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16 October 2016
JPCC Sunday Service at Upper Room JKT
Flying to Future, Ready for Take-Off
By Dr. Robbi Sonderegger
A little bit of history in United States. Bishop Milton Wright said that if God want a man to fly then God must create human with wings. At that day flying in unreasonable. Many people think that flying is impossible. But 17th of December 1903 the bishop's sons, Wilbur and Oliver Wright (Wright Brothers) can make a flying machine.
God love when people push the boundaries if impossible. It takes great faith to do it. That's why God love it. Wright Brothers have faith about flying, what do you have? God believes that you are God's sons and daughters. You're gonna fly to your future.
We're gonna talking about take-off. Everyone in the world has great dream. Everyone want to take-off to another journey. Most people struggle in take-off in their lives. The moment when you want to take-off sometimes you feel weary when you are running in the run way. If you are running for a long time but you didn't take off then there are things that holding you.
1. Fear
Sometimes we fear to fly. A thought of turbulence, terrorism, and crashing make us afraid. Even statistics said that 99% of airplane are take-off safely. 3.5 billion people travel safely every year. Chances of dying in flying = 0,00000009%. But fear of flying is still there. Sometimes our fear is unrealistic.
Jesus say to us to spread the word of God to all the world. But your workplace your school is your all the world. You need courage to spread the word of God.
2. Luggage From The Past
Our life cannot take off if we hold our luggage. Luggage = hurt, pain, bitterness, resentment from the past.3. Faith
Lack of faith hold our take off. Before take off you need faith to fly to your future.Mark 9:23 (NKJV) Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
But without faith something is impossible.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
All things are possible but only through Christ who makes all things possible.
Before flying pilot always communicating through the ATC. We too have our ATC his name is Christ. Jesus guide us to our future. Jesus help us specify our future path, Jesus ensure everyone's safety. All the instructions are for our benefit only.
All the instructions from ATC is in the same language. Captain receives the instructions and also REPEAT the instructions to ensure the instructions is correct. Do we do that in our communication with Jesus? Do we wait for God confirmation? Do we ask for God instructions?
List of conversations to fly to our future.
1. Confirmation destination to ATC
Ask for God's instructions.2. Confirm the runway.
Ask for runway and ask for God permission to fly.3. Ready to take off.
Ask God whether there is obstacles to fly because right now we are ready to fly.
In fact 80% of air traffic accidents because of human error. Just like our life. Most of our problems when flying to the future is because our errors. To prevent errors in flying the pilot has many instruments. Our life is equipped by God with God's word as our instruments. When pilot ignore the instrument there will be problems. When we ignore the instrument of God there will be problems.
Example of the instrument :
Attitude Meter.
If the nose of plane is lower than horizon the attitude meter will set to negative. If the nose of plane is higher than horizon the plane is going higher. Higher place is less turbulence and easier to reach our destination. If we want less turbulence fly higher and always higher.
Attitude Meter.
If the nose of plane is lower than horizon the attitude meter will set to negative. If the nose of plane is higher than horizon the plane is going higher. Higher place is less turbulence and easier to reach our destination. If we want less turbulence fly higher and always higher.
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