During worship, someone received a vision of a flight of stairs leading upward. He was reminded of Gen28:10-15 where Jacob dreamed of a flight of stairs leading to heaven in Bethel and God had promised him the land he was standing on and His protection, as well as not to leave him until the promises were fulfilled. He felt that God is reminding us that He will be faithful to His promises and He will watch over us always.
Another member shared her scripture reading in 2Cor 12:7-10. Verse 9 is'But he said to me,"My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"'. As she has been sick for the past 2 weeks and during her recovery, she really found strength in God while at work or going through her other duties. She testified that God is indeed faithful, that while she was 'weak' and humbly sought Him, God strengthened her.
During worship, the word 'pure' came to someone's mind and she was reminded of 1Pet1:3-9, which mentioned that we are often purified through the trials so that after the purification, we may receive the goal of faith, which is the salvation of souls. God has promised that during momentary trials, He will watch over us and see us through these trials. Through the process, we are refined and purified by the refining fire.
Another felt the sensation of dark and gloomy clouds clearing up as light came out of the darkness, and everything seemed to brighten up. He saw beautiful and green scenery thereafter. He was reminded of Lam 3:22-24"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, His compassion never fails, they are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness." He also attested to God's goodness after his recent sickness.
He was reminded of 1Cor7:29-31 during the worship time, we are not to be distracted by the things of the world and more importantly, not to be distracted from doing God's work. 2Cor9:8 also came to mind, 'God is able to make all grace abound to you, in all things and at all times, having all we need, we will abound in every good work.'
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
SUNDAY CELEBRATION WORSHIP 16/08/09
The pastor started the service with 1Chron 29:10-20 on David’s Prayer. We were asked to imitate David, who was humble and acknowledged that God is great and He owns everything. David gave God the due glory and praises. We were also reminded of the passage ‘Do not forget the Lord’ in Deu8: 1-19.
During the worship, Mary had a feeling of a magnetic force pulling her. She felt that God is that strong force that draws us towards Himself. We are not to resist or reject Him. She shared 3 verses from the Psalms :
Psm 84:11 “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.”
Psm 31:19 ‘How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.’
Psm 16:2 ‘I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing.”’
God wants to draw us nearer to Himself to experience intimacy with Him. He is the one that bestow blessings upon our lives, and apart from him, we have no good thing.
Samuel also saw a vision of a big exercise ball that was rolling. When it hit a wall, it changes direction and continues in another direction.
We are like the call, when God sets us in motions, we have no control over where we want to go. We just have to submit to His guidance and move in tandem to His leading. When we meet a roadblock, God will send us into another direction.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
PRAYER POWER TIME 11/08/09
The pastor started the meeting with a word from 1Cor 15:58 “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
During the worship time, the song “As we Gather” was sung and Samuel said that we should sing this song in the coming Kunming trip. It was mentioned that the phrase that Olive Connexions uses came into mind as this song was sung, the phrase is “to be crushed like the olives so that the goodness within can flow out”.
Mary saw a picture of many fireflies in the darkness, coming together to bring light to the people, it is like being a blessing to them who are in the darkness. Isa 60:1-3 came to her, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn”. When she waited upon the Lord, she got this impression that this vision is like a piece of the puzzle, part of the big picture. Isa 49:3 ‘He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor”’ and Isa 49:6 ‘he says, “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”’ Indeed, the glory and the light comes from the Lord, He made us to be the light so that we can bring light and be the light to the people who have yet to know him.
Joshua saw a vision of a big ship with a sharp bow, cutting through the waves easily. It, being a big vessel, creates a wake behind it while the surrounding smaller boats have to navigate through the waves created by its wake. The interpretation that came to him is that the smaller boats who are moving behind the bigger vessel have to steer (and compromise) against the waves created by the bigger vessel and it is counter productive. He felt that God wants us to go for the course that He has already charted for us and not to follow behind somebody’s trail. 1Cor15:58 came to his mind too, that we are to stand firm and let nothing deters us from doing the work that the Lord has set for us.
Another interpretation of the vision is the sharp bow of the ship is like the God’s word, who always goes before us and is sharper than any double edges sword. We are to use it to penetrate whatever hindrances that we may encounter.
Samuel shared Jn 12:24 “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” He felt that this verse tied in with the phrase about the olives being crushed so that the goodness of it will flow out. The Lord wants us to really put his kingdom and his work before ourselves. Overall, the message that the Lord has spoken through the various visions and interpretations is to be an impact to the ‘gentiles’ around us.
During the worship time, the song “As we Gather” was sung and Samuel said that we should sing this song in the coming Kunming trip. It was mentioned that the phrase that Olive Connexions uses came into mind as this song was sung, the phrase is “to be crushed like the olives so that the goodness within can flow out”.
Mary saw a picture of many fireflies in the darkness, coming together to bring light to the people, it is like being a blessing to them who are in the darkness. Isa 60:1-3 came to her, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn”. When she waited upon the Lord, she got this impression that this vision is like a piece of the puzzle, part of the big picture. Isa 49:3 ‘He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor”’ and Isa 49:6 ‘he says, “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”’ Indeed, the glory and the light comes from the Lord, He made us to be the light so that we can bring light and be the light to the people who have yet to know him.
Joshua saw a vision of a big ship with a sharp bow, cutting through the waves easily. It, being a big vessel, creates a wake behind it while the surrounding smaller boats have to navigate through the waves created by its wake. The interpretation that came to him is that the smaller boats who are moving behind the bigger vessel have to steer (and compromise) against the waves created by the bigger vessel and it is counter productive. He felt that God wants us to go for the course that He has already charted for us and not to follow behind somebody’s trail. 1Cor15:58 came to his mind too, that we are to stand firm and let nothing deters us from doing the work that the Lord has set for us.
Another interpretation of the vision is the sharp bow of the ship is like the God’s word, who always goes before us and is sharper than any double edges sword. We are to use it to penetrate whatever hindrances that we may encounter.
Samuel shared Jn 12:24 “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” He felt that this verse tied in with the phrase about the olives being crushed so that the goodness of it will flow out. The Lord wants us to really put his kingdom and his work before ourselves. Overall, the message that the Lord has spoken through the various visions and interpretations is to be an impact to the ‘gentiles’ around us.
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