28 June 2020 - How God Really Sees you Today - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught that when God looks at a born-again believer today, He doesn't see sin, but the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. God identifies you in your righteous reborn spirit, not the sinful flesh! Praise and worship songs performed:
Make sure you’re listening to God’s word expounded in its context. That’s the word that heals, saves, restores and changes lives. 1 Peter 1:24-25 - God’s word endures forever. “For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.” (1 Peter 1:24-25 WEB) God’s people will prosper in the time of darkness. Abraham and Isaac both prospered greatly during famines. When there was a seven year-long famine, Joseph caused the land of Egypt to prosper because of godly wisdom. We need God’s wisdom and not the counsel of ungodly man. Many believers think that forgiveness of sins is just at the beginning of the Christian walk. They then mistakenly go on to try and keep the Law. We need to know in our hearts that we are forgiven, and not just knowing it in our minds (mental assent). Romans 7:18 - We still have sin in our flesh, even after we are born again. The flesh will stay with us until we see Jesus face to face. “For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.” (Romans 7:18 WEB) Romans 8:9 - God doesn’t identify us in the flesh, but in the born-again spirit. We are to judge our behavior by our standing before God, which is that we are the righteousness of God in Christ. What God sees is beyond human limitations. He sees the truth as it is. Humans are confined to their five senses, time and space. When sinful tendencies rise up in us, judge it and know that it is not you (the spirit)—it is the flesh. “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.” (Romans 8:9 WEB) God told Abraham to “Take your son, your only son,” when Abraham had actually two sons: Ishmael and Isaac. God only identifies with what is born of the spirit. Ishmael was born according to the flesh, but Isaac was born according to the spirit. When you fall into sin, you need to know that you’re still forgiven and righteous in Christ. God will still talk to you like you never sinned. We are living in post-cross times. We cannot think like the Old Testament saints, as if our sins are still unforgiven. They lived before the cross. Romans 4:6-8 - David was a king and also a prophet. He saw into the future and saw us—the people living under the New Covenant of Grace whom God will not impute sin to. God doesn’t impute sin to you because God imputed all our sins to Jesus at the cross. Then in turn, God set Jesus’ righteousness to our account. When you know that God doesn’t impute sin to you, you will have boldness in drawing near to God. There is such restfulness in knowing that all your sins are forgiven. You can be at ease in God’s presence and enjoy it. “Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works, “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”” (Romans 4:6-8 WEB) The Song of Solomon says “My beloved, there is no spot in you!” God doesn’t see us in the flesh, but in the spirit. The more you acknowledge yourself in the flesh, the more the flesh will manifest. Arguments between husband and wife is caused by acknowledging each other in the flesh, and a vicious cycle of fleshly manifestations continues. Choose to acknowledge each other in the spirit. 2 Peter 1:5-6 - These are desirable qualities that we want to have, but how do we manifest them? “Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;” (2 Peter 1:5-6 WEB) 2 Peter 1:9 - When you forget that you’re a forgiven person, you will lack moral excellence and the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Being forgiveness-conscious will cause you to live a righteous life. “For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.” (2 Peter 1:9 WEB) Isaac’s eyes were dim and he mistakenly gave the firstborn blessing to Jacob instead of Esau. The last judge, Samson, was blinded by the Philistines. The last king of Judah (thus far), Zedekiah, had his eyes removed. The reign of the patriarchs, judges, and kings all ended in blindness. The last church of the seven churches of Asia was called “blind” as well. Blindness is a picture of forgetting that one has been forgiven by God.
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21 June 2020 - The Revelation of Forgiveness of Sins - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince reminded us that forgiveness of sins is the mother of all blessings. The lack of believing that you are totally forgiven causes many problems. Forgiveness of sins is a truth we must hear over and over, throughout our Christian life! Praise and worship songs performed: 1. Living Hope - Bethel Music 2. Grace Made Real - New Creation Worship Ephesians 6:2-3 - This is the only one of the Ten Commandments that has a promise with it. You will live long when you honor your parents. ““Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”” (Ephesians 6:2-3 WEB) God is not behind COVID-19. He is working things out for our good, according to His plans and purposes. The world is going to get worse. But when darkness covers the earth, the glory of the Lord will shine on the church. The church is going through a time that is unprecedented in history. The respect that the world has for the church has been corroded. But God is going to restore that glory. Job 20:5 - The evil day is short. Look forward to good days to come. “that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?” (Job 20:5 WEB) Luke 7:36-50 - The word “forgave” in the passage below is charizomai in the original Greek. This means graciously forgave. “Judged correctly” in the passage below is krino in the Greek. To judge correctly is to know that whoever is forgiven much, loves much. The revelation of how forgiven you are in Christ will break sinful habits. It won’t cause you to want to go out and sin crazily. Instead, it will cause a person to serve the Lord in a ‘self-forgetful’ way, out of love for the Lord. To give assurance to the immoral woman, Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” “One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table. Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment. Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.” Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.” “A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?” Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”” (Luke 7:36-50 WEB) No one is able to love God with all his heart, mind and soul. No one truly loves their neighbor as themselves. That’s why God gave the Law—to show man’s inability to become righteous on his own. The Law is like a mirror. If the mirror reflects a stain on your face, it can’t wipe that stain away for you. It shows the problem but doesn’t provide the solution. Love is the fulfillment of the Law. If you are focused on your keeping of the Law, you become proud. Love causes us to unconsciously live holy and righteously. 14 June 2020 - Jesus is your Strength - New Creation Church Sermon Notes - Pastor Lawrence Lim Sermon NotesWhen you feel strengthless, receive Jesus as your strength. You will come out of the deep valley with great restoration. Not everything that happens is good, but all things will work together for your good! Praise and worship songs performed: 1. Latter Rain - New Creation Worship 2. God You’re So Good Luke 1:17 - Elizabeth and Zacharias was an elderly couple and they were childless. “But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.” (Luke 1:7 WEB) Luke 1:11-16 - The Lord hears your prayer. Elizabeth and Zacharias had a child in their old age. Their son was named “John” which means “God is grace”. You’re never too old to be used by God. Moses was 80 years old when he was called by God to deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt. Caleb was 85 when he conquered the mountain and slayed giants. Your age will increase but your youth can be renewed when your trust is in the Lord. It’s a supernatural transformation. You will run and not be weary. You will mount up on wings like eagles. “An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.” (Luke 1:11-16 WEB) Isaiah 46:4 - God will love you throughout all your days. His love for you never decreases. “Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.” (Isaiah 46:4 WEB) Acts 2:17 - Both the young and old will be mightily used by God in these last days for end-time revivals. “‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17 WEB) |
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