Feast Bay Area Morning Bulletin for Dec 1, 2019

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Homily
The Gospel According to Luke 23:35-43 //
Feast of Christ the King
“It takes bravery to admit and embrace these
truths: You are not eternal. You are not that
important. You are not in control.” —Fr. Joel Jason
Accepting that we will die eventually teaches us to value the things
that truly matter and to evaluate if we are fulfilling our life’s purpose.
While we are created in the image and likeness of God, if we want
to be first, we must learn to die to ourselves and be the last.
Let go and let God. Surrender to the One who is truly in control to
experience life’s fullness; keeping in mind that Christ is a powerful King
who wants to empower us.
“Is your mind formed by the world
or by the spirit?” —Fr. Steve Tynan
“
God has his undivided attention on you.
He loves you as
though you are the
only one in this world.
◄ Ken Yasinski,
International Speaker and Author of
The Fullness of Purpose
”
The world evangelizes us 24/7. We must practice mindfulness and choose
the important things. We must ask ourselves: Are we brave enough to be
different from the people around us and pay the price?
Talks
Lord All Over
Ken Yasinski, Catholic motivational speaker and book author
Above All Names. Jesus’ Name alone is powerful. It is a prayer in itself.
We feel His power and presence even just by uttering “Jesus.”
Bitter or Better? Bitterness keeps us from seeing God’s blessings in our
lives. When we find ourselves suffering in life, do we feel resentful? Or do
we see our blessings despite our struggles?
Once we truly accept that God is our Good Shepherd, He will
always be enough.
Things to Live for. Are you living for eternity or just for fleeting
moments? Two things we can bring to Heaven: our soul and the souls of
the people we lead to Him.
Our Potential. The voice of mediocrity says to an acorn: You will forever
be an acorn. The voice of wisdom says: Do you see the tree from which you fell? Her
greatness is your potential.
The Kingdom of Jesus
Bro. Bo Sanchez and Bro. Audee Villaraza
Thy Kingdom Come. Did you know that the central theme of the
Gospel is Kingdom? Kingdom or Basileia — defined as the space where Jesus
is king —is mentioned162 times in the Bible.
Eden’s King and Queen. God created the world to be within His
kingdom and appointed Adam and Eve to be the King and Queen of the
Garden of Eden alongside Him. But the couple desired to define good and
evil apart from the Lord when they ate the forbidden fruit. Thus, Heaven
and Earth became separate domains. Chaos ensued as man ruled the
world apart from God. Then the Lord picked out David, to bring forth the
Messiah.
All About Jesus. We are called to expand God’s Kingdom.
Sometimes we think that we will only reach Heaven when we pass on. The
truth is it is in the Here and Now. When we bring our lives under the rule of
Jesus, we are annexing our lives to His Kingdom.
Kingdom building should not be a competition. We are all in this
together. It is not about us. It is and will always be about King Jesus.
▲ Singer and songwriter Veia Lim-Viñas and her
brother Vernon Lim (not in photo) are behind The Feast
Worship songs played during the Kerygma Conference.