New Sermon Series "Bring Christ into your world" Sermon # 1 "Supporting Christ's Agenda" by Robin Liew, 26 Oct 2014 @ SSMC

1. “SUPPORT CHRIST’S AGENDA” Message byROBIN LIEW26 OCT 2014SSMC
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Supporting Christ’s AgendaLuke 4:14-30

3. 14JesusreturnedtoGalileeinthepoweroftheSpirit,andnewsabouthimspreadthroughthewholecountryside.
15Hetaughtintheirsynagogues,andeveryonepraisedhim.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

4. 18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him,
21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

5. 22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.
23 Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"
24 "I tell you the truth," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephathin the region of Sidon. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

6. 27AndthereweremanyinIsraelwithleprosyinthetimeofElishatheprophet,yetnotoneofthemwascleansed—onlyNaamantheSyrian."
28Allthepeopleinthesynagoguewerefuriouswhentheyheardthis.
29Theygotup,drovehimoutofthetown,andtookhimtothebrowofthehillonwhichthetownwasbuilt,inordertothrowhimdownthecliff.
30Buthewalkedrightthroughthecrowdandwentonhisway. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

7. Supporting Christ’s Agenda•What is at stake ? •What is the main issue today ?
WE KNOW ABOUT MANY THINGS BUT IN MANY THINGS WE ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW.
MANY OF US POSSESS BIBLES BUT NOT MANY OF US ALLOW THE BIBLE TO POSSESS US. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

8. Supporting Christ’s Agenda
Are we missing the elephant in the room ?

9. Supporting Christ’s Agenda
•Evident in the life of Jesus Christ (Luke 4:1 & 4:14)
•Luke and Acts gives an account of work of the Holy
Spirit
•Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Luke3:16)
•Jesus has received from the Father the promised Holy
Spirit and has poured out what you now see and
hear (Acts 2:33)

10. Supporting Christ’s Agenda
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off —for all whom the Lord our God will call." Acts 2:38-39

11. Supporting Christ’s Agenda•What is Christ’s AGENDA ? What did He do ?
•Mat4:23JesuswentthroughoutGalilee,teachingintheirsynagogues,proclaimingthegoodnewsoftheKingdom,andhealingeverydiseaseandsicknessamongthepeople.
•Matt9:35-36Jesuswentthroughallthetownsandvillages,teachingintheirsynagogues, preachingthegoodnewsofthekingdomandhealingeverydiseaseandsickness. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

12. Supporting Christ’s AgendaThreemainthing: 1.Teaching(didaskon-toteach,impartknowledgeandcausetolearn). 2.Proclaim/PreachthegoodnewsoftheKingdom. 3.Healingeverydiseaseandsickness. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

13. Supporting Christ’s AgendaTeaching (didaskon-to teach, impart knowledge and cause to learn). Questions: 1.Howarefeedingyourself? 2.Whatareyoufeedingyourselfwith? 3.Whatareyoufeedingothers? SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

14. Supporting Christ’s AgendaProclaim / Preach the good news of the Kingdom. WhatistheKingdom? •ThedomainwheretheKingruleandreign•TheKingdomisnear(Mat4:17)andin/amongyou(Luke17:20) •TheKingdomisherenowandnotyet. EschatologicalinbreakingSSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

15. Supporting Christ’s AgendaProclaim / Preach the good news of the Kingdom. What is the good news ? 1 Cor15:3-4 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the ScripturesSSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

16. Supporting Christ’s AgendaProclaim / Preach the good news of the Kingdom. Declare the REDEMPTIVE and TRANSFORMATIONAL power of God SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

17. Supporting Christ’s AgendaHealing every diseases and sickness
•1Cor4:20FortheKingdomofGodisnotamatteroftalkbutofpower.
•1Cor2:4-5Mymessageandmypreachingwerenotwithwiseandpersuasivewords,butwithademonstrationoftheSpirit'spower,sothatyourfaithmightnotrestonmen'swisdom,butonGod'spower. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH

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19. Mark 16:15-18
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

20. Response
•Today you want to make the decision to allow GOD and His Word to lay hold of us. He is the God of “more than this”.
•We need a fresh encounter/experience with the Holy Spirit.
•We have the privilege and authority to do what Jesus did. SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTCHURCH