Youth ministry @ SanRamon

A life worth living

New Year, old new place.
Yeah, we finally move back to Jones building for the Concord service.
Not everything is set yet, but we managed to have a nice service today.
Today's verse was taken from Ephesians 4:1
"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received"

Ben at Indonaz

Cath's Shower

It's a boy! and it's Bruce !

The Meaning of the Cross

What do we learn today?

• To understand the meaning of the cross, we need to realize that forgiveness is costly. There is no such thing as “simply forgive”. Forgiveness is a form of suffering. Indeed, forgiveness is most needed by a person who deserves it the least. The cross then is a symbol of divine forgiveness. It is a reminder that we may also learn to forgive as God has forgiven us.

• To understand the meaning of the cross, we need to realize that not only God is love, he is also a just and righteous God. God is a god who loves justice and righteousness. These are the characteristics of God that cannot be compromised. The cross then is a show of both God’s love and righteousness. It is the ultimate show of the uncompromising love. God shows his love without compromising his justice. It is a reminder for us that we may also show our love to one another without compromising our value.

What can you bring to the cross this year

Stay focus and give the best for your God!
Today's reading : John 12 : 1-6
"...Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair...."
Sometimes, we were all busy with all the preparation and celebration, that we forgot what's the purpose and the center of the celebration.

Valentine service

Happy Valentine's day ! Happy Chinese New Year !!

We had Pastor Jeremiah Tan to give us wisdom related to love.
1. There must be a balance between the expression and the action
We can't just show our expression that we love God and people near us; there must be an action.
2. And there must be a balance between the feeling and the decision
3. At last, a balance between the desire to correct and the willingness to be patient

And...big thanks for our youth; spent saturday night decorating the building.

Snow Trip!!!

Wohoo...our first snow trip this year; It was in Mt.Rose.
It took 4 1/2 hours to get there, not mentioning we had 12 passanger van with tire chain for the last one hour. Oh my, what a long drive.
Looks like everyone was having fun despite the bruises and Daniel lost her wallet for a moment. maybe we will do it more often. hahaha

 

Damai

Apakah damai ?
Apakah benar damai yang kita rasakan takkala kita korupsi 5 juta, dan selanjutnya memberi sumbangan 1 juta ke panti asuhan ?
Damai tidak dapat terjadi apabila kita jauh dari Tuhan. Karena hanya dengan dekat dengan Dia, mematuhi dan menjalankan perintahNya, berserah dan mangakui bahwa Dia lah Juru selamat, barulah kita akan merasakan damai yang sebenarnya.

Sukacita

Ams. 15:13
Hati yang gembira membuat muka berseri-seri, tetapi kepedihan hati mematahkan semangat.
Ams. 17:22
Hati yang gembira adalah obat yang manjur, tetapi semangat yang patah mengeringkan tulang.
Bersukacitalah senantiasa dalam Tuhan!

Kasih

Kita memulai kembali topik buah-buah roh
Sumber kasih adalah Yesus sendiri. Oleh karena itu, apabila kita tidak memiliki hubungan yang dekat denganNya, kasih yang kita miliki lambat laun akan berkurang dan hilang. "..Dan sekalipun aku membagi-bagikan segala sesuatu yang ada padaku, bahkan menyerahkan tubuhku untuk dibakar, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, sedikitpun tidak ada faedahnya bagiku. "
Thank you Pastor Hengkie for the message..