2012 Reflections: Make Disciples, Multiply Leaders (Psalm 145)
Senior Pastor Dr. Daniel Ho
Introduction
One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will
speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. (Psalm
145:4-5)
The Word of God reminds us that in the worship of the living God, we must meditate on the works of
God. If we don't take time to contemplate and reflect, our life may not be able to achieve the greater
heights that God intended for us.
A life without reflection is a life missing greater heights. (cf. Lamentations 3:40)
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. (Lamentations 3:40)
We need to reflect on what we have done right and what we have not done right so we can re-align
ourselves. Otherwise, we might spend our lives running around like a headless chicken – heading
through life without direction. We are to always reflect, contemplate and look back. Everyone ought
to do this. We rejoice in the times we have walked in the ways of God. We also want to contemplate
on the times we didn’t follow His ways; and therefore, to re-order our lives accordingly.
Highlights
Pastor Daniel pointed out four highlights in the life of the church in 2012.
1. Conferences (input for our lives)
Conferences provide amazing input into our lives. This
year, we were privileged to have Rev. Dr. Colton
Wickramaratne, Dr. Ravi Zacharias, Sidney Mohede,
Bob Fitts, Jim Yost, Edmund Chan, etc, coming to
minister to us in DUMC.
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They add special depth, insight, understanding,
encouragement, inspiration and challenge to
our life.
Whilst the conferences are wonderful inputs for us, and we should endeavour to attend all of
them, we also need to realise that our Christian life cannot merely depend on conferences.
Pastor Daniel likened conferences to steaks being served to us; however, we cannot take steak
for every meal, or even every other meal.
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Lesson: Have you grown as a disciple and leader? How have we grown as persons of
influence?
There are 5 steps for us to follow if we are to continue to grow.
 Steps to grow further as disciple/leader:
1. Continue to learn and obey the Word (Romans 15:4)
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through
endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Romans
15:4)
2. Pray and worship the Lord daily.
Spend time regularly to worship and sing praises to the Lord. This is an amazing
experience.
3. Join in fellowship with God’s people in church and cell group. (Hebrews 10:25)
Pastor Daniel shared about one couple who came
to the celebration, and once they heard about the
importance of Cell Groups (CG), they found and
joined a CG soon after. Even Pastor Daniel goes to
CG every week. In fact, he wanted to start one new
CG every year if possible. When we are part of a
CG, we will soon find the blessing that comes with
it.
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us
encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews
10:25)
4. Go for training & be equipped.
There are many training available in DUMC. Make it a commitment to go. When we
do that, we are sowing into our own lives and we will grow.
5. Serve and be a witness for the Lord wherever.
Wherever God has put us, find a way to serve. A real disciple of Christ will always
find a place to serve and minister.
When we do these 5 things, we will grow and
become more effective servants of Christ. Being
a Christian doesn’t exempt us from problems.
But having problems should make us better
persons and not bitter persons. Every element
deteriorates when pushed hard – however,
muscles work differently. The harder we push
them, the stronger they grow.
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2. Ministries (output from our lives)
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Our community work continues faithfully.
The church reaches out to people of all race, religion and creed, and from all kinds of
background. Pastor Daniel shared an example about a lady with 8 children from 2
marriages – every month supplies are given to her with no strings attached. One CG even
adopted 2 of her children. Her eldest child, aged 23, got married recently and invited our
sisters from the CG to attend the wedding.
We get calls from people that we don’t know. We get calls from hospitals. Pastor Sam
gets calls to help with drug addicts. These are the unsung heroes who serve unseen,
unheard and unrecognized. If we want to make a difference and impact the community,
we must be there as well.
If we live only for ourselves, we will also die
for ourselves.
The church reaches out, unstintingly and
unhesitatingly, to help the marginalized. With
so many needs around, let us all find some
way we can serve.
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Likewise our missions work carries on faithfully besides many other ministries.
Pastor Daniel shared about the testimony of a Chinese man who, under demonic
influence, disembowelled himself and pulled out his own intestines to the horror of his
family. He was rushed to hospital and it wasn’t certain if he would survive. However,
some of his family members were Christians, and they visited him in hospital and prayed
for him. Miraculously, he was set free and was able to go home the next day. Today, this
man and his whole family are faithfully serving in the Chinese congregation.
Many brothers provide transport for the Myanmar services (which can only be held at
midnight, as the Myanmar workers who attend have to work during the daytime). After
the service, these Myanmar workers usually reach home at around 4.00am. They get
hardly any sleep before they have to wake up for work again as early as 7.00am.
Nevertheless, they still come faithfully every week, because they have experienced the
love of God through the church.
Everyone is important.
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Lesson: Servanthood are powerful touch-points to communicate Christ’s love (Eph 6:7)
Pastor Daniel challenged everyone to serve.
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men (Ephesians 6:7)
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3. Dream Centre & Dream Cafe (vision of our dream)
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These are realization of a vision
These facilities are not designed for
church members, but they are
designed for the community. It is
meant to be a blessing to them.
Pastor Daniel shared about a German
lady who, when she heard that the
place was open to the community at
all times, asked, “Won’t things get
spoilt or missing?” Indeed, many items do get damaged or go missing – eg. spoons,
knives and forks, even toilet bidets and water heaters go missing. However, if things are
damaged, we repair them; and if things are stolen, we replace them. We will continue to
be a blessing to the community.
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Lesson: Deeply humbled & grateful.
Pastor Daniel has met many people who told him that they are grateful for Dream Centre.
The electrical engineer responsible for Dream Centre (Phase 1) often comes by for lunch
and even brings his clients for business meetings. Hundreds of people (mostly nonChristian office workers from the surrounding areas) come for lunch on weekdays. As
Dream Cafe is pork-free, even Malays and expatriates come as well. Not only do they get
good food, but they also get it at a reasonable price.
4. 2012: Malaysia’s Year of Jubilee (burden for our nation)
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Crucial and prophetic year
2012 is the 50th year of Malaysia achieving
nationhood. As such, it is a crucial and
prophetic year, as it is the Year of Jubilee for
Malaysia, where restoration takes place.
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Lesson: Faith, freedom and future for our land
We must not leave. We want to believe in God that despite all the problems we have in
our nation, we can be involved in the rebuilding of our nation. We need the best people.
We pray, trust and believe God that there will be a change. Pastor Daniel encouraged
everyone to meet for the monthly inter-church prayer meeting in DUMC (every last
Tuesday of the month).
The Challenge:
1. Youth and young adults work (future of the church)
This is our future – we must invest in the lives of children, the youth and the young adults. In an
urban centre like Kuala Lumpur, there are many children and young adults. A global city like
Kuala Lumpur draws all the young people because of the job opportunities. There is a huge
concentration of youth in the major cities because of this. We need to reach out and bring them
to Jesus.
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The church is the best thing that has happened to us. Why do our friends think differently? We
need to change and transform their mind set. The youth ministry must double every year. If
everyone can lead one to the Lord, the church doubles. There is ample time in a year for us all to
lead one person to the Lord.
If it’s the best teaching, why are we not sharing, and why is it not made known? There are many
receptive hearts out there. We never know whom we can touch.
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Challenge: To Build and reach out to More.
2. Missions and evangelism (focus of our lives)
Someone went to Cambodia once and has since committed to go every year. We might not go to
Cambodia, but we can come together as a team or a CG for prayer and do prayer walking. Pastor
Daniel shared that on Christmas Day, he attended a high tea with the PM and YB Lim Guan Eng in
attendance. Pastor Daniel had met YB Lim earlier in the day when he conducted Tun Lim Kheng
Yaik’s wake service. YB Lim asked Pastor Daniel whether he wanted to start a church in Penang. In
fact, there was a similar opportunity in Ipoh too.
When we begin to do things in a radical manner, we never know what we can achieve.
Discipleship must be our priority. There are many hurting people. If we would only get closer, if
we would only pay attention, we can find them.
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Challenge: To Obey and just do it
3. Church prayer life and our own prayer life (cf. Luke 18:1-8) (foundation for
our faith)
In DUMC, we preach the Word of God. But our prayer life can be improved. Come for the 14-day
fast and prayer (Jan 7-20, 2013) – there is no better way to start the year. But it requires
discipline. The spirit must lead the body. Pastor Daniel also challenged us to come for the prayer
meeting at least once a month. When we commit to come together to pray, the spiritual
atmosphere of the nation will be changed. Don’t come to pray only when we are in need.
Always pray and never give up.
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Challenge: We need faithfulness, fervency and Faith.
Sermon summary contributed by Ngui Yuen Loong
Journal and prayer points contributed by Chrisandra Wong
* Weekly Reflection *
The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.
-- Socrates --
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A Heartfelt Grief
Scripture:
I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled
with grief. (Psalm 38:6, NLT)
Observation:
King David was very sad, suffering from guilt because he had sinned against the Lord through
committing adultery. He was depressed until he confessed his sin and was deeply sorry for what he
had done (Psalms 38:18).
Application:
As Christians, we are human and we too get depressed at times. However, the reasons for sadness
are usually very self-centred, selfish and human-like. It usually does not involve our feelings of guilt.
When we seek for forgiveness, like King David, it comes with a reason – we are badly hurt, or when
we are faced with supposedly “unbearable circumstances”.
Response:
Heavenly Father, please forgive me for living my life with the wrong approach and mindset. More
often than not, I get upset, and sometimes depressed, when my existing benefits and honour are
being taken away from me. And when I come and pray for forgiveness, it is usually when troubles
come to me. Please forgive me for my insincere heart, and please grant me grace and
understanding.
Result:
I need to continue spending time in the word of God and be surrounded by positive influences. Every
time, before I get upset, I will pray for a conscious mind and a clear heart. When I ask for
forgiveness, reflection plays an important part in assisting me to really understand my own feelings
and being able to surrender everything to Him.
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SERMON: 2012 Reflection – Make Disciples, Multiply Leaders
Pray:
 All believers to reflect on their journey with Christ.
 All believers continue to equip themselves with trainings and other faith-building
activities in order to encourage one another.
 We may touch lives through servanthood.
 All Christians to reach out and spread the Gospel.
 All believers to continue building the foundation of our faith through prayer.
 All believers continue to disciple, be discipled and lead through serving others.
 We will not delay to take all necessary steps that will make us grow further as a good
disciple and leader in Christ.
A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his
teacher. (Luke 6:40)
MINISTRIES
&
EVENTS: WOW
Conference 2013: Submission
or Equality (28 Jan 2013)
Pray:
 Women who are participating in this conference to be sensitive to the voice of God.
 Facilitators of this upcoming conference to be well prepared and equipped with godly
wisdom.
 Those who signed up or going to sign up to be blessed from the conference.
 Despairing and needy souls to be healed through God’s mercy and grace during the
conference.
 All preparations leading to the conference will be smooth and the conference will run
as planned and achieve its objectives.
Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies. (Proverbs 31:10)
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MALAYSIA MY NATION: East Coast Floods
Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains had caused victims from thousands of
households to evacuate their homes and seek for evacuation centres. To date, a total of 23,
307 evacuees are reported in the East Coast States (Terengganu Pahang and Kelantan).
Floods were caused by heavy rains coinciding with high tides, and weather forecasts indicate
more downpours to come. Six casualties have been reported so far.
Pray:
 God’s grace, peace and love to be with all the victims.
 All stranded victims to be evacuated as soon as possible.
 Physical and psychological health and strength for all evacuees in the relief centres.
 Safe traffic on the road during this rainy season.
 Awareness on the importance of hygiene and cleanliness especially during this monsoon
season.
 Families of the deceased to have peace and comfort.
 Health and education for flood victims about the risk and threats of consuming unboiled
water during the monsoon season.
 Children not to play with floodwaters and will be protected from water-borne diseases such
as cholera, typhoid fever, hepatitis A and leptospirosis.
Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the
nations are terrified by them. (Jeremiah 10:2)
A TRANSFORMED WORLD:
Assault of Children and Women
Worldwide.
Recently, news of sexism, attacks, assault and killing of women and children has been reported
worldwide. In India, a young woman was gang raped and soon died in hospital after battling for her
life. In US, many children and adults were massacred at schools by people wielding firearms. In
Pakistan, the Talibans are attacking young female students in protest of rights and education given to
the “inferior” gender. Tragically, the list goes on.
Pray:
 God’s divine intervention.
 Women and children at risk to be protected by our God’s mercy.
 God to connect all eyes and heart of Christians to see and feel for all the victims and
their loved ones.
 Governments of respective countries to continue to provide support and systems that
protect the rights and safety of women and children.
 Clarity and compassion for all volunteers, prayer warriors, missionaries, authorities,
and even the culprits.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their
distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they
were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
(Psalm 107:28-30)
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