Hey guys! :D And so the week is over and i'm sure that all of us are blessed with the sermon that Rev. A. R. Benard has shared with us on Saturday. If you didn't catch Sunday's service, go watch it at the video sermons at CHC website. It's really amazing. (:

Continuing from Rev. A. R. Benard and SC:

On Saturday we learnt that, having been re-born, we have the ability to do the intended purpose that God has given to Man: to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28). Also, we have the LIFE inside of us: the Spirit of God and the Moral Law, to help keep us in check that we do not fall to be like the world.

However, having the ability and the Life inside of us, does not mean that we will not be tempted by the devil. When we go into the world, we will definitely be tempted to adapt to the world's value system. For example, if you were a business man, and see other business man in success because they cheat their customers, you'll be thinking, "Eh, they cheat and they get the money. Why not i cheat a little? Just a little mah.. God will be happy that i prosper right?"

That's how Christians get sucked into the world, by setting down their defense. By allowing the value systems of the world into their lives.

And so the ONLY way you fight the temptations is Spiritual Discipline.

Spiritual Discipline consists of 7 points:

1. Consistant praying (in tongues and understanding)

2. Consistant reading of the Bible

3. Bible Study

4. Fasting

5. Thanksgiving
- The reason why Christians in the world fall is because they grow discontented. Lust and greed does not take a grateful and thanksgiving heart because you are truly thankful of what God has given to you.

6. Solitude with the Lord (Quiet time)
- It is important to have solitude with God, just as how Jesus would go into the Garden of Gethsemane, to have solitude with God. (Matt 26:36-44) Quiet time is where you draw closer to God.

7. Repentance and Forgiveness (confession)
- In Proverbs 28:13 it says "He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." When you confess your sins, you're taking ownership of it, and only then can God come and cleanse and heal you.


There can be success without God, but they will only be natural success, not supernatural success. When the people in the world go on in their lives feeling empty and dis-satisfied, we know and we know and we know the only key that can unlock the door to their empty hearts is none other than Jesus. So why are you looking at the people in the world with envy? You've got someone who promises you He'll always be right beside you, cheering you on. You've got someone who promises you supernatural success.

All you need to do is to go to your room, close your door and begin to walk beside Him.

In James 4:8 it says "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."

What are you waiting for?

Yinghua

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