Monday, 31 December 2007
Have a God Blessed New Year
FROM THE PHILIPPINES, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN AND THE WWW
Dear Friends, Defenders of Children,
CHRISTMAS, ITS NOT OVER YET ....AND THE VALUES IT BRINGS TO US WILL NEVER BE OVER... :-/ THEY MUST LIVE ON AS HIS MISSION MUST BE CONTINUED SO THAT HIS LIFE AND EXAMPLE WILL TRANSFORM OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES INTO THE NEW YEAR AND FOR YEARS TO COME, :-) WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ALL THE MORE THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY IN 2008 AND BEYOND... :-).
THESE POWERFUL VALUES AND MESSAGES ABOUT THE SACREDNESS AND VALUE OF LIFE GIVE US HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO ACT AND SHOW US HOW WE CAN LIVE NON-VIOLENTLY IN A VIOLENT WORLD THAT LACKS PEACE AND JUSTICE AND PROSPERITY... :-) IF ONLY HIS WORDS AND EXAMPLE WAS FOLLOWED, ...FROM THE FIRST CHRISTMAS UNTIL TODAY... WHAT A DIFFERENT WORLD WE WOULD HAVE... "LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, ...SERVE AND NOT BE SERVED, ...LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF, ...DO GOOD TO OTHERS AS YOU WANT THEM TO DO GOOD TO YOU, :-) BLESSED ARE THE POOR FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM... AND BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT HUNGER FOR JUSTICE...
...BUT :-( ALL THESE WERE GENERALLY IGNORED FOR THOUSANDS YEARS AND SUPPRESSED, :'( CONTRADICTED, :-[ AND THEIR OPPOSITES PRACTICED EVEN IN THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH... X;{ ...YET CHANGE CAME... THERE IS HOPE O:-) FOR THEIR REVIVAL ON A GRAND SCALE... :-) ...AND IT BEGINS WITH EACH OF US SHARING WITH OTHERS, SEEKING NO REWARD, BRINGING ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION TO ALL WE MEET... :-) AND SO WE CAN SHARE A Christmas FILLED WITH LIFE AND HAPPINESS, and a better , :-) MORE MEANINGFUL New Year!
Father Shay, Alex Hermoso and all the Preda Children and Staff...
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And Moderator Tyler
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From Your Friend - - - -
The Sane One!!!!!!!!!!
This human life is too short!!! Live by God's Rules and stay on His extended Life plan. Forgive quickly, even if it doesn't make sense. Got to trust Him. Kiss and hug very slowly. Have a lot of skin to skin time with your mate. Love truly and nobly. Laugh a lot, especially at your self. Never regret the great acts of noble, unselfish, compassionate cherishing LOVE that He works and wills in and through you to and for others, even if they don't appreciate it. Remember the sweet happy things that made you smile, and seek more sweet happy things, AND HAVE A GREAT, BLESSED AND WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!
From FrankieBaby and Tyler
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Our beloved brother Bayo of Nigeria exhorted us to have a godly Christmas - -
and I apply it to the New Year below.
Dear Beloved,
CHRISTMAS WITHOUT CHRIST
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because
he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21, NIV).
[SNIP] Have we not turned the season to a season to
gratify our selfish desires? It is good that a period of the year is set aside
to celebrate His birth. Do we really focus on Jesus Christ who is the reason for
Christmas? . . . . He has come to save us. Paul said, "[Jesus Christ] who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good" (Titus 2:14, NIV). Have you been saved by Him? As you celebrate this Christmas, think of how you will lead others to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ so that they also will not be celebrating Christmas without Christ.
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). ...
Moderator Tyler: Have we not turned the New Year's season to a season to
gratify our selfish desires? It is good that a period of the year is set aside
to celebrate a New Year full of opportunities to yield ourselves to Him and call on Him to work and will His Holy Will and Way in and through us. Do we really focus on Jesus Christ who is the reason we have a New Year to celebrate? . . . . He has come to save us. Paul said, "[Jesus Christ] who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good" (Titus 2:14, NIV). Have you been saved by Him? As you celebrate the New Year, think of how you will lead others to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ so that they may come to celebrate the New Year in Jesus Christ, to His glory and honor.
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FROM PAKISTAN
Dear Brethren in Christ,
Greetings in the name of Lord our God.
Grace be to you and peace in 2008 from God the Father, and from our Lord
Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliverus
from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our
Father!
I wish to let you know that I am Asim from Pakistan. I am 23 years
old, am male and am Christian by faith. I am Bible Teacher and am
working for Christian Community in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
from the platform of Christ Fellowship Ministries, and am working
for the Ministry as a Head with them.
Christ Fellowship Ministries is working for the Christian Street
Children who do not have support from the family because of poverty
and those who are forced to child labor, begging, drugs, gambling
and other criminal activities because of not being tended with love
and care.
Asim ...
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A Much Better Way to Live
Do you want to have a significant part in
untying the straps that bind people to oppresive yokes,
freeing the oppressed from oppression,
breaking the heavy burdens of hurting people,
sharing your food with the hungry.
giving drink to the thirsty,
finding adequate shelter for the homeless,
clothing those who need clothing,
loosening from people the chains of crippling wickedness,
freeing those involuntarily enslaved,
saving children and women from sex slavery,
taking care of the sick,
helping those in prison,
delivering the innocent from false accusations,
meeting the needs of the needy,
seeking justice for the oppressed,
helping the blind,
protecting the poor and homeless,
taking care of needy orphans and widows,
helping and caring for your relatives,
and trying to stop evil doers from doing evil to others?
See Isaiah 58 and Mat 25
This is the LIFE that King Jesus, the Messiah, asks you to live,
and offers to LIVE it in and through you, if you will ask Him
to come and LIVE in you, making you fit and compatible
for His Kingdom and Heaven, to work, accomplish, motivate
and will in you. Jesus says -
" 20Look, I’m standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I’ll come in and we’ll eat together." Rev 3 GW
Do you want to live in a world where people are joyful, peaceful, good, faithful, dependable, gentle, well self-controlled, unselfish, compassionate, patient, kind, humble, considerate, just, truthful, hopeful, persevering? He has made it possible for us in our spirits to know and live in such a world today, while we live today in a world full of evil, injustice, jealousy, pride, arrogance, evil anger, bitterness, resentment, vengeance, exploitation, violence, abuse and exploitation.
Jesus says, "Come, follow me." Mat 4:19; 19:21.
He is the best Way, the only Truth, the enlightening Light, everlasting Life, and the best unselfishly compassionate and cherishing Love. No one has these without Him. Apart from Him one lives in confusion, falsehoods, deception, darkness, ignorance, dying, selfishness, unkindness, impatience, irritability and death.
Jesus has gone to prepare such a world for us, His Kingdom, His Heaven, and He will bring that world to earth for a 1000 years when He returns to earth to keep all His promises to Adam, Abraham, Issac, Israel, Moses, David and Solomon. He has made it possible for us in our spirits to know Him and live in the Spirit in such a world today (Eph 1:3), while we live today in our bodies in a world full of evil, injustice, jealousy, pride, arrogance, evil anger,bitterness, resentment, vengeance, exploitation, violence, abuse and exploitation.
Get rid of the yokes that hinder you and your loved ones.
Don’t point your finger and say wicked things.
Satisfy the needs of those who are humble. Psa 10
He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. Psa 146
The LORD sets prisoners free.
8 The LORD gives sight to blind people.
The LORD straightens the backs of those who are bent over.
The LORD loves righteous people.
9 The LORD protects foreigners.
The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows.
But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal. Psa 146
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PRAY FOR GOD'S BLESSINGS, DELIVERANCE AND COMFORT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN OF GOD SUFFERING PERSECUTION IN ISLAMIC, COMMUNIST AND ATHEISTIC COUNTRIES.
Have a God Blessed New Year
