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    Christmas service in Bandung canceled due to protest by Islamic Organization

    Christmas service in Bandung canceled due to protest Arya Dipa The Jakarta Post Bandung | Wed, December 7, 2016 | 04:07 pm The Reformed Injili Indonesia Church in Bandung canceled a Christmas service at the Sasana Budaya Ganesha building in Bandung on Tuesday after a protest by dozens of Ahlu...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    If God is for Us

    Friday, December 16, 2016, 9:55 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “When in the Stillness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 8:26-39 (Select vv. ESV). He Intercedes for Us (vv. 26-27) Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    They Will Listen

    Thursday, December 8, 2016, 7:28 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Gift of God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 28:17-29 (NIV). After Paul gave his testimony to King Agrippa, the king told Festus that Paul could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Be Alert

    Monday, December 5, 2016, 10:44 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Uphold You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 20:16-32 (ESV). With Humility and Tears (vv. 17-21) Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    In High Honor

    Sunday, December 4, 2016, 5:27 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Lord’s Anointed.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 19:8-20 (Select vv. ESV). Speak Boldly (vv. 8-10) Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Do Not Be Silent

    Saturday, December 3, 2016, 2:22 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 18:1-17 (ESV). Building Bridges, Not Walls? (vv. 1-4) After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Unlawful to Practice

    Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 12:36 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 16:16-34 (NIV). Before the Magistrates (vv. 16-21) Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    To the Ends of the Earth

    Sunday, November 27, 2016, 6:57 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 13:44-14:7 (ESV). Paul and Barnabas were sent out by the Holy Spirit to the work to which God had called them. They were in the city of Pisidian...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Give Him Your Fears

    Thursday, November 24, 2016, 9:38 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Be Strong and Take Courage.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 9:19-31 (NIV). Background (Summary Acts 8:1-9:19a) When Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death by the...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Against the Church

    Saturday, November 19, 2016, 6:37 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 8:1-8 (ESV). And Saul Approved (v. 1a) And Saul approved of his execution. Who was Saul? He was a Jew, a Pharisee, a student and expounder of...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Full of Faith

    Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Be Strong, and Take Courage.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 6-7 (Select vv. ESV). Introduction: Stephen was one of the seven men chosen to minister to the needs of widows in the daily distribution...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    The Whole Message

    Friday, November 18, 2016, 2:53 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5 (Select vv. NASB). Filled with Jealousy (vv. 17-18) But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Rulers Band Together

    Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:40 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 4:23-31 (NIV). All That Was Said (v. 23) On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Identified with Christ

    Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 3-4 (Select vv. NASB). Summary of Acts 3:1-4:4 In the name of Jesus Christ, Peter had healed a man who had been lame from birth. This drew a...
  15. Radrook

    Careful Not to Become a Persecutor

    No Christian ever imagines himself or herself as a persecutor of other Christians. However, because we are tethered to our senses and are therefore incapable of reading the human heart, the danger of doing so becomes very real. Attribution of malice when no malice was intended. Attribution of...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Your Word Exalted

    Monday, November 7, 2016, 6:51 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give God the Glory.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 138 (ESV). With my Whole Heart (vv. 1-3) I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    An Upright Heart

    Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 8:57 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Blessed Are You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 119:1-24 (ESV). Aleph (vv. 1-8) Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    They Surround Me

    Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 8:09 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Gift of God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 118 (Select vv. NASB). I Will Not Fear (vv. 5-9) From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and set me in a large place. The Lord is...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Save Me

    Sunday, October 23, 2016, 5:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “More Love to Thee, O Christ.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 69 (Select vv. ESV). Up to My Neck (vv. 1-4a) Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Smooth as Butter

    Sunday, October 16, 2016, 11:00 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “You Raise Me Up.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 55 (Select vv. ESV). Anguish of Heart (vv. 4-8) My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling...