Live In Jesus Christ (A)

Read: Galatians 2: 20; John 15: 7-8; Galatians 5: 22-23;

1 John 4: 16; John 14: 20-21; Matthew 1: 23

We have been crucified with Christ, Christ lives in me, live by faith, Son of God loves me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2: 20

        Today we shall study a new topic: Live in Jesus Christ. I love this one, put out your Bible and study with me.

Introduction

        God has put my life into His plan, which is for me. He loves me more than I've done for Him. All ministries which I've worked on, it is not an important what I've been doing. I believe that our relationships have been building up daily. There are love and trust between God and us. Then we live in Christ, and live by faith, live is meant walk, when we walk or live in God, we are able to bear much fruit, because we learn to obey God with all our trust in our hearts. So I want to talk about principle to live in Christ.

(a)  Christ lives in me by faith. (Galatians 2: 20)

       "We have been crucified with Christ, Christ lives in me, live by faith, Son of God loves me, and gave himself for me."

         We've died with Christ, lived in Christ, and lived by faith. It is also meant we walk by faith. And Faith shall be grown bigger and bigger every day. God is love to live in us, even He gave himself for me and for His crucifixion, then we live or walk with him by our faith.

(b)  Bear much fruit. (John 15: 7-8)

       "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."

         You remain (or live, or abide, or dwell) in me and my words remain in you, so that you will have two results: 1.  Bear much fruit. 2.  Ask will receive - answer prayer.

         In Galatians 5: 22-23 said, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Fruit of Spirit is one fruit with 9 characters.

(c)  God is in us and with us. (1 John 4: 16)

       "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." God is with us as His name, Immanuel which means, "God with us." (Matthew 1: 23)

(d)  Obey God's commands. (John 14: 20-21)

        "On that day you will realize that I am in my father, and you (people) are in me (Jesus), and I (Jesus) in you (people). Whoever has my commands, obeys them, he is the one who loves me He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

        We love God, we shall obey his commands and his words, which show our loves toward God by obedience. Thank God who gives his words to live on and so we live in Jesus Christ by obedience.

        Tomorrow we will continue this topic. See you and I will be here to wait for you.

Show we are Jesus' disciple by walk by faith, live in Him and obey his words!



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Father's Heart (E)

Read: Matthew 5: 48, 7: 7, 9; Luke 11: 11-13, 6:38;

James 1: 17; Isaiah 49: 15-16

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly light, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1: 17

         Yesterday, I led the Forest children Sunday service. I went to visit Maria who is Steve's older sister. She had a car accident, two her legs cut off, she lost many blood, and she had two operations to join two legs, she could walk now as God's miracle and then I baptized her. Praise the Lord!

       Today we will finish Father's Heart topic. There are many important lessons and we need to learn them.

(12)  Be perfect as your Heavenly Father.

         In Matthew 5: 48 said, "Be perfect, there are as your Heavenly Father is perfect." You have to see Verse 44 said, "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." So you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, you will be perfect as your Heavenly Father. Our Father is our model for this world.

(13)  Asking will receive good gift.

         In Matthew 7: 9 and Luke 11: 11-13 said, "Which of you, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know hot to good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask him."

        Then James 1: 17 said, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the Heavenly light, who does not change shifting shadows."

        Our Heavenly Father gives us good and perfect gift, when we ask him and we will receive it. As Luke 6: 38 said, "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." And  Matthew 7: 7 said, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and your will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." 

         We need to learn to receive, and also give. Give is very hard for people, but give and will receive many folds as you give. Praise the Lord! Our Father will give us who ask Him, and also we need to give it away when God commands us to do it.

(14)  He remembers you.

          In Isaiah 49: 15-16 said, "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast... I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands." God remembers you, he will not forget you, because he have engraved you on the palms of his hands. He has promised that he will never leave you, nor forsake you. (Hebrews 13: 5b)

Conclusion

          Heavenly Father loves us with discipline, because we are accepted as Children of God, later, we may produce a harvest of righteous and peace. (Rev. 3: 19; Heb. 12: 5-7, 10-11; Proverbs 3: 11-12, 15: 32, Deu. 8: 5) He refines us like silver and we pass fire and water, He brings us to a place of abundance. (Psa. 67: 10, 12) He listens our prayer and voice of praise. (Psa. 67: 19-20)

        Heavenly Father gives a father to the fatherless, He sets the lonely in families. (Psa. 68: 5-6) He restores our health from the sickbed. (Psa. 41: 3). And Father adopts us to his family, co-heirs with Christ. So that we cry out Father for help. (Rom. 8: 14-17) And he has compassion those who fear Him. (Psa. 103: 13)

          We guard our heart with words which he has spoken and keep our hearts on the right path, then give our hearts, let our eyes keep to His way. (Prov. 3: 20-23, 23: 19, 26) Keep His words of insight and we may not turn aside from he says. And keep his words and his teaching. (Prov. 5: 1-2, 7, 7: 1-2)

           Restore our relationship: from hearts of fathers to hearts of children, He fixes our relationship with forgiveness. (Malachi 4: 6) Let our deed is perfect as our Heavenly Father. (Matt. 5: 44, 48) when we ask God for everything, He will make us to receive good and perfect gift. (Matt. 7: 9; Luke 11: 11-13; James 1: 17)

            Finally He remembers us, He have engraved us on the palms of his hands, even your mother and father will forget you (Isa. 49: 15-16), He has promised you, He never leave you, nor forsake you. (1 Joshua 1: 5; 1 Kings 9: 57, Hebrews 13: 5b, Deu. 31: 6)

Ask and Receive the good and perfect gift from Heavenly Father, it is the Heart of Father for you!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Father's Heart (D)

Read: Proverbs 4: 20-23, 23: 19, 26, 4: 23, 5: 1-2, 7, 7: 1-2;

Malachi 4: 6

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.

Proverbs 4: 20

         Yesterday, I taught to my friend Hope how to sew the dress. Then I taught English class, and Disciple Gospel Center children came to clean outside the rooms. Today my house boy is called Daniel who is also Masai man. I shall lead Forest Children Sunday service, then I am going to visit Maria who is a older sister of brother Steve and I shall pick Daniel up from the town.

        Today we talk more about Father's Heart. I love this topic personally. And I hope that you will restore your love, faith, and relationship with you Heavenly Father.

(9)  Guard your heart with Word of God.

        In Provers 4: 20-23 said, "My son (or daughter), pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them (words) within those who find them and health to a man's whole body above all else, guard your heart for it is the well spring of life." We need to listen closely to God's word, to act as his command. So we will have health to our whole body, guard our heart, it is wellspring of life. Our hearts are for everything, they are the wellspring  (free, refresh) of life.

        Then Proverbs 23: 19 said, "Listen, my son and be wise and keep your heart on the right path." then verse 26 said, "My son, give your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways." Then 4: 23 said, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." We need keep our hear on the right path, it stands for walking in God's path, guard our hearts are the important lives which bring freedom, refreshment and abundant. Praise the Lord.

(10)  Keep and guard my teaching.

          In Proverbs 5: 1-2 said, "My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen well to my words of insight that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. and verse 7 said, "Not then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from I say." Then 7: 1-2 said, "My son, keep my words and stir up my commands within you. Keep my commands and your will live guard my teachings as the apple of your eye."

         We need to pay attention of God's wisdom, listen well to His words of insight, so that our lips may preserve college (knowing God well). We do not turn aside from God has said, but keep his words which are guard God's teaching as the apple of our eye. It means that guard God's teaching and his words are very important for our lives and follow them as our final.

(11)  Restore relationship.

         In Malachi 4: 6 said, "He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers or else I will come and strike the land with a curse. (it promises that broken relationships are being fixed.)"

         We have a broken relationship with our families. If we have broken relationship with our Heavenly Father, we need to confess our sins and repent what we are doing. And turn around to a direction of God. Then we need to forgive your parents and reconcile with them. God will not bring strike or curse in the land.

          We thank to our Father who guards our hearts with His words, keep and guard his teaching and act it. Then He restore our relationship to Himself and others.

          Tomorrow we will continue to talk this topic: Father's Heart. Thank you and see you!

Guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Father's Heart (C)

Earth fathers love their children

How about Heavenly Father?

Read: Psalm 41: 3, 89: 26; Romans 8: 14-17;

Psalm 103: 13; Lamentation 3: 22-23

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Psalm 103: 13



        This morning, I got news from my dearest friend daughter Gini, her father has passed away in the evening. They are my family in Rio Hondo in Guatemala for nine months. I am so shocked for this news. My tears came down automatically. Curtis is die of Cancers, he is 51 years old and successful in business and he was also PFM (People For Missions) Guatemala director. But I still believe that he has gone to better life with Jesus.

       Today, we will continue to study the topic of Father's Heart.

(6)  Restore health. (Psalm 41: 3)

        "The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness." Our Father will sustain sick people in bed and restore them from all sicknesses. You are our God who heals us in Body, Soul and Spirit in the Name of Jesus! Amen!

(7)  My Father adopts us.

        In Psalm 89: 26 said, "He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock, my Savior.'" Our father is a good Father who knows us, He is my God, the Rock (strong tower), our Savior.

        Romans 8: 14-17 said, "Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are Son of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship (adoption) and by him we cry, "Abba (Father), Father." Then "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs. Heirs of God and c0-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings, in order that we may also share in his glory."

       When we read the verses above, we understand we received the spirit of sonship by adoption and we cry, "Abba, Father." The spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, we are also heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (Jesus). So we share in his sufferings, in order that we may also share in his glory. Wow! our Heavenly Father adopts us into his family and c0-heirs with Jesus. How's wonderful for this good news?

(8)  Fear God - compassion and faithfulness.

        In Psalm 103: 13 said, "As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him."  And then Lamentation 3: 22-23 said, "His compassion fall not. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

          Above two verses, our earth father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him, fear him is stand for doing a way that God wants you to do it or act it.  We are the worshipers who worship God in truth and Spirit. (John 4: 23-24) And then Father's compassion fall not. They are new very morning; great is Father's faithfulness. 

         Tomorrow will continue with Father's Heart. See you and May God bless you!

               

      We are Favor of God, because we are God's children and co-heir with Christ.



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Father's Heart (B)

With Jesus! Amen!

Read: Psalm 67: 10, 12, 67: 19-20, 107: 15;

1 John 4:10, 12; Psalm 68: 5-6

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1 John 4: 10

       Today I went back from TMCC church in Kihonda, my car was stopped in the middle of the road, and I prayed and started car slowly to arrive the garage. And I deleted an important interview video for Apostle Joshua today. All the trouble, I choose to be joy for the Lord.

        We continue this topic: Father's Heart as below:

(2)  Refining.

        In Psalm 67: 10 said, "For you, O God, test us; you refined us like silver." And verse 12 said, "You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance." God tests and refined us like silver, we go on test, just a test, in God's test, no one will fail, if we don't pass it, we just take over and over again. God allows the men ride over our heads, they have given us the long-suffering with God permitting, we have gone through fire and water (describe the hardship), but God has brought us to a place of abundance. He needs to refine us, so that we have a good character and a place of abundance is a harvest or fruit, God has given us after we passed the test.

(3)  Listening our prayer.

        In Psalm 67: 19-20 said, "but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me." Today, my car entered garage, then this evening, my car has already fixed and I went and paid to a boss, I drove home as my praise of Jesus. I believe that God likes our voice for prayer, he listens and answers us or rescues us or deliver from this situation. Thanks be to our Lord!

(4)  love.

       In 1 John 4: 10 said, "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." and verse 12 continually said, "No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another. God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. God is good all time. We sang from time to time. God is love, he loved us and sent his only son Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for our sins, He died our place and in order to set us free indeed. Then if we love one another, Jesus lives in us, He dwells in us, He reminds in us and his love is made complete in us. It is not we can, but He can do for us. His strength pass down to us who can do impossible thing as love as Jesus has done!

       In Psalm 107: 15 said, "Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men." Amazed love, how sweet the sound, his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for us, we need to give thanks to come back to our Father in Heaven. Thank you, Abba, Father, we love you!

(5)  Give us family.

        In Psalm 68: 5-6 said, "A father to the fatherless (a mother to the motherless), a defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, the desolate in a homeland, he leads forth the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land."

       We are God's family, we are not lonely. We may alone, but we are not lonely. He give us family, he became "a father to the fatherless, or a mother to the motherless," He sets the lonely in families. We receive his promises. God will do what he has promised. Thank you to our Almighty God!

        Tomorrow, we will continue to talk the Father's Heart, this topic is great to know God and yourself well. Thank you, Holy Spirit has led me to write, not my words, but his. Glory to Him alone!

Refined us and test us is process to build our characters up in God's perfect plan and purpose.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Father's Heart (A)

Our Sunday Service people,

I am first on on the Left.

Read: Revelation 3: 19, Hebrews 12: 5-7, 10-11;

Proverbs 3: 11-12; Proverbs 15: 32; Deuteronomy 8: 5

My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves as a father, then son he delights in.

Proverbs 3: 11-12

Introduction

       Our Heavenly Father has great loves for those who fear him, He is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (Psalm 103: 8) And he knows what is best  for us, to mold, rebuild, change and renew our hearts which is alike him, as our Father does.

      I will lead you to read through the Scripture verses to view the Father's Heart for us as refining us in fire, acting in love, listening our prayer, giving family for lonely, restoring health and relationship, then our Father helps us in need, disciplining, guarding our hearts, listening the Words of God, be perfect as our Father in Heaven and asking and receiving the good and perfect gifts. These are the heart of Father for us.

(1)  Discipline for best.

       In revelation 3: 19 said, "Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline, so be earnest, and repent." God loves us, so He rebuke and discipline, so that we can repent quickly or earnest. Then we look at Hebrews 12: 5-7 and 10-12 said, "And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as son: My son do not make light of the Lord, discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as son."

       Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; But God discipline us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteous and peace for those who have been trained by it.

        Above Scripture Verses tell us, our Father disciplines us for best, and may share in his holiness. Later on, we will produce fruit as a harvest of righteous and peace for us who have been trained by Heavenly Father.

         In proverbs 3: 11-12 talk about the Lord's discipline those he loves as a father, the son he delights in. God has delighted us as the son and the daughter. So that we do not despise the Lord's discipline, and do not angry his rebuke, everything, Father has done for our best benefits. Praise the Lord!

        Proverbs 15: 32 said,"He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding." One week ago, we talked about Spiritual wisdom and understanding. We do not ignore discipline, but we know God's correction, we repent and then we shall gain understanding and first we heed the correction, so that we gain understanding. If we ignore discipline despises ourselves.

        Deuteronomy 8: 5 said, "Know then in your heart that a man disciplines his son, so the Lord, your God disciplines you." Even our earthly father disciplines us, as same as our Lord who disciplines us too. Whatever it is corrections or disciplines, we need to heed on and repent what it is wrong. Remember that we are God's test, only test, no one will fail, but we shall do again and again until growing in faith, characters and hearts change the way which God wants to be like as our Heavenly Father.

        Tomorrow, we shall continue to learn about Father's Heart. I like this topic, how about you?

The Heavenly Father disciplines us for best, so that we may produce a harvest (fruit of Spirit).



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Reach the Ends of Earth for Mission (C)

Read: Hebrews 11, 12: 1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. (from Hebrews 11 the great men and women with their faith)

Hebrews 12: 1

       I hope that my car will be fixing and I can drive home today. I have many dishes which need to wash and the floor needs to be mopping. No one does it, I will do it. Even although I am not so good in house work, but I still do it!

      Today we will finish "Reach the Ends of Earth for Mission". I will give one point and one testimony of David Livingstone.

(7)  A great cloud of witnesses. (Hebrews 12: 1)

      When we read Hebrews 11 whole chapter spoke about "By faith" as Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, Moab woman Ruth and the prostitute Rehab.... etc. Then next chapter 12 and verse 1 says, "Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses). We keep our faith for God, we are witnesses of God, we give our testimonies to other as our faith to act.

      I has been born again about 30 years, I have served God for 32 years and I have been a missionary for 29 years. Because God loves me first, then I serve him every day until last.

(8)  Missionaries' Testimonies.

       David Living stone, he had missioned to Africa. He was born in Scotland, and he came from the poor family in the childhood. He, his brothers and father worked in the same factory. Then he finished the night school until High School. All Livingstone family was devoted to God, his father was a holy man and taught David and his brothers and sisters in Godly living. It has affected David's missionary life deeply.

       One day, David preached that Jesus died on the cross for Africans. The Africans could not understand what does it mean? When David cam to this village, that village had attached by lions, each night, they heard people who cried, because they were eaten by the lions. One night, David and his fellows waited for the lions which were appeared. A lion cam to attack David Livingstone and bit his left shoulder, David was laying on the ground and fight with this lion with all his strength until his fellow man shot a bullet into the lion which lay beside David. And he was wound very badly, he lay down on bed for two months, his left hand never lift anything up. Later, his shoulder left the scars' of the lion teeth for rest of his life. The Africans understood that what is mean Jesus died on the cross for their sins. Because it was same as David protected the village people, even died for them as Jesus did.

       One day, David Livingstone preached that "our sins, Jesus cleanses as white as snow." The Africans did not understand, they had never seen the snow as white. One afternoon, David sat outside, He thought the cows that bathed on the river, when they stood up and sun has shun on the skins of the cows as very shinning as very clean. Later he told Africans, your sins were clean as skins of the cows which were shinning under the sun.

       David Livingstone is a white man, a doctor, a pioneer, a evangelist, a hunter and the one who is full of love for Africans. When he died with kneeling on bed with open Bible. One of fellow men Susi took his heart out and buried on the tree of the central African, his body was carried by Africans from one African land to others, they shipped him to England, the airport man organized the teeth of the lion, and approved he was David Livingstone.

      Because of David Livingstone death, England officers decided to free African slaves. The reason: David wrote many letters to England government's officers, he appealed for Africans and stopping all slaves' trade. Tanzania was one of African countries. No David Livingstone, there were no Tanzanian Christians. You have owned the debts of Gospel as Paul said.

        Who do you want to be black African as David Livingstone to go to the ends of earth to set the white men and women, yellow skin people, red skin people and brown skin people (Latins) free in the Name of Jesus? I challenge you today, Macedonia calling has called you as Paul's experience in night vision. (Acts 16: 6-10) Then the Lord saying, "whom shall I send? And who will go for us? (go to the ends of earth)" And you say, "Here I am. Send me!"

Conclusions

     Unknown white male and single missionary, he had never come to Tanzania, he died in outside of Indian Ocean. He had never achieved his mission's goal for Tanzanian people. But his bible in front of page, he wrote, "No turn back, no give up, no forsake." And a single white missionary lady died one the small African hut with her six adopted African children, she knel on the bed with open Bible in her age 58.

      I got save by belief in Jesus, because this white missionary lady Carol Wilson who talked me that Jesus loves me with unconditional love. I have been the missionary for 19 years. Carol and her husband Haydn pry for me every day. I am their spiritual daughter. I am the missionary seed which grew up, and heed after David Livingstone and many white missionaries men and women who poured our their lives for Africans. When is it the right time for you? And are you  willing go to the ends of earth? I hope that you will surely say, "I am here and Send me!" and returning Jesus love to others. As God is calling now, do you listen? Then Go!

Good testimony is your one!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun