Sunday, January 23, 2005
Sunday Sermon and reflection
This Sunday sermon was quite interesting. The speaker was Rev Dr Rick Warren, author of Purpose Driven Life, sold over 20 million copies, and founding pastor of Saddleback Church! Hang on... in video and not in person. Haha.
This is to prepare for my church's 40Days of Pupose (40DOP) starting in Feb, coincide with the Lental Season. We are praying that God will turn all of us to fully follow Him and live for the purpose He intends us to lead. That's right, a revival! We already sent out invitation to the surrounding estates. I am praying for some colleagues to join my cell group. Perhaps I may even form a group of students, past and present, to lead. Afterall, most people at one point or another will ask "What am I here on earth?". Want to join me?
The part of the message that hit me most was his relating of his dying father, who was small church pastor. In his last weeks under the tyranny of cancer, he was sort of in his dream land. Warren senior would be talking sub-consciously about things he used to do. One evening, he suddenly tried to get up. Rick Warren and wife tried to stop him but he still wanted to get up. When they asked him what did he want to do. He just said, "Got to save one more for Jesus." Rick concluded with the message that if we dun tell, we are missing the chance to be the living bible where other can read about God's love and that if we dun, we are telling people to go to hell. Isn't it true that if I do not tell my friends about Jesus, I am actually telling him/her "Go to Hell!". I am sending them to eternity without Christ.....
I really dunno how to end this entry... just feel my heart is heavy with these serious implications.
tse horng blogged at 11:14 PM
