Sunday, April 09, 2006
UPDATES!!!
1) SpeedlightWhy Should I Pray For Others? [Pt I] Brother Pacer· Prayer can be selfish it it's only centered around self eg. "God bless me!"
· God looks at your heart, the intention of the prayer.
Prayer checklist:· 01/ Am I praying in line with God's Word?- Pray in context, don't claim on the Word blindly. [Ref: Psalm 3]
Eg. David's prayer was during period of trial for Israel when enemies pursue the people of God.
--> God knew David's heart, thus He protected Israel.
· 02/ Am I praying with the wrong intentions?- Prayer is not wrong, but the intentions may be.
eg. pride- God may not answer the prayer because He opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. [Ref: Proverbs 3:34]
· 03/ What is Intercession?- The act of praying for someone else's needs.
· If you love someone you'll want to pray for them.
· Praying for yourself is important, but praying for others is more important!
· [Ref: Genesis 13:12; 18:16-33]
· Abraham's intercession was not to waste, God sent 2 angels to protect Lot and his family out of Sodom although he destroyed the city because there wasn't even 10 righteous men as Abraham had bargained with God for.
· Sometimes we don't get the exact desired result from our prayers but God will still honour it.
· Therefore, we need to pray for our friends and loved ones!
· It's only when we intercede that our friends and loved ones have a chance! (esp. if they are not believers)
2) Good Friday Reflection
Good Friday has just passed. To some, it might be another day of public holiday. To others, it might just be a day to catch up with friends. How did you spend your Good Friday? We have a special attachment to this day because we commemorate Christ's death on the cross for our sins. Have we lived through Good Friday without spending a moment with God, thanking Him for His agape sacrifice? Stop all the 'doing' and shut yourself in your prayer closet, then take the moment now to think of His love for us that drove Him to the cross. His love so great that He rendered a painful sacrifice, much more than any human being could withstand, and yet He asked the Father to forgive before He committed Himself to death.
Our sins nailed Him to the cross. But the good news is, Jesus did not remain in the tomb forever. Can you imagine if Christ did not resurrect from the dead? We would all be in trouble being steeped in sin and living towards our eternal death.He rose again 3 days later. That is the good news. That is the reason why we are Christians, because our God is a living God. Death has been defeated. He has turned defeat into victory!
Live our lives everyday as if it was Easter then, remembering that "...Christ Jesus, who died - more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." (Romans 8:34) All the more, since Christ is interceding for us, we have no excuses not to share the good news and intercede for our loved ones and friends so that they will one day get to know the same marvellous God we all have come to know. Since Christ has the victory, there is power in our prayers!
We don't need a special day like Easter to share the Word, although Good Friday and Easter is a really good time to bring someone to Christ. But knowing that our God is an awesome living God who transcends boundaries and make miracles happen, let us pray and do our part to fulfill The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), even though Good Friday and Easter has passed us by!
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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Romans 8:38-39Acknowledgements: http://speednewz.atspace.com
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Freed because Christ died to set us free; 8:33 PM
Sunday, April 09, 2006
1) SpeedlightWhy Should I Pray For Others? [Pt I] Brother Pacer· Prayer can be selfish it it's only centered around self eg. "God bless me!"
· God looks at your heart, the intention of the prayer.
Prayer checklist:· 01/ Am I praying in line with God's Word?- Pray in context, don't claim on the Word blindly. [Ref: Psalm 3]
Eg. David's prayer was during period of trial for Israel when enemies pursue the people of God.
--> God knew David's heart, thus He protected Israel.
· 02/ Am I praying with the wrong intentions?- Prayer is not wrong, but the intentions may be.
eg. pride- God may not answer the prayer because He opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. [Ref: Proverbs 3:34]
· 03/ What is Intercession?- The act of praying for someone else's needs.
· If you love someone you'll want to pray for them.
· Praying for yourself is important, but praying for others is more important!
· [Ref: Genesis 13:12; 18:16-33]
· Abraham's intercession was not to waste, God sent 2 angels to protect Lot and his family out of Sodom although he destroyed the city because there wasn't even 10 righteous men as Abraham had bargained with God for.
· Sometimes we don't get the exact desired result from our prayers but God will still honour it.
· Therefore, we need to pray for our friends and loved ones!
· It's only when we intercede that our friends and loved ones have a chance! (esp. if they are not believers)
2) Good Friday Reflection
Good Friday has just passed. To some, it might be another day of public holiday. To others, it might just be a day to catch up with friends. How did you spend your Good Friday? We have a special attachment to this day because we commemorate Christ's death on the cross for our sins. Have we lived through Good Friday without spending a moment with God, thanking Him for His agape sacrifice? Stop all the 'doing' and shut yourself in your prayer closet, then take the moment now to think of His love for us that drove Him to the cross. His love so great that He rendered a painful sacrifice, much more than any human being could withstand, and yet He asked the Father to forgive before He committed Himself to death.
Our sins nailed Him to the cross. But the good news is, Jesus did not remain in the tomb forever. Can you imagine if Christ did not resurrect from the dead? We would all be in trouble being steeped in sin and living towards our eternal death.He rose again 3 days later. That is the good news. That is the reason why we are Christians, because our God is a living God. Death has been defeated. He has turned defeat into victory!
Live our lives everyday as if it was Easter then, remembering that "...Christ Jesus, who died - more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." (Romans 8:34) All the more, since Christ is interceding for us, we have no excuses not to share the good news and intercede for our loved ones and friends so that they will one day get to know the same marvellous God we all have come to know. Since Christ has the victory, there is power in our prayers!
We don't need a special day like Easter to share the Word, although Good Friday and Easter is a really good time to bring someone to Christ. But knowing that our God is an awesome living God who transcends boundaries and make miracles happen, let us pray and do our part to fulfill The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), even though Good Friday and Easter has passed us by!
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
-
Romans 8:38-39Acknowledgements: http://speednewz.atspace.com
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WHAT WILL I DO THERE IF I GO FOR THE CELL GROUP?
Well, we will be singing christian songs, praising the Lord, sharing about what happened during the week,
giving testimonies and of course,we would be having bible study. We will be going a little quickly because we have to complete all the
chapters. But, as a guest, you can go along with us. You need not worry about anything.
Just be yourself, everyone in the cell grp is very approachable. :)
WHAT IF I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN?
Its alright if you are not a Christian, you can always learn more. You do not have to bring anything,
just bring a pen n a blank piece of paper if you want to. If you have a bible, please bring it along.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO AFTER THE CELL GROUP?
We would normally go to Mcdonalds for lunch and then proceed to Speedlight. If you do not want to go for lunch, you can go home. But it would be better if you can join us. :)
WHAT IS SPEEDLIGHT?
Speedlight is our church's service for the youths. We have Praise and Worship followed by some annoucements then it will be offering time.
Next, either Brother Pacer or a pastor will share the sermon (You can bring a pen and a notebook for this) You are warmly welcome to join us. =)
On special days like salvation sundays, there will be many interesting programmes lined up for you. Do keep a lookout for it. :) By the way, Speedlight's purpose statement is:
Speedlight exists to save young people, to please God through passionate service,to exalt His name in all circumstances, to enjoy caring for one another and to disciple Speedlighters to be more like Christ.
Have we answered your questions and doubts? If not, just tag in the tagboard on your right and tell us what information you would want to know and we shall reply as soon as possible. If you have any suggestions, you can also tag to tell us. Thanks. :)
