1.
ONE
THING
Henry Wong
24 July 2016
SSMC
SUNGAI WAY-SUBANG
METHODIST
C H U R C H

2.
Acknowledgements to Ps David Seeley

3.
ONE THING DESIRED
INTIMACY WITH GOD
build intimacy with God by
1. Learning from God
2. Worshipping God
3. Praying to God
4. Obeying God

4.
Mark 10:17-27

5.
ONE THING LACKING
TOTAL COMMITMENT
TO CHRIST
TIME
TREASURES
TALENTS

6.
Riches I heed not,
nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance,
now and always:
Thou and Thou only,
first in my heart,
High King of Heaven,
my Treasure Thou art.

7.
Man pleaser: Refuses to speak hard truth
God pleaser: Willing to speak hard truth
Mp: Obedient when convenient
Gp: Obedient even when it hurts
Mp: Tells the truth most of the time
Gp: Tells the truth all the time
Mp: Says what people want to hear
Gp: Says what people need to hear

8.
If we displease God,
does it matter whom we please?
If we please Him
does it matter whom we displease?
Leonard Ravenhill
“Are the things you are living for
worth Christ dying for?”

9.
Luke 10:38-42

10.
ONE THING NEEDFUL
BEING WITH JESUS
VALUES
PRIORITIES

11.
KINGDOM VALUES or WORLD VALUES
"CORAM DEO" litmus test
Coram Deo is a Latin phrase translated
"in the presence of God" from
Christian theology which summarizes
the idea of Christians living in
the presence of,
under the authority of,
and to the honor and glory of God.

12.
John 9

13.
ONE THING KNOWN
HIS LIFE HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMED
POWER OF TESTIMONIES

14.
ONE THING TO DO
REACH FOR THE GOAL
- release the past into God's hands,
both successes and failures
- reach forward & take hold of God's
will and purpose for the future
- keep pressing toward the eternal
reward

15.
•How can we be effective?
•How can we change lives?
• How can we
impact the
next generation?

16.
the common thread in this tapestry of
"ONE THING"

17.
INTIMACY WITH GOD

18.
If we really sing what we live, our hymn titles we sing
would read something like this:
"THERE SHALL BE SPRINKLES OF BLESSING"
"I LOVE TO MUMBLE THE STORY"
"MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING MUCH"
"I’M FAIRLY CERTAIN MY REDEEMER LIVES"
"SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, FALL SOMEWHERE
NEAR ME"
"WHAT AN ACQUAINTANCE WE HAVE IN JESUS!"

19.
It's not about knowing ABOUT HIM,
it's all about KNOWING HIM

20.
Are you
AWKWARD
in
HIS PRESENCE ?