Welcome to our O Music concert.
This Saturday(May 11, 2024) 7:30pm:
Please join next Tuesday's(May 14) Connecting Workshop: MISSION 113: Sharing
by Bishop Page Brooks
https://www.theamcanada.ca/connecting-2024-workshops
Please click this link for the video of yesterday's Workshop by Bishop Page:
https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z
Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:
Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:
Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :
https://youtu.be/6Awgm0wWDOQ?si=wRPW6vX4P0j5GX5E
“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."
The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 68:1-6, 1 Samuel 5:1-7:17;John 6:1-21; Proverbs 14:32-33)
The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time - twenty years in all. Then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord. 3 So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only.5 Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.” 6 When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah.7 When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. 8 They said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites. 11 The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth Kar.12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”13 So the Philistines were subdued and they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines. 14 The towns from Ekron to Gath that the Philistines had captured from Israel were restored to Israel, and Israel delivered the neighboring territory from the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.15 Samuel continued as Israel’s leader all the days of his life.1 Samuel 7:2-15
Today's Samuel chapter 5 to 7 is a blue print to God's children and a way out of us in this dark world!
It's because the Israelites had been totally defeated by the Philistines for more than 20 years but with the rise of Samuel as a Judge(leader) and a priest, he spoke to his people the first time to get rid of all the idols and commit to God and to serve God only.
The result is, they listened to Samuel and waited for Samuel's order!
Surprisingly, the tactics of Samuel ordering the Israelites was not a warfare strategy but a spiritual warfare strategy:
1. Praying
2. Fasting
3. Offering
After that, God acted and they did not have to fight, just like many years ago the Israelites took the city of Jericho! And after their victory, the Philistines did not attack them again!
The most wonderful thing is that this new leader Samuel gave glory to God and he took a stone, set it up and named it "Ebenezer" which means "Thus far the Lord has helped us."
The darkness of this world today is somewhat like the Philistines wanting to destroy the Israelites at that time! May God raise us to be leaders to fight this warfare with a spiritual warfare strategy to lead people to get rid of their idols and to commit to God and to serve God only so that we can experience "Ebenezer"!
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/
My first blog started in July 2009, one chapter a day to read through the whole Bible link:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html
Anglican Mission Global Society:Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8
Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023: https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM
Please click this link to go to my "Break.Build" 40 days of Lenten daily devotion:
http://breakbuild.blogspot.com/2024/03/silence-1_29.html
Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.
https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1
Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.
https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81
Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:
Archbishop Yong's born again testimony
1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ
2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM
https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html
Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8
Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023: https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM
Please click this link to go to my "Break.Build" 40 days of Lenten daily devotion:
http://breakbuild.blogspot.com/2024/03/silence-1_29.html
Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.
https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1
Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.
https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81
Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:
Archbishop Yong's born again testimony
1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ
2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM
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