Bigger Boat
Bigger Boat
Hey!! Got money to eat! So happy.
Did Street Evangelism at Vivo City today! Shared gospel to two person.
A SP third Year and a Saint Andrew Sec Student!
So blessed.
Ronald my partner and group member did his first evangelism. It was a blast! God used me to train him on the way to Vivo! I'm so Gan Tong. Hees. Han Yu Pin Yin.
The first guy was kind of resistant. He kept claiming that God is too strong (too Black and White). Well...God is sovereign. I guess people will have trouble trying to grasp that.
The second guy is pretty open. Shared His views and we even exchange contacts. Might meet him for basket ball . Lol. He is interested in the Gospel! I was like so happy.
Anyway, I am given two stories again today.
Life is like Ice Cream
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Who makes decors Ice Cream before?
There are ice creams decor competitions. It's quite an happening thing for Ice Cream lovers.
The peanut dressings , chocolate powder , colourful chocolate grains etc etc.
And Ice cream decor is something you have to do fast. Because, as you are decorating your ice cream, it's melting.
You cannot say to the ice cream :"wait while I decor you."
Life is like Ice Creams . You spent the whole time decorating it with achievements, career, love, good deeds , anything , everything. In the end , after it melted. What have you left? What have you created?
Book of Ecclesiastes
A book in the bible famous for declaring that everything is meaningless.
I believe...Sometimes, one have to look beyond this life ; into what comes after life.
Jesus walked earth about 2007 years ago. He claimed to be God and boldly declares that other then through Him, none can recieve Eternal Life. He too warned that those who failed to come to Him will surely be rejected by God. I think it is a good thing to consider this Jesus's claims. Because, if He is really the son of God and no one comes to God accept through Him, then it is a huge issue we are talking about. Your Life after Death.
It's no laughing matter. Your Life is a drop in the whole of eternity but your eternity depends on your decision during that drop of time. Be wise. Look beyond Decoring Ice creams. If you want the Decors to last.
Bigger Boat
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I loved this illustration. It's a huge slap slap to all Christians...especially to those really comfortable ones not seeing the need to preach the Gospel.
A certain ship named princess something...I forgot le. Sunk. Hit a rock on a foggy day.An tragic event. Many Died.
An Account at the court for the two ferry men on duty at the day of sinking.
1st man
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Jugde:What were you doing at XX.XX time?
Man:I was tying up my ferry and preparing to go home, eat with my family and rest.
Jugde: Did you hear a loud sound?
Man: I did.But I was really tired. I had a long day and I wanted to go home to be with my wife and children . Dinner was prepared.
Jugde:But did you hear a loud sound?
Man: yes.
2nd Man
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Jugde:What were you doing at XX.XX time?
Man:I was tying up my ferry and preparing to go home, eat with my family and rest.
Jugde: Did you hear a loud sound?
Man: I did. I untied my ferry immediately and went to investigate. It was really foggy so I followed the sounds.Then I saw lots of people in the water drowning/ kicking and swimming. The Ship Princess something was sinking. I hurried to try my best to rescue the people. I pulled them to my ferry. It was a small one and it can only carry around 8 person. I tried to squeeze in as many. But it cannot take more than 10 or it'll sink. Then I rush back to shore . I then return to get more of the victims. When my ferry was full and i needed to return to shore , there are always people screaming at me to let them in because they might not survive the next time I return. I felt so bad leaving them behind. I felt so bad turning them down. But My ferry could not carry more or it'll sink. These voices I often won't hear again when I returned. I kept doing this till I hear no sound when I return to the site. When all of them are dead. I tried my best to save as many as I could.
The man was sobbing uncontrollably.
Man: I cried out to God...A Bigger Boat...A Bigger Boat. I need a bigger boat that can carry more.
I'll change this story to a christian view.
Jugdement Day...
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It's judgement Day. God sat on His huge white throne. Many books are opened and the book of life is there. The dead were judged according to what they have done as recorded in the books. ( Rev 20:11-14)
Christian1
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God:What have you done during your life.
Christian1:I was busy preparing to meet you in heaven. I'm also supporting my family and achieving much in my career.
God: Did you know that there are people around you who need to know me.
Christian 1: I do. But I was really busy. My career or studies might be jeprodised if I spent time to share the gospel. I might lose my friends too! I need my job to support my family. Church, Bible studies....I'm a real busy man.
God: But did you know that there are people around you who need to know me.
Christian 1: Yes..
Christian 2
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God:What have you done during your life.
Christian 2:I was busy preparing to meet you in heaven. I'm also supporting my family and achieving much in my career.
God: Did you know that there are people around you who need to know me.
Christian 2: I do. I tried my best to reach out to them. It was difficult. Project datelines, Career and family. I set aside time each day to share the gospel near shopping centres. I shared with the people i sit with , eat with and go out with. I just cannot share to everybody. I felt so bad when I did not have to time to share to gospel with those who need it so much. Often the next day, I'll never see them again. I shared and shared till the day I died.
Christian 2 sobbing uncontollably.
Christian2 : I need more christian brothers and sisters to share the Gospel. With 1 or 2 more brother and sister in Christ, more of the lost could have been saved.(Matthew 9:37-38)
Get the idea?
I want to share a few verses. And I plead Christains yes..those that are saved. Those that need not worry about where you go after you die. TO make a decision to be a light to the lost.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
17So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;
19that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself,* not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.
20So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
We were saved to save. We are the messengers of hope to the lost. Light to darkness.
John 9:4
4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
It's urgent. There will come a day where by you can no longer share the gospel. This work in the verse is sharing the gospel and discipleship. It's the only work of eternal value that cannot be done when "night comes". Your night comes when you die , a non believer's night comes when he or she die. We cannot assume that this night will be on the day of jugdement. When a non believer dies, you cannot share the gospel to him or her any more. You don't know everyone's night. So While it's day! While both are alive and kicking, Share the gospel. Night comes in a little while and then...no work can be done....you cannot share the gospel anymore....
It's scary huh? We Christians are entrusted with an important task. An important work. Every minute, people are going to hell. The question is this. Are you willing to depopulate hell?
John 15:12-13
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Your friends...friends who have not received Christ. Are you willing to obey the command to love? Are you loving enough to lay down your life?