14.1 NEW SERIES – THAT YOU MAY KNOW….
The Lord has called me to be a minister of the New Covenant – to bring forth the wonderful truths of the gospel of Jesus – which is life transforming. I consider this the greatest calling – to bring people back to the finished work of Jesus – and to understand the heart of the gospel. In bringing forth these truths, it usually come with what I call a “Paradigm Shift”.
Over the years, the Lord has brought many defeated Christians to us. Often, they had been defeated by the doctrines that they have grown up with. When they hear the revelation (paradigm shift) of the gospel of Jesus, most of them tell me that it is so different from what they have learnt for many years as a Christian. They usually find it liberating, provocative and empowering.
So today, we continue of a series titled – “THAT YOU MAY KNOW…” Why this title? I present to you that the pursuit of the believer in the New Covenant is not about “doing” but “being” a new creation in Christ. It is not about “getting” but “KNOWING” what you already have..
Why is this important? Let me give you an illustration. On his dying bed, a rich man leaves a will for his son who is overseas. In his will, he states that he has left behind $50m in a bank account. Then he gives instruction to his son to fulfill his dream of building an orphanage (costing $10m). He also conveys the message through a messenger.
The son returns but did not really read the will carefully. He depends on the messenger to convey the message. The messenger did not understand the first part of the message, and conveyed only the second half of the message. He tells the son that the father wanted him to build a $10m orphanage, without telling him about the wealth his father had given him. He sincerely advises the son to work hard to get the $10m to fulfill the dream.
As a filial son, he slogs for the rest of his life to save up $1m to fulfill his father’s dream. Unfortunately, it was a tall order, and the son fails. He had done his best to save $10m, but only managed 90% of it. He did not manage to start on the project. He was filled with regrets, guilt and condemnation.
What was the moral of the story? If only the son “knew” that he had $50m, the outcome would have been different. He would not have labored to earn that $10m. He would have labored differently, to build the orphanage, and blessed many children. The servant should have conveyed the right message, but it is only human to err. Instead of relying fully on the messenger, he should have read the will carefully for himself to find out what the father had given him. This is the tragedy of many Christians. Could that story be about us? Follow us on this series to find out…
Note: The next Grace Fellowship is on Thursday 27th Nov 08 at 7.45pm. Please contact Jeffrey at 81119307 for details. Please bring your Bible, notebook & pen for a solid time of Bible study on revelations of the New Covenant.
Over the years, the Lord has brought many defeated Christians to us. Often, they had been defeated by the doctrines that they have grown up with. When they hear the revelation (paradigm shift) of the gospel of Jesus, most of them tell me that it is so different from what they have learnt for many years as a Christian. They usually find it liberating, provocative and empowering.
So today, we continue of a series titled – “THAT YOU MAY KNOW…” Why this title? I present to you that the pursuit of the believer in the New Covenant is not about “doing” but “being” a new creation in Christ. It is not about “getting” but “KNOWING” what you already have..
Why is this important? Let me give you an illustration. On his dying bed, a rich man leaves a will for his son who is overseas. In his will, he states that he has left behind $50m in a bank account. Then he gives instruction to his son to fulfill his dream of building an orphanage (costing $10m). He also conveys the message through a messenger.
The son returns but did not really read the will carefully. He depends on the messenger to convey the message. The messenger did not understand the first part of the message, and conveyed only the second half of the message. He tells the son that the father wanted him to build a $10m orphanage, without telling him about the wealth his father had given him. He sincerely advises the son to work hard to get the $10m to fulfill the dream.
As a filial son, he slogs for the rest of his life to save up $1m to fulfill his father’s dream. Unfortunately, it was a tall order, and the son fails. He had done his best to save $10m, but only managed 90% of it. He did not manage to start on the project. He was filled with regrets, guilt and condemnation.
What was the moral of the story? If only the son “knew” that he had $50m, the outcome would have been different. He would not have labored to earn that $10m. He would have labored differently, to build the orphanage, and blessed many children. The servant should have conveyed the right message, but it is only human to err. Instead of relying fully on the messenger, he should have read the will carefully for himself to find out what the father had given him. This is the tragedy of many Christians. Could that story be about us? Follow us on this series to find out…
Note: The next Grace Fellowship is on Thursday 27th Nov 08 at 7.45pm. Please contact Jeffrey at 81119307 for details. Please bring your Bible, notebook & pen for a solid time of Bible study on revelations of the New Covenant.
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