Kingdom News 1 September 2013
You Are A Son And An Heir Of God Article source from Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries Galatians 4:6–7 “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” Perhaps these questions have been popping into your head lately: “If You are a Christian, why are you sick? If your heavenly Father is so wonderful, why do you have so many problems? Doesn’t your God help you, His child?” And if you have been tempted to ask, “God, I am Your child. Why is this happening to me?” know that Jesus knows exactly how you feel because 2,000 years ago, the devil played the same trick on Him—“If you are the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:3) You see, the devil’s intention was to make Jesus doubt His Sonship, and the devil wants to do the same thing to you today. He wants to destroy the Spirit of sonship in you and in the body of believers. He knows that once you really believe that you are a son
of God, something happens—you begin to live life as “an heir of God through Christ”. As a son and an heir of God, you inherit all the blessings of God which Jesus died to give you, including salvation, healing, provision, wholeness, favor, intimacy with God and answered prayers. And Jesus rose from the dead to make sure that what He died to give you, you get. He is alive today to enforce this rich, blood-bought inheritance in your life! My friend, you are an heir of God through Christ. This means that you are joint heirs with Jesus. (Romans 8:17) So His inheritance is your inheritance too! What is provision when you are an heir of God? He owns every beast in the forest and the cattle on a thousand hills. (Psalm 50:10) All the diamonds and gold came from Him. What is healing when you are an heir of God? He is your Creator and the very breath of your life. Beloved, enjoy every bit of your inheritance in Christ, not because you deserve it, but because it was paid for by Jesus’ blood!
“Quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.” ~ JO
autumn of extraordinary favor Leviticus 26:9 “I will look on you with favor and fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you.” (NIV) Imamat 26:9 “Dan Aku akan berpaling kepadamu dan akan membuat kamu beranak cucu serta bertambah banyak dan Aku akan meneguhkan perjanjian-Ku dengan kamu.” kingdomnews 02
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belajar memahami orang lain
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enulis populer F. W. Boreham pernah kesal dengan seorang pria bernama Crittingden. Bagaimana tidak? Lakilaki itu sering menjelek-jelekkan nya didepan orang. Karena tak tahan lagi, Boreham menulis kata-kata peringatan untuk pria tersebut melalui sepucuk surat. Jika ia tidak berubah juga, Boreham bertekad mengambil langkah yang lebih keras. Setelah menulis surat tersebut ia segera menuju kantor pos. Namun dalam perjalanan, entah mengapa ia tiba-tiba saja berubah pikiran. Ia kembali kerumah tanpa mengeposkan surat itu. Sampai akhirnya, seorang tetangga mengabarkannya: “Crittingden meninggal.” Mata. Boreham terbelalak mendengarnya. “Apa anda serius?”. “Tentu. Tapi saya rasa ini yang terbaik bagi dia untuk LEPAS dari masalahnya.” “Masalah apa?”, tanya Boreham. “Orangorang tahu, bahwa dia punya seorang putra dan putri. Anak laki-lakinya terbunuh tidak lama setelah istrinya meninggal dan putrinya kehilangan kewarasan dan tinggal di RS Jiwa.
Mungkin Crittingden tidak kuat menanggung beban ini, sehingga sikapnya SELALU BURUK terhadap orang lain.” Kekesalan dan kemarahan Boreham lenyap. Sekarang, ia bisa mengerti, mengapa PERKATAAN pria itu selalu menyakitkan. Kadang, saat menerima PELAYANAN BURUK dari seseorang, tak jarang kita LANGSUNG marah. Atau waktu merasakan tingkah rekan kerja yang tidak bersahabat, kitapun EMOSI. Pendek kata, kita TIDAK TERIMA perlakuan seperti itu. Namun melalui kisah diatas, bagaimana kalau kita belajar BERPIKIR TERBUKA? Mungkin teman kerja hari ini cepat tersinggung, karena ia tengah ribut dengan pasangannya. Pelayan tidak melayani dengan ramah, karena konsentrasinya terbagi antara pekerjaan dan anaknya yang tengah terbaring di Rumah Sakit. Jika kita belajar MEMAHAMI orang lain, niscaya kita tidak jadi cepat BAD MOOD, apalagi harus menghabiskan sepanjang hari itu dengan omelan dan gerutuan.
story of apreciation
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ne young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score. The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The youth answered
“none”. The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The youth answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” The director asked, “Where did your mother work?” The youth answered, “My mother worked as clothes cleaner.” The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever helped 03 kingdomnews
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your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books.” Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, “I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.” The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother’s hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director’s office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, asked: “Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?” The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes”
The Director asked, “please tell me your feelings.” The youth said, “Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.” The director said, “This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.” Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company’s performance improved tremendously. Moral: You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plate and bowl together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow grey, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learn how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learn the ability to work with others to get things done.
“God is the reason why even in pain, I smile. In confusion, I understand. In betrayal, I trust. And in fear, I continue to push forward.” ~ anonymous kingdomnews 04
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kemasan yang menunjang isi yang baik
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etiap hari Sabtu pagi, saya terbiasa JOGGING atau JALAN SANTAI disebuah lapangan olahraga dekat rumah. Saat ber-olahraga, saya agak “terganggu” dengan pakaian seorang Bapak yang KURANG PAS dilapangan olahraga. Orang-orang yang ada disana rata-rata memakai KAOS dan SEPATU SPORT, dia berolahraga dengan memakai KEMEJA dan SEPATU KANTOR. Saya juga pernah terganggu oleh ulah teman saya yang bertamu kerumah dengan memakai KAOS OBLONG. Kalo sekedar MAIN, tak masalah, namun ia datang untuk menawarkan JASA ASURANSI, sehingga orangtua saya merasa TIDAK DIHARGAI. Betul, ISI lebih penting daripada KEMASAN. Namun jangan lupa, ISI yang sebaik apapun menjadi kurang baik kalau dikemas ASAL-ASALAN. Contohnya, cara
kita berpakaian saat mendatangi ACARAACARA tertentu, kita seenaknya, bagaimana orang bisa RESPEK kepada kita? Kalau keadaan dibalik, kita mengadakan PESTA RESMI dikantor, lalu seorang kolega datang memakai KAOS OBLONG dan SANDAL JEPIT. Tersinggung tidak, kita? Saya percaya, kita PASTI tersinggung. Oleh karena itu, gunakan PAKAIAN YANG TEPAT dalam acara apapun yang kita ikuti, karena PAKAIAN menunjukkan SIAPA kita. Karena dari situ, nampak seberapa SERIUS kita menghargai seseorang yang mengundang kita. PAKAIAN YANG TEPAT, dipakai diacara yang tepat, membuat orang yang bertemu kita, SEMANGAT. Kenakanlah pakaian yang PANTAS, sehingga orang bisa melihat kita sebagai pribadi yang SOPAN, RAJIN, RAPI dan aneka hal POSITIF lainnya. Perhatikanlah PENAMPILAN!
9 things to live beautifuly 1. Stay away from anger…It hurts…Only You!
or break us, the choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious
2. If you are right then there is no need to get angry, and if you are wrong then you don’t have any right to get angry.
6. Beautiful things are not always good but good things are always beautiful
3. Patience with family is love, patience with others is respect, patience with self is confidence and patience with GOD is faith. 4. Never think hard about the PAST, It brings tears…Don’t think more about the FUTURE, it brings fears…Live this moment with a smile, it brings cheers 5. Every test in our life makes us bitter or better, every problem comes to make us
7. Do you know why God created gaps between fingers? So that someone who is special to you comes and fills those gaps by holding your hand forever 8. Happiness keeps you sweet so try n be as happy from within as possible 9. God has sent us all in pairs…someone, somewhere is made for u…so wait for the right time and right moment…
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self reflection
God Knows best
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da seorang tukang TAHU...Setiap hari ia menjual dagangannya ke pasar. Untuk sampai ke pasar, ia harus naik angkot langganannya. Dan untuk sampai ke jalan raya, ia harus melewati pematang sawah. Setiap pagi ia selalu berdoa kepada Tuhan agar dagangannya laris. Begitulah setiap hari, sebelum berangkat berdoa terlebih dahulu dan pulang sore hari. Dagangannya selalu laris manis. Suatu hari, ketika ia melewati sawah menuju jalan raya, entah kenapa tiba-tiba ia terpeleset. Semua dagangannya jatuh ke sawah, hancur berantakan! Jangankan untung, modal pun buntung! Mengeluh ia kepada Tuhan, bahkan “menyalahkan” Tuhan, mengapa ia diberi cobaan seperti ini? Padahal ia selalu berdoa setiap pagi. Akhirnya ia pun pulang tidak jadi berdagang.
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Tapi dua jam kemudian ia mendengar kabar, bahwa angkot langganannya yang setiap hari ia naiki, pagi itu jatuh ke dalam jurang. Semua penumpangnya tewas! Hanya ia satu-satunya calon penumpang yang selamat, “gara- gara” tahu nya jatuh ke sawah, sehingga ia tidak jadi berdagang. Doa tidak harus dikabulkan sesuai permintaan, tapi terkadang diganti oleh Tuhan dengan sesuatu yang jauh lebih baik daripada yang diminta. Tuhan Maha Tahu kebutuhan kita, dibandingkan diri kita sendiri. Karena itu, janganlah jemu berdoa, juga jangan menggerutu, apalagi mengutuk! Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu, padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu. Tuhan mengetahui, sedang manusia tidak mengetahui.
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