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Two Biggest Questions for ChristiansPertaining to Malaysia
Two Biggest Questions for ChristiansPertaining to Malaysia
• 1. Is God in Charge? YOU there?
Two Biggest Questions for ChristiansPertaining to Malaysia
• 1. Is God in Charge? YOU there?• 2. Am I called to this land? Me here?
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 20 “The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth,
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 21 whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home—
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 23 “And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 23 tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’;
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 25 They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 26 “And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.
NegaraMu – God is in Control
Daniel 4:20-27 27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
Negaraku – I am called to this land
Acts 17:26 26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings
Challenges Surrounding Malaysia
• Religious Challenges• Racial Challenges• Security Challenges• National Challenges• Political Challenges• Social Challenges
RELIGIOUS CHALLENGE
Allah Issue Bible Confiscated
RACIAL CHALLENGE
SECURITY CHALLENGE
Semporna Resort Kidnap Sabah Separatist
NATIONAL CHALLENGE
MH 370 MH 17
POLITICAL CHALLENGE
Perak Assemble Tussle Teoh Beng Hock
SOCIAL CHALLENGE
Rising Cost of Goods Murder of 2 British Students
Common Responses
• Fear• Anger• Hopelessness
The Power of Response
We can’t change what happens to us but we can determine our response.
The Power of Response
“I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I respond to it”
– Charles Swindoll
The Power of Response
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”
– Viktor E Frankl
The Power of Response
Biblical Examples of Responses
• Abraham and his impatience • Moses and his attempt to deliver the Israel • Israel failure to enter Promise Land • Joshua and Ai • Esther and her courage • Nehemiah and his prayer • Malachi – a book about Israel responses towards God
The Power of Response
Our Response Determines the Destiny of This NATION.
The Power of Response
1 Thessalonians
1 Paul, Silas and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
The Power of Response
2 We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
The Power of Response
3 We 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.
Three Responses
1. Faith – Prayer 2. Love – Practice (Labor)3. Hope – Perseverance
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