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Don’t get me wrong, doing what we need to do in life for a good quality of life in itself is not wrong, but be wary lest we get distracted from preparing for the Lord’s kingdom come.
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The main points from our reading today:
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2. We have issues, and we must resolve them following Jesus’ way
3. We strive as a family to resolve relationship issues for the restoration of the community
4. How the church functions speak as a testimony on how the Kingdom of God should be
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1. It is God’s mercy which was the first step, worship is our response;
2. We need to allow God to transform our minds to see His perspective, or else we will be following the ways of the world ;
3. Be careful of pride, lest it makes us forget we are the followers of Christ and not the other way;
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This morning in BLC, I got to share from Matthew 14:22-33 under the title: Rest, Trust and Recharge in the Lord!
Main point was that when we get tired striving, we try many of our own ways to rest and recharge, but they are all inadequate without the presence of Jesus.
So we just need to remember that as followers of Christ we get true rest from Jesus’ presence, and we learn also from Jesus’ example to recharge in the midst of ministry.
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1. In the world we live in today, we are brought up with the message that life is in our hands. We are responsible for how we turn out to be. We thus are eager to take action, in life and in faith.
2. We thus may be quick to judge and quick to punish.
3. Jesus spoke on the need to allow the weeds to grow amongst the wheat and not for the slaves to pull out the weeds ahead of time: for the wheat may be damaged as well. Also, when the time came, it is the Angels’ role to gather the weeds, not that of the slaves.
4. Today therefore, I am reminded to not be to eager to cry for justice, but to pray for mercy and for God’s grace to touch the hearts of the seemingly lost, for it is God’s will that all be saved.
5. Let us not be too quick to call for punishment, when there are so many more that are still yet to turn to God.
6. If the sower allowed the slaves to prematurely pull out the weeds, even I will be lost in the flames.
So, in a hurry to prescribe judgement? pray for restraint on our part, so that God’s love May reach out to more, before He decides to pull out the weeds!
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2) Jesus reassures his disciples that God cares for them and they should not fear what others may do to them.
3) True discipleship requires putting Jesus before all else, even family relationships.
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- 1. Be Prepared for the coming times!!! •1st Sunday of Advent: •28th November 2021
- 2. November 2021… What’s going on in the world today? Government Pandemic Economy “Normal” Life
- 3. Today… what are we hoping for? Government Fairness and Justice Pandemic Health and Security Economy Financial Security “Normal Life” Stability
- 4. Today… What does God’s Word have to say to us today? Luke 21: 25-36
- 5. What happened just before this…?
- 6. After instructing the disciples about their time, Jesus seems to move toward the signs of the times to come…. Luke 21: 25-27
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- 8. Many immediately started to prepare, and waited…. And waited… and waited… Luke 21: 29-33 [Active preparation] [Passive waiting…] [Waiting…]
- 10. Active Anticipation Prepare Wait but continue preparation…. Continue to wait, but do not stop preparing……..
- 11. So, what’s Jesus’ point? Masa sudah time! The times are here… be ready Get the people ready Get the world ready Get yourselves ready
- 12. Which means…if you have not ...then ... DECIDE to FOLLOW HIM…
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- 16. What is the message today…? Be preparing… as we await His return…