Spiritual Emphasis Week

This revival conference was held during August 13-14. The event was organized by the Living Water Theological Seminary for the purpose of promoting students' spiritual life. Please, see following hightlights of the preaching of Pastor Thang (Rev. David Mung) during the event.

August 13:
Text: Matthew 7:11; Luke 11:13; Acts 3:6-8
Title: Holy Spirit and Spirit-filled Life: the Better Gift of God
Synopsis: We define the person and works of the Holy Spirit in many different ways. However, Luke, a representative of Early Christianity, simply defined it as the better gift of God that is far beyond good. As evidenced in Acts 3:6, a life that is filled with and directed by the Holy Spirit is a life that is filled with the richness of God and His power. Therefore, which would be better than a life that is completely filled with the Holy Spirit!

August 14:
Text: John 7:37-39; Acts 2:1-4
Title: Holy Spirit and Spirit-filled Life: Life that is Overflowing
Synopsis: A life being filled with the Holy Spirit does not simply mean for personal entertainment. It is for overflowing to bless others and save the lost. Of course, a life that is overflowing with the Spirit of God to give life to others is the promise that Jesus made. All phenomena happened on the Day of Pentecost are the external evidence of this overlfowing life, a life that is to bless others and bring them back to Jesus Christ (Cf., Acts 2:41).

August 15:
Text: Acts 1:6-8
Title: Holy Spirit and Spirit-filled Life: A Journey Beyond Boundaries
Synopsis: The only one who is beyond any limitation and boundary is God, the creator and the original designer of life, alone. This is the promise of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to let us join that spiritual journey, a journey beyond any limitation. Therefore, the Holy Spirit was promised and also given to those who believe. The complete promise says that those who believe would receive heavenly power to go beyond any geographical (physical) limitation and completely live for Jesus Christ. This is a life that goes beyond one's limitation of selfishness and even a life of martyr (witness).

Weekend Ministries

Meet Pastor Thang at one of his following preaching engagements back in his homecountry.

• July 20, Yangon Full Gospel Church
• July 27, Myanmar Mission Fellowship

For the month of August:

• August 03 (11:00 AM), Yangon Christian Church
• August 03 (02:00 PM), Trinity School of Theology and Mission
• August 10 (11:00 AM), New Light Mission
• August 10 (02:00 PM), Harvester Christian Fellowship
• August 13-15, Revival Conference (Spiritual Emphasis Week), Living Water Theological Seminary
• August 17, Full Life Christian Fellowship
• August 24, Grace Assembly of God Church
• August 31, International Christian Center

Report

Pastor Thang and family are already back to their home-country to re-assume their former ministries and launch a new ministry project. Meantime, they need your prayer help as they are trying to adapt themselves in there, after leaving the country for such long enough years. God bless all!

Sunday Schedule

As Pastor Thang and family is leaving next week, a comissioning and farewell ceremony will be held during Ohu Worship this Sunday. Therefore, SEM will join the Ohu Worship in main sanctuary. Please, join the ceremony.

Message (07/06/08)

Matthew 6:11
Daily Bread


Video Clip

Introduction: Though seems "hand-to-mouth" prayer, this prayer is actually a prayer for true prosperity. There would not be more better life than having daily bread on daily basis. The world is crying for this life, indeed. Further, this prayer reminds what my son is doing to his mom. When he came home from school, though having lunch at school already, he asked his mom to prepare him lunch again knowing mom's better lunch. In this prayer, Jesus is teaching us how to relate to our heavenly Father, knowing His better lunch.

True Prosperity to Seek After: Why does a prayer for daily bread mean true prosperity? Many times, we wrongly think having many and much as being rich and properous. However, true richness [wealth, prosperity] is having what needed. It does not mean to have many nor to have nothing. It means to have something, not much nor less, that's really needed for each particular situation of life.

True Wisdom to Live With: Why does a prayer for daily bread mean true wisdom of life? For, having the right tool for the right situation is what wisdom mean. In its original language, this prayer mean to pray for what is necessity for one's daily existence. As imperfect human being, some of us are caught up in the past and some are overrun into the future (cf., v. 34). However, Jesus is teaching us to think about what we really need today, to live one day at a time. Actually, to live today is the best preparation for the future, though. This is true wisdom of life.

True Spirituality to Maintain: The most of all, this daily-bread-prayer is true spirituality. Why? Because, this is a prayer in seeking God's favor, who knows our true need in life. We pray in thinking of what we would probably need tomorrow, but God gives us in thinking of what we need today. So, to live today, we need God in our daily life. Therefore, this "daily-bread-prayer" reminds a "daily-trust-life" trusting in God alone to meet our daily needs. Therefore, this is our new lifestyle, a life that strives to trust God daily from a life that strives to find daily bread on our own. From "daily bread" to "daily trust"!

Preaching Appointment

Pastor Thang could not join the SEM this Sunday. He had another preaching appointments with two different foreigners' churches. The title of the first preaching reads like this "A Way Back to Home with Jacob" that tried to bring out some spiritual truths for today readers of Genesis 32:3-12 (v. 10). The second preaching, entitled "Daily Bread", gave a specific concentration on Matthew 6:11, part of the Lord's Prayer, that says "Give us today our daily bread."

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