Dear Lord,

Thank you so much that you bring Vivienne Su to the Church even into our life. Thank you very much! She is really great and she clearly knows who you are in her life when I asked her several questions about you during break time. I can see how You move on her life. Praise Lord! Thank Lord! I also thank several faithful sisters who used to teach Vivienne though faith in Christ in previous Church. I definitely know the seed is growing in the past, present even future. She comes to Canaan, I believe, according to your will and purpose (Ephesians1-14) Dear Lord, no matter what your plan is, the way is to obey Your teaching and fellow up your path.
I continue praying for Vivinne in Your hands. May you protect her from all circumstance. (May your kingdom come. Your will be done. Amen!) Thanks Jesus Christ!

May God lavish her much wisdom of understanding in the word of You so that she can “know” you better when she is going to attend Baptize class in the future. Amen. Put my faith in Your hands.

Glorify Your name,
Thanks Lord!
Amen and amen!
Summer

1028 "Content", "Consent," and "Commitment"

Share time with Lord on Saturday afternoon.

I was swamped with studying and quiz and tests and those almost drew me away my dearest Lord. My brain was almost bust out and could read any word from anatomy. I decided to leave from table for a while and then, ride the bicycle to Mt.View Library.
I sat on the bench and stated to review what I learned was from BSF (Bible Studying Fellowship).

There are three points:
1. Content
2. Consents
3. Commitment.

First, “Content”, the first element: knowledge.
The beginning of faith is knowledge /the truth or “content.” Faith without content is not true faith at all. The object of faith is Christ; and faith rests upon knowledge, not upon pious ignorance. Christians insist that the object of faith is essential----indeed, the most important thing of all. Our faith must be in Christ and His work, and not ourselves or in faith itself.


Second, “Consents”, or “belief” The second element is “The moving of the Heart.”
The second element in biblical faith is belief. Important as the content of faith is, it is nevertheless possible to know this content and be lost—if it has not touched the person personally. An example is the devil, who undoubtedly knows the Bible and understands theology better than we do, yet does not believe it in this fuller sense. The demons “believe” but “shudder,” says James (James 2:19)
An example of what this means is the conversion of John Wesley in May 1738. Wesley had been an evangelist for years. He knew many doctrines, but they had not affected him at a personal level. One evening he went to a meeting in Aldersgate Street in London, where someone was reading Luther’s “preface” (actually a sermon) to the Epistle to the Romans. Here is what happened, as Wesley tells it: “About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for my salvation. And an assurance was given me that e had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.” Some say the Wesley had been saved before this and only came o know it at this point, but Wesley testified that the “Warming” of his heart was an important part of what it meant for him to trust Christ and spoke of this as his conversion.
Both the mind and the heart are involved in biblical faith. When the truth received by the mind takes root in the heart, the believer is able to stand firm against the temptations that are sure to come.

C. The Third element: Trust or commitment
The third element of faith-trust or commitment-is a real yielding oneself to Christ that goes beyond knowledge, however full or accurate, or even being personally moved by the gospel. (Many are moved, even to tears, but are not saved.) It is the pint at which we pass over the line from belonging to ourselves (as we suppose we do) and become the Lord’s disciples. It is what Thomas affirmed when he not only believed in Jesus and His resurrection but fell at His feet in worship exclaiming, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20-28)
We see all three elements in the way a young man and a young woman meet, fall in love, and get married. The first stages of their courtship correspond to the first element in faith: that is, knowledge or content. At this stage, each is getting to know each other and is trying to determine whether the other is the kind of person whose qualities contribute to a good marriage. The second stage is falling in love. It corresponds to the heart element, the point at which e other person begins to affect the lover in a personal and often emotional way. The final stage is hen the couple stands before the minister and recites the vows by which they pledge themselves to one another. In this heavenly courtship Jesus woos us, evoking our love and then pledges Himself to us, and we also pledge ourselves to him.
He says, “I, Jesus, take you, a sinner, to be my wedded wife; and I do promise and covenant, before God the Father and these witnesses, to be our faithful Savior and bridegroom; in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, in this life and for all eternity.’
We look into His face and repeat the words after Him, and God the Father pronounces this spiritual marriage, joining us to Jesus Christ forever. That is true faith in operation.

Fianll, we indeed have to know much knowledge of His word but we have to "believe it and root into our heart", let along be “commitment,” as you are a Christian in Him.”, have been saved by His redemption.

May God bless you when you read~ Amen. Thanks Jesus Christ.

102006Never say die!

"Never say die and study heard and keep the positive way!" Helen and I encouraged with each other. When we found our test was not what we wanted even expected wss, the best way was to encourage with each other. "Of course, never say die!"

I thank God to give me strength in many ways even when my test was good but it did not let me down which does not mean I am stupid just because this is new class for me and I did not find good way to get through; besides, I found many students fail it. However, I am different from others because God gives me much peace and strength when I meet tough time. Thanks Lord!

I Love You, Lord!
Summer @_@

Jews for Christ from Sunday Worship

Jews for Christ from Sunday Worship.

When I saw this staff, my heart was lifted up because it reminds of me I used to learn Hebrew before. Honestly, I am going to take the Biblical Hebrew again because I am getting "Heavey laden." in the future.

Hanlin's birthday 1015 and God's grace 1016

Hang out Hanlin's birthday dinner

May God bless each of them because we live in harmony and peace to honer You. We love with our heat and sou to praise You all the time. Thanks Lord,
In Your name,
Amen.

(Let's have creative posture~!)
Bob took seasoning~
John put spoon~
Chris gave special smiling~
Sandy and Paul gave a spicy tounge ~
Summer showed the "Japanese wine."
Mike gave a sweet wishper~

The dish would be "delicious." I hope so.



Dear brothers and sisters,

I thank God to give me grace because while I was rushly going to go to school in this morning, the orange 3M, " Summer, I cooked chicken stick for you and put 4 in the box in the ice box, " written by my landlord, attached on the refrigerator door.

I thank Lord because this is His grace. I think probably I pray for her often and I try to be good in my behavior and manner through faith in Christ when we live under the same roof. I thank God again. She knows I am too busy to go to supermarket and cooked for me.

This is all God's grace.

The unaccountable grace makes me share with you this morning and I prayed each of you ( Hanlin & Christina, Bob's relationship, Mike's pain released on his head, John's relationship, Esther's marriage in preparation, Joy and Christ and others)
already to Him when I was in the bus.

May integraty and righteousness protect you because our hope is in Him. (Psalm 24:21)

God bless each of you and you got it!!!!

Summer@_@

Sharing~ Thanks Lord~

Thanks Lord,

Here is sharing:
Yesterday I basically got troubled from a job-offering by a girl, Miss K, non-believer who is an international student and persuaded me to take it although I know an international student is not allowed to work out of campus or called illegal. My heart was almost convinced with high price per month and location near the neighborhood of Mt View. I was struggled with the welfare for a while while her enthusiasm on the phone. I thought, “I need it and if I take the job, it may reduce or help my burden each month. But what if I took it, it would make mistakes and called “illegal” to against my position even my belief. Why my heart is disturbed by these benefits? Does God want me to go there? If it were, why my heart can not be peaceful? Perhaps it is not what God wants to me to go there.”
I quickly prayed to God, “God please remove the evil scheme from my heart. I do not want to be tempted. I want to obey You. You have arranged for me in everything. How can I have such the “want” when these advantages come up before me? I trust in You and believe You. You make many ways from past, present even future. Please remove the “cup” from me. Only trust in You.”

Then, I called Miss K up soon and turned down the job-offering.

After several hours , she called me up and wanted to give me a ride while I was leaving Mt View Library.

When I met her in her car, she honestly told me, “Basically, I thought you could help me to quit the job.” I confused to ask her, “Don't you like your boss? Don't you like the job?”when she talked to me. She kept saying , “My boss is not good person and I am threatened by her when I told her, “I want to quit focusing on studying. She looks down on me even teases my parents before me even she knows my mother passed away several years ago and she knows my weakness. Besides, the job is not simple and needs to meet a lot of people whom you dislike. Before you refused the job, I thought you could take it and I may leave from here.”

I was astonished from her expression so “honest” in front of me. "Owww! She just wanted to take advantage of me. The purpose is so bad" I finally figured out after her "honest expression." At the same time, I replied to her, “Before you told me this matter, I had already known “The job is not what I am going to go because my heart is stuck until praying and I may understand this is not the certain way God wants me to go. I thank God to protect me from the circumstance. Besides, I think we have to obey the law in here because we are international students. Do not do illegal things in here. It will hurt your reputation and your situation will get worse. Needless to say, your heart won't have any peace.”

Then, the surprising expression was on her face when she heard from what my refusal reason was from God’s response through praying. What happened next? She started to take out her emotion on me from this job. I only said to her, “May I pray for you?” She nodded. After praying, the peace on her face definitely I could tell and she started to ask me “When/why did you become Christian?”

I replied to her, “I recommend you to go to church more because this world is not ours any more and filled with a lot of temptation and trails to impose us into suffering although we live in this world in daily. However, this world still has “Light and Hope.” That is God whom I believe….Anyway, here was my place. Let’s pray again.”

Surely, she got it-peace from Lord when I saw her off in front my place.

I deeply thanked God again. And I thought, “The world is really filled with evil schemes such as someone wanted to set me up but God protects me from risk. Thank God. He is awesome. I also learned a lesson:

1) When beneifts come up do I turn away my value even Lord's teaching?
2) When someoen attempted to set me up whether I have to forgive the person or judge after I found it.
3) Whether I really put Him as pirority in daily life even praying especally when thing comes up?

The process is testing/trails. Thanks God again and again. The way I can say is "He is my rock and fortress and deliver.. Thanks Lord!"

May God also help the girl too. Amen!”


The sharing keeps moving on... Here comes His "Reward."

Nearly bed time I reviewed what happened today was. An inspiration appreared throgh my heart and wanted to thank Him in turn. Thus, I called one of sisters, Maggie Christian is in Taipei (I do not know why I want to call her up.) Basically, I did not connect with her for a while until last night and I told her my purpose was I wanted to pray for her to God when we talked on the phone.

However, I was surprised with her response from another phone “Summer, can I help you and become one of your sponsors to support you studying in U.S because of God.”

“What?” I did not tell her anything about dollars and only wanted to pray for her but her response was out of my topic obviously.

When I was wondering, several verses appeared in my mind "the sign" which we discussed on Sunday School is from "8 Hezekian had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that ....9 Isaiah answered, "This is the Lord's sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised..." (2 Kings 20 8-9) We also discussed the "sign" is through faith in Chirst.... even shown in the circumstance.....

Suddenly, I realized the “reward/sign is from God." Then, I directly shared about “job-offering” with her and told her “God arranges everything even I do not know you are willing to be one of my supporters in the future.”

“Thank God and it is about Him!” she replied to me with simling from another phone.

Then we prayed together on the phone.

The unaccountable grace is from God. God is faithful.

The response is from “21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not done evil by turning from my God. 22. All his laws are before me; I have turned away from his decrees.23 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself form sin. 24 The Lord has rewarded me ….” (Psalm 18)

Thanks Lord!

Today I specially do fasting for Him a little bit –Love and thanks Him in turn.
I also pray for you already.

May each of you receive the blessing from Him.

In His name,

Thanks Lord,
Amen.
Summer

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Keep accuntibility: I still keep studying His word in daily morning with praying although I am pretty busy. Since I moved to Mt.View, the shedule has big changed. I wake up every 5:00am to catch the early bus to school. I also have to good time to praise Him while I am waiting for the bus. Thanks Lord!

Study hard: I told God, "I want to please You from acedmic performance." This time I will do my effort to study hard and get good score to honer Him. I also understand what I done is for "He is going to open another door ..."

Thank Lord: I sincerely thank Lord to lavish me much wisdom and understanding after coming back from mission. I feel I grow up again and know how to be patient and wait many things from His will. I thank God and How great he is. I will keep in the way of Him. Amen.

Lord, I want to love you more and more than yesterday and more words can say....

Thanks you in every minutes!

In Jesus Name, Amen,

1006 Happy Moon Festival !

Dear Lord,

Happy Moon Festival! "The Moon and the Sun has set in the place those are the good works of Your figners." (Psalms 9) Thank Lord! Because of Your good job so that we can use the day to celebrate and have family times together, it is great. Although my mother is not here, I sitll want to pray for her to you. I pray for her salvation to You. I pray for Your good working continuelly. Praise You! Glorify You! Thanks Lord! Happy Moon Festival! In Your name, Amen

P.S I also thank one of mothers who worked in Marina Market gave me extra "Egg Moon Cake!" without payment. Probably, I am Taiwanese or Christian when I spoke "Taiwanese" and praying. Anyway, the extra is to please You.

1005 I had a good presentation.

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Thanks God! I had a wonderful presentation. Why I thanked Him? Did the presentation made my effort by myself? Honestly, He is always living in mine every minitues and every day. I love Him. I know His Truth. I like to glory Him. I like to exalt His name. Lord! Thank you! Before presentation, I was elightened by Your words. "23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) Indeed, humankind are imperfect and much flaw and lack of glorying for You. But only You, "24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24) Whatever I have or my own which is Yours even my heart and soul in every things, may glorify You every minitues. Amen!


(Teacher, Me, Yoko at De Anza )

0930 Car Wash!

0930
Praise Lord!
Car wash was attracted to majorities of neighbors to come our church. It seemed this car wash was different from before because neighbors could open their heat to share their deep things of their own with us. Example, one of neighbors prayed to God with us when she shared her sorrow, her lost son last year with me. Obviously, she was sad I could tell because the tears came into her eyes. I immediately invited her to pray and she followed with me and later, she felt comfortable. Praise Lord! She also accepted us to visit her once in a while. (Amen) May God bless Betty all!

Another one is a old lady who taught me how say “Thank you!” with Rauissan. She was funny and liked to take a picture with me. (See she held the flyers.) Amen.

Hang out with Chao Wen.

Thanks God to let me hang out with Chao Wen and her baby.

Dear Lord,

I pray for Chao Wen and Machel and Jeffery in Your hands. May you bless them, especailly to Chao when because her husband is still in China. She has to handle with many things. God You say, husband and wife can not seperate from each other which is Your commands. Lord, may you bless her.

In Your Name,

Amen,

S@_@