Archive | March, 2009

Humble Yourselves

Posted on 31 March 2009 by Peter Young

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10)

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Psalm 42:5

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Peter Young

‘Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.’ (Psalm 42:5) When we are ‘down’, we need to address and rebuke our soul (mind, emotions and will). We must command ourselves…

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Delegate’s Report On The 3rd National Self Advocacy Conference, Penang

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Peter Young

Three weeks ago, I gave a report on this conference held on 16th to 19th February 2009. Now we have the impressions of one of the delegates, Eugene Lau, who works as a dining team member of the A&W Petaling Jaya Drive-in. I had the privilege to attend the abovementioned…

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Come Near To God

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Peter Young

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. (James 4:8-9)

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Submit And Resist

Posted on 28 March 2009 by Peter Young

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

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More Grace – Needed And Given

Posted on 27 March 2009 by Peter Young

Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble and oppressed." (James 4:5-6)

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Friendship With The World

Posted on 26 March 2009 by Peter Young

You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. (James 4:4)

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Asking But Not Receiving

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Peter Young

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. (James 4:1-3)

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Who was ‘Allah’ before Islam? (1)

Posted on 24 March 2009 by Administrator

In talking with Muslims, it is essential to understand and affirm their names for God. In most languages spoken by Muslims, the term allâh is at least one of their names for God. The name allâh “is of Christian Syriac origin and was in use long before Muhammad’s time.”

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My three senses on issue of ‘Allah’ word

Posted on 24 March 2009 by K. J. John

Once a year, I teach a Masters course at University of Malaya in the Science Faculty and under the aegis of the Science and Technology Policy Department. One of the key and core issues we deal with is what is called the knowledge paradigm. Paradigm is a very big word,…

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Mark 5:36

Posted on 24 March 2009 by Peter Young

“Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5 : 36, New International Version) Challenging and comforting words when we are facing a particular trial or difficulty.

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What Are You Willing To Give Me If ..

Posted on 24 March 2009 by Peter Young

1) Circa 30 AD – Jerusalem Judas Iscariot posed this question to the chief priests concerning Jesus Christ: “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” Matthew 26 : 15 2) 2009 – Malaysia What are you willing to give me if… a) I…

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