Search my Heart ... O God

Psalm 139:23-24 (KJV)

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Reminder that sin can creep in ...

Daily verse - the Lord is my refuge

BSF Lesson 21

BSF Lesson 21

28 Aug 2018

Romans 12:1-2

Peter Ng (STL)

The Christian Mind

Aim: God’s mercy enables believers to respond rightly

1. God’s Mercy - Living Sacrifice (Romans 12:1)

Mercy = not being giving what we deserve ... ie eternal death due to sin

Grace = being given what we do not deserve, life thru Jesus Christ 

Principle 1: God’s mercy motives costly sacrifice

2. God’s Mercy - Transformed life (Romans 12:2a)

Do not get squeezed into the behaviour of the unbelieving world

Principle 2: God’s mercy transforms perspectives

Who is your real boss?

3. God’s Mercy - Knowing His Will (Romans 12:2c)

Principle 3: God’s mercy gives confidence in God’s will

How are you participating in God’s redemptive plan for mankind?

BSF Lesson 19

BSF Lesson 19

Romans 11:1-32

The Gentiles and Salvation for Israel

14 Aug 2018

Aim: God can be trusted to fulfill His promises, plans and purposes.

1. Israel rejects salvation (1-10)

Principle 1: The elect obtains salvation by God’s grace alone and not by works

***no man unaided by HS can see God. God only allowed to convert only a handful of Jews 

2. Gentiles offered salvation (11-24)

Principle 2: God’s grace eliminates spiritual pride in a believer

3. All Israel restored (25-32)

Principle 3: God shows mercy to all

BSF Lesson 20 - Romans 11:33-36

BSF Lesson 20

21 Aug 2018

Glory to God Alone

Aim: God deserves our heartfelt worship because he is greater than we can comprehend 

1. God’s Wisdom & Knowledge (Romans 11:33)

a. God knows everything that is needed to be known

b. God makes plans we do not understand

c. God alone know why everything happens

Principle 1: God’s perfect wisdom and knowledge governs all things

2. God’s Greatness Revealed (Romans 11:34-35)

3 rhetoric questions ... that shows:

No one can explain God

No one can counsel God

No one can accuse God of unfairness!

Principle 2: God does not need us

3. Glory to God (Romans 11:36)

Principle 3: All things exist for God’s glory, not ours

BSF Lesson 18

BSF Lesson 18

7 Aug 2018

Romans 10:14-21

Missions: Our Privilege in Salvation

Aim: Faith comes by hearing God’s Word

1. God Send People (Rom 10:14-15)

Principle 1: God sends people to share the gospel.

2. God Forms Faith (Rom 10:16-17)

Principle 2: Faith is formed through hearing the gospel

Saving Faith = Believing God and acting on it 

3. God never gives up (Rom 10:18-21)

Principle 3: God is always calling the repentant sinner to come to Him

BSF Lesson 17

BSF Lesson 17

31 Jul 2018

Our Responsibility in Salvation

Aim: Everyone who trust in Jesus will be saved

1. Righteousness not by Works (Rom 9:30-10:4)

Principle 1: Coming to God through faith requires renouncing of our merit and works

2. Righteousness by Faith (Rom 10:5-13)

Principle 2: Anyone who believes and declares that Jesus is Lord will be saved

Key Qn ... do you believe in your heart ... he is the saviour of your life

Being religious does not save ... does not give you relationship with Jesus