GBC Sermon on January 9, 2011: What’s Next?

Today’s sermon is still related with the previous sermon about who Christian is. The sermon is taken from 1 Peter 2:2.

The pastor preached about the stage of life in Christianity, that is newborn baby, young Christian, and mature Christian.

A newborn baby need a strong root. He/she also need additional spiritual support. A young Christian develops strong roots and branches. We can grow deep roots as we meditating on God’s Word day after day. A mature Christian begin to produce healthy fruit: fruits that turn our thoughts towards God (Love, Joy, and Peace), fruits that turn our thoughts towards others (Long Suffering, Kindness, and Goodness), and fruits that turn our thoughts towards ourselves (Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control).

In a sentence, the sermon teach us that God wants us to grow up spiritually and be a mature Christian.

Am I a spiritually mature child of God, able to be responsible to Him for every part of my life?

God bless us.

Jia you snack

This evening, when I just came back from my lab, I got a snack distributed by a group of students. Actually, they’re distributing it to support students that will face the final term in the coming days. But I accept their snack with a hope I’ll pass my research and graduate very soon. God bless me.

The snack is just a one sachet of coffee and one piece of vegetarian cracker, just what I need

Jia you!

GBC Sermon on January 2, 2011: Who is a Christian?

I’d like to share an excerpt of a sermon delivered in Grace Baptist Church, Taipei, on Sunday, January 2, 2011.

The sermon was from John 3:36, and the pastor preach about the real Christian.

The pastor began with an introduction that God loves all people, including me! He emphasized that the whole Bible is actually teaching that God is Love (1 John 4:8).

But, God hates our sin (Exodus 34:5-7).

The good news is that God wants to forgive our sin. A very good verse on this is John 3:16, the pastor even said that it is the Gospel in a nutshell. John 3:16 teaches us, that the Greatest Giver is God, the greatest Motive is Love, the greatest Mission Field is World, the greatest Sacrifice is His Only Son, the greatest Suffering is Perish, and the greatest Gift is Eternal Life.

God wants to forgive our sin because He wants us to live with Him forever (John 14:3). How? By accepting his Son, Jesus, as our Lord and Savior.

In a sentence, a Christian is one that has accepted Jesus as his Lord and his Savior.

At the end of the sermon, the pastor asked a probing question: “If you died right now, would God receive you into heaven to be with Him for all eternity?“.

Happy Sunday. God bless us all.

Taipei 101 2011 New Year’s Fireworks

The year 2011 is special for Taiwan (Republic of China), because it’s his 100th anniversary. I got the chance (through standing 2 hours waiting for the fireworks) to record the Taipei 101 fireworks directly from the spot.

Happy new year 2011 for all of us. Happy 100th anniversary for Taiwan.

its 100th anniversary

Happy New Year 2011

I just want to say Happy New Year 2011 to all of my readers (if there are still any ).

Be committed to your New Year’s resolution, and be not weary in pursuing them.

God bless us in all our ways.