Wednesday, January 8, 2014

WEEK 28 - New Foundation: It Surely Works! (請按此處收聼廣東話Cantonese podcast click here)


Today's Reading: Matthew 7:24-29

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Bible Study
     
     Today we come to the final conclusion of Sermon on the Mount. Let me have a recap of Jesus important teaching. 

     Chapter 5 is about our new being, chapter 6 is about our new doing and chapter 7 is about our new standard. And, it all starts with our repentance so that we can be in God's Kingdom following Jesus as our Lord and King everyday. There are three warnings after that and we come to today's grand finale. 

    It seems so easy to understand this conclusion. You listen and obey, then no matter what happen to your life, you can stand firm. You do not listen and obey, then even a small and minor incident could cause your whole faith to collapse.

    Do you have anything to repent now so that you can start to become a new being, having new doing and living out new standard?

    Yes, new being, new doing and new standard. So simple and yet so difficult!
Have you become a new being living out the Beatitude? Have you started to give more, pray more and fast more? Have you been transformed to live out a new standard to let God be God and not taking His role as a judge? Have you been enjoying that most intimate father and son, father and daughter's relationship that you know that He is going to provide you with what you need.

    That's what Jesus means by listen and obey of what He says. Do you know what He is saying? Are you willing to be with Him each day under His lordship so that you can live that lifestyle of Christlikeness?


Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage of scripture we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"



Spiritual Journal

     The topic I received from Jesus today is : 
     New Foundation: It surely works!

      There are so many things we see and face everyday that do not work. Quite a number of people thinks that their job is not working, their family is not working, their church is not working and everything is not working!

     Do you want to be a wise builder? Of course! Who wants to be a foolish builder!

     Well, if you want everything to work, then may be you have to go back to Day 1 and start to have a revision from Day 1 of this Break.Build blog to today's blog so that you know how to make things work.

     That's your new foundation! That's what it is in the Sermon on the Mount!
     And, it surely works! 


Dear Lord Jesus,
      Lead us to be able to live out the life as you teach us in the Sermon on the Mount so that people can see you in us and that we all can have life to the full.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen.  
          

Questions for group discussion


New Foundation: It Surely Works!
新的根基: 一定得! 

Passage: Matthew 7:24-29

Questions for group leaders
1. Read Matthew 7:24-29 again now. Do you have something not working recently and you have been trying to find the way to make it work? Such as your job, your marriage, your family, your faith, your church...

2. How can today's message helps you to make things work? What is the key actually?

3. What is the one step that you are going to do, to change when you walk out of this place today?  

4. What is your highlight in today’s session? 

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