Conviction helps us grow spiritually

"Knowing what to do is worthless if you don't have the conviction to motivate you to actually do it! "

Friday, March 26, 2010
Conviction helps us grow spiritually by Rick Warren

Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you've got, be resolute, and love without stopping. 1 Corinthians 16:12-15 (MSG)

A person without conviction is at the mercy of circumstances. If you don't determine what's important and how you'll live, other people will determine it for you.

A person without conviction is a weak, jellyfish type of individual who mindlessly follows the crowd. I believe Paul was talking about conviction when he said in Romans 12:2, "Don't let the world squeeze you into its own mold, but let God remold your mind from within ...." (Phillips)

Conviction helps us be diligent in continuing to grow spiritually. Growth requires time and effort. Without convictions about growth, people become discouraged and give up. No one stays with a difficult task unless he is convinced that there is a good reason for doing it. A church can teach people how to pray, how to study the Bible, and how to witness, but without imparting the corresponding convictions, people will not stick with it.Knowing what to do (knowledge), why to do it (perspective) and how to do it (skill) is all worthless if you don't have the conviction to motivate you to actually do it!

The people who have made the greatest impact on this world, for good or evil, were the people with the strongest, deepest convictions. They weren't necessarily the smartest, wealthiest, or best educated people but their convictions moved them to move the world.

CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ

Bee,

for you!
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

just me,
^V^

Lesson 9 Centering On Studying & Developing our Life

Hey, Joyful gang:

.....Do you know who you are in God’s kingdom? ?
.......How best can we study and develop our life?
.........How do we maintain a passion for learning to growth?
...........Are we maintaining a professional or amateur attitude in learning to growing in our lives?

We will touch base some of the above questions on this coming Sunday (28 March’10) SG fellowship to learn how to nourish, develop & growth in our life.

Time: 1.30 pm after worship & church luncheon, Venue: NLC.

Members are encouraged to read the material (attached below) lesson 9 “Centering On Studying & Developing Your Life” before the SG....

Welcome to bring friends to join in.
See you and God’s bless

Nothing I fear will be too big for God's strength!!!

God knows you. Is that disturbing or comforting?

by Rick Warren Sunday, March 21, 2010

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)

Knowing the truth - that God knows everything in your life, can either be very disturbing or very comforting. It depends on your relationship to Him, whether you're trying to fool Him or not.

Have you been acting as if God is totally unaware of your life in any of these five areas?

God know your faults and failures, but he still loves you unconditionally.
God knows your feelings and frustrations, and he sees your hurt more than anyone else can.
God knows your future, so he can tell what you need to know.
God knows your fears, and he wants you to hand your worries over to him.
God knows your faithfulness because he sees every good thing you do.

The fact that God knows everything is a tremendous motivator for me to live a godly life. I realize that nothing in my life is in secret; nothing I face will hinder his ability to help me; nothing that is to come will catch him by surprise; nothing I fear will be too big for God's strength; and nothing I do in his name is ever done in vain.

God says, "I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for." (Jeremiah 29:11, MSG)

Greeting from Pastor Moses

Hi, Joyful gang:

Please remember Pastor Moses, his ministry and family in our daily prayers.

God's bless.

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Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

Dear Christian Friends,

Greetings in the Lord.

It is always a joy to write about the things God is doing here in Manipur. In the midst of so many political and social instability we do not stop doing what God has called us to. Praying for example, what can stop you from it, but yourself? Our focus has always been mainly the church. But in recent times I met with a few Church Youth leaders and we chit-chat about reaching out to the young people. We deliberated about it and as a first step forward we organised a Fun Day on the 16th March (also being a State holiday). Over 60 young people participated.

On the day we divide the 60 odd into four groups and had competition between them. They all went into their own groups and are instructed to ACT OUT according to the theme each groups are given. All based on Bible Passages and Hymns. After about an hour and half they all return to the main hall with the photos and displayed them on the screen. It was fun, we all were treated with a sense of wonder and also had such laugh with some of the pose it was first time for all of them for a church to organised such activity. We saw a lot of creativity in the minds of they young people, we exhorted them not to just read the Bible and sing the songs but to live them out in their lives.

We will follow-up with another programme on the 30th to a One Day programme on Peace Building. Our rough estimate is between 50 - 100. Please pray for God's wisdom as we invite potential youth leaders who would be serious about the task.

The Kids Club (KC, every Saturday afternoon) that I run on a part time basis in one of the localities of Imphal (Hindu Area) needs helper and support. There are about 50 kids between 8 - 13 age group (about 30 come regularly). Sometimes their mothers also came and join in the games that we play. It has become a wonderful tool to reach out to the community. Kids Club is part of the initiative of Fusion International (Australia) but self supported locally. We are inviting the local churches to be involved and own the KC. Please pray for KC and also support for the various needs.

We are keeping well in the family. Lalita is fine so is little JD (1. 3 months), he beginning to talk and he is lovely but sometimes he really test me to the limit (throw my things into the bin... dip something into the bucket... run down something into the drain and... and...). He is just soooo active. Some parents kept reminding me that boys will be boys. Pray for God's wisdom on how best to discipline him.

20th March is my brother-in-law's 1st death anniversary. We plan to go home to the village to my mother-in-law.
God bless you.
Shalom

Moses, Lalita and JD
# 52, Supermarket, Lamphel, Imphal
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ASK!!!

Inspiriting and encouraging article written by Pastor Rick Warren on PRAYER.... pray that we are able to learn and practicing ASK in our daily prayer. God’s bless

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Friday, March 05, 2010
Just ask! by Rick Warren

"If you want to know what God really wants you to do, ask him . . . but if you don't ask in faith, don't expect the Lord to give you any solid answer." James 1:5-6 (LB)

"Have you ever asked God for something and didn't expect to get it? That's why you didn't get it." The Bible says when we ask God for guidance, we need to believe he will give us that guidance.

Jesus said, "Ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door will be opened" (Luke 11:9 NIV). Ask, seek, knock—ASK. God wants you to learn to ask.

God is willing to give wisdom: "If you want to know what God really wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him; but . . . if you don't ask in faith, don't expect the Lord to give you any solid answer" (James 1: 5-6 LB).

God wants to direct you in life, but two things need to line up: You have to ask the right person—God, and you have to ask with the right attitude—in faith, expecting an answer.

Have you ever asked God for something and didn't expect to get it? That's why you didn't get it. God works in our lives according to faith. So many times we say, "God, please guide me!" and we walk away not even waiting for guidance. We just immediately start to work. We say, "God, I want you to give me wisdom, help me make the right decision." But we don't really expect Him to do that. We think it all depends on us.

God has promised to give us wisdom, if we will ask. Wisdom is seeing life from God's point of view. Wisdom is the ability to make decisions the way God makes decisions.

Think about this: God never makes a bad decision. He never makes a mistake. He says if we trust Him and listen to Him, He will guide us. But we must ask in faith.

Lesson 7 “Centre Your Life on GOD’s Word”.

Hey, Joyful gang:

.....How to be strong & courageous in our daily living?

.......How to be prosperous and successful wherever we go?

.........How will we able to enjoy blessing, find direction, have security and gain God’s promises?

...........How to nourishing our spiritual life? (Introduce the daily 30 minutes QT...)

We will touch base the above questions on this coming Sunday (7 March’10) SG fellowship, time: 1.30 pm after worship & church luncheon, holding @ Gene’s house, please inform your attendance.

Members are encouraged to read the material (attached below) lesson 7 “Centre Your Life on GOD’s Word” before the sg....

Welcome to bring friends to join in.

See you and God’s bless