Art Studio Xaris

Do you have struggles in your life so overwhelming that you feel like you're facing giants? No matter what giant this may be, there’s a way to conquer it.

Find out this weekend as we learn from the story of David and Goliath! Services start at 5pm on Saturday and 9am, 12nn, and 3pm on Sunday. Livestream here: https://youtube.com/live/tq_JrQpd6As

LET JESUS CONQUER YOUR GIANTS!!

God was not forced to give His only Son. He is faithful to keep His promise of a Savior for the salvation of mankind. This is God's unending love, faithfulness, and grace. Praise be to God!

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒇𝒖𝒍. 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒚, 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒚𝒎𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒅.

Colossians 3:15‭-‬16

Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father,

ᵂᵉ ʰᵒⁿᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ, ᴸᵒʳᵈ. ᶠᵒʳᵍⁱᵛᵉ ᵘˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ʷᵉ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵉʳᵉ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵖˡᵉᵃˢⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ. ᵂᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵖʳⁱᵛⁱˡᵉᵍᵉ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ⁱⁿ ᵖʳᵃʸᵉʳ, ᶠᵒʳ ᵃˡˡ ʸᵒᵘ'ᵛᵉ ᵈᵒⁿᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ. ᵂᵉ ᵖʳᵃʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵖᵉᵃᶜᵉ ᵐᵃʸ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ᵗᵒ ʳᵘˡᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏˢᵍⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ, ʷᵒʳˢʰⁱᵖ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖʳᵃⁱˢᵉ. ᴹᵃʸ ʷᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ʳᵉˢᵗᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵏⁿᵒʷⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ᶜᵒⁿᵗʳᵒˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵗ ʷᵒʳᵏ. ᴹᵃʸ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ ᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ. ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᵘˢ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᶠᵃⁱᵗʰᶠᵘˡ ˢᵉʳᵛᵃⁿᵗˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵃˡ ⁱⁿ ˢᵉᵉᵏⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ. ᴹᵃʸ ʷᵉ ᵍʳᵒʷ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵒᵘʳ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳˢ. ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᵘˢ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ ᴶᵉˢᵘˢ ᶜʰʳⁱˢᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵈᵉᵃˡⁱⁿᵍ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵖᵉᵒᵖˡᵉ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ᵘˢ. ᴹᵃʸ ʷᵉ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵇᵉ ᶠⁱˡˡᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᴴᵒˡʸ ˢᵖⁱʳⁱᵗ. ᵂᵉ ᵖʳᵃʸ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰ ᴹⁱᵍʰᵗʸ ᴺᵃᵐᵉ ᵒᶠ ᴶᵉˢᵘˢ ᶜʰʳⁱˢᵗ, ᴬᵐᵉⁿ.

𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓐𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵!

Few days before the 4th month of this year,
have you ever tried asking yourself,

"Why are you doing what you are doing?"

We all have different thoughts about this but when it comes to the foundation of what you're doing, why are you doing work, serving your family, creating arts & crafts, encouraging people, discipleship, ministry, submitting your paperwork, doing household chores, managing your time, scheduling, planning, budgeting the money entrusted to you, doing meal plans and so on ?

"𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝." - 𝟐 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟓:𝟏𝟒

The love of Jesus compels us because we knew and believed in our hearts that He died for our sake and rose again. He broke that chains that we were enslaved to, our sins. Jesus made a way so we could be save and experience life that is meaningful, purposeful and joyful. And that we will be with Him forever. Because of His great wonderful, unending and overflowing love, we could do these things, not out of our own motives. His love drives us to love difficult people, to serve them with delight, to rejoice and be grateful in small things, to strengthen and encourage others as He Himself encourages us through His word, to plan, schedule & be fruitful for His glory.

It is an intimate relationship with Him that we develop by being intentional in seeking Him, praying to Him and meditating in His word.

Have you ever experience His Great love for you?

BGN: Lets continue praying for people, our nation and our world's salvation. Let's take this coming Holy Week to process and examine our hearts in the Lord. Take time to pray and fast for the lost and with the ongoing pandemic 🙏

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2 ESV

Having right mindset ➡️ Right Response / Heart ➡️ Right Action ➡️ Right Practice ➡️ Right Habit ➡️ Develop Right Character

Bible says, "to set our minds on things above", what does it mean? We are saved by grace because we have genuinely accepted Jesus in our lives. We no longer desire for the things on earth for we believe that God already saved us from desiring those things. And we now desire to know, honor, glorify and worship Him. The things above are the truths of God's word. The reality that we are living in a temporary place and this is not our real home, for our home is where He is seated on His throne.

We see that we live in a world that could really deceive us from the pleasures and desires of the flesh. But His Word tells us on how we should response. Be filled with the Holy Spirit! Keep on abiding in Him. Continue encouraging one another in the faith. Keep on growing not just in knowledge but in action. As it says, whatever you think most, it may affect your emotion, to action , that it become a practice into habit and would really affect your character.

As most Social media platform says, " WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW?" How does it affect you and the people around you? How's your heart?

We see, Jesus is more concern about us. He loves us and He knows whats best for us 💕

A blessed week ahead!

BGN: Journaling Mindset - journaling really helps in processing our thoughts. Writing really helps us list down things, agendas, tasks, journal and even our precious time with God (like letters to God or our prayers) because we are often forgetful.

Mid-March! Yet still a wonderful month to journal our daily walk. It maybe a busy month for some. But we can challenge ourselves to write down our to-do-list in a monthly, weekly, or daily basis!

And on our top priority: Spend time with God and ask Him to lead you and guide you to accomplish those tasks.

As the Bible says in Psalm 23:2," He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters. " - The Lord assures our hearts that He will be our Provider and our Guide in life. As we juggle all activities, responsibilities and other things He offers us a chance to slow down and trust Him.

The Shepherd would never lead his sheep to a rapidly flowing river, it would be too dangerous. And we know that our God longs to give us peace, rest, and stillness so we could experience His great love in the most intimate way.

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Why do you you believe what you believed?

Have you ever asked yourself this question?

"Faith is a response to evidence, not a rejoicing in the absence of evidence" - John L.

Do you really believe that the Bible is the Word of God?
Indeed, as it is says in 2 Timothy 3:16‭-‬17, " All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."

The BIBLE is GOD's WORD
- reveal to us His character
- reveal to us His promises
- reveal to us His precepts
- reveal to us His plan for our lives
- reveal to us how we are to live
- and how to prepare for eternity

The Main question is, " do we make time to read it?"
May it be our desire to know Him in an intimate way.

"'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" -Matthew 4:4

BGN: It is a great privilege that we all have so much resources around us and the freedom to read it wherever. Make it a habit and start writing down your thoughts on your journals :)

"We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit (and) when the Holy Spirit shows us God as He is we admire Him to the point of wonder and DELIGHT.”
-A.W TOZER

What does it mean to delight in the LORD?
As we continue persevering in faith, He wants us to :
- Delight in His faithfulness
- Delight in His presence
- Delight in His goodness
- Delight in His help
- Delight in His grace and mercy
- Delight in His great love for us

.. to sum up all, we are designed to delight in His Character as Who He is.

Are we delighted today?









BGN: A delightful way of expressing our love for God is thru art and journaling, sharing the love of Christ thru the things He has given us.