be easier to find our callings and plans in our lives.
What has God called you to do?
It is a great passage about the conversion of Saul. Saul was a man who persecuted the disciples of Christ. But, God has appeared to him and Saul trembles on his knees and becomes blind. The Lord calls Ananias to heal Saul but Ananias was skeptical because of Saul's previous actions. But in faith Ananias goes to heal Saul and to give him sight through the power of Christ. And Saul was greatly changed due to the calling Christ has given to him and went on changing the lives of many and many were astonished.
Like Saul, we were all in darkness. We rebelled against God and all we wanted to do is to sin. But God appeared to us and dramatically changed our lives. God's calling for us is mainly to reach the lost and to preach the Gospel to all nations! In this passage, it shows two callings. The calling of not only Saul but also the calling of Ananias. Ananias was very doubtful of whether or not he should go to Saul and recover his sight. But in FAITH, he went out and did what the Lord has called him to do and therefore changed the life of Saul.
After Saul changed and accepted Christ into his life, he lives a totally different lifestyle. Others around him were extremely shocked because of his dramatic change through the power of the Cross. We should also have the same effect in our own schools. Are we the difference in our own schools? Do we shine that light of Christ and are we grateful for this Gospel message we believe in? God used a man like Saul, who persecuted the disciples, to change the entire history of mankind. Are we going to be like Saul, a history maker, or are we going to continue living our lives without showing the power of the Gospel. We have to fall on our knees and repent before God and then God will use us to expand His kingdom and to fulfill His will for you on this earth.
Luke 4:18-19
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poorl He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To et a liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
As Christians, don't we have the same calling Christ had on this earth? We should strive to be like our Saviour and God's calling for us is far greater than what we have in plan for ourselves.
But we also do have minor callings in our life also. Like, what job to take or where is God taking me with my life? If we live according to the Bible and in prayer and really seeking after God and our foundation is on the Gospel, it will be easier to find our callings and plans in our lives.
What has God called you to do?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Prayer
Prayer is one of the many gifts that God has given to us that we should use to the full extent. It's a priviledge that God has given us! It's a blessing that God has given us this ability to actually communicate with Him. We have to realize that Someone is listening to us, is watching over us, and cares deeply for us. "Intimacy" We are close to God and having a personal relationship with our Lord who is in heaven! God is our Father but He is also our "Abba Father" Someone who we can have a close relationship with. He hears our cries, accepts our praises, and knows each one of our voices. Sometimes we may feel as if He does not hear our cries but He is listening to every little word we say. We may feel as if our prayers are not being answered but in His time He will answer each one of our prayers.
P.U.S.H Pray Until Something Happens
Do you believe in the power of prayer?
"If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.But truly God has listened;he has attended to the voice of my prayer."
—Psalm 66:18-19
“Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known."
—Jeremiah 33:2-3
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
P.U.S.H Pray Until Something Happens
Do you believe in the power of prayer?
"If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.But truly God has listened;he has attended to the voice of my prayer."
—Psalm 66:18-19
“Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known."
—Jeremiah 33:2-3
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Our Foundation
1 Corinthians 3:11
"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, whch is Jesus Christ."
Many of us have struggles during our weeks, struggles in school, in our own homes. Sometimes we may feel as if it is too much to handle. Sometimes we just fall away from God and eventually leads us into the wrong direction, to a place we would never want to be in. And sometimes we end up blaming God although He had done nothing wrong. We just feel lost, lonely and lifeless.
I tell you brothers and sisters that I have gone through that path many times before and at those times I wondered to myself, "Again?" The Bible tells us about sin, of how sin misleads us to places we never wanted to be in and how it breaks our relationship with God. 1 Corinthians 3:11 tells us that Jesus Christ is our foundation! What does that mean? We have to put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ and when our trust and faith grows stronger, our foundation grows stronger. If we do not exercise our faith by reading the Bible and praying, our foundation will get thinner and thinner, to a point where it just breaks and where we just fall.
Jesus laid down the foundation for all mankind. God is holy and must judge sin. We are sinners, therefore God must send us to hell but Jesus Christ came down as human and suffered on the Cross for our sins and resurrected on the third day. This is the strong point of our foundation. Something Christians may do sometimes is just believe in this message but that's one of the reasons why their foundation eventually gets destroyed. Believing in this message is not the only thing you should do to keep a strong foundation. We also have to realize that we have to do something with this message and that is to evangelize. We should also have fellowship with other Christians who will make our foundation stronger. We should pray and read the Bible to keep a strong relationship with God. Yes, the Gospel is the center point of our foundation and without it there would be no foundation but we also have to make other parts of our foundation strong.
As Christians, we should also realize that we cannot build this foundation on our own. We need the help from God. And as Christians we should also help others build up their foundation because we do not want our fellow brothers and sisters to fall. "Accountability" Let's remain strong for Christ is our solid rock!
"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, whch is Jesus Christ."
Many of us have struggles during our weeks, struggles in school, in our own homes. Sometimes we may feel as if it is too much to handle. Sometimes we just fall away from God and eventually leads us into the wrong direction, to a place we would never want to be in. And sometimes we end up blaming God although He had done nothing wrong. We just feel lost, lonely and lifeless.
I tell you brothers and sisters that I have gone through that path many times before and at those times I wondered to myself, "Again?" The Bible tells us about sin, of how sin misleads us to places we never wanted to be in and how it breaks our relationship with God. 1 Corinthians 3:11 tells us that Jesus Christ is our foundation! What does that mean? We have to put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ and when our trust and faith grows stronger, our foundation grows stronger. If we do not exercise our faith by reading the Bible and praying, our foundation will get thinner and thinner, to a point where it just breaks and where we just fall.
Jesus laid down the foundation for all mankind. God is holy and must judge sin. We are sinners, therefore God must send us to hell but Jesus Christ came down as human and suffered on the Cross for our sins and resurrected on the third day. This is the strong point of our foundation. Something Christians may do sometimes is just believe in this message but that's one of the reasons why their foundation eventually gets destroyed. Believing in this message is not the only thing you should do to keep a strong foundation. We also have to realize that we have to do something with this message and that is to evangelize. We should also have fellowship with other Christians who will make our foundation stronger. We should pray and read the Bible to keep a strong relationship with God. Yes, the Gospel is the center point of our foundation and without it there would be no foundation but we also have to make other parts of our foundation strong.
As Christians, we should also realize that we cannot build this foundation on our own. We need the help from God. And as Christians we should also help others build up their foundation because we do not want our fellow brothers and sisters to fall. "Accountability" Let's remain strong for Christ is our solid rock!
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