INFUSE

6:25 PM

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Here's the summary of the message Ps. Ooi spoke to us on Sunday :

- Overcomers through His grace -

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Why should we pray?
- To move the hand of God
- To receive mercy
- To find grace

1 Thessalonians 1:3
We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

- Faith -
1. When we have faith, we have works that are produced by it. Faith without works is dead.
2. We need to be ambitious for God, to make Jesus famous!
3. Seize the opportunities that God gives us to reach out to people in faith.
4. Crisis brings opportunities to reach out to people.

- Love -
1. Labors of love. Labor is something like a chore, that makes us toil.
2. Labors prompted by love are evidences of grace in your life. We love God, that is why we serving Him!

- Hope -
1. Endurance inspired by hope. When there's hope, we can endure till the end because there's something to live for.
2. God gives us hope to endure till the end!

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Here's something about time management.

- Managing time God's Way -
Time and money are related to each other.
As we spend time, we spend money.
When we learn to manage time the way God wants, time will be our friend.

There are three points that we need to be aware of.

- Have a good morning -
Start your day right. Your morning sets the tone for the day.
If you have a great morning, you'll have a great day!
Start with disciplining our minds by setting your mind on scriptures.

Psalms 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Wake up and set your mind on God's Word, speak and proclaim things over your day and you will have a great foundation for your day!

- Prune the dead wood out of your life -
Pruning unproductive things in our lives.
1. Negativity and worries
- Energy, time and thoughts are wasted on these things that don't solve your problems but magnify them.
-Minimise things that are not fruitful, for example, television, computer games, unnecessary chats, etc.

2. Health and fitness
Mental health
- Our brain is a muscle and it needs to be exercised.
- When you are driving or jogging, listen to Christian songs or messages.
- Start your day with listening or meditating on God's Word that will set the tone for your day and will make your mind stronger in the area of concentration and discipline.
Physical Exercise
- When we are healthy, we will suffer less with stress and negativity. We will have higher energy levels.

- Planning -

Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Our day and time will be wasted if there is no planning.
To be productive daily, we need to plan. Write down your plans for your day.
When you write down that particular thing you've planned for your day, free your mind of it because your mind learns to trust that it is written on paper - so your mind will be free to focus on your tasks.

When you do these things, time will serve you and not master you.
You will experience the blessing of time that God has created and given to you.
God has allocated a certain amount of time and days for our lives and we need to spend it wisely.
Be great stewards of time that God has entrusted to you.
Live and spend it for His glory!