4 October 2015 - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes Online - Meditate On God's Word And Receive Wisdom that Propels You Into Good Success!Testimony: A man from Philippines was addicted to gambling on horse racing since 9 years old and on pornography. He stole money. He shouted at his family. He was saved at a church that taught a mixture of Law and Grace. That church also taught about confessing all the un-confessed sins in your heart before going to sleep in order to be forgiven. He kept confessing his sins until he had headaches, and his addiction to gambling on horse racing and pornography worsened. One day when he was searching through television channels, he stumbled upon Pastor Joseph Prince's teachings, and it set him free from more than 30 years of addiction to compulsive gambling and pornography. Now when he is surfing the Internet and sees a picture of a scantily-clad lady, he just declares that he is the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and the temptation melts away. Praise Jesus! If you believe in the total depravity of man and believe that you have to confess all your sins, then you'll have to be confessing your sins all the time, including those sins that you don't know about, and those that you forgot to confess. It is error to believe that you have to keep confessing your sins in order to be forgiven. That will lead you into bondage. I John 1:9 - The Apostle John was writing this to the Gnostic Jews, not to believers. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (I John 1:9, NKJV) When you know you are forgiven, you'll not be afraid to be honest. Pastor Joseph Prince used to be in bondage during his youth because he believed that he had to keep confessing his sins in order to be forgiven. He wasn't a good testimony of what the Apostle Paul preached about - joy unspeakable, peace, and casting out every fear. Isaiah 45:23-25 - Believers will say "surely I have righteousness and strength." or "I am the righteousness of God in Christ!". Whoever comes against these believers will be put to shame. “I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. He shall say, ‘Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him. In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.’ ”” (Isaiah 45:23-25 NKJV)
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20 September 2015 - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes Online - God Is Our Rewarder And Our Exceedingly Great Reward!When God gives fame, it is for the gospel to be made known to more people. If you believe that you have the right interpretation of Scripture, then let God give you the reach, favor and influence. We are the ones who robbed God of His glory, but Jesus has restored to God 120% more praise, honor and glory! "Much more" is mentioned 5 times in Romans 5. Jesus's death has restored to us much more good things than before Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden. Grace is all about the Lord Jesus, not about you and I. Pastors are shepherds who are not above their congregation, but they are under their congregation, pushing them up towards the Lord Jesus. Long before the devil can rob you of your blessings, he comes as the "accuser", not the killer. 1 Corinthians 15:10 - Is there a difference between "grace" and "rewards"? Grace is the unmerited favor of God towards us. If God has given you the grace to do something, God will reward you for flowing in the grace that He has given you. Example, if God releases favor on you to be in a children's ministry, you will be given the love for children and the ability to serve, from God. "“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.” (I Corinthians 15:10 NKJV) How do you reward employees in your company of you are the boss of a company/ organization? If you see a person producing more fruits in the company, it means that he is flowing with the grace that has been given to him/her from God. Give that person more rewards. If you are defined by material wealth, you are a poor person. True wealth is being defined by your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. 30 August 2015 - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes Online - Receive 120% Restoration From God for All Your Losses!God has the same nature now and forever, but God changes His methods and ways of doing things. If Israel had received Jesus as their Messiah when He was on earth, Israel would have been ushered into paradise on earth. But alas, they rejected Him. The devil hates Israel because Israel is God's chosen nation. Israel was planned by God to be a good advertisement to testify of Him. But if they did not keep His statutes and commandments, they would become a bad advertisement to prove that there is a God. God loves us but we must also allow ourselves to be loved by God. Romans 5:19 - We are sinners because of one man's sin - Adam. We are righteous not by our works, but because of one Man's obedience - Jesus. "For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous." (Romans 5:19 NKJV) For members of New Creation Church, this is the Year of His Restoration. Restoration can happen in such a way that we don't even recognise that it is restoration. Jude 1:21 - We must keep ourselves in the love of God. Step into the sunlight of God's love. Believe that God loves you by faith. "keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." (Jude 1:21 NKJV) The devil will always try to make you feel insignificant, like you're just a face in the crowd. God cares about everything in your life, no matter how big or small. Even as a believer, never think that you are beyond sin. But in God's eyes, you are still righteous in Christ when you fail. Never judge your standing by your state. Our state changes, but our righteous standing in Christ never changes. Bitterness is like preparing poison for somebody else to drink, but you drink it yourself instead. 16 August 2015 - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes Online - Unlock Redemption's Blessings In Your LifeWhen you believe right you will live right. When the Lord speaks, it's simple but powerful. God's grace is heaven's best for man's worst. The value of something is worth how much someone is willing to pay for it. God sees us as worth the price of His Son. Only the blood of Jesus can redeem your soul. Ephesians 1:7-8 - As believers, we HAVE redemption and we HAVE forgiveness already, right now. It is in the present-active tense. We are forgiven not out of, but ACCORDING TO the riches of His grace. God gave us His forgiveness in His wisdom and prudence! God's forgiveness has a powerful, sanctifying effect in our lives. "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence," (Ephesians 1:7-8 NKJV) The world is not trying to find a way into sin, they are trying to find a way out. Even if they are enjoying themselves in their sin, they are feeling guilty. A preacher can't stand in the pulpit if he hates people. If a person has cancer, we hate the cancer, not the person. Likewise, we must hate the sin, not the person. When you are born-again, you are born-again FOREVER, and you're enjoying eternal life - you will never be thrown into hell. Jesus used many titles to refer to Himself, but the one He used the most is the phrase "Son of man", because He wants us and the devil to know that He has come to be our Kinsman-Redeemer. Leviticus 25:25 - God created man to be wealthy. God crowned (To crown in Hebrew is "atar" - A surrounding clothing) man with glory and honor. Adam forfeited all his wealth and glory by sinning against God. Redeem in Hebrew is "Goel". To redeem means "to buy back". The one who redeems is called a redeemer. Kinsman-redeemer means "a relative who can redeem". A kinsman-redeemer has to be wealthy, able, and willing. Jesus came to earth as a Man because He had to be human, our relative, in order to be our Kinsman-Redeemer. Jesus chose to become our Relative! "‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold." (Leviticus 25:25 NKJV) Even if a non-believer is financially rich, he is still a poor man who has a lot of money. God did not have no choice but to send Jesus to be our sacrifice for our sins. God has the choice to wipe us out if He wants to. He did not do that, because He loves us. II Corinthians 8:9 - Jesus is rich! "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich." (II Corinthians 8:9 NKJV) Proverbs 23:11 - Jesus is willing to redeem us. "For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you." (Proverbs 23:11 NKJV) Hebrews 7:25 - Jesus is able to redeem us. "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." (Hebrews 7:25 NKJV) 23 August 2015 - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes Online - Reign in Life through Sexual Purity!
The gospel is all about God's goodness. Man in the flesh cannot receive the goodness of God. That's why they can't receive the grace of God. Man in his flesh only has hard thoughts about God. The number one way that the devil makes man leave God's love is by making them think that God is not that good, and that restrictions placed by God is to withhold something good from man. The goodness of God leads us to repentance. Matthew 7:21-23 - This is talking about people who are not saved, who never put their trust in Jesus. "in that day" represents the day where Jesus returns to earth as judge in His second coming. In that day, unbelievers will finally see that Jesus is God and in their panic they will call Him Lord, but they will be too late. "“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’" (Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV) Jesus came to earth to give His life as a Lamb, but He is returning as a Lion to exact vengeance upon the antichrist and judge the unbelieving world. God never made a democracy, He made a theocracy. Everything in the universe obeys God except for man. God is not out to kill people - He is out to save people. John 6:40 - To do the will of the Father means for everyone who sees Jesus to believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior. "And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”" (John 6:40 NKJV) I Corinthians 15:10 - It is possible for God's grace towards you to be in vain. He won't force you to act upon that grace that you have received. When you have the grace gift from God, you will have a desire to minister in that area. If the calling and grace is there and you step into it, the grace will start working. For employers, access the employees for promotions, increments and bonuses based on their works. Their results produced will show how much grace they stepped into. Their performance reflects how much grace they are using in their life. "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." (I Corinthians 15:10 NKJV) "Length of days" doesn't mean "long life", but it means how many things you can accomplish or complete in a day. Don't confound holiness with righteousness. Holiness means "set apart". The opposite of holiness is "commonness". |
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