Member Profile:
maggie
- Profile not available at the moment :[
Member Profile:
serene
- Profile not available at the moment :[
Member Profile:
seowli
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Amazing LovePastor KongBehold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. (1 John 3:1)
Have you ever felt that God is ready to give up on you because you have stumbled and fallen? Do you ever fear that you have hit the limit of God's tolerance for your failure and you are out of His grace? I have met a lot of Christians like that. They that think that God is upset with them, and the He has already given up on them because of their daily performance is less than perfect.
It's true that the walk of faith can sometimes be interrupted by moments of personal unbelief or rebellion, or even satanic deception. It's during those moments when we think that God has surely lost His patience with us and is ready to give up on us. The temptation is to give up, stop walking by faith altogether, slump dejectedly by the side of the road, and wonder, "What's the use?"
The primary truth you need to know about God in order for your faith to remain strong is that His love and acceptance is unconditional. When your walk of faith is strong, God loves you. When your walk of faith is weak, God loves you. Whether you're strong one moment or weak the next, God still loves you. God's love for you is the great eternal constant in the midst of all the inconsistencies of your daily walk.
The apostle John wrote: "I write this to you so that you will not sin" (1 John 2:1, NIV). Of course God wants us to live right, but He has also made provision for our failure so His love continues to be constant in spite of what we do: "And if anybody sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world" (2:1-2).
An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God's love. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings could live.
"He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge" (Ps 91:4, NIV)
P.S: Listen carefully to the lyrics of this song (Footprints In The Sand by Leona Lewis) (:
Love,
Mel(:
8:33 AM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Sunday, April 5, 2009
The Importance of Fellowship
Member Profile:
yishi
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
elizabeth
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
erwin
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
arthur
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiankai
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
ivan
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
vivian
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
justine
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
sara
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
xueting
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
lex
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
guohao
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiayu
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
desmond
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
rachel
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
denise
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiayi
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
vanetta
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
maggie
- Profile not available at the moment :[
Member Profile:
serene
- Profile not available at the moment :[
Member Profile:
seowli
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Hi Guys! Just want to remind all of us about
The Importance of Fellowship.
From Getting Started BS, we learnt that having regular fellowship with other fellow Christians is one of the 5 habits that a disciple should have. "Habit" means "An established disposition of the character". It should be in our DNA traits that we would always fellowship and enjoy the presence of each other.
Heb 10:25 (GNB)
Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see the Day of the Lord is coming near.WHY IS FELLOWSHIP SO IMPORTANT?1. I BELONG in God's family with other believers.
Eph 2:19 (TLB)
... You are members of God's very own family, citizens of God's country, and you belong in God's household with every other Christian.
2. I need ENCOURAGEMENT to grow spiritually.
Eccl 4:9, 12 (GNB)
Two are better than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up... Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break.
3. I need ACCOUNTABILITY to grow spiritually.
Pro 27:17 (GNB)
People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.
Pro 27:17 (JB)
Everyday... keep encouraging one another so that none of you is hardened by the glamour of sin.
4. Christ is PRESENT when we fellowship together.
Matt 18:20
"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."
5. There is great POWER when people pray together.
Matt 18:19
"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven."
6. Fellowship is WITNESS to the world.
John 13:35 (TLB)
"Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are My disciples."
7. I am OBLIGATED to every other Christian.
1 Cor 12:5, 27 (TLB)
There are different kinds of service to God, but it is the same Lord we are serving... All of you together are the one body of Christ, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.
There is tremendous emphasis in the New Testament of that coming together in fellowship to minister and encourage one another. There is no such thing as a "Lone Ranger" Christian in the Bible.
Love,
Seow Li
4:19 AM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Member Profile:
yishi
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
elizabeth
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
erwin
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
arthur
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiankai
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
ivan
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
vivian
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
justine
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
sara
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
xueting
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
lex
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
guohao
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiayu
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
desmond
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
rachel
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
denise
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
jiayi
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
Member Profile:
vanetta
- Profile not available at the moment :[ -
