2011-03-13 NCC 1st svc Pst Lawrence Lim
Forever Forgiven
Pastor Gabriel leads Communion. He reminded us that on that first Communion in the upper room, Jesus was the one who broke the bread. This signifies that He willingly laid down His life for us. No man could take it from Him. Hallelujah !
Prayer of righteous man avails much. Pst Lawrence reminded us as he called upon the Church to pray in the Spirit for Japan and for Salvation to come to Japan and for Grace and comfort to be upon the people .
Luke 5:17 – 26
Power of God was present to heal him
Jesus said , man, your sins are forgiven you
A group of friends and their sick friend.
God wants us to be a stretcher bearers for somebody in your life and bring him to Jesus for salvation and healing.
Jesus could SEE their faith
Greatest need for a man is not healing but forgiveness for all his sins in life
That is why Jesus offered forgiveness first to the paralytic
It is easier to say ” I can forgive …” as difficult to evidence tangibly
Harder to say ” I can heal” as it has to be backed up tangibly
Jesus did the harder thing to heal in the eyes of man thereby proving that he can also forgive sin
People filled with fear. This is reverential worship of God because they saw goodness of God who forgives sin. Not a fear that drives away.
1 Cor 15:3 NLT and NIV
Most important truth is that Christ has died for our sins.
Whether you have done good or bad, you can expect blessings from God. That is the Gospel.
Laurence shared that Senior Pastor saw in the spirit many earthquakes in 2011
Pastor Keith and family spared effects of earthquake as they went to Hokkaido and diverted from Tokyo a couple of days earlier than originally planned. God protects !
“I have loved you with an ever-lasting love” God told a then back-slidden Laurence in the 80s. He did not even know this was in the Bible . This prompted his return to church.
It is not your love that saves you but your father’s love that saves you!
Story is told of how a man ran and saved his 2 boys from some dogs. God told him later that as much as his sons love him, it is his love that saved them and could save them .
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