Sermons

Scripture: John 16:7

Functions of the Holy Spirit:

1. The Holy Spirit gives us a spiritual advantage
2. The Holy Spirit helps us and teaches us
3. The Holy Spirit equips us for greater works

Scripture: Titus 2

Tit 2:12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

1. Advice to older folks. 

A. Temperate 

B. Worthy of respect

2. Advice to older women. 

A. Live a life that begets respect and admiration. Not to be slanderers. 

B. Not to be slanderers. 

C. Busy at home. 

D. A submissive wife to her husband. 

E. Be a mentor to younger women.

3. Advice to younger believers to be Self controlled.

4. Advice for employees. 

Do their best to be obey their employers

What does the name of God mean to you?

Scripture: Colossians 4:2

1. Be prayerful
2. Be watchful
3. From easy believism
4. From easy grace
5. From gospel of materialism
6. Beware of the anti-Christ spirit
7. From losing hope in our God of hope
8. Persevere in the faith
9. Be thankful
10. Be wise in your interactions with non Christians

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-4

Step1 - Different lumps of clay

Step2 - The potter's wheel

Step3 - Shaped

Step4 - Life on the shelf

Step5 - The furnace

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1

Bringing to the conclusion of the series, Ps Michael shared the 3 things that we need to do in aligning our hearts to God:

1. Pay attention to your heart
2. Use the 'nevertheless' principle
3. Partner with God. Fight for your heart.

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9

Aligning our hearts with God's heart: His truths and strategies

God's big Truths - a pathway to living fully and freely from your heart

1. God's grace is sufficient for me
2. God cares about every detail of my life
3. God will give me success and keep me on track
4. God knows everything from beginning to the end
5. God is good all the time

God's big Strategies - a pathway to living fully and freely from your heart

1. Live vulnerably
2. Face reality
3. Pursue discipleship
4. Depend
5. Acknowledge and manage your emotions
6. Integrate
7. Simply serve
8. Partner with God
9. Abide
10. Heal

Scripture: John 3:16

Good Friday: Jesus died on the Cross for our sin so we may live.

Holy Saturday: Jesus laid dead for our sin so we may live for God.

Easter Sunday: Jesus rose from the dead for our sin so we may live forever with God.

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9

4 Questions of the heart:

1. Is God good all the time?
2. Am I good even when I'm flawed?
3. Are others good even when they're broken?
4. Is life good even if it's difficult?

The answers to these questions:

1. Don't let exceptions in life be the rule
2. Don't let negative experiences of life be the rule of your heart