Friday, July 29, 2011

Goal of Today:

1. Jer 31:3 - Problems: The verse encourage me to see God will still love me despite difficult circumstances i face this week.

2. John 15:5 - goals: i want to dwell in Jesus for helping Chuan Hoe produce their fruit of the Spirit

3. 1 John :9 - Problem - i want to claim God's forgiveness when i fall in temptation daily.


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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Lesson From John

Search and Select The Passage:

John 3:30

Watch The Context:

John's disciples inform him, that Jesus is getting more popular than John. To this John reply that he is not the messiah, and therefore he will live according to the glory given to his portion

Observe the Word:

He must become greater, i must become less

Reflect the Message:

I heard this sermon online and the message was very powerful it become my reflection:
http://www.andrews.edu/sem/sem-chapel/chapel-audio/2011/spring/chapel_01_04_2011_clifford_jones.mp3

Develop The Message:

God help me to be second, so Christ will always be first. Teach me humility so i can understand the life of Christ.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

One Who Saved Me

Search and Select The Passage

Acts 13:36-41

Watch The Context:

The continuation of Paul's sermon regarding the saviour Jesus. The Sermon was preached after synagogue worship in Pisidian Antioch the center of military and civil government of Galatia. The popultion was a mix of jewish immigrant, and gentiles.

Observe The Word:

Experience decay - can be translated as corruption - showing the impact of sin

Justified - come from the greek word "set free"

Reflect The Mesage:

Christ is indeed the saviour-for the early church and for me today. In His love i am freed from the chain of eternal death that suppose to be for me. He died, but he didnt experience decay - the symbol of eternal death. This death wad conquered when he was ressurected and give me the freedom from death. Thank you Lord for that freedom.

Develop a new walk with God:

I am free LORD and i am renewed. Help me to always remember this powerful mesage and live up to he grace i have received.


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Monday, July 18, 2011

The Center of Our Life

Search and Select The Message:

Acts 13:31-35

Watch The Context:

The passage is part of Paul's message to the church in Antioch

Observe The Word:

Verse 33,35 - both are direct quotation from the Bible and lead the listener to know that Paul's message is biblical

Reflect The Message:

Chirst indeed the fulfulment of the promise of God for redemption. He is indeed the ressurected and not corrupted by sin. He is the true saviour for us.

The message today is a refreshing message regarding Jesus. Often we are carried by other many "message" until we seems to forget that the center of Bible is Jesus and Jesus alone.

Develop A Walk with God:

To make Christ the center of my life.


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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Miracle Happen For A Reason

Search and Select The Message:

Acts 13:11

Watch The Context:

Paul and Barnabas encountered Bar-Jesus(Elymas) who had persuaded a proconsul in Phapos to not believing Jesus - so the apostles condemn the sorcerer and make him blind.

Observe The Word:

Acts 13:12 - believe after the act of God were shon unto him

Reflect The Message:

God does create miracle. This miracle works for the benefit of Him first, then the recipient later. We have to always remember that this is how God works. Often we want a miracle to please our own desire rather than God's name glorified.

Keyword: Miracle

Develop a New Walk in God:

To pray for miracle in His view not me.




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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Dont Try To Be God

Search and Select The Passage:

Acts 12:22

Watch The Context:

Herod was trying to solve the disagreement with the people in Tyre and Sidon(two major economic cities with port and trade route) and he wants to prove the point that he is the boss. The people of the city went down with fear and this is when they start to flatter him with overpraise him.

Observe The Word:

The voice of god and not a man! - expression of admiration but also driven by flattery

Reflect the Message:

As the result, Herod was struck by the angels for his arrogance. From trying to be god, he was degraded into eaten by worm (an expression of dejection) and moreover, his death was imminent. What a great reminder of living humbly in the presence of the Lord.

Keyword: humility

Develop A New Walk in Grace:

Lord, i want to acknowledge you as God and let The Spirit be my Guide.




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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Joy of Miracle

Search and Select The Passage:

Acts 12:11

Watch The Context:
The angels just deliver Peter miraculously from the prison

Observe The Word:
Nom i know - Peter's conviction and expressionof joy for the deliverance.

Reflect The Message:

Miracle does happen, and still happening. However its not formulated in a way that human can predict. Its the authority of God. It is obvious in this stories. God rescue Peter but allowed James to be killed. However, when miracles happened to you we should ba thankful for it.

Develop a New Walk with God:

Lordm thank you for the miracles, help me to be faithful after all that you have done for me.




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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

When God's People Pray

Search And Select the Passage:

Acts12:5

Watch the Context:
Paul was imprisoned in the maximum security detention center by the order of Herod. Herod was pleased to see that the Jew are happy with his policies against the Christian. Peter was decided to be executed, just like James. The punishment will be done after the day of Passover. But the Church was continually praying for Peter.


Observe The Word:

Earnestly Praying - Fervent, Earnest, Constant (different translation) but the total meaning is the same.


Reflect The Message:

When we are in crisis, how much time do the church really pray? Often time we are driven to immediately find a solution in our own way. We must think fast, rather than pray earnestly. The Early Church focus their supplication through prayer, they do not let other thing interfere. Prayer is indeed the heart of the people.


Develop the New Walk With God:

I have to spend more time in prayer, or be consistent with the prayer life that i have right now.

Monday, July 11, 2011

The First Community Services

Search And Select The Passage

Acts 11:29

Watch The Context:

Agabus, a prophet predict a famine that will happen in the whole region the community works together for supplying the need of the brethren in Judea

Observe The Words:

In accordance to their strength - giving their best

Reflect The Message:

They help each other because of the sense of unity. The early church sees themselves as the community of believers and not an organized body with systematic hierarchy. Do i see my church as a community?

Develop The New Walk With God:

To build relationship between members as a community in real love and care.

Prayer


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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Unto the Gentiles

Search and Select the Passage:

Acts 11:16-19

Watch the Context:

The story is part of the Peter's defense regarding the conversion of Cornelius, a Gentiles who became a Christian. Peter tried to explain to the Jews believer how God has sent him to bring Cornelius to become part of the Christian movement.

Observe The Word:

after believing - acceptance of the Holy Spirit

Reflect the Message:

When we are accepted into the Church, we were baptized. But according to Peter, only those who are receiving the Holy Spirit are the one really changed and transformed and receiving life (Acts 11:19)

There are many people who are in the Church, but not all are led by the Spirit. It is an ironic reality, but its true. The question i have to asked myself is am i trying to judge those who are not in the church? In this story, the Gentiles were considered not led by the Spirit. But God showed Peter that its not that true. The Gentiles has received the spirit as well, and now unification needed to be done for the Church to grow. It is indicated by the fact, Luke mentioned that the church numbers were added once again after the conversion of Cornelius.

Develop the Walk With God

The greatest need that the Church really need is the Holy Spirit to lead them. But it must start in individual basis, starting from me.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Faithful Outsiders

Select The Passage:

Acts 10:1-2

Watch The Context:

Cornelius is a Member of Italian Cohort - Roman Army with foreign background

Observe The word:

The whole household - expression of influence that Cornelius show in his house

Reflect The Theological Message:

A person, do not necessarily members of a Christian group in order for them to be faithful. Rather it comes back to their personal relationship with God that make us a real Christian

Develop A New Walk with God:

How real does my relationship with God? What influence that i bring to my family? Will my household able to see that i am a believer?




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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The Chosen One

Search and Select The Passage

Acts 9: 15

Watch The Context

The Story Tell about the calling of Saul into becoming apostle Paul

Observe The Word:

I have chosen - God himself who made the call

Reflect The Message:

In this story, Saul was on the way to persecute God's Church and yet God said He has chosen Him to be the messenger to theGentiles. Once again When God has chosen a life journey of a person, no matter how far the person tries to deny God will create a circumstances that will allow that to happen. No matter how far we went, when God called us He will make sure it will happen in His way.

Keyword: Calling

Develop A Walk With God

Lord, help me to follow your calling and to see your will to be done in my life


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The Searching Eunuch

Search and Select The Passage

Acts 8:31

Watch The Context

Phillip was sent by an Angel to minister to the Ethiopian Royal Treasures who was reading a text from Isaiah

Observe The Word:

How can i, New English Translation gives even a stronger expression - where in the world!

Reflect The Message:
There are people out there who are actually searching for answer and biblical truth. God will call us and they come it is our duty to proclaim to them what they want to find.

Keyword: Seeker, Mission, Evangelism

Develop A New Walk With God:
God, if you are going to call me to minister to someone that had been prepared to understand, grant me your Spirit so i will be able to say and do it according to your will LORD.

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Monday, July 4, 2011

The Story of Simon

Search and Select The Passage

Acts 8: 21

Watch The Context
Acts 8:4-25

The story tell the ministry of Phillip in Samaria, followed by Peter and John and their encounter with Simon

Observe The Word

Right With God -the expression of Peter condemning Simon who wants to pay the apostles to bless Him with the Holy Spirit

Reflect The Message

Power is somwthing that people craves. When we have that power, we consider ourselves superior than the other. people often will do whatever it takes to gain that power. I should be very careful with my motives, and what drives me to do what i do. It is obvious in this story that Simon was a believer. It is just unfotunate that his faith swayed by the ambition to gain power.

Peter reminds Simon, that his heart must be right with God. His motives must be true to his conviction and not only to the power it can bring.

Develop A New Walk in Grace

To always make sure my motives is right, before doing any action

Prayer: LORD, search my heart and lead me to know my real motives in anything i do.


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Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Same Old Message

Search and Select The Passage:

Acts 7:53

Watch The Context:

This is the final statement of Stephen at the front of the Jewish Council. He was accused of preaching about Jesus who promised he will destroy the temple and breaks the written law of Moses

Stephen defenses was direct and strike the heart of Stephen's accusers. He uses their own arguments: the temple, and Moses, and their ancestry to tell them that they have missed the whole point of the message. He opened their eyes to see that Jesus was the fulfillment of that promises of redemption written through the promises God gave to Abraham and his descendant. Jesus was the whole message. Sthephen point out that despite the fact they "used" Moses as their excuses for accusing him, in Moses own time Moses was rejected by his own people over the matter - the message from God.

Later Stephen continues by saying that the temple were made but God refuse to dwell because His people rebelled against Him.

Observe The Word:

By Angels - special privilege and way to receive the blessing. Yet it was rejected.

Reflect on the Message:
1. Is it possible that i have neglectec the true message of the Gospel when i am so fascinated with the writtene word, with the "law" while neglecting the true heart of God's love? Am i concern too much with what the law say, until i forgot who wrote the law? The Center of My life is indeed Christ and Christ alone.

2. Do i tried to shun some people out not because of what they can teach me,but because my own self pride that refuse to learn from someone else?

3. Will i be able to find that peace and joy in Christ the way Stephen has despite all the wrong accusation and blame that they put on him? Or rather i am afraid to offend people and ending up find guilt and shame in the eyes of God?

Keyword: Gospel, Pride, Courage

Develop A New Walk With God

I need to pray more for the Holy Spirit to change my way of life and thinking to be able to do like what Stephen had showed me.


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Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Three Things

Search and Select The Passage

Acts 6:7

Watch The Context

The 12 Disciples along with the Church just elected Deacons to take care the need of the poor and needy.

Observe The Word

Increased Greatly

Reflect The Message:

Reaching this stage of their journey, the early church has grown into a great numbers, however interestingly their growth is driven solely by three elements that build their Church greatly:

1. Holy Spirit
2. Prayer and The Word - both are united elements/unable to be separated
3. Witnessing

However from these three - Holy Spirit is the most significant and important factor that creates the differences. But nevertheless, the early chuch do their part in witnessing and living up a prayer life and studying the Word of God.

They do not rely in other human method, and theory but completely believe that God leads them and they grow in great numbers.

Keyword: Church Growth

Develop a New Walk With God

To practice these elements in life through the Guidance of Holy Spirit

Prayer





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