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Jesus: The Believer’s Inheritance

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  It is fascinating to observe when people talk about inheritance, ones mind would immediately cater properties, wills, houses, jewelries, and other material things. All of which are centered on material temporal things.   In 1 Peter 1:4 , although The Apostle Peter used the term “inheritance” once in his letter, Apostle Paul on the other hand, mentioned this term in his letters several times. ( Eph_1:14 , Eph_1:18 , Eph_5:5 , Col_3:24 ,) But what is so significant about this particular emphasis of Peter? After all, he made a brief description of the inheritance (verse 4-5) a believer will obtain now that he is part of God’s family.   The term “inheritance” is not something new among Jewish ears. Going back to the OT, when God divided the promised land among the 12 tribes of Israel, every tribe received a portion of the land as their inheritance, except for the tribe of Levi…”the priestly tribe”. They were the only tribe that didn’t get one. God’s reason for doing so is interesting. Th
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Worship News - 4th Sunday Service

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This morning, we had a hard time finding a parking space. The lot was full! Sadly, folks were there for another event–and we could not help but whisper a prayer to the Lord that these men and women would come to know and worship the Lord! Please pray with us as we process and wait for other documents we need to be able to open our worship venue to the general public.  We look forward to the Lord’s perfect timing and provision. Presently, working full time as a chaplain intern in San Francisco has challenged both me and my wife in strength and stamina; but by God’s grace and Sovereignty, through my workplace, I am growing in my understanding of various cultures and beliefs representative of the people in the communities we are aiming to reach. Today, as we began our service, we could not help but feel the emptiness of the room; but, shortly after the opening prayer, there were 16 of us gathered–all repeat attendees.  We do praise the Lord for each one of these whom the Lord has brought
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Click Here-Jesus Loves Me, God is So Good

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A Video by Kathleen’s Grandma Ampy
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"The Uniqueness & Power of the Bible" - Northside Harvest Worship #3

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Kimyal New Testament launch in Indonesia from United Bible Societies on Vimeo . My family and I, together with my wife’s parents, were encouraged today to have repeat attendees, save for one visitor.  In sum, we were 12 in number.  The family who has come since the first Sunday were recently saved in our Bible Study sessions in their home; and, our hearts do rejoice in the Lord! Please pray for their continued growth and discipleship and for the other repeat visitors — that we may be given the opportunity to lead them to and/or disciple them in the Lord.  We have been asking our heavenly Father for a core group of believers; and so, the repeat attendees today were a tremendous encouragement. The message today was on Psalm 19 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17.  As an introduction to our “Through the Bible” series, we surveyed the unique characteristics of the Bible and its power. We also had the opportunity to see the presentation of the New Testament to an Indonesian people group which made evid
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Full & Encouraged!

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Today, Saturday, 9/17/2011, lunch for our family was out of the ordinary.  We were full-y encouraged, to say the least… We met for the first time Sir John and Ma’m Daria Greening and were glad to once again fellowship with Pastor Ron and Ma’m Judy (You can click on their names to get to know them, too!) . . . In the ministry, a pastor is necessarily engaged in the ministry of listening to and carrying the burdens of others. It is therefore an encouragement to be able to be in fellowship with Christian leaders who, as servants of Christ, make it a point to humbly listen and share in the burden of a fellow worker in the Lord… Today, among other things, we have also placed into our family’s “treasure chest” the testimony of a child of God whose life was shaped and sharpened by his father’s taking the time to read a chapter from the book of Proverbs daily before he would leave for school.  Indeed, if we desire to help our children develop virtues and values different from the world’s, we
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"Remembering 9/11" - Northside's 2nd Worship Service

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Today we experienced once again the goodness of our Lord — that He is indeed the Lord of the Harvest. By the time our worship began, our number matched last week’s attendance of 22.  However, this Sunday, 11 were 1st-time visitors and 5 were from a newly-saved family who returned from last Sunday (more photos below)! The remaining 6 consisted of my family and I, together with Anna’s parents and nephew. After the service, one visiting couple even treated us to lunch and what a treat it was to be able to talk more about the Lord and His Word.  Please pray for this precious couple and the others who visited. The message was on Luke 24:13-27 entitled, “Remembering 9/11: What We Can Learn from God’s Word.”  As we journeyed with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, we saw how Jesus had turned their despair into hope. The resurrected Christ, “beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, [ ] explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures” (Luke 24:27)… And so, as
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Northside Harvest's 1st Worship Service

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How we praise the Lord for each of you who prayed for Northside Harvest’s 1st Worship Service.  T he Lord blessed with three unchurched families. For this reason, Pastor Sidney preached the Gospel Message. Two of those unchurched families expressed to us that they will come back next week; so, please continue to pray…. Also, to our surprise, after my wife’s parents arrived, two Christian families also came to encourage and to express their support for the new work. All in all, 22 of us were gathered today for the 1st Worship Service of Northside Harvest.   How we greatly praise the Lord for Who He is and how He has answered the prayers of His people. Again, to each of you who have supported us in prayer, we extend, from our hearts, our gratitude. The Lord bless each of you and to God be the glory!   Above are the 21 + Anna taking the picture = 22 🙂   On a Side Note: Saturday evening before Northside Harvest’s 1st Worship Service, our family van was loaded with the keyboard, hymnbook,
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