Children's Ministry Month is still in the air last night. Yosra shared her testimony to us, on how God is working to the life of this girl and to her family as well. I still remember when she and her sisters together with their cousins are just newcomer on our Friday School, they are so shy and timid, they are hesitate to join the discussions and don’t even want to lead in prayer but now we are really blessed and overjoyed for the activeness and enthusiasm they are having right now. They are indeed our outstanding students and we are sad yet happy for her that she will now transferring to youth ministry to take another milestone in her spiritual walk with our God
God's message was delivered to us by Sis. Pearl Joy Perales. Her spiritual gift shown last night. She had a gift of speaking. And we are looking forward to hear more from her soon.
Let me share with you excerpt and added insights of God's message last night. Hope you will be blessed same am I.
TOPIC: God's Champion
TEXT: 1 Corinthian 9:24-25
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
1. Life is like a race, it has a challenging path
- like a race we have to go to strict training to prepare us for the upcoming competition, same with our life God allows us to go on strict training of life (problems/trial/worries) in order for us to be strong and be more mature with our relationship with Him.
2. Life is like a race, it has an umpire – Jesus Christ is our umpire, He is the author and finisher of our faith. He is our coach and our judge.
3. Life is like a race, it has a finish line – every athlete's aim is to finish the race, to reach the finish line and get the crown. As the saying goes "quitters never win and winner never quits". We Christian we should also aim for the finish line. Let us strive hard to get the crown of life that Jesus promised to us. "Be faithful, even to the point of death and I will give you the crown of life." Rev. 2:10.
PRINCIPLES IN WINNING A CHRISTIAN LIFE
1. Disciple – we should have self control
1 Tim. 4: 12 - Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
It is Apostle Paul reminder to Timothy. Don’t let our desires overtake our life. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7).
2. Run with right motivation
a. having a reward system – if you accomplished a certain task, give yourself a little treat.
b encouragement and motivational phrase.
Proverbs 16:24 - Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
c. turning hardship to opportunities
- hardship of loneliness ( give thanks to God and adapt spirit of joy)
- value friendship and fellowship with fellow believers
- open to opposition
Hebrews 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
OUR PRIZES:
1. Abundant life
John 10: 10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
2. Crown of eternal life
Isaiah 35:10 - and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
