We have just celebrated Christmas Day. But we are still in the Advent season! I came across this video that gives us a picture of what it would be like if Mary & Joseph were living in our days of social networking! Please enjoy the video and rejoice for the Son has come.
December 28, 2010
December 21, 2010
A Time for Giving and Forgiving
Christmas is a time for giving and forgiving. It is reported that in USA the total sales for the Christmas season constitute a quarter of the year's total sales! It is big money and big headache for those buying! I was reminded today in a news article that there are many things that we can give, not only during the Christmas season but everyday of our lives.
You can actually start creating your own list of giving for Christmas and the New Year and it may include: give your time to a worthy cause; give your hand to the needy; give a call to the lonely; give a word of encouragement to the discouraged; give a cup of water to the thirsty; give your forgiveness to the one who hurt you, and the list goes on.
Don’t just make a list but put in the names (if you know them) of real people that you see or know as you live each day. Not everything you give will require money. Lastly, give others an opportunity to give back to you too!
Blessed Christmas!
Ps. Ben
You can actually start creating your own list of giving for Christmas and the New Year and it may include: give your time to a worthy cause; give your hand to the needy; give a call to the lonely; give a word of encouragement to the discouraged; give a cup of water to the thirsty; give your forgiveness to the one who hurt you, and the list goes on.
Don’t just make a list but put in the names (if you know them) of real people that you see or know as you live each day. Not everything you give will require money. Lastly, give others an opportunity to give back to you too!
Blessed Christmas!
Ps. Ben
December 3, 2010
A Brave Testimony
The most persecuted Christians are found in North Korea. Yet their faith remain as strong as ever. There is something about suffering that helps build a strong faith. Listen to the testimony of this 18-year old girl who came from North Korea as she shared to the audience at the recent Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation in Cape Town. May your faith be challenged as well.
November 11, 2010
Our Lady VIPs!
On October 30 we arrived at another milestone in the life of the church. The ladies had their first Ladies Fellowship after a long time! Present at this meeting was an old friend, Betty Rode, who spoke about "Your Foundation", with two of her Sri Lankan friends, who shared a testimony.
It is our hope that this fellowship will be a place where hearts and lives can be ministered and refreshed by God's Word and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. May this beginning be followed by many days of rich blessings flowing from the Lord in making this fellowship an oasis for all who come.
Ps Ben
It is our hope that this fellowship will be a place where hearts and lives can be ministered and refreshed by God's Word and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. May this beginning be followed by many days of rich blessings flowing from the Lord in making this fellowship an oasis for all who come.
Ps Ben
November 2, 2010
P-R-A-Y
Prayer is a spiritual discipline that should be our constant habit. We are called to pray unceasingly (1 Thess. 5:17) Prayer can be done anywhere and anytime whether silently in our hearts or said aloud. The Lord Jesus prayed a lot and even taught His disciples how to pray. Here is a picture that I took recently to remind us of this important activity.
We really need to
P - ersist
R - epent in humility
A - sk in faith
Y - ield ourselves to His will
May our prayers be like incense that goes up to the throne room of God!
Ps. Ben
P - ersist
R - epent in humility
A - sk in faith
Y - ield ourselves to His will
May our prayers be like incense that goes up to the throne room of God!
Ps. Ben
October 22, 2010
Acts of Kindness
Have you ever experienced a stranger doing a random act of kindness? Last Sunday at my favourite bakery a stranger I had a short conversation with just offered her discount card to me to use it to pay for my purchase. I did not ask her nor influenced her in any way that I know of but she just offered it to me. The savings was only 50 sen but it certainly left me surprised and impressed! I can't help but think what our world would be like if more people continue to do random acts of kindness to strangers. People that will never be able to repay you back or you will ever meet again.
On Monday I read in the newspapers of more stories of how some people show kindness to strangers without expecting anything in return. Wow! As Christians, are we not called to be kind? Is kindness not a part of our new nature in Christ (fruit of the Spirit)? Are acts of kindness not a reflection of God's image in us, which ultimately reflects who God is? Who knows that we may very well be ministering to angels unaware?
Have you experienced a random act of kindness? No? Don't wait for one! Why don't you do an act of kindness to some stranger? Think of ways to bless someone who least expects or deserves it. Let your light so shine before men!
Ps Ben
On Monday I read in the newspapers of more stories of how some people show kindness to strangers without expecting anything in return. Wow! As Christians, are we not called to be kind? Is kindness not a part of our new nature in Christ (fruit of the Spirit)? Are acts of kindness not a reflection of God's image in us, which ultimately reflects who God is? Who knows that we may very well be ministering to angels unaware?
Have you experienced a random act of kindness? No? Don't wait for one! Why don't you do an act of kindness to some stranger? Think of ways to bless someone who least expects or deserves it. Let your light so shine before men!
Ps Ben
October 19, 2010
But I Did Not
Last month I organised a dinner with some old friends from Grace EFC and wanted to invite a couple that had joined us for our Bible Study despite attending another church. We had a great time of fellowship in the past but over the years it became less and less frequent. Last Sunday I heard that the husband had passed away the previous week. I should have invited him but I did not. Why should I really be surprised by death? It is an appointment that we must all keep unless Christ returns first. But I always seem to think that my friends will always be around! Surprise, surprise! Death comes when we least expect it. One can never be fully prepared for it in life. I don't like death and the surprise it brings. It makes me feel so helpless.
The last time I met this brother was last year at a church service where he served faithfully as a greeter. I will miss him. But I hope to see him at the Resurrection Day! That's my consolation. Thanks be to Christ who is the hope of our salvation! There are yet others who have not heard about this gift that I need to tell. I don't want to say again, "But I did not"
Ps. Ben
The last time I met this brother was last year at a church service where he served faithfully as a greeter. I will miss him. But I hope to see him at the Resurrection Day! That's my consolation. Thanks be to Christ who is the hope of our salvation! There are yet others who have not heard about this gift that I need to tell. I don't want to say again, "But I did not"
Ps. Ben
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