28/09/2008: Don't Sink your Steward'ship'

-Pst. Kong Hee

Don’t Sink Your Steward’ship’

Don’t Sink Your Steward’ship’

10 Reasons why God wants you to prosper

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” (Josh 1:8)

“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (Deut 8:18)

1. God wants you to prospers because it is His nature (Gen 17:1-2)
2. God wants you to prosper so He can establish His covenant in the earth (Deut 8:18)
3. God wants you to prosper so you can provide for His Church (Mal 3:10)
4. God wants you to prosper to keen finances out of the devil’s control (Mal 3:11)
5. God wants you to prosper so you can help the poor (Pro 19:17)
6. God wants you to prosper so you can honor and glorify Him (Pro 3:9-10)
7. God wants you to prosper so you can leave an inheritance for your family (Pro 13:22)
8. God wants you to prosper so you can prove the sincerity of your love (2 Cor 8:8)
9. God wants you to prosper so you can lead and influence society (Deut 28:11-13)
10. God wants you to prosper because He is a good God and He wants to bless His children (Ps 35:27)

success - wealth, honour and influence
Mat 25:14 -15
Stewardship
God never test me in much, He always test me in the little
Mat 25:20- 23
Luk 19:17, 19
Luk 12:15- 21
beware of Covert-
i'm not meant for richness on my own
Hag 2:8
Ps 24: 7
1 Chor 29:1-5, 10-12, 14
i'm a re-distribution centre
1 Cor 4:2
Tithe : one tenth of income
1 Cor 16:2
God will never deposit into my life if He can't withdraw from my life
Luk 12:21-22, 29-31
the blessings will be added not multiply
2 Cor 9:6-10
God doesn't gives suddenly it gets slowly added onto our lives

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

21/09/2008 : Son-Ship (Part B)

-Pst. Kong Hee

Son-Ship (Part B)

a son is a builder of the family name
Gal 4: 1; 4-7
sons & daughters have a love relationship with their father & mother
son- heir of the house
1. A son carries the Genetic Code of the house
Gen 13: 2; 5-7; 11
Lot & his herdsmen started to has his own agenda when he became successful - resulting in strife
Lot didn't catch the spirit of Abram at all - can see it in his lives - his children & wife do not obey towards him
2. A son serves The Vision of the house
Gen 14:14
Phil 2:19-21
am i willing to go through the fire for my Lord
3. A son Shares The Pride of the house
Pro 17:6
we need to develop a healthy pride for our house
if we've nothing good to say, say nothing
4. A son Accepts Discipline in the house
Heb 12:5-7; 11
Ps 51
5. A son Gives Birth to children
loving a ministry is not the same as lusting after a ministry
lust is the desire to take without considering the consequences
Heb 12:2

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

14/09/2008 : Son-Ship (Part A)

-Pst. Kong Hee

Son-Ship (Part A)

Ps 127:1-5
God builds though people
God builds though the sons of the house
God builds generationally
God builds though relations
'son' (gr. huios) mature person who can handle responsibility
Rom 8:14
Heb 3:1-6
God can work through a faithful servant but He can only build through a son
Not that servanthood is not the way but we need to check our attitudes.
are we having a slave or son attitude when we serve?
1 Cor 15
it'll be strange if we don't hold the same values as our pastors
Phil 2:19-22
Like-minded = same mind-set
Timothy is like a son to Paul
Paul had an entourage of people wherever he goes but he had nobody else like Timothy
Phil 2:21
Jesus was willing to die to Himself - sonship
We can choose to be a son by choice just like Timothy - he didn't grow up under Paul's discipleship
We’re not just birth into a child, we can also choose our hearts
Can i be mentored?
Am i a child of the church or merely a member?
Gen 12:7-8; 13:1-3
Gen 28:10; 11
The house of God
1. Is a house of visions and dreams
2. Is the Gate of heaven
3. Is the Altar of God on the earth
Gen 28:18-19; 20-21

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

07/09/2008 : Right Thinking, Right Living

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Right Thinking, Right Living

Jer 29:11
God is not my problem
i need to know what's in God's mind that is for me.
Remove the following thoughts
1. defeated thoughts
2. critical thoughts
3. negative thoughts
God do not have thoughts to punish us
He's never filled with thoughts to punish us
We need to change the way we think
1. Who we are in God
Mat 14:25-32
Education System - the house of interpretation
1st level of education: Beit Sefer
2nd level of education: Beit Talmud
Only the best: Beit Midrash
the disciple will follow the rabbi - do & live according to the rabbi
Mat 11:28-30
Jesus felt that His disciples can spread His yoke
God has faith in me
Jh 15:16
i need to have faith in myself
2. What's important to God
stop just holding the good things but reach out for the best
3. Our giving to God
how am i giving to God? is it just a motion?
Shema = centerpiece of all morning and evening of Jewish prayers
Ps 50:12
God does not need me to give as He is able to feed Himself
God is looking for us to give out of our heart, out of love. Not just out of duty or routine

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

31/08/2008 : Faith for Success in Life

- Pst. Casey Treat

Faith for (real) Success in Life

Mk 9:22-23
The just shall live by faith
Having the faith to believe in the promises of God
1. Faith Is our connection to God
2. Faith will change the negatives in our lives
When we see bad stuff on earth, it’s not our job to simply just assume that the world is fallen. But take heart, we're created to clear the path
Rom 8:18-22
Rom 4:17-23
Rom 10:4
Mk 11-22
We’ll not have what u want in life but rather on what you believe in
Changes come when we've the faith to see the change
Mat 8:5-8; 23
Mat 9:2; 22; 28-29
3. Faith will frame your future
Heb 11:1
Mat 3:35
2 Cor 14:17
2 Cor 14:18
The bad things we experience in work is a result of others but we can use our faith to implement

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

24/08/2008 : 2008 City Harvest Bible Training Center School of Theology Graduation

-Pst. Alex Abraham

2008 School of Theology Graduation

We need a personal encounter with God
Name of Jesus is powerful - it brings great success & even miracles can happen in the Lord But knowing Jesus is not enough.
We need to have fellowship with the Lord
We need to pray for the congregation
Eph 3:14-20
from revelation, inspiration, illumination - reality

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

17/08/2008 : Weekend Services with Peter Wagner

-Pst. Peter Wagner

The church Is expected to War

Warfare is part of church
This sounds weird? Because Jesus is known as the prince of peace
Matt 10:34
Peace is only achieved after a period of war
1 of the reason why Singapore is peaceful because our country is ready for war should we be invaded - every single 1 of our male is trained for war

The church is expected to war.

It takes preparation for people to be in war.
1 Sam15:3-26
it takes successful war to be in peace.

The spiritual war we have as Christians.
1. Biblical framework.

Rel 12:11
Overcome by the blood of the lamb, testimony, they did not love their lives to death.

2.The divine command to war
Through intercessors-the prophets-apostles

3.strategic plans for war.

3 level ground level:cast out demons
occult level: organize different forces
strategic level: principalities

Spiritually warfare got to be the right timing, God's timing.

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

10/08/2008 : Servanthood Part E : Rebekah At The Well

-Pst. Kong Hee

Servanthood Part E : Rebekah At The Well

Gen 24:16
This story shows the bride that the Holy Spirit is searching for Jesus
If we're beautiful on the inside, we’ll be beautiful on the outside too
Our character will be revealed in our eyes
God is looking for servants in His people
7 qualities of servanthood
1. Servanthood is WILLING
Gen 24:18-19
Serving is an issue of our hearts
1 Pet 5:2
Energy always follows the willing
Motivation follows the willing
Gen 24:58
Ps 110:3
Only when we're willing then will God shows up
2. Servanthood EXCELS
Gen 24:19
Most people can start well but they don't usually have the stamina to finish it well
Phil 1:6
God excels in blessings
He doesn't only saved our souls but He's also here to bless our lives
Excellence means exceeding all expectations
Excellence is the attention given to details that leads to superior performance
3. Servanthood is SWIFT
Gen 24:18, 20
My speed shows my servanthood Time is more valued than money.
Deliver the service before it's due
4. Servanthood is NEVER CONVENIENT
Attitude was great
Luk 17:7-8
It will eat into my time, my rest and my comfort zone
5. Servanthood is HONORING
Our words and actions will show our humility
Luk 14:8
Be a lover of hospitality
6. Servanthood is WORK
Destiny came into our lives when we serve
There're going to be smelly situations, like meeting the camels, but they maybe bringing us our destiny.
7. Servanthood is CARING ABOUT PEOPLE
Studies has shown that very little effort is spent by people to serve people that are total strangers to us
Heb 13:1-2
We'll never really understand servanthood until someone who treats us like a servant
caring for people whom is different from us
Even if we're not a spiritual giants but we can still serve God and people

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

03/08/2008 : Living in Light of Eternity

- Pst. Mark Conner

Living in Light of Eternity

Ps 11
James 4
Life is very frail and short
Are we living in the perspective of eternity
The values of the world has not changed much
1 John 2:15-16
1. Pleasures - Heb 11:25
2. Possessions - consume with Consuming
1 Tim 6:6-7
3. Prestige - image of popularity
Mk 10:31
Rom 12:2
1 John 2:17
1. Knowing God
being a Friend of God will gives you something of eternity.
how to be a friend of God? we need to spend some time with God
learn to avoid the stuff He doesn't like
2. Love People
1 Cor 13
Love will last forever
Jesus placed a 10 on everybody
not just with people we like
3. Invest our time, talents and resources in the work of God
Eph 2:10
Psychology has discovered that the happiness that one receive from doing something for others will last longer from doing something for ourselves

We need to be reminded that God is not impressed by our works but by how much we know Him

- FOP @ SIS; Sun Service @ 7.30pm

27/07/2008 : Running the Race to Win

- Pst. Derek Dunn

Running the Race to Win

Heb 12:1-2 (NLT)
It's now technologically possible to live into 100yr old
2 Tim 4:6-8
the walk of a christian is likened to be like marathon - long & tedious
we all can come to a state when we have no more endurance to keep on keeping on
persistence and determination alone are omnipotent
1 Cor 9:25 (NLT)
Phil 3:14 (NLT)
spiritual dehydration, falls, burnt out & losing sights of the destination are just some reasons why christians give up sometimes
5 keys to finishing our race
1. know what fills and drains my tank
i.e. gossips, over tight schedules
anxiety attacks can hit you if u dun ensure that up fill is more than up drain
if it's coming to empty-ness, breakdowns can happen
2. understand the law of balance in life
Dan 5:27
balance is the proper order of things
3. Serve and lead out of rest
Ex 20:10
it need to be balance
Ps 127:2
Matt 11:28-30 (MSG)
4. Find a lightning rod in my life
Pro 11:14
5. Discipline my daily devotions
Scripture
Observation about it
Application
prayer for my life
we cannot live on nourishment of yesterday
Ps 68:19
stay disciplined on our devotion

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

20/07/2008 : Life and Light II

- Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Life and Light II

We're spirit-man with a moral-likeness like God.
Gen 3:1-3;4-5;11-12
man and woman was made to work in a pair
Gen 3:14-16 (NLT)
Woman's desire for man doesn't meant that the woman will love him but it simply means that she'll want to push him to do stuff
God created man to have dominion over earth but after man sin, man and woman then desire to dominate each other
Unlike Adam, Jesus did everything that Adam failed to fulfill. Adam was supposed to have a meaningful relationship with Eve. They're supposed to married and be each other's partners. However Adam failed to be a good groom.
Jesus was the groom for the church, thus as long as the church does not fight Jesus, the relationship will continue to grow, as originally planned for Adam and Eve.

Adam 930years Gen 5:5
Seth 912years Gen 5:8
Enosh 905years Gen 5:11
Noah 950years Gen 9:29

Jhn 15:5
after being immediately cut off from God, there’s still some life but that life won't last once used us without being re-charged
Jhn 3:3-6 (NLT)
Once we're baptised in the Holy Spirit, we'll have the gifts of the Holy Spirit, tools, and thus we'll have wisdom to do God's works
only the Holy Spirit
2 Cor 5:16
Regard = to see, to consider
Heb 5:13-15

Jhn 1:1-5; 20:30-31
the word was written so that we can have life
God do ensure that we've a person to believe in - Jesus
Jhn 5:22-24; 25-29;39
Word-Faith-Life-Light
the devil will try to give another word - which will turn us double-minded. how do we discern? tip: it's usually the easier way
Mat 16:17-23
the devil is always offering the easier way
God gives a vision but the devil will want to give you a Division so that we'll be divided within us

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

13/07/2008 : Servanthood (Part D) : Finding yourSELF in Christ

-Pst. Kong Hee

Servanthood (Part D) : Finding yourSELF in Christ

Exo 17:8-13
It's not about systems but people
Although system are important but it's the people who makes any difference
It's the man not the rod that brought victory for Israel
4 Areas of security that we need to have
1. Self-image:
How we see ourselves
Undeserving & unworthy?
Gen 1:27
Do not let others defines you
Recall that Jesus will make all things new
See new possibilities
2. Self - worth:
How we value ourselves
Rom 8:31-32
3. Self - esteem:
How we feel about ourselves
Pro 23:7
Faith is a feeling!
1 Jhn 4:16
We need to feel love & feel it regularly
The revelation is necessary
4. Self - Respect:
How I honor my dignity
I'm a king's kid
Servanthood is not being "servile"

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

29/06/2008 : Life & Light

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Life & Light

Jh 1:1-4
The light comes from the life
Gen 5:1-2
God created mankind (new being with a spirit) in the male & female manner
The spirit makes us a human
Gen 2:7
Man is created in the likeness of God in 2 manners
1. Image (outwardly): spirit life (Presence)
2. Likeness (inwardly): moral likeness (Standard of holiness)
Spirit: spirit life
Roles with purpose
1. God is a god of purpose
2. The purpose of a thing is in the mind of the maker
3. The purpose of a thing determines its potential
4. The potential of a thing reveals its purpose
5. When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable
Man 1st from dust of the ground
Man has foundational stuff to do
Man was created 1st as God has foundational stuff for him to do
1 Cor 3:11
1. Adam was put in a garden (connected to God's presence
Gen 2:15-16
1 Tim 2:8
2. God gave Adam information; instructions & revelation (communicate & teach)
3. Adam was given work to tend (Role of a provider)
4. Adam was given a garden to keep (Role of a protector)
5. Adam was given the task to name all the animals (leadership & ownership)
Gen 2:19
Yet due to the Fall, man is usually the weakest in the areas above
Gen 1:28
But to truly subdued & dominate the earth, man need woman
Woman is created to have vision & dreams too & express the life of God because she has been given talents & gifts
Gen 2:17
Rom 1:21-22
Gen 12:3
Jn 2:19
1 Cor 6
Why must men bring God's light & life to the world?
1. Claim back the lost territory
2. Restore back the original purpose
3. To deliver creation from corruption
Rom 8:19-21
4. The women can't wait for it
2 Cor 4:4-10

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

15/06/2008 : Father's Day: The Lord's Prayer

-Pst. Kong Hee

Father's Day: The Lord's Prayer

Children often see God based on how they see their earthly father
· Mat 6:9-13
God is holy & special
1. A good father has a respected position
Mat 6:9
2. A good father has a wonderful plans
Mat 6:10
Children will willingly follow good visions
3. A good father provides
Mat 6:11
Phi 4:19
Mat 6:33
Family experts advice - how to be more involved in your children
· Find an activity to do together regularly
· Help child develop hobbies & interests
· Mentor more & discipline less during teenage years
· Talk to your children, be a good listener
· Love your child's mother with all your heart
· Child never too old to be told "I love you"
4. A good father pardons
Mat 6:12
Scold only because you want to help
A good father will punish if we do wrongly
5. A good father protects
Mat 6:13

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

08/06/2008 : Weekend Service with Pst. Che Ahn

-Pst. Che Ahn

The Good News of the Gospel

Mat 4:17
We're trained in western education - Greek thinking
See it before you believe it
But not hebrewic
Lu 11:20
Mat 6:9
Eph 1:7
We don't always have to be happy but always joyful
Lk 12:32
1 Jh 4:8; 16
Mat 4:23

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

24/05/2008 : L.I.F.E.

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

L.I.F.E.

Gen 12:1-3
4 Parts to the covenant
1. Leaving to Cleave
In the Holy place
Leaving Egypt
2. Intimacy with the Lord
Into the Holiest of Holies
Stepping into the Promised Land
3. Faith in God (Wholly follow the law)->Blessings
Steadfast, Fidelity, loyalty, trust
Trials are only for a moment
Num 32:11-12
Gen 13:2;5-6
4. Example through Brokeness (life comes out of death)
2 Cor 4:7-12;13-18
Jn 6:51
Isa 53:3-50
Result : Life to the world
We never give up!
Rom 5
Heb 2:14-15; 16-18
Heb 4:15
Gen 50:20
Gen 22:16-18
Don't be stiff-neck
Ps 78:8-41
Heb 10:11
Will - decree

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

18/05/2008 : Jabez 2 : Prayer - Part C

-Pst. Kong Hee

Jabez 2 : Prayer - Part C

1 Chr 4:9
3 Jn 2
2 Chr 7:14
Prayer is the secret of many successful man of God
1. Fasting - Humbling oneself
2. Praying - Seeking God
Would I be satisfied with just knowing God alone even if there will never be another miracle in my life?

10 good reasons to pray
· Temptations are overcome through prayer (Mat 26:40-41)
· The heart is softened through God through prayer (Hos 10:12)
· God is found through prayer (Is 55:6)
· Life gets refreshed through prayer (Ams 5:4)
· Soul is encouraged through prayer (Lk 18:1)
· Persistent is built through prayer (Rom 12:12)
· The Holy Spirit empowers through prayer (Eph 6:14)
· Anxiety is defeated through prayer (Phil 4:6)
· Revival comes through prayer (Acts 1:14)
· You will shake the world through prayer (Acts 4:31)

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

11/05/2008 : Mother's Day : Hannah

-Pst. Kong Hee

Mother's Day : Hannah

1 Sam 1:1-2;6
Hannah was in a troublesome marriage
She was barren & she had a rival
1. Hannah was dedicated to God
1 Sam 1:7
Hannah never grumble against God
She has a great attitude & even made a vow towards God - which is also not for herself but for Lord
2. Hannah was dedicated to her husband
1 Sam 1:5;19
The husband loved her more
She prayed with her husband
3. Hannah was dedicated to her child
1 Sam 3
Samuel was even better than his teacher-priest

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

04/05/2008 : Praying for the Lost into the Kingdom (tentative title)

-Pst. Tan Ye Peng

Praying for the Lost into the Kingdom

Lk 19:10
Mat 28:19
All the big days goals will be lost if we don't start soul-winning in our daily living.
1. Spiritually fruitful
Spiritual birth
Gen 1:26-28
We have been created to be spiritual & productive
a. Lifeless (soil) -> man (Adam)
b. Adam (man) -> Eve (woman)
c. Woman (Mary) -> Man (Jesus)
d. Man + woman -> man + woman
e. God + man (church) -> eternal life (man + woman)
Jn 15:2-6
Cannot be spiritually barren
2. Spiritual adoption
Praying in the spirit
Caring & praying for a spiritual orphan
Starts from Conception (burden in the heart & praying), Gestation (caring for the lost) (Pray Until Something Happens) -> Birth (a new soul is born)
Gal 4:19
The Great Co-mission: doing it with others
Mat 16:18-19
Mat 18:16-19
In 2-3 people! We need co-workers & the Holy Spirit
Mat 9:37
Send = gk. Ekballo = eject, driven out, cast out, get out
Apostello gk.= sending forth or the official sending of the disciples
Can I encourage to pray for the souls in my hands?
3. Spiritual empowerment
Working with the Holy Spirit
1 Cor 12:13
1 Cor 2:10
Prayer give us access to God's mind
Jh 5:19
We need to claim something before we can have it
Jn 12:49
Copy Jesus' ways
a. Effective name list
b. Vision & dreams
Moving in the invisible = > to the impossible
c. Minister to the hearts of our prospects
Gen 1:2
Sadhu Chellappa
Refuse to give up
Mat 27:50-51
2 Cor 3:14-16
Heb 6:19

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

27/04/2008 : Jabez 2: Prayer - Part B

-Pst. Kong Hee

Jabez 2: Prayer - Part B

1 Chr 4:9
Honorable = Kabod (heb) = glory, substance & weight
Jabez was a man of prayer
1. Prayer life
2. Influence over others
3.
4. Strength against temptations
Desire -> Discipline -> Delight
Mk 16:15
Go into every aspect of the society
Mk 16:17-18
We will speak in new tongues
1. For edification
1 Cor 14:4
Charging ourselves
2. For praise
Act 2:11
3. For intercession
Rom 8:26
4. Spiritual warfare
Eph 6:18
5. For revelation
1 Cor 14:15
Act 2:1-4;16-17
Prayer is necessary for us to know what God is speaking to us

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