How to Overcome
Theme: Jesus shows us the way to overcome.
Text: “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. in the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
It Takes Two
Text: “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matt. 18:20, NIV). “One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind…Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up! Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart” (Ecc. 4:6, 9-12, NASB).
Theme: It takes two––God and you––to bear the fruit of his Kingdom.
Eat, Drink & Listen
Texts: “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I
stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in
and eat with that person, and they with me” (Rev. 3:19–20, NIV). “Whoever eats my flesh
and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them (John 6:56, NIV). (2011).
Theme: Jesus longs to eat and drink with you.
DWELL
Text: “The one who dwells in the Most High's secret place stays at rest in the Almighty's
protective shadow. I say to Yahweh, "My refuge, my mountain stronghold – my God, in him, I
put my trust." For from the fowler's trap, he pulls you – out of death's threat, he saves you. In
his feathers, he wraps you – under his wings, you find refuge – a shield, even a wall, is his
faithfulness and truth.” (Psalm 91:1-4, Inspiration Translation).
Theme: God is shaking the nations for a purpose.
How to Stay Safe, God's Way (Inspiration Talk)
How can you stay safe, God's way?
In this short Inspiration Talk, I share the secret of Psalm 91, the Psalm that is known for its celebration of Yahweh's protection.
I also share a fresh translation of Psalm 91.
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How to Care for Others (Inspiration Talk)
How can you care for others without burning out?
In this short Inspiration Talk, I share four-pointers about caring for others.
It's from the perspective of a follower of Jesus. But I hope everyone can benefit.
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How to Care for Yourself (Inspiration Talk)
Happy New Year!!! Many blessings to all our precious friends and family.
Today, I made a short Inspiration Talk to encourage you as we embark on 2022.
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God Loves
Text: “God loves everyone and everything. Moved by love, he gave his one-of-a-kind Son – his very heart – as a gift. Everyone who puts their trust in his Son will not be lost but enjoy eternal life” (John 3:16, IT).
Theme: God loves everyone and everything.
Fresh Wineskins
Text: Matthew. 9:9-17
Theme: Today, the Father is making us into fresh wineskins for his new wine. And like Matthew, the tax collector, he’s calling you to be a part of his new thing.
Hungry. Holy. His.
Today, we join with Kingdom Life Centre (Park Ridge Baptist Church) to celebrate Paul Jackson and his last service as Senior Pastor.
Paul brings an excellent and inspiring message on Psalm 24.
The Power of the Blessing
Texts: “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’” So they shall invoke [put, set or fix] My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them” (Num. 6:22–27, NASB).
“And He [Jesus] led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising God.” (Lk 24:50–53, NASB).
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds” (2 Co 10:4, NIV).
Theme: Proclaiming the Blessing is one of the forgotten spiritual weapons in our arsenal.
How to Handle Stress God's Way
Text: “The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house” At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.(Acts 16:22-34, NIV).
Theme: Stress gives us a unique opportunity to see God’s glory manifested in our difficult situations.
Praise
Texts: “How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah.” (Ps 84:4, NASB). “After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.” As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another” (2 Chron. 20:21-23), NIV).
Theme: Praise transforms the atmosphere, welcoming God’s heavenly Kingdom on earth.
CPR
Text: “How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah.” (Ps 84:1-4, NASB)
Theme: Psalm 84 shows us the pathway to a renewed heart and strength.
Transformers
Text: “Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God” (1 Sam. 30:6, NASB).
Theme: We are called to shape our environment rather than be shaped by it.
The Anointing
Text: “Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie [falsehood] is of the truth...These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you. As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him” (1 Jn 2:18–21, 26-27).
Theme: The anointing is a precious and costly gift given to every authentic believer in Jesus.
Video Link - The Anointing
Quiet: Cancelling the Noise
Texts: “The LORD spoke to me again: “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah שִׁלֹחַ and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks (Isa. 8:5–7, NIV).
Theme: In an age of noise, God has called us to live a quiet life (1 Thes. 4:11).
Do Not be Deceived
Text: “Jesus answered: ‘Watch out that no one deceives [misleads] you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most [many] will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:4-14, NIV).
Theme: You can guard yourself against deception by following the safeguards the Scripture lays out.
The Last Days
Text: “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days [ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν] he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs” (Heb. 1:1-4).
Theme: Jesus is the best teacher on the last days, not popular opinion.
