Christmas 2016

Infant Baptism

Micah5:2

VERSE OF THE DAY

December 17

Micah 5:2

2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

DailyVerse

Isaiah 7:14

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

SUPA Camp

Noah attended his first camp ... proud of him as he went by himself without knowing any friends from church or school. 

He did well and was brave ... but lost his voice due to shouting and cheering ...

BSF Grand Sharing Night (1 Nov 2016)

TL's reminder

Jesus will come at any time ... are you ready

Salvation can only be from Jesus

Relationship with God is free

Destiny of lost or righteous is at our death

Attendees:

Kenny

Alan

Edwin

Luke

TetFock 

Grand Sharing ....

7 sure things

- sure everyone will die

- sure everyone will be judged

- worship the living christ

- Jesus will return 

- he will be king and ruler

- return to Him ...

Revelation

- gives hope

- perseverence

- Rev 20:4 .... martyrs will rise to judge

Final outcome is made known

- new heaven & new earth

Study if heaven has been encouraging

- permanent home

- everthing new ... beyond imagination

- no sin

- God will dwell

- garden of life

- bodies are renewed!!

- see our loved ones in heaven

- urgency to share the good news

Challenges vs endurance

- many times want to escape

- but God ask to endure

- God use situation to change me

Read, hear & keep

- do you share to those who wants to hear

- do God's command

- need to understand 

Suffering

- turn to God for comfort and refuge

- comfort from God word

- biblical perspective over suffering

- suffering and pain do not defeat believers

- Jesus will walk with me thru all issues

Revelation is about Hope

Jesus return will be a rejoicing

We need to be ready when he returns

It is God's grace to be able to enter the kingdom

God's word will come to pass

- judgement

- promises

We are living the last days .... how much is God in your life

What's your view of heaven ?

How do you know you will enter heaven?

... a way to start to share

Beauty if Genesis vs Revelation

- God's renewal if His creation

- Jesus is coming soon  .... need to respond Come Jesus

Revelation - heaven and hell are real!!

Hope of future ... Glory of Jesus

How are you prioritising for heaven

3 parts

Salvation - victory, wholeness, well being, deliverance

Sufferings - humility, different level of suffering, temporal

Images of heaven - not boring, joyful, fellowship with God / Lamb

Stormy sea currently

- destination is the land

- after Revelation .... new destination is heaven

- boat is unsinkable and stable

- not comfortable .... 

- god has plan for each of us

- make use of this limited time on earth ... God's purpose on earth

What is important in heaven

- relationships

- with God and with loved ones

- revelation message is clear ... it is about Jesus.

- Jesus is the bright morning star ... gives us hope when we suffering ... temporal .... there is a dawn for our suffering 

We are accountable ultimately to God

- He is merciful and wonderful

- do not want anyone to parish

- share to all we love

- keep ourselves with God ... devil's agenda is to make us fall away from God

Holiness of God

- do not procrastinate

Jesus is just judge

- mans judgement is inconsistent 

- don't judge others

- trust God's perfect judgement

Trust in prayer

Perseverance in suffering 

- darkness is brief

- victory is certain

Word of God to take root in myself

- able to handle sin and temptations 

- have I left Babylon?

- time is short ... share the Gospel

Letters to 7 churches

- showed who I am

- have to change

There is judgement

- trust God .... for His grace

- in book of life

- book of deeds .... point others to God / Jesus

Suffering is a way for us to be close to God

God is in control; he will not test us more than we can bare

Nothing is more fulfilling than God's love

Sharing of friend's wife with liver cancer.

Only 1 connection counts ... God

Edwin's sharing: Living Victorious lives even on earth!!

Wow ....

Lamb .... reminder of what Jesus did for us

Overcomers .... in all stage of life

Endure, persevere and overcome

Witness ... to all as salt abd light

Hymn of Promise

In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree;

In cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free!

In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;

There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.

From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;

In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity,

In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

BSF 2016 Book of Revelation

My learning for the 2016 study of the Book of Revelation ....

My DG = 15 men (myself included)

(Luke, Alan, James, Vincent, TetFock, Roger, Edwin, Kenny, LinSeng, SimCik, Sam, PengJin, BukGuan & WaiKent)

What are the 95 Theses of Martin Luther?

The 95 Theses

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Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and ordinary lecturer therein at Wittenberg, intends to defend the following statements and to dispute on them in that place. Therefore he asks that those who cannot be present and dispute with him orally shall do so in their absence by letter. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

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1. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ``Repent'' (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. 
2. This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance, that is, confession and satisfaction, as administered by the clergy. 
3. Yet it does not mean solely inner repentance; such inner repentance is worthless unless it produces various outward mortification of the flesh. 
4. The penalty of sin remains as long as the hatred of self (that is, true inner repentance), namely till our entrance into the kingdom of heaven. 
5. The pope neither desires nor is able to remit any penalties except those imposed by his own authority or that of the canons. 
6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring and showing that it has been remitted by God; or, to be sure, by remitting guilt in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in these cases were disregarded, the guilt would certainly remain unforgiven. 
7. God remits guilt to no one unless at the same time he humbles him in all things and makes him submissive to the vicar, the priest. 
8. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to the canons themselves, nothing should be imposed on the dying. 
9. Therefore the Holy Spirit through the pope is kind to us insofar as the pope in his decrees always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity. 
10. Those priests act ignorantly and wickedly who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penalties for purgatory. 
11. Those tares of changing the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory were evidently sown while the bishops slept (Mt 13:25). 
12. In former times canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition. 
13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties, are already dead as far as the canon laws are concerned, and have a right to be released from them. 
14. Imperfect piety or love on the part of the dying person necessarily brings with it great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater the fear. 
15. This fear or horror is sufficient in itself, to say nothing of other things, to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near to the horror of despair. 
16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ the same as despair, fear, and assurance of salvation. 
17. It seems as though for the souls in purgatory fear should necessarily decrease and love increase. 
18. Furthermore, it does not seem proved, either by reason or by Scripture, that souls in purgatory are outside the state of merit, that is, unable to grow in love. 
19. Nor does it seem proved that souls in purgatory, at least not all of them, are certain and assured of their own salvation, even if we ourselves may be entirely certain of it. 
20. Therefore the pope, when he uses the words ``plenary remission of all penalties,'' does not actually mean ``all penalties,'' but only those imposed by himself. 
21. Thus those indulgence preachers are in error who say that a man is absolved from every penalty and saved by papal indulgences. 
22. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life. 
23. If remission of all penalties whatsoever could be granted to anyone at all, certainly it would be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to very few. 
24. For this reason most people are necessarily deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of release from penalty. 
25. That power which the pope has in general over purgatory corresponds to the power which any bishop or curate has in a particular way in his own diocese and parish. 
26. The pope does very well when he grants remission to souls in purgatory, not by the power of the keys, which he does not have, but by way of intercession for them. 
27. They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies out of purgatory. 
28. It is certain that when money clinks in the money chest, greed and avarice can be increased; but when the church intercedes, the result is in the hands of God alone. 
29. Who knows whether all souls in purgatory wish to be redeemed, since we have exceptions in St. Severinus and St. Paschal, as related in a legend. 
30. No one is sure of the integrity of his own contrition, much less of having received plenary remission. 
31. The man who actually buys indulgences is as rare as he who is really penitent; indeed, he is exceedingly rare. 
32. Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers. 
33. Men must especially be on guard against those who say that the pope's pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to him. 
34. For the graces of indulgences are concerned only with the penalties of sacramental satisfaction established by man. 
35. They who teach that contrition is not necessary on the part of those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessional privileges preach unchristian doctrine. 
36. Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters. 
37. Any true Christian, whether living or dead, participates in all the blessings of Christ and the church; and this is granted him by God, even without indulgence letters. 
38. Nevertheless, papal remission and blessing are by no means to be disregarded, for they are, as I have said (Thesis 6), the proclamation of the divine remission. 
39. It is very difficult, even for the most learned theologians, at one and the same time to commend to the people the bounty of indulgences and the need of true contrition. 
40. A Christian who is truly contrite seeks and loves to pay penalties for his sins; the bounty of indulgences, however, relaxes penalties and causes men to hate them -- at least it furnishes occasion for hating them. 
41. Papal indulgences must be preached with caution, lest people erroneously think that they are preferable to other good works of love. 
42. Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend that the buying of indulgences should in any way be compared with works of mercy. 
43. Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better deed than he who buys indulgences. 
44. Because love grows by works of love, man thereby becomes better. Man does not, however, become better by means of indulgences but is merely freed from penalties. 
45. Christians are to be taught that he who sees a needy man and passes him by, yet gives his money for indulgences, does not buy papal indulgences but God's wrath. 
46. Christians are to be taught that, unless they have more than they need, they must reserve enough for their family needs and by no means squander it on indulgences. 
47. Christians are to be taught that they buying of indulgences is a matter of free choice, not commanded. 
48. Christians are to be taught that the pope, in granting indulgences, needs and thus desires their devout prayer more than their money. 
49. Christians are to be taught that papal indulgences are useful only if they do not put their trust in them, but very harmful if they lose their fear of God because of them. 
50. Christians are to be taught that if the pope knew the exactions of the indulgence preachers, he would rather that the basilica of St. Peter were burned to ashes than built up with the skin, flesh, and bones of his sheep. 
51. Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money. 
52. It is vain to trust in salvation by indulgence letters, even though the indulgence commissary, or even the pope, were to offer his soul as security. 
53. They are the enemies of Christ and the pope who forbid altogether the preaching of the Word of God in some churches in order that indulgences may be preached in others. 
54. Injury is done to the Word of God when, in the same sermon, an equal or larger amount of time is devoted to indulgences than to the Word. 
55. It is certainly the pope's sentiment that if indulgences, which are a very insignificant thing, are celebrated with one bell, one procession, and one ceremony, then the gospel, which is the very greatest thing, should be preached with a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies. 
56. The true treasures of the church, out of which the pope distributes indulgences, are not sufficiently discussed or known among the people of Christ. 
57. That indulgences are not temporal treasures is certainly clear, for many indulgence sellers do not distribute them freely but only gather them. 
58. Nor are they the merits of Christ and the saints, for, even without the pope, the latter always work grace for the inner man, and the cross, death, and hell for the outer man. 
59. St. Lawrence said that the poor of the church were the treasures of the church, but he spoke according to the usage of the word in his own time. 
60. Without want of consideration we say that the keys of the church, given by the merits of Christ, are that treasure. 
61. For it is clear that the pope's power is of itself sufficient for the remission of penalties and cases reserved by himself. 
62. The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God. 
63. But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last (Mt. 20:16). 
64. On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first. 
65. Therefore the treasures of the gospel are nets with which one formerly fished for men of wealth. 
66. The treasures of indulgences are nets with which one now fishes for the wealth of men. 
67. The indulgences which the demagogues acclaim as the greatest graces are actually understood to be such only insofar as they promote gain. 
68. They are nevertheless in truth the most insignificant graces when compared with the grace of God and the piety of the cross. 
69. Bishops and curates are bound to admit the commissaries of papal indulgences with all reverence. 
70. But they are much more bound to strain their eyes and ears lest these men preach their own dreams instead of what the pope has commissioned. 
71. Let him who speaks against the truth concerning papal indulgences be anathema and accursed. 
72. But let him who guards against the lust and license of the indulgence preachers be blessed. 
73. Just as the pope justly thunders against those who by any means whatever contrive harm to the sale of indulgences. 
74. Much more does he intend to thunder against those who use indulgences as a pretext to contrive harm to holy love and truth. 
75. To consider papal indulgences so great that they could absolve a man even if he had done the impossible and had violated the mother of God is madness. 
76. We say on the contrary that papal indulgences cannot remove the very least of venial sins as far as guilt is concerned. 
77. To say that even St. Peter if he were now pope, could not grant greater graces is blasphemy against St. Peter and the pope. 
78. We say on the contrary that even the present pope, or any pope whatsoever, has greater graces at his disposal, that is, the gospel, spiritual powers, gifts of healing, etc., as it is written. (1 Co 12[:28]) 
79. To say that the cross emblazoned with the papal coat of arms, and set up by the indulgence preachers is equal in worth to the cross of Christ is blasphemy. 
80. The bishops, curates, and theologians who permit such talk to be spread among the people will have to answer for this. 
81. This unbridled preaching of indulgences makes it difficult even for learned men to rescue the reverence which is due the pope from slander or from the shrewd questions of the laity. 
82. Such as: ``Why does not the pope empty purgatory for the sake of holy love and the dire need of the souls that are there if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a church?'' The former reason would be most just; the latter is most trivial. 
83. Again, ``Why are funeral and anniversary masses for the dead continued and why does he not return or permit the withdrawal of the endowments founded for them, since it is wrong to pray for the redeemed?'' 
84. Again, ``What is this new piety of God and the pope that for a consideration of money they permit a man who is impious and their enemy to buy out of purgatory the pious soul of a friend of God and do not rather, beca use of the need of that pious and beloved soul, free it for pure love's sake?'' 
85. Again, ``Why are the penitential canons, long since abrogated and dead in actual fact and through disuse, now satisfied by the granting of indulgences as though they were still alive and in force?'' 
86. Again, ``Why does not the pope, whose wealth is today greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build this one basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?'' 
87. Again, ``What does the pope remit or grant to those who by perfect contrition already have a right to full remission and blessings?'' 
88. Again, ``What greater blessing could come to the church than if the pope were to bestow these remissions and blessings on every believer a hundred times a day, as he now does but once?'' 
89. ``Since the pope seeks the salvation of souls rather than money by his indulgences, why does he suspend the indulgences and pardons previously granted when they have equal efficacy?'' 
90. To repress these very sharp arguments of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies and to make Christians unhappy. 
91. If, therefore, indulgences were preached according to the spirit and intention of the pope, all these doubts would be readily resolved. Indeed, they would not exist. 
92. Away, then, with all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, ``Peace, peace,'' and there is no peace! (Jer 6:14) 
93. Blessed be all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, ``Cross, cross,'' and there is no cross! 
94. Christians should be exhorted to be diligent in following Christ, their Head, through penalties, death and hell. 
95. And thus be confident of entering into heaven through many tribulations rather than through the false security of peace (Acts 14:22).

Reformation Sunday

The impact of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation has been enormous on global Christianity. In contrast to the extra-biblical traditions and works-based practices of Roman Catholicism, Luther called the Church back to the good news of salvation by grace alone through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Luther believed the Word of God was the supreme authority for the Christian faith, rather than tradition or papal decrees. In the process of bringing the Scriptures to the common person, Luther translated the Bible into German, published numerous books and sermons of biblical teachings, and composed numerous hymns based on biblical themes. Many of his hymns are still sung today.

Luther was brought to trial before the church, and the court attempted to force him to recant. Luther’s response is often quoted: “I cannot choose but adhere to the Word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I even make any recantation, since it is neither safe nor honest to act contrary to conscience! Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God! Amen.”

BSF Fellowship

Had our last group fellowship on the study of Revelation ..... the men seemed to have bonded well and enjoyed the study together.

Thank God for entrusting these me under my care ... for his constant provision and strength to be a GL over the last 29 weeks. Having cleared the many obstacles to ensure I can lead them.

Pray that from this study together, it will help the men in their continued journey of faith and spiritual growth.

Attendees: James, Alan, TetFock, Edwin, Luke, Kenny and myself.

BSF Lesson 29 - 25 Oct 2016

COME, LORD JESUS!

Aim: In the light of Jesus' imminent return, God's people are to live according to His Word.

1. Authentic Prophecy from God (Rev 22:6-11)

Principle 1: Jesus'imminent return will be a blessing & a great rejoicing for those who loves & obeys God's Word. 

2. All are invited to come to Christ urgently (Rev 22:12-17)

Principle 2: In readiness for Jesus' imminent return, all people are urgently called to drink the water of life.

3. All who obey will be Blessed (Rev 22:18-21)

Principle 3: God's grace is required to be overcomers & be ready for Jesus'imminent return.

My Bible

God's Word will be the light upon my feet.

BSF Lesson 28 - 18 Oct 2016

Heaven: The Believer's Hope

Aim: Heaven is the eternal home God is preparing for His people

1. Purpose of Heaven - Why Heaven?
Principle 1: The certainty of heaven gives perspective to daily life.

Doctrine: New Heaven & New Earth
a) gives proper understanding of life to come
b) to grasp full dimension of God's redemption plan
c) proper understanding of OT prophecies
d) gives believers biblical hope

2. Promises of Heaven - What is it like?
Principle 2: God's presence in Heaven ignites our hearts in worship
Promises of Heave ....
a) restoration of all God's creation to it original splendor
b) Holy Spirit is the guarantee / mark given to believers for our inheritance in Heaven
c) Heaven is eternal & everlasting
d) God is worshipped regularly and faithfully
e) Heaven is where God dwells

3. Preparing for Heaven
Principle 3: Certainty of heaven strengthens us to live Holy Lives

Reminder

BSF Lesson 27

God's Holy City (Rev 21:9-22:5)
1. The Holy City - The New Jerusalem (Rev 21:9-21)
Principle 1: The Holy City, the New Jerusalem, radiates the fullness of God.
2. The Temple City (Rev 21: 22-27)
Principle 2: We will live with God in His holy city only when Jesus Christ lives in us now!!
3. The Garden City (Rev 22:1-5)
Principle 3: God's people will serve & reign with Him forever

AIM: God's great purpose for His people is to live with Him in eternal glory




Why John spent so much effort in describing the splendor of the Holy City .... for 3 possible ares of teaching:
a. For believers whose lot is poverty on earth .... vision of the splendor of new Jerusalem is an encouragement to persevere ... as the eternal home awaits them.
b. For the "anti-materialistic" ... message is that there is nothing evil about beautiful / precious things
c. For the "Rich" (in this world) .... it serves as a healthy antidote to materialism .. as all earthly treasures will pale in comparison to the heavenly treasures in John's vision.

Truly fascinating. If you did wonder why God did not choose diamond or ruby among the 12 stones.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdCru5Q6lQ&sns=em

Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

Top 5 regrets of the dying .... shared by GM during sharing ... good reminder for me.

BSF Lesson 26 - 4 Oct 2016

The Final Judgement & a New Heaven & New Earth (Revelation 20:11-21:8)

Aim: God will perfectly renew the world & dwell with His people

1. God's Final Judgement (Rev 20:11-15)

Principle 1: True believers of Jesus Christ need not fear God's judgement & death.

2. God's New Creation (Rev 21:1-8)

Principle 2: A vibrant relationship with Christ now paves the way for living in eternity with him.

8 ways to beat temptation

1) Pray before you are tempted

Jesus instructed his disciples to ask God, “Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.” 

2) Flee. A good run is better than a bad fall.

Stay as far away sin as you can. Don’t think you won’t fall.

3) Quote Scripture

“God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Of course, to quote Scripture when tempted means we must know it first, which means we must regularly take it in.

4) Pray in the midst of temptation

Your sympathetic high priest, who was tempted as you are yet without sin, will help you (Heb 4).

5) Get a brother or sister to pray with you

6) Ask someone to hold you accountable

7) Remember God’s faithfulness

“God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 CO 10:13). 

God will never let us be tempted beyond the strength he gives, and if we ask he’ll “provide the way of escape” to get us through it.

8) Remind yourself that sin has consequences

Remember Galatians 6:7: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”

Quotes mentioned by TL in Lecture

Only God can provide the perfect peace and tranquility that is sought by man .....

Victor Hugo's quote ...

Lies that deceives myself

Tead the following which is a good reminder ....

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.” (Lamentations 3:40)

Have you seen any of these 5 lies in yourself today?

1. We tie on the “I’m okay” superhero cape and trudge onward.

But that’s not the biblical model. In the Bible, the Psalmist continually cries out for God to search him and test him and examine him so that He can keep doing the necessary renovation work (for example, Psalms 11, 17, and 26). The attitude of Scripture is more like this:

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.” (Lamentations 3:40)

Honestly, admitting daily that we’re not okay and that we need God’s help can be scary. It means owning our weaknesses and doing the hard work of self-examination on a regular basis ... God specializes in weakness

We’re weak. He’s strong. And that’s the best truth there is.

2. We usually start here: No one will ever know. 

True, there might be a thousand variations on that theme, but it almost always comes back to anonymity. That’s why private browsing on the Internet and personal devices such as smartphones and tablets can be some of the most dangerous tools known to humanity. 

2. We also like to tell ourselves that no one will get hurt. 

If it’s behind closed doors, if it only involves two responsible adults, if it only impacts me, then it’s got to be okay.

We don’t take into account that God Himself is grieved and pained by our bad choices. 

3. Often, the easiest way out of dealing with a destructive pattern in our lives is simply to make it an acceptable or unchangeable part of who we are.

Whether we see it as a part of our nature or simply as something we “can’t fix,” this lie helps us avoid feeling responsible. We can’t stop it because it’s just too deeply embedded.

What we don’t like to admit is that God is the one who made us. We were intended to look like, act like, and be like Him (Genesis 1:27; 1 John 3:2). 

By saying its “just the way I am” means that God messed up or was taken by surprise by our struggles. We’re really just saying that He can’t change us.

4. I'll do it "Tomorrow"

Tomorrow is the time for Bible study, for that new morning prayer routine, for that meeting with our pastor or Christian friend. Tomorrow is when we’ll tell our spouse the truth. Tomorrow is when we’ll get honest with God.

But—and this is the truth—many times that “tomorrow” never comes. 

“So, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…” (Psalm 95; Hebrews 3)

Telling yourself that you’ll make a change tomorrow certainly makes you feel better about today’s failures, but it rarely ever changes us. We must remember that a lack of commitment to change today comes with a steep price!!

“But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.” (Hebrews 3:13)

BSF Lesson 25 - 27 Sep 2016

The Defeat of Satan & te Reign of Christ (Revelation 20:1-10)

1. Satan Bound (Rev 20:1-3)

Principle 1: Satan has very limited powers & can only do what God permits.

2. Christ's Millennium Reign (Rev 20: 4-6)

Principle 2: God will raise His people to reign with Christ

3. Satan's Doom (Rev 20:7-10)

Principle 3: God will destroy Satan, sin and evil forever.

BSF Lesson 24 - 20 Sep 2016

Praise for God's Triumph (Rev 19)

1. Heaven Celebrates God's Justice (Rev 19:1-5)

Principle 1: God is praised for His perfect Justice

2. Invitation to the Lambs Wedding (Rev 19:6-10)

Principle 2: Jesus will return for the eternal joyful reunion with His people.

3. Christ Returns to Judge (Rev 19:11-21)

Principle 3: Jesus will return as a Victorious King to conquer the world by His Word

BSF Lesson 23 - 12 Sep 2016

Babylon’s Destruction & the World’s Response (Rev 18)

Aim: Those who live for things instead of God will lose everything!!

1. Babylon’s Downfall (Rev18:1-8)

Principle 1: God calls His people to turn from worldly treasures and turn to Him instead.

2. Babylon’s Mourners (Rev18:9-19)

Principle 2: Putting hope in worldly treasures will bring doom & ruin

3. Bablyon’s Final Destruction (Rev18:20-24)

Principle 3: God’s judgement of sin & evil calls for celebration