If all goes well, i might really be going to Shanghai for a workshop training! hahaha. I'm super eggcited!
Anyway, today i was reading sth else, and i literally stumbled upon Romans 12:2 "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will."
And sth struck me. We are all familiar with the first part, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." but we rarely remember the second part, at least, i don't.
It says, "THEN (there is a direct cause and effect there...) you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will."
The writer uses "test and approve" and in other translations, it means about the same thing. It requires us to move before God will move. We always ask God to show us His will, but we don't move. We don't test and approve... We don't discern... And i love it that when we move, God will reveal his good, pleasing and perfect will! AMAZING! PERFECT leh! it's flawless. Which other God will tell you His perfect will? God wants us to know His perfect will!
I love it! I get excited when i read the Word now, cos i'm taking Personal Bible Study class at PBC and i'm finally learning how to study the bible...
FUN!!!!!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Honest thoughts
Our mission is to reach non-Christians and lead them to be followers of Christ.
If we are reaching church transplanters (exclude other countries), then I think we have a problem.
Maybe I’m wrong. But I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for you in the church that He has placed you in. Unless God calls you out, your job is to stay, get deeply rooted, planted and serve.
That’s why if our reason for changing church is that the worship or the preaching is not up to our standard, then we don’t really understand what worship is or the responsibilities of every Christian.
Worship is not really up to standard? Well, the only standard that God measures our worship on is the obedience to God that is lived in our lives. So if you say worship is not up to standard, you are actually implying that your obedience to God is not up to standard? Who’s to blame? Will changing church change the problem when we are the problem? Same problem, different breeding ground.
Preaching not up to standard? Well, it’s every christian’s job to study the Word of God. The Holy Spirit helps us with what we cannot do, not what we can do. What we can do is study the Word of God. Sure, you can learn from the sermon, but our learning shouldn’t come primarily from Sunday preaching. It should come from Monday to Sunday’s reading and living.
This is not targetted at anyone. It’s just what I’ve been pondering about. About when can we ever reach all people and make them disciples of Christ if all we get are needy church transplanters who need to be fed milk every Sunday.
If we are reaching church transplanters (exclude other countries), then I think we have a problem.
Maybe I’m wrong. But I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for you in the church that He has placed you in. Unless God calls you out, your job is to stay, get deeply rooted, planted and serve.
That’s why if our reason for changing church is that the worship or the preaching is not up to our standard, then we don’t really understand what worship is or the responsibilities of every Christian.
Worship is not really up to standard? Well, the only standard that God measures our worship on is the obedience to God that is lived in our lives. So if you say worship is not up to standard, you are actually implying that your obedience to God is not up to standard? Who’s to blame? Will changing church change the problem when we are the problem? Same problem, different breeding ground.
Preaching not up to standard? Well, it’s every christian’s job to study the Word of God. The Holy Spirit helps us with what we cannot do, not what we can do. What we can do is study the Word of God. Sure, you can learn from the sermon, but our learning shouldn’t come primarily from Sunday preaching. It should come from Monday to Sunday’s reading and living.
This is not targetted at anyone. It’s just what I’ve been pondering about. About when can we ever reach all people and make them disciples of Christ if all we get are needy church transplanters who need to be fed milk every Sunday.
Christian Apologetics
I was just youtubing Ravi Zacharias's Q&A sessions about God etc, and i loved it! It wasn't exactly easy to understand the terms, like existentialist etc... but i got the gist of it. ahhaah.
And then i went to look at Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics website and i wanted to register man! But it's 15,000+pounds for one year certificate accredited by Oxford University. It's INSANE.
But i do want to study Christian Apologetics too. Because it's challenging!
Challenges my mind! I LOVE IT! :))
And then i went to look at Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics website and i wanted to register man! But it's 15,000+pounds for one year certificate accredited by Oxford University. It's INSANE.
But i do want to study Christian Apologetics too. Because it's challenging!
Challenges my mind! I LOVE IT! :))
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