Monday, August 11, 2008 @12:56 AM
We are doing a series on Understanding Man - by pastor Huang Sabin
1.the Heart
2.the Mind (today)
3.the Will
Do you know this song? (by Bill & Gloria Gaither)
Something beautiful Something good
All my confusion, He understood
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But He made something beautiful of my lifeDid you learn anything useful?Oftentimes we try to abstain, drill our bodies, beat it into submission, punish it to diminish and extinguish a bad habit. We fail miserably when we fail to control our minds. Our minds help to switch on and off our hearts.
Colosians 2:20 You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, 21 “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? 22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. 23 These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.
Romans 6:12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
Romans 8:26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. 28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Philippians 4:4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Blessed Sabbath for me Since you have read thus far, must share with you our good experiences tonight la.
It was a privilege for ah lao and I to fellowship with pastor Sabin on the way home
(His vaccine name never fails to conjure up a sterile germ free image)
To live up to such a name, one's got to be squeaky clean, ya? =P
Ah lao says:
It is easy to talk to him because he is very honest.
It is as though for him, there is no need to pretend to be anything or anybody.
Wow! Freeeee man. How do I become like that?
Pastor tries to live life according to the Holy Scriptures
by listening to the Holy Spirit.
Listening to him is very enriching and comforting
Enriching.. because his life is very complicated not like yours and mine
Comforting.. because this fellow citizen of Singapore is a man of God.
You got to talk with the man to know what I mean.
Almighty God thank you for showing us that it is possible to be ONESELF and be full of joy. I guess it is the same in any boy girl love relationship, time together helps us to understand each other's character and will lead to greater and deeper love.
It is the same with our God.