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10 Tip untuk Menjadi Pelajar Cemerlang 2014

10 Tip untuk Menjadi Pelajar Cemerlang 2014
With the Wild Men of Borneo
Let Nothing Distract Your Attention from Christ this Year

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:11 AM PST

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With the Wild Men of Borneo

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 05:11 AM PST

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

(Jesus Christ, Mark 16:15, NIV)

"To know God and to make Him known." (Loren Cunningham)

Borneo lies almost exactly under the equator, and is one of the larger islands in the great East Indian Archipelago. It is 830 miles long and 600 miles wide. The size of this island may be appreciated by a comparison of its area with that of a part of Great Britain. It is roughly five times as large as England and Wales.

Little is known of the early history of Borneo, although European navigators and trades touched it shores about the year 1511, in search of the riches of the East. The Portuguese were the first to establish commercial relations with the island; and during the sixteenth century, Spanish traders tried, with some success, to obtain a share of this profitable commerce.

The formation of the Dutch and British East India companies destroyed the monopoly so long enjoyed by the earlier traders, with the Dutch taking the lead throughout the Malay Archipelago.

The rich cargoes of the trading vessels offered great temptations to the unprincipled natives of Borneo and adjacent islands; and piracy become such a menace to the lives and property of the European traders that efforts were made to stamp out the nefarious business.

People of Borneo

One of the British expeditions under Sir James Brooke, in 1838, was very successful in suppressing piracy, and gained for the British considerable prestige with the natives of Borneo. This aggravated the rivalry between the Dutch and the British in their efforts to control the trade and not until 1891 were the boundaries of British and Dutch Borneo finally defined. The north and the west coast are now (at this writing it was 1922) under British rule, and in these districts the most successful missionary efforts have been conducted. The work of Pastor Mershon and his capable in British Borneo shows what the Gospel can accomplish in changing the hearts and lives of such unpromising people as are found in these far off regions.

This little book, With the Wild Men of Borneo, is sent out with the assurance that it will do its part in stimulating the reader's interest in the great work now going forward – "The Gospel to All the World in This Generation."

Introduction by the publishers,

Pacific Press Publishing Association, U.S.A. (1922)

Opus Publications Sdn. Bhd., Kota Kinabalu (2012)

Quotes above and book recommended by,

Richard Angelus

Blogger, Word Speaks Today

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Let Nothing Distract Your Attention from Christ this Year

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:49 PM PST

In 1495, Duke Ludovico of Milan asked the Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci to portray the dramatic scene of Jesus' last supper with His disciples as they gathered in the upper room before His crucifixion. The scene was to be painted on a large wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Crazie monastery in Milan. Da Vinci, then 43 years old and already famous as a painter, sculptor and architect, agreed to take on the assignment.

Working slowly and with great care for detail, he spent 3 years completing the painting. The disciples were grouped in threes, two groups on either side of the figure of Christ, who sat at the center of the table (refer picture above). His arms stretched before Him. In His right hand He held a wine cup, painted with marvelous realism. At last the painting was ready, and da Vinci called in a friend to see it.

"Give me your honest opinion," da Vinci said.

"It's wonderful," the friend told him. "That cup is so real I cannot keep my eyes off it."

Da Vinci immediately took a brush and drew it across the sparkling cup. "If it affects you that way it must not remain," he exclaimed. "Nothing shall distract attention from the figure of Christ."

This year – New Year 2014 – never let anything distract your attention from Christ. Not the desire for wealth or money. Not for prestige or for your name's glory. Not for the sake of 'love' or in the name of unity and compromise. If anything distract your faith, devotion and attention from Christ, take a brush and paint "the cup" away. We must keep "our eyes on Jesus" (Hebrews 12:2) and our "thoughts are fixed on [Him]" (Isaiah 26:3). Happy New Year 'Word Speaks Today' readers! God bless you all.

THINK BIG. START SMALL. GO DEEP.