FREEDOM MONTH

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From Our Hearts, July/August 2010

Now Is The Time!

We believe God is bringing us into another exciting era of proclaiming his Good News to the world around us! It is the time to shine for Jesus and to influence the people around us with His love. As we have commenced with a fortnight of prayer and fasting since the 13th July 2010, we have witnessed some incredible workings of God through various life groups.

One university group embarked on a time of prayer and healing. They just trusted in Christ’s power to save and to heal. 5 people came out for prayer for healing on one recent occasion, and Praise God, three people were instantaneously healed! When our brothers and sisters went out to share the Gospel in King George Square, they were met with some form of spiritual opposition, yet they continued to lift up the Name of Jesus’. Praise God, someone gave one’s life to Christ as a result of their persistent faith in Christ to proclaim God’s love! I am sure the heavenlies were rejoicing greatly over that salvation.

About two days back, our daughter, Deborah shared of Christ’s love to her good friend at school. Deb was taught at Kids For Christ the day before on the importance of sharing God’s message and how to go about it. She decided to utilise what she had learnt by faith in Christ. Her friend proceeded to ask Deb how one can come to Jesus and be a Christian. Deborah and her other Christian friend, Portia, then led this friend of theirs to Christ! Praise God! Isn’t that amazing? Friends, can we be like these little kids who have simple faith in Christ and share from our hearts what Jesus means to us?

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the faithful children’s workers in Hope Church, Brisbane. Your weekly sharing and impartation of life has certainly bore fruit in the lives of the young children in our church! Keep up the good work!

This is indeed a time to seek God to empower us to be His ambassadors. We have been called to present the Good News of Jesus Christ in all seasons. We believe this is an opportune time! Now is the time to be that salt and light that He has called us to be. Let the light of Jesus shine through our lives for His glory!

The month of August is Freedom Month. Christ has come to set us free! He came to seek and save the lost. May we encourage you to pray and seek God for families and friends who are pre-believers. Pray that they’ll come to receive God’s abundant love and grace for their lives! This is indeed a time to shine; a time to bring the Kingdom of God wherever we are! Let’s be Jesus’ ministers of reconciliation. He has commissioned us for such a time and season and for this very reason. Jesus desires us to rise up in Him and take hold of His mandate to proclaim His love and message of reconciliation to all. Church, let’s all rise up to this call! (Matthew 9:35-38)

God Bless!

From our hearts, praying for you and with you,
Ps Wilson and Lai Lim