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Here you will find my personal reviews of past sermons preached by Pastor Joseph Prince at New Creation Church in Singapore.  Scroll down to see the latest !

GREECE:

I visited Greece to trace the footsteps of the Apostle Paul – 25 October to 6 November 2011.

Paul’s third missionary journey.

Kenny Chee, the “Blog Pastor” mentions me in his 20 November 2010 post – Gleanings from blogroll 3 – Thanks Kenny !

TURKEY:

I visited Turkey from 11 April-20 April 2009 (10 days). “After Israel, Turkey has more biblical sites than any other country in the Middle East…. For this reason, Turkey is rightly called the Other Holy Land…. The land of Turkey is especially important in understanding the background of the New Testament, because approximately two-thirds of its books were either written to or from churches in Turkey …. [http://sevenchurches.org/biblical-turkey] “

The 7 Churches in the book of Revelation

In the newspapers:

My letter to the My Paper (a daily newspaper widely circulated in Singapore) was published on 17 March 2009!

My letter captioned by the Mypaper editors as “Does Church Need Large Complex” written in defence of the new One-North building project.

I am honoured to have been awarded Best Christian Blog Of The Week – 21 December 2008 – just in time for Christmas!

If you would like to receive the notes of the latest and most current sermons, please e-mail me at judev21@yahoo.com.sg

My other website detailing my “Off The Beaten Track” adventures in Israel from 1-13 November 2008 can be found here.

“… Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” - Matthew 13:52, ESV

“One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.” – Psa 27:4, KJV

Index of my own musings:

2012 in review

Happy 47th national day !

2011 in review

Blast From The Past : Deuteronomy 21:1-9 — Solving the mystery of the slain man in the field [New Creation Church midweek service, Fri, Aug 5, 2005]

9 AV and Singapore’s National Day 9 August 2011 [blogged on 13 July 2011]

Purim on Super Moon Night as USA attacks Libya – 19 March 2011

Nehemiah 8:4 is a beautiful typology of the Cross in the Old Testament [21 February 2011]

11 in 2011 [25 Jan 2011]

Alev-tav alev-tav אֶת — Jesus Signature — twice in Jabez Prayer  [16 Jan 2011] !

Tiger parenting not for Singaporeans [17 Jan 2011]

Shema Shema [11 January 2011]

2010 in review [2 January 2011]

Christ seen in the shadows of Acts 27:44 [12 Decemnber 2010]

We shall live to one hundred and eighty (180) [30 October 2010]

Eve – Jesus, Pierced in Grace – prophesied [10 October 2010]

Hebrew word pictures for Priest / Cohen. [30 September 2010]

God’s Grace: The difference between blessing and cursing [5 September 2010]

The New Paper and the Number 22 [17 August 2010]

BenGen and YOG [15 Aug 2010]

14 May 2010 – 2 Men, 2 Nations, 1 Destiny in God’s Grace (Part II) [17 May 2010]

14 May 2010 – 2 Men, 2 Nations, 1 Destiny in God’s Grace [15 May 2010]

The Beloved David – Meditations On The Hebrew Lettering (PART II) [10 May 2010]

The Beloved David – Meditations On The Hebrew Lettering [10 May 2010]

Index of notes of sermons preached by Pastor Prince in 2012 and 2013:

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2013-05-12 MAKE JESUS THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE

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2013-05-05  JESUS, THE PERFECT SERVANT UNVEILED IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK

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2013-04-28   EXPERIENCE ABUNDANT LIFE WHEN YOU FEED ON JESUS

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2013-04-21  THE POWER OF RIGHT BELIEVING

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2013-04-14  WHY JESUS IS THE ANSWER

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2013-04-07  Guest Speaker – Pastor Ray McCauley [no notes posted] of South Africa

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2013-03-31 REST IN THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION LIFE 

[Resurrection Sunday Service]

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2013-03-24  IS JESUS YOUR SAVIOUR OR JUST ANOTHER TEACHER?

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2013-03-17 Why You Can Have Bold Faith Even When You Have Failed

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2013-03-10  Grace-Based Leadership – Building Your Life & Ministry On The Gospel

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2013-03-03   Pastor Lian preaches . No notes.

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2013-02-24  IMPACT THE WORLD WITH THE FATHER’S LAVISH LOVE

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2013-02-17  JESUS, FRIEND OF SINNERS

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2013-02-10  No notes for Lunar New Year Message preached by Pastor Mark

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2013-02-03  THE PROMISE OF LONG LIFE IN THE GOSPEL OF GRACE

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2013-01-27 GOD WILL OPEN UP HIS GOOD TREASURE TO BLESS YOU

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2013-01-20  Find Security, Confidence And Hope In God’s Covenant With You

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2013-01-13   WORSHIP WITH THE PSALMS OF DAVID AND SEE GOOD DAYS

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2013-01-06  THE KEY OF DAVID : GOD OPENS DOORS THAT NO ONE CAN SHUT 

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2012-12-30  How To Make Every Day Count For The Rest Of Your Life

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2012-12-23 GOD’S PERFECT TIMING – EVIDENCE FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY

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2012-12-16  GRACE – YOUR PAST DOES NOT DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE

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2012-12-09   ACTIVATE THE COVENANT OF GRACE WHEN YOU PRAY IN THE SPIRIT

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2012-12-02   JESUS LIGHT DISPELS EVERY DARKNESS IN YOUR LIFE

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2012-11-25  No sermon notes.  Pastor Laurence preaches.

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2012-11-18     JESUS’ LIGHT MAKES YOU SHINE

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2012-11-11  DISCOVER THE DOOR OF HOPE IN YOUR VALLEY OF TROUBLE

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2012-11-04 Blessings Follow Where Jesus Goes: Obed-Edom’s Blessing Explained

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2012-10-28  Parenting Keys For Today

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2012-10-21   Pastor Lian preaches

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2012-10-14 None of Us, All of Christ

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2012-10-07  Unveiling A God Of Grace—Leadership Truths From Moses’ Mistake

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2012-09-30   JESUS IS REALLY THAT GOOD !

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2012-09-23   ARE YOU HEARING THE TRUE GOSPEL?

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2012-09-16  Pastor Lian Neo  preached on GRACE CAME !

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2012-09-09   Rev Col Stringer (no notes done up)

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2012-09-02  LET GO AND LET THE SUPPLY FLOW

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2012-08-26  REVERSING THE CURSE THROUGH THE HOLY COMMUNION

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2012-08-19   JESUS RIGHTEOUSNESS IS GREATER THAN ADAM’S SIN

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2012-08-12   GIVING TO JESUS WHO KEEPS ON GIVING

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2012-08-05  Freedom From Condemnation Leads To Divine Health

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2012-07-22 Hebrew gleanings as learnt from NCC sermon of 22 July 2012

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2012-07-29 ENJOY JESUS’ SUPPLY AND DELIGHT HIS HEART

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2012-07-22  IMPERFECT FAITH : NOT A BARRIER TO GOD’ S GRACE

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2012-07-15 BLESSINGS FLOW THROUGH GRACE

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2012-07-08 HEALING FLOWS WHEN GRACE IS EXALTED

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2012-07-01  Pastor Lian preaches. No notes written up.

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2012-06-24: Jesus Revealed In Jacob’s Blessing

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2012-06-17 : No notes done up.  Pastor Brian Houston preaches.

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2012-06-10 KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS [2nd service review - 'live', raw and unedited]

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2012-06-03     Tongues – The Key To A Spirit-Led Life  [No notes done as this was a video-cast of a message preached on 18 January 2007]

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2012-05-27     Reign In Life With Christ’s Authority [Guest Speaker : Dr Terry Mize, and so no notes done]

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2012-05-20  SAFELY DWELL IN JESUS YOUR REFUGE (Ncc 2nd service – my review)

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2012-05-18 DISPROPORTIONATE GRACE FOR ALL YOUR CHALLENGES !

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2012-05-06 GRACE LEADS TO TRUE REPENTANCE

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2012-04-29  Can you lose your salvation? (The Truth About Hebrews 10)

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2012-04-22  GOD’S HOLINESS IS ON YOUR SIDE [video-cast of 24 August 2008 sermon i.e. no 'live' preaching]

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2012-04-15 CAN YOU LOSE YOUR SALVATION ? (THE TRUTH ABOUT HEBREWS 6) [preached by Pastor Prince and first service notes by Gav!]

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2012-04-08 HIS RESURRECTION, MY JUSTIFICATION [Sermon preached by Pastor Prince on Easter Sunday]

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2012-04-01  IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION [preached by Pastor Laurence]

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2012-03-25  REST: JESUS IS WITH YOU AND FOR YOU [preached by Pastor Lian]

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2012-03-18   BE CONSCIOUS YOU’RE ON FAVOR GROUND

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2012-03-11  GRACE – YOUR SECURITY AND STABILITY IN TIMES OF SHAKING [Ncc first service notes by Gav!]

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2012-03-04 PRAISE OPENS THE DOOR TO GRACE [Ncc first service notes by Gav !]

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2012-02-26  THE GRACE RESPONSE [Ncc first service notes by Gav!]

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UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL [Ncc 1st service for 19 Feb 2012 notes by Gav !]

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JESUS – THE END OF YOUR STRUGGLES [Ncc 1st service for 12 Feb 2012  notes by Gav!]

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REST AND RECEIVE AT JESUS’ FEET [Notes of 1st service of 5 Feb 2012 by Gav]

REST AND RECEIVE AT JESUS’ FEET [5 Feb 2012, NCC sermon notes by Geraldine Tan-Wee]

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HOW TO MEET JESUS IN THE WORD [another summary of 29 January 2012 sermon]

HOW TO MEET JESUS IN THE WORD [29 January 2012 - 1st service notes by Gav !]

HOW TO MEET JESUS IN THE WORD [29 January 2012 sermon, Geri's notes]

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22 January 2012.  Pastor Mark Ng preached.

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No official CD released for 15 January 2012 services so no official sermon title available.

15 January 2012 (2nd service – my review)

15 January 2012 (1st service – my review)

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25 January 2012. THE BIBLE IS AMAZINGLY SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE [whilst not part of the sermon, the points in this post make a nice addendum to what pastor preached on the 8 January 2012 sermons]

8 January 2012.  MEDITATE FOR GOOD SUCCESS [2nd service - my review]

8 January 2012. MEDITATE FOR GOOD SUCCESS [1st service - my review]

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YEAR OF UNCEASING FRUITFULNESS – 2012.  Pastor Prince declared that 2012 ‘s theme would be UNCEASING FRUITFULNESS !  You are in for a treat as I have done up 2 separate posts for the 1st and 2nd service of 1 January 2012 respectively.

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Index of my notes of sermons preached by Pastor Prince in 2011:

25 December 2011.  CHRISTMAS SERVICE . 

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19 December 2011.   Pastor Laurence preaches. No notes written up.

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11 December 2011.   REST IN JESUS’ FAITH FOR MIRACLES

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2011-12-04. GRACE FLOWS IN YOUR WEAKNESS

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2011-11-27.  THE BATTLE FOR YOUR MIND

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2011-11-20 . SUPERABOUNDING GRACE TODAY! [My review of first 2 services of 20 Nov 2011.]

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13 Nov 2011. No personal reviews done as this was a video playback of the first service preached by Pastor Prince in Lakewood in October 2011 whilst in USA.  The CD is titled “Grace Revolution” and is already in the public domain. I have however included some notes from a friend of mine here.

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6 Nov 2011.  No reviews done as this message was a video playback of a message preached in Hillsongs Europe titled “Made Righteous To Reign” and this message is in the public domain already.

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No notes done of Pastor Lian’s preaching on 30 October 2011.

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3rd service of  23 October 2011 at New Creation Church. There was no ‘live’ preaching, instead a video was played back of the message preached by Pastor Joseph Prince at the O2 Arena during the Hillsongs Europe conference earlier this year.

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STEP INTO JESUS’ SUPPLY DAILY [ Raw review of first 2 services at NCC on 16 Oct 2011 ]

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RECEIVE YOUR 120% RESTORATION TODAY ! [ Raw review - first 2 services at NCC on 9 October 2011]

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FRESH GRACE FOR EVERY TRIAL [Raw - first 2 services at NCC on 2 October 2011]

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WHAT HE PROMISED, HE WILL ALSO PERFORM  — Pastor Lian’s sermon on 2011-09-25 [my second service raw notes of sermon preached on Singapore Grand Prix F1 weekend]

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Make Wisdom Your #1 Prayer Request [my first service raw notes : 2011-09-17]

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DON’T FIGHT – FEED ! [my raw notes of first 2 services of 2011-09-11 ncc sermon.  Pastor Prince did not preach in person - this was a video playback of a sermon preached in 1 July 2007]

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FORGIVEN RIGHTEOUSLY THROUGH JESUS OUR MERCY SEAT [raw notes - ncc 1st svc :  2011-09-04]

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THE SECRET OF DAVID – A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART [raw notes - ncc 1st svc - 28 August 2011]

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2011-08-21 HAVING A HEART FOR THE KING [Ncc 2nd svc only - raw notes]

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GOD IS FOR YOU TODAY ! [my raw notes of the NCC -  1st and 2nd services - 14 August 2011 ]

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The Holy Spirit Convicts Us Of Righteousness [my raw notes of the first 2 services of NCC service on 7 August 2011 preached by Pastor Joseph Prince in person]

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My latest notes are taken from attending the the 1st service of 31 July 2011. Pastor Joseph Prince did not preach in person. A video of his sermon preached during a midweek service in 2006 was played back. I am given to understand that this sermon was originally titled “The Root Cause of Your Problem Is Condemnation” and was preached on 6 January 2006.

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Pastor Lian preached on 24 July 2011. No notes published on this blog. But I have something on my FB.

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Heaven’s Cure For Earthly Ills [My raw and unedited notes of the first and second services at New Creation Church on 17 July 2011]

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Faith Is Superior To The Law [Raw notes of 1st and 2nd services at New Creation Church on 10 July 2011]

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How You See Jesus Is How You Will Receive [TYCM notes of 3 July 2011 first svc includes pictures]

Geraldine Tan-Wee’s notes of 3 July 2011 [Thanks Geraldine for sharing !]

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The Benjamin Generation – Five Times More Blessings ! [26 June 2011 - 1st, 2nd and 4th services]

The Benjamin Generation – Five Times More Blessings ! [26 June 2011 - 1st and 2nd services]

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Moving By Grace In The Holy Spirit’s Gifts (Part 2) [19 June 2011 - my personal notes]

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Moving By Grace In The Holy Spirit’s Gifts (part 1) [12 June 2011 - my personal notes]

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What About 1 John 1:9 ? Understanding The Power Of Complete Forgiveness [5 June 2011 - my personal notes of the 1st and 2nd services at NCC]

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Breaking Porn Addiction Through Grace [official CD title of 29 May 2011 sermon]:

Geraldine Tan’s 2nd service notes of 29 May 2011

2011-05-29 1st service ‘raw’ notes

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What Is Earnest Prayer To God – [2011 May 22  1st and 2nd svc personal notes]

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Pastor Lawrence preaches on 15 May 2011 – no notes published.

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Pastor Lian preaches on 8 May 2011 – no notes published.

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Abundance And Strength In The Presence of Jesus – 1 May 2011  (1st and 2nd services – Sunday) raw ‘live’ and unedited.

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Christ’s Resurrection -Your Assurance Of Every Blessing [24 April 2011 - 1st and 2nd 'raw' notes taken on Resurrection Sunday]

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How Believers Fall From Grace [17 April 2011 - raw notes from Geraldine Tan-Wee]

How Believers Fall From Grace [17 April 2011 - raw notes from 'Danzing Bee']

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NOW is the time for Salvation and every Blessing! [10 April 2011 - raw notes of ncc first service]

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The Church Is Not Peripheral To The World [1st service of 3 April 2011 - raw, 'live' and unedited personal notes]

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Jesus’ Blood Cries Forgiveness, Righteousness And Peace For Us ! [raw and unedited first service notes of 27 March 2011]

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God’s Glory Unveiled In the Last Days – super-comprehensive notes by Joshen Ow

God’s Glory Unveiled In The Last Days [My personal 'raw' and unedited notes of 20 March 2011 - I attended 4th service where video of 2nd service was shown]

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Forever Forgiven [NCC 1st service of 13 March 2011 as preached by Pastor Lawrence Lim]

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Reign Through Rest [NCC 2nd service of 6 March 2011 as preached by Pastor Lim Lian Neo] — raw, unedited notes

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Once By The Blood, Again & Again By Water [27 Feb 2011, NCC 1st and 2nd svc personal notes - 'live', raw and unedited]

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Make Grace The Principal Thing, Cast Out Hagar (the Law) — [20 Feb 2011, NCC 1st svc personal notes with benefit of CD]

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13 Feb 2011 NCC sermon notes by Joshen Zu Xien. [Official CD title was: God's Promise Of The Transfer Of Wealth Revealed ]

13 Feb 2011 – raw, unedited, ‘live’ and abridged notes from 2nd svc by Terence Yeo

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6 February 2011. Chinese Lunar New year service preached by Pastor Mark Ng. No notes done up.

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I was away on vacation on 30 Jan 2011 so I have a number of ‘guest’ note-takers:

The Firstborn Blessing – Receive God’s Chiefest And Choicest! [30 Jan 2011 as noted by Geraldine Wee]

The Firstborn Blessing – Receive God’s Chiefest And Choicest! [30 Jan 2011 sermon as noted by Joshen Ow]

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Be Like Righteous Abraham, Not Righteous Lot (Geraldine Tan’s unedited notes of 23 Jan 2011 sermon)

Be Like Righteous Abraham, Not Righteous Lot  (TYCM’s notes of 1st and 2nd services of 23 Jan 2011 – UNEDITED)

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Why God Blesses and Then Blesses Again (1st and 2nd services of 16 Jan 2011)

The Secret Of Hearing Which Brings Untold Blessings (1st and 2nd services on 9 January 2010)

2 January 2011 in which Pastor Joseph Prince laid out the rhema theme for New Creation Church in 2011 – Year of Crowned Goodness – can be found here and the official title of the sermon on CD was “God has crowned you with glory and honor” . The notes are an amalgam of first and second services.

Index of my notes of sermons preached by Pastor Prince in 2010:

Pastor Prince preaches 26 December 2010 service – Christmas Service. [Editor: I was on vacation - so the notes posted are those done by Geraldine Tan-Wee.] [The official CD title was: Feed On Christ - The Babe In The Feeding Trough]

Pastor Laurence preaches 19 December 2010 service. [Editor: No notes written up]

Pastor Lim Lian Neo preaches 12 December 2010 service. [Notes by Geraldine-Tan Wee]

1st and 2nd services preached by Dr Richard Roberts at NCC on 5 December 2010

The Truth About Ananias And Sapphira [1st svc, 28 Nov 2010]

Jesus’ Heart For You Revealed In Joseph’s Story [1st svc, 21 November 2010]

Guest Speaker , Rev. Col Stringer, preached at NCC on 14 Nov 2010.

Jesus – A Brother Like No Other [1st svc, 7 November 2010]

Speak God’s Language Of Faith [1st svc, 31 October 2010 - Reformation Day ! ]

Hope Never Disappoints – Have A Confident Expectation Of Good [2nd svc, 24 October 2010]

Speak Out What You Believe In Christ [1st svc, 17 October 2010]

Receive Restoration As You Walk With Jesus [1st svc, 10 October 2010]

Why Are There Calamities In This Word If God Is Love?  [1st svc, 3 October 2010]

Index of my notes of sermons preached by Pastor Prince in 2009:

Your Sins Are Remitted, Forgiven … Sent Away [1st svc, 21 June 2009]

Your Inheritance – All Things Work Together For Good [1st svc, 14 June 2009 ]

The Healing Power Of God’s Gift Of Righteousness [Special Midweek Service of 27 May 2009 (Wed)]

Put The “Amazing” Back Into Grace (Part 2) – Life Versus Death [24 May 2009, 1st svc]

The High Priest’s Garments (Part 6) – New Covenant Truths Hidden in The Urim and The Thummin [Special Midweek Service of 20 May 2009 (Wed)]

Put the “Amazing” Back Into Grace [10 May 2009, 1st svc]

The High Priest’s Garments (Part 5) – Resting On Christ’s Power And His Love [12 April 2009, CD only]

The High Priest’s Garments (Part 4) – The Blue Robe And The Perfection Of Jesus’ Finished Work [5 April 2009, 1st svc]

The High Priest’s Garments (Part 3) – Why Linen Garments [29 March 2009, 1st svc]

The High Priest’s Garments (Part 2) – The Beauty Of Christ In The Colours Of The Ephod [22 March 2009, 1st svc]

The High Priest Garments – As His Thoughts Are, So Are Yours [8 March 2009, 1st svc]

God-moments Give You Success [22 February 2009, 2nd svc]

Supernatural Cancellation of Debt [15 February 2009, 1st svc]

Prospering During Famine – Lessons from Joseph’s Story [8 February 2009, 1st svc]

How to Prosper During Severe Famine [1 February 2009, 1st svc]

The Word of Communion – Bearing Fruit With Patience [11 January 2009, 1st svc]

How to Love Life and See Good Days [4 January 2009, 1st svc]

Index of my notes of sermons preached by Pastor Prince in 2008:

The Power Of The Amen [28 Dec 2008, 1st svc]

Christ – Your Assurance Of A Blessed Future [combined X'mas svc 21 Dec 2008 at SIS]

Lessons From The Mount of Transfiguration And The Pitfalls You Can Avoid [14 Dec 2008, 1st svc]

The Cross – Your Redemption From Shame And Reproach [7 Dec 2008, 1st svc]

The Rainbow – God’s Covenant Sign For No Judgment [1st svc, 23 Nov 2008]

God’s Covenanted Blessings Amid The Economic Crisis – A Look At The Table Of Showbread & Lampstand [4th service, 9 November 2008]

Becoming Unshakeable In Times Of Shaking – Part 2 (Forgiveness of Sins) [2 November 2008 service]

Will God Still Help Us With Troubles Of Our Own Making? [1st Service, 26 October 2008]

Becoming Unshakeable In Times Of Shaking – Part I [1st service, 19 October 2008]

God’s Protection Plan Against The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse [1st and 3rd services, 5 October 2008]

Out Of Cursing Into Blessing – Because Of The Cross [Combined Service at SIC on 28 September 2008]

Debunking Common Myths About Prayer [1st service, 14 September 2008]

The Food That Delights Both God And Man – Part 6 (Restoration And Much More Through The Trespass Offering) [1st Service, 7 September 2008]

God’s Holiness Is On Your Side [1st service, 24 August 2008]

The Food That Delights Both God And Man – Part 5 (Rest For Your Conscience Through The Sin Offering) [1st service, 17 August 2008]

The Food That Delights Both God And Man – Part 4 (A Look At The Grain Offering) [4th service, 3 August 2008]

The Food That Delights Both God And Man – Part 3 (A Look At The Grain Offering) [1st Service, 27 July 2008]

THE FOOD THAT DELIGHTS BOTH GOD AND MAN – PART 2 (PEACE OFFERING) [1st service, 20 July 2008]

THE FOOD THAT DELIGHTS BOTH GOD AND MAN – PART I [1st service, 6 July 2008]

Secrets Of Leadership From The Shepherd King [1st service, 29 June 2008]

Understanding the significance of the Olive Tree and Anointing Oil [1st service, 22 June 2008]

The Significance Of Grain, Wine and Oil In The New Covenant [1st service, 15 June 2008]

Two Obstancles To Having A Confident Expectation of Good [25 May 2008]

A Fearful Expectation of Judgement Versus A Confident Expectation Of Good [1st service, 18 May 2008]

SUPERNATURAL FAVOUR AND PROVISION FOR THE BENJAMIN GENERATION [Combined service at SIC on 11 May 2008]

THE SECRET OF DELIVERANCE FROM SELF [1st service, 27 April 2008]

When God Outgives Us [1st service, 20 April 2008]

God’s Amazing Generosity For Your Harvest [13 April 2008, 1st service]

What You Learn On The Mount Of His Glory Will Deliver You From the Valley! [1st service, 6 April 2008]

Favour Stops When You Receive The Enemy’s Accusations [1st service, 30 March 2008]

How Understanding The Tabernacle Of David Can Set You Free Before God [2nd service, 23 March 2008]

The Secret To Renewal Of Youth [1st service, 16 March 2008]

Have A Throne Attitude — Rest Until God Makes Your Enemies Your Footstool [1st service, 24 February 2008]

God’s Best-Kept Secret On Tithing – Can You Take It? [17 February 2008]

Uncovering Your True Identity In Christ – A Visual Study Of The Tabernacle’s Golden Boards [1st service, 27 January 2008]

The Hand Of God (Elohim) Versus The Heart Of The LORD (Yahweh) [1st service, 20 January 2008]

The Blessings Of Jacob Versus The Blessings Of Esau [6 January 2008 - 1st sermon of 2008]

Peace,

Terence YEO

Terence Yeo next to the replica Ark of the Covenant at Timna National Park in Israel during his visit to Israel from 1-13 November 2008

Terence Yeo and his beloved wife, Michele and little santa son, Jonavon!

Jonavon Yeo a.k.a. JOY at his 2nd birthday party on 23 August 2008

MAKE JESUS THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE

[[[[ BEGIN QUOTE -  MANY THANKS GAV! ]]]]

2013-05-12_NCC Sermon Sunday Service

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 12 May 2013

-      Pastor Prince

The church celebrates Pastor Prince Birthday today.

Every time you partake of the Lord Supper you are getting stronger, healthier, and younger.

God created the world with faith. God said let there be light and there was light. God look out and saw darkness but He did not call out the darkness. God called out the light and He said it is good.

The world says unless I see I cannot believe. There are a lot of things men are contradicting themselves.

Even in the natural, men operate in natural faith. With God they want to see signs and confirmations. It is sad God has to come down to our level and allow us to have signs and wonders. God’s words are enough. You can doubt a professional but you cannot doubt God. God cannot make mistakes.

God want us to call forth what we want to see. God saw the light and God call out the light and God saw the light was good.

Last week Pastor touched on Chapter 1 of the gospel of Mark which typified Jesus as a Perfect Servant. We have a wonderful Savior.

At the end of Chapter 1, it ends with the sun setting and the last chapter starts with the sun rise.

We see in the whole gospel of Mark Jesus serving our needs – cleansing the lepers, unstopping deaf ears, raising the dead, loving children, multiplying loaves and fishes. It is a period of darkness.

Jesus serves you when you are in your darkness. We can only get brighter and brighter. When we are in our darkness, there is a sun rise to look forward to. Jesus is in your darkness.

A sheep only need to learn to follow. We only have to follow the shepherd. Just follow the shepherd and we will not lack. We don’t need to be smart.

There is something about the sun set to sun rise that reminds us of the tabernacle of the Old Testament. God told Moses to erect a tabernacle where all the holy furniture’s of the tabernacle utters His glory. Every part of the tabernacle utters His glory.

The Psalmist said all the Ark of the Covenant every part utters His glory, the glory of God’s beloved Son. God loves His Son very much.

God said twice that Jesus is His most beloved son at the Jordan River and Mount Hermon. These are the lowest and the highest place in Israel.

We are to proclaim Jesus Christ as our Savior and God’s most beloved.

The first mention of love is the bible is in Genesis 22. The first mention is the father’s love for his son, Abraham to his son, Isaac. God stop Abraham from stabbing Isaac but there is no hand to stop God from taking the life of His Son. God spared Abraham but did not spare Jesus.

Why are we fathers? So that when we look at our children, there is a little inkling of the love between father and son. The reason God makes us fathers is God wants us to understand the father’s love for the son. This is not about the romantic love between a man and woman.

The second mention of love is two chapters later. Isaac name was not mentioned because it was as though he was sacrificed. Abraham went down the hill and then Rebekah was mentioned. Why was she mentioned? She will be the wife of Isaac. Rebekah represents the church.

Genesis 24 Outline

-      Abraham made his chief servant took an oath (Genesis 24:1-9)

-      Abraham’s servant pray to God to show him the chosen wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:10-14)

-      Abraham’s servant met with Rebekah (Genesis 24:15-31)

-      Abraham’s servant recount the journey’s purpose to Rebekah’s family (Genesis 24:32-53)

-      Isaac married Rebekah (Genesis 24:54-67)

The servant was sent to get a bride for the beloved son of Abraham, Isaac. For 2000 years now, God has sent the Holy Spirit, the unnamed servant, to prepare a bride made up of both Jew and Gentile for the beloved Son.

The second time loved was mentioned was the love of the bridegroom for His bride, the love of the man for the woman.

The main theme is the father’s love for the son and then man’s love for the woman.

God wants man and woman to fall in love to have a glimpse of His love for all of us.

Every time the bible talks about the tabernacle is about types, symbols, figurative teachings of the substance. Many times the New Testament did not give details but the types do give the details.

Pastor will share about the lampstand or the menorah. The priest is to keep the lampstand burning from evening to morning.

Numbers 8:1-4 (KJV)

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

Numbers 7:89 (NKJV)

89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.

In the last verse in Chapter 7:89, Moses heard the voice from above the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant. Whatever the voice tells us must be something very important.

In Leviticus, it says the voice came out from the tabernacle but the voice Moses heard is from the Holy of holies.

Verse 2: Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

Aaron is the high priest of Israel and he is the type of our Lord Jesus Christ. Every time we look at Jesus and the more we look at Jesus, we see grace, unmerited favor, undeserved favor, and peace, shalom, perfect well-being, is multiplied to you through the knowledge of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

This voice has never happen before. The instruction is “When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.”

The focus on the main part of the bible is 7 branch menorah.

This is made from a solid slab of gold. This is also called a talent of gold. There is nothing attached to it. This speaks of the beating of The Lord Jesus Christ and how through His beatings, His scourging, the church was born.

The menorah is also a picture of the church.

There is no overlaying of wood in the menorah.

The main shaft is the picture of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is to be in the center of our lives, marriages, parenting, business, career, ministry, and Church. With Jesus in the center, everything will become integrated and holistic or healthy.

When Christ is the center of your life, you become whole. All things will be made by Him.

Each branch is in the form of the golden almond tree. It the first tree to bear fruit after winter. This is a picture of life out of death. It is a picture of resurrection.

Each branch has a bud, flower, and fruit. The center branch has bud and flower, fruit and fruit. There is a double fruit in the center branch. The center shaft is our Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse 2: Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

The candlestick refers to the center shaft.

Numbers 8:2 (NKJV)

2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’”

The three lights points to the center.

Numbers 8:1-4 (KJV)

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

Over against in Hebrew is Panim and it means face. The 3 lights on each side are to face the center light. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the center light.

The key to Godly parenting, to raise up men and woman of the next generation, with integrity, with wisdom, with love, with coolness or self-control, is to point these little lamps towards the center lamp.

In everything you do, you are to point them to the lamp.

All the education in the world cannot put you at the right place at the right time, cannot give you wisdom, cannot give you success, and cannot point you to success.

You need the favor of God that comes to you and is multiplied through the knowledge of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. The greatest thing you can do is to point someone to Jesus.

Revelation 1:12-13 (NKJV)

12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.

John had a vision of heaven in the Book of Revelation. The seven golden lampstand represent the branches. Jesus is in the midst of the golden lampstand.

These are the 7 churches down through the 2000 years of church history. This is all about Jesus being in the center.

Whatever it is, it is all about Jesus being in the center. The correction comes into the seven churches because they have forgotten and did not put Jesus is in the center. That is when rebuke comes and that is when Jesus come and trims the wicks of the lampstand.

They most important governing principle is they miss Jesus. The seventh church shows Jesus is outside knocking on the door. This is not a salvation verse as it refers to a church.

If any city is closed to Jesus, no one will get healed, no lepers will be cleansed, and no children will be blessed.

When you open the door to the church or family, Jesus come in, the little you have, He will multiply so that it become much.

Jesus is part of the triune God head. Jesus has a choice of where He is to be born. He chose a smelly, lowly, manger where the oxen and sheep were resting. There was no room for Him.

We are so full of pride. We have this attitude. We are so easily slighted.

Jesus first miracle was turn water into wine in Canna of Galilee. This place is some place people seldom hear about. Jesus first miracle is in a humble town.

Jesus grew up in Nazareth. This is a village known for bad reputation. There is prostitution. This is a despised name.

The disciples say can any good come out of Nazareth. What a savior we have.

Revelation 1:20 (NKJV)

20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.

The mystery of the 7 stars is the pastors. The Angles refer to the pastors of the church. Jesus holds the pastors in His right hand.

Seven golden lampstand are the seven churches. God want to see His Son in the midst.

Serving the Lord can means having between long life and short life. You can have a fulfilled life or a life spent in waste.

You can be a poor person with plenty of money and live a poor alive.

God is not against money. God is against serving and living for money. Serve God and money will come after you. The money is not for you but for the service of the Lord. Money is a lousy master. Never put your focus on money.

You are meant to be someone greater.

Man will not find fulfillment unless you look to Jesus.

God wants your heart to be satisfied with The Lord.

The Gate Beautiful is likely at the Southern Steps.

Peter and John passed by saw the man who was lame from birth.

We have the power of attorney. This power does not depend on you. You can be poor but who you represent is more important. You can be sick but who you represent is more important than your condition.

Peter and John prayed in the name of the Lord Jesus and healed that man.

Acts 3:6-13 (KJV)

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

Verse 12: And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

When a miracle happens, it has got nothing to do with man.

It is ok to advertise as long as it the about Jesus or His word being proclaimed. Without Jesus we can do nothing.

Verse 13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

God gave us the Star because He has glorified Jesus.

What are we looking out for? Give up your small ambition and look to Jesus. No one is like Jesus, humble, powerful, meek, and diligent.

Acts 12:21-24 (NKJV)

21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Herod Agrippa is the grandson of Herod the Great. He killed James the brother of John with a sword. He went on further to incarcerated Peter waiting for the right time to kill Peter. An angel came to release Peter from jail.

The greatest gift we can give to Pastor Prince is to pray for him.

Herod Agrippa is very anti-Christ. Agrippa wore silver apparel.

Agrippa did not stop the aspiring. God can raise one and can also raise another.

God raised King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. For seven years he lived as insane. He ate grass. At the end of the seven year, he acknowledged and worshipped God.

God who puts up one can put down another.

Verse 23: Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

Herod Agrippa was eaten alive by worms. He died as he did not give God the glory.

We are believers and will not come under the judgment of God. God wants us to see the blueprint and the original purposes that He had for us and the church. We are to let Jesus be in the center. Jesus will keep you strong, healthy, and young.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.

How to love your wife? Look at how Jesus loves you.

Wife, how do you love your husband?

Numbers 8:1-4 (KJV)

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

Verse 3: And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Aaron is a type of Jesus Christ. Aaron was not referred as the great high priest only Jesus is referred to the great High Priest.

Light the lamp means alah in Hebrew and means to ascend or lift high.

The high priest snip the wick that were burnt out. When you raise the wick higher, the light is brighter.

The way Jesus makes you shine is He lifts you up. We are to be encouragers and not discouragers.

Exodus 30:7-8 (KJV)

7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

Aaron burn incense every time he came to take care of the lamp.

Dresseth means Yatab in Hebrew and it means to make good or beautiful.

The high priest cut out the burnt part of the wick. When you are not burning brightly, He lifts you up. Those things that are hurting and will bring death finally are cut away.

Jesus ministry is always about lifting up. He told the people whom He healed to arise – Jairus daughter, child of Nain, Lazarus.

Jesus wants to lift you up so that you can shine.

Jesus will lift up pastors and leaders so that they can arise.

God is an encourager.

John 15:2-3 (NKJV)

2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

He takes away in Greek means Airo or to lift up.

Jesus said He is the true vine and we are branches.

A vine needs to be lifted up from the ground and supported on trellis. If vine is left on the ground, it will not produce fruit.

Any branch that does not bear fruit, He lifts up. Many times people are sinning are because they are in the dust.

The word Philistines in Hebrew means wallowing in the dust. Dust is a place of condemnation – guilt, depression.

Jesus is always lifting us out and up so that we can bear fruit.

The vine cannot bear fruit from the ground. We are to encourage people.

Those who exalt themselves, Jesus have strong words for them like the Pharisees. To the prostitute, Jesus never used such words on them.

Those who come to Jesus, there is no telling where He will bring you to. The blessings are numerous.

We must not forget the center shaft. We must not look to world events. Jesus is the good shepherd.

Exodus 27:20-21 (NKJV)

The Care of the Lampstand

20 “And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

The oil is the Holy Spirit. We come to Jesus and we all glorify Jesus. As we come to worship him, we are bringing the oil. The Holy Spirit is in us.

We put aside differences for the greater glory of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is in you, and we all bring the light. We are to bring fresh olive oil or crushed olive oil. Unless you know your sins have crushed Jesus, there is nothing for you to bring.

There are three grades of the burn offerings – the bullock, the lamb, and the two pigeons.

The offerer kills the bullock or the lamb. The bullock is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The highest grade of offering is the offerer that kills. We are the highest grade offerer. The priest lays the body on the bronze altar.

The lowest grade is the two doves. The offerer does not kill the doves. The priest does everything. This is a picture of worshippers but they don’t have a revelation that it was their sins that killed Jesus. Jesus came to die for us.

We are not to exalt ourselves by putting other people down.

We want to be exalted by God.

Luke 8:15-18 (NKJV)

15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

The Parable of the Revealed Light

16 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18 Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”

Verse 16: “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.

When you meditate on God’s words, you value the word of Christ, you are like the person who is lit up, and God will not put you under the bed. You will be put on the lampstand by God for everyone to see.

The donkey that Jesus sat on, the donkey better knows that this is for Jesus. We are just bearer of our Lord Jesus.

We must not slander and put down man.

We can allow the young to express themselves. They shout because they love the way you present Christ. They love the way you change their lives.

The bible says in Thessalonians to honor those who labor in the word. We are to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-14 (NKJV)

Various Exhortations

12 And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

There is a place for the respect of man of God. We can esteem pastors for the work they present Christ.

Where we don’t understand, we rest in God’s wisdom. You can pray “God, multiply Your grace, mercy, and peace upon this person.”

We are not to judge. Judging is a form of self-exaltation.

Exodus 27:20-21 (NKJV)

The Care of the Lampstand

20 “And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

Verse 21: 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

Tend it in Hebrew means Arak or arrange, lay in order.

Aaron sons refer to all of us today.

Arrange what?  They ensure the lamp point to the center. Why doing this for every evening to morning?

No one goes in to the tabernacle. Why rearrange again?

There are movements of the earth that we are not aware of. The earth is shaking. Some light may have shifted and putting light on itself. The light is not pointing to the center.

This speaks of it is so easy to take our eyes off Jesus. You are never your best but when you are looking at Jesus.

You can do the supernatural when you are looking at Jesus.

When Peter was looking at Jesus, he did what Jesus did. Peter walked on water. The devil is to take your eyes away from Jesus. Peter began to sink when he turned his eyes off Jesus and look at the waves and storm around him.

The devil is so persistent about taking your eyes off Jesus.

Once the light is shifted, it is about “I”.

Doubt is taking your eyes off Jesus.

The genuine test of every ministry is to point to Jesus. We did not preach on morality because Jesus will point to morality. When Christ is preached people want to live moral lives. When you preached Jesus, the lesser is always enclosed in the greater.

What is happening around the world today? The young people want Jesus glorified. They are passionate for Jesus. They want Jesus exalted.

Samuel mother is Hannah and Hannah means grace.

Eli was the high priest at that time and he did not warn his sons about the bad things they are doing despite being warned by God.

Samuel represents the new generation that came out of grace.

1 Samuel 3:2-4 (NKJV)

2 And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, 3 and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, 4 that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”

When your eyes grow dim you cannot see the things of God anymore.

Verse 3: and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down,

Before the lamp of God went out, God call Samuel. The lights were pointing in all directions.

God will jealously guard the glory of His son.

Why the lampstand was preached here and not the other furniture in the Book of Numbers?

The entire Chapter 7 of Numbers is about giving.

Numbers 7:10 (NKJV)

10 Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

The chapter mentioned all the leaders by name, the tribe, and how much they gave. God then mentioned about the lampstand in Chapter 8.

Numbers 8:5-6 (NKJV)

Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 6 “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.

The entire Chapter 8 is about the consecration of the Levites.

Smack between the people’s offerings and the people service, is the Lampstand.

God is saying your person and your gifts must be in the light of the sanctuary.

Why are you giving? Is it for the Son and His glory? Why are you serving? It is for the Lord Jesus?

Man could not have written this bible. The bible is inspired and God breathe.

The light of the sanctuary must bear on your giving and must also bear on your service.

You can give for the wrong reason. You can serve The Lord with an ulterior motive.

It is all for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:
The Lord bless you church with the blessings of Abraham and the blessings of Deuteronomy 28. You are blessed coming in and blessed going out.

All throughout this week, the Lord keep you and your loved ones, preserve you from every disease carrying mosquitos, from every sickness and diseases, from all the powers of darkness, and from the evil one himself through the power of His Holy Spirit and through His blood.

The Lord make His face shine you, be favorable to you.

The Lord lift up His countenance on every family under the sound of my voice and grant you and yours His wonderful shalom peace.

Praise to Our Lord Jesus, Amen!!!

Gav.

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12/05/13 Sermon Notes (Jesus be the centre of it all) by Gerry

12/05/2013 Sermon Notes

What happens when u see more of Jesus? Grace is multiplied in your life. Find good doors of opp opening to you, right place right time, door will shut doors of attacks. Favour abounds. Only God. No matter what accomplishments u have to your name, LORD is our shepherd and we will not lack or want. Pursue the highest levels of learning if you want to and work for honour and glory of the LORD but remember promotion not from ESW, from North- GOD demotes and promotes. Health n provision from him. Sometimes it seems world doing better – big house or cars- but u don’t know how poor they are. Sleepless nights or depression. But here u are enjoying grace and the peace is multiplied in the knowledge of the LORD. To know You and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.

First mention of love in Gen22.

God didn’t want human sacrifice. Spared Isaac. Pic of Jesus. Love of father for the son. Maybe feeling challenges a your earthly father. Wen if your earthly father puts you aside, still want you to experience his love. Know how much Father loves Jesus, know how much He loves us. Gave Jesus up for us.

Dead Sea lowest place and at the highest place in Israel- Mt Hermon- wants it proclaimed Jesus is his beloved.

Not about you or me. Father loves the Son.

First mention of love- father and son; Next mention of love- love btw husband and wife.

God wants us to know the sample of what it is like to Father.

Songs about love- fav songs. Songs about a man’s love for woman. Tugs at the heart. Fulfilment of the love- what many seek for. But seek for wrong place.

Body of Christ is bride. Jesus is the groom. When we love our spouse- are we loving the way Jesus loves me? Hubby love us like J love church. Wife submit to hubby like submit to J. Bring J into our marriage and parenting and careers and ministry— life takes on whole new meaning. Not created for lowly things like material stuff or means for exchange. Heart created for something glorious and bigger than yourself. Don’t be satisfied w just money

J Paul Getty – I have to make on more million. To be happy. Didn’t. Died.

Ambition too small if we just wanna make money. Know and flourish in His love first. Pursue Jesus and money will pursue you. Poor cannot help poor. Money makes good servant but lousy master.

Are u ready for sermon?

OT is NT hidden. NT is OT revealed/opened. Every part of scripture is God breathed. What we can touch and feel of haven from this side of heaven.

God never many for us to grow old or die. Calls death an enemy – wages of sin. God hates death as much as He hates sin.

Bible- book of good success

God spk to Moses from the Mercy Seat- holy of holies. Pic of our LORD Jesus Christ.

Only place God spoke to Moses from Mercy Seat- must be very important

Num 7:89-8:1 KJV

Num8:1- what God spake from holy of holies

TYPES- figurative symbols that illustrate the truth. We study the type and better know the anti-type

Num8:1-4

Show pic of Menorah – lamp stand on screen

from time of Moses. Candlestick made of beaten gold- made of one solid slab of gold. Not overlaid. Not inserted. Pounded and hammered into being.

The Menorah- golden almond tree. First tree to bear fruit after winter. Speaks of life out of death. Pic of Christ.

Centre shaft- pic of Jesus Christ. Three branches right and left speaks of all of us- body of Christ.

Each branch has a bud and flower and almond fruit- but centre shaft has all of that and ANOTHER almond fruit (stands on class of His own)

Aaron = HP of Israel then. Jesus is our HP today. Jesus is the GREAT HP.

Aaron is the type so we can learn about the Antitype

Everything flows in your life.

V2: over against (panim- face) When u light the branches, the candles just face the centre shaft. The LORD is telling us – and this is message of message- everything you do is to bring glory to Jesus. Everything else is natural – marriage, career don’t pursue small ambitions. Wants your life to bring light to centre shaft.

Genuine test of every ministry is if it brings honour and glory to Jesus.

Seven churches- historical age of Church

Symbolic.

Refer to local churches also right.

More importantly, what is the revelation

Rev1:12-13

In the midst of the 7 lamp stands One like the Son of Man

—-> whatever you might no understand about the seven churches, 5 rebuked, 2 were not. Whatever praise or rebuke- all to remind us Jesus is the centre and not password or byword. Laodicea- Jesus is outside knocking and inviting them to open it. Has power to kick down door but knocks. LDC church has forgotten Jesus. Christ is the beginning and end. He says I am Aleph Tav, Alpha and Omega, A & Z, beginning and the end.

He has the first Word and last Word. Your doc or lawyer doesn’t. No man has.

Alpha and Omega- His Word

First and Last- His Place

Beginning and the End- His Work

num 8:2

Arrange (light) the lamp stand

Your life, ministry, church, local church- point and bring glory to Jesus. Life takes on whole new meaning. Power goes into your life.

Acts 3:6-13 KJV

If you are the bride of Christ, you can use your heavenly husband’s name. Whatever He has, you have. Jesus gave us the power of attorney.

It is not how rich I am but how rich the Person I rept is. Not going in your power, strength or provision. Going sponsored in Jesus Church

Learn to rebuke that fever in Jesus. Use the name. It has been given to you!

Took him by right hand and lifted him up.

V12- Sometimes there is some impression given. Remember it is the name of Jesus and His glory. We might pray and miracles happen before our eyes but it is His name and power, not the man’s.

V13- hath glorified His Son Jesus>>>> message from holy of holies

Not out to exalt one another but the LORD Jesus Christ

Don’t have to use tongs to cut off wicks because it is burning badly. That is what HP does. Aren’t you glad that there are things in our life that could have cost us had the LORD not cut it away? He will not cast us away but will cut away the things that give up smoke n not light, cut away what stinks.

The purpose of seven churches is to have Jesus in the midst.

What happens when someone doesn’t give glory to the LORD? Rich but no purpose

King Herod Agrippa

Killed James bro of John. Tried to kill Peter too.

Greatest thing you can do is to pray for our pastor and his family.

No mention of prayers made for James. Mention of prayers made for Peter.

Acts 12:21-24

Royal apparel- Made of special material- silver tissue. Shone like the sun. King Herod encouraged crowd to flatter him as they called him voice of God and not of man. Immediately angel of the LORD struck him because he did no give glory to God. Eaten by worms next five days. Excruciating death. But Word grew and multiplied.

Another king. Nebuchadnezzar. Saddam H wanted to be next Nebuchadnezzar. One day he said “Is this not the great Babylon I want to build for my power and glory?” Voice from heaven told him for 7y he would be driven from all men and eat like an Ox until you learn the most high God rules above man.

All the institutions of men are raised/ put down by the LORD.

Nebuchadnezzar went mad. At the send of 7y, looked up to the Heavens. Man was made to look up. Anthropology- study of man – man looking up. Beast looks down but man looks up. His sanity returned when he declared man serves God

He holds our breath in His hand.

How healthy and strong He will keep us who glorify Jesus? Compared to those who didn’t and were struck.

Num 8:1-4

V2 When thou lightest (Alah- to ascend, lift high) the lamps. The HP takes a tong and lifts the wick up. When we are down already, He doesn’t condemn us further but lifts us up. He always lifts up- the downcast, the broken hearted, the widow who lost her only son, to Jairus daughter- Arise! Always lifting. That is His ministry

Many people sin because they are down or discouraged. Eg. thinks God will not protect me so I must lie.

Jesus way is to lift us up. When we lift our head up, the giants come tumbling down.

ARISE- always raising people up and still doing it today. Makes us shine by lifting, not repressing.

John 15:2-3

Wrong teaching- if don’t bear fruit he takes u away by death

Herod not believer ok.

We are believers. Won’t be struck dead

John 15:2 He takes away (AIROO- lifts up).

Go to any vineyard and ask the vine dresser about vine (clings, doesn’t have trunk.)

On ground can’t bear fruit. Lift on trellis (Cross shaped), able to bear fruit.

Raises, not take away.

Take dust put on head- pic of condemnation. Wallowing at devil’s feet as he said dust you will eat all of your life.

Jesus wants us to raise us up out of the dust.

Metanoia- changing of mind. Repentance is from gift of no condemnation to be lifted up and power to sin no more.

Strongest word by Jesus were reserved for Pharisees. Holier than thou

Jesus is diff. Came down from highest heaven to raise us all up from the dust.

Jesus is so humble. He had a choice where to be born. Existed before He was a baby, was with the Father. Triune God. Had a choice. Could choose Jerusalem Hilton or W – the best. Chose to identify himself with the common people- born in lowly manger. Smelly place. No room at the inn.

First miracle to turn water into wine. Canna- far, remote town that people don’t really know. If He had a PR manager would ask Him to plan carefully, do it before crowds at a big town. But chose small wedding to help B&G

Jesus of Nazareth- Nazarene is like us saying Desker Road. A place that is infamous for brothels and social outcasts. Egyptians would go there en route. In this place of darkness, He grew there. Shoot that sprout from dry ground. No wonder people asked, can anything good come out of Nazareth?

Only John that said 2 small fish. And Jesus took the 2 loaves and 5 fish and multiplied.

Pastor was a stammer and stutterer even in JC. Told the LORD, and pitied the LORD because he really had so little to offer to Him, take what little I have and use it. He loves the little things because He can use them for His glory.

Exo 27:20-21

Who brought oil? The people. Oil is HS. We all have something to offer to Edify and Glorify when we come with our anointing.

V21- “tend it”. In the Hebrew, “arak- arrange and lay in order). Every evening the HP will go to lamp stand and arrange- make sure the branches all face the centre. Morning cut burnt parts and raise wicks. Evening arrange. Evening until morning ministry- in the darkest time, will make His light shine brightly

Mark begins with Sunset and ends with Sunrise— perfect servant going about in our darkness lighting the way and raising us up.

Evening to morning- darkest parts

Path of the righteous only gets brighter and brighter.

Why is it if no one goes into Holy Place only HP and his son, if this evening they arrange, why must they arrange again next day and next? What happened? Does it move itself? Yes. Maybe due to reverberations.

Today u have faith in Jesus. But the devil’s one objective is to take our eyes off Jesus Christ, to distract us and divert us. We are never more victorious and prosperous and influential than when we are looking to Jesus.

As long as Peter’s eyes were on Jesus, he could do the supernatural. Then the devil raised the volume of the natural and Peter, like those branches shifted their light away from centre, Peter took eyes from centre and sunk. Jesus grabbed him and RAISED him up.

Doubt is defined as taking eyes off Jesus. Hubby hard to love but is Jesus easy to love? Yes. Unto the LORD.

We all think it is a future tense when Jesus looks at His bride, but present tense. Always sees us spotless and young. Husbands love your wife as Jesus loves the church. “what I have cleansed, don’t you dare call common”. There is no spot.

If u wanna find fault, u will never cease to find fault… realise you find fault with people because you are finding fault with self. God loves u and is not finding fault with u.

Only God can put our kids at right place and right time. Make sure their lampstand is facing Jesus Christ. Turn their eyes on Jesus always. Educate them but make sure they look to Jesus.

When u love the LORD, u will love the ones the LORD blessed u with. Twisted when parents don’t wanna praise their kids for fear of inflating their pride. Thessalonians – we are to esteemed the pastors v highly in love for their work’s sake.

U are not a judge. U don’t know what to say? Pray for them.

Let the youth shout for role models that point people to Jesus. Not people who point them to the world.

The donkey carrying Jesus better know that the praise and adulation for Jesus is not for him. He is still an ass

Num 8 comes after 7

Num7 is about giving. Every name of leader and tribe they are from N what they gave is mentioned in detail. Num 8 talks about consecration of Levites. In the middle of that is about the lamp stand. Why?

Lamp stand is the only furniture mentioned. Why not ark of cov? Seemingly out of place

Chapt7- giving

Lampstand

Consecration/ service

Our giving must be for the light of His sanctuary. Light reveals our motive. Serving- for the centre shaft, not to be noticed. Jesus be the centre of it all.

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Pastor turns 50 on 15/5

NCC is more than 30,000 in size.

ALL the Glory to Jesus!!!!

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Put Jesus in the centre!

Christ in the centre!

It is God that promotes! As long as we are following the Lord, it is what that matters.

There are poor people with plenty of money.

We are enjoying grace and peace multiplied in the knowledge of the Lord. To know Him is real life!

First mention of Love is in Genesis 22.

The chapter is talking about the love of the Father to the son.

God wants us to know even if our earthly father put us aside, God wants us to experience His Fatherly love. God gave up Jesus for us!

From the highest to the lowest, God proclaimed Jesus as His beloved.

Genesis 24- the love of a man to a woman. This is the 2nd mention of love in the bible.

See Jesus in the marriage. Bring Jesus into our lives! Life takes on a whole new meaning!

We are created to enjoy and flourish in God’s love!

When we pursue Jesus, all other goodness will pursue us!

The bible calls death an enemy. God never meant for anyone to die. The gospel is the book that will make us success in every area of our life!!

Numbers 8:1-4

Chapter 8

Arrangement of the Lamps

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand. ’” And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Almond tree is the first tree that bear fruits after winter. It speaks of life out of death!

Lampstand is like a golden almond tree.

Panim – over against

Everything we do is to bring glory to the centre – the Lord Jesus!!

Higher purpose – focus on the glory of Christ!

God wants our light to bring light!

The true test of any ministry is whether it brings glory to the Lord Jesus Christ!

Revelation 1:12-13

Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.

Whatever correction is got to do with Jesus in the centre!!

Jesus is outside the church knocking on the door of the 7th church. He has the power to knock the door down, but He did not. He knocks for them to open but they did not

Jesus is the Alpha and Omega.

The beginning and the end refer to work.

In everything He has the first place!

Do everything to the glory of God for the name of Jesus!!

Numbers 8:2

“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand. ’”

Our lives and ministries, is to point and bring glory to the Lord Jesus! Power comes into our lives!!

Acts 3:6-13

Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you:In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Preaching in Solomon’s Portico

Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people:“Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.

Whatever Jesus has, we have!!

It is the NAME of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is His power and the name represent!

God wants our lives and gifts to bring glory to Jesus Christ!!

There are things in our lives, have it been there still in our lives, that our Lord has cut away for us, we will not enjoy the relationships we are enjoying.

Always bring glory to Jesus Christ!!

Acts 12:21-24

So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

All the kingdom is ordained by God.

At the end of 7 years, he looked up to heaven.

The most high God rules over the kingdom of man.

God holds my breath in His hands.

Alah – to ascend, lift high

The way God calls us when we are depressed, He lifts us up!!

Jesus loves to lift people up!

To the downcast, He lift us up!

Many people sin because they lose their vision.

The way God makes us shine brightly is to lift us up!!

God is the lifter of my head!!!

Raise up, take up your bed and walk.

He lifts us up!!

John 15

John 15:2-3

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

He takes away – means to lift up in greek. A vine when it is in the dust it cant bear fruit. It is supported and cling onto something and bear fruit.

Vine cannot bear fruit on the ground.

Jesus came that we might not be condemned.

Jesus gave the gift of no-condemnation so that she can go out and sin no more!!

Jesus came down to the dust to raise us up!!

In the place of darkness, the perfect Light grew up!

Give Jesus what little i have and He can give glory out of it! He loves it when we give to Him

Exodus 27:20-21

The Care of the Lampstand

“And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

Arak – > Tend – to arrange or lay in order.

In the darkest time, God will shine brightly in our lives!

From evening to morning, the path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter!!

Today we are focused on Jesus, the devil objective is for us to take our eyes off Jesus. We are stronger healthier and good looking when we look at Jesus!

Doubt is taking our eyes off Jesus.

As unto the Lord…, focus on Jesus!

What Jesus has cleansed, we call it uncommon!

We find fault with people because we are hard on ourselves.

The best education is to point them to the Lord Jesus!

The entire Numbers chapter 7 is about giving.

The light of the lampstand shows the motive. Are we serving for Jesus?

The lampstand is right in the middle of chapter 7 and 8.

May the Lord Jesus has the centre place in our lives!

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1st mention of Love is in Genesis where Abraham was abt to sacrifice his only son.

new testament is old testament revealed

old testament is new testament hidden

God never meant for man to die or grow old or even to suffer.

the bible is designed to touch or speak in every area of our lives.

Numbers 7:89 – 8:1

when God spoke to Moses from between the cherubims, that’s the most impt instructions

Numbers 8:1-4

candlestick was of beaten gold. The menorah speaks of Jesus and He was beaten..

the almond tree is the 1st one to bear fruit after winter and that speaks of resurrection life after death the center shaft is Jesus and the 6 branches are u and i.

each branch has a bud, a flower and an almond fruit.

the center shaft had an addition almond fruit.

- the above are the types.

over against (panim – face)

all the lights on the branches are pointing to the centre (that is to give glory to Jesus in everything we do, every blessings we receive, etc)

Rev 1:12-13

the 7 lampstands are the churches an the centre is Lord Jesus Christ.

Have Jesus being in the centre!

Jesus has the last Word for us in our lives.

Anything that comes forth from man is not the last word. Speak forth the Word as the last Word in our situations/ circumstances! coz Jesus has the last Word in our situations, our circumstances.

Numbers 8:2

Acts 3:6-13

Peter said, finances he doesn’t have. He was in the ministry to minister to the people. The Lord provided for Peter.

Use the name of Jesus Christ – either to restore (the people) or rebuke the evil (not the people).

acts 3:6 – all glory given to Jesus!

our lives, our gifts, blessings given – give all glory to Jesus

Jesus will never cut me away, He will only cut away all the burnt things in my life.

Acts 12:21-24

King Agrippa the first, did not give glory to God. He died a horrendous death. He did not believe in Jesus. We will not die coz of Jesus sake.

King Nebu also did not give glory to Jesus and he became insane. After his 7 yrs of insanity, he looked up into the heavens and gave all glory to God. At that pt, he was restored and he gave a decree that all things must glorify God.

why did James not delivered but Peter was delivered? And also why did the church prayed for Peter alone?

man was made to look up to the Heavens and not look down at the ground.

Numbers 8:2 –> lightest (alah – to ascend, lift high)

Jesus is always rising ppl up, He lifts us up! – even to now.

John 15:2-3

- this verse takes away is not to take our lives away

- the greek word here is airo – to lift up, raise.

- a vine got to cling to something (a trellis – always the form of a cross) and it cannot bear fruits on the grounds, the dust (wallowing in the dust, condemned)

- that’s why Jesus has to wash our feet as we always have been walking on the dust.

- and Jesus will raise us up, lifting us up. Jesus came down onto the dust, gone into the dust so that He can lift us up from the dust.

Jesus chose to identify Himself with the people and chose to be borned in a manger.

Jesus’ 1st miracle was in a small town.

all the social outcasts actually dwelled in Nazareth and that’s where He grew up in that place of the darkest (just like the Desker Rd in SG).

during that time, everyone outcast the entire town.

Exodus 27:20-21

v21 – tend it (arak – arrange, lay in order)

- from evening until morning (God made sure that His light will shine in our darkness and show us in His love and raising us up in our dark times of our lives.

the singular objective of the devil is to make our eyes to look away from Jesus.

doubt – taking our eyes off Jesus.

Numbers 7 – the tribes gave different things, it’s abt giving and the tribes names Numbers 8 – consecretion of the Levites all our giving must be in the light of the sanctuary.

the light will show up the real motive of the service – is it for other intentions or for Jesus and to glorify Him.

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Jesus, The Perfect Servant Unveiled In The Gospel Of Mark

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Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 05 May 2013

2013-05-05_NCC Sermon Sunday Service

- Pastor Prince 09:13 am

Every time you come to God’s house, something is happening to you. Something is being set free. Something is loose. Something is added to and you are not the same. You are being transformed from glory to glory.

We have been learning about grace the past few weeks. Grace and peace be multiplied to all of you.

Grace is unmerited favor. If something happens to somebody, the devil will tell you that you are next. We are different. We are in the world but we are not of the world.

When you take a plane, remember that it is not a matter of if it the time for you to go, you go. The bible said there are things that you do that can prolong your life. There are also things you do that can shorten your life. These are mainly found in the Books of Proverbs.

Psalm 91 states “Surely God will deliver you from the snare of the fowler”. The fowler is the trapper. When it comes to protection and you acknowledge Him as your refuge and fortress, then you are in a position that He will surely He shall deliver you.

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV)

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

All believers need to understand that once you are saved and filled, you need to know that you are so full and God has so loaded you up, you can be a blessing. You are blessed to be a blessing.

Each one of you needs to serve The Lord in some capacity. This does not mean teaching the bible alone. Some people are serving for their ego or seeking approval or they are serving for material gain. Those who serve in full time ministry do not mean they are serving Christ. We may not know who is serving The Lord. It is a great honor and privilege to serve The Lord. You may be doing business but are you serving The Lord. In what way is the profit and gain matter to the Lord?

Some people give joy by being themselves. If they are doing it for the Lord with single mindedness, then something happens.

John 12:26 (NKJV)

26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

Jesus said “If anyone serves Me . . .”

Doing Christian work does not serving Christ. Serving Christ involves doing Christian work. You ought to be involved in doing something in church.

If we are serving Christ, something happens. The bible said “If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.”

Honor here means timáō in the Greek, God will prize you and regard you very highly. God loves all of us but He will honor the one who serves His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. He will make sure you are taken care of.

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV)

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

When we serve the Lord we are to be steadfast and immovable. We don’t do things for peoples’ eyes. We do things for Christ. If somebody come and pads you on the shoulder, it doesn’t really matter. It wasn’t for you. It was for Christ.

If we start to look are each other, we get hurt, we get disappointed, we get resentful, and we get disillusioned. Our eyes must be on Christ.

Steadfast in Greek means seat or settled. Before you can serve Christ, you must be seated. You got to be settled – Settle that your sins have been forgiven, that God loves you, He has blessed you, and you are favored. You cannot serve Christ to be righteous. You cannot serve to score brownie points so that God will bless you. You must be established that you are righteous first. Your righteousness is by faith.

The Christian life begins with by being seated. We are to be seated and be relaxed.

The next thing is unmovable. It means cannot be moved. We serve The Lord by being relaxed. We serve relax. We pray for people relax. We worship relax. We bless our children relax. We usher relax. We parent relax. We go to work relax. That is the idea of steadfast. Christ has redeems us from stress.

Christ sweated blood in the garden. There is this redeeming quality in His blood and He redeemed all of us from the curse of human effort. We can work but don’t sweat. We can sweat but we are relaxed.

We are to be immovable. We are unmovable in the face of criticisms. Your yes is yes and your no is no. There are boundaries means there are boundaries.

If your promise your child something and if it hurts you, you got to do it or else he grow up thinking that his Heavenly Father also won’t keep His word.

Abounding means always full and going beyond the measure. It is a very wealthy word. It has the quantity and quality.

You are cool and unmovable and you are always abounding in the work of The Lord. Your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

There is fruitfulness to your labor. There is a reward coming your way. It will not be empty and futile. Your labor is not empty.

There is not a single person who is a perfect servant in the bible. They have clay feet or some shortcomings.

There is one who is a perfect servant, our Lord Jesus Christ.

The gospel of Mark portrays Jesus as the perfect servant.

The 4 gospel portrays Jesus in 4 different ways – the 4 faces of Jesus.

Gospel of John portrays as the face of an eagle. The Gospel of John portrays Jesus as God, the Son of God. Jesus came in human flesh.

Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as the face of the lion. This gospel is written to the Jews. Matthew portrays Jesus as the king. The genealogy of Christ in Matthew traced Him all the way to Abraham who was promised kingship. It tells how Jesus has a double claim to the throne of David and He is the King of kings.

The Gospel of Mark portrays Jesus as the face of a servant.

The Gospel of Luke portrays Jesus as the face of a man.

There are the cherubim with the 4 faces in the tabernacle. The 4 faces are also seen the Book of Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation.

We find Jesus in awesome grace, condescending grace, and in beautiful grace. He moves among man.

The Gospel of Luke has Jesus genealogy tracing all the way to Adam.

Pastor will be touching the Gospel of Mark today.

The Gospel of Mark portrays Jesus as the face of an ox. An Ox is a strong and laborious animal to work and labor.

Every leader needs to have four faces. The touch of God is on your life. There is this touch of the divine. It causes people to line up in your presence.

No matter how lofty your title is, when you come home to your family, you need to learn to serve. You need to learn to serve your wife’s needs. This is not about command.

We got to learn to serve your family. Pastor massaged Jessica’s feet. We got to learn to wash their feet. Life is no fun for being selfish. Jesus said when you lose your life for Him, you will find it.

Life wasn’t mean to live for self. Learn to be a man. Make sure you are a man. Your wife doesn’t want you as a king or CEO at home. She wants you to be a man. You got to have four faces.

Every leader need to have dignity and yet have this servant heart. You need to be man that people can approach. This is a message on leadership.

Pastor will focus on the Gospel of Mark Chapter 1 today.

Mark 1:1-4 (NKJV)

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets:

“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,

Who will prepare Your way before You.”

3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’”

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

There is no genealogy in Mark because you don’t ask for the pedigree of a servant. The function of a servant is to serve. The Son of God became a servant.

The son doesn’t have to do the things that the servant does. The servant has no dignity and privileges as the son did.

Jesus became a servant. There is majesty and there is meekness.

When we are elated, we tend to wear the badge with dignity and it very difficult to humble ourselves. Jesus is different. There is majesty and there is meekness even when He serves.

Jesus washed the feet of the disciples. It is customary for the servant to wash the feet of the guests. In Judea it gets very dusty and the feet gets dirty. It is the job of the slave to wash the feet of the guest.

Jesus stood up and removed His outer garment and stooped down to wash their feet. The disciples lose their chance.

Only those who knew they have everything and is something in God can afford to sit down. Proud people cannot serve. People who are not secured in who they are cannot serve. It does who matter who you are. It is who you know. Pride comes in and you cannot serve. You cannot keep score card. There is no such thing as your turn or my turn.

If there are too many separation, might as well don’t get married.

Mark is not one of the disciples of Jesus.

John Mark is a Jewish name and Markus is a Roman name. His mother is Mary.

When Peter was in prison an angle came to release him and he came to John Mark’s house where there was a prayer gathering.

Paul and Barnabas had a sharp argument over John Mark. Mark has failed Paul in Pamphilia big time in the work of the Lord before and he was not selected by Paul for his journey.

Barnabas chose John Mark for his trip.

When you encourage people, make sure your human kindness is the compassion of The Lord and not just wanting to do good and to make yourself feel good. Not all kindness is the kindness of the Lord.

Sometimes you can kill a child with kindness. There is a Chinese proverb – to spoil a child is to kill the child.

Paul and Barnabas split ways and Barnabas took mark.

It was this John Mark that God chose to write the Gospel of Mark portraying Jesus as a servant. This is God’s awesome grace that God would choose a servant who failed to write about the perfect person of Jehovah who never fails.

2 Timothy 4:11 (NKJV)

11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

In the Book of Timothy, Paul wrote in the last chapter to get Mark to him. Paul was about to be martyred. Mark became useful to Paul again. God restored Mark. Mark is the shortest of the 4 gospels.

The Gospel of Mark is written primarily for gentiles. It is the most chorological of the 4 gospels. All the events in Mark is in sequential order.

In other gospels some of the events recorded happened earlier or later because of divine truth.

The most frequently used word in Mark is Euthos which means immediately, straight away. It is the nature of the servant to do things immediately.

This word, Euthos, is used 11 times in Mark Chapter 1.

Mark 1:10 (NKJV)

10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.

Mark 1:12 (NKJV)

12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.

Mark 1:18 (NKJV)

18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Mark 1:20 (NKJV)

20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

Mark 1:21 (NKJV)

21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.

Mark 1:28 (NKJV)

28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.

Mark 1:29 (NKJV)

29 Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mark 1:30 (NKJV)

30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.

Mark 1:31 (NKJV)

31 So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them.

Mark 1:42 (NKJV)

42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

Mark 1:43 (NKJV)

43 And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once,

The word “And” is seldom used in the beginning of the sentence.

“And” is a conjunction and it is also an adjoining word.

There are 45 verses in Chapter 1 and 35 of the 45 said “And”. It begins the sentence with the word “And”.

Mark has 16 chapters and there are 11 Chapters that begin the chapter with “And”. It is used 1200 times to open a chapter or verse.

Why use “And”? – “And” speaks of movement. The perfect servant after doing the work “And” there is still work to be done. This is the beautiful abounding work of the Lord.

The 7 “A’s” in Mark Chapter 1:

1. Announced by the forerunner
2. Approved by the Father
3. Anointed by the Spirit
4. Assailed by the devil
5. Acknowledge by the wild beast.
6. Attended to by Angels
7. Acclaimed by the multitude

1 Announced by the forerunner

Mark 1:3-4 (NKJV)

3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’”

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Jesus is being announced by the forerunner. The forerunner is John the Baptist.

Mark 1:2 (NKJV)

2 As it is written in the Prophets:

“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,

Who will prepare Your way before You.”

The first prophecy in verse 2 is from Malachi.

Verse 3 is quoting Isaiah 40 about John the Baptist.

Isaiah 40:3 (NKJV)

3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

“Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make straight in the desert

A highway for our God.

John is not an echo. John is a voice. When you receive a revelation from the Lord, you are not an echo but a voice.

Which come first – word or voice? – Word is a formulation of words before it gives voice.

Jesus veils His glory. Jesus always hides His glory. It is our privilege to search it out with faith.

Jesus hides His glory.

Philippians 2:5-8 (NASB)

5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Jesus is God but He did not consider his goodness something to be gasped and He came as a man to serve us.

He served sinful men, men that are subject to failure.

Isaiah 40:3 (NKJV)

3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

“Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make straight in the desert

A highway for our God.

The Lord here is Yahweh. Jesus is Yahweh, God in human flesh.

God is Elohim. Jesus is also Elohim. He came as a servant.

2 Approved by the Father

Mark 1:10-11 (NKJV)

10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Jesus has not performed 1 miracle yet. We served Him because He loves us. The Father has approved of the Son for the Son’s encouragement.

No me knows what happen in the 30 years of Jesus life except when He was 12 years old. He was wiser than all the doctors of the law but He was subject to His father and mother when they came to look for Him in the temple. Jesus increased in wisdom and stature.

Some people do not submit to their leaders unless the leader is smarter, wiser, and stronger than them. There is no glory in your submission. If you submit and do something for someone who is stronger than you, there is no glory there. Jesus submitted.

There are two occasions that the Father said that “You are My beloved Son”. The first is at the Jordan River where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. The second time was at the Mount Hermon, the Mount of Transfiguration.

Mount Hermon is the highest mountain in all Israel. This is at the northern part of Israel. At the highest point is where the Father announced that “Jesus in My beloved Son”.

The real site where Jesus was baptized was near the Dead Sea at Bethany. This is another Bethany near to where Joshua cross the Jordan. Bethany is at the lowest place of planet earth and is also the Southern-most. The Dead Sea is approximately 1400 feet below sea level. Mount Hermon is 10000 feet above sea level. At the highest and lowest peak, God proclaim the Jesus is “My beloved Son”.

You want your children to perform, you have to approve them. Let’s learn to praise our children. It is because you have not praise him, he is your problem child. We need to affirm our children all the time. You are to say “I love you”, “you are my joy and my delight”. Many of you think of your children but you did not tell them.

3 Anointed by the Spirit

Mark 1:10-11 (NKJV)

10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The heavens open up to Jesus. If you talk about Jesus, heavens open to Jesus. His name is above every other name. Demons trembled at the name of Jesus because heaven opens when you say Jesus.

The power of Jesus name will cause the devils to flee.

Mark did not talk about Jewish laws. There are three times more miracles mentioned than the gospel of Matthew. There are more parables in Matthew. In the gospel of the servant of Jehovah, it is not the words; it is the action that counts for the servant. The theme is action.

In the Gospel of Mark, there are 12 accounts of Jesus casting out devils. In Matthew there are only four or five mentioned. It is the deeds that count. Jesus though as a servant, has dominion over the divine world.

God is talking about servant leadership. You serve people. More and more companies are discovering, the more they serve, they become more profitable. Jesus said that this is how you became great. Jesus do not want you to become insignificant.

Jesus said if you serve, you will be the greatest.

The true test of ministry, of all man born, there is none greater that John the Baptist. He did not perform any miracle but he kept on pointing people to Jesus. True genuine ministry will bring people to Christ and Christ to the people. John said behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. John said in his voice to look at this God man. The voice of heaven said this is “My beloved Son”.

In Leviticus Chapter 2, Pastor preached on the Meal offering. The meal offering is a type of Jesus. Meal offering is actually fine flour. You put oil on it and you put frankincense on it. Every word and action of Jesus is a fragrance to God, His Father. The mean offering is in 3 forms. You mingle the flour with oil, poured with oil, and anointed with oil. All this happens to Jesus.

When Jesus was conceived in Mary’s womb, He was mingled with oil. Oil is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is within the human body. When Jesus stepped out of the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit came. He was poured with oil. In His hometown, the Spirit of the Lord is upon Him and anointed Him.

4 Assailed by the devil

Mark 1:12 (NKJV)

12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.

The Holy Spirit sent Jesus to the wilderness to be tested of the devil. The devil did not send Jesus there.

Mark 1:13 (NKJV)

13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Why Jesus is in the wilderness?

The word tempted can mean tempted to sin or tested. Jesus cannot be tempted to sin. Jesus was tested.

When you are tempted, there is something in us responding called the flesh to stir up inside you.

Jesus is tempted but not pertaining to sin. He was never tempted to sin. There is no flesh in Him. There is nothing in him to be stirred.

For man it is used as tempted but for Jesus is tested.

Testing does not mean something is wrong but to proof that something is perfect.

A pure gold bar is a pure gold bar no matter how you test it.

God the spirit drove Him to be tested. The devil has to acknowledge that Jesus is pure.

Jesus taught as behaving authority. The demon recognized that Jesus is the Holy one of God.

Demons know those who are serving Jesus and those who are not serving Jesus.

Jesus gave us the power of attorney on this earth to execute His business in His name. We cannot be naked.

5 Acknowledge by the wild beast

Mark 1:13 (NKJV)

13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

It is amazing that so much can be said in one verse. This is the only gospel that mention about the wild beast.

These are wild beast and not domesticated animals. Jesus was with the wild beasts for 6 weeks. The wild beasts acknowledged Him. Only men did not acknowledge Him.

Picture of Judean wilderness

There was not a bird or a tree in the wilderness. You can only hear a howling sound. There is no sound there. Jesus was there in the wilderness for six weeks.

When Jesus left this earth, the only scares on Jesus were left there by man and not the wild beast.

People run for gold that God put in the streets. Man can hardly recognized Him when He was there. He served us with love and power. If you are mentally oppressed, He will set you free from the oppression. If you are sick, he heals your body.

6 Attended to by Angels

Mark 1:13 (NKJV)

13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Angels are there to keep us in the way as we serve Jesus. We are protected. We become valuable to God. Angels are still here today. Angles are assigned to children. Angles are with us. There are more angels with us than the devil who fell. Angles keep us in our ways.

7 Acclaimed by the multitude

Mark 1:32-34 (NKJV)

32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Jesus does not need the people publicity. The wild beast knew who He was. The storm knew who He was. The fish that had the coin in its mouth knew who He was. It is only blinded man does not know who He was.

People are wondering how they don’t have health, wisdom, direction, peace, etc. These people have been cut off from the source.

Mark closes the chapter 1 with sunset. The last chapter of Mark, chapter 16 opens with sun rise.

Mark 16:2 (NKJV)

2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

Mark chapter closes with sunset and the last chapter opens with sunrise. Jesus came into our darkness. Sunset to sun rise is the darkest time. Jesus brought the light of His grace to us to bear on the darkness. The world is still dark but we have Jesus who came into our darkness. It is getting brighter. It is seen set to sun rise. The remaining chapters are Jesus in the sun rise. We are to thank Jesus for loving us.

Mark 16:19-20 (NKJV)

19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Right at the end, even right now, Jesus is still working with us. Jesus never stops working for us and with us. We are not alone when serving The Lord. We have the perfect Servant with us.

In the Book of Revelation, John was Jesus in His glorified form, girded around the breast to serve us even though He is in heaven right now.

We are to be among those who when we receive, we want to give and serve.

There are so many areas we can serve. There is a place to serve The Lord. God can use His angles but God wants you to have the privileged. God wants us to put our seeds in the ground. God does not need your help, He has myriad of angels. If any man serves Jesus, God will honor you.

You are not serving in your own strength, Jesus is serving with you. You are to take your eyes off man and turn to Jesus.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over all mothers before end of 1^st service:

Father in heaven, I thank you for these mothers Lord that are standing before You, everywhere that is watching this, in Marina Bay Sands, in the cinemas, I pray Father God that You will make this year Lord the best year for these mothers, filled with many many many good days, days of joy, days that when they come to the end of the day they will say “it has been a good day”.

Father I pray that You will increase their health Lord. Let health springs forth deeply in their bodies. Father whatever that is developing that is not right, I pray in Jesus name that You remove it.

Father I pray that You let Your rivers of living waters flow through and cause these mothers right now to experience supernatural healing and supernatural health.

Father I pray for longevity. I pray Father that mothers that are standing, Father mark this day Father, for all the mothers that are standing, cause them to live long to the point that they are satisfied Lord. Let them go Lord to be with You only when they want to. Grant them Lord long life to be satisfied with.

And Father I pray that there will be more than enough provisions Lord in their life that they will not worry about money, they will not worry about sustenance.

Father I pray in Jesus name even for those that are struggling Lord with their children Father and they are sadden in their hearts, I pray Jesus You are the mender of broken hearts. Your heart was broken so that ours will be healed. Right now pour in the oil and the wine and I pray for these mothers and every mother here that they will never lack for anything because Lord Jesus You are their shepherd.

Thank you Father God I commend every mother under the sound of my voice to You and I ask Father protect them, protect them all the days of their lives.

In Jesus name we ask and pray, and all the people say Amen!!!

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

This coming week the Lord bless you and your loved ones the blessing of Abraham and with the blessing of Deuteronomy 28. And the Lord keep you, preserve you, protect you from sickness and disease, from all the powers of darkness and all the powers of the evil one, through Jesus shed blood.

The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious on you, be favorable towards you.

The Lord lift up His countenance on you and grant to you and your families His wonderful shalom peace.

In Jesus name, Amen!!!

Gav.

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◻ Praise Report

Karine- history of fibroid and husband also had a closed vein situation. Wanted to have baby and one of three praise requests for 2012. Told will be hard. Dreamt she would have a baby. April 2012 found out she was indeed pregnant. Was asked to opt for C-Sec. Wanted natural birth but received peace abt C Sec. During delivery found out her baby’s umbilical cord was coiled three times around tummy. Had she done natural birth, baby would have been in danger. During pregnancy was blessed career wise.

USA sis- didn’t have revelation of grace despite Christian. Had severe fistula and tear during delivery. Was depressed and underwent surgery but got worse. Got an abscess. Believed being punished for past sins. God’s grace never let go of her. Intro to PP and received gospel of grace- started reading bible looking for Jesus, not condemnation. Through God’s grace she is healed and no more fistula. Hallelujah!!

SERMON-

Been studying about the wonderful results about looking at Jesus. Life full of grace, favour, shalom (perfect health, whole was, well being, grace and peace) be multiplied to us through Jesus our LORD. All can only increase by beholding and not doing.

Sanctifying effect of looking at Jesus- taken out of the self. Painful to be self occupied and self engrossed. But when lifted out of self and behold object of perfect glory and beauty- every which is moral excellence, grandeur- takes u out of yourself. Look at earthly king no transformation. Look at Jesus transform from glory to glory.

John 12:26 if anyone serves ME… him, My father will honour.

The Father honours those who serve His Son. Honour = prize, value in Greek. God values you above the rest. What God prizes = special attention.

Not just doing Christian work. U can be doing Christian work and serving self. U can do a lot of things in the name of God but doing it out of vain glory.

How much of what u do serves Christ? Get involved in church. When you are filled with the Spirit, u must have a place to pour out and serve. Multiplies time back to us when we serve.

When fisherman were washing net (day is over, worked all night, all the seaweed etc). Putting net back in boat was a sacrifice- but had a net breaking, boat sinking load of fishes.

LORD Jesus- perfect and divine servant.

God knew in his wisdom that four gospels needed to cover the many facets of our LORD Jesus. U can be a CEO of a famous company- but u can be a dad, a social man, a husband- diff facets. One gospel is not enough. Matthew written to Jews but presented Jesus as a King. Genealogy goes back to Abraham. Four faces of cherubim- correspond to facets of Jesus in the Word. Face of the Lion (King). Gospel of Mark- face of the Ox (servant)- strong to labour. Gospel of Luke- trace back to Adam and portrays Jesus as Man. Anointed by HS. Face of Man. Gospel of John – no genealogy, Jesus the God come down as human flesh. Face of eagle because it flies higher than any bird. Ezekiel and Revelation.

Good for Chinese. Won’t lose face. Lose one face still have three more left.

Four faces – four faces of our serving.

Sometimes we get proud when we are promoted. Some people are lofty and don’t know how to come down. Eagle and King high and lifted. Ox and Man pic of servitude. When U come home from work, wife doesn’t want u to be a CEO, but a real Man.

The LORD has all these our faces he wants us to transform to. Place to he a friend, a man in social setting

1 Cor 15:58- when you serve the LORD, your labour is never in vain. Noah preached for years but only his family was saved. But in the LORD, there will be fruits and rewards and blessings.

Steadfast- Greek: to sit. To relax. We don’t work or serve to be saved. Can do nothing to be saved. Receive finished work and sit down. Relaxed. Parent and serve and go to work relaxed. Do everything relaxed because Christ has redeemed is from all stress. Be settled.

Immovable- cannot be moved.

Abounding in the work of the LORD- nothing can distract you from your resolute to serve in the work. It is a privilege to serve the LORD. Going beyond the boundaries. Quality and quantity- Peruseo in the Greek.

Gospel of Mark- u don’t ask a servant for his pedigree. Comes serving straightaway.

Phil 2:5-8 (NASB)

Jesus never saw His godness to be something to seize upon.

Seven steps down, seven steps up. Every time u humble yourself, get ready to be exalted in due time. God exalts us no one can pull us down. No one can demote us. When we exalt ourselves, we have to maintain ourselves to stay exalted.

Mark – Jesus as a divine servant. Shortest of the four gospels. Only sixteen chapters. Most chronological. Written to Gentiles. Matthew to Jew but Mark to Gentiles. Hence no mention of Jewish laws. Explained at most Jews wash their pots and pans – as if to people who don’t know about it. That’s all. Mark – 3 x more miracles than parables. What u serve more than what u say. Divine servitude. One thing to have a lot of love but another to have power!

Serve the LORD- honour and privilege because He serves us first until we are so full.

Even in most tired form, Jesus gave His best to woman at the well. Served so full she became evangelist immediately- no bible school.

He wants to serve you, to wash your feet, give peace to your mind. You must consent first. No part in Him if we don’t let Him serve us.

Eutheos- straight away. Inmediately. At once. > speaks of service.

Mk 1:10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31 (once u are served, you serve), 42, 43 = 11 times in Mark 1

Mark uses one verse to another verse with this word. Teacher in school would say you don’t know a full stop, u cannot begin sentences with this word. AND.

Mark uses 35/45 of the word AND at the start of sentence in the gospels. Mark has 16 Chapt and 11 began with AND. Why did HS use AND? About divine servant- how He was always abounding with the service- to heal us, to set us free

Mark 1- seed plot of entire gospel seen here.

Mk1:3- from prophecy from Isaiah 40- Prepare the way of the YAHWEH. John was saying prepare the way for YAHWEH. YAHWEH and JESUS one and the same. He veiled His glory. Faith unveils His glory. But He couldn’t hide His glory from the demons. He always told them to shaddup. He didn’t need advertisement from demons.

Only a wife has the power of attorney of the husband. We have the power through Christ.

Mark – 12 Acc of Jesus serving with power over the demons.

When u serve, power of Jesus comes behind u. Learn the power of serving, of humility. Power belongs to servant heart.

7A
- ANNOUNCED BY THE FORERUNNER> John the B was the forerunner. The voice or Word comes first? Word. Formulated thought before it can be spoken. John the voice but the Word is Jesus. John the B did no miracle but he pointed people to Jesus. Genuine ministry. Jesus said he was the best prophet. Bring people to Christ. Brings Christ to the people. Any ministry to point people to efforts/ self – questionable.

- APPROVED BY THE FATHER > Mk1:10,11 Heaven opened to Him. Heaven opens to the name of Jesus. All the provisions opened to Jesus.
You are my beloved Son and in you I delight. Know God approves of you before u serve and do any miracles. 30y of hidden manna. Only pic we saw of Jesus as a child 12yo asking teachers questions- in season for his age. Didn’t go preaching and teaching at age of 12. He was subject unto his parents although knew more than them. He submitted. We have wrong ideas of submission when we feel someone must be greater and smarter first before we submit. That is why God asked wife to submit to husband. Increase in favour after submission. Beloved Son- declared at River of Jordan and Mt of Transfiguration. Mt is highest pinnacle of any pinnacle in Israel, 10000ft above sea level. Jesus was transfigured whiter than the snow on the mountain. River of Jordan- near Dead Sea, lowest place on Earth (1400 ft below sea level). Bethany beyond Jordan- where baptism took place. And in these two places, God proclaimed Jesus is His beloved Son. Declare it from the northern most and southern most that Jesus is His beloved. The Love of God- beyond religion, reality. Nothing religion can destroy. Father approve your children. We are so afraid if we tell our kids they will become proud. Many adults have pride issue because didn’t have parental approval. Approve them before they have the results. Opened arms are here whether u succeed or not- and they will succeed.

- ANOINTED BY THE SPIRIT>dove landed on Him.

Jesus like a fine flour. Can’t hold it. So fine, goes through fingers. Jesus doesn’t hurt the afflicted when he judges sin. We as man throw baby out a bath water. On this fine flour, pour oil. Meal offering- Lev 2. Three kinds.

Jesus conceived by HS- fine flour mingled with oil

Jesus says Spirit of the LORD is upon me – fine flour poured oil over

The only son of a widow, going to be buried one way. Jesus and apostles going the other way. Jesus touched the stretcher and saying YOUNG MAN AROSE. Both parties walked with Him after that. He had compassion- no one else in bible portrayed as one with compassion.

ASSAILED BY THE DEVIL > Mark 1:12- Spirit drove Jesus into wilderness right after Father spoke. Angels ministered to Him. 40 days in wilderness. Assailed by devil. “Tempt”- tempted to sin or tested. Two meanings possible. Jesus cannot be tempted to sin as only flesh can be tempted. Jesus was never tempted to sin. Jesus was tempted at all points as we are YET WITHOUT SIN (not pertaining to sin). He was tested. For Jesus, the word always means TESTED. For us it can be tempted or tested. Testing of Jesus who is pure gold, no dross- God sent Jesus to wilderness to let devil test Jesus to prove He is pure good, and after 6 weeks, the devil has to say He is pure gold, no dross.

ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE WILD BEASTS- For 6w, Jesus was also with WILD Beasts. In the Greek, v accurate. It says He was with the wild beasts- He was in company with them and they with Him. Acknowledged their creator. Only scars on Jesus when He went back to heaven made by men not by wild beasts. Judean wilderness- not a tree or flower or bird- just howling wind. Gets v lonely and quiet there. He was there for 6w.

ATTENDED TO BY ANGELS – Angels are with us today. Angelic ministry also talked about in Acts- Peter freed from prison by angels and went to Mary the mother of John Mark (who wrote G of Mark). John Mark failed at Pamphelia in ministry and because of that Paul didn’t agree, Baranabas took John Mark. After that no more mention of Barnabas. John Mark did fail but wrote about Servant who didn’t fail. (2Tim 4:11— restored to ministry). God’s grace. Gives us all hope. No matter how we fail, as we look to Jesus, we will be restored. Protection of Angelic Ministry- TWA travelling with Angels. If u go up the plane, Angels go up with u. Guide the plane to safety. Angels are with children. It is never luck who kept you safe. It is never something who pulled u back. It was an Angel. Myriads of angel- only 1/3 fell with Lucifer. We have 2/3. God doesn’t need your service. The Angels never get tired or have raspy throats when worshipping Him yet He delights to hear your voice out of time as you are. It’s like parents receiving card from a kid “I LAF U!”- not spelt wrote but treasured because of the love.

Angels attend the way to keep us in the way.

ACCLAIMED BY THE MULTITUDE> Mk 1:32-34 The demons knew Him and He didn’t allow them to speak.

“hold your peace, come out of him”- Jesus to demons. Demons knew Him, the Storm at Lake of Galilee knew who He was, Wild beasts knew who He was…. Although He veiled His glory. Only man blinded.

Mark 1 – begins w Sunset, Mark 16- begins w Sunrise (Son rise)

He came into our darkness. From sunset to sunrise= darkest periods of our life. Came into our darkness to bring His light, His glory, His power.

Very last two verses of Mark 16- THE LORD WORKING WITH THEM AND CONFIRMING THEIR WORD THROUGH THE ACCOMPANYING SIGNS- although exalted in glory, still working. When I serve, I am not alone HE IS WORKING WITH ME.

Jesus seen after resurrection w Girdle- girded with gold. Although glorified, still serves. Girdle- servitude.

We are empty. We are steadfast, seated, unmovable and we allow Him to fill us. We don’t pour out of ourselves- pride.

To bring our lives as a daily offering of worship to our servant king

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John 12:26

the Father honors the one who serves His Son

serving the Lord : can be for two purposes

- for self, pride or gain glory

- for Jesus

it is an honor and privilege to serve the Lord, King Jesus. He’ll multiply time and everything for me.

Gospel:

Matthews – for the Jews (presented as the King of Jews)

there are 4 faces on the cherubim that shows all abt Jesus:

- lion (king – matthew)

- ox (servant – Mark)

- man (Luke)

- eagle (God comes down in human flesh – John)

1 Cor 15:58

Nothing that we serve the Lord for, will be in vain.

- to be able to serve, need to always be at rest.

- steadfast, fixed, at rest, abounding

Philippians 2:5-8 (NASB)

- when we exalt ourselves based on our own, we have to maintain that to exalt ourselves but this will definitely fail. only God can exalt us.

gospel of Mark is mainly for the gentiles and that why there are no Jewish laws

- there are 3 times more miracles than parables while in the book of Matthew, it’s the opposite

- divine service of Grace, Jesus

Mark 10:45

Jesus came with power.

- the Lord came down to serve us and not us serving Him.

- steadfast, immoveable, fixed

- just like the woman at the well (juz one moment with Jesus, things change)

Chapter 1 : there’s alot of events (11 times) that happened immediately (Eutheos – immediately, straight away) Why are there so many ‘and’s in the book of Mark?

–> that’s to show the wonderful Servant

Mark 1:1-4

- Mark 1:3 : taken from Isaiah 53

Faith unveils His glory.

The Lord does not need advertisements by the demons. And He commanded them to shut their traps when they spoke forth His identity.

Jesus is serving with power and when we serve the Lord, the power of God comes behind us to lift us up.

7A’s

1. Announced by the forerunner : John the Baptist – the one who cries out in the wilderness (Mark 1:3-4) 2. Approved by the Father (Mark 1:10-11) 3. Anointed by the Spirit (Mark 1:10-11, Leviticus 2) 4. Assailed by the devil – Jesus cannot be tempted to sin. He was tested to sin. (Mark 1:13). Jesus was with the wild beasts, in companion with Jesus 5. Acknowledged by the wild beasts. The wild beasts know that Jesus is their Creator and had dominion over them.

6. Attended to by the angels (Mark 1:13) 7. Acclaimed by the multitude (Mark 1:32-34)

as we serve the Lord, Jesus came into our darkness

- Mark 16:2

- the gospel started off in the sunset and ended off in the sunrise.

- the period between the sunset to sunrise, that’s the darkest time.

Mark 16:19-20

- the Lord working with them (when we serve the Lord, the Lord is still working with us!!!)

Jesus came to serve and not we serve Him.

the ministry of angels is at works and busy to keep us alive to be saved. Once we are saved, the angels will be with us throughout our lives until the end.

2 timothy

Angels are all over the place with us, ministering to us, attended our way.

voice is formulated thoughts.

how to test the ministry? true ministry

will point all to Jesus alone.

- Jesus submitted to his earthly parents at His age of 12, although He knows everything.

- submission always bring about increase in favor.

Leviticus 2 – meal offering (God mingled Jesus with oil, the anointing)

Jesus has compassion and serves with compassion.

tempt (in greek) – can have 2 meanings : tempted to sin (it’s like a stirring within us and trying to lead into sin), or tested to do sin (bring sins in the face and try to get the person to sin).

John Mark actually failed in his ministry but God is awesome that He used the failed servant to write abt the Servant of God – Jesus.

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Jesus is the Servant King!

Serve the Lord in rest!

To have a life full of grace, favor and peace! Grace and peace wholeness be multiplied unto us through the Lord. Beholding Jesus!! Not doing.

Something happen when we look at Jesus.

Holy spirit transform us from glory to glory!

God’s love for us is not general, is individual!

John 12:26

If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

Are u serving because of other reasons? Doing for self, pride or vain glory?

The Lord said if anyone serves Me, My Father will honor.

Filled with the spirit, we serve and pour out to and we will not be frustrated. We GET TO serve Him. When we serve Him, our time are multiplied to us.

God sent His Son, knowing one gospel book alone is not enough.

Jesus portrayed in 4 different books-

Matthew

-King-Lion

Mark

-Ox-Servant

Luke

-Man

John

-Son of God-Eagle

Every leaders should have these 4 faces!

Learn how to come down.

Learn when to come down, and be with family.

The Lord has 4 faces and He wants us to be transformed in these 4 faces.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

No work for the Lord is futile unfruitful empty or vain. There will be some rewards.

Steadfast from the greek word is to be relaxed and settled.

The way we get saved is to receive the finished work and we sit down.

Our lives is a life of relax and be cool!

Abounding in the work of the Lord-is quality and quantity!

Our works is not in vain.

Gospel of Mark is the gospel of divine Servant.

Philippians 2:5-8

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

God wants to exalt us and He don’t us to exalt ourselves. If we exalt ourselves, we have to maintain ourselves. But when God exalt us, no one can bring us down.

Mark was written to Gentiles, not Jews.

There is no jewish law in Mark.

In the gospel of Mark we have 3 times more miracles than parables.

Jesus came not just with grace but with power!!

He came not just to be served but to serve! It is the Lord serves us until we are so full…in His most tired form..Jesus was refreshed when He gave.

Steadfast – immovable!

In Matthew, we have 3 times more parables than miracles.

Eutheos – immediately, straight away.

Mark 1:20

And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

A lot of ‘immediately ‘ in the gospel of Mark! 11 times in Chapter 1 in Mark!!

Chapter 1 in Mark has 45 verses. Out of 45 verses, 35 out of it he used the word begin with And..

It is about divine Servant of Yahweh. He is always abounding in the work of the Lord! With all the glory an power, He used it to serve us, to heal us and to set us free!!

Mark 1:43

And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once,

Mark 1:1-4

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets:

“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.”

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight. ’”

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Prepare the way for Yahweh.

Only children of God can use the name of Jesus Jesus served with power over the visible and invisible world!

Learn the principle of serving and humanity.

Power belongs to the servant’s heart.

Mark 1:3-4

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight. ’”

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Words come first than voice. Jesus is the Word made fresh. John gave voice to the Word that was before him. John pointed people to Jesus.

True ministry always bring people to Christ and bring Christ to the people.

John 1:10-11

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Heaven opens to Jesus! God opened to Jesus before He created any miracles. It was at the lowest place in Israel.

The highest to the lowest, the Father said Jesus is His beloved Son.

God approved of us before we serve Him!

Submission is when we are smarter yet we give in.

Jesus increased in favour after He submitted to His mother.

The love of God is beyond religion, is relationship!

Mark 1:10-11

And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Descending upon Him like a dove-anointed by the spirit.

His ministry is healing the broken hearted.

7 As

1. Announced by the forerunner

2. Approved by the Father

3. Anointed by the Spirit

4. Assailed by the devil

5. Acknowledge by the wild beasts

6. Attended to by angels.

7. Acclaimed by the multitudes

God delights to hear our voice. Be it broken or out of tune. Is from the one He loves!!

TWA – Travelling With Angels

Mark 1:32-34

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon- possessed. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Everything else knew who He was, but man were blinded.

Our Lord serves with grace and power!!

Mark 1:12

Satan Tempts Jesus

Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.

Mark 1:13

And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Even the wild beasts were together with Jesus. They acknowledge Him. Jesus had dominion over the wild beasts.

Angels ministered to Him

John Mark is the one who wrote the gospel of Mark.

God chose the servant who failed to write about the Servant who never failed. Mark failed. God restored Mark later on.

Look to Jesus and we will be conformed by the Holy Spirit.

2 usages of the word “tempt”

1. Tempted to sin

Or

2.Tested

Jesus cannot be tempted to sin. Jesus was never tempted to sin. He was tempted not pertaining to sin! He was tested!!

Jesus is pure gold!! He was drove into the wilderness by the Spirit. He was tested in all points yet not pertaining to sin!

Jesus came into our darkness.

1st chapter of Mark, ends with sunset

Last chapter of Mark, there is a sunrise

Jesus came to all our darkness to serve and to bring the light of His grace glory and power!!

Mark 16:19-20

Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand

So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

He is still working even when He is in heaven. He work WITH us, not apart from!

Jesus did not come to be served. He came to serve!!

This message is for those who are Steadfast, steady, unmovable and restful!

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EXPERIENCE ABUNDANT LIFE WHEN YOU FEED ON JESUS

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Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 28 April 2013

-      Pastor Prince

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We are in the house of God. When all of God’s people come together, the church of Jesus Christ is well and alive. The church is where two or three are gathered together in His name. The building is not the church.

Those outward, tangible, and visible things are nothing more than types and shadows and all these points to Jesus Christ and He has come. We don’t have types and shadows. We don’t have pastors swinging incense here.

The real incense is happening all the time when we raise our hands and worship God. There are angels around us. We don’t need physical cherubim to demonstrate there are angels. The church is larger than what we can see right now. The angels are here and they are sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation. We are the heirs of salvation. We will get to realize how indebted we are to this ministry of angels, how they have watched over us, protected us, and kept us in the way. We don’t worship angles and we don’t talk about angels so much in terms of putting them in the center. When we come to church, it is always our Lord Jesus Christ. The angles come to obey Him.

The more of Jesus we see, the more of grace and favor are being brought to you. The more you will enjoy the peace of God.

The more of Jesus we see, you don’t even realize that you are changing. A bad tempered person will have no more this form of reaction coming forth from him. The true change is effortless.

We are to be conformed to the image of Jesus.

People talked about predestination. The bible said those who are saved they are predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son. God foreknew who would be here today but God cannot make anyone to accept Jesus. God made man with a free choice. God will not touch our free choice and therefore God can rebel against God.

God foreknew how we would use our free choice. God foreknew we will accept the gift of His Son. Predestination is for those who are saved.

Jesus is all together lovely. No one is like Jesus. People will fall in love with Him.

Jesus spoke two words “follow Me” and strong fishermen have thrown down their nets to follow Him. Children would love to jump on His lap and touch His face.

The disciples would not get familiar with Him. When He is strong, He would not hurt you. Sometimes a rebuke hurts but that is love.

Jesus will cause us to think of our benefactor. You are not afraid anymore to be shown of your weaknesses.

2 Peter 1:2 (NKJV)

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

We want our favor multiplied. We all want peace. Shalom and peace is perfect well-being.

When we feel like blessing everyone that is shalom.

Of all the expressions of our Lord Jesus Christ in the bible which one did the Holy Spirit deems the most precious, the most illustrious, the most beautiful of all the types, pictures, and offices of Our Lord Jesus Christ? – It is the picture of the good shepherd and His flocks.

When God look at the church, God sees the church as a flock.

David said in the Psalm “The Lord is my shepherd”.

Psalm 23:1-6 (NKJV)

The Lord the Shepherd of His People

A Psalm of David

23 The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

For You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

Forever.

Of all the titles of Jesus, of all the roles that He plays, this is the sweetest and most well-known title. Even children can memorize this passage.

Psalm 22 begins with “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Psalm 22 speaks of Jesus Christ, the Messiah sufferings on the cross.

Psalm 24 speaks of “Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.” The King of glory refers to Jesus ascension. Psalm 24 also spoke of Jesus return for all of us.

We are now in psalm 23.

The Lord is my shepherd. The Lord is our feeder and we shall not want or lack. There are rich people who are poor. They are wanting for peace, tranquility, a wonderful family, true fulfillment, rest, true food, they are frustrated and depressed.

The truly rich have lack for nothing. They don’t lack for peace, wisdom, and favor.

Jesus said that He come that we might have life and have it more abundantly.

John 10:10-11 (NKJV)

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

Jesus refers the thieves as the Pharisees and religious leaders. There are people who can teach and rob you. They rob you of your peace, your assurance in Christ. The devil here become personalized and uses these sorts of teachings to steal, kill, and destroy.

Verse 10: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

The context here is “I am the good shepherd”. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

The context of the abundant life is to see Jesus as our shepherd.

Verse 2: He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters.

The shepherd makes us lie down in green pastures. That is food. When the sheep lies down on the green pastures, they have food and rest.

What is the greatest need in the body of Christ today? – Food. The body of Christ is hungry. All pastors and leaders are to give people food. You don’t slap the body of Christ. The people will grow if they are fed well.

The body of Christ is not feeding. Something comes by growth. The greatest need is food.

True Food will produce holiness.

The next thing is the body of Christ needed is rest.

Psalm 23:1-6 (NKJV)

The Lord the Shepherd of His People

A Psalm of David

23 The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

For You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

Forever.

The moment we have food and rest, we will not be in any lack.

Verse 3: He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

Picture of sheep going around the hill in circle making paths

The paths are made by the sheep. This is also known as the path of righteousness.

The top of the hill is known as tikvah and is also known as HOPE.

A good pastor will also go through the same truth and bring the sheep slightly higher up the hill until they reach the top. Each time he leads, the path is higher. This is the path of righteousness for His name sake.

Solomon wrote 1500 songs. There are many songs written in the bible but the Song of Songs written by King Solomon will be the songs that celebrate the love of Christ for His bride.

1 Kings 4:32 (NKJV)

32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

There are 3 ways we can study the Song of Songs.

The Song of Songs is like in the tabernacle of Moses, the Holy of Holies, the holiest spot.

The Song of Songs is the songs that speak of the love of Jesus.

In the body of Christ, there is not much love going on. There is competition and there are people who want to put you down. There is a lack of love for one another because there is a lack of love for Jesus. There is a lack of understanding of His love for the church.

If we love Jesus, we will love His flock. We love the things that belong to our beloved. We love because He first loved us.

The Song of Songs is the most beautiful song; the holiest of all songs, the greatest of all songs, the most romantic and loving, because they unveil the love of Christ for His bride.

There are 3 ways to interpret the Song of Songs:

1. Dispensationally – Israel and Jehovah
2. Redemptively – Jesus Christ and His bride
3. Individually – You and Christ (Pastor will be preaching on this)

There are 8 chapters in the Book of Song of Songs.

The Shulamite woman is depicted as the church.

The king is the shepherd king loves her and woos her until she loves him. She waited for him to return when he is away on a trip.

This is the story of the church.

The woman is loyal to the shepherd king.

King Solomon is the shepherd king.

This is a beautiful love story. The more you know how much Jesus love you, the more you will end up loving Him.

In the Song of Songs there are 7 depictions of Christ, 7 ways Christ is portrayed.

Chapter 1 – The shepherd and his flock (This is the focus for today’s sermon).

Chapter 2 - The king at his table. Jesus is hosting us and we came to His table and had communion. God prepares a table in the presence of your enemies.

Chapter 3 - The merchant man and his fragrance. The Song of Songs is full of fragrance. The believer is the businessman. Jesus is also portrayed as the businessman and deals with spices.

Chapter 4 - Jesus is depicted as the gardener and his garden. This is a beautiful picture of a devotional life.

Chapter 5 - The bridegroom and His bride. Jesus loves us as the bridegroom. The Lord rejoices over you. The Lord does not love you as a husband. He loves you like the bridegroom. Bridegroom love is fervent and romantic and on fire. Husband love is different. Jesus loves you as if it is still on the first day of wedding. Jesus kept the nuptial love as the first day of wedding. The Lord rejoices over you.

Jesus has only His eyes on you.

We are kinder to strangers than our family members and that is a problem. We need to bring back the thank you.

Do what you did the first time. Love is a verb.

Chapter 6 - The lover and his beloved.

Chapter 7 - The Lord of the vineyard.

These are the 7 depictions of Christ.

The focus today is on the shepherd and the flocks.

Song of Solomon 1:1-6 (NKJV)

Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl

1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

The Banquet

The Shulamite

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—

For your love is better than wine.

3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,

Your name is ointment poured forth;

Therefore the virgins love you.

4 Draw me away!

The Daughters of Jerusalem

We will run after you.

The Shulamite

The king has brought me into his chambers.

The Daughters of Jerusalem

We will be glad and rejoice in you.

We will remember your love more than wine.

The Shulamite

Rightly do they love you.

5 I am dark, but lovely,

O daughters of Jerusalem,

Like the tents of Kedar,

Like the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not look upon me, because I am dark,

Because the sun has tanned me.

My mother’s sons were angry with me;

They made me the keeper of the vineyards,

But my own vineyard I have not kept.

Shulamite is the feminine form of Solomon. She is the beloved. Solomon depicts Jesus reign, golden era, when He come gain and rules this earth. Solomon depicts Christ in His glory.

David depicts Jesus when on earth.

When Jesus came as a baby, the kings of the earth brought myrrh, gold frankincense.

Jesus second coming will bring forth gold and frankincense. There is no more myrrh because myrrh represents bitterness.

God made this universe. God is a triune God. Tri is the word for 3.

What we are discussing is not light talk but heavy talk.

The universe is made of 3 fold things. God is Father, Son, and Spirit and God made man with spirit, soul, and body. The tabernacle has the outer court, holy place, and the Holy of Holies. We are to take care of our body.

Scientist tells us that we are made of time, space, and matters. Time has three parts, past, present, and future. God made time. God is not confine by time. God can go back to your time and heal your childhood. God can go to the future and prepare the way for you.

There are seven signs of Jesus in the gospel of John.

The first sign is when Jesus turns water into wine. He is the Lord of time. Good wine takes seven years to make according to the bible. Every seven year the land rest. Anything we can plant on this earth, we can plant in Israel.

The lowest place on earth is in Israel, the Dead Sea,

The Lord compresses time. Jesus took the water and turned into excellent wine that needed 50 years to make.

The second sign is The Lord of space. This is concerning the healing of the Nobel man son. The Nobel man came to Jesus to seek for healing, the son is not with Him. The son was healed. Distance is no problem for Jesus.

Another sign is He turned five loaves and two fishes to feed ten thousand people. He multiplied matter.

Time has triunity also – past, present, and future. Space has three dimension length, breath, and depth. Matter is energy, motion, and phenomenal.

Yahweh is made up of three verbs in Hebrew – the One who was, the One who is, and the One who is to come.

When you come to Jesus you don’t have to worry about natural forces. Don’t worry about the way the world is going. He can transcend time. He can go into the future. Jesus can go back to your time and heal you in your childhood. The most important thing is to come to Jesus. He loves you.

We are sinful in and of ourselves. Jesus loves us in spite of our sins. He put in grace, and righteousness on you. We need to know this to appreciate His love. Jesus then put His grace, His comeliness, His beauty, and His righteousness on you. That is how you experience His love.

Song of Solomon 1:7-8 (NKJV)

(To Her Beloved)

7 Tell me, O you whom I love,

Where you feed your flock,

Where you make it rest at noon.

For why should I be as one who veils herself

By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

8 If you do not know, O fairest among women,

Follow in the footsteps of the flock,

And feed your little goats

Beside the shepherds’ tents.

Verse 7: Tell me, O you whom I love,

Where you feed your flock,

Where you make it rest at noon.

For why should I be as one who veils herself

By the flocks of your companions?

The Shulamite is talking. The church is talking.

She is asking her shepherd lover where He feed His flock. She is hungry for food and she is hungry for rest.

Jesus said “come unto Me you who are hungry and heavy laden.” Jesus will rest you. You became more stable and when people meet you they can sense something about you. You have a touch of the divine. There is something charismatic about you. There is something about you that make them hungry for Christ because you have been in the presence of Christ.

She is hungry for food and rest. This is the greatest thing the church need today.

How did the shepherd respond?

Verse 8: If you do not know, O fairest among women,

Follow in the footsteps of the flock,

And feed your little goats

Beside the shepherds’ tents.

This is the first time the shepherd responded. This is Jesus responding.

Jesus calls you the most beautiful among women. Jesus calls you to follow the footsteps of the flocks and come to New Creation Church.

We put Jesus in the center. We see more and more of Him because He is altogether lovely.

You will be fed if you follow Jesus.

If you want to have more feeding, you are to feed. You are to find someone to feed. What you learn on Sunday and from the word, go find someone, a colleague, a friend, and feed them.

Give them food. The world is also hungry for food. Those things in the world are not bread that satisfies.

Footsteps of the flocks – is not individual feeding but you come together. We are the flock of God. The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.

Sheep don’t go by individual. The individual sheep are the ones that get attack. We move in flock.

There is one guy who is alone, cutting himself, and spend time in the tombstone. This is the person who was demon possessed.

The devil will make you feel that these people are a bunch of hypocrite. Jesus loves all of us and can transform all of us.

We are all hypocrite to a certain extend. Hungry flock is always around. We can easily find someone to feed.

When Jesus rose from the dead one week after that, He appeared one morning in the galilee beach. Jesus made breakfast after His resurrection. Jesus spoke the word to His disciples and they caught the fish.

Jesus rose from the dead with all power and authority in heaven and earth but He still makes breakfast. Some people who gain some spirituality will not touch the mundane things anymore.

The real heavenly life is one that can do things, the practical things, the small things, and the mundane thing with the touch of royalty.

Jesus tasked Peter three times whether he loves Him. Jesus told him to “feed My lamb”. Of all the things, Jesus biggest concern is about His flocks. Jesus also asked Peter to “tend my sheep” and “feed my sheep”.

Lambs are the younger believers. “Tend” is to feed and protect and that the flock is well taken care of. The sheep are the older one.

Jesus entrust this to Peter who a few days earlier denied Jesus.

The Lord restores with quality.

Isaiah 40:11 (NKJV)

11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd;

He will gather the lambs with His arm,

And carry them in His bosom,

And gently lead those who are with young.

The first part of the verse is the ministry of feeding like a shepherd. Jesus sees them as a sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 9:36 (NKJV)

36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.

Weary is tired and without rest. Jesus didn’t see them as rebellious. The people were like sheep without a shepherd.

Once in a while it is good that we stop and see through the eyes of Jesus. Jesus is kinder than you think.

The church is not a boot camp. It is a place where the sheets are gathered to one shepherd.

The best way to fight the devil is through the bread. The bread of life came as bread. Lechem means bread.

לֶחֶם

(Mem – Chet – Lamed)

Lechem is bread in Hebrew.

The Lord will fight for you. Fight is Lachem is Hebrew and has the same Hebrew spelling. Bread comes from the root word for fight. The best way to fight against the devil is to eat the bread of life. Amen!

When you sit at Jesus feet and eat, He defeats your enemy. Amen!

The Lord prepares a table before you in the presence of your enemies. This is not the proper warfare or warfare of the carnal. This is not the warfare of the world which is to put on your arms and fight.

We are fighting from victory.

The devil is not stealing your health that you don’t have. The devil is putting a symptom in you. You are healthy and not trying to be healed. You are to rebuke the symptoms as you are already healed.

You eat healthy because you want to eat those foods. You exercise to express that you are healthy.

When you sit at Jesus feet to listen to Him is never wasted time. Jesus is the Lord of time. Whatever time you give Him, He will multiply them back to you.

We all make time for what is important.

The Lord is able to multiply time.

Many people said they don’t know an hour has passed.

Luke 11:11-13 (NKJV)

11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Jesus repeated this in the Sermon on the Mount. Instead of the Holy Spirit, the verse mentioned good things. Our Father wants to give us good things.

Jesus is typified by the bronze serpent on the cross. Moses lifted up the bronze serpent because they were bitten by snakes.

Bread – is about good ministry.

Those who look to Jesus on the cross are healed. It is not your looking but the person you are looking at.

The snakes came in to bite those people because they were complaining about the manna God gave them. The people said the manna were worthless.

Divine health is better than divine healing.

The bible said man eats angel’s food.

The shepherded feed the sheep with bread which is Jesus Himself.

Bread is any teaching that is the systematic exposition of the doctrines of the bible. This is basically expounding on Christ. Jesus said He is the bread of life. Bread is the person of Jesus.

Fish is the practical application. Fish is always moving.

Bread without fish is not really enjoyable food. We are to take time with Jesus and feed and meditate on the daily devotional. We will walk in the mall or your workplace with a sense of heaven about you. This is the practical application aspect.

Ephesians first three chapters are about bread. The last three chapters refer to fish as the practical application.

God made fish with fins that keep the good in and the bad out. God made fish to move fast when they sense pollution is coming with their fins. God tells His people to eat fish.

Lobster and pigs eat in the pollution. There is no condemnation when you pork.

Egg – from the egg we can get food or get meat. Egg is something you take home with you to meditate, to incubate, and to brood over.

We are to take the teaching of the word and brood over it. It will produce life. Brood is a loving act.

A good ministry does systematic exposition and then there is practical application and then there is also meditational.

We are also to watch out for the negative ministry.

The negative: Bread – stone

There are people who are stoning from the pulpit. People get whacked. Stones are dry and cannot get nourishment out of stone. The Law was written on stones.

Some pastors whack sin from the pulpit. The pulpit is for feeding and not for beating. Stones hurt. Stones can kill.

The negative: Fish – snake

The poison is in the mouth of snake. The poison is in the mouth. The pastor cast aspersion and doubts in the people.

The negative: Egg – scorpion.

The poison of the scorpion is in the tail. Sometimes you hear a person preached and everything is good until the end. Right at the end, the message can become distorted. The sting comes in at the end.

Jesus will grill the fish and feed you. Scientist said egg is good.

We need more than food. We need God’s protection and we need The Lord.

God call these good things. We need to go back to the bible.

Today God wants to give you bread, fish, and egg. Many have been eating very well. It is time we find someone to feed.

In feeding you are fed. We feed them by unveiling Jesus to them. It is not hard to talk to someone about someone you love. God is good. This has to come from the heart. Our vision is to see Jesus in his loveliness.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

Pastor wants us to know that we are one flock and the Lord Jesus is there always for you as well as throughout this week. Pastor wants us to see Him as our shepherd lover just for this week. See Jesus as your shepherd lover just when you are about to sleep and seeing Him carrying you in His bosom feeding you, protecting you. Let’s rest in His love for us.

This coming week will be a great week for you. The Lord bless you with the blessings of Abraham and the blessings of Deuteronomy 28. The Lord Himself keep you, preserve you, protect you from every sickness, from the H7N9, from every disease, from every infection, from dengue, from all the powers of darkness and from all the power of the evil one through His own shed blood.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be favorable to you. May you find yourself enjoying the favor of God everywhere you go.

The Lord lift up His countenance on every family under the sound of my voice and grant to you and your loved ones His wonderful shalom, well–being, health, and peace.

In Jesus name, thank you Lord, and all the people said Amen!!!

Gav.

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Testimony

Christopher – Grandma (Gma) 90yo. Hospitalised. Told to prep for the worst. Looked v weak and unconsc. Felt prompting to pray for her. Anointed her. She was still unconscious. 20min later, he received a call that Gma was awake, chatting away and eating. Few days later, was fit enough to go home. Shared when unconsc felt fearful and after a.oil was applied, she felt it lift and she woke.

From States- Years struggle w horrible bouts of Prone’s disease… Bouts of diarrhoea, nausea and abdm pain. Declared Jesus finished work over it. The LORD is so good. Disease is gone. Doc said no sign of disease or inflammation anymore.

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When God’s people come together- the church of Jesus Christ is alive and well. Where two or three are gathered in my name. People think church is building – that is Judaism ideally. Types and shadows. By Jesus who was pointed to at by the type and shadow is here. Every time we worship Jesus, He is here. Angels are around us. The church is larger than what we see right now.

Why are the angels here? Minister to the heirs of salvation. One day in heaven we will see how indebted we are to this ministry of angels- protection. But we don’t worship angels. They have come to obey our LORD JESUS CHRIST. The more we see Jesus, the more we enjoy His Shalom and inheritance.

Don’t realise sometimes even that we are changing as we listen to Jesus.

Man who had v bad temper but experienced effortless through change. We are being transformed.

Pre-destination- some people say some are pre-des to be saved, some not. No. Can say if we are saved, pre-destined to be transformed.

God foreknew who would accept Jesus. But he did not make us choose to accept Jesus. There is free choice. God foreknew and those he foreknew, he predestined. Predestination is for those who accept His salvation.

No one is like Jesus. He is a man of mans. He spoke two words “Follow Me” and strong robust men left their fishing nets and followed Him. There is something about His charisma that kids longed to jump on His lap and touch His face. There is something about Jesus. When He is strong He can’t hurt you in a bad way. Sometimes rebuke hurts but it is done out of love. When we know our debts are paid, we can look at every past ledger and be filled with gratefulness. No longer defensive or fearful.

1Jn1:9- if it means earning forgiveness to u then u better make sure u confess every sin. U will go bonkers. Not possible.

Shalom- feeling so alive u wanna bless everyone on the street.

Of all the expressions of Jesus in the bible, which did HS deem most illustrious and precious? Pic of the good shepherd. Shepherd and His flock. God sees His church as flock

Ps23- The LORD is my shepherd.

A man dying of cancer and was led by inner man to go Israel to watch sheep, study Ps23. To study it and will be healed.

A biz man – many years ago- lost for business ideas. Lie down on couch and closed his eyes. Meditated on Ps23 from rest and an idea came to mind. The idea made him a millionaire.

U don’t meditate for the money.

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. – even kids have the grace to memorise this. Ps22—- He has done this- finished it. About Jesus on the Cross. Ps24—- lift up your gates (Jesus ascension and of second coming) We are NOW in Ps 23. Not Ps22, Ps24. When the LORD feeds us, we will not lack.

Many rich people in the world but poor in their life- lack of rest or true fulfilment or shalom.

We are truly wealthy. We don’t lack His shalom or His favour.

No pt wasting 40y to gain riches and then waste 40y to gain back lost health.

There are people out there trying to rob our peace. Enemy using them.

John 10:10-11–> See Jesus as Shepherd.

Exposition of Ps23 see DVD

“Lie down in green pastures”- food and rest

Greatest need for body of Christ- Food

The body of Christ is hungry. Whenever u stand up, give people food. All over the world, the body of Christ is hungry.

Feed and be patient. And the child will grow. Some things come by growth. Be patient. If give good food, they will grow up healthy and well. Good food. True food.

Body of Christ also desperately in need of rest. Ps23 speaks of this both. Once we have food and rest, we will not lack.

Bedouin boys with sheep and the sheep would walk in circles and leave a path (terraces) behind them—- “He leads me in the path of righteousness”. Each time the Shepherd will lead the sheep one step higher to feed. The peak of the hill is called “Tek-va” which means hope. Need to go through the same truths. But each time higher and higher.

Song of Songs – by Solomon 1Kg 4:32. He wrote 1005 songs. In the bible we have many songs but of all songs, the Song of Songs will celebrate the love of Christ for His bride. Holy of Holies. Song of Songs.

In the church today, many competition and people looking to put u down. Why? Little love for Jesus. If we love Jesus, we will love His flock. We love the things that belong to our beloved.

Lack of love because of a lack of understanding.

We love because He first loved us.

Song of Songs can be interpreted a few ways

Dispensation-ally- Israel and Jehovah
Redemptively- Christ and Bride
Individually- U and Christ

The king is also a shepherd. Loves her and woos her. She waits for him and is faithfully awaiting his return.

SOS – 7 depictions of Christ

- shepherd and his flock (today’s focus)
- king at his table (chapt 2- Jesus is hosting us. We had communion. Ps 23 also talks about the table. Eat. )
- merchant man and his fragrance (chapt 3. SOS mentions many fragrance. The business man – the believer- rept Jesus.)
- gardener and his garden (chapt 4. Devotional life.)
- bridegroom and his bride (chapt 5. The LORD rejoices over you. He loves you like a bridegroom and not a husband- bridegroom lovers fervent and on fire. Jesus is our husband but he is always our bridegroom- intimate love that is fresh. Always looking at you w passion and rejoices over you as bridegroom rejoices over his bride. Jesus only has eyes for you. Some people after marriage start talking curtly to each other. If we are kind to strangers, we can be kind to our family members too. Bring back the please, could you, thank you. Start treating wife like the best thing in the house. Some people say they can’t help but hit their wives but they can help it and not hit a bigger man standing before them. Physical attributes and spiritual attributes of Jesus described here. Beautiful depiction.)
- The lover and his beloved (chapt 6)
- The LORD and His vineyard (chapt 7)

Shlomo- Solomon. Shulamite.

David pic of Christ on earth. 3D army. Solomon pic of Christ in His glory. Kings of the earth will bring Him gold and frankincense but no more myrrh (bitterness and suffering).

Triune God- three. Trivia- where the three roads meet.

We have a soul, a mind but we live in this house (body). Only have one. Make sure you take care of your body.

Science–> Time, Space, Matter. 3 parts.

Time also has three parts- past, present, future. God is the LORD of Time. Not confined by time. God can go in to your past and heal your childhood and go into your future and prepare it for you. Jesus turned water into wine- shows how He is LORD of Time. It takes a long time for vineyard to be ready to produce wine, and then for the wine to be ready (takes time to age).

Wine in Israel takes 7 years for vineyard to be prepared to give wine. Not just 3. According to Talmud. In Israel, land rests every seven years. Only place in world u can go to snow cap mountain then to swimming afterwards in the sea.

The LORD is the LORD of space – the nobleman’s son was not with him. Jesus healed him the moment he told him go your way, your son lives. Distance is nothing to him.

The LORD is the LORD of matter- five loaves and two fishes. Energy, motion, phenomena.

YHV- the one who continuously existed in the past, the one who exists now and the one who will exist.

He can transcend time. Come to Jesus. He loves you.

The lady says I am dark and lovely. In and of ourselves we are sinful. He loves us in spite of our sins—> How we experience His love.

Song of Songs 1:7-8 “Tell me whom I love”- beautiful way to address spouse. Not “eh”, “you”, “oei!”

Greek – Come unto Me. I will rest you.
When u come to Jesus, u have a touch of the divine that makes them hungry for Jesus. Been in the presence of Christ- rested by Jesus.

The first time the shepherd responds – v8- If you do not know, fairest among the flock. Follow in the footsteps of the flock. Follow the flock and you will be fed. If you want more feeding, feed. Find someone to feed.

Flock- not Indiv feeding. Come together. Indiv sheep get attacked and devoured. Don’t come to church because think people are hypocrites but they too are one. All of us are. Which is why we need Jesus.

Jesus resurrected and with power— and he made breakfast for disciples. Real royalty- does the mundane with a royal touch.

Jesus to Peter- feed my lamb, tend my sheep, feed my sheep.

Lamb- younger believers

Tend- feed and protect and care

Sheep- mature believers

Jesus entrusts these to Peter who just denied him with cursing and swearing. Don’t think u failed last time, means he can’t love u. He always restores with quality. World- bird with broken wings can’t fly high. Jesus restore us with a stronger wing, soar higher.

Isa 40:12

- ministry of feeding. How? Like a Shepherd. See Matt 9:36 Jesus saw them not as rebellious but as hunger and tired. Like sheep without shepherd. We got to stop looking through eyes of man and look through the eyes of Jesus. Kindest.

Church is not a bootcamp. Place where sheep are gathered before the shepherd

Lechem- bread
Bethlehem- house of bread
Stand still, the LORD will fight (lechem) for you.
Root word for bread is fight.

The best way to fight the devil is to eat the bread of life. You eat and He defeats your enemy.

Armour in Eph- put it on to stand, not fight. We stand on HIS victory.

We are healthy but the enemy places symptoms in us. Already healed. You eat healthy not to work for health. But because you enjoy healthier food. You work out not for health but to show you are healthy with His health.

Make time for what is important. The LORD is able to multiply time.

Pastor sees NCC as a church of leaders. Light of the World.

Jesus said- if a son asks for bread, will father give a stone? Luke 11:11-13

Sermon on the mount – good things

Medical science- SNAKE depicted around a staff. (Pic of Jesus- who so looketh, liveth) Just look. It is the person you are looking at.

Why snake bit them? Divine health> divine healing. Manna- pic of heavenly food. The people said their soul was tired of worthless food (champion food actually). Shepherd fed the flock with bread (portion of Himself- I am the bread of life). Bread is the person of Jesus.

Some people like to snatch defeat from victory. Find something good, not always looking out for the bad things. Focus on the bright side of life. Two prisoners in cell- one look at mud, one look at stars. Both are there. Focus on the greater truth.

POSITIVE MINISTRY

Bread – JESUS! Everything that is Jesus.

Fish (practical application)- bread wo fish is not enjoyable. Both together. Study and feed on that. His love is always fresh for me.

Egg (incubate and meditate)- Gen 1- Spirit of God moves over water. Move- same Hebrew word used when Eagle put wings over young. Loving. Brood over the food. Meditate on it. It will produce life.

Eph- 1st three chapt (bread), last three (fish). Fish has fin that gets them out of trouble. And equipped to filter through the pollution.

NEGATIVE MINISTRY

Stone- dry, no nourishment, law was written on stones. Ministry of whacking. Slap whole church from pulpit to whack one person. Pulpit for feeding and not whacking. Never go to pulpit and preach out of anger and bitterness. Stones hurt. Can kill.

Snake- poison is in the mouth. First mention of snake in the garden of Eden. U listen thm to preach and they will teach something else other than God’s Word. Cast doubts and aspersions. To those who see Jesus, everything is beautiful. Those who are perverted, see perversions. In the mind.

Discipline and correct kids- discipline is necessary. Correction gets them to grow straight.

Scorpion- poison at the tail. Everything is good and then at the end of the sermon, undo the sermon. “…not everyone is kept saved, you know better now that you are saved.”

Medical Science- discovered EGG is good. You need both yolk and white. Last time ask people to eat white and avoid yolk. The person who promoted protein only, slipped and hit head and died. You need the LORD, not just healthy food. Stick with the bible.

U have fed well. Don’t you think it is now time to go find someone to feed? In feeding you are fed. U feed by unveiling Jesus to them.

Look at NCC’s church vision (see church website).

God foresaw we would sin and prepared His son to come die for our sins.

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Intro:

Remember that the House of God is any place where 2 or more are gathered in His name. The more of Jesus you see, the more grace is revealed. The more you see Jesus, you, your life, your body, your whatever, be it habits, weakness, circumstances, will be changed without you realizing it.

Predestination has been given a bad rep (some ppl say only those God has “chosen” will be saved),  but the truth is ,

Romans 8:29-30

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

In other words,He already knows who will accept Him, and He predestined those people to be like Him. For those who are saved, and those who will be saved in the future, they are destined to become like Jesus. And Jesus is altogether lovely.

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Main segment:

Of all the expressions, depictions and illustrations of Jesus in the Bible, which is the most precious, most beautiful role/character that the Holy Spirit brings up time and time again?

It is the picture of the Good Shepherd and His flock.

Psalms 23

23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

There was a man, who had a deadly cancer, and with his remaining months left to live, he went and joined himself to a farm and stayed there, spending time with the sheep and meditating on Psalms 23.  At the end,long story short, he was healed.

Another man,who was sleepless in bed cos he needed a good business idea, began meditating solely on Psalms 23, and soon after he got an idea that made him a millionaire. All this by meditating in the Shepherd.

Now, we know what is Psalms 23, but what is before that? Psalms 22.

1

M yGod, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

16 

For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced[c] My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
18 They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

And what is after Psalms 23?  Psalms 24.

9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.

Now, we are not yet in Psalms 24, cos Jesus has not yet come in. So still in Psalms 23. So what does it say?

When the Lord is your Shepherd, you SHALL NOT lack but have life more abundantly! Check this out: John 10:10

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

What is thecontext?

11 “Iam the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

When you see Him as the Good Shepherd, that is the key to having life and life more abundantly.  Back to Psalms 23,

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

when the sheep is lying down in green pastures, what is it enjoying?  Food and Rest!

The greatest need for the body of Christ is  FOOD .

The people are hungry. If you want to see growth, be it natural or spiritual, first feed them well, and also, be patient. The second greatest need is Rest, and Psalms 23 has both, and if you have these, food and rest,you will never lack.

3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Now, what is the paths of righteousness?

pathsofrighteousness.jpg  

Do you notice the ‘lines’ on the ground?  Those trails were made by shepherds leading their flocks round and round the hill while grazing, and these paths are known to the jews as Paths of Righteousness.  And at the summit, that place is called “Tikvah” literally translated as “hope”.

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main segmentpart 2

Song of Songs(SoS) was written by King Solomon, who also wrote 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs, and this one the Holy Spirit calls the SoS.  Kinda like the Holiest of Holies. It is a song that celebrates the love of Christ towards his Bride.

Ps sidetracks:

If ever you notice that there is a lack of love for one another, it is cos of a lack of love for the Lord. and that is cos of a lack of revelation that you are LOVED by God.

Back to topic : SoS can be read 3 different ways, dispensationally,redemptively, and individually.

Dispensationally= interpret between Israel and God.

Redemptively =       ”   ” Christ and Bride

Individually =      ”   ”   You and Christ

In SoS, there are 7 different depictions of Christ.    Pastor propose to have midweek bible study on the SoS, woot!

1. Shepherd andflock.

2. King at the table, chapt 1 v12

3. Businessman and his fragrances and spice , chapt 3

4. Gardener and his garden , chapt 4

5. Bridegroom and bride, chapt. 5

Ps sidetracks: notice it is written that Christ loves the church like a bridegroom loves his bride, and not as a husband loves his wife.There is a difference. There is that special joy and awe that a bridegroom has before it fades away and “my darling”becomes “oei!”

Remember that love is not a feeling, it is a verb. Actions speak louder. If you have lost that first love, then go back and do the first works in order to rekindle that fire.

Back to topic:

6. Lover and beloved.

7. Lord of the Vineyard.

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Interestingly, the entire universe is ordered in groups of 3.

First in God we have the Father, the Son and the Spirit.

In humans, we have the Spirit, the Soul and Body.

On earth, Land,Sky and Sea.

In time, Past Present Future

In Temple, Outer court, Inner court, Holy of Holies

In matter, Solid, Liquid, Gaseous.

In dimension, Length Depth Height.

Joshen’s commentary:  I’m still not sure why Ps share this… lol…

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Now, in John,we also see 7 signs that show that Jesus is God.

1. Water into Wine – Jesus as Lord of Time.       By Isreali standards, a good bottle of wine will require vines at least 7 yrs old, and storage of about 50 yrs ( i dont know about wine so =/ )

2. Healing of the Nobleman’s son – Jesus as Lord of Space.

3. 5 Loaves + 2 Fish – Jesus as Lord of Matter.

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5.   }  Possibly to be expounded on during midweek  (2 mid weeks?!!! WAAAA AWESOME!!!)

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Before closing:

SoS1;7-8

(ToHer Beloved)

7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who veils herself[g]
By the flocks of your companions?

She is hungry for food and rest. And his response?

8 Ifyou do not know, O fairest among women,
Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goat
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

If you want tobe fed, feed others.

Joshen’s Commentary: I find this to be very true. Whenever I share something about revelations the Lord has given me, or I share what Ps has preached, I often times get further insights and revelations while I am still speaking. I understand what it feels like when Ps says “I want to stop and take notes on myself”. And this happens most often while I am preaching to/sharing with a friend face to face.

John 21

9 Then as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

Look at Jesus, after He rose, in all His POWER, made breakfast. Then turning to Peter, He said

1. feed my lambs.

2. tend my sheep.

3. feed my sheep.

Feed the young ones first. Protect the rest, and feed them.

There is a song, adapted from Isaiah 40:11

11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.

What is the best way to fight the devil?

לָחַם lacham, which is spelled exactly like לֶחֶם which is pronounced lechem

now, lechem =bread, from where we get Bethlehem, Beit-lechem, House of Bread.

and lacham has two meanings. The first is to make war, and to fight.  The second is to devour or to eat.

In Numbers 14:9

9 Onlydo not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread;their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”

The best way to fight the devil is to feed on Jesus. That is why a table is prepared for you in the presence of your enemies as said in Psalms 23.

Bread is a very powerful picture in the Bible. The children of Israel were bitten by snakes because they despised the manna, and called it worthless bread. That manna which was food for the angels, champions food, they called cheap. That’s their mistake.

Look at Luke11:11-12

11 Ifa son asks for bread[a] from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks fora fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

Bread = any systematic teaching of the Bible, more specifically, the teaching of the Bible to reveal Jesus.

Fish =practical application.

Ephesians is a perfect example.  First 3 chapters, expounding on Christ, last 3 chapters, exhortations to practical application.

Egg = something you can take home and meditate and incubate, and when it is ripe, it will hatch and produce chicks, which is meat

On the flipside,

Stone = Legalistic teaching, judgemental teaching. Preaching that slaps 10000 people to discipline a select few. Leaders, be courageous, if you need to correct, seek the offender out and do so, instead of hiding behind the pulpit.  The pulpit is not for beating but feeding.

Snake = Teaching with poison in the fangs/mouth.   Teaching that casts doubts on God’s word.  We have no business with these things.

Scorpion =Teaching with poison in the tail.  Yes! .. but!  teachings.   Yes! God loves you and died for you….  BUT you must do this do this do that..    Yes God is love but… He is hooooooly…    -.-///

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closing :

Do you want the Father to give you good things?

New CreationChurch’s Vision:

To see Jesus in all the loveliness of His person & the perfection of His work, & to make Him known through the preaching of the gospel.

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Jesus is my Shepherd!

The church is where 2 or 3 gather in Jesus’ name.

When we worship God with our hands raised, angels are around us. The church is larger than what we see right now! The angels are here to minister to us. We are the heir of salvation. The angels have protected us and kept us.

They have come to obey Jesus!! The more we see Jesus the more we enjoy and transformed.

All true change is effortless.

God’s purpose is for us to conform in the image of Jesus.

God foreknew who will be here and accept Jesus. God don’t make us to accept. He don’t touch our free choice. God foreknew how we will use our free choice. Those received Christ, He foreknew that we are predestined to be transformed like Jesus!

There is no man like Jesus!

When Jesus is strong He will not hurt me. When our loved ones correct us is because He loves us!

Our Lord Jesus is been revealed more and more today!

God’s favour and peace multiply in our lives!!

Shalom is perfect well-being! When you feel alive, that is shalom!!

Picture of good shepherd. Shepherd and His flock.

A biz man had lost of ideas. He meditated on Psalm 23 and his biz turned around and he was made millionaire.

The Lord is my Shepherd and i shall not be in lack!

Psalm 22, is oh my God why have they forsake Me..
This speaks of Jesus on the cross

Psalm 24 speaks of the King of Glory shall come in.

We are not in Psalm 22 or 24, we are in 23!

The Lord IS my Shepherd. He is still IS! We will not lack. We are the richest person on planet earth! We are not lacking for peace or rest.

Jesus said He has come that I may have life and have it more abundantly.

Psalms 10:10-11
So he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his strength.
He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”

The abundant life is to see Jesus as our Shepherd.

Psa 23
PSALM 23
The Lord the Shepherd of His People
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.

The greatest need in the body of Christ is FOOD!!!

Feed and be patient. Something comes by growth. The greatest need is food!!

Good food will produce.
Rest is needed

When the sheep has food and rest, he will not lack!

Feed of the sheep will produce pathway. They walk around in circles and this is what Psalm 23 meant by walk in the path of righteousness.

We have a positive expectation to end up in HOPE!

We still need to go to same truth. But every time we go through the path, it is slightly higher.

1 Kings 4:32
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

The song of songs celebrate the love of Christ!

We love the things that belong to our beloved. Lack of love to one another is because we lack of love to Jesus.

God made this universe! You live in this body. Don’t check out too early. Take care of your body.

Jesus loves me like a bridegroom. It is always so fresh!! As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, the Lord rejoices over me!!!

He only has eyes for me.

Love is not a feeling, is a work 

If you can be kind to stranger, you can be kind to your family.

Shepherd and His flock
The gardener and His garden

David is a picture of Christ.

Myrrh is bitter – Suffering love

God made man like Himself.

We are a spirit being. There is a place to house us.

Universe is built in Time, Space and Matter.

Time has 3 parts- past, present and future! God is not restricted by time! God is the Lord of time! He made time! He can go to the past to heal our wounds for us. He can go future to path our future for us!

He is our I Am. He is the Lord of time! He created miracle when He turned water to wine. For wine to be used, the Israel has to wait for 7 years.

There are 7 signs in the gospel of John. The 1st one He turned water to wine!!

Anything you can plant on this earth, you can plant in Israel.

The lowest place on earth is Israel, the Dead Sea. Jesus can compress time!!

The Lord is the Lord of Space!

Noble man’s son was healed. Jesus said go your way, your son lives. The son was not with Him and He healed him. Jesus is not restricted by space.

Jesus multiplied 5 loaves and 2 fish. This is matter! He is the Lord of matter!

The One who was, the One who is, and the One who is to come!!

He is the One who is existing and continue to exist!

When you come to Jesus, don’t worry about time, space and matter. The most important thing is come to Jesus!!

In and of ourselves we are sinful. He loves us in spite of our sins! He put His grace on us!!

Song of Songs 1:7-8
(To Her Beloved)
Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

(The Beloved)
If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

She is hungry for food. She is hungry for rest.

Jesus said come to me, I will rest you.

She is hungry for food and rest. And the good Shepherd come and rest her.

Follow the flock and you will be fed. If you want more feeding, feed!!

Individual sheep are the one that get attacked. Follow the flock!!

Jesus spoke the word and the fishermen caught the fish!

We put Jesus in the centre because He is altogether lovely!!!

Find someone to feed!! Feed them! Give them food!!! Feed them with the Word!! This is bread that satisfy!!

If you want feeding, follow the footstep of the flock!!

The Lord is my Shepherd, i shall not be in lack!!

Hungry sheep is always around. Feed them!!!

When Jesus rose from the dead, He made breakfast!!

The biggest concern for Jesus was His flock.

Jesus told Peter 3 times, feed My lamb, tend my sheep, feed my sheep. Lamb are younger believers
Tend is not just feed but protect.
Sheep, the older believers.

Jesus chose Peter, although he failed last time. He will heal our wings and we can fly much higher and better with His restoration!!

The matchless love of our Lord Jesus! He always restore us with quality.

Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.

Jesus did not see them as rebellious. He saw them hungry and tired because they are like sheep without shepherd.

See ourselves with the eyes of Jesus. He is kinder than I think. His kind heart is kindest beyond all measure.

Matthew 9:36
But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.

The church is a place where sheep are gathered and we unite to one Shepherd.

Lechem-bread
Lachem -fight feed

The best way to fight against the devil is to feed on the Bread! We are fighting FROM victory.

We sit at Jesus’ feet and eat!!

Stand because it is victory ground!!

We are healthy, not trying to achieve, but we are and have health. It is easier to stay healthy knowing we have health and not trying to get health!!

We all make time for what is important. The Lord is able to multiply time!

We are salt. We make people thirsty in the world.

Luke 11:11-13
If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

The Father wants to give us good things!

Put our mind on the bright side of life. Look out to the window and see the stars and not mud! mud will pass away but stars stay forever!!

Who so look, live! Look to the bronze serpent!! Simplest thing in the world is looking. It is the Person we look at that is important. Divine health is better than divine healing!

The manna is the picture of heavenly food! Don’t look down on the manna. We eat champion food!

Enjoy the food that comes from God and we will be kept healthy!!

The positive side of ministry -
Bread, Fish and Egg

Bread is any teaching – systematic teaching on the bible, expounding Christ.Shepherd feeds the flock with bread. Bread is Himself!

Fish depicts application. Bread without fish is not enjoyable food.

Take time with Jesus.
Jesus always rejoice over me!
It is always fresh!!
Sense of heaven about me! It is application!!
God make fish that has fins that filter the dirty pollution.

Egg is something we sit on it, meditate on it. We get food after the incubation.

Meditate on something you get from preaching.

The negative side of ministry-
Stone, Snake and Tail

Instead of bread, stone is the negative side.

Stone – you get condemned, stone threw on you. You cannot get nutrition from stone.
Stone can kill.

Don’t preach out of anger.

Fish instead – snake

Snake – poison is in the mouth. Instead of teaching God’s word, they are preaching something else. Cast doubts.

Egg instead – tail
The poison in the tail. They kill everything that is good. Implying that not everyone get saved. The sting comes in at the end. Be careful of that!

Children that are corrected grow up strong.

Be in the ministry of Bread, Fish and Egg.

Stay away from ministry of Stone, Snake and Tail!

You need more than just food, you need Jesus’ protection!!!

You need the Lord!!
In feeding you are fed!

Is it hard to talk about someone you love?

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THE POWER OF RIGHT BELIEVING

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2013-04-21_NCC Sermon Sunday Service

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 21 April 2013

-      Pastor Prince

Pastor will be preaching this sermon that he has preached before and this has set many people free down through the years. The testimonies that have come back have been tremendous especially in the area of addiction, bondage, depression, unclean habits, etc.

This freedom does not come from will power but freedom that is true from within. There is no more desire from that bondage.

Every time we see Jesus, grace and peace have been brought to us.

2 Peter 1:2 (NKJV)

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

We all want grace and peace.

Grace is favor of God in your life. You may not understand why you are at the right place and at the right time when a tragedy strike except for the grace of God. You don’t understand why you being new in your job get all the favor from someone who has been there for 30 years. This is called the favor of God. The only explanation is the favor of God.

It is not by your effort but all by the grace of God. It is the unearned, unmerited, and underserved favor of God.

There are many people trying to redefine grace. It is like a cloak trying to cover up the human works or human performance again. They try to introduce the law under the guise of grace.

If it is by your performance, it is no more of grace. Grace is the unearned, underserved, and unmerited favor of God.

Peace is Eirene in Greek or Shalom in Hebrew. Peace is not just peace of mind but well-being in the Hebrew.

The Amplified Bible explains peace better.

2 Peter 1:2 (AMP)

2 May grace (God’s favor) and peace (which is perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity, and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full, personal, precise, and correct] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Peace is the perfect well-being. If your body is plagued with pain, it is not in perfect well-being. It is God’s desire for your body to have perfect well-being.

How many want this peace increase? We loved God’s favor to be multiplied.

What can we do? It is not what you do but what you see or whom you see.

Every time you come to church, it is knowing how Jesus loves you that will help you to love your wife. If you have problem loving your wife, look at how Jesus love you. Your problem is understanding or receiving the love of Jesus. The more you listen to sermons on Jesus, the more you will know how to love your wife. When you see Jesus, you can pray “Lord Jesus, I am submitting unto you” in my husband.

Submission does not mean inferiority.

Jesus increase in wisdom and stature and have favor with God and men. The Son of God who at 12 years old knew the scriptures better than the Pharisees and all the doctors of the law, submitted Himself to His earthly parents.

Submission is not submitting to your superior if only they are smarter than you or more qualified than you.

Esther submitted to the eunuch about what to wear. She wears what the eunuch proposed. The other ladies chose what they like. The next verse said Esther obtained favor.

There is something about the accurate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We must hear Jesus of the bible and not from elsewhere.

The Jesus of the bible can appear in the upper room when the disciples were all fearful. The disciples were hiding because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus showed them His sides and His hands and told them not to be afraid.

Today we hear of preaching that unless we confess our sins, Jesus will not deal with you or talk to you.

Being fearful is the first group that goes into the lake of fire. The second group is the unbelieving. If you confess your sins, you need to confess your fears all the time. Fear is a sin. Whatever is not of faith is sin.

If one sin unconfessed can put you out of fellowship with God, then you are always out of fellowship.

Jesus is able to be with Peter even when he has resentment against Matthew. Matthew was not well received at first because he was a tax collector. All that Peter gain has to give to the tax collector.

The bible said the multiples touched Jesus and all were healed. When the goodness of God comes into the body, this goodness leads the people to repentance.

Romans 16:25-26 (NKJV)

25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began 26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—

Verse 25: Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

The gospel will always have the centrality of Jesus Christ, the preaching of Jesus Christ.

In the Old Testament, the mystery of Christ was kept a secret. We can only see Jesus within the shadows.

God has a secret and it is the goodness of God.

To say that God only justify those who are good is to bypass the cross. That is the gospel being preached today.

V26: but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—

God commanded that this will no more be a secret. This is God’s command. This is obedience to the faith. This is right believing.

This is not the obedience to the Old Testament and the Law.

It is now about right living and right believing. Obedience to the faith is right believing.

Obedience under law is the root for the blessing. Under grace, in the New Testament, it is the fruit of the blessing.

The bible did not say that those who are unworthy cannot take the Lord’s Supper. The bible says those who partake unworthily in the manner of partaking the Communion falls sick.

We are not to partake in an unworthy manner of the Lord’s Supper. We are not to partake not remembering what Jesus did.

God gave communion to offset that bodily condition.

Justification by faith is now forgotten. The doctrine is now forgotten today.

Do you feel God will not answer your prayer when you disobey?

Do your feel your obedience that makes you righteous?

People who are legalist will become either proud when they obey or they are depressed and felt condemned.

We are to live focusing on the obedience of Christ.

Romans 5:19 (NKJV)

19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

That one man is referring to Adam. One man’ disobedience make us unrighteous. It is also by one man’s obedience, that we were made righteous.

Whose obedience makes us righteous? – Jesus. Jesus obedience makes us righteous.

Obedience is the fruit of a relationship. We don’t think of obedience.

It is Jesus obedience that makes you righteous. Our focus should be on Jesus obedience.

There is a battle for your mind. Long before the devil gets your body, he gets your mind.

When you think of unhealthy thoughts, it will breed unhealthy habits. It will cause your body to be affected.

Worship is a time when God’s perfumed fills the house.

Jesus is the fragrance. We are a sweet fragrance. This fragrance will drive away evil spirits, serpents, scorpions, etc.

It is not possible to confess every sin.

Pastor, when young, believes that we must confess every sin. He wanted to have constant fellowship with God. Pastor is so sincere about obedience. Pastor wanted God’s favor and wanted to be right with God. This is because of not knowing that Jesus obedience has made us righteous.

It is because of Jesus obedience that makes us righteous.

People try to be obedient but turn out to become disobedience especially in the area of thoughts.

People who always confess their sins may end up being proud. They will feel that they are better as they confessed their sins all the time.

People who do that did not give a good testimony of Jesus, there is no joy. There is no smile.

Knowing that your sins are forgiven past, present, and future will set you free.

The gospel of grace has made Pastor mind’s sound. It is the battle of your mind.

Changing of mind is repentance. Every time people come to church, there is repentance.

There is a warfare going on. The mind that is under attack cannot focus on anything. A fearful and stressful mind is also being attacked.

The mind that is filled with filth and blasphemy is also under attack.

The moment you are not sure in your walk with God and not sure that all your sins have been forgiven; all kinds of thoughts come and enter your mind. You do not know where these blasphemous thoughts are coming from.

The bible said the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Salvation is Soteria in Greek and that means soundness, well-being, wholeness, preservation, and deliverance.

If you are reading the bible and you don’t believe the gospel or have not heard the true gospel, there is no power for your Soteria.

Jesus delivered one man who had 6000 demons in him. When Jesus commanded the demons to go, they all go away. The man was earlier crying and cutting himself. Dead people like to be with dead things. This is a sign of demonic activity. Jesus travelled the entire lake just for that young man. The devil started the storm to prevent Jesus from going to the man.

When the man was delivered, he sat at Jesus feet. He was naked when he was demon possessed. This is also a demonic activity. This man was in his right mind.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV)

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

The stronghold is in the mind.

What is the obedience of Christ?

“To the obedience of Christ” – means by one man obedience. We are to live that, breathe that, think of that, meditate on that, sing about that, and we are to think of that the moment we wake up.

Every time we wake up, we must think that it is by Jesus obedience that we are saved.

Our own obedience does not make us righteous. Our disobedience does not make us unrighteous.

The obedience is the fruit of focusing on His obedience which is a root.

The devil does not want us to think of Jesus obedience. The devil wants you to look at you, your efforts, your performance, your thoughts, etc. The devil wants to put you down.

The Holy Spirit is always endeavoring you to look away from self to His obedience.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (AMP)

5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),

All your thoughts must be of Jesus obedience. This is not about our obedience.

Graces flows on the wavelength of no condemnation. Grace comes on the channel of forgiveness of sins. If you are conscious of sins, you are not conscious of forgiveness of sins.

Why are people so defensive when you point out their mistake?

People take correction as condemnation. People are adverse to correction.

People think that people love them because of their right action.

We are very defensive because the gospel affects every area of our lives.

When we open the bible, we need to see how forgiven we are. When we read the Old Testament now, we see Christ.

Pastor, before he preached the gospel of grace, wanted to know if there are any ministers out there who are like him.

Pastor read an autobiography of John Bunyan “Abounding Grace for the Chief of Sinners”. Pastor found his experiences to be similar.

The assurance of God constant presence and help is not there if you are looking at your own works.

We cannot undo our righteousness because Jesus is now in heaven. The devil cannot go to heaven and remove Jesus from His place of enthronement. The devil cannot go back to heaven because Jesus has cleansed the tabernacle in heaven. The place belongs to Adam but because he sinned, he gave the place to the devil. Satan use that place to accuse people. Jesus blood has now cleansed and redeemed that place.

It is not true, that when you sin, the devil goes to heaven and accuses you. That spot is no more that as Jesus has cleansed that place.

The devil does not play fair. The devil does not come to you with a pitch fork and red underwear.

The devil does the mind game by using the personal pronoun – “I am a loser, I am depressed, I am a sickly person, I am an addict, I am a pervert.” The moment you accepted the “I”, the devil has got you. You may become the person that you thought.

When you are with people who use profanity, you are not responsible for their thought. The devil might accuse you.

You are to bring your thoughts to the obedience of Christ. Your mind is the battle arena.

We are to read more books and hear more sermons that point us to Jesus.

People today have the advantage to listen to sermons.

We are to have more faith in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Your thoughts may be about worry and not about filthy thoughts. These are stressful thoughts. Jesus said why we think of such thoughts. The devil does not like to be ignored. He wants to be that focus. We are to pay attention to Jesus and not the devil.

We are to ignore the devil tricks.

The devil wants you to focus on you. That is worst when you are trying to do something holy. We are trying to do something holy, but we may see our intend is bad.

Luck is unstable, favor is sure.

There is an elevating power by looking at Jesus.

When Peter look at Jesus, he is above the storm and walks on water, when he turn his head, he begins to sink.

You cannot be your own savior. You become the Holy Spirit looking out for your own sin.

The devil does not want you to hear what you are hearing.

What is this stressful thought?

Adam ate bread before he fell. There was no sweat, there was no stress, and there was no self-effort, not laborious work. After Adam sinned, his sweat is the result and effect of the sin and not his bread.

People are sweating to earn their millions. They become short tempered. Many families are quarreling because of stress.

We are to look beyond the issue. Jesus paid the price for your disobedience.

Luke 22:44 (AMP)

44 And being in an agony [of mind], He prayed [all the] more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground.

Jesus sweats blood. Under extreme stress the blood vessel burst and mixed with water. Jesus sweat blood and it fell to the ground.

God told Adam, curse is the ground.

Jesus redeems us from all self-effort. Every ground that we walk is favored ground.

In the Old Testament, the priest cannot wear anything that causes sweat. Sweat is a picture of the curse.

Fear is not the greater root. Deeper than fear is stress. Deeper than stress is condemnation.

1 John 4:17 (NKJV)

17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

As Jesus is so are we in this world.

When taking the communion at home, we can say as Jesus is free from stress, so am I. Jesus is at the Father right hand, so are we in this world.

Jesus does not look like the high priest. Everything outward of the high priest is true of Jesus representing us. Everything outward is true of Jesus inward at the Father’s right hand.

The names of the 12 tribes are represented on the shoulder which is a place of strength and also represented on the breast which is a place of love. Jesus carried the lost sheep on his shoulder. The names are engraved on the stones.

We today are like the 12 tribes. We are upheld by The Lord.

The precious stones are on the breast place.

Jesus loves all of us individually and in His special way.

We are all loved equally in Jesus.

Jesus light shines on the precious stones of the breastplate.

Every time we come to God in prayer, the light shines in us and reflect His glory.

The devil wants to show how dirty you are. The devil wants you to think that you are a hypocrite.

We are to look away from ourselves. We are to not to be surprise that our flesh brings up these things.

Exodus 28:36-38 (NKJV)

36 “You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet:

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. 38 So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.

Our names are engraved on the precious stones so that it cannot be removed.

Your names are written since the foundation of the world. It will be removed if you don’t believe on. Once you are saved, you are saved forever.

Verse 37: And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

Verse 38: So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.

As long as the high priest thoughts are holy, the people are accepted. God is no more judging you based on you.

God is no more judging you base on you. God has imputed His holy thoughts to your account.

In our best sayings and doing, we still find fault in our self.

Even in our most holy moments, we still have bad thoughts. The high priest bears up all these.

Accepted in verse 38 is the word Ratzon in Hebrew which is favor.

It is not my thoughts that give me favor. It is Jesus thought. As long as His thoughts are holy, you are accepted.

Jesus thoughts are holy then you are accepted.

God raised more ministers and leaders all over the world to point people to Jesus. The devil is pointing people’s thought to themselves.

The High Priest is in heaven not to represent Himself but to represent us.

Jesus is always with the father.

In Israel when the high priest is accepted, the whole nation is accepted. If the high priest dies, God has rejected the high priest and the nation.

In the opening gospel of Luke, the high priest appears dumb as he came out. He got nothing to say and cannot bless the people. He was made dumb because he doubted and did not believe the message of grace. The priest son is to be named as John which is grace. His mouth was open when he wrote on a tablet the name of his John.  The last chapter of Luke ends with Jesus, our true Priest being lifted up to heaven with His hands outstretched and blessing the people.

This is all about Jesus. When we go to work we pray “Lord Jesus You are my wisdom. You are my favor.”

When you did something wrong, go back and snap back to His obedience and pray “Lord, I thank you, as You are so am I in this world. As You are favored, as angels surrounds You, I thank you that my business is not without help.”

Whatever the need is, “Lord Jesus, as You are so am I in this world. As You are a loving husband to Your bride, so am I to my wife.” Don’t try to be loving. Just look at Jesus and enjoy Him and you will end up loving your wife as Christ love the church.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

The Lord bless you and your family with the blessings of Abraham and the blessing of Deuteronomy 28. And the Lord keep you, protect you and your loved ones throughout this entire week from that H7N9 virus, from every dengue mosquitoes, from every disease, from every sickness, from all dangers, from all accidents, from all the powers of darkness and from the power of the evil one through His own shed blood.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be favorable to you. As His thoughts are so are you favored before God.

The Lord lift up His countenance on every one of you and grant to you and your family His wonderful Shalom, health and perfect well-being, peace, and security.

In Jesus name, Amen!!!

Gav.

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Behold Jesus, grace multiplied!

Justification by faith!

There is something powerful about the gospel.

It is the power of God unto our salvation. Salvation is soundness, wellness, well-being. The power of God is the Gospel.

The challenge we have is we are not hearing the gospel Paul preached. Paul was been attacked for the gospel he preached.

It is preservation, wholeness health for the life we live in the earth.

In this gospel is the righteousness of God revealed.

Justification by faith! This is the gospel. This is not new to the world and to Paul when he preached that.

Don’t preach another Jesus.

Fear and unbelief is sin. The 1st 2 are the fearful and unbelieving in revelation that went into the fire.

Jesus appeared in the midst.

Fear is sin, yet Jesus appeared in their midst and showed them peace.

It is not as what some people who preached that when u r in sin, Jesus goes away.

A tax collector is like someone who betrayed his nation at that time. When Jesus called Mathew, he left everything and followed Him.

Jesus has come to be with us and never leave us nor forsake us!!

How do u hear God?

When Cain murdered his brother, God talked to Cain! The lamb’s blood was shed. Cain brought bloodless sacrifice. He believed in his own effort. The first murder was over religion effort.

People who focus on their own effort are like Cain.

It is all by grace we received!

Romans 16:25-26

Benediction

Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—

Paul preached the gospel and he was misunderstood that Paul said let us sin more so that grace may abound.

Sin increasing and grace superabound!!!

Have more faith in what Christ has done than what Adam did.

God commanded that this gospel be revealed to all nation!!

Obedience is the root for all the blessings. God blesses us first and the fruit is obedient.

He never separate us according to our sins and make us get right before He will pray for us.

We are not righteous by performance we are righteous by what Christ has done!

Believe right and we will live right.

The righteous shall live by faith.

Romans 5:19

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

We sin because we are sinners. We are sinners because of Adam’s sin.

By one Man’s obedience, many will be made righteous!

Be focus on Jesus’ obedience!!! Don’t focus on our own obedience. Take our eyes off ourselves. It is not about me but about Jesus!!!

It is One Man’s obedience! We can always focus on His obedience.

We will not think of supplying Jesus but Jesus supplying us! When Jesus supply us, we have the power to supply.

The greatest teaching on worship is in John 4

A fallen woman, Jesus revealed the teaching of worship!

Jesus revealed Himself as Messiah!

Just a moment with Jesus and we are lifted out of ourselves!

A sinner has come and taken from Jesus and Jesus was refreshed and got stronger! He had food to eat we do not know of.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Devil wants us to take our minds away from our obedience.

We can bring our thoughts to Jesus’ obedience!!

If focus is on us, it is never enough!

Jesus don’t say” you are”…but used “I am…”

Don’t receive bad thoughts when it comes into our mind.

Don’t accept bad thoughts. Bad thoughts are not our thoughts.

The highest form of resistant is to ignore the devil.

Don’t focus on devil and keep rebuking him. Rebel against the devil!

Look away from ourselves, look to Jesus!!

Forgiveness of sin is the key!

Check Jesus out! We are all in Christ the sweet fragrance!!

Abounding grace to chief of sinners – a book title

The battle is in your mind.

Jesus was crucified at a place called Skull

1 John 4:17

The Consummation of Love

Love has been perfected among us in this:that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

As He is so are we in this world! As He is healthy, so are we! We are transformed by beholding and not struggling!!

Beholding the glory of Jesus!! The way to have more grace in our lives is not to do more, but to behold Jesus and know more of Jesus!!! Perfect well-being! Multiplied by seeing Jesus more!!!

When Peter looked at Jesus, he became like who Jesus was, walking on water, supernatural. But when his eyes are away from Jesus, he fell.

Look to Jesus and holy spirit goes to work for us!

Look away from our problems and look to Jesus!!

As the high priest goes, so goes to the nation of Israel.

High priest represent the people. He goes to the holy of holies. If God accepts him, he comes out alive and the nation of Israel is prosperous! If the high priest does not come out, the nation is in trouble.

It is not how good the nation is, but how good Jesus is!!

Everything outward is visual aid for us on High Priest

Shoulder represent strength. When the shepherd found the lost sheep, he will find that one. He put it on his shoulder. We just have to rest on his strong shoulder. The sheep just rest. The shepherd did everything.

Repent means we consent to be carried, consent for Jesus to do everything for us.

Jesus has us in His heart.

Our names are engraved in the breastplate of high priest. It is engraved and not erased.

Everyone’s name are there, but when they come to the end of their life and do not receive Christ, then their names are blocked. It is not true for those already received Christ. Once received, forever saved!

Everyone of us are unique in our own way! God loves u individually!!

Jesus holds us as precious stones in Him! When stones are exposed to the light, the light shines on it and reflect His glory. The light of God shows how perfectly Jesus has removed our sins!

Holiness to the Lord! This is in hebrew on the high priest forehead.

Exodus 28:36-38

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet:

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and

it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.

God is not accepting me based on my thoughts, but accepting me based on the High Priest’ thoughts!

We are accepted because of Jesus’ thoughts!

As He is, so are we in this world!!!

We are struggling with our future’s thoughts. Sweat is a picture of stress, self-effort.

Luke 22:44

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Extreme stress-sweat became blood.

Redeeming quality, we are been redeemed! The blood fell to the ground. Everywhere we go are favour ground!

Where i step is favour ground!!

In our holy gifts, there are still iniquity . The devil will come in and catch u for the thoughts. No! Look away! Jesus our High Priest takes care of this! As long as His thoughts are holy, God impute that into our accounts! He accessed us base on Jesus’ thoughts.

Accepted means favour!! (Ratzon-Favour)

Exodus 28:38

So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted (ratzon-favour) before the Lord.

Every which way we turn Jesus we see glory!

He is altogether lovely!! There is a Hero above all! Jesus cannot disappoint us!

As He is, so are we in this world!!!

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Not ashamed of gospel because the dunamis of God unto our sotaria (soundness and health and wholeness and preservation and well-being)- Greek for salvation.

Gospel is the power of God. Paul preached grace and wasn’t ashamed of grace. He was attacked for it.

Salvation is not just eternal life. It is also wholeness and health. Yeshua is Hebrew for Sotaria. Righteousness of God from faith to faith, unveiling the gift of righteousness.

During the time of the reformers, they preached justification by faith. But sadly today if you preach what they preached, you are told u are preaching a new or different gospel. Upside down faith being propagated. No wonder people feel that there is no power in the gospel because churches are preaching a different Jesus from what’s in the bible.

Fear and unbelief is sin. Fearfulness and unbelieving = categorised before the adulterors etc. Jesus appeared in the upper room in the midst of the disciples when they were afraid. He appeared to a tax collector who was perceived to have betrayed his nation. Jesus came to be with us forever even if we have challenges we are facing within ourselves.

God did not withdraw his voice or fellowship from Cain- did speak to ask him where Abel was. Cain believed in performance, not Abel. Abel believed he could not satisfy God by self efforts so brought a blood sacrifice in form of lamb. Cain was a worshipped depending on self works/ efforts. The first murder was because of religion. Today those who believe in self efforts still persecute those who trust in grace.

Romans 16:25-26

Mystery kept secret NOW made manifest. Not new thing invented by pastor. Rediscovered. Paul said where sin abounds, grace SUPERabounds. He didn’t say where there is grace, it causes there to be sin. Have more faith in what Jesus did, not in what Adam did.

Martin Lloyd Jones said we are not being persecuted like Paul was because we don’t preach about grace like him.

Made manifest for OBEDIENCE to the faith. Under Law> obedience is the root. Under Grace> obedience is the fruit. Jesus did not qualify people before healing them. It wasn’t a legalistic obedience. When we believe right, we will love right. The righteous shall live by faith. Right believing will release the power of God and right results will be effortless.

Romans 5:19 We sin because we are sinners. Not because we sin. Adam’s sin made us all sinners.

By ONE MAN’s obedience– refers to Jesus’ obedience. If u are elated because you obey, by the same token u will be dismayed when I disobey. Or if u think u have God’s favour when u obey then by same token u will feel u have lost favour when u disobey. —> all warfare based on focus on self-occupation. To the extent we are Christ occupied, to the extent we are not in pain.

Woman at the well was self-occupied at first. Clue to this: She wanted to avoid gossipers. Jesus told her if she knew the gift of God, she would receive His supply not try to supply Him.

As long as we hide our sin we don’t feel loved.

True worship is seen in John 4. Note in John 3, Nicodemus didn’t receive the revelation. But the revelation of worship and who the Messiah is was given to the fallen woman in John3. She transformed from self occupation to Christ occupation. We see Jesus is reinvigorated when we receive from Him. “I have food that you do not know of.”

2Cor 10:4-5 obedience OF Christ is the essence of warfare. Enemy wants us to think it is all of our obedience. You should not be trying to make your thoughts obey, instead you should bring it to HIS obedience. Our own obedience is never enough.

Unworthy partaking of communion in bible isn’t referring to our level of worthiness but our actions ie. when we forget that his striped body purchased our health.

The devil engages us in mind games. He likes to put personal pronouns in our minds. The “I” in statements like “I am a failure” is not borne of you. He makes u take the thought. Even during P&W you can suddenly hear his blasphemous thoughts surface in your mind. Don’t stop praising. Keep praising and don’t put hands down. Although our flesh has already been crucified, we still hear echoes from it. Like when u ring a bell, u can hear its echoes even afterwards.

The highest form of resistance against the enemy is IGNORING him, not rebuking him. Rebel against the devil- he plants thoughts in your mind then whacks you on the head when u accept them ie. those fears or lies manifest.

Jesus forgiveness is in our past, present and future. Pastor shared how when he was younger he would often confess straight after he uttered something wrong- cover his mouth and whisper his repentance to God. People thought he was strange and it did not give glory to the peace Jesus left unto us or the joy that the gospel affords us. Shared about how he and Pastor Henry once helped a lady undergoing demonic possession. She said in a distinctly male voice “I WANT HER MIND!” When the demon finally left her, the whole room reeked like a rubbish dump. Opposite of what the Word says of us- sweet fragrance to God because we are in Christ. Pastor shared how he was the only one struggling with this crazy worry whether he had committed the unpardonable sin. Came across John Bunyan’s autobiography where he shared- First, all my comfort was taken from me; then darkness seized me; after which whole floods of blasphemies, both against God, Christ, and the Scriptures, were poured upon my spirit, to my great confusion and astonishment. While I was in this torment, I often found in my mind a sudden urge to curse and swear, or to speak some grievous thing against God, Christ His Son, or of the Scriptures. Now I thought, surely I am possessed of the devil. At other times, I thought I would lose my mind; for instead of praising and magnifying the Lord with others, if I but heard Him spoken of, presently some most horrible blasphemous thought or other would bolt out of my heart against Him.

This is why Jesus was crucified at Golgotha ( place of the skull).

See 1 Jn 4:17> “As Jesus IS” and not as Jesus was. Crowned with honour, glory, might.

We are transformed by beholding and not by struggling. Pastor shares testimony of lady in our church who wrote “Does Jesus have lumps? NO!” on her doctor’s report on her cancer. She was healed. As HE is, so is she. As He is, so are we.

How to have more grace? 2 Peter 1:2> the more Jesus is unveiled, the more grace is multiplied.

When Peter beheld Jesus, he could walk on water like Jesus. But when he got distracted, he became natural. When the people suffered from snake bites looked at the bronze serpent they were healed.

Not enough emphasis on the significance of the High Priest (HP). Where the HP went, Israel followed. When the HP entered the Holy of Holies and exited alive, there was great rejoicing because the people knew they would enjoy a plentiful period. When the HP entered but didn’t make it out alive, they knew they would suffer. It was not about how good the nation was but how good the HP was. See Exo28.

Many people know what Jesus did but don’t know what He IS doing right now.

The shoulder represents power/strength. The shepherd bore the sheep on his shoulder. The sheep can’t carry itself. The shepherd does everything. The sheep rest.

Names of tribe are engraved on His heart. God loves us individually. Not just as a whole. Why engraved? Because it cannot be erased. It is eternal. There is a passage of the bible that talks about names being blotted out from the Book of Life. The names of both believers and non-believers are written in the book of life. Names blotted out at the end of the day are those who have chosen not to receive the LORD’s salvation. Once you receive His salvation through faith, cannot lose it. It is not salvation until the next sin. It is a perfect and eternal salvation. The LORD loves us individually. We aren’t just a face in the crowd. Jewellery shops use a special light to display their precious stones because the stones reflect the light and their beautiful clarity and cut becomes visible. People sometimes are across to come into God’s light fearing that it will expose their imperfections. No. We need not fear because we reflect His light and show how perfect the finished work of The Son is.

Exo 28:36-38 > Aaron is the HP. On his hat, in gold, holiness ?? LORD. See Exo 28:38— our iniquity is forever written on his forehead. We are accepted not because we think good thoughts. Based on the HP’s thoughts. As long as His thoughts are holy, we are accepted and considered righteous.

We don’t need to fear that our thoughts ( that are stressful/ angry/ wrong/ about self-r/ self-efforts) will disqualify us tomorrow.

What happened in a garden ends in a garden.

Like 22:44- Note the word “sweat”. Adam’s sweat vs Jesus’ sweat. The blood of the LORD fell to the ground that was cursed. We have been redeemed from the curse of self-effort. Everywhere we go, where we step becomes favour ground!

Even in our best days, still our thoughts are filled with iniquity but these are not imputed unto us. HP bears it all for us. The iniquity of the hallowed gifts- even our self efforts to do good have iniquity. God knew about it. So in Christ as long as His thoughts are holy, we are righteous. God assess us based on Jesus’ thoughts and not our own.

The word ‘accepted’ here is Ratzon in Greek. Favour. We are accepted and thus we have favour. Jesus does not disappoint!

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danz 21-04-2013 Sun svc notes

sotaria – soundness, health, wholeness, wealth, well-being, preservation

Paul is not ashamed to preach the Gospel.

Yeshua is the hebrew word for sotaria.

the early church oredi knew abt the righteousness by faith – Martin Luther, the age of reformation

Fear and unbelief is actually sin.

The disciples actually oso had fear but Jesus is still in the midst with them in their fears.

Jesus will never leave their presence and He will never leave me nor forsake me.

God still talks to us – just like Cain. He had a conversation with Cain still, despite after he killed his own brother.

1st murder was over the religion methods.

Romans 16:25-26

have more faith in what Christ had done than what Adam did.

obedience is the root of all blessings – that’s in the old.

But now God blesses us first and obedience is the fruit.

revival stopped because man brought in the law.

We are righteous by what Jesus had done and not by what we have done.

The righteous shall live by faith and right believing with right living.

Romans 5:19

we are sinners becoz of Adam sins and we sin becoz of Adam’s sin.

all warfare started whenever we start to be so self-occupied.

a moment with Jesus and we’ll be lifted out from self.

a sinner had come to take from Jesus, He gets stronger and stronger

2 Cor 10:4-5

as long as it’s focused on ourselves, anything is not enuf.

Jesus body is broken for our body to be well. See that His body was broken for us and that our body got healed.

Do not receive negative as our thoughts. Don’t take responsibilties over all these tots.

Sometimes these can also come from our flesh.

when we have bad tots, these don’t

come from ourselves.

the highest form of resistance against the devil is to ignore him – rebel against the devil.

the devil is an attention-seeker.

look away from self and usually that’s the essence of depression

the battle is in our minds, that’s where the devil will always attack us in.

it is not our obedience but it is the obedience of Christ.

Pilgrim’s progress

- John Binion

Look away from the negative tots

1 John 4:17

As He is, so are we in this world.

the more we behold the glory of God, the more we are transformed.

2 Peter 1:2

the more we see and know Jesus, more grace and peace will be multiplied

when we look at Jesus, the Holy Spirit will start working.

repentance is also consent to be loved, to be saved, etc.

We are upheld by His strength and on His shoulders.

The Lord loves us individually!

Exodus 28:36-38

God is accepting / rejecting us based on Jesus tots and not our tots! He accepts us based on Jesus’ tots.

Luke 22:44

God does not assess me or judge me based on my tots. It’s based on Jesus’ tots – my High Priest in Heaven.

ratzon (favor) : the word accepted (in exodus 28:38)

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2013-04-14_NCC Sermon Sunday Service in pdf format

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 14 April 2013

- Pastor Joseph Prince 09:01 am

TBN will be in town next week to record the worship service and broadcast into millions of homes.

Every time we come to God’s house, something good always happen. You will never leave the same way that you came.

When you come into God’s presence you will never go back the same way.

In Ezekiel, it said you entered by the East, you exit by the west. What is God saying? This is not about traffic control. God is saying you will not go out the same way you came.

You come in sick, depressed, you will leave free, and blessed.

There is this preaching of God’s word sets people free.

There are instances where the elders are taking the Holy Communion with someone in the hospital, the cancer specimen that is being investigated by someone in the other room, saw the cancer cell died. There is something powerful about taking the Holy Communion in faith. That is why the devil is attacking the Holy Communion. Some are taking the Holy Communion without the cup. Some said these are only symbols of Jesus body.

We believe that when we partake of the Holy Communion, it becomes the body of the Lord when we eat it.

Israel is partaking of the type of the communion on the night of the Passover. They partook of the real lamb. The next day when they came out of Egypt, there was without a sick person among the 2 million people. There is not one feeble.

They have the lamb; we have The Lamb, Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

Many people still thinks that the priest or the pastor can dispense the sacrament.

When Jesus came, the Pharisees and the religious leaders didn’t like Him because He made God accessible to the people. He was cleansing the people; He was making the blind see, opening deaf ears. They don’t like Jesus was walking outside. The Pharisee lost their control of the rituals.

No one sees God in the Old Testament. No one gets to see the Ark of the Covenant. Only David may have seen the Ark. The only one gets to see the Ark is the high priest.

The Ark was covered with badgers skin and the blue cloth by the sons of Kohath (Kohathites) by going backwards without seeing the Ark. When we look up now to the sky you see the blue sky. Beyond the blue is our risen savior Lord Jesus Christ. He is your High Priest.

The Ark is lifted up when it travel, it is the highest furniture in the travelling journey. It is a picture of Jesus being lifted high.

We may come to church with different problem, there is only one answer, and it is our Lord Jesus Christ.

How can our Lord Jesus Christ be the only answer to everything? If you look carefully at the scriptures, there is no other answer.

Everything in the bible points to our Lord Jesus Christ. God hide His Son in every ritual, every sacrifice, in every feast, in David, Abraham, Joseph. God hide His Son in pictures, in types, in symbols, etc. Why does God do that? God knows the only answer in your life is the revelation of Jesus Christ. Amen!

1 Peter 1:10-16 (NKJV)

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Verse 10: Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

The prophets are the Old Testament prophets.

This is about the revelation of grace by God. Grace is not a topic, a teaching, or a doctrine. It is the gospel. It is the person of Our Jesus Christ.

The Old Testament prophets prophesied of the grace that will come to us.

Grace can also be translated as favor. You cannot earn favor. You cannot merit or deserve favor.

Grace is not defined as an empowerment. It produces empowerment. You must encounter the unmerited favor of God before you can be empowered.

Don’t let anyone redefine to you grace. Keep to the original dealer. The bible says if it is of works it is no more of grace. Grace produces work but grace is not works. Grace is unmerited favor.

When favor comes into your life like Joseph, Joseph had nothing when he was sold on the auction block. He was exposed until he was naked to check for skin conditions. People are yelling out the prices like a cattle being sold.

The bible said The Lord was with Joseph and said he was a prosperous man when he was being sold.

Genesis 39:1-2 (KJV)

39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

Before Joseph has anything, he had favor. Potiphar sees The Lord is with him.

The bible said God saw Noah complete and Noah found grace.

Verse 11: 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.

We are living after the sufferings of Christ. We are living in the days of glory that should follow.

Verse 12: To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

“Themselves” are the prophets.

The cherubim of the Ark of Covenant are looking towards the mercy seat and they desire to look into the Ark.

Why would God love the angels? They are not as strong as us? They are not as powerful.

Why would God spared the angels but not His Son? The angels deserve nothing. The angels find it a mystery.

When Jesus rose from the dead, there were two angels at either end where Jesus was laid. That is the picture of the Ark. Mary saw the real Ark.

When David was prophesying, when Obadiah was prophesying, when Isaiah was prophesying, they were not prophesying for themselves. They were prophesying for all of us. They were envious of you. For them, Christ has not yet suffered.

For us, we are enjoying the glory right now that came out of His suffering.

Verse 13: Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Loin is your reproductive organs. Loins represent the reproductive area. The loins of a cow will bring forth a calf. We are the offspring of God. We look like God but we are not God.

The loins are put with the mind. That means the mind reproduces. Don’t be loose with your thoughts.

Do not let fearful and depressive thoughts to come in to your mind. You need to gird up your mind. Your thoughts are supposed to focus on our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is all together lovely. In the world we cannot trust completely in human beings.

You need a contract to deal with human being. Their yes may not be a yes.

Jesus doesn’t have to swear, His word is enough. We have a wonderful savior. We have a glorious Lord. We can look at Him and we are all stabilized.

Jesus is fixed in a world that is changing. We will not fear that He will change.

Be sober means calm and collected in the Greek. It is cool.

There are many people who misinterpret this verse.

1 Peter 1:13 (NKJV)

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Peter 1:13 (NIV)

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

The revelation is not at the coming of Jesus Christ. The word coming is not the bible; it only appears in NIV bible.

This grace is not future. This grace is something that is covered and is now being unveiled.

To be brought to you is in the future tense. It is the present passive tense in the Greek.

“At” in verse 13 should be “in” as in the Greek bible.

Jesus is bringing grace into your life right now in the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The more of Jesus Christ you hear, the more grace comes into your life and the more favor comes into your life. Everything will come to you very soon because God favors you.

You can be a new kid on the block and there is another guy who is already 50 years in the business, God can bring the deal to you. This is favor. People like you.

God gives you favor. God’s favor is in this church.

Favor comes in the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:13 (YLT)

13 Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Young got it right. There can be errors in the translation. The bible is still correct.

Grace is being brought to you in the revelation in Jesus Christ.

There are demons assigned against this nation.

Grace is favor. Healing is favor. This comes about in the revelation of The Lord Jesus Christ.

The pulpit is not a place to unveil the preacher or politics but to reveal Jesus Christ.

The pulpit is also not to reveal the Law.

Just expounding on Jesus Christ will bring favor on the people.

Verse 14: as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

You are ignorant of Jesus. We are not ignorant of what to do. We are human beings and we make ourselves human doings.

Our problem is our ignorance of Jesus. We are in bondage to fear, in bondage, and anxiety. You might have a revelation in your head but not in your heart. There is still a revelation that is lacking.

Jesus is sharing the part of Him that the church needs in the Book of Revelation. Jesus has the Keys to the House of David.

Pastor was led to preach on the Keys of David at the beginning of the year. Pastor then went on to places that were never opened to him before. He visited Joshua altar with the army escort. God opens the door to visit Joshua altar.

God open the door again in Capernaum when Pastor visited the place. He visited Jairus house.

Jesus can open the door for you no matter what the market is like for you. When He opens the door, God’s blessings fall on you.

During times of crisis, we are to see Christ in the crisis. There are people who make money during downturns.

We are not so smart looking up to the stock market. Life is too precious at this age. It is better to believe in Jesus and look to Him. It is not the money you want. It is the lifestyle you want.

It is stupid to trust in something that is not for sure. Don’t waste your time.

You can invest but don’t let that be your main trust.

Verse 14: as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

To be obedient children means to hope, believe and trust in God’s grace.

Let the world trusts in horses and chariots. We are to trust in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

Jesus always introduces Himself before He performs a miracle. Jesus introduced Himself as “the light of the world, I am the resurrection and the life before He raised Lazarus”.

All the “I Am” of Jesus is for us to look at Him, meditate, and feed. Jesus is always right there at the situation.

John 9:1-8 (NKJV)

9 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

8 Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”

Verse 1: Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.

There was a man who was blind from birth. This is a sad thing for mother and father.

Verse 2: And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

The rabbi asked who sinned. When something happens, people tend to ask who sinned. We should not kick at people when they are down. Jesus had compassion and He lifts people up.

If someone has lost a child, the bible tells us to weep with those who weep. The best thing you can tell them is this “Your baby will never ever be disappointed, will never ever be unhappy, will never ever be abused, will never ever be disappointed in life, because your child is in heaven. Your child will continue to grow and be brought up at the feet of all the angels and Jesus will carry your baby in the place of perfect love and perfect happiness and one day in heaven you will meet your child.”

David himself said when he lost his baby “The baby cannot come to me but one day I will go to him.” That tells us all babies go to heaven regardless of what their parents believe.

Heaven is a real place and it is more real than earth. We will feel more alive in heaven.

When the baby is still alive and there is a disease, bring the revelation that Jesus Christ is the healer. Amen!

We must not always be sin conscious and discuss who sinned. This is religious thinking.

Christianity is not a religion. It is grace. Religion is man trying to reach out to God with many performances. Grace is God coming down to man.

Verse 3: Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

Jesus is not answering because it is not a sin issue. We live in a fallen world. We have to learn to have the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ so that our life is so full of favor. Favor includes protection. Amen!

You don’t have to be smart to walk with God.

The favor of God will place you at the right place at the right time. No amount of smartness can place you to be at the right place at the right time.

People with the favor of God will find themselves to be at the right place and at the right time.

We must stop accepting life as it is and start looking at Jesus Christ and you will find that God’s favor will bring you to a higher level.

We need to be a spiritual glutton to see more of Jesus.

A united Church does not mean we agree on everything, we are united in our heart.

Verse 4-6: I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Jesus is about to bring light into this blind man’s life.

Grace comes in the revelation of Jesus Christ.

The woman with the issue of blood heard of Jesus. Grace comes in the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The blind man was healed and Jesus revealed to him that He is the Messiah.

Luke 24:32 (NKJV)

32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

Jesus was teaching the disciples about Himself while walking with them. They did not know He was Jesus in His resurrected form. They recognized Him after He disappeared.

Our hearts will burn with us when Jesus revealed the scriptures to us.

In the Greek the heart is singular. When Jesus is being expounded in the scriptures, everyone has one heart. That is the key to unity.

We don’t unite around men, denominations, or projects but around the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, the altogether lovely one. Amen!

The singular heart is also used on the night of the Passover, let not you heart be troubled.

We might have different desire, but we all have one heart for the peace and love of our lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:10-16 (NKJV)

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

If we don’t trust Jesus Christ, we will not have God’s favor.

In life, we are to live under the favor of God. We can be ignorant; we can still enjoy God’s blessings. We look to Jesus for our wisdom and let Jesus take over.

We must not trust on our own smarts and ability. People are blessed by grace. It is not about our performance, it is about Jesus grace. Your smarts cannot stop a disaster from happening.

John 6:21 (NKJV)

21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

Jesus was on the lake, the moment He stepped into the boat, they were on land. We are to spend time with The Lord; everything will be taken care of. Only one thing is needful.

The best way to behold Jesus is the scriptures. We won’t leave the same way we came.

Verse 15-16: but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

When grace comes, you end up holy. Church people tend to talk about fruits of the spirit.

When we get into performance, it ends up in works of the flesh. Works is the result of effort. Fruit is the result of life.

We need to remember that fruit is the result. We rather preach the root than the fruit. The root is the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the wilderness, God showed Moses a tree to make the water sweet. This is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ.

When Moses strikes the rock, water comes rushing out. The rock is Jesus.

Every need we have, God will bring forth a new manifestation.

The people who were dying after bitten by snakes, they were told to look at the bronze serpent. This is a picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. Those who looked at the cross were healed. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus about this.

Jesus took all our poison and all our diseases.

2 Peter 1:1-9 (NKJV)

1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

Verse 2: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

We cannot do more to get God’s favor. We are to see more of Jesus. We are to listen more to messages about Jesus. It is not about praying more or fast more. Amen!

Grace is unmerited favor. It is well-being.

Verse 3: as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,

Just by knowing Jesus we have all things pertaining to life and godliness. All things pertaining to life comes through the knowledge.

Knowledge is epignosis and it means precise and accurate knowledge. Amen!

Verse 4: by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

We are preaching from the top. We are not preaching from the tail end. By doing that we will escape the corruption of the world through lust.

Verse 5: But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

Verse 8: For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Knowledge is epignosis, precise revelation knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse 9: For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

The qualities – Godliness, brotherly kindness, knowledge, virtue, moral excellence, love, – all these things must abound in us. The reasons these are not abounding in us is because we are shortsighted. We did not see or know Jesus enough.

Shortsighted is cannot see far. Blindness is cannot see near.

The church must always remind you that you are cleanse of your sins. The more you hear you are forgiven, you can see far. You will become alive with revelation.

The woman with the issue of blood saw Jesus and her forgiveness of her sins and brought an alabaster jar of ointment to anoint Jesus.

If you preach against grace, He will remove the candlestick but not the salvation. The church structure can be removed.

1 Samuel 3:1-4 (NKJV)

3 Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. 2 And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, 3 and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, 4 that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”

Samuel represent a new generation. Eli is a priest of the old generation and he represented the law.

Verse 1: Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

Verse 2: And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see,

Eli eyes grew dim, because he has forgotten he was forgiven. When Hannah is in front of him, he cannot discern grace is before him (Hannah means grace). The priest is supposed to be the most discerning man in Israel.

The priest eyes cannot see when grace is before him. Eli thought Hannah was drunk.

Verse 3-4: and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, 4 that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”

Before the lamps goes out, God will raise the next generation. God will not let the church suffer. God will never allow the testimony, the light on the menorah to fade.

The Lord called Samuel. God never call the priest anymore.

When you are assured that you are forgiven of all your sins, you will see far into the things of God. You will not be blind. You will behold Jesus.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

I really believed that Spirit anointed words going into effect to create even your future because God said to the high priest of Israel, Aaron, “speak these words over My people and I will put My blessing on them”.

This coming week the Lord blesses you with the blessings of Abraham and you will see it all over you, all around you, all over your family, the blessings of Abraham, long life, health, well-being, protection from enemies, protection from evil, danger.

The Lord keep you, preserve you from every sickness and disease, from every contagion, from every bird flu, from every new strains of virus, God protects you. No weapon that is formed against you will prosper, for your righteousness is of the Lord.

The Lord make His face shines upon you, be favorable to you and your family this week, may you find yourself walking increasing, greater and greater in the favor of God as you see Jesus more and more.

The Lord lift up His countenance on you and your loved ones and grant to you and yours His wonderful shalom, health, well-being, wholeness, and peace.

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and all the people said Amen!!!

Gav.

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REST IN THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION LIFE

RESURRECTION SUNDAY – notes from (i) Gav; (ii) Evelyn Zoe; and (iii) Geraldine Tan-Wee

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2013-03-31_NCC Sermon Sunday Service

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 31March 2013

-      Pastor Prince     09:15am

Today is Resurrection Sunday. This is the greatest celebration where Jesus rose from the dead. He is risen and He loves you.

Jesus is right now interceding for you at the the Father’s right hand on your behalf whatever you are beset with. Jesus is praying for you. We will still pray for one another in Jesus name. We pray to get in line with the intercession.

Many a times we think of prayer as coming to God’s presence to try to persuade God to change His mind. In the Old Testament there is that truth. In the Old Testament, God is not able to completely reveal His heart.

What is God’s heart? His heart is a heart of love, a heart of grace. Many times God is only able to reveal His actions and not His heart.

In Isaiah, it was written that when God is angry, it is His strange act. When God is angry, He is not being Himself.

Isaiah 28:21 (AMP)

21 For the Lord will rise up as on Mount Perazim, He will be wrathful as in the Valley of Gibeon, that He may do His work, His strange work, and bring to pass His act, His strange act.

The Apostle John defined God as “God is love”.

God’s rivers of love and torrential affection that He has for you and I was held back in the Old Testament because God gave the Law because of men’s strive.

God brought the people out of Egypt not because they were good. Joshua said when the people’s father worshipped other god in Egypt. The people were idol worshippers. They did not even call upon the name of the Lord. God heard their groaning despite their worshipping other god. God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God sent Moses and delivered them. The law was given 50 days later on Mount Sinai. God brought out the people because of His love and faithfulness. The people started murmuring after they were delivered and God showed them grace while they were still murmuring. God continue to show the people fresh grace by opening the Red Sea.

God grace can change you. It is not about you.

The message of resurrection is that He is risen. It is all about Jesus.

Why did God open up the Red Sea? – Because of His faithfulness. The people were not in that place meriting that miracle.

After crossing the Red Sea, three days later they came to the bitter water of Marah. The people started complaining again. God showed Moses the tree. When Moses threw the tree into the water, it became sweet drinking water. God turn the bitter water of Marah sweet.

The people were happy for a while and then they complained later there is no water. Moses hit the rock, water gushed out water. Every time, they complained, God demonstrate His grace. Each time the people complained, God demonstrated His pure grace.

At the foot of Mount Sinai, the people said they can do all God want them to do even before the law was given, man presumed on his own righteousness which he has none. God changed His language. Man became proud. God told the people don’t come near Him. Any people or animal that touched the mountain will die.

If they want God to bless, judge, assess them according to their righteousness, they have to fulfill the Ten Commandments. The law stands as a whole. If you break one, you break all.

God’s heart is not into Law but into Grace. God brought the people out of Egypt by grace.

God did everything by His grace before Mount Sinai.

Every murmuring brought God’s demonstration of His grace.

God’s righteousness is a gift. People are still looking for their own righteousness. These people are the worst sort and they are still looking down on other people.

There were 3 miracles of resurrection – Jairus daughter who just died, the widow of Nain’s only son. The third was Lazarus who has died for four days.

Jesus interrupted gloom and doom. All three of them Jesus raised them from the dead.

We judged each other by each other sinful lifestyle. We judged based on the degree of sin or lifestyle but they are all dead. Jesus came to make death people alive.

We have come to Mount Zion.

Mount Sinai is the first Pentecost where the Law was given. Three thousand people died.

In the New Testament, on the day of Pentecost, God gave people the Spirit. Three thousand people were saved.

People are giving up Jesus for the Law. People are preaching from the wrong mountain. The people gave up Sarah for Hagar. There is life whenever Mount Zion is heard.

They that trusted The Lord shall be as Mount Zion.

When Jesus was at Simon’s house, the Pharisee saw the woman from the perspective of Mount Sinai. We see the sinful lifestyle of people. Jesus saw this woman as one who once upon a time as a small girl who has been sexually abuse. Simon did not wash Jesus feet or anoint His head with common oil.

God’s definition of sin is if you think about it, it is considered done.

The Pharisee was also forgiven much but they think they were loved little.

The apostle Paul called himself the chief of all sinners. He called himself the worst of sinners.

Jesus is raised for our righteousness and justification.

Resurrection Sunday is the greatest of all celebration for the believer. It is more important than Christmas. The world wants to celebrate the birth but God wants to celebrate the Resurrection.

The world sees a baby, God see His Son glorified.

We have hope because Jesus rose from the dead.

Jesus rose from the dead never to die again. We are raised with Him.

Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

We must know why Jesus rose from the dead. He has conquered death. That is not the main reason.

Verse 4: But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

There is no verse in the bible that said God is wrath. Does God have wrath? – Yes. People who teach grace said there is no wrath in God.  There is no wrath in God towards His people that they believed that they are saved from wrath through Jesus Christ.

That does not mean there are no more wraths in the future for the world. If the world keeps on rejecting Jesus Christ, God is not just a God of grace for His people and in His true essence of who He is. He will hold back His heart of love and grace and be a judge. If there is no justice, there will be mayhem. There will be all kinds of chaos.

A judge can be a very compassionate man. He can be doing a lot of thing for charity and be kind to his neighbors. When he sits in the judicial seat, he cannot just be compassion. He must execute the justice. Justice is a framework. God will set into that role at the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Some people are saying God has no wrath anymore. He is still the same God. In the Old Testament, God is not able to show His true heart of love. He only showed His hand.

Jesus death has unleashed all the repressed, torrential, affections, compassion, and love for a lost world. God still love the world.

If the world keep on rejecting Jesus Christ, there will come a time God will pour out His wrath. This will be the worst time on this earth. We will be looking down. We will all have been raptured.

God is rich in mercy. We are not coming to God to change His mind.

God is giving all the time. We pray to God not to persuade God. We are getting in synch and getting in the flow to know what God is already doing.

What if you don’t pray? God will still be giving but You won’t get the best of it. We are to see prayer like that.

We are to see God rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us.

Verse 5: even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Man is dead. The world is full of the walking dead. They measure themself as being better than other people but they are still dead.

How many want to have God’s resurrection power flowing in your life? What must I do? How to get his benefit?

What must Lazarus do to get this resurrection life? What must Jairus daughter do to receive this Jesus benefit?

People think they have to read the bible more, must reach out to people. When God release the resurrection power in their life, they think they will get well soon when they fall sick.

What did the people do that received Jesus resurrection power?

Those who are dead cannot beat a heartbeat, they cannot breathe and breathe, nor can they bet an eyelid.

God’s greatest power is released when we are really at rest. We are to look to Him and don’t do anything.

Doing is hindering. We do too much.

Lazarus was dead for four days.

With Jesus, when you do nothing, something happen – Resurrection.

Some people said if you do nothing, you cannot grow spiritually.

Yellow Lilies

Mount of Beatitudes

Jesus uses the Sermon on the Mount of Beatitudes. There were about 10,000 men when Jesus was preaching.

The acoustics there is one of the best in the world.

The lilies in Israel are yellow and red in color. Jesus said to look at the lilies in the field. How did the lilies grow? They grow without struggling.

The lilies toil not nor spin. They don’t even work. Yet our Heavenly Father clothes them. Even King Solomon was not dressed like that.

True believer and fake believer has a difference. True believer has natural fragrance that you cannot manufacture. Fake flowers cannot grow.

If God clothes the lilies of the field, God will clothe you. This is not about faith.

For man, Jesus said to take no thought about what they are to eat. The birds sow not and reap not. Jesus said that yet “Your heaven Father feeds them”.

Why worry about food and clothing?

God made man to sleep so that woman will always remain a mystery.

The message is about don’t worry about clothes or food. The biggest problem is worry. This is hindering the flow.

Our biggest problem is always to provide for our self, our family. We are sowing, we are reaping, we are out there watching for ourselves. Jesus said this is hindering our flow.

What must a dead person do to receive resurrection life? There is nothing for us to do anything to receive God’s resurrection power. We are to breathe easy and enter into his rest. We are doing too much. It is not about you. It is all about Him.

Verse 5: even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

God raised Christ from the dead,

English language is very narrow and not varied when describing love.

Greek is rich in describing love.

Ephesians 1:16-23 (NKJV)

16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding[a] being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Verses 6-20: 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding[a] being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

Jesus is praying that we will move by His Spirit of Wisdom and revelation. What is that exceeding greatness of God’s power which God worked in Christ when God raised Him from the dead?

Power has different meaning in the Greek language.

Verse 19: and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

Power in verse 19 is Dunamis in Greek. Dunamis is dynamite power.

Verse 19:

Power is Dunamis – refers to dynamite power.

Working is energia – refers to energy power.

Mighty is ischus – refers to supernatural strength in a person.

Power is krastos – refers to power that was released.

God exerted the grace power to raise His Son from the dead. What does that means? It means all of God’s power is involved in raising Jesus from the dead. You will get to see this power as you were raised with Him.

Pastor will touch on this at another time.

Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Verse 5: even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

God exerted His greatest power there is to raise all of us in Christ from the dead. We were in Christ. We are like a piece of paper and placed the bible is Christ. We are placed within the pages of bible. We are in Christ.

P laced in between the pages of a bible. The bible is Jesus. Where Jesus is, we are with Him.

We are in Christ wherever we are. We are to receive by faith. Men’s eyes can deceive us. Only God’s eyes see the reality, beyond the fact.

Verse 6: and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

We also sat with Christ. Christ seat is a throne. Sitting is a position of rest. Your work is finished.

In the Old Testament, the priest of the tabernacle never sat down. There was a table but has no seats. This shows that they are still imperfect.

Verse 7: that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

That is hina in Greek and means – in order that.

God is not only for this life. God is going to show the exceeding riches in His grace and kindness in the age to come.

Grace was in God’s heart before Jesus came. God loved us in the beginning. God is not able to express the full love until Jesus came.

Jesus death expresses God’s heart fully.

People thought that grace will close one day. The age of grace will not close. The age of the church on earth will close.

Romans 4:22-25 (NKJV)

22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[a]

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

This is about Abraham. This is not written for Abraham sake alone.

V22: And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

What did Abraham do? Abraham did nothing and he only believed God. Was Abraham a perfect man? – No.

This statement is for all our benefit.

Verses 23-25: Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

Christian can use the phrase that Jesus was raise from our justification. What does it mean?

Verse 25: who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

Both “Because of” is the same word in Greek.

Because of is dia in Greek.

Dia literally means:

1. By means of
2. By reason of
3. On account of

Jesus was delivered on account  of (because of) our sins. Jesus went to the cross on account of our sins.

Some people think they must also suffer because Jesus suffers for their sins.

Some Christian will say what love Jesus showed and we want to love for Him.

Some Christian will say “what love, the Lord loves me so much and I want to live my life for His glory. Jesus went through all the suffering for me.”

Jesus was raised by means of our justification. Justification means God declared us righteous.

Some people said the reason God raised Jesus from the dead is because He is God’s Son. He is God’s Son but that is not the reason.

Some said God raised Jesus from the dead is to conquer death. There is no doubt that Jesus conquered death but that is not the revelation of the Gospel.

The reason God raised Jesus from the dead is because we were declared righteous by the tribunal of heaven.

The courts of Heaven saw the suffering of Jesus on the cross, how He became our divine substitute, and how He bore your sins and my sins.

God created time and God is not confined by time.

God saw you before you were born. God saw your sins. God saw everything and God put all your sins on Jesus Christ. That means you are fully forgiven.

Those who know they are forgiven much will love Jesus much.

People are struggling because of the lack of this truth.

Right believing produces right living. Grace was hardly preached.

Many people discovered later on how bad they were when Jesus saved them. We are still experiencing God’s forgiveness.

Peter jumped into the sea and swim towards Jesus when He was on the shore. It was not a sense of holiness that Peter felt but he sensed the love of Jesus. Peter sensed Jesus holiness when he first met Jesus before he became His disciple.

Some people thought after they become a Christian, they must grow in holiness.

We are reasoning with our fleshly reasons.

The only way to grow is to grown in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Why was Jesus raised from the dead? We were declared righteous by God.

All our sins are placed on Jesus Christ. Jesus is an overpayment.

The worth of Jesus is worth more than myriads of angels.

Jesus Christ is God’s overpayment.

None of our sin escapes. God punish all our sins on Jesus body. All our sins were forgiven because our sins were fully met in justice, holiness, and righteousness.

Jesus is dead, and His body was taken down from the cross and buried; God’s divine justice and the courts of heaven got together and said the price is paid, the Law is satisfied and magnified by Christ death, all the enemy is vanquished. God is glorified.

We are all declared righteous through Jesus death on the cross.

If we were not declared righteous, Christ cannot be raised.

1 Corinthians 15:17 (NKJV)

17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

If Christ is not risen, there is no hope for us. Heaven has accepted Jesus payment.

Jesus resurrection is the divine receipt for our resurrection. We are cleared of our sins for eternity. Jesus is alive forever.

There is no way Jesus can be raised if we are not declared righteous.

Hebrews 1:3 (NKJV)

3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself  purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Why did Jesus sit down? – Because Jesus has purged our sins.

We are totally forgiven.

John 20:19-20 (NKJV)

The Apostles Commissioned

19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled,[a] for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

Why did Jesus said peace and then showed the disciples His hands and His side? Jesus is telling them the reason they can have peace because Jesus has paid for it. Peace because of the divine receipt. They were glad when they saw the Lord.

Romans 4:25 (NKJV)

25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

Romans 5:1-6 (NKJV)

Faith Triumphs in Trouble

5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have[a] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Christ in Our Place

6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Continuing on from Romans 4 into Romans 5 – The resurrection should give you peace.

The reason you have disease is because you are not at peace.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:
We thank God for the knowledge that we have is the knowledge of Him. There are still many colleagues and friends still lost in darkness. We are to go out there and tell them the good news. This is not religion but a reality that Jesus rose from the dead. He is still alive today. As the bible says, “As Christ is so are we today”.

The life here on earth is only temporal but the age to come is the real life. It is more real than this life. You will be in a new body. You will be floating around with a new body.

When He comes again, we will have a body that will never grow old, never be tired, and never fall sick ever again, forever young, for a long time.

Lift up your head as Jesus Christ is coming. Pastor worship and sings . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9Z0moQYv4

Lift up your heads to the coming King

Bow before Him and adore Him sing

To His Majesty, let your praises be

Pure and Holy giving Glory to the King of Kings

Lift up your heads to the coming King

Bow before Him and adore Him sing

To His Majesty, let your praises be

Pure and Holy giving Glory to the King of Kings

Pure and Holy giving Glory to the King of Kings

The Lord bless you and the Lord keep you throughout this week.

The Lord protect you and preserve you from harm and danger, from the power of the evil one. The Lord protect you from every sickness and disease and the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.

The Lord lift up His countenance on you, grant you shalom peace.

In the name of Jesus and all the people say Amen!!!

Gav.

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Resurrection Sunday

Jesus ate after He resurrected! Our new body would be transformed like His body. We would not feel tired or bored and would be forever healthy in our transformed body.

God wants the universe to be the playground of His children. In our new body we would be more alive than we are alive right now!

God counts dead as an enemy. God made man to be forever young and abundance in supply. But here we have, the earth fallen. God wanted man to love Him because man chose to.

Every single food was good in the garden. Everything plus that tree was good.

For free choice to be free choice, God has to have one tree that is not good for man for man to choose.

God cannot control the result of your choice. Result is result.

It is not God’s will for man to die.

The gift of God is Jesus Christ our Lord!

He lived a perfect sinless life on Earth!

Why did God raise Jesus from the dead?

God raised Jesus for our justification.

Ephesians 2:4-7

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

God is not rich in anger. When God is angry, it is His foreign act.

God is love! It is never God is wrath.

The heart of God is full of compassion.

God did not deliver them because they are good but because He is good!

Covenant was depending on who God is.

Man presumed on his righteousness.

God is saying if u want me to bless u assess u based on your goodness, u better don’t come near cos the mountain is Godly.

The goodness of God will lead people to repentance.

If you break one law, u r guilty of all!

The law stands together as a composite whole.

The law was given by Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus! The truth that set us free is by grace!

God was active and His people just need to rest. When man want to try and try, God rested and let man try. Then Jesus came.

Paul was Pharisee of pharisees.

Jesus never enter a funeral and not raise the dead to live.

Jesus’ joy may remain in us and fullness of joy in us.

Before Jesus went to the cross, He spoke to the disciples about His joy in us! The joy of the Lord is our strength! Is His joy, and not our joy!

The joy of the Lord is us! The joy of finding the treasure Jesus gave everything! He was the One who came to us! He gave everything and His life to buy us!

Jesus did not come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live!

By grace we have been saved!!

There are people who died young, old, poor and rich. But they are all dead! Don’t compare with how “much”"deader” we are.

God put us in Christ! When He sees us today, is in all His health and glory! God pours His grace on Christ!

God raised Jesus from dead and we are in Christ!

We are seated with Christ!

That (hina-in order that)  in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

The age of the church on earth period!

When God raised Jesus from dead, He used the greatest power He has.

There are a lot of words for power in Hebrew.

Miracle power – dynamo

Divine energy

Inherit power

Power that is released

Ephesians 1:16-23

do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Power – Dunamis

What can a dead man do to qualify for a resurrection power? He cannot even lift a finger. We don’t receive because we tried too much.

Over managing, over parenting.

The law said u must not u must not..

In grace God said I do I do I do!

The greatest thing to inherit resurrection power is not doing anything. We are doing too much!

If Jesus is not in the scene, then we do nothing, nothing will happen.

If Jesus is in the scene, He will do everything! We do nothing, He will enjoy everything!

Why do u worry about clothing? Look at the lilies of the valley, how they grow? They toil not, neither do they spin.

Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like these lilies.

God does not cloth people with strong faith only. We will be better clothed than Solomon in all his glory!

Take no thought and we will be very well-clothed.

Clothing of lilies come from within. We cannot buy health.

Fitness and health are two different things. Health are from the Lord!

Don’t worry! With little faith, our Father in heaven will clothed us!

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Learn about the gift of righteousness and all will be ADDED to us!

The more we worry the more supply stops.

God rich in mercy. When we don’t pray we lose out. God is ever-giving!

When we pray we get into the waterfall.

God does not need to be persuaded.

The cross is a expression of God’s love and grace.

Our sins are been paid for! God always is love!!

If we don’t pray we miss out.

Keep receiving what God is giving.

Romans 4:22-25

And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

“Because of ” – dia

Dia means through the channel of, by means of , on an account of

There was a time “time” began.

7 years is the beginning of good wine. The longer wine is, the better it gets.

Jesus turns the water to wine. Wine speaks of joy. In an instant, Jesus turn water to wine.

Jesus can compress time! He can change time!!

The cross is outside time!

God forgive us all!!

Our sin did not escape! We are forgiven because our sins are judged!!

Holiness is a fruit! The more we rest, the more God work.

Fall back into His arms.

Is Jesus facing my stress. Is Jesus facing! The more we rest, the more He flows!!

Start head, mind, mouth and walk!

There is no such thing as forgiven little. All of us broke 10 commandments. We are forgiven much!! All of us are 100% sinners.

God saw our sins in details.

We are forgiven because our sins are judged and not escaped!

Every strokes fell upon Jesus! Every depression fell upon Him for 3 hours until Jesus cried finished! The heaven cleared!

Darkness covered and Jesus called My God, but when it is finished, Jesus called My Father!

We are declared righteous, God raised Jesus from dead!!

If we are not declared righteous, Jesus would not be raised from the dead.

Resurrection is a divine receipt!

John 20:19-20

The Apostles Commissioned

Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “ Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

The first word that came out when He was resurrected was Peace!

Jesus died from a broken heart, so that ours will be mended.

Do we understand or not? We don’t understand, we cannot receive the peace!

Romans 4:25

who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.

All disease is dis-ease

Don’t take everything as theory only. You may sin, but it will not take u away from righteousness position before God!

A broken heart was a price Jesus paid.

Jesus loves us so much, by His stripe we are healed! There is no other ways to be saved than by Jesus’ death and resurrection!

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31 March 2013

If God surrounded man with everything good, where is the choice?

Planted the one tree to see if man would choose to love Him freely.

The result is chosen by your choice. Result is death.

It is not God’s will for us to die.

Jesus lived a perfect sinless life on earth. But died a terrible death. Why did God raise Jesus from the dead? Not just to show His power or to conquer the devil. What is the crux of the answer?

Eph2:4-7

God is RICH in MERCY

Isaiah- When God is angry, it is a foreign act

God is defined as love, not wrath or anger. Does he have anger? Yes but how do u define God? God is love.

In Egypt, the Hebrews were idol worshipping yet God saved them. They murmured but He opened the Red Sea. Why? Because He is good. God didn’t punish them at the bitter waters of Mara. Showed them the TREE that they threw into the water and it became sweet. God didn’t rain judgment but rained manna. Grace- Fresh murmuring showed fresh grace. Had they continued in the covenant of grace, they would have been transformed. From Egypt to Sinai, no one died. Still under grace. Post Sinai, when they murmured, they died.

Exo 19- God said He wanted to make them a kingdom of priests. The people said this- whatever God can command us (very emphatic), we can do it. God changed his tone when man presumed on his righteousness, goodness and ability. Rightaway God said DON’T COME NEAR ME, DON’T TOUCH THIS MOUNTAIN LEST U DIE. Before that He was near them and no one died.

If u want me to bless u, assess u, judge u base on u keeping the law- u better not come here because this mountain is holy. So if u sin and touch this mountain, u will die.

Had they said (lyrics of amazing grace here), He would have blessed and blessed them.

Under law, u break one means guilty for all and curse will fall. Composite whole. U steal under the law, also means u are also judged as an adulterer.

Grace and truth given by Jesus Christ. Didn’t say the Law and Truth given by Moses. Truth is on the side of grace. The truth that saved is grace.

Under law, u work, I (God) rest.

We studied how Jesus ate with the sinners but some Christians have this stinking attitude of “don’t come near me, u will defile me”. Paul said Christ Jesus came to save sinners of whom I am chief. Was Paul a chief pimp or chief mafia? No. He knew the bible backwards, frontwards. The worse kind is the law keeping people who look down on others.

If u and to hold a pity party or a real funeral where no one comes back alive, don’t invite Jesus. Jesus is full of joy and full of life.

The JOY of the LORD is my strength. Not the joy of your branded handbag, the joy of a product or the joy of my team scoring a goal. What is the joy of the LORD?? It is you. The parable of the merchant who found the treasure and sold everything to buy the pearl of great worth. You are the pearl. He gave his everything, his life, to purchase you.

We are all dead. Young dead look young but dead. Old dead look old but dead. The rich dead are also dead. God didn’t come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live. Dead is dead so don’t judge people based on level of deadness.

When God sees u today, He sees u in Christ- in all His perfection and glory. God pours His love and grace and blessings on Christ and thus, on you.

We are seated with Christ that in the (hina- in order that) ages to come EPH 2:7…

U do something in order to produce something

Grace is not a age period where there is a beginning and end. Grace never ends. This is the church period, not the grace period. Grace will never end.

EPH 1

In the Greek, love has many different words. Agape is highest form of love. Eros is just fleshly love. English everything is just love. In Greek, Dunamis is miraclous kind of power. Energia is a divine energy power. Ischus is inherent power. Kratos power that is released.

Eph1:16-23

and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength (Ephesians 1:19 NIV)

V19- greatness of His power (Dunamis)… That power (energias) is the same as the mighty (ischus) strength (krator)…

What must I do to be a beneficiary of resurrection power? What must Lazarus do for Jesus to raise him from the dead? What can a dead man do to qualify for Jesus’ resurrection power? He can’t beat a heartbeat or lift a finger or bat an eyelash.

Why we can’t receive? We do too much

Even for managers there is over managing/ for parents there is over parenting… In this area u do not believe the LORD your God, so in this area your grace is lacking.

Not that we doing not enough but we are doing too much. If God says I WILL, that means you REST. Even our rest isn’t real rest. We always try to help God.

Even healing, the people were still alive. So u can argue they can do something.

BUT The greatest power is released when we do nothing.

If u belong to the world, do nothing means get nothing. But u have a Heavenly Father.

If Jesus is in your life, you do nothing and He will do everything.

When u do nothing, u enjoy everything.

But Pastor Prince if we do nothing we will not grow.

(shows pic of the mount of the ‘sermon of the mount’)- the acoustics of the place is amazing. Lilies of the field here are yellow and red.

Look at the lilies of the field- how they grow. They toil not and they are clothed. (did nothing) If God can clothed the lilies of the field, how mug more will he clothe you, you o little faith? He clothes us even though we have little faith and he will better clothe us than Solomon in all his glory.

Don’t worry for your daily necessities n you will be full.

The clothing of the lilies- more than just clothes. Daily necessities.

Health is from the LORD. Fitness is not health.

Don’t worry about what you shall eat/drink- look at the birds of the air, sow not neither do they reap. Yet your Heavenly Father feeds them, are you not better than the birds?

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Not your righteousness.

And all these things the world desires will be ADDED to you.

The more u worry, the more your supply stops.

People think of prayer as this gaping hole and you pray to get trickles of blessings. Prayer is to change his mind. Wrong.

We should see it this way, when I pray I get into this torrential waterfall that is always flowing. We don’t have to persuade God. No one had to persuade Jesus to die on the cross.

The cross gives God the righteous foundation to cease judging us because it has all been paid for.

Prayer is just receiving what God is continually giving.

Romans 4:22-25

Abraham only believed God. Did nothing. And that was counted as righteousness. V25- what does it mean to be raised for our justification?

Greek- “because of”= usually hati is used, but here is dia= By reason of, on account of, by means of

It takes 7 years to get good wine. And the longer the wine ages, the better it gets. (He can turn the bland water of your marriage into wine, makes the later years of your marriage awesome.) Wedding of Canna- in an instant, the water turned into the best wine. Jesus lives outside time.

Col2- all trespasses — does NOT mean from the day we are born until we receive Jesus & from then on got to keep asking for forgiveness case by case basis

Let Jesus handle it. Tomorrow is not u facing ur boss and ur stress. U are resting in Him and He is doing it. The more u rest, the more He flows. U fall into His arms. Every area, bring rest into it.

There is no such thing as forgiven little. We were all forgiven much. All of us broke the Ten Commandments. We ought to be loving Him much. If you think you were 70% good and 30% bad when receive Jesus, can only love Him 30%. We were 100% dead. There are immoral dead and moral dead but all were dead.

Mid-day became midnight for three hours on the cross as judgment after judgment fell on Him, until Jesus yelled FINISHED and the heavens cleared. During the punishment- “My God, my God..” But before He died, He called out Father— restoration of relationship.

God raised Him on Acc of His declaring us as righteous. If He had not declared us righteous, Jesus would not have been resurrected from the dead.

Resurrection of Christ is divine receipt, declaration and proof that your sin debt- past, present, future- has been FULLY PAID. The nail scarred hand and piercing on the side – receipt.

Water and blood flowed out from the side. If there is a rupture of the heart, blood and water flow into the membrane. Jesus literally died of a broken heart so that yours will be mended. He literally gave everything.

John 20:19-20 peace

Romans 4:22-25

Romans 5- we have peace with God.

The world and people might not be happy with us. Who cares? We have peace with God.

Man from Ohio wrote- amazing and permeating peace that is in his area of his life. Had spinal cord and disc problem of which there was no cure. State of pain that was constant. Since sitting under the preaching of PP, and embraced the finished work= no more pain, healed and cured. Also healed of a 10y smoking habit. Realised acceptance of the LORD and love and grace of the LORD. Habit was effortlessly removed from him as if he never had this problem.

You may still sin but it can never change your position before God. What a gift and what a price He paid. What love! I want to live for your glory. He suffered so we don’t have to and at what a cost, what a cost. There was no other way to save us… If there was, then His death was a tragic blunder.

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IS JESUS YOUR SAVIOUR OR JUST ANOTHER TEACHER?

THREE  sets of notes : (i) Gav’s ;  (ii)  Evelyn Zoe’s ; (iii) Danz Bear Finder

See this link for notes with pictures from Gav:

2013-03-24_NCC Sermon Sunday Service

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Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 24 March 2013

-      Pastor Prince     09:02 am

Why is grace scandalous?

The Pharisees found Jesus scandalous. Jesus never compromised His beautiful moral attributes and they shines forth in its lustrous beauty. Jesus never lowered His standards. He never sin. Yet He was perceived as scandalous. This is because He always spent time with people that are considered scandalous.

Luke 7:31-32 (NKJV)

31 And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

We mourned to you,

And you did not weep.’

Verse 31: The Lord is speaking here. The people of that generation are very much like the people in this generation.

Verse 32: They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

We mourned to you,

And you did not weep.’

The context before verse is talking about John the Baptist. John had come to prepare the way of the Lord. Jesus and John the Baptist were cousins. They could have many times together.

John the Baptist was sent by God to prepare the way of the Lord. The way of the Lord is the way of Jehovah.

Jesus is giving testimony of John and He talks about the people of this generation.

The mourning part is the ministry of John the Baptist. John came across as severe, demanding, holiness and that was necessary. John was the last prophet of the Old Testament.

Jesus said that he that was least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist in position.

When John mourned for the sins of the people, the people did not cry. When Jesus came with grace, His ministry is the ministry of music, celebration and yet the people did not dance.

This generation is so lost in a sense that the ministry of law is not having its effect and so is the ministry of grace.

Luke 7:33-50 (NKJV)

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”

And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Verses 33-34: For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!

We called Jesus a friend of sinners and tax collectors. This phrase originally came from His critics.

A tax collector in those days has to renounced his family is not allow to come into the synagogue. A tax collector is as good as dead to the family. They are considered as social outcast. Matthew and Levi are tax collectors.

Another gospel said He is a friend of tax collectors and harlots. Sinners are considered as prostitutes. John the Baptist was considered as too severe for that generation. Jesus was too gracious for that generation. The people considered law as too severe and grace is too far. They called themselves the self-righteous.

How Jesus is the friend of sinners?

Verses 36-50: Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”

And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Whoever is forgiven much will love Him much. No one is forgiven little. Those who think that they are forgiven little they will love Him little.

Here is an amazing message whether there is food for both young and old believer.

Verse 36: Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat.

Sat down means recline. The people were reclining at the table. The table is U-shaped with the guest of honor in the center.

One hand is on the table and eating with the other hand. The eating is a time of fellowship and bonding.

It is interesting to note when Jesus was at other tables throughout the gospel. In some table, He felt so welcome and at home. In some tables, He was not welcome.

Jesus always goes when He was invited. It all it depends on how they invite Him. If they invite Him as a teacher, He will come as a teacher. If they invite Him as a Savior, He always felt at home.

How the people see Jesus will affect how they will receive from Him.

The more the people see Jesus, the more the Holy Spirit has material to work with. We are transformed by beholding the glory of the Lord. We need preachers, teachers, evangelist, prophets to unveil Jesus more and more.

When Zacchaeus invited Jesus, he has a heart to see Jesus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector. He has a heart for Jesus and he climbed up a tree to see Jesus. The synagogue did not teach him this. This is what the Holy Spirit produced in him. People who have no heart for Jesus will not see Him.

We are here to see only Jesus. Stress becomes rest. We enter more into His rest.

Matthew 9:9-12 (NKJV)

Matthew the Tax Collector

9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

These verses showed how Jesus called him. Matthew is a tax collector and therefore he was cast out from the synagogue. Whenever Jesus said “follow me” it is not He sees something good in you. It is not because you studied in some good school. It has nothing with what you are, what you have, or what you have done.

Matthew left and followed Jesus. Jesus is at Matthew’s table. Matthew invited tax collectors and prostitutes. What do you think of minister who sits down with people like that? Jesus sat down and ate with these people at the same table.

Verses 11-12: And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

When the Pharisees invited Jesus, they invited Him as a teacher. They were to talk to Jesus about the Law. Sometimes when people invite you, they want to talk you in front of their friends.

Matthew welcomes Jesus to the table as Savior.

Some people come to church and they wanted Jesus to be a teacher.

Jesus want to save your body, He wants to save your mind, He want to save your friendship, He want to save every part of your life. Jesus never stops being a Savior.

Once you see Jesus as a Savior, Grace will teach you.

Actually Jesus invited Himself to Zacchaeus house. Jesus did not teach in Zacchaeus house. They were eating and enjoying.

Once you see Him as a savior, grace will teach you about Jesus. Jesus never taught Zacchaeus.

Jesus did not teach at Zacchaeus in his house. Grace taught him and he became gracious.

The best teacher to teach your children is the grace of God. Every time our children can counter Jesus, their results go up.

Free is not inexpensive, it means you cannot pay for it.

Jesus goes where he is invited. Here Jesus was invited as a teacher.

Verses 36-38: Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.

A woman brought an alabaster flash of fragrant oil.

Brought here in the Greek means something she received as payment. The ointment is very expensive as it cost her soul.

Wiped in verse 38 means a onetime action that has its consequence today. The woman was weeping and kept on wiping at Jesus feet. Wipe is in imperfect tense.

Picture of reclining Feet is behind.

This woman kissed Jesus feet repeatedly.

Kiss means kataphileo in Greek and it means kiss again and again and kiss tenderly.

The woman kissed Jesus feet repeatedly. Who is Jesus facing? – the woman or the Simon the Pharisee? Jesus was facing Simon as He was reclining at the face. The woman is at Jesus back. The Pharisee is looking at Jesus and the woman. Jesus has to turn to look at the woman. You can look and still not see.

Verses 39-40: Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

The Pharisee did a self-talk by talking to himself. The Pharisee said if He was a prophet. They did not see Him as a savior. How you see Jesus will determine how much grace you will receive. Jesus is the Son of the living God. A prophet cannot save you.

This Pharisee has a heart for holiness. True grace produces true holiness.

The Son abides in the house, the servant Moses does not abide in the house. Grace is greater than the Law.

God is righteous in making us righteous.

Every time Jesus forgives a sinner, Jesus has to pay for it. At the cross, all the claim of sins for the sinful man has been met by our Lord Jesus Christ at the cross. The law demand death. Jesus died in our place.

We don’t sweep our sin under the carpet.

God saw all our sins laid upon Jesus. Not one sin committed escaped from God and God has put it on Jesus. Jesus never sin. It all came from us. Our sin does not escape. All our sins were judged on the cross. Flesh cannot understand that.

People come from all over the world to attend this church.

The grace church needs constant reminder because of the natural propensity of the flesh and pride. We need to be constantly reminded of God’s grace.

Pride is paying for people who want to give you as a gift. We need to learn to receive.

Grace must be received. There is no earning. Which family you are born in means nothing. All your education means nothing. We are still in our performance orientation towards the Christian life.

Verses 39-40: Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

Jesus knows all about you and still loves you.

Verse 40: Simon the Pharisee saw Jesus as a teacher.

Judas called Jesus “Rabbi”, the rest called Him Lord in the gospel.

In Matthew’s house there is no parable by Jesus. Matthew house there is no parable also.

Verse 41: 41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

One Denarii is a full day’s wage.

One creditor owed 500 and the other owed 50.

The one who owned the master more will love him more.

Verse 42: And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

Freely forgave means Charizomai in Greek. Chariz means grace. When grace is active and in action, it is Charizomai.

Charizomai is also used in Romans 8 – God freely give us all things.

Jesus is using a language an expression that the Pharisee can understand. He uses money in this illustration.

Verses 43-44: Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”

And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

Jesus is asking Simon whether he saw the woman. Jesus is not seeing the woman all the while. The Pharisee is all the while looking at the woman and Jesus.

Jesus turned to the woman and said to the Pharisee.

See means blepo in Greek and it means to see with the mind’s eye and discern mentally. You can see and yet not see.

When you see sinners around you, what do you think? The world has this attitude.

This woman was once upon a time a little girl who played with dolls. When you open up the papers about certain woman or man, did you really see this woman or man? Do not see them physically.

This woman was probably abused when she was young, nobody sees them but the Lord sees and God so loved the world and send to us Jesus as a Savior.

Everyone can see the woman. Jesus asked whether they can see the woman with discernment and see the way He saw her.

They people argue based on different levels of sinful lifestyle.

There are three resurrections in Jesus ministry as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Jesus raised Jairus daughter from the death and she was 12 years old. Jesus also raised the only son of the widow in Nain. The third one is Jesus raised Lazarus after he had died 4 days. What is the difference in all these 3? The first one is Jairus daughter just died when Jesus was on the way to her house. The son of the widow of Nain had died just for a few hours. Lazarus had died 4 days. These are different levels of decay but all are dead.

We argue based on different level of sinful lifestyle. We are all dead spiritually. Jesus came to save and make dead people live.

We are dead spiritually. We live based on our 5 senses. We live based on our brain. We indulge in our flesh and don’t care about the cry within that we need the Lord. There is a vacuum shaped inside crying out for Jesus. We don’t care because we are dead spiritually. But the Lord cares.

Verses 44 -46: Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.

The woman is still kissing Jesus feet. The oil is olive oil. The common courtesy is to wash the guest feet with water but Simon did not do this to Jesus or anoint Jesus head with olive oil. The woman gave Jesus fragrance oil.

Verse 47: Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

The reason the woman loved Jesus much is because she is forgiven much. The same goes to the one who felt he was loved little will love Jesus little.

The woman knew she was forgiven. The woman was forgiven earlier by Jesus and some believe she is Mary Madelene but this was not recorded in the bible. Jesus had an encounter with this woman and forgave her. She came to the house to show Jesus the results of that forgiveness. She never stopped weeping at Jesus feet. Amen!

Verses 49-50: And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Jesus told the woman, her sins have been forgiven.

Verse 47: Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

In the Greek language:

Perfect tense means it was done once and for all and it will never be repeated.

Imperfect tense means it is done again and again.

Past sense is also aorist tense.

Verse 47: Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

Forgiven is perfect tense. When the woman was forgiven was not recorded. She was not the woman caught in adultery. Mary Madelene was one of the prostitutes saved by the Lord.

The church does not understand the finality of the works Jesus at the cross. The church does not know the finality of what Jesus has done.

God created time. God does not exist in time. Jesus always said “I Am” and is not confine by time. God does not live in the future also. Future means time. God exist outside time. The cross is outside time.

God took all our sins and out it all in Jesus. All who live before Jesus, their sins were out on Jesus. All those who live after Jesus, you and I, God also put all our sins on Jesus. God punished Jesus for all our sins.

Pastors who want their congregation to love Jesus has to unveil to them how forgiven they are.

Those who know the doctrine of God in the head does not mean the doctrine are in their heart. Those who know the doctrine in their heart will cry when they think of their sin and want to give to the Lord.

When Jesus talk to the straight woman that her sins have been forgiven, Jesus talks to the woman about her faith. All that the woman was conscious of was Jesus. When Jesus talks to the Pharisee about the woman, He talks about her works of faith. Her work of faith is her crying, her weeping, and her most expensive box of ointment.

People are talking about the works of sinners and not their faith.

Pastor and leaders are not to talk about the works all the time.

The work of grace is like when you in love with Jesus, you don’t even realize you are producing fruit. It is for others to see. It is not for you to see.

Verse 48: Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Forgiven is in the perfect tense. Jesus is reminding the woman that she has been forgiven.

We are forgetful people and need constant reminder.

Jesus reminded the woman again that her sins are forgiven once and for all.

Verse 47: Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

Forgiven is perfect tense.

Loved much is in aorist tense, the past tense.

Forgiven is present tense.

Loves is present tense.

We all think forgive as present tense. We have not come to the finality work of the cross. We are forgiven once and for all. We do not have present tense forgiveness. We have the perfect tense forgiveness. This will produce true love for Jesus.

Pastor and leaders are to remember that the people are forgiven once and for all. They are accepted by the Savior and the Savior loved them. The people will bring their heart, their person, and wealth.

Alabaster box is made of stone. It is the most expensive ointment. The girl will give tis oil to the one they will marry one day.

Verse 48: Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Forgiven is in perfect tense.

Verse 49: And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

Forgives is in present tense. The Pharisee thought the woman was forgiven for this time only.

We have been forgiven. We want to see people loving Jesus more.

When we fall in love with Jesus, we fall out of love for our sins.

Love will make a difference. A girl who normally will not make up her room will do so when her boyfriend is coming to visit her in her home.

We should not talk about our works.

It was a sense of Jesus love that Peter dive into the seas and swim towards Jesus. It is not about His holiness.

Grace is not complicated. Most of Jesus disciples were fisherman.

All people can be taught about grace.

Verse 50: Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Saved is in perfect tense.

You are saved once and for all and are never to be repeated.

The blood of Jesus forgives us once and for all.

If a person is saved and sin again, we are not the judge. The Lord can do two things. The Lord can bring him home early. He lives life miserably miss this loving relationship with Jesus.

Verse 50: Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

In means Eis in Greek or go into peace. Shalom means well-being. No more disease.

The woman when in her work she lost a bit of her soul.

The fragrance cost her one year salary. The woman is crying out for a normal life. We should have compassion and not condemn the girl.

She could be saying to Jesus that He brought back her soul and the Alabaster Box of ointment was meant for Him as she wiped Jesus feet.

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:
God is not define by time or space. God can go into your Mondays all the way through Fridays, all the way to Saturday and to next Sunday. God can just go into time and God and adjust and prepare the way for you. That is what it means in the bible. God will go ahead of you just as He is your rear guard, God can also go in front of you like He did to the children of Israel.

This coming week the Lord bless you with the blessings of Father Abraham and the blessings of Deuteronomy 28. The Lord Himself keep you, preserve you, protect you and your love ones throughout this coming week from all dangers, harm, from all kind of accidents, from every infection and contagion, from every sickness and disease, from all the powers of darkness and from the evil one himself through the blood of His Son.

The Lord make His face shine on you and every family under the sound of my voice and God grant to you and your loved ones His supernatural favor, the favor of God.

Everywhere you go may you experience the favor of God, even your little ones the favor of God all over them as the school reopens, may they go back to the favor of God all over them great shalom

For the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and upon your children and grant to them and for you His wonderful shalom peace. Enter into that shalom peace.

In Jesus name, Amen!!!

Gav.

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Eve Zoe notes of 24 March 13

True grace!

True grace produces true holiness!

Scandal of Grace – a wonderful song by Hillsong United

http://youtu.be/GpsjgdLRf7E

Jesus never compromise His beautiful standard yet He was perceived as scandalous.

Luke 7:31-32

And the Lord said, “ To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘ We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

We mourned to you,

And you did not weep. ’

Jesus is Jehovah! Jesus came with grace. His ministry was a ministry of music and dance yet no one rejoiced.

Luke 7:33-50

A friend of tax collectors and sinners. (Tax collectors in those days had to renounce their families when they are tax collectors. They are pronounced as someone not of their country and considered as social outcast and not even allowed to be in temple)

This phrase came from His critics.

Whoever think they are forgiven much will love much. But those who think they are forgiven little will love little.

Luke 7:36

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down (reclined, not sat down) to eat.

He did not feel welcome in the Pharisee’s house. They invited Him as a Teacher n He went in as a Teacher. Those who invited Him as a Saviour, He felt at home!

How we perceive Him affects!!

When people see Jesus, they are transformed!!!

The tax collector had the desire to see Jesus and climbed on the tree! He had the heart to see Jesus. He wanted to have the glimpse of Jesus and Jesus gave him full day by inviting Himself to his house!

Matthew 9:9-12

Matthew the Tax Collector

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “ Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “ Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

It has got nothing to do with who we are and what we have when Jesus called us to follow Him. It is grace!

He invited tax collectors and sinners. Jesus sat down with them and ate at the same table. The Pharisees saw and asked His disciples (instead of Jesus) why Jesus sat with the sinners.

The tax collectors and sinners welcomed Jesus as Saviour!

Jesus wants to save our bodies, friendship, life…He never stop saving us! Once we see Him as Saviour, grace will save us!!

Jesus never taught the tax collector, but just ate at his house and he repented.

Behold! Means take note!

Luke 7:37-38

And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought (Greek-She brought as a payment) an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped (keep on continuing) them with the hair of her head; and she kissed ( Kataphileo – kiss again and again tenderly) His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.

She kept on and did not cease. Kataphileo – kiss again and again tenderly

Jesus is the Son of a living God and He can save us!!!

True grace produces true holiness!

The son abides in the house. The servant does not.

God saved us by His grace and He did it righteously!

It is compromised grace if He forgives sinners without payment.

Every forgiveness is paid for! It is not only sacrificed, it is magnified! It is fully met on the cross!! Jesus provided the death on the cross!

Grace – God saw all our sins and they are all put on Jesus on the cross! God knows everything perfectly! Jesus was cursed and judged at the cross. Our sins did not escape!!

What comes out of the cross is God’s free favour, it is all paid for!!

If a grace church needs constant reminder..

We are “naturally” wanting to pay for things.

Grace must be received. Our efforts mean nothing. Jesus paid for it, will we receive it?

Jesus knows our thoughts! Jesus knows all about me and He loves me!

Jesus arrested Simon’s thoughts. Simon called Him teacher. He perceived Him as Teacher, and not Saviour.

Our estimation of Jesus always affect our reception.

Since Simon welcomed Jesus as Teacher, He taught him as a Teacher.

Luke 7:42

And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

When grace is active – freely given!

Freely forgive-when grace is in action.

Luke 7:44-45

Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “ Do you see (blepo) this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.

See here is blepo – to see and discern mentally

She was a little girl, do u see her? Discern her. Somewhere along the way she was abused when she was young. Nobody sees. The Lord sees.

God sent His Son primarily as Saviour.

Do you discern the way Jesus sees her?

Hope we leave this place, seeing people differently.

We justify ourselves.

There are 3 miracles of resurrection recorded.

The 1st one was a 12 year old girl. (She just died and was raised) The 2nd one was a boy (he died for a few hours) The 3rd one was dead 4 days

Different levels of decay but all dead.

Jesus did not come to give religion. He came to make dead people live! Our hearts are beating but we were cut off from God and dead internally and spiritually. We don’t care! But the Lord cares!!!!

Luke 7:44-46

Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “ Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.

Common things to do was to wash the guest’s feet when he come in.

But the Pharisees did not.

The reason why she loves Jesus much was because she knew she was forgiven much! Jesus forgave her already! She came to the house to show the result of forgiven much!!

The result of she loving much tells u she is saved.

Luke 7:47

Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven (perfect tense) , for she loved (aorist tense) much. But to whom little is forgiven (present tense), the same loves little.”

Aorist means past

There is little love for Jesus because we think of forgiveness as present tense. This is the mentality that people has. When they sin, they are looking at present tense forgiveness. They are not looking at the finality of forgiveness.

When the woman conscious she was accepted by Jesus, she brought her heart her person and her wealth to Jesus! alabaster is expensive and she brought to Jesus.

The finality of forgiveness. Jesus forgave once and for all!

God does not live in the future! God exist outside time!

God sees our ALL as the entire life.

The more we know we are forgiven, the more we love Jesus!!

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees about her work and when He talked to her was about her faith!!

Jesus pointed out her work to the spiritual leader.

The work of grace is we are in love with Jesus and we did not know we are producing fruits!

Luke 7:48

Then He said to her, “ Your sins are forgiven.” (Perfect tense)

Jesus reminded her that she is forgiven once and for all!

In the Greek perfect tense means it is done once and for all and it will never be repeated. Imperfect tense means it is done again and again

We have truly been saved! We have been forgiven!!! (Once and for all!!)

Preached our sins are forgiven once and for all! When we fall in love with Jesus, we fell out of love with sins!

Works are the results. Love makes the difference!

Keep things simple! Grace is not complicated! Christianity is not complicated.

Jesus’ disciples were fishermen. They can be taught, so can lawyers and housewives.

Luke 7:50

Then He said to the woman, “ Your faith has saved (once and for all!) you. Go in peace.”

We are saved once and for all!! We don’t need to be saved and re-saved!

The blood of bulls and goats in old testament could cover for one year! Jesus’ blood save us once and for all!!!

Try even if they fail. – this is success!

The lifestyle of sins, the work tells us his belief.

There is no way u can be saved and live in sin.

Go in peace -” in” is eis – into

Enter into shalom. Shalom means well-being.

No more diseases.

She got the expensive box as a payment when she worked. She lost a bit of her soul each time she got her pay. She saved her money for the box. She was crying out for normal life. She put her investment into the box. She poured to Jesus. She meant Jesus gave back her soul.

She sold her soul and Jesus bought it back for her! He gave her strength to stand again! She was once upon a time a little girl…

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24-03-2013 sun svc notes from Danz

luke 7:31-32, 33-50

a tax collector is not allowed to enter the synagogue.

they are considered as social outcast.

eating – bonding

How we look at Jesus, that is how we receive from Him.

Matthew 9:9-12

Matthew and the crowd received Jesus as their Savior and not just as a Teacher

He never stop being a Savior.

When we see Jesus as Savior, grace will teach us in life.

Grace is the best teacher.

wiped repeatedly

kissed – kataphileo (kissed again and again, kissed tenderly)

how much we see Jesus is (or as), that is how much grace we receive from Jesus.

every forgiveness is paid for at the cross! every sin – Jesus said put it on His account and He would pay for each and every one of them.

Pastor enjoyed pistachio gelato in Italy.. i oso want!!!

learn to receive, grace gives and gives and gives..

charizomai – freely forgave

- grace is active

Romans 8

see – blepo (to see and discern mentally)

Greek has got several types of tenses :

- perfect tense (done once and for all and it will never repeated),

- imperfect tense (done again and again)

- past tense

- present tense

- aorist tense

the cross is outside time. all sins before Jesus died were also put onto Him at the cross. Likewise the same for all of us after He died (future sins).

mary magdalene’s weeping, crying are all the works of her faith to God and she knew so much about beijg forgiven.

when we are so in love with Jesus, fruits are produced and many times we never realised that.

alabaster is a special kind of stone that girls saved the oil in.

(image 1) verse 48 – present tense

(image 2) verse 50 – saved (perfect tense!!!)

keep things simple!

to understand the bible, have a teachable heart.

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WHY YOU CAN HAVE BOLD FAITH EVEN YOU HAVE FAILED

EDITOR :  3 sets of notes .   Gav,  Evelyn Zoe and Geraldine Tan-Wee

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2013-03-17_NCC Sermon Sunday Service _2_ – See this for notes in pdf format with pictures

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 17 March 2013

-      Pastor Prince

A church that is multiplying tells us that people has been saved, people have been kept, fed, provided for and Jesus is shepherding His church.

Whenever a church is well taken care of, it will grow.

Pastor has just come back from Israel. Pastor went to places that visitors were not allowed to go. The Israeli Army escorted Pastor to Mount Ebal where Joshua altar is. This is a very dangerous place. Pastor plans to preach on Joshua Altar in one of the Sunday service.

Our challenge as a believer is not so much like being troubled by the past sins but rather on sins that we have committed after we were saved. Amen! We care about God’s holiness and the testimony of Christ. Why are we having this thought or desires? This is the conflict in our lives today even after we are saved. We still have some old tendencies. The bible called it the flesh. We even execute wrong actions that we don’t want to. These are the things that bother us.

God wants to feed you, heals you, touch you, make you whole, and deliver you. Most important of all God want to give you right believing. Right believing will lead you to right living.

Believers who condemn about others in the name of holiness are because they believe wrong. They have the wrong concept about the forgiveness that is available. They lower the blood of Jesus to the blood of bulls and goats. They believe we can only be forgiven temporary until our next sin. It is like Israel is forgiven until their next sin.

The blood of Jesus is the eternal blood of Christ. It has obtained for us eternal redemption.

John 21:1-14 (NKJV)

21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”

11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

This is the last chapter of gospel of John.

Verse 1: After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself:

This is a manifestation of Jesus Christ. We come to church not to reveal who we are but it is to reveal Jesus and who He is.

Everyone has a conscience and conscience reveals who you are. When you do wrong you don’t need a preaching and we can tell you that you are wrong. Your conscience tells you who you are. Faith tells you who Jesus is. Faith tells you about His grace. Faith tells you about His love. Amen!

This is the 3rd Sunday that Jesus has appeared to his disciples. The first Sunday after He raised from the dead is the Emmaus Sunday where He walked on Emmaus Road.

The first woman that Jesus met was Mary Madelene. This woman is a prostitute whom Jesus cast out 7 demons. She had the honor of meeting Jesus first after His resurrection. She has responded to the Lord’s love.

Thomas was not there in the first Sunday and Jesus appeared to him in the second Sunday in the Upper Room.

On the third Sunday, Jesus is by the Lake of Galilee.

A Video of Lake of Galilee was shown. It is full of water and roaring. There was record rainfall and snow in Israel early this year.

It is interesting that Jesus appeared on Sunday and not any other day. Jesus has set Sunday as a day of worship.

Verse 2-3: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.

Peter went back to his old job. It seems he don’t have a future. Peter has been restored by Jesus in his conscience by this time. Jesus later asked him three questions that will restore him to his ministry. Jesus said to him to take care of the flock despite denying him three times. The thing nearest to Jesus heart is His flock. Jesus still trusted Peter even though he failed before in denying Him.

The last chapter of John is about one person, Peter. It seems like where sin increase grace super abounds. Jesus asked him to tend His flocks.

Did you feel like your life working so hard and in painful toil?

The blessing work of the Lord makes you rich in every area but painful toil cannot add to God’s blessings. You are wasting your time trying to get on working with painful toil with what God want to bless you with.

Peter went back to painful toil trying to catch fish. You went back to your work instead of trusting the Lord and you get nothing.

Verse 4-6: But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

Jesus was standing on the shore of Galilee.

On the right side is actually a place of honor, the place of God’s gift of righteousness promotion, the place of promotion. God’s right side is the place of justification.

The left side is the goats and they depart from the Lord. The sheep is on the right side and they enter into the kingdom.

Whatever you do must be in the posture of knowing that you are righteous in Christ. Amen! That is how you cast the nets.

The disciples are not able to draw the net in. These are strong fishermen and there must be a lot of huge fishes.

Verse 7-8: Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.

The disciples have dragged the net to the shore. They could not pull in in. Peter is about two hundred cubits or 90 meters from the shore.

The thing that troubles us is not so much about our sin before we were saved. We are concerned because we care for The Lord. We are troubled by our sins after being saved. Those who are saved are concern for the testimony of the Lord. God’s testimony is Jesus is revealed in His glory. Man’s testimony is “I look good”.

Peter jumped into the water to go to Jesus. What is it about Jesus that makes Peter jump into the water and go to Jesus straight away?

Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith will not fail. Jesus prophesied that Peter will be strong to lift up his brothers. Jesus already prophesied success into Peter’s future.

Jesus already prophesied into your ministry and future even before you fall.

Peter did not plan to deny Jesus but he did deny Jesus 3 times with cursing and swearing.

Jesus has met Peter before this incident.

Jesus has met with Peter but what transpired was not known.

Luke 24:33-34 (NKJV)

33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”

This is the Emmaus Road experience.

The Lord has appeared to Simon. Jesus appeared to Simon after Mary Madeleine. Peter’s conscience has been restored.

Is Peter conscious that he has failed The Lord before? The Lord has already restored him.

1 Corinthians 15:5 (NKJV)

5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

Cephas is the Aramaic name for Peter. Jesus appeared to Peter first and then the other disciples.

We did not know what transpired between Jesus and Peter. We can conclude that Jesus restored Peter and told Peter His blood has paid for all his denials and sins. Peter is no more afraid and jump into the water and swim towards Jesus.

Peter is not afraid to be alone with Jesus while waiting for the other disciples to come to shore.

Peter is thinking that Jesus is my friend who knows all about me and He still loves me.

What you are today even after you are saved, you are not perfect.

Some people have made the Sermon on the Mount into a new law. The purpose of the Sermon on the Mount is about no one can keep the law. Jesus brought the purity of the law back.

If it is the law, it would have condemned Peter and reminding him of his sins.

Jesus is holy but His holiness did not cause Peter to jump into the water.

It is about Jesus love and His grace that causes Peter to jump into the water.

Jesus will transform you. You cannot transform yourself. You have no power. If you have the power, you would not need Jesus.

Law is about man trying to transform himself.

Peter is not law conscious otherwise he will be sin conscious. Peter would swim somewhere else.

We are looking at a man who knows Jesus.

Peter and his brother Andrew came from Betsaida. This is where sick were laid on both sides of the road and when Jesus passed by, they were healed when Jesus touched them.

Everything comes alive when you invite Jesus into your life.

We need to get back the sense of his love and the sense of His grace.

Peter was introduced to Jesus through his brother Andrew.

Peter did not follow Jesus straight away. Peter went back fishing.

Luke 5:1-11 (NKJV)

5 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Jesus has just finished preaching and Peter was busy washing his nets. He has worked all night and caught nothing.

Verse 1-2: So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

This is the first time Peter met Jesus.

Verse 3-8: Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

It is wonderful that Jesus comes into your boat. Jesus preached form Peter’s boat.

When Peter saw the large number of fishes, Peter has a sense of His holiness and said to Jesus to depart from him for he was a sinful man. Is that a sense of His love, grace? Peter saw the goodness of God that led him to repentance. Peter saw the sense of His holiness that led him to kneel before Jesus.

Early in Peter’s life, the sense that he has is His holiness. When he matured through his fall and restoration, he has a greater sense of His love.

Most people have the idea that they need to hear more about holiness instead of love.

We don’t have to teach sinners about God’s holiness. Every time the Lord or a holy being appeared in the bible, the people got afraid. All of them expect to die.

We believe in God’s holiness. God’s holiness is basic. Every believe system in the world knows that God is holy.

Holiness is to be set apart. Jesus holiness is not afraid to make friends out of sinners. Jesus was being accused by the Pharisees of being a friend of tax collectors and sinners. The sinners then were the prostitutes and social outcast.

You don’t start with God’s love and then move on to God’s holiness.

Peter is aware of God’s love.

You have to get out of the salt shaker. We hate the sin but not the sinner.

We have this idea that grace is basic and love is basic.

It is right to believe that God is holy but this is not what the Holy Spirit is emphasizing.

You never knew the love of God if you hide from God your sins.

The woman at the well, before she can feel love by Jesus, only Jesus love can transform this woman. She came in the afternoon instead of the morning to draw water to avoid all the gossips. She is living in adultery and has 5 husbands already. When she came to draw water, Jesus was already sat there. Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem and He chose to go through Samaria for this woman.

This woman was hungry. Many of us don’t even know that we are hungry or thirsty. We are all hungry for someone and He is Jesus.

Jesus was waiting for her and asked her for a drink. He told her that if she knew the gift of God or who she was talking to, she would ask Him for living water. Jesus spoke to her in parables.

Many people are drinking from stagnant water and they will not feel fulfilled.

Jesus told the woman that if she drinks from the well she will get thirsty again. Jesus told her that if she drank from Him, the water will be like a spring that spring up into everlasting life. She asked for that living water from Jesus.

Jesus then told her to call her husband here. She said she has no husband. Jesus then revealed her sin.

Jesus first sandwiched with praise first by saying she has said well. Jesus then said she has 5 husbands – revelation of her sin. Jesus said the one she was living with was not her husband. Jesus gave her another praise by saying she has said well.

John 4:16-18 (NKJV)

16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.”

Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

The woman is now emotionally exposed. She realized He knew about her and He is not a natural man and He is a Jew.

The light is too bright for her and the woman tried to shift the subject by saying they are to worship in this mountain.

Jesus revealed to her that He is the Messiah. The woman went back to the city of Samaria and told everybody to see the Man that told her everything that she did. She is no more ashamed of herself.

When you come to Jesus with your sin and you realize that He loves you still that will make you an evangelist.

The love of Jesus made the woman an evangelist. She went back to bring the people out.

God knows all about you.

You will never feel God’s love if you are pretending, pretending of God’s holiness.

You need to talk to God. God sees your heart.

We are not sinlessly perfect. Don’t pretend but expose it to Jesus. Be like the woman at the well. See yourself as being loved.

Faith is not seeing God as judge but seeing God as savior.

In the Old Testament, God is seen as holy and therefore faith is not prominent. When Jesus came, faith is made prominent. True grace is seeing you in your sin and still loving you and thereby empowering you.

We don’t even allow the normal processes of our body to escape unless you are with the one who knew all about you.

Even with the prostitute, Jesus never called them prostitute.

Jesus only called the Pharisees a brood of vipers as they are self-righteous.

Why is Jesus so strong on people who are hypocrites? – Because they are pretending to be what He knew they are not. Therefore they can never feel loved even when Jesus loved them.

It is not a question whether you have sinned?

The righteousness of God is a gift. It is not performance righteousness.

The Lord brought the woman to a place that He knew her sin. He revealed her of who He is. Faith reminds us of Jesus in our faith.

We are so defensive. We don’t want to see ourselves as our ugly self.

You come to God as honest as you can, you will feel his presence.

We dare not tell our Lord our sins. This is not confession to be righteous and that is for salvation.

There is one area that David did not reveal to God. This is about his sexual life.

Jesus has all the answer to our problem. Only Jesus can transform you.

The woman is afraid of the people at first and then she brought the people to Jesus.

It makes the Lord happy if the sinner allows Him to love him.

There are three verses in sequence of writing of the book by Apostle Paul. These are words from Jesus at the Father’s right hand through Paul.

1 Corinthians 15:9 (NKJV)

9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Paul said he was the least of the apostles. He said “I am …” Paul is the greatest of all the apostles. He even corrected Peter in public.

Paul considers himself – “I am the least of the apostles”

Ephesians 3:8 (NKJV)

8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

This is written after 1Corinthians.

Paul said he is the less than all the saints. Saints means believers. That is when grace is given. Grace is given to those who thinks they are unqualified.

God works for those who said “I can’t” in and of themself. Those who have none got all.

When you progress you see more of your sin, you see also more of Jesus and His love.

You will see more of love than a judge.

1 Timothy 1:15 (NKJV)

15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Paul said he is a sinner and said “I am chief”. These are all in present tense.

The best is to rest in His love and believe in His grace and let that love empower you.

He has given you His righteousness and the righteousness does not mean you will never sin. This never means we have sinless perfection. Hence this is the result of your fall ever since you become a Christian. This is to humble you.

Paul was not a hypocrite.

Jesus restored Peter in private and restored his ministry and his heart.

If you preached true grace to your son and daughter, grace will purged its iniquities. Grace is hesed.

The more progress in Christian life, the more you see his love. The more you see God’s love, the more you see your sin like Paul sees.

That is why Peter jump into the water and swim towards Jesus.

Paul is not magnifying his sins but Jesus grace. That is progress and Christian growth.

You will discover more of his grace.

Every basic beginner will sense his holiness. To know His love it takes the Holy Spirit.

In 1863 Charity Bancroft, she wrote this hymn about how we have fallen short – Before The Throne Of God Above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ6QaZcPphM

Before the throne of God above

I have a strong and perfect plea:

A great High Priest, whose name is Love,

Who ever lives and pleads for me.

My name is graven on His hands,

My name is written on His heart;

I know that while in heaven He stands

No tongue can bid me thence depart

No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,

And tells me of the guilt within,

Upward I look, and see Him there

Who made an end to all my sin.

Because the sinless Savior died,

My sinful soul is counted free;

For God the just is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon me

To look on Him and pardon me

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the One,

Risen Son of God!

Behold Him there, the Risen Lamb

My perfect, spotless righteousness,

The great unchangeable I am,

The King of glory and of grace!

One with Himself I cannot die

My soul is purchased by His blood

My life is hid with Christ on high,

With Christ, my Savior and my God

With Christ, my Savior and my God

Pastor Prince’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

You are to invite the Holy Spirit to teach you more and more of His love, His grace, it takes the Holy Spirit. Our natural flesh will only sense more of His holiness, His judgment, His righteousness, but it takes the Holy Spirit to sense His love, His grace, and that is faith.

The Lord bless you with the blessings of Abraham. The Lord bless you with milk and honey, provisions in every area of your life throughout this week. The Lord bless you most of all with the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, of His love, His grace, and His favor all over your life, all over you.

The Lord keep you and your loved ones. The Lord preserve you and your family throughout this week from dangers, from harm, from accidents, from every infection, from every disease, from all the powers of darkness, from the power of the evil one, through His own shed blood.

The Lord make His face shine on you, be favorable towards you. The Lord lift up His countenance on every one of you and grant to you and yours His shalom peace.

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, all the people said Amen!!!

Gav.

[Thanks Gav for the notes above !]

<<< Begin Notes from Evelyn Zoe   – this is an amalgam of first and second services  >>>>>

Evelyn  notes 17 March 2013

Be Real !

Be Real-Jesus loves me!

Jesus wants us to come to Him as who we are.

God’s righteousness and holiness cannot overlook sin. He sent His Son to die on our behalf. He knew it is going to be a great cost! God so loved us! Only the gospel can change people’s live. Only Jesus and His grace can!

John 21:1-14

3rd sunday after He rose from the dead. Sunday is a day we set aside for the Lord. Man enter into God’s rest and he can work.

For God is the source that is important.

The blessings of the Lord makes rich and add no sorrow to it! Sorrow is painful work cannot add to God’s blessings. When God blesses, we dont need all the painful labour.

Have u worked very hard and come out empty?

We are troubled by after we are saved, we see ourselves having challenges in our lives. We don’t like what we see in ourselves. Is the sin after u r saved that troubles u.

People who are not truly born again will not be troubled.

John 21:5-7

Then Jesus said to them, “ Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

And He said to them, “ Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.

Come from the posture from favour!!

Why did Peter jump into water and went straight to Jesus?

Jesus prophesied His victory before Peter fell. Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith will not fail.

It was not sin-conscious that cause Peter to jump to the sea to reach Jesus.

There is something Peter knew about the Lord that he was not afraid to be alone with Jesus.

It was not the law that empower Peter to jump to see Jesus.

Peter knew Jesus loves him even when he failed. His faith tells him how much Jesus loves him even when he failed.

The thing Jesus treasured the most is Peter and His flock.

Where sin increased, grace superabound.

Those who feel loved will love. Those who are loved best will love best!

Luke 24:33-34

So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”

Has appeared to Simon

1 Corinthians 15:5

and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

Wherever we go, Health follows because Jesus is in it!

Luke 5:1-11

Fig gets its sweetness when it is ripe. There is a special kind of bees which will inject and deposit its eggs into the fig and the fig will be sweet after it is fermented.

We are the fig fruit. When we receive God’s word in us, our live becomes sweet b Word of God – dabar (in hebrew)

Jesus revealed He is the Messiah to the woman with 5 husbands. She became a evangelist!

Jesus exposed her sins to show how much He loves her as who she is. To come as who she is.

Is the sense of His love that changes everything!

The Lord is fulfilled when u allow to be loved and given by Him. Is His joy! A woman came and took from Him and this energised the Lord!

Always interpret the word in the light of the finished work.

Matthew 27:3-5

Judas Hangs Himself

Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

God wants us to receive and not trying to do the work ourselves and get forgiven by own work.

Jesus is a friend of sinners. A friend of sinners.

Faith is seeing God as a Saviour.

John 21:11

Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty- three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.

God makes man to operate by His love. This is how we become whole.

U come to Jesus with ur sins and yet u know He loves u still.

To know His love needs the holy spirit!

The sense of His love is growth!

The sense of His love brought Peter back. He wants us to see Jesus’ love.

U will never feel love if u put on a show. Jesus did not speak strong words against tax collectors and sinners .

Jesus spoke against those who are self-righteous.

Believe right and u will do right.

Is the sense of His love and grace that will change people’s lives!

U will never feel God’s love if u r pretending! Come to God as u are!

U can talk to God every time.

If anyone been in Christ he is a new creation. Don’t let ur sins hold u back from Jesus! See yourself loved by God!

He knows all about me. He has seen the worst! He is my friend and my Saviour!

Allow Jesus to lift up. Not us lifting ourselves up!

When u pretend to be what u r not, even the Lord loves u, u never feel loved.

U r a new creation and u still have sin in u, but bring it to Jesus! And realised He still loves u!

Faith remind u of who u r in Christ!

If u knew the giving God, u will ask Him!

Rest and let Christ do it in us!

Come to God as honest as u can and u will feel His presence!

David told God everything.

He is the One who has the empowering power to transform me!

The woman with 5 husbands was afraid to be in public, but after she met with Jesus, she became evangelist and went out to witness!

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Ephesians 3:8

Purpose of the Mystery

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Paul was growing in the Lord.

Grace is given to those who realised that they cannot in and of themselves. Is those who has none, Jesus gives all!

God is a Saviour and not a Judge to us.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

The more he grows he sees he is imperfect. The more he sees how forgiven he has been!

We don’t have sinners’ perfection. There are still sins in our flesh. The sin is to magnify His grace.

Romans 5:8-9

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

We are saved from God been angry with us again!

Rest in His love, believe in His grace and let His power empower us!

His righteousness never mean u r without any sin.

Proverbs 16:6

In mercy and truth

Atonement is provided for iniquity;

And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

Mercy – hesed

True grace – grace and truth

Show true grace, grace will purged the iniquity!

The more u progress in Christian life, drive u to the loveliness to Jesus!

A beautiful Hymn written-

Before The throne of God

(http://youtu.be/4RpcF2TLJBs)

Blessed Assurance! A great High Priest whose name is Love! My name is graven on His hand. My name is written on His heart. I know that while in heaven He stands, no tongue can bids me then departs.

It was certain statement. Before the throne of God i have a strong and perfect plead! No tongue can command me from there to depart!

The bible said these things are written that we might know that we are saved!

I am eternally loved and eternally forgiven. He ever lives and pleads for me!

<<<< Thanks to Evelyn Zoe for the above  notes  >>>>>>>

[[[[  Last set of notes are from Geraldine Tan - Wee below  ]]]]

Pre-Communion:

We need to pray with the recognition that it is God’s will for us to be healed and be blessed. Do not think that God is against you. He is for you!

Testimony by a Filipino pastoring couple They came to NCC and were shocked by the Q. They wanted the CD message as leaving next day but told cd only available next week. Four years later, a NCC member who came to Philipines came to their church and said wow it is like being in NCC. He gave them a CD. Thy saw it was a CD from four years ago and realised when they played it, it was the exact message they wanted on CD then. Before grace, their church had 100+ attendance over 1 svc. Now, their church has 2000+ and 6 svc

The pastors began to parent from grace & son said they have charged. Realised she had unknowingly been parenting from the law before. The son no longer required pushing and scolding to do well. Saw how grace impacted their kids.

Analogy of mother cow must be well fed to feed good milk to the calves. Not just feed the calves well.

Pastor preaches:

When a church is well taken care of, it grows.

Pastor gives acc of his recent time in Israel. Full of milk and honey after the trip.

Mount (I-bal)… Can still see Joshua’s altar. It is in A territory. Most dangerous place to go. The authorities and Israel Army escorted them to Joshua’s altar because they now know who he is. Can still see the ramp and unhewed stones. Went with a guide and he had need been there before himself. The guide said plaster was placed on the stone and the law was written on it. Guide said plaster prob not there. But pastor prayed and they did find the plaster!! It was a dream come true for Pastor to visit it.

God showed him many things this trip so he had to weigh carefully what to share with us and when.

Our challenge as a believer… We hear many testimonies like my previous life was horrible. But many of us not troubled by sins committed after we are saved, not before. We are concerned about God’s holiness so we are concerned why we are still having wrong thoughts and desires. Our challenge and conflict today. We are saved but still have old tendencies. Wrong thoughts. Wrong desires. Wrong actions we don’t want to do but do anyway. These bother us.

Remind us that right believing leads to right living. Self-righteous Christians are judgmental because they have a wrong concept of the forgiveness available and lower blood of Jesus to the blood of bulls and goats. Wrong believing and understanding. Blood of Christ is ETERNAL and obtained for us ETERNAL redemption.

Believe wrong= see wrong, see people wrong, judge wrong, live wrong etc.

Everytime you pt your finger at others, God is telling u that u have a telephone pole in your eye.

John 21:1-14

Manifestation of Jesus Christ in this text

Come to church not to reveal who you are. We are here to reveal Jesus Christ and who He is. Your wife does a better job at revealing who you are. Lol. Conscience tells you who you are. Faith tells you who Jesus is. Faith tells you about his grace and love.

The first person whom Jesus saw after resurrection was Mary Magdalene. They have found recently the quarters of Mary M. Mary M was a woman and a woman with reputation. What an honour. Woman who responded to God’s love. Revealed to Peter and then the 12.

What we are about to read is from the first Sunday. Second Sunday is Thomas and Third Sunday is Jesus at Lake of Galilee.

[[[[ thanks Geraldine !  [[[[

Grace-Based Leadership – Building Your Life & Ministry On The Gospel

Highlights on New Creation Church Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service – 10 March 2013

[Notes from Gav ! -  Many thanks ]

(see this URL below for pdf link with pictures)

2013-03-10 Grace Based Leadership – Building Your Life Ministry on the Gospel @12 Jul 2012

-      Pastor Prince

Pastor Prince is still away in Israel and will only be back next week.

A video of Pastor Prince Sermon preached in a Leaders’ Meeting held on 12 Jul 2012 was shown to the church. Pastor touched on: Grace Based Leadership – Building Your Life & Ministry on the Gospel

Pastor believed this message is from the Lord and it will help you see why some leadership doesn’t flourish. Some leadership God deals in quite a severe way it seems. Why is it so? We will learn how to build our leadership on the sure foundation which is Jesus Christ.

Our problem all these years had not been coming from non-Christians but coming from Christians that have the same Heavenly Father but they don’t share the same mother.

The persecutions come for the Ishmaels’ against the Isaacs’. Ishmael mother is Hagar. Isaac mother is grace (Sarah). Both have the same father, Abraham.

This story happens from Judges 9. Judges 9 tells us that before Gideon died in Judges 8, he had 70 sons but he had many wives. These were legal wives but he had 1 concubine. From this concubine, Gideon had 1 son called Abimelech.

Abimelech desired to be a leader and rule over the people of Shechem. He forced his way into the people after Gideon died.

Lesson: When leaders are self-promoting, something is wrong.

If you are a real leader, you will not promote yourself. The best leaders that Pastor knew were humble and usually they said they are not too sure about being a leader. They don’t think they are ready. They usually end up as good leaders.

Pastor is looking out for people who are humble and not self-promoting.

Abimelech got a bunch of hooligans and they got the 70 sons of Gideon and killed them one by one on a large stone except for the last one who is the youngest. His name is Jotham.

Jotham fled from the valley of Shechem. Jotham and Abimelech were half-brothers.

We have problem with people who have the same Heavenly Father but not the same mother. We are not to hate but we are to love.

Judges 9:7-21 (NKJV)

The Parable of the Trees

7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them:

“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,

That God may listen to you!

8 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.

And they said to the olive tree,

‘Reign over us!’

9 But the olive tree said to them,

‘Should I cease giving my oil,

With which they honor God and men,

And go to sway over trees?’

10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree,

‘You come and reign over us!’

11 But the fig tree said to them,

‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,

And go to sway over trees?’

12 “Then the trees said to the vine,

‘You come and reign over us!’

13 But the vine said to them,

‘Should I cease my new wine,

Which cheers both God and men,

And go to sway over trees?’

14 “Then all the trees said to the bramble,

‘You come and reign over us!’

15 And the bramble said to the trees,

‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,

Then come and take shelter in my shade;

But if not, let fire come out of the bramble

And devour the cedars of Lebanon!’

16 “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves— 17 for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; 18 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother— 19 if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 “But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!” 21 And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Verse 7-9: Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them:

“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,

That God may listen to you!

8 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.

And they said to the olive tree,

‘Reign over us!’

9 But the olive tree said to them,

‘Should I cease giving my oil,

With which they honor God and men,

And go to sway over trees?’

The olive tree is secured in who God made it to be. The olive tree is secured with its anointing. This anointing is to produce oil.

Many a times those who make good leaders are secure in what God has made them to be. They are secured in their gifting.

All the trees are not the same. We have the olive tree and we have the fig tree and we have the vine tree.

We all don’t share the same gifts but you are to be secured in what God has made you to be.

If you are a musician be happy about that and don’t aspire to be an associate pastor. If you are a teacher, don’t try to be a preacher. You are just to be secured in who you are.

The olive tree is secured – “Should I cease giving my oil, with which they honor God and men”

The olive tree would rather not to be promoted so that he can continue honoring God and men.

There is a place that God may restrict us because God is bigger than our 4 walls.

There are many leaders who are not with us today but there are leaders out there who are touching lives out there. There are teachers of the bible, there are preachers of the word but they are not leaders.

Verse 10-11: “Then the trees said to the fig tree,

‘You come and reign over us!’

11 But the fig tree said to them,

‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,

And go to sway over trees?’

The next tree is the fig tree. The fig tree realized its ministry is sweetness. Fig is very sweet.

We have different trees but they are all leaders. Pastor Henry is like an olive tree whereas Pastor Keith is like a fig tree. They are all secured in what God has made them. Amen!!!

Don’t try to be a fig when you are an olive or the other way round.

Verse 12-13: “Then the trees said to the vine,

‘You come and reign over us!’

13 But the vine said to them,

‘Should I cease my new wine,

Which cheers both God and men,

And go to sway over trees?’

The next tree is the vine tree. All the three trees are secured and they make the best leaders.

Whenever there is a vacuum, there must be leadership. The New Testament uses the word leadership. The Old Testament uses the word ruleth.

The bible teaches leadership but it is a servant leadership.

Jesus said if you want to be great, you are to be a servant of all.

Your leadership must not be like the world. They lord over you. The trees are happy where they are.

There are always people who want to have power. These are dangerous leaders.

Whenever there is a vacuum and if the church doesn’t believe in leadership, they believe there might be a dictator.

For every Adolf Hitler, there is a Winston Churchill. Amen!

Every time God does something, He always raises a man.

Whether there is a good or bad leader, the devil always imitates.

There are leaders who rule with diligence and they watch over your life.

There must also be leadership at home. If there is no leadership at home, bad decisions would be made. The devil loves a vacuum.

Your children are looking for leadership.

You cannot just tell your children to look out for the witness in the spirit. They are too young to listen to the witness.

You need to say “no” if it is wrong. Your children are in the season of life and they need leadership. You don’t have to be doctorial over your children.

The next tree is the bramble tree.

Verse 14-15: “Then all the trees said to the bramble,

‘You come and reign over us!’

15 And the bramble said to the trees,

‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,

Then come and take shelter in my shade;

But if not, let fire come out of the bramble

And devour the cedars of Lebanon!’

The bramble tree is a thorny bush.

Bramble branch

Whenever there is a shadow in any ministry, they are not in the light too much. When you are in Christ, everywhere is light and there is no shadow.

When you don’t acknowledge them as leaders, there will be fire. This is a threatening leadership.

There are pastors who threaten the congregation with their anointing.

Any leadership that threatens is not from God. God kinds of leaders feed.

Verse 16-21: “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves— 17 for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; 18 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother— 19 if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 “But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!” 21 And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Jotham pronounced a curse over the people of Shechem. The people of Shechem promoted Abimelech.

Jotham then fled because he was afraid of Abimelech.

Abimelech was very forceful and threatening in his leadership. He killed people. Abimelech was so full of pride.

Abimelech was chasing after his enemies to a tower and he tried to burn down the tower. A woman from the tower dropped a mill stone and hit him on his skull and crushed it.

Abimelech was so proud that as he was dying, he asked one of his men to kill him instead so that the people will not say he was killed by a woman.

God uses the weak things to confound the wise.

Your perspective is always to lift people up for God. You serve and the more you serve, the greater you are. You choose to come to church and hear the words of God, the words of life. You are equipping yourself to serve better.

Who is the greatest among all? This will not be based on position but based on service.

We need to serve multitudes, more people. We need to expand. McDonald’s is an example. Their idea is always serving. McDonald is great because they serve more.

Why do we have books and CDs? We are serving multitudes and reach out to others.

We are preaching the gospel straight. We are not out to influence people.

God speak to people. The gospel is so attractive that we don’t have to hide it.

The problem is not preaching the gospel. There is mixture between grace and law.

What makes our leadership effective?

1 Corinthians 3:10-17 (NKJV)

10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Verse 10-11: According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Paul is speaking in these verses.

The foundation is Jesus Christ. The foundation has already been laid. Everything must be built on Jesus Christ.

You preach on parenting, it must be based on Jesus Christ. You teach on biblical financing, it must be based on Jesus Christ. Whatever you teach must always be on this foundation of Jesus Christ.

The foundation is Jesus and this is His finished works.

The name that people must know us by is Jesus Christ.

Some young people love to shout when a leader comes out on stage. They love to shout. That is the way they expressed. Pastor would rather they shout in church than to shout for someone in the world. The leader must know that it is all about Jesus, young people will always be young people. They want to see Jesus in human flesh.

You are the Jesus with skin on to your children. Let us not pretend and we all know that it is not about us but the young love to see Jesus in you.

In one leader you see humility, another leaders you see sweetness, in another leader you see divine authority, and in another leader you see cheerfulness. You see Jesus manifested and together you see the altogether lovely Jesus.

As long as the leader knows and not letting it goes into your head, you can allow the youth to express and shout. People like to see Jesus in us. The young are so full of energy.

It is ok to support in your love but God wants to see only one name being glorified.

God does honor the name that lifts up the name of Jesus.

In the blessings of Abraham, God said “I will bless you and make your name great and then you shall be a blessing”.

If a name is made famous, the influence and impact is greater – Justin Bieber versus ordinary Justin.

A leader must not stop people from shouting for their support. This is very pretentious. As long as you know you are glorifying Jesus, don’t let them feel bad. The world out there thinks that they are worshipping the leader. They are the Ishmaelite. We know the truth.

The foundation is Jesus Christ.

Verse 12-14: Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

God gives reward.

What is a reward? It could be a beautiful house. Don’t limit God. It can be a beautiful wife.

What is the reward for Peter’s obedience? – He was a fisherman once.

What gives you your reward? – If your work is not burnt. His work is not burnt.

Verse 15-17: If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Paul is talking here. When a person work is burnt, he will still be saved. This verse is not about salvation. Some people try to associate your performance with eternal security. This verse is talking about your work, your ministry.

If your work is burnt, you suffer lost and there is no reward but you are still saved. At the end after the fire, you are still standing there. You are not dead. The fire will never touch your soul, your spirit. Amen!

Some people said that this is the Day of Judgment. If it is the Day of Judgment, the fire has to happen before God’s throne.

These verses are talking about your ministry down on earth.

We all went through a day of fire before, a season of fire. The season of fire exposes our motives.

When we are dating, we went through fights, and this will expose our real motives whether we love the person after sometime. We go through that so that our real motives will be seen.

The day can be a season. The season of good days are longer than the season of testing.

There is a day of judgment.

We do not know how the day will happen but we know it will be fire and then the real test when we go through it.

The day of fire will reveal what sort of work is built on.

Verse 12: Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

Gold, silver, and precious stones are the good category. Wood, hay, straw are the negative category. It burns up when fire come.

When fire comes on gold, the gold still remains and at the most it melts. Silver also remains. Precious stones also remain.

Wood, hay, and straw will burn up when fire comes.

Picture of wood

Picture of rolled up hay

Picture of straw

What are wood, hay, and straw?

Wood is always mankind. All the trees of the field will clap their hands. Manhood is deity.

Wood is man. If we depend on our flesh, fleshly efforts, it will burn up. No one can tell. We don’t believe in fleshly efforts – human drama, extravaganza, promotion, and advertisement. It will not withstand fire.

If people look at you and ask you how are you serving in church and if you say:

• You are a care group leader
• I am a leader in this ministry
• I am sitting on the council
• I am playing the guitar
• I am in charge of these youths

You can go through all the works and you don’t pray and ask for His grace, you are doing things out of your fleshly efforts, depending on your smarts. When bad things happen, it is not because they are not smart but because they are too smart. We need less human smarts and depend on His grace.

When you think you can psych people or psycho people, manipulate your way around things, and you are not asking God for His grace, or asking what He thinks about it, you are just too smart.

Wisdom is always humbling.

What is hay and straw?

Isaiah 40:7-8 (NKJV)

7 The grass withers, the flower fades,

Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;

Surely the people are grass.

8 The grass withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands forever.”

Grass, hay, straw are made from grass. The people are grass.

Mankind is typified by the wood and people typified by grass.

Famous people without God are like grass that just burns away.

The flower is temporal and is not build on Gods foundation.

We are building on things that last. Moses built his health on the true foundation.

People of the world depend on human smarts and will fade away.

The flower is the glory of man.

We have our feet on Jesus Christ. We should not feel intimidated.

The grass and flower will wither and die off.

We are to build our foundation in Jesus Christ.

Verse 12-14: Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

If you build your ministry, your leadership on human performance, fleshly efforts, human glory, human applause, the day will declare it what sort your ministry is.

We all want to build on gold, silver, and precious stones.

What is gold in the bible? It is divine righteousness.

Silver is redemption in the bible. If your trust is always in the finished works, divine righteousness is a gift of grace based on the finished works. Amen!

Picture of golden board in the temple

The golden boards in the tabernacle of God are you and I. It is made of wood. The wood is covered with gold; the bottom sits in the silver socket.

Silver sockets to support the golden board

You are the golden board standing on silver and not the ground; your foundation is based on redemption and the sure works of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our foundation is solid silver.

Before we can fall, He must fall first. We are in Christ.

Our ministry must be built on gold and silver. The preacher must preach to the people like they are the golden board and not like wood.

People who don’t like in others are what they don’t like about themselves.

We must not see the wood or fault of each other but in the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ.

When we see like this, we will always give glory to Jesus Christ.

Where do we see precious stones?

Picture of high priest

The precious stones are on the breastplate of the high priest.

Right on his heart is the names of the 12 tribes. These stones are people like us. On Jesus heart is you and I.

When we preach to people, we are to see them as precious stones. If there are corrections, it has to be a loving correction and not a beating correction.

God call pastors to feed and not to beat.

If you build your ministry on grace, the day when the fire comes, the fire will expose it.

You will get the reward if your ministry is built on grace.

Verse 14: If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

Do you like rewards? Rewards are not blessings and not gifts. Gifts are given freely. Reward is something that you do and God rewards you.

Verse 16: Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

“If anyone defiles the temple of God” – this is not sexual sin. This is using the text out of context.

The context of this verse is about ministry. You are to build your ministry on gold, silver and precious stone. This is not talking about moral.

Defiles – This is the same as destroy in the Greek text.

“Defiles” is Phtheiro in Greek. Phtheiro is corrupt and it refers to corrupt with false doctrine.

If anyone comes to the pulpit and preaches about wood, hay, and straw, he is preaching false doctrine. The day of fire will burn it up. He will end up corrupt. This is for the grace and mercy of God for His people.

If it is too good to be true, it is likely to be the gospel. Balanced preaching (mixture of grace and law) is likely to be corrupted.

Pastor needs the prayer covering for him and he needs to know that.

If you have been attack, you are doing something right for God.

God is watching over His people.

God is merciful, if a person is preaching and pointing you to Jesus, he will get the reward. This should not be about I and.

Some people and fasting, praying and pointing to themselves, Jesus is no more glorified.

1 Corinthians 6:15-20 (NKJV)

15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Verse 15-17: Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

This is referring to sexual sins. The people are going to temple prostitutes.

Our bodies are members of Christ – this is in the present tense.

Our body is an extension of Jesus Christ body. His body is healthy, young, and strong. We are the branches of the vine.

We are not call to produce the fruit but to bear the fruit. Jesus produces the fruit.

Verse 18-20: Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

We are to flee sexual immorality. We must not stand there and fight. Don’t trust your flesh. Don’t create situation where you are alone with somebody.

Paul is always saying to those who sin – “Do you not know your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit… Do you not know you shall judge angels …” Paul first response is not about confessing your sin.

It did not say God will destroy you. This is out of context.

When people fall into sin, they have negative faith. They are expecting bad thing to happen to them.

You expect punishment and your body responded to it and get into auto-immune disorder and your body fight against itself.

If there is a fearful expectation of judgment, quickly said “Jesus I see the cross and I see Your body there and You took this beating from me, You took this curse from me, You took this judgment from me. You took this condemnation from me.” Your body will be smart enough to know that it is paid and the DNA of your cells remains at peace.

There is a consequence to sexual immorality. Your body will bear the brunt of the consequences. You cannot say God destroys you because you have defiled His temple.

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Your body is bought with a price.

If your body is to glorify God, He has to bless you with a healthy body.

Our body and spirit belongs to God. Every part of our body belongs to God.

Isaiah 40:7-8 (NKJV)

7 The grass withers, the flower fades,

Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;

Surely the people are grass.

8 The grass withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands forever.”

This verse is actually repeated in the NT

1 Peter 1:23-25 (NKJV)

23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24 because

“All flesh is as grass,

And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.

The grass withers,

And its flower falls away,

25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.”

Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

This is the gospel of grace.

If you preached the gospel of grace, man’s effort will burn up. All the glory of man will fade away. Only one name will stand – the name of Jesus.

Jesus is the center of our lives and church.

Everything you do need to be grace based. You are building your life on the gospel.

Pastor Lian’s prayer for the blessing of Pastor Prince:

Father we want to thank you for Pastor Prince. Thank you for giving us, for blessing us with Pastor and right now we bring him before You Father and we declare over him, we declare over Wendy, we declare over Jessica and Justin, we declare Your favor surrounds them like a shield that everywhere that Pastor and his family goes, Your favor will surround them and go before them and Your favor will supply for them. Your favor will fight for them. Your favor will deliver them. Your favor will turn things around for them. We declare that every single one in Pastor’s family from Pastor to Wendy to Jessica to Justin that every one of them will walk in divine strength and youthfulness all the days of their lives. We declare that Father because Your Son was made poor on the cross that through His poverty Pastor and his family will walk in divine provision in abundance exceedingly abundantly above all that he can ask or think. We declare that this family shall fulfill Your purpose in their generation. Thank you Father. We thank you. We thank you for Pastor. We thank you for Wendy. We thank you for Jessica. We thank you for Justin. We call this family blessed that You blessed them, that You make their name great and You will make them a blessing. And every one say Amen!!!

Pastor Lian’s prayer of blessings over the congregation before end of 1^st service:

Father we thank you that this day and this week we shall go forth in grace alone. We declare that Your unmerited, unearned, undeserved favor goes before us and Your favor will supply everything that we need to live a life that is blessed, to live a life that is abundant. I declare the Lord Himself bless you. I declare His favor surrounds you. In Jesus mighty name, and everyone say Amen!!!

Gav.