Many of us are afraid of becoming disciples or discipling others because we see these as intimidating and weighty tasks. This week, Rev. Genesis Tan invites us to faithfully follow in Jesus’ footsteps of making disciples, drawing strength from Him who uses ordinary people to do His extraordinary work.
Marami sa atin ang takot na maging disipulo at magdisipulo ng iba dahil iniisip natin na napakabigat ng mga gawaing ito. Ngayong linggo, hinihikayat tayo ni Rev. Genesis Tan na sundan ang mga yapak ni Hesus sa pagdidisipulo. Siya ang nagbibigay ng lakas sa mga ordinaryong tao upang maisakatuparan ang Kanyang kamangha-manghang gawain.
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Discipleship begins at home. How? simply stated, we do discipleship at home by employing the “do not… instead” principle — “do not exasperate your children,” this is the negative approach; “instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord” is the positive approach. 1. Do not exasperate your children What does it mean to “exasperate your children”? It means we must not use inappropriate words or actions to provoke your children towards anger, so that lasting resentment is generated their hearts. There are 7 possibilities: we exasperate our children when we a. are […]
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung Discipleship is spiritual parents influencing spiritual children, as the saying goes, like father, like son. Modeling is the most important principle of discipleship. Today we elect our deacons. We must elect those who have life in them, those whose lives are good examples. From Paul’s exhortation to the elders in the church in Ephesus, we see that a good minister possesses right qualities: 1. Serve the Lord with humility 2. Serve the Lord with tears 3. Serve the Lord with trials 4. Serve the Lord with boldness 5. Serve the Lord with faithfulness 6. Serve the Lord with caution 7. Serve the Lord with a clear conscience 8. Serve the Lord with sacrifice Scripture passage: 17 […]
