{"id":7143,"date":"2023-12-03T15:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/?page_id=7143"},"modified":"2024-01-22T21:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:32:44","slug":"post-2023fall-essc-reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"\u603b\u4f53\u53cd\u601d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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\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=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7143#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7143#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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        <\/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 - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Overarching-Reflections-on-Fall-ESSC-2023-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eye-opening. Believing. Repenting. Forgiving. Obeying. Blessing. Sharing. These are some of the words to describe how I felt and experienced during the Fall 2023 Evangelical Service and Spiritual Convocation. The best part was that I was experiencing the whole event together with others. We were all loving God and loving Man just as Jesus desired for us.<\/p>\n<p>The theme was \u201cBlessings of Salvation\u201d which was brought to live through sermons, hymnal singing, prayers, testimonies and fellowship with meals together. Over a period of four days starting with evening service on Thursday, 14 September through afternoon of Sunday, 17 September, I felt the power of God\u2019s teachings and His Holy Spirit opening and widening my perspective on how I have lived my life, what He wants me to do and be for Him and what I needed to focus on going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of sermons on the Eight Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-10, I felt a deeper understanding on each of God\u2019s blessings. Indeed, God blesses everyone for He gives benefits from the sun and rain to the evil and the unjust as well. From the eight beatitudes, I learned more about what was common across all eight of them. It is about being aware that I am lacking and being incomplete. Being able to feel short requires that I need to open my spiritual eyes to be aware and then deepen my belief in Him to receive profound blessings. The world defines blessing as anything that brings pleasure, contentment or good fortune. God\u2019s blessings are literally out of this world PLUS He blesses us through our own hands when we internalize the power of the Holy Spirit. Just take a look at how God blessed Joseph no matter how hard times were for him and what he was going through. Joseph was able to deliver and experience success even under the most adverse conditions because He believed and trusted in God.<\/p>\n<p>But I learned the necessity to repent, to forgive and to be forgiven. It is not enough for me to have remorse and then repent. Judas recognized his betrayal of Jesus but he did not return to Jesus to repent and also ask for forgiveness. Instead, he hung himself. I must remember to always turn back to God and ask for forgiveness. Then blessings will be even more abundant. Click here to listen to this sermon on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaOOmLicdRA&amp;list=PLywijeUHUpldNdT6Nf6x7FK7FRw2MfL9n&amp;index=6&amp;t=32s\"><u>repentance<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And hence, my journey of the eight blessings is enlightened with new awareness\u2014and actions necessary\u2014to experience His kingdom of heaven even when I am still on earth. Here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLywijeUHUpldNdT6Nf6x7FK7FRw2MfL9n\"><u>link<\/u><\/a> to our Fall Evangelical Service and Spiritual Convocation. Please go ahead and listen to God\u2019s precious words on blessings.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to join us in pursuing being poor in spirit, mourn, meek, hunger and thirst for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemaking, and persecuted for righteousness. The blessings rewarded? Kingdom of heaven, comfort, inherit the earth, filled, shown mercy, see God, and called children of God. Don\u2019t miss out on His blessings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">True Jesus Church<br \/><\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">4N550 Church Road<br \/><\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Bensenville,\u00a0<abbr style=\"font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Illinois\">IL<\/abbr>\u00a060106<br \/><\/b><a style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal;\" 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>\n<p>For online streaming, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/service\/live-sabbath-service\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For regular service hours, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\">click here<\/a>.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:ilovejesus@tjc-chicago.org\">ilovejesus@tjc-chicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-2\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (2)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-3\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (3)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-4\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (4)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-5\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (5)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-6\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (6)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-7\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (7)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/post-2023fall-essc-reflections-8\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Fall ESSC Reflections (8)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b> More to come<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eye-opening. 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