Compassion is Bowel Movement?

Trust that most of us are familiar with the experience of, if not the term, "bowel movement." I remember several times in my life when I just "had to go" because the "movement" was getting unbearable. And there have been several times when I couldn't get to the "throne" in time, and what resulted was:

1. designs all over the floor

2. throwing away of undies

3. other disgusting imagery

Whatever your experience, we can all agree that when the bowel "moves," we just have to go, or just gotta do something about it!

Interestingly enough, the Greek word for "COMPASSION" in the Bible is "Splagchnizomai." Here's what it means:-

Strong's Number: 4697

“Splagchnizomai”

to be moved as to one's bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion

(for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)

I have come to learn that true compassion (not just sympathy or pity or anything like that), will cause you to do something about it.

"Compassion will move you to action."

This was (and still is) true in the life of Jesus. All throughout scripture, we see that every time Jesus (or even others in the Bible) was moved with compassion, He did something about it:-

Matthew 14:14 (NIV)

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Matthew 9:36-38 (NIV)

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

Matthew 20:34 (NIV)

Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Matthew 18:27 (NKJV)

Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

Matthew 15:32 (NIV)

Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way."

Mark 1:41 (NKJV)

Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

Luke 15:20 (NIV)

So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

May we learn to pray,

"God move our hearts with what move yours. Break our hearts with what breaks yours. Excite our heart with what excites yours!"

and may we live as we have prayed. Let's learn to have compassion in and on our world, so that we will be moved to do something about it - and make our world a better place, by introducing and leading the world to Christ - our ultimate Answer and Fulfillment!

forGIVE & forGET

Acts 20:35 (NKJV) - I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

It is more blessed to give, than to get.

Perhaps, it is also more important to forGIVE, than to forGET.

GIVE, even if you don't always GET (back).

Forgive, even if you can't forget. ForGIVEing is your choice, forGETting might not be.

"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon." - Nelson Mandela

Sermon :: "Do Be - The Power & Blessing of Being" (Dec 13, 2009)

Working from home... preparing for Acts Teens Revo Camp

Needing full concentration, so working from home today - preparing my messages for the Acts Teens Revo Camp! Seeking the Holy Spirit for revelation & a word in season for the precious teens who'll be at the Camp! Looking forward to an life-changing encounter...

"Holy Spirit... I need You now more than ever before. Sanctify me, Saturate me, Show me. Speak to me, so You can speak through me. I surrender myself to You..."

What is “Butt Dust”?

Got this from http://wheresdaniel.com/?p=402

What is “Butt Dust”?

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What, you ask, is ‘Butt dust’? Read on and you’ll discover the joy in it! These have to be original and genuine. Adults are not this creative!!
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JACK (age 3) was watching his mom breast feed his baby sister. After awhile he asked “Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?”
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MELANIE-age five asked her granny how old she was, granny replied im so old that I have forgotten exactly. melanie
replied “granny do what I do look in the back of your panties mine says 5-6″
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STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. ‘I love you so much that when you die I’m going to bury you outside my bedroom window..’
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BRITTANY (age 4) had an ear ache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her
frustration, her Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she’d have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder,
the little girl asked: ‘How does it know it’s me?’
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DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: ‘How much do I cost?’
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CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried when his Mom asked what was troubling him. He replied, ‘I don’t know what’ll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?’
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MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: ‘Why is he whispering in her mouth?’
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TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked, ‘Why doesn’t your skin fit your face?’
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JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: ‘The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt.’ Concerned, James asked: ‘What happened to the flea?’
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The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget
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This particular Sunday sermon…’Dear Lord,’ the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. ‘Without you, we are but dust…’ He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four year old girl voice, ‘Mom, what is butt dust?’

Acts Teens Revo Camp: THE NEW NORMAL (Dec 6-9, 2009)

"Acts Teens Revo Camp: THE NEW NORMAL" is going to be a camp like no other!

It's going to be packed with great fun, friendship, and faith-building stuff! 4 Days & 3 Nights of absolute excitement, and unforgettable moments!

Our favourite "Water War" will be back. EVERYONE will enjoy this! (So, don't forget to bring your water guns!)

There'll also be Value-adding workshops, including one that will help you understand your (and others') personality more.

Make new friends. Meet old friends. Hang out with one another, and enjoy God's presence and God's best for you! Create great memories that will last a lifetime!

I believe that, if you come hungry and expectant, you will encounter God in a significant and powerful way!

This camp will challenge & help you say goodbye to just living like everyone else - especially when it's a life that is less than the best that God has for you!

Sign up today. You will not regret it!

I look forward to meeting and hanging out with you at the Camp this Dec 6-9, 2009!

CONTACT US TODAY!

Phone: 603-5636 2147

SMS: 012 637 0568

Email: acts.teens@theactschurch.org

You Are What You Think

To discipline your life, discipline your mind. I've heard it said before: "The mind is like a parachute - it works best when it's open." But what keeps the parachute up? What kind of "wind" (i.e. thoughts)?

We need to fill our 'open mind' with thoughts that builds us up, not bring us down.
















Don't think you're too good for everyone, neither should you think you're no good for anyone.

Your mind is a powerful thing. It can invent machine guns as well as medical cure. Your thoughts can either make you a killer or a healer.Discipline your mind, or it'll "discipline" you. You become what you think.

Time & Someone You Care About

Did my Run/Walk this morn! Met the same security guard I see everyday, who asks me "What time is it?" every time. But today, he didn't. Today, he was with a lady ;) Oooo yeah ;)

I guess when you're with someone you really care about, you don't care much about the time. You might even wish that time would stop just for the both of you ;)

I think that church services should kinda be like that too... Where we're not so bothered about the time, but more about the One we're with.

No, I don't mean we should have longer services necessarily; but that we aren't overly-conscious abt time, planning lunch & traveling the world in our minds, while spiritual food is being offered. Instead, enjoy & bask in the presence of the One who loves us unconditionally, so much so He would step out of eternity & infinity, and stepped into time & space, walked among us & made a way for us to be together forever! Spending time with Jesus - best thing ever!

Joy and Pain

Many years ago, I told a brick wall that I envied it because it couldn't feel pain, disappointment, sadness, etc. Then, I could almost hear the wall speak back (I now know it was actually the Holy Spirit speaking within me). It "said" it envied me because it can neither feel love, joy, happiness, etc.! *slap* Nice smack I got there!

Joy and Pain can, and in fact made to, co-exist. Without one, we can't fully understand or appreciate the other. And while we need not necessarily give thanks FOR everything, we can give thanks IN everything! (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Acts Teens Revo Camp 09 :: VIDEO PROMO Ep01, Ep02, & Ep03

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You don't need to fall off the same cliff

When I'm given the opportunity to preach God's Word, I do it the best I can & I try to keep it real: sharing my own life experiences, etc. But I am baffled. Some ppl tend to hear what THEY want to hear. Sometimes they chew the bones & spit out the meat, instead of the opposite!

Sometimes I bring my 'dirty linen' out when I preach, bcoz God has called me to be real with my messages. But how many times must we be reminded that 'u don't have to be a drug addict to know it's destructive' or 'u don't have to be killed to know what it's like to die.'

If I mistakenly fell off a cliff & survived the fall to tell the story... it's not so that ppl who hear me can go & fall off a cliff too! It's, hopefully, so that no one else needs to fall off the same cliff. We should not assume. Not everyone who falls survives. And not everyone who survives is called to tell the story.

So when the story is told, learn the lesson (as best as you can), because it's not necessary for everyone to "be" the lesson. It's no wonder Jesus said in Revelations 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says..." Don't just hear what was spoken. Hear what was said. Don't need to fall off the same cliff.

Maximizing Life

Wasn't thinking properly earlier: accidentally locked my car w/ key IN it! Borrowed a friend's car, drove all the way home for spare key. The ordeal 'wasted' 1.5 hours of my precious time & I missed most of the CF in Seksyen 4! Sometimes, we make silly mistakes in life, cuz we weren't thinking properly, & it costs us precious time undoing our wrongs or settings things straight - when we could be maximing & enjoying life to the full - the kinda life Jesus intends for us to have!

Lesson of the Day: slow down, think - and more importantly, pray - before you act! Every choice & decision has consequences - good or bad!

Shadow or Substance

After weeks of freshly brewed 'branded' coffee, I resorted back to 3-in-1 instant coffee. Not nearly as good as the freshly brewed, but I'm gonna just 'live with it.' Some Christians, after having tasted the wonder of Grace, find themselves resorting back to old lifestyle & mindset - and sometimes even willing to settle with 'living with it!' Let's learn to walk in the Spirit, now that we're no longer bound by the flesh & learn to live, thrive, & enjoy life in the fullness, wonder, & power of God's grace thru Jesus!

Don't sweat the old stuff. Live not in the 'shadow' of the Old but in the 'substance' of the New: where the substance is of Christ. (Colossians 2:17 - which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.)

Sermon Slides from "A Stand-Out Christian"

Stand Out

"In order to 'stand out,' you need to first have a stand!"

We all must have stands in our lives. There are just some things in our lives that must never be compromised!

Yes & No

"Every time you say 'No' to something, you're saying 'Yes' to something else"

Mind & Heart

"No point having the brightest mind but the darkest heart!"

Changing the nation, one school at a time...

It's been a while since I've written here. It's time I break the silence. The reason I haven't been able to update this blog is because I've been busy. I've been busy and I'm not complaining! One of the most exciting things in my ministry journey has taken off, and I haven't stopped sowing, investing, building, growing it since!

I'm talking about RECESS REVOLUTION! And boy, am I fired up by what God is doing in the schools through Recess Revo and the students who are a part of it! So many amazing testimonies have been recorded and more are pouring in each day! This "movement" is spreading like wildfire across Malaysia. So far... Selangor, KL, Penang, Kuantan, and Kota Kinabalu have caught on to the vision, and schools are being impacted each week/day. Just head on to the Recess Revo stories page, and you'll know what I mean! (http://teens.theactschurch.org/rrstories.cfm).

Teachers are being touched by the love of God (through acts of kindness by Christian students) - till they cry, Security Guards and students are getting saved, School gates are being repainted - just because the students WANT to do it, meals are being bought by Christian students for others - just to bless... and so much more! I believe if we keep going - we will really see a very different Malaysia, a better Malaysia - starting from the School level, and because ofthe difference (Christian) students are making in their schools!

I believe our nation CAN be changed, and won for the Lord. Any more believers out there!? Can I get a witness!?

Sermon Slides :: IS YOUR SPIRIT STRONG (HAVING A STRONG SPIRIT)

Slides from my message (sermon) on HAVING A STRONG SPIRIT - spoken in ACTS Church on July 19, 2009.....