2 Timothy 3

Hey REEFers!!!

Goodness, the weeks do pass quickly, and theres only a week till RICE FEST!! Quick Quick Quick, get your tickets and your friends to come.

During the bible study at REEF a question popped up in my head, is it easier being a Christian as a missionary in the Jungle, or being a Christian in Sydney?

And also, How important is the bible to you? Is it just a book you have on your bedside, one which you take out to church every sunday to ceremoniously brush off the dust on its covers? Is it just a symbolic book, which is your faith, but cannot possibly have relevance in today's society?

Or do you see it as God's Words? It says in this weeks Bible study, that all scripture is "God Breathed". That doesnt mean he just inhaled and exhaled over it, it means it comes from God.

Even if everythign in the Bible mightnt seem interesting, its there for a purpose. There are four things we should look at:

1) Teaching: What truths can you discover that will help you understand God and other people?
2) Rebuking: How does that passage tell us whats wrong, and needs change?
3) Correcting: How does it tell us to become more Christ like?
4)Training: What can you get out of that passage that will equip you for "every good work"?

This had been rather a long post, but i'd like to highlight one more thing, the meanign of REEF. To:
REBUKE
ENCOURAGE
EXTOL in
FELLOWSHIP

All those points point towards the bible, and Christ.

Prayer Point:

~ Pray for REEF next week, when several new comers come before the RICE event
~Pray for RICE FEST.
~Pray that we use God's Words, (for those of you who went to bible quiz, the sword of the spirit) and use it in our everyday lives.
~Pray that God will give us insight as we read his Word.

Finally a verse which Luke pointed out.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angles nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, no anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8: 38,39

Amen

SWan

Mid Week Prayer

Hey REEFers!!

This was originally for the SBHS people, but I think its a point that everyone of us will come across.

RICE is coming up in a short 10 days, and i've decided to post as many posts as possible. And today's post is confidence. Confidence is something we all seek, and especially in evangelism, we sometimes get jelly-legged, and for many of us, we just bail out all together. I mentioned this earlier, and there is only one way to combat this, read the Bible, know your faith, and finally trust God.

When telling people about RICE here are three simple tips:
1) Tell them what a great event it is (Physical factor)
2) Tell them what to expect (Physcological Factor)
3) Let them decided whether to come (Spiritual Factor)

I'm not saying just thrust it at them and then walk away, when you let them decide, I mean answer their questions, ask them why not? Follow them up, but dont nag. Recently a lot of conversations about Christianity (especially Catholicsm) have arisen, and at first I found myself being bombarded with questions. I regret that for some of the time i just bailed out, but thats what im talking about, "We're all Human".

Let God speak through you. If you stumble, don't fret, simily say something like:

"I'm not too sure about this, but [SO and SO] can tell you more. Why dont we find [So and So] and ask him?" (replace so and so with another christian, leader and RICE CAFE!!)

Many many times I've found myself stumped for the quesiton, and suddenly changing the subject, or just mindlessly saying No. This not only puts people off in normal convos, but will definately put them off for these ones. And a final note, have a look, i wrote "Why dont WE find..." not "Why dont I'LL refer you to someone and forget about your questions..." dont just mention a way, and then leave them to their own devices, go with them!

That was a bit too much for a prayer post :S. But here is the only one prayer point:

~ Pray that God will speak through us, and question our true motives.

in Him

SWan

Week 3 Prayer Points

Hey REEFers!!!


After a awesome time last night at REEF i've come up with some prayer points that you could reflect upon during this week, and not only reflect, PRAY! :D

~ What is a Christian? Pray for God to guide us down the right path.

~ Pray that pride, anger not fill our hearts when confronted with opposing views.

~ Pray that God will help us to fully understand what being a Christian is.

~ Pray that God will help us throughout REEF and everyday life to understand our faith.

"Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 2: 25

As Rice approaches, some small prayer points for this week:

~ Use Rice for the glory of God, not for self gain.

~ Pray God will bring more to Him with RICE.

~ Pray for courage, and the Holy Spirit's guidance as we evangelise and tell people about RICE in the up comign weeks.

Theres only 2 weeks, 14 days, 336 hours, 20160 mins, 1209600 seconds till RICE-Fest!!! (Hope my calculator's right :P) Keep Praying.

In Him

SWan