Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
EXPLORE Week 8: The New Creation – Revelation Chapter 20: 11-15, 21:1-4 and 21: 22-27
Questions and thoughts
- Are all the babies going to heaven? (includes the ones that yet to be born) This question was asked by a mother.
- 21:4 says that there will be no more death. Would heaven become overpopulated due to no death but only birth?
Insights
- There are more than one book (can be found from 20: 12)
- Are all the babies going to heaven? (includes the ones that yet to be born) This question was asked by a mother.
- 21:4 says that there will be no more death. Would heaven become overpopulated due to no death but only birth?
Insights
- There are more than one book (can be found from 20: 12)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
EXPLORE Week 7: The Resurrection of Jesus – Matthew Chapter 27: 62-66 and Matthew 28: 1-20
Questions and thoughts- How can human become alive again after death?
- The appearance of the angel was just an illusion.
- Which one would you be more amazed by: 1) The resurrection 2) An angel from heaven?
- How people knew it was an angel instead of God?
- (28: 18) “All authority…” Jesus was the God of gods at that moment?
- (28: 20) “…obey everything…” This seems really difficult because it could cause lots of conflict with our society or others.
Insights
- Which one would you be more amazed by: 1) God 2) angel?
- (28: 15) And “this story”…it is about the false story that the disciples stole the body of Jesus.
- (28: 1-20) ‘afraid’~4 times, ‘see’ & ‘saw’~4 times, ‘look’ & ‘looking’~2 times
- Isaiah 9: 6,7 shows that Jesus is the King, Isaiah 53: 2-6 shows that Jesus is a servant. During the journey to the cross, we could see clearly that Jesus was a servant. In Matthew 28: 9, 17 ‘worshiped’~2 times and this shows that Jesus is the King
- (28: 9) ‘clasped’ is a firm grasp, tight embrace. This shows that Jesus was real not an illusion.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
COCM - Chinese Overseas Christian Mission
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Fishermead
Milton Keynes
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Website: http://www.cocm.org.uk/contacts/contacts.html
Monday, March 1, 2010
Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Formation
- for the Christians basically refers to the Spirit –driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ Himself
6 basic aspects of human life:
1) Thought (images, concepts, judgements, inferences)
- our action tells what we believe
2) Feeling (sensation, emotion)
3) Choice (will, decision, character)
4) Body (action, interaction with the physical world)
5) Social context (personal and structural relations to others)
- If there is no love for others we will either act to attack or to withdraw/ignore
6) Sour (the factor that integrates all of the above to form one life)
Spiritual Change: the Reliable Pattern
VIM
V (vision): The Vision of the Kingdom of God (this is the driver for change)
I (intension): The intention to be a Kingdom person, the choice and determination to obey and follow
M (methods/means): means for spiritual transformation
The Golden Triangle of Spiritual Growth
- for the Christians basically refers to the Spirit –driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ Himself
6 basic aspects of human life:
1) Thought (images, concepts, judgements, inferences)
- our action tells what we believe
2) Feeling (sensation, emotion)
3) Choice (will, decision, character)
4) Body (action, interaction with the physical world)
5) Social context (personal and structural relations to others)
- If there is no love for others we will either act to attack or to withdraw/ignore
6) Sour (the factor that integrates all of the above to form one life)
Spiritual Change: the Reliable Pattern
VIM
V (vision): The Vision of the Kingdom of God (this is the driver for change)
I (intension): The intention to be a Kingdom person, the choice and determination to obey and follow
M (methods/means): means for spiritual transformation
The Golden Triangle of Spiritual Growth
Source: http://www.dwillard.org/articles/artview.asp?artID=105
We need to practice God’s presence with us but how?
- we need to turn our thoughts to God constantly, because God has always been with us.
Conclusion
Spiritual formation is not about trails by oneself but it is rather training by God. It is a process. It is about a relationship with God. The focus is not bout something being achieved or not but it’s a bout surrendering everything to God!
Source: Sharing by Rebecca from COCM, quoted from Dallas Willard
Ingredients to look for and nurture in a good marriage
Ingredients to look for and nurture in a good marriage
1) Companionship
2) Chemistry
Proverbs 5: 19 - A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
3) Commitment
Proverbs 2: 17 - who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.
Marriage has a huge impact on our lives for good or ill
- Proverbs 21: 9 - He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
- Proverbs 21: 9 - Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 31: 10 - A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
- Proverbs 12: 4 - A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 21: 9 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Source: Sermon by Vaughan Roberts at St Ebbe’s, 28 Feb 2010
1) Companionship
2) Chemistry
Proverbs 5: 19 - A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
3) Commitment
Proverbs 2: 17 - who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.
Marriage has a huge impact on our lives for good or ill
- Proverbs 21: 9 - He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
- Proverbs 21: 9 - Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 31: 10 - A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
- Proverbs 12: 4 - A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 21: 9 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Source: Sermon by Vaughan Roberts at St Ebbe’s, 28 Feb 2010
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