Pastor Ronald
Hebrews 12:1-13
Drifting faith may cause or leads to denying faith eventually
(1) Run like God's saints (Hebrews 12:1)
(2) Meditate on God's Son (Hebrews 12:1)
- consider what Jesus do for us, he emptied himself for us
- what Jesus understands about us (Hebrews 4:15-16)(Hebrews 12:2)
- what is Jesus doing for us (Hebrews 12:2)(Hebrews 7:24-25)
(3) Stand under God's discipline (Hebrews 12:4-13)(James 1:2-4)
- tough times reveal the inner man
- take God's discipline positively
- be stretched but don't worry, for God is refining you
- when God see His image in us, God will deliver us
** Real faith shows itself in action **
** Real faith is an ongoing trust **
Noah built an ark in 160 years...... WOW!! that's the kind of faith he has in God!!
What we are going through today is nothing
Monday, September 28, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
from Despair to Delight
Pastor Calvin Lee
Haggai 2:1-9
Why did discouragement sets into the hearts of the people in chapter 2?
- answer Haggai 2:3
- it's got to do with memory
- instead of celebrating, they were lamenting
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter.
-Mark Twain-
Ezra 3:11-13
Reasons why this is happening :
- they were looking back to the good old days (they were looking back to the good old temple)
- they were playing the comparison game (the more they compare the more discourage they become)
- they were living in the past and downgrading the present (the memory of the past has become a burden to them)
How can we move from state of despair to delight?
(1) LOOK AWAY (Haggai 2:4-5)
- we need to move on from the past and be strong in the present. We cannot constantly live on this life and looking back the rear view mirror
(2) LOOK UP (Haggai 2:6-8)
- have a new perspective view of God and experience the power of God. Perspective eg. David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17:45)
(3) LOOK FORWARD (Haggai 2:9)
** We build more than we can see **
** Don't just look at the present condition and make a conclusion out of it **
** We trust in the unseen hands of God **
Some of us are holding on to the memory of the past that we cannot enjoy the present. Some of us are fearful of tomorrow that we cannot enjoy the present.
Sometimes God will allow you to experience a bigger-than-life Goliath so that you get to experience a bigger-than-goliath God.
-Tony Evans-
Hebrew 12:26-28
The world may be shaken but we belong to an unshakable kingdom
Haggai 2:1-9
Why did discouragement sets into the hearts of the people in chapter 2?
- answer Haggai 2:3
- it's got to do with memory
- instead of celebrating, they were lamenting
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter.
-Mark Twain-
Ezra 3:11-13
Reasons why this is happening :
- they were looking back to the good old days (they were looking back to the good old temple)
- they were playing the comparison game (the more they compare the more discourage they become)
- they were living in the past and downgrading the present (the memory of the past has become a burden to them)
How can we move from state of despair to delight?
(1) LOOK AWAY (Haggai 2:4-5)
- we need to move on from the past and be strong in the present. We cannot constantly live on this life and looking back the rear view mirror
(2) LOOK UP (Haggai 2:6-8)
- have a new perspective view of God and experience the power of God. Perspective eg. David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17:45)
(3) LOOK FORWARD (Haggai 2:9)
** We build more than we can see **
** Don't just look at the present condition and make a conclusion out of it **
** We trust in the unseen hands of God **
Some of us are holding on to the memory of the past that we cannot enjoy the present. Some of us are fearful of tomorrow that we cannot enjoy the present.
Sometimes God will allow you to experience a bigger-than-life Goliath so that you get to experience a bigger-than-goliath God.
-Tony Evans-
Hebrew 12:26-28
The world may be shaken but we belong to an unshakable kingdom
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Forgiven and Free
by Pastor Scott The
John 7:53-8:11
** Example of a bicycle with a flat tyre
** Example of a woman who committed adultery
What is one thing in your life that need God to change you? It is not the physical although you change church, change outlook, attend church every Sunday as though everything's alright. However, if your tyre is flat, no matter where you are, you still have a flat tyre.
(1) You need to change your flat tyre
(2) Jesus can forgive and set you free
We need to spend more time in the presence of God. God can set us free in the bondage of sin. Sin will not stay secret or in the dark. God will forgives us. He will not condemn us.
Leviticus 20:10
Both adulterer and adulteress shall be put to death according to Leviticus. But in the case of John 8, the adulterer was not been brought to Jesus. The accusers were not concern about the woman's fate, they just want to trap Jesus.
"Secret sin on earch is open scandal in heaven"
Your sins and mine will be revealed one day. It is evidence of God's grace and mercy. What are you going to do about it?
Galatians 6:1
The objective is to restore sinners, not destroy.
Why did Jesus not throw a stone at the woman? Because Jesus was on the way to the cross to die for her. He is going to take the punishment for us at that time. We will be forgiven because of Jesus.
If we do not forgive someone, it will hold sin in our hearts. It is indeed difficult to let go of the stone from our hands, but God will help to take the stone away from our hands.
John 7:53-8:11
** Example of a bicycle with a flat tyre
** Example of a woman who committed adultery
What is one thing in your life that need God to change you? It is not the physical although you change church, change outlook, attend church every Sunday as though everything's alright. However, if your tyre is flat, no matter where you are, you still have a flat tyre.
(1) You need to change your flat tyre
(2) Jesus can forgive and set you free
We need to spend more time in the presence of God. God can set us free in the bondage of sin. Sin will not stay secret or in the dark. God will forgives us. He will not condemn us.
Leviticus 20:10
Both adulterer and adulteress shall be put to death according to Leviticus. But in the case of John 8, the adulterer was not been brought to Jesus. The accusers were not concern about the woman's fate, they just want to trap Jesus.
"Secret sin on earch is open scandal in heaven"
Your sins and mine will be revealed one day. It is evidence of God's grace and mercy. What are you going to do about it?
Galatians 6:1
The objective is to restore sinners, not destroy.
Why did Jesus not throw a stone at the woman? Because Jesus was on the way to the cross to die for her. He is going to take the punishment for us at that time. We will be forgiven because of Jesus.
If we do not forgive someone, it will hold sin in our hearts. It is indeed difficult to let go of the stone from our hands, but God will help to take the stone away from our hands.
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