The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.
(Isa 9:2)
And indeed Jesus is the LIGHT of the WORLD!
Once more we gathered at Crown Tower for the celebration. And this year I believe we see a record crowd - the saints in Christ in EBC must have been "bright & salty" in 2008 to attract such a big crowd!
Hallelujah!
One thing I notice during this year's celebration - there was NO Christmas Carols!!! (Correct me if I am wrong.)
This year, there was a special anointing on the Christmas message delivered by Pastor Kueh. A powerful message.
But due to limited space, I will only touch on Point 2.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
(Isa 7:14)
In view of the current turmoils around the world, we know God is shaking the heavens & the earth in this last days. One might ask: "How do you know?" Well, the answer is simply this - because God said so!
Example - the birth of Jesus, the first Advent of Christ - there are over 100 prophecies concerning Christ's first coming in the Old Testament! And Christ fulfilled ALL!
Now, here is where we MUST begin to appreciate the ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY of God - He controls EVERYTHING!
Think of the zillion variables that are involved in ensuring ALL that God said about Christ's first coming - the complexity & the absurd probability is BEYOND any human comprehension! Our minds, or our fastest super computer simply CANNOT compute such odd!
Yet, ALL Scriptures were fulfilled.
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isa 55:11)
What is the implication & application of fulfilled prophecies concerning Christ's first coming?
Well, so that when you read:
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
(Mat 6:31-33)
You KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW God means what He said, and says what He meant!!! That our TRUST is in HIM!
So that in the days of shaking we may know where to focus our eyes on - the WORD, not the world! Beloved, read & devour your Bible. For therein lies many iron-clad, blood-bought promises of God for His elect. And we are admonished to dwell & feed on them night & day!
And more importantly, that we may know what is God's plan in the years ahead. Yes, my dear brothers & sisters in Christ - God is preparing the world for the SECOND COMING of His Son. The world is proceeding ACCORDING to His plan & purpose! Nothing surprises God & nothing happens outside of His will - for He is SOVEREIGN.
Therefore, the last thing we want is to be caught like the Pharisees who were BLIND to see their Messiah, in flesh & blood, walking in their midst, not knowing the TIME, nor understanding the SIGNS of TIME.
Beloved, there are over 300 prophecies in the Bible concerning the Second Advent! God WANTS you to KNOW!
We, the Bride of Christ, the Body of Christ, have MUCH work to do in these last days!
ARISE, SHINE!
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
(2Co 5:18-19)
The more we grow in the LORD, the more we must come to the realisation of how absolutely amazing is His Grace. The more we know how absolutely worthless we are, how absolute filthy we are, the depth of the depravity of our sinfulness - the more we should realise it is ALL ABOUT HIM.
Thus, to be chosen as a worker for God to participate in His redemptive plan - in the preaching of the Gospel for the saving of souls - is simply mind-blowing. The HONOUR!!! Such AWESOME HONOUR!!!
Brothers & sisters in Christ - are you actively taking part in the Great Commission? Are you sharing the GOOD NEWS to a world out there that is living in absolute darkness having no hope & without God?!
O the grace & mercy of God to lead the people who responded when Pastor Kueh gave the salvation call! Praise the Name of Jesus!
And what rejoicing to see men coming in repentance to seek the mercy of God and to come to believe in the name of Jesus!
Yes, there was GREAT REJOICING!
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
(Luk 15:10)
Lastly, we also want to give thanks to all the special effort & performances by various group in making this Christmas celebration a most successful one!
Thank you all!
Maranatha!
As we celebrate the birth of Yeshua HaMashiach nearly 2600 years after the prophecy of Isaiah, today we celebrate with MILLIONS of believers all over the world united with one voice testifying - Behold, the LIGHT has come!
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
(Joh 1:9)
Once more we gathered at Crown Tower for the celebration. And this year I believe we see a record crowd - the saints in Christ in EBC must have been "bright & salty" in 2008 to attract such a big crowd!
Hallelujah!
One thing I notice during this year's celebration - there was NO Christmas Carols!!! (Correct me if I am wrong.)
But that doesn't mean we don't EXTOL & sing PRAISES to our Adon HaKavod (the LORD of Glory), our HaGo'el (Redeemer), our HaPalat (Deliverer) - the worship team sang with all their might unto the LORD!
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
(Psa 30:4)
This year, there was a special anointing on the Christmas message delivered by Pastor Kueh. A powerful message.
There were 3 main parts:
1) The Person of Jesus
2) The Sovereignty of God
3) The Love of God
But due to limited space, I will only touch on Point 2.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
(Isa 7:14)
In view of the current turmoils around the world, we know God is shaking the heavens & the earth in this last days. One might ask: "How do you know?" Well, the answer is simply this - because God said so!
Example - the birth of Jesus, the first Advent of Christ - there are over 100 prophecies concerning Christ's first coming in the Old Testament! And Christ fulfilled ALL!
Now, here is where we MUST begin to appreciate the ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY of God - He controls EVERYTHING!
Think of the zillion variables that are involved in ensuring ALL that God said about Christ's first coming - the complexity & the absurd probability is BEYOND any human comprehension! Our minds, or our fastest super computer simply CANNOT compute such odd!
Yet, ALL Scriptures were fulfilled.
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isa 55:11)
What is the implication & application of fulfilled prophecies concerning Christ's first coming?
Well, so that when you read:
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
(Mat 6:31-33)
You KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW God means what He said, and says what He meant!!! That our TRUST is in HIM!
So that in the days of shaking we may know where to focus our eyes on - the WORD, not the world! Beloved, read & devour your Bible. For therein lies many iron-clad, blood-bought promises of God for His elect. And we are admonished to dwell & feed on them night & day!
And more importantly, that we may know what is God's plan in the years ahead. Yes, my dear brothers & sisters in Christ - God is preparing the world for the SECOND COMING of His Son. The world is proceeding ACCORDING to His plan & purpose! Nothing surprises God & nothing happens outside of His will - for He is SOVEREIGN.
Therefore, the last thing we want is to be caught like the Pharisees who were BLIND to see their Messiah, in flesh & blood, walking in their midst, not knowing the TIME, nor understanding the SIGNS of TIME.
Beloved, there are over 300 prophecies in the Bible concerning the Second Advent! God WANTS you to KNOW!
We, the Bride of Christ, the Body of Christ, have MUCH work to do in these last days!
ARISE, SHINE!
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
(2Co 5:18-19)
The more we grow in the LORD, the more we must come to the realisation of how absolutely amazing is His Grace. The more we know how absolutely worthless we are, how absolute filthy we are, the depth of the depravity of our sinfulness - the more we should realise it is ALL ABOUT HIM.
Thus, to be chosen as a worker for God to participate in His redemptive plan - in the preaching of the Gospel for the saving of souls - is simply mind-blowing. The HONOUR!!! Such AWESOME HONOUR!!!
Brothers & sisters in Christ - are you actively taking part in the Great Commission? Are you sharing the GOOD NEWS to a world out there that is living in absolute darkness having no hope & without God?!
O the grace & mercy of God to lead the people who responded when Pastor Kueh gave the salvation call! Praise the Name of Jesus!
And what rejoicing to see men coming in repentance to seek the mercy of God and to come to believe in the name of Jesus!
Yes, there was GREAT REJOICING!
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
(Luk 15:10)
Lastly, we also want to give thanks to all the special effort & performances by various group in making this Christmas celebration a most successful one!
Thank you all!
Maranatha!
