Monday, October 27, 2008
HELLO
this is yesterday's sermon.
Today is the beginning of the kingdom age.
The kingdom of God cannot be shaken.
"It is not what God has told us before, but what he tells us now."
Listen to wad God is telling us NOW, not what he has told us.
Pursue the magnificent obessesion - to seek first the kingdom of God
Matthew 6:33-34
"33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Matthew 16:13-20
Peter's Confession of Christ
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
Praying is the basic crucial key that brings forth the kingdom.
Matthew 6:9-10
this is yesterday's sermon.
Today is the beginning of the kingdom age.
The kingdom of God cannot be shaken.
"It is not what God has told us before, but what he tells us now."
Listen to wad God is telling us NOW, not what he has told us.
Pursue the magnificent obessesion - to seek first the kingdom of God
Matthew 6:33-34
"33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Matthew 16:13-20
Peter's Confession of Christ
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
Praying is the basic crucial key that brings forth the kingdom.
Matthew 6:9-10
9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
A pray that God gives us to pray; a privilege prayer
Matthew 16:18-19
18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
- keys to the kingdom of heaven
- whatever you loose on Earth, you will loose in heaven
Prayer is not normally high on our priorities.
Q1. Why do we not pray?
Luke 15:11-24
The Parable of the Lost Son
11Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.
13"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' 20So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.
13"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' 20So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.
When we do not pray, we are exactly like the prodigal son.
1) False sense of sufficiency
2) Lack of true intimacy
Luke 15:12 - The father gave the son whatever the son asked
Luke 15:13 - "Not long after that" his son set of to a distant country
- Began to forget that what he has was given by his father
- Began to think that all he had was his
- Fall in love with giftings and forget the giver
Luke 15:14 - Knows that he has a need
Luke 15:15-16 - Thinks that he can help himself; prideful
- Do not let your pride take over your need
Luke 15:17 - He came to his senses
Luke 15:18-21 - Went back to his father
Luke 15:22-23 - Father quickly reminds him that he was his son
We need to return to a spirit of humility
When we draw near to God, he will draw near to us.
Take the first step.
Q2. How then should we pray?
2 Chronicles 7:14
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Marketplace prayer format
1) Relationships
- it's about people
- "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves"
- Pray blessings for relationships
- Pray with humility
2) Revelation
- Hearing from God
- "pray and seek my face"
- operate God's work at God's way
3) Repentance
- It starts with ourselves
- "turn from their wicked ways"
- Unless there is repentance, we cannot see transformation
2 Chronicles 7:15
15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
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- 8:43 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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- 9:22 AM
Hey gals,
Youth Encounter on 14-16 Nov (Fri - Sun) at Praise Haven, Upper Bukit Timah Road. Please try your bestest to make it for this so we can all start going for Post Encounter as a cell. I won't be around on Sunday as I am visiting my uncle in Malaysia. Odelia will be helping me to compile the list of people who can make it. So, please check with your parents. I need to know latest by 24th October.
Ady
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- 9:07 AM
Monday, October 13, 2008
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odelia<3
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- 4:57 PM
REMINDER!!!:
Pls remember to tell jie jie ady if u can make it 4 the choir
by tuesday 14 oct.
Ady also said that if u dont tell her u cannot make it,
she will sign up 4 u.
to addy: i should be able to make it. i will inform you if there is any last minute urgent.
thanks(:
odelia<3
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- 4:24 PM
Sunday, October 12, 2008
This is the sermon for today (12/10/08) :DMatthew 16:24-28
24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. 26What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. 28I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
- Isaiah 55:8-9
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
God’s ways are higher than our ways.
- Psalm 103:7
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:
Acts 11:26
26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Disciples = Christian
God wants us to be his disciples
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
1) Deny ourselves
-Relinquishing our Rights
Deny - disconnect
- lay down all the rights we have as a person
John 6:66
66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
"Discipleship is receiving all our rights from the Lord and then giving it back to him, willingly."
"Discipleship is holding on to your treasured possessions lightly."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Matthew 16:25
25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
Commitment is the KEY
Hesitant -> no decision
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim Elliot
2) Take up our cross
- Loving the Lord
Luke 9:23
23Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Hebrews 12:2-3
2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Jesus' motivation -> Joy (hear God say that he is pleased with him)
3) Follow Jesus
Obeying his Orders
Matthew 21:28-31
The Parable of the Two Sons
28"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'
29" 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
31"Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered.
Matthew 16:27
27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Haggai 2:6-8
6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty.
What will remain is what cannot be shaken
Hebrews 12:26-27
26At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
Jeremiah 17:7-10
7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit."
9 The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
10 "I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward a man according to his conduct,
according to what his deeds deserve."
He who trust the Lord will bear fruits even in season of drought.
~RACHEL
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- 7:41 PM
Sunday, October 5, 2008
hello pple, this is my FIRST post. Sorry it took so long :)For those of you who missed cell today, Hannah has initiated a cell gathering and this time round, Adrienne, Marienne and Hannah will be in charge of it. So it means they get to delegate stuff too. The plan is an outing at Sentosa after Hannah's exams are completed (A MONTH FROM NOW). We can meet at Harbourfront MRT and then head off together. The plan is erm..? beach volleyball? frisbee? a couple of martinis?
Tribal Choir dates are 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov. Let's all commit ourselves to going for at least TWO if not more alright? If we are down for that particular Sunday, we will need to have rehearsal on the Thursday of the week at TCT (Bukit Merah) at 7.30. It should end by 9.30 pm. So reply to this post with your comments indicating 3 choices in order of preference. Let me know latest by this Sunday pls.
I've added my blog link too. :) Have an amazing week ahead, you all.
Luv,
Adeline
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- 10:17 PM
Friday, October 3, 2008
hahas..
my exams are a month awayzz..
so sad..
hahas..must start mugging..haven't start yet..
oops =P
so pro ah odelia..
jie jie jesslyn! write more okays?
(tomorrow have rugby! ok..so random =P)
chose a name colour please!and stick to it?:)
- hannah (:
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- 9:18 PM
WOOH... MY EXAMS R OVER!!!
EVERYONE JIA YOU!!!
SEE U ALL SOON!!!
ODELIA:)
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- 9:42 AM
Thursday, October 2, 2008
lets make a blog counter!
- hannah (:
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- 10:59 PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
hanna,the service was quite goood...
i can pass you the sermon notes if you wam...
its mine... so, naturally there r lots of drawing...(:
im nt the onli one who drew... (:
at least i dun draw on my leg...(p.s-you know who i talkin bout)
jesslyn jiejie;
hope tat u will make true frends
if u hav any trouble or problems, u can always count on god
god will onli giv u wats best 4 u^^
to:everybody
jia you 4 exems, study hard!!^^
i onli left art 4 tmr and dnt on friday, then im free!!^^
wooo... (:
(: trust in god ^^
odelia^^
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- 9:28 PM