Receiving the Power of the Holy Spirit - Christian Life Program Talk 9

God has promised the Holy Spirit to His people.  With the Holy Spirit, we gain a new nature, spiritual power, and the power to serve.

You have claimed Christ's promise of the Holy Spirit to anyone who asks.  You have been baptized in the Holy Spirit and have received a new life from the Lord.  You are "a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come" (2 Corinthians 5:17).  You have begun a new life in faith.  Will you commit yourself fully to Jesus Christ and grow into the life in the Holy Spirit?

Life in the Holy Spirit - Christian Life Program Talk 8

God is calling us to live a life of holiness and spiritual power.  For this, God has promised us the Holy Spirit.  Will you trust in the promise of your Father?  Will you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior?  Will you ask for the infilling of the Holy Spirit in your life?

The Christian Family - Christian Life Program Talk 7

The family being the basic unit of society has the power to create a ripple effect of change in society.

God is trying to restore the Christian family back to His original plan.  We are called to respond to His divine efforts and to be a part of His work.  Will you take the steps necessary to have God's plan happen in your family?

the Great I AM

inspirationa reading for today!

 

The word of the Lord is upright and all his works done in faithfulness.    – Psalm 33:4

 

Whenever we encounter stressful moments, let us call on God using personal endearing names that revela His character to us in the way that we need him to be at those times.

 

When we feel our temper starting to get the better of us, let us call on the God of peace to call our nerves. When we are having a frenetic day, let us call on the God of order to work all things out.

 

Calling on God in an intimate, fatherly way deepens our realtionship with Him. His words “when you call to Me, I will answer you,” becomes a reality. Our God is not a distant, but a personal God.

 

Reflection:  are you tired and anxious about certain situations in your life? Call on the Lord who is the Great I Am.

 

Prayer:  Oh Holy Spirit, guide us always to the path where your grace and gifts abound.

Exaltation of the Cross

"...our life of Faith is not always upward with bliss and happiness, when we are faced with struggles may we learn to embrace the Cross and make it a symbol of God's victory..."

Loving Your Neighbor - Christian Life Program Talk 6

Loving thy neighbor, together with loving God, form the core of the Christian Life, it does not just mean having positive feelings towards a person, always saying 'yes' but love that is connected with keeping God's commandments.

 

I have written a short reflection on the topic the day after I attended talk 6 of the CLP I was part of - and though the core subject is the same, this time was different and I learned even more.

 

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres...

 

 

 

 

Always

God is always with us, we just don't recognize him. We need not look for him in the grandest things in life but in the littlest of things. Let us learn to accept his extended hands and reach out to him. We need not ask proof but should learn to recognize his presence and trust that he is always with us in good times and even more so in the bad....