You Can Do It!

You Can Do It!

Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:10-11

May the words and deeds of our Lord inspire and motivate you and your church for missions. Remember, everything we do is in the hands of God; we are called to follow Him, obey, and pray. These are difficult tasks, but take comfort. He owns the harvest and we will receive His empowerment and backing for the task (John 14:12). Also remember that prayer does not merely equip us for a greater work. It is the greater work!

Jesus said, “Follow Me.” Jesus did not mean that they should just physically and aimlessly follow Him on the road like a puppy following a child. Rather, He meant for them to follow Him in His Way. They were set apart, challenged to know and grow in the faith, and taught their call and mission. Just as they had worked at catching fish, now they would be catching men. The word "disciple" literally means “apprentice,” someone who pledges to be a “learner,” to live as one believes, to do what He has taught. And, this is not just for a time or season, but for all times and all seasons as long as we are sojourners in this life on earth. It involves our accepting His call to follow, then actually living and obeying that call as continual learners and partakers as missionaries. It means being real and consistent in what we say we believe. It is about living our lives in truth so we reproduce the clarity of that truth to others around us, even in a cross-cultural context. For this to happen, we have to be willing to learn, to grow beyond our perceived barriers, and remove what is in the way of our growth and outreach. It does not stop at our conversion; that is where it begins. Discipleship is a life-long journey of growth and the practicing of His Word and precepts in all areas of life! This is the essential mandate before we venture out ourselves!

God in missions does not ask us to just seek converts. He simply asks us to disciple. Discipleship is modeling and teaching Christians the precepts of the Bible, mainly prayer, doctrine, and Christian living, which means having an attitude and heart that worships Christ. This means raising up leaders and training them to do the essential work. Yes, we are still to evangelize, but that is not our main mission and call. In missions when we evangelize, we must realize that it is the role of the Holy Spirit to bring people into an intimate relationship with God, we are the tools and means He uses. This is an act of divine cooperation, intervention and grace. He uses us as the tools, but He is the means. We are the display case of His life and work! We are to care, and share with others His love and character. We are to obey and reach out, but we cannot lead people anywhere. He is the One who leads! Our goal is to worship and model our worship to others—not just our service in our missions project or plan, but the lifestyle of a heart surrendered and poured out to His. However, with that said, when we are real and authentic in our Christian living, then we are actually doing effective evangelizing missions and bringing others to Christ even more powerfully and frequently.

How does our focus on Him and not evangelism help us be evangelistic in missions? Because, when the focus is on evangelism, it tends to be on gathering numbers for numbers sake, and this mindset is pretentious and ineffective. Out of a real, worship-centered heart will come a church plant that is also poured out in the community, a lighthouse of God's love and care to the world that is contagious. It will model Christ-like character to the community, encouraging others to surrender themselves to Jesus Christ. However, this is only the beginning. When we are worshiping Christ with our hearts and minds, we are focused on Him and motivated to be His witnesses as missionaries. Christ's work in us is what is contagious to others who are seeking Him.

When we are in missions or any ministry, we need to realize, it is not what we do, but whom we can equip. As we practice by reciprocating what we have learned to others, we will also be built up. We are called to build a network of relationships so we can build one another up in the faith through friendship and mentoring.

From the character of Christ comes the conduct of Christ—if we choose to follow Him. Then, the values of our daily walk, those which drive our behaviors, will, in turn, influence others. You cannot lead where you have not been, or when you do not know the direction to go. This is why discipleship is so essential to the aspect of being a missionary, especially a witness. We are called, not to just visualize faith and missions, but to do it, not to just read about it, but to do it, and not to just talk about it, but to do it. One cannot just think about dinner and satisfy hunger; the meal has to be gathered, prepared, and then eaten. The effective church will take Scripture and the call of our Lord seriously, gather, prepare, and then put it all into practice so we partake of His feast.

I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12

Norman J Sinappen

Christ is your Righteousness!

If you will keep your mind and thoughts focused on God, by beholding you will be changed.
Day by day a transformation will take place in your soul, which will cause even the angels,
your boss and your family to marvel at the amazing change worked, by Jesus, in you.
The same Jesus who once walked this earth will, by the Holy Spirit, live in you.
If you will, open wide the door of your heart and ask Jesus to enter.
Don't know how to open the door?

Ask Jesus now, He'll tell you. We know this for a fact!
You see, we have been there.
Just humble yourself to Jesus and say it out loud, right where you are this moment.

He has already reached out and is knocking on your hearts door right now!

Please open the door for Jesus. Just now. If you will meditate upon Jesus, study His sinless life

and let the Holy Spirit guide you in grasping the glory of the Lord, you will be "changed into the same image from glory to glory."

You see, it is possible for our sin filled selves, through the power of God, to reflect Jesus Christ's character.

Jesus, who is the Messiah (Hebrew) or Christ (Greek), covers your marred life with the spotless robe

of His own Righteousness.

So, Christ is your Righteousness!

So "that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us..." ( in us did you catch that? Romans 8:4).

Now when God and the angels look at you and see the clothes you are wearing, they see only the perfect character of the Divine Son of God, Jesus the Christ.

May the peace of God and His blessed rest be yours, right now!

Let it be so, is our prayer.
 
Norman J Sinappen
http://www.normanjesudass.com/

When we are filled with FAITH, fear fades away !

Take time to reflect on the promises of the following Bible quotes. These verses emphasize trusting in God to provide for our everyday need. Trusting God allows us to receive guidance to do what is right for us.

When we are filled with faith, fear fades away !
Faith is trusting that God's love is always with us and we are never alone.
 
 

If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your

mountain, "MOVE!" and it WILL move... and

NOTHING will be impossible for YOU!

Matthew 17:20

 

I came that you may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance,

until it overflows.

John 10:10

 

Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the

power to get wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:18

 

His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God,

the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace . . .

Isaiah 9:6

 
Norman J Sinappen
http://www.nomanjesudass.com/

FOCUS and RESHAPE your life.....

If you wish to change the path of your future, get rid of your bad habits or improve the way you work; you definitely can gain a lot by practicing self motivation exercises. Getting motivated is really what drives you to conquer all your goals and all your dreams.
Sometimes it may be tough, pressures of day to day life can overcome and completely drain us. These day to day obstacles and stresses can take away our energy and most of time diverts our attention and our focus from reaching our goals.

If you read, meditate, recite and practice the motivational quotes and exercises, it will help bring you back to your focus and reshape your life.

Therefore, I urge you to START re-energizing your life starting from this moment onwards!
Praise be to God!

Norman J Sinappen
http://www.normanjesudass.com/

Nothing is Impossible...!!!

Romans 1:17

And Jesus said unto them ... , "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to younder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

1 Chronicles 22:13

Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Psalm 23

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Amazing Ability....

Motivational quotes have an amazing ability to motivate and inspire people into action. Reading and listing the motivational quotes can have a powerful and profound impact on yourself and others, their perceptions, and boost overall performance levels. Motivated people have a thirst and drive for living life and pursuing their goals. Motivational quotes can give you an overwhelming boost of motivation and energy.

For lasting change, read on and buy "The Best Motivational Quotes From The Bible" @ www.normanjesudass.com.

WHO IS THE BEST MOTIVATOR OF ALL TIME?

The Beginning
I have been reading a lot of Business and Motivational books written by some very inspiring authors. Based on my own research, I have found that most successful people, motivational speakers, life coaches and trainers have very similar beliefs/principles/approach towards their self-motivation, managing their finances, building huge multi-million dollar businesses and living life in a prosperous way. What surprised me was the fact that most of these principles practiced by them were very much based on the principles derived from the Bible. One good and obvious example is that most or all of them religiously practice GIVING. They "Give" generously to the needy and they practiced that by giving more you will end up receiving more and more. This does not mean in monetary value alone, rather the principle of giving can be practiced in every aspect of our lives. Similarly, when you give love, you will be loved dearly. This is what they preach and they live by it.

Sounds familiar?
The Bible says in Luke 6:35-38:
“But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. “Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

The Golden Rule
This concludes to what I call "The Golden Rule", the "More" value we create in people's lives, the more you will prosper. The more you give and touch people's lives, the more it will be given to you and you will be touched.

Let's take a real life example of Bill Gates, The Founder and Chairman of Microsoft. Bill Gates through his products (Microsoft) have touched and created the most immense value in people's lives where no one else or no other products in the world ever came close to it. Today, can you find someone who had never used any Microsoft products in their entire life? I doubt you can find one. Bill Gates had created and gave more value to the work of millions of people around the world; in return he received the values back in many folds. This is what made Bill Gates the richest man in the world for so many years. You may know this already; Bill Gates is now working full-time at his own foundation (The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) promoting equal value in every life and donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and specific research programs. Again, through this Foundation, Bill Gates is still creating value in people's lives. May God bless him!
This is just one example. I can give more and more examples of beliefs and principles which are practiced by many people around the world which are premised on the Bible.
Now having said that, please allow me to ask you a question. If well-established motivational speakers can successfully inspire people and teach their principles and beliefs about faith, courage, love, encouragement and success which evidently most of it is based on what is written in the Bible, then WHO IS THE BEST MOTIVATOR OF ALL TIME? The answer has to be JESUS.

As it is written in the Book of Job 36:22 – “God is the Greatest Teacher of all”

As it is written in the Book of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".

I hope and pray that you will be blessed by these Verses.

God bless you!

To Your Heavenly Success,
Norman J. Sinappen
www.normanjesudass.com