04/06/2025 Church service

周日礼拜

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  What is Your Story? 你的自叙是什么？

Psalm 35:27,28: Let them shout for joy and be glad that favor my righteous cause; yea, let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified who hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long.
诗篇 35:27,28: 愿盼望我冤屈得雪的人扬声欢呼！愿他们常说：“耶和华当受尊崇！ 祂乐意赐福给自己的仆人。” 我要诉说你的公义，终日赞美你。(page 914)

1 Corinthians 10:31: So, then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to God’s glory.
哥林多前书 10:31: 所以，你们或吃或喝，无论做什么，都要为上帝的荣耀而做 (page 1860)
2 Timothy 4:6: For I am already being poured out as a drink-offering; my departure time has arrived.
提 摩 太 後 書 4:6: 我的生命如同奉献在祭坛上的酒正倾倒出来，我离世的日子快要到了。(page 1932)
Col 3:16: Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
歌罗西书 3:16: 要将基督的话丰丰富富地存在心里，用各样智慧彼此教导，互相劝诫，以感恩的心用诗篇、圣乐、灵歌颂赞上帝。 (page 1911)
1 Cor 1:24: …but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, the Messiah—God’s power and God’s wisdom.
歌 林 多 前 書 1:24: 但是对那些受到召唤的人，不论是犹太人还是非犹太人（希腊人），基督是上帝的力量和智慧。 (page 1848)
Col 3:10: For you have acquired new creation life which is continually being renewed into the likeness of the One who created you; giving you the full revelation of God.
歌 羅 西 書 3:10: 换上了新我。新我要在创世主的形象中不断地更新，以便充分地认识他。 (page 1911)






 

 

 

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What is Your Story?
Psalm 35:27,28

A guy shows up late for work. The boss yells, “You shoulda been here at 8:30!”
He replies, “Why? What happened at 8:30?”

That is SO my work world.
I get to work super early – but even 2 hrs later I see people driving in to work, and dragging like they have been forced to show up before noon.

You hear people say things like, “I just can’t seem to get out of bed. I just can’t ever get here on time.”

“Clear Your Mind of ‘Can’t’”

When we don’t live up to our potential, we do everyone a disservice – including the Lord.
We tell ourselves we “can’t” do something until it simply becomes part of our internal programming.
It becomes part of our story.
Tony: We all have our own story. And we stay attached to our story. This can stop us from growing and living. You wanna make your life better? Change your story, change your life.
TRUTH: There is a core story that governs your actions. ( )

It controls your decision-making. It is either propelling you forward or holding you back.
It tells you what you can do – and what you can NOT do.
You story may say things like:
‘I’m not good enough. I don’t matter. There is something wrong with me.’

Your story may come from how you were raised… and what you were told.
Your story may have been birthed by times of great hurt…. maybe from someone you really loved.

Maybe a past failure created your story.
Understand this: You may have a story – but you are not your story.
Your story can change.
Who we are is what we have become up until now.

Who we can become is based on what we believe and do with the days that follow – starting today.
Today is the 4th Sunday of the Lenten Season.
What did you give up for Lent?
? What do you say today we choose to give up our story?

Clear your mind of “can’t” and embrace the truth about who you are in Christ.

Psalm 35:27 - Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”
“Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”

God is glorified when we let go of our limitations and choose to serve Him to our fullest.

MSG: “GOD is great—everything works together for good for his servant. I’ll tell the world how great and good you are, I’ll shout Hallelujah all day, every day.”

Everyone has an opinion about you. They’re ALL wrong.

YOU have an opinion about yourself that is at best, very limiting.

Raise the bar higher than your opinion.
(this message is only for those who still want to make a difference with their existence)

Expand your horizons – you owe it to the rest of us.

“Let the LORD be magnified “ “How great is the LORD!” “The LORD be exalted”

1 Cor 10:31 - “ …do all things to the glory of God.”

Measuring Cup (different sizes)
Which measuring cup are you using to pour your life out with?

2 Tim 4:6 – “For I am already being poured out like a drink offering… “

If your measuring cup based on other peoples’ performance, you will never come close to your potential.
Because you are unique in this world. A peculiar person. ;)

Comparison is a deadly trap that limits our potential.
Hold yourself up to a higher standard.

We magnify God when we humble ourselves and let Him work through us.

“Your purpose is to become a vessel God can use for His glory.”

Give up your story about what is possible for GOD to do through you.

“The end of your strength is the beginning of GOD’s”

God wants to do something new in you today, but that means you may have to give up something old.

“If you let your present results control your thinking you will create more of the same.”

Ever find yourself being annoyed by the radio or the television and then you finally get the revelation that all you have to do is turn it off?

The thoughts that say “you are not enough” are just old recordings.
You can turn them off. ( )

Clear your mind of “can’t” and embrace the truth about who you are in Christ.

“Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”

Determine that now – today – you will begin to magnify the Lord in all areas of your life.

It is a form of surrender. Your ultimate Lenten sacrifice

Surrender is a daily practice. Sometimes it means just getting down on your knees and praying to be willing to receive guidance from a higher power.
Sometimes, it means surrendering fear and surrendering to the power of God’s love.
The point of surrender is to let go of the negative emotions that keep you in a fearful state.

Trusting GOD to work in and through you.

You have a story – but you are NOT your story. Be willing to turn the page today.

I’m using the word “today” a lot because today is all we have to work with.

A delayed decision is not a decision at all (is it?)

Carpe Diem
Beginning TODAY you can change the stories that you constantly tell yourself.


Col 3:16 – “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.”

The Message of Christ is the message of your total redemption.

1 Cor 1:24 “…Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

Spurgeon: Christ's gospel is a thing of divine power. Do you want proofs of it? Ye shall not go far.
How could Christ's gospel have been established in this world as it was, if it had not in itself intrinsic might?
By whom was it spread? … by learned doctors, by fierce warriors, … by prophets?
No; by fishermen, untaught, unlettered; save as the Spirit gave them utterance, not knowing how to preach or speak.
How did they spread it? By the bayonet, by their swords … did they convert men by force, by law, by might?
Ah I no. Nothing but their simple words, their unvarnished eloquence, their rough declamation, their unhewn oratory; these it was, which, by the blessing of God's Spirit, carried the gospel round the world within a century after the death of its founder. (paraphrase)

Do you believe it?
Romans 10:14: But people will never ask Christ to help them if they have not believed in him. And they will never believe in him if they have not heard about him. And they will not hear about him unless somebody tells God's message to them.

When we feel a message had no impact – do we blame the seed – or do we blame the soil (heart) that received it?

Don’t be afraid to investigate your own doubts – but, by all means, do it with a hunger for the Truth.

Col 3:16: “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you…”

This verse is found in the letter of Paul to the Colossians, where he is encouraging the believers to live a life that reflects their faith in Christ.
The phrase "dwell in you richly" suggests that the word of Christ should not just be a passing thought or a surface-level knowledge, but should be deeply embedded in our hearts, minds, and lives.

Let the word of Christ live in you richly, flooding you with all wisdom. Apply the Scriptures as you teach and instruct one another with the Psalms, and with festive praises, and with prophetic songs given to you spontaneously by the Spirit, so sing to God with all your hearts!

Change your heart – change your story. The Future is Unwritten.
“Mis-living our lives”

When we think about the future, do we feel peace and confidence, or do we feel anxiety?
Anxiety comes from a sense of lack or inadequacy. (something is missing)

If we establish our completeness, we approach the future knowing that whatever we truly need will come to us through that completeness we have in Christ.

“Mercy is always an invitation to a better life.”

Psalm 35:27 - Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”

GOD’s righteous cause is carried out by His people who have humbled themselves and submitted to HIS Power in order to fulfill the mission HE has put before them.

? Do you believe it?

Psalm 103:5: “He satisfies our desires with good things…”
Will you let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly?
Will you replace the old limitations with God’s New Covenant promises?

Col 3:10: For you have acquired new creation life which is continually being renewed into the likeness of the One who created you; giving you the full revelation of God.

Can you choose to give up your story today about why you can’t do something that GOD has said you can do?

Will you replace the failures of the past with the total victory of the cross?

Can you become still and know that God is with you now, and that, in and through Him, all things are possible. …and you can be whole and complete in Him?

2 Peter 1:3,4: “By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.”

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