Keith hobkirk's Blog (39)

"Any commitment has a price. As a pastor and ambassador of peace,

I cannot focus on my interests as a person.... The interest of the

Central African people is the most important, provided we are successful

in our mission to reconcile Central Africans and bring peace."

~ Rev. Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou

Christian leader in Central African Republic

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Violent Rampages Assault Christian District

Source: Morning Star…

"Any commitment has a price. As a pastor and ambassador of peace,

I cannot focus on my interests as a person.... The interest of the

Central African people is the most important, provided we are successful

in our mission to reconcile Central Africans and bring peace."

~ Rev. Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou

Christian leader in Central African Republic

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Violent Rampages Assault Christian District

Source: Morning Star…

JC RYLE

Rotten at the heart!

(J. C. Ryle, "Our Hope!" 1877)

"Everyone who has this hope in Christ keeps

himself pure, just as Christ is pure." 1 John 3:3

The man who has a good hope will show it in all

his ways. It will influence his life, his character,

and his daily conduct. It will make him strive to

be a holy, godly, conscientious, spiritual man.

He will feel under a constant obligation to serve

and please Him from whom his…

Acts 1:1-5

TURNING THE WORLD THE RIGHT WAY UP

Acts 1:1 提阿非羅阿、我已經作了前書、論到耶穌開頭一切所行所教訓的、 2 直到他藉著聖靈、吩咐所揀選的使徒、以後被接上升的日子為止。 3 他受害之後、用許多的憑據、將自己活活的顯給使徒看、四十天之久向他們顯現、講說　神國的事。 4 耶穌和他們聚集的時候、囑咐他們說、不要離開耶路撒冷、要等候父所應許的、就是你們聽見我說過的。 5 約翰是用水施洗．但不多幾日、你們要受聖靈的洗。 (Act 1:1 CU5)

Luke wants the reader to know several things, as he starts the description of the work of the Early Church, and here are just a couple of things that stand out.

路加希望他的讀者知道幾件事情：首先，在他開始他形容初期教會的任務前，有幾件事情非常明顯。

He…

"Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial

and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test

and been approved, he will receive (the victor's) crown

of life which God has promised to those who love Him."

~ James 1:12 (AMP)

WEST AFRICA: Increased Violence Against Christians

Sources: Release International, World Watch Monitor

Two Christian brothers, Ushahemba and Sughter Kumashenge, were ambushed and killed by…

COFFEE BREAK BY LORRAINE "Your Own" "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see." Revelation 3:18 In our study last night at church on the seven churches in the Book of Revelation we discovered that at Laodicea they made eye salve. One of the commands to the church of the Laodiceans was to anoint their…

"...be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.... Do your best to

present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need

to be ashamed...and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace,

along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

~ 2 Timothy 2:1-22 (NIV)

CHINA: Disappearance of Attorney Zhang Kai

Source: Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin

Zhang Kai (right) in Washington, D.C

Photo: ChinaAid

In January of…

THE WORD IS

GOSPEL....

福音

Here is the Gospel

这是福音

Here is the news.. both good and bad, which Christians have the privilege of sharing.

这里有一个消息。好消息也是坏信息，我们基督徒有这个荣幸来分享

Thanks to the Lord who gave me these words

感谢主赋予我这些话

Please listen to the sermons at the bottom in both English and Chinese and also view the websites

请倾听最底下的中英文布道并且访问那个网页

God bless you

上帝保佑你们

Keith

Good News..Bad news …

ED WRATHER

Take it to the Lord

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. - Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV.

When life gets tough and we’re between a rock and a hard place, what do we do? What do we do when the car is repossessed and the IRS wants the rest? What do we do when the doctor…

RIFKAH

A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .

Great is repentance; it turns sins into incentives for correct conduct.

RECONCILIATION

"A man takes a wife and marries her. She fails to please him because he finds something obnoxious about her, and he writes her a bill of divorcement, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house; she leaves his household and becomes the wife of another man; then this latter husband rejects her, writes her a bill of divorcement, hands it to…

THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS耶穌第二次再來

Acts 1:9-11使：1：9-11

CU5 Acts 1:9 說了這話、他們正看的時候、他就被取上升、有一朵雲彩把他接去、便看不見他了。 10 當他往上去、他們定睛望天的時候、忽然有兩個人、身穿白衣、站在旁邊、說、 11 加利利人哪、你們為甚麼站著望天呢．這離開你們被接升天的耶穌、你們見他怎樣往天上去、他還要怎樣來 (Act 1:9 CU5)

This is truly awesome brothers and sisters.親愛的弟兄姐妹，這段經文是在的太棒了！

I want us to focus on what the angels said to the disciples in verse 11.我要針對的經文是第11節天使與門徒們的對話內容。

The disciples were distraught at losing Jesus, they were looking longingly after Him. It was…

DAVID WILKERSON

PRAYING FOR LOVED ONES

by David Wilkerson

Not long ago, a young man came forward during a prayer serviceat Times Square Church, shaking and crying. He told me he was from the state of Washington and that earlier that night he'd walked into our service accidentally. He had left and gone to a music concert, but then he left that event and returned to the church. Now he wanted prayer and so I asked him, "Are your parents Christians?" He answered, "Yes, sir. They…

Coffee Break

"Threatened To Bow"

"That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace." Daniel 3:5,6

The king made a golden idol and required the people to worship it. There are forces that are trying to get us…

"For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long.

Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last

forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see right now; rather,

we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see

will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever."

~ The Apostle Paul

(2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NLT)

PAKISTAN: Honour Killing Results in Double Tragedy

Source: Morning…

Coffee Break

"White-Washed Tombs"

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness." Matthew 23:27

Jesus described the scribes and Pharisees as white-washed tombs. What did He mean by that? They were the religious leaders of the day. They taught the people the law. They prayed. They fasted. They made converts. They went to the…

"Christ died for our sins; now He

has forgiven all our sins. He loves

us. That's why we must show love

to the people who hate us."

~ Habila Adamu of Nigeria

NIGERIA: Family Faces Second Violent Attack for their Faith

Sources: VOM USA, SDOK

Habila, who survived after

being shot in 2012, tragically

lost family members in

a recent bomb attack.

The notorious rebel group, Boko Haram, is believed to have been responsible for a suicide…

JEREMIAH 14

13 Then said I, Alas, Lord God! Behold, the [false] prophets say to them, You will not see the sword, nor will you have famine; but I [the Lord] will give you assured peace (peace that lasts, the peace of truth) in this place.

14 Then the Lord said to me, The [false] prophets prophesy lies in My name. I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false or pretended vision, a worthless divination [conjuring or…

COFFEE BREAK BY LORRAINE

"Your Own"

"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see." Revelation 3:18

In our study last night at church on the seven churches in the Book of Revelation we discovered that at Laodicea they made eye salve. One of the commands to the church of the…