Monday, January 14, 2002
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE: PASTOR CLIVE
It has now been a few months since Pastor Clive Chin joined the CEFC Pastoral Staff, and the reviews have been glowing. People make sure to be in their seats to hear his sermons because God has really blessed this man with the gift of preaching. Plus, it's VERY evident that God is using Pastor Clive as His instrument to help carry out his message. And it's also VERY evident that God is working in Pastor Clive's live and continuing to mold him into the man He wants him to be.
During his sermon on joy in the midst of strife using Philippians 1, he mentioned an analogy that really stuck with me. In talking about our double-mindedness, he mentioned how people set monkey traps by filling large amounts of monkey food in jars with long, narrow tops. The monkeys would come, reach in and grab the food, but their fists full of food would not allow them to pull their hands out. The choice becomes obvious, but not simple -- let go of the food and the monkey is free or hold on tightly and get caught. The monkeys cannot bring themselves to drop the food and ultimately get caught. I can totally relate to this story. So many times, I feel like I just couldn't let go of some things and that I was hanging on too tightly for my own good when really, all I had to do was let go ... and let God set me free.
Thank you, Pastor Clive, for continuing to allow God to work through you to speak to us.
So this is what it's like to have a pastor!
It has now been a few months since Pastor Clive Chin joined the CEFC Pastoral Staff, and the reviews have been glowing. People make sure to be in their seats to hear his sermons because God has really blessed this man with the gift of preaching. Plus, it's VERY evident that God is using Pastor Clive as His instrument to help carry out his message. And it's also VERY evident that God is working in Pastor Clive's live and continuing to mold him into the man He wants him to be.
During his sermon on joy in the midst of strife using Philippians 1, he mentioned an analogy that really stuck with me. In talking about our double-mindedness, he mentioned how people set monkey traps by filling large amounts of monkey food in jars with long, narrow tops. The monkeys would come, reach in and grab the food, but their fists full of food would not allow them to pull their hands out. The choice becomes obvious, but not simple -- let go of the food and the monkey is free or hold on tightly and get caught. The monkeys cannot bring themselves to drop the food and ultimately get caught. I can totally relate to this story. So many times, I feel like I just couldn't let go of some things and that I was hanging on too tightly for my own good when really, all I had to do was let go ... and let God set me free.
Thank you, Pastor Clive, for continuing to allow God to work through you to speak to us.
So this is what it's like to have a pastor!
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