Anglican Mission Global Society:
2nd Connecting Workshop in September 2023 by Archbishop Melter Tais
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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 104:1-9, Isaiah 12:1-14:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1-14; Proverbs 23:9-11)
Today's key passage:
In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.In that day you will say:“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
Isaiah 12:1-6
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: God is my song! God is my salvation!
Yesterday we talked about from Isaiah chapter 5 to 11 the line "Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised."repeatedly appear five times.
Isaiah prophesied that because of the rebelliousness of God's people, God's punishment happened again and again! Today's Isaiah chapter 12 is the concluding section of Isaiah's prophecy to God's people to show a promise from God of His grace if they repent and return to Him. And, Chapter 12 is a song of praise of God's grace and His promise:
God is our song(defense)! God is our salvation! With joy we will draw water from the wells of salvation!
Yes, just as Jesus says in John 4:14: "Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thrist. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Dear Lord Jesus, You are our song, you are our salvation. Help us to be willing to connect with you each day that we can draw water from you - the wells of salvation. 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, to be holy - that is 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/
In that day you will say:
“I will praise you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
from the wells of salvation.
In that day you will say:
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
let this be known to all the world.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
Isaiah 12:1-6
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: God is my song! God is my salvation!
Yesterday we talked about from Isaiah chapter 5 to 11 the line "Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised."repeatedly appear five times.
Isaiah prophesied that because of the rebelliousness of God's people, God's punishment happened again and again! Today's Isaiah chapter 12 is the concluding section of Isaiah's prophecy to God's people to show a promise from God of His grace if they repent and return to Him. And, Chapter 12 is a song of praise of God's grace and His promise:
God is our song(defense)! God is our salvation!
With joy we will draw water from the wells of salvation!
Yes, just as Jesus says in John 4:14:
"Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thrist.
Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Dear Lord Jesus,
You are our song, you are our salvation. Help us to be willing to connect with you each day that we can draw water from you - the wells of salvation. 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, to be holy - that is 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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