I came across this article about "What the Bible says about "being good" (does God view it as a necessary step to get to heaven?)" and it is very true...It is important that we know that it is not by the works that we do but by grace that will save us....
Romans 3:10
As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one."
James 2:10
"Whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. "
Isaiah 64:6
"All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;"
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit."
Romans 11:6
And if (we are saved) by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Galatians 2:21
"I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain!"
I grew up with the notion that you had to be "good" to get to heaven. The bible teaches us that no matter how "bad" you have been, you are still able to get to heaven simply by trusting in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Some denominations would have you believe that you also have to do good works (go to church every Sunday, give money, etc.) to be saved. The scriptures quoted above clearly show these "works" doctrines to be false.
You may ask, "Where do these other ideas come from then?" The primary root of this misconception comes from the book of James, where it is written "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."(James 2:15-17).
When trying to discern what is meant in a particular passage, a time honored method employed is to "interpret scripture with scripture," meaning that you should take unclear passages and interpret them using clear passages. Because the bible tells us that "all scripture is God-breathed," we know that other bible passages are not going to be wrong, unlike what could happen if you introduce an outside source of information such as the proclamation of one man, a group of bishops, etc. Therefore, the passage in James, when viewed in light of the other passages shown, is really telling us that works are an outward evidence of your faith, not something required in addition to your complete faith in Christ. Remember, salvation (eternal life in heaven) is a free gift. The following illustration may help if you are still in doubt:
Suppose it was Christmas morning, and your spouse leads you out the door, and shows you a shiny new Mercedes Benz with a big bow on the hood. Then your spouse says, "Here's that Mercedes you have always dreamed of having. It's my gift to you, but only if you give me a dollar." What kind of gift is that? It is no longer a gift, you had to earn it by coughing up a dollar! Similarly, every clear passage in scripture tells us that eternal life is a free gift to those who believe in Jesus and Him alone for their salvation.
I know I've beaten this issue pretty hard, but if you've come so far as to believe that Jesus was born, died, and resurrected and sits at the right hand of the Father, it would be one of life's greatest tragedies for you to not go the extra mile and believe in him and him alone for your salvation.
this article is copied from Christian Corner
I hope that this will really help us to think back on what salvation really is... :)
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
His Generation : Picture Of The Week
ALOHA~~~FROM THE CREATORS OF THE BLOG
JACK N JILL ???
NO NO...WE ARE JEFF N JIM !!!
AND JIM GOT NEW HAIR CUT IF U NOTICED XD
HiS G3NeRaTiOn 11th JuLy 2008
Hi all, Jim here.....thanks Jeff for the pics, and nice header on the pics too...As you can see, my hair style had changed so, ITS A WHOLE NEW WORLD lolz....anyway back to this weeks HG youth fellowship :)
This week, we had someone who i believe haven't worship lead for a very very very long time...give your chears to REBECCA!!!! Dun play play you know, our worship leader import from the States one...jk jk ya...well, we (the music team) didn't have enough time in practice due to the sound system problem and etc but i have to say, you all did GREAT, especially on the worship song, it really moved me and i believe that it had move many others...but not forgetting, great job Rebecca and also to chin kent as i believe it was his second time on the guitar...Praise God for these people...
I also believe that we had a great time worshiping the Lord...and also, again welcome the youths from UMT (thanks sharon and witter), nice to see you guys joining us again, looking foward to see you guys next week :)...
Ok now, for todays message from pastor, we know 4 things about wat really HG stands for...so revise again,
He Intends Surrender
He Intends Salvation
He Intends Santification
He Intends Service
This week, pastor had introduce another 2 He Intends S....
He Intends Sacrifice....
Sacrifice is a big word, and it is also a very big thing to do...Sacrifice is something that is not easy to do or to give...but Jesus had shown us the ultimate sacrifice, by sacrificing himself just to let us have a life, a life with freedom and peace...We as children of God, need to sacrifice ourselves...many had misinterpreted this, sacrificing ourselves simply means, sacrificing the desires of our heart and to put first the ways of Jesus...does this means, we cannot do the things we want? Nope! that does not means that...sacrificing ourselves is a way where we honour God, and when we honour Him, He will honour us back...As the Lord knows our heart and surely i believe that He will provide for us...So most importantly, it is very important for us to know that, tis sacrifice we are making is a sacrifice that we will never regret, a sacrifice that will change our lives forever and ever, a sacrifice that will bring us closer and closer to Him, and most importantly, a sacrifice that will be worthwhile for the rest of our lives...Sacrificing for Jesus...
He Intends Significant...
He intends Significant means that Jesus want us to be significant in his word...take a pessage from Mark 4: 13-20...it gives us 4 different situation...1st, a seed is planted on hard and rocky ground...the seed also represent the word of the Lord...in this case, the seed will not grow, it will be eaten by crows or in other words, it will be taken away from satan...2nd case is that the seed is planted on shallow soil...the seed will grow and grow well at first but since the soil is shallow thus the root will not last and the plant will eventually die...same as most of christians nowdays...for the first few years, yea they will be so fired up towards God...but as the years goes by, as the ways of the world dwell stronger in them, they give up, they leave their faith away...3rd situation, a seed is planted on good ground but it is planted among the torns...its like people who grows well in faith well, but as the temptations and the desires of the world takes place, the fire will soon be dimmer and dimmer untill it goes off...now for the 4th, the seed is planted on good soil...and the result is, it will then grows to an plant that will bring new life...and this is what God wants us to be, he wants us to be the seed that grows on good soil...a person who will bring life to others who seek it..."only one life to live, only what is done for Jesus will last" It is important that we live a life that will tell people about Jesus...Living life that is significant...
Well thats about wat Pastor had taught us today...hmmmmmmmm wat else...Yes there is one thing!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR DEAR BROTHER WITTON!!!!
Its wittons birthday!!!! we did a suprise for him while pastor was starting his sermon, and he sure was suprised :) anyway we wish and pray that you will live a life that will be testimony to others around you...Amen!!! We had birthday cakes as refreshments this time... :)
For your information,Witton was our former president :D
Anyway here are some other pics for this week :) enjoy...
you know wat, this pic isn't necessarily... (why must face like that one, must be the effects of shaving T-T)
the birthday cake :P yummy
Jeff and the birthday boy :)
Andy desperate to eat (air liur melele)
willert! dun so hyper...not your birthday!
Yee Brothers....
His Generation 11th July 2008
This week, we had someone who i believe haven't worship lead for a very very very long time...give your chears to REBECCA!!!! Dun play play you know, our worship leader import from the States one...jk jk ya...well, we (the music team) didn't have enough time in practice due to the sound system problem and etc but i have to say, you all did GREAT, especially on the worship song, it really moved me and i believe that it had move many others...but not forgetting, great job Rebecca and also to chin kent as i believe it was his second time on the guitar...Praise God for these people...
I also believe that we had a great time worshiping the Lord...and also, again welcome the youths from UMT (thanks sharon and witter), nice to see you guys joining us again, looking foward to see you guys next week :)...
Ok now, for todays message from pastor, we know 4 things about wat really HG stands for...so revise again,
He Intends Surrender
He Intends Salvation
He Intends Santification
He Intends Service
This week, pastor had introduce another 2 He Intends S....
He Intends Sacrifice....
Sacrifice is a big word, and it is also a very big thing to do...Sacrifice is something that is not easy to do or to give...but Jesus had shown us the ultimate sacrifice, by sacrificing himself just to let us have a life, a life with freedom and peace...We as children of God, need to sacrifice ourselves...many had misinterpreted this, sacrificing ourselves simply means, sacrificing the desires of our heart and to put first the ways of Jesus...does this means, we cannot do the things we want? Nope! that does not means that...sacrificing ourselves is a way where we honour God, and when we honour Him, He will honour us back...As the Lord knows our heart and surely i believe that He will provide for us...So most importantly, it is very important for us to know that, tis sacrifice we are making is a sacrifice that we will never regret, a sacrifice that will change our lives forever and ever, a sacrifice that will bring us closer and closer to Him, and most importantly, a sacrifice that will be worthwhile for the rest of our lives...Sacrificing for Jesus...
He Intends Significant...
He intends Significant means that Jesus want us to be significant in his word...take a pessage from Mark 4: 13-20...it gives us 4 different situation...1st, a seed is planted on hard and rocky ground...the seed also represent the word of the Lord...in this case, the seed will not grow, it will be eaten by crows or in other words, it will be taken away from satan...2nd case is that the seed is planted on shallow soil...the seed will grow and grow well at first but since the soil is shallow thus the root will not last and the plant will eventually die...same as most of christians nowdays...for the first few years, yea they will be so fired up towards God...but as the years goes by, as the ways of the world dwell stronger in them, they give up, they leave their faith away...3rd situation, a seed is planted on good ground but it is planted among the torns...its like people who grows well in faith well, but as the temptations and the desires of the world takes place, the fire will soon be dimmer and dimmer untill it goes off...now for the 4th, the seed is planted on good soil...and the result is, it will then grows to an plant that will bring new life...and this is what God wants us to be, he wants us to be the seed that grows on good soil...a person who will bring life to others who seek it..."only one life to live, only what is done for Jesus will last" It is important that we live a life that will tell people about Jesus...Living life that is significant...
Well thats about wat Pastor had taught us today...hmmmmmmmm wat else...Yes there is one thing!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR DEAR BROTHER WITTON!!!!
witton is the one in the centre
Its wittons birthday!!!! we did a suprise for him while pastor was starting his sermon, and he sure was suprised :) anyway we wish and pray that you will live a life that will be testimony to others around you...Amen!!! We had birthday cakes as refreshments this time... :)
For your information,Witton was our former president :D
Anyway here are some other pics for this week :) enjoy...
you know wat, this pic isn't necessarily... (why must face like that one, must be the effects of shaving T-T)
the birthday cake :P yummy
Jeff and the birthday boy :)
Andy desperate to eat (air liur melele)
willert! dun so hyper...not your birthday!
Yee Brothers....
His Generation 11th July 2008Till next week, see ya :)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Hillsong : This Is Our God
Hello Guys....Hillsong had released their new album titled ''This Is Our God''
here's a trailer of the album,Mike Guglimucci from Planet Shakers will appear in this album :D
remember to buy original k :D
here's a trailer of the album,Mike Guglimucci from Planet Shakers will appear in this album :D
remember to buy original k :D
Monday, July 7, 2008
CoNgRaTs!!!!!!!!!
We had talk about service and one of the service is giving encouragement to one another...so since its He Intends Service > His Generation, we might as well practice it in this blog :)
Recently our pianist June, had won the 3rd place for singing competition, so the His Generation bloggers would like to wish you CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! erm i dun really know the details, so Jeff mind if you add something :)
All right,this is Jeffery reporting about the singing competition,lolz...well,me,christina,bonnie,caleb and lukas were there...June choose to sing a song by Celine Dion titled ''My Heart Will Go On'' aka the titanic soundtrack...u know guys,they always say that big things comes in small sizes...now i believe,lolz...she sang very nice,and u wont believe how mature her voice is until u experienced it,i can say WOW and so as the audience who were stunned by her singing...u know what HG??? all this time we've been wanting a new singer in HG...i think i've found one and that person was always by the piano/keyboard whispering her own love song to God,lolz...u did well June,keep it up !!!
Recently our pianist June, had won the 3rd place for singing competition, so the His Generation bloggers would like to wish you CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! erm i dun really know the details, so Jeff mind if you add something :)
All right,this is Jeffery reporting about the singing competition,lolz...well,me,christina,bonnie,caleb and lukas were there...June choose to sing a song by Celine Dion titled ''My Heart Will Go On'' aka the titanic soundtrack...u know guys,they always say that big things comes in small sizes...now i believe,lolz...she sang very nice,and u wont believe how mature her voice is until u experienced it,i can say WOW and so as the audience who were stunned by her singing...u know what HG??? all this time we've been wanting a new singer in HG...i think i've found one and that person was always by the piano/keyboard whispering her own love song to God,lolz...u did well June,keep it up !!!
WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For more about June in HG, click here
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Forgiveness & Salvation
Here are some saying from the bible about Forgiveness and Salvation which i come across in a website...hope it will help you :)
God offers us salvation through Jesus. Matthew 1:21, TLB. "And she will have a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (meaning 'Savior'), for He will save His people from their sins." Acts 4:12, NIV says, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Salvation means we receive eternal life if we enter into a personal relationship with God. John 17:3, TLB. "And this is the way to have eternal life -by knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one You sent to earth!" John 3:16, NIV says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
There is only one way to salvation and its not the easy road.Matthew 7:13-14, TLB. "Heaven can be entered only through the narrow gate! The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide enough for all the multitudes who choose its easy way. But the gateway to Life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it."
Salvation and forgiveness cannot be earned, it is a gift.Ephesians 2:8-9, TLB. "Because of His kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it."
Receiving salvation is a powerful, personal response to the gospel including repentance for sin. Acts 2:37-38, TLB. "These words of Peter's moved them deeply, and they said to him and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"And Peter replied, "Each one of you must turn from sin, return to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins."
Receiving salvation is simple, direct, personal, and public. Romans 10:8-10, TLB. "For salvation that comes from trusting Christ--which is what we preach--is already within easy reach of each of us; in fact, it is as near as our own hearts and mouths. For if you tell others with your own mouth that Jesus Christ is your Lord, and believe in your own heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in his heart that a man becomes right with God; and with his mouth he tells others of his faith, confirming his salvation."
For more on this please click here
God offers us salvation through Jesus. Matthew 1:21, TLB. "And she will have a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (meaning 'Savior'), for He will save His people from their sins." Acts 4:12, NIV says, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Salvation means we receive eternal life if we enter into a personal relationship with God. John 17:3, TLB. "And this is the way to have eternal life -by knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one You sent to earth!" John 3:16, NIV says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
There is only one way to salvation and its not the easy road.Matthew 7:13-14, TLB. "Heaven can be entered only through the narrow gate! The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide enough for all the multitudes who choose its easy way. But the gateway to Life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it."
Salvation and forgiveness cannot be earned, it is a gift.Ephesians 2:8-9, TLB. "Because of His kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it."
Receiving salvation is a powerful, personal response to the gospel including repentance for sin. Acts 2:37-38, TLB. "These words of Peter's moved them deeply, and they said to him and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"And Peter replied, "Each one of you must turn from sin, return to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins."
Receiving salvation is simple, direct, personal, and public. Romans 10:8-10, TLB. "For salvation that comes from trusting Christ--which is what we preach--is already within easy reach of each of us; in fact, it is as near as our own hearts and mouths. For if you tell others with your own mouth that Jesus Christ is your Lord, and believe in your own heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in his heart that a man becomes right with God; and with his mouth he tells others of his faith, confirming his salvation."
For more on this please click here
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Sel3cTed BiBLe VeRsEs
Yesterday, we are told that encouragement is really important among chirstians...here are some verses from the bible that i believe will surely encourage you...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
"The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."
Proverbs 18:10
"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called."
1 Timothy 6:12
... say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."
Isaiah 35:4
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:6
So do not fear, for I am with you;do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you;I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
ByE ByE!!!! HiS G3n3RaTiOn WiSh3s YoU All Th3 BeSt!!!
Yesterday was the last day for someone in His Generation...INGA!!! erm sry dunno your full name :) Inga is one of His Generation member who came last year from Germany under a exchange student program organized by American Field Service...Regularly attending HG's service, she surrendered her life to Jesus during the Esplosion Camp 2007... So, yesterday was her last day in HG...sad sad sad...wat to do...sooner or later people will leave....me also ma...
Inga is the one in the centre...(sry no other pics liao...others who have please let me know :P)
So, we as the His Generation would like to wish you all the best in your life in Germany...we wish that you will be a blessing to those around you there...Remember us ya and when we go there (IF) we go to Germany, you must "belanja" us...hope you know wat is belanja :) So again, all the best and God bless...
For those who wants to say anything to Inga, (hope she reads la) please drop your testimonials under comments... :)
HiS G3NeRaTiOn 4th JuLy 2008
First of all, sry for not updating last weeks His Generation Youth Fellowship....cause neither me or Jeffery had the time, or we might had forgetten :) but that was last week anyway...
Now, this week......Worship leader > Jeffery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now we can see him worship more often (like wat pastor said > give encouragement...) WELL DONE JEFFERY!!!!!!! You did a fantastic job....if you missed out this weeks songs...here are this week worship songs, Happy Day - Tim Hughes, Eagles Wings, To The Ends of The Earth - Hillsong and One Way! - Hillsong United...
Moving on...mentioned last week, Pastor will be telling us, "what really is His Generation"...and yesterday was the continuation of it...So, what is His Generation really means?
"His" simply means Jesus or God...and followed by "Generation" means generation hahaha...so in a nut shell, His Generation means Jesus's or God's Generation....
Is it just that? Nope....there is more into it...His also means, He Intends S....
He intends what?
1. He Intends Salvation...
Jesus intends Salvation through this Generation...He intends Salvation in this land...How do we get salvation? the answer is US...He intends Salvation means that we as His children are required to make that happen...we are the ones that need to tell the world who is Jesus and what he had done in our lives...In other words, through His Generation, let there be Salvation...
2. He Intends Surrender...
Surrender...its a really big and powerful words...Speaking of surrender, it means giving up yourself towards something or someone...Jesus intends His people to surrender to Him...He wants everyone to obey Him and follow Him "to the ends of the earth"...Who or what are we surrendered to...some surrender themselves to money, some to games, some to their work, some to internet, some to music...No doubt those things are not wrong and indeed are important...but the problem appears when we who called ourselves children of Jesus Christ put these things as our no1. priority in life...making us surrendering to these things...what Jesus wants is that we give a 100% of commitment towards Him without any terms...the bible said, when you give a 100% commitment towards Jesus, and all things will be provided by Him...this includes your money, music and etc...our God is a God who provides, so there is nothing to worry about...Thus, His Generation is a Generation who surrender 100% towards Jesus...
3. He Intends Santification...
He intends "Santification"...Santification means, changing yourself...in other words, changing from bad to good....Santification can also means transformation...in the world today, generally people will follow the ways of the world...they will follow the ways of other people...the ways of the world such as smoking, drinking, gambling, on night stand, sexual imoralities...all this are the desires of the world and the desires of our body...these things are not wat Jesus wants...He wants us not to follow the desires of the world but to follow the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ...Santification also means, setting ourselves apart from the rest..."rest" > from those people who are with the desires of the world...Does this means that we are not allowed to mix and fellowship with them? No, not at all...Mix with them, talk with them and of coarse for all means fellowship with them...setting apart means that, whatever they do which go against God's will, we shall not follow them..our friends might smoke, but we set apart from them by not smoking...our friends might be watching pornography, but we set apart from not watching it...That is what Jesus wants from us...to be different! to be more of the image of Him rather than the image of this world...So, His Generation is a Generation that wants to set apart from the desires of the world...
4. He Intends Service...
He intends Service...many will look at this as, oh, He wants everyone to be Pastors or missionaries...wrong...he intends service does not mean that we must become pastors or missionaries...hmmm...this is a little bit hard to explain...take this as example....We as sinners are slaves to the devil...but with the grace of God as we wants all to be His children, Jesus, paid the price to the devil to free us...to make us free from the bondage of sin...he paid the price...how much?He paid the price with His life...he was crucified and took away our punishment, our sins...just to make us free...want he wants in return is to believe in Him and do his will...that is why we are the workmanship who serve the Lord...Yes, you can serve to be a pastor or a missionary...and yes, you can serve Him without being pastors or missionaries...ways of serving is doing good towards others...its all in the bible...Praying for others, being generous towards others, helpful...these are all ways to serve...even encouraging people is a way to serve...some poeple serve the Lord in music, some with their words and some by just hearing...even now, I am serving Him by writing this post...As we serve the Lord, we will learn things that we do not learn in school, colleges or university...Do you know that there is only one thing that will ensure your success in future? it is more important than all the degrees or even money that you achieve...it is your character...and by serving Him, God will surely build your character...to wrap this up, His Generation is a Generation that will give their service unto the Lord...
His Generation paying full attention to the word of God
Well thats it...3 things...wow...so long haha...i will try to post the bible verses related to the message...just need to recall back.. :)
anyway other things that happen are...for the FIRST TIME in HIS GENERATION HISTORY...so many people...(when i mean many, it means MANY) rush to the toilet...to CLEAN THE TOILET!!!!! before this...haiz...only one or two...again (as pastor said, encouragement) WELL DONE...and we really hope this will not just stop but it will continue next week and the next next next.........week.... :)
We also had people from UTM who joined us...Someone please tell me their names...(orang tua tak boleh ingat la) We hope that you will continue to attend His Generation in the future...
Fuuuhh...i think that's all :) untill next week, see you again... :P
A group picture with senior drummer Witter before he leaves to continue his 2nd semester in UKM
Fellowship after His Generation service
Now, this week......Worship leader > Jeffery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now we can see him worship more often (like wat pastor said > give encouragement...) WELL DONE JEFFERY!!!!!!! You did a fantastic job....if you missed out this weeks songs...here are this week worship songs, Happy Day - Tim Hughes, Eagles Wings, To The Ends of The Earth - Hillsong and One Way! - Hillsong United...
Moving on...mentioned last week, Pastor will be telling us, "what really is His Generation"...and yesterday was the continuation of it...So, what is His Generation really means?
"His" simply means Jesus or God...and followed by "Generation" means generation hahaha...so in a nut shell, His Generation means Jesus's or God's Generation....
Is it just that? Nope....there is more into it...His also means, He Intends S....
He intends what?
1. He Intends Salvation...
Jesus intends Salvation through this Generation...He intends Salvation in this land...How do we get salvation? the answer is US...He intends Salvation means that we as His children are required to make that happen...we are the ones that need to tell the world who is Jesus and what he had done in our lives...In other words, through His Generation, let there be Salvation...
2. He Intends Surrender...
Surrender...its a really big and powerful words...Speaking of surrender, it means giving up yourself towards something or someone...Jesus intends His people to surrender to Him...He wants everyone to obey Him and follow Him "to the ends of the earth"...Who or what are we surrendered to...some surrender themselves to money, some to games, some to their work, some to internet, some to music...No doubt those things are not wrong and indeed are important...but the problem appears when we who called ourselves children of Jesus Christ put these things as our no1. priority in life...making us surrendering to these things...what Jesus wants is that we give a 100% of commitment towards Him without any terms...the bible said, when you give a 100% commitment towards Jesus, and all things will be provided by Him...this includes your money, music and etc...our God is a God who provides, so there is nothing to worry about...Thus, His Generation is a Generation who surrender 100% towards Jesus...
3. He Intends Santification...
He intends "Santification"...Santification means, changing yourself...in other words, changing from bad to good....Santification can also means transformation...in the world today, generally people will follow the ways of the world...they will follow the ways of other people...the ways of the world such as smoking, drinking, gambling, on night stand, sexual imoralities...all this are the desires of the world and the desires of our body...these things are not wat Jesus wants...He wants us not to follow the desires of the world but to follow the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ...Santification also means, setting ourselves apart from the rest..."rest" > from those people who are with the desires of the world...Does this means that we are not allowed to mix and fellowship with them? No, not at all...Mix with them, talk with them and of coarse for all means fellowship with them...setting apart means that, whatever they do which go against God's will, we shall not follow them..our friends might smoke, but we set apart from them by not smoking...our friends might be watching pornography, but we set apart from not watching it...That is what Jesus wants from us...to be different! to be more of the image of Him rather than the image of this world...So, His Generation is a Generation that wants to set apart from the desires of the world...
4. He Intends Service...
He intends Service...many will look at this as, oh, He wants everyone to be Pastors or missionaries...wrong...he intends service does not mean that we must become pastors or missionaries...hmmm...this is a little bit hard to explain...take this as example....We as sinners are slaves to the devil...but with the grace of God as we wants all to be His children, Jesus, paid the price to the devil to free us...to make us free from the bondage of sin...he paid the price...how much?He paid the price with His life...he was crucified and took away our punishment, our sins...just to make us free...want he wants in return is to believe in Him and do his will...that is why we are the workmanship who serve the Lord...Yes, you can serve to be a pastor or a missionary...and yes, you can serve Him without being pastors or missionaries...ways of serving is doing good towards others...its all in the bible...Praying for others, being generous towards others, helpful...these are all ways to serve...even encouraging people is a way to serve...some poeple serve the Lord in music, some with their words and some by just hearing...even now, I am serving Him by writing this post...As we serve the Lord, we will learn things that we do not learn in school, colleges or university...Do you know that there is only one thing that will ensure your success in future? it is more important than all the degrees or even money that you achieve...it is your character...and by serving Him, God will surely build your character...to wrap this up, His Generation is a Generation that will give their service unto the Lord...
His Generation paying full attention to the word of God
Well thats it...3 things...wow...so long haha...i will try to post the bible verses related to the message...just need to recall back.. :)
anyway other things that happen are...for the FIRST TIME in HIS GENERATION HISTORY...so many people...(when i mean many, it means MANY) rush to the toilet...to CLEAN THE TOILET!!!!! before this...haiz...only one or two...again (as pastor said, encouragement) WELL DONE...and we really hope this will not just stop but it will continue next week and the next next next.........week.... :)
We also had people from UTM who joined us...Someone please tell me their names...(orang tua tak boleh ingat la) We hope that you will continue to attend His Generation in the future...
Fuuuhh...i think that's all :) untill next week, see you again... :P
A group picture with senior drummer Witter before he leaves to continue his 2nd semester in UKM
Fellowship after His Generation service
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