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Sand and Stone

2011-11-04T20:32:00.002+08:00

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.

During some point of the journey they had an argument, and
one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything,
wrote in the sand:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they
decided to take a bath.
The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,

"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied

"When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.
But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

Explanation Of God by 8year old boy

2011-09-02T22:03:00.002+08:00

Explanation Of God by 8year old boy

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista, CA.
He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to "explain God."
I wonder if any of us could have done as well?

EXPLANATION OF GOD:

"One of God's main jobs is making people.
He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth.
He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make.
That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk.
He can just leave that to mothers and fathers."

"God's second most important job is listening to prayers.
An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime.
God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this.
Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off."

"God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy.
So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have."

"Atheists are people who don't believe in God.
I don't think there are any in Chula Vista.
At least there aren't any who come to our church."

"Jesus is God's Son.
He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God.
They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him
But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K."

"His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth
so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore.
He could stay in heaven.
So he did.
And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God.
Like a secretary, only more important."

"You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because
they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time."

"You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God Happy,
and if there's anybody you want to make happy,

it's God!

Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach.
This is wrong.
And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway."

"If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely,
because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can.
It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and
you get thrown into real deep water by a big kid.

"But... you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you.
I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.

And... that's why
I believe in God.

No Pain No Gain

2011-04-19T20:22:00.015+08:00

NO PAIN NO GAIN.

No time for God, God no time for U

2011-04-12T20:57:00.003+08:00

The Poem

I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
'Your name I cannot find
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time'

CHRIST DIED FOR US

2011-04-07T21:34:00.001+08:00

Leave Each Thread To Him

2011-03-28T23:17:00.002+08:00

Behind Our Life The Weaver Stands

And Works His Wondrous Will;

We leave it all in His Wise Hands

And Trust His Perfect Skill.

Should Mystery Enshroud His Plan

And Our Short Sight Be Dim,

We Will Not Try The Whole To Scan,

But Leave Each Thread To Him.

C.Murray

God's sacrifices

2011-03-21T22:03:00.002+08:00

You can break God's heart, but you cannot break God's love.

Just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean that God doesn't believe in you.

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1

2011-03-19T23:16:00.003+08:00

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1

To the lost sheep, He is the seeking Shepherd;
To the needy sheep, He is the providing Shepherd;
To the hurting sheep, He is the comforting Shepherd;
To the bruised sheep, He is the healing Shepherd;
To the anxious sheep, He is the peaceful Shepherd;
To the wandering sheep, He is the guiding Shepherd;
To the fearful sheep, He is the protecting Shepherd;
To all His sheep, He is the Good Shepherd.

Roy Lessin

Thank You Lord

2011-03-17T22:45:00.006+08:00

One day a man had a strange dream.
He dreamt that he went near the angels to take a look at their job!!
When he entered, he saw that they were busy opening letters from Earth and putted them into a box.

The man asked one of them:"What are you doing?"
The angel replied:"We receive requests from people to God"

Then the man went forward and saw more angels sending letters down to Earth.

The man asked:"What are you doing?"
One of the angels answered:"We send God's kindness to people"

The man went forward again, surprisingly he saw an angel that was not BUSY.

The man asked:"Why are you not doing any work?"
The angel replied:"Those people who receive their request should reply but yet only a few does."

The man asked:"How can they reply God?"
The angel smile and say:"Its easy. They just have to say
"THANKS GOD"

Bible Training Centre For Pastors

2011-03-17T19:13:00.004+08:00

1. Bible Study Methods And Rules Of Interpretation

2. Old Testament Survey
3. New Testament Survey
4. Preaching Biblical Messages And Pastoral Ministry
5. Bible Doctrine Survey
6. Personal Spiritual Life
7. Church Ministry Administration And Education
8. Teaching Principles And Methods
9. Church History Survey
10. Missions Evangelism Discipleship

One man's dream

2011-03-17T16:13:00.006+08:00

A SHORT & TOUCHING STORY

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, You said that once i decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But i have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when i needed you most you would leave me."

The Lord replied,
"My son, My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that
I Carried You."

Designer Family Workshop

2009-09-21T20:18:00.020+08:00

Tittle: Designer Family Workshop
Motto: "Family Builders are Nation Builders"
Target Group: Ministers-in-training, Ministers, Couples(Husbands and Wives)

Testimony: I have conducted about 50 weddings over the last 30 years. I do a yearly marriage-check-up with about 40 of them (ie. post-marital maintenance). It is named FEAST (Family Enrichment, Affirmation of Stability and Thanksgiving).

Reason: It is patterned after Israel's feast - a time of thanksgiving and affirmation. Our families/marriages should reflect the glory of God to those in our community/"sphere of influence". Stable families are "bridges for God" to the community.

The Reality: Broken families are becoming a common feature in the Christian community. This is not being addressed sufficiently. This results in dysfunctional families, bringing dishonor to God and deep hurts to family members and relatives. The church needs to address this by teaching God's design for families/marriages.

Session 1 (40 minutes)
Laws of Design: Law of Design, Law of the Holy Spirit versus the Law of Sin and Death, Law of the Harvest, Law of Diminishing Returns.

Session 2 (45 minutes)
Designer Sexuality. God's Perspective on Love, Sex and Marriage. Originally designed as a teaching program for 10-13 years-old to encourage them to stay within God's parameters in this area as they grow up.
A balanced perspective of the issue of masturbation will be presented. The dangers of pornography will be identified.
Growing children/young people will be encouraged to have "parallel friendships" through their growing years until they are working adults.
Then as God leads them to marriage, they will give their heart "once and for all" to the partner of God's choice.

Session 3 (45 minutes)
Designer Marriages: What is God's Design for marriage? The premise of our relationship: unconditional love and total acceptance. The practice of our relationship: Continual forgiveness and Continual encouragement. The importance of viewing your spouse as "complete in Christ" always.
How to maintain the quality of the core-areas of your marriage: Spiritual Intimacy, Emotional Intimacy, Sexual Intimacy.

Session 4 (45 minutes)
Intimacy Without Shame: What is God's design for sexual intimacy? Some thoughts from Proverbs and Song of Songs. Clarification of lots of misunderstanding in this area. The problem of negligence/deprivation in this spouse-to-spouse ministry has led to distractions ("law of compensation") and broken relationships and adulteries.
A quick focused study of Proverbs 5:15-20. What is it to "drink from your own cistern?" (A parallel illustration/analogy: "making food from your own kitchen to bless each other").
How can couples minister to each other in this area: different ways as per time availability. Some recommendations will be presented.

Conclusion: Time for questions and answers, reflections, testimonies. If possible, a meal together, or some refreshments.

by Rev. Dr. M.G.GEORGE