Sunday, October 16, 2005
ok.. sermon notes.. =D posted it one day late due to a prayer request.. haha.. good excuse to slack oso.. haha.. zealot combined cell got
17 peeps!!!!! yea.. great.. but not enuff leh.. haha.. no full attendance.. but we r getting closer to the goal man.. haha..
THANK U GUYS FOR CELEBRATING MY BDAE =D
ok.. this sermon is abt
Patience. e speaker is of cuz Ps Daniel again la.. haha..
Proverbs 16:32
It is better to be patient den to be powerful.. (food for thought: so a patient tiny weeny "king" is better den a mighty king?)
all of us will receive
some trials in our christian life.. so y do we haf trials? God sent them to teach us how to be patient! when u pray and ask for patience,
God gives it to u thru trials! however.. do not be afraid to ask for patience juz because u do not want the trials hor.. haha.. =D
4 keys tat test our patience..
1.)
interruption
imagine urself doing something serious.. like a project tat is to be submitted tml.. and ur little bro or sis come and disturb u! grrr.. haha.. would u control urself or would u shout at tat person"SHUT UP!!!!!! I AM RUSHING MY PROJECT!!! ARGH!!!!" haha..
when u control urself, u haf peace rite? ur little bro or sis wun get angry and quarrel blah blah blah.. haha.. so
wif patience, come peace.. =D
2.)inconveniences
we want
INSTANT everything! instant noodles.. when u pray, u expect instant answering of ur prayer! however, God is nv late in answering prayers! He is always on time.. but on His time.. not ours.. so when God do not answers ur prayers in 10 years time.. do not be discouraged.. instead,
be encouraged tat it is actually coming 10 years earlier now! haha.. so juz be patient and wait for the ultimate thing tat u wan! =D
3.)
irritationstraffic jams.. and many many more.. each person wait for 6 months in his /her lifetime juz to wait for the traffic light to turn green! hmm.. another example.. hw abt u r picking up nature's call and the bathroom is occupied!!!! gosh.. will u be patient and wait or will u shout at tat person inside? haha..
we need to learn how to control ourselves and be patient.. irritations cause u to disobey God.. think of wat u do when u face irritations and u will noe wat i mean.. irritations are for example.. the ppl tat u dun like? lemme tell u a story..
when a sand gets into the shell of an oyster, it is a great irritant to the oyster.. but the oyster bear wif it and over some time, it changes to a nice pearl!!
tat shows if u bear wif the irritants tat u face, u might get something precious in the end! haha.. i faces this problems in life man.. i will try to control! haha..
4.)
inactivityJob 14:14
we should be patient and wait for God..
Proverbs 19:2
impatience will get u into trouble!!!! watch out!!haha.. =p
lack of patience = lack of peace
4 keys on how to be patient.. =D
1.) develop new perspective
when u r impatient, u haf limited perspective.. in order to be successful in life, u nid to put urself in other's shoes all the time.. haha.. having patience = having peace = solve conflicts..
first step! put urself in ur parents's shoes.. y do dey forbid u to go to church? y do dey ask u to study so much? y do dey blah blah blah.. parents do too many things for us man..
HONOUR UR FATHER AND MOTHER!!! haha..
Proverbs 19:11
Wisdom = seeing life from God's viewsee from God's perspective..
- i am onli a human
- Nobody is perfect, i dun haf to take those irritants seriously..
- God is in control thru situations..
Proverbs 20:24
- a man's steps are directed by the Lord.. Follow it! haha..
Proverbs 14:29
wif patience = great understandingmaturity comes wif patience.. 2.) haf a sense of humour.
learn how to laugh at urself.. laugh at ur own frustrations! haha..
laugh at ur problems..
laughter is the best medicine.. =D
Proverbs 14:30
take life easy.. humour = antidote to stress.. i rmb rixiang saying to me.. ren sheng duan duan ji shi nian.. take it easy man.. haha..
can laugh = can cope wif problems
Psalms 2:4
being cheerful keeps u healthy.. gloom = slow death3.) let ur love deepen.. love is patient, wif love, u r patient..
patience = trust in God.. trust God tat He will answer ur prayers for example..
Ephesians 4:2
love cancels all faults.. God's love and grace cancels our sin!4.) dependence on God
God erases ur feelings when something bugs u.. not change the things tat bugs u.. =D
God always turn up but at His time not ours..
we cannot change situations.. but we can change our reactions to those situations.. hardest waiting..
u r in a hurry and God is not! haha..
Waiting patiently is a edvidence of FAITH! God is nv late.. He is on His time and God is very very patient.. He waits for salvation for very long man.. =D God bless all zealot peeps wif patience.. bring us trials if You need.. Amen?
-Derek-
Scribbled by: Child of God @10:22 pm
