2012-01-01 Year of Unceasing Fruitfulness
Review of the first service : 1 Jan 2012 , Sun
Pastor asked how many feel God has something fresh for you today
Bible says all scripture is God breathed and thoroughly furnished for all good works.
The Bible is enough !
Don’t worry about what the Mayan are saying or Nostradamas
The devil can prophesy his own plans so it is always bad
If God tells you something bad, he will always forewarn you and prepare you
If something tells you you must pay money etc to avoid something , then run
For world, it is going to be famine and they are seeking answers from man and not from the place that has the answers – God and his word
Jer 17 : 5 -8 (KJV)
good comes in Hebrew means : good comes to him ALL the time
Rain in bible always a blessing
The rain .. And you shall lend
You shall prosper beyond your dreams this year
Don’t be like some people who cannot see the good under their noses
Be like Mary who pondered in her heart the good when Jesus grew up
V 5 cursed man : Giber : Heb strong man
This man is trusting in his flesh so curse comes
Can believer come under curse ?
New testament says yes for those preachers who don’t preach Grace
Why did Rachel did young ? When she fled from Father she stole Father’s idols – her faith was mixed !
Jacob pronounced a curse saying let the one who stole idol be cursed . But he did not know it was Rachel who stole from Laban who chased down and demanded idols back
You can be dumb and still be blessed
God causing them to be blessed
We made it to 2012. We are alive ! Not dead
We are blessed . Don’t complain that money no enough etc
v 7. Man – geber . Usually geber refers to God’s people in bible
These are the people in Ncc
Trusting in men means who you trust as blessings in your life . Eg if you trust in boss or some other man or you are self-conifdent
No such thing as self made men
Even in world : men helped son by insight etc
V 8. That is us !
This year there is heat ! The heat is already on in fact
We are in fight of faith even as blessed men but we hardly see heat
Why ? We are too busy seeing Jesus
But cursed men cannot see good at all even when good is there
heat and green don’t usually go together but it does here ! V 8 leaf green . Shall not be careful in this year of drought
When people come around this year they will be refreshed
Pastor’s kids saw a huggable toy pillow at a stall and they took liking to it. Stall was empty . Subsequently favor drawn to stall where previously empty
“neither cease from yielding fruit”
Bethlehem – eprathtah – root is perry (Heb)
YEAR OF UNCEASING FRUITFULNESS
We see this is year of drought
Work is the outcome of effort .
Fruit is the outflow of life .
Works of flesh : variance , adultery etc
We don’t have to worry about fruit . Just make sure environment and conditions right. Not focus on fruit
Jesus wants us fruitful
In fact first commandment to Adam and Eve
Can also manifest in tangible blessings
Also manifest fruit as a person
See for example in Joseph’s life and even heathen boss could see he is fruitful
You can Cliff Richard are evergreen !
Our leaf is green and bear fruit unceasingly
Pastor Prince shown on screen in Tel Dan pictured beside the river waters with leaves overhanging
If pastor can be blessed so can we!
This year is year of drought for world but we are blessed in 2012 for all aspects of our life including biz
2011 is number of mess and disorganized . Japan tsunami proved disorganized Year
12 is number of divine order and government
Jessica is 12 . Pastor prince therefore can empathize how Jairius felt when Jarius daughter was 12 and almost taken and cut off at prime of life
We cannot wait for Japan to recover or PRC to humble itself or USA to elect right president
That is not where our trust is ! Not in trusting flesh
Psalm 1:1 – 3
Much of world’s counsel may sound good but still ungodly counsel
They may be good in comedy but marriage last 18 months . Or good in management but failure in marriage
Christian can be good in very area !
Let ‘s bless people . Don’t sit in seat of scornful .
God can bless you and the migrant worker to Singapore . He can bless both and at nobody’s expense . That makes you a giver if you have that attitude
His delight in law of the lord
Not 10 commandments as this law cannot convert spirit
This law of lord is sum total of God’s word
Psalm 1:2 medicate
V 3: also green – also planted by waters
I shall be anointed with green oil or Annan (Heb) oil
After many presses , oil is yellow
God wants us to live in new covenant so green oil
Rev 22:2
Tree of life : which bare 12 manner of fruit . Only type of tree with 12 manner of fruit – tree of life
Every month of 2012 different fruit ! God going to surprise us !
No tree on earth now with different fruit every month
Leaves of tree of life was for healing of nations
God ‘s medicine
Why would healing be needed in heaven ?
Jesus say lay up treasure in heaven and we can always make withdrawals such as healing
No nations in heaven
So the healings are for NOW !
Health will not fail – “leaves evergreen” leave will not wither
Heart will not fail
“and whatsoever ” he doeth shall prosper !!!! Psalm 1:3
Jesus gives free !
Unless management courses etc which costs a bomb
What’s the key : meditate
Jer shows that meditating on Word is equals to trusting in Lord
Delight in Lord so this meditating on word is not legalism
We delight in eating so not legalism
Same parallel
Hagar is hey gimmel hey : meditate
Grace transport (camel) to grace
Grace upon grace
Meditate : muttur to oneself in low voice with mouth
Josh 1:8 “shall not depart from mouth ” hagar meditate again and tied up with good success
The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not lack
You can take this and muse over it throughout the day when confronted with fears , media etc
Meditate for example in down times during day
He maketh me to lie down – mutter it
Do it day and night
You can meditate but not read bible day and night
When you meditate , mental pictures of God’s word appear in our minds etc
It all begins when you delight
Areh was asked to bring man to people where Ps 23 could have taken place. Why ? When this people had cancer , God led him to ps 23 and he meditated and healing flowed . So he wanted to produce video for cancer patients based on ps 23. When you meditate on Word , God has to abide by the verse’s promises
Also another man who had mental block in biz and had breakthrough after meditating on ps 23
Keep on meditating and coming into God’s house
God told Josh , be strong and courageous and meditate on word . This for a man very busy and in charge of 2.5 million people
When driving , meditate ps 23.
World always same bad news. 12 manner of bad news
Believer has 12 manner of good fruit from tree of life
When you mutter you can hold on to God ‘s word . That is meditation
When you meditate you assimilate God’s life and breath and you begin to recover from when you had touched death in sickness
God ‘s way start evening then day . Dark then day
But here in Josh , meditate day and night ! God saw this generation who inverse order of day and night
Last word of Josh – Eprahim
Last word of Gen: coffin in Egypt
Jesus not yet come
Last word of Malachi : curse
Last word of rev: Grace of lord
Jesus has come !
Eprhahim : is fruitfulnesses
This is end of Josh life and report of man who meditated
Lived to 110.
Josh 24:29 : 110 years old
V 30 – timnath serah : portion of abundance
Don’t ask how . Just receive it
God put us in this life so we can be blessing to others
V 31 all Israel served God in Joshua ‘s life
What a womdeful impact for children to serve lord all his life ! They serve the Lord all his days
Key was : meditating for Joshua
Ps113 for those who are barren and wanting babies : HE maketh the barren woman
We won’t see when heat comes this year as we are lost in God’s goodness this year !
Choose to be the blessed man by meditating and trusting on His Word
Video of solitary cow in cave of mouth arbel chewing the curd and ruminating . That is the word for meditate . Bible tells us not eat animals who don’t chew curd and divide hoof : I,e ministries who don’t divide word rightly
Quality of mind and life changes when you meditate
You focus on God And you won’t get Alzheimer’s
leaf will never wither
UNCEASING FRUITFULNESS !
I love Joseph Prince. He is the best preacher I have ever listened to in about 30 years
wow! this is what God has been showing me for this new year, already experiencing His goodness in all we turn our hands to. Many thanks for sharing this word, it surely is confirmation on what God is showing us.
Many thanks for all your hard and diligent work…it has certainly helped me and i look forward to it. All God’s very best is yours for 2012! Thank you.
Thanks for the wonderful sharing of Pastor Prince’s sermons. I attended NCC’s Christmas service and the second service last sunday for the first and second time. I am not able to attend regularly as I am no longer living in Singapore but only return for visits once / twice yearly. I am thrilled to stumble across your blog last night as I know I can have access to ‘weekly sermons’ of Pastor Prince’s excellent messages from the Holy Spirit…