Adventure of a Missionary

  We are now in the process of change; the church is poised to undergo some dramatic changes. While we understand that there are some real moves of God occurring in different places around the world, the church as a whole has reached a plateau and in order to go on to the next level God has in store for the church, change is inevitable. Change is not easy as it requires faith and an element of risk . What worked over the last decade will not work in the next decade. Large portions of the church today has become performance oriented, success oriented  ; often the church service is reduced to the level of entertaining in its desire to become user friendly lowering everything to the lowest common denominator. There is a lot of praise in church services but virtually no worship, and that which is designated as worship is often just another form of praise. The worship in the seventies was far greater than most of what we see today. The church has lost the art of worship in its eage...

  As we begin this New Year, let us examine  whether we have truly grown in these two areas of our life  1. Relationship with God a. How have we grown in our love and appreciation for God? True appreciation of God should fill us with a sense of wonder and thankfulness each day of our lives as opposed to an unthankful attitude (Romans 1:21).  Our thankfulness barometer should be full every day and our capacity to be thankful should be increasing every year. This thankfulness also extends to areas beyond our understanding – in everything give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:18).  There are two roads in growing older each year: the road of complaining and depression or the road of thankfulness and cheer. b. How much more of God have we grown to know? Eternal life is knowing God (John 17:3). This growth is propelled by a desire to know Him and to seek Him. Unfortunately, in this temporal world it requires a quality decision to seek God which involves an element of diligen...

  How many days did you lose in 2022? | By Serene Chah Maybe you lost 180 days because you didn’t know how to resolve conflict with ONE person; maybe you turned 2 effective weeks into 2 anxious weeks because you argued with your spouse; maybe you lost 3 months because of one wrong move. You have been lied to by society that if you set goals in the new year you must achieve 100% of them, otherwise you “are a failure”. If that is the case your goal is too small. There is no room to stretch for faith. If you achieve below 50% of your goals it shows that you’re not discipline. I’d say hitting 80% within the time frame is a sweet spot. All throughout Bible we see whenever a man or woman of God is setting eyes to a goal it involves a few things: faith (actions), believe (hold onto the promises of God), very well structured plans, instructions/voice of God, obedience & overcoming fear of unknown, good leadership skills & communication skills with teammates. You see this in ...

The year 2022 is ending and I just want to thank God for... The friends He sent to help me throughout the year. For all the people who cared for me and treated me as their family. For the people whom I called late at night. For the people who never stopped listening to my never-ending problems. For the people who helped me stand up. For the people whom the Lord used to provide for my needs. Thank you. May the Lord bless them all the days of their lives. The family . He has given me. Although we faced challenges this year. We could have shared joy and tears; I am forever thankful to the Lord for giving me a family like us. There were struggles, but I thank God for getting us through it all. There were unhappy times, but there were also joyful times. I hope and pray that God will continue to strengthen our bond as a family. May we possess the love that God gives all the time. The pain and hurt . I never really wanted to be hurt and to be in pain, but if that's what it takes for me t...

Where there is no vision, people perish.   Proverbs 29:18    When Alexander the Great had a vision, he conquered the world; when he lost it, he couldn’t conquer a bottle of alcohol. When David had a vision, he conquered Goliath; when he lost it, he couldn’t conquer his own lust. When Samson had a vision, he could defeat 1000 men; when he lost it, he couldn’t control one woman. When Noah had a vision, he built an ark and preserved the human race; when he lost it, he got drunk and lay naked. Friends, it’s your dream that keeps you on track; it’s the Christ in you that gives you a vision that keeps you on focus. (Inspired by Bob Gass)  Sometimes, the desires and visions of a person are in the right areas, but the motives of a person are still not pure. In such cases, the Lord puts a person through a refining period until the motivation is corrected and the heart pure. At other times, a person might have the revelation but lacks the skill to implement the metho...

  He came to heal us.  He came to give us good news.  He came to show us that we were not alone, not on our own.  He let us know that we had a Father who cared and loved us.  He came to show us kindness and grace.  He came so we can exist in peace with God, with ourselves, and with others.  He came to change the course of history.  He came to change B.C. to A.D. He did it all for you and He did it all for me.  He is Love, and Love is not selfish.  He didn't come demanding anything.  He came to give all that He has. The message of Christmas is not a message that asks anything of us.   It's a message of God loving the whole world, all of us.  It's a message of God's benevolence, His initiative, and His willingness to give peace and goodwill to all.   From our perspective, Jesus is the reason for the season, but from His perspective, we are His reason for the season.  Just as we make it all about Jesus, He has mad...

 The holiday season is expected to look different for many this year. For some, it will be their first time having a Christmas while going through a break up.  There will be someone grieving the loss of a loved one. There will be someone going through the holiday season without a job. There will be some who will spend Christmas Eve ill in the hospital.  We should try our best to be kind to others, to be extra sensitive to our friends, and to invite those who need a family to be part of our holiday celebrations this year.  I would like to encourage you to be the gift that someone truly needs. Remember that the best gift you can ever give is your presence.

 All things operate by seasons and cycles (Genesis 1:14; Psalm 1:3; Ecclesiastes 3:1). This means that whenever there is a downturn in the economy, there will be an upturn again. Where there is a good season, one must then prepare for the difficult season. Cycles will always occur in everything – some are long, some are short, and we have cycles within cycles.  there’s a type of season that will affect everybody else on earth; believers or nonbelievers; Buddhist, Muslim or gay; it will affect everybody.  To those who are wise and access the knowledge both spiritual and natural, you will be able to discern the times. If you do nothing in the harvest season, you will have nothing left in the season of famine. There are also easily recognisable economic cycles of booms and recessions which wise business men would profit from if they pay heed to them (besides being aware of laws of wisdom and prosperity in the Bible and predicted prophetic events). It is not a very ...

When things are broken, God never gives up. He begins with ruins, chaos, and brings forth beauty from ashes.  Ruined things are my defeat, but God's beginning.  It's not hopeless what you're going through, it's just an opportunity for God to show off who He is through his power-driven fingers.  If you wait on Him, your mess becomes a miracle. Calvary is our example. Shattered lives become breathtaking ornaments of beauty. This is our God.  God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, and broken bread to give strength. – Vance Havner Our brokenness is not proof that God could not or would not love us, but proof that what we need is the God who both created us and loves us. A Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese art form that involves putting broken pieces back together using gold or another precious metal. It takes something broken and makes it stronger, more useful, and more beautiful. First time I...

The year 2022 is an exciting year for me as it will be filled with a sense of contentment and survival. The reason is, that though you might start out on the journey alone, God is leading you to a place called Together. Being a part of a group that has a common purpose brings a sense of unity and helps you face challenges together. As Christians we are called to be examples of love and peace and the best way to do that is to share our lives with one another and build a community. Keeping this in mind, I hope that 2023 will be a year where each of you will find a place where you can be yourself and grow closer to God and fellow believers.  NEW SEASON INDEED! A person without food just experiences hunger but a person without a dream or a vision is without hope. People lose their will to live when they lose their dreams and visions. People without food or money will still find the way to live so long as their dreams and visions are burning within them but rob them of their dream and v...