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Speaker: Ps. Irwan Ngadisastra
Date: February 28 2010

Faith to Believe
Faith to Act

Definition:
NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrew 11:1

“Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible.”

“Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.”

Story about a young boy

John 6:1-13

1. Faith

• A Boy’s Lunch
  Consider this! A little boy with his lunch feeding 5000 men (uncounted women and children). How much do you think a boy’s lunch amount to? NOT MUCH
• Disciple’s Faith
  John 6:5-9
• Believing what is seen
  The Disciples themselves did not have the faith. They only believed what they saw – 200 denari – not much money
  5 loaves of bread and 2 fish – not enough food
  Remember, FAITH is believing what is NOT yet seen

2. Obedience

What Jesus was asking from the boy seems ridiculous. Asking from a little boy to give up all of his lunch (NOT SHARE), but to give it all.

Many times, God wants us to give all that we have for Him to use for His glory and to let Him to use for doing miracles, but because of our disobedience, we missed the opportunities to receive the miracles ourselves.

What if the boy decided to be disobedient when Jesus asked for his lunch?

Do you think that the 5000 men can be blessed and thus give God the glory?

14 Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” - John 6:14

Because of our obedience, God can be glorified and acknowledged

3. Surrender

The boy not only he is obedient, but he surrendered to the Will of God. To him, it may not make sense, but he knows that when he surrendered all, something good will come out of it.

When we surrendered all that we have, God can turn it around into abundance! 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish can feed more than 5000 people. That is EXPONENTIAL!!

4. Perception

The little boy did not have any perception of little or much. That’s why he did not question Jesus.

Lack or abundance is a matter of perception
To some 200,000 shillings is abundance,
to some, it is not enough!

Story of Faith

Remember Definition of Faith:
NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrew 11:1

He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luk 17:6

Closing Quote

Richard M. DeVos: The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.

Benjamin Franklin: The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Agnus Dei
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Blessed
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Today is the Day
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You’re Worthy of My Praise
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Desert Song
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Hosanna in the highest
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by Noreen Tjindra

When Christians are so filled with the Spirit of God in them, they would have a strong desire to give unto God. It is an anticipated response to the love of God in our hearts. There is no exact amount of how much we have to give back to Him but we are told that our giving should be done because out of cheerfulness, we are willing, secretly, generously, unselfishly and unconditionally give to Him.

Willingly & Cheerfully - Giving to the Lord or the formal term, tithing, means is to give one-tenth of your income to God. Many churches emphasize about tithing to their congregation. However, to tithe is to give unto the Lord out of willingness and with a cheerful heart. The Bible says, “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor 9:7) If you are to tithe, make sure you do so because you want to do the Will of God and to be obedient to hear His instructions. Never ever allow any man to persuade you into giving out of your desire. If it is so, then it is better for you not to give at all.

Secretly - “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” (Mat 6:1-4) When you give, make sure it is not to be seen by men. Give secretly or as low key as possible because God sees our heart and rewards us. Never be concerned about pleasing men or impressing them because this is all between just you and Daddy God. From this verse too, we understand that prayer, fasting and giving are all governed under the similar principles; no sounding of your trumpet, it should come from your heart and unto Him alone. His approval alone is what we should seek for.

Generously & Unselfishly - “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Cor 9:6) Ok, this is the trickiest part! You should read this verse very carefully and pray that you are lead by the Holy Spirit. The teaching of ‘law of reaction’ has blinded many Christians that they think that every good thing only comes when they tithe. So, they rush to be the first one to give a load of money to the church. This is so wrong. When we tithe, we should be careful whether our desire to give results from walking after the Spirit or after the flesh.

Unconditionally - “So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ (Luke 17:10) Do you know that we are bought at a price? Everything that we are and we have, are blessings that come from Daddy God. He has richly blessed us with the riches of the Heaven. And, we have a relationship of being more than just the “unworthy servants” towards Him but as quoted from the Bible,” Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the Living God, Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” (1 Tim 6:17) So, be wise with the belongings that He has trusted us with. “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1 Peter 4:10). So as we receive much, also give much. Be conscious that we are also the stewards of it. Therefore when we give, it must always be without any expectation to receive again.

Speaker: Desi
Date: February 21 2010

Lord I Thirst For You
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Your Grace is Enough
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You’re Worthy of My Praise
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King
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With All I Am
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Here I Am to Worship
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Tuhan Inilah Hidupku
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Speaker: Ps. Mark
Date: February 21 2010

Better Is One Day
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My Greatest Love Is You
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Blessed Be Your Name
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King of Majesty
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Here I Am To Worship
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I Love You Lord
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I Offer My Life
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http://www.just4kidsmagazine.com/stvalentine.html

Valentine’s Day is one of our favorite holidays. Actually it is right behind Christmas. It is a day that we Celebrate our love for one another, and God’s love for us. Craig and I were married on Valentine’s Day so we Celebrate our becoming a blended family on that day too. In our house Love has always been very special, and always will be. Even as a little girl I always looked forward to our family Celebrating Valentine’s Day. My Mom and Dad would always buy us something special, and I always looked forward to receiving their gift and love.

Many years ago I read a story about St. Valentine that really caught my attention. And I want to pass it on. In the Bible John 15: 13 reads “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends” And that is just what St. Valentine did.

St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 A.D. At that time the Roman Emperor was imprisoning Christians for not worshipping the Roman gods. During this persecution Valentine was arrested. Some write that he was arrested because he was performing Christian marriages, but others say it was for helping Christians escape prison.

During the trial they asked Valentine what he thought of the Roman gods Jupiter and Mercury. Valentine said they were false gods and that the God that Jesus called Father was the only true God. So the Romans threw him in prison for insulting the gods.

While in prison Valentine continued to minister. He witnessed to the guards. One of the guards was a good man who had adopted a blind girl. He asked Valentine if his God could help his daughter. Valentine prayed and the girl was given her sight. The guard and his whole family, 46 people, believed in Jesus and were baptized. Because these people had come to know Jesus, Valentine praised God right there in his prison cell. When the emperor heard about this he was furious that Valentine was still making converts even in prison, so he had Valentine beheaded.

Valentine knew that he might get caught in his Christian activities. He knew that if he told the court the truth about the Roman gods that he would be thrown in prison. And he knew that if he continued to witness to Christ in the prison he would make his captors angry. But he continued, because he loved the Lord and his fellow humans. He was willing to risk his life to free the prisoners and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who needed to hear it.

The Bible Says: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”(John 15:13) God showed us this love by coming in Christ to die for our sins. And St. Valentine demonstrated this love when he died for his friends. This is the kind of love that Valentine’s Day is really about.

Speaker: Ps. Irwan Ngadisastra
Date: February 14 2010

We fall down
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Here I am to worship
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King
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For who You are
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Forever
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With all I am
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