Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Blessings For Your Life-
Inner Peace
Philippians 4:6-9 Rev Melvyn Mak

Have you every wondered why people worry all the time? Or even why is worrying an uncomfortable feeling? Here is a small bit of info, Being worried is choking or stranggling. Which also means, when you worry for a prolonged period of time, u will die... spiritually la. But IT CAN KILL!

God's 3 blessings of inner peace that transcends all understanding:-

1.Pray
-The hope of our heart
2.Ponder
-the mastery of our mind
3.Practice
-working of our will



1.Pray
-The hope of our heart

Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present tour requests to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

There is a kind of prayer that brings peace. This prayer is divided into 3 parts:-
A.Everything- We don't only pray for big things but EVERYTHING! Every prayer of small or big things bring you closer to God.

B.Thanksgiving- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Do you know that giving thanks is also a form of worship? Worship Him whatever happens!

C.Trusting- Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep in perfect peace him hose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." When we trust God with all our hearts, He will give us perfect peace, peace that has no flaws...

D.Releasing- We hold back and never release thats why we worry so much. When we don't release, we are not guarded. Tell God, "Let Your Kingdom come, let Your Will be done." We know that God's ways are perfect, thus we can put our trust in Him.

2.Ponder
-the mastery of our minds

Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things."

Our mind is a battleground. The Devil deceives us to control our minds causing it to be a battleground which later control our actions and speech. Romans 12:2 " Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will." God gives us the power and authority to demolish strongholds and take captive every thought according to the obedience in Christ Jesus. Remember, temptation is not sin. So do not start to fret when negative thoughts come to your mind. Rebuke and reject them in the powerful name of Jesus!

3.Practice
-working of our will

Philippians 4:9 "Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." If we put God's word into practice, we will establish His word in our life. James 1:22 "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Don't wait, Just Do It! When we put it into practice, we will have the God of peace with us.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

From the above 2 verses, we can see that God is our

1. Refuge


2. The Almighty


3. The Most High


4. The Lord

But what does this names have any link with having protection or not? Genesis 19:8b "We must come under the shelter of The Almighty." Protection under the best is always the safest.

But how can we have the cover of God in our lives?
Isaiah 30:1-3 says that when we move out of God's protection, we won't have the perfect 100% protection from Him. Protection is different from immunisation. God's protection isn't just an injection. Those that come under God's cover are those that truly believe God.

Do you know that in Psalms 91, there are 7 I Will's said by God?
eg. "I will be with him in trouble," He who moves with the Spirit, works with the Spirit. Thus, we need God's hedge of protection over every area- our lives.

Job 1:10-12 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face. The Lord said to Satan, 'Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.' Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. "

A COMMUNITY:- Connection and Commitment

A Christian not in God's body is just like an organ without a body. *ugh..* and we must be committed to one another to lay down our lives for one another, just as Christ laid down His life for us. The community of God is the loving family of God!

Hebrews 3:13 "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness."

James 5:19 "My brothers, if one of you whould wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,"

Monday, September 17, 2007
COME RECEIVE BLESSINGS FOR YOUR LIFE!

Sunday, September 16, 2007
Blessings For Your Life - Health

Sorry for the late posting, but here it is:

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Dear Boys,

Our commitments for September.

13
Choir Rehearsal 615pm Redhill MRT
Brandon, Craig, Daniel, Jeremy, John, JoelA, JoelL, JoshA, Weibin, Adrian

16
PE9 915am Redhill MRT
Aaron, Brandon, Joshua Ang, Weibin

Choir Duty 1230pm Hall 9
Brandon, Craig, Daniel, Jeremy, John, JoelA, JoelL, JoshA, Weibin, Adrian

20
Choir Rehearsal 615pm Redhill MRT
Brandon, Craig, Daniel, Jeremy, John, JoelA, JoelL, JoshA, Weibin, Adrian

23
Choir Duty 1230pm Hall 9 (No PE No SOL)
Brandon, Craig, Daniel, Jeremy, John, JoelA, JoelL, JoshA, Weibin, Adrian

Exams are coming and if you need more time for revision, pls inform me ASAP so that I can find replacement for you!

With wisdom comes great responsibility!
The joy of the Lord is our strength!
Mend the crack, bridge the gap!

Adrian Tay xD

Tuesday, September 4, 2007
It's wonderfull!!!!!!

Thank God for the...


Sunsets at the beach...

Clouds formation with a glimspe of sunlight...

ahhh so sian... did basically NOTHING ytd and today cos got nothing much to do at home. makes sense rite? other than revise and use com. FYI i dun sleep in the afternoon...

Ytd things were not so good btwn me and my mum cos i was kinda discouraged to see the fact dat she do not trust in the Lord as much as she used to last time. But i also tot that i could not do anyting to help her condition(she has some back prob) and all i can do is pray. even if i pray over her also no use cos she jus doubts and viola~ gone. all i can do now is surrender this to the Lord and stop worrying about it cos it wun do me any good... Now i'm doing my part to retune to God's voice and even retune my own voice(in my mind) to sound like Him. sometimes when i face problems in which i dono wad to do i would jus apply the WWJD(wad would Jesus do) formula. of cos in order to apply this formula you must have the basic foundation of even knowing ur 1+1=2(opened heart+opened ear=2-way conversation with God). When you feel that God is far away, just take some time to read His Word and start to process His Word even in your heart and He will speak. Sometimes you can also listen to worship songs on your mp3 or handphone and mean the Words in your heart and God will minister to you too.(Well, at least it works for me.) Isn't it just comforting knowing the fact that there is always someone there to lend a listening ear and an outstretched arm to help solve ur problems? Because help is just a prayer away. =D

God Bless and hugs,
*Bro/Son Daniel/Lee/Bird

*please delete when appropriate.

If you want to hear "ELIJAH – Winning When The Whole World Is Falling Apart"
please click here : http://www.fcbc.org.sg/audio/sep02_e.mp3

Thanks for the notes,
God Bless

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Here's today sermon- closing msg on series of Running With The Winners

Elijah
-Winning When The Whole World Is Falling Apart
1 Kings 19:1-18 Rev Melvyn Mak

James 5:17 "Elijah was a man just like us." Though he did and saw God's miracles, he was still just one of us. And he comes down and says. "Hey, you can win even when your world is falling apart."The question is 'How?'

1.Release our burdens
-God can carry them much better than us

1 Kings 19:10 "He replied, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Isrealites have rejected your covenant, broken down your alters, and put your prophets to death by the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."

Elijah was emotionally worn out. In other words, stressed. Galatians 6:2 says that we should "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fufill the law of Christ." But in Galatians 6:5, it says that we should carry our own load. So which to follow? Both. Carrying each other's burdens refers to giving good advice to someone who comes to you for help and not bear or suffer the same burden as the other party. We don't take the responsibility of change in his/her life but instead we offer up the burdens to the Lord. He has His appointed time to things. When we surrender our load, we will find rest from stress, in the Lord.

What is the difference between rowing a boat and sailing a boat?
We use our ALL our strength to make the boat move when we row a boat. But when we sail a boat, we let the wind move the boat.
Similarly, we let the Holy Spirit move us as we follow.

Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

2.Re-tune to God's voice
-God is speaking to you

In 1 Kings 19:11-12, God revealed Himself to Elijah in a gentle whisper. Yet, He was not in the wind, earthquake or fire. God only speaks when we quieten our hearts, when we are still. When we don't tune in to God's voice, we will be depressed and worn out. We hear 4 voices everyday:-
the Satan's, other's, our's and God's. So most of the time, it is like 3 voice vs 1 voice. Thus, we have to be sensitive to God's. If not, often we drown ourselves out with fear or anxiety when God's voice is drowned out from our lives. But how do we hear the small still voice of God?

a.Be available-
Isaiah 40:29-31 "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and yound men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

b.Be obedient

3.Return to God's calling
-God wants to give us a new beginning

Read 1 Kings 19:15-16. God tells us, "Go back the way you came". God is giving Elijah a new way of doing things and He also wants to give us a new way.