Sermon note
Pastor Lawrence
I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives His life to the sheep.
He wants you to enjoy life.
The greatest gift any man can receive is the gift of righteousness
God’s heart is to bless you that you may be a blessing.
Matthew 25:35-40 NKJV
35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Our Saviour cares for the least ! The least that Jesus loves and cares for!
Are good works really important?
1 Peter 2:9-12 NKJV
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Through these good works men will glorify God
Is doing good really the will of God for me as individual?
1 Peter 2:15-17 NKJV
15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—
16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
By doing good you put to silence the foolish man
The poor can help the poor.
Saved by grace through faith.
Shine brightly for Jesus!
What you fail to possess, the enemies will.
Possess your possession.
Joshua brought the people of Israel into the promised land.
Joshua called to the sun to stand still.
Joshua 13:1 NKJV
1 Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed.
Joshua 18:2 NKJV
2 But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.
Joshua 18:3 NKJV
3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: “How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?
God is on our side and not against us.
Gift of righteousness
It is a gift. You cannot work for it.
The greatest gift, the gift of all gifts.
God wants you to reign over every weakness ans addiction
We are overcomers!
God’s plan
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NKJV
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
Believe and possess your possession
Don’t just let things happen to you!
We believe in Romans 8!
One thing we need to know, all things work together
Romans 8:28 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.
Compare Joshua with Caleb
Joshua 14:10-12 NKJV
10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.
11 As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.
12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”
Give me this mountain ⛰️
This is Caleb’s attitude towards life.
We are more than conquerors!
Rise up my friend!
You are what you see yourself to be.
You are a giant slayer.
Behold I have given you power to trumple over giants
The new creation is the true superman!
The spirit of Christ is in you. He is your wisdom, holiness and redemption
God is with you and for you.
You need to believe. Change your mindset. Have a paradigm shift about yourself.
Paul was with chain and he said rejoice in the Lord. He was in prison for doing something good. He can say rejoice
Our light affliction
Paul was talking about being stoned to death.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NKJV
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Education is good but overrated.
The question is do you have Jesus? You have Jesus you overcome everything.
Rise up. Arise! Realise who you are.
Deuteronomy 11:21 NKJV
21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth.
God wants us to enjoy heaven on earth
Deuteronomy 11:18-20 NKJV
18 “Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
19 You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
20 And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
Hands do God’s work
Eyes look at God’s work
We need to teach God’s word to our children.
Speak, share, impart value.
Sex is not a bad word. It is a beautiful word within the context of marriage.
Genesis 2:24 NKJV
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
The greatest thing you can bring to the world is through this act.
In the greatest act of pleasure comes forth the greatest gift
Proverbs 5:1-5 NKJV
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may preserve discretion,
And your lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death,
Her steps lay hold of hell.
Wisdom is mentioned first. You need wisdom.
We need wisdom from God’s word to teach us how to teach our children about sex.
Proverbs 5:1-5 NKJV
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may preserve discretion,
And your lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death,
Her steps lay hold of hell.
This is how the father teaches his son about sex.
You need to beware there are evil woman out there who tempt you
Proverbs 5:7-11 NKJV
7 Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
9 Lest you give your honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10 Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
11 And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
You can lose everything and mourn at last when your flesh is consumed
Ask God for wisdom
Ask the Lord for wisdom to lead and guide you
Your body is the temple of Holy Spirit
You run !
Genesis 49:3-4 NKJV
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
God wants you to live victorious life.
When new hair comes out it speaks of mercy and grace from God.
When you change your mind, repent
When you start to believe in New Covenant, the power will come back.
The hair starts to grow.
一失足成千古恨
无罪羔羊为我舍
钉在十架代我罪
宝血洗净千万愁
一生一世蒙恩宠
凭信称義活新生
One misstep leads to eternal regret.
The innocent Lamb was sacrificed for me.
Nailed on the cross for my sin.
His precious blood washes away all my sorrows.
I am blessed for my entire life.
I am justified by faith and live a new life.
John 5:5-9 NKJV
5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”
9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And that day was the Sabbath.
Jesus found him.
John 5:14 NKJV
14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
Jesus knew his condition was because of sin and yet Jesus healed him.
Today if you are sick because of sin, Jesus still heals you.
Love will tell you don’t put your hands in fire.
