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In our lives, work and relationships with others, even in ministry, we often find ourselves having personal agendas. When we are in that situation, then what happens is conflict, discord, hurt, anger eventually leading to separation (from God and others), just like Judas. He had a hidden agenda for being a disciple. Jesus trusted to Judas with the money bag, although he was a thief. But rather than change his agenda, he remained the same. His heart did not change. He continued to live the life… Continue

Pride is a big problem for many people. When our self-esteem and reputation are at stake, we will do anything to keep it. Having pride is in contradiction with the character of Jesus. He said

"Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done. (Luke 22:42 Amplified Bible).



Jesus showed that He had no fear in losing something or having something taken from Him because He knew that all things He had, were given to Him by God the… Continue

“ Nothing to prove ” has correlation with the attitude of humility which should be owned by every Christian. Let us look at the life of Judas Iscariot, the last seconds before he kissed Jesus as a sign of arrests for Roman soldiers, Jesus Christ in his capacity as Lord could be "tempted" to prove who He really is. But Jesus did not do that. He was not trying to prove who He is, though He was under highest pressure, which He knew with certainty that the worst episode in His life he will soon… Continue

Read : Philippians 1: 12-13



Isella Darmawan was so happy when Barrack Obama was elected to be a president of the United States. Even she's not a his election team, nor United States citizens. Isella Darmawan is teacher of elementary school in Jakarta, who once teached Obama when he was in Indonesia. Although only a year, she still remembers when she examined the task handed up by a little Obama. Obama makes essay titled "I want to be a president". Isella did not expect, that year she… Continue

The heart of God will give us love that will burning 'hope and faith in our hearts, because God is willing and able for that.



The heart of God will bring a strong impetus for the hands and feet to move out, to touch the lost with real action.



But often we are hindered to move, and some of the blocks are:



Read : Matthew 14:15-21



1. Delay

we often have so many reasons, find ourselves unable, have not something to give yet, etc.. Though in… Continue

There is seven check list (seven quality) for l us in choosing the living couple in perfect way :



1. COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL GROWTH (Commitment in the spiritual growth personally) – Count out nonchristian automatically

(Philippians 2:12) ‘work out your own salvation’ meant that we must have personal relations with God and continue to put God first not our girlfriend/boyfriend, with or without our girlfriend/boyfriend, we will continue to grow in Jesus, marriage Is from… Continue

THE ANT PHILOSOPHY



1st part philosophy



ANTS NEVER OUT:

- If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way.

- They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around.

- They keep looking for another way.

LESSON: To never quit looking for a way to get where you’re supposed to go.



2nd part philosophy



ANTS THINK WINTER ALL SUMMER:

Proverbs 30 : 25 " The ants are a people not strong,… Continue

The September 2009 Sumatra earthquake was a 7.6 Mw earthquake which took place in Sumatra, Indonesia, at 17:16:10 local time on September 30, 2009. The quake struck at sea, and is 50 kilometres (31 mi) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, 225 kilometres (140 mi) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia, 475 kilometres (295 mi) SSW of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and 960 kilometres (600 mi) NW of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.



At least 100-200 people have been killed as a result of the earthquake with… Continue