Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :
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“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 84:1-4, Ezra 3:1-4:24; 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4; Proverbs 20:24-25)
How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Psalm 84:1-4
10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel. 11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:
“He is good;
his love toward Israel endures forever.”
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.
Ezra 3:10-13
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: Almighty God, help us to cherish the opportunity to have in-person worship in our church!
Today's Psalm uses four different names to describe God temple, our church: 1. Your Dwelling Place: The place where God lives 2. Your Courts: God's home with courtyard 3. Your Altar: The place where we make our offerings to God and where God delights in our offerings 4. Your House: God's house and the house God gives us as our spiritual home
Today's Ezra passage describes the moving and powerful scene of the worship of Israelites when they laid the foundation of the temple of Jerusalem after they returned from exile!
Actually, believing it or not, we are in a similar situation of those Israelites who were in captive by Babylon. We are being captive by DOVID-19 four years ago and even most churches resume in-person worship two years ago, quite a number of people choose not to go back to church but use ZOOM or YouTube, or not going to connect with church any more!
Can we worship online all the time? We should know by now when we read today's Psalm and Ezra. No! We really can't!
If we can, then people do not need to pay a lot to a live concert or watch NBA, NHL, World Cup! If we can, then people do not need to go to church to worship and can choose online which church they like this week and then choose a better one next week!
Please try all your best to cry out to God that we can go back to our church to worship Him. And, pray for God to give you a yearning heart to go back to your temple to worship Him like what the Psalmist says.
Almighty God, help us to cherish the opportunity to have in-person worship in our church!
Dear Lord Jesus, Help us to be able to go back to our church to worship you. And, Lord give us a yearning heart longing to be back to your temple to worship You. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
they are ever praising you.
10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel. 11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:
“He is good;
his love toward Israel endures forever.”
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.
Ezra 3:10-13
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 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 videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:
May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z
May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N
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
Powerful testimony of Mr. Lu of All Saints Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Jesus lay hands on him while I asked members of Golden Saints Fellowship to raise up their hands to receive healing and blessings in October 2022. His 4th stage cancer being healed:
https://youtu.be/9TMSj_CJK9s?si=hGZ0sywgCCwD6-Vd
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https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html
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 videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:
May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z
May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N
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
Powerful testimony of Mr. Lu of All Saints Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Jesus lay hands on him while I asked members of Golden Saints Fellowship to raise up their hands to receive healing and blessings in October 2022. His 4th stage cancer being healed:
https://youtu.be/9TMSj_CJK9s?si=hGZ0sywgCCwD6-Vd
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