Friday, January 16, 2004
Thursday, January 15, 2004
its really cool what happened with beth over christimas, but it was totally God's will, timing and plan. i.e i have friends who i have been praying for, for as long as i have been a christian and they have shown no outward signs of being even interested in God.
i kinda felt like i should put that up cause i know its really hard when someone very close to you, seems very far from God.
"Embracing what God does for you is the greatest thing you can do for Him" Romans 12 message about v2
"If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1john 1v9
i kinda felt like i should put that up cause i know its really hard when someone very close to you, seems very far from God.
"Embracing what God does for you is the greatest thing you can do for Him" Romans 12 message about v2
"If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1john 1v9
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
"it feels like i have found something in my life that has been missing"
PRAISE THE LORD
OH YEAH
the quote is from a gril called beth, who by the awesome power and mad skills of God is now in relationship with Him. i have been incredabliy privleged to watch His miracle of salvation up close.
re-wind
carol service is really pushed at cu as an evangelisitc opportunity, beth attended was touched but an fine piece of preaching, she talked to her friend Krisha about how she felt, Krisha (a non-christian friend from halls) told me beth wanted contacted about cu and God stuff. i txt her, got the whole church to pray for her and fearfully went to meet her at her house, God really showed up and we chatted freely about some really deep stuff, especailly for ppl who had just met for the first time... i gave her a Message translation of the new testament, john stott's basic christianity, and a gospel truth/pagan lies book (which i hadnt read - a bad plan)
she said she'd read them over christmas.
God really gave me a burden to pray for her, first time in ages i had felt like that
stayed in contact via txt she had questions about homosexuality and suicide, difficult stuff
BUT
tonight she was meant to come to eat with my house but couldnt because of an eassy and having to go home tomorrow, so i called round and ...
it was amazing to hear her talk of God, without jargon or cliches just a pure collection with the almighty
she has now read all the books and up to matt 7 and is talking about changing her whole lifestyle, ambitions and outlook, so cool, and really challenging : )
and the beauty of if all was it was just her, God and a bible. no evanglistic strategy, no pictures of a gap and a cross, just Jesus whispering into the heart of one who honestly looked for Hiim...
COME ON
please please pray for God's will in her new life with Him, and also for her brother...
"thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
PRAISE THE LORD
OH YEAH
the quote is from a gril called beth, who by the awesome power and mad skills of God is now in relationship with Him. i have been incredabliy privleged to watch His miracle of salvation up close.
re-wind
carol service is really pushed at cu as an evangelisitc opportunity, beth attended was touched but an fine piece of preaching, she talked to her friend Krisha about how she felt, Krisha (a non-christian friend from halls) told me beth wanted contacted about cu and God stuff. i txt her, got the whole church to pray for her and fearfully went to meet her at her house, God really showed up and we chatted freely about some really deep stuff, especailly for ppl who had just met for the first time... i gave her a Message translation of the new testament, john stott's basic christianity, and a gospel truth/pagan lies book (which i hadnt read - a bad plan)
she said she'd read them over christmas.
God really gave me a burden to pray for her, first time in ages i had felt like that
stayed in contact via txt she had questions about homosexuality and suicide, difficult stuff
BUT
tonight she was meant to come to eat with my house but couldnt because of an eassy and having to go home tomorrow, so i called round and ...
it was amazing to hear her talk of God, without jargon or cliches just a pure collection with the almighty
she has now read all the books and up to matt 7 and is talking about changing her whole lifestyle, ambitions and outlook, so cool, and really challenging : )
and the beauty of if all was it was just her, God and a bible. no evanglistic strategy, no pictures of a gap and a cross, just Jesus whispering into the heart of one who honestly looked for Hiim...
COME ON
please please pray for God's will in her new life with Him, and also for her brother...
"thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus
moving into victory
claiming the promises God has made me
if we confess our sin, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1john1v9
1peter 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, 5who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
instead of moaning about how rubbish i am and keep doing the same sins, i gonna let God sort me out...
the plot thickens... ; )
moving into victory
claiming the promises God has made me
if we confess our sin, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1john1v9
1peter 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, 5who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
instead of moaning about how rubbish i am and keep doing the same sins, i gonna let God sort me out...
the plot thickens... ; )
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
2 tshirts
wearing two tshirts to keep me warm
feelings are kind of muffled behind two t shirts
feels like that with God, like i am wearing two tshirts and cant get close.
reading "Heavenly Man" by brother Yun amazing book the kind of guy who makes all that explaining away of the early church's suffering not being relivant to the modern world look like rubbish. eg he prayed and fasted for 100 days for a bible at a time in china when no one had bibles he has a dream these two men give him a bible, wakes up two men come to the door give him a bible, he reads and memorises it then tells everyone his first year as a christian age 16-17 2000 ppl become Christians. in jail after having beaten within an inch of his life and he decides to fast, gives the little food he gets to other prisoners and survives for over a month with No food or water. proper hardcore. proper relying on God, me? still cant defeat the same old tempations. I know that God loves me just as much as brother yun but i dont want to be stuck in the same spiritual immaturity for the rest of my life... i want to go further and learn more and see God work...
matt 6v19-21 19"Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or--worse!-stolen by burglars. 20Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. 21It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.
what is treasure in heaven? i spend a whole lot of time thinking about the earthly treasure i want, but not till today did i think about what is treasure in heaven: I thought blessing ppl to make someone smile, or laugh. To give someone a special gift, to take an insult cause of Jesus, to sweat or bleed for Him? to not steal the toothpaste of your housemate in the bathroom. to "waste" your money on extranivagant gifts
i dont know maybe its just doin the stuff Jesus did, and the payment is in heaven but i dont know i think is more than that or to have an awareness of it allows you a new perspective on daily decsisions, "I cant be arsed" - a favourite phrase of mine, maybe i cant be arsed for the earthly payment, but the heavenly? maybe I should not be arsed with other stuff cause it will have no heavenly pay off.
happy christmas, peace to you and the Love of God
wearing two tshirts to keep me warm
feelings are kind of muffled behind two t shirts
feels like that with God, like i am wearing two tshirts and cant get close.
reading "Heavenly Man" by brother Yun amazing book the kind of guy who makes all that explaining away of the early church's suffering not being relivant to the modern world look like rubbish. eg he prayed and fasted for 100 days for a bible at a time in china when no one had bibles he has a dream these two men give him a bible, wakes up two men come to the door give him a bible, he reads and memorises it then tells everyone his first year as a christian age 16-17 2000 ppl become Christians. in jail after having beaten within an inch of his life and he decides to fast, gives the little food he gets to other prisoners and survives for over a month with No food or water. proper hardcore. proper relying on God, me? still cant defeat the same old tempations. I know that God loves me just as much as brother yun but i dont want to be stuck in the same spiritual immaturity for the rest of my life... i want to go further and learn more and see God work...
matt 6v19-21 19"Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or--worse!-stolen by burglars. 20Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. 21It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.
what is treasure in heaven? i spend a whole lot of time thinking about the earthly treasure i want, but not till today did i think about what is treasure in heaven: I thought blessing ppl to make someone smile, or laugh. To give someone a special gift, to take an insult cause of Jesus, to sweat or bleed for Him? to not steal the toothpaste of your housemate in the bathroom. to "waste" your money on extranivagant gifts
i dont know maybe its just doin the stuff Jesus did, and the payment is in heaven but i dont know i think is more than that or to have an awareness of it allows you a new perspective on daily decsisions, "I cant be arsed" - a favourite phrase of mine, maybe i cant be arsed for the earthly payment, but the heavenly? maybe I should not be arsed with other stuff cause it will have no heavenly pay off.
happy christmas, peace to you and the Love of God
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