Change is necessary for growth & progress.
Matthew 18:1-4

by changing your thinking, you can change the direction for your life, your actions and your destiny.

unless you change, you will not enter the Kingdom of God.

the 21st century is a place of change.

change is a continuous process.

repent is the root word for repentance.
REPENTANCE comes from the change of mind.
RE- : " go back to something, reconcile."
PENT : " the highest place of somewhere. "
therefore REPENT means " going back to the highest level of thinking. "

you need to renew your mind to adapt to changes and adjustments in your life.

the enemy of change is TRADITION.

learn to adapt to time in different situations or circumstances.

the willingness to change will cause a radical change in your life.

missed the chance to for a change ?
renew your mind NOW !

transformation is no longer an option, it is how we want things to be.

PROCESS OF CHANGE
#1: All change begins with a DECISION.
#2: DEDICATION.
#3: DISCIPLINE

You need COURAGE to hear the truth & FAITH to believe the truth in God's Word.

What are the areas in your life that needs a change ?
i) Health?
ii) Work / School ?
iii) Relationship?
iv) Emotional well-being?
v) Spiritual life ?

Reasons to not want changes.
a) Pride.
b) Fear.
c) Rebellion.
d) Laziness.
e) Ignorance.

Who are the people that cant accept change?
- there are two groups of people.
1) FOOLS - cause they dont change.
2) DEAD - cause they cant change.

when change is necessary, not to change is destructive.

change because of a decision.

Proverbs 1:20-23
Proverbs 1:5

choose one:
fool / simpleton / scorner / wise men

either you lead change or let change lead you.

if you let change lead you, it will bring you somewhere you ont want to go and it will cause you to have regrets.

the ability to change determines your success in life.

what are the areas in your life that you need to change?
CHANGE BEGINS WITH YOU.

16/12/07

luke 1:5-7

Zacharias means "worshipper"

Bad things do happen to good people
God's plan is to bless us

luke1:11-13
james5:16

the more we pray,the more the power is release
luke1:14-15

God is the giver of visions and dreams
luke 1:16-18

Faith is not just asking
Faith is also recieving it

2cor11:23-28

without transition,there will not have transformation

transition requires us to be flexible
transition are times when our values are tested

luke1:18-20

3 basic keys of sucess

1.revelation
2.visualisation
3.confession

Faith is to the postive
Fear is to the negative

luke1:39-41
Elizabeth
-receive
-protect
-nurture

we must nurture and strengthen our visions and dreams.
luke 1:76-80

John means Jehovah has graced.

thursday cgm sermon (13/12/07)

Prayer
-talking with God

Guidelines of having an effective prayer with God
1. Keep God Commandment
2.Free yourself from anger
3,Pray and ask in Jesus name
4.Believe that God will answer your prayer
5.Be specific
6.Be sincere
7.Be persistent and do not give up

5 keys to prosperity
1. Plant your seed
2.What you sow is what you reap
3.The quality u show is the quality you reap
4.The measure u sow is the measure u reap
5,Sow to your harvest size not from your harvest size

THURSDAY 6/12(CGM)
Christmas
- celebration of the birth of JESUS CHRIST.

By GIVING GIFTS,
- we can tell the VALUE of the relationship between two persons.

Matthew 2:9-11
- the attitude to come for JESUS party
[ Matthew 2:9 ]
After they had heard the king,they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east
went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
[ Matthew 2:10 ]
When they saw the star,they were overjoyed.
[ Matthew 2:11 ]
On coming to the house,they saw the child with his mother,Mary,and they bowed down and worshipped him.Then they opened their treasure and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh

[ Matthew 28:18-20 ]
Jesus' last statement before he ascended into Heaven.

[ Matt 28:18 ]
Then Jesus came to them and said,"all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
[ Matthew 28:19 ]
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
[ Matthew 28:20 ]
and teaching them to obey everything i have commanded you.And surely i am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Jesus want us to reach out to the lost.

5 typical reasons or excuses for evangelism :
1. Who am I to invite and reach out ?

Exo 3:11
But Moses said to God,"Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

2. What shall I say ?

Exo 3:13
Moses said to God,"Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them,' The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me,'What is your name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

3. Suppose they do not believe me ...

Exo 4:1
Moses answered."What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say,' The Lord did not appear to you'?"

4. I am not fluent in speaking ...

Exo 4:10
Moses said to the Lord ," O Lord, I have never been eloquent,neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant.I am slow of speech and tongue ."

5. Send someone else ...

Exo 4:13
But Moses said,"O Lord,please send someone else to do it."


3 keys / Solution :

1. Relatioship.
- Build Strong, committed and continuous friendship

2. Faith.
- God works through faith .
- Faith without action = NO FAITH
- Faith without works is DEAD.
- Faith must always come with action.

3. Action.
- Be an activist.
- Unless we do something,otherwise nothing will be done
- We need faith and action to see the result.