The Spring of Moral Fruitfulness

Pause for Thought: 28 September

The Spring of Moral Fruitfulness

Christianity, when it is true to its own genius, is able to believe in humanity recklessly, despite all that saddens and discourages, because it has seen the vision of God, the eternal source of all worth and wonder lifting us up to become sons and daughters of God. That is the spring of all creative effort, sureness of touch and mastery in life. On the whole and in the long run those men and women have been most effective in changing and remodelling the present world, who have realised that goodness, in whatever form, is not in the end something that we produce, but something that claims us and is imparted to us by the eternal and unchanging goodness. The vision of God is the spring of moral fruitfulness. The source of all creative conviction is the vision of one who is Faithful and True, unchanged in underived perfection.

From The Relevance of Christianity, by F. R. Barry

7 WEEKS Bible Reading Plan

WEEK ONE ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GOD THE FATHER
Sunday: Our heavenly FatherMatthew 6:26
Monday: He is a SpiritJohn 4:24
Tuesday: He always wasPsalm 90:1,2
Wednesday: He is all powerful Matthew 19:26
Thursday: He knows everythingActs 15:18
Friday: He loves the worldJohn 3:16
Saturday: He loves meI John 4:7,9
VERSE TO REMEMBER - John 3:16

WEEK TWO ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEAVEN
Sunday: Jesus is the WayJohn 14:6
Monday: It is a beautiful place Revelation 21:18,19
Tuesday: Tuesday: It is a happy placeRevelation 21:4
Wednesday: It is a wonderful place Revelation 21:10-16
Thursday: Thursday: There is no sin there Revelation 21:27
Friday: Friday: Heaven is a prepared place John 14:1,2
Saturday: God's throne is in Heaven Isaiah 66:1
VERSE TO REMEMBER - John 14:2

WEEK THREE ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SIN
Sunday: Everyone has sinnedRomans 3:23 & Isaiah 53:6
Monday: All unrighteousness (anything that doesn't Please God) is SIN I John 5:17
Tuesday: God hates sinProverbs 6:16-19
Wednesday: Punishment for sinRomans 6:23
Thursday: God will forgiveI John 1:9
Friday: Do not continue to sin Romans 6:12-14
Saturday: Do not cause someone else to sinRomans 14:13
VERSE TO REMEMBER - Romans 6:23

WEEK FOUR ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LORD JESUS
Sunday: He is God's SonLuke 1:32
Monday: Why Jesus came into the world I Timothy 1:15
Tuesday: Jesus loves childrenLuke 18:16
Wednesday: Jesus never changesHebrews 13:8
Thursday: He is called the Good ShepherdJohn 10:11
Friday: Why we love Jesus I John 4:19
Saturday: What Jesus wants us to give HimProverbs 23:26
VERSE TO REMEMBER - I John 4:19

WEEK FIVE ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GOD'S WORD
Sunday: Unsaved people cannot understand the BibleI Corinthians 2:14
Monday: Why we should study the BibleII Timothy 2:15
Tuesday: God's Word is our guidePsalm 119:105
Wednesday: A good prayer to prayPsalm 119:18
Thursday: What cleanses a Christian's wayPsalm 119:11
Friday: What Jesus said about cleansingJohn 15:3
Saturday: The Bible tells us of JesusJohn 5:39
VERSE TO REMEMBER - Psalm 119:11

WEEK SIX ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LIVING FOR JESUS
Sunday: Talk to God every dayPsalm 55:17
Monday: Study God's WordII Timothy 2:15
Tuesday: Let God speak to you Jeremiah 33:3
Wednesday: Tell others what God has done for you Romans 10:9
Thursday: Tell others what God can do for themMark 16:15
Friday: Do what Jesus wants you do toLuke 9:23
Saturday: Meet with other Christians Hebrews 10:25
VERSE TO REMEMBER - Romans 10:9

WEEK SEVEN ~ SOME THINGS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
Sunday: He is GodGenesis 1:2
Monday: Your body is His templeI Corinthians 6:19
Tuesday: He convicts us of our sinJohn16:8-11
Wednesday: He gives us powerActs 1:8
Thursday: He gives us hopeRomans 15:13
Friday: He leads usRomans 8:14
Saturday: He is our teacherI Corinthians 2:13
VERSE TO REMEMBER - Romans 8:14

2008 August NewsLetter

Francis Elias - My family in Christ

I was born in Penang in 1957. My father died when I was just 3 years old. Immedi-ately after my father passed away, my mother brought my brother and I to stay with my uncle. After a while, my uncle entered us in the Salvation Army, Penang where we stayed from 1968 to 1973.
It was in Salvation Army that I spent my early teenage, growing up with kids of dif-ferent ethnicity and various background and. I cherish my growing years here as it was filled with wonderful experiences. We were part of this big happy family and everyone cared for each other. There were, however, some sad moments espe-cially when some of the seniors, whom we had come to be fond of, had to leave. Nevertheless, the new recruits made us enthusiastic and cheerful again. I kept in touch with my seniors, some of whom would drop by the home occasionally. Still, I dreaded the day I would have to leave the home and family I had come to be fond of...

Maggie Ch’ng—Giving Thanks, and Exhortations in the Lord.

My name is Maggie. I’m from the church of Salvation Army. Well, I want to share with you about my testimonies. I want to thank God that sometime 2 years ago. I almost wanted to quit my job because of a hard time that I had with the people I was working with especially my supervisor. We had a hard time getting along, there were also different opinions and arguments at times. So it’s really so unpleasant that I even thought of quitting my job....


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