Lord of my life

Dear N276,
I want to share a little about SOT!

This has been a miracle month for me, I believe both me and yvonne are growing!

Let me share more about how I come to SOT... firstly, i totally missed out writting that I want to go Uni in 2008! haha I'll be going next year January instead, alr got a placement in SIM- European Culinary Management! Praise GOD!

Secondly, I really felt this desire and need to up my spiritual level and devotion to God, more or less testing myself... more than I've imagine it to be just a spiritual "thing"; but really my everything.

I really learnt a lot, I guess most importantly, this period I really humble myself, in every aspect of my life and just centre my life around SOT, zoom into GOD!

I never once feel it's unfulfilling, even it is painful to my flesh. Waking at 6am every day and being in financial difficulties. But I truly believe God will honor me more than how I honor Him, for He is a God of more than enough!

really must come to a point to believe He is all I need and will need! Must keep on resist the devil strongly and open my heart and life towards GOD.
there is definitely a lot of things we can learn, so want to encourage you in this area.

For me also I'm currently taking Gifts of the Holy Spirit , and we learn abt the 9 different gifts or manifestation of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20cor%2012;&version=31;

7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,and to still another the interpretation of tongues.11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

In this chapter, Apostle Paul describes the spiritual gifts, if you read it u'll find that he doesn't say that "to some" but "to each one"! This means to every individual believer; not matter how ill-deserving we are. He allows the Holy Spirit to manifest in our lives, at least one gift each! WOW!
It has been like this, every session in school is mind-blowing and challeges us all to change our thinking and renewing our mindset.

N276, why not let's find out more about the spiritual gifts God has bless you with and practice them, put them to good use! You can be wrong at times, but as long as you are right standing in God's eyes, it's perfectly fine! For these things we have, we use them unto the Lord and bless the people around us. It is non-profitable to ourselves, but using the gifts we are testimony of God's grace and goodness! Amen!

Love, Tong

GOD's Minute

GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD YOUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. ( EPHESIANS 1:2 *NKJV )

A Letter From: GOD

MY DEAR CHILD, DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS IN YOU, WHOM YOU HAVE FROM GOD, AND YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN? ( 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19 )

NOW IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT, LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT. LET US NOT BECOME CONCEITED, PROVOKING ONE ANOTHER, ENVYING ONE ANOTHER. ( GALATIANS 5:25-26 )

SO WATCH AND PRAY, LEST YOU ENTER INTO TEMPTATION. THE SPIRIT INDEED IS WILLING, BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK. ( MATTHEW 26:41 ) I SAY THEN: WALK IN THE SPIRIT, AND YOU SHALL NOT FULFILL THE LUST OF THE FLESH. FOR THE FLESH LUSTS AGAINST THE SPIRIT, AND THE SPIRIT AGAINST THE FLESH; AND THESE ARE CONTRARY TO ONE ANOTHER, SO THAT YOU DO NOT DO THE THINGS THAT YOU WISH. ( GALATIANS 5:16-17 )

LIKEWISE THE SPIRIT ALSO HELPS IN OUR WEAKNESS. FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD PRAY FOR AS WE OUGHT, BUT THE SPIRIT HIMSELF MAKES INTERCESSION FOR US WITH GROANINGS WHICH CANNOT BE UTTERED. ( ROMANS 8:26-27 )

FOR THOUGH I AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET I AM WITH YOU IN SPIRIT, REJOICING TO SEE YOUR GOOD ORDER AND THE STEADFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. ( COLOSSIANS 2:5 )

Easter God's Minute! COOL!

Today we will take a look at the 22nd Psalm. A Psalm that is often called the "Crucifixion Psalm." Many Biblical Scholars believe that Jesus was reciting this very Psalm as He hung on the cross. I believe that as well, thus our Savior was teaching His Holy Word up to the very end of HIS Human Life.

Therefore let us compare verses of this Psalm, with verses in the New Testament describing the actual events leading up to the Crucifixion of our dear Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ.

Remember that this Psalm was written 1000 years before the birth of Jesus, thus we will see why David was indeed a Prophet of God!

( PSALM 22:1 ) MY GOD. MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?

From New Testament: ( Mark 15:34 ) 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
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( PSALM 22:7-8 ) ALL THOSE WHO SEE ME RIDICULE ME; THEY SHOOT OUT THE LIP, THEY SHAKE THE HEAD, SAYING, HE TRUSTED IN THE LORD, LET HIM RESCUE HIM.

Written In: ( Matthew 27:39-43 ) 39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross." 41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.
43 He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "
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( PSALM 22:16 ) FOR DOGS HAVE SURROUNDED ME; THE CONGREGATION OF THE WICKED HAS ENCOMPASSED ME THEY PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET.

Written In: ( John 19:17-18 ) 17 And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him,

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( PSALM 22:15 ) MY STRENGTH IS DRIED UP LIKE A POTSHERD, AND MY TONGUE CLINGS TO MY JAWS; YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TO THE DUST OF DEATH.

Written In: ( John 19:28 ) 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!"

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( PSALM 22:18 ) THEY DIVIDE MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS.

Written In: ( Matt 27:35 ) 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

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( PSALM 22:22 ) I WILL DECLARE YOUR NAME TO MY BROTHREN; IN THE MIDST OF THE ASSEMBLY I WILL PRAISE YOU.

Written In: ( Hebrews 2:12 ) 12 saying:" I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You." _________________

Now, you be the judge, was indeed Jesus teaching Psalm 22 as He hung from the Cross, and was Psalm 22 being fulfilled or not?
In HIS Love & Service, Pastor Allen