Elder Khoo Kay Hup
30-11-2019
To be able to do what Jesus did, we need to move with the Holy Spirit.
What we say exposes our thought life.
Proverbs 23:7a New King James Version (NKJV)
7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
We tend to analyse until we paralyse.
But Jesus is very creative.
The natural thinkers think small. Spiritual thinkers think big.
If your God is small, your problem is big. If your God is big, your problem is small.
Jesus thinks big, and He thinks beyond.
See things from the spiritual perspective. Engage with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 13:31-32 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Do not despise small things. Many times the small things give birth to great things. The unknown ones move heaven and hell. They do great things for God unseen by men.
Sometimes it is the broken people that God uses to make mighty things.
Eg. the Hebrides Revival.
See the possible as you obey God.
When we are faced with an impossible task, many times we want God to remove it for us.
God cannot do the miraculous without an obedient and submissive heart.
God can do the miraculous in different ways. For Elijah, He calls the raven. In this case, He feeds the five thousand.
It is not according to our conditions. It is according to His conditions. It is not according to our expectations. It is according to His expectations.
Who is the Lord and who is the master? We have to examine our hearts.
Spiritual thoughts cannot be activated from a natural will.
It is not from positive thinking. Many times it is presumptuous thinking. It is not scriptural.
Moses went through 40 years in the wilderness. Each one of us will have our spiritual journey.
Unless we are born again, we cannot see this sight of the Kingdom.
After He gave them the Great Commission inM atthew 28, in Act 1, Jesus said, "Wait."
In Acts 2, they began to function in the supernatural.
What the natural man cannot do, the Spirit can do. He will make us a vessel for His glory and His purposes.
For 20 years, the church did not grow. After that the church expanded and exploded. You need the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
And you need to saturate yourselves with the Word of God. Faith can only come by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Our spirit man is weak. How can we move in the spirit if our spirit man is not fed? The mind, will and emotion. We need to bring every thought captive. Use the Word of God to substitute the words of chaos, fear, strive. The Word of God cleanses and then we move from the natural to the spiritual.
To move in the spiritual, it is not about ourselves. Jesus is motivated by His love for the masses. As He moves, God the Father moves.
Faith, hope and love. The greatest of these is love.
Only when we move in love and compassion, this will cause heaven to move on earth.
1) Jesus is the Bread of life.
2) Beware of the leaven (doctrine) of the Pharisees.
Everything the Christian does in secret or in public will be made known.
Are we going to continually move in the natural in the last days or move in the spiritual in the last days?
Either we come under the spirit of Elijah to turn the hearts of the parents to their children or the spirit of rebellion (2 Timothy). There is no other way.
Rise up to be the salt and light to bring hope and joy. Before that, God wants to bring healing to us as well.
Walk by faith and not by fear. We operate under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Do not be fear mongers but be faith movers.
As we saturate ourselves in the Word of God, the love and compassion of God will overflow.
Whatever we do is always for His glory. Then we can do what He did.
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Bro Edwin Marsden
24-11-2019
Exodus 3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Moses at the Burning Bush
3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” 6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their [a]sorrows. 8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
Today God has come to rescue His people.
John 3:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Galatians 4:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba, Father!”
You are the fourth member of His team, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
We need to equip ourselves. And we need to take the gospel out there to the people.
You are an evangelist placed in the marketplace to bring hope, healing and comfort. You are born to fulfil God's purpose and plan in and through your life.
John 17:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
Jesus knew He was sent here for a purpose.
John 17:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “I have [a]manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Jesus came with a message and He passed the message to His disciples.
John 17:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
He sent the disciples out with the redemption message.
The baton was passed to the next generation and to the next and to the next. The message is now in your heart. What are you doing about it?
Revelation 22:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jesus Testifies to the Churches
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
The Lord has given us all talents to bear fruits.
You are born for a purpose.
Romans 8:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Ephesians 2:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 1:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
He has predestined us according to His plan
Acts 10:38 New King James Version (NKJV)
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
We are fearfully and wonderfully made for His purpose.
We are more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus who loved us.
Draw close to Him and His love will consume you. It is His love that compels us to do what we do.
The greatest tool of evangelism is your testimony.
When God called Moses, he said he could not. But God said, "I will surely be with you." (Exodus 3)
God said to Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you... For I am with you to deliver you." (Jeremiah 1)
Israel disobeyed God. The Israelites were living in caves. The Lord turned to Gideon and said, "Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?" So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house." And the Lord said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man." (Judges 6)
God uses the small things, the weak things for His glory.
Matthew 28:19-20 New King James Version (NKJV)
19 Go [a]therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” [b]Amen.
That's the last command He gave to you.
Mark 16:14-20 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Great Commission
14 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who [a]believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they[b] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand
19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
Isaiah 6:5-8 New King James Version (NKJV)
5 So I said:
“Woe is me, for I am [a]undone!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said:
“Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin [b]purged.”
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
When was the last you had an encounter with God? Religion cannot save you. Coming to church Sunday after Sunday doesn't buy you a ticket to heaven. Build your relationship with Christ.
Luke 1:26-38 New King James Version (NKJV)
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; [a]blessed are you among women!”
29 But [b]when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [c]do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
What is impossible with man is possible with God.
2 Peter 1:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
Read the Scriptures and claim His promises.
What is ministry? Ministry begins when divine resources meet the human need through loving channel to the glory of God.
Acts 3:1-11 New King James Version (NKJV)
A Lame Man Healed
3 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to [a]ask alms from those who entered the temple; 3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” 5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Preaching in Solomon’s Portico
11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.
We can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us.
In Acts 4, five thousand who heard were added to the kingdom of God. (Acts 4:4)
We are in the last moments of the last days. And God is looking for loving channels.
Romans 9:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV)
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”
Look to Him. Be that loving channel to bring divine resources to human need.
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Rev Ross Paterson
17-11-2019
John 21:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Breakfast by the Sea
21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and [a]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”
They answered Him, “No.”
6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.
In John 20, Peter had twice met with Jesus. Peter knew that Jesus had died and risen from the dead.
Yet he wasn't going to do something until the Lord did something else in his life.
Some of us are one-stage Christian and some are two-stage Christian.
Acts 9:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
In Acts 9, Paul was going to persecute Christians. He was a single experience guy. Jesus transformed him in 72 hours. Paul got to Jesus who was the way, the truth and the life.
Acts 9:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
Acts 9:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children[a] of Israel.
Paul was called to bring the gospel to people who were not his own.
Acts 9:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord [a]Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
In three days, God took Paul from a church persecutor to the greater missionary that ever lived.
But most of us are like Peter.
John 21:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.”
Jesus said, "Follow me." Peter, like most us, needed to endure. For many of us, there is more but there is a process that we have to go through that requires John 21 and Acts 2.
God is writing a story in our lives. You decide how much He writes in your life.
Simon Peter wanted more. (John 21:3)
Jesus wants to meet each of us for breakfast.
If we come to church to just worship, sit down and start focusing on lunch, we miss what God is doing.
What is God saying to you?
John 21 is the story of Peter. John is saying God is writing stories and he wants to tell you story of his friend, Peter.
Many of us know the Lord and live in the kind of "we had hope." We are sure of what would happen but aren't sure why.
Peter had hope. And to that Peter Jesus comes. Of all the disciples, Peter was the first to jump into the sea to be with Jesus.
I take that one more step which says I want more of Jesus even if the person on my left and right don't.
You can be a John 20 Christian. They knew He had risen from the dead.
Or you can know that He can do something more in your life.
The Lord wants to write the story of your life... if you let Him.
The story He wants to write isn't the story that you want to write.
Do you want more or not?
Peter had denied Jesus three times. He needed to engage with Jesus and repent of what had happened and know the love of Jesus for his life, even though that love never left him.
In the marketplace, you need a John 21 and Acts 2 testimony.
The three things that bring us down: illicit sex, living for money, and living for glory and power.
Talk to God and He will do a job you can't do.
Come to Jesus and let Him cleanse you in His fire. And do it regularly.
Your way is a fishing trip that doesn't catch any fish.
His way is a 153 fish haul. It has to be His way.
If you have your legitimate "demands" of what God has to give you, I doubt you can successfully serve the Lord.
The Lord has always provided. And He will provide.
I do not have the right to say that "I have served you faithfully." And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
I have no rights. But I have Jesus.
What brings us down as a Christian is comparing ourselves with others, materially and spiritually, and saying it is not fair.
Isaiah 55:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
It isn't fair simply because the way we value it is different from the way God values it.
In heaven we have our reward.
Jesus didn't say He wouldn't die.
There is fake news in the church about morality, the uniqueness of Jesus, when He is coming again. Jesus Himself says we don't know.
Spend time in the Word of God. I want to be brainwashed by the Word of God, by the Bible. Don't let unbiblical thinking change you.
Each of us must decide "Do I want a John 21 and Acts 2?"
Lord, don't close the book on our story. Have Your way with us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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