Sermons 2009
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Hear God Speaks
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5 Apr 09 | THOU ART WORTHY |
| 12 Apr 09 | TBA | |
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| 26 Apr 09 | BAD MARKETING FOR CHRIST | |
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5 Apr 2009 THOU ART WORTHY After the rapture of the church, the events that will come to pass are recorded from Rev 4:1 to Rev 22:21. No one else except Jesus is WORTHY to open the scroll. Rev 5:9-10 9And they sang a new song:
nation.
to serve our God,
The reason and basis can be found in Rev 5:9-10. 1. THE HIGHEST NOTE -You are worthy 2. THE GREATEST SACRIFICE- You were slain/ Crucify at the cross 3. SWEETEST THEME - Your Blood 4. NOBLEST TRANSACTION- You purchased man 5. NEWEST RELATIONSHIP- Kingdom and Priests 6. THE BRIGHEST HOPE- Reign on earth 7. WIDEST RESULTS- Every tribe and language and people and nation. ==Additional verses============================ THE GREATEST SACRIFICE- You were slain/ Crucify at the cross Rev 5:6 6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,
standing in the
center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders.
NOBLEST TRANSACTION- You purchased man 1 Cor 6:20
20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
THE BRIGHEST HOPE- Reign on earth Rev 20:4-6 4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. WIDEST RESULTS- Every tribe and language and people and nation. Rev 7:9 9After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
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19 Apr 2009 Benefits of Resurrection Ps Phillip Lee Jesus is different from any of the world greatest inventor, president/ king and philosopher that we have known. Why is Jesus so special? - because of the empty tomb and His resurrection- Jesus is lifted up and he has gone away to prepare a place for you and me. Jesus will come back again to claim his church. When Jesus mentioned that “destroy the temple and I will raised it up in 3 days- he was referring to his own resurrection”. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were involved in raising up Jesus. Acts 10:40 40but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 1 Peter 3:18 18For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, Romans 8:11 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
John 10:18 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." THE BENEFITS OF RESURRECTION ARE: 1. OUR LIFE 2. OUR JUSTIFICATION 3. OUR QUICKENING 4. OUR RESURRECTION 5. OUR JUDGE ----------------------------- 1. OUR LIFE John14:19 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. To God 1000 years is but 1 day, hence our lifespan is probably only 1-1/2 hour. In recognition of the shortness of life, we are to live wisely, invest wisely and be wise in God’s sight. As believers, we no longer live for ourselves, we live for Jesus- which should be our sole purpose of living- live for Him, like Him and with Him. We should not be ruled and reigned by our mood, situations, circumstances..etc- and to pray, worship, give, sing…etc only when we feel good 2. OUR JUSTIFICATION It is a common occurrence for one to die for a cause, for someone. Jesus die for all- and the Father and the Holy Spirit accept this ultimate act of sacrifice - hence we are justified including our sins, filthiness, wickedness ..etc. Even in the past – when the High Priest entered the Holies of Holies – he will be smitten to death if the sacrifice is not acceptable. Once justified by the resurrection of Christ , there is no more condemnation- it is forgive and forget. Rm 4:25 25He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. 2nd Corinthians 5:21 21God made him who had no sin to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 3. OUR QUICKENING The same spirit dwell within us- to quicken us. We should welcome the workings of the spirit – as pentacostal christians. Romans 8:11 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
3. OUR RESURRECTION Jesus presented us with resurrection hope – dead or alive and we will raised up in due course.
1st Corinthians 15:19-23 19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him
5. OUR JUDGE Jesus will come back to judge the world, and we will get our due rewards and crowns, God will say welcome and well done and hopefully not how come. Hence, it is our duty to share the gospel for a good cause in due course. Acts 17:31 31For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." Acts 10:42 42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
26 Apr 2009
BAD MARKETING FOR
CHRIST In one chapter in Philippians, Paul speaks of the gospel in different ways -it is mentioned 6 times and as follows:
5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. 12Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. 16The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.[c] 27Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel 21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.
He lived for the gospel- in business terms, he lived to do marketing of the gospel. Even as the Gospel is full of good teaching, why is it that not all the people are embracing it. I believe one of the reasons that we are not seeing a large number of conversion is due to lack of understanding or bad marketing. Like successful companies esp Starbucks and their track records and expansion worldwide up to 16,000 over outlets today , in positioning the Gospel as a product to meet certain needs and demands, one key ingredient is good customer experience. The gospel need to be better understood – so there is a positive feeling towards it- in the proper perspective. We need to start looking outside–in rather than inside–out to create a monumental shift – from the perspective and view of non believers. In order to make the gospel attractive to people, there are certain salient points to note in the presentation, in the approach towards other religions, in the lives of Christians, in their lifestyle and behavior, in their conduct, in their financial welfare and well being, and handling of addictions, weaknesses and temptations..etc 1. Christian behavior and approach Sometimes, there is a tendency to look down or put down other people’s beliefs in an insensitive and insulting manner, due to the following reasons: Out of excitement of discovering the truth Out of zeal for God Our of desire to see people open their eyes and convinced about the truth This can destroy our Christian witness, and create a bad name for Christianity. We do not have to “look down” on other religions instead we should focus on lifting Jesus up. Then we can start to bring light into the darkness of these lives- bring Jesus to them and to their homes. Sad to say, there are so many christians behaving in ways that are disgraceful, with the tendency to offend and turn people off. 2. Money In the area of money, there are preachers that preach a lot about money- prosperity and cancellation of debts.etc. Whilst focusing on money, we should be mindful that life has its ups and downs, and God may allow poverty for a season and for a reason. Yet it is in this area, in the business arena, where we can witness to non-christians for Jesus. We can talk all we can about Jesus and salvation, but people are not going to hear us if we don’t pay back our debts. As a business person, it would be hard to get people to become believer if they have been swindled by a professing Christians who are dishonest or Christians not paying their debts and keeping their promises. Within the context of the church, giving and stewardship go hand in hand, and a balanced understanding amongst the congregation in respect of giving and tithes and stewardship can create confidence in the leadership.
Mal 3:10 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. Exodus 20:15, Exodus 20:17 15 "You shall not steal. 16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Psalms 37:21
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; 3. Irresponsible Lifestyle Irresponsible spending and bad stewardship may create problems for ourselves over time- even stress and sickness. In worse cases, they may grow into larger problems like addictions- to alcohol, drugs, pornography. Gambling and addictions affect relationships and ruined lives- and we should find meanings and purposes in Jesus not by substance abuse, gambling, greed..etc. In gambling, we never really win because that is how casino make monies- and most end up losers most of the time.(Remember only 1 horse wins in a race and 9 horses lose- so you know the answer) In spite of many real life cases, God wants us to be responsible spenders and good stewards of money. We can allow the transforming power of Jesus to change our lives – miracles still happen.
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