Original reflections from the community and from affiliated clergy to build our Faith, Love and Unity (FLU).
Contributions are welcome.
FLU Shots
04/10/2010 15:29
Our God is Bigger - [ BRoME ]
"Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Invitation to weakness
Temptation is an invitation to weakness. Whilst there may be a promise of something good, tasty, pleasurable, behind it hides a dark, gloomy, sinister...
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26/05/2010 15:15
When God orders, even the Devil obeys! - [ BRoME ]
"So is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11 NIV
Does the Devil obey God? By his nature, the Devil is a rebel, the disobedient one. But can He do the...
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24/05/2010 14:25
Giving is Living - Bro Terry J.
A Jewish leader asked Jesus,”good teacher, what must i do to receive eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him.”No one is good except god alone. You know the commandments:’do not commit adultery;do not commit murder;do not steal;do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father...
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07/03/2010 22:41
Do Not Worry - Bro Terry J.
Then Jesus said to the disciples,"And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay to alive or about the clothes you need for your body." Luke 12:22
Each time I read this passage I get a great big whack in the back of my head, just like DiNozzo gets from Jethro...
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20/01/2010 10:09
Meeting a man who has seen Satan - [ BRoME ]
Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2
We are confused many times. Confused about who we are. Confused about the people next to...
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30/12/2009 10:03
Prayer: It does work - Bro Terry J.
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed. Mark 1-35
How many times have you heard your preacher tell you to pray? Plenty. How many times do we say, 'Oh yeah! it might work for you but I'm...
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02/12/2009 17:13
The Preaching Christmas Tree - [ BRoME ]
"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." Mark 8:38
On the morning of Christmas Eve four years ago, I found myself...
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01/12/2009 09:27
There ain't no Commonwealth Bank in Heaven - Bro Terry J.
But in those days,after that suffering, the sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven,and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Mark 13:24-25.
My first thought after reading these passages was "Man, how many times...
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12/11/2009 18:09
Spilt Milk - [ BRoME ]
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14
No crying over spilt milk. This thought evokes the Christian character of inner strength and of hope. This means being positive, enduring, and at the same...
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06/11/2009 12:24
We Need Each Other - Bro Terry J
They responded, “Let’s start rebuilding!”
And they got ready to start the work. Nehemiah 2: 18
While I was reading about Nehemiah the other day I couldn’t help but think about the necessity to help one another in rebuilding our communities.
When you ponder on Nehemiah you see that...
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03/11/2009 08:36
Perseverance in NZ Chapter - Bro Ed P.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not...
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02/11/2009 09:13
Beautiful in his time - [ BRoME ]
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
What memory from childhood days that still pops its ugly head every now and then is that of a boy called Atong. He was sometimes called mockingly as Atong Bulutong. He...
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27/10/2009 17:41
Fullness in Life - Bro Tom M.
John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (NIV)
Truly God wants us to have a happy, healthy, to live life to the fullness and abundance. But abundance does not only mean the material or financial things that we have. I believe that fullness in life...
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17/10/2009 01:00
Shema, Israel - [ BRoME ]
John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
Whoever lets the words of the Master resound in his heart and does the will of God becomes his disciple. [*1] - Bishop Luis Armando Collazuol
The disciple's ear is one attuned all the time to the voice of the...
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12/10/2009 22:22
Gethsemane - Fr David Tremble
Recently I sat side by side with Fr David Tremble MGL on the way to a Canberra outreach. Fr David has spent about 5 years in Darwin during which time he has known the El Shaddai community in Darwin. He has said masses for them during times Fr Cornelius was not available. I...
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12/10/2009 09:24
Thank the Lord more often - Bro Terry J
When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long. Do not be like them. your Father already knows what you need before you ask Him. Math. 6 v.7-8.
As I was reflecting on the above words, I was...
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08/10/2009 22:40
Iba yung power ng listening - Fr Larry Faraon
Brothers and sisters, kita ninyo, that living in the spirit is a living of listening. Pakikinig. I prefer listening rather than reading. Sa mga churches dito alam nyo naman, ang mga churches dito very modern. Sa Pilipinas din, may mga projector, yung mga first reading na...
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06/10/2009 13:08
One Little Candle - [ BRoME ]
Then God said, "Let there be light". Gen 1:3
It is better to light just one little candle,
Than to stumble in the dark!
Better far that you light just one little candle,
All you need’s a tiny spark!
The song "One Little Candle" saw the light of day in 1952 before I was born. I...
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30/09/2009 00:58
Michael Jackson said "Filipinos are spiritual people"- Fr Larry Faraon
Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me
Well, sino'ng kumanta non? Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson, di ba? You know when Michael...
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28/09/2009 10:02
The Lord would make a David out of us - Bro Ed P.
Please include us in your personal prayers for our forthcoming mission in New Zealand with Bro. Rey Leal this weekend. Some of us are facing a Goliath in our journey with the Lord, but I’m sure the Lord would make a David out of us. We are more than a conquerors and our Lord has...
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