Part 2 or 3 part sermon on Theme of Year - Wholesome Living based on Colossians 2:10

1. By Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming
SSMC
SUNGAI WAY-SUBANG
METHODIST
C H U R C H
2015 Theme Verse Colossians 1:10
WHOLESOME LIVING
“Living Fruitfully as a Family”
Part 2
11 Jan 2015

2. The Race

3. 2015 : Col 1:10
“...that you may live a life worthy of
the Lord and may please him in
every way: bearing fruit in every
good work, growing in the
knowledge of God,...” Col 1:10

4. Year of Breakthroughs -
WHOLESOME LIVING
1. LIVING WORTHILY as a DISCIPLE
WHY ?
GOD THINKS SO
GOD SAYS SO
GOD JUDGES SO
HOW ?
RELATIONSHIP with Christ
ROOTEDNESS in Christ
REMOVE & REPLACE Principle

5. Year of Breakthroughs -
WHOLESOME LIVING
Col 1:10 “...that you may live a life
worthy of the Lord and may please
him in every way: bearing fruit in
every good work, growing in the
knowledge of God,...”
1. LIVING WORTHILY as a DISCIPLE
2. LIVING FRUITFULLY as a FAMILY

6. Living Fruitfully As A Family
Family ....
Marriage
No Marriage – No Family *
God’s Plan...
1st Marriage
matchmaker
officiating minister
** Biological Family
** ‘Sociological’ Family

7. Living Fruitfully As A Family
1. GOD STARTED the FAMILY
Gen 2:20-23
“... the Lord God caused the man to fall
into a deep sleep; and while he was
sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs
and closed up the place with flesh.
Then the Lord God made a woman from
the rib he had taken out of the man,
and he brought her to the man.
The man said, "This is now bone of my
bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall
be called 'woman,‘ for she was taken
out of man."

8. Living Fruitfully As A Family
2. GOD BLESSED the FAMILY
Gen 1:27-28
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
GOD BLESSED THEM and said to them,
"Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it. Rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds
of the air and over every living
creature that moves on the ground."

9. Living Fruitfully As A Family
2. GOD BLESSED the FAMILY
John 2:1-2 On the third day a
wedding took place at Cana in
Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,
and Jesus and his disciples had
also been invited to the wedding.
John 2:11 This, the first of his
miraculous signs, Jesus
performed at Cana in Galilee. He
thus revealed his glory, and his
disciples put their faith in him.

10. Living Fruitfully As A Family
3. GOD GUIDES the FAMILY
Gen 18:19
For I have chosen him, so that he
will direct his children and his
household after him to keep the
way of the Lord by doing what is
right and just, so that the Lord
will bring about for Abraham
what he has promised him."

11. Living Fruitfully As A Family
3. GOD GUIDES the FAMILY
Col 3:18-20
18 Wives, submit to your husbands,
as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and
do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey your parents in
everything, for this pleases the
Lord.
Also Eph 5:22-6:4

12. Living Fruitfully As A Family
Deut 6:6-9
These commandments that I
give you today are to be upon
your hearts. Impress them on
your children. Talk about them
when you sit at home and
when you walk along the road,
when you lie down and when
you get up. Tie them as
symbols on your hands and
bind them on your foreheads.
Write them on the doorframes
of your houses and on your
gates.

13. Living Fruitfully As A Family
2 Tim 2:2
And the things YOU have
heard ME say in the
presence of many witnesses
entrust to RELIABLE MEN
who will also be qualified to
teach OTHERS.
How many are 1st G Xtians?
How many 2nd Gen ?
3rd Gen ?
Any 4th Gen ?

21. This Generation....
This generation do not
ring the doorbell.
They’ll text or call to
say they’re outside.
“Yes, Mom, I am
studying.”
TEXT-ing + Face-BOOK
= TEXTBOOK
PROCRASTINATOR ?
No. I just wait until the
last second to do my
work ....
because I will be older,
therefore wiser.
If YouTube,
Facebook &
Google were
school subjects,
my parents
would be so
proud of me.

22. ThisGeneration....

23. The Flame of Faith must be faithfully passed
onto the next generation and
not be allowed to extinguish
Reminder : Not just passing on the baton...
BUT Running the Race Together

24. Living Fruitfully
As A Family

25. Living Fruitfully As A Family
1ST GENERATION :
Joshua 24:15 “... But as for me and my
household, we will serve the Lord ."
KNOW GOD
>>> REALITY of Faith
CONVICTION
that leads to
COMMITMENT

26. Living Fruitfully As A Family
2ND GENERATION :
Joshua 24:31 “Israel served the Lord
throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the
elders who outlived him and who had
experienced everything the Lord had done
for Israel.”
KNOW ABOUT GOD
>>> ROUTINE of Faith
CONVINENCE that leads to ...
CARELESSNESS

27. Living Fruitfully As A
Family
3RD GENERATION :
Judges 2:10 “.... another
generation grew up, who knew
neither the Lord nor what he
had done for Israel.”
KNOW NOT GOD
>>> REJECTION of Faith
COMPROMISE that leads to ...
CONFUSION....

28. Living Fruitfully As A Family

29. WHY ??
“Living
FRUITFULLY
as a Family”
“Behold, children are a heritage from the
LORD, the FRUIT OF THE WOMB a
reward.” Psa 127:3 ESV

30. WHY ??
“Living FRUITFULLY as a Family”
Col 1:10 “...that you may live a life worthy
of the Lord and may please him in
every way:
bearing fruit in every good work,
growing in the knowledge of God,...”

31. Living Fruitfully As A
Family
What ONE
Generation
NEGLECTS,
the next
Generation
REJECTS.

33. The Race