31 July 2022 - Jesus Your Covenant Friend - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince taught us how we all have diverse gifts, callings, and anointing. He encouraged us to rely on Jesus our covenant friend to lead us and give us favor in the situations of life! Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. See A Victory - Elevation Worship 2. Refuge - New Creation Worship 3. Here I Bow - Bethel Music 4. Exalted - Betty Nicholson (Hosanna! Music) There are different gifts, callings, and anointing that believers have. Paul was set apart with God’s calling in his mother’s womb. Yet, Paul (when he was Saul) persecuted the early church and thought he was serving the Lord. Jesus said to Saul that by persecuting the church he was kicking against the goads (a sharp instrument used to direct oxen). Do not say that your words have no influence. Your words are like ox goads that have the power to move and direct. Saul studied at the feet of Gamaliel (one of the best religious teachers in Israel at that time), and he had a zeal for God because he had the calling of an apostle on his life. Christians should not say “Oh my God” which is using His name in vain. Find a different expression to say what you mean. When you study a book in the Bible, the key to understand the main focus of the book is found at the door (the first chapter). The Book of Ecclesiastes begins with “vanity of vanities”. Solomon was the most powerful and richest king in the world at that time. He had 300 wives and 700 concubines. As a sovereign king, he could have everything his heart desired, and yet he said everything was emptiness and unfulfilling. Ecclesiastes is telling us that it profits a man nothing if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul. Song of Songs is a song above all songs because it is about the Son of God and His love for us. Jesus told the woman at the well that if she drank that water she would thirst again. She understood the meaning because she was looking for fulfillment in men, but it was not working out. Do not draw from your spouse because your spouse cannot fulfill the thirst in your heart. Only Jesus can. Matthew 11:28-30 - Jesus Himself will rest you. Israel was under a heavy burden because no one could keep the Law perfectly. The Law says cursed is everyone who does not continue in all its statutes and commandments. When you first got saved, you received the first rest in your conscience and spirit. The second rest is in your soul (emotions). Only people who know who they are to the Father can serve and give to others. Insecure people feel like they have to show off. Meekness and gentleness is strength under control. It takes strength to be gentle. Jesus was not rash and reactive. He patiently made a scourge/whip in the temple and drove out the merchants from the temple. When you hear a revelation and it feels heavy on you, it is not from Jesus. When it comes from Jesus, there will be a joy and a flow. A mature, stronger ox will usually be yoked to a younger, inexperienced ox. If the mature ox turns and the younger ox does not turn, it will cause a sore neck in the younger one. Jesus is the mature ox who gently leads us. Just flow with Him. When you read the Bible and a verse jumps out at you, stop there and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal more to you. If there is an impulse to pray, do not procrastinate. Pray right there and then. ““Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”” (Matthew 11:28-30 WEBUS)
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17 July 2022 - Flourish Through Soul Prosperity - New Creation Church Sermon Notes - Pastor Lim Lian NeoNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Lian taught us about having a secret root life that cultivates soul prosperity. This then leads to us prospering in all things and being in health. Praise and Worship Song Performed: (I missed songs before this) 1. Jesus - Debby Kerny Rettino 2. Jesus At The Center - Israel Houghton 3. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) - Chris Tomlin 4. Dance Like David Danced 5. Way Maker - Sinach You shall taste and see that the Lord is indeed good to you. 3 John 1:2 - Most of all, God wants you to enjoy soul prosperity. Your outward indicators are not as important as your inner life. God wants you to prosper in all things—all areas of your life. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2 WEBUS) Jeremiah 17:8 - The secret to a tree being fruitful is the health of its root system. Water is a picture of God’s word. The root system is about your secret life between you and the Lord. “For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:8 WEBUS) We are not numbered among those who are resigning, but we will be the ones who are possessing our inheritance in Christ. John 15:5, 7 - It is not just about the written Word but also your connection with the Living Word (Jesus). Involve Jesus in your daily life and ask Him to guide you. To “remain” is “meno” in Greek with means to stay there. “I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing...If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.” (John 15:5, 7 WEBUS) John 15:9 - Jesus did not say “feel” My love. He said “remain” (means to believe that you are loved by Him, even when you do not feel it). Faith is to have a good opinion of God. You do not need emotions to assure you that He is real and true. Faith is not a feeling. Oftentimes, the positive feelings will follow as you get better at something. “Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.” (John 15:9 WEBUS) 10 July 2022 - How Supply Comes Under Grace - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince taught us how God wants us to enjoy His supernatural provision and health as we keep our eyes on Jesus. Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. Won’t Stop Now - Elevation Worship 2. For My Good - New Creation Worship 3. Pride Of A Father - Hillsong Music 4. You Alone - Don Harris Grace is all about supply, Law is all about demand. Go by your spiritual discernment instead of just simply believing what is reported in the media about the body of Christ. The “anointing” is a ‘moving noun’. It is something dynamic and active. If you are a believer, it abides in you and teaches all things. Your mind wants to dominate you and it will never be satisfied, but God made you a spirit (the real you). You live in a body. Take care of your body, and trust the Lord to keep you healthy. The feeling of ‘deja vu’ is because your spirit saw that moment before it happened. The dead cannot come back. Familiar spirits impersonate the dead. The Scriptures confirm what your born-again spirit already knows on the inside. Matthew 6:25 - Your life is more important than material things and your body (health) is more important than clothing. God wants us to live carefree. “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25 WEBUS) We are more valuable than the birds and yet our Heavenly Father even cares for the birds. We were created to look up and worship God. Everything that has breath was created to praise the Lord. Matthew 6:24-25 - Your life is wasting away if your purpose in life is to pursue money. ““No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” (Matthew 6:24-25 WEBUS) People actively pursue wealth because of in unbelief. They do not believe that God can take care of them. When you keep your eyes on the Lord, He will supply all your needs. You will have more than enough, with enough to give and share with others. It is easy to see the harvest in someone’s life but not easy to see when they are sowing. The harvest comes after the season of sowing. God gave you His precious Son because He loves you. He will surely not withhold all other good things (which are lesser in value). The world always puts God out of the picture. Put Him in your situation. 3 July 2022 - Jesus Keeps Giving and Giving - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince encouraged us not to worry about tomorrow, and that there is more than enough grace for today. God will keep providing for all your needs day by day! Praise and Worship Song Performed:
The purpose of New Creation Church is to dust off and preach the Gospel of Grace that the Apostle Paul preached back then. God speaks to us especially at night when we are quiet and not using our phones. When you have free time, meditate on His word and pray to see what He is saying. God told Pastor Prince that He wants the Gospel to go forth faster, further, and stronger. Pastor Prince feels like he should remove the pay wall from his sermon messages (intellectual property). He feels like Joseph in the Bible who was asked to store up grain during the years of plenty so that he can open up the storehouse in the years of famine to be distributed to all. Ecclesiastes 1:9 - There is a principle in the Bible whereby that which once was is that which is, and what which shall be. There is nothing new under the sun. Pastor Prince senses that there is a season of famine coming. We can learn from the types in the Old Testament to discover what kind of steps and wisdom God gave back then. These can be applied to our lives today. “That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9 WEBUS) If we can work to our own perfect standard of righteousness, then there is no need for Jesus. Righteousness can only be received as a gift. The Book of Genesis is a mirror with The Book of Revelation. The Garden of Eden had a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, but Paradise in The Book of Revelation does not. Paradise in Revelation is greater in scale and grandeur. In marriage, there is no “God’s perfect choice” or “one and only”. There is only “God’s appointed one”. 26 June 2022 - Abundant Blessings of Third Day Christians - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince showed us how we are in the Lord’s prophetic third day whereby great outpourings of God’s blessings and deliverance from the enemy will be seen upon the church! Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. Give Me This Mountain - New Creation Worship 2. That’s The Name - Hillsong Music 3. Jesus Shall Take Highest Honor 4. I Stand In Awe Of You Each one of us have a calling and purpose deposited into us even before we were born. When you fulfill your calling, you are more royal and fulfilled than anyone. Fame is empty. It cannot satisfy your heart. Matthew 16:25 - The more you try to save yourself in a thing, the more out of reach it seems. However, when you ‘lose your life’ for Christ, you will find it. After sacrificing your time and resources, you may come back to find that your desires have been fulfilled for you. “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:25 WEBUS) Success is doing what you were born to do. Do not die as a copy. This year, rest and God will accelerate His blessings in your life. 2 Peter 3:8 - When the Scriptures say do not forget, then we need to remember this. In this verse is the principle of time calculation with the Lord: one day with the Lord is as a thousand human years. “But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8 WEBUS) Hosea 6:2-3 - We are living in the time of after two thousand years after Jesus. We are in the third day. Jesus rose on the third day very early in the morning. This is a divine hint. We are going to see a lot of life and health in these last days—God will “revive” us. The Rapture will happen on the third day, perhaps very early in the morning like the time of Jesus’ resurrection. When we are in our new glorified body, we will not be floating around like a ghost. That body will have flesh and bones and it will be able to eat food. It will be much greater than our current mortal body. For any seed that we sow, we must depend on God for the harvest. The spring rain falls first, causing the seeds sown to sprout. Then the latter rain comes next year, causing the crops to plump up and be ready for harvest. The spring rain in noun form becomes “moreh” in Hebrew which means “teacher”. A teacher speaks words of wisdom and life. “After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him. Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”” (Hosea 6:2-3 WEBUS) 19 June 2022 - How To Grow In Sonship - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon Notes
New Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince taught us deep truths about the spirit of sonship that banishes the orphan spirit that many are afflicted with. Being conscious of your position as a son causes you to inherit effortlessly! Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. Raise A Hallelujah - Bethel Music 2. As He Is So Are We - New Creation Worship 3. Shout To The Lord - Darlene Zschech 4. How Great Thou Art 5. I Wish You Jesus - Scott Wesley Brown 6. No Longer Slaves - Bethel Music The Bible is the Manufacturer’s Handbook for our benefit. Whenever something goes wrong, we can find the answers we need in the Bible. John 8:31-32 - Only the truth that you know will set you free. “Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”” (John 8:31-32 WEBUS) Jesus preached general sermons to the multitudes, but in private, He explained the meanings to His disciples. 1 Corinthians 4:15 - Some people understand the idea of student and teacher, but they do not understand the relationship between father and son. People have the orphan spirit, not knowing a father’s love. We must not miss out on the sonship spirit. “For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.” (1 Corinthians 4:15 WEBUS) John 16:12 - You can be a disciple and yet not intimate with the Lord. The twelve disciples were familiar with Jesus, but not all were intimate (understanding Him well). The Roman centurion was intimate with Jesus even when he was not familiar with Jesus. "“I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now." (John 16:12 WEBUS) Matthew 15:26-27 - The Syrophoenician woman was intimate (understanding His heart of grace) with Jesus, persevering in asking for deliverance for her demonized daughter. The Lord referred to the woman and her daughter as “little puppies” (the diminutive term). Puppies belong to the house as well. The woman called Jesus “Son of David”, like she was pretending to be a Jew. The woman asked for a crumb, not even the full bread, and the crumb was enough to drive the demon out of her daughter. We are sons and daughters of God. We sit at the Master’s table and can freely enjoy the children’s bread. “But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”” (Matthew 15:26-27 WEBUS) Acts 11:26 - The word “called” is “chrematizo” in Greek, meaning “divinely called”. Believers were divinely called Christians. After the Book of Acts, they were no longer called disciples. Christian means “anointed one”. This title is not man’s idea—it was the Holy Spirit’s idea. “When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” (Acts 11:26 WEBUS) The word “disciple” comes from the Greek word “mathetes” which means “student”. Some people exalt the idea of being a disciple, and lower the idea of Christian. That is regression. John 6:65-69 - The disciples who walked away believed that they were so smart to find Jesus and choose to become His disciples. They were proud and could not accept grace. You can be a disciple and not a Christian, but you cannot be a Christian and not be a disciple. “He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.” At this, many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him. Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”” (John 6:65-69 WEBUS) The way we learn is by encountering the Father’s love. Paul never once called Timothy a disciple. He called him his son. Paul did not call Christians “disciples”. 12 June 2022 - Be Exalted By God’s Mighty Hand - New Creation Church Sermon Notes - Pastor Lim Lian NeoNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Lian taught us how God wants us to stop relying on our own puny hands and instead depend on His mighty hand to exalt us in due time! Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. (Don’t know the name of the song) 2. Everlasting - New Creation Worship 3. Glorious And Beautiful - New Creation Worship 4. In Whom I Can Trust - Steven Wee Our God is a happy God. Our Gospel is the Gospel of the Happy God. Isaiah 60:1-2 - We are living in dark times, but we have Jesus the light of the world in us shining through. ““Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you! For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2 WEBUS) Exodus 33:18-19 - When God’s glory is seen on you, it means you are experiencing His goodness. Even though there is darkness in the world, we can still receive God’s goodness! “Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”” (Exodus 33:18-19 WEBUS) 1 Peter 5:6-7 - In this time of adversity, do not depend on your puny hand, but on God’s mighty hand. When you do this, you will not stay under. He will exalt you. The word “exalt” in Greek is “hypsoo” which can mean “to raise to the very summit of opulence and prosperity”. It also has the meaning of “to raise to dignity, honor, and happiness”. The imagination has creative power. Allow this picture of God exalting you to fill your heart. God will raise you from the place of stressful-ness to happiness. There is a journey to being exalted “in due time”. In the meantime, we keep casting all our worries unto the Lord because He cares for us. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7 WEBUS) 5 June 2022 - God’s Kingdom and His Righteousness - New Creation Church Sermon Notes - Pastor Lawrence LimNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Lawrence Lim explained what it means to seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness. When we understand this clear and liberating truth, we will see God’s abundant blessings added to us! Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. Jesus Loves Me This I Know 2. Wonderful (Grace Made Real) - New Creation Worship 3. Build My Life - Brett Younker 4. There Is None Like You Today is Pentecost Sunday. On this day back then, the Holy Spirit came as a mighty rushing wind and filled one hundred and twenty disciples in the upper room. Acts 1:4-8 - The “promise” is the infilling of the Holy Spirit—the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. The power of the Holy Spirit has never diminished or stopped throughout human history. “Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”” (Acts 1:4-8 WEB) John 14:12-14 - When Jesus says “most assuredly,” it is time to pay attention to what He says next. The church will do greater works than Jesus did. This is what He promised. No man ever raised a man who has been dead for four days until Jesus did it. No man’s shadow ever healed the sick until Peter’s shadow did it. Open your mind to the possibility of God doing something new. “Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father. Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:12-14 WEB) Healing is our inheritance. If we ask for healing, our Father will not give us a stone. He is good. 29 May 2022 - Understanding Grace and Discipleship - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince taught us to humbly see Jesus as our Savior daily and not just as a Teacher to emulate. God loves it when we leave “man’s world” to enter His world by grace. Praise and Worship Song Performed: (I missed the first one or two songs) 1. For My Good - New Creation Worship 2. The Stand - Hillsong Music 3. King Of My Heart - Sarah McMillan Nicodemus the theologian came to Jesus at night whereas Jesus went to the woman of Samaria during the daytime. Jesus loves sinners. To Nicodemus, Jesus said “You must be born again.” To the woman, Jesus never used that tone. The first thing that Nicodemus said to Jesus is, “We know…” The erudite ones always think they know. However, it was to the woman that Jesus revealed Himself clearly as the Messiah. Jesus is primarily our Savior, not just a Teacher. Jesus is the bread of life and the living water. You eat the bread and drink the water. Jesus was distant with Nicodemus but gentle with the woman. He praised her, pointed out that she was living with a man who was not her husband, and then praised her again—a ‘divine sandwich’ of praise. The woman received great grace from Jesus and she became an instant evangelist, boldly telling all about Him. After ministering to the woman, Jesus was refreshed because a sinner had taken from the Savior. It was like food to Him. Luke 15:1 - Luke 15 is a continuation from Luke 14. “Now” (or sometimes translated as “Then”) connects the two chapters. “Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.” (Luke 15:1 WEB) Luke 15:2 - Jesus was a friend of sinners. He did not avoid them. “The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”” (Luke 15:2 WEB) The Law (the Ten Commandments) demands righteousness from man whereas Grace supplies righteousness to man. God punished our sins in Jesus at the cross so that we can be declared righteous today. This is the holiness of God that has to punish sin. 22 May 2022 - Sonship is Greater Than Discipleship - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesNew Sermon Notes: Pastor Joseph Prince taught us the simple truth of what discipleship means, and how sonship is the way God wants Christians to live by under the New Covenant of Grace. Praise and Worship Song Performed: 1. Who You Say I Am - Hillsong Music 2. Trust In The Lord - New Creation Worship 3. How Great Thou Art You cannot just wait for Sundays to get into God’s word. There is so much that God wants to teach you. We are to be students of God’s grace. Jesus said that plagues, rumors of wars, and wars will be on the increase. We are living in these times. Bible study becomes fun when the Holy Spirit leads you in it. He gives you the rhema word and it is life to all your flesh. The Scriptures say that God’s people perish because of the lack of knowledge. God’s word reveals the true nature of things to us, and gives us His wisdom and knowledge. The word “disciple” is from the Greeks word “mathétés”, and in Hebrew it is “limud”. A disciple is nothing more than someone who is learning—a student. Disciples means a follower of a certain teacher (Rabbi). A Christian cannot help but be hungry for God’s word. We are the righteousness of God in Christ. When a butterfly falls among trash, it is still a butterfly. It does not turn back into a caterpillar. If you have been saved, you are still saved even if you have failed. You are a new creation in Christ. There were disciples before there were Christians. Some people teach that to become a Christian is free because Jesus paid the cost, but to be a disciple there is a high cost. The flesh loves this, but actually it is regressing. It is in the heart of every believer to learn. A baby does not have to be taught how to be hungry. A baby already hungers and cries out for milk. 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