Monday, April 30, 2012

DAY 985 - Out-of-the-Box God!



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The easiest way is to take one hour slot for the whole week. What you need to do is very simple. Choose one dayThe easiest way is to take one hour slot for the whole week then prayerfully remembering the ministry of ACiC(ACiC has two Networks: ACiC, Anglican Coalition in Canada and AI, Asian Initiative). You may use the whole hour in prayer or you can still do you work in your office but use as much time as you can to pray and the other time work prayerfully that hour to pray for our ministry. I deeply believe that this is a way to draw as many participation as we can in prayers. I encourage you to participate. We need you to join us! Trust in the power of prayers!


Today's Reading: Isaiah 45

Please read Isaiah 45 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method please read my “Count Down 5” from this blog. You may click this link directly for the method: Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf. (You may begin with a song to praise the Lord and complete you devotion by singing another praise song.)



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Chinese praise song -
恩典之路 The Path of Grace


Please click the links below to Isaiah 45:
Bible Study

Something very unusual happens in this chapter. Cyrus was not a worshiper of God but is called "his anointed," (vv. 4-5), the same title God gave to His Son, Jesus Christ. Why?

God is really an out-of-the-box God! How can you imagine He used King Cyrus to do His Kingdom work and gave Cyrus a "kingdom" name? Impossible!

God used Cyrus to set Israel free from captivity so that God could continues to use Israel to reveal his plan of salvation. King Cyrus, king of the Persian Empire (559-530 B.C.), captured Babylon in 539 B.C. and soon after that issued the decree permitting the Jews to return to their land, including Jerusalem as describes in Ezra 1.

God has His own way to do things and lots of time is out-of-the-box!
How can we follow God to do His out-of-the-box ministry?


My Spiritual Journal

What I receive from Jesus is: Out-of-the-box God!
Jesus leads me to think of all kinds of out-of-the-box possibilities to do His Kingdom ministry. We always label certain people and reject other people because we like to be a "judge" and love to judge other people.

How can this out-of-the-box miraculous act help you to join God's out-of-the-box team to extend His mighty Kingdom?

Dear Lord Jesus,
Open our eyes to see how you do all kinds of out-of-the-box miraculous acts so that we can join you to follow your way to do your Kingdom ministry. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

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Chinese praise song -
我需要有祢在我生命中 I Need You in My Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fC06mEsvUc&feature=related



Prayer items today:

For ACiC/AI

Bishop: Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng (Michelle)


Network Leader: Rev. Peter Klenner (Jenny)


Network Leadership Team: Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng, Rev. Peter Klenner, Rev. Ed Hird (Janice), Rev. Simon Neill (Jo), Rev. Ken Bell (Sonya), Mr. Andy Li (Amy)


Bishop's Chaplain: Rev. Ed Hird (Janice)


Bishop's Assistant: Mrs. Michelle Ng (Silas)


Clergy Formation Advisor: Rev. Ken Bell (Sonya)


Treasurer: Mr. Andy Li(Amy)


Administrator: Mrs. Zenia Cheng (Clarence)



Pray for our AMiA bishops:
The Rt. Rev. Chuck Murphy, III (Margaret)

The Rt. Rev. John Miller (Joyce)


Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time:
Jericho Road Church, Port Alberni

Rector/Senior Pastor: Rev. John Cox (Sheryl)

Assistant Pastor: Rev. Brad Frey (Julia)

Pastoral Assistant: Rev. Dave Dejong (Megan)





Sunday, April 29, 2012

DAY 984 - Do Not Be Afraid? Why?



Please click this link for the official announcement from AMiAs of the recent transition:



Please click this link to my second blog-Discipler123:http://discipler123.blogspot.com/
You can also listen to my daily podcast in English and Cantonese through this new site.

**1000 DAYS of prayers now!!!
Please sign up for the new 10th 100 days 24 hours prayer campaign,
I need your prayers!!! Please click link below.

**NEW link for the 9th 100 days 24 hours prayer campaign (from February 6 to May 16, 2012).

The easiest way is to take one hour slot for the whole week. What you need to do is very simple. Choose one dayThe easiest way is to take one hour slot for the whole week then prayerfully remembering the ministry of ACiC(ACiC has two Networks: ACiC, Anglican Coalition in Canada and AI, Asian Initiative). You may use the whole hour in prayer or you can still do you work in your office but use as much time as you can to pray and the other time work prayerfully that hour to pray for our ministry. I deeply believe that this is a way to draw as many participation as we can in prayers. I encourage you to participate. We need you to join us! Trust in the power of prayers!


Today's Reading: Isaiah 44

Please read Isaiah 44 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method please read my “Count Down 5” from this blog. You may click this link directly for the method: Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf. (You may begin with a song to praise the Lord and complete you devotion by singing another praise song.)



Please click this link to worship with us - God Will Make A Way


Chinese praise song -
恩典之路 The Path of Grace


Please click the links below to Isaiah 44:
Bible Study

Isaiah told the Jews why they had to face destruction of their country. It was because they made and worship idols(vv. 9-20). If they returned to God then they would be redeemed by God.

Isaiah gave the Jews two prophecies:
1. Isaiah identifies Cyrus by name as the one who would initiate the Jews' release from captivity (v. 28). This prophecy was made 150 years before it happened. This chapter talks about how God rescues His people from Babylonian captivity. The act of God's love was shown both in his discipline and his deliverance.

2. Isaiah also prophesied on the out pouring of the Holy Spirit which partially fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. It will be completely fulfilled when Israel accepts Jesus christ as the Messiah and they will experience spiritual refreshment, renewal, restoration, blessing and growth (vv. 3-4)



My Spiritual Journal

What I receive from Jesus is: Do not be afraid? Why?

"This is what the Lord says-
Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;
apart from me there is no God."
Isaiah 44: 6
Why we need to be afraid when God is our King and Redeemer?
The whole history of mankind is in him and we are only a point in the history, why we need to be afraid?

The only thing we need to afraid of is that we rely on those idols and do not worship and honor God as the only God!

If Isaiah could prophesied the release of the Israelites 150 years before, the coming of the Holy Spirit 700 years before then who are we to be afraid that God can not save us?

Dear Lord Jesus,
Open our eyes to see your greatness so that we will never be afriad. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

Please click this link to worship with us - Open The Eyes of My Heart


Chinese praise song -
我需要有祢在我生命中 I Need You in My Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fC06mEsvUc&feature=related



Prayer items today:

For ACiC/AI

Bishop: Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng (Michelle)


Network Leader: Rev. Peter Klenner (Jenny)


Network Leadership Team: Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng, Rev. Peter Klenner, Rev. Ed Hird (Janice), Rev. Simon Neill (Jo), Rev. Ken Bell (Sonya), Mr. Andy Li (Amy)


Bishop's Chaplain: Rev. Ed Hird (Janice)


Bishop's Assistant: Mrs. Michelle Ng (Silas)


Clergy Formation Advisor: Rev. Ken Bell (Sonya)


Treasurer: Mr. Andy Li(Amy)


Administrator: Mrs. Zenia Cheng (Clarence)



Pray for our AMiA bishops:
The Rt. Rev. Chuck Murphy, III (Margaret)

The Rt. Rev. John Miller (Joyce)


Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time:
Jericho Road Church, Port Alberni

Rector/Senior Pastor: Rev. John Cox (Sheryl)

Assistant Pastor: Rev. Brad Frey (Julia)

Pastoral Assistant: Rev. Dave Dejong (Megan)