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-1 Corinthians 6:19~20-

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For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity,but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline.-2 Timothy 1:7- Now I look back, I fight with this ugly thing called fear everyday. It's not just any fear, but mostly it's the fear of rejection. I see it everyday, and I have to knock it down. Not every time was successful because I gave...

I felt so tired yesterday. Our Black Friday jewel 42inch beautiful LCD TV arrived and we all had a good time enjoying the beauty. However, the tiny whisper still draws me near, "Do you love me?" I woke up today feeling extremely awful. Didn't know why but I started to have a headache as the day rolled on. Went to the chiropractor and found...

Sweet! Got a SHARE button on my blog... Take that, Facebook world! Sharing is caring! John...

LOVE GOD With all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. LOVE OTHERS As ourselves. GO and DISCIPLE NATIONS and BAPTIZE them in the name of The FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT and TEACH them to obey everything Jesus has COMMANDED us. This is the definite calling, and as we answer this call, we ought to surrender everything we have and leave...

Just Beautiful. He said to me, "I'll lead you on." I'm still flesh and bones, desiring what are lesser than the Best. "Why do you satisfy with anything but the Best?" He asked. "I don't know. But those do not satisfy me. You do." "Then fight pride with humility, lust with purity, and greed with generosity." Dad, I want to be humble, pure, and generous. I really do. Make me more like You. I know that's a dangerous prayer, but...

Take a deep breath. And understand that it is the air you're breathing that's keeping you alive. On average a person breathes 24,000 times a day. Go ahead, take another deep breath. Each breath you breathe tells the story of a God who so loved the world. What if the air is not transparent, but rather BRIGHT RED. Count your blessings...

Ever been in a marathon or a long run wanting to quit mid-way? I ain't a quitter but the thought of stopping what I have been doing has been ringing in my head like an alarm clock - loud and annoying. I went to Bridge last night and had a wonderful time praying. I was immensely touched by His love as we held hand in prayers. Tonight I went to E Square and we talked about repentance. I love how people interact with each other...

I've shared what I received from this trip with people verbally here and there for the past month or so, but I've never really typed it down. Not that I am lazy to type it all out...not. Anyhow, so here it goes: In my previous post, written on the morning of the African voyage, I asked myself why I was going. There could be so many answers...

It's 5:05am and I'm pretty much packed and ready to go on this once-in-a-lifetime journey to the far, far away land of West Africa. I still have that question ringing in my ear: Why am I going to Togo? I think one of the answers is that ever since my Cambodia trip last summer, I've made a decision to go on a oversea mission trip at least...

Father's Day falls on the eighth day of the eighth month for Chinese people because the word "eight" sound very much like "Dad" in Chinese (and in many other languages). A week ago after the Sunday service, the worship band gathered with Jack and had a short meeting mainly because for the past month or two the worship on Sundays were not...

Photo from Katie Neal Photo Even though I've really known them for only six months during my freshman year @ UCSD, but their impact to me is long-lasting. I love Robbie's steadfast heart and his will to go the distance to reach his goals and to encounter God, and I love Maritha's heart of compassion, love, and purity. Congratulations to...

Love is blind, some says. But I propose that love is not blind. When you really care about that person, you would do ANYTHING for that person, even unto death. And right now, I simply need to come before the Lord and say: "Here I am, I would do anything for You, even unto death." I believe the brothers and sisters in China prayed this dangerous...

I shared on worship for 10 minutes or so this past Sunday, but I felt like I kinda missed what I was going to say... oh well, I need to work on my sharing skills and organization. Worship is really about our connection with our God, and our love for Him and His love for us. That's really what worship is. Nothing more and nothing less. After...

 1-2 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.    I say to God, "Be my Lord!"       Without you, nothing makes sense.  3 And these God-chosen lives all around—       what splendid friends they make!  4 Don't just go shopping for a god....

加拉太書 2 章 15-19 節 「我們這生來的猶太人，不是外邦的罪人；既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義。因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。我們若求在基督裡稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！我素來所拆毀的，若重新建造，這就證明自己是犯罪的人。我因律法，就向律法死了，叫我可以向　神活著。」     人喜歡分門別類，每個禮拜來教會聚會，十一奉獻，參與服事，就覺得自己比較屬靈，比較靠近神，因為我們做到了某些要求。事實上並非如此，很多人因行為自以為義，因為遵行律法是比較容易的。但神鑑察我們的內心，神看重內心過於外表的一切，這就是為什麼耶穌嚴厲責備法利賽人，因為他們只注重外表的律法，忽略神真正的心意。其實，法利賽人不是壞人，他們都是行為端正、極其敬虔的人。但他們卻以為可以靠行為來到神面前，所以苦待己身，卻沒想到神喜愛一個真正悔改的罪人，甚於一個自以為義的人。其實人在神面前，無論多好多壞，不過是五十步與百步的差距而已；在神面前人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀。   ...

Can time go even slower as Your presence permeates? Can the fire burn brighter as I am lost in Your embrace?Paul's sharing tonight brought truck loads of conviction to my heart like a heart attack would. Every word piercing through my body straight into my spirit. When all has been said and done, and afte a day's work, we still need to...

30 "If his sons forsake my law        and do not follow my statutes,  31 if they violate my decrees        and fail to keep my commands,  32 I will punish their sin with the rod,        their iniquity with flogging;  33 but...

These people God has put in my life are what's really important to me. I love them with all my heart. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord! I believe it! I proclaim it! Hallelujah! john...

God has so many promises, and I definitely need to remind myself of them many times because God doesn't say "O wait and see that the Lord is good" but rather "O TASTE and see that the Lord is good"! I want to taste God's goodness, and I've been tasting it every day! This month of preparation before the trip to West Africa is going to...

found this simple and beautifully made template at bloggerbuster. took me a little while to get everything working, but i have to say i love it! i'm just going to keep it simple and clean. i just need to have simple faith, a faith that is only a size of a mustard seed, because it's then mountains can be moved and victories won. Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on?...

It wasn't so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn't know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us...

**I always enjoy my friend Sarah's notes. Thank God for people who write beautiful and eloquent entries and books!** So much of our lives are spent in the in between—in the place between the birth of a dream, or God’s initial calling, and the point of actual fulfillment. We want to step out in faith and follow His leading, but the stakes...

An effective leader knows how to empower others. This test is very essential because it tests the heart of a leader toward those he mentors and trains. This chapter examines whether his heart is selfish (cares more about himself) or selfless (cares about developing and empowering others). 1. Are you a leader who can spot potential in others?...