Champion of the Gospel with Jonathan Heng

In Acts 2:38-47, we see the Apostle Peter preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ before a huge crowd. Amongst them, about three thousand people embraced the message of repentance and forgiveness by faith in Christ and became believers. A new community emerged and started a mighty movement that is still growing and expanding today. I'm talking about the Church, the Body of Christ. Jesus said, " ...upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:18-19); "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" (John 12:32).Peter was an apostle, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. He and others like John, Philip, Paul, Barnabas, and thousands more pioneered a revolutionary army that is still invading our world today. They were soldiers of the cross, who stood up for Jesus whatever the cost.God's truth marches on today. The truth that there is power in the cross, there is power in the blood. There is apostolic authority and anointing in the name of Jesus. Oh, if Peter, if Paul were alive today, they would still be amazed that souls are being saved, sick bodies are being healed, demons are being cast out and believers are being baptized in the Holy Spirit. From Jerusalem to Judaea, to Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth, the Great Commission is being fulfilled in an unprecedented way today.The book of Acts, especially in chapter 2:38-47, is the blueprint for the Church today. Heaven is still writing the next chapter of a book about the spread of the Gospel through the power of the Holy Spirit. Will you and I be the vessels He works through? Will we be community transformers for Jesus in our day and age? Hallelujah!

In this message, we want to address some critically crucial questions such as:What is hell like?And likewise, what is heaven like?Who goes to hell and who goes to heaven?Friend, according to the Bible, I must tell you that there is a hell. And hell is not just a figment of imagination, or symbolic, but a real, literal place. There are many people in hell right now. If they could, they would rise from the dead to tell you not to go there. The thing is, the Bible says that even if they were to rise from the dead to warn us against going to hell, we would not necessarily believe. Why? We have prophets, we have preachers, we have the Bible, the Word of God. If we don't believe in the message of salvation in Jesus Christ, who paid sin's price on the Cross of Calvary, that through Him, there is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun, we would not believe even if our loved ones or friends who are dead, comes back to life to warn us to flee from the wrath and fury of hell.The Good News is,"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16);"Jesus saith unto [you], I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6); and"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Romans 10:9-10).Our goodness fall short of the glory of God. What we consider good is filthy rags in the sight of God because God's standard of holiness is way far higher than what we can comprehend. We cannot do anything to gain eternal life. Being religious, charitable or performing good works will not get us to heaven. Only by confession of sin and faith in Christ can we be made righteous.I pray that you will embrace the gospel of "Jesus Christ and Him crucified" if you have not already done so. The invitation is for you to trust in the Lamb who taketh away the sin of the world!Will you submit to the Saviour's bidding and come now?Praise the Lord!

In this message, we want to address some critically crucial questions such as:What is hell like?And likewise, what is heaven like?Who goes to hell and who goes to heaven?Friend, according to the Bible, I must tell you that there is a hell. And hell is not just a figment of imagination, or symbolic, but a real, literal place. There are many people in hell right now. If they could, they would rise from the dead to tell you not to go there. The thing is, the Bible says that even if they were to rise from the dead to warn us against going to hell, we would not necessarily believe. Why? We have prophets, we have preachers, we have the Bible, the Word of God. If we don't believe in the message of salvation in Jesus Christ, who paid sin's price on the Cross of Calvary, that through Him, there is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun, we would not believe even if our loved ones or friends who are dead, comes back to life to warn us to flee from the wrath and fury of hell.The Good News is,"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16);"Jesus saith unto [you], I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6); and"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Romans 10:9-10).Our goodness fall short of the glory of God. What we consider good is filthy rags in the sight of God because God's standard of holiness is way far higher than what we can comprehend. We cannot do anything to gain eternal life. Being religious, charitable or performing good works will not get us to heaven. Only by confession of sin and faith in Christ can we be made righteous.I pray that you will embrace the gospel of "Jesus Christ and Him crucified" if you have not already done so. The invitation is for you to trust in the Lamb who taketh away the sin of the world!Will you submit to the Saviour's bidding and come now?Praise the Lord!

The story of Rahab, a harlot, is one of the most powerful stories of salvation. The scarlet thread, which was bound in the window, symbolized the then still-to-come shed blood of Jesus Christ. When God sent His spies, Rahab was convicted of her need to turn to the Lord and hence, she was saved before the destruction that was to fall on Jericho.Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and His precious shed blood is the only way to obtain salvation. When we were living in sin, we were spiritual harlots in the kingdom of darkness and slated for destruction. But God sent His spiritual 'spies', which is the Word of God preached under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. As our hearts were convicted of our spiritual bankruptcy, blindness and prostitution, we repented and confessed Jesus as Lord. Spiritually, we tied the scarlet cord of redemption as we enter into a blood covenant relationship with God.It’s time for the Church to get back to the cross, to the cross where Jesus shed His precious blood. Today, we are substituting fads, philosophies and vain self-help programs for the simple and unadulterated truth of God’s Word. The foundation of the gospel rests on the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Any gospel that does not have the message of the cross and the shed blood of Jesus is another gospel. It is accursed and scheduled for destruction. Every single blessing comes through the cross – salvation, healing, deliverance, the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. The power of the cross, through the anointing of the Holy Spirit, is what makes the fulfilling of the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ possible.

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This message provides an overview of the parables of Jesus as presented in Matthew Chapter 13

We need a holy revelation of God to transform our hearts. Let us seek His face, submit to Him with fear and trembling and He will ignite us with fresh flame of fire.

A Message on Praise, Worship, Giving, Prayer, Faith, Positive Confession and Patience based on a study in the 27th Psalm

I am on an assignment, which is an awesome responsibility, from the King of kings and the Lord of lords to ask you a few questions,"Are you ready to face eternity?""Are you ready to meet God?""Are you ready for the Millennial Age?"I'm not just talking about being prepared for the year 2000 and after if Jesus tarries, but I'm talking about a time that is coming when He returns in all His power and glory to rule and reign on earth,"Where will you be on the day of the Lord?""Will you be on His side?"Friend, if you are not sure or if have friends and loved ones that needs to know the Lord, I pray that you will listen to this message given to the prophet Joel from the holy Word of God concerning our future, your eternal destiny and mine!

Jesus Christ has many titles, such as Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, Emmanuel (Matthew ​1:23), Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).In this message, we want to look at Jesus as the Lion and the Lamb. In the natural, the lion and the lamb are seemingly contrasting types of animals. The lion is fierce, bold, strong and swift. On the other hand, the lamb is meek, tender and gracious. Like a lion, Jesus is jealous and zealous for the true holiness and worship of God. For example, He confronted the moneychangers, overthrew their tables and said, "My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves" (Mark 11:17).Like a lamb, Jesus was "oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth" (Isaiah 53:7). What is the application for us today? We need men and women who know when to be like a lion, and when to be like a lamb. We need men and women who are full of glory mingled with humility, full of uncompromising justice tempered with mercy, full of majesty mingled with meekness. We need to see Jesus and all that He has accomplished at the cross in order to be all that we can be in Him.Revelation 5:5-6 portrays the prophetic significance of Jesus as the Lion and the Lamb. From the foundation of the world, God's plan for the ages is that redemption is only through Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. When humankind fell, Jesus is the only perfect sacrifice to put away sin.

The recent March 11 2011 massive earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear meltdown in Japan have caused some people to ask questions such as "Was this a judgment from God?" and "Is this the end of the Age?". I believe this is a wake-up call and a season of shaking for the Church and the nations of the world to be compassionate and meet both the physical and spiritual needs of so many who are suffering right now. It is time for us Christians to pray for the provision of the Cross and that the " ...Sun of Righteousness [Jesus Christ] shall arise with healing in His wings... " (Malachi 4:2) in the "Land of the Rising Sun".

When Jesus was on earth some 2,000 years ago, He was anointed of the Holy Spirit to preach good news to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, bring freedom to the captives and proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. We need the same anointing in our lives and ministries today to advance the Kingdom of God. The world is longing for the true ministry of the Gospel and we must follow in the footsteps of Jesus to reach out to the sick and the lost, both physically and spiritually. Let the words of this song express our heartfelt desire to be touched by the anointing of the Holy Spirit:BAPTIZE ME, HOLY SPIRITWords and Music by JonathanThe Spirit of the LordHas been upon my lifeTo preach the good newsTo heal the brokenheartedTo set the captives freeTo proclaim the salvationOf the LordCHORUS:Baptize me, Holy SpiritLet the fireBurn within my soulWash me in the bloodOf the LambTake my heartMy lifeAnd my spiritA living sacrifice

In the Old and New Testaments, God manifested Himself through prophesies, dreams, visions and other spiritual experiences to His people. Let us take a look at the divine encounters of a few Bible characters such as Moses, Elijah, Isaiah and Paul, and discover what applications and lessons we can draw from them. Are spiritual experiences still relevant and valid today? Yes, in Acts 2:17, it says, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams." However, I want to state that any and every spiritual experience must not be elevated above God's Word. If the divine encounter contradicts what the Bible says, it must be rejected and renounced. As much as there are spiritual experiences that are real, there are also counterfeit ones that deceive. We need to walk in the Spirit and be discerning in order to know why and how spiritual experiences can serve their rightful role in our lives.

In the Old and New Testaments, God manifested Himself through prophesies, dreams, visions and other spiritual experiences to His people. Let us take a look at the divine encounters of a few Bible characters such as Moses, Elijah, Isaiah and Paul, and discover what applications and lessons we can draw from them. Are spiritual experiences still relevant and valid today? Yes, in Acts 2:17, it says, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams." However, I want to state that any and every spiritual experience must not be elevated above God's Word. If the divine encounter contradicts what the Bible says, it must be rejected and renounced. As much as there are spiritual experiences that are real, there are also counterfeit ones that deceive. We need to walk in the Spirit and be discerning in order to know why and how spiritual experiences can serve their rightful role in our lives.

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth" (Isaiah 52:7).Jonathan Heng was born in Singapore. He was born again at the age of fourteen and baptized in the Holy Spirit two years later. Since then, the calling of God for ministry has been upon his life.Jonathan served in the ministry of helps and mercy in his high school days and at the age of eighteen, began moving in the exhortation of God's Word and writing onto the printed page. He also communicates on audio/visual music and teaching materials, and composes psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Birthed out of Jonathan's own personal struggles and desperate cry and need for more of Him, it is his prayer that his ministry will encourage hearts to a life of repentance, refreshing, restoration, and revival in the Holy Spirit. Here's an example of a statement he has made reflecting his desire to see people's relationship with the Lord and one another in the Kingdom set on fire: "It is my prayer that the preaching of God's Word will propel and prepare people to practise powerful principles of permanent partnership with a passionate pursuit".One aspect of his vision is to see lives being touched by the Word of God delivered under the anointing of the Holy Spirit through applied arts, literature, audio/visual mass media (music and teaching) and Information Technology in subservient to the local church, "Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen (Ephesians 3:21).In this special presentation, we include footage from the first 25 years of a multi-media Gospel outreach ministry that has reached a wide audience with the Good News of Jesus Christ. To God be all the praise and glory and thanks to partners and friends who have helped him to fulfil his call in these last days!For more online media resources, please visithttps://www.jonathanheng.com and https://www.whgoc.comSubscribe to Jonathan's channel on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/whgocConnect with Jonathan on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/whgoc

Dear Friend,We want to take this opportunity to show you God's plan for salvation, according to the Bible. We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. If you are not a Christian and you read this, here's an appeal for you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. To be included in this invitation, you must have a relationship with Jesus Christ, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. The choice is yours. If you say "yes" to Jesus, here's what you must do,Admit the fact that you are a sinner, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23);Be willing to repent from disobedience and rebellion against God, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3);Believe that Jesus is your only Saviour, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16);Confess and trust, and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Romans 10:9-10).Please pray this prayer and do mean it with all your heart:"Dear Lord Jesus, I now recognize that I am a sinner and I am in need of salvation. I accept the sacrifice You paid for me on the cross of Calvary and I allow Your precious shed blood to cleanse me. I now surrender myself to You and invite You to be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart. Take full control of my life and help me live and serve You from this moment forward. I ask in the name of Jesus. Amen."If you prayed this prayer in all sincerity, you are now a child of God. We encourage you to find fellowship in a Bible believing, Spirit filled church and obtain a copy of the Bible and that you read it diligently so that you will be the kind of Christian God wants you to be.

What is holiness?How do we walk in the power of holiness?Holiness is to have the rule and reign of the Holy Spirit within, allowing Christ to live in and through us. It is an inward spiritual experience of resting and dwelling in the grace of God. Genuine holiness stems from the heart, mind and tongue that is yielded to Christ.It is far more than just conforming to some external and outward performance of good works. It is concerned with "being" instead of "doing".While good fruits and practical works will manifest when a person is holy, it is only a reflection and result of a living relationship with Jesus. If we are trying" to be holy by practising "good works", it will not work, "UNLESS the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it... " (Psalm 127).We are holy because of the finished work of Christ on the cross and we are resting in His grace through faith.It is not something we do, attain or work up for. Rather, it is something we believe in: that God accepts us as holy by virtue of the righteousness of Jesus and as we abide in and submit to Him by faith, "For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches" (Romans 11:16). This is righteousness through faith, not through human abilities. Walking in holiness is the fruit of hungering and thirsting for the Presence of Jesus in our lives. True holiness is about inner truth and purity, not legalism, law or bondage, "and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead" (Philippians 3:9-10).It is one thing to preach about self-denial, dying to the flesh and the world, but the Good News is that we must also proclaim that the Gospel has the power to enable us to live a Spirit-filled life when the resurrection power of Jesus fills our hearts!One of the marks of holiness is that it brings us to a greater devotion and intimacy with Christ. Devotion to Christ is measured by our desire to grow in His likeness. It is concerned with the heart, "For out of it springs the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).Also, holiness is to have the fear of the Lord, which is to hate what God hates and love what He loves, "And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil" (Proverbs 16:6).Jesus is the root of holiness, we are the branches of His holiness. But then He wants us to produce fruits.As we abide and yield to Christ, we are holy and then fruits will just "supernaturally naturally" be produced in our lives (and not that we must produce fruits to prove that we are holy).The greatest joy of holiness, I believe, is to know that we are pleasing to God and are hearing His voice.While genuine holiness will produce the joy and favour of the Lord, I want to say that not everyone will rejoice with us walking in His ways.Following Jesus could also cause us to be despised and rejected by others who are probably jealous of God's anointing, blessings, favour and grace poured over our lives. They desire the joy and favour we are experiencing but because they have not known the truth of walking in holiness, they might sometimes persecute those who are godly. But my encouragement and exhortation is this, "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints" (1 Thessalonians 3:12-13).

The story of Abraham is a story of how God can change a person's history of failure and sin into one of His mercy and grace.Abraham was a great man of God, a hero of faith as we can read in Hebrews 11:8-19. However, he did not do everything right in the process.When God called Abraham and made a covenant of promise that his descendants would be as the number of stars in the heavens (Genesis 15:5; also Genesis 12:1-3), he made a blunder by going ahead of the Lord, before His perfect timing. This resulted in Ishmael, a product of the mind and the flesh.Sometimes, when a word of the Lord or a prophecy is released to an individual or a church, we can get impatient in trying to help God fulfill it by moving before its proper season and time. This often cause jealousy, strife and conflict. Ishmael is an example or a type of what happens when Abraham's wife, Sarah, asked him to go to her maid Hagar in order to bear them a child. This was a wrong move.However, as God sees Abraham's heart of dedication, He has not forgotten His promises made to him. This resulted in the birth of Isaac, the child of promise and destiny, against all odds in the natural.The key is:Impatience gives birth to illegitimate work of the flesh (as represented by Ishmael); butIntercession and intimacy with the Lord gives birth to inheritance in the Spirit (in the case of Isaac).Today, God is calling us to be destiny setters for Him. Yet, mistakes in the past can often cripple us from being all that we can be in Christ Jesus. Like Abraham, what do we do when we fail God?Continue to STAND before the Lord (and see His salvation) -Genesis 18:22: "Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD" (a picture of intercession);Genesis 18:33: "So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place" (we need to identify with people in our society and bring them to the Lord - an example of evangelization).The key is:The believer's primary commission is Intercession and Evangelization.Intercession is the key to giving birth to inheriting the promises of God. Just as Abraham had to wait for the appointed time, when his wife Sarah was too old to conceive in the natural, God wants to move in the supernatural. It is like He is saying, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" (Genesis 18:14).Likewise, when God calls us for a task in the Kingdom, He will require maturity and obedience before the actual fulfillment of a word. Sometimes, it takes months and even years before we see the complete picture of His promises. In the case of Abraham, it was Isaac, the promise child, who was born in spite of his wife's barrenness and old age.What are the "Isaacs" in our lives?Could it be our career, material blessings, ministry and salvation of a loved one?Some of us will have to press in and press on in prayer, faith and the Word before we see our fullest potential and destiny in Christ realized.James 1:2-3 says: "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing";Luke 8:15: "But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience"The key is:Faith is essential, but it is hope and patience with confession that brings forth possession.Before possessing the promises of God, we need to know and love the Promiser Himself intimately. Intimacy and love for the Lord will result in a life of obedience, sacrifice and worship. Even after we have received our "Isaacs", we need to surrender them to the Lord as a living sacrifice. When we think we have produced some results in a particular career, calling, ministry or gifting, God may require us to lay it down on the altar.Are we willing to relinquish our position and possessions in order to follow God wholeheartedly?The lesson is:Multiplication (follows and) comes through sacrifice.And loving God precedes the fulfillment of visions and goals in ministry.

The word "new" is used in the Bible over a 100 times. For example, new song, new covenant, new commandment, new creature, new heaven and new earth. In the natural, many of us like new things such as new clothes, new furniture, new car and new house. In a technologically-advanced nation like ours, some of us may even buy new mobile handphones and new computers so often that we don't remember how many of them we have had put together since we bought our first one. We spend so much of our energy, time and money to acquire them that if we're not careful, we begin to think that our self-worth and value to others depends on having these possessions. Slowly, subtly but surely, our soul becomes dry when we focus so much on the material that we neglect the spiritual. No, there is nothing wrong with physical blessings and prosperity but when they become our primary preoccupation, then we are missing out on the true treasure and wealth and that is, to be strong in the inner man.As our hearts are open and sensitive to the Holy Spirit, God is seeking for vessels to manifest His glory to a suffering and sin-bound world. Throughout the church age, there have been a number of Holy Spirit revivals. However, the final great outpouring of the Holy Spirit is yet to be completely fulfilled. It will be fully realized during the Millennium reign of Christ.In recent times, we see the rise of "famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes" (according to Matthew 24:7). Persecution is intense and terrorism is rampant in many places. All these events have caused fear to grip the hearts of many. These are just a few signs of what the Bible calls "the beginning of sorrows" (Matthew 24:8). However, as these troubles hit our world, the Church of Jesus Christ will arise with greater manifestations of God's glory that will bring in the great harvest of souls into His Kingdom.As vessels of God's glory, we have a call and commitment to deliver a life-changing message of the gospel that will never lose its power. The only answer to the spiritual epidemic and social upheaval of the world today is the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ performed on the cross of Calvary.When the Word of God, delivered under the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit, men and women will be led to the fire of the altars and the cross of Calvary, "...I indeed baptize you with water; but one that is mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire" (Luke 3:16). As stewards of the Gospel, all we can do is, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine ... do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry" (2 Timothy 4:2, 5).Friend, the victory of the cross enables us to proclaim that "Jesus saves, heals, fills us with the Holy Spirit and is coming again!" This is a glorious gospel message! Hallelujah!

Friends, how much do you know the laws of your land? Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a citizen? Have you ever violated any rule? To the offender, ignorance is not necessarily innocence when standing before the judge.In the spiritual kingdom, there are also laws. Every person on the face of the earth right now is either living under the government of law or the government of grace. Understanding the meaning of the New Covenant will enable us to live a life of victory. There is a way of victory for the Christian, and it is by means of the Cross, "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2)"; "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Galatians 6:14).Christianity is at a crossroads today. Churches are either too legalistic or too liberal. Like the Pharisees, some Christians are so religious that they get into the works of the law, which is bondage. They may still profess salvation through faith. However, when it comes to sanctification, they would imply, "Oh, to be holy, you have to follow a list of rules". They may not necessarily verbalize such a statement but they tend to judge others who don't conform or measure up to their so-called spiritual expectations. On the other hand, there are other Christians who promote a message of what I call "lawless freedom". Such people display an attitude of "Since I'm under grace and God loves me unconditionally, I can do what I want for my own benefits and pleasures". All of these teachings distort and twist the true gospel of grace. A revelation of Jesus Christ on the cross will keep your doctrine and lifestyle in proper order. We must not try to live after a system of works and laws, but be led and empowered by the Holy Spirit on the premise of our faith in the finished work of Christ, what He did at Calvary and the Resurrection!To understand themes such as justification by faith, salvation, sanctification, the law and grace as well as walking in the Spirit, which are the foundational truths for living a victorious Christian life, the book of Romans presents some of the greatest teachings on these topics. In this message, we want to focus primarily on Chapter 6. Through this Epistle and other parts of the Bible, God has given us the manual of life, the blueprint for our success and victory. Yet sadly, many Christians do not experience total victory in their lives. Why is this so? Ignorance may be a cause. Another reason could be indifference to the things of God. Of course, using our own strength or willpower to live the Christian life is a futile and fruitless effort. Yet a far more subtle factor why even some dedicated Christians experience spiritual burnout is (listen carefully!) trusting in spiritual disciplines themselves more than focusing on the grace of God. What do I mean? There is an over-emphasis on measuring one's spirituality based on how much Bible study, prayer or fasting one practices. Now, before you throw a stone at me (or at least, the television or computer screen or mobile device that you are using to watch this message), let me say that prayer, Bible study, fellowship and all other Christian habits are very important ... but they are not the primary means through which we are sanctified or are holy. Neither do we overcome the devil or the powers of darkness because of our consecration. We don't say, "Satan, I come against you in the name of Jonathan! I am a prayer warrior, I am a walking Bible. You better obey me!" I know this sounds foolish and ridiculous or even blasphemous but isn't this why some Christians strive to have victory by self effort?It is through the cross of Christ and by the blood of the Lamb of God that demons tremble and hell shakes. When we understand that our position in Christ alone and not in ourselves, then we understand the New Covenant. Otherwise, we revert to law and frustrate the grace of God. It is an insult to God to mix grace and law!On this video, there is an offer featuring two preaching/teaching messages on DVDs and VCDs available as ministry gifts to those who ask. Due to very limited stocks of these materials left, we regret that requests may not be fulfilled at this present time. However, we are pleased to say that you can watch these titles online:A New Heart And Spirithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOvmVyo5MWUParables Of The Kingdomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD9_EkNyvT8&t=7s