tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123703142011-07-28T21:19:22.031+10:00"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." - Mark 10:45Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-70530930954046917982007-04-13T12:23:00.000+10:002007-05-10T09:29:11.028+10:00

My days at Blogger have finally come to an end (for the time being)... I have moved on to (hopefully) greener pastures at Wordpress (it has several features which blogger is lacking). Later on I am hoping to host my own blog.I've created a domain name: http://www.veekter.com which currently points to my blog hosted on Wordpress - http://veekter.wordpress.com.What do you think of the name? Take a

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No it's not just about using powerpoint. Seth Godin writes in his blog about really bad powerpoints. I've pondered about what the differences are between an ok presentation and a very good presentation. Steve Jobs is one of the best keynote speakers I've heard and Seth's blog entry does point out some of the things which causes Steve's keynote to stand out from the rest.As I will be beginning to

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I have always disliked the vulnerabilities of Windows, but today's dilemma with the animated cursor fix, really surprised me. The fact that Microsoft, out of all software companies, would release a patch, that still contained bugs.So really in the end, it came down to performing a Windows update to fix the original problem and then the user has to put up with the error messages, until the hotfix

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Over the past week I have been checking out some interesting blogs and I had no idea that so many churches and even the pastors themselves are using this tool to share and help others.One great blog I've been reading is called Swerve and it's the blog from the pastors (I believe) of LifeChurch.tv. Reading their blog has really opened my eyes as to how alot of churches fail to see some of the most

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Hey everyone!Hope Within Reach has launched a new website: http://www.hopewithinreach.com so come and check it out - especially if you're in the Sydney area, they've got some amazing programs."Hope Within Reach exists to strengthen and equip individuals and families with the resources and skills to effectively manage the social, vocational, financial and personal aspects of their lives. Through a

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I was thinking about going for a run this morning, but instead I woke up way too late. Now my nose is doing the running! Catching a cold is very annoying, reduces my productivity to about 50% because 50% of the time I'd be blowing my nose.However 50% is better than 0% right? So that's no excuse to be doing nothing, although I may not be able to do as much, I can still do something! Sometimes we

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"For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him," - Hebrews 2:2-3In verse 2 it talks about the just reward. Everything we do has a consequence, doing the wrong of course

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Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25th? Christmas is a day where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. So that means Jesus' birthday must be on December 25th. Technically this is not necessarily correct as there is no evidence to suggest that, it is only a date that has been given by the early churches. The next question you may ask is: why God didn't tell us Jesus' birthday? The thing is He

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WOW! It's been an interesting couple of weeks. So much has happened, yet so little has been blogged (in fact none at all). Let's see, I'll begin with me starting my new job in North Sydney, this was on the first Monday of December. I was almost late, but thank God I got there in time. I spent half the day filling out forms and doing administrative stuff. There wasn't much I could do really, in

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Thank you Lord for this wonderful day that I can just rest and not have to do any work (I'm sure I'll end up doing some work though). Yesterday was my last day at work for my old job. Next Monday I will be starting at my new job in North Sydney. It will be an interesting experience, praise God that He has opened the doors.There's just so many things I could thank God for. Truly there is nothing

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"The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace." - Psalm 29:11Wow this is an amazing promise from the word of truth, which is 100% reliable. The Lord will give strength to His people to His people. So who are His people? You are His people, when you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart, you accept the entry into the kingdom of God. At the same time,

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How does a battery work? Batteries don't last forever on a single charge. A battery must be charged and when the power is used up it must be recharged again. Likewise we cannot survive without recharging ourselves. How do we recharge? Pray and wait upon the Lord.Yesterday I decided to go around my neighbourhood (door knocking) to sell the fundraising chocolates. I prayed that I would sell all the

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For the past week or so, I've only been getting about 5 hours of sleep each night. For some this might be heaps, but for me this is nowhere near enough. I normally need at least 7 hours of sleep. Although I'm so tired right now, by coming to God, He gives rest and strengthens me.Coffee doesn't work on me. Last night I had the strongest coffee I had ever. It was a jelly which was basically

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Why do you stress? Is it because you have a really hard exam coming up? Or maybe you've been put under alot of pressure at work. Our capabilities are limited, there's not much we can do about that ourselves. However God did not expect us to live on our own.Psalm 23 talks about God being the shepherd. It highlights who God is and who we are in God. Only through God can we have the provision, peace

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-51592193548445713462006-11-22T07:37:00.000+11:002006-11-22T07:49:49.156+11:00

I have been using the Nike+iPod kit for a couple of weeks now and I thoroughly enjoy it. Just recently I found out that Nike actually has special events where people run as a group to reach the required goal. Through these things Nike has donated to charity (eg. 1 mile = $1). I think this is just a great idea. Imagine people from all over the world, reaching for a common goal. That is what we are

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The last couple of days I have been feeling very tired. I'm not sure whether it's a lack of sleep or whether I'm doing too much. It's easy when we do feel tired to ask God for strength and to rely on Him. But many times when we should have asked for His strength, but we fail to. We think we can live life on our own strength, however we can only live life to the full with the strength of God."But

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Who or what do we rely on to give us strength each day? Yesterday I was really touched to put my full trust in the Lord. The story is that I had been planning to go for my drivers license test (Driver Qualification Test) to get my full license. Week after week I would put it off, until on Thursday I remembered that my license actually expires in November. It turns out that it actually expired on

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Well after almost 2 years since I've started using blogger, I've finally changed the look of my blog. This was due to the fact that I have now migrated over to the new Blogger beta and so I thought I'd try out the new layout customization. I think it doesn't look too bad at all, and the interface was not too bad. Although there were a few quirks, but having a bad line on my end didn't help

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What is faith? I watched an episode of House MD where they treated a "faith healer" who is used by God to heal the sick. Of course House does not believe in such things and calls him a lunatic. One of the things he says: "faith is ignorance". Well how would you live without faith? we need to have faith in different aspects of our lives. We need to have faith that the next time we take a breath

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1163193494068231182006-11-11T08:04:00.000+11:002006-11-15T07:28:35.402+11:00

You think that life is hopeless.You think that your toils are useless.There is a hope, there is a way.God gave His Son that we may,Receive salvation and His glorious riches.His name is none other than Jesus.- Written by: Victor (me)Praise God! I hope these words have blessed you.Hope Mission Centre has started a building project and it would be awesome if people could contribute by donating to

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When we go through tough times and it seems like God is not there, it can be difficult. You start to wonder, where are you God? I don't feel you anymore...why is this happening?But what really is happening is that you are the one that has left God, sometimes out of our own fleshly desires we leave God to satisfy our own cravings. Then when we hit problems, we ask why? If you want a reason, it's

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1162933563496756582006-11-08T07:50:00.000+11:002006-11-15T07:28:34.954+11:00

What do we do when problems and trials come our way? Do we run away or do we stand up and face them? By ourselves we are not very strong, but if we have God on our side who can be against us?"In the LORD I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"?" - Psalm 11:1So if we have the Lord on our side, if we put our trust in the Lord, then why do we still run away from

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1162846190319316322006-11-07T07:40:00.000+11:002006-11-15T07:28:34.755+11:00

"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble." - Psalm 9:9God is a just God, He doesn't believe in poverty, discrimination or anything like that. Which is why, whenever we are oppressed or we are facing a problem. The Lord is there with open arms to take care of us. We can see there are so many problems and so many people in this world facing oppression. Not

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1162760558744094522006-11-06T07:54:00.000+11:002006-11-15T07:28:34.519+11:00

If you think about it, the universe is so big, we haven't even seen 1% of it. So in the grand scheme of things, we are just a microscopic speck. Imagine you had something like an iPod. On the iPod there's the metal case, the screen, the circuit boards. Then if you go even deeper, you'll find different types of bacteria on it and specks of dust. That's similar to how we are compared to the

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Today and in the coming weeks, Hope Church will be having a garage sale. In the bible, people gave up everything to be given to those in need."Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need." - Acts 4:34-

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Living life to the full involves taking risks, imagine if we never took any risks and each step we took was pre-meditated. It would be very boring, because you could always tell what was going to happen next. Sometimes to make it big, we need to take risks, eg. the companies and businessmen they invest into "things" in the hope that the "thing" will do well and they'll get their returns. However

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1162242237776772582006-10-31T07:53:00.000+11:002006-11-15T07:28:33.776+11:00

There is alot of bad things happening in this world, war in Iraq, terrorism, racism. People think why would God allow such things, well the fact is that He doesn't want those things to happen to us, but they are there because this world is full of sin and people have made a decision not to obey God.However even through our disobedience God can still forgive us, there is not a sin too great for

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I have confirmed that I will be starting at my new job on the 4th of December. Praise God, prayer really works! The company is bigger than my current company now, and I will be getting more pay. The best thing about it, is that I will meet new people that I can witness to.Another testimony I have is that, I am now officially 23 years young! Praise God that He has brought me this far. I still

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1161990368939522122006-10-28T08:43:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:33.279+11:00

Education is important, even Jesus had to go through a period of learning. Had he not done that, He would not have known the scriptures to be able to fight the devil, and to teach in the synagogues. Sometimes we see education as a chore, something we must do, even though we don't really want to. Education plays a big part in your life, without education you cannot grow in knowledge and wisdom."

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Being a computer engineer I have always worked with technology, and so it has always been normal for me to be able to do all the cool things I do. One client my work has was amazed at how you could control a computer remotely. Whereas the engineers like myself would never think of it like that.It's like that when you've been a Christian for so long, you get so "used to it" that you forget how

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1161725797538965752006-10-25T07:22:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:32.797+11:00

We all want to be glad, we want to be happy. However nothing in this world can truly give us true happiness, because everything in this world is temporal. Only Jesus can give us true happiness because:"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." - Hebrews 13:8God is not limited and so happiness from God is not limited.There are many people in this world that live their lives with

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This afternoon I will be going for a job interview at Digitus Information Systems. I'm not really sure what to expect, but I believe that God has already gone before me. Whatever doors are meant to be opened, He will open, and likewise whatever doors need to be closed, He will close."If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be

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Throughout the book of Job, we see that Job is basically stripped of everything, his property, his livestock, even his family and friends go against him. We need to understand that when we face a trial, it is required so that we may be able to grow. For us to get stronger we need to exercise and as the saying goes "no pain, no gain".Whenever we come to a problem it is easy to just give up and

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1161471170439992992006-10-22T08:24:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:31.881+11:00

Behemoth is thought to be one of the strongest animals known. The description given from the book of Job:"Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like

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I'm sure we all have people we look up to in our lives. When I was young, my hero was Michael Jordan because I loved basketball and he was very good at it. When we think about heroes, we think about people who are powerful, someone who can stand up and save the day. Some friends have told me that there is a new TV show now in America called "Heroes" and it's about these so called "ordinary"

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1161294794849652522006-10-20T07:29:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:31.508+11:00

Why do kids rebel against their parents or teachers? Usually it's because they want to be different, they want to have their own identity. Guess what? by rebelling, they have conformed to the world's standards. To be truly against the flow, we need to look at how Jesus lived his life."To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1161208262312054692006-10-19T07:14:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:31.289+11:00

"Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created." - Psalm 148:1-5Praise God! He created the whole

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What do you think is your greatest need? Is it to be healed from your sickness? Is it financial needs? Peace in the family and your life? You may think that these are important to you, but God knew that our greatest need is to be forgiven for our sins. That's why God came up with such an idea that shows His selflessness - sending His one and only son to die in our place."But seek first the

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A Christian's life can be described as one - a walk of faith. That's what God wants us to do, to walk each day with faith in Him, that in every situation, we put our faith in Him, no matter how big or small the situation is. Having faith means to put our trust in Him completely. We cannot please God without faith."But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must

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Don't you wish sometimes that y0u could just press the undo button for your life? Maybe you've said something you shouldn't have, or maybe you offended someone. I know I have many times and many times I wish I could just undo it and do it all again. Unfortunately there is no undo button, but there is a way to receive hope and everlasting peace for the future no matter what atrocities or crimes

Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037745043062448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370314.post-1160786444768146242006-10-14T10:02:00.000+10:002006-11-15T07:28:30.519+11:00

We live in a society that is so blessed compared to many places around the world. We have access to drinking water, social welfare, abundance of food, shelter and most even have the luxuries of owning a car, a computer and so on. God has given us so much, but do you know that the more you have the more responsibility you need to have? God bless us with things like money just so we can have fun.

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God can speak to anyone, even people who are not Christians!"Then the LORD called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." He answered, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." (Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.)" - 1 Samuel 3:6-7This is how people's hearts can be changed through the

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Do you love them by buying things for them? Maybe paying for their dinner. Spending time with them. Always saying nice things. Calling them up and sending them text messages. Giving them a hug. All these things are valid points when we want to show our love for another person. However there is something much deeper that goes on before you can truly love a person.The bible tells us what love is:"

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Most people like to have things their own way, because they think they know best. We make decisions everyday based on logic, based on what we think makes sense. What do we do when that still small voice inside of us speaks to us? Do we pay attention to it and even listen to it? That is God speaking to you. God knows what is best for you, even though you may not see it, but in the end, God's

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"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." - 2 Timothy 1:7Why do we get scared? Maybe because we think something bad will happen. However as Children of God, there is no reason to fear, there is no reason to be afraid of anything. Jesus has conquered sin and He has even conquered death itself."knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead,

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Back in the day, in the days of Abraham, Moses, Elijah and all the other prophets. They had it so much harder. If people wanted to pray to God, they had to first go through a high priest, who would have to walk into the "holy of holies" and he needed to be clean (righteous) before God or he would be struck down as soon as he enters the holy place. This holy place was where God made His

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Is it impossible to be perfect? Many people would agree it is. However God calls us to be more like Him, to be righteous, to be perfect. Wait a minute, didn't we just say it is impossible to be perfect? Well you see that is another lie of the devil, the devil says we can't be perfect, but God says we can!"Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect" - Matthew 5:48We

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Do you desire wisdom and understanding? What kind of things are you doing to attain it? The bible says that wisdom can only come from God, for God is an omniscient God and after all He was the one that created the world and each one of us. God's ways are much higher than us, we just cannot understand it."For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. For as

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"As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." - Proverbs 27:17When I first read about this verse, I first thought it to deal with men to work together, to bond with each other and help each other out. But really what it's saying is that, everyone should be doing it, not just men, for God does not believe in sexism. As Christians we have the responsibility to grow

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"Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations." - Proverbs 27:23-24We need to know the state of the things that we have, so this may include money, time, possessions. We need to be wise to be able to manage our finances, time and other things, so that we don't run into problems.

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"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. " - Isaiah 48:10For silver to be made perfect, it needs to go through a refinement process where all the defects are taken out. Likewise our lives were full of defects before we accepted Christ, but as we allow God to work in us. He is continnually refining our lives so that one day we can be like

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"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount on wings like the eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint" - Isaiah 40:31Today I didn't have a good day with my body, felt really sick all over. Feels like I've got a fever or something. My body is sore, I've got a headache and my stomach feels yucky. The only thing I can be happy about is

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Do you know where you will be going after leaving this world? Everyone has sinned and fall short of God's standard, but He is so gracious that He gave His son to die for us on the cross. So that through Jesus' death we may receive salvation.The world has it's own standard, and alot of people even though they have not received Jesus live a very comfortable life. Some might even say, better than

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What is your focus in life? Is it to get the best job possible, so you can earn lots of money? Or is it to be famous and admired by others? Or maybe you don't have a focus at all. It is important to have a focus and a goal, without a focus, we would just be swayed to and fro with what the world throws at us. My focus is to do the will of the father, this includes spending time with God, making

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God has blessed us with many things, among those is the power and authority we have in Jesus. This power and authority God has given us, was intended to be used so that we could help others who are weak and to bless those who need to be blessed. God doesn't want His people to keep hoarding the blessings He has given to them, but rather to be a channel of blessing to the people around us."Give,

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That is the question Jesus asks. We know how much God loves you, He loved you so much that He sacrificed Himself to die for you. He didn't get someone else to do it, but He made it a personal thing. How much you love someone can be determined by how much you are willing to give up for that person. God gave up everything."knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or

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The world has its limits. Scientists have predicted that the end of the world will come, planet Earth is not going to last forever. So it is important what we put our faith into, do we put it into the world or God. By putting your faith in the world it means to let things like money, career, property and other things rule your life. Essentially you live life tso that you can have all these things

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"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16The old life was a life that was controlled by the flesh and sin, by receiving Jesus we allow Him to take control of our lives and to get us back on track. This new life we have in Him is eternal (or everlasting), it does not end. Not only is this

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Lord I need you to always lead the way for me, because only you can show me the right way and the best way. When we pray we allow God to go before us, Jesus is the only way to God. As we walk in His ways, we will eventually reap the blessings that God has for us. The reason why we might not be blessed is because we keep insisting to go our own ways."Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,

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That is the kind of love God has for us, so as God loves us in this way. We ought to love others in the same way. I need to especially show the love for the people whom I live with - my family. Sometimes it's hard when they dissappoint you, but that's why they call it unconditional love, it is love with no conditions. No matter how many times people stuff up, we need to love them. Similarly no

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Peace is something we all desire, even right now I desire to have peace in my own household. People talk about world peace, but talking is not enough, and no matter what we do we cannot have true peace without God. The only way we can have eternal peace is through Jesus Christ."Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" - Romans 5:1Father I

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When you see the word consequence it usually relates to something bad, but consequences can also be a good thing. For every action you do, there is a consequence. One example would be depending on how much sleep you get the night before, you would feel either tired or not so tired. I didn't get enough sleep and now I feel so sleepy."Everything is permissible" - but not everything is beneficial. "

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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28I was up at 5.45am this morning so I could get to Baulkham Hills by 7am. There is a Reed Exhibition this week of which we are doing the support of our system.Thank you God that we can find rest in You.

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One night a man had a dream. He dreamedhe was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each

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In life problems come and when we put our faith in Jesus, He is not there so that we would be problem free. On the contrary, when we have Jesus, He carries us through the problem, as long we have faith in Him. The difficulties we face is used by God to strengthen our faith and character. There was a saying I had read: "you cannot avoid the waves, but you can learn to ride them".Likewise we cannot

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How good is your memory? If you're still in school or university, your memory must be pretty good still. If you're a retiree your memory might not be so good. In any case no matter how good our memory is, we can get distracted and forget things. God on the other hand does not forget anything at all."Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish

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Faith and fear cannot be together, when you have faith you won't fear the situation or problem you're going through. I myself am going through my own problems, in the midst of looking into other job opportunities and also decisions have to be made for my future.Jesus says: "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" (Matthew 8:26)We need to remember that God is always with us and he can

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Did you know that God loves you, no matter what you've done in the past?Did you know that God loves you, as much as He loved Jesus?"I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." - John 17:23This is Jesus talking, He recognises that God loved the people, just as much as He loved Jesus.

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I have been brought up in a pretty strict household, I guess you could say we are the typical asians. I would have to do the vaccuming at least once a week. Other things I had to do was the laundry and other general things that needed to be done around the home. One thing I found myself doing whenever we had guests over was being a "runner". Similar to the runners at the TV/Movie studios, but

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A friend of mine has an aunty that is on the brink of death. She is in hospital in Hong Kong and the worst part is that she is not a Christian. So we can imagine what that means. Life is so precious sometimes we forget to think about it. Friends and family you see one day could be gone the next. Even though life on earth is great, what's more important is our life eternally. Do you know where you

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"clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart." - 2 Corinthians 3:3Before Jesus came God had Moses to write the laws on tablets of Stone. Now that Jesus has come to bring a new covenant, we no longer live by those laws alone. The laws are no longer written on

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The Old Covenant:"Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine."- Exodus 19:5The old way was for the people to keep the law of God, in this way the people were ruled under the law. They had to obey everything the Lord had commanded or else they would be punished, to atone for their

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I've been living with my sister's family ever since I came to Australia and God has been telling me to move on. At the moment the job that I have has average (or below average pay) and plus I've been helping my sister to pay off her debt, it's not helping me to save much money at all. Our God is not an average Go, but an above average and supernatural God. Nothing is impossible for Him. I don't

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A contentious person is someone who will not let go of a situation until they get their way. Here's a short film made by Luminous Media (winner of Best Animation at the 2006 Ignite Festival).Likewise in relationships, rather than focused on trying to get what we want, we should be focused on what we can give. The former comes from a selfish attitude, while the latter is of love and selflessness.

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"Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin Would look on me with love and watch me rise again Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea Would call out through the rain And calm the storm in me" (1)"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through

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"Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth Would care to know my name Would care to feel my hurt Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star Would choose to light the way For my ever wandering heart"(1)"But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine." - Isaiah 43:1"Then Jesus

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The story of Moses is quite interesting. God spoke to Moses personally and He chose Moses to be the leader for the israelites to be freed from the Egyptians. God showed Moses many signs and wonders to prove that He was God. However Moses was not confident in himself."Then Moses said to the LORD, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow

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We live in a world where moral value is not always something people thrive on. We live in an immoral society, with things like piracy, homosexuality, breaking the law and many other things. As Christians we have been called to shine the light of Jesus to the world. We have been called to send the message to people to turn from their ways. That's not an easy thing, especially when you're the only

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A yoke is like a wooden plank that goes around the neck of an ox. Yokes come in pair, so that 2 oxen can be yoked together. Why? Well apart from having some company, the work becomes much lighter when both are working at the same time.As Christians we need to be yoked with Jesus."Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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Once upon a time there was a man named Paul. He was a great man, with character, integrity and values. One day he was caught to be put on prison, claiming that he was stirring up crowds. The truth was that he did no such thing. Even though Paul was innocent, he still submitted to the governing rule. Felix the Roman official, was a corrupt man, he knew of Paul's innocence, so he tried a number of

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Have you ever done something bad, but someone else let you off the hook? That is grace in action. The bible says that everyone has sinned:"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," - Romans 3:23We have all made mistakes in our lives, but God loved us so much, Jesus came so that we can be saved from it."For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever

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Newton's third law states: "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction"This is true in our spiritual lives, as we do more of the will of God, Satan will have to try harder to bring us down. As soon as we stop doing the will of God, we give Satan a chance to take a break. We need to be continually studying the word and doing God's will so that we would be like the seeds sowed on

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We all make them. If you think you don't make mistakes, then think again. In this world nobody is perfect, and we all deserve to be punished for our wrong doing."for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," - Romans 3:23There is only one man who lived without making a mistake. His name is Jesus, he lived a righteous life. Even though He did nothing wrong, the government still

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At uni and school, there would always be competition as to who would get the best marks, who played better in sport, etc. What does it all come down to? In most cases it all comes down to, being able to receive the praise from your fellow peers and receiving that recognition that you are "the one". We all love to hear it, "wow, you're so good" or "you're so smart". When I was in school, I'd love

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"Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one." - Colossians 4:6As Christians we are called to be a good example to the world. We are the salt of the earth, we all know what salt does. It enhances flavour and it is also a preservative. When we speak, our speech should show the love of Christ. This may include, encouragement, praises,

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Each day should be a celebration of Easter and Christmas, because when Jesus died He did not die just to be remembered on that one day of the year and likewise when Jesus was born. Our lives are only worth living because of our redeemer Jesus Christ. So don't forget to remember Him today and what He has done for you.If you haven't received Jesus, I can definitely say that it is the most important

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Life can get pretty hectic at times, but we were not meant to live a dull or boring life. We were created to live a full and rich life. Sometimes we get so caught up with work or uni that we forget to take some time to look around and enjoy what God has given in your life."Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who

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The question of 'how do we pray?' is asked numerous times among Christians. Praying is normally depicted (in movies and other media) as some sort of ritual. However when we pray to God, it can be as simple as having a normal conversation with Him. Of course there are times, where we need to also revere God as our heavenly father.Ultimately God wants to hear your heart, He wants to know your

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Yesterday I finally got a haircut after over 2 months of not getting a haircut. The first option I had was to choose between the different hairdressers around the area. After I had chosen to go to the one in Burwood. I had to decide what kind of haircut I wanted. Ever since I was little I've never actually gotten a proper styled cut, usually my haircut would just be blend in on the sides and back

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Throughout our lives we face many decisions and choices. Some are big some are small, whatever you choose we need to realise that God has a bigger plan for your life. Not only does He have a plan for you but He has the best plan for your life."For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:

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When talking about wisdom, we tend to think about old people, they are old and wise. However young people can be wise too. Mind you I'm only 22 and God has shown me so much of His wisdom. How do we obtain wisdom from God? That's the easy part, we ask for it. God has already promised that He will give it to us. All we need to do is ask for it."If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who

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Don't you knowThat He loves you too much toEver let you goAnd the storm is there to Only help you growHe loves you soWhen you fall- Kirk FranklinEveryone faces problems, even I have problems I face everyday. What you do with your problem determines the outcome. If our attitude is to just ignore the problem then nothing will come out of it, but if we actively seek to resolve the problem, you can

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I love to learn languages, in the past I've been learning Japanese and a little bit of Cantonese from my friends. God created different languages, in a way the languages act as a barrier between different people. However there is one language that is universal. That is the love of Christ.The people out there need to hear the truth and nothing but the truth because,"And you shall know the truth,

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What is your view on:- Abortion?- Homosexuality?- etc.We all have our own views on certain things, but the most important question is, what foundation are your views built upon? What makes us think the way we think? Do we base it on what other people say? Personally my views are based upon the word of God - the Bible. Only the Bible contains truth.You might think, well there are many other "

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"You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can't worship God and Money both." - Matthew 6:24 (MSG) We can only worship one master, because there is only one way. In today's world we face many conflict and decisions we have to make. The decisions that we make depend on where our focus is set. If our focus

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There is a difference between losing a game and being beaten in a game. To lose basically means that the team did not perform to their best ability. On paper the stats could be all for that team, but if they did not execute the game then they have lost. Teams lose because of what they have done, not what the other team did. To be beaten is when you've the team has played their best and there was

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Looking at what I do in a typical week:# Mon: Work (9-5pm), Prayer meeting (7.30-9.30pm)# Tues: Work (9-5pm)# Wed: Work (9-5pm), HomeCell (8-10pm)# Thur: Work (9-5pm)# Fri: Work (9-5pm)# Sat: Hope Within Reach Centre duty (10-2pm)# Sun: Church (10-12pm), Youth (4-6pm)If I calculate how many hours I spend for each:# Work: 40 hours# Activities: 10 hoursThe problem that I find is that, I begin to

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It's ok to speed as long as there are no speed cameras or police around. I'm sure many of us do this or have done it at least once in our life. We think that it's ok to do the wrong thing as long as nobody finds out. When it comes to obeying God, we need to be extra careful that we keep watch and stay faithful for we do not know when He will come back. Sure God will forgive you of your sins, but

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As people it's natural to want more things, more money, better cars, better computers, bigger houses. When I say it is natural it does not mean that it's ok, because we are supposed to be IN the world but not OF the world. That is, we are not to abide by our fleshly or worldly desires. We need to begin to realise why do we want more things or better things. What is our motive behind it? Is it

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Gentleness is what we do because of the grace of God. Gentleness is being able to control your actions so as not to harm others. In life often we are mistreated, but how do we react to them? Most people would try to take things into their own hands to make things better. We think that God is not going to do anything about it. We need to realise that God is a God that loves justice."For the LORD

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