AMEN!!!

Receive The Power (Malaysian Edition)

The finale video from the Pentecost Day Celebration organised by Covenanted for Christ Covenant Community (CFCC) Penang & Taiping and Servants of Yahweh Covenant Community (SOYCC), KL.

Eternal rest grant unto your faithful servant O Lord,
And may the perpetual light shine upon him ...


This post has been edited by khool: Jun 5 2020, 09:00 PM

Catholic Treasurers -
SPIRITUAL FOOD FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 12TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. 24TH JUNE, 2020.
SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

Isaiah 49:1-6. Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15. Acts 13:22-26. Luke 1:57-66, 80
YOU ARE UNIQUE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD: YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AND CALLED
Today the Church celebrates the birth of John the Baptist, the precursor, the herald, the forerunner of Jesus, the voice of the one crying in the wilderness, the friend of the Bridegroom. While the Church celebrates the day of a saint’s death as the feast day since it marks the entrance into heaven, there are two exceptions to this, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the feast of today. The first reading perfectly fits the narrative of the birth of the Baptist, one whose role was the conversion of the nation and the restoration of Israel. In the gospel, we saw that John spent his time in the desert, he was a man of the desert, thus the desert prepared him for the arduous task of being the forerunner of the Saviour until his appearance or manifestation to the people of Israel. Lk. 1.80. Without a doubt, John was a special child who leapt for joy and was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb when he recognized the Saviour at the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. This incident has been seen by bible scholars as the singular moment when John the Baptist was cleansed of original sin, since it was foretold by the Angel that John would be filled with the Holy Spirit even while in the womb (Luke 1:15). John was the cousin of Jesus, they were relatives.

Dear child of God, the feast of today challenges all Christians on different levels. First, to the fundamental attitude of being Christians-our total trust and dependence on God. Despite the tragedies and “hopelessness” of life, the parent of the Baptist continued to hope in the Lord. Moreover, they remained optimistic and continued in their lifestyle of serving God. We are called to be good parents and Guardians to our children and wards, like the parents of John the Baptist. This godly parent was pivotal in the upbringing of this child who had a great mission to accomplish, this can be seen more in the insistence on the name of “John” as foretold by the angel to be the name of the Baptist. (2) Placing our life within the will of God the Father, as John did: He lived in the desert, and later began his ministry preparing the way for the Saviour without usurping the role of the Saviour or betraying the trust and the duties given to him by God. (3) We ‘need to ask God’s help to get rid of the barrenness of our heart, cleanse it daily, liberate it from evil attachments and prepare it for the rebirth of Jesus’. (4) Each one of us born into this world has a destiny with our Creator. We are given name as “precious and unique” in the sight of God, it doesn’t matter whether you are black or white, yellow or dark or brown. Moreover, even in the womb before your organs are fully formed, God has given you a name! Thus, those who push for abortions should have a rethink, destroying what God has already created and given a name! the abortionists’ agenda in Kenya is pushing for the legalization of abortion in the country and they have succeeded in fast-tracking the reading of the bill for the second time in the apex chamber, waiting eagerly to pass it into law. However, the life of John will later on tells us that: “not everything that is allowed by law is morally right, e.g. divorce and abortion” as we see in his stern condemnation of king Herod and Herodias. (5) Let us learn from John the Baptist and be like him in bearing witness to the Gospel, he brought discomfiture to the rich and the comfortable, and comforted the poor and gave hope to the hopeless who were waiting for the Saviour. His humility was excellent. Let us pray for more Johns’ to be born and be raised up in our time since we need them urgently and quickly. St. John the Baptist pray for us and intercede for our broken world. Blessed Wednesday and happy feast. Blessings to you +. “A CHRISTIAN IS NOT AN ORDINARY PERSON AND THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN IS A LIFE OF WARFARE”. (Padre Pio, CMF).

Glory to God in the Highest!

no arguments there brother ...

Excellent movie!!

Hey Yeeck!

Long time no chat. In answer to your question, yes. Managed to watch it on youtube. Some people posted the full movie on the site, but I think has been taken down already. In any case, I am waiting for official version to be available for purchase on BluRay. It's good.

Jim wears the Jerusalem Cross!!! Amen!!!!