Download - Touching lives Part 3 - Making a Difference 19Jan2014

Our VISION TRANSFORMING LIVES

EXPANDING HIS KINGDOM

2 Cor 5:14-15

14 For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

Touching Lives

We much 1st be TOUCHED by...

Christ & His Love ...

His great sacrifice ...HE DIED FOR ALL

His great victory ...WAS RAISED AGAIN

As a result - Christ’s love should ...

Compel us to LOVE ...

IN LOVING, LIVES WILL BE TOUCHED

Compel us to LIVE ...

No longer for ourselves ...

but LIVING FOR CHRIST Lives Will Also Be Touched

Touched, to touch lives

3 P’s

1. PERSONAL

2. POSSIBLE

3. POWERFUL

Touching Lives : LIVING FOR JESUS

Those who ...

1. Watch things happen !

2. Make things happen !

3. Ask, “what’s happening ?”

Which one are you ? Are you willing to be ...

‘MAD’ for Jesus ?

3 types of people in the world:

To Be “MAD” for Jesus...

1.BE OPEN

You are working ...

God is working ...

When you work, work with God ...

Testimony 1

TOUCHING LIVES : MAKING A DIFFERENCE


1.BE OPEN

• Where God leads you – GO...

• Willingly or unwillingly ...

Testimony 2



2. BE AVAILABLE

• In the world – Ability is No. 1

• In God’s Kingdom - Availability triumph

• Ability is ‘skill’ based ...

• Availability is ‘heart’ based ...


M.A.D. thru FOSTERing Definition of ‘foster’:

1. To bring up, nurture…

2. To promote the growth & development of…

3. To nurse, cherish…

Synonyms:

advance, cultivate, encourage,

forward, further, incubate, nourish,

nurse, nurture, promote

Antonyms:

discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit


M.A.D. thru FOSTERing

But how does it work in practice ....

TESTIMONY 3


M.A.D. thru FOSTERing

But how does it work in practice ....

TESTIMONY 4


M.A.D. thru FOSTERing :

Summary -

a) Availability

b) A bit of Inconvenience

c) A bit of Cost

d) A Great Opportunity of Being a Blessing

& Being Blessed...

esp. for outstation students ...

& East Malaysian students ...



3. BE READY • Opportunities for you to be “MAD” will

come ...

• If we are OPEN ...

• If we are AVAILABLE ...

• God will bring or cause things &

circumstance to happen ...

Question : Are You READY ?


Coming CNY Festivities ...

Are your READY to ...

‘MAD’ for Jesus ?


In the Chinese tradition of giving ang pow ...

Are you READY to “MAD” ?

Be READY to be “MAD” even when you cannot

speak or share the WORD or the language ...


In order to Be READY .... 3 Steps:

1. Take one or two types of the tracts / booklets

2. Keep it READY in your car, office, house etc

3. When the opportunity presents itself, give it away – PRAYERFULLY

?? Follow-Up

If you are OPEN ...

& you are AVAILABLE ...

But you DO NOT THINK you are READY ...

If you feel inadequate ...

If you feel ill prepared ...

If you feel not confident ...

Pray and take steps to PREPARE YOURSELF

• Make Time ...

• Be willing to be equipped ...


1.Intimacy with God 9/2– 9/3 (X5) Bro Khoo CS

2.Intercession & Spiritual Warfare 9/2-2/3 (X4)

Sis Lucrece & Sis Heather

3.Healing Wounded Hearts & Restoring Lives

16-23/3 (X2) Bro Alan Yong Jr

4.Missions - A Biblical Perspective 23-30/3

(X2) Bro Alan Yong Sr

5.Presence Evangelism – A Community

Church 20/4-11/5 (X4) KL Lam & Earn Soo

6.NT Survey 20/4-11/5 (X4) Robin Liew

Sunday Morning Foundation Classes

Classic Alpha : English & Mandarin

1st : 1st March 2014

2nd : 5th July 2014

Invitor / Helper / Facilitator

Alpha Marriage – John & Fee Ling

Alpha Parenting – Henry & Evelyn

Alpha Workplace conf – 26-28 June 2014

“Signs, Wonders & Miracles Seminar”

23-24 May 2014 by Ps Aow

YouthNet NECF - “Nazarite Training”

17-22 Mar 2014 by Ps Jerome Ocampo


Other Possible Avenues to BE READY ...

Lord ....

I’m OPEN

I’m AVAILABLE

I’m READY

But I do not know ...

? HOW ...

? WHERE ...

? WHEN ...


Announcements

TOUCHING LIVES THRU TEACHING

Serve as a tuition

teacher amongst our

KSKA community on

weekdays, weeknights

or weekends.

Contact Su-Ai @

03-77269172 or

KL Lam @ 012-2229221

for more information.

Touching Lives

8 Feb (Sat) 9.30am

(gather at foyer) Sign-up individually, as a family / DG after service

at the foyer. Contact Renée @ church

office for more info.

Good Friday & Easter Production “Touched To Touch”

Volunteers Needed for -

• Dance

• Drama

• Behind the Scenes Crew

• Costumes & Props

Please REGISTER @ FOYER

After Service TODAY

Touching Lives Announcements

APPLICATION :

•Verse for 2014 - 2 Cor 5:14-15

“For Christ's love compels us,... that

those who live should no longer live

for themselves but for Him ...”

1st –His Love - to Know & to Have

2nd –Our Life 1 - Living for Jesus :

it’s Personal , Possible & Powerful

3rd –Our Life 2 - M.A.D. for Jesus


Will you be ‘MAD’ For Jesus ?

Possible responses ...

God I cannot speak clearly ...

God I do not have the means ...

God I am not gifted in ...

God I have no time ...

God I am too old ...

God I am too young ...

God I cannot ........


Matt 14:13-21, Mk 6:31-44, Lk 9:10-17 &

Jn 6:5-15

‘MAD’ For Jesus...

Conclusion :

TODAY the Lord is not asking for what you

CANNOT DO ...

DO NOT HAVE ...


‘MAD’ For Jesus - Conclusion :

The Lord TODAY is asking for what you...

DO HAVE ...

CAN DO ...

Will you be able ... willing ...

What ‘little’ you have, to place ...

into His Hands ...

to be ‘broken’ only if necessary ...

for Him to use

Miracles happen when we give

what ‘little’ we have

into our Lord’s Mighty Hands ...


“Lord, make me a coin in your

pocket and spend me anyway you

want.”

TOUCHING LIVES : MAKING A

DIFFERENCE