The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2
This is amazing. This is true fellowship of believers. This is what we should strive for.
India has more unreached individuals than any other nation. A TIME Magazine article stated that more than 3 out of 10 Indians consider themselves to be “suffering.” Social inequities are growing stronger. Even though the nation’s economy is growing and booming, the “success” isn’t flowing down to many of the citizens. What creates a further division between the rich and the poor is the lack of decent education, government corruption, scandals, and political infighting.
In 2012, 56% of India stated that they were “struggling.” Only 13% said they were “thriving.” And 31% (up from 12% in 2006) said they were “suffering.”
With these stats, can man do anything to make these numbers better? We see that even if their economy is growing, there are more people who feel they are suffering. Growing economy isn’t the answer but God is! They need healing and they need to meet God. Only God can heal their suffering and meet their needs! Pray for India that they may meet God and “thrive” in Him. India needs our prayers folks!
For those who don’t know, I will be going to Tenali, India this July for missions with my church, Grace Community Chapel. If you would like to join me and keep in touch with my missions trip (and receive a support letter), plese let me know via email or “like” this post.
Don’t just sit around and go through the motions/daily routine! But ask God to convict you to grow in compassion for His people. We have more than enough.
get ready. we’re sort of serious.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Congratulations to everyone! Your acceptance letter is coming out shortly. No salary…treasures in heaven.
Church. I think about that word and what it means…what it should be. A group? A clique? Going up to Ithaca this past weekend reminded me what a church is.
I haven’t written much this semester about how I’m doing and such. Yes, I’ve been struggling but I’ve been super blessed this semester. Actually really blessed. God has been revealing that I am not the Christian I thought I was. All my activity in the church blinded me from seeing my pride. At the core, I realized that I wasn’t serving to be faithful but I was serving myself. This sounds unpleasant, but I find great peace and joy coming closer to God. And I know that I am still far away.
I was truly thankful for the brothers and sisters placed in my life. I was encouraged this past weekend that there are brothers and sisters who genuinely want to love God. I have brothers and sisters who encourage me but also rebuke me when necessary. Honestly, in this world, people give you empty encouragements just to make you feel better. And they rebuke you when you messed something up and they need to shift the blame. Both are empty, unloving, and self-centered. I am guilty of it too. But we are all running this race together…EVERYONE. The freshman all the way to the “oldies” and including Christians in Egypt, India, Europe, Austrailia, Venezuela, etc. We are all make up the church.
- But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
- Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16
- He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Colossians 1:17-18
- The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 1 Corinthians 12
God is the head of the body and the church. We are able to love because He is perfect in love. I pray that we may continue to keep each other accountable regardless of how far apart we are. In order to love the church, it requires us to be sacrificial and selfless. I don’t say this enough but I wanted to take this time to say … thanks God for providing such a loving Church!
Four years of faithfulness and more to come.
Words cannot describe how thankful I am. The past four years have been rocky as we all had our shares of joys and difficulties. But in the end, God was faithful and reminded us of His love through my brothers Alex and Brian. I can go on and on but I give all credit and glory to God. It was in His sovereignty that He placed us three together and kept us together and will keep us together.
Keep pressing on bros.
Pictures: 2009 —> 2012
(BTW: notice how Bkang has the SAME pose every year.)
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
This goes for studying and jobs and really anything that you do.
You arent studying for your parents or for your professor or for your gpa. But you are serving the LORD!
You arent trying to please your boss or colleagues or yourself (self satisfaction). But you are serving the Lord!
Don’t lose sight of what REALLY matters and who we are living for and who created us!
Christian life is a war… a war indeed. A war that we ourselves try to fight but find ourselves quickly losing.
I didn’t know if the game of hunger for blood was being silently screamed by the audience in the movie or the audience in the movie theatre.
I know a lot of people liked this movie. It was entertaining. Very. And that’s what disturbs me. So I will speak my mind knowing that it may offend others….
this is exactly what went through my mind as well. very well said.
