John 21:1 Simon Peter said to the others, “I am going fishing.” “We will come with you,” they told him. Experiences of the past limits God. The power of God cannot and should not be boxed-in based on our past experiences. The most common reaction in a catastrophe is to expect the worst. There are...
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24 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 6
Judges 13:14a The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. Self-reliance, self-sufficiency and selfishness limit the power of God. “The world teaches us to be self-sufficient, self-reliant and self-motivating. But anytime we put ‘self’ before ‘Saviour’, we are in trouble” – Toni Sorenson. Leaning on the muscle of the flesh rather than the might of God...
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23 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 5
2 Kings 13:18-19 Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. We limit God when we give up too...
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22 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 4
1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Thomas Edison was disqualified and expelled from school as a special-needs kid. The disqualified slow-learner went on to invent the light bulb, motion picture camera, telephone, phonograph...
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21 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 3
Exodus 15:26b I am the Lord, who heals you. Physicians, psychiatrists and medical practitioners would assess our physical condition based on the test results, images and symptoms. However, even the most experienced, knowledgeable brilliant prodigies are restricted by human limitations. It is God who gives wisdom to doctors to investigate, diagnose, medicate, operate and treat...
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20 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 2
Psalm 78:41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. After experiencing the limitless power of God, the Israelites provoked the Lord’s anger by their rebellious sin of doubt and disbelief. Israel witnessed Moses fight the sword of the Pharaoh with a dry staff. They were the spectators of...
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19 November 2021 – Raise Your Bar – Part 1
Psalm 34:3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. God can never be made bigger than who He already is but He can be limited by our thoughts. David in Psalm 34 is calling us to magnify, exonerate and enlarge our expectations and understanding of God. There is no limit to...