MORE OF YOU LORD

the more God reign in us, the more victorious 

-its the power of the Spirit that attracted the people

-Jesus' entire life is by the Spirit

1. birth of Jesus

born of the Holy Spirit

2. growth of Jesus

Jesus had the divine influence

Jesus has the presence and power of Holy Spirit in Him

3. temptation of Jesus

even in the wilderness, Jesus was led by the spirit

there is not one moment Jesus live without the Holy Spirit

4. ministry of Jesus

1. Jesus was born by the power of the Spirit, so are we

-we are born again by the spirit

-we can never enter the kingdom of God by our good works or cleverness

2. Jesus grew up in the power of the spirit, so should we

-kingdom of God

-only by the power of the spirit

3. Jesus overcame temptation by the power of the spirit, so can we

4. Jesus ministered by the power of the spirit, so must we

commandments of God - love God wholeheartedly, love people fervently

having the Holy Spirit is not a good-to-have, but a necessity!

the ppl saw something is different in Jesus

we need to seek earnestly for the kingdom of God

1. Elijah and the widow of Zarephath

the widow was planning to eat her last meal with her son and die

Elijah ask of the widow for bread and then she can do what she wants (eat her last meal and die)

the widow recognize her absolute poverty --- nothing she can do to save herself and her son

-if we desires the power of Spirit, first we must recognize the absolute poverty

   -as long as we think that we can do it by our own strength.. we cant experience

come before the Lord broken, hungry, thirsty

   -all it takes is to a desire

dont stop seeking

2. Elisha & Naaman

2 kings 5 11

2 kings 5 12

2 kings 5 14

Naaman decided to obey

Naaman is saved and healed cos he is willing to humble himself before the Lord

-Naaman decided to obey

-Naaman is saved and healed cos he is willing to humble himself before the Lord

THE SCARS OF JESUS

-the disciples were hiding in the upper room, fear of the Jews and the Romans soldiers were hunting after them

-Jesus came and showed them intentionally His scars

   -God gave Jesus a glorified body with the scars

-the scars were the only man-made thing tt Jesus brought back to heaven

during the 8 days, Thomas must have been told by the disciples abt Jesus' coming back

-Jesus came back the 2nd time just for Thomas

-God hears our deepest cry

   -God is faithful even when we are faithless

wound turned to scars... wound are healed

why didnt God remove the scars from Jesus

1. the scars remind us of His sacrifice on the cross

2. the scars remind us of His victory on the cross

Jesus overcome the power of sin and death

3. the scars remind us of Jesus' obedience on the cross

-Jesus was willing to die on the cross cos His heart was focused on the joy of knowing that we would be His

-scar is a wound that have been healed..

   -wound closed up so that we can move on in life

-how we feel abt our scars often depends on how we have the scar

-our value and worth in defined God.. not by our past

God wants to heal our wounds and use it for a great future

dont let past wound open and allow it to poison our soul

when Jesus came, Thomas was overwhelmed... he could only believe