24 February 2013 - ENCS

Today we watched "Father of Lights" Part One

About Ravi and the things for God he has done

God tells him what to do every single day

After which Ravi follows what God did say

To many unknown villages he has been

Guided by the visions that he has seen

Among other events that in the film we did see

Was Ravi converting a guy holding a machete

 

Some additional comments Pastor Larry did share

Telling us that like Ravi, we should for others care

We must listen with open ears and heart

Only then can we do our own unique part

Hearing involves reading Scripture to get revelations

This can of course be augmented by meditations

Through obedience, we can achieve success

We must follow God all the time, nothing less

One of the best ways we can get some teaching

Is to listen to learned people share in preaching

For when God's word we can actually hear

We are reminded that He is always near

To know the path, we must hear God's voice

Only then we can proceed, follow, and rejoice

 

We must wait in God's presence, that is for sure

For He is always knocking on our heart's door

When we decide to let His spirit in

That is when we can be rid of sin

 

Hearing God's word also usually involves a price

It requires extra discipline and many a sacrifice

 

In summary, this is what from Pastor we did hear

If we move in obedience, the enemy will flee in fear

10 February 2013 - ENCS

Gong Xi Fa Cai as we welcome the Lunar New Year

About "Love" from Pastor Charles Curtis we did hear

On the redemptive qualities of CNY traditions, he did talk

Spring cleaning, oranges, and new clothes in which to walk

Lucky oranges and lo hei which often ends up on the floor

But remember that God's promises are worth much more

 

Pastor started by reading form 1 John 4 verses 7-11

Which talks about love which comes from God in heaven

We should love each other because from God love does come

John felt very strongly about this so he was far from mum

We were created in God's image to that we could love

To give and receive live, on earth and in heaven above

 

But Pastor said that love is breaking down in many ways

In politics, business, and relationships through the days

Even among the 38,000 Christian denominations

The differences tend to cause so many tensions
 

Pastor turned to chapter 7 verse 12 of Matthew

The Golden Rule tells us what we should do

This sums up the Law and the Prophets, by which he meant

That this rule is the core message from the Old Testament

 

Jesus knew the human heart and it selfish nature

He modelled his life after love, that is for sure

He affirmed others and others to Him were drawn

All the time, until late at night from the break of dawn

For indifference is actually the opposite of love

That is never something felt by our God above

 

In verses 35-40 of Matthew chapter twenty two

"Love the Lord" in all that we think, say, and do

"Love your neighbour as yourself" Jesus also said

Both of these should be in our heart and our h
 

"Is God there for me?" we all sometimes ask

Even Peter had John do a simple task

In John 13:24, about who would betray

Peter could have asked himself, Pastor did say

For we can all approach God directly at any time

In fact, not doing so is probably the bigger crime

 

From the Anselm of Canterbury, Pastor then did cite

"I believe so that I understand" the Anselm did write

"I believe that unless I do believe", he did further say

"I shall not understand", today or any other day

 

So let us believe that that we can understand

So we can spread His love throughout the land