YMFGAKL's Sermon

D.R.E.A.Ms will Distinguish you, Release your potential and Encourage you, Affects your prevailing attitudes, and Motivates you. Dreams come through when we have a plan. The questions to us -  What is your dream? What do you see God doing with your life? If you've not dreamt of anything - ask God for dreams for dreams do come through, because we serve a Faithful God. 

What are you going to do in your life? What does God want you to do with the gift of life that He has given you? Jeremiah 1 - “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Likewise, God knew you, He chose you, consecrated you and commissioned you to great things. There is a unique and specific call upon your life - answer it by submitting your will to God.

We are called to preach the Good News in season and out of season. Paul cites at least eight reasons why we need to keep preaching the gospel. Central to living a godly life is to preach the gospel and make disciples who can make disciples. But how shall we do it? A simple but a clear presentation of the gospel is needed which Evangelism Explosion provides. The pandemic is not the time for us to sit back and wait. Now is the time we find creative ways to share the gospel especially through the digital platform.

Esther 4:14 - "... Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Ever wondered what’s the call of God upon your life? Discipleship allows for you to discover the purpose God has for you? Catch this sermon and hear from two testimonies from amazing women of God about their discipleship journey and a wrap up from Pr. Rachel. 

1 Peter 2: 18-25 - Christ did not merely appoint us to start the race but to also end the race. Hardships are part and parcel of life, and Sek Teng encouraged us through Peter's letter to endure hardship by submitting to the Lordship of Christ and trusting God for the result at the end of the hardship. For we endure hardship so that may Christ be revealed through our hardship to others to see. All Glory goes to Christ. 

Deuteronomy 6:5-6: The call of discipleship is to love God, and to love others. 

Continuing in the series of Discipleship, Sek Teng shared with us from the story of Peter and his journey of discipleship (John 21). He encouraged us to follow Jesus despite the temptations and the difficulties that may come during our journey of discipleship. Commit to follow Jesus because He, the Great Shepherd wants to feed and take care of us.

Elder Dorai encouraged us from Psalm 90 to number and count our days for eternity and let it count for God because our days on earth are numbered. Through Christ - the frailty of life is overcome by meaning and purpose, the brevity of life supplanted by consecration and death is overcome with eternal life!   

Personal revival begins with authentic discipleship. It begins when we become genuine before God, live according to His Word, and do what He did. Let’s put away our old selves that entangles us in sin and embrace the grace that God has given us so that we may live new lives for Him.

The goal of discipleship is experience the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge to know how much Christ love us. It is also to be filled with the fullness of God and it’s in the context of eternity - an ongoing journey until we meet God in heaven. A journey where Jesus begins to dwell in us and our inner man is being transformed to the image of Christ. Don't be fascinated with information, rather get hold of revelation. Thats where transformation takes place. In this journey, we are to be grounded in love. In love, the fullness of love, and it’s to be understood with a community. Discipleship is about togetherness in a community, where we share our faith, our experience, testimonies to everyone. Each one of us - being encouraged by one another. The challenge for us - personally commit to a personal discipleship and be part of a small group and if there were past experiences that was hurtful - allow God to heal you in this process as well.