Even at the Convention the hot topic at break time was the outcome of GE13. While emotions are running high with anger, sadness, grief, shock, unbelief etc., we must all remember GOD IS ON THE THRONE AND HE IS SOVEREIGN.
I certainly believe that THE LORD KNOWS WHAT'S BEST for us at this time.
Dr Hong Seng's message of "Winning the Nation" was certainly God's proceeding Word to His church. He reminded us that God's people like Nehemiah, Moses, Daniel and Joseph served the Lord and fulfilled His purposes for the nations who were under very wicked kings/governments of their day. Hong Seng reminded us that:-
Our responsibility is to change the church (discipling the church)
We are to trust God for His Sovereignty to change our nation according to His wisdom and timing.
Unless we, the church, change, we cannot be change agents.
We are to continue faithfully to fulfil the MANDATE :-
Mark 16:15-18
- Be His faithful witness
- Go and Preach the Gospel and equip the church to preach the Gospel
- Make disciples
- Cast out demons
- Be filled with the Holy Spirit
- Bring healing in the name of Jesus
- Experience God's confirmation of His Word
- Lay on of hands
He stressed that the Lord said if we have no saltiness we are good for nothing.
We are also to be those who will PUNCH THE DARKNESS!
We must not allow INDIVIDUALISM, MATERIALISM AND SECULARISM to shape the church.
WE MUST BE DIFFERENT AND STAND UP FOR CHRIST.
WE MUST REPENT OF WORLDLINESS.
He also stressed on the MUST DO of the church.
The church MUST HAVE STRONG FOLLOW UP OF NEW BELIEVERS.
The church MUST BE EVANGELISTIC!
The church MUST HAVE STRONG PRAYER MEETINGS.
In the 24TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER held on 8th May our speaker shared a CONVICTING MESSAGE on IS IT RIGHT?
Is it right for us who HAS THE GOOD NEWS to keep quiet and not tell others who don't know?
Is it right for churches who knows and uses EE training to keep it to themselves and not share with other churches who love the Lord?
Is it right for us to just keep EE training to the nations that already have it and not bring it to other nations?
Other sessions were informative, heart moving, encouraging and challenging.
Our goals is to keep having EE semesters and keep sharing EE with other churches who have yet to adopt this training.
In closing - GE 13 is over.
THE CHURCH MUST KEEP THIER EYES ON THE LORD, THE KING OF KINGS.
ONLY WHAT HE SAYS AND WHAT HE WANTS MATTERS.
LET US NOT BE DISTRACTED.
LET US KEEP TO OUR COURSE AND CAUSE - TO GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS.
