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Pastor Vincent - 17 October 2013

Beware Of The Influence Of Sin

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Man often understand sin loosely. To many, sin is committing adultery, telling lies, taking drugs, murdering and more.. But sin is more than just the action of committing the wrong doings, it is the spiritual problem inside man that slowly creeps into us, without us knowing, that drives us away from the truth of God. It takes away our wanting to approach God fearlessly and stripping away our desire to come to Him. Sin is Satan's strongest weapon against evangelism. Because the moment you separate from the love of God, you lose the conviction in testifying for God. As a result, the world attracts you for it fulfills the desires inside you; the word gives you pressure and make you feel accused, for you know the truth but you cannot do it. Slowly, we are captured by fear than love. One day, we even lose the ability to love self and others. In fact, the most frightening thing in this world is not sinning but the unconsciousness of sins. It is through regeneration in Christ (born again) that one comes to realize the depth of our sins and the immense power of the finished work on the cross. If you want to overcome sin, you have to become a new person, born again in Christ. With a new life, there will be birth of new desire - and that is to seek God always and pursue Holy Living. Come to Lord and tell Him about your sins. Taste the sweetness of repentance today and leave Satan with no room in your heart to accuse you and toy your emotions. For Satan drives you away from God using the sins, God is still loving you and waiting for you to return, just like the prodigal son. Those forgiven much, love much. A person who has tasted the immense depth of God's love will hate sins and yearn to be in sync with God and testify for Him.

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Not Conforming To The World, But Saving It


A lie is telling us it’s perfectly alright to be me-centric and to be without God. All it matters is our happiness and freedom. There is no need to care about what is good, as long as it makes “me” happy, and as long as it works.

Christians living under such a lie have to guard against the trap of assimilation and hold tightly to God’s truth. Then we will not fall into the lie but find the love and courage from God to save the world, despite anticipated difficulties and hostility.

 1. The LIE <2 Th 2:9-12>:

*Opposite from the way and perspective of God.

1) LIE: “ME”-centric.

  • Freedom without boundaries is dangerous; freedom in ignorance is folly.
  • Man was created to have control every other creation, except for himself. But when man tries to control himself, he lost control of other things, including himself.
  • Because of freedom >> Co-existence >> Not feasible
  • It has to be God-centric; He is the standard of GOOD.

2) LIE: Man can be without God; Man can be God.

3) It is scary when the LIE is normalized as the “truth”.

2. How to live in the world under the Lie?

1) Hold tight to the truth! Don’t let go! <Phil 2:14-16>

2) Keep doing right regardless of majority view or results. <1 Pe 3:13>

  • Beware of trap of assimilation <Ro 12:2>
    – Daily fixed-time prayers
  • Be eager to do good

3) Be prepared to suffer for doing good. <1 Pe 3:14, 17>

4) Learn to make every threat an opportunity. <Ep 5:15-16>

5) Especially guard ourselves in what we spend longest hours at – Work. <Col 3:23-24>

  • Not to derive self-worth, but to glorify God
  • Potential realized at job >> Kingdom of God
  • Even when we do well at work, pray that our hearts won’t be tempted
  • Don’t “over-credit”, nor “over-accuse”, ourselves for our performance

3. We need to save the world. <1 Pe 3:15; Mt 28:18-20>

1) Be interested in people’s lives (LOVE).

2) Confirm the “intrinsic value” of the gospel.

  • Gospel itself is powerful and relevant

3) Exposure matters.

4) Believe there are God’s people hidden somewhere.

5) Share with conviction.

  • Enjoy gospel

Reflections:

  • Share two things about what you received from the TBRC.
  • [Prompters, if necessary, when members don’t know what to share: What is one change in your perspective?
  • What is one thing you will like to work on after the camp?
  • What is it that you still find challenging even after hearing the messages?]
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Preacher Hui Jun
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Huijun serves as Secretary of The Blessed RUN Ministries. She is also the Preacher at The Life Church and Missions (Singapore). She graduated from Singapore Bible College and currently lives in Singapore with her husband, Chengji.

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