Silence
1. Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2. Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace. Exhale your worries.
Praise and Thanksgiving
1. Think through your week, all the times that made you smile
2. Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people3. Open your heart to praise the Lord
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
Psalm 5:11
Confession and repentance
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in you:
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
2. Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage of scripture we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"
My Listening
Let me have a recap of yesterday's message. Chapter 5 is about our new being, chapter 6 is about our new doing and chapter 7 is about our new standard. That's what it is in the Sermon on the Mount. For our new standard, we have yesterday's passage about not taking the role of God as a judge to judge other people. Today's passage is about trusting God as our Father. It is a relational shift. It's a shift from taking God's role to judge people to let God be God. God is our Father! You just need to ask what a son or daughter wants to ask and our Father will listen and provide us with what we need, but not necessarily what we want. Do you trust that God will provide you with what you need? This is a serious question. Do you trust that our Father God will provide you in everything you need? You know, our Heavenly Father is trying all His best to invite you back into a right relationship with Him. A father and son, a father and daughter's relationship. Are you willing? Are you ready?
Today I got a very warm and inviting message from our Heavenly Father. Most of us like to think of all kinds of strategy to deal with different life situations, especially in planning for our future. But, do you think a five year old child needs that? Maybe you think that I am asking you to become a five year old and not plan or even think. No, I am not. It's a new paradigm! I am talking about the relationship of a five year old with his or her father. It's quite simple! Bishop N. T. Wright says: Treat God as a father, and let him know how things are with you! N.T. Wright. Matthew for Everyone, Part 1. Louisville,KY:Westminster John Knox Press, 2004, p.73-74. Is it so difficult for you to treat God as you father? He is waiting for you now to let Him be your father. What's your response? Dear Heavenly Father, Lead us into that most intimate relationship with you as our father so that we can enter into the most powerful strategy we can ever think of. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. Are you willing to let God be your father? What does it mean to trust him as a providing Father?
2. Is it difficult for you to treat God as father? How might your relationship with your own father affect your view of God as father?
3. What does it look like for you to trust God as father?
Family Corner:1. What has fatherhood looked like in your family? (Whether in your own relationship with your father, or in your relationship with your children)2. In what ways do you give thanks for your earthly father?
Praise and ThanksgivingLet's give thanks for God with us. Let us praise Him:10,000 Reasonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E Be with you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQpm3i3mXw 40 Days Break.Build daily devotion: http://www.breakbuild.blogspot.ca/If you have an Android cel. please click this site to download an app. to listen in a users' friendly way:Discipler123: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.rec.appBreak.Build: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.bb.appWelcome to use my first blog: Read one chapter of Bible a day http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E 40 Days Break.Build daily devotion: http://www.breakbuild.blogspot.ca/If you have an Android cel. please click this site to download an app. to listen in a users' friendly way:Discipler123: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.rec.appBreak.Build: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.bb.appWelcome to use my first blog: Read one chapter of Bible a day http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html Today is our DAY 73 in 2018 non stop Morning Prayer Monday through Friday 6:00am to 7:30am Thursday night 8pm to 9:30pm, Saturday 8am to 9:45am, Sunday 7:00am to 8:25amThe offering of our First Fruit every morning have changed lots of things: unity, lifestyle, character …and many more! Also, we started to have a weekly Thursday TWA at 8p.m. two months ago, a weekly Friday TWA for moms with child care last Friday and a weekly TWA led by Pastoral Care School leader at 7p.m. four years ago. Please find wonderful pictures of our TWA at Richmond Emmanuel Church:Daily copying the Bible and small groups praying in front of Janelle's wonderful painting "Story of God's salvation" Ram horns sounding daily to welcome the presence of our might God and to open our souls to prepare receiving His message: Three generations TWA worship: Daily communion after TWA: Parents praying with their daughter: (Rev. Ignatius Ng, Anna Ng and Zoe Glory Ng) Mom's TWA:
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