A view on the way to church on a sunny Sunday...
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A view on the way to church on a sunny Sunday...
Today, in Australia, is Father's Day.
HAPPIE FATHER'S DAY !!
And BIGGEST HAPPIE FATHER'S DAY to the Father of all fathers, King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
He Knows My Name (I Have A Maker)
by Paul Baloche
Verse 1:
I have a Maker
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in his hands
Verse 2:
I have a Father
He calls me His own
He'll never leave me
No matter where I go
Chorus:
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And He hears me when I call
HAPPIE FATHER'S DAY !!
And BIGGEST HAPPIE FATHER'S DAY to the Father of all fathers, King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
He Knows My Name (I Have A Maker)
by Paul Baloche
Verse 1:
I have a Maker
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in his hands
Verse 2:
I have a Father
He calls me His own
He'll never leave me
No matter where I go
Chorus:
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And He hears me when I call
My third birthday pressie is from the church we're currently attending. No, they do not who we are. And no, they do not know that it was my birthday.
They were launching the church new name and extended the number of services to 3 (1 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). Thus, they were serving finger foods.. such as... chocolates, cakes, pastries, chocolates, mousse, hotdogs, chocolates, salami, biscuits, chocolates, and so on...
And I had sooooooo much chocolates! It's like a dream come true! And there's even chocolate mousse, which I have been craving for a long time. Yummy! (n_n)/
They were launching the church new name and extended the number of services to 3 (1 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). Thus, they were serving finger foods.. such as... chocolates, cakes, pastries, chocolates, mousse, hotdogs, chocolates, salami, biscuits, chocolates, and so on...
And I had sooooooo much chocolates! It's like a dream come true! And there's even chocolate mousse, which I have been craving for a long time. Yummy! (n_n)/
Today is Sunday (and the weather is great!) and it's our first time visiting a church here in Melbourne. Our dear friend/ex-cell member/host brought us to their church, City Life Church.
The view of the church outside. From the outside, this doesn't really look like a church.
Inside of the auditorium.
The seats are those looooong benches.
I really miss DUMC and worshipping God in Dream Centre :( And I really need God's guidance and direction in this foreign land. I felt so lonely here, so unsettled and so abandoned.
I really miss home...
The view of the church outside. From the outside, this doesn't really look like a church.
Inside of the auditorium.
The seats are those looooong benches.
I really miss DUMC and worshipping God in Dream Centre :( And I really need God's guidance and direction in this foreign land. I felt so lonely here, so unsettled and so abandoned.
I really miss home...
Last weekend, we attended David Pawson’s sermon on “Unlocking the Bible”. It was a wonderful enlightening experience. There are many wonderful mysteries in the Bible that is waiting to be discovered.
He started his sermon by asking 5 questions and we’re to raise our hands if the answer is “Yes”.
David: One, do you truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous. Two, do you believed that the Bible is the most important book?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous again. Three, have you read the book…
== Many hands GOING to be raised ==
David: I don’t mean bits of it. I mean, all of it…
== Several hands raised ==
David: Ok ok... Four, how many of you read through a book before?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous. Interesting, you said that the Bible is the most important book, but you’ve never finish reading it. And yet, you’ve finished reading other books which are not so important. Last question, and be very careful on answering this ‘cause God is looking at you, will you read through the Bible from today onwards?
== Several hands raised ==
In his sermon, he taught us on we should we should read the Bible. Some interesting pointers I noted:
>> The Bible is a library of books, a history book and a love book.
>> We should read the Bible disregarding the chapter and verse number. In this way, our thoughts will not be influenced by the division caused by the chapter/verse number. If people in the past can read and understand the Bible without these numberings, so can we. Besides, when we have no chapter/verse number to depend on, it will really train us in knowing our Bible better.
>> And by ignoring the verse numbering, we won’t simply read scriptures out-of-context. He gave many verses that are read out-of-context. One very interesting one is Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything through him who gives me strength”. He asked the crowd to think of the areas in our life we can apply this verse. And then he asked us, “Who thought of money?”. Only 2 hands raised. “Well, at least two of you got the verse right”. He, then, went go on to explain the context of the verse. Verse 10-12 was about Paul being thankful to his Philippians friends for their gift and telling them that he’s doing fine in whatever circumstances he’s in because he have learnt to be contented. And then verse 13 comes, that he can do all things (i.e.: surviving on very little and still have a contented heart) because Christ helps him. Very enlightening!
>> Before reading a book, ask what is the book about and what is it telling you. He gave many examples, some interesting ones are:
** The book of Proverbs is a book of proverbs. There are words of wisdom, and not God’s promises which we can claim. This means, that they are generally true, but not all the time. He gave the example on training your son well so your son will not depart from your teachings. Generally, it is true… but not all the time. Your son, even though well-trained and well-taught since young, can choose to rebel and depart from your teachings.
** There’re 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) and they’re written for different audiences:
Nevertheless, I truly enjoyed his sermon and really learn a lot. What really amazed me is his passion for God and in studying of His Words.
The book Unlocking the Bible. I've got one at home. It's pretty thick, but nevertheless interesting!
He started his sermon by asking 5 questions and we’re to raise our hands if the answer is “Yes”.
David: One, do you truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous. Two, do you believed that the Bible is the most important book?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous again. Three, have you read the book…
== Many hands GOING to be raised ==
David: I don’t mean bits of it. I mean, all of it…
== Several hands raised ==
David: Ok ok... Four, how many of you read through a book before?
== Many hands raised ==
David: Unanimous. Interesting, you said that the Bible is the most important book, but you’ve never finish reading it. And yet, you’ve finished reading other books which are not so important. Last question, and be very careful on answering this ‘cause God is looking at you, will you read through the Bible from today onwards?
== Several hands raised ==
In his sermon, he taught us on we should we should read the Bible. Some interesting pointers I noted:
>> The Bible is a library of books, a history book and a love book.
>> We should read the Bible disregarding the chapter and verse number. In this way, our thoughts will not be influenced by the division caused by the chapter/verse number. If people in the past can read and understand the Bible without these numberings, so can we. Besides, when we have no chapter/verse number to depend on, it will really train us in knowing our Bible better.
>> And by ignoring the verse numbering, we won’t simply read scriptures out-of-context. He gave many verses that are read out-of-context. One very interesting one is Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything through him who gives me strength”. He asked the crowd to think of the areas in our life we can apply this verse. And then he asked us, “Who thought of money?”. Only 2 hands raised. “Well, at least two of you got the verse right”. He, then, went go on to explain the context of the verse. Verse 10-12 was about Paul being thankful to his Philippians friends for their gift and telling them that he’s doing fine in whatever circumstances he’s in because he have learnt to be contented. And then verse 13 comes, that he can do all things (i.e.: surviving on very little and still have a contented heart) because Christ helps him. Very enlightening!
>> Before reading a book, ask what is the book about and what is it telling you. He gave many examples, some interesting ones are:
** The book of Proverbs is a book of proverbs. There are words of wisdom, and not God’s promises which we can claim. This means, that they are generally true, but not all the time. He gave the example on training your son well so your son will not depart from your teachings. Generally, it is true… but not all the time. Your son, even though well-trained and well-taught since young, can choose to rebel and depart from your teachings.
** There’re 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) and they’re written for different audiences:
- Mark and Luke is written for the unbelievers
- Luke is written for young believers
- John is written for matured believers
Nevertheless, I truly enjoyed his sermon and really learn a lot. What really amazed me is his passion for God and in studying of His Words.
The book Unlocking the Bible. I've got one at home. It's pretty thick, but nevertheless interesting!
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