BSF Lesson 5 (29 Mar 2016)

Jesus Challenges the Churches - Part 2

1. Message to Pergamun (Rev 2:12-17)

Principle 1: Knowing Jesus & His Word protects the faithful from the corrupting influences of the world.

2. Message to Thyatira (Rev 2:18-29)

Principle 2: Christians overcome persecutions & hardships by clinging on to Jesus until He comes.

3. Message to Sardis  (Rev 3:1-6)

Principle 3: God the Holy Spirit awakens  the spiritually dead to bring them to repentance.

Aim: Jesus calls us to awaken; reject wrong thinking & repent from sin.

Easter Service

Meaning of Easter

The true meaning of Eater is Jess Christ. ... very different from the secular world that is focused on Easter bunny and chocolates.

The key foundation of Christian doctrine is Jesus' resurrection and he has conquered death, giving believers new life!!

Easter EP convention 2016

We attended the Easter EP Convention at Expo 2016 ..... speaker was Daniel Chua.
Message: Calvary & the Preaching of the Gospel.
Romans 1:14-17
3 Reasons for preaching the Gospel
- duty bound (v14)
- no reason to be ashamed when it comes to the Gospel ... the truth and is from God
- issue at stake is saving souls and lives

Rev 2:10 - Crown of Life

Mentioned by TL the different Crowns in the Bible ..... for Rev 2 we see the Crown of Life

BSF Lesson 4 (22 Mar 2016)

Jesus Challenges The Church - Part 1

1. 7 letters to the 7 Churches  (Rev 2:1-3:22)

Principle 1:  The Church of Christmas is to faithfully proclaim His gospel till He comes again.

2. Message to Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7)

Principle 2: Jesus calls His church to love Him & reflect His love.

3. Message to Smyrna (Rev 2:8-11)

Principle 3: Faith that perseveres through suffering reveals Jesus to a broken world.

Aim: Jesus gives us the power of life as we overcome.

Psalm 28:7-8

Solar Eclipse. ... yet light shines through

Even during the eclipse when the sun was covered by more than 90% .... yet the light shone out .... even when the earth is blocked by sin .... it is only temporary .... Jesus light will shine through

Jesus is the bright Morning Star!!

 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” - Revelation 22:16

BSF Lecture - Lesson 3 (8 Mar 2016)

Revelation of the Risen Christmas & John's Comissioning

1. The Revelation of Jess Christmas (Rev 1:1-3)

Principle 1: Those who take Jesus' Word to heart & live by it will be blessed.

2. The Prophecy of Jesus' Return (Rev 1:4-8)

Principle 2: Jesus' faithful life & obedience demonstrates He has the power to save His people.

3. The Vision of Jesus Christ (Rev 1: 9-20)

Principle 3: The risen & glorified Jesus is already present among us.

Aim: The only response to Jesus' indescribable & awesome majesty is worship

Mark 7:20-23 - Evil is from the Heart

Guard our hearts ... pray that God replace our rebel hearts with hearts that are obedient and fed with his Word. It is not the outward appearance of looking Holy ..... remember we  can bluff men ... but God looks into our hearts and knows us ... we cannot hide from Him!! 

God is .... Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent

Omnipotence means all-powerful.
Monotheistic theologians regard God as having supreme power. This means God can do what he wants. It means he is not subject to physical limitations like man is. Being omnipotent, God has power over wind, water, gravity, physics, etc. God's power is infinite, or limitless.

Omniscience means all-knowing.
God is all all-knowing in the sense that he is aware of the past, present, and future. Nothing takes him by surprise. His knowledge is total. He knows all that there is to know and all that can be known.

Omnipresence means all-present.
This term means that God is capable of being everywhere at the same time. It means his divine presence encompasses the whole of the universe. There is no location where he does not inhabit. This should not be confused with pantheism, which suggests that God is synonymous with the universe itself; instead, omnipresence indicates that God is distinct from the universe, but inhabits the entirety of it. He is everywhere at once.

BSF Lesson 2 Lecture - 1 Mar 2016

Aim: The Christian's Hope is the returning Christ.

The Consummation of All Things
1. The Context
Principle 1:  Jesus calls people to take His Word to heart & follow Him.

2. The Content
Principle 2: Jesus Wins!!

3. The Christian's Hope
Principle 3: Hope is found in Jesus Christ who will return.