Steps to God

1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"

The problem is that

2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says "The wages of sin is death."

The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,

3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.
Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. "God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us."

Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."

God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name." You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.

4. If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:

"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."

Did you pray this prayer?

If yes, do join us regularly in our Discovery Moments every Sunday to find out how you more grow deeper in faith.

At NGC we hope to provide spiritual direction and teaching to encourage a lived-out faith that transforms.
lives

Your tongue is the translator of your intellect

As a King and Queen were sitting in their palace one day, a fisherman who was selling fresh fish was brought in front of them. The King decided to buy a fish and gave the fisherman 4000 dirham for it.

The fisherman was overjoyed. He thanked King and left.

The Queen turned to her husband in anger and scolded him for paying so much for a fish. The King let her have her say but said that the fish was purchased and that there was nothing that could be done about it.

However, the Queen was adamant and insisted that the fisherman be brought back.

We will ask the fisherman about the gender of the fish, she said. If he answers that it is female, we will say that we wanted a male fish and if his response is that it is male, we will say that we wanted a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our money back.

So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.

Fortunately, he was clever enough not to be caught out.
He replied, The fish is neither male or female. It is eunuch (neutral).

The King was so impressed by the ingenuity of the man that he ordered a further 4000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked the King again but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the coins fell onto the floor. The fisherman immediately bent down to look for the coin. The Queen was already upset that the fisherman had been given 8000 dirham.

Look how miserly this man is! the Queen exclaimed. One coin has fallen out of his bag full of money and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor servant to find.

The man heard this remark and said, O Queen, it is not out of miserliness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of generous the King on it. I would not tolerate anyone to cause dishonour to the King by treading on the coin.

The King was so happy with this response that he immediately called for another 4000 dirham to be given to the fisherman. When Queen saw all this, she thought it was better to hold her tongue and let the man go with the 12000 dirham before the King decided to increase the amount again.

(Lessons from Life)

Speech is an Art. If one knows what, when and how to talk then such a person will be successful in life.
The beauty of man/Woman is in the clarity of his tongue.

Your tongue is the translator of your intellect.

In other words, a person’s intellect and wisdom is recognized through his speech.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

--- James 3: 9-12

NGC Sunday School

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
(Ecclesiastes 12:1 ESV)

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
(Proverbs 29:17 ESV)

Reflections - Jan 2011

Theme: Foundation

2: Established in His Word / What do you get out of it?
9: Enriched in His Word / How relevant is the era before the Fall of Man?
16: Encouraged in His Word / Why do I need to know the Fall of Man?
23: Exhort in His Word / When the fathers ruled the land
30: Assemby Needs / Where is the rainbow?

p/s for those who misses the mentioned talk/sermon please bring your pendrive on sunday and pass it to Andrew/David who will be more than happy to copy the recorded MP3 for your listening pleasure and meditation.

Morning Ministry and Discovery Moments - Feb 2011

Theme: Jesus'Purpose

6: To Obey God's Desire / And The Word Became Flesh
13: To Fulfill God's Purpose / Purpose Driven Son
20: To Make God Known / Knowing God Through Christ
27: To Save the People / The Pascal Lamb

Discovery Moments and Morning Ministry

Scope of the Morning Ministry

This is a worship ministry and as such it should honour, exalt and praise God through Scriptures. Subsequently, this should not become expository or exegetical but instead should be condensed and precise. This would allow for a shorter duration and more a meaningful focus towards worship.

Scope of the Discovery Moments

This would be the platform to educate (which is more meaningful than to teach) the congregation on Christian values and lifestyle through expository, topical and exegesis of the Scriptures as the God-breathed source of our teachings and principles. Teachers taking DM sessions is not restricted to orthodoxy but also emphasize on orthopraxy. Please pray that all will come equipped with the knowledge and experience of living out of the Scriptures and the willingness to impart this knowledge for the building up of the church of God and for His glory.

Some reasons for rejecting the baton of faith.

From our earliest childhood, our mood determines our willingness,
Without encouragement, our light of service grow dim.
Without praises, it affects our state of happiness.

But when we come to know our Lord Jesus as Savior and Lord
This is a truly different ball game.

We don't look for human praises and encouragement, but
We look to our Lord for our hope, comfort, direction and education.

If your conviction is not true, your passion will be like the weather
Sometimes good, sometimes mysterious, and not consistent either.

Fear is one factor the evil one uses. Excuses comes in the form of -
not good enough, not prepared, not ready, or fear of scoff.

To take hold of the baton of faith may mean the end of an ambition
And by not taking it will mean - there is no restriction.

It is sad for Jesus to know it. He gave His all, despite knowing
What He had to do and He did it - "It is finished!'.

His passionate love and determination secures our salvation
reconciliation, and an assurance of a wonderful relationship in heaven.

Yes! service for the Lord will attract criticism, backbiting and other negative
emotions.

So dare we take hold of the baton of faith ??

Pray.

Contribution by Elder Fred