13th Jan 2008

The Way to God's Heart
Ps 1

Qstn: Are you happy?

Psalm- 5 bks (I missed out some info here about the parallelism of Psalm)
Bk 1: Ps 1-41 Genesis
Bk 2: Ps 42-72 Exodus
Bk 3: Ps 73-89 Leviticus
Bk 4: Ps 90-106 Numbers -> wandering
Bk 5: Ps 107-150 Deutronomy -> Deliverance & victory

Invitation to come out of the busy-ness

Learn to pray the prayer of the Plasm

Ps 1 is the keynote

1. Decide to separate our mind from the world
V.1 wicked, sinners and mockers.
New definitions on what these terms mean:
Wicked-loose with the morals & standards
Sinner-deliberately choose a way of their own
Mockers-ridicule and living it different; speech and action do not tally

Gal 6:8

Three actions and their corresponding meaning:
Walk-go about everyday life
Stand-commitment
Sit-attitude


2. Delight to saturate our spirit with the Word
V.2-3 meditates
The natural man is bound to 5 senses
But the spiritual man needs the Word and Holy Spirit

Romans 8:14
Q: who leads you?

Rev 2:4-5 forgotten your first love
Remember -> Repent -> Return

V.3 we don't do this, but God brought this about such that we are connected to God again.

Jer 17:7-8 there will be heat, drought

Psalmist always end with affirmation b'cos they see God.

6th Jan 2008
2008- A Year of Sabbath
Isa 58:13-14

3 promises:
1. Gladness in our heart - Delight

2. Growth in our ministry - Development

3. Global impact in the world - Destiny

3 Focus:
A. Remembrance & Reliance upon the Lord - Intimacy "if you call the Sabbath a delight"

Jan-Apr: A Psalm A Day
Apr (Good Friday): Sanctification wk

B. Restoration & Rebuilding of relationships - Interdependence

1 Jn 1:7 fellowship

Don't just do 1 I at a time. They all come together, just that we focus on 1 I at a time.

Add strength to each other, to do what we could not do alone.

May-Aug: Inter-network activities.
Global day of prayer
LoveSingapore 40 Day of Fast
Day of His Power
Teachers' Conference
NDP - motivators (300 roller bladers, 43 sets of 3-generational family)
Thousand Linking Hands (opening ceremony at beginning of July)
MOL @ Esplanade (17-20 July)

C. Rest & Re-creation of the land - Integration "if... from doing as you please"

If you take your work as your joy, your work will disappoint you. God is the source of your joy. So you need to integrate your work with God.

Exo 20:8-11 Even God rested, and He has set this to the rhythm in creation.

If you break the Sabbath, you will die. Current times we have many stress related diseases.

Lev 26:34-35

2 Chron 36:21 Israel was forced to rest 70 years for the number of years they did not keep the Sabbath.

KPI: Zero growth, but still some growth to maintain zero net growth.

Loss of G12 vision. No passion, no vision. Probably due to slipping of LOS equipping.

Sep-Dec: The Marketplace
Ed Silvoso conference
Work is church. And church starts on Monday
Christmas
Countdown Party to Year of Transformation

Heb 4:11 diligent to enter that rest