Sunday, July 15, 2007 ♣


HeyHEY~! today is a sunday so u noe wad it means...CHURCH!! For today's sermon Ps/Rev/Uncle/Pa/Bro Melvyn Mak took over cos again, Ps/Apo/Uncle/Pa/Bro Lawrence Khong wasn't here today cos he is overseas...

Today's sermon was special cos Ps Mak din start off with GBU!! so...ya.
We had Abraham to run with us today and he taught us truths on how to win even when we don't understand God's ways.

Remember that God is always RIGHT!! He is nvr wrong or left or up or down(but he really is "up"). As usual, the three truths from Abraham:-

1.Wait in Submission
-Even when it takes a long time
Isaiah 40:31 "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Waiting Builds our character because we will grow in the Lord as the Spirit begins to work in us when we wait in submission(patiently). Communion-a waiting that brings us closer to God. God often whispers to us because He will only speak to us when we are near. Wait, don't give up cos God answers with miracles when we wait!

2.Walk in Step
-Even when we don't understand
Hebrews 11:8-9, 11-12 Genesis 24:6-7(powerfully explains/elaborates on Abraham's Faith in the Lord despite desperate situations)
We take every step God shows us with Faith! Remember the enemy of FAITH is MEMORY-memory of past failures. Isaiah 43-18-19 "Forget the foremer things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now its springs up; do u not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." Forget the past! Because Faith is beyond Human logic. And without works, Faith is dead.

3.Worship in Sacrifice
-Even when we cannot afford it
Hebrews 11:17-19 "By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Issac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Issac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively, he did receive Issac back from the dead." Worship also means giving up something we cannot afford to give or can't bear to surrender. What are Issacs in your life? God is asking us right now to even sacrifice our Issacs as an act of worship. Remember He is the great I Am and He has the choice to give or take from us. BUT He takes n gives in Love for us.

For me the biggest takeaway was that no matter how much/long we are fooling around or wasting our time doing some "in-constructive" work here on Earth, God still loves us and will wait for us to even start to choose to wait upon Him for answers; for this nation. Onward, Commissioned Warriors!