I once was lost but now I'm found

Introduction: Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your fa ther's house, to the land which I will show you. The Command (v1-2) And He said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering one of the mountains of which I tell you." -God condemned infant offering...but...He told Abraham to sacrificing his son(?) -Micah 6:7 BUT. God sacrificed his only son. God wouldn't ask Abraham to sacrifice his son, if He himself doesn't do it. (Foreshadows the death of Jesus) Why did God halt the sacrifice of Isaac? 1. Such a sacrifice would have no benefit for others. (not a perfect sacrifice) 2. Abraham already showed his faith. Abraham's Obedience (v3-10) "rose early in the morning" (v3) v5- reflected deep inner trust in God. Mount Moriah- mountain where Jesus takes up the wages of sin. Sacrifice of Is...

Haven't blogged properly in a while. School's been draining my energy and taking over me. I'm soooo tired :/ Ah well. I spent most of yesterday, after school with my face planted into To Kill a Mockingbird. I have to say, my assumptions for the book were totally wrong. It was amazing! No other book has ever gotten me to rage for a whole night because of one scene. LOL Moving on. I was just thinking. What is the importance of my existence? Surely God brought me into this world for a reason right? Why does it feel like I can't seem to do anything for Him. He did so much for me, and yet, I'm not worthy to return it. Bleh. AH! IST assignment. Despite the fact that it's due in a few days, I'm not motivated enough to get my butt off my bed and actually work on it. Watch me, I will stress greatly. Luckily Ms gave us an extension for the evaluation ;P It doesn't help the fact that I haven't even done most of my slides. Oh well. At least I got the photo...

v6; GOOD MINISTER What should a good minister/pastor be? focusing on training oneself and also training others. Sermon outline; 1. Description of training for godliness (v6-7) 2. Values of training for godliness (v8-10) The reason and motivation for being a good minister. DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING FOR GODLINESS (v6-7) v6. brought up, good teaching good minister -> servant minister -> all who believe and serve the Lord Foundation of a minister; Brought up (training in terms of being nurtured) and followed. (v6) nurturing in the truths of faith nurture; follow by example The work of a minister; "If you point these things out..." -> what things? /the following texts v7 have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather train yourself to be godly train; do things again and again for perfection(gymnastics training) "have nothing to do with..." don't go down this path -godless myths -speculation -being foolish,acting s...

INTRO: Laughter (Y) Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 For everything is a season, a time for every activity under heaven...A time to cry, and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to death. Proverbs 17:22a A cheerful heart is good medicine. Abraham & Sarah laughed Sarah said in Genesis 21:6. "God has brought my laughter" Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell face down; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? -Laughter of faith Genesis 18:13 (laughter of unbelief) Hebrews 11:11 By faith, Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Beautiful lesson of faith [Notes lost] Hebrews 11:11 Sarah's laughter=Faith. El Sahaddai: God almighty Genesis 17:1: Whe n Abraham was 99 years old the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the God almighty; walk before me and be blameless" Our God is El Shaddai, God Almighty. There is nothing too hard for the ...

Want to try something new. Going to type sermons on my blog. :D yeh. That's all. LOL

Abram claimed that Sarai was his sister, rather than his wife. -Failure of faith Worry & Fear --> Failure of faith. What happens when our faith fails? Abram Faces a Famine v10 - Abram knew very little of God (?) and didn't think God had power over natural disasters. Abram faces the future v10-13 - Marrying his wife, and having her pose as his sister to an Egyptian to not get killed. -Plan = evil, ignored power & presence of God in these times --> doubts Abram looked to his wife to bring him blessing; but God had promised Abram to make him great and be a blessing. WRONG. His fears were hypothetical & ethics were situational. Abram was wrong to assume that he would be killed. Sinful deception began. Abram's fears are fulfilled v14-16 Abram was not the victim of what he feared: he was caused of what came to pass. Abram's plan only considered the men in Egypt, but didn't consider the Pharoah.  Much time is needed to take a woman into the p...

want to say a huge thank you to LAC. especially a certain brother. thank you that all of you continuously take care of me when i feel uncared for. you guys have been there for me every time i was down and also when major things happened to me. you were all there to comfort and remind me that in all things i have God. you've made me realise that no matter what happens, whether i feel lonely, unloved, tired, down, i have God. thank you so much. of course, it wasn't just LAC. for the last 4 years, a sister of mine has also helped me realise this fact. she's been there, consoling me, praying for me. thank you my angel, tiff most of all, thank you God. He was with me every step of the way. His word brought me comfort, sustained me, strengthened me, and everything that had been said in Psalm 119. His love endures forever. ANYWAY. i was going through my OLD OLD OLD posts, as i always do :L i had a list of names i thanked. looking back at that list, most of those people l...

KIMMY'S GETTING CONFIRMED! woooo! I'm really excited and happy for her! I may not know where she really is with God, but knowing that she is willing to take this step closer to God is really encouraging~ I pray that she will continue to grow in her faith and become a woman who lives by God's will and not her own. :)

i've had an average week. it wasn't bad...just...unproductive. spent monday watching 阳光天使...wasted a day there. spent tuesday with my mum shoppibg for sinks, mixer taps and ovens. good day :D wednesday. a day at Koorong! :D bought a new Bible~ Woman's devotional/study Bible :D good stuff~ thursday, spent with Alli at gym and lunch :) Average, with no work done. NEED TO GET A WRIGGLE ON! been "hallucinating" a lot. quotations because it isn't really hallucination, just missed him a lot. haven't seen him since Sunday and I'll only gey to see him tomorrow and a bit on Sunday. ahh well. LIVE WITH IT. it's been really cold this week. my hands are frozen as i type this :L bleh. living on third floor has it's advantages & disadvantages. so excited for the new house! it looks really good so far. i got to explore second floor the other day and planned out where i'll be placing things in my room :L really thank God it's going well~ ...