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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.

I.  WHAT? SING A NEW SONG  (Psa. 98:1-3)
“Sing to the Lord a new Song ” (98:1)

1.  SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT – Song of Victory (:1)Song of Salvation (:2-3)

2.  CONTRAST BETWEEN THE OLD SONG AND THE NEW SONG

3.  SINGING THE SONG OF THE REDEEMED (Rev. 15:3)

II.  HOW?  SING WITH POWER: MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE (Psa. 98:4-6)

“Joyously sing” (Psa. 145:7b)

1. Biblical Celebration and Praise is Usually    “Noisy”

2.  Celebration and Praise  must have JOY at its bottom line

III.  WHO?  SING EVERYONE, EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, EVERYDAY ! (Psa. 98:7-9)

1.  SING – All of God’s People (:7), All of God’s Creation (:7-8)
2.  SING TOGETHER Celebration and Praise must be in community, not simply individual.
3.  SING BEFORE LORD. “.. Before the Lord; for He is coming (:9)

I WILL SING, SING, SING !

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.

I.   CELEBRATION IS AN ATTITUDE – The “I WILL” Attitude
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his  body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. (1 Pet 4: 1)
1. Attitude Principles: Attitude is a CHOICE, is NOT dictated by CIRCUMSTANCES , are CONTAGIOUS
2. Festive Attitudes of Life:  Celebration as an Expression of – THANKFULNESS (Col. 3:15), GENEROSITY (1 Tim. 6:17,18)and JOY (John 15:11; Phil. 4:4; 1 Thess. 5:16-18)

II.   CELEBRATION IS A DISCIPLINE
1.  Celebration is a COMMAND (Lev. 23)
2.  Celebration is EVERYDAY (Psalm 145:2)
3.  Celebrating the Moment -TODAY (Psalm 118:24)
4.  Celebrating ALL CIRCUMSTANCES  (James 1:2-4; Hab. 3:17, 18)

I WILL CELEBRATE !
in my Attitudes
as a Discipline

(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 WANTS US TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE:

1. Celebrations remind us of who God is (Psa 145:1-13a)

2. Celebrations remind us of what God has done (:13b-17)

3. Celebrations are a witness to unbelievers (:18-21)

I.  CELEBRATING WHO GOD IS  (Psa145:3-13a)

1.CELEBRATE GOD’S GREATNESS – HIS POWER (:3-6)

2.CELEBRATE GOD’S GOODNESS – HIS PERSON (:7-9)

3.CELEBRATE GOD’S GLORY – HIS PREEMINENCE (:10-13a)

II.  CELEBRATING WHAT GOD HAS DONE AND WILL DO (Psa. 145:13b-20)

4.CELEBRATE GOD’S GENEROSITY – HIS PROVISION (:13b-16)

5.CELEBRATE GOD’S GRACIOUSNESS – HIS PROVIDENCE (:17-20)

COME ON AND CELEBRATE ! (:21)

GOD IS ..

I WILL … CELEBRATE

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 !

“Transformed”
1.    metamorphoo = “to change into another form, to undergo a complete change, to transform, to transfigure.”  An inner kind of change that affects character, moral behaviour etc.
2.    metaschematizo = a change in appearance or outward change

The Three Stages of Transformation:There is a beginning, a process, and an end or finished product

I.  WHERE TRANSFORMATION BEGINS
LIBERTY BEFORE TRANSFORMATION2 Cor 3:17-18
Reasons why people don’t change
A hardened mind – Their minds were hardened (2 Cor. 3:14a)
A darkened heart – A veil lies over their heart (2 Cor. 3:15b)

THE GOSPEL BRINGS CHANGE
REPENTANCE AND BAPTISM (Luke 3:3)
Repentance literally means a change of heart or a change of direction
Baptism is the first step in a new life with Christ that is full of changes. Rom. 6:1-14; 2Cor. 5:17

YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN (John 3:7)
When Christ enters your life – He changes your Direction, Desires and Destiny

PRACTICAL CHANGE (Luke 3:4-14)
God wants the changes in our lives to be more than surface changes. God wants to change us from the inside out, so that what we do and say is a true reflection of who we are.

II.  THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION
1. God’s transformation process is a cooperative process.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord” (2 Cor 3:18; NKJV)
2. God’s transformation process is a continuous progressive process.
“…are being transformed … from glory to glory” (NKJV)YOU ARE I.T. – In Transformation
3. God’s transformation process is a Christ-centered process.
“into his likeness with ever-increasing glory” (NIV)
4. God’s transformation process is a Spirit-empowered process.
“just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
The Christian life is not to be static, but a dynamic process
Transformation means you are not the person you used to be. You may not be who you should be, you may not be who you want to be, but thank God, you’re not who you used to be.

III.  WHERE TRANSFORMATION ENDS
And the biggest change of all…we can live forever…a promise of life everlasting with the God who loves us.
WE SHALL BE CHANGED (1 Thess. 4:13-17)
Because the tomb is empty…because Jesus did indeed rise from the dead…those of us who choose to be Christ followers will get to experience the resurrection…the new life everlasting with God! 1 Cor 15:35-44a And that new, resurrection, body will be amazing. That’s more than just a change. That is a Radical Transformation.

HE HAS TRANSFORMED OUR SPIRITS (Col 1:12-14)
HE IS TRANSFORMING OUR CHARACTER (Col 3:9-10)
HE WILL TRANSFORM OUR BODIES (1Cor 15:51; Phil 3:20-21)

CELEBRATE TRANSFORMATION
There is freedom to be celebrated!2 Cor. 3:17 – “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” So, Celebrate!
“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. “

REASONS TO CELEBRATE !(Psalm 145:1-21)
1. CELEBRATION REMINDS US OF WHO GOD IS (:1-13a)
2. CELEBRATION REMINDS US OF WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US     (:13b-17)
3. CELEBRATIONS ARE A WITNESS TO UNBELIEVERS (:18-21)

WHEN HEAVEN CELEBRATES  (Luke 15)
WHEN THE CHURCH CELEBRATES (Psalms 149)

Let’s Celebrate! This is a day of Celebration!! This is a day of New Beginnings!!!

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

31 Dec 2011 (Sat)
Time: 9pm – 12.30am

1 Jan 2011 (Sun)
Time: 10am
Venue: Maranatha Auditorium

Leaders & workers: 4 Jan (Wed)
Churchwide: 6 Jan (Fri)
Time: 8.30pm

New Grade 3 Ballet Class
Ages 8 and above
Day and Time: Thursday 7.30- 8.30pm. Classes are once a week.

New Jazz Dance Class
Ages 8 and above
Day and Time: Sunday 1.30- 2.30pm. Classes are once a week.

Modern Dance Grade 3 Class
Ages 8 and above
Day and Time: Thursdays 6.30- 7.30pm.

New Modern Dance Primary Class
Ages 6 and above
Day and Time: Thursdays 5.30- 6.30pm

Other classes available:
Dance- Ballet and Modern Dance
Music- Piano, Guitar and Drums
Vocals- Voice Training

For more information, please email us at eximius.arts@gmail.com, or contact us at 012-2681770/ 016-6489644. You can also find us on Facebook @Eximius School of Performing Arts.

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