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From the bible this week: Jesus calms the storm

June 3, 2009 in Bible with 3 Comments

Nature is powerful.

This week I am giving a talk at WACT (St Stephen’s Willoughby youth group) on Jesus calming the storm.

Storm brewing

Jesus’ power and authority never cease to amaze me. The story of him calming the storm is one of my favourite miracles. Jesus and the disciples are going across Lake Galilee, when a massive storm brewed. This is a kind of weird concept on a lake, but the geography of Lake Galilee made this possible. I imagine it being something like this or this.

Jesus’ disciples were freaking out, so they woke Jesus. This is what Jesus did…

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

Mark 4:39

Jesus is the Son of God. He is God! He has power over nature, and he has power over death!

Jesus truly is amazing!

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Courage in Persecution

May 29, 2009 in Life with 0 Comments

Butchered RoseAt bible study we prayed for people overseas in Burma and India, using a Voice of the Martyrs prayer booklet thing. God is working in amazing ways all over his world! And there are people who are spreading the gospel to all sorts of amazing places.

There was one story that was read from it that described two men who were proclaiming the gospel in India. These men were beaten up for what they did, and they were planning on going back to continue proclamation once they recovered!

This courage is amazing.

I find myself often shying away from opportunities because I am afraid of minor consequences such as lost friendships or awkward moments. Whereas Christians on the other side of the world have consequences such as death, and they only want more opportunities to proclaim the gospel!

What an example we have to follow…

If you want more stories from Voice of the Martyrs, visit www.persecution.com.au.

Courage in Persecution

May 29, 2009 in Life with 0 Comments

Butchered RoseAt bible study we prayed for people overseas in Burma and India, using a Voice of the Martyrs prayer booklet thing. God is working in amazing ways all over his world! And there are people who are spreading the gospel to all sorts of amazing places.

There was one story that was read from it that described two men who were proclaiming the gospel in India. These men were beaten up for what they did, and they were planning on going back to continue proclamation once they recovered!

This courage is amazing.

I find myself often shying away from opportunities because I am afraid of minor consequences such as lost friendships or awkward moments. Whereas Christians on the other side of the world have consequences such as death, and they only want more opportunities to proclaim the gospel!

What an example we have to follow…

If you want more stories from Voice of the Martyrs, visit www.persecution.com.au.

From the bible this week: Resurrection bodies

May 20, 2009 in Bible with 0 Comments

Open1 Corinthians 15 is a dense passage, so much great stuff is in there.

At church on Sunday night, we had a sermon about resurrection bodies, and it got me very excited. It also clarified some thoughts in my head, though there is still much to clarify.

One thing that I learnt is that our bodies at the resurrection will be physical bodies, and also somehow spiritual bodies.

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:42-44.

The physical nature of our bodies was likened to Jesus’ risen body before the ascension, which I found to be a helpful comparison. Jesus was physical in the sense that Thomas could touch him (John 20:26-28) and he ate food (Luke 24:42-43), but his body was also spiritual as he somehow came among the disciples when the doors were locked (John 20:19-20).

I look forward to the day when I have a resurrection body. If only that day would be now!

If you have any thoughts on 1 Corinthians 15, let me know below.

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Surprised by kids!

May 18, 2009 in Bible, Kids/Youth with 0 Comments

Yesterday at Sunday school I was pleasantly surprised by two kids.

Firstly, a kindergarten girl had drawn a few pictures during the week and showed them to me at the start of Kidzone. The first picture was a picture of Jesus dying on the cross, and the second picture was a picture of an empty tomb and him rising from the dead. There was then a page with some writing on it that went something like this… (but not exactly)

Jesus died on the cross. He rose from the dead. Jesus loves everyone.

Wow. Such simple and awesome truths from one so young.Coloured Pencils

The second moment of surprise happened later on. I was not having the best morning and felt like the kids weren’t really learning anything. Then, when we were about to read Romans 5:1-11, a Yr 4 boy (who normally causes a bit of trouble) asked if he could read Psalm 100, his favourite Psalm! I was astounded.

God is good, and he is at work in this world through children!

iPhones serving God: 5 Free applications

May 16, 2009 in Technology with 7 Comments

A post about iPhone applications that can help you in serving God.

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From the bible this week: The Trinity

May 14, 2009 in Bible with 2 Comments

Three coloursSo I thought that it would be good to have some standard things to blog about, and one of those things is the bible. So here is the first “from the bible this week”.

Recently in bible study we had a week where we talked about the trinity. It was an awesome week and really solidified in my mind the perfect relationships within God. The Father perfectly serves and loves the Son and the Spirit. The Son brings glory to God. The Spirit points to Jesus and the Father. It’s all so awesome and selfless!

This made me think about my own relationships with regards to being humble and thinking of others as better than myself (Phil 2:3). So recently I have been trying to live with perfectly selfless relationships, because they can work!

PS: the picture isn’t actually meant to represent the trinity, more there to look pretty. As I know the trinity cannot really be explained through analogies.

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