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Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:
Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:
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.”
"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."
“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 109:16-31, Jeremiah 4:19-6:14; Colossians 1:21-2:7; Proverbs 24:23-25)
Today's key passage:
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Colossians 2:8-12
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening The topic I received today from Jesus is: To be Jesus' disciples, or being captive by this world!
What I received from Colossians 2:8-12 is that we have two choices of our lives: 1. Being captive by this world Paul reminds us that even if we are Christians but we might not be Christians. Why? Because we might be influenced by all kinds of worldly philosophy, traditions and superstitions. Being captive by this world that Jesus cannot lord us or so called Christians might have no relationship with Jesus at all!
2. Be Jesus disciples If we are true Christians, disciples of Christ, then we must have changes in our character, thinking and behaviour to demonstrate that Jesus is really lording us. Without those real changes in our lives, there is a high possibility that we are being captive by this world without our knowing!
Yesterday and today, Michelle and I had the honour to have a four hours time to be with Archbishop Yong Ping Chung and Julia. His Grace shared about how he received Jesus as His Saviour and Lord of life and then led his two younger brothers to Jesus afterward. Then, their parents watched their lives very closely for a few years and they also received Jesus because they saw how Jesus changed their sons lives and they also received Jesus and baptized. Then, Archbishop Yong said, his father's lifestyle changed drastically from living a worldly life as a captive of this world to a true life of Christlikeness! So, powerful and wonderful witness to go with today's message. I do think this is not a coincidence! This is a message for you to catch and to follow the examples to change to be more like Jesus each day!
Dear Lord Jesus, Help us to be able to have changes in our character, thinking and behaviour to demonstrate that you are really our Lord and Savior. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
o Reflect on these questions:
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Colossians 2:8-12
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening
The topic I received today from Jesus is: To be Jesus' disciples, or being captive by this world!
What I received from Colossians 2:8-12 is that we have two choices of our lives:
1. Being captive by this world
Paul reminds us that even if we are Christians but we might not be Christians. Why? Because we might be influenced by all kinds of worldly philosophy, traditions and superstitions. Being captive by this world that Jesus cannot lord us or so called Christians might have no relationship with Jesus at all!
2. Be Jesus disciples
If we are true Christians, disciples of Christ, then we must have changes in our character, thinking and behaviour to demonstrate that Jesus is really lording us. Without those real changes in our lives, there is a high possibility that we are being captive by this world without our knowing!
Yesterday and today, Michelle and I had the honour to have a four hours time to be with Archbishop Yong Ping Chung and Julia. His Grace shared about how he received Jesus as His Saviour and Lord of life and then led his two younger brothers to Jesus afterward. Then, their parents watched their lives very closely for a few years and they also received Jesus because they saw how Jesus changed their sons lives and they also received Jesus and baptized. Then, Archbishop Yong said, his father's lifestyle changed drastically from living a worldly life as a captive of this world to a true life of Christlikeness! So, powerful and wonderful witness to go with today's message. I do think this is not a coincidence! This is a message for you to catch and to follow the examples to change to be more like Jesus each day!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to be able to have changes in our character, thinking and behaviour to demonstrate that you are really our Lord and Savior. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
o
Reflect on these questions:
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch? 2. What is your next step?
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch?
2. What is your next step?
Family Corner:
Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message.
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