Remember this week.

Posted by Yongsoo at 11:03 PM 2 comments

Remember what we talked about this Sunday.

Your relationship with God.

All that pain, suffering, worries, struggles, doubts, and hardships... Joy, Happiness, Peace, Hope..

Remember... God has always loved you, yesterday, today, and tomorrow..

Take the time to reflect on what I said... Ask God for you to be able to take the opportunity to take His shoes and put them on your feet... Then, I promise that we will be able to understand that God has been there since day 1... but through our own selfishness we have turned our backs on the LORD so many times. I hope you guys get the opportunity to experience that switching of places that I was so humbled by...

Have a blessing week. Update your prayer request. Because I will be praying for all of you. My prayer request is the same this week so don't think that I am being hypocritical.

Thank you guys for such a wonderful opportunity and for being such a great group. Please be safe and look to the little things in life that you can appreciate because God is there with you EVERY STEP of the way..

***** challenge of the week *****

-Read Sermon Notes EVERYDAY!!

try your best guys if you can just SKIM through it if you have too. thank you very much.

It is well with my soul

Posted by Young the Amazing at 1:00 PM 0 comments

I just wanted to share this with you guys, a hymn I really like. :3

It is Well with my Soul
http://songsandhymns.org/hymns/detail/it-is-well-with-my-soul
[just click mp3, it'll pop up in a new window; no need to download]
I urge you to also check out the story behind this song, for I found it to be very encouraging as well. :3 [Though the story summary ends where it does, afterwords, the Spaffords moved to Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony; its mission was to serve the poor. The society engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of religious affiliation, gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities.]

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Refrain
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Refrain

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Refrain

[
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
Refrain

But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
Refrain
]
[These aren't in the version I'm sending, but are a part of the hymn.]

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
Refrain

An eye opener

Posted by TataRisssa at 2:03 PM 1 comments

I was reminded this week of something serious in my life that may help some of you or may not but I thought I would share it. I have the complete music of hillsong and I was going through them to find one I would like to sing for offering. I am infatuated by the song 'Love Song' by Hillsong and I can not get enough of it. It expresses so much of what I want to say to Him as a confession. Today I sat down to read what Mike has posted to realize that what I wanted to proclaim to Him is how much I love Him.

And as i was reading I can say that I am guilty of putting other things higher than God sometimes, well most if the time. I used to think that singing not only praises to Him but making every song I sing a confession to Him that, that was enough and He would know how much I really love Him.

My awakening came like a slap in the face. It didn't matter how much I confessed to Him in song or how much passion I put into every song i sang if I did not read His word i would never understand.

He knows my life better than I do and He has told me that he knows I wake up before the sun does and most of the time I don't come home until the sun has already gone down. He knows that I am busy to the point of exhaustion every day. He even told me that he knows because He was with me and felt that same exhaustion as I went through it too.

He asked of me something simple, that in the morning to wake up a little earlier than I usually do and to read His words even if it was one passage, even if it was for 5 min to just read His word and I would receive my answer to the question I would be asking Him soon.

So I did it...and I received my answer about two months later. It was to a question that I was personally thinking about for a year before that but never really asked God for. I just had it in the back of my mind never really asking because I would be afraid of the answer. But I got the answer to the question.

Unfortunately I stopped reading His words in the morning and started falling in spiritual level and I can confess to all of you that I am at the lowest I have ever been since I started coming to this church about 6 years ago.

I am telling you this because through this last year all I did was drop and it happened without me even knowing it. It just happened, God longs for me to just read His words and I couldn't even do it longer than 4 months or even give Him 5 min of my time because I used the excuse that I was tired all the time. I still am tired all the time but I am asking all of you this day to please pray for me. With everything I have to deal with to finally give God everything I have not just in praise but to build the relationship by having a conversation with Him and to be healed and cleansed by His words.

I truly need Him in my life because I have been living without Him for too long that it is time to change for the better this time so I can truely sing this song with a clean heart and to bring Love to His ears once again. So he will know how much I really do Love Him, in action this time not just words.

Here is the song if you were interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRIP0t5Ypac

Here are the lyrics

Closer than my thoughts
Closer than a kiss
How could it be
More intimate than this?

More honest words than these I�ll never find.
With all my heart, my strength, my soul, my mind.

I love You, I love You, I�m Yours and You are mine.
I love You, I love You, I love You Jesus Christ.

Let me hear Your voice
Whisper Heaven�s song
Deeper into You
Is where I belong.

I hope that this helped one of you or maybe it just helped me to say it.

Have a great week everyone

Hm. No responses?

Posted by Yongsoo at 10:14 AM 2 comments

I guess I may have offended some of you. I apologize if so I hope you guys can forgive me. Remember to update your prayer request. Have a blessed week.

Reflect on This..

Posted by Yongsoo at 6:44 PM 0 comments

How is everyone doing?

****VERY IMPORTANT****

Please note that I am not directing this to any of of YOU but for ALL OF US to think about..

Sorry if i offend any of you.

>>>>ONLY READ THIS IF YOU HAVE ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO SPARE DONT COME BACK TO IT READ IT ALL AT ONE TIME AND REALLY TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT <<<<

I am actually feeling very blessed that although I am going through some difficult times that I am still able to find joy and praise God throughout the day. I am pleased to say that it is quite amazing how God opens our eyes to so many things and allows us to share these experiences with our fellow brothers and sister.

With what Young had said before, how we are so easily amused or attached to the things of the world however, when it comes to opening the bible and finding joy in that, or taking time to praise God by YOURSELF, or even simply just taking the time to have a conversation with our Lord and Savior. Interesting enough, God humbled me very deeply this week and opened my eyes to what it is to Love God. (Not completely but I am getting closer)

Like I had said on this past Sunday about how our relationship with Christ reflects whether or not we are confident in the decision we make in our lives. Its not about asking..."Lord, what do you want me to do now?" but more a sense of.."Lord, You have called me here and may I be used to fulfill YOUR purpose and for YOUR glory.

Now, all of you guys say that you guys are Christians and that you guys all want to be a great follower of Christ but lets take the time to reflect on our lives. That same joy that we were privileged to experience sometime in our past lives, is a gift from God that he has given to ALL THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD, to take part in and share. Now, just a question of thought, when was the last time you cried because you wanted to so desperately share this new Life with another?

With today's society it is so easy to call OURSELVES christians but when you look in the bible, the disciples were given the name "Christians"(Acts 11). Have you ever thought that when people look at you, that you can be given the privilege being called a Christian or are you out in the world proclaiming who you are for the rest of the world to know but not really see? When we are put to the test, it is so easy to see how harsh the times are and not realize how God feels. *Back to what Young pointed out*; Try to think what God is feeling when you are doing things of this world before trying to please God. We are called His children and we are called His sons and daughters. Can you imagine how jealous God is of our love of worldly things. God loved us first and I am almost 100% positive that every time we fall into our own desires how much God really is saddened. It really is funny how we look at our lives and are so quick to blame God, when God doesn't even think to blame us. Before you read on take a look on youtube for a song that really speaks out what God may feel when we turn our backs on Him.

Song name: How He Loves

Artist : David Crowder Band

Album : Church Music

Listen this a couple of things pull out the lyrics and really dissect the song, put it into perspective, think about your life, where you stand, how you have thought about God, and how we and Christians fail to love God, even when He loved us first.

>>Here are the Lyrics in case you couldn't find it..<<

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgeUrD4MHI

He is jealous for me,

Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,

Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden,

I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,

And I realise just how beautiful You are,

And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,

Oh how He loves us,

How He loves us all

He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.

Yeah, He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.

And we are His portion and He is our prize,

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,

If his grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.

And heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,

And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,

I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,

When I think about, the way…

He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.

Yeah, He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.

I will be posting another follow up on this.. But I want you guys to read this and take time to really think about this. The love that God so willingly gives us, the unfailing, unending, so merciful, graceful, humble, never envying, unconditional, self-sacrificing love..

How have you/we showed God, your/our Lord and Savior, that you/we love Him?

Another Thought

Posted by Young the Amazing at 11:05 PM 0 comments

I was thinking about how excited we get for things like games, activities, friends, TV shows [I'm liking/watching Glee recently], and the like, yet it's always more difficult to get that same excitement for God as often as we have for things of this world. At least for me sometimes.

That's really saddening. :(
At least for me, because that kinda gives insight into how spiritually close to God I am [not very, it seems]. :<

I guess that ties with how we're supposed to remember our first love, to keep working on staying in love.


Also, I think being more of an ascetic is what I should go for, as if I open myself up for moderation, I open myself up for compromise. Moderation and Priority, for everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Especially with my own personal goal with my relationship with God, I need to continue going on strong, continue to grow, and not waver or look away from the path God wants me to walk.

Just wanted to share my thoughts on myself, I guess. o.o

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with [us] all. (2 Corinthians 13:14)

Food for Thought.

Posted by Young the Amazing at 11:33 AM 2 comments

Thank you Linda for making this blog! :D


So, KCCC [Korea Christian Campus Crusade] has morning prayer every weekday at 7am, which means I usually don't get up on time due to having to wake up at 6am, BUT I woke up and went today! :D

An interesting thought that struck me the most there was this:
The difference between doing 'Godly work' and doing God's will.


Just something I wanted to share. :O
[Also, reading Revelation really motivates me to strive at being worthy of God :O]

Also, agreeing with Mike, the prayer request box is super cool! XD
Now Young goes back to the annotated bibliography he doesn't want to do. ;-;

Thanks to LINduh!

Posted by Yongsoo at 9:11 AM 1 comments

Hello fellow GROUP members!

What a great way for us to share our week struggles, and hardships and testimonies, but most importantly having an easy access way to share the wonders and JOY that Christ demonstrates through our daily walks with him.

Thanks to Linda for putting in your efforts and contributing your expertise in helping the group to become something greater in fellowship and aiding us becoming closer to each other. I hope that you all take the time to thank Linda, and hope to see you guys posting on this throughout the week. I will be checking it up on a daily basis.

Got Questions? post here Got something to share GOOD or BAD? post it here and maybe we can discuss it on sunday together as a group.

Young, this is your opportunity to share with us your experiences up in SD with being a new Christian again. Please keep us posted and we will be all glad to hear from you I am sure.

Hope everyone is having a great week and thanks again to Linda, I owe you.

ISNT THE PRAYER REQUEST THING COOL! hahah I LOVE THIS THING!!! IM GOING TO SPAM SPM SPAM! okay..back to school. Have a blessing week. remember..

SEEK for guidance. God bless.

-Mike

TUTORIAL: how this thing works.

Posted by LINduh at 10:12 PM 3 comments

First of all, i would like to say that this layout is tentative- and will be changed according to what you guys want
i really couldn't find any pictures of PMC.. i'll consider taking something weekend though.. and post it.
i chose monochrome(black&white) because.. well, it's simple/elegant + i didn't want to put bias on any other colors.. and the plaid is mainly because i like plaid. :D
also, i really like the bible picture- it's hard to find not-ghetto religious pictures!

basically, any suggestions will be welcomed!


#1) the URL
is:   http://pmcbiblestudy.blogspot.com/
we can change this if we change the blog name.
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#2) title
you will see at the top, the title of our blog: "Bible Study".. we can change this.

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#3) the 4 links on the menu bar:
Home- the front page, so to speak. if you are on a different page, you can get to it by either typing in the URL, clicking the 'Bible Study" title at the top, or pressing 'Home.

Post- will directly take you to a page where you can post an entry.

Current Members- leads you to an entry with information about the members of this blog.

Blogger.com- leads you to www.blogger.com (this is highly useful, really. especially for editing.)

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#4) how to post:
click to view in original size:

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#5) how to edit your entries:
made a mistake on your entry? not a problem!

<-- this 'edit' button at the bottom of your entry takes you to the edit post page.
*careful, as you can edit other people's entries accidentally as well~

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#6) Making comments:
to leave comments on people's (or your own) entries..

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#7) To edit prayer requests:
if you really want to edit, press

<-- this button to the bottom right corner of it. it's also pretty self explanatory..

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#8) Labels
like i briefly mentioned before, they're like tags.. so if you have a bible verse that you would like to share along with a testimonial, then you can tag it with 'bible verse, testimony' and it will be highlighted beneath your post. anyone else can reuse these labels. so if i click on 'bible verse', then it will lead me to all of the entries that had been tagged 'bible verse'. it's great for convenience / organization..


i can't think of anything right now to add..


so if you have any further questions.. feel free to ask..

and again, any suggestions are welcomed with open arms!

Members

Posted by LINduh at 10:53 PM 4 comments

just post the information as a comment on the bottom and i'll edit it
(send me a picture that you would like to use :3)

if you want to edit it yourself, i'll give you admin privileges :D

if you have more to add, then please do so!


Grace
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Jose
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Linda

dragondame57@hotmail.com

Facebook
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Michael

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Sharon

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TaRissa

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Young

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