Hearing the Cries of the World
Introduction Two ways … A. RECOGNISE THE PRESENT GROANING B. REST IN THE FUTURE GLORY Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Psalm 13Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Dr Leow Wen Pin (BPJ, WDL & East)
Hearing One Another’s Cries
Introduction On our spiritual burden of “Cry Out” so far … Hearing one another’s cries in a healing and empowering way happens: A. WE LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER’S CRIES WITH GOD’S LOVE 1. The love described in verses 4-8a 2. Two key initial observations regarding such love 3. Four key healing and empowering effects […]
Hearing One Another’s Cries
Introduction The cries of the human heart — God’s love compels us to journey with one another. The starting point is our beloved-ness in God and we experience and express that beloved-ness in community. A. IN OUR PAIN, EMBODY EMPATHY B. IN OUR WAITING, EMBODY HOPE Conclusion Jesus — love embodied. In our humanity, be […]
Hearing One Another’s Cries
Introduction A. PRINCIPLES OF LISTENING 1. Creating a Safe Place “Love is patient and kind … it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (vv. 4a, 8) 2. Silencing Our Own Agenda“Love is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way … it is not irritable […]
Hear our cry
Introduction Psalms 120–134 — A journey towards the presence of God … A. CRY OUT, FOR GOD WILL FORGIVE (vv. 1-4) B. WAIT OUT, FOR GOD WILL REDEEM (vv. 5-8) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: James 1:19-27Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Kirk Tan (BPJ), Rev Sandra Chi (WDL) & Ps […]
Hear our cry
Introduction A. CRY OUT BY DRAWING CLOSER (vv.1-4) B. WAIT OUT BY HOLDING TIGHTER (vv. 5-8) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic:James 1:19-27Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Kirk Tan (BPJ), Rev Sandra Chi (WDL) & Ps Lim Keng Yeow (East)
Hear our cry
Only By Grace Composed by Gerrit Gustafson Only by grace can we enter Only by grace can we stand Not by our human endeavour But by the blood of the Lamb Into Your presence You call us You call us to come Into Your presence You draw us And now by Your grace we come And now by Your grace we come […]
HEARING GOD’S CRY: LIVING AN OVERCOMING LIFE
Introduction 1. A repeated refrain in the letters to the seven churches in the book of Revelation: “to the one who overcomes” 2. We are called to live an overcoming life — and we all want to. No one wants to walk in defeat. 3. What would it take for us to live an overcoming […]
Hearing God’s Cry: Repent, My Beloved!
Introduction God is calling us to repent of three compromises, so that we may remain His faithful witnesses to the end, and receive the reward He has promised. A. COMPROMISE OF FIRST LOVE (2:1-17) B. COMPROMISE IN VALUES AND PRACTICES (2:12-28) C. COMPROMISE TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY (3:1-6, 14-22) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: […]
Hearing God’s Cry: Repent, My Beloved!
Introduction A. A LOVE GROWN COOL (2:1-7) “… you have abandoned the love you had at first.” (2:4) B. A LIFE GROWN COMPLACENT (3:14-22) “… you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, …” (3:16) Conclusion Repent, My Beloved! Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: God hears your cry (Ps 130, Mark 10:47, Isa […]
