Once a little boy asked me to teach him to play chess.  So I tried.  The whole idea was to checkmate the king.  To kill him.  The boy promptly swiped all the chess pieces off the chess board.  “I win! I killed the king!”  “No, no, no!”, I exclaimed in dismay, “You missed the entire point!”   Have you ever felt like that with someone?  You were trying to explain something, but they absolutely did not get it?  That they totally missed the point?  Apostle Paul certainly felt that way with the church in Corinth. For the church really missed the point in many areas.  Especially in the whole area of wisdom.   If we are to truly build God’s Church, we need God’s wisdom so that we can build God’s Church, God’s way.  Besides, we all need more wisdom!  To live our lives more wisely, more fruitfully. To more wisely deal with challenges in our lives, our ministry.  How do we gain such wisdom?  We can find some answers here in 1 Corinthian 2:1-16.   In those days, in Corinth it was popular to be captivated by travelling Greek philosophers.  They would come by the city and eloquently share the latest philosophical thinking.  Many would gather to listen to their speeches.  Many would be stimulated by the oratory skills of the speakers. How they can stir the hearts of the listeners.  How beautiful the language they use.  How profound the ideas and concepts they articulate.  They were celebrities of their day.  Just imagine a rock concert but with philosophers!  These were the “wise men”.    This perspective was prevalent in the church there.  They too sought for wisdom or “sophia”, but they sought it in the way they knew before they came to Christ.  In this passage Apostle Paul dealt with the church’s misunderstanding of the very nature of wisdom and sought to point them towards the way of wisdom, God’s way.  From this passage we will learn some important keys about wisdom.    BEWARE OF WORLDLY WISDOM   In chapter 1, Paul rebuked them for quarrelling over which apostle they preferred.  For Paul realised that one of the key reasons was due to their misunderstanding about the very nature of wisdom and the wise men.  That was why some preferred Apollos, who was an eloquent speaker (Acts 18:24-26) over Paul.  That was why some questioned the validity or adequacy of the cross – it just does not seem to demonstrate much sophia. At least in their worldly thinking. So, Paul set about correcting their error in chapter 1.       There are several important lessons for us to learn.   Do not be captivated by worldly wisdom   1 Corinthian 2:1 (NIV) “When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.”    In essence, Paul was saying that he chose not to come in the way of eloquence and wisdom that they had expected.  This does not mean we do not use eloquence or wisdom, just not the worldly version.  After all, we see the eloquence in the book of Psalms, Jobs, Proverbs, etc.  And in some epistles of Apostle Paul, including this one, persuasive arguments were made, at times quite eloquently. Worldly wisdom is based on human perspectives, human rationale, human logic.  At its best is indifferent to God and at its worst rejects God.    So what is worldly wisdom? Worldly wisdom is based on human perspectives, human rationale, human logic.  At its best is indifferent to God and at its worst rejects God.  Worldly wisdom is often very pragmatic, results-oriented, self-centred, loud.  I hasten to add that not all human wisdom is bad. Some are neutral, some are useful. But wisdom in general must be put through the filter of heaven to see if it is acceptable by God’s principles. Wisdom in general must be put through the filter of heaven to see if it is acceptable by God’s principles.   Many of us are educated, even highly educated.  The danger is we begin to rely too much on worldly wisdom in the decisions we make.  We think we have it figured out.  And we fail to go to God to seek His wisdom.  We just use our logic.  For example, we should not build church with worldly wisdom at the expense of godly principles.   We should not seek to build the church through reliance on carnal marketing techniques. Imagine if we built the church like MacDonald's, seeking to attract the children with toys and meals that attract their sweet tooth.  Or build the church with capitalist concepts where every life group and ministry competes for resources.  May the fittest, most popular life groups and ministries survive! Or attract fans with a reality show called "I am a Pastor - get me out of here!   Yet some approaches are neutral. We can utilise some marketing, such as utilising a website for the church or social media for people to look up.  However, instead only relying upon a worldly wisdom, we should instead…   Rely on God and His power   1 Corinthian 2:2-4 (NIV) “2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.  4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”   When Paul wrote, “I resolved to know nothing”, it did not mean he lacked knowledge.  But rather, he wanted to keep Jesus Christ and Him crucified at the fore, rather than be occupied with peripheral matters.  He came to Corinth in weakness, not relying upon his own strength or wisdom, but upon God.  That was why his message was not with eloquent and persuasive words that the Corinthian people had become accustomed to.  Rather, it relied upon God and His power.    What was the demonstration of the Spirit’s power that Paul referred to?  It was probably referring to a range of things that occurred in Corinth.  The transforming power of God upon the hearers, turning them to Christ.   The evidence of God’s power that came upon the believers such as the evidence of spiritual gifts.  The evidence of sign and wonders that typically accompanied Paul’s preaching of the Gospel.    Romans 15:17 - 19 (NIV) 17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.  18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—  19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.    To Paul the preaching of the Gospel is always accompanied by God’s power.  Such power is released through humble reliance on God "in weakness and fear, and with much trembling".  So instead of relying on worldly wisdom, we should rely on God and His wisdom.   When we started Hope Church in 1993, it was simply going out, meeting people and sharing our faith. Nothing flashy, gimmicky about what we do. God began to draw different people to us.  Different ones began to turn to Christ.  One time, I had to play the keyboard because no one else was available.  Though I had classical training, I had not seriously played for many years.  And certainly not for worship.  It was so stressful!  I desperately prayed that God would bring students who can play keyboard and guitar.  God brought 2 girls 2 weeks later who could do both!  They even eventually became key leaders in the church.  That is relying on God’s provision.    GOD’S HIDDEN WISDOM IS AVAILABLE   1 Corinthian 2:6-9 (NIV) “6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.  7 No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.  8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.  9 However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” Worldly wisdom is often measured by attainment and effective use of knowledge.  It is a wisdom without a soul.   The wisdom of God is not the same as that of this world.  Much of the wisdom of this world is corrupted by sin - our self-centredness, our fears, our human limitations.  Worldly wisdom is often measured by attainment and effective use of knowledge.  It is a wisdom without a soul.   But the wisdom of God is totally different in nature. James 3:17 (NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace–loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.  The wisdom of God is holy, righteous, just and full of love. A creative expression of God Himself.   The wisdom of God is holy, righteous, just and full of love.  Unconstrained by human limitations. It is glorious!  A creative expression of God Himself.  A wisdom tied to a Person.  Perhaps it could be said that the difference between worldly wisdom and godly wisdom is like a Photo shopped picture of yourself. Compared to the real person, a pale shadow.   What Jesus did at the cross of Calvary is pure divine wisdom.  It is so God! Imagine the horrible, shameful, repugnant crucifixion of an innocent man.  The personification of failure and defeat.  That very act was turned by God to become the most merciful, loving, glorious act of self-sacrifice.  The personification of undeserved grace poured out for us all. That God Himself, who is totally innocent, sinless, would Himself suffer for the sins of the world – out of love for His creation.   It demonstrated at its very core the humility of the Almighty God, the mercy of the Judge of all Souls, the love of the Most Holy One.  It is so God!  So absolutely different from the wisdom of this world. Christ crucified - that is the message of wisdom, the Gospel message.  But this wisdom of God is hidden from the people, even rulers of this world.  They failed to understand the wisdom of God. If they had, they would have accepted the Messiah, rather than reject Him.  And it remains hidden because of the stubbornness and pride in their hearts.    In 2007, a man walked into a Northampton second-hand shop and bought a grubby looking, dirt-covered painting for 100 pounds because he liked the frame.  Only years later, he decided to take a closer look.  He realised that the painting looked rather old.  In fact, it had a date 1854.  He brought it to an auctioneer who identified it as possibly a Cezanne and the painting could be worth 48M pounds!  How many people missed it because they looked but did not see it for what it was.   Matthew 13:15 (Msg) Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing.  Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing.  The people are blockheads!  They stick their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won’t have to look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.   How many times have the Gospel been preached yet many refuse to humble their hearts to consider it?   Yet it is made available to those who love God.  Those who humble their hearts before God.  That we may have revelation of His wisdom.  We have the privilege of experiencing it, of understanding it. The question is how much do we value the wisdom of God?  How much will we seek after God’s wisdom?    RECEIVE GODLY WISDOM BY THE SPIRIT   1 Corinthian 2:10-12 (NIV) “10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.  11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.  12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.  It is by the Spirit of God that the wisdom of God is revealed.    Scriptures reveal that it is by the Spirit of God that the wisdom of God is revealed.  The Holy Spirit knows everything from God.  And since He dwells with us, He can reveal it to us.  1 Corinthian 2:13-14 (NIV) 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.  14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.    If we do not have the Spirit of God with us, we are unable to understand. The spiritual realities that the Holy Spirit reveals makes no sense to the unspiritual person.  It may even sound foolish.  For only the spiritually discerning will understand.   I mean how do we understand spiritual truths such as Luke 6:38 (NIV) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” We can only comprehend spiritual truths through the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and minds.    The more you give, the more you will receive.  The degree of generosity you give will be the degree of generosity you will receive!  It does not make sense!  But such is the spiritual principle Jesus taught.  We can only comprehend spiritual truths through the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and minds.  Therefore, the Holy Spirit is the giver of wisdom.   How can we gain wisdom from the Spirit?   We can study Proverbs 2 carefully and meditate upon it.   Proverbs 2:1 (NIV) My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,   Study the Scriptures as God’s Word, treating is as the very words of God and the keys to life.  Be diligent to absorb it in your heart, then the Holy Spirit will enlighten you.   Proverbs 2:2 (NIV) turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,   Posture our hearts to learn wisdom and applying it in our lives.  Tune in to God to hear Him and apply it in our lives. For wisdom cannot truly be understood unless you live it out.   Proverbs 2:3 (NIV) and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,   Pray and seek God for wisdom.  For He is the source of wisdom.  Godly wisdom cannot be attained apart from God.   Proverbs 2:4 (NIV) and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,   Be diligent in seeking God’s wisdom as something truly precious.  Squeeze every drop out.  Imagine suffering from thirst in the desert and desperately getting every last drop out of their water bottle.   Proverbs 2:5 - 6 (NIV) 5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.   Scriptures affirm that as you apply Proverbs 2:1-4, you will gain revelation about how you should walk with God and come to know Him more.  The more you do so, God will give wisdom, knowledge and understanding. You see, divine wisdom and God are intertwined.  Know God and gain wisdom.   I have applied the above for most of my Christian life.  And I assure you how true it is that you will gain wisdom from God.    CONCLUSIONS Surely, you can find godly wisdom if you value it and seek God.   God is wisdom personified.  He has all wisdom.  He desires His Church to be built His way, with His wisdom.  So let us not seek worldly wisdom, nor attempt to build His Church with worldly wisdom.  But recognise that God’s wisdom is available to those who seek Him for it. Surely, you can find godly wisdom if you value it and seek God. Copyright©️2025 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

What is the secret sauce to be Olympic champions? What do they have to do? What do they have to become? How much more the Christian who runs in a far greater event of eternal consequence! What are some keys to be champions of God? In Part 1, we unpacked some key principles based on 1 Peter 1:13. 1 Peter 1:13 (NIV84)  Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. We shared about the importance of our preparation to be a champion of God. In Part 2, we unpack more truths from the passage to be the champions God intended us to be. BE SELF-CONTROLLED TO FINISH WELL (v13b) “… be self-controlled…”   The need for self-control. To be prepared is good, but preparation alone is not enough. We also need self-control or discipline. Imagine the tennis match again. I may have made all my preparations but during the match, I must maintain my composure. I must maintain self-control. Otherwise, all my preparations are for nothing, if I panic, or get distracted. Athletes exercise self-control by undergoing the rigours of training, strict diet, etc. All for temporal prizes. Yet they pursue it so seriously, with so much dedication and sacrifice. We are running a race of eternal consequences. We should be even more eager to discipline ourselves that we may finish well. Paul reminded Timothy. 1 Tim 4:7 (TLB)  Spend your time and energy in the exercise of keeping spiritually fit. Self-control helps us complete our race well. Self-control also helps us overcome many spiritual battles that we are confronted with. 2 Cor 10:5 (NIV)  We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Paul used military terms to describe the war waged for our minds and in our minds. To overcome, we must demolish the false arguments and pretensions. It requires discipline of our minds. We should realize that self-control is not so much for suppressing, but for harnessing. Self-control can help us harness our thoughts, our energies for excellent things. Just like a laser multiplies its energy because it focusses the entire energy output into a single fine point. Self-control can help us harness our thoughts, our energies for excellent things. God wants us to rise above mediocrity. To be people of excellence. Someone once said, "The world belongs to the disciplined." Those who are disciplined and squeeze more out of what they have. They are able to control themselves to go higher and farther. Developing self-control. This we cannot achieve by our own efforts alone. We need the Holy Spirit to enable us. Gal 5:23 tells us that one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is self-control. Only God can fully bring about this fruit in our lives. We must work together with God. A young man once asked George Muller, a great man of prayer, to pray for him that God would help him get out of bed every morning to pray. Muller replied, “I will pray if you promise to get your feet out of bed every morning”. Muller understood that God will not do everything for us. We have to do our part. Start with little things then progress to bigger things. Start with regular devotions. Start with reducing unnecessary spending! Simple discipline to finish tasks for the day. St. Augustine, one of the Early Fathers of the Church wrote:   O that I might have Towards my God, a heart of flame Towards my fellow men, a heart of love Towards myself, a heart of steel. Let us truly determine today to discipline ourselves so that we can be used of God! BE FOCUSSED ON THE HEAVENLY TROPHY (v13c) “… set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”   Do champion athletes compete in a race with every expectation to lose? Does a businessperson start a business to fail? No! They expect to succeed! And those that succeed, usually succeed because they were properly focussed. What we need to understand is this: A heavenly trophy awaits. What is the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed? In v10, the "grace that was to come to you" refers to our salvation. The reason our salvation is referred to as God's grace is because we could not work for it. It is a free gift from God. We have experienced God's grace through salvation in the past when we accepted Christ. We are experiencing God's grace in the form of His salvation working in our lives now. And we will experience God's grace in the completion of our salvation in all its fullness. When Jesus comes again. This is our heavenly trophy that awaits us when we reach the finish line. Champions hope fully. God's grace has already been freely made available to us. The key is our response. We need to place our hope in it. To "hope fully on the grace to be given you." When we are drowning in the sea and a life jacket is thrown to us, we need to place our hope on it. The difference with champions is that they fully hope in God's grace. Those that fail to fully hope will not live as champions. Imagine in the women's gymnastics with the uneven bars. If the gymnast is not fully confident with those bars, will she throw herself around with maximum force? The champions have absolute confidence in the equipment and so can perform to the fullest. In the same way, unless we hope fully upon God’s provision, we will not be able to run the race of faith vigorously and excellently. The race we run will be handicapped by our lack of hope in God's grace. Similarly with our Christian walk. Paul speaks specifically about this. Unless we hope fully upon God’s provision, we will not be able to run the race of faith vigorously and excellently 1 Cor 9:24-27 (NIV)  24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. In our Christian walk we have been assured victory if we run according to God’s way. Our assurance is firm because our hope is based on certainty. Sometimes when the going gets tough, when the chips all seem to be down. Refocus on the trophy that awaits us. CONCLUSION We are called to be champions of God. Let us live like champions. Let us prepare ourselves to run the race of faith like champions. Let us be self-controlled that we might finish the race well. Let us be focussed fully on the grace of God, that we might receive our heavenly trophy! Copyright©️2025 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

The Olympics is the pinnacle event for champions to rise up and demonstrate what they are made of. Behind every triumph and every loss lies a story of a champion who rose up against the odds to reach the pinnacle of their sport. How much more the Christian? Do you desire to be a winner rather than a loser? To be at the top rather than at the bottom? Do you want to succeed in God! The Scriptures clearly tells us that God intends for us to be champions. Champions who succeed, who overcome, who are victorious. We find some of these keys in 1 Peter 1:13. 1 Peter 1:13 (NIV84) Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. From this passage we discover some keys to living as champions. As Christians we have every reason to live as champions. God has chosen us to be part of a family of champions. God has made every provision for us to succeed in this journey of faith. He is with us every step of the way and has provided us the power to be champions! God has chosen us to be part of a family of champions. He has made every provision for us to succeed in this journey of faith Yet to be as champions, we need to live as champions. So how do we live as champions? BE PREPARED LIKE A CHAMPION (v13a) "…prepare your minds for action..." What does it mean to be prepared? In 1 Pet 1:13 (KJV) "…gird up the loins of your mind…". It provides a graphic description based on the Old Testament times. An Israelite male wore a long, sleeveless shirt that reached to the knees or ankle. When at work or war, it was tucked into the belt at the waist to leave the legs free. That is what it meant to gird up. Gird up the loins of your mind means to make ourselves ready for action mentally. To be alert or watchful. To be prepared. It is well known that for athletes and sports people to perform well, they need to be prepared mentally. Have you ever watched some of the weightlifters in the Olympics before they go out to lift huge weights? They are mentally psyching themselves up to step unto the stage. Why do they need to do that? Isn’t it all about their brawn? You might be surprised to learn that the mental game is just as important as the physical side. In the same way the Bible is telling us that our minds must be mentally prepared for action. If you are to live as champions, you need to prepare your minds like a champion. This applies also to our Christian faith, our work or any area of our lives. If you are to live as champions, you need to prepare your minds like a champion. Why should we be prepared? There are a number of reasons why we should be prepared mentally for action. Firstly, because we are engaged in spiritual warfare. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV84) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Unless we are alert spiritually, we become a casualty of the Enemy. A soldier that is not alert gets wounded or killed easily in the battlefield. The problem is Christians often do not realise they are in a battlefield. We need to open our spiritual eyes to recognize that there are spiritual terrorists around us. Waiting to blow us up if we are complacent. In Australia, the terrorists have not been able to do anything significant because our security forces are so alert. Are we alert? Or are we getting blown up? Secondly, we are called to advance God's Kingdom. How can we advance God's Kingdom unless we have been prepared to do what it takes? No army can advance into enemy territory unless it has been well trained. How can you pioneer care groups, develop new ministries, plant churches? When Lai Ling and I went to start the church in Brisbane, we were not unprepared. We were equipped because we prepared ourselves as best as we could in God. If you want to be used of God significantly, you need to get prepared! God has destined you to be a champion. Now prepare like a champion! How do we be prepared? Just 2 key pointers: 1. Renew our minds. Rom 12:2 (NIV) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. As we renew our minds, we will become more aware of God's purposes. We will change our thinking about ourselves. Instead of seeing ourselves as losers, we begin to see ourselves as champions as God intended. We view the world differently. As God sees it. Losers see problems. Champions see opportunities! We view the world differently. As God sees it. Losers see problems. Champions see opportunities! Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker and Christian once said, "Your attitude determines your altitude"! The key is your perspective of yourself. Go to God's Word, go to God in prayer. Let God renew your thinking! 2. Train for a winning response. Sports people train themselves for a winning response. Imagine if in a tennis match, we have to try and work out what force and spin our opponent is hitting and then work out exactly what we need to do to counteract it each time, it will be too late! Instead, good tennis players acquire all the top skills to be used when needed, during their practice times. In a match, they pull out the skills that they need to return or make any shots. If we are to live as champion, we must train for winning responses, not just mediocre responses. In a tennis game, there is a huge difference between simply trying to get the tennis ball back and aiming to beat the opponent with a winning shot. If we are to live as champion, we must train for winning responses, not just mediocre responses. How do we train for a winning response in our lives as Christians? Are we seeking to understand key winning principles from God's Word and applying it in our lives regularly? Not to make do, but to excel! Heb 5:14 (NIV) But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Have we trained our hearts to forgive quickly? Have we trained to give a soft reply to harsh criticisms? When we know and apply God's Word constantly in our lives, we will become more proficient in spiritual matters and see great success in our lives and ministry. It is the same in other areas of your life. Train for winning response, whether at work, at school, in doing life! To be continued in Part 2 [Click] Copyright©️2025 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

When a church moves without the Spirit, everything feels dry—same songs, same routines, no spark. But when leaders carry the anointing, the atmosphere shifts. The Holy Spirit brings conviction, transformation, and life. The anointing is God’s Presence resting upon us, empowering us to do what human effort could never achieve. Previous L057 The Leaders Anointing Leadership Wilson Lim When a church moves without the Spirit, everything feels dry—same songs, same routines, no spark. But when leaders carry the anointing, the atmosphere shifts. The Holy Spirit brings conviction, transformation, and life. The anointing is God’s Presence resting upon us, empowering us to do what human effort could never achieve. Next Wilson Lim Podcast Listen & Subscribe On Youtube Spotify Apple Podcasts Download Leader Guide Lai Ling Lim Podcast Listen & Subscribe On Youtube Spotify Apple Podcasts < Back More episodes L057 The Leaders Anointing Leadership P026 Prophetic Insights with Ps Denis Lu Prophetic L056 Marketplace and Ministry with Ps Nurot Panich Leadership I026 Discovering sphere of influence in prayer Intercession L055 6 Ms To Empower Others Leadership P025 Understanding Spiritual Senses Prophetic L054 Growing In Capacity To Harness The Grace Of God Leadership I025 Intercession Insights with Ps Mayette Alkuino Intercession L053 Ps Sonny on Ministry in West Africa Leadership P024 Death To Self Prophetic 1 2 3 4 5 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 11 Your generosity helps further our mission to equip leaders. Ask us anything related to our ministry focuses. Ask Us Subscribe for updates! Be the first to hear about new podcast episodes, blog posts, and more!

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Episodes Not Found Search using single words or Boolean operators AND/OR i.e. "God AND faith” ALL Leadership Prophetic Intercession Button 7 Oct 2025 | The Leaders Anointing When a church moves without the Spirit, everything feels dry—same songs, same routines, no spark. But when leaders carry the anointing, the atmosphere shifts. The Holy Spirit brings conviction, transformation, and life. The anointing is God’s Presence resting upon us, empowering us to do what human effort could never achieve. L057 Wilson Lim Leadership Button 16 Sept 2025 | Prophetic Insights with Ps Denis Lu In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Denis Lu, Senior Pastor of Hope Kuching, Malaysia, to explore his exciting journey into the prophetic ministry. From his baptism in the Holy Spirit as a young believer to life-changing moments of hearing God’s voice, Ps. Denis shares testimonies that reveal how the prophetic works in real life. P026 Lai Ling Prophetic Button 2 Sept 2025 | Marketplace and Ministry with Ps Nurot Panich What does it take to lead a multinational company and pastor a thriving church? Ps Nurot shares how faith shapes his leadership in both ministry and the marketplace. L056 Wilson Lim Leadership Button 19 Aug 2025 | Discovering sphere of influence in prayer We are all called to pray—but each of us carries a unique sphere of influence in prayer. What’s yours? Discover it. Develop it. Use it for God’s glory. Join us for the new intercession series: Standing in the Gap. I026 Lai Ling Intercession Button 5 Aug 2025 | 6 Ms To Empower Others Empowered people tend to grow to greater heights. How then can we empower others? We can learn from Jesus 6 principles of empowering. It may even empower you! L055 Wilson Lim Leadership Button 15 Jul 2025 | Understanding Spiritual Senses God has given us spiritual senses—not just to know about Him, but to experience Him. 👀👂💡 As we tune in to His voice, He invites us into deeper partnership in the supernatural—through prophecy, healing, discernment, and more. Are you ready to activate your spiritual senses by faith? P025 Lai Ling Prophetic Button 1 Jul 2025 | Growing In Capacity To Harness The Grace Of God Many speak of receiving the grace of God. Today we address a related aspect - that of increasing our capacity to harness God's grace. We are like vessels that can receive and be filled with God's grace. Have you considered increasing the vessel's capacity? Discover how in this sermon. L054 Wilson Lim Leadership Button 17 Jun 2025 | Intercession Insights with Ps Mayette Alkuino What a privilege it is to glean from Ps Mayette, the Senior Pastor of Oasis Bangkok Church in Thailand. She has been involved in the intercessory ministry for over three decades. Be encouraged and built up in God as we learn from Ps Mayette's experiences in prayer and intercession. I025 Lai Ling Intercession Button 3 Jun 2025 | Ps Sonny on Ministry in West Africa Hear the inspiring story of Ps. Sonny Brown from Liberia as he ministers in a very challenging context in Liberia. Yet he presses on with faith because of the vision God gave him. L053 Wilson Lim Leadership Button 20 May 2025 | Death To Self You’ve had dreams of what you could do for God—and you’ve followed Him through the highs and lows. But what if He asks you to lay those dreams down? Let’s talk about what it really means to die to self. P024 Lai Ling Prophetic 1 2 3 4 5 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 11 Your generosity helps further our mission to equip leaders. Ask us anything related to our ministry focuses. Ask Us Subscribe for updates! Be the first to hear about new podcast episodes, blog posts, and more!