Sermon Note
Pastor Lian
Joyful heart is the best medicine
The study said when you have spontaneous laughter, there is benefit for you
Induced laughter if you go on long enough, it has health benefits for you
Anointed laughters.
Just by watching and listening to children’s laugh, it has therapeutic effect on us
King Solomon wrote it long time ago!
A joyful heart is good medicine
Counsellor can use laughter therapy
Counsellor recommended a couple who want to divorce to do laughter therapy. They were supposed to watch comedy together. At a short time, no more problem and don’t need to divorce.
Find ways to laugh
Cannot also induced!
Grand parents who baby sit their grand babies live longer
Acts 20:7
Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
Acts 20:11
Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
First day of the week – Sunday
We celebrate Sunday because first day of the week Jesus rose from the grave, defeated and conquered death for us. God wants to restore the glory of Sunday for us
The next day
Midnight
Daybreak
John 20:19-20
The Apostles Commissioned
(Luke 24:36–43; 1 Cor. 15:5)
Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
Every sunday we come together and we see Jesus in our midst.
Look at My work for you on the cross.
Peace be with you.
He wants you to know your sins are forgiven. All are purchased for us at the cross.
As we come, His peace will fill our whole being.
Isaiah 55:12-13
“For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the LORD for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Go out in joy
Led forth in peace
His peace will lead us
Instead of thorn – cypress
Instead of brier – myrtle
Name of the Lord
We have new covenant called covenant of grace
Jesus is in the midst. The glory the restoration is in our midst. When Jesus is lifted high, the perfection of His work.
We never forget why we are blessed.
It is not because of size.
Jesus is in our midst
God wants to restore the glory of Sunday
When you see Jesus in your midst, there is a shalom
We will go out with joy and leap off with peace
The next day
What about everyday? The day after sunday?
The significance of the next day
The next day is a picture of rapture
Treasure the little time we have.
The days are a few
How do we live and treasure the “Now”
Romans 8:5-6
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
The Lord wants us to prioritise to set our mind on the things of the spirit
John 16:13-15
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
Holy Spirit will glorify Jesus
He will take what is mine and glorify Him
How to set our mind on the things of the spirit?
The spirit will tell us all the glory of Jesus
Set your mind on the spirit
Things of the flesh ->
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh
Focus on the self
It is not this way
Walking in the spirit – first set my mind on the glory of Jesus and everything He has done for me
Spirit life!
Resurrection life! Whatever you touch there is life! That is living and walking in the spirit
