One of the biggest problem of evangelical Christianity today is that there is that the gospel presentation is being diluted. There's little or no presentation of repentance of sin and surrendering your life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. A lot of those who present the Gospel ask people to make Jesus their Savior, but do not emphasize that when becoming a Christian is a complete and total surrender of their lives to Jesus Christ. Hence we see a lot of alleged conversion when the truth of the matter is a lot of people never really understand that being a Christian is a life commitment for Jesus Christ. Jesus himself said this that if anybody wants to become his disciple he is to deny himself, take up his cross and follow him. He asked the rich young ruler who was asking him how to obtain eternal life to acknowledge his sinfulness and follow him. Everywhere you read in the Gospels, Jesus preached a Gospel of commitment, a Gospel of complete surrender to his will. This is the Gospel … [Read more...]
Happy 2nd anniversary The Master’s Community Fellowship
Two years ago, February 14, 2010, God placed a burden in our hearts to start a small church in our garage with a small group of people. Attendance for the succeeding Sundays was just between 5 to 10 adults. We named the Church, The Master’s Community Fellowship, reflective of our position as Christians being slaves of Jesus Christ and Him being our Master, Lord and Savior. After 2 years of ministry, average attendance now runs a total of almost 80 per Sunday. Between to 35 to 45 adults regularly attend our morning services, 10 to 15 in our afternoon discipleship program for youth and from 15 to 30 children in our afternoon children's worship service. Since our current meeting place which has only a capacity of 40 to 50 is a bit crowded already, we will be moving to a bigger place which can accommodate up to 60 or 70, that is where we originally started - our garage. The previous meeting place will be utilized for the kids worship service which will run simultaneously with … [Read more...]
Happy New year, Happy 2012 to all!
I’d like to greet all readers of this blog a Happy New year and officially welcome the year 2012. Looking back at 2011, it was such a challenging year, but we’ve all managed to survive it by God’s grace. On a personal note, business wise the Lord has been good. After the turmoil we’ve been through in 2010, I’ve always considered 2011 as an adjustment. But now that such is over, I see 2012 as a year of growth in all businesses that has been entrusted to me by the Lord. With regards to my online businesses, 2011 was a year of expansion so the dividends on the capital investments I’ve made online will probably be reaped in 2012 and in the next 2 to 3 years by God’s grace. I’m glad to have finally finished the final chapters in some cases I’ve been handling. Although the stock market seemed to be going nowhere in 2011, we’ve posted a small gain, and that is all right, but hopefully I look forward to a more exciting and brighter market in 2012. In terms of ministry, we’ve received a … [Read more...]
My top ten mother’s day quotes
It’s mother’s day tomorrow and everybody always has a special place for moms in their hearts. I want to greet my wife, my own mother, my mother-in-law, my grandmothers and all my aunts a happy mother’s day ! Here is my little contribution to this special occasion, my top ten mother’s day quotes. Mother’s day quote No. 10 - "Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love." - Mildred B. Vermont Mother’s day quote No. 9 - "Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother" - Lin Yutang, Chinese writer Mother’s day quote No. 8 - "A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary" - Dorothy Canfield Fisher Mother’s day quote No. 7 - "God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers" - Jewish Proverb Mother’s day quote No. 6 - "A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest" - Irish Proverb Mother’s day quote no. 5 - "The most important thing a … [Read more...]
Remembering the last seven words of Jesus and His crucifixion
Today is known as crucifixion day or “Good Friday.” Christians today from all over the world, take time to pause, reflect and remember the death of Jesus in the cross. Churches hold services and ministers usually preach on the last seven words of Jesus. The crucifixion of Christ has become such a familiar subject to all of us that even if we “remind” ourselves about it every year by remembering the last seven words of Jesus, we sometimes fail to really grasp the pain and the agony that Jesus went through in the cross at Calvary. I really wish that I could be transported back in time to witness the crucifixion and hear the last seven words of Jesus. However even if we did not actually witness the actual crucifixion, the Bible gives us a really graphic depiction of the events in Calvary and this is more than enough for me. Every time I meditate and reflect on the crucifixion, I feel humbled thinking that the Son of God has given his life for me. Fortunately for us in the 20th century … [Read more...]
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