Day 180 - 09122020

Pump the gas yesterday. 
Exactly six months today since our center closed.

Old Testament Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9QUnMJY&list=PL4sbg6ng23C6s9TBKh5d-GL9kvm5503Pd
Lecture#4

Day 179 - 09112020 9/11

https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks
Nineteen years ago after the attack there was a perception of the chemical weapon attack. So I keep the windows and doors closed at all time. These days, because the wildfires I keep the Windows closed.

Psalm 121:8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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Mango Dragonfruit Coconut Tapioca Ball 芒果火龍果西米露
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Old Testament Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9QUnMJY&list=PL4sbg6ng23C6s9TBKh5d-GL9kvm5503Pd
Lecture#4

Day 178 - 09102020

Lately, when I went grocery shopping there will be tons of seniors. There were shopping and talking loudly never keep social distancing with other shoppers. And whichever product was on sale they bought tons of them. If there was a limitation for that particular item they will constantly checking out several times! Feeling really uncomfortable whenever they were around.

Old Testament Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9QUnMJY&list=PL4sbg6ng23C6s9TBKh5d-GL9kvm5503Pd
Lecture#3

Day 176 - 09082020

Today's baked beef short ribs was a success. For some time I was so afraid to cook the beef short ribs because almost all the time the result came out bad it was tough and hard to chew. I did a different way of preparing the ribs I marinated the ribs with a mixture of sea salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder and the coconut purée for some time before baking it. Before I just seasoned it with salt and black pepper and then bake right away.

This morning before I did my watering routine the plants. I put a pot of water on something was not quite sturdy and I knew it would fall soon but somehow I ignore it. After I watered the plant it was only couples of minutes later the pot tilt. What was in my mind I truly don't know.

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Old Testament Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9QUnMJY&list=PL4sbg6ng23C6s9TBKh5d-GL9kvm5503Pd
Lecture#2

Day 175 - 09072020 Labor Day

Really need to work hard on my English pronunciation. Today I tried on the caption function on one of my videos. Turned out that my pronunciation of God sounded like CAR and faith sounded like FACE!!!

Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E
Lecture#10
Speak with the authority of God.

Start another new lecture on the old testament.
Old Testament Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9QUnMJY&list=PL4sbg6ng23C6s9TBKh5d-GL9kvm5503Pd
Lecture#1

Day 174 - 09062020 Sunday

"Extreme record breaking temps and energy demand has caused some equip to overload and power outages this evening. We have approx 14k customers without power out of 1.5 million."
Pray for the firefighter crews, the power company and the environmental alter awareness
Pray for the medical team.

Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E
Lecture#9
Speak with authority of God.
Balance between preaching and pastoring.

Day 173 - 09052020

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E
Lecture#7
Preach boldness, speak out kindling, speak with certainty.

Lecture#8
The whole book of Deuteronomy is preaching.
A preacher should make it plain and clear for the heater to hear and understand Gos's word.

Day 172 - 09042020

Tried three bake goods today, one sweet, one salty and the other is a plain one. The sweet one was not sweet at all. The salty one was not flavored enough. The plain was ok. I used the yeast as the leavening agent. Except the bread which I had already made couples of times before the other two were not tasted quite as I expect it should be.

Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E
Lecture#5
Lecture#6
Preaching is to raise the audience's affection for God. 

Day 171 - 09032020

"K-LOVE Wants to Encourage You Today! It's our mission to always be positive and encouraging. Now we're ramping it up even more with the 30 Days of Encouragement!"
Lamentations 3:22-23  22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Harvest some edamame, then boiled with one teaspoon of salt, yum!
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Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E
Lecture#4

Day 170 - 09022020

Fundamentals of Expository Preaching 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E

Lecture #1 
Explain the meaning of the scripture. The  meaning of the scripture is the scripture. God is the head of the church.

Lecture #2
We have the mind of Christ. You model how to handle/study the bible. When they learn how to study the word of the bible they can teach the bible. Jeremiah 8:9
The thing/people that you love the most dominate you. You live what you believe.

Lecture #3 The pastor's primary duty is to bring the people the proof of God by explaining the meaning of the scripture 

Day 169 - 09012020

Cannot believe it's September already soon the thanksgiving and Christmas will be here and then another new year comes.

Found another lecture, Fundamentals of Expository Preaching, explain the meaning of the scripture. The meaning of the scripture is the scripture.
I'll start to listen to it from tomorrow too tired today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCyfWwz3-Y&list=PLA4F1CA2C916E583E

Day 168 - 08312020

Yesterday I made the radish cake too soft and the sesame cake too tough! Need to adjust the way or the order that I cook them.

Finished the series of Pastoral Leadership.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551
Lecture#13
The book of Nehemiah 1-3
Equip people and assign them the tasks, motivate them to keep them focus. Keep yourself motivated and feel the feel. Let the project become theirs. Build self motivation and respect to people. Give the glory to the God. Renovation. 
Showing the appropriations of their doing. By recording their names, their accomplishments and how they do it.
Do the modeling do what I do show them. Show your integrity earn and maintain the trust. Never stingy your praises.

Lecture#14
Handling the obstacles. Learn to our Lord in prayer take your issue to God. If the Lord cannot solve the problem nobody can. Keep your eyes on the big picture. To discern a mountain and a molehill. Don't turn a molehill into a mountain. Ask the Lord for wisdom. Be humble and have your a good self image. Learn to recognize that you may be the problem. Small church produces great preacher. Humility stand up and confront. Learn to keep calm, self control, keep cool on circumstances. Have the courage to confront to against the enemy. Known the written and unwritten steps the problem resolution, Matthew 18. Preservation, not quitting. The law of the dog's, Proverbs 26:17. The law of underdog, the weaker party. The law of the barking dog. Don't lose your dignity. The law of a sleeping dog; don't make the problem. The law of a life dog, Ezekiel 9:4, live to fight another day. Better be a live dog than a die lion.

Day 167 - 08302020 Sunday

Led the prayer meeting today.
https://praisedance123.blogspot.com/2020/08/prayer-meeting-08302020.html?m=1

Pastoral Leadership 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551
Lecture#11
Priority and venison.

Lecture#12 Exodus 18, Mose tried to do all the work himself.
Delegation, it's not an option, learn to be good at delegate. As a leader you need to recruit. To delegate the responsibility. Never do the task alone. Otherwise you and your people will burn out. We meet the needs of the people. 
The organization will not be perpetuated. To reproduce to keep the organization going. Why the leader don't delegate? #1 We confuse the rule of the leader. We think you must have the provision for the problem to result and everything is your personal responsibility. You are there to make sure the job gets done. #2 The fear/guilt of failure, fear of lost control. #3 They want the glory. Why not share the glory around. And we are for the glory of God. #4 we ignore the process of delegation. #5 Sometimes we are just lazy because delegation takes effort to teach. #6 The leaders are so over committed they don't have time to train others. Then you need to take a step back you must make time. #7 Because nobody out there can/ wants to do it. No one taught them how to.
Give right gift to the right duty. Put ten men to do the work not to do the ten men's works.

Day 165 - 08282020

Need to have my car's automatic window fixed and the brake checking on the next car oil change.

Pastoral Leadership 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551
Lecture#9 Teaching and preaching.
Content and material more persuasion and lecture on teaching. Preaching add on more action.
Teaching plan, interact with student with questions and answers high participation. Help with pictures, role play, note taking, homework, handout, testimony, teaching is more than teaching, guiding discussion, lead with questions, rearrange the furniture, to educate not to embarrass.
Never read your sermons, memorize your sermon, be thoroughly prepared, visualize your sermon, be passion about what you say, use body language, utilize your time (use less of your time), keep clear, concise, concrete, preaches the cross, lift up the Christ.

Lecture#10 Leaders are made not born. The leadership also is a gift from God.
Christian leadership is spiritual leadership. Church is an organism Not organization. Two spiritual tools, prayer and the word of God. Spiritual Motivation. Glorified Christ. Spiritual result, bring people to Christ like people.
Servant leadership, serve to the needs not the wimps. Shepherd the flock of God. Spiritual influence. 
Position/title/pastor -> give the permission to lead, build relationships-> production -> people development, empower/ train others -> Provide of leadership/trust.

Day 163 - 08262020

The germinating rate for okra is over 90%. For green bean so far less than 50% pray for it will have more beans to survive.

Pastoral Leadership 
Took some notes while I was listening to the lecture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551&index=5
Lecture#5 Discipline one's life. Mater the time, conduct yourself, cleanness (dress, car, living place), organized your life, plan and prioritize your life.
Overdressed embarrassing others or underdressed to shame them.
Private and public worship. Utilize your gifts serving others. Be teachable. Don't tolerate bad relationship. Have a balanced life. 

Lecture#6 Money on serving, paid or not paid, be careful in handling it. Learn to be content. Thank God for everything. Freedom, nobody owns you. Passion for the ministry.

Lecture#7 The attitude toward people. Along with wife giving the hospitality, love and be proactive to people. Roman 12:13. Be gentle. Win an argument and lose a friend you are still loose. Ethical. Never be a two face person. Care of your own, family and the like. 

Lecture#8 The leader's gifts and ability. Titus1:9. Two different voices; the voice in preaching and teaching and the voice to drive away and defense the thief/wolf.
Understanding the scriptures. The law of the language, simple and understandable. The law of lesson. The law of teaching process, guiding the learning. The law of learning process, reproduce in your own words. The law of review the application, when teaching becomes their lives. Sermon outline, proposition and structure and main point and create the need for the audience.

Day 162 - 08252020

Pastoral Leadership 
Started to watch the series of Pastoral Leadership got to learn something serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551
It actually can apply to our everyday life, our family, leaderships and relationships.
1 Timothy 3/Titus 1
Characteristics Qualification 
Lecture#1, leader's calling. Threefold of office; Pastoral Leadership pastor, elder and overseer. Do your work joyfully, willingly, seriously and congeniusly and faithfully.
You can be old/mature when you are young

Lecture#2, qualifications. You can be tired in work, but never tired of work. A 24/7/365 job.
Have you sensed the call? Strong desire. What evidence that God call me to into this ministry? Gifts of teaching and leading. Do others affirm my giftedness? Does my home church appeal that I have been called to this ministry? Feel my strong desire. What ministry that I have involved, let me think I have the gifts?

Lecture#3, pastor's wife.

Lecture#4, pastor's child (ren). You lose your family you lose your ministry. Master yourself. Know yourself. Check yourself. Walk with spirit.