Breaking News is not really the news at the breaking of the day, it is called breaking news because it is capable of breaking your heart. That's why you need the Gospel, because the Gospel of Jesus Christ is Good News. And this is the best news that you need to start your day. Remain blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
What are the different types of sins and their definitions?
The most commonly mentioned sins are the Ten Commandments.
GROWING IN FAITH
Beloved, I want you to understand that when a person is born again, just as a new born baby grows from breastfeeding to a mature adult, so also a born again believer need to grow from a baby christian into a mature woman or man of God.
Most people always make the mistake, and feels that once you accept Jesus and become born again, you will just know everything about God, but that is not the case. Please, understand that as a new born baby cannot just get up and walk, but has to learn how to crawl, sit, stand, walk, talk and even do things, so also every born again believer will have to go through the process of learning about God which is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ until they grow to become mature Christians. 1 Peter 2:2 says, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby."
Because of this, at PASSION FOR GOD'S WILL, we bring you messages that will help you understand the things of God so that you may grow stronger and stronger by them.
Therefore, those of you who have known God, don't hesitate to share the goodness of God here, and you who have not really understood the things of God, don't hesitate to ask questions, because most of the disciples asked Jesus a lot of questions, that's why they were able to understand him and grow to the extent that they got the Gospel message to us.
May God richly bless you as we join hands to make all young Believers grow in faith in the wonderful name of Jesus. Remain blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Most people always make the mistake, and feels that once you accept Jesus and become born again, you will just know everything about God, but that is not the case. Please, understand that as a new born baby cannot just get up and walk, but has to learn how to crawl, sit, stand, walk, talk and even do things, so also every born again believer will have to go through the process of learning about God which is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ until they grow to become mature Christians. 1 Peter 2:2 says, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby."
Because of this, at PASSION FOR GOD'S WILL, we bring you messages that will help you understand the things of God so that you may grow stronger and stronger by them.
Therefore, those of you who have known God, don't hesitate to share the goodness of God here, and you who have not really understood the things of God, don't hesitate to ask questions, because most of the disciples asked Jesus a lot of questions, that's why they were able to understand him and grow to the extent that they got the Gospel message to us.
May God richly bless you as we join hands to make all young Believers grow in faith in the wonderful name of Jesus. Remain blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
WE NEED EACH OTHER
Can only one hand wash itself and be clean? Not at all. In order for your hands to be very clean, the left hand must need the right hand, and the right hand must need the left hand to rub against each other, and that's exactly how God created us. We all need each other in other to succeed in life. The Church is called the body of Christ, and as a body, no part of the body can do without the other.
Hebrews 12:14 says, "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord."
And Jesus said in Matthew 5:23-24, "Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."
Thus, as you worship God today, be sure to fix broken relationships, so that you may be the children of God's kingdom in Jesus name. Remain blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Hebrews 12:14 says, "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord."
And Jesus said in Matthew 5:23-24, "Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."
Thus, as you worship God today, be sure to fix broken relationships, so that you may be the children of God's kingdom in Jesus name. Remain blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Friday, May 24, 2013
NAILS IN THE WALL
Moses Abang Wrote:
NAILS IN THE WALL
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.
His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he drive a nail into the concrete wall. The first day the boy put 37 nails into the wall.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails driven in daily reduced. He found out it was easier to control his temper than to drive those nails into the concrete wall.
Finally the day came when he didn't lose his temper. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy begin to pull out a nail for each day that he was able to control his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that he had taken all the nails out.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the wall. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like these holes in the wall. Once you hurt your loved ones, it won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry." Though they forgive you, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Time might heal it, but the scar remains.
Your friends are jewels. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed; They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to you.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I'M HONORED!
Hope I never left a hole in your heart!
NAILS IN THE WALL
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.
His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he drive a nail into the concrete wall. The first day the boy put 37 nails into the wall.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails driven in daily reduced. He found out it was easier to control his temper than to drive those nails into the concrete wall.
Finally the day came when he didn't lose his temper. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy begin to pull out a nail for each day that he was able to control his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that he had taken all the nails out.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the wall. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like these holes in the wall. Once you hurt your loved ones, it won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry." Though they forgive you, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Time might heal it, but the scar remains.
Your friends are jewels. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed; They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to you.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I'M HONORED!
Hope I never left a hole in your heart!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Corinthian Man-Creed
The Corinthian Man-Creed
Shawn McEvoy
Shawn McEvoy
The scripture board on the wall of my two-and-a-half-year-old son reads:
"Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be a man of courage, be strong; do everything in love." -- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Years ago, long before my son was even an inkling, I came across that verse as I was sending my own father one of many letters I composed over the years to share with him the message and importance of salvation, and the value of life in Christ. My sister, mother, and I came to know the Lord in 1980, but it took another 17 years, seven months, and 26 days worth of praying, heart softening, and brokenness for Dan McEvoy to surrender.
And it wasn't this letter or the above verse that pushed him into it. No, this letter I was writing simply to tell him how blessed I was to have begun dating a woman (who eventually became my wife) for whom faith came first, and I was giving God all the glory and credit and all that good stuff, and probably telling him how God delights in blessing those who trust in Him.
With the letter I enclosed a quick-and-dirty page of graphic art involving the aforementioned verse from Corinthians in some fancy font, with a clip-art picture of a sailboat, kind of as a visual aid to my letter, indicating, I suppose, what it was like for the man of God to live in this world under the Captaincy of Christ.
With the letter I enclosed a quick-and-dirty page of graphic art involving the aforementioned verse from Corinthians in some fancy font, with a clip-art picture of a sailboat, kind of as a visual aid to my letter, indicating, I suppose, what it was like for the man of God to live in this world under the Captaincy of Christ.
Well, so. After he died in 2001, I found that letter and piece of "art" in my father's desk, looking as if it had been read and glanced at often. Something in me knew then that if I were ever to have a son, I'd commit to raising him to manhood under these same five principles:
Be on your guard. Be ready, be alert. Expect God to be involved, expect Satan to attack. Let the wonder of creation still catch your eye.
Stand firm in faith. Be unmoved because you know intimately that of which you believe in. Become biblically literate.
Be a man of courage. Fear is not from God (2 Timothy 1:7), so go your way boldly. The worst that can happen -- even death -- still ends in victory and glory for the Christian.
Be strong. Physically, yes, let's take care of ourselves, and present our bodies as holy. But remember that the Lord is the strength of the strong (Ephesians 6:10), and that "when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Corinthians 12:10).
Do everything in love. Here's your motivation, because he that doesn't love doesn't know God (1 John 4:8), and the world shall know you by your love (John 13:35).
So when Jordan was born, and we had the dedication service at our church, that's the verse we selected to have read. My sister-in-law's sister-in-law (confusing enough?) had previously painted a scripture board for our niece's nursery, and graciously consented to create one for us as well. And there it has hung in Jordan's room for 31 months now. From time to time, I'd mention it to him, and read it aloud.
Two weeks ago, he started reciting it by memory. Well, the first two phrases, anyway. He asks me to read it all the time, and do the arm/hand motions he made up (an arm curl for "strong," arms crossing heart for "love," etc.). He has me calling it our "Man-Creed," which I think is completely awesome. When I get home today, he's going to smile at me and ask if we can say our Man-Creed, and my heart will swell with fatherly pride.
But here's the secret, which Jordan doesn't know...
These couple verses from the closing of Paul's first letter to Corinth aren't for him... they're for me.
Have you ever had the experience where, for example, you're hearing a great sermon in church, and all you can think about are the people you know who reallyneed to hear this? You start coming up with ways to tell them so as eloquently as the pastor is now? You consider reserving a copy of the sermon tape to send to them? You take the tape home, listen to make sure it's as good as you remember, get out your Bible to follow along, and without even knowing what happens, you suddenly come to the red-faced realization that, oops, this message is for you. Not Mom, not husband, not good friend going through a rough patch, you.
Heh heh. Yeah. And in this case, being caught "off my guard" in that respect gains a tinge of irony since here the very verse is preaching about being on my guard. I was more than happy to tell my own father how to "be a man," and perfectly willing to raise my son to be one according to the Word.
But how, I wonder, did I intend to do so without living out the credo, making it my own? The Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible comments upon the 1 Corinthians passage thusly: "[Paul] shows that they ought to make their hopes of salvation to depend not on Apollos or any other teacher; that it rests with themselves." Yes, and on how I am willing to live, or better, whether I am willing to let my life be of greater worth than my words.
But how, I wonder, did I intend to do so without living out the credo, making it my own? The Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible comments upon the 1 Corinthians passage thusly: "[Paul] shows that they ought to make their hopes of salvation to depend not on Apollos or any other teacher; that it rests with themselves." Yes, and on how I am willing to live, or better, whether I am willing to let my life be of greater worth than my words.
The Commentary Critical adds: "'Be on your guard:' for you are slumbering; 'Stand': for you are like men tottering; 'In the faith,' which was assailed by some; 'Be men...be strong': for you are effeminate; 'Do everything in love,' not with strifes as at present" (Language updated).
That's a great reminder of all the ways the Church is starting to come back into understanding what it means to be a man of God. John Eldredge's Wild at Heart, and Paul Coughlin's Epic have awoken within me the very elements of "the Creed." Books like David Murrow's Why Men Hate Going to Church and Paul Coughlin's Why Men Hate Going to Church and Paul Coughlin's No More Christian Nice Guy, among others, have educated and inspired many regarding the forgotten masculine side of Christianity. There are whispers everywhere that men's ministries are on the upswing.
I don't know about the other guys out there, but it definitely helps me to have something to live by, something to recite, something to write on my heart, ponder the meaning of, and connect to other scriptures as I strive to be a man after God's own heart. And it doesn't hurt that this creed I now follow is affecting its third generation in my family.
So please allow me to recommend teaching your child -- no matter how young -- to recite a Bible verse that reflects who they can and should be in Christ, and make it real in their lives. But while you're doing it, "be on your guard." It may just become your own credo.
So please allow me to recommend teaching your child -- no matter how young -- to recite a Bible verse that reflects who they can and should be in Christ, and make it real in their lives. But while you're doing it, "be on your guard." It may just become your own credo.
LOVE IS ABOUT GIVING
John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he GAVE his only begotten son..."
Do you see how pure love is about giving? So, Instead of going around looking for love from someone and complaining that people don't love you, why not turn around and look for someone you can give your love?
if you feel people do not love you, then you start to love people and see if you'll not get the same in return.
Are you a child of God and you don't have love in you? 1 John 4:8 says, " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." Show the love of Christ today, and you'll see God manifesting in you and through you in Jesus name. Stay blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Do you see how pure love is about giving? So, Instead of going around looking for love from someone and complaining that people don't love you, why not turn around and look for someone you can give your love?
if you feel people do not love you, then you start to love people and see if you'll not get the same in return.
Are you a child of God and you don't have love in you? 1 John 4:8 says, " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." Show the love of Christ today, and you'll see God manifesting in you and through you in Jesus name. Stay blessed.
Jesus loves you and I do too.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Joy, is what we always need
Joy, Joy, Joy
by Ryan Duncan, Entertainment Editor, Crosswalk.com
by Ryan Duncan, Entertainment Editor, Crosswalk.com
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. – Psalm 5:11
I am a pessimist, just ask anybody I know. For me, the cup will always be half empty and whatever’s in the cup will probably be backwash. So you can imagine the concept of joy has always been rather hard for me. The Bible, particularly the book of Psalms, is constantly telling Christians to have joy. Reading about joy is easy; putting it into practice is a lot harder.
How are we supposed to have joy when our cars break down, when bills pile up, when bad days just get progressively worse? For me, it’s almost insulting for someone to tell me things like, “count your blessings” or, “things could have been worse” when I’m in the middle of cleaning up a crisis. I’ve often wondered if this makes me a bad Christian. Over time, I did realize my attitude could certainly use some work, but I also learned that our idea of joy has become somewhat skewed.
Take a look at these verses from the book of John,
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. John 16:20-22
A pastor of mine once told me being joyful is not necessarily the same thing as being happy. We live in a fallen world, and odds are, we are going to have tough times over the years. So when the bad times come it doesn’t mean we have to dance around and be happy about it, you just have to remember that these moments won’t last forever. The bad things in our life cannot become what define us, instead, we have to trust God and remember the grace he has shown us. He will help us endure and won’t abandon us to sorrow or despair. So take a moment, whatever your situation, to be joyful. No matter how bad things get, God is with us.
Intersecting Faith and Life
Take moment to pray and search your Bible for scripture that applies to your life.
Delay and Suffering are Part of God's Promises
Delayed
Most of the time, when answers to our prayers are delayed and we keep on suffering, most people feel that God has abandoned them, not knowing that these are part of God's plan which must certainly happen before the promise come to pass. We see these in the following verses of Genesis where God actually promised suffering:
"Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs; . . . they shall afflict them four hundred years; . . . and afterward they shall come out with great substance" (Gen. 15:12-14).
An assured part of God's pledged blessing to us is delay and suffering. A delay in Abram's own lifetime that seemed to put God's pledge beyond fulfillment was followed by seemingly unendurable delay of Abram's descendants. But it was only a delay: they "came out with great substance." The pledge was redeemed.
God is going to test me with delays; and with the delays will come suffering, but through it all stands God's pledge: His new covenant with me in Christ, and His inviolable promise of every lesser blessing that I need. The delay and the suffering are part of the promised blessing; let me praise Him for them today; and let me wait on the Lord and be of good courage and He will strengthen my heart.
--C. G. Trumbull
--C. G. Trumbull
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Unanswered yet the prayer your lips have pleaded
In agony of heart these many years?
Does faith begin to fail? Is hope departing?
And think you all in vain those falling tears?
Say not the Father hath not heard your prayer;
You shall have your desire sometime, somewhere.
In agony of heart these many years?
Does faith begin to fail? Is hope departing?
And think you all in vain those falling tears?
Say not the Father hath not heard your prayer;
You shall have your desire sometime, somewhere.
Unanswered yet? Nay do not say ungranted;
Perhaps your work is not yet wholly done.
The work began when first your prayer was uttered,
And God will finish what He has begun.
If you will keep the incense burning there,
His glory you shall see sometime, somewhere.
Perhaps your work is not yet wholly done.
The work began when first your prayer was uttered,
And God will finish what He has begun.
If you will keep the incense burning there,
His glory you shall see sometime, somewhere.
Unanswered yet? Faith cannot be unanswered,
Her feet are firmly planted on the Rock;
Amid the wildest storms she stands undaunted,
Nor quails before the loudest thunder shock.
She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer,
And cries, "It shall be done"--sometime, somewhere.
--Miss Ophelia G. Browning
Her feet are firmly planted on the Rock;
Amid the wildest storms she stands undaunted,
Nor quails before the loudest thunder shock.
She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer,
And cries, "It shall be done"--sometime, somewhere.
--Miss Ophelia G. Browning
May God help us to be able to endure all our delays and sufferings in Jesus name.
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