I WILL SING: TOWARDS A LIFESTYLE OF
CELEBRATION AND PRAISE
(Psalm 145:7; 98:1-9)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 15 January 2012
Psalm 145:7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and JOYFULLY SING of your righteousness.
CELEBRATION AND PRAISE
Praise is the vocal, audible, and/or visible adoration of God; It is sing a new song of celebration to God.
2012 Year of Celebration
I WILL CELEBRATE: TOWARDS A LIFESTYLE OF CELEBRATION
(Psalm 145:1, 2, 7)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 7 & 8 January 2012
Psalm 145
1 I WILL exalt you, my God the King;
I WILL praise your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I WILL praise you and extol your name forever and ever.
7 They CELEBRATE your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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YEAR OF CELEBRATION
(Psalm 145)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 1 January 2012
CELEBRATE ! (:1,2)
A celebration is a visible validation of God’s faithfulness in the presence of saints and sinners alike.
Celebration is “Spirit-filled living that shows deep gratitude for the richness of God’s love and mercy. “
The practice of celebration is our expression of Joy (Phil. 4:4)
The Psalmist encourages us to Celebrate in each day (Psa. 118:24)
GOD’S PLAN OF TRANSFORMATION
2 Corinthians 3:18
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 31 December 2011
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit
The Christian life is one of Transformation !
CHRISTMAS HOPE
(Luke 2:36-38)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 25 December 2011
I. AN ASSURING HOPE: Hope is Certainty
Heb. 6:19“We have this HOPE as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast”
Hope means Certainty.
Hope is a Promise.
“Hope is an expectation based on the promises of God.”
II. AN AUDACIOUS HOPE: Hope Never Dies
1 Pet. 1:3-6″Let us thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was through His loving-kindness that we were born again to a new life and have a hope that never dies. This hope is ours because Jesus was raised from the dead…. With this hope you can be happy even if you need to have sorrow and all kinds of tests for a while. (NLV)
The Power of Hope – How it Empowers 1 Pet. 1:13-15; 1John 3:2-3
III. AN ABOUNDING HOPE: Hope Overflowing Rom 15:12-13
The Place of Hope – How can you get Hope?
Rom 15:12-13“May the God of (THE) HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may overflow in hope.”
PUT YOUR HOPE IN GOD – THE GOD OF HOPE
Psa. 33:16-22; 147:11
Isa. 49:23; Lam. 3:25
Series: This Land is Our Land
THEY STAYED TO SERVE
(Gen. 46:6-7; 47:3-6)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 19 & 20 November 2011
I. THEY CAME WITH THEIR RESOURCES
“And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him” (Gen. 46:6). “And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks and their herds, and all that they have” (:32)
Series: This Land is Our Land
THE ECONOMY: POVERTY OR PROSPERITY
(Genesis 47:13-31)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 12 & 13 November 2011
I. EGYPT AND POVERTY THINKING (Gen. 47:13-26)
SEVEN FORMS OF POVERTY
The Bible recognizes 3 Forms of Poverty:
1. Physical poverty (2 Cor. 8:13-14).
2. Poverty of spirit (Lk 6:20; James 2:5; Exo. 22:27)
3. Voluntary poverty (2 Co. 8:9; Phil 2:3-7)
Various Forms of Artificial Poverty:
4. Projected Poverty (Jas 2:15; Prov. 30:8-9)
5. Provoked poverty (Dt. 8:10-14).
6. Perceived poverty (Ex. 20:17; Dt 5:21)
7. Pretended poverty (Tim 3:14; 2 Th 3:10).
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Series: THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
THE ECONOMY: ENSLAVEMENT OR EMPOWERMENT?
(Gen. 47:13-31)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 29 & 30 October 2011
I. THE ECONOMY OF EGYPT AND ISRAEL (Gen. 47:13-27)
1. PHARAOH’S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PLAN (ETP) (Gen. 47:13-26)
“Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.” (:15; Rev. 6:5-6; Prov. 23:4-5)
Joseph took control of their:Money (:13-14)Possessions (:15-17)Property (:18-20)Persons (:19; 21)Positions (:21)Production (:23-26) Read Full Entry
SERIES: THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
CARING FOR PEOPLE
(Gen. 47:7-27; 1 Tim. 5:3-8)
I. THE PRINCIPLE: BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING
1. A Patriarch Blesses a Pharaoh (Gen. 47:7, 10)
2. A Hebrew Destined to Save Many (Gen. 45:5-8; 50:19-21) “It was GOD …”
II. THE ACT OF BLESSING/CARING (Gen. 47:11-26)
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THIS IS OUR LAND
MOVING INTO THE PLACE OF BLESSINGS
(Gen. 45:9 – 47:6)
A Message by Rev Dr Vincent Leoh on 25 September 2011
I. MAKING THE MOVE: WHEN LIFE SENDS YOU MIXED MESSAGES (45:9-28)
“Go down into Egypt”? (46:3) cf. Gen. 26:2-6
Jacob was “stunned” (45:27)