Wednesday, December 26, 2012

DAY 26 - How Do People Know That You Are A Christian?







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

"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
                               John 13: 35

你 們 若 有 彼 此 相 愛 的 心 , 眾 人 因 此 就 認 出 你 們 是 我 的 門 徒 了 。
                                            
                                                                        約翰福音 13: 35
                                                                                  
                                          

Today's Reading: John 13:31-14:14

Please read John 13:11-14:14 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:

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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Open The Eyes of My Heart Lord
Chinese praise song -
雲上太陽 The Sun above the cloud



                

     What I got from Jesus is: How do people know that you are a Christian?
     
     What I got from Jesus today is a question to see whether we know how to live our daily life. Why? Because if people can not recognize that we are a Christian by our act of love and our Christlikeness, then there must be something wrong in us!

     As a Senior Pastor of Richmond Emmanuel Church, sometimes I received complains from people not in our church of how bad our people live out their daily life by their arrogant attitude, their lacking of love and care for those in need and their luxury lifestyle. When I heard those complains I think of this verse, John 13:35! Why we can't recognize by the others by our loving act but recognize in a negative sense by others, especially by non-Christians! It's so sad!

     So, watch out what you think, what you say and what you do!
     We need to let other people to see we have Jesus in us as our Lord and King. And that they can see that we are different in a good sense because of Jesus living in us! 

Dear Lord Jesus,
Lead us to be able to live out a live that other people can recognize that we are your disciples. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
      
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Shine Jesus Shine
Chinese praise song -
因主的名 Because of your Name


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Pray for our AMiA Archbishops: 
The Rt. Rev. TJ Johnston, Jr. (Rees)
The Rt. Rev. Philip Hill Jones (Claudia)


Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time: 
Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time
Emmanuel 330

Senior Pastor: Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng (Michelle)
Pastor: Rev. Kenneth Lo (Mega)




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)

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**NEW link for the 12th 100 days 24 hours prayer campaign (from December 04, 2012 to March 14, 2013)

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 1,200 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 1,200 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!

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