Someone who cares about you like parents. He is close to you and he understands you like a best friend. He loves you like a lover. He teaches you about many things like a teacher. HE IS JESUS...
"HIS NAME IS JESUS"
As a Christ's best friend, what's the greatest gift you have received from Christ?
I'm sure we all will (and must) say that it's the SALVATION.
Here is a song to prove :
In Christ Alone
In Christ Alone, My Hope Is Found
He Is My Light, My Strength, My Song
This Cornerstone, This Solid Ground
Firm Through The Fiercest Drought And Storm
What Heights Of Love, What Depths Of Peace
When Fears Are Stilled, When Strivings Cease
My Comforter, My All-in-all
Here In The Love Of Christ I Stand
There In The Ground His Body Lay
Light Of The World By Darkness Slain
Then Bursting Forth In Glorious Day
Up From The Grave He Rose Again
And As He Stands In Victory
Sin's Curse Has Lost Its Grip On Me
For I Am His And He Is Mine
Bought With The Precious Blood Of Christ
No Guilt In Life, No Fear In Death
This Is The Power Of Christ In Me
From Life's First Cry To Final Breath
Jesus Commands My Destiny
No Power Of Hell, No Scheme Of Man
Can Ever Pluck Me From His Hand
Till He Returns Or Calls Me Home
Here In The Power Of Christ I'll Stand
Till He Returns Or Calls Me Home
Here In The Power Of Christ I'll Stand
Here In The Power Of Christ I'll Stand
It's an amazing grace. More than 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ died on the cross to save the wretches like us. He, an only Son of God, sacrificed Himself with no hesitate to pay our soul with His own blood! What a big honor for us!
And what does Good Friday itself mean?
It means that more than 2000 years ago, the Messiah, the only Son of God, came to this world to redeem and save wretches (us).
One day, a little boy had a Mathematics test in his class. He forgot to study in the previous day because he just realized that he would get a Mathematics test.
A few days later, when the teacher would give back his test, the teacher was angry and asked him, "What the hell did you do in this test?"
"What's wrong, Ma'am? I am pretty sure that I did it well!" the boy answered.
"See this! You answered all of the questions with 'J-E-S-U-S'? That's nonsense!" the teacher showed him his paper.
"Ma'am, I'd like to ask you one thing! Can I?"
"What's that?"
"Did you go to Sunday-school when you were child?"
"Of course yes. So what??" the teacher started to be angry.
"My Sunday-school teacher said that Jesus is the answer of every problem. So, I answered the questions with JESUS!!"
Ha ha ha ha (o^_^o)
He is Jesus
He is the onlyanswer of our problems His name is Jesus...
Jesus has inspired many people in every single aspect in the world. It’s not just about the doctrines of our religious life, but it can influence some aspects in art too, such as making songs.
Have you ever heard about Hillsong United? It’s a band which is made by Hillsong Church, in Australia.
Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch which is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Over 20,000 people attend services at Hillsong Church each week.
Hillsong United has been a big part of Hillsong United nowadays. The band’s songs have been known worldwide by most of Christians ( and Roman Catholic ) all over the world.
Hillsong United has also placed some of its albums in Billboard 200 and always placed in the first place in US Billboard for Christian Albums. What a big achievement it is!
And you just have to know, most of its songs are about Jesus!
Here, I will give some lyrics from Hillsong United’s songs.
Hosanna ( the song doesn’t contain a word which says Jesus. But Jesus is dubbed as the King of Salvation and He will pick us up in the end of the world to live eternally with Him. So, we can conclude that it’s about HIM )
I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes
The whole earth shakes
Yeeeah
I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing
The people sing
[Chorus]
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest [x2]
I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith
I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees
We're on our knees
[Chorus]
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to
Eternity
[Chorus x2]
Hosanna in the highest
Jesus Be The Center
Jesus be the center of my life
Jesus be the center of my life
From beginning to the end,
It will always be
It's always been You Jesus
Jesus
Nothing else matters
Nothing in this world will do
Jesus You're the center
Everything revolves around You
Jesus You
From my heart to the heavens
Jesus be the center
It's all about You
Yes, it's all about You
Jesus be the center of Your church
Jesus be the center of Your church
And every knee will bow
And every tongue shall confess You Jesus
Jesus
From my heart to the heavens
Jesus be the center
It's all about You
Yes, it's all about You
Mighty to Save
Everyone needs compassion
A love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Savior
The hope of nations
Chorus
Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Chorus x2
Shine Your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen King, Jesus x2
Chorus x2
Shine Your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen King, Jesus x6
Note but Jesus
In the quiet, in the stillness
I know that you are God
In the secret of your presence
I know there I am restored
When you call I won't refuse
Each new day, again I'll choose
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
In the chaos, in confusion
I know you're sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do your will
When you call I won't delay
This my song through all my days
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
I am yours and you are mine...
All my delight is in you Lord
All of my hope
All of my strength
All my delight is in you Lord
Forevermore
Nothing But The Blood
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Come to us, Lord
You reward those who earnestly, diligently seek You
I wanna see Your face, I wanna know Your way
Come to us, Lord
We want You more than this life
More than our way Your way is higher
Your thoughts are higher
We surrender here tonight
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
One Way Jesus
I lay my life down at Your feet
Cause You're the only one I need
I turn to You and You are always there
In troubled times it's You I seek
I put You first that's all I need
I humble all I am all to You
(Here we go!)
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
You are always, always there
Every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me
You will never ever change
Yesterday today the same
Forever till forever meets no end
(Here we go!)
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
You are the Way the Truth and the Life
We live by faith and not by sight for You
We're living all for You
You are the Way the Truth and the Life
We live by faith and not by sight for You
We're living all for You
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
With All I Am
Into your hand
I commit again
All I am
For you lord
You hold my world
In the palm of your hand
And I'm yours forever
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/h/hillsong_united/with_all_i_am.html ]
CHORUS
Jesus I believe in you
Jesus I belong to you
You're the reason that I live
The reason that I sing
With all I am
I'll walk with you
Wherever you go
Through tears and joy
I'll trust in you
And I will live
In all of your ways and
Your promises forever
I will worship I will worship you forever
CHORUS
Jesus The Same
There's a light in the darkness that shines
Giving hope to all the world
Hope to all the world
And there's a door that's been opened to all
Into a new and living way
A new and living way
Praise the name of Jesus
Perfect Redeemer, Star of the Morning
Yesterday, today and forever
Jesus the Same...
There's a fire that burns in our hearts
To see the lost return
To the Father
And it's a passion that's not of our own
We have seen it in the Son
In the face of the Son
Jesus, I Adore You
"I open my life to You
Lord, I want to be pure
Jesus, You're breath to my soul
You know what I think, what I feel.
Jesus, I adore You
To You my Saviour, I will sing
You know me through and through
You're closest to my heart than one could be
And Jesus, I adore You
I love You with the deepest of my soul
I rest inside your arms
and I trust You to lead me on."
King of Majesty
You know that,
I love you,
You know that,
I want to know you so much more,
More than I have before
These words are,
From my heart,
These words are,
Not made up,
I will live for you,
I am devoted to you,
Pre-Chorus:
King of Majesty
I have one desire
Just to be with you my Lord,
Just to be with you my Lord,
Chorus:
Jesus you are the Saviour of my soul
And forever and ever I'll give my praises to you,
(back to the top)
Here they were!
I hope they can be a bless for you
GBU abundantly and JLU so badly! (o^_^o)
We have known pretty much about Jesus.
Today, I would like to tell you about Jesus’ parents.
At first, I would like to tell you about Jesus’ father, Joseph.
The first appearance of Joseph is in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, one of which trace Joseph's lineage back to King David. The two lists give differing genealogies: Matthew says that Joseph's father was called Jacob ( see Matthew 1 : 16 ).
Joseph is known as a good father. God chose him to be the father of Jesus because he was humble and kind person.
Joseph was a fiance of Mary when God put Jesus in Mary’s womb. Joseph never touched Mary, but Mary could be pregnant. Not all of people can be like Joseph. He received Mary just the way she was, and he also believed that Mary’s womb was from God. It proves that Joseph believed in God and loved God so much.
Joseph was mentioned in the Bible for the last time is when Jesus was 12 year-old. Rumour has it that Joseph had died before the Marriage Event in Cana.
By seeing Joseph could be chosen as the father of Jesus, we can say that God loves humble person. When you lay down your life to the Almighty God, God will make everything fine.
Messiah is a person whom some religions believe that He will come to the world to pick people up to the eternal life. When the world is almost over, the Messiah, the Son of Living God will save people who believe in Him. One person who is estimated as the Messiah is JESUS CHRIST.
In this world, we know two kinds of belief to Jesus. The first is belief which believes that Jesus is the Messiah, The Living Son of God. The belief as following Christian, Roman Catholic, etc. The second is belief which believes that Jesus is not the Messiah. He was just an ordinary person who regarded Himself as the Messiah. The belief as following Judaism ( Jewish religion ).
Some religions like Christian and Roman Catholic believe that Jesus is the Messiah. They believe that Jesus died on a cross to redeem people’s lives. And they also believe that after three days, Jesus would rise again and he would be raised by God to come back to heaven. But people who believe in Him shoudn’t worry, because in the end of the world, before life is full of sorrow and bad people, no shelter, no refuge, no certainty, no love, no joy, no one to believe, He will come to pick us up to live with Him eternally in heaven.
There is a song I wanna share. A beautiful song about Jesus. It has been very popular since Newsboys sang it in one of his album, ‘Adoration : The Worship Album’
It’s called : In Christ Alone
In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless Babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From a life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Could ever pluck me from His hand
‘Til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I stand
I will stand, I will stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground, all other ground
Is sinking sand, is sinking sand
So I stand
What about Messiah in Judaism?
Judaism is a religion from Jewish. Judaism is a religion by blood. If you have no Jewish ancestry, you can’t be a Judaism. But if you marry Jewish, you can be a Judaism.
Many people in entertainmen have Jewish ancestry, such as P!nk, Adam Levine, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniel Radcliff, Zac Efron, Mila Kunis, Amanda Bynes, Scarlett Johansson, Shia LaBeouf, Adam Brody, and many more. Other famous people are Mark Zuckenberg ( the owner of Facebook ) and Steve Jobs ( the owner of Apple ). Not all of them are Judaism. Not many Jewish people become a Judaism now. But there are many Judaism in Israel now.
Judaism doesn’t believe that Jesus is the Messiah. They believe that Messiah has not come yet, so they have been waiting for Messiah to come by praying all year at “Tembok Ratapan”.
Judaism doesn’t believe that Jesus rose from the grave either. They believe that Jesus died and His rising was only a hoax.
Religion is somehthing we can’t force to believe. It’s every people’s rights whether they want to believe or not.
But I believe in Jesus. Jesus is my Messiah. And He rose from the grave to redeem our lives. There’s a song blessed me so much. It’s called ‘Amazing Grace’. Re-sung by Susan Boyle, a singer from Britain’s Got Talent.
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
For people believing in Jesus Christ, He is our Amazing Grace. He, the Only Son of God, came to this dirty world, to save a wretch like us. If He had never come, we would have never been able to get the salvation. We will never get the eternal life. We will die in vain.
But more than 2000 years ago, Jesus came and saved our lives. Now He has come back to heaven. But don’t worry. As long as you love and believe in Him, He will never leave you! He will come and pick you up! He is a faithful best friend! He will never forget His promise!
One day, there was a pastor preaching at a church. Here is what he said :
One day, there was a father with his only son who loved each other and loved God so much and always did good stuff. And the son had best friend who did bad stuff such as drinking, adultery, etc.
Someday, they went to fish at a river, and the son asked his best friend to go with them. When his son was playing at the river with his friend, they both fell down and almost sank. The father came to save their life.
It was so close to the flow, and the father had no much time to save both of them. He had to choose one.
Who do you think the one whom the father chooses?
"Sorry Son, I love you!!!" shouted the father sadly in the cry.
The father chose his son's friend instead of saving his son. Do you know why? Because he truly knew that if his son died, he would have been safe. He would go to heaven with God because he believed in God. But it wouldn't be the same if he saved his son. His friend's son would die without salvation.
After preaching, someone came to the Pastor and said, "Pastor, your preaching was so good. But, I'm wondering, is there someone like the father in your preaching?"
"Yes, there is," the Pastor answered. "Because I was the son's best friend in the story. Now, I have been regarding my best friend's father as my truly father."
You know, this story relates to some people in life. Who knows who the father, the son and the son's best friend are?
The Father is the Almighty God.
And the Son's best friend is us.
And who’s the best friend?
Someone who has been sacrificed by His Father to save our life. To give us second chance to live well.
Do you know who He is?
Hi everyone!
I'm so sorry, I know it's late, but I just wanna say Merry Christmas!
I didn't get internet connection during my Christmas holiday, so I couldn't post a Christmas post T.T
By the way, what does Christmas mean in your mind?
Christmas tells us that over 2000 years ago, a savior has come to give us an eternal life.
We lived in the uncertainty, but now I live in certainty.
Because the Divine God's figure came to this world with all of its vain, and He tried to give us an eternal life with Him in heaven.
Date is date. Nothing more.
But Salvation's coming is the greatest thing of all.
We have to celebrate it
Do you know who the Salvation I mean is? His name is Jesus . . .
Christmas for Western Countries is about getting gifts.
Yeah, that's definitely true.
We've got the greatest gift at all : Salvation's coming
No exact date can show us the truly date of Salvation's coming.
Christmas is a date culture.
So, let us always celebrate Christmas in our heart!
One message I want to tell you : Let's have Christmas everyday in our heart!
God bless you abundantly, and Jesus loves you so badly (o^_^o)
