Seek first the kingdom of God | Pr Yvonne Chong

You're listening to a message to go from at church. We hope this message

will light up your tea. So I you know before I I I shareow

it today I want to bring also great things from both pasta Canada. Sandra

is away. Tim went hold. You know, you know I'm in chat

to them for different things from ministry and work and stuff like that. So

they say they send their regards to you. You know what down wealth and

siances don't see it's supposed Tom Tattoo went hold and like earlier this this morning,

you know, we prayed actually for the ministry that because they are speaking

in a camp in Bindulue. She thought so and it's a really interesting camp

but history making one for bindulu because of this. Yeah, no, the

type and things you're gonna trans had things in there. So basically so these

two churches are it's actually a combined camp between two churches. Inns like it.

So when they want to go and see, you know, they went

to we use the word wreki when when they go and check out the camp

site. These two churches Bustard and Elder went and they met each other there.

So down so time and just Inhuad Hold the towns hold not so downloud

to easy and I've been down. So they wanted the same camp site and

on the same days as well hotel and never before. You know, both

of them suddenly just agree like, hey, why not we just joined together

and have both churches doing this camp you down? So women, you is

she host? I know she thinks inhue and and they are totally from two

different denominations and they have not had any combined events before. So that's the

first time of combining together. So you have eat. She actually in her

harmon. You know, we can definitely see you know that God is doing

something across the whole Malaysia amongst the different churches. She's okay jah because you

know the Word of God says when there is unity, God commands a blessing

and and and you know it's not you know us also jokingly saying, actually

the church that's actually it's not combined two churches, but it's a combined tree

churches. So Hold Camel ca so out just the time and tan Jo so

she's her because there is ex Church represented there. Even when it turns on

your Extra ho is typing. You know, Extra has graciously released both our

Pasta, so there can be a blessing to Sarahwa. Bin Toulu is in

Sarahwa no man so that in the extra actual fool anyone here from Bin Toulu

near the bin Tols causing Okay, I know they are sarah Watkins here.

Okay, Sarah cans raise your hand, but Sara, so you can actually

look around and if you don't know what Sarahwa is like, go speak to

them. You're gonna. Yes, the device is some one of them actually

Shiman and and God is doing something really amazing in the land of Borneo,

which is the whole island and Indonesia calling montanis kay Jansona, Santana Tai Sara,

you're having Intunisia and face hunt your fools in the Gonzo and we can

see it as well. You know, God's calling upon Pasta's canneth life is

really really evident. It's hunting to the khanten, to the near the mean

things, the face on the mean since I had a certain son, I

think they see itself, you know, just you know, Bassa has been

invited to speak on you know, to speak at different churches even down down

thing and the Sowaii and many different denominations and a lot of traditional ones as

well as the nights on the ding. Wherever Basa Canneth go, he shares

what God is doing in and through Extra and what God has called Extras to

do as well. She thinks her the thing. And since even before Extra

started, Basta Canneth, you know, caught from God. Uh, this

dream from Malaysia, you know, since China and so can so doing my

ego amongst since about probably nineteen ninety seven and ninety eight. Just the troubles

its too banning might be longer than at least half of the people here.

So you were born on it after two thousand year two thousand. This is

couldn't be said Milan and go Titus. So the dream from Malaysia has been

burning past us had since then and till now. So down so the mons

and so hold tattoo. It's a singing. It's a way to take the

sitching waited the sing like and even as you know, here's so he started

with the ministry of a y a first, no, yeah, China,

tell her the y a and then church. And he didn't start ex church

just for ourselves, for X only for X church only she turned to pay,

but God has called him to plant ex church for Malaysia and for other

nations as well. The son who her she don't again. So so you

know, through your story and my story of how God work in our life,

God, you know, Bastard brings it to share with the church at

large. You know the Kingdom swinger down through her tiny or the simmon down

camel tle she she she can see her to finish. So there's a lot

of you know, different amazing things that God has been doing just the past

few months. And you know, to get updates from you, you should

go tune into our the chin Up Talk talk show and your downtown you do,

you go up showcase usually to this shows at least half an hour to

forty five minutes just to bring updates to the church. You know, what

God is doing even in in the church in Laisia, so you know,

even downtown yourself. So this is general like you can touch your funds.

So in your free time you can start from probably the latest episode. Then

you can look yourself backwards, you know, like you can't Rea Singer one

one tin like she can'd. There are thirty three episodes all together downing your

sons sty and got different series in like the different episodes or some series is

slightly longer, some shorter. Hold on you put on put on, then

put on the two T town and you know true that you not talk you

right, whatever shares is very disciple ship uh, and and to disciple us

on how to respond in situations, how to be more like Christs as well

you downtown Chin Sigamon to page down into it down is the winy, how

to be disciples of Christ, how to train up even the next generation.

You paid pat so Mayo ruled her like she's things. He said, you

know I've come to you know notice and also realize that you know there's been

some time back now that you know, our for us to be able to

discover our lives. Calling. Uh, you know it starts from one point

of time, do you like? Just so fast enough so the hot listening

like she hotemen the mean thing eating and I don't know how many of us

here here? You know you are clear about what God has caught you to

do exactly hunting to the two thousands. You know Basa is real, really

clear about his calling. No caral soon fat outing to Tarzan, who's the

mean thing? And some of us here, some of different ones, and

so we are clear of what God has caused us. No one's sensing hunting

two two thousand two me the mean things. So it has to start from

a point of time. And you know, I want to bring us to

this scripture. It says here in Matthew chapter six, verse the retreat in

the type time woman who women the meanting that is the pc diog straight the

negative. Then will hear you thing when you It says in this verse to

but sick first, the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these

things shall be added to you, saying sho ta eat say it don't see

jack anymon. So whenever we see this verse or sometimes you use this verse

right in this context, can take the thing like you know, don't too

get the ding one. It's the whole, you know what, As long

as you know I see God first, I please see He'll give me everything

that I want, not just yea has about so yo don't see okay,

because he says all these things should be added to me right your cmat that

jacket woman, So I would have all that I want. You know,

as long as I please got so you know, just award yeah like juice

thousands your so yao don't see? But today you know, can I just

challenge that a little because, okay, and help us to see it at

the slightly different angles, slightly noman like she bounds on it, you only

like like she can't. I want to bring our focus and attention to the

first half of the verse chain bamboo and juices, which is but sick first,

the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, juice shang shin chow to eat?

Okay, So I'm going to break it down slightly further. So wait

like she like she c and I will start with these two words, nor

worry you, which is sick first, juice like shin chill? All right,

So that that is my title for today's question, chill just to tea.

Okay. So what does seeking first involved? Shin shootos? So she's

about hunters, don't see. So when we say that we sick first,

we seek in order to find that woman. So shin shootos or manic is

it? Don't see? So we are seeking the Kingdom of God in order

to find it. No, no, man's just changed shin chew. Women

shooter and the chords out or you know it could it involves to look for

it's a powhands women turntime shined out when your passport is missing. You know

you go all like that's pretty en frantic. You go look for it face

something eats the she's out way, you know, sick first could be also

to go after hin Chew can't tee shooters chan when the guy has his eyes

on the goal. TANGI, well, I want to sick first that you

know that person that God has prepared for me. I said, you pay,

you start pursuing. You started going after time, right, Josh.

And it takes consistency and persistency to do that right, teaching thing to the

nine like she changed Chi and and before that, you know, before Josh

starts doing that and all you're searching high and low, who is the one

that God has prepared for me? Trying so hold had you like it's a

she Shin down tan Galdi and shun neat how you paid it? And the

sick first also the means to strive after change shin chow su who you need

it? Like she uh the lead? Yeah, so that's the first towards

I want to look. I want us to look at the sick first steps

what it means she can't share change shin chew negative east. And then there

is other two parts to this verse. No, take the thing on which

is the Kingdom of God juice and also his righteousness. Juice had the goat.

Okay, so I'm going to bring us to that. By the way,

this message is just part one. I think I think I'll share it

again in yeah little and that's going to be part two. Okay, you

know they um and she finish next? No, not next, Okay,

So what is the Kingdom of God? So Moses and and you know,

while Jesus was on earth, he teaching and ministry was very focused on the

Kingdom of God. Down just sound then I say those tire So if you

read the Bible, I mean it could be referred to as the Kingdom of

God, damning actually and the kill like you can't as the Kingdom of Heaven

tin or the kingdom and uh this tree uh this uh words description Yeah,

yeah, it actually appears ninety times in the gospels. So it just sunk

to the towns, go to the mean eating page and how good juices?

Uh and and also in the Book of X. No, it's about so

the Gospels is actually basically the first book four books like the ins okay,

and it's also filled with a lot of accounts of the works of the Kingdom

of God. No, yeah, two months go to the nice. So

the king what is the Kingdom of God? It is not something physical that

we see, woman go kind of I mean earthly kingdoms is very visible.

You know. It can be a big castle with fortress, a lot of

gods guarding it. Probably these days, no fortress are tall, tall fences.

Run the sound and take the quarter. You can don't see you able

to see the queen or the king, you know, ruling. Uh you

know in there you can mean so that is, you know, the physical

or the kingdom of this world the sound. But the Kingdom of God involves,

you know, a totally different thing. Because about hunts one chainens so

young. You know, Jesus all trout his teaching when he teaches about the

Kingdom of God three years so you she out take quite to it. Basically,

you know teaches he taught a new way of how we should live and

think. No, no, you don't sing the funds like Colclinger r who

medicine mean to leave according to Kingdom principles jus a score to the negative balz

and like you hold whom medicine you know to live according to the Kingdom even

rules, uh, that which is from the world of God and Hawaii do

you hold medicine? Mean you're not gonna turn us to some scriptures to look

at that you can? And you know because of time, I would just

read the scriptures. Okay, So I'm gonna turn us to little chapter four

of Us for the tree first. Like she can't tell you this, you

know, Jesus uh as she talked about the kingdom right, he says,

yeah. He said to them, I must preach the Kingdom of God to

the other cities. Also because for this purpose I have been sent that is

tamazuwe b she Si based and transon God fu in w fung Tai in suwait

the time mark chapter one, verse fifteen Sai mark fu indi is anti Suji.

He says, yeah. The time has come, he said, the

Kingdom of God has come here. Repent and believe the good news, said

Lucci Manners the gold signal name dankot sing fu in so matthil you know chapter

six, verse ten Thaimati for indy. So he says, your kingdom come,

you will be done on earth as it is in heaven. You need

to go gently, you need anxiety. Innxieteen son Luke chapter seventeen, Sailuja,

verse twenty to twenty one. It says, here now, when he

was asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God will come, he answered

them and said, the King of God does not come with observation, nor

will they say see here or see that. For indeed, the King God

is within you. Faly siren one like so can candlish signment singly. The

Kingdom of God is within you, sen the go singly. And and because

of that right, you know, I want to share that. Hence we

need to live with godly principles senature in the and and because we have the

Kingdom of God with us, you know, we need to repent from our

our own ways, you know, ways that you know, if you know,

just tell God, God, I want to do this my own way,

you know. So on now we're all when we tell God, you

know, God, I want to do this my own way. We're telling

him that God, I want to be the king of my own life in

the town woman concerns so so now where the funcer that you go the samner

So she's why horshold just like an and soul just the one. But when

we come into a relationship we got when we come to you know, when

we accepted Jesus as our personal a lot and saying gentlemen like she woman smo

corona to to this whole. You know, we invited him to be in

our house. Right if we invited him to be our king, is that

woman like yos in hating woman and singers women just like she yells in that

tell woman the one. But sometimes along our journey and a long way as

believe us, you know, through our actions and to you know how we

bring you know how we live our lives. Because soon as I say you

go ho conona or men rule her or eng women they say the single woman

like you or sometimes life can just happen and we can forget like okay,

you know I've forgotten that. You know Jesus is the ruler of my life.

No fascination in connel who one this or a sons she's duce. It

was sending the one and we may forget like, hey, you know,

because I'm part of this kingdom, there's a certain way that I should live

by, no siching. So in thousand to like hold you know, and

and and then we start doing things on our own the fund so that she

told the ching you all. And and you know when Jesus announced the rival

of the kingdom on earth right down as a whole. And when he says

that you know, the Kingdom of God is within you, no how to

s woman is singing men, He's saying that you know, I am here

to bring a transformation in your life. Juice in the war like that's an

you been taia in the sermon, and I meen because you know in John

chapter eighteen, verse thirty six. And when the time your handful in this

batan sans salilty, you know, he reminds that my kingdom is not of

this world. If my kingdom is of this world, my servants will fight

so that I should not be delivered, so that I should not be delivered

to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here, youhan for

san, I just say what the jewey beet like she you know, as

I read this right, you know, I was reminded. I was drawn,

My attention was drawn to this. You all, my kingdom is not

of this world. Whet the juice juice of the water just yet, and

believers, we need to also realize that our kingdom is not of this world

as well. So you know, mansovega thing to know me yet And and

because sometimes we may start building our own palaces here, but you know,

uh, and you know building palace you know sometimes can talk about you know,

I just want to build the stability of life and and you know,

I just want to be successful just in a coal near the So your wet

and go about who but earthly kingdoms is temporal because it can vanish just by

you know, earthquake or you know it can it just can just come down

by natural disasters. Sounds so China had around. But we need to remember

that the king God stands throughout time because in town. So with that in

mind, as as you know, UH subjects to the Kingdom of God,

you know, as as the inhabitants of this Kingdom of God, we will

need to leave u according to what the king you know has I'm putting it

in in simple terms. And we didn't live to what the king has in

mind for its subjects, and it's dominion when you and like one, she

didn't go to town had once. Yeah, yeah, so you don't see

someone. I'm still putting it. It's still quite broad my explanation because it

takes us to journey to know, like God, what does the rule you

know, being being subjected to the rule of the kingdom look like you the

calm the east certain type woman that this is someone that easy and you know,

and think for me to go through it take time, but you can.

She refer back to some of them empty g's from last year created that

she and MTG. So that was the theme for I think the whole athentity

and and and and you know, if you don't know I'm referring to,

you can just go look back and listen to the empty Okay, so you're

going to point the so someone son in the MPT woman, So Matthew six

they three but six verst the Kingdom of God. Any time tie Shin choosen

the six first the ruler shin Chu nagard Gania. The sixth verst the rulers

Kingdom shin Chuna go to Negati one and that's the first part negat you know,

because we may be citizens, for example, of Malaysia in human consume,

but our citizenship can also be temporal here because the woman's a certain furness.

Yes, okay, singer, you know, because we are also no

longer of this world in a woman of Sus, we are citizens of heaven.

Women mean, so when we become a believer in Jesus Christ, become

the citizens of heaven? Do wment size you do? You mean? Hold

on just the mean? So sick first, you know? Now you know

there is this called by Albert Graze. Okay, Albert something, okay,

mister Albert that okay, you know he said there can be no Kingdom of

God in the world without the King of God in our hearts. So that

Albert you down so root called Nali, root called malea. So the King

God should take priority in our hearts. You seen, since I want to

singey men, and we will need to seek after it. Okay, majorreciation

shutah to shoota. So what is God's righteousness? So the e in you

know I look at in dictionary dot com it describes it as this side dot

com you made. The dictionary dot Com didn't describe God's righteouness this, but

it described what a righteous person would look like. And take one to eager

go itther and eager, the eager, pincing, pining pink. So sorry,

you know for the type of that is basically a righteous person, not

God's righteousness. Okay, uh, so is this a righteous person will look

like this? You know the person is upright, uh and full of morality

to has a eager you go ea has a don't either rot the person is

morally right or justifiable, no doubt. You can't go like she pays her

way either acting upright moral way of virtuous singer can also generally in the world

when they say, okay, the person is righteous, the person knows and

follows, and that's what is right. Ignorant going the soon and she sings

sow. But you know, in the eyes of God, you know,

the righteousness of the world is not according to what we see in our eyes

on it. Because the downtown on the downtown, the tiren can so were

the downtown younger, But it's according to what God sees as righteous societies like

she to one who actually treating some mons. So God's righteousness right in in

Uh, there's a few scriptures here, and I'm going to just get extraitated

to flesh out from some one hundred and forty five seventeen. Say, supient

bite pen, this is the lost righteous in all his ways and faithful in

all he does, is singer. So God's righteousness means he is actually perfectly

just and holy in all his actions and his decisions. So concern and that

does not change. You know, God is consistently that he does not waiver

in his commitment, So soil don't see the guide bind. And you know

what, what else is God's righteousness? You know in Deuteronomy chapter thirty two,

verse four, ty, uh, I mean te Moses, sorry,

Moses declares he is the rock. His works are perfect, and all his

ways are just one change that has seen the gong ping a faithful God who

does not do wrong. Uh. And he's upright and just as he is

certance waits and you're going eat so in other words, right, you know,

right, God's righteousness it's just not something which is an abstract concept,

but it's actually demonstrated to his dealings, uh, to his uh, you

know, perfect actions and judgments as well. Down sony kind of down and

came in by the don't see a soonerating a downtown one chain one Chaine igrituating

in Second corintans Uh chapter five, verse twenty one, girling to Ego so

down. Can I get someone to read this verse? Oh, then maybe

you can help Second Corident, chapter one, So now do it the tea

woman's an ways we have German died hardly mean turn ways and eat for him.

Make him who you know, seem to be seen for us, that

we might become the righteousness of God in him. So the word righteousness means

God's approval. Right, So juicuitize Center down song like she paid and being

considered right in his eyes. Don't do it? So when we appear before

good, can can we confident? Listen and God has a proof of me?

Now maintenance up and and he approach of us because we become because we

are we are or we have been the bearers of His righteousness. Even though

hasn Or swore man or misterphoc or even though war mating like she dies a

woman, we are justified in his sight. Women see you and Center move

on like she paid one thing. And sometimes we when we live our lives

as believers, we don't live you know, knowing the importance of seeking God's

kingdom is righteousness to know and my mom one, little man, children to

eat. The seminary means seeking after what is you know God's righteousness? What

is you know morally or virtuously right in God's eyes? No doubt? Almost

that is a much patient Now that doesn't The seminary means you sometimes make us

feel like there is a disconnect. You know, faith is faith. You

know what I believe in Jesus, if Jesus, and how I am living

even in this world. What I do is another life. No sooner tell

you listen, mean to tell your house I'm something. You're usually eager searching

now words and you don't want to Yesterday at our leaders changing pace arounds and

mentioned you know that should be an integration, so that I talk to you

maling she take, and so the town she said, regally singer, Why

do I say that? Who You're gonna move to the second part of this

verse. She can't. She can't saying. So it says all these things

you know my six study three again, all these things shall be added to

you don't jack anemon? And now you know I want us to read in

context okay, son, like she does we do why in context? Because

this verse is not stand alone. I mean it's not on its own.

So tell me do the so well need do one? She don't jack anymoon

because when I read the King James New King James version, right, it

started with the word but you're gonna dance it so but I mean it has

it's it's it is to say that whatever that has happened, but that's a

better there's a better way to do it. But you know, design is

strong. This is right. Okay, it's the word. But does English

teachers, I think, sorry, what do you contrast? Yes, it's

the word you bring about contrasts and comparison. You know, let me sell

your bangs regular So who not have a chain hoome atholity funds hard or searching.

So I want to bring our attention, you know to verse twenty five

to verse study two or imti for Intilu down Jesus. The answered, yeah,

I started with you know, seeking first, just so shin chow.

But I now want to enery this because we have the sick first before this

verse twenty five to verse study two happens so full of twenty five to twenty

two happens. You manchin choosren eats the gentleman. You be here like she

just a gony these sends. You have your bible, so you can turn

to it and I'll read it to us. There, you know how I

do. You can follow along, all right. So therefore I say to

you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink,

or what you will drink, nor your about your body, what you

will put on. It is not. It's not life more than food,

and a body more than clothing. St you lead her a waists, you

lead trying some mussuma. Look at the birds of the air, for they

neither sow or rip, nor gather in the into bards. Yet you're having

father fits them. Are you not of more value than they? You man

kind of tag on the name Finale you put on your you put your timely

the Martin fud sent Hotel final on the doorma. Which of you, by

worrying, can add one cube to his stature? Niemanna suly econol on moder

this wish of earth by worrying at one centimeter to our like she me,

So why do you worry about clothing? It's a consider the lilies of the

field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin. You did it

by her like firstday night. And yet I say to you that even Solomon,

in all his glory, was not a rid like one of these function

Solomon wang Solomon so twin tie the hyper Hawaii first aday. Now if God

so close the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is truing

the were he not much more close to you or you are little faith sell

singer, And that you did, I maintain you do that really cru versary

one. Therefore, do not worrying saying what shall I eat or what shall

we drink? Or what shall we wear? So release her or trons some

more first that they do for all these things. The gentle six for your

having father knows that you need all these things. Why parents or children?

Even so you understaynt m tin thousand Yeah and man, so you know,

definitely we know there are basic necessities of life that sending down to eating you.

It's a sea pin soulman tea women sing so and this versus you know

says it. You know the basic necessities of life and clothing is that thing

doman sending down the stependues, but a lot you know, reminds us not

to live to continuously worry about obtaining all of this sly don't see, because

he wants us to trust the heavenly Father entire woman. And she sounds on

the food the sick first, God's kingdom and his righteousness first, because God

knows you know what we need most, you know someone and instead of you

know, trying to you know, if the grass tries to keep feeding itself,

it will not happen. Just then the grass can't cause rain to happen,

so that it will not dry up. Right, doesn't sound like around

so in our lives as well, you know the different areas that we have

no content for actually a lot of areas on life you are no control.

Down to her daughter searching her consider but the Lord says, you know,

don't not worry about that. It's sick versus kingdom and is righteous the white

name we are you don't see the Melians she need to eat and and a

lot today, you know, I believe very much to remind us not to

live in fear, art in anxiety. No, it's sounds not actually with

the down zone, but to trust in him like she does a change like

she's sounding, And to live our life anchored in his life and his grace.

No Roman, send me the negative signal. The tarkani is certainly mean,

and how can you be anchored in the lot now it's the it's the

continuously sick Kim sick his kingdom and he's righteous. Now know to worries,

we'll not at another sentiment our lives, and don you lead us the turn

t and easy that don't see but it may add kilograms to us because around

in certainly being a pang. Right, every time we worry, we at

on another back and other back and other back. And so when dancing this

now when you're it, don't don't don't don't see down whenever whenever we are

anxious, you know, we at another back and another back leaders when you

eat the jaminiscence and these bags will weigh us down. Notice so like and

and whenever we come to God, we feel like, hey God, I'm

coming to you, yeah, all free because you know you die from my

seats and I'm being set free, so you way, So time I went

down, so I don't waiting to pay. My chains are gone and I've

been set free. What Kayla waiting but not knowing. You know, we

are actually being all all these baggage is with us because moment you ti so

the Lord you know, I'm gonna vite extreme up today. So by tiket

sunlight, the Lord says, do not worry, sat So we are you

lid and to surrender to him, not as a sainful us. You know,

being anxious, You know it can sometimes be a very quick and natural

response to different situations. Sounds fund in our woman like you meant humans,

so meant the but I believe very much today you know, God wants us

to bring our attention and focus back to him because soundthing surroundings, and we

are anxious when you know, or we worry because we can't no longer do

it on our own. That woman you leaders holman. Since then in woman

faster that she and we come out with one uh contingency plan one after another

plan a pen b pency. So in case a don't work, be can

work, be don't work, can work, no castener, you're put on

spider and sometimes that just takes up a lot of energy even us the like

you're housing the woman the thing, but a lot today is saying you know,

surrender first, surrender, let go of all the backs they are carrying

in our arms. It's tiring because because something John, she don't need a

powerful to let it go. No, run tiret and come back to the

start of seeking first him, seeking him first, seeking his kingdom first,

and thinking his righteousness, and say no, and all these things will be

added to you. You know, food will be added, clothing will be

added, say I said the evil anymore. Basically, it talks about provision

going in. So just come back to the place defunk of saying God,

I want to live my life for you, don't you? So now at

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