Loved and Chosen by God

Loved and Chosen by God

Pastor Vincent - 3 October 2013

The Way Of Evangelism: Christ Convictions

Conviction means a believing heart, and it's the prayer of a convicted remnant that mobilizes angels to work. Convictions come from deep prayers as you confirm the truth and inscribe it unto your heart, so that it can be the strength in your heart and give you the ability to do the good in you. Convictions come from the the many unresolving problems in your life that drives you to have the continual need to turn to God and be comforted by His truth, again and again. Conviction comes when you train yourself to live before God, not man. And very importantly, conviction certainly comes through brethren living. After crossing the Jordan river, God made Joshua circumcised the people before the enemy, in a state which the Israelites were so vulnerable and could be easily attacked by the enemy. What does it tell us? Be afraid of not your enemy (problems); rather, be really afraid when your heart is stolen by the enemy. Even before the storm, before the big and challenging problems, God was more concerned with His people's circumcision than fighting the war. God has every ability to fight and win the war and give His people the promised land, but the reason why He wanted them circumcised is to set them apart and put His covenant in their hearts first - their identity, their purpose of living, and that they must not forget the works of the Lord in their lives. Live as one circumcised, be convicted by the truths.

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Introduction

Two erroneous teachings about salvation:

  • Giving false assumption about salvation
  • Justify salvation by one’s merits

 

Verse to Read: <1 Thessalonians 1:2-3>

Evidences of inner attributes:

  1. Faith ⟹ Works
  2. Love ⟹ Labor
  3. Hope ⟹ Endurance

 

Verses to Read: <1 Thessalonians 1:4-10>

Your assurance that you are loved and chosen in Christ stems from:

  • The gospel came to you with power
  • You became imitators of us and of the Lord
  • You became a model to all the believers
  • You turn to God from idols and wait for His coming Son

 

And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
<Romans 8:30>

 

Reflection

1. Have you been taught the right doctrine of election before in the past? If yes, how were you taught about it?

2. Do you have the evidence of one that is being loved and chosen in Christ? 

 

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Pastor Vincent Choo
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Vincent serves as the President of The Blessed Run Church. He is also the Senior Pastor of The Life Church and Missions (Singapore) and is an ardent missionary to the Chinese World. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife, Qiufen, and has three kids, Mary, David, and Caleb.

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