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Saturday, March 28, 2009
28/03/2009 : Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle
Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle
Gen 26:12-13
Trials are to increase your patience & capacity
Jer 1:4-11
We’re called to build & plant churches
How? We’re to hold onto our anointing fast
Be Creative
Jer 1:5
When God touches your life- creation will happen
See beyond yourself then you can see beyond
Almond buds 2 months before all other seeds
Our Springtime!
Jer 1:11-12
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, March 22, 2009
22/03/2009 : Love Busters (Part A)
Love Busters (Part A)
why do couples grew unhappy with each other?usually it's because one of then has fallen out of love with the other
our relationship with God Is like a relationship between a man & a woman. - it either grows stronger or weaker.it never stays neutral
many people think that once u're in love,u don't fall out of love but if u fall out of love u will never fall in love anymore
but the truth is that God can re-ignite the love back
alot of marriages ends up in sadness or divorce
recall love bank- there's love units which can be deposit or withdrawn base on the actions of the person
love units can increased till it exceed the romantic love threshold- then the desire to marry will come in
married couples, however often does not continue to keep the love units increasing
because they forgot to keep it up
Love Busters - actions that stop the loving feeling
1 Cor 13: 4-7
abusive, controlling habits - a deliberate effort to cause your spouse to be unhappy
often the person doing it thinks that it's for the good of the other
but the receiving spouse will feel hurt by the actions then doubly hurt when he/she know it's deliberate
habit pattern- you are repeating it regularly
usually in a marriage - there's a giver and a taker lover
a taker will fight to hurt the other person
in a state of intimacy, the giver is in control- love will exist
in a state of conflict, the taker is in control- fights will exist- then withdrawal will occur.
couples then want to live separately
there're 6 love busters
1. Selfish Demands
love is not demanding its own way
policy of joint agreement- never do anything without an enthusiastic agreement between you & your spouse
instead of selfish demands- go for thoughtful requests
appreciate each others' opinions & feelings
2. Disrespectful Judgements
using threats & ridicule to hurt the other party
instead of disrespectful judgements- go for respectful persuasion
be open for prospects that we could be wrong
no point of winning an argument but losing the love
if things don't work out- then drop until another day!
solving the conflicts is not the main deal, instead seek to not withdraw your love units
be ready to accept that you can be demanding- it all depends on the other's opinions of you not yourself.
3. Angry Outbursts
according to NIV, love is not easily angered- you never get angry
usually the 1st 3 love busters is consequential
outburst aims to punish or even the score
a. acknowledge it if you have an anger problem
b. recognise that you're out to Punish
c. remember the policy of joint agreement
d. avoid love buster 1 & 2
don't be afraid to have zero tolerance for the love busters
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, March 15, 2009
15/03/2009 : Weekend Service with Pastor Paul Scanlon
Weekend Service with Pastor Paul Scanlon
crossing over- takes courage to do it
church is not meant to be safe & predictable; just like Jesus
Jesus doesn't just look at me but also at the people in my life
reaching for people should be our DNA
Luk 4:43
Circle of Love
the Kingdom is filled with people of different made- up
is our love is driven by our comfort or by passion?
loving people is not endorsing their lives
a rebel is chosen over a revolutionary between Jesus & barabbas
15 revolution- spent 15mins a day minimally to make a difference to another person's life
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, March 08, 2009
08/03/2009 : The Power of Agreement
The Power of Agreement
Gen 2:24
beyond the sexual union-
hebrew word for male/husband - strong hand devourer- my hand is in the midst of the fire
female/wife- strong devourer what comes out of it
fire - strong devourer
when man & woman come together - The Lord in the Land of the Living
Alone
strong's 905- chief of his city
909 - of each alike, unable to reproduce
Gen 5:1-2 (KJV)
mankind is originally 1 by design not choice
then God made it by choice not by design
Help meet-
strong's H5848- aid
strong's H5048- a counterpart or mate his other side his other half his other view
Gen 1:26-27 (Amp)
we're created to be 1 but separated so that we can choose to come back as 1 - when we do God will be manifested
Mat 18:19-20
Jesus came to reconcile what disunity has taken control when Adam blame Eve for the disobedience
RIB -
strong's H6763 his side
strong's H5048
a counterpart or mate his other side his other half his other view Mat 19:3-6 (Msg)
how to build agreement & unity? cause naturally we will try to do self-preservation
when we know that it's not about me but about you
1 Cor 12:22-26
Acts 2:1-4; 46-47
Acts 4:24;31
1 Pet
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am