Questions To Ask Before Praying

Before bringing a request to the Lord, ask:
If God granted this request...

Would it bring glory to Him?

Would it advance His Kingdom?

Would it help people?

Would it help me to grow spiritually?

- Bill Hybels -

Jesus and the Children

Some people brought little children to Jesus.
They wanted him to place his hands on the children and pray for them.

The disciples told the people to stop.
But Jesus asked the children to come to him.
"Let the little children come to me," he said.
"Don't keep them away. God's kingdom belongs to people like them."

Then he took the children in his arms.
He put his hands on them and blessed them.

- Matthew 19; Mark 10; Luke 18 (Read With Me Bible) -

Jesus Teaches About Praying

Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down.
His disciples came to him.
Then he began to teach them.

He said, "This is how you should pray.
Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.
May your kingdom come.
May what you want to happen be done on earth as it is done in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, just as we also have forgiven those who sin against us.
Keep us from sin when we are tempted.
Save us from the evil one."

- Matthew 5 to 6 (Read With Me Bible) -

A Psalm for Giving Thanks

Shout to the Lord with joy, everyone on earth
Worship the Lord with gladness
Come to him with songs of joy

I want you to realize that the Lord is God
He made us, and we belong to him

We are his people
We are the sheep belonging to his flock

Give thanks as you enter the gates of his temple
Give praise as you enter its courtyards
Give thanks to him and praise his name

The Lord is good
His faithful love continues forever
It will last for all time to come

- Psalm 100 -

With All I Am

All to Jesus I Surrender

You are My All in All

Holy, Holy, Holy - Hillsong United

Trust in God

There are times, that we may feel trusting God when nothing seems to happen is difficult. But it is harder still to live with the consequences of taking matters into our own hands. Therefore, we should resist the temptation to think God has forgotten you. We need to have the patience and courage to wait for God to act.

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.

- Psalm 37:3-6 -

Jesus' Loveletter

What is a real Christian?

Popular myths about what makes someone a real Christian:

1. Being born in a Christian environment makes you a Christian
2. Living a good life makes you a Christian
3. Going to church makes you a Christian
   
4. Giving to others makes you a Christian
5. Receiving a sacrament makes you a Christian
6. Believing in God makes you a Christian
7. Talking about Jesus Christ makes you a Christian
8. Praying makes you a Christian
9. Reading the Bible makes you a Christian

What makes you a real Christian?

1. A Christian is someone who walks in the way of life
   
2. A Christian is someone who enjoys eternal life
3. A Christian is someone who has been born into God's family

How you can become a real Christian?

1. You must admit that your sins have separated you from God
2. You must believe what Christ has done for you on the cross
3. You must confess Jesus Christ as your Lord

- Luis Palau -

Strength to Face Temptations

Sometimes, we face with temptations that looks like impossible for us to resist from falling for them. From time to time, we may have ended up giving into the temptations and sin.

Therefore, whenever we find that we are not strong enough to say no to those temptations, we should always pray to our heavenly father and ask him for his strength to handle them.

In Luke 22:40, Jesus told his followers to "Pray for strength against temptation".

Ten Commandments

For more details on the Ten Commandments:

• Explaination
• Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew

Eternal Life

As usual, when you are sick or not well, you can always go to see a doctor and get some medicine or perform some treatment, then you will feel better. But we all also know that it is a fact that everyone who live on earth will die. We cannot live on earth forever.

However, if you believe in Jesus as your Savior, he promises that you will have a new life in heaven! Isn't this a good news to all of us? Yeah, it is a good news! Come, lets spread this good news! =)

Is Technology Our Savior?

Come watch this video that talks about it:



I agree with this video. How about you?

Put the Bible in Your Heart

~ Study It with Heart ~

Approach Scripture with enthusiasm! The psalmist describes the anticipation of learning God's precepts this way: "How sweet are Your Words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" (Psalm 119:103, NASB)

~ Take It to Heart ~

I have lived long enough to realize that I desperately need truth in my life. By now, I've gotten just enough intelligence to be dangerous. I've gotten just enough man's wisdom to know it isn't trustworthy. I need His yes and no, His light to expose my darkness, His precepts to steel my convictions. His Word provides all that.

~ Learn It by Heart ~

Tradition tells us that the Jewish mothers of the first century taught their children to pray, "Into Your hands I commit my spirit" (Psalm 31:5). During Jesus' last hour on the cross, He repeated the same Scripture, most likely having memorized it as child at Mary's knee. I don't know of any discipline that will transform thoughts better than memorizing the Word. How urgently we need truth riveted to our hearts.

What the Bible Does

~ Provides Direction ~

~ Teaches Truth ~

~ Builds Faith ~

~ Changes Lives ~

~ Improves Character ~

~ Calms Fears ~

~ Comforts Hurts ~

~ Instills Hope ~

~ Prepares One For Eternity ~

Living Faith

The word trust

T - Take one day at a time.
T - Matthew 6:34

R - Remember, all things work together for good.
R - Romans 8:28

U - Under no circumstances should you worry.
U - Philippians 4:6

S - Start everyday with prayer and thanksgiving.
S - Thessalonians 5:16-18

T - The lord will never leave you or forsake you;
T - Don't ever forget that!
T - Hebrews 13:5

A Good Reminder from the Bible

Here is something that i got to come across while reading bible:

"You must not do wrong just because everyone else is doing it"

I would like to share it with you guys that got to read my blog.
This applies to a lot of things that happen in life.
It is reminding us we should not just simply follow what people are doing.

This is especially important in reminding us not do do things that are actually wrong but a lot of people are doing them as if those things are just something normal to do.