【Testifying God in Workplace】

Cheung   2022-08 In a ‘blink’, I have worked as a real estate agent for over 20 years. Although this job didn’t give me a prestigious title or a profession that people admired and respected, I liked it because I could control my working hours.  I also love real estate investments and helping others find the right place to their liking as home. My husband and I were both at retirement age. We were self-employed with no long-term pension but only a tiny portion of the RRSP we had saved over the past few decades. We spend most of our income on our children. As a result, we want

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【Shoes of the Gospel】Is it Hard to Lead Someone to Christ?

Author: Trustworthy Message  2022-08 I would like to share a testimony with you all: February 16, 2022, on the morning of my surgery to remove my breast cancer tumor, I set my alarm clock to arrive at the hospital early in the morning, but I woke up an hour earlier than scheduled. So I asked the Heavenly Father, “What will I do with this extra hour?” The Holy Spirit spoke a name in my heart. So I called her immediately, and she was chatting with a classmate on Zoom. I suddenly thought that her classmate might be a non-believer! Does God want me to preach the gospel to

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News and Prayer items for August 2022

Prayers for the Short Mission Center and Pastoral Staff Please pray for the pastoral staff in the evangelism and preaching ministry. – Pray thankfully for the training and door-to-door evangelism in August. Many brothers and sisters joined the evangelistic activities and the neighbors responded well. May the Lord move the church members so they continue to preach and care for the community. – Pray for the 9th “Jesus Loves Chinatown”. Pray that our pastors in the GTA would not only value those believers who return to the in-person church gathering, but they would also encourage believers to love our Lord and to take an active part in evangelism

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【Tips of Evangelism】「Ways To Preach As You Go」

“The twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions…As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’” (Matt. 10:5-7) The Bible teaches us that when we “proclaim as we go” and “preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season,” we will meet different people and reactions.  How could we be courageous and skillful in handling them? It is necessary to walk with the Lord in prayer, and practice, speak of salvation knowledgeably, be equipped with the tools of the gospel, and be able to cope with meekness and humility. REMEMBER – you must pray that the Lord will send you and give

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Abortion & the Bible

Author: Helen Man Translator: Kim Ng Abortion Rights Overturned On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court voted 6 (conservatives) to 3 ( liberals) for the case of “Donna v. Jackson Women’s Health” to overturn “Roe v. Wade 1973,” which had endorsed women’s rights to abortion 50 years ago. The decision was based on the 10th Amendment, that the right to abortion belongs to the people and their representatives. It means that each state makes its law about abortion. (Note 1) This new Supreme Court decision made on June 24, 2022, is similar to the breach in May despite all kinds of opposition, including protests, threats, and even attempted

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[Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)]

By Little pill I love singing, whether it is Cantonese or English, contemporary or religious, and even Cantonese opera. So years ago, when I had a chronic cough, particularly at night, my voice became coarse, and I couldn’t sing many notes. I found out the issue was caused by stomach acid reflux causing damage to my vocal cord. When stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the esophagus, the tube connecting your mouth and stomach, this acid reflux can irritate the lining of your esophagus and throat. When acid reflux happens repeatedly chronically, it can cause Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). When you swallow, a circular band of muscle around

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【Unceasing Journey of Mission 4】Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice; Mourn With Those Who Mourn

Small Wood  2022-08 There are many Christians who like to quote Romans 12:1 to encourage each other, and I am, of course one of them. Nevertheless, how could this kind of transformation of mind that is “able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” be revealed in daily life? How could it be not only the ideology of others or myself to receive but the experience in reality? It is especially crucial when we may transition the living from decades of working life into simple and ordinary ones in old age. Thank God for His Word, which is not a fairy tale;

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A Football Coach’s Public Prayer: Cost & Victory

Author: Timothy Tin  2022-08 Credit: Elias Gayles | flickr.com/photos/elias_daniel/292872324 In the state of Washington, a high school football coach named Joe Kennedy made a promise to God in his prayer before a game in 2008, “I will pray after each game, whether winning or losing, to thank God for each teammate and let me be a coach.” (www.foxnews.com/opinion/football-coach-joe-kennedy-prayer-sideline-fighting-game)He expresses his thanks to God is to walking to the center of the field after each game, kneeling, and saying a short thanksgiving prayer. For seven years since that promise, he has courageously expressed his faith testimony and received praise from the students and staff. However, the school district was

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【Medicine Life】Constipation

By Little pill  2022-07 Constipation is a common problem that most people experience at least once in their lifetime. However, constipation can be a temporary or chronic condition, affected by lifestyle, related to age, caused by medical conditions, or secondary to medications. We can think of the colon (large intestine) as a dehydrator, usually absorbing water as food moves through, forming bulk waste, what we call stool (or poo). Muscle contractions then push the stool through, and by the time the stool reaches the rectum, water is mainly absorbed, making the stool solid. Conversely, when the colon’s muscle contractions are slow or sluggish, the stool moves through the

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