"Dreaming Dreams and Seeing Visions : A Spirit-Led, Relational, Healthy Church"

Rev Ricky Ho

Acts 2:17, 42-47
1 Peter 1: 13-15

*I have a dream
*Dreams do bring us tension, and stress
*Dreams are a nice, sweet feeling when you dream about your prayer just as you wake up to say "Amen"
*Focus on how rather than why : A Spirit-Led, Relational, Healthy Church"
*Why would we want to come to church when we can get better speakers spreading the msg online or performances?
its because:
*We come to church to self check ourselves
*So, to be spirit-led, our trip priority is to want to be holy
*.. We are willing to pursue it and not just sit back and hear about it
*1 Peter 1:14-15, "..Be holy, because I am holy"
* To be in a perfect church is dangerous, because we become unholy as nobody is perfect
*Need to love, encourage, unfold one another
*Reaching people for Jesus
*A Holy church offers hungry people information they need to fill their souls (eg. LTI- Lay training institute)
*Our church does many things
*Merriam Webster's dictionary defines "pursue" as
-to chase after
-to find, to obtain

2. Our dream church is a 'relational' church
*Someone once said, "those believers (described in the book of acts) loved each other and were dedicated to each other."
*This is the type of church our dream church should be
*It is a place where people come together and fall in love with one another
*Methodist church- nobody is above all
*He doesn't confine the truth

3. Our dream church is a "healthy" church
-filled with young and old
-well attended

Hebrews 10:25 says, "Let us not give up meeting, as some are in the habit of doing."
*Some people claim to belong to a church but rarely spend any time going there (we need to activate the in-active members)
*Where in the world are you going to know more about God or encourage people other than church
*our dream church is a church where believers gather to worship Jesus Christ

Conclusion
*Today, I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed
*I won't give up, shut up or let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up and preached up all of the sweet cause of my Jesus
*urge us to make that decision too
*be sold out, be on fire, and be forever active in his kingdom and in his church
*uphold the church in prayer to be spirit-led, relational, healthy church
*Today, many people tend to leave sermons in a happy note
*in obedience in God, he will transform us.

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

Happy New Year 2010!

Just to wish everyone a very Happy New Year wherever you are. Remember to always keep God by your side as you face each year :)

The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord makes his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Amen.

Numbers 6:24,25 & 26



**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**