Countdown 3 - Repent! Let Me Lead You to A Victorious Life!

This blog is to help you to have a daily intimate personal relationship with Jesus 

and to be able to memorize one golden verse everyday.

We will cover New Testament in one year(Dec.1,2012 to Nov. 30,2013), 

Old Testament in another year(Dec.1,2013 to Nov. 30,2014)

Golden Verse 金句

‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'      

                                          Matthew 3:2; 4:17

'天 國 近 了 ， 你 們 應 當 悔 改 ！'            

                                          馬太福音 3:2; 4:17

Today's Reading: Matthew 3 & 4

Please read Matthew 3 & 4 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 my Devotion on Fire blog:

http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html .

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 -

Create in My A Clean Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPmMcDeRpM

Chinese praise song -

我的心你要稱頌耶和華 Praise the Lord, O My Soul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSj2sXdC1-c&feature=related

Please click the links to Matthew 4

Chinese 中文: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 4&version=CUV

English(NIV): http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah 4&version=NIV1984

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     What I got from Jesus is: Repent! Let Me Lead You to A Victorious Life!

     This is my top No. 7 golden verse which the Lord keeps on reminding me that it is in constant repentance that we can be in His Kingdom letting Jesus to lead us to enjoy a victorious life.

     In Matthew 3 we learn the key to be in His Kingdom is to repent. In Matthew 4 we understand how Jesus win over Satan's tricks of money, power and sex. And, the most important message is that only if we repent that we can have the honor to have Jesus to fight against Satan for us. We do not have any ability or power to win over Satan because he was once a powerful archangel and those spirits following him were once angels! The only ability we have is to make a wise choice to repent and return back to the Kingdom of heaven so that we join in Jesus' army again and Jesus will lead us to victory!

     John the Baptist says, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." He is pointing us to the path to go to Jesus and the name of the path is "Repentance". We have to go through this path, we have to take this action to repent in order to enter into His Kingdom and to be in the power of the King!

     Jesus says, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." He wants us to understand that it is in repentance that we can let Him to be the King to win over Satan. He wants us to know the example of how He wins over Satan's usual tricks of money, power and sex. He wants us to understand that we do not have the power to confront with the vast force of darkness. He is the light of the world and in him there is light, in him and only in him can lead us to a victorious life!

Dear Lord Jesus,

Lead us to enjoy a victorious life through true repentance.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

      

Please click this link to worship with us - 

Change My Heart O God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEtsHWFE6-w&feature=related

Chinese praise song -

寶貴十架 (Precious Blood)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uybTsziXQik&feature=related

Please click these two links to my other blogs/podcasts:

Devotion on Fire: http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html

Discipler123: http://discipler123.blogspot.com/

Pray for our AMiA bishops: 

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Doc Loomis (Ellen)

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Tak Yin Ng (Michelle)

Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time: 

St. Simon’s, North Vancouver

Rector/Senior Pastor:  Rev. Ed Hird (Janice)

Twitter version:http://twitter.com/bishopsilasng

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(Michelle), Rev. Peter Klenner(Jenny),

Rev. Ed Hird (Janice), Rev. John Cox (Sheryl)

  

Administrator: Rev. Dave DeJong(Megan)

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

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

Treasurer: Mr. Andy Li(Amy)

**1100 DAYS of prayers now!!!

Please sign up for the new 11th 100 days 24 hours prayer campaign,

I need your prayers!!!

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**NEW link for the 11th 100 days 24 hours prayer campaign(from August 25 to December 03, 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 to pray for me, my family and my ministry, 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. This campaign is also to teach you that you need somebody to pray for you daily. I have been prayed for hourly the past 1,100 days and I have never experienced this kind of peace and protection before. It's just beyond words can express. If I did not listen and obey to Jesus call 1,100 days ago to start this prayer movement, I think I would be pulled into darkness and discouragement already! 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!