-Pst. Tan Ye Peng
The Book of James
Jam 1:1
Writing to the generic believers
The beginning and the ending of a book is important
To understand a book, we need to think like what the author thinks & know what the author knows
1 Cor - Paul asks us to think how we use our gifts to edify others & not ourselves
Read James to understand James & not other books
Jam 1:2-8
Jam 5:19-20
The church of God is not afraid of people wandering away but we must have people who will turn people back
Jam 4:8
Sinners are double-minded people whose such character shows up during trials
Jam 1:12-14
We will go through trials but we will wanders away if we depend our feelings and not remember to count it as a joy to have trials
Trials
Jam 5:14-16
1. Sufferings or trouble
2. Sickness
3. Trespasses & offenses
Jam 5:17-18
Elijah prayed & prayed
1 Kg 17:1
1 Kg 16:34
Hiel build the walls of Jericho & paid with his sons because of Joshua's words
Jos 6:26
Elijah was thus strengthen & he prayed the prayed of Moses
Deut 28:23-24
Baal was a idol of rain but Elijah stop rain with God
Jam 5:10-11
James remembers Job of his perseverance how he came know God for himself that He is merciful & compassionate
Instead of the sufferings & the material blessings
Jam 1:5
Wisdom - to walk though the trials not simply to get out of the trial
Jam 1:19-20
When the going gets tough - look to God
Jam 1:21
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
18/07/2010 : The Love of God
-Pst. Kong Hee
The Love of God
Eph 3:14-19
Types of Love - Greek
1. Storge: the love of family
2. Eros: the love of passion
3. Phileo: the love of friendship
Pro 17:17
Pro 27:6
4. Agape: the love of total commitment
Love of God- unconditional & sacrificial
Joh 3:16
Eph 3:18
We need to have a revelation of God's love for us
#1: The Width of God's love
Psm 18:35-36 (NLT)
Psm 23
God is very forgiving
Mat 11:28
Rom 3:22 (NLT)
He loves everyone equally
Jhn 4; 8
No matter if it's a Samaritan woman who married 5 times or the adulterous woman who was caught in the act- Jesus accept them all
#2: The Length of God's love
Universe - ?156 billion light years long
Psm 36:5-6 (NLT)
God's love is unending
Jer 31:3
Psm 103:8-9
God's love for us is long-suffering & He's quick to forgive
Psm 139:7-10
God always remembers our prayers- He hears them & will answer them
#3: The Height of God's love
Loftiness of God's love
Mat 5:48
God wants us to be of high character
God's love is not one that will spoilt us but it's a love that has discipline
Pro 13:24
Heb 12:5-11
The height of God's love will elevates us to His character
#4: The Depth of God's love
Care very deeply- intimately involved in the person's live
Heb 4:15 (KJV)
Jesus wept for Lazarus whom He was going to raise - He can feels Mary & Martha's grief
Isa 53:4-5
The love of Christ is to be experienced
Eph 3:19
Psm 61:1-2
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
The Love of God
Eph 3:14-19
Types of Love - Greek
1. Storge: the love of family
2. Eros: the love of passion
3. Phileo: the love of friendship
Pro 17:17
Pro 27:6
4. Agape: the love of total commitment
Love of God- unconditional & sacrificial
Joh 3:16
Eph 3:18
We need to have a revelation of God's love for us
#1: The Width of God's love
Psm 18:35-36 (NLT)
Psm 23
God is very forgiving
Mat 11:28
Rom 3:22 (NLT)
He loves everyone equally
Jhn 4; 8
No matter if it's a Samaritan woman who married 5 times or the adulterous woman who was caught in the act- Jesus accept them all
#2: The Length of God's love
Universe - ?156 billion light years long
Psm 36:5-6 (NLT)
God's love is unending
Jer 31:3
Psm 103:8-9
God's love for us is long-suffering & He's quick to forgive
Psm 139:7-10
God always remembers our prayers- He hears them & will answer them
#3: The Height of God's love
Loftiness of God's love
Mat 5:48
God wants us to be of high character
God's love is not one that will spoilt us but it's a love that has discipline
Pro 13:24
Heb 12:5-11
The height of God's love will elevates us to His character
#4: The Depth of God's love
Care very deeply- intimately involved in the person's live
Heb 4:15 (KJV)
Jesus wept for Lazarus whom He was going to raise - He can feels Mary & Martha's grief
Isa 53:4-5
The love of Christ is to be experienced
Eph 3:19
Psm 61:1-2
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, July 11, 2010
11/07/2010 : Weekend Service with Mike Connell
- Pst. Mike Connell
Weekend Service with Mike Connell
Luk 3:21-22; 4:1-2, 14
The wilderness in the bible was a place of barren desert
Jesus went through seasons of preparation before He was ready for His ministry
Deu 8:2-9
God lead His people to the wilderness
1. Wilderness experience is a God-idea
He lead them throughout.
It's not a destination but a preparation
2. Wilderness is a period of humbling
Time for us to seek the face of the Lord
A time when you get your promise from God
David got his Word from the Lord of his future
A period when God is looking to approve you to go to the next level
Heb 3:6
Pressure will reveal what is in our hearts
Exo 15:22-25
The first wilderness & there were 2 reactions- the children of Israel complained but Moses cried out to the Lord
The bitterness in their hearts was exposed with a little disappointment experience, although they just went through a spiritual high
Why did God do so? Because He wants to heal the bitterness in their hearts
When Jesus died on Calvary, He went through all bitterness of our lives. Only when we put our sorrows into Jesus' hands, would our bitterness in our lives be healed
God gave the children of Israel, sweet water after the bitter water
3. Wilderness is a time of making decision when we look beyond the natural
Num 14:1-3
Last wilderness of the children of Israel
Failed with flying colors - they wept with self-pity
Sometimes weeping is alright as you need to draw strength from God & let go of your torment
The disbelief in the hearts of the children of Israel was shown up during this wilderness
But when we blame others for our situation, we chose to not take responsibility for their situation
Continue to act like slave - not responsible for ourselves
God has empowered us to win in the wilderness not to sink back to the old ways
Num 14:22;24
Caleb was God's servant while the others were just "these men"
Caleb was distinguished out as someone with a different spirit
Caleb had fully followed God despite all the seemingly difficulty
Caleb - full of activity in life, provokes others with the tongue, in the household
Caleb did the following
Num 13:30
1. He hushed the negative remarks
2. He encourage the others to ascend to the next level
He asked others to give their lives as a living sacrifice to God
3. Faith
After seeing 40years of funerals, he actually ask Joshua for the hills with the giants - a man with great faith
1 Cor 10:13
God is in-charge at all times - He is not giving you wilderness so that you can shift your blame to others but to go to the next level & bring the next generation into the next level
Thus a period of wilderness is important - but we need to win it.
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Weekend Service with Mike Connell
Luk 3:21-22; 4:1-2, 14
The wilderness in the bible was a place of barren desert
Jesus went through seasons of preparation before He was ready for His ministry
Deu 8:2-9
God lead His people to the wilderness
1. Wilderness experience is a God-idea
He lead them throughout.
It's not a destination but a preparation
2. Wilderness is a period of humbling
Time for us to seek the face of the Lord
A time when you get your promise from God
David got his Word from the Lord of his future
A period when God is looking to approve you to go to the next level
Heb 3:6
Pressure will reveal what is in our hearts
Exo 15:22-25
The first wilderness & there were 2 reactions- the children of Israel complained but Moses cried out to the Lord
The bitterness in their hearts was exposed with a little disappointment experience, although they just went through a spiritual high
Why did God do so? Because He wants to heal the bitterness in their hearts
When Jesus died on Calvary, He went through all bitterness of our lives. Only when we put our sorrows into Jesus' hands, would our bitterness in our lives be healed
God gave the children of Israel, sweet water after the bitter water
3. Wilderness is a time of making decision when we look beyond the natural
Num 14:1-3
Last wilderness of the children of Israel
Failed with flying colors - they wept with self-pity
Sometimes weeping is alright as you need to draw strength from God & let go of your torment
The disbelief in the hearts of the children of Israel was shown up during this wilderness
But when we blame others for our situation, we chose to not take responsibility for their situation
Continue to act like slave - not responsible for ourselves
God has empowered us to win in the wilderness not to sink back to the old ways
Num 14:22;24
Caleb was God's servant while the others were just "these men"
Caleb was distinguished out as someone with a different spirit
Caleb had fully followed God despite all the seemingly difficulty
Caleb - full of activity in life, provokes others with the tongue, in the household
Caleb did the following
Num 13:30
1. He hushed the negative remarks
2. He encourage the others to ascend to the next level
He asked others to give their lives as a living sacrifice to God
3. Faith
After seeing 40years of funerals, he actually ask Joshua for the hills with the giants - a man with great faith
1 Cor 10:13
God is in-charge at all times - He is not giving you wilderness so that you can shift your blame to others but to go to the next level & bring the next generation into the next level
Thus a period of wilderness is important - but we need to win it.
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Sunday, July 04, 2010
04/07/2010 : Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. A. R. Bernard
-Pst. AR Bernard
Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. A. R. Bernard
Growth comes to all although not in same likeness
Jam 4:1
On a universal level, conflicts is caused by human desires - without the control of the Holy Spirit (also known as flesh)
It's the relationship of the Holy Spirit or the lack of it that affects the outcome of the world
We should allow the greatest influence of our lives to come from the Holy Spirit
Christians shared values comes from having a structured life -
1. Clearly articulated world view - biblical cosmology
2. Clearly articulated core values - protects my thinking, how I experience the world
3. Clearly articulated core purposes - guides my activities, the standard that I live in
My core values is what I am willing to sacrifice for
AR Bernard's core values
1. Faith - relationship with God
2. Family - on earth, am willing to sacrifice for
3. Education - portable wealth
4. Community - be part of the solution not the problem
What we are in life is often motivated by our values
Every decision we make in life is a valued judgement
In spite of shared values- people can still have values
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. A. R. Bernard
Growth comes to all although not in same likeness
Jam 4:1
On a universal level, conflicts is caused by human desires - without the control of the Holy Spirit (also known as flesh)
It's the relationship of the Holy Spirit or the lack of it that affects the outcome of the world
We should allow the greatest influence of our lives to come from the Holy Spirit
Christians shared values comes from having a structured life -
1. Clearly articulated world view - biblical cosmology
2. Clearly articulated core values - protects my thinking, how I experience the world
3. Clearly articulated core purposes - guides my activities, the standard that I live in
My core values is what I am willing to sacrifice for
AR Bernard's core values
1. Faith - relationship with God
2. Family - on earth, am willing to sacrifice for
3. Education - portable wealth
4. Community - be part of the solution not the problem
What we are in life is often motivated by our values
Every decision we make in life is a valued judgement
In spite of shared values- people can still have values
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
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