Posted in Blog posts, Notes on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Topic: The Calling to “Be”
Be Ready (v1-5)
- Sense the urgency -> Jesus’ 2nd coming is like a thief (Luke 21:10-11)
Be On Guard (v6-8)
- Sense the opposition
- Alert, sober, put on spiritual armour
- What do we really need to guard?
The heart (Jer. 17:9; Pro. 4:23)
The mind (Rom. 12:2)
Be Assured (v9-11)
- Sense His Love -> He chose [...]
Posted in Blog posts, Notes on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Holiness (v2-4)
- Blameless (1 Thess. 3:13) e.g. Daniel -> can’t find any fault
- Eph. 5:8-10 -> be good, honest and truthful
Love for the household of faith (v9-12)
- We are in the “people business”
- We’ll always have difficulties dealing with people but do we still love them?
Hearty kingdom appetite (v13-18)
想い：
本当はよ、人間関係はとても難しい。クリスチャンでもクリスチャンじゃないでも。しかし、私はクリスチャンだから、愛を受けたから、人に愛するべきですよ。そんな呼びをお逃げません。時々誰も会いたくない。自分で一人で過したい。辛いよ、人間関係は。言いたいものは言えない。言ったら、他人を傷つける。でも、何も言わなかったら、いつも仮面をかかって、仮面の後ろから人々に交流する。
Posted in Notes on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Are you missing the point?
Paul’s passion
- Acts 16:8-100 -> Paul left “at once” to Macedonia’s call because he knows that was God’s call
- Is God redirecting my life to a special project?
- Don’t use people to build great work. Use your work to build great people
Paul’s petition
- Gal. 5:14 -> Love one another, that’s [...]
Posted in Blog posts, Notes on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lessons learnt:
8/10/08
Having a real and authentic relationship with God that goes beyond caring how others view me. The heart behind seeking and consulting God.
9/10/08
Maintain a close walk with God, seek Him for directions and have the faith and courage to take the initiative to do something.
Posted in Notes on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
THEME
Saul
David
Lessons Learnt
Leadership
1 Sam. 13:5-14
2 Sam. 5:17-6:15
Real, choose to please God, seek God always
Risk-taking Faith
1 Sam. 28:3-20
- Did not have faith in God
- Feared losing power more than fearing God
1 Sam. 17:19-50; 30:1-9
- Had faith in [...]
Posted in Notes on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. Expect the unexpected (Matt. 4:1) – 望外を期待する
私たちは御霊で導きたければ、自分の慣れる所から出はずだ。
2. Movement from slavery to sonship (Rom. 8:14) – 隷従から神の子になりました
怖さで祈らなくて、神様の子供として祈っている。
3. Move from the deeds of the flesh to the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:18) – 肉体のすることから御霊の結になる
肉体からの突破が必要だ。
自分の罪を抱きつけば、御霊で導けない。
三つのムーブメントは外面的じゃなくて、内面的ものだ。
Posted in Notes on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found this and made it into a pdf file. If you want it, you can download it and print it out for your own reference.
Posted in Notes on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Speaker: Steve Douglass
(Touchpoint 29/01/08)
1. Walk Humbly
Who is my lord?
1 Peter 5
Phil. 4:3
Eph. 4:2
Warning signs when Biblical truths are not applied:
A proneness to offense and anger
Defensiveness when corrected
Difficulty submitting
Insist on doing things “my way”
Looking down on certain people
Saying “I deserve this perk”
Difficulty in being transparent
2. Walk Continually
Psalm 112
If we lost touch with God, we lose the [...]
Posted in Notes on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1 Peter 4:7-13 (Kok Hiang)
7 Have the end in mind
Therefore be clear-minded, self-controlled and pray
-> how do I pray more strategically?
8 Love each other deeply, believe in the best of one another
-> need to work through our heart issues
-> need to be committed to each other
9 [...]
Posted in Notes on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Heart Gap: distance between cultural conformity and biblical commitment
- The heart of the leader is the heart of leadership
- The greatest task of a leader is to cross the heart gap
- Can’t grow any faster than you can grow
- Most significant way we grow is by waiting
- There is no switch, no steps. There [...]
