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He talked about “… You know Virus’s.  We recognize them by their symptoms.  Take the common cold.  We treat symptoms rather than attacking the source, which often masks itself as remain ever illusive!..”

but what is a virus?
“a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm ”

Ok i get it.. reproduction of something.. like my sin.. falling over and over again..

“…causing great harm…” YEA…. sin does that.. whether we like it or not… sin does cause great harm..

let’s take it a bit further..

Computer viruses do not arise spontaneously; they are made, intentionally by people and then turned loose on computer users via the internet/shared networks and THUMB drive (cough cough)..

so can SIN be created intentionally?
Matt 18:7 (International Standard Version)
How terrible it will be for the world due to its temptations to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!

can it be imposed/turned loose on others?
Matt 5:28 tells us.. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery WITH HER in his heart…

can sin spread?
Rom 5:12
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned

ok so this isn’t looking good for us!!!! Now how about them WMVD’s..
if I was as good at combating SIN as I am at computer infections this section of my thoughts would be a breeze but let me try to apply the same troubleshooting

Step 1: detection.. do I really have sin in my life..? where is it?
Well we can do like Job did and just ask…or keep digging…
Job 13:23 (NIV) How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.
1 john 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.

Step 2: acknowledgement.. then what types of sins? We know the 7 “deadly ones” but what about the rest.. sins of the flesh, spirit, against neighbors..
Psalm 79:4 We are objects of reproach to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.
1 John 1:10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts

Step 3: confession.. well yeah! i know I got them so let’s get the out in the open
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
Daniel-9: 4-5 4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and keep your commands. 5 But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.

Step 4: eradication.. (virus removal)
1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
John 5:14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Step 5: protection..like a good antivirus program
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it…
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

So there are many ways we can find the virus (sin) in our life.. and God shows us there are ways to protect us from them… in all Jesus is the ultimate ANTI-Virus.. for our sins….

However I’m heading out on a mission trip this week with 27 people from our church and I wanted to allow certain people to post entries without all the baloney of the laptops, internet, etc.. The built-in wordpress plugin limited me to just one user, and I wanted to have multiple users post to the blog since there are a bunch of us going on this trip. I also wanted to insure that not just anyone could post incase somehow the posting email address got spammed.

I came across the Postie Plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/

There are many features this plugin offers.. like the ability to add images to posts as well as video.

But the best feature was the limiting of posting by email addresses.. this would cover the spammers as well as only allowing certain people to post..

The 1st test was successful… and now I’m testing the ability to add images, links and filtering out email footers

will you stand and fight with us?

today the enemy of God is at work in my life. he is coming at me in all directions. The anguish, pain and angst I feel swelling inside me is causing me to doubt, fear and question everything I do. I understand that these fears are from him and his ability to twist the truth in my feeble mind. Though as I struggle through these times I know that my God is stronger than he.. for the power of the Holy Spirit dwells within me, as God promised sinners like me. His full armor will protect me when I stand a fight against the devils schemes! It is not my flesh that hurts but my soul he tries to overtake.. BUT! God’s belt of truth will help me to stand firm and rise up against the enemy. The shield of faith, though heavy to bear will protect me from the from the evil one and I will stand strong and pray in the face of my rulers with the sword of the Spirit as the word of God pours out in prayer. As I too am an ambassador in chains, pray that I may continue to run to prayer first so that I can declare the word of god fearlessly.

from Ephesians 6:10-20

Although they may have missed the boat since Anthony Coppedge has been bolgging about it for a while now at http://twitterforchurches.com

Should we be twittering in church? Is this the new way to connect to the congregation? What are your thoughts?

You see each morning when I get up my dogs are right beside me, following me around the house, never leaving my side, under foot. Sometimes it a bit annoying, but for the most part it’s cute… well as cute as a 120 lab taking up the whole doorway when you’re trying to get out…Seriously though, as pet owns our dogs rely on us for everything; food, shelter, protection, everything and in return they love us unconditionally. They don’t ask for much except more food, potty breaks and love/companionship.

When I compare my dog’s commitment to following me verses how I follow God there is NO comparison… I fall WAY short..

No matter how many times my dogs make me angry and I have to discipline/yell at them, within seconds they are back following, wagging their tail wanting to play..willing to submit, follow, love and serve…

It’s so difficult to submit, follow, love and serve as God wants us to do. But yet every time we fall up; God is always there loving, caring and providing for us…

Why is it so hard to just submit, pick up our cross and follow God; wag our tail and love God as he loves us.… Sometime I just wish I could have the faith like my dogs..

He is gone…the tomb is empty our lord has risen today the promise has been fulfilled

He IS Risen an seated at the right hand of god

Here we go!
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

I’m casting my cares aside
I’m leaving my past behind
I’m setting my heart and mind on You
Jesus

I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good

Chorus:
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

I putting my fears aside
I’m leaving my doubts behind
I’m giving my hopes and dreams to You
Jesus

I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good

Chorus:

(Guitar interlude)

(2x’s)
I will stand upon Your truth.
(I will stand upon Your truth)
And all my days I’ll live for You
(And all my days I’ll live for You)

Tonight was the best blessing for the students as we ministered to the children living in a shelter. There were over 20 children ranging in ages from 8 months to 13 year with the majority of them between 5-8. The PCA students lead the children in song, praise, and prayer and many games.  I cannot find the right words to describe what God has done this day so I’ll let the photos speak for me..

You can view the individual photos here

This will be my last full post about the PCA NYSUM mission trip, tomorrow we have our free day in the afternoon and will  be visiting the NY sights. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you our journey.

8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings—and that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that we might be kings with you! 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. 10We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! 11  To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

WOW what a day!. Though many of us slept in and missed breakfast, in the end it was a very long day. We spent the first half of our day at the United Nations building where we were all given information about 11 different counties. The info packets for each country contained demographic stats, and other vital information about the country’s ‘make -up’. Our charge for the day was to spend a time in prayer for the country that we were given, openly and publicly as were felt the holy spirit leading us. I was given Iraq to pray for. In the back portion of the UN building was a mediation room that was dedicated for prayer, within the room was an empty stone alter. The plaque outside the room described the alter as an empty alter so that all who use the room can pray to their god. When I read that I felt the holy spirit lead me to pray for His Alter, to the ONE TRUE GOD, king of kings and the only true uiniter of nations under God’s Kingdom. As paced the halls I prayed every step of the way for the Lord our God to fill the leaders with the Holy Spirit and unite them all under Gods authority. When we were done with the prayer time, we had a guided tour of the UN building and got to sit in the General Assembly Hall. It was an unique experience.

After dinner we packed the van full of blankets, food and clothing to take on the homeless ministry out in the streets of Manhattan. Our leader Thomas took us into Times Square and to minister to some homeless near the shelter there. After we went to 5th ave and the students really got a chance to minister to 20+ homeless people sleeping on the stairs of the church. While speaking to Lois, one of the homeless women, she told us of a few more men down 57th ave that were in need. So 4 students and myself gathered some food, blankets, and clothing and walked a few blocks to meet, Jason and Bill. Jason accepted some food, gloves and I covered him in a blanket as he slept on the sidewalk. We spent some time with Bill talking to him, giving him gloves, food and water. Then I asked Bill if we could pray for him and the 5 of us took turns praying for Bill, Jason, Nancy, Lois and the others whom we met tonight. The lord was working in the lives of the students as the ministered to the men and women of NYC.

Hello! This is Su-min Bang and I’m enjoying every moment of my last mission trip at high school in NYC. The third day of the trip started quite early for most of us. Our team was divided into two smaller groups – PCA 1 and PCA 2. PCA 1 group met at the lounge around 6:10 am and headed to St.Paul’s House. Kayla, Jen, Jee Eun, and I from PCA 2 group came down to kitchen to do kitchen duty around 6 am. Since our team was the only one staying at NYSUM and half of our team had already gone to ministry, we did not have much to do at the kitchen this morning. We prepared eight sandwiches for our lunch and set up breakfast on the table. After delicious breakfast, PCA 2 group had a 30-minute-class to learn little bit about the ministry at St.John’s Bread and Life. Elizabeth from NYSUM was our helper and guide throughout the St.John’s ministry. She reminded us the very purpose of the mission trip – to serve God and to bring the Good News to people who need to hear.

After the group prayer, PCA 2 group took off to St.John’s Bread and Life by a van which Mrs.Watson drove! St.John’s Bread and Life had very nice facility. Their food pantry system was automated and very convenient. People would come into building, order what they need on the touch screen computer, and the orders would be sent down to the food pantry where we worked the whole time while we were there. Seven of us – Mrs.Watson, Kayla, Rosa, Jee Eun, Sammy, Jen, and I – helped taking orders and packing the bags. After putting on aprons, gloves, and hair nets(haha, those looked great on us!) We took the orders, found the goods on the shelves, put them all in the bags, double-checked, and handed them to the staffs at the St.John’s. Then, they called out the names of people to pick the bags up. At first, all of us were taking orders and trying to find things at the same time but soon we took different roles and worked systematically for about two hours. When we had some free time, we spent time giving massage to each other and taking pictures. Even though we did not get to interact with people directly, we were so glad and thankful that we were able to help run the food pantry and to bless those bags that we packed for people. We enjoyed working with each other and with other volunteers at St.John’s.

The second ministry of the day was the hospital ministry. All of our team members went to the hospital together with John from NYSUM. We walked around the hospital as a pair and talked to many patients. We had some nice conversations, sang songs to some of them, and gave them the handmade cards that students at PCA had made with the Bible verses. I believe this ministry was a great experience for everyone on the team. God blessed the time we spent at the hospital and took care of all our worries that we had before. Also, I was so humbled by a couple of Christian patients and their strong faith in God. Their passion and faith made me think about my faith. I imagined myself being in their situations and asked myself, ‘Would I have loved and believed in God as much as they do if I were them?’ God really made me humble by showing those strong Christians in such tough situations and I am so thankful for that.

We spent about three hours at the hospital talking to many patients with different background and different stories. Then, we came back to NYSUM and rested – some of us ordered some Chinese food while chilling. Now, it’s 11:51 pm and I probably should go to bed and get some sleep for tomorrow! Thank you so much for supporting all of us and keeping us in your prayers. I’m sure this trip has been such a blessing to everyone on the team. Please continue to pray for us to show God’s love to people we will interact and to stay focused on the real purpose of this mission trip. Thanks!