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Mark 1:21-26 21  And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22  And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23  And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24  "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God." 25  But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" 26  And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. As we are approaching the last 5 weeks of this year, we are also entering the final leg of the Year of Transformation which is concluding to our Revival. Reviving ourselves is our utmost desire with the help of Christ, which is then leading to divine transformation in the body of Christ. But before we jump into this experience of revival, a ver

1 Samuel 13:8-14 8  He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9  So Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering. 10  As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. 11  Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, 12  I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.' So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering." 13  And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your ki

And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out." -Mark 1:38 As we revisited the model of our ministry in this body of Christ in FBGC Point Cook, let us all examine how Jesus implemented or acted in accordance to the five-fold ministry offices He first and foremost established and are now actively applied to the new testament churches through the outpouring of Spiritual Gifts (Ephesians 4:11-13). Moreover, anyone who who have been found by Him (FIND - a Discipleship Strategy of Jesus) duplicates Him in righteousness and deeds. We, who are disciples of Christ, charged to do the same model which is to make disciple starting from (F) Finding People in Common ground; (I) Instruct them with His ways; (N) Nurture them with His Words and (D) Duplicate Jesus in our own lives - His thoughts, His words, and His actions.  FIND-ing lost souls is a missionary task in becoming a disciple, being a disciple, and maki

Mark 1:35 - And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. From the last couple of weeks, we are choosing to remodel the ministry that the Lord has given us by revisiting the works of Jesus Christ as He begins His ministry here on earth. His Spiritual Gifts which He poured out to His body helps to equip us until we reach the fullness of Christ in us (Ephesians 4:11-13). He showed us the importance of FIND-ing the lost soul that Jesus might save them (Luke 19:10), which he revealed His purpose for each and everyone of us. That we have to be a disciple, to disciple, and to make disciples until we continuously duplicate Christ in our every disciple’s lives. Both the ministry and the purpose works in relation to each other that gifts shared within the ministries will be directed proportionally to the purposes given. And this is being achieved by the act of proclaiming the Word of God, which

James 1:2-4 2  Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3  for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. A wonderful evening to all, my fellow brethren and labourers in the vineyard of God. I am sharing you this passage from Apostle James, the brother of Jesus, to remind us that in the times of trials which may test our faith our spiritual attitude and character plays a great role to overcome it. One of the most vulnerable aspects of our lives when we are in the midst of difficult situations is our emotions. We may not know, but our emotional state can contribute to the decision made by our spiritual being. If we are not careful, the spirit of discernment may be lacking and it may lead us from sinning against God. That is why James wants us to count trial as joy, in other word, consider every troubles in life as