OneChristmas
Rev Dr Kow Shih Ming
25 December 2014
Suntec
Wesley Methodist Church
Have you unwrapped your Christmas Gift?
It promises
FREEDOM from past hurts and regrets
POWER to live for the present and
ASSURANCE for the future
For some people, life is like a prison
Regrets of something done or not done
Hurts, hidden wounds in our life
some action
some words
perhaps marriage
abortion
memories of being abandoned
not being loved
abuse
criticism
emotional woulds take longer to heal than physical wounds
JESUS can set you free
THREE steps to freedom
1) FORGIVE the person that hurt you
2) FORGIVE yourself
3) FOCUS on God
Focusing on the hurts and regrets never helps
Focus away from self
Away from your pain
Focus on something better
Focus on the healer, not the hurt
Focus on God always helps.
Instead of trying to get even,
surrender that hurt to God
"I will let you God take charge"
Psalm 56:8 (NLT)
You keep track of all my sorrows
You have collected all my tears in your bottle
You have recorded each one in your book.
POWER to live for the present
Not enough money?
Not enough rebury?
Not enough power?
Feel inadequate?
Lacking skill?
Can not cope with people who are perpetually tormenting you?
Burdened with a terminal illness?
"Oh God when are you going to take me home?"
Overwhelmed?
Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can everything through him who gives me strength.
Romans 8:37(NIV) No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
We can face the future because of Emmanuel
Don't worry about tomorrow! Matt 6:34
God has good plans for you
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
The sad truth of life is that people will always leave you.
Either a broken relationship, betrayal, mistrust
Or though ill health or accident a loved one is taken away.
"How will I go on living?"
"How can I face the future?"
You don't have to figure it all out:
Just trust God who has figured it all out
you can be assured of a future beyond death
Jesus came
walked on earth for 30 years
was killed
but he came back from the dead
He gives us assurance of a future beyond the grave
Do you want this power?
Do you want this assurance?
It is your Christmas gift!
All you need to do to receive this gift is to surrender your life to Jesus.
Say in your heart (or aloud)
"God I want freedom from my past
Power for my present
Assurance for my future
I know I can not do it alone.
Come Lord Jesus into my life
I surrender all.
Give me freedom, power assurance."
If you have said this and believe it
please email me or tell another Christian
The community of believers join the angels in heaven rejoicing
We want yo help you grow in your trust in God.
Emmanuel
God with us.
Have a blessed Christmas
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