13/04/2008 : Jabez 2 : Prayer

-Pst. Kong Hee

Jabez 2: Prayer

1 Chr 4:9-10
Only 2 men in the entire bible that receive instant answer from God : David & Jabez
Honorable : Kabud (Heb.) great, weight, substance
Having the appetite to soak in God's presence is more important than simply coming into God's presence
We need to be spiritually hungry

1. Bless my soul - our spiritual life
2. Enlarge my territory - Our influence for God
3. Hand upon me - God's presence in our lives
4. Keep my from my enemy - God's protection over our lives

Prayer life
my prayer life will determine my destiny
Samson was the only judge that never delivered the children of Israel
Although he was also probably the most gifted
I need to be spiritually hungry
Isa 40:30
Objective + Discipline
- Passion!
My love for God is build on my ability to wait upon the Lord
Mat 6:5
Ps 91:1

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05/04/2008 : Thinking with Excellence

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Thinking with Excellence

2 Pet 1:5-7
7 stages of Spiritual development
1. Virtue : Arete (gk.) = excellence
this word is mentioned in the bible 70 times
Excellence - to exceed a given standard that is ordinary, average, terrible or unworthy

1. To be superior in quality
Quality is never by change but a result of high intention
The call of God is always a call to excellence - never a call to mediocrity
No 2nd strike mentality
It's not about how nice but how good we are
Disorder invites even more disorder
Sol 2:15
2. Excellence is to obtain greater in quantity
Jn 15:16
cannot drop my standard
i must be willing to pay for the price of my success
Ps 126:5-6
a. demand of our heart
Pro 4:23
Lessons - geographical boundaries
every trouble? see it as stepping stone!
b. demand on our time
we can never regain time. so don't idle it away
c. demand on our money
Lk 16:11
3. Excellence is to transcend my job description
Mat 5:41
1st mile : duty
2nd mile : love
Love only begins after the demans of duty have been met
Rom 13:8
4. Excellence is to outdo myself each time
i need to be better
Excellence is to exceed expectations
Eph 6:5-6, 7-8
How to change my thinking?
Right thinking -> right behaviour
Excellence is not extremist (perfectionism)

What then is thinking with excellence?

Not Law but Liberty Gal 5:13-16
Not System but Service Mat 20:25-28
Not Self-centered but Spirit-centered Zac 4:6
Not Legalism but Love
Not Fear but Faith 2 Tim 1:6
Not Control but Concern
Not Duty but Devotion Exo 17:12
Not Getting but Giving 2 Cor 9:6-7
Not Explanation but Example Jn 13:13-15
Not Bondage but Breakthrough

Jesus turned dirty water into the best wines
So ordinary us can be used to extraordinary works!

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sat Service @ 5.30pm

30/03/2008 : Right Decision - Your Keys to Success

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Right Decision - Your Keys to Success

Jam 1:5-8
A survey done revealed that criminals thought that successful people are simply people who are 'not caught' while successful people rendered their success as a result of hard work, being responsible & no good luck belief
To get where you want to go in life, we much start where we are
Decision, Dedication & Decisiveness is the quality needed to bring change
Opposite of decisiveness = Ambivalence will bring us to our inability to breakthrough
Jam 4:17
Ps 119:113
Procrastination - lack of sense of urgency
Some areas of focus we need to have include
Health
Ability
Relationships
Vision
Emotional Life
Spiritual Life
Though Life

yet man procrastinate...why?
1. Task - difficult
2. Fear of the unknown
3. Lazy!

How then can we overcome?
1. Activate my planner
Write it down & prioritise!
2. Break large tasks
Do them 1-by-1
3. Create deadlines
Be specific!
4. Deal with the mess
-always decide what need to be filed, throw or be executed?
5. Encourage myself
I can do it. It's never too late.
6. Face your fears
Do the harder tasks first
7. Do goals review
Go through the check lists!
8. Hang on & don't give up!
Success doesn't come suddenly
9. Initiate now
Start today
Eccl 11:4

Money : the power of savings
Our desires will always be more than our ability to gratify it
Job 8:7
How to save?
1. Spend less
2. Put aside as a store/ reserve
the power of accumulation
heard of the 8th wonder? - Compounded interest
Jud 13:24-25
Mahaneth Dan : place of decision
Zorah: sting of the hornet, wasp nest
Eshtaol : seeking the face of God

Samson has problems with lust
Jud 14: 1-3;20
Jud 16:1
Jud 16:4
eventually despite being a chosen judge for God's children, Samson became blinded as a result of his lust
Jud 16:20-22
He went 1 huge round of wrong decisions

time of reflections - where's we? what's holding us back?

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

23/03/2008 : The Power of Forgiveness

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Power of Forgiveness

Lk 23:33-34
Jesus was harshly trested when He's on His way to the cross
No death of dignity
Jesus was not asking God to forgive the Romans soldiers, the Jews or the Pharisee. But our sins & wrongdoings!

1. Unforgiveness keep the pain alive
Our joy will be robbed
2. Unforgivenss produces bitterness
Heb 12:15
Psychosocial impact
Anger hormones comes from adrenal glands
too much of it => slow death
18% depression was a result of anger turned inwardly
3. Unforgiveness give Satan an open door
Eph 4:26-27
1959 Karl Menninger
4. Unforgiveness hinders fellowship with God
Mat 6:14-15
The beauty of coming to God is because of forgiveness
God's forgiveness is complete & total
Isa 43:25
I receive God's forgiveness
Give forgiveness to others

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

21/03/2008 : Breaking the Shame Barrier

- Pst. Kong Hee

Breaking the Shame Barrier

Heb 12:2
2 Cor 5:17

The Shame Barrier
-Fear based emotion that makes one feel unlovable & unworthy
Guilt => Actions
1. Shame robs you out of the motivation to seek love
2. Shame robs you of healthy relationships
3. Shame causes anger & depression
4. Shame causes psychological processes
5. Shame causes problematic moral behaviours

We can feel emotionall rejected => enduring all verbal abuse & sometimes even physical abuse.
Yet should it be so?
Isa 53:3-4

- CHC @ CHC JW; Fri Service @ 4.30pm

16/03/2008 : Weekend Service with Phil Pringle

- Pst. Phil Pringle

The Principle of a Seed: The Anointing

God is not old
Deu 8:18
The principle of a Seed: The Anointing
Lk 4:18
1. All of us have an anointing
1 Jn 2:27
Our suffering is not in us but God
We will go through trials
Be involved in a battle
War-climate -> staying hero
The overcomer is the person who will move God’s kingdom
Don’t judge myself by my outward world
Mk 5:30
2. The anointing lubricate me
Sets me free
3. There’s a great variety in Anointing(s)
We can do the impossible
4. There’s joy when we are in the Anointing
Isa 61:3
5. Anointing can be imparted – laying of the hands
Lk 6:19
Heb 6
6. It is imparted in a measure
7. It will quicken you
Act 3:19
We need to be refresh
Satan will wear people down
2 Kg 4

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08/03/2008 : Servanthood Part B

- Pst. Kong Hee

Keys to Promotion

Servant Hood II
Mat 20:25-27
God only labeled us as good servants & not any other titles
So it’s not about being top (in name) but in our attitude
Ps 71:21
We can be great, because this will bring God glory…
Yet in the spiritual realm, we need to serve
Servant = Gk. Dirkopnos – Still a free soul
Slave = Gk. Doulos – not free
3 keys to promotion
1. Handling the little things
Lk 16:10
Details determine destiny
1 Kg 10
Things are in order due to discipline
We need to stay disciplined
Excellence is the attention given to details that leads to superior performance
2. Handling money
Lk 16:11
If we’re not even faithful in money (that has no righteousness or evilness) then how will God give us responsibilities in things that even more precious?
3. Handling what belongs to another person
Lk 16:12
Have we been careful with our work, family & how we represent God to others?
Jn 1:6
Eph 3:18
Who should we serve?
1. Depth: We are to serve God
Col 1:16
Ps 84:10
2. Height: We are to serve our leaders
2 Kg 3:11
Exo 33:11
Jesus was flowing with John’s ministry
Authority flows form Top Down
We are all living on borrow authority
The kingdom of God is a kingdom of relationship
Do we want what we’re told by our leaders?
3. Width: We are to serve one another
Mat 20:28
4. Length: We are to serve the World
Dan 1:4

- CHC @ Expo Hall 1; Sat Service @ 5.30pm

02/03/2007 : Servanthood Part A

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Servanthood Part A

Jn 13:2-5
Power, position, purpose
Jesus is fully aware that His 11 disciples will prove themselves imperfect in the time to come. Yet He is still secured in His power, position & purpose. He will not be wavered.
This sense show that none of the disciples serve each other before the supper (which is usually the custom – the one who serve is of the subordinate position & none of the disciples are willing to lower themselves.
But Jesus served…not serving out of fear or to score points
Jn 13:12-17
Are we ready to serve with all of our hearts?
It’s not a about others but how we see it
1. Servant hood is the key to promotion
Phil 2:5-7; 8-11; 12-15
Joseph: his circumstances have never ever been prefect yet it has never has any impact upon his character
2. Servant hood is the key to Authority
Lk 19:16
3. Servant hood is the key to Destiny
Gen 24:18
We need to cover our basics
It’s not about how high but how humble
We all need to self-check

- CHC @ Expo Hall 1; Sun Service @ 10am

24/02/2008 : Weekend Services with Rev. Ulf Ekman

-Pst. Ulf Ekman

The Supernatural Ministry

Mat 14:22-23
Jesus’ ministry is based on the supernatural
Jesus had no fear unlike Peter
All of us have fears & this is normal
Only when we know Jesus intimately then can we have no unnatural fear towards God
God will take the fear of punishment/supernatural away
Jesus was here to show us that we can live a righteous life just like Him
Jesus is here to let us inherit Him
He does not want us to stay in the boat
We need to have the courage to move out
Jesus is a good God; He knows the disciples’ fears thus He always encouraged them,” Be of good cheer!”
Jesus’ plans often offered anxiety & unknown to His people. He wants us to be willing& to trust Him
The people in the boat, who’re actually disciples, will mock & teased, as not every disciple will be willing
But God is not interested in changing our circumstances but us!
God wants us to be overcomers
After all, allowing ourselves to be thrown into something extraordinary is either because we’re stupid or because we know we’ve God on our side
To be ready for tomorrow, we need to be ready today
Heb 2:14-15
Death => the fear of it comes from the aftermath. Satan’s only weapon comes from that
We worried about being rejected/ cast away

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16/02/2008 : Build to Last

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Build to Last

2 Pet. 1:5-11
We need to focus on the right stuff & this change is necessary for us to re-focus
Mat 6:33
The rich young ruler was following the commandments but understanding the rationale
Values are necessary for long-term growth
So what kind of values should we have?
Mat 12:25-26
1. Loyalty
Who do you choose to be loyal to?
God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Our company, etc.
These are our visions, our life(s), our calling & our mission
2. Commitment
3. Respect ( Humility)
Relationship precedes ministry
No respect = growth of contempt
Is our attitude kingdom-minded?
Phil 2:5-11
Completely opposite of Satan
4. Accountability (Connectedness)
Jn 15:5
We need to remember our leaders/vines
5. Family
6. Love (forgiveness/mercy & grace)
Building an environment of faith
Where mistakes are allowed
1 Cor 13:4-8
Going all the way for others
7. Faithfulness (Trustworthiness)
Faithfulness is the cornerstone of character – Edwin Louis Cole
Lk 16:10
1 Cor 4:2
8. Hard work ( diligent)
2 Thess 3:10
Eph 4:28
9. Integrity (Truthfulness)
Jn 14:6
Jn8:44
10. Generosity
Act 20:35(b)
1 Tim 6:6-8
Jam 3:14-16

The above 10 values were from Exo 20:1-17
Going back to the law is not about simply obeying but understanding the rationale is the essence of the 10 commandments
Rom 1:29-32
2 Tim 3:1-2

The VALUES of having values
V. Visible: identity
A. Attracts: Magnet
L. Lead: Compass
U. Unite: Glue
E. Establish: Foundation
S. Standard: Ruler
Pro 3:1-8

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10/02/2008 : Tamar and Judah

- Pst. Kong Hee

Tamar and Judah

Gen 2
Marriage is the 1st institution that was created by God
For both believers & non-believers
Ecc 19:9
A good marriage is the only heaven on earth
Eph 5:22-25
If marriage cannot work for us, then it also means that our relationship with God also cannot work
1. The role of the husband is to be the Leader
Dignity
2. The responsibility of the husband is to Love his wife
Lay down the life
1. The role of the wife is to be a Helper
Gen 2:18
Dream-enabler not dream thief
2. The responsibility of the wife is to Submit
Eph 5:24

The challenge of making marriage work often falls squarely on the men
Rom 5:12
Gen 3:6 (NIV)
1 Tim 2:13-14
If well-protected & loved…most woman (no matter how powerful they maybe in their career) they will be willing to submit to their husbands

Gen 38
Levirate marriage: Lat. Levir: Husband’s brother
Judah messed up but he didn’t quit
Tamar wanted her rights -> Jesus’ lineage was created

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03/02/2008 : The Power of Endurance

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

The Power of Endurance

Heb 10:35-36
After confidence - > Endurance
= Strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
2 Cor 6:4
2 Tim 3:10
Success is going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm – Winston Churchill
How to keep on keeping on?
E.N.D.U.R.E
Embrace God’s purpose in the situation
1 Pet 1:7
We need to constantly ask ourselves what’s God’s purpose?
Ans: Me! My faith, my character & my attitude!
A person’s strength is shown in adversity not victories
Jam 1:3-4
Mature & complete ourselves in Christ Jesus
Rom 5:3-4 (NLT)
Nature my spiritual root
Mk 4:16-17 (CEV & the Message)
When there’s no root = no dept of earth
On the sea, the boat depends on nothing except the compass. Not gut feelings, not experience
Likewise -> in our life we need to depend on nothing but the promises & word of God for directions
Lk 8:15
Rom 15:4
Patient: Endurance
Comfort: Encouragement
Our life have to be build on God’s words
Direct my attention to Jesus Christ (God)
Matt 11:28
Heb 12:2
Use my experience to help others
2 Cor 1:6 (NLT)
We’re in a fallen world, thus we need encouragement & who can be a better encourager than someone who have overcome?
2 Tim 2:10 (NLT)
God will never waste any experiences
Relay on God’s power
Col 1:11 (CEV)
Rom 12:12 (The Message)
Expect God to bless me!
Jam 1:12 (NLT)
Jam 5:11
It will be according to my faith
Heb 10:36 (NAB)

John Stephen Akhwari’s story

John Stephen Akhwari (b. 1938? in Mbulu, Tanganyika) was an Olympic athlete at the 1968 Summer Olympicsin Mexico City. He represented Tanzania in the marathon. During the race he fell, badly cutting his knee and dislocating the joint. Rather than quitting, he continued running. He finished last among the 74 competitors. When asked why he continued running, he said simply, "My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish." There was an article written up in Delta's Sky Magazine. Akhwari has lent his name to the John Stephen Akhwari Athletic Foundation, an organization which supports Tanzanian athletes training for the Olympic Games. His story is featued in the Beijing 2008 Song Hero.

We’re not here to enter a race but to finish it.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

27/01/2007 : Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard

- Pst. A.R. Bernard

Your Redemption Value in God

Understanding the wisdom of Jesus
We need to come to know who God really is?
How? By coming to us in the form of Christ.
Christ – Shepherd
We? – Sheep!
Gen 4:19 - 20 (NLY v.2)
Background of this verse : - the capacity of man has been revealed and given to Adam. But he fall before he was able to experience his capacity
Yet we need to know that Fallen is not equivalent to the fact that our capacity has been taken away
Thus it has to be redeemed by Christ
Redeemed as God does not waste anything
He doesn’t just throw us away after Adam has fallen
We can still open-up our capacity to multiple, be fruitful, subdue & have dominance
Adam (fallen) = Corrupt & Perverted -> Cain (Evil) Vs Abel (Good)
Cain – City (Social Construct) -> Livestock (Poultry industry) -> Flute & Harp (Inventions) -> Tools (mining, purification & molding of metals?
Even though Cain, which represented the evil side of man, survived instead of Abel, but his capacity was not taken away. In fact the above showed that the entire human society has been build. Man is not merely monkeys.
Saving grace -> brings us out, change us & send us again to the social institutions
God’s mission is about redeeming the value within me
We should not be asking “What am I here for?”
Instead our life’s purpose should be built on “Who am I here for?”
We’re saved so that others can be saved
Separated from the world is not isolation from the world
Recall: Kristos Kas Kosmos
Culture [fallen] but redeemable
Because the Holy Spirit has been poured onto ALL man
There is value even in junk, which explains the existence of the junkyard -> value of junk can be seen there & what it eventually can become
Am I ready to be cleansed?
God will save the best for the last.
All creation is waiting for the full revelation of God
So we need to continue to learn, grow & increase!

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 9.30am

20/01/2088 : The Power of Faith (Confidence)

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Power of Faith (Confidence)

Faith
Heb 11:1
Evidence = Confidence (of achieving the things not seen)
Faith is an attitude
Heb 10:35
Confidence can leak away
Mat 4:1-3,-5-6,-8-9
'If' you are a real Christian(?) - prove it!
Satan was tempting Jesus in His confidence
Mat 11:4-6
"Offended" Gk. Scandclizo = Trip up, stumbled, enticed to sin
Ps 21, 16
we're to continue to known the following
Jh 13:3
1. Position
2. Power
3. Purpose
Jn 3:14-15
Dan 14:14
Having a secret place with God
Ps 91:1
Ps 23

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 9.30am

13/01/2008 : Forgiveness (Letting go)

- Pst Tan Ye Peng

Forgiveness (Letting go)

Col 3:13
What is forgiveness?
Doesn't change your past but it will enlarge your future
1. Real forgiveness is unconditional
2. Forgiveness does not minimize the seriousness of the offense
Do not cheapen the forgiveness by joking about it
Pro 26:18-19
3. Forgiveness isn't resuming a relationship without expecting a change
Forgiveness is given from the offended while reconciliation is only possible from the offender
The offender must have the following
- Repentance
- Restitution
- Rebuilding trust
4. Forgiveness isn't forgetting what has happened
Focus on something else!
5. Forgiveness isn't my right when I wasn't the one hurt

Why do we forgive people?
We will never see something until we see value in it
Because God has a greater & better future for me in my life & without letting go of my past, I can never embrace my future
Do not let resentment & bitterness consume you!
Life is 10% "what happened" & 90% how we react to it
We will react based on our values
How do we know our values?
1. What is most important to me
2. What do I stand for
3. And what I am willing to pay the price for
Heb 12:16-17
We need to know what should be our values like the back of our hands
If we judge what we value by our circumstances, we will de-value want is important to give value to what is momentary
We need to build our values on God's principles so that we will not be ruled by our circumstances.
Hey 12:15
How do I forgive people?
1. Give up my right to get even
2. Set boundaries - walls with a gate
3. Respond evil with good
Lk 6:27-28
4. Repeating these steps as long as necessary
Forgiveness is not a 1-time event
Forgive & remember (how God turn it for you - because we can only be thankful when we remember what God has done for us)
Rom 8:20
Not all things are good but they will work for my good

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 9.30am

06/01/2008 : Focus & Goal Setting

- Pst. Kong Hee

Focus & Goal Setting

Lk 11:34
Focused light has tremendous power
Success is not about hocus pocus but focus
Lk 9:51-53
Phil 3:13-14
1 Cor 9:26 (TLB)
Lk 14:28-31
We can have faith for great things, but we also need to plan & have goals
How to set goals
1. Specific
If you don't know your destination, how do you know if you have arrived?
2. Measurable
3. Action Plan
4. Realistic
Dreams bring you everywhere
5. Time conscious
6. Expectation management
Pro 13:19
7. Revelation
Hearing it from God

Opposite of focus is distraction

1. Don't get distracted by interim success
Jn 4:1-3
2. Don't get distracted by competition
Jh 3:22-26
The disciples were envious, but John is steady
Jh 21:17-19
3. Don't get distracted by the pain of life
Heb 11:2

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29/12/2007 : Change Is Necessary For Growth

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Change is Neccessary for Growth

Mat 18:1-4 (NIV)
Change is necessary for growth
Repent is Jesus’ ministry message
Change in the direction, action and eventually my destiny will too be changed in the manner I want to be
Change will be ever constant throughout our life
We change clothes, looks, jobs, friends & etc.
Every living thing experiences change
Repent = change of my mind
Re -> go back to something
Pent -> highest place (of thinking)
God’s thoughts: highest form
è Lay hold of God’s promises for me.
è No change? No growth.
Greatest enemy of change is tradition
e.g. Fosbury flop; Pepsico
All are changes made for the better
Disciples of Jesus also adapt to changes to turn into somebody different
Luk 19
Do I know my changes? Increasingly I need to know my change
Transformation is a necessity
All changes begins with a decision
- Dedication to the decision
- Disciple to the dedication
Any areas that we need to change?
What will stop us from changing?
1. Pride
2. Fear
3. Rebellion
4. Laziness
5. Ignorance
Denial will not bring us anywhere
Only fools and dead man don’t change
Fools refuse to change while dead man can’t
When change is necessary, not to change is destructive
Pro 1:20-23*-24;5
4 kinds of people are mention in the above verse
1. Simpletons
2. Fools
3. Scorners
4. Wise men
We all start out as simpletons, and then we can either choose to be a fool or a wise man. Be a fool for too long and u will then become a scorner.
Don’t find yourself changing due to a crisis.
Either you lead the change or the change will lead you.
If I let change lead me, it will lead me to a place where I do not want to go
My ability to lead the change will determine my success in life

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sat Service @ 5pm

23/12/2007 : Light of Christmas

-Pst. Kong Hee

Light of Christmas

Jh 1:4-5
Lights are very important in the Christmas story
1. Light gives life
2. Light gives vision
With vision (& dreams), we can do all things for God
3. Light dispels darkness
With God in us, the darkness within us will have to flee

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

09/12/2007 : Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. John Avanzini

- Pst. John Avanzini

I Saw You Under The Fig Tree

Jh 1:47-50 (Amplified)
Not double-minded
Believing in it even if it looks like it's not going to.
Jn 15:12
People of greater works
Jh 1:50 (Son of God)
Jh 1:15 (Son of man)
Ability of man that can open the window of heaven
Window of heaven hinges on tithes & offerings
Everest - self-worship
The man was doing something that will open heaven's windows - had to be financial
Fig tree - peace & safety
1 Kg 4:25
Gen 3:7-13
Be-guiled
Heb 1:14

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 9.30am

02/12/2007 : Confidence vs Fear Of Failure

-Pst. Kong Hee

Confidence vs Fear Of Failure

Heb 11:1
Faith is a substance, a foundation & a supporter.
Faith is confidence (centre column)
Heb 10:35
It is easy to worry
But worries does not add to our lives
No faith = no confidence
Unable to move
It is not self-confidence but faith confidence
Mk 11:22
Jh 15:4-5
There's no life in the branch of the great vine unlike other trees.
Other trees can continue to grow when cut off from the trunk & continued to be cultivated to grow
There're many promises of God which God promises to strengthen us but we need to stay on His covenant
Gen 3:6-7
Adam was surrounded by many dangerous animals & the only protection that God gave him is his mind
Hold the revelation & vision in our spirit but the ideas in our minds
1. No feeling of inferiority
2. No sense of adequacy
3. No fear or apprehension to stand up to God's platform for you
Gen 3:9-10
It's normal to fail, don't over react to it
Heb 2:14-15
In our society, failure is lack of faith
Matt 25:24-25
Don't hide our talents
1 Jh 3:4
Our connection with God is greater than our weakness

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25/11/2007 : Making Your Dream A Reality

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Making Your Dream A Reality

Mk 10:27
Truth #1 “Nothing is impossible with God”
Renew our mind!
Mat 19:26
Lk 1:36-38
Jer 32:26-27
Gen 18:13-14
It may be possible that we will laugh at God’s promises for us just like Sarah
Mat 17:20
It’s never about God not able to do it but rather us who is full of disbelief which stopped God
The spirit of the world is fill with negative & our carnal self tends to be drawn by the world

Truth #2 “Whatever God has said it, it will be done”
Isa 14:26-27
Look at Jesus’ life, there may be obstacles & difficulties but did anything ever stop Him (except for unbelief from others?)
Acts 23:11-
There’s a huge conspiracy against Paul.
But he got 500 bodyguards
Protected & sheltered till he reach Rome
a. Open your heard to God’s dream
Isa 55:8-9
God doesn’t think like me, I need to think like Him
Isa 43:19
Eze 36:26
b. Give my life to live God’s dream
Sow my life as a seed to God’s dream
Heb 2:6-9
No Cross? No Crown.

Truth #3 Encourage others to dream God’s dream
God’s attention is always to the insignificant
Don’t be a dream killer
Ignore dream killers
Don’t harbor up on unforgiveness!
Release it.
Mat 27:33
Gall was given to Jesus so as to put bitterness in His life
But Jesus refused to go to the Cross with bitterness in His life
Exo 15:23;27
Only 1 decision is needed to move from bitterness to sweetness in life

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

18/11/2007 : The Cross

-Pst. Phil Pringle

The Cross

It signify our salvation
Heb 7:27
Through the Cross, we’re given the power of choice
It’s not about God coming but my choice
I need to die to myself
7 Great works of the Cross
1. Set free from Sin
Isa 43:22-28
1 Jn 1:9
I’m forgiven. Period
I will not remember my sin!
2. Set free from Sickness
1 Pet 2:24
The devil is afraid of me.
Program our mind with the word of God. Not our eyes.
Ps 103:3
Matt 9:5
3. Set free from the Devil
Col 2:15
Gen 3:15
Phil 2:10
4. Set free from Poverty
2 Cor 8:9
Lk 8:3
Chuza: wicked King but his wife funded Jesus!
Jesus will make the people who love Him rich
Job 1:3
5. Set us free from the curse of the Law
Gal 3:30
Eph 1:30
Deut 28:16-17, 19
Deut 28:16-17, 19-21
6. Set free from Myself
Gal 2: 20
Rom 6:3-4
Remove the sinner in us
7. Set free from the World
Exo 9:6,26; 10:23
Gal 6:14
Exo 11:16-17; 12:13
Gen 26:12
Ps 91:7

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

10/11/2007 : Can you go the Distance?

-Pst. Matthew Foo

Can you go the Distance?

Is your capacity sufficient for the journey?
It’s going to be exciting but will be with hard work as well.
Look at Peter, he led an exciting life but it is filled with hard work as well.
So what is needed for us to go the distance?
Matt 16: 13-18
1. It’s not about what others thing or say.
Matt 16:15
Peers – encourage errors, rudeness & stupidity
We can live our lives for different people & difference reason.
But we need to know who really matters?
God!!!
Jesus is interested in me!

2. I must have a personal conviction of Jesus Christ
Matt 16:16
It’s easy to be part of a herd but when you’re alone, will you still be able to hang-on?
How then to have a personal encounter of Jesus?
i. Never say “No” the 1st time
ii. Just do it
iii. Know the word of God
If we study the word of God, the God of the word will come through for us.
3. I need to have a personal conviction of myself.
Mat 16:18
Peter – Petros (Gk.) – Small Rock
Pejra (Gk) – Big rock

Eventually this personal revelation about himself put Peter into the long-lasting journey with God
Col 11:16

- CHC KL @ Sunset Way; Sat Service @ 5.30pm

04/11/2007 : Arise & Build 2007

-Pst. Kong Hee

Arise & Build 2007

Pro 13:12-13
Promises not released in your life?
Gen 12:1,4
Abram wasn't getting his 1st calling when he was 75
Gen 12:2-3
7 Blessings - but it hinges on the coming of a son which only come when he was 100
We are often in money problem as the devil know that we need it every day but God also know it's the easiest blessings to give us
Gen 13:1-2,6
Prosperity comes just by obeying the law of giving
There are different power in different promises
3 things get loose by the attack of the Christian faith
1. Build up your faith against the Night Terror - it will want to make you filled with fear
Gen 15:1-3, 12
Ps 91:4-5
Acts 9:39-40
Gen 15:4-6
1 Sam 17:54
Eze 2:3
Jer 19:15
2. Blessing others
Gen 20:17-18
You can always bless someone
There's always someone on the economic stature who is doing poorer than you.
Eph 6:8
3. Believe in God's continual miraculous ability
Gen 22:1-2,5

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

28/10/2007 : Fourth Dimension

-Pst. Kong Hee

Fourth Dimension

750,000 members
Yoido Full Gospel Church
4th dimensional
Realm of the Holy Spirit
Rom 10:10
4th dimensional key
1. Thinking
Pro 21:3
Luk 9:12-13
Jh 6
2. Believing
Jh 5:16
3. Dreaming
Matt 7:7
Gen 13: 14-15
Matt. 15:1-5
Place of agreement is a place of power
4. Speaking
Heb 11:3
Mk 11:23

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

21/10/2007 : Making a Difference

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Making a difference

Lk 5:1-3
Find a need & meet it
Find a hurt & heal it
Lk 5:10;
Jesus identified Himself with our fallen humanity
To win souls, we need to take risks
Engaging the world put the engager in the risk of being criticized.
If Jesus was being questioned by John the Baptist, He must be involved in some very controversial activities
Act 10:19-20
The mission of God is to get down onto the streets
God didn't left a picture of Himself to the world because He has left the job of His image to the church

Spiritual Gap & Love Disparity

Don't widen it
We need to give people time to change
Right weapons but wrong battlefield?
Phil 2:7-8
Battlefield is in the spiritual realm not natural
Th Great Commandment = the greatest commandment of all.
1. Be hospitable to one another without grumbling
1 Pet 4:9
2. Care for one another
1 Cor 12:25
3. Pray for one another
Jas 5:16
4. Restore one another
Jas 5:19-20
5. Teach & admonish one another
Col 3:16
6. Serve one another
Gal 5:19-20
Be a star thrower
Can 1 person make a difference?
Compassionate capaitalisation
David Green
Put a brand name to what you believe in - CHC, Christianity, etc.
Who can I make a difference to?
Arise & Build - rechanneling the rental to build lives
How to build lives?

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

13/10/2007 : Reality as a limiter of life

- Pst. Kong Hee

Reality as a limiter of life

2 Cor 4:18
What is reality? – In the usual situation: what we can see, a fact, the realm of possibilities, etc.
However reality is usually temporal. It is subjected to changes.
Circumstance: made up of 2 words: Circle & Standing
The above gives us the definition: that we’re all standing in the circle of events – different life cycles (which all will come to pass & move on)
Thus it’s important that we anchor ourselves to the Lord as He is the only unchanging thing in the world.
Then when we anchor ourselves to God, we will then move into God’s best for our lives.
Will we be stopped /stumped by the things that we can see?
It’s important that we step out of such circumstances
Pro 23:6
Example: If we ever had a private jet, our reality tells us that we need to get into a car, drive for an hour to the nearest private airport to get into our private jet.
However for Shekih Mohammed (Ruler of Dubai), he could get into his helicopter to ride to the airport.
Yet in fact, he could also build a private airport right next to his house & simply walked into his jet.
Thus! Reality is not fixed!
Our reality is affected by economics
Our economics can be changed by us.
Conclusion: our reality can only be limited by ourselves -> dealing in the realm of the impossibilities.
Do you dare to move forward?
Pro 23:7
Prosperity is not in our bank statement but in the state of our minds
Gen 39:1-2 (KJV)
Joseph was a prosperous man
Scarcity thinking = crisis in your faith
Example: there were tons of reports during the 1980s-1990s that our energy resources will be depleted in 10, 20, 30 or 40 years time.
However as of the 2007 survey done by the World Energy Council; it was concluded that there’s no sign of any energy shortage in the whole world.
The cost of staple food has dropped by half in the last 10yrs.
God is still in control and has provided for the entire world.
The only reason that there’s any shortage in the world is usually a result of corruption, mis-management of the country than anything else.
Thus we do not need the scarcity mindset.
Fact: Bloomberg – there’re 2.3 new millionaires in Asia (2006)
Singapore enjoyed the highest increase: 22.3% in 2006
Pro 4:23
Issues are merely a physical boundary of our lives
God is never limited by our circumstances & neither should we.
Our reality is impacted by our financial position.
However we need to learn not to move in the realm of information but rather revelation.
Jn 3:12-13
Rom 10:10-12; 14-15

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sat Service @ 8pm

30/09/2007 : Opening the Windows of Heaven

-Pst. Kong Hee

Opening the Windows of Heaven

Mal 1:1-2;6
A stage when the Jews were back at their land for 80yrs, they were waiting for God & things were getting weary among the waiting
" To honor someone" = Pay tribute as recognition of the value of that person
Faith without the backing of tithe & offerings is useless faith
Just like a note is worthless until there's reserves in the country's treasury
Mal 1:7-8
An offering cannot be blind, lame & sick
With vision, propels the church & with energy
Mal 1:10-11
Incense = prayer & worship
Mal 3:1-11
1 Cor 15:52
1 Thess 5:22
Mal 3:2-3
Jesus' return is based upon the readiness of the believers not the sinners
Mat 24:14
Mal 3:7-9
1 Cor 2
Gen 14
Heaven is open according to our tithe
Isa 45:48
Mal 3:10-12; 16-18
We will be set apart from the world
The prosperity of this world will end.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

23/09/2007 : The Altar of God

-Pst. Kong Hee

The Altar of God

1 Cor 2:9
Gen 26:1-6
Whenever crisis hits, man panic
Gen 26:12-14; 25
House of God = Place of Prosperity
God wants us to prosper in crisis
3 Jn 2
Gen 26:25
Isaac sets his priorities correct
1. God = altar
2. Family = camp
3. Career = servants
Gen 28:10-12
House Of God = Place of Revelation
Gen 28:13-15
House Of God = Gate of Heaven
2 Chor 5:13-14
Glory = Value
Gen 28:20-22
2 Sam 24:18-19; 22-25
Altar = spiritual house
Why Israel? Actually no matter where, as long as God chose it, the devil will fight it
The building project is always the toughest in every church
We need to push it through!
1. Spiritual Maturity
2 Cor 8:7 - Strong in the grace of giving
2. Spiritual Revival
Ezra 9:9
God is only involved in 1 building project - His altar
3. Spiritual Purpose
2 Cor 8:5
Recall our purposes! 3-fold mandate
· Great Commission
· Great Commandment
· Culture mandate
Contemporary yet strong in the Word
William Colgate
Gen 28:20-22
Mal 3:10-11; 6; 12
Benefits of tithing
· The Church will continue to be a blessing
· Heaven will open over you - always make the right choice
· Prosperity will pour over life
· Satan will be rebuked
· Your hard work will bear fruits
· Your influence & legacy will be felt around the world

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

16/09/2007 : Remembering Where We Have Come From

-Pst. Derek Dunn

Remembering Where We Have Come From

Deut 6:10-12
Living with God is exciting
Deut 6:13-14
Exo 12:14
Jos 4:7; 1-3
God is wise, through different methods; He put triggers of memories in our lives
The memorial stones: a reminder of their own personal experience
Ps 103:2-3; 5
What are your personal memories?
The memorial stones: A basis of sharing faith with the next generation
Jos 4:21; 24
Deut 6:12-15
Seek God first with all that we do
The memorial stones: A signpost to a lost world
Jos 4:24
Our lives has a God-given purpose in our time
Isa 45:2-7; 12
Isa 43:10-12
4 things about blessings & influence
1. Influence is the aim of God
Moon is a reflection of the sun, as children of God; we too need to be like the moon reflecting the son. It an
2 Cor 3
Luk 14:37-39;40;23
Luk 12:14; 47-48
1 Cor 4:,
2. Influence must build upon
Pro 11:11
3. Influence can be lost
Phil 3:12-16
God is always calling us to go upwards
Jer 15:19
4. Influence comes through commitment
Acts 26:19
Ps 76:16-18
Remember the goodness of God
Deut 8:18

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

09/09/2007 : Weekend Service with Nick Vujicic

- Nick Vujicic

Perfection in life with God

Jer 29:11-12
God is so perfect that He'll never forget you .
We all hope that we're loved & all will be fine in God
But it about what we could do
Dan 3
There is a perfection in God when He says 'no'.
Phil 4:4 perfection
Pnil 4:6
2 Cor 1:9
Jh 9:1-3
Rom 8:18Ps 139

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

19/08/2007 : Service with Dr. Joyce Meyer

- Dr. Joyce Meyer

Receiving God's love & to let it flow through you.

Making the devil mad.
Revival involves every member of Christ.
Don't just live amaze, we need stay amaze.
No cooperate revival without personal revival.
Receiving God's love & to let it flow through you.
Mat 22:36-39 (Amp)
2 Cor 3:18
There's always progress.
I may not be where I want to be but I should no longer be where I was before
The bible is all about relationships
No fruit of spirit in us? No giving of it to others
Rom 5:5
We're all different on purpose
God didn't want us to all alike
I'm not free until I know i'm not here to impress anybody
1 Cor 12:31 (Amp)
1 Cor 14:1 (Amp)
We can have God in us but are we letting it flow through us?
Deepest level within us: Spirit
2nd level: Soul
External level: Our behavior
The world need to see our spirit not our soul (the "me" factor)
Mk :24
We can be doing what God wants us to do but are we doing it the way He wants it to be done?
Rev 16:15
Col 3:13
Our spirit's clothing
Eph 6
How I treat people who don't matter to me or do anything to us - strangers; beggers; taxi drivers; etc.
How we treat people is going to be a great matter to God

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

12/08/2007 : Service with Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard

-Dr. A.R. Bernard

Service with Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard

There’re 2 reasons why human erred.
Don’t know what the scriptures written about us
Don’t understand the power of God
History is plagued by biblical illiteracy and biblical twisting
Thus all the more that we as Christians need to study God’s words for ourselfes
Remember “Kristos Kai Kosmos”
Dan 1:1-7
To achieve greatness in the kingdom, it is through service.
Yet service is in line with depth of our relationship with Jesus
God usually uses captivity as a negative way to achieve a positive outcome
There’s 4 Jews in Babylonian culture that made a difference
Babylonian was then the dominant culture, parallel to whatever is the dominant culture in our world.
Dominant cultures usually give people an opportunity of upward mobility when we accustomed or followed it.
Thus in Daniel, we see that the 4 Jews were given an opportunity of upward mobility.
Offered 3 years of education of the dominant culture.
Ok to learn – upward mobility
Science
Art
Language
Name
Defilement – values & philosophy of the culture!
Food
Wine
Representative of: huge ego, pride, fear, lust, greed, selfishness, ambitious, envy, jealously, etc.
Dan 1:5;8

Thus it’s important that we keep our values systems while we engaged the culture.
We cannot be fearful of the dominant culture, otherwise we cannot lead it to our values systems

We can the science, art, language & even change our names to fit into the dominant culture but we cannot eat into the values & philosophy of the dominant culture.
1 Dan 1:8-10
This chief of the eunuchs, representative of the world, felt that only with the feeding of the values & philosophy then can there be upward mobility.
Yet we, as Christians, should be secured that we don’t have to be like the world to engaged it
Dan 1: 11-16
There is balance to strike between staying straight VS blending/consuming the world
We need to put a limit on how the world influence us

E.g. Denzel Washington – multiple portrayals of evil people. How did he strike a balance? He only play those roles if the evil person repented or he died. He want to show the world through his acting that our actions has a consequences & only repentance can change the day

Spiritual disciplines – keeping the depth of our relationship with Jesus
- Prayer – maintain God’s standard in our lives
- Reading the bible
- Fasting
- Thanksgiving – repentance + forgiveness = confession: cleaning bring healing
- Solitude – apart from the world but it is not loneliness
The world likes to deny the that she need to repent
Discontentment is the driving force of the world but it also destroy the world

Recall God wants to empower us!
3 Jn 1:2
When our soul prospers, then we will prospers in material & health

Because if success alone moves upward without the upward-ness of our soul simultaneously then the danger will be very wide
Talent can get you to the top but only character can keep us there. Character is build about our spiritual disciplines – only with it then creativity continues to be ever flowing.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

04/08/2007 : FOP 2007

- Pst. Phil Pringle

FOP 2007

Jh 11:1-7
Trials are allowed in life for us to be strengthen & not to punish us
Ps 23
Isa 64:4
God doesn't just come & give
He will make you wait for Him
"If only" faith = nothing. Cannot do anything about it
Don't hang on it
We need to believe that miracles can happen
Jesus will do what I cannot do if I do what I can do

- FOP @ SIS; Sat Session @ 7.30pm

29/07/2007 : Deliverance & Freedom in Christ

- Pst. Mike Connell

Deliverance & Freedom in Christ

Mat 12:28
We're called to be in authority
Mat 12:23;26
Everywhere in the world, people know there's such a thing as the spiritual world
If demons can be casted out, then the kingdom of God has come
Jh 10:10
· Sheep are easily lost
· Sheep eat anything that is given to them
· Sheep are easily influenced
We never know when the thief is coming.
The thief doesn't advertise its coming
Do we realise that we're losing things?
Acts 10:38
Are we a temple or a hunted house?
Mk 9:17-19
Come to Jesus not go to Jesus for answer only
Mk 9:23-27
Lk 13:13;11
The devil holds people down with spiritual power so there's a need of stronger spiritual powers so as to overcome
· Generation curses
Exo 20:1-6
· Idolatry
· Spiritism
· Personal habitual sin
· Sexual sin
Num 25
· Rejection
· Abusive or controlling relationships
· Abortion
· Trauma

1. Jesus demonstrated that He can cast out demons
2. Jesus overcome the consequences of sin - death
James 4:7
Submit - position yourself under & responsive of someone
Resist the devil
How?
1. Come in faith to God
2. Repent of our sins
3. Renounced any vows with any evil spiriy

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

15/07/2007 : God is a Healer

- Pst. Richard Roberts

God is a Healer

Jh 6:2
What do we do when the situation goes from bad to worst?
Lk 5:4-6
Thermal law
The world has a law of winding down - " What goes up must come down"
But God works on a law of raising up - " What we sow, we will reap it"
Story of David
It is a position of turn-around, expecting the miraculous
Repentance is a change of mind not a change of heart
Only God can change the heart.
So we must have a change of mind if we ever want true Salvation.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

01/07/2007 : The 7-M Mandate

- Peter Wagner

sorry this sermon is incomplete. I am unable to watch it again online. Pardon me.

The 7-M (mountains/ molder of culture) Mandate

These are the Nuts & bolts of social transformation
1. Demands of the 1st & 2nd apostolic age
Eph 2:20
9 divisions of apostolic network
i) Government
ii) Wealth transfer
iii) Warfare
iv) Teaching
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vi)
vii)
viii)

2. Leadership of the 2nd apostolic age/ Activate the apostle
Integration of the temple into the following areas
· Religion
· Family
· Government
· Business
· Media
· Education
· Entertainment
Kingdom-minded workers will be needed for such influence to take place
Deut 28: 20

3. Theological bedrock
The Great Commission is for us too. Not just the Apostles

4. Primary mission is to equip the saints
3 Transportation areas
- Focus on Self
Personal transformation
- self- fish
· Focus on the Church
· Focus on the Kingdom
Mat 6:33

Cooperate cooperation

5. We will not change society with just the change of 1/2 a mountain
95% are not equipped to train other mountains
Currently only 5% is trained to do Spiritual negotiation

6. Spiritual negotiation is at the head- so that we can see/influence the top of other mountains
Titus 5: 3
a.) Awake-ness
b.) Awareness

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

03/06/2007 : Emerge 2007 Session 8

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Last Trumpet

Mat 24:14;29-31
1 Cor 15:50-52
1st Trumpet was sounded 3.5k years ago
Let 25:8-10
By Moses who passed it to Joseph
A cry of freedom & celebration - burden no other
Blown from town to town, city to city, nation
The people in refuge can now return to their own homes
In the name of the Lord, all is set free
Joseph then passed it to Samuel
Who in turn passed it to young David
David was young & he will also sound the trumpet
Then came Elijah: a prophet like no other
His disciple – Elisha: he honor his mentor a great deal; double miracles!
Jo 2:15
Joel is the next in line
He passed it to the angels who then passed it to Jesus
Jesus was like a trumpet Himself!
He was the end of the atonement. A celebration of freedom that has come to mankind
Lk 4:18
Jesus can bring things back to life
Rom 1:110
Jesus passed it to Peter
Then Paul, then John
Martin Luther also picked up the trumpet
“The just shall live by faith”
John Wesley = Methodist church
Eph 5
Then there are others…
Now it is in our hands. We’re to reach out to the souls in our hands.
Recall the story of how Christianity was stopped when Marco Polo forget to send missionary after promising Genghis Khan that he will. Or the 2 missionary who felt that the route to Genghis Khan's kingdom is too hard for them.
Or how Gandhi was also stopped by the rich christians of his times to come to know God.
Have we also become too busy to reach out to the souls around us?
Do you have the heart of God? His heart is with man. He is looking for the 1 person who will make the difference.
Don't be like Marco Polo or the pastor who prevented Gandhi from coming to know God.
Don't go down in history as the church that got too busy for God's business.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Conference @ 5pm

03/06/2007 : Emerge 2007 Session 6

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Light of Jesus

Jh 1:4-5
1. Light gives life
2. Light gives vision
God can make a somebody out of a nobody
In a dream, all things are possible
The greatest prison is your mind
It can limit you without you even knowing it
"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein
3. Light dispels darkness
Any issues you need to deal with it?Anything that you need God’s intervention today?

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

01/06/2007 : Emerge 2007 Session 4

- Pst. Kong Hee

Broken to God

Jud 6:5-6; 11-12;14-16;32
Gideon was running away from his responsibility
God has a higher opinion of us than we have of ourselves
Courage is not the absence of fear
To obey is better than sacrifice
Step out my own needs
Jerubbaal = let Baal contend with him
There will always be someone better than you but God chose you
Jud 7:5;19-20
"300" is the number of those "who walked with God"
We need to be broken to God totally

Don't overemphasized on your talents

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Fri Conference @ 8pm

31/05/2007 : Emerge 2007 Session 2

- Pst. Kong Hee

Bring Forth Your Jabbok River

Gen 32:22-32
Jacob : supplanter, swindler, trickster, schemer,
1 Cor 15:33
We need to have visions before God can do anything for us.
Rebakah schemes for Jacob but nevertheless got to see him again
Esua married pagan women & upset Issac
Jacob will suffered all his life because of his schemes
But! God loves him
Jacob was weary as he has to fight for every single blessings in his life Bu
Jabbok - flowing, pouring river
Dive into the presence of God
Jh 7:37-34
We need to choose to come to the presence of the Holy Spirit
River Rhine
Danube River
We need to drink from the river of God
Gen 33:24
Don't let go, press in!
Jocab learn abt letting his God to fignt for him
Israel : a prince with God

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Thu Conference @ 5pm

29/04/2007 : Are You Speaking To Your Mountains Or Are They Speaking To You?

- Pst. Kenneth Hagin Jr.

Are You Speaking To Your Mountains Or Are They Speaking To You?

But they don't get bigger but we can
Mk 11:12-14;19-24
Having a God-kind of faith
There will be mountains in life & the time to prepare to meet the mountains in life is when things are going great for you
Many times these mountains tried to tell you they've been around longer than you are & that they're permanent but they forgot that my God is bigger & older than them!
It's my ball game! God has already given me the ability to conquer my mountains
Mk 11:23
Mountains are an opportunity to prove that God's words work!
· The bible said it
· I believe it
· That settled it
Jesus always gets the last words
Don't quit because you cannot be defeated
As long as you don't quit on God, God won't quit on you!
Face the reality - Nobody will care about you like you do...so pray for yourself! Trust in His words!
There is nothing wrong with other activities in life but the only way we get faith is by hearing God's words
So seek to seek God's words!
Don't focus on your rear-mirror image - your past failures/ mountains
Rom 12
Lk 18:27

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

28/04/2007 : What is Your Manifesto?

- Robb Thompson

What is Your Manifesto?

Which decision is more painful?
Momentarily saying "No" to yourself or a lifetime of heaven saying "No" to you?
2 Sam 11:1-4; 12:9-19
1 Cor 9:24-27; 1 Chron 28:3
Forgiveness doesn't mean consequence-less

What is your manifesto?
A public declaration of your standards & principles
1. No matter now difficult life may seem, we must never let our circumstances dictate our decisions.
Ruth 1:1-6
Ps 15:4
2. You will either raise your standards to meet your expectations or lower your standards to meet your performance.
Isa 59:19
Pro 23: 6-8
3. Only the irresponsible are willing to sacrifice the future in order to enjoy the present.
Ps 11:3
Lk 6:46-48
God abuse: idea that you can get away from God something that (even) the (broken-down) world won't let you get away with
4. The portrait of your life is painted with the brush of your character.
Joseph - Gen 39:7-9; 41:37-42
Judas - Matt 26:14-16; 27:3-5
5. You can never know a person by what they say. You meet them the moment you're willing to believe what they do.
Jam 2:14-10
6. The productivity of any relationship is dependent upon the standards it celebrates.
Jh 15:14
Ps 119:79
Heb 12:1-2
The bible is not written on the perspective on "how much God loves you" but "how much you love God" - all the authors loved God. Requirements for relationships
a. Committed to long-term relationships
b. Must be moving towards a productive future
c. Must be generous
d. Must qualify to receive my seed
2 Thess 3:10
e. Must celebrate character before friendship
f. Must be willing to confront my enemies
7. There is nothing more dangerous than the moment you become a hostage to yesterday's comfort zone
Phil 3:13-15
Rev 3:14-19
8. Whatever you refuse to confront today will be next to impossible to conquer tomorrow
Matt 5:29-30; 6:19-21

Learning to sacrifice today for the sake of tomorrow
Conquering greed: choose to be a giver

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22/04/2007 : Renewing Our Passion for the Lost

-Pst. Derek Dunn

Renewing Our Passion for the Lost

Gen 28:16-17
Pro 11:30

To win soul = The ability of drawing & integrating the lost into the kingdom
Building relationships with unbelievers
Matt 4:17-19
Matt 28:20
What did Jesus says about the harvest?
Luk 10:1
Matt 5:1-3;5
1. Blessing the lost
Matt 5:44
Bless = speak well, encouraged, praise
2 Cor 4:4
2. Fellowshiping with them
3. Look for a need that you can meet
You don't aspire for greatness until your basic needs are met
Only then preaching can be done
Luk 19:10
We need to walk into people's world 1st
1. People in our 'circle of influence'
2. People in 'transition'
Span of time when a person's regular lifestyle is interrupted by a disturbance in their lives
3. People who visited events in the church
4. Unchurched Christians
Maintain the bridges build

Why we don't share?
a. Bad experiences
b. Indifference & Apathy
c. Fear
d. Ignorance
God does not want your capability but our availability
We need to be passionate about souls

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

01/04/2007 : How to Grow as a Christian?

-Pst. Mark Conner

How to Grow as a Christian?

Phil 2:12-13(NIV)
We work out & God works in
Spiritual growth is like sailing in a sailboat it needs your effort & the wind
1 Tim 4:7-8
It's about training to it not trying
Gymnasio (Gk.) = train
Discipline of engagement
1. Celebration
Phil 4:4
Celebrate the goodness of God everyday!
Joy is not happiness
Happiness is based on actual event
Joy is knowing God is still on throne even when bad things are going on
Jn 15:11
Learn to be grateful
Replay good memories not bad memories
Learn to be a thermostat not a thermometer
2. Prayer
Ps 62:8
Doing lives with Jesus
3. Reading God's word
2 Tim 2:3
We're to participate in the redemptive portion of bible
Coming to know God
SOAP
Speak
Observations
Application
Prayer
Highest form of worship is obedience
4. Fellowship
Acts 2:42
How loving are we? Towards our friends & foes
5. Serving
1 Pet 4:10

Discipline of disengagement
6. Solitude
Lk 5:16
Pulling away from busyness
Checkpoints, pit stop, etc.
Getting some clarity in life
7. Silence
Eccl 3:7
It's not about how many words you speak but the quality of your words
Jam 1:19
Slow down & listen!
8. Fasting
Mt 6:16-18
9. Sacrifice
Rom 12:1-2
10. Secrecy
Mt 6:1-8, 16-18
Do you have an approval addiction?
You need praises?
Discipline may not always be tough
Self-validating
Discipline is not to earn favor with God
Spiritual disciplines are not a measure of spiritual maturity.
But! Am I becoming more like Jesus?
Building a spiritual growth plan with Jesus
Ruthlessly eliminate all the hurries in your life
Busy is an outward state but hurry-ness is an inward state.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

25/03/2007 : Your Vision Is Your Future

- Pst. Casey Treat

Your Vision is Your Future

Ps 78:40
Heb 11:1
Rom 10
With faith we frame our word & our world
Pro 29:18
Without hope & vision, we will perish slowly or quickly
Desires? Pray with faith, hope & with a vision in mind
Acts 2:16-18
Allow the Holy Spirit to come into your life & speak into it
1 Cor 14
Visions & dream are the 1st evidence on the presented of the Holy Spirit
Acts 26:19
Your dreams & vision in life will determine the level of your life, how you live it
If it's God's will, it's God's bill
If it's God's vision, it'll be based on God's provision
1 Cor 6:17
Jh 3
Stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit as we're born of the spirit. If not, you cannot make any differences
1 Cor 2:9-15
Matt 6:22
My vision is my future
Stop focusing on the wrong things!
Gen 12:1
Gen 13:14-17
Gen 15:5
See your vision constantly! Rom 4:17
Remember God is on your side

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

18/03/2007 : Make Room for God

-Pst. Phil Pringle

Make Room for God

2 Ki 4:8-37
Do you want God or what He can do for you?
2 Chor 7:14
Don't go without God
Ps 23
Making a suitable room for God
We need to be actively searching for God & visit Him
What should it contain?
Bed = place of rest
Faith: Forsaking all I trust Him.
Table = place of fellowship
The heart of worship
Chair = a throne
Praise & worship Be a 1st class worshipper
Lamp = God's word
Power of God move thru an attitude of faith
There is nothing that we exist for other than God! Not a blessing, not a ministry.All of us must make room and time for God.
The first thing God revives is His presence in our lives, because the presence is carried on people, not methods.
When Jesus died, the veil of the temple was torn in two. God wants room to move among people!If you want to stay in God's midst you need a room to dream. If you don't dream the dreams God has given you, a negative mindset will replace them.
You need a place for the Bible - for God's Word, a place for revelation, a place for God to be enthroned.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

04/03/2007 : Making doing Good a part of doing Well

-Pst Tan Ye Peng

Make doing Good a part of doing Well

Make doing good a part of doing well
Act 10:38
God's blessing has a reason behind it
3 Jn 2
Deut 8:18
Gen 1:23
Good : Gk. 'Euergeteo' = to be philanthropic to be a good worker
Philanthropy = A goodwill to fellowmen
Jn 13:35
Jas 2:16-18
Gal 6:9
21 Tess 3:13
I Pet 2:15
A company is like a personality
Matt 16:26
To God our soul is more important than anything in this world
Matt 5:13
The power to Validate : whoever defines has the power to Validate
let your company has a soul
ethos water
Salesforce.com
Homeless worldcup
Worldcup for the blind
ITE Safe home program
PaTH Market
John Wood's room to read
Wendy Kepp's Teach for America
Making a difference: individual -> group -> team -> community
Start by living a life for a vision
Phil 2:4-9
The reward is from God
Am I a visionary to my people?
1 Cor 9:21-22
Leadership brings influence
Leadership means forth sight
Making provision for your team
God has make provision for you long before you make mistakes, so stay with God when something goes wrong
Stop being a victim of circumstances but be a leader of your situation
We're to take responsibility for the society
Have the vision that we're to do good
We're interdependent in this worldDavid served his generation by the will of God

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25/02/2007 : The Power of Pop Culture

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Power of Pop Culture

Gen 2:15
Culture is taking raw materials & release it to its fullest potential
Culture is the way people live & define themselves in the world
Culture is progressive
New earth = renewed world
God's solution for this world is not to destroy it & rebuilt a new one but rather to redeem it.
Jam 1:17
Christians are the world's culture & redemptive agents
Matt 5:45
Common grace =
· Enables mankind to do Good Culture
· Awakens us to God's presence & goodness - Col 1:16; Is 44:28; Jer 25:9; Pro 22:17-24
Christians has always believe in Sacraments: Water Baptism, Holy Communion, Anointing of the sick, Holy Matrimony
Rom 1
· Opens the way for God's Saving Grace
1 Tim 2:1-2
Great commission can be carried out effectively only when the government is peaceful
Phil 4:8
3 Kinds of culture: folk, high & pop
Folk culture: more localized, traditional, etc.
High: refined, higher class
Pop: popular with the general masses
God loves all cultures, He loves variety!
But as a church, we need to reach out to the masses
Recall Shakespeare was once popular culture during his times before it becomes high culture today
Writings of bibles are
Pop culture
· A reflection of real life in society
· Gives voices to the social issues of the day
4 little girls
· Has the power to shape life
Pop culture reflects & creates society
A fool curses the darkness but a wise man lights a candle
Components of Pop culture (in order of impact)
· Advertising - good news
· Celebrities role models - Impact of Anna Nicole Smith's death
· Music - release of the soul
· Movies - life principals to guide them
· Television - constant companion
· Fashion - Pro 31:13; 19;21-22;24;30 Acts 9:39; 16:14
· Sports
· Art

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15/02/2007 : How to Have Healthy Relationships

- Pst. Derek Dunn

How to Have Healthy Relationships

Relationships
Rom 12:16-18
Harmony = living in peace & enjoyment with each other
Rom 12:5
4 negative attitudes that destroys relationships
· Selfishness destroys relationships
Jam 4:1-2
Pro 28:25 (TEV)
Antidote: Selflessness builds relationships
Phil 2:4
Gal 6:7 (TLB)
· Pride destroys relationships
Pro 13:10
Pro 16:18
Antidote: Humility builds relationships
1 Pet 3:8 (NIV)
Eph 4:23-24
· Insecurity destroys relationships
Pro 29:25
1. We fear Exposure
2. We fear Rejection
Eph 4:31
Antidote: Love builds relationships
1 Jh 4:18-19; 15-17
· Resentment destroys relationships
Job 15:2 (TEV)
Heb 12:15
Antidote: Forgiveness builds relationships
Col 3:13(NLT)
Tit 3:3-7Forgiveness is letting go of the pain & the right to get even

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11/02/2007 : The Culture Mandate (Part 3)

- Pst. Kong Hee

sorry i lost my sermon. need to re-do.
otherwise do visit http://www.chc.org.sg/english/video_sermons/index.cfm for actual sermon

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04/02/2007 : The Holy Spirit

- Pst. Ulf Ekman

sorry i lost my sermon. need to re-do.
otherwise do visit http://www.chc.org.sg/english/video_sermons/index.cfm for actual sermon

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02/02/2007 : Blessings

- Pst. Ulf Ekman

sorry i lost my sermon. need to re-do.
otherwise do visit http://www.chc.org.sg/english/video_sermons/index.cfm for actual sermon

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28/01/2007 : Weekend Service with Dr. A.R. Bernard

- Dr. A.R. Bernard

Kristos Kai Kosmos

Jesus is not here to be above culture or to create a counter-culture but rather He is here to engage.
God gave the 5fold ministers
Apostles: to govern – the cooperation of the people is given to him
Pastors: to guard – provide, protect & the faith of the flock is given to him
Teachers: to ground – they build foundations and they maintain the preachers
Prophets: to give guidance – discernments of both the spiritual and secular is given to him
Evangelists: to gathers – they have the charisma to win people

In the Old Testament, prophets are given the gift to have greater interaction with the society. Usually they proclaim more than they predicts. It the God’s word over the society and not mere foretelling
A pastor, on the other hand, is like a shepherd. He guards the flock and he is usually a very careful man as he knows our respect and faith in him open our hearts to the people he invites. Although other will feel that a pastor controls instead of guarding.

Kristos Kai Kosmos: a prophetic insight over the society

The immediate penetration of the word is crucial as God knows that it is easier to use something spectacular to motivate you into doing God’s will.
I.E. the burning bush got Moses walking in great faith for his entire life

Matt 19:16-26
This rich man is asking which commandments to obey: he is being selective on his obedience to God’s commandments
Jesus gave the man 5/10 of the commandments
Jesus left out the other 5: which was about putting God 1st in our lives
The man put money as his 1st, that’s why he was only able to obey 5/10 of the commandments: which are the character building commandments
Jesus is not against us having money but against money having us
Note: the disciples were astonished by Jesus’ statement, as they are not the poor people. If they were, they wouldn’t be shocked by Jesus’ statement
When we are with Jesus, He will bring money to good use with you. So don’t worry, you will have money

Lk 6:12
The 12 disciples were the apostles: they were given the role of governing
Not a single preacher was picked! And they are all marketplace people. Not from the temple. Because the marketplace is where the real influence of the society is happening. It where policies were made!
Peter & Andrew: tax-collectors
Simon: Jew – politician
Mark: doctor – rich
Jesus is trying to start a new revolution of engaging the culture
The gospel can be preached better when you live out a lifestyle that is of a good standard
James & John: rowdy people, but Jesus nonetheless took them as His disciples as they’re of the marketplace and most importantly they love Him
Because the marketplace has never set the standard for the church => so Jesus wants to impact the marketplace with the marketplace people. Changes comes to society not because you’re in deep relationship with God but because we are in the marketplace

There is difference between the following words
- Secular: activities outside the church that are not in conflicts with the temple
- Secularism: a spirit that seeks to stop people from going to church
- Secularisation: the spirit of taking over an institution (the Pharisees)

The temple of God holds God’s standard for everyone: the 10 commandments tablets
We, as Christians, are responsible of bringing God’s standard into the society so as the temple of God; we cannot lower our standards as judgement starts from the temple. God will judge us 1st!
We’re now the temples holding His standard to go into the society. I.E.: marketplace
So we must reveal Him in our daily life
We have 2 ministry areas: in the temple and in the marketplace
Institutions becomes secularisation when it stops people but themselves

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

21/01/2007 : The Culture Mandate II ( in the process of editing)

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Culture Mandate II

A typical Christian's mindset is usually separated into a secular & sacred partitions
Sacred/ Secular divide - Private/ Public divide (Both limit God)
Christian Schizophrenia Secular job -> not important; only to bring food home
Sacred job -> only praying; worshipping;
World view mindset - Pagan Mindset
We're not just saved in our hearts to continue have a pagan mindset just to excel & survive in the world
1 Cor 2:16
Medieval Church - influenced by Plato (& other philosophers)
· Material world is evil & unclean
· Free mind from the evil of the physical body & senses
· Prayer & meditation superior to ordinary work
· Marriage & sex despised (The holy practices celibacy)
· The committed rejects secular & withdraw to monasteries

Act 17:16-18
"Epicureans" (reject world)
"Stoics" (reject emotions)
24,26,: creation
29: fall
30: redemption
" Christian worldview" fundamental dimension
Creation -> Gen 1:1
God is the source of everything
Fall -> God's material world is still intrinsically good
Rom 14:14
Pervasion of good
Redemption -> Fixing the broken down areas & restoring
Gen 1:28 Culture mandate
God has given every believer special gifts to make a unique contribution to the
Entire Human Redeemed
1. Legalism Spirituality Religion
2. Hatred Love Family
3. Unworthiness Self-esteem Business 4. Ignorance Knowledge Education
5. Loneliness Security Government
6. Unsophisticated Aesthetic Arts
7. Control & fear Freedom Media
Gal 5:1
Martin Luther: all jobs are vocations from God
Jn 17:15
Fully embedded & entrenched in the world
John Calvin: Protestant work ethics
God's common grace is the prevalent route to God's saving grace
Eternity is the continuation of Gen 1 but without the sin problem
Greater purity intensity & glory
How to keep Christianity in balance?
Do not focus only on the fall of man
Matt 19:3-18
If not we'll be stuck
Don't only focus on redemption either : perfectionism; triumphanism; Asceticism; monasticism
2 Cor 4:7
Recover True Humanity
Matt 19:4
1. Spirituality
2. Love
3. Self-esteem
4. Knowledge
5. Security
6. Aesthetic
7. Freedom
1 Cor 10:31

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14/01/2007 : How Shall We Live

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

How Shall We Live?

World view = sum total of our understanding of the world
General Christians' worldview
1. There is a Creator
Everything belongs to God & is subject to Him
2. We are fallen
Sin entered into mankind
3. Redemption
Jesus! Word made flesh = logos
4. Restoration

As such we're to fulfill the following
1. Develop culture
2. Built civilization
2 Pet 3:9
Eez 33:10
Jer 29:4-7; 11
Justification of the culture mandate:
Gen 1:28
Day 6: fruitful & multiply
We can either contribute to the broken down-ness or bring a piece heaven to this earth
How can we contribute?
3 ways -
1. Know the word (logos)
Morals laws
Laws of logic
Principle of rules & communication
Jn 1:1-3
Logos = Sum total of all ideas & thoughts order of the world universal
2. Apply the word (logos)
Root of culture is our beliefs system
Heb 11:3
3. Live the word (logos)
Col 3:9-10

11 mindset of a new man
· Socially responsible - vs. selfishness
Not just about us! Gal 5:14
· Innovative - vs. indolence
1 Cor 2:16
· Nett giver - vs Nett taker
Jn 3:16; Lu 12:15-2; Pro 19:17; 2 Cor 9:7-9
· Globalizes - vs Gullible
Mk 16:15; Acts 1:8
· Advanced – vs "arrested development"
· Problem-solver – vs Problem-maker
1 Jn 5:4; Mk 9:23
· Opportunity-seeking – Opportunity-shunning
Do not be fearful 2 Tim 1:7 The cairos moment
· Resilient – vs Resistance
Rom 5:3; Col 6:9
· Educated - vs empty-headed Acts 7:22; Matt 22:37 life long learner Vincent Gomez
· Adaptable - flexible Matt 12:7 (MSG) Mk 7:13
Traditions that will trap us
· Nation Conscious - Narcissus is excessive self-love, self-absorption or vanity
Saved from the world to engage the world

Thus we can change from the
OLD -> NEW
Selfishness -> Socially Responsible
Indolence -> Innovative
Nett Taker -> Nett Giver
Gullible -> Globalised
Arrested in Thinking -> Advanced in Thinking
Problems -> Problem Solver
Opportunity-shunning -> Opportunity-seeking
Rigidity -> Resilient
Empty-headed -> Educated
Apathetic -> Adaptable
Narcissism -> Nation Conscious

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07/01/2007 : The Cultural Mandate (still in editing mode)

-Pst. Kong Hee

The Culture Mandate

1916 Survey: 60% theater owners wanted pictures more suggestive
But in 1980s ago Contemporary Christians think that the world wants wholesome entertainment as they’re sick of being the world. But 20 yrs later it is only still a dream:
Example: Pax TV by Founder Loweel “Bud” Paxson who came up with some wholesome movies: Touched By an Angel, Highway to Heaven, Dr. Clean – Medicine Woman, Promised Land etc. But it got sold off in yr 2002 as viewer-ship drop to 1%!
On the other hand, “Titanic” was warned by Christian leaders that moral Americans may be offended by the foul language, brief female nudity, implied fornication and some scary scenes.
Yet it was the highest grossing movie in history!
CCM was born in 1980s as gospels music wanted to cross over & to penetrate 90% untapped market
CCM was to appeal to believers who don’t got to Christian bookstores
But CCM remains being only mainly sold in Christians bookstores today.
Why?
Example: Amy Grant is 1 of the 1st to cross over. She focused on wholesome romantic love songs instead of gospels. 1991 ‘Baby Baby’ sold 5millions but protests started as the religious Christians wants her to sing only about the worship & faith of God. So many CCM musicians went back to their church. After Amy Grant, never again did any CCM music ever reach her success.
What happened? Why has Christians productions been so ineffective in crossing over & influencing the world?
Even Christians don’t like Christian music!
Reason:
1993 survey 80% Christians go to the movies
This is what Christians think about our contemporary Christians culture?
Christians Popular Arts
· Inferior Imitation - an imitation of real entertainment, many Christians artists wants to preach instead of attaining excellence in the entertainment sense
· Sanitized Version - not close to reality, only about worship & evangelism – only for family-orientated themes
· Limited in Purpose & Content - only about evangelism & loving God
Basically too wholesome & too preachy. Not in touch with reality
We want entertainment to talk to us about life but with some artistic flare in it. The daily temptations of life & how we deal with it?
But just like the world, Christians is interested in love, relationships, marriage, life, health, careers, finances, global economy wars & peace, politics, our future etc.
Popular arts help us to navigate through life
Band ‘U2’ music talks about concern for war, injustice & poverty
Good Will Hunting: Explore difficult issues of life
Matrix: Invisible world behind the natural world
Schindler list: Courage, Sacrifice & Racism
Shawn Sang Redemption: Hope & Fear
I not Stupid 1 & 2: Rat Race in Society
Christian movies are boring….only about the above!?!
But how many of us actually realize that the essence can be found in the bible?
"Writings" of Bibles
· Psalms – songs of frustration, anger, doubt, etc. : the Blues Billboard
· Job – sufferings of life, wants to find meaning in life: movie ‘signs’
· Proverbs – dangers of shortcuts, rewards of honesty: the Simpsons
· Ruth
· Song of Solomon – love & sensual: Pop billboard; celebration of sex (which is holy & a gift from God) & the sensual
· Ecclesiastes – weariness of imperfections in daily life: NYPB
· Lamentations – dealing with grief: Eric Clapton
· Esther – tribute to women
· Daniel
· Ezra
· Nehemiah
· 1-2 Chronicles
Popular Songs, Dramas & Musical
Cultural communicates to us about life
3 Things about Culture
· Culture is an integral part of the human soul
- 2000 Survey 80% of born again Christmas – 7 times more hours each wk watching tv, spend twice more money on entertaining, spend more time surfing the internet then praying or worshiping or buying Christians materials. We consume the mainstream culture – it’s normal
· God speaks through culture
- ''culture" = shared beliefs, values ,ideas, attitudes, assumptions, customs, practices & social behavior of a particular group, nation or people
· God has given us the cultural mandate - Ps 115:16 -> create cultures & build civilizations
- has the same
Gen 1:28
Be fruitful: develop the social world
Harness the natural world

Ps 119:91
Gen 2:7
We’re given a soul, not just a body & a spirit
7 Needs of Human soul
· Spirituality
· Love
· Self-esteem
· Knowledge
· Security
· Beauty (Aesthetic - sensitive)
· Freedom
We use pop culture to help us navigate through the complexities of life, expression of ourselves, etc.
Is pop culture dangerous?
· Mk 7:1-5
· Mk 7:14-16
· Mk 7: 21-23
Outside influence has no immediate spiritual effect on its viewers, it's the cumulative effects of these influences when you decide to keep them in your circle of influence & allow it to sweep into your heart & become your value systems

Ps 96:12
Do trees sing literally? No, but their existence celebrate the presence of God. They are an important role in the eco system
Col 1:16
Isa 4:28
Common grace - God speaking creatively through common secular people or things to awake our conscious towards the goodness of God
Pop culture (in order of impact)
· Advertising
· Celebrity
· Music
· Television
· Fashion
· Sports
· Arts
Col1: 19
Gen 4:16-22
Cain built a city
Farming, cattle ranching, employment (v20)
Music, entertainment, arts 21
Manufacturing
Gen 3:16-17
2 central tasks for every adult
· Raise the next generations
· Making a living
Redemption: fixing the broken down areas & restoring it back to its original purpose
We are saved from sin to resume the cultural mandate originally created for us
Pop culture is the new global superpower
We living out the pop culture 24/7
New international currency - nations can withstand another big nation military attack but not the long-arm of pop culture
· Be bold to engage culture
· When common grace is at work, celebrate it!
Let's go for
· Excellence
· Realism
· Full scope of Human experience

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31/12/2006 : Stepping Out (Part B)

- Pst. Kong Hee

Stepping Out (Part B)

Mk 4:35
Key #1 Get rid of a Wilderness Mentality
Mk 1-3
The wilderness is a place of enough but it is not a place of more than enough
But in the promise land, although it is a place of abundance, the children of Israel had to fight for it. We need to conquer for it
Let’s not simply circle around the promise but remain in the wilderness
We need to cross over
Key #2 Be ready to touch The Unclean
The whole gospel is about touching the unclean
Jesus reached out towards the unclean
We’re called out to be a light in the darkness, not the among the light.
Acts 10
Jesus reprimanded Peter for his rejection of anything unclean
Mk 4
Key #3 Expect a Storm in the Journey
Mk 4:36-37
God is more interested in my character than my comfort
The Journey is more important than the destination
Mk 4:38
We will be able to reach our destination based on God’s fruits, will, etc.
Mk 6:45-48
Key #4 Ask God for a “Rhema”
Matt 14:25-27
Doing the impossible with God requires 3 things
Your Strength
Your Destination
Your Revelation
Matt 14:29
Key #5 Use the power of your Imagination
Matt 14:30
Satan will attack you in your mind; take control of your heart
Ps 1:3
Eph 3:20
Thus we need to communicate with the Holy Spirit
Matt 14:30
Key #6 Develop the strength to Handle Failures
Strength is the ability to bounce back when you are knocked down
Key #7 Call Out to Jesus when you are sinking
Prayer is our absolute reason for success
Matt 14:31-32
We need to be caught by Jesus

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24/12/2006 : The Light of Christmas

- Pst. Kong Hee

The Light of Christmas

- Pst. Kong Hee

Isa 9:6
Without peace, nothing can be done
Rom 16:20
Mk 4
Col 1:19-20

The blood of Jesus is like soap, it can clean you but only when you choose to apply it on!

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17/12/2006 : Shamgar - The Power of One II

- Pst. Kong Hee

Shamgar - The Power of One II

What do we know about Shamgar?
1. Shamgar lives in lawless times
2. He is a farmer
How did Shamgar emerge victorious?
- He started where he was
- He used what he had
- He did what he cope
What can 1 person do?
1. Pray
Shamgar = The man who hears & obey
Normal goal setting
2. Set Goals
1. Specific
2. Measurable
3. Action Plan
4. Realistic
5. Time management
Strength is the capacity to handle failures
Other areas of concerns
Jesus' power lies in His power to be resurrected
Dan 3:19

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10/12/2006 : The Type of People God Uses

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

The Type of People God Uses

The Power of the Holy Spirit
1 Lk 1:26-28;29

Faith is not the absence of fear

3 things you need to do to be use by God

1. The desire to do God's will
Not just an ordinary life
It's a will not our preference
4 fears that will kill your desires: criticism, supernatural, inadequacy, change
It's the reaction that makes the difference
Attitude:
enthusiasm : Supervision
(gk)entheos = Supervision Humility
Lu 48-48
2. Decide to pay the price
Lk 1:38
Mary paid the price of believing in God for all her life: she is thought of being an adulterer
Lk 9:24
3. Dare to trust His promises
Lk 1:34-35
How do we know that we're saved?
Eph 1:13-14
The Holy Spirit - My inner witness
God with the Holy Spirit will always do greater things with every generation
John the Baptist is the greatest of his time but Jesus was better
Hag 1:2
Power of procrastination is big. Satan will 1st slows u down & eventually you'll come to a complete halt. Don't procrastinate anymore!

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am

02/12/2006 : Shamgar - The Power of One

-Pst. Kong Hee

Shamgar - The Power of One

136 Chapters dedicated to moses
89 Chapters dedicated to Jesus
2 verses to Shamgar
Jud 3:31
Jud 5:6
What do we know about Shamgar?
1. He lived in the promise land
2. He lived in a lawless time
3. He is a farmer
4. He saved his entire nation! - He must have stepped out in great faith: fought a 1/600th chance of winning battle
What did Shamgar do & what can you do to be a hero like him?
He was only a simple farmer!
1. Start where you are
Ordinary but not perfect conditions
Start doing something now!
There's never a perfect condition than now!
No excuse not do anything for God
People will get angry with you when you want to something different
We will never know the long-term effects of our words, ministering, etc.
Just do something good!
Anything good!
Impact someone!
2. Use what you have
a. Your dreams
Martin Luther King: His lofty & flamboyant language inspired us but he was once put down before by his professor
Have bold & audacious dreams!
Shamgar wanted to remove terrorism from his people!
b. Your Talent
Shamgar had a clumsy weapon but a weapon nonetheless
Jn 6
God's strength is made perfect in our weakness
c. Your Education
Only 1% population of the world has a degree!
d. Your Enthusiasm
It electrify our souls
It motivates us
It sharpens our skills
Entheos means "In God"
e. Your Prayer
Shamgar: A man who hears & quickly obeys
He prays & obeys!
It is better to fail while obeying than not obeying at all
3. Do what I could
Shamgar only did his best. He did not do something that was illogical or impossible. He simply did what he could do. To stand up for his people & to have faith in God.

- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am