Queen's Road Cell

 I'm reproducing the section on study skills - connecting words here for our reference. This is an excellent aid whenever we do Bible Study. Time: after , as, before, then, until, when, while Place: where Reason: because, for, since Result: so, then, therefore, since Purpose: in order that, so that Contrast: although, but, much more, nevertheless, otherwise, yet. Comparison: also, as, as...so, just as...so, likewise, so, also. Source: by means of, from, through. 1. List instructions given to Timothy in 1:1-14 and the reasons/resources he gives for obeying the instruction:  1:6 Fan to flame the gift of God     for this reason (1:5-6): your sincere faith, that dwelt in your grandmother..and mother.. There is a family heritage of faith that can be built on. through (1:6) the laying on of my hands. Paul had personally prayed for and ordained Timothy to ministry. There are church leaders for (1:7) God gave ...

I began by asking who in church we felt had the marks of a Spirit-filled life. All agreed on Siew Leong!  :) We agreed that spiritual fruit was more indicative of the Spirit's filling than spiritual gifting, but we noted that, had Siew Leong's gifts been less public, we might have found it harder to identify him as being filled with the Spirit. I noted that there are many other people in church who exhibit the fruit of the Spirit and who live lives of surrendered devotion to Christ but who remain relatively unknown. Although all are commanded to be filled with the Spirit (Eph 6:18), not all are obedient to this command. We would expect that the life of one marked by the Spirit's filling would demonstrate a great extent of the purifying, unifying, revealing and empowering ("P-U-R-E") work of the Spirit. The Scripture references before us, espeically of Ephesians 5:18ff give specific pointers of the Spirit's filling. These include a life of worship 'from t...

I shared how Joyce and I were visiting another cell on Good Friday as part of an 'inspection tour' and how they were doing spiritual gifts in Book 4.2. Listening to their sharing helped me realize how fortunate I felt to be able to serve in church in areas where I am gifted. We shared that our service in church need not always be in areas where we feel capable or gifted. We also serve where there are areas of need when no one else is available for a critical task. When He does this He always provides the resources and the grace to see us through. And sometimes the experiences we have in areas where we feel unsuited make us better equipped for service in areas where we feel more comfortable. We asked the question: if the Holy Spirit leads us into all the truth(Jn 16:13), how is it that Christians with the Spirit can disagree on practical and doctrinal matters? One possible reason is that our experiences and mindset obscure the voice of the Spirit, but it is probably more corre...