Grace Qualified...

GRACE, qualified me to run this amazing race in Christ.

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.

The Parable of “Cui Hua Lou” Restaurant

Cui Hua Lou, was one of the famous local restaurant in Kuching in the early 70s to 90s where I had my wedding bauquet in this restaurant 25 years ago. They had their own unique and famous dishes which we missed very much.

In the early 2000, this restaurant was sold to a group of business people and the restructuring of new management began. As part of the restructuring program, the new management began to renovate the shop lots owned by the restaurant, followed by bringing in their own chefs and began to lay off the original chefs and employees. Their menu changed as they changed their chefs. They came up with a marketing team with so called modern marketing publicity by offering different packages and discount.

It was indeed a phenomenal for awhile in a little city like Kuching then. As people of Kuching had been familiarized with the dishes and the kind of food offered by the “original” Cui Hua Lou, and in just a short period, we Kuchingite started to miss those original dished offered by them.

It did not take long that the name Cui Hua Lou also vanished as the business is getting poorer and poorer and it was eventually closed down not long after that.

Whereas, the group of original chefs and employees of Cui Hua Lou, after being laid off by the new management, began to start their own restaurant called The Heritage, in a small setting and faithful with their own specialty, the “original Cui Hua Lou specialty”. For the past 15 years, this small restaurant had expended many times and now occupied a few shop lots as compared to the one they began. So, as for today, if you missed those dishes offered by Cui Hua Lou, go to The Heritage, the original chefs are there and the familiar services and smiles from their waiters and waitresses can help to bring back many fond memories….

This real life story also tells us that the core value of a restaurant is the chefs. When you change the chefs, you risk changing the menu. If this is not done in a better way, you risk loosing the customers who loves the food and even to the extent of losing the restaurant as well.

Thank you Jesus for He is still alive and He knows things that happened in Kuching. I was overwhelmed to see Him using “Cui Hua Lou” as a parable to reveal this truth to set me free.

Plus, Neutral & Minus

The "GRACE" of God through the "CROSS" is a "PLUS" (+) sign. In mathematic, this means an increase for us...

If we are to balance it, we either bring it down to "NEUTRAL" (0) or "MINUS" (-).

That is why, what man calls "BALANCE", God calls "MIXTURE"...!

John 10:10 ~ The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Undressed by Grace

A Christ centered message will always has the effect of undressing our filthy rags and end up dressing us with the robe of righteousness.

Isaiah 64:6
But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags;
We all fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.

The Path of Righteousness

The Path of Righteousness.mp3

This is the message that I preached in GRACE unlimited last Sunday and is a message that the Lord preached to me eight months ago by preparing me before I was diagnosed with cancer. I trust this will be a blessing to you. Glory to His Name!

Mustard Seed

My "work" in responding to His Gospel by believing is just a mustard seed as compare to His Finished Work at the cross...

Luke 17:6 ~ So the Lord said, “ If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

HAPPY YEAR (Happy To Your Ear)

We as a believer, we don't need a new year "RE-SOLUTION". Don't try to RE-SOLUTION again... By your own effort, you just can"t do it; and that is why there is a RE in front of your SOLUTION.

Believe it or not, Jesus Christ  is our SOLUTION; because He said, "It is FINISHED!"

In this new year, how HAPPY we are, actually depend on how we hear...

For HAPPY Y.EAR starts with what is HAPPening to Your EAR. We are happy because it is happening in our life...

Luke 8:18 ~ Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”

What I want to say is this... Hear the Good News of Christ/the Gospel/the message about His GRACE and you will definitely be HAPPY...!

So, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!

Simple English Lesson for Today

Simple English lesson for today... 

Isaiah 53:4-5

Surely He has borne our griefs (present perfect tense) 

And carried our sorrows (present perfect tense);

Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted (past tense).

But He was wounded for our transgressions (past tense),

He was bruised for our iniquities (past tense);

The chastisement for our peace was upon Him (past tense),

And by His stripes we are healed (present perfect tense).

To endorse these 7 tenses, He declared, "It is FINISHED!"

The Good News

Christianity is nothing about our work. It is about Jesus' Work at the Cross. 

Our work is bad news (of which we witness in every day's newspaper)... and this bad news continue. Jesus' Finished Work at the Cross is Good News and it is finished and final..!

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ (the Resurrected Jesus). It is the power of God at work (His work), saving everyone who believes (not who work) — the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight (we are already right in His sight). This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” (Romans 1:16-17 NLT)

The Contrast

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy
(In other word, the thief comes to CANCER off our life).

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
(In other word, Jesus came to MULTIPLY our life).

(John 10:10)

Saving Private Ryan

Private Ryan could have gone home by GRACE... but he chose to EARN it and costing massive loses of the live who came to save him...

We too, we could have live our "CHRISTIAN" life by GRACE... and many a time we wanted to EARN it and facing the same consequence...

It is the self-righteousness of man that betrayed the grace of God... No wonder when Prophet Isaiah had something to say about our own righteousness..., he said: "But we are all as the unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as a menstruation cloth. And we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. " (Isaiah 64:6)

Declare His Finished Work

He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destruction.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness (Mercy and Grace), And for His wonderful works (Works that Jesus finished at the Cross) to the children of men!

Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving (Like Apostle Paul had said, give thanks always), And declare His works (Finished Work at the Cross) with rejoicing.

(Psalms 107:20-22)

The Kind of Faith We Need

We do not need FAITH to know that we are a sinner; but we do need FAITH to know that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Thank you Jesus for the Holy Spirit convicted FAITH.

John 16:8

~ And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

John 16:10 

~ of RIGHTEOUSNESS, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

The Holy Spirit convicts us of our RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ Jesus.

We do not need FAITH to know that we are a sinner; but we do need FAITH to know that we are the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ Jesus. 

This FAITH is not natural but supernatural. This FAITH comes by hearing, hearing by the words of Christ.

Romans 1:16-17

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

That is why we need to hear and keep on hearing the Gospel of Christ/the Word of Christ/the Message of Grace.

We do not need FAITH to know that we are a sinner; but we do need FAITH to know that we are the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ Jesus. 

This faith is to BELIEVE and God see us as a doer of the word...

James 1:22-25

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death.

The doer of the word is the one who BELIEVE the word of Christ/the Gospel of Christ/the Grace message.

The Key Of David—God Opens Doors That No One Can Shut

You can live life unafraid when God is the one who opens all the right doors for you! In this most-encouraging message, Joseph Prince shows you how your Savior holds the keys to the doors of eternal life, faith, deliverance, supernatural utterance and whatever blessing you need. And when He opens a door for you, no one and nothing can shut it! Learn also what the key of David is and how simple prayer and praise unlocks shackles and doors that have imprisoned you. Get ready for a bright future knowing that God will open and shut the right doors for your provision and protection!

Pastor Joseph Prince

Condemnation, A Termite That Eats Up Our Faith

Condemnation, A Termite That Eats Up Our Faith.mp3

Apostle Paul reminded us to watch out for “dogs”, watch out for evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh in Philippians chapter 3 verse 2. A dog barks, bites or even kills... Be bless with ths fresh revelation and find out "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT" and what eats up our faith, so that we can start to receive what we already have in Christ.

Are You Hearing The True Gospel?

There's only one true gospel of Jesus Christ, and it's time to ask ourselves if we've really been hearing or preaching it. Let Joseph Prince show you, line upon line from the Scriptures, what the gospel is truly all about so that the full benefits of God's salvation are released in your life. Find out how the enemy perverts or replaces the gospel today to deceive you into hearing what the Bible calls "another gospel." Be liberated, be saved from any kind of lack, as you hear the true gospel and see Jesus and His amazing grace at the center of it all!

Joseph Prince

Sermon note from Tycm's Blog by Terence Yeo: 2012-09-23 Are you hearing the true Gospel?

Jesus' Righteousness Is Greater Than Adam's Sin

What Jesus did on the cross to make you righteous will always be greater than what Adam did in the garden that made you a sinner! So which will you be conscious of today? Be blown away as Joseph Prince shows how the superior work of Christ has won for you an everlasting righteousness that cannot be undone by your failures and mistakes. Get the truth also on what "sin unto death" and "obedience unto righteousness" really mean. These revelatory truths will empower you to break free from the grip of sin and reign in life!

Pastor Joseph Prince

Sermon note from Tycm's Blog by Terence Yeo: 2012-08-19 Jesus’ Righteousness Is Greater Than Adam’s Sin.

Giving To Jesus Who Keeps On Giving

What does the Lord do with what you give to Him? Is anything that you give to Jesus out of a revelation of His goodness ever a "waste"? Join Joseph Prince as he answers these pertinent questions and mines nuggets of truth on giving to Jesus from the New Testament account of the upper room preparation. Be enlightened as you see how you can never outgive the One who keeps giving to you. See how your gift placed in His hand can only be multiplied back to you. This message will forever change the way you feel about giving to Jesus!

Pastor Joseph Prince

Sermon note from Tycm's Blog by Terence Yeo: 2012-08-12 Giving To Jesus Who Keeps On Giving

Freedom From Condemnation Leads To Divine Health

Living under condemnation because of past failures can lead to all kinds of health and behavioral issues. But the good news is that the cross of Jesus has forever freed us from the condemnation of sin! Join Joseph Prince in this most liberating message as he explains fully from God's Word what it means to be "dead to sin," and discover how through Jesus' death, you have died to the imputation, guilt and penalty of sin. Let the powerful truths in this message free you from condemnation and its harmful effects. You'll begin to walk in greater health, emotional wholeness and victory over sin!

Pastor Joseph Prince

Sermon note from Tycm's Blog by Terence Yeo: 2012-08-05 FREEDOM FROM CONDEMNATION LEADS TO DIVINE HEALTH

The Ocean of Grace

Aquarium is like religion. Your aquarium and mine are different, we decorate our own aquarium.... When I put things in your aquarium, you don't necessary like it. Even cartoon "Nemo" knows that he doesn't belong in an aquarium!

Don't live in an aquarium but live in sea - the ocean of GRACE!

Aquarium is like religion. We decorate our own aquarium.... Your aquarium and mine are different. Even cartoon "Nemo" knows that he doesn't belong in an aquarium! So, when I put things in my aquarium, these things are not real and lifeless. They are just a decoration.

So don't live in an aquarium but live in ocean that is full of abundance life ~ the ocean of GRACE!

Aquarium is like religion. We decorate our own aquarium.... Your aquarium and mine are different. Even cartoon "Nemo" knows that he doesn't belong in an aquarium! So, when I put things in your aquarium, you don't necessary like it.

Therefore, don't preach from an aquarium but preach from an ocean ~ the ocean of GRACE!

While swimming in the ocean of GRACE, don't try to pick up what is belonging to the ocean of GRACE and place them in our aquarium again...!