Chinese Sermon Note
Pastor Mark
The most important book in our lives is the Bible. The Word shines light in our life. Most importantly is to know the Lord Jesus Christ. When we know Him, grace and peace will be added much more unto us.
When we think of home, home gives us sense of security
But there are a lot of problems and trouble at home.
Home is the heart of God for His people. God wants us to be at home with Him.
Eden means happiness.
The concept of home is given by God.
Adam left God not God left Adam
God’s ℓσνє is unconditional.
Esau and Jacob
The mother likes Jacob but the father likes Esau
Jacob run away from Esau.
Jacob don’t like hunting and was neglected by his father. His mother loves Jacob.
Jacob looked for his father’s acknowledgement.
Jacob and his mother came together to cheat his father’s (Issac) birthrights blessing.
Esau was angry and said want to kill Jacob. Jacob run away from his brother.
Jacob slept under a tree and dreamt of God. God did not blame him. God told Jacob He is his grandfather and father’s God and want to bless him.
God did not only not blame him and still want to bless him.
Genesis 28:14
Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
God through Jesus’ finished works, we are reconciled with God
God can righteously bless us
Today understand God’s heart for us.
We come from God.
God loves us with unconditional ℓσνє
Our family, our mother and grandmother want the best for us. They will feed us with the best and they themselves don’t bear to eat them. How much more our Father who loves us so deeply.
Don’t need to worry what to eat or drink
Our Father knows what we need
Our Father concern about us. He counted the hair on our head.
Our Father wants to see to our needs in our lives.
In God’s home there is provision
Although the devil tried to destroy, in God’s home there is provision. God provides for His people.
His light shines brightly in our lives
God wants more to know Him and come home to Him to reunite.
The prodigal son was very down and wanted to go home because he was hungry.
He prepared a script to tell his father he was ready to be his helper.
When he was far out, his father saw him. He was looking out and waiting tor him
When we make a mistake we expect punishment.
The prodigal son’s father run to him and embraced him tightly and kept on kissing him.
This picture was described by Jesus
Our Father is waiting for us to turn to Him.
Our Father loves us unconditionally.
A heart full of ℓσνє for us. God wants to kiss us repeatedly and embrace us tightly.
No matter how down we feel, He is the Lily of the valley!
He sees us.
Is not how we merit, is whose we belong
Church is not looking for helper. God is looking for His children to come home
God loves you and wait for you to come back
Don’t stop assembling. It is important to assemble and gather online
Come together in care group
God’s home is eat and be merry
If you have any worries, come to the prayer room online. Let’s support each other.
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
If you have worries, tell your God, your Father.
Tell your worries through prayers to your Father. When you tell Him, there is a peace. The peace that is not of the world
Come home to God. Be reunite to Him
Understand God’s grace and provision flows
Be in Jesus’ bosom and you are in heaven on earth
