Ark Channel

Giving up? Disheartened? — Relieve?
1. Paralyzed life – One can loss everything but not their spiritual friends
– they may not be able to save you, but they can bring you to the Saviour.
2. Lord said “take heart”
– When you rebuild relationship with God, your paralyzed world is restarted!

Our Lord — 10 miracles the signs of His kingship (Ch.8-9) :
1. Power of healing and saving (81-17; 9:27-34)
2. Power over the nature (8:23-27)
3. Power over death (9:18-19: 27-25)
4. Authority to vanquish demons (8:28-34 ;9:32-34)
Having Him, what do we fear for tomorrow?

Paradise is lost on earth, who can give a hand ?
1. He is willing?v.1-4? — illness in hearts are as worse as leprosy, corroding people’s flesh & souls. God is willing to give a hand in our loneliness & despair, to touch our worst part!
2. He is able ?v.5-13?– How many are there who lack strength like paralyzed? Pray for those you care – the gambling addicted, children out of control…Lord can save!

Tests in life — rain fell, floods came and winds blew :
1. Rock-founded life?v.24…25?… Tests in life pile up. Is our faith founded upon eternal foundation – Christ & His words?
2. Sand-founded life?v.26…27?… Alarms of career, relationship, family & health always strike our peaceful lives. Today

we should ask for Lord’s direction, so that we won’t “fall greatly” when crises come!

What sort of people are we? — speak, walk and do what you should :
1. a Judge? ?v.1…6?
2. a Seeker? ?v.7…12?
3. a Heavenly pilgrim? ?v.13…14?
4. a Tree of life? ?v.15…20?
5 a . Builder? ?v.21…27?

Look closer — where comes those 4 powers :
1. Where are your treasures?v.19…21?…Do you know you have to rely on God’s blessings behind all your labour?
2. Where is your inner light?v.22…23?…Can you consider worldly matters in a heavenly view?
3. Who is yourr boss?v.24? …Do you know that you are accountable to the headquarter in heaven?
4. Where is your rest?v.25…34?…Do you seek for God’s way so as to be freed from the control of money & enjoy a care-free life?

Where are you indeed?

Pious way – closer to the Father :
1.Alms giving?v.1-4?… Let the poor experience the Father’s righteous & generous ways from us.
2.Praying ?v.5-8?… Let us know & enjoy the Father in the process in seeking Him.
3.Fasting ? v.9-15? … Let us experience the great power of God.

Be the Father’s sons — 4 challenges for heavenly men :
1 Am I willing to do more , and sacrifice more for others ?v.47??
2. When I judge things, am I using the Father’s view or the world’s standard ?v.48??
3. Can I keep my words – like the Father – under every circumstances (v.33… 37??
4. What is my response – when I am hurt and insulted ?v.38… 42??

Way of the Kingdom —- Core courses of Core values (Mt Ch.5-7 )
1. Character & connotation are more important than achievements and make-ups (5:1-9)
2. We as Aliens on earth will have great reward in heaven (5:10-47)
3. The true way is the narrow one; to gain, one should first loss (6:1-34)
4. Pain and sufferings first, and than comes glory (7:1-29)

Great mission of the Kingdom — 4 Core projects of the King :
1. Calling — Remove the vanities of men ?v.18…23?
2. Teaching — Clear the misunderstandings of men?v.23a?
3. Preaching — Uproot people’s ignorance ?v.23?
4. Healing — Ease all pains of men ?v.23…24?
Are our servings deviating from Lord’s direction ?

Ask and think deeper — why are we Living ?
1) Our reliance of alive (v1-4) — our physical need & enjoyments are all from above—-
for us to be able to live out the commandment from God.
2) Our strength of living (v.5-7) -our relationship with God does not merely depend on miracles.
Even if God not fulfill our wishes, we should rejoice & trust in Him.
3) Our meaning of life (v.8-11) — everything happens in life just a process. The ultimate goal
for to live out His image & glory in us!

Heavens & earth cry out together —- salvation is found in no one else :
1) Voice from the earth (3:1-12) —- Creator God awakes us through men. Repent, Turn to Christ now!
2) Merciful Voice from heavens (3:13-17) —-What an invisible relationship between Father God & us, much more precious than visible achievements on earth! It is God who decides who is inheriting the Kingdom!

Hard Training in adversity — Though Times, Glorious Christ :
1) Prophecy in Hosea fulfilled — (Escape to Egypt) — God’s love urge Him to remember his people. (2:13-15 / Hosea 11:1)
2) Prophecy in Jeremiah fulfilled — (Rachel weeps her children) — Light of salvation still shines in tragedy (2:16-18 / Jeremiah 31:5)
3) Prophecy in Isaiah fulfilled — (Nazarene Jesus) — one can be despised by men , but planted by God in Spirit , even became King! (2:19-23 / Isaiah 11:1)

Rejoice or troubled? — Happy are those seeking for Jesus :
1.Overjoy?v.9…11?– Are we as serious as the wise men, seeking the truth despite distant way? Do we offer our precious when we meet the Lord?
2.Troubled?v.4? — Sometimes we aren’t willing to face our darkness; although the star shines & our friends or relatives witness, we don’t want to accept Lord’s challenges!

A grand new start — Jesus’ name is glorious & almighty :
1. Names, genealogy & history in the world are all incomplete — Only Jesus can save & turn the table. In 06’ we pray that God visit all areas of our lives, turning curses into blessings!
2. The first and last name in NT is “Jesus” ?Mt 1:1 refer to Darby?Rev 22:21?– In this year let us rely on nothing other than Jesus!

Renewing everything; Restarting our life

By the end of last year, the world has gone through a lot of changes. The old world got destroying , people sigh all days.

The old has gone and everything is new
As New Year begins, we long for new start; to forget about the past & to work hard for future. There is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Heavens & earth wearing out like a garment (Hebrews 1:11); life recycles which is toil (Ecclesiastes 2:22). The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong (Ecclesiastes 9:11). Things happening in world becoming more ridiculous than ever, we are limited by our perishing bodies (Ecclesiastes 12:1-8). Sadly, the spiritual life of Christians are descending, symptoms of ‘stain or wrinkle & blemish’ appear (Ephesians 5:27, Rev 2:4). Thank to God! There is a God above the sun. He is always new & everlasting (Hebrews 1:12, John 8:58, Rev 1:8). Over millions of years, He is still afresh! As we are abiding in Him, we are new creation. The old has gone and the new has come ! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Let us redefine our position; adjust our goals; seek for our true eternal God again ,and renew our mind to offer our lives to Him once more (Romans 12:1-2). Based on the new way opened through His cross (Hebrews 10:20), with a new heart & spirit (Ezekiel 36:26), we become new men by the new covenant (Luke 22:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17). We obey His new commandments (John 13:34) and we renew ourselves daily in times of trouble (2 Corinthians 4:16) !

The first miracle by Jesus was turning water into wine (John 2:1-11). Though our life perishing, having Him as our new wine, everything will be new! ‘New’ is the nature of God. Everything that is touched by the Holy Spirit will have changes and alter the root of human beings. We need to renew our mind as well as our relationship with God. Let the Holy Spirit to enter our life , that new wine be stored in a new bottle (Matthew 9:17).

Pray that the Lord would give us new power, like the new generation of Israel entering the Promised Land, singing new songs , receiving new names (Rev 5:9; 2:17), looking forward to new place, waiting for the new home which will never be shaken – the new Jerusalem (2 Peter 3:13; Rev 21:1-2) ! Let us lift up our holy hands and look upon new blessing from God. May the house of God be firmly established & bear new fruits monthly & bring new blessings to nations !

Dearest brothers & sisters?
By the end of 02’, I witenessed many who left the Lord, believers or non- believers, all fallen in miserable fates! I prayed in tears to God, & started the Channel. If you have started with me 3 yrs ago, you should have finished studying NT for 3 times!

3 years passed away, the number of saints daily receiving the Channel has, from 10+ readers, increased to 1,100 at present time, from churches I know all over the world. I always miss everyone of you.. !

Throughout 05’, Ark Channel has sent out 400,000 + mails altogether, with 1,000+
counseling letters; 5,000 SMS are sent to those sick, disheartened, in crisis and backslided. I pray that by the merciful hands of the Father, with these 2 loaves & 5 fishes, a message can be made known to all – the Lord never give you up.

In 05’, many friends experienced miracles of life, creating seeking hearts for the Bible &
a praying -net for the needy. This is my greatest reward.

I have only a Bible & a notebook computer, giving myself to prayer & the ministry of the Word. But 2 youths volunteered to translate Ark Channel into English, with another IT expert created a website in both Chinese & English?www.arkchannel.org), providing reference for saints everywhere; a few saints also come to aid in answering biblical questions raised by readers.

And the most precious ones are all of you – praying warriors, who took action in every time & every place in the whole year – responding with prayers!

Lastly, pls remember my gospel team in prayer – my beloved wife, 6-year-old daughter & my 10.5 months baby. Their sacrifices, tolerance, tears & laughter are heavenly gifts to me in this life.

your yokefellow, Sam Kong

Eternity is ahead — last reminder :
1.Look upon God’s throne , come near the river of life?v.1…5?…let us head towards the center of the universe, origin of the creations, all power, glory, life, fullness, joy and healing come from it!
2. Obey God’s words and cleanse our unrighteousness?v.7…15?…we will soon move to the holy city and meet the holy Almighty one. Be quick to cleanse your evil and darkness!
3. Wait for the Lord in grace, let your life be a blessing?v.16…21?…The Bible ends with a prayer to Lord and a blessing to men. Looking back to the Revelations, political situation will be more unrest and the road ahead will be though; but the throne will last forever and Lord’s love will never fail!

Look, in the distant place — it’s dawning :
1. See a new heaven & a new earth ?v.1? …No more sea, source of evil & pain disappeared!
2. See holy ciity, new Jerusalem?v.2?…The bride / church beautiful, great work of salvation completed!
3. See, the tent of God is with men?v.3…4?… God will wipe away all tears; no more death, or sorrow, or crying or pain; for the first things have passed away.
4. See, all things are made new?v.5…6? …No more defects, regrets or lacking; the water from the fountain of life eases our thirst forever!

2 ultimate destinations :
1. The book of life — The epitaph of Benjamin Franklin, the gaint that paved foundation of USA, reads, “Franklin lay here, like a cracked old book. But the author of this book will last forever, I believe He will repair it, that it may reappear with its new and beautiful version.”
2. The lake of fire –Those resisted God & fled from his presence? God will fulfill their wishes, & send them to a place which they can never see God again!

Chorus on heaven — 2 events the universe celebrate together :
1. Wedding of the Lamb?v.1-10?– God & men united forever! Though our fortunes or status different on earth, we are the Bride & guests on that day! Do you Treasure this double blessing?
2. The victorious Christ?v.11-21?– In the ultimate battle, evil power all smashed down to the lake of fire! Today the reality unjust & gloomy, but keep yourselves in the way of the cross, the future is bright!

“This city” will come to an end, but “that City” will last forever (Rev 18 vs. Rev 22)?
1. God will completely judge the self-centered world — – which attached to human power, letting economy & human knowledge to take command, measurinng success with pride…woe to its ending !
2. Waiting for the City with foundation, which build & make by God — by faith but not sight, live for the glory of God and seek the City from above – our better home!

2 ways to choose between the 2 warring kingdoms ?Rev 17??
1.The “evil woman” vs. the “Bride” ?17:1…6 / 21:2?
2.“kingdom of the beast” vs. “kingdom of God” ?v.7…18?
There is no neutral between the right & evil. Your life are series of choices. Today are we still choosing the narrow path of the cross & following the Lamb ?

My king will return soon , the heaven will be filled by Him!
1. Recognize that Satan’s inciting is behind all trickeries & strife on the world?v.17…21?
2. That there are injustices on earth, but final judgment is true & righteous. ?v.1…7?

Songs of triumph & reunion after calamity?Rev 15??
1. Men who love God — in the world they are fully wrecked, but in heaven they can praise His wonder creation and salvation!
2. Overcoming the beast — The last disasters (7 bowls) to the earth are coming. Today, are we walking with the martyrs? Or we are standing alongside with the world and against the 7 judging angels? Where do our hearts belong to?

Follow the Lamb – to sound the song of triumph?
1. In the world – the evil force is manipulating like a beast (Rev13) – Satan seems in control over politics, finances, cultures & even religions, but it won’t last long! Now, follow the Lamb with a pure & brave heart!
2. In heaven – the Lamb & His followers sing new song with joy (Rev 14) – 144,000 represent community loving the Lord. Often stay with a group of pure-heart, faithful & zealous brothers & sisters. This is our fortress where we are molded & counter the enemies!

? Eduard Wuest fr Mennonite Brethren – a brother brought great harvests in Ukraine. He encountered God in bible studying & night watching meeting. He said the joy of salvation flooded his heart completely, which imprinted in him in his entire life. The joy of knowing Jesus unspeakable by words, but he was really eager to share this glory with all mankind! Wuest felt the vast grace of God, he could only lift his hands & shouted: praise the Lord! From then the Spirit kept on warming his heart, and urged him to commiserate the souls in distant lands!
? Don’t give way to Satan – Last week the Ark Channel called everyone to watch and pray , send letters to the Broadcasting Authority of HK – to object possible allowance of fortune telling advertisements. in TV/ radio stations. Bro Caleb Chu just received reply from the government, knowing that the Authority discussed this problem, the plan has been suspended. Jesus is Lord! The Lord hears all yr prayer over the world!