{"id":6909,"date":"2023-09-04T13:13:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/?page_id=6909"},"modified":"2024-11-13T19:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T01:44:02","slug":"2023-spring-essc-collegecareer-3-ia-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/2023-spring-essc-collegecareer-3-ia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>\u514b\u670d\u8a98\u60d1<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6909\" class=\"elementor elementor-6909\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-359ce802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"359ce802\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a71f18\" data-id=\"a71f18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da3bd57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3da3bd57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_TW.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_TW\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_TW.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_TW\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6909#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/en_US.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"en_US\" title=\"English\"> English        <\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6909#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_CN.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_CN\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 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And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted\u00a0beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,\u00a0He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.\u201d \u00a01 Corinthians 10:13.<\/i><\/em><\/p><p><strong><b>Watch and pray.<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Be vigilant. \u00a0Be alert. \u00a0Be prayerful especially when you feel alone. \u00a0<em><i>\u201c<\/i><\/em><em><i>Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u00a0And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.\u201d \u00a01 Peter 5:8-10.<\/i><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>There was a young man who visited college fraternities to see what college life was like. \u00a0He saw how they were drinking and dancing and partying and felt \u201cWow! This is the kind of life that I want to live.\u201d \u00a0By his sophomore year, his GPA was 1.67 and was on probation to get kicked out of college. \u00a0During all that time, all he did was party and get drunk. \u00a0Even though he thought that was how he wanted to live, he felt empty inside. \u00a0One of the fraternity brothers hung himself because he was so depressed. \u00a0All the drinking and partying did nothing to satisfy the heart.<\/p><p>The young man then decided to focus on his studies thinking that he would find meaning and satisfaction from his career if not his college. \u00a0It was during his career that he met someone unexpected who introduced him to God. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t a career that was meaningful. \u00a0It was getting into the journey of pursuing God that brought meaning to his life. \u00a0He participated in bible studies and joined them in prayer. \u00a0During their prayer in the Spirit (speaking in tongues), the young man said to himself, \u201cOh, I will never, ever come back to this Bible Study, ever again.\u201d \u00a0He went to the movies to \u201cescape\u201d from the bible study session thinking that by the time the movie was over, bible study would also be over.<\/p><p>The one who invited him to the bible study called him after the movie was over. \u00a0He came up with the excuse that he was hungry and unable to join them. \u00a0But she invited him over to have a late-night meal with others. \u00a0And the bible study was AFTER the meal, so he had to join them. \u00a0By the time it got to prayer time, he asked her to explain the nature of how they prayed. \u00a0He knelt down to pray, and he felt this great peace come upon him.<\/p><p>When he went home, he prayed again and continued to pray every night because he felt very joyful. \u00a0One night after prayer, he fell asleep and then heard a voice asking him to get up and pray. \u00a0As he prayed, he felt this power come through his head and was filled with the Holy Spirit. \u00a0For the first time in his life, he was 100% sure that God exists and that He was right in front of him. \u00a0He felt there was meaning in his life.<\/p><p>His wife saw this huge transformation in him\u2014from a man with anger management issues to a God worshipping man. \u00a0He always had a smile on his face. \u00a0God moved her as well\u2026they both got baptized together.<\/p><p>Whether you are still in college or getting ready to move on after graduation, may you find our Lord Jesus Christ. \u00a0Then your life can also be transformed to become more meaningful, not just evolving around temptations to seek peace, to have transformed a purpose in life. \u00a0And after this life, we have the hope to enter eternal life.<\/p><p>Yield not to temptation. \u00a0Come and join us to find meaning in life and be transformed into a better version of you.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Please attend our Fall Evangelical Services and Spiritual Convocation (ESSC) from September 14 to 17, 2023 at our church location as follows:<\/p><p><b>4N550 Church Road<br \/><\/b><b>Bensenville,\u00a0<abbr title=\"Illinois\">IL<\/abbr>\u00a060106<br \/><\/b><i aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/True+Jesus+Church+Chicago\/@41.945266,-87.9536702,18.39z\/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x880fb39f5fbd433d:0x72d82c41e185bf3e!2s4+S+Church+Rd,+Bensenville,+IL+60106!3b1!8m2!3d41.9448745!4d-87.9534209!3m5!1s0x880fb3a1e4e2dd49:0xd44299b704de1192!8m2!3d41.9453743!4d-87.9533863!16s%2Fg%2F1tdn02z1?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>\u00a0Google Maps<\/b><\/a><\/p><p>For online streaming, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/service\/live-sabbath-service\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><p>For regular service hours, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\">click here<\/a>.<b><\/b><\/p><p>Email us at\u00a0<a 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