20/01/2013
Hope Serdang
-First Church Service
Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.” While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord , ‘and I will be its glory within.’ “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord , “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the Lord . “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!” For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye— I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me. “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord . “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. Be still before the Lord , all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.” (Zechariah 2:1-13 NIV)
(1) Building a church without wall
-church shall not be limited to be just within the four wall but then be a church which would reach out to the community
-god honor church that fulfill his Great Commission
-Church without wall = a church that only God is the limit, for he proclaim he is the wall of fire
(2) God show direction and vision
-God use Zechariah to reach out to people
-God will provide vision and direction
-God use 2 prophets to reach out to the community
-A vision inspired even at the low-spiritual
(3) Don't limit yourself (v4, v10-11)
-The church has unlimited potential
-Jerusalem will be city without walls
-Assure that the city of Jerusalem doesn't limited to its size of the city
-God can breakthrough limit
-We as human, couldn't breakthrough the wall/ limit of our ability
-but The Lord can make breakthrough in limitation
-no one shall be restricted , for The Lord never limit us to breakthrough
-one shall not measure others/yourself within the wall you have set
-boundary can be breakthrough, but be limited in God's way/law
-your limitation is God
-wherever you go, God is the cornerstone, the King of the Storm
-Your life does not restricted to time/situation/career/family/ wealth
-Setting your priority right upon The Lord
-Limitation/Restriction limits your potential for The Lord
-Blessed is the one that put The Lord as the priority
(4) Take Heart - God will Lead and Guard his Church and People (v5-9)
- God is the fire wall that guard and protect his church and people
-Regardless of what attack, whether a not is spiritual attack/ emotion attack
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. (Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV)
-one shall never fear, for God promise to protect you in all circumstances
-be armed and equipped with armor of God
-All Glory to The Lord
No one shall boast about what they have done
-For The Lord made all possible
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV)
-One shall humble upon The Lord , for its all from God that it was given/provided
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10 NIV)
-Life a live without limitation
-God is the boundary
-Breakthrough the stronghold
-God is your firewall
-God is your strength