​世界有很多坏消息。恩典福音是好消息。

神要我们进入安息，不是跟世界追最新趋势。

我们可以放心，进入安息，因为耶稣已经替我们胜过了。耶稣在十字架上胜过了这个世界。

福音就是主耶稣为我们受死，埋葬，复活。

我们每个人都要神祝福我们。我们缺乏神的祝福因为我们缺乏信心，不是因为我们不忠心。

神爱我们的程度是什么？他愿意牺牲他的独生子，为了给我们永生。

神把我们放在最安全的地方：耶稣基督里。神对你的爱是没有底线的。

哪一个比较容易说？罪得赦免还是你被医治了。
对人来说，罪得赦免比较容易说，因为那是看不到，不能证明的。
可是对神来说，你被医治比较容易说因为罪得赦免需要他牺牲自己的独生子。

你在福音里看到耶稣等于看到了天父。每个来到耶稣的人都得到了医治。没有一个人是完美而自己成为义人的。

罗马书3:23-28 - 当神谈到恩典，他也会谈起他的儿子。
我们白白地称义。如果你得到了这个启示，你会感到兴奋。
福音主要的是耶稣基督的完工。
神对你已经没有愤怒了。

“因为人人都犯了罪，亏缺了　神的荣耀，但他们却因着　神的恩典，借着在基督耶稣里的救赎，就白白地称义。神设立了耶稣为赎罪祭，是凭着他的血，借着人的信，为的是要显明　神的义；因为　神用忍耐的心宽容了人从前所犯的罪，好在现今显明他的义，使人知道他自己为义，又称信耶稣的人为义。这样，有甚么可夸的呢？没有可夸的了。凭甚么准则说没有的呢？凭行为吗？不是的，而是以信心为准则说的。因为我们认定，人称义是由于信，并不是靠行律法。”‭‭（罗马书‬ ‭3:23-28‬ ‭CNVS‬）

我们不能服侍神。我们需要让耶稣的宝血洗净我们。
我们被洗了一次就够了，只需要洗脚。用什么来洗？神的道。
这是因为这个世界一直叫你做，可是耶稣说的是”我做成了”。

你知道了后需要相信神的话语。我们需要的不是听过，而是听进。
耶稣的每一句话是为了调我们的思维。

Praise and Worship songs performed:

1. God You’re So Good - Brett Younker
2. To Keep Your Lovely Face - Graham Kendrick
3. Here I Bow - Bethel Music
4. Here - New Creation Worship

To have a successful ministry, you have to build them on this Tripod: 1) The Lord Jesus Christ, 2) The local church, 3) Israel. 

Love your wife in a self-sacrificial way. Your eyes must be on Christ, not on your wife. 
Sometimes your husband is not very easy to submit to, or your wife is not very lovable, but do it as unto the Lord, and the Lord will reward you. 

Even to your employer, submit as unto the Lord, except for moral issues, if he asks you to lie, cheat or something. 

Jesus recognizes local churches. Jesus spoke individual messages to the seven churches of Asia — He didn’t speak just one universal message to the whole universal church.

In Ezekiel’s Millennial temple, you will enter it one way, and exit by another way. 
When you come to God’s house, you will never leave the same.

In the local church, not everyone is sent, some just go without being sent. 
When you are sent, there is authority backing you up.
Like the centurion, he was a man under authority, so he also had authority.

When your child becomes an adult or begins university studies, it can seem like the world is their oyster. Did you know, however that stress, anxiety, and depression are among the most common adjustment problems youths face as they cross the bridge from childhood into adulthood?

A study of over 10,000 students showed that many students can struggle with adaptive social and emotional skills, though the good news is that these issue can be overcome.

​In addition to taking advantage of specific programmes at universities to promote mental health, students can also rely on one powerful tool that can help them feel that they are never alone: their faith.

When I first read about believers talking about a flat earth, I laughed to myself and thought how ridiculous it was. I started off as a skeptic.

All my life I watched shows about outer space, aliens, seeing zoom-out footage of the earth as a globe spinning in space, and never questioned it.
The earth as a globe (ball) was taught to me in science class, reinforced in Hollywood movies, and by NASA.

Notice that all of the above are secular sources? 
I haven’t been to outer space, neither have most of us, and yet we take what they say as truth. 

It wasn’t until I delved deep into the Bible to see for myself what God says about the structure of the heavens (the sky) and the earth that I realized I had been believing a lie. 

A circle and a ball/globe are not the same thing. A circle is flat, whereas a globe is three-dimensional. 

“When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭8:27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The verse above is talking about how Jesus was there with God the Father when He made the sky and was forming the foundation of the earth.

The Father drew a circle on the face of the deep. A circle is not a ball/globe. 

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, He made the expanse which He called “sky”.

“God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The word expanse in Hebrew is “rakia” which conveys a sense of stretching out, like a dome. 

Ever wondered why the sky looks blue? It’s because beyond the sky is “the waters above the expanse” like the passage above says. 

“Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?” ‭‭(Job‬ ‭37:18‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The Bible teaches that the sky is a solid structure, like a cast metal mirror. The sky is impenetrable. No weapon fired against it can destroy it or even make a scratch. 

“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.” ‭‭(Psalms‬ ‭150:1‬ ‭KJV‬)

The word firmament is also “rakia” in Hebrew and is also referring to the sky. The sky is a demonstration of God’s power. 
No rocket or missile fired against it can ever make a dent. Satan was cast out of heaven and is trying to find a way back up there. 

In order to get back above, he has to destroy the sky. That's what all the rocket and missile tests are about -- testing weapons to see if they are strong enough to penetrate the sky.  

Okay we’ve seen what the Bible says about the sky. Now what about the earth?

The Prophet Isaiah wrote the following: 

“It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;” ‭‭(Isaiah‬ ‭40:22‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The verse above itself proves that the earth is not a globe. The earth is a flat circle. 
The word circle in the verse in the original Hebrew is “chug” which means a flat circle like a coin, or a compass. 

​Praise and Worship songs performed:
(I missed out  some songs before this)

1. Wonderful (Grace Made Real) - New Creation Worship 
2. When I Look Into Your Holiness - Integrity Hosanna! Music

The Christian life is the life worth living. It is a life full of joy and peace that surpasses all understanding.

Proverbs‬ ‭11:30 - The wisest mortal man to ever live, King Solomon, taught that there is tremendous wisdom in winning souls.

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭11:30‬ ‭WEB)

The Bible is the inerrant word of the living God. Every prophecy in it has and will come to pass.

Acts‬ ‭17:11‬ - Examine what preachers say with the Word of God, don’t just believe everything they say.
God considers you as more noble when you check with His word.

“Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” ‭‭(Acts‬ ‭17:11‬ ‭WEB)

3 John 1:2 - God’s heart is for us to be blessed: to prosper in all things and be healthy.

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.” ‭‭(3 John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Hebrews 6:14 - God made a covenant with Abraham because He wants Abraham and his descendants to know that He wants to bless them. 
God’s will is revealed in God’s word.

“saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”” ‭‭(Hebrews‬ ‭6:14‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

你的妈妈要的是沟通。这个社会少的是面对面的沟通。

神的修复永远必定比我们失去的好，或多。

诗篇103:1-5 - 大卫的生命不容易。他被扫罗追杀。
神的恩典会引我们。他会透过耶稣的完工满满地祝福我们。
神早已知道你的生命会反转。你不必担忧。神的恩惠一定会领到你的。
你的罪已经被赦免了— 你可以白白地领受神的恩惠。我们是完全没有缺乏的。
耶稣已经为我们担当了一切的罪孽。
医学以后可能会发现新的疾病，可是上帝的十字架是超越时间，时空的— 耶稣已经为我们承担了所有的疾病。
神的恩惠慈爱紧随着我们。黑暗看到我们会害怕地解散。
神会使你像鹰一般返老还童。

“我的心哪！你要称颂耶和华；在我里面的一切，都要称颂他的圣名。我的心哪！你要称颂耶和华；不可忘记他的一切恩惠。他赦免你的一切罪孽，医治你的一切疾病；他救赎你的性命脱离死亡，以慈爱和怜悯作你的冠冕；他以福乐使你的心愿满足，以致你好象鹰一般恢复青春的活力。”‭‭（诗篇‬ ‭103:1-5‬ ‭CNVS‬‬）

哥林多后书‬ ‭4:18 - 看得见的是暂时的，看不见的是永远的。
我们需要靠神的话语— 它是永远不会改变的事实。

“我们所顾念的，不是看得见的，而是看不见的；因为看得见的是暂时的，看不见的是永远的。”（哥林多后书‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭CNVS‬‬）

Praise and Worship songs performed:

1. Hope of Glory - New Creation Worship 
2. There is a Fountain - Edwin Othello Excell
3. My King - New Creation Worship 
4. O Praise the Name (Anastasis) - Hillsong Music

Prophetic word from Pastor Prince: You need to slow down before it’s too late. 
Everything about you is moving at leopard speed when you’re supposed to be moving at a camel’s pace.
Stress can cause premature death. 

Some birds molt to replace old feathers with new feathers (a picture ofrenewal of youth). 
When birds are molting they need extra moisture. 
In a period of renewing your youth, you need more of the water of God’s word.

God gave us nights to sleep, not to play games or watch dramas. You can do those during daytime instead. 
God designed Sunday as a day for you to rest. 

The Hebrew word for heal, “Raphah”, contains the letters Resh (head/ man), Pey (mouth) and Hei (Grace).
The etymology for the word Raphah is Rapha which is the Hebrew word for relax. 

2 Corinthians 4:13 - The lack of blessing in a believer’s life is due to unbelief in an area of life. 
Faith is a very simple thing: you believe in your heart and you speak it out. 
Many believers believe but they don’t speak out what they believe — instead they complain about their circumstances.
Long before you see good things manifest in your life, it was already in your heart. 
If you don’t see it first as a vision in your heart, it will never happen in your life. 
God cannot lie. You can trust His word. 
Other believers speak, saying that they are blessed, but they don’t believe it. 

“But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore also we speak;” ‭‭(2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:13‬ WEB)

Praise and Worship songs performed:

1. Holy, Holy - Michael W. Smith
2. Until The End - New Creation Worship
3. I See Grace - New Creation Worship

Many of us are experiencing delays and disappointments.
It’s not because God doesn’t care about you.
Jesus waited before going to Lazarus. It wasn’t because Jesus didn’t care about Lazarus.
It was so that God’s glory would be revealed in a greater way through him.
God wants to reveal Himself in a greater way to you. He wants to show and give you more!
One day you will look back and say, “Praise be to His holy name, because this disappointment turned out to be for my good!”

Quarrels are a normal part of marriage. Don’t be surprised if you argue with your spouse.

Marriage is God’s idea, not man’s idea. Man’s idea is to stay together and see if you’re okay together (co-habitation) — it won’t be okay.
There’s no such things as you’ll be 100% sure — there’s always a place for faith.

True love needs a solid foundation. Every marriage needs a third party and His name is Jesus.
All things are held together by Jesus Himself.
There is a force that holds atoms together which science has no explanation for.
The Bible says that in Christ, all things are held together.

This is the church life: Jesus, the local church and Israel.
This is the tripod model that every successful church and ministry is built upon.
Some ministries have no heart for Israel. Others make it all about Israel.
On the road to Emmaus, Cleopas and the other disciple made it all about Israel — it was as if Jesus was a side-issue — just a means to an end.
No, Jesus must be at the center, and all things will be held together in Him.
​

Firstly, congratulations on being born-again as a child of God!
Being a new Christian can be both exciting and confusing. 
You know that something good has happened — you just sense it somehow, but you’re not sure how everything works.

I’m not saying that this guide covers everything you need to know, but this will get you off on a good start, to point you in the right direction. 

The Bible is a book containing God’s words. Men living in different eras and different locations wrote different parts of this book. 
The whole Bible although having so many different authors, is a cohesive whole that agrees and tallies throughout. 

Back then without the internet or widely accessible records, it was impossible in the natural for the different authors to know what their predecessors wrote. 

Seeing how the whole Bible flows as one narrative is miraculous, and proves that the words in it were inspired by God Himself. 

I won’t include too many Bible verses as you’re a new believer, but just some important ones that I feel are crucial and bite-sized enough for you to digest at this early point in your journey as a Christian. 

Okay, let’s begin!