Ben at Indonaz

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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..

Om is BacK!

Welcome back Pastor Hengkie, with his new nice glasses also.
So, he shared about his journey in Indonesia
~20 times gave sermons in 5 weeks.hehe..and some of them is about political topic..wohoo
Hari ini, pastor Hengkie kotbah tentang serving God
- Dalam mengikut Yesus, kita harus selalu memiliki keinginan kuat yang positive, yang tak pernah hilang dimakan waktu
- dan bila kau merasa tidak ada joy ato merasa terpaksa, adalah baik apabila berhenti melayani dan melihat ulang apa yang sebenarnya kau lakukan.

Gabungan

Join service time!!!!

MJ Farewell

You've touched my heart,
You've helped me through,
My pain and sorrow,
which weren't too few.

You shared my smiles,
and my tears.
You were always there,
to squelch my fears.

To you my friend and confidant,
I give my heart of love,
My smiles of laughter,
and the hope that,
We will remain friends,
forever and after.

Materi = Evil ?

Ayat Alkitab = Amsal 30:8-9
8. Jauhkanlah dari padaku kecurangan dan kebohongan. Jangan berikan kepadaku kemiskinan atau kekayaan. Biarkanlah aku menikmati makanan yang menjadi bagianku.
9. Supaya, kalau aku kenyang, aku tidak menyangkal-Mu dan berkata: Siapa TUHAN itu? Atau, kalau aku miskin, aku mencuri, dan mencemarkan nama Allahku.
Bagaimanakah kita harus memandang materi ?
-Materi adalah pemberian Allah bagi kita untuk dinikmati; materi itu baik
-Materi dapat membawa seseorang jauh dari Tuhan; materi itu bisa berbahaya
-Kondisi materi seseorang bukanlah spiritual parameter
Orang yang kaya bisa memiliki hidup yang lebih spiritual daripada orang yang miskin.
Begitu pula sebaliknya.
-Bagaimana kita menggunakan materi, itu terserah anda; yang terpenting adalah untuk apa kita gunakan materi itu, dan kita dapat mempertanggungjawabkannya pada Allah.

Focus on God

Pastor Victor lead our sunday service today.
His message came from Matthew-when Jesus and His disciples were sailing on the sea.
The church is the ship; we must cross the lake; out from our comfort zone, and spread the gospel. However, that does not mean we won't face any storm; we will. Yet, stay focus on God, and you will do fine.
The gym was packed today; lots of DVC student, Welcomeeee!!!

Give thanks

"apa yang kau rela untuk berikan, itulah yang Tuhan lihat"
Tak peduli kau memberi $100, tapi bila kau sebenarnya hanya rela $5, $5 dollar lah yang Tuhan lihat.
Ayat bacaan di ambil dari Markus 12:41-44.
Dalam memberi persembahan, haruslah dengan kerelaan, cinta dan ucapan syukur; bukan memberi untuk mendapatkan berkat. Kita sudah di berkati oleh Tuhan, sudah sepantasnya kita bersyukur oleh karenanya.

Be Holy

Today is the first sunday without Pastor Hengkie.
Pastor Eric Lapp lead today sermon on how we are connected through God.
The topic was derived from Matthew 28:16-20
you cannot be a pro-founding influence if you don't know about it.
As a christian, we are supposed to be holy;
we need to be transformed to be like God-
love your God,
love your neighbors.
And that's how we are connected to God;
because we have the same purpose for life, be Holy!

And for the lunch, it was provided by Tante Yana, Curry chicken, tahu balado, and various vegi. THank you tante Yana.

Pelita!

Less people came today, but the worship team were still on fire singing for God.hehe

Edo lead the music team
with Cath and Amanda played keyboard;
Arrio and Ben played Bass and Guitar,
Hendra with his drum,
Astrid and Daniel as singers.

Pastor Hengkie memimpin kotbah setelah kembali dari liburan seminggu dengan keluarga.
Ayat bacaan di ambil dari Lukas 11:33-36
Pelita yang dimaksud Yesus : Iman
Fungsi dari Pelita : cahaya (untuk menerangi orang lain/ menjadi berkat)
Apa yang perlu diperhatikan : perhatikanlah supaya terangmu tidak menjadi redup atau menghilang (kita kerap kali membatasi cahaya kita untuk menjadi berkat bagi sesama).

Menu makan siang....Gado-gado; with Sago as dessert.

Youth Gathering

Another Youth Gathering this year!!!
Llyod shared on how to view everything positively. We might happen to feel dissapointed or encounter failure in our everyday life, but we should always remember that everything which happened was not outside God's purpose on us; therefore, think positively and move on. Daniel then continued the talk; it's about bitterness in life and how to think positively. The topic then expanded to our everyday life's issue: cheating in exam, relationship, etc. In short summary, we should not judge/compare others with what we are doing; do your own thing which you think is the correct way.
Good news.. music team grows in number, Amanda, Astrid and Ben joined our music team.
And, thank you for Daniel who coordinated the event and prepared the fun game.

Indonaz 9th Anniversary

9 years ago, Indonesian Church of Nazarene began their service.
Happy Birthday to Indonaz!!!!!!
We had a cake and simple decoration for the celebration.
Also, congratulations to the new music director that has been announced today, Catherine Muljadi.
Pastor Hengkie talked about us be a blessing for others (Genesis 12:1-3)
The passage was taken from Abraham's way of life.
After that, angklung group performed at the end of the sermon.
3 Worship Leader were on the stage today, with Mei-Mei Tan as the head.
Edo helped the backup singers Sandy and Petra, while Lloyd sang along and played guitar.
Aside, the committee of Indonaz-San_Ramon has been established today; let's pray that this new service really be a blessing for others.
And.....Happy Birthday to Pastor Hengkie.