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Volume 2 Issue 5 “Every Single Men and Women all over the world experiencing Christ.” April 22, 2012 sfccabuyao.weebly.com The Official Newsletter of Singles For Christ Cabuyao CLP Talk 4: Repentance & Faith Y ou think God can’t use you because of you unworthiness? You think He only uses perfectly qualified people? Think again… Moses was not a great speaker. Jonah ran from God. Jacob was a liar. Noah got drunk. Rahab was a prostitute. David had an affair. Jeremiah was depressed a lot. Solomon was rich in wisdom but poor in WHAT’S INSIDE? Food for the Soul Featured Articles 1. How to fight temptation the right way SFC Wall lifestyle. John the Baptist was just plain poor. Timothy was too young. Abraham was too old. Lazarus was dead. Sarah was barren. Naomi was widow. Gideon and Thomas both doubted. So did Sarah. Peter lack selfcontrol. James and John were selfrighteous. Paul has a short fuse, so did Peter and Moses. Actually lot’s of people did. Being a Christian to belong in the family like CFCSingles for Christ The March of the Unqualified doesn’t make us perfect. We just found the right way and struggling to keep on that way. Along side with other believers in the journey of getting to know more God. Yes, we were sinners and we continue to sin. But we believe that in Christ there is salvation and that God may still use us in spite of our disabilities and imperfections. Brief Outline I. God loves us, God sent His own Son to die for us, God has initiated a rela- tionship with us as Fa- ther. Our proper re- sponse to all God has done for us is repentance and faith. II. The Greek word for re- pentance is "metanoia", which literally means a change of mind. It is a change of direction in life. It is a change in the way we live our lives, dropping an old set of ideals and values and adopting new ones. Specifically, repentance means a turning away from sin, evil, wrongdoing and running your own life. Further, it is turning to a life of obedience to God and having Jesus on the throne of your life. III. Specific serious sins we must renounce: non- Christian reli-gions; Spiri- tualism and the occult; Sexual wrongdoing; Seri- ous crimes (murder, rape, etc.); Drunkenness and drugs. IV. Faith is belief in the good news of salvation in Je- sus. It is a belief in Jesus as our personal Savior. V. Consequences of repen- tance and faith: Salvation from sin, Satan, death. Forgiveness and eternal life with God. New life in the Holy Spirit. Discussion Starter 1. Share with one another areas where you need to turn more fully to God. 2. Share areas where you need to grow in faith. Scripture for Daily Prayer Day 1 Mark 1:1415 Day 2 Galatians 5:2921 & Luke 15:1124 Day 3 Ephesians 5:110 Day 4 1 John 1:510 Day 5 1 Corinthians 6:911 Day 6 Luke 11:913 Day 7 Hebrews 11:140 The Challenge Jesus sounded the call to re- pentance and faith 2,000 years ago. This is the same call to us today. Turn away from sin and all obstacles to God, and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Then take God up on all His promises. Whom Shall I Fear VERSE: G D I will seek You, Lord C D G While I am in my youth, D I will serve You, Lord C D G And I'll proclaim Your truth, D For You searched and found me C D G While I was far away, D And in my troubled times C D G You always keep me safe. Am7 C Dsus D Oh, Oh, G Am7 C Dsus D Oh, Oh, Make My Heart Your Dwelling Place Intro: DF#m7/C#Bm7Bm7/AGDA7sus4A7 D F#m7/C# Bm7 Bm7/A Make my heart Your dwelling place G D A7sus4A7 A temple just for You D F#m7/C# Bm7 Bm7/A A consecrated resting place CHORUS: G(no3) Gsus/A The Lord is my light and my salvation, Gsus/C Dsus Whom shall I fear, whom shall I fear, G(no3) Gsus/A The Lord is the stronghold of my life, Gsus/C Dsus Whom shall I fear, whom shall I fear? G(no3) G(no3)/D G(no3)/C D BRIDGE: G(no3) I know that You are for me, G(no3) I praise You 'cause You're for me. Em F# A vessel ever true G D Make my heart a fire F# Bm G With the brightness of Your son D F#m7/C# Bm7 G Make my heart a dwelling place Em7 A7sus4A7D (A7sus4A7) For the holy one Be Honest Admit that we have sins in our lives. Exercise humility Be willing to change, and be willing to receive help from the Lord and from others. Renounce sin Actively turn away from sin and decide not to do it again. Ask God’s forgiveness Pray. Confession Go to a priest. How to Repent? Through His Grace and Glory, He will change us back into His own likeness and image. We just have to repent and have faith. God’s army isn’t perfect. It never has been because God wants to show to the world His greatness through small things. It’s the march of the unqualified. Get in line!

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Volume 2 Issue 5  “Every Single Men and Women all over the world experiencing Christ.”  April 22, 2012        

sfccabuyao.weebly.com  The Official Newsletter of Singles For Christ Cabuyao              

CLP Talk 4: Repentance & Faith 

Y ou think God can’t use you because  of  you  unworthi‐ness?  You  think  He  only  uses  per‐fectly  qualified  people?  Think again… 

 

Moses  was  not  a  great  speaker.  Jonah  ran  from God.    Jacob was  a liar.   Noah got drunk.   Rahab was a prostitute.    David  had  an  affair.  Jeremiah was depressed a lot.  Solo‐mon was rich  in wisdom but poor  in 

WHAT’S INSIDE? 

• Food for the Soul 

• Featured Articles 

1.  How to fight temptation the right way 

• SFC Wall 

lifestyle.    John  the Baptist was  just plain poor.   Timothy was too young.  Abraham was too old.   Lazarus was dead.    Sarah  was  barren.    Naomi was  widow.    Gideon  and  Thomas both  doubted.    So  did  Sarah. Peter lack  self‐control.    James  and  John were  self‐righteous.    Paul  has  a short  fuse,  so did Peter and Moses.  Actually lot’s of people did. 

 

Being  a  Christian  to  belong  in  the family  like  CFC‐Singles  for  Christ  

The March of the Unqualified 

doesn’t make  us  perfect.   We  just found  the  right way and  struggling to  keep  on  that  way.    Along  side with other believers in the journey of getting to know more God. 

 

Yes, we were  sinners  and we  con‐tinue to sin.   But we believe that  in Christ  there  is  salvation  and  that God may  still use us  in  spite of our disabilities  and  imperfections.  

Brief Outline I. God loves us, God sent His

own Son to die for us, God has initiated a rela-tionship with us as Fa-ther. Our proper re-sponse to all God has done for us is repentance and faith.

II. The Greek word for re-

pentance is "metanoia", which literally means a change of mind.

It is a change of direction in life. It is a change in the way we live our lives, dropping an old set of ideals and values and adopting new ones.

Specifically, repentance means a turning away from sin, evil, wrongdoing and running your own life.

Further, it is turning to a life of obedience to God and having Jesus on the throne of your life.

III. Specific serious sins we

must renounce: non‑-Christian reli-gions; Spiri-tualism and the occult; Sexual wrongdoing; Seri-ous crimes (murder, rape, etc.); Drunkenness and drugs.

IV. Faith is belief in the good

news of salvation in Je-sus. It is a belief in Jesus as our personal Savior.

V. Consequences of repen-tance and faith:

Salvation from sin, Satan, death. Forgiveness and eternal life with God. New life in the Holy Spirit.

Discussion Starter 1. Share with one another

areas where you need to turn more fully to God.

2. Share areas where you need to grow in faith.

Scripture for Daily Prayer Day 1 Mark 1:14‑15 Day 2 Galatians 5:29‑21 & Luke 15:11‑24 Day 3 Ephesians 5:1‑10 Day 4 1 John 1:5‑10 Day 5 1 Corinthians 6:9‑11 Day 6 Luke 11:9‑13 Day 7 Hebrews 11:1‑40 The Challenge Jesus sounded the call to re-pentance and faith 2,000 years ago. This is the same call to us today. Turn away from sin and all obstacles to God, and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Then take God up on all His promises.

Whom Shall I Fear   VERSE: G       D  I will seek You, Lord C      D          G  While I am in my youth,          D  I will serve You, Lord C     D                 G  And I'll proclaim Your truth,           D  For You searched and found me C      D          G  While I was far away,             D  And in my troubled times C     D              G  You always keep me safe.      Am7    C   Dsus  D  Oh,    Oh, G   Am7    C   Dsus  D  Oh,    Oh,  

Make My Heart Your  Dwelling Place  

 Intro: D‐F#m7/C#‐Bm7‐Bm7/A‐G‐D‐A7sus4‐A7  D       F#m7/C#    Bm7      Bm7/A Make my heart Your dwelling place G               D   A7sus4‐A7 A temple just for You D      F#m7/C# Bm7     Bm7/A A consecrated  resting place 

  CHORUS:      G(no3)               Gsus/A  The Lord is my light and my salva‐tion,  Gsus/C             Dsus  Whom shall I fear, whom shall I fear,      G(no3)                 Gsus/A  The Lord is the stronghold of my life,  Gsus/C             Dsus  Whom shall I fear, whom shall I fear?  G(no3)   G(no3)/D   G(no3)/C   D   BRIDGE:  G(no3)  I know that You are for me,  G(no3)  I praise You 'cause You're for me. 

 Em          F# A vessel ever true G               D Make my heart a fire F#                 Bm   G With the brightness of Your son D       F#m7/C# Bm7        G Make my heart a dwelling place Em7     A7sus4‐A7‐D (A7sus4‐A7) For the holy one 

• Be Honest   Admit that we have sins in our lives. • Exercise humility   Be willing to change, and be willing to receive help from the Lord and from others. • Renounce sin   Actively turn away from sin and decide not to do it again. • Ask God’s forgiveness   Pray. • Confession   Go to a priest. 

How to Repent?

Through  His  Grace  and  Glory,  He will  change  us  back  into  His  own likeness and image.  We just have to repent and have faith.  

 

God’s  army  isn’t  perfect.    It  never has  been  because  God  wants  to show  to  the  world  His  greatness through small things.  It’s the march of the unqualified. 

Get in line! 

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Volume 2 Issue 5  “Every Single Men and Women all over the world experiencing Christ.”  April 22, 2012        

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“If we confess

our sins, He is

faithful and

just and will

forgive us our

sins and purify

us from all

unrighteous-

ness.”

~ 1 John 1:9

35 Then  the  two  told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was  recognized  by  them when he broke the bread. 

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

  36 While  they were still  talking about  this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 

  37  They  were  startled  and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why 

are  you  troubled,  and  why  do doubts  rise  in  your  minds?  39 Look at my hands and my  feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” 

  40  When  he  had  said  this,  he showed  them  his  hands  and feet.  41  And while  they  still  did not believe it because of joy and amazement,  he  asked  them, “Do  you  have  anything  here  to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of  

L et me  shock you: Temp‐tations don’t cause you sin. 

 That  bottle  of  gin  didn’t  cause you  to  sin.  That  casino  didn’t cause  you  to  sin.  That  girl  in  a miniskirt  and  plunging  neckline didn’t  cause  you  to  sin.  That annoying,  rude,  and  obnoxious officemate  that  tests  your  pa‐tience didn’t cause you to sin.  Instead,  a  weak  spiritual  im‐mune  system caused you to sin. No, I’m not referring to your lack of religiosity.  There are religious people whose schedules  are  filled  to  the  brim with  religious  activities—going to Mass  daily,  attending  prayer meetings daily, reading the Bible daily,  praying  the  rosary  daily, and  wearing  16  scapulars around  their  neck–but  they’re rampant  sinners. And  they  also have  the gall  to be highly  judg‐mental and critical of others too.  A  strong  spiritual  immune  sys‐tem  isn’t  about  religion  but about relationships. Specifically, loving  relationships.  It’s  about whether you have a  loving  rela‐

Luke 24:35‐48 (NIV) broiled  fish,  43  and  he  took  it and ate it in their presence. 

  44  He  said  to  them,  “This  is what I told you while I was still with  you:  Everything must  be fulfilled  that  is  written  about me  in  the  Law  of Moses,  the Prophets and the Psalms.” 

 45 Then he opened their minds so  they  could  understand  the Scriptures.  46  He  told  them, “This  is  what  is  written:  The 

Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance  for  the  forgiveness of  sins  will  be  preached  in  his name  to  all  nations,  beginning at  Jerusalem.  48  You  are  wit‐nesses of these things.      Source: biblegateway.com 

Snap Shots

tionship with  yourself, with  oth‐ers,  and  with  God.  In  other words,  your  spiritual  immune system  is  how  much  love  you have in your heart.  Let me put  it  in another way. To make your physical  immune  sys‐tem  strong,  you  need  nourishing food.  To make  your  spiritual  im‐mune  system  strong,  you  need nourishing love.  And when your  spiritual  immune system is strong, it’ll be a little bit more difficult to fall into repeated sin.  Perfect Set‐Up For Sin         Today, you need to learn how to change the environment of the battle. When  you  see  a  “perfect set‐up  for  sin”,  find  a  way  to avoid it.  And if you can’t avoid it, be alert.  This  “perfect  set‐up  for  sin”  in‐cludes two elements.  1.Be Alert When You’re Absent From Service 

The  Bible  says  that  “at  a  time when  kings  go  to  war”,  David stayed home.  In  other words,  he was  absent from service.  He should have been deep in the battlefield. His feet should have been  muddy,  his  arms  should have  been  sweaty,  and  his blade  should  have  been bloody—but  that  wasn’t  the case.  On that day, his feet were clean, his arms were perfumed, and his blade was rusty.  

The difference between

“serving” and “attending” is

gigantic.

2.Be Alert When You’re Alone This is the second set‐up for sin.  When David  fell, he wasn’t only absent, he was also alone.     Be‐cause he  sent General  Joab and all his  friends  to  fight  the battle for him.  You  need  good  friends  around you to protect you from tempta‐tion.  When  you’re  alone,  away from  good  friends,  be  on  guard. Because you’re more  susceptible to the enemy.  That means that  if you’re alone, you’re multiplying  your  chances of falling by a hundred times.  The Bible  is very  realistic.  In one passage,  it warns,  Your  enemy the  devil  prowls  around  like  a roaring  lion  looking  for  some‐one to devour.  (Peter 5:8)  If you’re alone, I suggest you join a herd. 

HOW TO FIGHT TEMPTATION THE RIGHT WAY

An excerpt from Bo Sanchez arti-cle “How to fight the temptation the right way” at bosanchez.ph