[St. Thomas's Cathedral, St. Francis's, Lundu, St. Paul's Siol Kandis, St. Faith's, Kenyalang, St. Basil's, Batu Kawa, St. Francis's, Kota Samarahan, Tabuan Jaya Anglican Church]
Shalom semua agen-agen Syurgawi yang diberkati.
Berakhir sudah Youth Leadership retreat bagi ADYC Region SIX. Segala kelengkapan sudah di lengkapi, urapan Roh Kudus sudah dipenuhkan...maka mulakan tuaian.
Terus kukuh dan teguh dalam perlayanan muda-mudi, jangan goyah kerana kita tahu siapa bersama kita. Teruskan berdoa bagi diri kita masing-masing. Saat semasa retreat akan tetap menjadi memori indah dalam perlayanan kita untuk muda-mudi. BerAKSIlah Agent Syurgawi. Amen
Shalom semua saudara/I yang dikasihi Tuhan.
Untuk ruangan kali ini, saya ingin berkongsi firman Tuhan bertajuk ‘Boleh kah saya ingin kaya?’. Maka apa jawapan saudara/i? sudah pasti ada yang mengatakan mau kaya ATAU ada yang tidak mau kaya. Tapi apapun jawapan kita, mari kita melihat dari firman Tuhan.
Firman Tuhan PERTAMA: Mathew 6:19-20
….Janganlah kamu mengumpulkan harta di bumi; di bumi ngengat dan karat merusakkannya dan pencuri membongkar serta mencurinya. Tetapi kumpulkanlah bagimu harta di sorga; di sorga ngengat dan karat tidak merusakkannya dan pencuri tidak membongkar serta mencurinya. Karena di mana hartamu berada, di situ juga hatimu berada.
Jelas firman Tuhan menjelaskan, janganlah kita menjadikan Tuhan sebagai tempat kita minta ingin kaya didunia ini. Kekayaan itu adalah sia-sia kerana kumpulkanlah harta di Syurga pasti tidak ada karatnya, pencuri tidak akan membongkarkannya.
Firman Tuhan KEDUA: Kolose 3: 1
…Karena itu, kalau kamu dibangkitkan bersama dengan Kristus, carilah perkara yang di atas, di mana Kristus ada, duduk di sebelah kanan Allah. Pikirkanlah perkara yang di atas, bukan yang di bumi.
Jelas sekali, Tuhan berfirman-kita harus memikirkan perkara diatas bukannya yang terdapat didunia ini. Kita kumpulkan harta di syurga.
Firman Tuhan KETIGA: 1 Timoti 6:6-10
But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
1Ti 6:7 For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out;
1Ti 6:8 But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.
1Ti 6:9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.
Maka Tuhan menyatakan dengan serius sekali cukuplah jika ada makanan dan pakaian dan sikap cinta wang adalah akar segala kejahatan.
Secara kesimpulannya, kita tidak boleh menyimpan niat ingin kaya. Kerana jika kita tetap dalam firman dan tetap didalam Tuhan maka Dia Tuhan yang akan memerdekakan kamu. Dia akan memberkati bukan oleh kemahuanmu sendiri tetapi Tuhan punya rencana yang cukup indah bagi kamu yang percaya kepadaNYA.
Namun kumpulkanlah harta di syurga (Rome 12:9-13), maka harta itu tidak ada cacat cela, tidak karat sama sekali malah pencuri tidak akan mengambilnya.
Salam Damai Tuhan Jesus Kristus menyertai kita selama-lamanya. Amen.
Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ
and wishing you peace and much happiness as you read this ADYC region 6 edition.
As an organization that ministers to the youth in ADYC region SIX, we have one intention; that is to bring the youth to follow Christ. We thank our Lord God for laying His hands on the region SIX and for guiding us through our activities. We will continue to seek God’s favour upon our Church and will glorify and honour Him in all our activities as we search for the treasures of God’s Kingdom. Our treasure is not found on earth but in heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ. I would like to remind us that as Kingdom Youths, we should be FAITHFUL to JESUS, whatever happens to us. Now if we are children of God, then we are heirs - heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, and we must share in his sufferings so we may also share in His glory.
This time, I would like to share on the word of God taken from Saint Matthew 7: 9-11 ‘Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!’
Iban translation Matthew 7:9-11 ‘Kati kita ti apai orang deka kita meri batu ka anak kita, enti iya minta roti? Deka kita meri iya ular enti iya minta ikan? Jai-jai pen kita, nemu mega kita meri utai ti manah ngagai anak kita. Apai kita ti di serega lebih agi deka meri utai ti manah ngagai sida ti minta ari iya.’
As a younger generation this passage is very meaningful in our lives. It gives assurance that Our Father in Heaven has promises good things to all who are faithful in His ministry. Whatever happens in our lives do not turn back but look forward and be positive - God will give the best of all things to each and everyone of us – so trust God.
What Jesus promises here is an insight and direction given that the Holy Spirit wants to work within us. Jesus promises that we will receive all the things we need whenever we ask in his name. So as the Holy Spirit directs our hearts, let us desire those things that will benefit us spiritually. Let us continue to have faith so to see things accomplished as the fulfillment of his promise.
+Robin Maramat
Region SIX Logo designed by Mr. Duane Reggie.
Tema Retreat : 'Kingdom Agent' (1 Peter 4:10)
Tarikh : 27-29 November 2009
Tempat : Mount Singai, Bau
Speaker : Revd. Roanie Cannidy dan Revd Bradley sangan
Bayaran penyertaan : RM 35/- seorang
