Who am I?

Ever asked yourself this question? What on earth are you here for?

In Rick Warren's book 'The purpose driven life", he stated that:
- we are all not here by accident. We were in God's care before we were born and life is made to last forever.

- we were made to glorify God
- we were created to be more and more like Christ
- we were shaped for serving God.

Anyone can serve God as long as he/she is willing to avail himself/herself to God. God is looking for availability not ability.

In order to fulfill God's purpose, Moses remove obstructions that prevented him from following God. He gave up his position as the prince of Eqypt, he gave up position, pleasure and popularity.


It does not mean that having a position in society is not good. It is good to have success, but not for our own satisfaction and not when it compromises our status as the child of God. Our success should contribute to building the kingdom of God. =)

When is the right time to serve God?
- When we finish our studies?
- After we have a stable job?
- After we start a family?
- After our children has grown up?
- or do we wait till we become too old and have no strength to serve God?

Why is knowing God's mind and design important?

*The way God designed the human anatomy affects relationships with the opposite sex.

*God has designed each person with the need for intimacy, and strong temptations will arise to abuse and misuse this God-given desire for intimacy.

*It allows us to develop self-control and patience as we wait for the person whom He has chosen.

*When the area of relationships is left to man’s opinion and the world’s way, the fruit is rotten and the results are devastating.

Why are there problems with relationships?

*Parents and youth don’t consult God’s Word and have a lack of knowledge of God’s mind and principles on this very important topic.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”—Hosea 4:6 (NKJV)

*Temptations abound due to strong sexual desires.
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
—James 1:14–15 (NKJV)

Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul . . .—1 Peter 2:11 (NKJV)

*The godly concept of a pure relationship has been perverted and twisted by the society we live in.
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”—Acts 2:40(NKJV)

. . . that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the
world . . .—Philippians 2:15 (NKJV)

*The meanings of terms such as dating, romance, and lovehave been confused by conflicting voices. The clear meanings of these words have been distorted. Confusion is not from the Lord.
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
—1 Corinthians 14:33(NKJV)

Why should a Christian’s thinking be different?

The Bible clearly tells Christians not to be imitators of the world. Through God’s wonderful Word, He gives believers a clear picture of what true relationships look like. All relationships should be pure, wholesome, and led by the Holy Spirit.

Courtesy of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale

Dear all, i'm gonna post a few blogs about relationships as i believe that it is important for us to hold on to God's view on relationships and not get influence by the world. God's intention for love is not the way how society has distorted it into. Guard your heart brothers and sisters and rmb that we can shine for God!

God's View on Relationships

Should Christians handle relationships differently than the world? Yes! When we look to God’s Word, it’s clear; as followers of Christ, we can’t follow the world’s way or our own ideas. Colossians 2:8 (NKJV) says, Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Where do you get your wisdom about relationships? Have you consulted God’s Word? If you’ve never looked to God’s Word on this topic, you’re setting yourself up for a fall. You’ve placed yourself in a dangerous position. The Lord desires for you to trust Him and to look to Him for His wisdom and direction. Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV) says, Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. The question is not How will you find a mate?, but rather Who will find your mate?

Over the years we’ve seen teens decide to try to find that “special someone” through the world’s way or following their own way. Instead of trusting and turning to God to choose, teens often take it into their own hands. It has led to destruction of family, friends, and youth groups. Proverbs 16:25says, There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 (NKJV): Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdomof God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:12–20 (NKJV): All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 (NKJV): Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

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Calvary Chapel Ford Lauderdale

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THE QUEST FOR GREATNESS 180410

GREATNESS IS BEING A LEADER WITH A HEART OF A SERVANT

Is it wrong to seek for greatness? The answer is a definite No. There is nothing wrong with desiring greatness in life and ministry. However, greatness is never just in terms of a position we hold. It is about being the kind of servants that the Lord meant us to be. When James and John sought the Lord to be given special positions at the right and the left hand of His throne in His kingdom, the other ten disciples were very displeased with the two of them. They were angry that James and John had sought for these special positions. The Lord Jesus had to teach the disciples that it is not just about the position that they hold. He taught them that true greatness is about being a leader with a heart of a servant.

1. Rejecting secular ways of leadership

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you Matthew 20:25

In the world, leaders use their great authority to rule over others. They lord over their workers by using threats or force. Such harsh means of leadership is to be rejected. When we relate to each other in the ministry, we should not rule over each other. We should reject worldly ways of exercising authority over others.

2. Practising servant leadership

But whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave. Matthew 20:26-27

The best way to lead each other is through servant leadership. The Lord Jesus taught His disciples that if they wanted to be great among themselves, then they should be a servant to each other. The word servant means one who waits on people. If they truly want to be first among themselves, then they should be a slave. The greater the position that we desire, the greater should be our humility in serving others.

3. Following the perfect example of the Lord Jesus

Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:27

The greatest example of a servant is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. When He came down to earth, He did not come to be served. His focus in ministry was not self. He humbled Himself to be with us for the sole purpose of serving people. The Lord Jesus came to that He may sacrifice His life to redeem us from our sins. Lets follow the Lord as our ultimate role model in serving others. Lets focus on Him as we serve.

love quote of the day:

"A woman's heart should be lost in God so that a man needs to seek God in order to find her."