Hi, my name is Rommy.
I’m a guest blogger here on sanseilife.
My mom sends me Haiku while I wait for her at the Rainbow Bridge.
Here is one from last night:
- anxiety rages
- chasing happy thoughts away
- peace, I dream of you
Tag: hope
Guest Blog Post Rommy Today’s Haiku, Inspiration and Hope
Hi, my name is Rommy.
I’m a guest blogger here on sanseilife.
Animal Haiku is instinctive and natural, can you learn from this simple message?
I had to leave my mom and start a new journey, here is a message for her on inspiration and hope
- see my graceful trot
- a Rainbow Bridge miracle
- a gift for us both
2015-5-10 Sermon “Chosen for a Purpose”, Tezenlo Thong
Chosen for a Purpose
(John 15:9-17)
Life is made up of choices.
For high school graduates, it’s time to choose which school to join. Every two years, there are major elections in this country when citizens get an opportunity to choose politicians. Out of so many people, you chose your husband or wife to live and love for life. I can go on, but the point is that life is made up of choices. In this today’s passage, Jesus says, “You did not choose me; I chose you for a purpose.” We are chosen for a greater purpose.
1. We are chosen for love and to love
Paul says, “Faith, hope, and Love. These three outlast all other things, but the greatest of these is love. Love is superior to knowledge, it is more fruitful than understanding all mysteries, it is above all prophecy and more powerful than the faith that can move mountains.”
We live in a culture that uses the word “love” a lot – a culture that overuses love and under employs it in practice. Jesus says, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” We are called to love because of the love of God.
2. We are chosen to bear fruit
“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received–only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage” ― Francis of Assisi.
Again Jesus says, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last.” We are chosen to bear fruit – fruits that will last forever. If love will remain, then whatever we do in love will also remain. Bear fruit – fruit that will last. Gal. 5:22 tells us that “the fruit of the Spirit is love….” Love is one of the fruits of the spirit. So if we have love we have the fruit of the Spirit. We have all been touched by someone’s love. We all have experienced what it means to be loved. The good things that we do out of God’s love are the fruits of the Spirit. Bear fruit – fruit that will last.
3. Chosen or called into friendship
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants. Instead, I call you friends.” In the Old Testament, Abraham is called God’s friend. Jesus has called his disciples students, followers or disciples. But here during the last supper, he calls them friends for the first time. I’m sure many of you have experienced losing a friend to death. We grieve for lost friends because we love them. Also, part of friendship is allowing our friends to help us. And we have a friend who always walks with us in all the ups and downs of life. Proverbs 18:24, “…there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” In our moments of trial, temptation and hardship, we have a friend who is always there.
We are called to extend that friendship to others. You may have heard it often said that people are not looking for a friendly church; they are looking for friends in church. Extend friendship, fellowship and human connection to those who are lonely and seeking for a human connection and community.
Tezenlo Thong, Pastor
Simpson United Methodist Church
2014-11-9 Messages received from Sermon Simpson UMC “Awaiting the Fullness of the Kingdom of God” Pastor Tezenlo Thong
Sermon “Awaiting the Fullness of the Kingdom of God” Pastor Tezenlo Thong
Messages received:
- As we journey through life we must have hope, help others to have hope and make a difference.
- Consider whether our actions are guided by belief.
- As we wait for the end of any journey, big or small, it is our responsibility to wait actively and not be idle but continue our service to God.
- We can serve God by recognizing and serving those in need.
- Keep hope and patience.
- Don’t be lulled into inactivity, don’t let life’s journeys be unfulfilled.
- To give is to receive, to replenish those in need is to replenish oneself.
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