Hear the sound, The sound of distant thunder Watch the sky The coming of the King!
Feel the wind Breathing in your spirit The time has come To stand and raise the standard for Christ the King!
The future is ours, The future is ours to take. The future is ours, The future is ours to make.
I believe that faith is the answer. I believe that love makes us whole. I believe that miracles will follow. When we arise, to walk the works of God, For Christ the King!
The future is ours, The future is ours to take. The future is ours, The future is ours to make. The future is in our hands, Build the church together! The future is in our hands, All our gifts we offer!
I have the habit of bringing my praise and worship cds along with me (which is why I still use my lovely discman. Not a scratch till this day :) ) to constantly remind myself of why churches worldwide bother to produce albums.
So why? The answer is simple. THE FUTURE IS OURS. And what’s got albums and Marty Sampson to do with the future? Easy. The commitment of these album makers is that they are providing a resource to the church at large. They are sowing into the kingdom of God, hoping people all around the world capture their vision and share the gospel. And God reassured me of that this morning. I heard that the future is ours to take. I heard that the future is ours to make.
Whoa. Hold on a sec. the future? I’m not even done with NS God! I’m typing this in NS! Then I realised my folly. God wants me to look ahead, not at the present. God wants me to look beyond the four walls of our church and forget what man can do. God wants me to believe that the works of God promise no limit.
The future is ours. The future of our church is ours. The future of Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church is in our hands. With our church planning on redevelopment, I don’t think it’s coincidental that I somehow listened to the song ‘Future’ twenty times before I wrote this. I take that God is pointing in the direction of us taking up the mantle of our church’s future.
The song ‘Future’ was sung by City Harvest Church when they were expanding from their old Cineplex. This song was the cornerstone of their expansion efforts. And as I listen to it for the umpteenth time while writing this, I can’t help but feel inspired.
The future is ours, The future is ours to take. The future is ours, The future is ours to make. The future is in our hands, Build the church together The future is in our hands, All our gifts we offer.
This part of the song resounds with not just vision but authority as well. They are claiming a new church. They are claiming a new congregation. There is an element of submission as well, which I think is important. As we expand, we have to acknowledge that God is sovereign and that we offer up our gifts to Him for His work in us.
I believe that faith is the answer. I believe that love makes us whole. I believe that miracles will follow. When we arise, to walk the works of God, For Christ the King!
What more can I say! AMEN! Brethren, let’s BELIEVE that faith is the answer!
Hear the sound, The sound of distant thunder Watch the sky The coming of the King
Feel the wind Breathing in your spirit The time has come To stand and raise the standard for Christ the King!
I can’t help but notice that we’ve got to keep the end in mind while we build His church. To keep the second coming of our Lord in constant view and make it our goal. I like the last two stanzas. The time indeed has come to stand and raise the standard for Christ our Lord!
Come on guys! Let’s get pumped up about our church expansion! Let’s pray! Let’s seek the Lord! Let’s make it a point to submit ourselves to God at least once this week.
As we get all hyped up about our church expanding, let’s make this the cornerstone of our belief. Because we are the future of our church. Because we ARE the key to expansion. Because we have a God waiting to use us all for His Glory.
BECAUSE THE TIME HAS COME TO STAND AND RAISE THE STANDARD FOR CHRIST THE KING.
so… are you with me, my follow brother?
ASS270709 isaac.
On behalf of the brotherhood @ 10:30 PM
Monday, July 13, 2009♠
When I say ‘Jesus’ you say praise Him!
Mahalo! We’re in the middle of July already! Time really files while you’re at it man. There are plenty of events coming up soon, like the carnival, the yellow ribbon run, YFCamp, etc. I’M EXCITED! What better way to spend time than being with the brotherhood and exalting God at the same time! I apologise for missing ASS out last week. It was a crazy busy week and I confess that I didn’t make time to do ASS. Oh wells.
This week in ASS, we focus on the name of the Lord. As I was worshipping on Sunday, I felt this need to share on the name of the Lord. I for one have taken the name of the Lord for granted sometimes. But the name of the Lord is different from any other name. There’s a vast difference between proclaiming the name of the Lord and any other god. Why? Because the name of the Lord has power, authority and sovereignty.
Familiarity breeds contempt is the way I would phrase our problem with overlooking the name of the Lord. I mean we use it at least thrice in a day after saying grace before we tuck into the food. But if we look closer, we realise that by ending our prayers with ‘In the name of the Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.’ it brings power and authority along with what we pray for. No wonder they say prayer works miracles.
All across the bible we see the power the name of the Lord brings. In Acts 3: 6 – 8: Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him up by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping and praising God. Peter had faith in the name of the Lord in healing the cripple. He knew that the name of the Lord had power and authority over the cripple’s sickness and just by proclaiming in faith, Peter had done the impossible.
The name of the Lord is sovereign and is unlike any other name of any other god. Simply because it contains the power of our Lord Jesus Christ. We might not have HUGE HUGE statues all around our churches, neither do we have numerous chanting books to refer to. But we have THE living word of God and the name of the Lord that is more than sufficient for anything we need.
May the name of the Lord be exalted in our everyday lives, as we try our best to live a constant christain life in our workplaces, schools and homes.
All the Earth will sing your praise, the moon and stars, the sun and rain. Every nation will proclaim “You are God and You will reign” Glory glory hallelujah Glory glory to You Lord
isaac ASS 130709
On behalf of the brotherhood @ 10:25 PM
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