Hebrews 13 - If we depend on the Great Shepherd and move forward with God equipping and in all of this - we will see God work through us and we'll be a blessing to those around you. 

1 Cor 7:17-24. Remain and planted not buried for growth. Faithful to the Godly assignment, focused to His commands and grateful to His calling. 

John 2:1-11 | "Obedience is not measured by our ability to obey laws and principles, obedience is measured by our response to God's voice."

Invite Jesus into your situation and obey like servants and you will see God's supernatural working in your live. 

#EasterAtYM - Mark 16. Victory, conquerer, triumphant, overcomer, champion - are all part of God's plan and gift to His children. Signs and wonders doesn't define your victory. Your expectation on how things should turn out does not determine you as a loser or victor. Your journey constant struggle does not mean victory is not there. Victory is when we are in Christ. Through Christ, we are assured of this victory in the game of life. All we need to do is to BELIEVE. Through Christ we have this capability to move from tragedy to triumphant.

The grace of God - one of the most beautiful things that God gifted to us. Elder Dorai shares from 1 Peter and encourages us to commit ourselves to God through prayer. He then encouraged us to walk, serve, respect and live in this grace that we have received. Standing in grace = standing in the person of Jesus Christ. 

In turbulent times, Sek Teng share with us from the book of Jude verse 20-25 on how we can persist in your faith. This is done by building our faith, praying in the spirit, looking for God's mercy and showing mercy to others. As we persist in our faith unceasingly daily, the promise of God is that Jesus is able to keep you from stumbling away from the purpose. He will be there to guide you, pick you up, more importantly, He will be there with you in this journey. 

Romans 4:18-25 (NIV). True strength begins with humility and surrender. Only through humbling ourselves, to acknowledge and have faith in God's ability that we can endure hardships. Knowing and having the faith has to be accompanied by works as it is written "faith without works is dead". God is looking for the response from us, those who are willing to collaborate and corporate with His plan. Lastly, it's through the victory on the cross that we can have the strength to endure hardships - it's done and sealed. Strength begins when we receive God's victory.

Sharing from the story of Noah and the ark that he was instructed to build by God before the judgement in the form of a flood was about to be sent. Noah built the ark intentionally, amidst all the slander, fake news, and lies - he still intentionally persistently built it. Because of this, God set a new covenant with his family. Additionally, God remembered Noah and all that he has done. At the start of Noah's new life (stepping out the ark), he set an altar before the Lord. Similarly, we are to build the ark (personal altar with God) intentionally, enter the ark together with God, place God before everything. 

Romans 15:13 - Our source of hope is in God and God alone. A blessed hope is a sure hope, a hope we can trust and the powerful hope in God and God alone. The promise of God is that God will bless you and make you a blessing. 

Continuing our series of "HOPE" in this Christmas season - We ought to magnify our hope with  thanksgiving and His rescuing power because that's who our Saviour Jesus  is. In this Christmas season, let's remember that we can put our hope in God because He can never fail you. Magnify our hope in God in this  season and the seasons to come.