Silence
1. Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2. Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.
Praise and Thanksgiving
1. Think through your day, all the times that made you smile
2. Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people
"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."
Today's main passage:
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passages we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening
Consider Jesus as your highest joy, every good thing will happen!
Yes, this is the essence of today's Psalm 137:1-8! But, don't forget, this Psalm was written during the time of the total destruction of Israel. Most of the Israelites either died or being forced to live in Babylon. Their nation and their religion had be torn down to its foundations!
Oh! Why those Israelites could not remember something like today's 2 Kings 4:18-5:27 of how Elisha experienced "Consider God as your highest joy, every good thing will happen":
The dead boy was being resurrected to life;
People in famine got food miraculously;
Naaman, the commander of the army of King of Aram, his leprosy got healed!
Yes, Consider Jesus as your highest joy, every good thing will happen!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to consider you as our highest joy so that every good thing will surely happen in our lives. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Praise and Thanksgiving
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Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html)
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:
“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."
The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 137:1-8; 2 Kings 4:18-5:27; Acts 15:1-35, Proverbs 17:23)
Bible link:English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+2&version=NIV
Today's main passage:
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
How can we sing the songs of the Lord
while in a foreign land?
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy.
Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us. Psalm 137:1-8
when we remembered Zion.
There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
How can we sing the songs of the Lord
while in a foreign land?
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy.
Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us. Psalm 137:1-8
My Listening
Consider Jesus as your highest joy, every good thing will happen!
Yes, this is the essence of today's Psalm 137:1-8! But, don't forget, this Psalm was written during the time of the total destruction of Israel. Most of the Israelites either died or being forced to live in Babylon. Their nation and their religion had be torn down to its foundations!
Oh! Why those Israelites could not remember something like today's 2 Kings 4:18-5:27 of how Elisha experienced "Consider God as your highest joy, every good thing will happen":
The dead boy was being resurrected to life;
People in famine got food miraculously;
Naaman, the commander of the army of King of Aram, his leprosy got healed!
Yes, Consider Jesus as your highest joy, every good thing will happen!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to consider you as our highest joy so that every good thing will surely happen in our lives. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What kind of inspiration have you received from today's message?
2. What is your action to consider Jesus as your highest joy so that every good thing will surely happen in your life?
Family Corner:
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Since January 1, 2016 Richmond Emmanuel Church has non stop Morning Prayer Monday through Friday 6:00am to 7:30am, Saturday 8am to 9:45am, Sunday 7:00am to 8:25am
The offering of our First Fruit every morning have changed lots of things: unity, lifestyle, character …and many more!
Since January 1, 2016 Richmond Emmanuel Church has non stop Morning Prayer Monday through Friday 6:00am to 7:30am, Saturday 8am to 9:45am, Sunday 7:00am to 8:25am
The offering of our First Fruit every morning have changed lots of things: unity, lifestyle, character …and many more!
Please find wonderful pictures of our TWA at Richmond Emmanuel Church:
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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