As a reflection of the messages from this summer, I realized how fast time flies by. Summer is almost over. The theme in the summer is "To proclaim Jesus Christ with his love". The mission of the church is proclaim the salvation of Jesus Christ to the world.
Mere preaching and communication is not enough. Jesus Christ proclaimed who He is by his actions in love. Even if we do not have full faith of his words, we can believe him on the account of work that he has done. To kick off the discussion, I am going to throw out my two cents on the applications in my life.
1. I see them as gifted younger brothers and sisters who God had chosen to do His work in bringing God's love to their friends. I see my own friends as gifts from God.
2. I am sharing with them the blessings I have received from God. Also, I share about how God delivers me from struggles I went through.
3. I am willing to repent of my known sins by God's grace and mercy.
4. I feel that I need to let go and worship God in Spirit, and study and reflect upon more of who God really is. God is beyond my personal knowledge and understanding. I need to come back to Him often and let God teach me who He is.
John 5 Application:
1. I was crippled many in my life both physically and emotionally. Most importantly, I was crippled spiritually. Jesus Christ came into my life and healed me.
2. I experienced the power of God's love. When I relied on God's grace to flee temptation, the life of not sinning and fear God is good.
John 6 Application
1. Greatest Need: wisdom
2. How to be filled by God? reflect on Psalms, daily devotions online.
3. Reaching friends to Christ: My high school friends, Vicky's friends
John 9
1. Sins of pride is the greatest struggle currently
2. I would like to be healed
3. By living a life full of joy and in humility, I can witness to them how God is providing and I am living a life that is full. My friends are living in darkness as they are living for mere survival, living for personal comfort and pleasure. I am to live a Christ centred life that model the light of Christ.
John 13
1. I think I can spend more time serving others.
2. I am willing to balance out of time of serving to time of receiving.
3. I can specifically model humility to those I serve by:
i) spend more time listening to what goes on in the people I lead
ii) go the extra distance and visit the people I lead
iii) Clean up and do the chores in my house and in the fellowship setting.
