In the fifth Chronicle of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Edmund, Lucy, and their spoiled cousin Eustace are summoned to help on a quest in the Eastern Sea. Along the way, Eustace is tempted by an enchanted treasure and turned into a dragon. The desperate dragon accepts the help of the great lion Aslan, king of Narnia. But Eustace can only be freed be allowing Aslan's claws to painfully tear off the dragon's fresh. Grateful for his deliverance, Eustace chooses to become a better boy.
Receiving God's gift of salvation through Christ is a one-time event, but to become like Him often requires suffering and struggle. It involves putting off old sinful habits and replacing them with new godly ones.
"Put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness."
Eph 4:24
God may be using the kind rebuke of a friend or a painful trial to prompt you to get rid of a sinful habit and to replace it with godly character. Do not see the trials as obstacles but see it as a stepping stone, where you can stand higher, to see further. The process of becoming like Christ is sometimes painful, but it's always worth it.
Look forward to!:
Our first evangelisticoutreach coming up on April 19th! We really wanna believe that God will change lives and Detonate(: More will be revealed this Saturday during service. Would you be part of this great Detonatemovement?
This Week @ Detonate:
We are back for service after a great week of rest and play! Expect something different that will challenge our lives! Come expecting at 4.45pm for an intimate time of praise and worship to our God, our Redeemer(:
NOTEThere will be an urshering workshop going on between 2pm-4pm in church level 3 by a fellow servant from Heart of God church! All leaders, ushers and class reps are required to attend while all Detons are encouraged to join in too!
Prayers from the Body:
Let's start praying for the work we will be doing these few weeks to prepare for the evangelistic outreach on April 29th! Not only for God to strengthen us in inviting our friends, but also in the follow-up and in dedicating our time investing into the lives of our new friends amongst us. Let's make a difference by standing in the gap, to love others like Jesus do.