Monday, July 11, 2022

Praise the Lord, sure win!

       Please click the link below to watch last Saturday's "Enter into the Promised Land Thanksgiving Celebration":

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DD4-YTE4sM&ab_channel=RECFamily

 


Please click this link for the video version:   



Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:

Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:

https://preview.mailerlite.com/l9t8y4f2y7/1990356544847354003/k5t3/


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
3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/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 and having Jesus as my Lord. 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 sins 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 gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."


    
    The link to today's Time with Abba passages:   http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
    Time with Abba passages: (Psalm 148:1-14,1 Chronicles 11:1-12:18; Acts 28:1-31; Proverbs 19:1-3)

    Today's key passages: 

                              

        Psalm 148 

Praise the Lord.[a]

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the skies.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for at his command they were created,
and he established them for ever and ever—
    he issued a decree that will never pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
    you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
    old men and children.

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[b]
    the praise of all his faithful servants,
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.

Praise the Lord.

                                Psalm 148:1-14


David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David. He built up the city around it, from the terraces[a] to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him. 10 These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised— 11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:

Jashobeam,[b] a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers[c]; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

                            1 Chronicles 11:7-11
   


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 to Jesus as you listen to him.

    My Listening
    The topic I received today is: Praise the Lord, sure win!

    Yesterday's Psalm gives us very good direction that when we praise the Lord we will be lifted up into God's presence, His protection and blessings each day.

    Today's Psalm is an enforced version because "Praise the Lord" appears 13 times! David sings praises to the Lord telling us that "He has raised up His people a horn", which means that when we praise the Lord we will be lifted up by the Lord to be used by Him in important positions, just as how God used David as a mighty king and had Jerusalem as a mighty fortress protecting Him and mighty warriors helping David to establish his throne.

    How could those wonderful things happen in your life?
    Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise! Praise!
    Praise! Praise! Praise!
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     Dear Lord Jesus,  
     Lead us to praise you more and more each day that we can enjoy your presence and protectionIn Jesus Name we pray, Amen.
       
     Reflect on these questions:
     1. Have you learned a good way that you and your family be strengthened?
       
      2.  What is your next step to begin living out this kind of successful lifestyle?

      Family Corner:
     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 
     

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org

        Richmond Emmanuel Church has stepped into the Promised Land

  We got the keys of our newly purchased three unites of 5,800 sq. ft. at President Plaza on June 30, 2022.

  And, we have put in our Church Banner inside the front doors of two units on that day. A glorious day!


 As Archbishop Yong shared with us a prophetic message seven years ago and we have been praying that his encouragement and prophecy will happen to us the past seven years, it happens!

 When we asked him whether 9500 No. 5 Road is the Promised Land we have been waiting for since 2002, Archbishop Yong said, "The best has yet to come." Praise the Lord that the best has come to us now! Thank you, Archbishop Yong! 

  Thank you, Jesus!

  
















        "Church in a Mall" plan of the Anglican Church of Sabah
         Bishop Melter (He becomes the Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Province of South East Asia in 2021) took Michelle and me, Archbishop Yong and Julia and some leaders to the 5,000 sq. ft. unit
in a Mall of Marriott Hotel two times to pray and sing praises blessing that place and be ready to rent that
place to have a "Church in a Mall" there. Bishop Melter told me that he is going to be the Rector of this new church. Due to some complicated legal issues, they decided not to continue this new paradigm plan.

          I believe Archbishop Melter's vision has become an inspiration from Jesus to me that I support our people to have "Church in a Mall" new paradigm vision. The place is very similar to Archbishop Melter's plan, on the third floor(2F in that Mall in the Marriott is actually 3rd floor), also around 5,000 sq. ft., and with Raddison Hotel in this twin towers building!

        Praise the Lord to send Archbishop Melter as a pioneer to give us a confirmation to courageously step into the Promised Land we could never think of! How wonderful Jesus is!   

         The last photo is Archbishop Melter's message to me through WhatsApp last Friday by blessing us in entering into the Promised Land!        
                 
                  











      


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