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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Life & LightPastor Tan29 June 08“In Him was life and the life was the Light of men”When we talk about engaging the marketplace, we often mention that we want to be the salt of the world and the light of the world. How do you go to shine your light?
Light over here means understanding, illumination. When you go into the world, you bring the solution into the world, becoming a problem solver. How do we get this light?
The light comes out from the life that is inside of Jesus. This life was all the way in the beginning at Genesis.Genesis 5:1-2. “and called them Mankind in the day they were created”. God created mankind. Mankind means a new being that is like God, in the sense that we have a spirit. God takes this spirit and puts it into two bodies, the male and the female. When we talk about the inner man, we are talking about the spirit inside of us. When we pass away, our spirit leaves our body to go to be in the Lord. Man and women are equal in the eyes of God because our spirit is valuable to God.When we have this spirit, this makes us what we call human beings, and not a god being. For you to be qualified to be called God, you need to be uncreated, omnipotent, omniscient.Genesis 2:7God put His life into Adam. Man is created in the likeliness of God in 2 areas:- In image – Men has an outward resemblance to Got
- In likeness – Men is inwardly similar to God in spirit (Spirit life and Moral likeness). God has moral likeness, He is not just a light or a force. The moral likeness of God became His standard of holiness. The spirit life of God is where God gave Adam His presence.
For us to understand how light gives life, we need to understand the purpose of man. God created Adam first. Everything God does is intentional and meaningful. The fact that God created man first before Eve, means something. However, in the society today, the role of the man is questionable.Who is the real man? The traditional man, the man who shares the household chores but thinks that his wife is equal with him in terms of being the breadwinner or the househusband? Society has confused roles with purpose.
The purpose of a person/thing determines its potential, vice versa, the potential also determines the the purpose.
- Adam was put in the garden. Genesis 2:8
- The first thing God give to man is His presence.
- Adam was given instructions Genesis 2:15-17
- There are information, instructions and revelation.
- Man are called to communicate and teach
- Like a father needs to communicate and teach their children, children need the imprint of their father.
- Adam was given work to tend
- So that there will be productivity.
- Protect the garden
- The man to be the protector of the house and brings security.
- Adam was given tasked to name animals Genesis 2:19-20
-He must have ownership and leadership towards the family or things under him.
Notice that God bless both man and woman. And only after he give all this jobs to the man then he created woman, to be a helper for man. And here my computer says that I don’t have enough bandwidth and I missed out one whole chunk of the sermon because I usually will download part of the entire service and then watch it like 15mins later on Realplayer. Sorry peeps. :(Why must men bring God’s life and light into the world?- Claim back lost territory (God created this world for us! We need to claim back this world from the devil!)
- Restore back what is our original purpose (To shine for light of all to see)
- To deliver creation from corruption (All the world is yearning for the revelation from the sons of God. Romans 8:19-20)
- The women can’t wait for it
2 Cor 4:4-10The devil is blinding the minds of the people so that we cannot see the light. When we go into this world, we are hard-pressed, we are perplexed, we are stuck down, but not destroyed. Because the life of God that is inside of us is exerting an equal amount of resistance as the pressure of the without comes in. So no matter what the world does, we will never be crushed even though we are as fragile as an earthern vessel. God never intended for Adam to run out of His garden. Man was never meant to be away from God. When the veil was torn, it was torn top down. God was never meant to stay in a temple. He wanted to be inside each one of us.
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Omgosh, I really love this sermon. Can someone please fill up the missing bits :( - wei
I think is something like that - Mich
Leaving a foot step - 12:26 PM
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
What Makes a Good Father
Pastor Kong
14 June 08
Matt 6:9
Children often based their concept of God on what they see from their earthly fathers.
In Matt 6, Jesus teaches about prayer. From this passage, we can see what our Father God is like.
“Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name”: Jesus says that God’s position is in heaven.
The 5Ps of a good father:
- A good father has a respected position. One of the 10 commandments say: Honour your father and mother. A good father earns the respect of his children.
- A good father has a wonderful plan. Matt 6:10. God has a wonderful plan for us. He is a big God and the given of dreams. Follow the path that He has set for us, it pays to follow his will.
- A good father provides. Matt 6:11. “Give us this day our daily bread”. Phil 4:19 “My God will supply all my needs according to His riches and glory”. No good things will our Heavenly Father withhold from us. In the same way, earthly fathers need to provide not just material needs, but also the emotional and spiritual need for the family. Family experts say that there are 6 ways for them to be more involved: (a) Find an activity to do together regularly (b) Help but not force your child to develop hobbies and interests (c) Mentor more and discipline less during teenage years (d) Talk to your child, be a good listener (e) Love your child’s mother with all your heart, show your child what faithfulness is like (f) Your child is never too young enough to be told “I love you”
- A good father pardons. Matt 6:12. “Forgive us our debts” God is so forgiving because He is very loving. Whether it is big sins or little sins, He forgives us. If we fail to confess our sins, He will discipline us, not because He hates us, but because He wants us to become better people. When our earthly fathers discipline us, it is because they want the best for us.
- A good father protects. Matt 6:13. Our Heavenly Father protects us from the devil. In the same way, earthly father is to protect his family from harm, as well as provide spiritual protection - praying that you will find the destiny that God has for you etc. A good father is spiritual.
Ultimately, a good father reflects the character and the love of the true Father!
- wei
Leaving a foot step - 5:30 PM
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Art of Distinction By Robb Thompson
You will never be celebrated for your similarities but for your differences. You may not be neccessarily be rewarded for the things you do but you will be disqualified for the things that you didn't do.
We need to discover our differences.
7 Unchangeable Laws of Differences:-
Your life is the product of your own construction. Today's excellence is tommorrow;s mediocrity. Whatever you do something, is a building block for what you are going to become.
1. Law of pursuit - You will only possess what you consistently pursue.
Phil 3:13-14 Prov 8:17-19 Matt 7:7-8
You got to be passionate with what you are pursuing. 2Cor 4:16
2. Law of Serving -A servant is never defined by his willingness to serve but by the execution of his service.
Luke19:1-23 Matt23:11 Luke 22:26 Luke 16:11-12
3. Law of Character -i'm sorry to report that whatever you compromise to keep you will certainly lose.
Gen 3:1-6, 23-24 2 Sam 11:1-4, 12:7-14 Jug 16:15-19, 28-30
4. Law of Attitudes -The attitude of the servant determines the atmosphere of the place
Est 1:10-12, 2:13-17 Col 3:22-24
5. Law of Association -Every relationship you have is either drawing you closer to or further away from God's will for your life
Prov 13:20 Ps1:1 1Cor 15:33
- 3 types of people in your life:
a) Compromisers: Always trying to get you to compromise your standards. "It's ok you don't have to be so stiff and rigid" Isa 59:19
b) Companions: Those that are neither good nor bad for your future. It's nearly impossible to tell their effect.
c) Committed: Those who are undoubtedly committed to your success. Every relationship is magnetic. Choose the relationship that has chosen you.
6) Law of problem solving - Your value in life is directly linked to the problems you joyfully solve for others eg. Jospeh, David, Esther, Jesus, Timonthy
Phil 2:19-20
7) Law of the seed Everything in your future is created by something in your present.
Gal6:7 2Cor 9:6 Prov 11:24-25 Gen 8:22
Everything that you'll become, God has given to you in seed form. Deception finds its life in what people don't tell you. A half truth is a whole lie.
Gen 8:22 Rom 1:21 -Peien-
Leaving a foot step - 11:12 PM
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Wheee camp is approaching! So this is our camp cheer and the things to bring lists! SO GEAR UP URSELF! and expect for a great breakthrough!
Leaving a foot step - 6:13 PM
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