November 1, 2009

The Tale of the Three Trees

This is the tale of the three trees. I pray you be blessed by the videos.

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The Laughing Samurai praised Jesus at Sunday, November 01, 2009

October 30, 2009

In His Hands

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million. It depends whose hands it's in.

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6. A baseball in Mark McGuire's hands is worth $19 million. It depends on whose hands it’s in.


A tennis racket is useless in my hands. A tennis racket in Venus Williams' hands is a championship winning. It depends whose hands it's in.

A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal. A rod in Moses' hands will part the mighty sea. It depends whose hands it's in.

A sling shot in my hands is a kid's toy A sling shot in David's hand is a mighty weapon. It depends whose hands it's in.

Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches. Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God's hands will feed thousands. It depends whose hands it's in.

Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse. Nails in Jesus Christ's hands will produce salvation for the entire world. It depends whose hands it's in.

As you see now it depends whose hands it's in. So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your hopes, your dreams, your families and your relationships in God's hands because... It depends whose hands it's in.


Wei Loong praised Jesus at Friday, October 30, 2009

October 28, 2009

The Parable of the Two Sons

Today, I'm gonna talk about the parable of the two sons:

Jesus was questioned by the Pharisees. They asked Jesus where He got His authority to do what He was doing. They couldn't answer Jesus' question so Jesus did not give them an answer. Instead, He told them three Parables. This is the second parable: The Parable of the Two Sons.

Matthew 21:28-32

28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’
29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.



What does this parable mean? Jesus has already explained it in verse 31-32. Which of the two sons did the will of the father? In saying "the first," they were right. What does this parable mean? Very simple.

There are those who think they are righteous because they say "yes" to God the Heavenly Father, but they do not do His will. Likewise, there are those who say "yes" to God today, but do not do His will. In other words, there is no act of obedience. I can say "yes" to God and say, "Yes Lord, I believe in Jesus Christ, I am saved. I am a Christian now." But do we really do the will of God. Sometimes we must take time to pray and seek God for a while and ask God what His will is for us at different stages of our lives. What we feel is right may not always be God's will.

To end of the meaning of the parable, I'll explain what the first son did to fulfill His father's will. He repented and did as He was told. So many times, God gives us revelations, spiritual gifts and natural abilities to do many things. At different times He calls us to use these to do his work on earth. We say "yes" to God, but we do not do His bidding. We don't follow His ways. We bow before the Word of God, but do not obey it. We bow before Him, but as believers sometimes we just get lazy and prefer to do our thing. The Pharisees thought that as long as they don't talk, live and touch sinners, they were clean and were doing God's will. But Jesus was telling them that it wasn't God's will. God's will is for people to repent and enter into a relationship with Him again. God's will is for the righteous to lead the sinners into repentance. But all the Pharisees did was condemn the people. More than that, all they did was idle around and committed their wicked sins. They were proud and arrogant, boastful and suck-ups to people in authority. They judged using their own standards and not God's.

Jesus was saying to the Pharisees that just because they were religious leaders, just because they never ate with prostitutes and tax collectors, just because they fast, give large sums to the offering and made offerings to God, that doesn't make them righteous. Jesus was telling the Pharisees that it is through true repentance and faith in God that pleases God, and that to obey God is better than sacrifices.

Likewise today, Jesus wants us to know that just because we go to church, give our tithes and offerings, listen to the sermon, call ourselves Christians by name, believe in Jesus Christ, we are righteous. The Bible says it very clearly that it is by grace that we are made righteous and righteousness through sincere repentance and faith. So what is doing God's will apart from these two:

1. Winning the Lost.

God sent Jesus to pay for the sins of mankind and redeem mankind. God wants people to return to Him that He may give them eternal life and have an everlasting relationship with them in His kingdom. God wants us as believers to not just sit around and enjoy His blessings, but to also let others see and taste His awesomeness.

2. Living pure.

Living a pure life does not necessarily mean we cannot do it if we are still imperfect. It just means we got to do our best to live as holy as possible. To stay away from sexual immorality, stealing, idolatry, murder, gossip and lying etc. Things that stumble you and others. God wants us to live as clean as possible. And if we have fallen, all we need to do is acknowledge it, confess it, sincerely repent by never doing it again and ask God to sanctify you.

3. To take care of the poor and needy.

God expects us to use our wealth not only for ourselves, but for others in need. I'm not talking about letting other people you know who are doing fine to take advantage of you. But in particular, people who are really struggling, God really expects us to help them.

4. Tithing.

Malachi 3 tells us that if we do not tithe, we are robbing God.

5. Study the Word of God and Pray and Share the Word.

Just because I carry a bible, that does not make me a Christian. We need to feed on the Word everyday and to come into prayer everyday to be recharged in the Spirit, and to fellowship with God. Seek God for His word, and His will. What does He want from you today? And don't just study the word, live it out the best you can and ask God to give you the grace to, because you can't do it on your own. And share the Word with people as often as you can.

6. Love our neighbors as ourselves.

Leviticus 19:10-18 tells us how God expects us to treat our neighbors.
Matthew 7:12 is the Golden Rule of how we want others to treat us, and to likewise do the same to them.

7. To trust in God even in the darkest moments.

My pastor told us this quote once: If you do not see God's hand, just trust His heart. God allows us to go through trials because He wants us to grow stronger and mature and learn to be free. If we are always so dependent on God to do all the work, then He ends up the slave and the master together. He works for us as a babysitter and we end up becoming lazy and loser-like as people without any goals and motivations in life. God wants us to work together and live through good and bad moments together. And we need to learn to live His way and not ours, and to trust in Him even if we do not see any miracles.

8. Fruitfulness

Apart from faithfulness, God wants us to be fruitful in everything we do. Whatever abilities, gifts or revelations, God expects to use them to do something with them and to bear fruit. In our character and personality, we also need to bear fruit. In our Christian life, we need to be fruitful too.

I've listed 8 good pointers to observe. There's more, but I just want to highlight the important things in this message. Other things like your calling, what is His will for your life, and all is really dependent on your love for God and faith in God. But three things you must do like what Jesus said in the parable: Faith, Repentance and Obedience.

God bless you


The Laughing Samurai praised Jesus at Wednesday, October 28, 2009

October 26, 2009

One and only God

Sometimes we wonder why there are so many "gods" in the world. We wonder why we need a cat in our shops in order to have good fortune or why we need a god hung on our rear view mirror in the car for safety purposes. God is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient isn't He? If he is so, then all these wouldn't be necessary
I find similar truth in what Gibson is trying to imply. If a thing is good, one is enough, it can covers all our needs. When we talk about God, who is the one and almighty Abba Father that can bless and guide us more than we can imagine.

When God is placed above us, we should be the one serving God and not god serving us. Idols that are created to shortcut our needs, placing them right in our house, or beside the bed, when we wake up can see it. I just feel it defeats all the purpose.

Furthermore, by having the idols meet our needs met at our timing and our own beck-and-call, doesn't that make us the god over the idol instead of the idol being our god. We end up having a graven image serving us. An image that can't talk, move or speak. To end off with a positive note, I wanna say something that I learned in church. If one is able to meet all my needs, then God is all I need and want. God can talk, move and speak. Let's all learn to put our faith in Him and walk patiently and closely alongside Him.





Wei Loong praised Jesus at Monday, October 26, 2009


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The Laughing Samurai praised Jesus at Monday, October 26, 2009

October 20, 2009

Endure!

Philippians 4:11-13 (NKJV)
11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:
12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.




This message is for all those who are suffering like me in our exams. HAHA. Anyway, like the Apostle Paul says, “I have learned to abase and I have learned to abound.” What is more important is that the Apostle Paul says, “I have learned to be content.”

Like those who sit for their Os, Ns, As and IB, I too am in a way being tested. Our academic exams is just one of the tools God uses to train chasten us, to train us to be disciplined and patient. It is really hard for a person like me to sit down for half an hour to study and get anything done unless I am revising on my Mathematics because I love Math. I am in the IB program and it is really challenging for people like me who loses the will to fight after losing many times. I have been failing every single time in at least 2 subjects each time. I am really scared and not even sure if I can get my diploma. I paid thousands of dollars to come to this school, and there’s no way I’m gonna let it go to waste because of my own distractions and follies.

I am really nervous for the exams, I feel like re-sitting for the May paper and give up on November paper. However, I am reminded by my friends of God’s word and reminded me of what I have been encouraging other people to do – to keep moving forward. The thing is, we don’t know how well we are gonna do for the exams, but the thing is, no faith to believe is already half a battle lost. Giving up just completes the whole thing. I am reminded of this verse when my Pastor was sharing of sufferings during service. I believe, as the Scripture says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” The more I fear, the worse I will do. The more I trust God for the results and work my hardest, I know I can get something good. I may not even be the top of the class, but that’s not important. The important thing is I aim for the best score that I can achieve and not how I can beat the system or other people. I’ve learnt that exams are not about competing with people or feeling lousy about yourself because you did worse than others, but it is about beating your failures and working your best to your success. I am gonna pray and work hard in the next 4 weeks until the last paper, and believe the best. And whatever we get, let's all be content.

So trust God and let His peace rest inside your heart and in your mind, and don’t let the devil steal your joy or let him crush your faith. You can do all things if you believe. Most importantly, let your character be molded in this time. God bless you!


The Laughing Samurai praised Jesus at Tuesday, October 20, 2009

October 12, 2009

God will make a way



The Laughing Samurai praised Jesus at Monday, October 12, 2009

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