09/15/2024 Church service

周日礼拜

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 Happiness 喜

 


Psalm 40:1-3: I waited and waited and waited some more, patiently, knowing God would come through for me. Then, at last, he bent down and listened to my cry. He stooped down to lift me out of danger from the desolate pit I was in, out of the muddy mess I had fallen into. Now he’s lifted me up into a firm, secure place and steadied me while I walk along his ascending path. A new song for a new day rises up in me every time I think about how he breaks through for me! Ecstatic praise pours out of my mouth until everyone hears how God has set me free. Many will see his miracles; they’ll stand in awe of God and fall in love with him!
诗篇 40:1-3: 我曾耐心等候耶和华，祂倾听了我的呼求。祂把我从绝望的深渊拉出来，救我脱离泥泞沼泽，把我安置在磐石上，使我步履稳健。祂赐给我一首新歌，一首赞美我们上帝的诗歌。许多人看见便敬畏、信靠耶和华。(page 919)

2 Chronicles 20:6 : “LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.”
历代志下 20:6：我们祖先的上帝耶和华啊，你不是住在天上的上帝吗？你主宰万邦万国，你手中有权柄和能力，无人能抵挡你。(pg 737)

Romans 10:11: No one who believes in Christ will ever be disappointed.
罗马书 10:11: 正如圣经上说：“信靠祂的人必不致蒙羞。” (page 1836)

Isaiah 3:10: Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
以赛亚书 3:10: 要告诉义人：他们有福了，必得善报。(pg 1117)
2 Timothy 2:13: If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
提摩太后书 2:13: 我们纵然会失信，祂仍然信实可靠，因为祂不能违背自己。(pg 1930)

 

 

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Happiness
Psalm 40:1-4
NEVER underestimate the Power of a New Day
Never look at your routine as “routine”
Friday Morning: Joseph Prince: “The devil wants to define you by your failures.”
Isn’t that so true? If he can succeed at that, he’s definitely got us beat.
We lose hope if that is the vision we have of our lives – of our legacies.
2 Chronicles 20:6 : “LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.”
Many times when the people faced a big challenge in the Old Testament, they started their prayer by talking about the greatness of God. In today’s Scripture, King Jehoshaphat had three armies surrounding Judah. He gathered the people at the city square in Jerusalem to seek God.
He didn’t say, “God, where are You? We’re about to be captured.”
He said, “Lord, You alone are God. You are the ruler of the nations. You are powerful and mighty. No one can stand against you. We remember how you brought us through war, through famine, through disease. Now we’re asking you, O great God, to deliver us from these mighty armies.”
When you remind yourself of who you’re dealing with, you won’t pray weak prayers. You’ll pray boldly. You’ll ask God to do the impossible, what seems unlikely. Those are prayers that get God’s attention. The people of Judah didn’t even have to fight. The enemy armies turned on each other and defeated themselves.
Faith-filled prayers will see a faithful response.
Maybe you’re in a struggle – maybe even a time of discouragement or even disappointment.
Our faith can be tainted during such times if we do not redirect our attention and focus to the One Who is Able.
TL Osborn: It is impossible to boldly claim by faith a blessing which we are not sure God offers, because the blessings of God can be claimed only where the will of God is known, trusted, and acted upon.
Psalm 40:3: A new song for a new day rises up in me every time I think about how he breaks through for me! Ecstatic praise pours out of my mouth until everyone hears how God has set me free.
My purpose for this message today is to instill in all of us a new found level of happiness – of positive, faith-filled expectation in our God Who still does wonders – miracles.
“A new song for a new day rises up in me”
There is a happiness (I’ve found) that comes with the expectation of an experience.
Sometimes, it can be even better than the actual event
I recently went to see a movie with a friend of mine. I was really excited about seeing it.
After the movie was over my friend asked me what I thought about it.
I said, “It was ok, but it wasn’t what I was expecting. I was kinda disappointed,
It didn’t exactly blow me away.”
The Bible says (in a number of places) that those who trust in God will not be disappointed.
Romans 10:11: "No one who believes in Christ will ever be disappointed".
Deuteronomy 31:8: The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Romans 5:5: "And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us".

I can already hear some of your hearts saying, “yeah, but…”
Don’t you know that doubt disables your faith?
Let me speak to that doubt in you.
Isaiah 3:10: Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Our doubt comes when we look away from God’s promises and look instead at the circumstances or disappointments.
Look up. Renew your hope and renew your strength today.
1 Sam 2:2: “There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.”
“A new song for a new day rises up in me”
I saw a post on Instagram the other that that said “The point of no return”
I instantly thought, “what about the point of ‘know’ return?”
Do you know what you say you believe is true?
We return our thoughts – reawaken our faith – by knowing God’s Word and His promises and returning to believing and knowing that He is able.
Eph 3:20: We praise God, who causes his power to work in us. In that way, he is able to do much more than we could ever ask for. He can do much more than we could even think about.
The Point of KNOW Return “Those who do Know their God”
“Don’t worry, be happy”
Tony Robbins says “happiness comes as a result of feeling you are making progress”
? Can you be happy trusting that God will finish what He started?
…That He is working in and through you?
That He can do more than you can imagine – even in your own life and spiritual growth?
Don’t judge the mighty oak tree by the acorn.
? Isn’t that what faith is all about?
Trusting that the yet unseen will come in due season?
Heb 11:1: This is what it means to trust God: We will be sure about the things that we hope for. We will be sure in our minds about things that we cannot even see.
Trust in the love God has for you. Trust in His promises.
2 Timothy 2:13 "If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself".
This verse is addressed to believers and conveys the idea that God will continue to hold believers, even if they fail.
It also suggests that God's faithfulness to his people is consistent throughout the Bible, as he kept his promises to Israel in the Old Testament, even though they often rejected him.
We have a hope based on the faithfulness of God.
“A new song for a new day rises up in me”
It is time to sing a new song
This message should be a source of New Hope for those who are beating themselves up today.
? Maybe you feel you have dropped the ball (or missed that field goal?)
God wants to be the lifter up of your head today
2 Tim 2:13 says God “never wavers in his faithfulness to us!”
God’s mercies are new every morning (Lam 3:23)
No Condemnation
Get up and get back in this game
You are loved – and you are needed in the Kingdom
Where is your awareness at this moment?

You can live from your past, shaping today and even your future based on past experiences, or you can decide that being fully present is the wisest option.

Don’t let “The familiar past will sooner or later be predictable future.”

Psalm 103:5: says GOD “ …satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

In order to have faith for these good things, you have to be present in this moment.
This day.

You have to determine that this is the only day you have.
It’s a choice to live from this moment forward.

2 Thess 2:16,17: Now may the Lord Jesus Christ and our Father God, who loved us and in his wonderful grace gave us eternal comfort and a beautiful hope that cannot fail, encourage your hearts and inspire you with strength to always do and speak what is good and beautiful in his eyes.

Isaiah 41:10: Don’t be afraid, for I am with you; don’t be distressed, for I am your God. I give you strength, I give you help, I support you with my victorious right hand.

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