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Luke 18:40-43 40  And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41  "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." 42  And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well." 43  And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. At some point in time of our lives, we no longer see anything our own directions, our future, our loved ones, our goals, or our plans. Our eyes are open and yet we are covered with darkness. These primarily contributed by adversaries, disappointments, struggles, failures and worsen by clouds of doubt raising a questions if there is God in everything behind it? We were blinded to see God’s face to brightly shine upon our lives, is there any good behind the dark curtains of doubts. Are we ready to be asked by God, when He himself come near t...

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 troub...

“But as you excel in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you, see that you excel in this act of grace also.” -2 Corinthians 8:7 Grace is something we (the disciple of Christ) have taken for granted most of the time and is being neglected in the ministry where we belong. We thought that as we have been called to God’s Kingdom, we are in no way be recipient of grace from our fellow brethren,    of which we are the least to do wrong or to make a wrong decision to hurt us. Though Apostle Paul is referring to the act of giving, he explicitly qualifies that in variation it is an act of grace as well. This simply means that Grace is indeed a Gift. Any form of giving is a form of grace, just like Jesus when given to us is also the Grace of God for those who freely received it.  Having legalistic view of many organised processes, acceptable practices, and forceful doctrinal beliefs; threatens (if not avoiding) the val...

I hope that everyone has enjoyed this lovely day. Finally we are feeling the warmth of the Sun in the Mid of Spring season. Thanks be to God for this reminds us that there are different ways to gaze the beauty of God’s creation in every season. This morning I was reading the book of Hebrews Chapter 3 and 4 , focusing on importance of REST given by God to mankind. And there is truly a very solid wisdom God is showing us when we read these passages from the Book of Hebrews and how we can get to to reach God’s Rest. In Genesis 2:3 , “ So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. ” However, God has warned His people that they will not enter God’s rest. In Hebrews 4:5 , And again in this passage he said, "They shall not enter my rest. " Is God talking about a different kind of rest? Is He not the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow? God’s Rest defined from the beginning as the day...

Ephesians 5:15-21 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. If we are in Melbourne, tonight is going to be the start of a long weekend, moreover, term 3 school holiday is in the middle of its first week. With the festival spirit for the Footy Final this Saturday, most of footy fans are really eyeing for the two grand final teams to win. As the festival spirit keeps burning, I would like to commend everyone in the FBGC...