Sermon Note

Sermon note

Pastor Lian

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 NKJV

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

To be caught up with the Lord in the air is so epic!

We will be with the Lord forever! His way is so much more powerful than the world

Titus 2:13 NKJV

13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Quote from Ready For The Rapture

"There's power in living in the now where

God's grace is abundant" (page 82)

There is power living in the NOW.

As we wait for His appearing, for Him to sweep us off our feet, the power is in the living in the NOW. Don’t regret the past or worry about the future. Instead live in the NOW.

The power of living in the NOW.

Experience the breakthrough.

The Lord does not want us to regret the past or worry about the future.

Mental loop does not help you.

This is not God’s way on how we should live.

I want to be restful and joyful and fruitful ! Amen!

We don’t want to go into spiral and into depression

Today we are talking about God’s answer.

2 Corinthians 6:2 NKJV

2 For He says:

“In an acceptable time I have heard you,

And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”

Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

There is power living in the NOW! Knowing that NOW is the acceptable time! God is hearing us NOW! He has already helped us! This is God’s way, God’s power when we live in the NOW

Instead of worrying, break that. Right now, God hears my worry. God is helping me. He is giving me favour with these friends. If not, He will give me better friends.

Isaiah 49:8-12 NKJV

8 Thus says the Lord:

“In an acceptable time I have heard You,

And in the day of salvation I have helped You;

I will preserve You and give You

As a covenant to the people,

To restore the earth,

To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;

9 That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’

To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’

“They shall feed along the roads,

And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.

10 They shall neither hunger nor thirst,

Neither heat nor sun shall strike them;

For He who has mercy on them will lead them,

Even by the springs of water He will guide them.

11 I will make each of My mountains a road,

And My highways shall be elevated.

12 Surely these shall come from afar;

Look! Those from the north and the west,

And these from the land of Sinim.”

When we said God hears us and help us, what is the help about?

To restore and cause them to inherit the desolate heritages.

Jesus gave His life to redeem us. That is our blood-bought right!

God has redeemed you and will restore it !

There is restoration in this help!

If you are in bondage to anything, He deliver you from the prison! You have no power over the victory. He has redeemed you from it.

He has redeemed us! He will bring us out of it. In our mind and in our dwelling

Feed along the roads. It was difficult but the Lord was with Him

Every step of the way.

He will feed us along the road. There is strength for us to walk out of this challenge.

He feeds us. We shall lack no good thing. We will not burnout. You will keep burning bright.

Only Jesus!

He will guide you and put you at the right place at the right time.

Knowing He is hearing me and guiding me.

Every step of the way He hears us

Whatever you are going through, the Lord will refresh us.

As Jesus is, so are you in this world.

Luke 19:13 KJV

13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Occupy (pragmateuomai)

to busy oneself with, i.e. to trade-occupy

(i) to be occupied

(ii) to carry on a business

Have the God-purpose.

We see our Abba’s face. Praise Jesus. So wonderful He is to us.

Luke 19:11-26 KJV

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

God wants us to live in the NOW.

The most important thing is to know the Father’s heart. How He so loved us that He gave us His Son.

When we think badly of God, it reflects negatively in our lives.

Open our hearts to let His love comes in to transform us and encourage us. When we experience Him, we live the best life.

The only condition for us to go up is not what we do. Experience His love. Alive when He descend to be caught up to heaven.

The privilege is given to me because i am the righteousness of Christ. Not by what we have done. It is because of what Jesus has done.

He paid the full penalty for all our sin!

So that today we will ALL be snatched away by Christ.

Jesus borned it all! It is not depending on what good i have done or what i have not done. We can all be caught up together with Him in the air.

We shall be with Him in the air