sermon, Gombak Tjc 27/6
For if the willingness is there,
the gift is acceptable according to what one has,
not according to what he does not have.
(2Cor8:12)
the True Jesus Church does not merely crouch in wait for the second coming of Jesus,
but also march on tirelessly and courageously to fight the spiritual warfare.
---------Yes, we have acquired the Truth, we are baptised, and some already received the Holy Spirit. The basic requirements are, whuwww, all fulfilled. Wow, GOOD! I can now stand aside and do whatever i desire and wait patiently for Jesus to take me, YEAH~
FOOL! YOU ARE A FOOL if you think this way.
Genesis illustrates how sins entered the world and devastated the Garden of Eden by casting out God's beloved creation Adam and his wife, Eve. Sins parted God from man.
Yet, God's love still remains.
God then chose His people --- Israelites.
Exo6:, 7: Out of Egyptians' yoke, God brought the Israelites out to eternal Salvation...
Now, this "Eternal Life package" is not only limited to Israelites anymore.
It's open to ALL human race!!!!! FREE OF CHARGE!
We can go and "register" ourselves to acquire the status and reputation of God's royal priesthood ANYTIME! But with certain conditions, of course, through Faith in Jesus and His wonderful ways and grace, through Jesus' baptism and so on. "Fast and Efficient, Easy and Free!" ^^
Praise the Lord that we all here, as part of TJC, have received this full script of the complete Truth to pave our path to Heaven.
so easy to get, so easy to forget
Question is, after all these that Jesus did for us to make us His children,
are we willing to put on the armor and take up our swords to be His soldiers?
Being in form of flesh, too weak, we are just too weak! We hardly have the img of Christian soldiers. When faced with temptations, we falter and fall. Some don't even bother about events of church after baptism. They think the church's like some unimportant social clubs?
some don't even wish to touch their armour, instead they are indulging themselves in the worldly pleasures.
How selfish!
In fact, we never deserved to receive this grace! But Jesus graciously elected us out of millions and millions of world population, out of His bountiful grace and love. Have we forgotten about that?
Egypt was beautiful,
a land so seductive and desired by many.
Oo? The Biblical Egypt actually prefigures the current World, just as alluring and dreamt by all. The World is often the ultimate pursuit and priority of the humanrace. Bounded by the ambitious dreams and blinded by the grand rewards; thus unable to let go.
The Israelites were rescued by God, by taking this very step, ----------------------------------Let Go, and Depart From Egypt
"This is the only way to get yourselves out of Egypt, this land of torture and shame! "
Similarly, we too, have to take this step --- depart from the world. We don't just lay in wait after we have done the basic steps to Salvation instructed by the church. We have to take the initiative to FIGHT FOR THE LORD and even DIE FOR THE LORD!
Often, We get so fascinated by the world that we've unconsciously tripped and then topple, (we abandon God for the sake of our worldly pursuits), ... Our fleshly weaknesses have disadvantaged us.
Need Help? Just...
... cry out to that One name under heavens through which all beings are saved --- Jesus!
Reach out to Him, and He will reach out to you! Such a simple step,yet so hard to be acted out.
Hence, let's pray and ask the Lord to always add on to our faith; believe that Jesus will surely help us.
Eph 6: 11, 12
Rely on the Lord, and be submissive to Him, so that we may grow strong to be better soldiers and sustain our place in Heaven.
Abraham knew nothing that awaited him ahead, yet he was still so "steady" lor.
He submissively obeyed the instructions of God. God says to the North, then to the North he goes!
That's all for a simple reason, he knew Whom he believed in, and he knew who was leading him --- The greatest and bestest Commander under all Heavens, the True God Jehovah, that's Jesus Christ!
Lets come out from Egypt... go to Eden!!!
ReplyDeleteDo not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves. DO what it says! anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face a the mirror, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
ReplyDeleteread on James 1: 22 - 25
2: 26 as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
aaronccf
go to Eden...if for me i want go to the new world,God make
ReplyDeleteone...there is no sin,only got "LOVE" there!!!
o... then see u there! ^^
ReplyDeletehaha..i wan go too^^
ReplyDeletewan go ar?
ReplyDeletecome join us lo! hahaha
okok..
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