Pastor Letter for April 2024

Dear Family and Friends,

Praise God forever more in April 2024 beautiful Autumn as the Lord is our head, our help and our hope. He is our head in leading us guiding us and preparing our daily needs and wants, as 1 Corinthians 11:2-3 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to know that (B)the head of every man is Christ, (C)the head of woman is man, and (D)the head of Christ is God. As David acknowledge God as the shepherd in Psalm 23 we are His sheep and He is our Lord who make decisions for us all with Godliness in all of our journey.

We are living in the dark days struggling with pain, suffering, war, diseases and confusion however we can be thankful as Christians that there is help for us when we call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Romans 10:8- 13 says 8 But what does it say? (H)“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that (I)if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, (J)“Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For (K)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for (L)the same Lord over all (M)is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For (N)“whoever calls (O)on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

Hallelujah lastly because we have the Lord who is alive and interceding for us no matter what we are going through in life there is a way out in Jesus Christ our Lord 1 Corinthians 10:13 says 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but (T)God is faithful, (U)who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to [d]bear it.

Jesus is our living hope because whatever he said is true and still happening and will happen as the scripture says in 2 Peter 3:10-17 the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which (R)the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be (S)in holy conduct and godliness, 12 (T)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will (U)be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will (V)melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for (W)new heavens and a (X)new earth in which righteousness dwells. Be Steadfast14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent (Y)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that (Z)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his (AA)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the (AB)rest of the Scriptures.17 You therefore, beloved, (AC)since you know this beforehand, (AD)beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 (AE)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(AF)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen

In Christ we thrive,

Shane khin (Pastor Burmese Christian Church Sydney)