[vn-families] Fwd: The Power Of Influence

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You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt l'oses it flavor, how shall it be seasoned?....Matthew 5:13
On February 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and c'aptivated the youth of America. After hearing their music and seeing their "look," I did what millions of young American boys did-----I begged my parents to let me grow my hair. Then, along with my best friend Tommy, I started a garage band. The Beatles' performance had such an impact on us that we intentionally tried to be like them. It was a significant introduction to the power of influence.
Years later, the power of influence came to mean something 'far' more significant to me as I began my journey as a follower of Christ, I had the desire to live under the influence of Christ, but I also wanted to be an influencer of others by pointing them to the Savior.
In part, this is what Jesus was challenging us to understand in Matthew 5:13-16. Salt and light are influential factors in a d'ark and c'orrupting world, and Christ, who is the Light of the world, calls us to be lights of influence as well. The Master 'who modeled p'erfect purity calls us to be salt that adds flavor and p'revents corruption.
May we n'ot only be influenced by Christ but also b'e a influencers for Christ in a needy world.------------------Bill Crowder
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LA(NG' NGHE LO+`I CHU'A
Nguye^~n Duy

  1. Xin cho con bie^'t la('ng nghe Lo+`i Nga`i go.i con trong dde^m to^'i. Xin cho con bie^'t la('ng nghe Lo+`i Nga`i day. con luc' le? loi. Xin cho con ca^'t tie^'ng le^n tra? lo+`i vu+`a khi con nghe Chu'a. Xin cho con bie^'t tha^n thu+a: "La.y Nga`i, Nga`i muo^'n con la`m chi?".
2.Xin cho con bie^'t la('ng nghe Lo+`i Nga`i da.y con trong cuo^.c so^'ng. Xin cho con bie^'t la('ng nghe Lo+`i Nga`i tu+`ng theo bu+o+'c ddo+`i con. Xin cho con bie^'t sa(~n sa`ng cho+` ddo+.i va` va^ng nghe theo Chu'a. Xin cho bie^'t sa(~n sa`ng thu+.c ha`nh Lo+`i Chu'a dda~ truye^`n ban.
  3.Xin cho con vu+~ng bu+o+'c ddi va`o ddo+`i truye^`n rao cho cha^n ly'. Xin cho con bie^'t s'ay me^ 'cuo^.c ddo+`i la`m nha^n chu+'ng ti`nh ye^u. Cho mo^i con tha('m ne't cu+o+`i Lo+`i Nga`i ddu+o+.c ddem cho the^' gio+'i. Cho ddo^i tay sa'ng o+n Tro+`i tro.n ve.n ha`nh ly' cho ngay` mai.
4.Xin cho con dde^'n vo+'i ngu+o+`i ba(ng` mo^t. tinh` yeu^ kho^n g gia ? do^'i. Xin cho con dde^'n trong ddo+`i ti`m la.i nguo^`n ha.nh phu'c ma` thoi^. Cho con khi dda~ la('ng nghe Lo+`i Nga`i day. con o^i cao qui'. Xin cho con tra'i tim s'i nga`n ddo+`i tinh` me^'n khong^ nhat p'hai.
DK: Lo+`i Nga`i la` su+'c so^'ng cu?a con. Lo+`i Nga`i la` a'nh sa'ng ddo+`i con. Lo+`i Nga`i la`m chu+'a chan hy vo.ng, la` ddu+o+`ng dde^? con ha(`ng do~i bu+o+'c. Lo+`i Nga`i ddu+o+.m cha^'t nga^'t nie^`m vui, tro.n ve.n nga`n tie^'ng ha't dda^y` vo+i. Lo+`i Nga`i ddo^i? mo+i' cho cuo^.c ddo+`i. Lo+`i Nga`i ha.nh phu'c cho tra^`n ai.
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Ki'nh chu'c GDVN binh` an, tu+o+ivui!
Thuy' V a^n 


   
  "The fruit of the Spirit is love.., joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, & self-control"........Galatians 5:22-23
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