How we are Tempted and How we Give In

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dennis

Psalms 1 1 Blessed is the manwho walks not inthe counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD,  and on his law he meditates day and night.

Our new pastor BB shared to us how we could succumb to SIN.

1. Don’t walk in the area of sin and weakness. Here BB is enticed from the look of the kare-kare.

2.Don’t stand in the area where you would most likely be tempted. RUN AWAY BB!!!

3. Once you come near, you tend to walk, stand and lastly sit in and succumb to the temptation.

BB’s three steps to avoid temptation is great but we must also remember that the power to overcome the temptation and sin is through the power of Christ. We are already made victorious over sin through Christ’s death and resurrection and God gave us His grace the Holy Spirit to empower us to say NO to ungodliness.

Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

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New Officemate

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dennis

This week we added a new member in our team that has increased our productivity. He has been a big help and what is nice about him is that he always gives us the BEARHUG. Welcome BB to our team and to Victory Greenhills.

Here, BB is helping upgrade our computer system.

BB has also helped Charles bring our worship team to the next level. I even heard the band saying that he is BEARY good in his craft.

BB has also been busy making disciples. He knows his priority according to our discipleship pastor Jayson Lo, “Even if he is busy, he takes time to BEAR the burden of the church to make disciples.”

 

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5 Reasons your Kids need to go to Kids Church

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dennis

Since our launch of our KID’S Ministry in Greenhills, we have seen an explosive growth in our kid’s church. Why are kids telling their parents that they can’t miss kid’s church. Let me give you 5 reasons:

1. In Kid’s church, we point your kids to Jesus. The goal of our Kid’s ministry is for your kids to learn how to dependent on Jesus for everything. Starting them young would help them as they grow older to depend on God more.

2. We offer one of the best kid’s church services ever! I am not exaggerating but when I visited our kids ministry facility, I thought I was at gymboree. We have state of the art technology in our kid’s ministry hall.

3. Kids worship!!!

We have some of the best worshipers and musicians imparting what real worship is to our kids. Every 5th sunday of the month, our kid’s church team leads worship in our adult service.You can never underestimate pure and authentic worship when you see the kids lead in worship.

4. We have some of the best and dedicated volunteers in the world! With 200+ kid’s ministry volunteers serving every month, we see to it they are equipped in handling kids week in and week out.

5. The best KIDS CHURCH PASTOR Larry is leading the pack.

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How to Know if you are Saved?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dennis

Whoever believes will be saved! So I don’t know if there is such a thing as backsliding.

 

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How to Read the Word of God

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dennis

How do you read/study the Word of God? Do you reflect on it? or interpret it? How does it struck you? How do you apply it in your life? I don’t want to just “read” the bible Pastor. You know what I mean, right?

I think the most important thing to do is to first have a habit of reading your Bible daily. The more you read it, the more it gets into you.

Secondly, get a translation that would fit you. I am now using ESV since I would like a really good translation for studying.

Thirdly, get supplemental study guides. I am using ESV study Bible and Warren Weirsbe’s Commentaries. The internet is also full of helpful guides. Just learn how to sift through the reliable ones and the dangerous ones.

Lastly, pray for revelation. This is I think the most crucial of all. When God shows His word to us, it hits us.

Hope you enjoy reading the Scripture.

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Secret to a Praying Life is not Discipline

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dennis

Matthew 5:3
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

If you read Psalms you will be amazed at the prayers. There are so many times David would just pray, Help me God, save me God. It wasn’t the longevity of prayer but the spirit of dependency to the Father that makes prayer powerful.

Being poor in spirit means that I cannot live this life without God. I don’t even want to experience a day without God’s grace and guidance. The reason people have a vibrant praying life is because they are poor in spirit and totally dependent on God.

How your spirit depends on God is how your prayer life would look like.

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Convicted of Righteousness

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dennis

Romans 6:17-18 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

A drastic change happens in A Christian life when he lives out the gospel. Most of us tend to be so-sin focused that we forget that Christ has died for our sin therefore SIN and its effect has no power over me. Paul says that we are no longer slaves to sin. Sin is no longer our master. We now have a new master. We have become slaves of righteousness.

What that means is that as a child of God I am convicted not of my sin but of my righteousness. I am convicted because if who I am in Christ. Through Christ’s death on the cross, I was made righteous thus my nature is to live holy and not to sin. Only the grace of God empowers me to live that way.

So when temptation comes, I am no longer convicted of sin. I am convicted of my righteousness. The reason I can overcome sin is not because I have a to do list but because I am a child of God. His grace has transformed my nature. My sinful nature is dead. I am dead to sin and alive to God. What a wonderful truth to live by.

 

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David, Goliath and the Gospel

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dennis

In this 3-minute video for The Gospel Project, Matt Chandler explains the difference between a moralistic interpretation of the story of David and Goliath and a gospel-centered approach.

I love listening to pastors who exalt Christ everywhere they can as they proclaim the Scriptures. Christ-centeredness is one of the core values we are seeking to implement in The Gospel Project.

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Bottleneck Discipleship

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dennis

Churches stop growing when disciples are not being empowered. It is a proven fact – the way to kill a church is to not empower people to make disciples. You can have a great program and a nice worship hall but if you are not empowering people – you can’t grow.

We create bottlenecks when we don’t empower people to make disciples. Don’t be happy if you have a big small group. Don’t boast that there are 30 people attending your small group. Ask yourself, have I empowered them to make disciples? Are new leaders being released to fulfill the Great Commission? Am I responsible from holding people back from making disciples by not empowering them.

This year change how we make disciples. Empower people to go and make disciples!!!

Some practical tips on how we can empower:

1. If you are currently leading a small group and you have people under you that are spiritually progressing, encourage them to start leading small groups this year.

2. Some of the people you are leading keeps on inviting their friends to attend your group, tell them to stop inviting and tell him/her to start a victory small group with his/her friends.

3. Partner up. Some of the people in your small group just needs a little push. Try partnering them up together to lead a small group together. Two are better than one.

4. Let someone lead your group and jump start your own group. Some take a radical step and let someone else lead their small group while he/she starts a new one.

5. Ask for a commitment. Movers are committed. You cannot work with someone who is not committed. I learned this from a top executive of a company. He said as a leader you must learn how to sift people. See who is ready and see those who are not. If they are ready, empower them. If they are not – guide them and encourage them but you can’t force them.

 

 

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Under Grace

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dennis

This blog is dedicated for all church leaders, church planters and pastors out there.

One of the things that I have learned as I preach the gospel to myself everyday is that grace of God is applicable to every area of my life. I am preacher of the gospel that has changed and transformed me. I also move in the grace of God by the grace of God.

Let me repeat my last line: I move in the GRACE OF GOD by the GRACE OF GOD. Once the gospel transforms you, it changes you for the better. Once the gospel grabs a hold of you, it changes your ministry. It energizes you, it pumps you up, it liberates you.

At the same time there is a great temptation for people who have experience the grace of God to move in the opposite spirit of grace. What do I mean? Because of our desire to move in the grace of God, sometimes we pride in our experience of grace and look down on people who are living under the law.

I have seen this at work with other preachers of so called “grace” and move not in the spirit of grace. Sounds oxymoronic but it is true. The temptation to preach against churches and other pastors in our preaching is not really exemplifying grace. I wrote this because I also have the tendency to do this and it is actually a note to myself.

I also am under authority which means God has placed me in a spiritual family that loves me and protects me. Every pastor is on a journey of God’s grace and story the same way I will journey in understanding the gospel till the day I die. As preachers of the gospel, let us be careful not to take pride in GRACE. Let us move in the spirit of honor and humility and not divide the shepherds to preachers of the law vs preachers of grace.

We have but one gospel. Our goal is to educate and preach the gospel but not in the expense of tearing other ministries down.

I move in the GRACE OF GOD by the GRACE OF GOD. I preach the GOSPEL by the GRACE OF GOD. I live the gospel by the GRACE OF GOD.

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