JNM <*> Gods Work Ministry E-Mail
From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail Dear Friend, The Salvation that God offers to the world is a free gift that no man can earn. In exchange for our sins, shortfalls and iniquities, God offers life eternal to all who will simply confess their sins, repent of them and accept the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ for themselves and receive Him as Savior and Lord. It is clear that we get the better end of the deal because it was not us who died and suffered, but Christ Jesus who took upon Himself our sins and died in our stead. Not one of us deserve salvation, but thankfully God in His infinite Mercy offers us an Eternity that is forever secured in Heaven above by simply accepting the finished work of His only begotten Son, The Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 6:22-23) (Romans 10:13) I hope today's message both ministers to your heart and encourages you to see that salvation comes by grace and not by works. It is the gift of God offered to all who will simply accept and receive it for themselves. MAKING HEAVEN I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, by the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp -- the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice. Herb, who I always thought was rotting away in hell, was sitting pretty on cloud nine, looking incredibly well. I nudged the angel, "What's the deal? I would love to hear Your take. How'd all these sinners get up here? God must've made a mistake. And why's everyone so quiet, so somber? Give me a clue." "Hush, child," said he. "They're all in shock. No one thought they'd see you." Author Unknown The Bible says there is Joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents. The Lord in His mercy wishes for none to perish, but for all to come to repentance. He has made a way for us to be reconciled to Himself and that happens through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Man complicates and tries to make difficult what God in His infinite wisdom has meant to be simple. The Lord Jesus takes our sins and makes us a new creation in Him. (Luke 15:7) (Colossians 1:12-22) (1 John 1:5-10) (2 Corinthians 5:17) It is the blood of Jesus that cleanses and makes clean even the worst of sinners. Many people believe that they must first clean themselves of their sin and then be good enough to come to the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the exact opposite of how God receives us. We come to Him with our impurities and by His blood we are cleansed and made pure in the sight of the Lord. What can wash away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Read and meditate on these scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." Isaiah 55:6-7 "Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Romans 10:9-11 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed." Psalm 103:10-14 "He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: MEET ME IN HEAVEN Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem49.htm Today's Selected Testimony: THE PRAYER OF AN ATHEIST Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony25.htm In Christ's Service, Dwayne Savaya Gods Work Ministry Please feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging and Inspirational stories, poems and testimonies. Our E-mail Archives are available as well to read the messages that have been sent in the past. You can also send Free E-cards to friends and loved on
JNM <*> Surat dari pulau Nias & PENDAKI
From: "Daniel Alamsjah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Surat dari pulau Nias Saudara2 rekan Milis SK, Saya menerima sebuah surat dari seorang hamba Tuhan yang tinggal didesa pedalaman pulau Nias, mungkin diantara Saudara2 ingin mengulurkan atau mencarikan jalan keluarnya dari permasalahan yg dihadapi, suratnya seperti dibawah ini,, mungkin POSKO Nias dapat berhubungan pada hamba Tuhan ini. Pulau Nias tgl.12 Januari 2005. Hal : Permohonan meminta bantuan doa dan Dan dalam penderitaan. Salam sejahtera dalam Kasih Yesus Kristus, Dengan kasih dan pertolongan Tuhan Yesus Kristus, kami sekeluarga hambanya beserta jemaat yang sangat miskin didaerah pedalaman pedesaan di pulau Nias yg jauhnya dari kota kabupaten 37 kg meter dan 7 kg mtr jalan kaki, sehingga kami dapat ketemu kepada Bapak/Ibu dan saudara2 seiman di Jawa. Pada bulan November 2004 minggu terachir ada sekelompok orang2 perampok dengan membawa pedang, tombak dan benda tajam, pas jam 12.oo wib siang selesai kebaktian, mereka mengadakan keributan serta perkelahian didepan gereja dan memukul warga jemaat yg keluar dari gereja dipintu depan, nama orang yang melakukan ini yaitu Senia Halawa dan terus dia mengancam kami, karena kami warga jemaat takut, jemaat kembali masuk dalam gereja dan kami tutup pintu depan dan kami semua berdoa kepada Tuhan utk minta pertolongannya, kurang lebih satu jam kami berdoa dan kami mengintip dijendela dan mereka tidak ada lagi disitu dan sudah pergi. Mulai dari situ kami melaksanakan kebaktian seperti biasa dan kami merencanakan kegiatan kami dalam melaksanakan Natal dan tahun baru 2004-05. Pada minggu tengah bulan Desember datang teman Senia Halawa ini yg bernama Sabasa Laia yg punya isteri dua dan orang ini sudah berapa kali masuk penjara dan dia termasuk kepala perampok, dia datang ke gereja dan membicarakan tentang terjadinya penangkapan Senia Halawa ini, sehingga dia menuntut kami kalau kalian dari gereja ini tidak melaporkan teman kami tidak bisa ditangkap, sehingga dia membongkar kasus-2 kami dikantor polisi, tetapi sekarang kalian harus membayar uang kepada kami sebesar Rp.2 juta utk. Mencabut nama-2 kami dikantor polisi, dan kalau tidak dibayar uang tsb. gereja ini kami hancurkan dan pasti kalian pindah dari desa ini. Orang ini setiap hari datang dan datang lagi pada malam hari utk meminta uang tsb. dan banyak kata2 ancaman dia lakukan supaya uang tsb. cepat diberikan kepadanya dan banyak juga mata-matanya, karena kalau datang polisi dia lari kehutan dan kalau tidak ada polisi dia datang lagi , karena polisi juga jarang masuk didesa tsb. karena cukup jauh dari kota kecamatan. Mulai waktu itu kami sangat menderita dengan luar biasa kegiatan pelayanan mulai macet, mencari kebutuhan hari2pun tidak sanggup, makanpun tidak bisa dan isteri saya juga sedang hamil umur 8 bulan dan kami terus menangis kepada Tuhan dan barang2 kami mulai kami kumpulkan dan kami titipkan dirumah-2 didesa tsb., karena dia sangat dendam sekali, karena uang tsb. masih belum dibayar dan waktu itu juga uang kami tidak ada, kas gereja kami pun tidak ada karena kami sedang menyelesaikan pembangunan gereja. Kami juga takut melaporkan kepada polisi kalau didengarnya nanti dia lebih dendam lagi, karena polisi jarang masuk didesa tsb., kalau tidak ada polisi kami takut dia melakukan sesuatu terhadap keluarga kami,dan kami sudah melaporkan ke kepala desa, dan kepala desa kami juga takut karena orang ini termasuk orang yg sangat jahat dan banyak teman2nya dan sudah beberapa kali polisi merencanakan utk menangkap dia, tapi tidak bisa mereka ketemu karena dia segera lari ke hutan. Pada minggu ketiga bulan Desember dia datang lagi dan ini yg terachir dia bilang kalau tidak dibayar uang tsb. segera kami hancurkan kalian, maka kami warga jemaat mengambil keputusan dari pada kita pisah digereja dan hancur pelayanan lebih bagus diberikan kepadanya uang tsb. dan waktu itu kami minta tuntunan Tuhan karena kami tidak ada uang dan jemaat juga tidak ada, saya ambil keputusan kepada orang tsb., tunggu dulu baru saya pinjam, langsung sayadatang kepada seorang penduduk desa tsb y g memiliki uang utk meminjam uang 2 juta dengan bunga l0% setiap bulan, selama tiga bulan dengan jumlah bunga Rp.600.000,-- dan kalau tidak ada pembayaran pada bulan Maret 2005 dan dibikin surat baru dan diambilnya yaitu surat hibah tanah gereja. Langsung saya ambil uang tsb. dan saya berdoa kepada Tuhan kalau benar2 Tuhan yg memanggil saya utk melayani didaerah yg sangat minus ini, pasti Tuhan berikan jalan keluar utk membayar uang tsb. dari pada bangunan dan pelayanan gereja hancur. Setelah saya terima uang tsb. dan saya pulang ke gereja dan uang tsb. kami berikan kepada nya disaksikan oleh warga jemaat dan setelah diterimanya dia bilang sama kami aman dan tidak ada lagi kekacauan dan segera mereka pulang, dan mulai dari situ kami melaksanakan kebaktian seperti biasa dan Natal kami dapat berjalan lancar, kalau mereka lewat didepan gere
JNM <*> daily devotional
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Daily devotions for 02-07-2005: Devotion: Morning and Evening Morning Title: The Final Journey Evening Title: The Invitation Do you enjoy this devotional? Send it on to a friend! Morning: The Final Journey "Arise, and depart." --Micah 2:10 The hour is approaching when the message will come to us, as it comes to all--"Arise, and go forth from the home in which thou hast dwelt, from the city in which thou hast done thy business, from thy family, from thy friends. Arise, and take thy last journey." And what know we of the journey? And what know we of the country to which we are bound? A little we have read thereof, and somewhat has been revealed to us by the Spirit; but how little do we know of the realms of the future! We know that there is a black and stormy river called "Death." God bids us cross it, promising to be with us. And, after death, what cometh? What wonder-world will open upon our astonished sight? What scene of glory will be unfolded to our view? No traveller has ever returned to tell. But we know enough of the heavenly land to make us welcome our summons thither with joy and gladness. The journey of death may be dark, but we may go forth on it fearlessly, knowing that God is with us as we walk through the gloomy valley, and therefore we need fear no evil. We shall be departing from all we have known and loved here, but we shall be going to our Father's house--to our Father's home, where Jesus is--to that royal "city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." This shall be our last removal, to dwell for ever with Him we love, in the midst of His people, in the presence of God. Christian, meditate much on heaven, it will help thee to press on, and to forget the toil of the way. This vale of tears is but the pathway to the better country: this world of woe is but the stepping-stone to a world of bliss. "Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, For Thy bright courts on high; Then bid our spirits rise, and join The chorus of the sky." Evening: The Invitation "And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither." --Revelation 11:12 Without considering these words in their prophetical connection, let us regard them as the invitation of our great Forerunner to His sanctified people. In due time there shall be heard "a great voice from heaven" to every believer, saying, "Come up hither." This should be to the saints the subject of joyful anticipation. Instead of dreading the time when we shall leave this world to go unto the Father, we should be panting for the hour of our emancipation. Our song should be-- "My heart is with Him on His throne, And ill can brook delay; Each moment listening for the voice, 'Rise up and come away.'" We are not called down to the grave, but up to the skies. Our heaven-born spirits should long for their native air. Yet should the celestial summons be the object of patient waiting. Our God knows best when to bid us "Come up thither." We must not wish to antedate the period of our departure. I know that strong love will make us cry, "O Lord of Hosts, the waves divide, And land us all in heaven;" but patience must have her perfect work. God ordains with accurate wisdom the most fitting time for the redeemed to abide below. Surely, if there could be regrets in heaven, the saints might mourn that they did not live longer here to do more good. Oh, for more sheaves for my Lord's garner! more jewels for His crown! But how, unless there be more work? True, there is the other side of it, that, living so briefly, our sins are the fewer; but oh! when we are fully serving God, and He is giving us to scatter precious seed, and reap a hundredfold, we would even say it is well for us to abide where we are. Whether our Master shall say "go," or "stay," let us be equally well pleased so long as He indulges us with His presence. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mailing List Jesus-Net Ministry Indonesia - JNM - Daftar : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keluar : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posting: jesus-net@yahoogroups.com Bantuan Moderator : [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jesus-net/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
JNM <*> Is Healing God`s Will For You?
From: "Tabloid Lintas Agama" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is Healing God`s Will For You? By Peter Yongren Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.peteryongren.org Dear all, It is important to know God`s will. If we don't know God`s opinions, His intentions, and His will, how will we know what to believe? Our own experiences or the opinions and experiences of others may not be reliable sources of knowledge. The absolute source for ascertaining God`s will is His Word, for His Word is His will. Without knowing His Word and therefore His will, it is impossible to have Bible faith because "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17). Unless our faith is based on the Word of God, we become double-minded and unstable. "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." James 1:6-8 To downplay the importance of faith is to violate Scripture. Certainly, the writer of Hebrews makes this abundantly clear: "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6 GOD`S WORD IS STEADFAST, UNCHANGEABLE, AND CAN BE FULLY TESTED. "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" Numbers 23:19 "Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise..." I Kings 8:56 "Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven." Psalm 119:89 GOD`S WORD IS HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT TO US. We can boldly ask God for anything that He has directly promised us in the Bible. If a promise is not specifically given in the Word, then we need to seek God`s will. We will make many decisions in life for which the Bible will give no specific direction - decisions about where to live, whom to marry, what employment to seek, or what school to attend, for example. In all such matters, we have God`s general promise that if we seek and honor Him, He will guide us. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 But there are some issues about which God has given us clear direction in His Word. For example, we never need to seek God`s will concerning an individual`s salvation. I Timothy 2:4 says that God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." There is no need to seek God`s will concerning the baptism in the Holy Spirit. God`s will is clear: "... and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call." Acts 2:38-39 We never need to wonder whether it is God`s will for us to pray, for the Bible says, "Pray without ceasing" (I Thessalonians 5:17). We do not need to seek God`s will about whether we should study His Word, for we read, "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (II Timothy 2:15). We don't need to wonder whether God wants us to live holy lives; He has made it clear that we should avoid even the "appearance of evil" (I Thessalonians 5:22, KJV). Healing is another area where we do not need to seek God`s will. God has already expressed His will in His Word. His will is to heal. Let`s look at six areas of absolute proof. 1. Jesus healed all that came to Him Jesus never once refused to heal a sick person who came to Him. Not once did He turn anyone away, telling that person that it was not God`s will to heal him or her. Healing was a priority in His ministry. Immediately after the religious leaders who were opposed to his healing ministry had threatened Jesus` life, He healed every sick person present. If it had ever been politically correct for Jesus to use restraint in the healing ministry, it would have been then. He had already offended the Pharisees by healing a man whose hand was withered. Jesus however did not hold back, for we read: "But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all" (Matthew 12:15). When the crowd pressed around Jesus, trying to touch the hem of His garment, we read that "... as many as touched it were made perfectly well" (Matthew 124:36b). Jesus` willingness to heal is again demonstrated in Luke 4:40. Notice especially the words, "every one of them." "When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them." Luke 4:40 Notice the word "all"
