Tuesday, July 29, 2008,9:00 PM
How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!
How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit!
Psalm 32 : 1-2
And that means us. How blessed we are. If you haven't in a long time, take this chance now to thank God for the sheer incredulousness of His grace. That because He suffered, we can enjoy. In a way, grace does seem unfair. God had everything to lose, and we had everything to gain. And He still went ahead with His plan of salvation.
The prayer pointer for this week is just 1. to thank God for His grace and mercy.
>>and i live just for you my lord.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008,6:44 PM
Prayer Chain
Luke 8 (Parable of the Sower)
'No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar and puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor in anything secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
Take care how you HEAR God's word
pray for: correct attitudes during sermon and cell word
Luke 18 : 1-8
.....Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Pray for: Faith until the end
>>and i live just for you my lord.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008,8:03 PM
Prayer chain #3
Hi guys here's the 3rd prayer chain. got 2 so far.
1) Forgiveness
Colossians 3:12-13
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other, as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive
Matthew 5:12-13
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your borther has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your borther, and then come and offer your gift
Matthew 18:21-35
-this is the parable of the unforgiving servant. however i was rather drawn to one part(Jesus' commentary about the parable.)-
'..... and i his anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart
when God is angry, we don't wanna be the one at fault. definitely not. somewhere in the old testament(Kings i think), God was angry at either Israel or Jerusalem(well, who else) and there was an account of 2 women going to the king because they agreed to EAT their sons (prehistoric Clara[pronounced 'claire-RER] Woon!) and one of them managed to hide her son from the other. just imagine. if God is mad at you, you might end up as dinner!
but seriously, when God is angry, we definitely do not want to be on the receiving end. and here, in His own words, he gets mad when we do not forgive!
Have any of you struggled with unforgiveness before? I did, and i'm afraid i still will. It's quite strange, the way I hold on to grudges, like they are some kind of unholy source of strength. Somewhere inside me, some part felt good to hate someone. it felt natural. it felt right.
It has to be crucified.
That part is the flesh. it's like a really evil and not cute at all Wile E. Coyote. it just can't die. not yet anyway.
But that doesn't mean I don't try. what it means is that I get help. I hold the nail, and Jesus swings the hammer.
Hebrews 4:15-16
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
- if you are OK with it, confess( if any) unforgiveness within yourself to your buddy. You do not have to give exact details, if you do not feel comfortable with it. but really do try to confess.
2) praying more
I think God wants us to pray more.
I remember hearing the words 'we're sorry we have not prayed enough' at a prayer meeting. and it was true. I was filled with guilt. But what makes it really sad is that i have not done much about it. So here i am, passing my guilt on to you. just kidding. but there are always things that we could, and perhaps SHOULD be praying for
- the lost:Keeping the gospel among us is selfish. whatever level we may know them at, whether they are nice chaps or not, Christ died for them as well. that should be a good enough reason for us to pray for them
- Leaders: i really think there's a passage in the bible that tells us to pray for our leaders. and we should.
Maybe you guys might be like me, and always worry whether there are any original and new prayer pointers to come up with. but i don't think God looks for innovation and creativity. I believe He looks for faithfulness.
so bore your prayer buddy to tears! all in good conscience, knowing that God looks right at our hearts. yes i know it's cliche. but at least i'm proving my point(about faithfulness)
see you!
Chao Yuan
>>and i live just for you my lord.
Sunday, July 6, 2008,1:45 AM
yay!
hello!
i realise i don't need to log in! this is on my dashboard!!
anyway, thank you chaoyuan for doing the prayer pointers so faithfully (: i hope the prayer chains have been working happily.
THANK YOU GUYS for the video- eugenia you can see when you come back. apparently yanni has joined our cg so they say THEY WILL TAKE KAILING. ie pop1 hee hee. you come back suan zhang la.
i will post up word stuff next time. need to edit cos i have dumb stuff inside also. like er. jackpot machine.
OH CHAOYUAN. I OWE YOU BLUE LIKE JAZZ.
ok this fulfills my one post before eugenia comes back.
>>and i live just for you my lord.
