Teamwork

One person can make some difference

Two persons can get some work done

Three persons can share the heavy load

Four persons can move a stalled vehicle

Five persons can prevent a serious fall

Six persons can bend a coconut tree

Seven persons can block a football goal

Eight persons can lift a one tonne bus

Nine persons can form a football team

Together we can make a big difference

(just babblings on this topic teamwork)

The Greatest Gift - John 3:16

Three points from this morning's sermon:

The Greatest Love
- For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son

The Greatest Liberation
- that whoever shall believe in Him shall not perish

The Greatest Life
- but have eternal life.

Comfort With God's Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4)

Another Story In A Song: He Was Heard

Here is another song with a story. In fact it has two stories. The title of the song is 'He Was Heard'. The first story sings of the priest who needs to go about preparing himself for the service of the Lord in the Holy of Holies of God's temple. He has to sacrifice offerings first for himself and then for the community. If he commits a mistake, he may be struck dead and a rope tied to his one leg and pulled out from there. All these in order that he may be heard.

The second story sings of the Great High Priest who lives forever and most qualified to offer himself as the ultimate sacrifice, the once for all sacrifice for all mankind. Indeed he was heard.

Read the lyris of the song below:

He Was Heard by Michael Card

Hebrews 4:14 - 5:10 & 7:11-28

In the days of old the priest would come
With a lifeless sacrifice
While the crowd in anxious silence
Would wait outside

As he entered in his temple
They hoped he would be heard
God would give them a tomorrow
And the priest would stay alive
Their only choice, their only hope
Would he be heard
Their only way they might be saved
Would he be heard

In the fullness of the promise time
The Final Priest did come
And He offered up a living sacrifice

Now we His children wait for Him
With hope and joyful praise
For we know that God has heard Him
For we know that He was raised
He offered cheerful praise and He was heard
He offered up His life and He was heard

Chorus
So let us fix our eyes upon
The priest whom God did hear
For the joy that was before Him
He overcame the fear
Oh, once and all He paid the cost
Enduring all the shame
Taking up the cruel cross
Ignoring all the pain
Repeat Chorus

Lyrics taken from:
http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/michael-card-lyrics/he-was-heard-lyrics.html

Accompanying song, you can click the link below:
http://grooveshark.com/#/search?q=He+Was+Heard

IF God were like us...

Arrrh! So much work, so much housework, so much homework, so much cleanup, so many people to comfort and counsel, so many issues to follow through, so many checkpoints to discern before taking the next steps.

If God were like us, how do you think the work will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the home will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the family will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the church will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the community will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the hospital will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the school will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the nature will be like?
If God were like us, how do you think the world will be like?

Hmmm. If God went on holiday, how do you think the world will be like?
Hmmm. If God escaped for a while due to stress, how do you think the world will be like?
Hmmm. If God took a break, how do you think the world will be like?

Living With Disorder

Can you live with disorder and chaos? Can you stand the dirt and dust of life, blowing at you and hitting hard into your face? Disorder and chaos. Dirt and dust. Can you live with them? Can you still stand your ground? Can you bear with it?

Observing the state of arrangement in the library, I saw books were not properly placed. The shelves looked very untidy and messed up. Not only one shelf here, another shelf there was also in the same condition. If you are a person with orderly standards you probably may have collapsed. Can you stand the ground?

While waiting for the bus, I observed the state of the bus stop and felt the immensity of the trash problem accumulating, beginning from every bus stop rubbish collection bin. How can I live with trash and disorder? You and I could conclude that for one we can tolerate these areas of mess and smell as there are not in our own estates.

For two we probably may or may not take action to help clean up as we have gotten use to the smell and numbed to the condition. For three if action is really taken to clean up, you and I may also be cleaned up and cleared out along with it.

I remember the great flood story in the book of Genesis of the Bible. That was the greatest clean up. So if God would to do it again, what do you think God would do with you and me?

Into The Presence Of God

Before the priest of God enters the Holy of Holies, he prepares himself thoroughly. What emotions filled him as he enters, as any mistake he commits, he will be struck dead in God's presence. And his body pulled out of the temple with the rope tied to his leg.

In these days how prepared am I when I enter into the presence of God, where Jesus our Savior and Lord and Forever Priest who offered Himself on the cross. On that day, the curtain was torn into two.

Entering into the presence of God was opened for me and for you and for everyone else. How prepared am I? How persevering am I? How persistent am I? How privileged for me and for you to enter His presence?

Praise to Jesus who lives forever, continuing in office, saving all of us completely who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for us, at the right hand of God. Hebrews 7:25

Story Time: The Fisherman And His Small Fish

One day Yawny went fishing. He was hoping to get some fish today as the last few days were not that fruitful. As he was setting up his fishing gear by the bank, he saw another fisherman on the further end of the bank.

As he sat down after casting his line, he saw that the fisherman caught one and it was a rather small one. And he placed it in his basket. Deep in Yawny’s heart, he would wish he too would get that size of a fish and it would be enough for the day.

Then the next moment, he saw that fisherman’s line tighten and he pulled in one big one. Yawny was both overjoyed with his catch and at the same time envious why he did not catch any. The fisherman then steadied the fish, removed the hook and threw that big fish back into the water. Yawny’s eyes balled up in shock and anger. “What was this fisherman trying to prove?” Yawny screamed inside him.

Instead of watching his own line, he kept watching this fisherman. He pulled another small fish and placed it into the basket. This fisherman was really fortunate. He caught another big fish. Yawny watched in anticipation what he was going to do next. He threw it back into the water. Yawny boiled up within him.

Yawny stamped his feet towards this fisherman and demanded what in the world was he doing. This fisherman introduced himself as ‘Oday’. Yawny tried his best to politely asked him why Oday threw the big fish back into the waters.

With his confident smile, Oday replied, “Oh, that is easy. In my kitchen, the big fish is too big for our small wok. The small fish is just nice." Yawny fainted.

Spirit Dependent Prayer

My life is in your hands, God.
Use me to point someone toward you today -
I promise to cooperate in any way I can.
If you want me to say a word for you today,
I'll do that.
If you want me to keep quiet
but demonstrate love and servanthood,
by your Spirit's power I will.
I'll fully available to you today,
so guide me by your Spirit.

Things That Come In Pairs

Our World Full Of Pairs

Sunlight Moonlight
Hot Drink Cold Drink
Summer Winter
Boy Girl
Screw Nut
Red Bean Green Bean
Heaven Hell
Male Female
Turtle Tortoise
God Demons
Husband Wife
Father Mother
Sons Daughters
Right Left
Gents Ladies
Key Keyhole
Penis Vagina
Land Sea
On Off
+ -
x /
( )
" "
Plug Socket
Positive Negative

The Old Has Gone, The New Has Come

Do you want to go back to the days of using VHS tapes and cassette tapes? Do you want to go back to the days of Egypt and be enslaved again? Do you want to go back to the days of animal sacrifices and offerings?

Old Wine, New Wineskin? Decide today.

* in many undeveloped countries, VHS tapes and players are still used. Continue to listen with open ears and open hearts.