This is my personal review on the Transformational Church by Thom Rainer & Ed Stetzer audiobook, as part of christianaudio reviewer program.
This audibook is definitely not for ordinary Christians who just want to come every Sunday to the church and don’t care about what’s going on in their church. This book is more tailored to church pastors, elders, and leaders who care about their church and how to grow the church both quantitatively and qualitatively.
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I shared this to our Youth group last Saturday and it’s been a blessing to some of them (so I was told), so hopefully this short post will become a blessing to you too.
We’ve read and most probably have heard that God is our potter and we are the clay (from the Bible verses). So let’s have a look at them, specifically from Jeremiah 18:1-6.
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This is my personal review on the Justified by Faith Alone by R.C. Sproul audiobook, as part of christianaudio reviewer program. The Justified by Faith Alone explains the difference between Roman Catholics and Evangelical views on the concept of justification that exists back before the reformation era up til today.
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I shared this on our Youth group last month. I hope this can help you to focus on what you are doing now – your life, your study, your career, and your ministry. What is focus? How can we focus? Learn from Jesus and let’s focus on doing His will in our lives!
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We had our early Easter celebration in our church last Sunday (28th March 2010). We did a drama skit on the Everything by Lifehouse song (which has been performed many times in different churches around the world and it has touched many many hearts).
Here is our version – I played as God (not an easy thing to do!). We’re thinking to do a remake to get a better camera positioning to record though :(
Here is the video, embedded from YouTube:
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My good friend sent me this to my email. He took it from his friend’s blog post, How I know that he is the one from God. It really is a good read especially for me who’s still single at his 30s. Waiting for God for His perfect timing can be a bit daunting and distressful, but I know at the end, it’s always the most beautiful moment we’ve ever experienced with Him.
Check this post out, especially if you are waiting for God’s answer to your prayers.
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I was teaching about the importance of teamwork on the last preparation class in my church before the new congregration members start serving in our church ministries. I taught the importance of having a goal, trust, communication, initiative, humility, and being submissive. These “simple” traits are often overlooked and can become a disaster in your ministry & others.
No matter how skillful you are, no matter how good you think you are, your ministry is never bigger than your character. God always choose a person with a good heart, a good character. He never choose someone because he/she is capable.
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Translated from the original sermon notes.
Read 2 Samuel 13 (consequences after David sinned).
Amnon, David’s son, fell in love with his own sister, Tamar (the same father (David) but with a different mom). In the Torah, it’s not allowed to marry with your own sibling, therefore Amnon forced and raped Tamar (verse 14). Amnon changed though, from loving Tamar to hating her. In verse 15: “Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her“. Absalom, his brother, knew about this and swore for a revenge. Two years after, Amnon was murdered by Absalom.
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