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Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:
Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:
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)
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 Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 149:1-9,1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17; Romans 1:1-17; Proverbs 19:4-5)
Today's key passage:
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17
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 is: Catch this diamond opportunity to bring people to Jesus! Act right now!
Today's Romans 1:16-17 is perhaps one of the ten most used Bible golden verses. It tells us that the purpose of Paul's life is to spread the Gospel, reminding us that the purpose of our lives should be the same to show forth the power of the Gospel so as to lead more people to be saved and have renewal.
I responded to Archbishop Melter's call to start my daily Noontime Prayer videos on March 18, 2020, one day after he started. I still remember vividly that I sent His Grace a WhatsApp message as you can see below. I wrote "golden opportunity", but I heard from Jesus clearly telling me this: "This is not only a golden opportunity, but a diamond opportunity!"
So, I changed the word "golden opportunity" to "diamond opportunity" as you can see below from the photo I took from my cel.:
How about you? Have you taken action yet?
Today we resume our in-person Restaurant Church - Emmanuel 330. From one church to two churches! The past 3 1/2 years we had to move our Emmanuel 330 Restaurant Church through Zoom. As you can see above of the three flyers that not only we will resume weekly Wednesday 3:30pm Emmanuel 330 at Parkhill Chinese Seafood Restaurant, we start a new Restaurant church weekly Thursday 3:30pm in our newly bought property at President Plaza. One floor above Red Star Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Could you pray for us that we will have a successful reopening and opening of these two Restaurant churches please! Dear Lord Jesus, Help us to grasp this diamond opportunity to show forth the power of the Gospel through our lives that many will be saved and renewed. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.
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 is: Catch this diamond opportunity to bring people to Jesus! Act right now!
Today's Romans 1:16-17 is perhaps one of the ten most used Bible golden verses. It tells us that the purpose of Paul's life is to spread the Gospel, reminding us that the purpose of our lives should be the same to show forth the power of the Gospel so as to lead more people to be saved and have renewal.
I responded to Archbishop Melter's call to start my daily Noontime Prayer videos on March 18, 2020, one day after he started. I still remember vividly that I sent His Grace a WhatsApp message as you can see below. I wrote "golden opportunity", but I heard from Jesus clearly telling me this: "This is not only a golden opportunity, but a diamond opportunity!"
So, I changed the word "golden opportunity" to "diamond opportunity" as you can see below from the photo I took from my cel.:
Praise the Lord! These 3 1/2 years really has given us many diamond opportunities to lead many people to receive Jesus as Saviour and Lord of life and be baptized!
How about you? Have you taken action yet?
Today we resume our in-person Restaurant Church - Emmanuel 330. From one church to two churches! The past 3 1/2 years we had to move our Emmanuel 330 Restaurant Church through Zoom. As you can see above of the three flyers that not only we will resume weekly Wednesday 3:30pm Emmanuel 330 at Parkhill Chinese Seafood Restaurant, we start a new Restaurant church weekly Thursday 3:30pm in our newly bought property at President Plaza. One floor above Red Star Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Could you pray for us that we will have a successful reopening and opening of these two Restaurant churches please!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to grasp this diamond opportunity to show forth the power of the Gospel through our lives that many will be saved and renewed. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?
2. What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus and to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?
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:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/
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