Writing blog posts for God
A new year: the same person with a new life style
Jan 14th
A new year: the same person with a new life style sermon series
by Pastor Victor Liu
Ephesians 5:18
Translated from the original source @ebcmelbourne.org
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A great video of John 3:16
Nov 10th
This is a great touching video of a father and a son, resembling John 3:16 from the Bible.
Make sure you watch it: http://www.maximumreferrals.com/videos/bridge/bridge.html
How to finish well: Start Well!
Nov 5th
cliapart from christart.com
Sermon @EBC Melbourne by Victor Liu – translated by me.
How to finish well – Start Well
Mark 1:35-39
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Often we start something with enthusiasm, however our spirit then gradually decreases and sometimes we stop half-way. So then, how do we finish what we’ve started?
Read Mark 1:35-39.
Learn from the ministry of Jesus (for around three and a half years) – from the start towards the end. Even Jesus said Himself: “It is finished.” towards the end of His ministry life.
Apostle Paul’s unanswered prayer
Oct 15th
Apostle Paul’s unanswered prayer
(sermon by Barnabas Ong on Sunday 12th October 2008, @EBC Melbourne)
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
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A prayer is like the breath to a Christian. When we stop breathing, we’ll die and so does a Christian! We are given power by God as believers. However, remember that the power is given from God! So don’t be arrogant and claiming that it is yours!
Read 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.
When we pray, often that we get impatient waiting for the answer. God always answers your prayer and He answers it at the perfect moment, no more no less! Sometimes the answer is NO. Apostle’s Paul’s prayer was rejected even though he has shouted the prayer 3 times.
Why 3 times?
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Giving to the Poor – Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Sep 16th
Ice Breaker (the goal is to identify whether we still care about the poor people around us)
Q: Mention the last time you noticed a poor person around you (can be your friends or some poor homeless people on the streets that you saw).
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Luke 16:19-31: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Explain the background of the Parable to your cell group members:
Jesus was teaching the Jews, especially the Pharisees. The parable was a “continuation” from the parable of the dishonesty steward. The Jews, especially the Pharisees”, believed that being poor and sick is a curse from God. Whereas being rich and wealthy, is a blessing from God and a sign that you are loved and favorable by God. This is wrong indeed! Jesus wanted to teach them that they were wrong!
Ask the group to read the parable together.
Free Mark & Matthew Bible Commentary from Logos.com
Sep 11th
The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary consists of 9 volumes.
As a pre-pub launch, logos.com is giving the Mark & Matthew commentary for free, for a limited time!
You still need a credit card to purchase, but enter the couponcode “CORNERSTONE” upon the payment, and the cost will be reduced to zero!
I’ve tried and already had the commentaries in my possession. A worty addition, especially if you are a pastor, sunday school teacher or a cell group leader.
The Good Samaritan study for Cell Group
Sep 7th
This is a cell group resource which can be used for your cell group session. As a leader of the cell group, you would probably want to modify the questions to suit your own cell group. Feel free to discuss or let me know if I made any mistakes on my interpretation.
The “Q”s are the questions that you should ask your cell group to initiate discussions.
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The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Aim for your cell group: to make sure that everyone in the cell group loves everyone (Christians or non Christians) fully and unconditionally. This study also aims to identify our own weaknesses in doing this.
Read Luke 10:25-37.
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Be grateful for what you have
Aug 29th
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: ‘I am blind, please help.’ There were only a few coins in the hat.
