New Life International Fellowship, Yangon
  • Home
  • Online Ministries
  • Sermons
  • Contact us

Experiencing the Life,
​Changing Lives

“Going Back to Unlock the Future”

29/10/2017

 
"Going Back to Unlock the Future” (Gen 50:20)

Many things passed on from generation to generation. In most cases, you are not aware of it, because it’s so natural for you and for your family. It’s a big part of you, but you don’t recognize it, you don’t think about it.
              There are good things which help you to live out the word of God, develop you to be mature disciples. But there are bad things which direct you to different direction from the word of God. I call it “emotional garbage.” In order to go forward, to be a more mature Jesus’ follower, we need to be set free from this garbage.
Read more...

For Lifenet groups and personal reflection
1) How would you describe the family atmosphere you grew up in? Try to use just a few words.
2) Imagine yourself in Joseph’s shoes sitting in a prison cell without any hope of freedom (Gen 39:1-40:23). What thoughts, feelings or doubts might come to your mind about your family? About yourself? About God?
3) List the life messages you received from your family. Take time and ponder the concept you’ve received from your family and the way you’re expected to act/handle in your family on the following issues: Money, Conflict, Sexuality, Grief and loss, Expressing anger, Family, Relationships, Attitudes towards different cultures/religions, Success, Feeling and emotions. (You may add more)
4) What might be one specific message from your family of origin that God has revealed to you through this study? What do you want to change?
5) Read Eph 1:3-5, 5:1. What does God speak to you? What truth is revealed to you?
Some are taken from “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Course Workbook,” by Peter Scazzero, Zondevan, 2014, p.45-51, and “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality,” 2006, p.99-100
 

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

“A Life Flourishing in Love”

22/10/2017

 
“A Life Flourishing in Love” (Eph3:17-20)

​Be deeply rooted in his [Christ] love… Then your lives will be filled with all that God is. The fullness of God, the love of Christ may flood through our entire beings (Eph3:17-20 CEV, Voice).
              Basically, we can and will grow when we remain in God’ love. When we are deeply directly connected with God’s love, we are nurturing our emotion. When our lives are deeply directly empowered by God’s love, we are nurturing not only ourselves but also for others. It’s about contemplative spirituality. That’s the source of love. That’s the most fundamental and essential thing, what we can offer to ourselves as we love God and love ourselves.
Read more...

​For Lifenet groups and personal reflection:
1) Read 1 Cor 13:4-7. What do you think is hindering you from loving yourself?
2) How did people close to you (parents, siblings, friends, etc) show love to you? How did those experiences shape you to love you and love others?
3) What do you think might be one of your “birthright” gifts from God that you have ignored in your life? Why did it happen?*                                              
4) “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved. (Mother Teresa)” What do you think about this? How would you respond?
 
* Taken from “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day” by Peter Scazzero, Zondevan, 2014, p.44.

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

“Knowing yourself in knowing God”

15/10/2017

 
“Knowing yourself in knowing God”
(1 Samuel 17:26-45)

While turning away from God, we cannot know our true self, because we are created by God. He knows who we are because he designed us.
Today we will look at Saul and David. Saul as an example of Desolation, and David as an example of Consolation. We will observe what they do, how they think, how they feel, how they react, and so on. You can see Saul knew himself through the false ways. And it brought him into a broken life, real disaster, and it became from worse to worse. And in David’s life, you can see how he knew himself in knowing God. And how it led him to overcome different kinds of emotional and spiritual attacks.
Read more...

​For Lifenet groups and personal reflection
1) Read 1 Samuel 17:26-45. What feelings would you have if you were David? Toward his brothers? Toward Saul? Toward Goliath?
2) How did David live out his true self overcoming those feelings?
3) What forces and pressures from circumstances and people cause you to shrink back in fear or wear “armor” that does not fit your true self?
4) How would you develop “Knowing yourself in knowing God”? What would you do or change something in your daily life as the first step?
(Some are taken from “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Course Work Book” by Peter Scazzero, Zondervan, 2014, p.38)

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost

8/10/2017

 
Luke 7:36-40; 19:1-10; Psalm 34:8
 
A tale of 2 meals – 2 hosts, among many, which were written for "ensamples" of stories (1 Cor. 10:11)
 
Meal One – Simon invites Jesus (Luke 7:36-40)
Hosting a meal in Jesus' Day
  • It was a sign of importance.
  • The host should get meal well prepared, greet the guest with a kiss, anoint the head with oil (for a special guest), and have a servant provide water and oil for washing the hands and feet.
 
Simon's failure to provide such a customary treatment to Jesus – was it studied insult? or laziness or forgetfulness?
Imagine –
  • What did Simon think of himself? (Simon was full of himself.)
  • What was his attitude to the bad woman who interrupted? What did Jesus think of her? (The woman had come to the end of herself totally.)
  • Did she earn forgiveness by her action? By no means. Did she get extra-merit by her actions? (You can't do anything to make Jesus love you more.)
  • Is she remembered and celebrated for her actions? (Exactly.)
 
Another Meal with another host – Zachaeus welcomed Jesus gladly (Luke 19:1-10).
  • This host is surprised and overwhelmed.
  • His response – thankfulness, gratitude, repentance.
  • Many "sinners" also came to Jesus at this meal.
 
Final Reflection and Introspection:
  • How do WE respond to "sinners"? (Grace is enough for all sinners. Why don't we forgive other sinners?)
  • Do we remember WE have been forgiven much?
  • The table/meal is the place where broken sinners find connection and belonging.
 
 
Come join us at our English service of the International Church in Yangon!

“Look into under the surface”

1/10/2017

 
“Look into under the surface” (Jonah 1:1-4)
​

    NLIF

    We are an evangelical congregation emphasizing Bible centered and Spirit-empowered living. We hope to be a blessing to you.

    Archives

    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Online Ministries
  • Sermons
  • Contact us