In this final message for the miniseries entitled Enthroning the Lord in Our Lives, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung speaks about 3 of the 37 great warriors of King David. They supported the King and helped him remain in the Lord for 40 years during his reign.

If a man like King David needed the support of warriors such as Josheb-Basshebeth, Eleazar, and Shammah, how much more we who live in modern times? Do you have warriors like them supporting you? Do you act as a warrior to support another?

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Ptr. Genesis Tan takes us through the “Laws of the Kings” found in Deuteronomy 17:14-20 and shows us how the failure of the wisest man in the Bible serves as a great warning for us not to live for power, sex, or money. Instead, we must live in accordance with every Word that comes from God. See Part 13

Discussion Questions

1. What do you want to remember from today’s message?

2. Which issue do you struggle with the most? Living for Money, for Sex, or for Power? Why?

3. What past experiences have you had that motivate you to pursue money, sex, or power?

4. What makes it difficult for you to live according to God’s Word? What can you do about it?

5. What specific actions that you can do this week to apply what you learned today?

6. What else can you do so you can serve the Lord faithfully in your home, work, school or ministry?

7. What support do you need? In what ways can your group help you?

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This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung describes three people in the life of David who symbolize why we have lost the throne of our lives and how we can reclaim it for Christ. Are you a Shimei, a Mephibosheth, or a Barzillai? Today’s message is the second of three parts. See Part 12

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Rev. Jeremiah Cheung continues our exploration of Servanthood by asking us to reflect on our priorities and actions, and whether or not our lives reveal that the Lord is enthroned as our ruler. Today’s message is the first of three parts. See Part 11

Discussion Questions

1. Who is the most important person in your life? Where does Jesus rank in your list of important people? How is our ability to serve God governed by who sits on the throne of our lives?

2. How did Jesus respond when the disciples of John the Baptist asked if he is the Messiah? How did his answer highlight the link between our identity and our actions?

3. Are there any “strongholds” in your life where you rule in God’s place? What areas are these? In what way are these strongholds?

4. Do you find yourself, like Peter, responding to God’s calling with “Lord, I can’t”? Share why.

5. What do we learn from the life of David, who enthroned God in his heart?

Key Points

We each have strongholds in our lives — areas that we have not fully surrendered to the Lord.

From David’s life, we learn that as we surrender more strongholds to the Lord, we become more Christ-like, and our old nature, our old selves take a back seat and become smaller.

If we enthrone the Lord in our lives, we will not rely on our own knowledge, education, or experiences. We dare not depend on ourselves. Instead, we will prayerfully seek the Lord.

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Rev. Jeremiah Cheung urges us to look to Jesus when we think about Servanthood. In his final message reflecting on Jesus’ ministry, Rev. Cheung challenges us to serve in patience, self-denial, and obedience – putting God first in everything, then putting others before ourselves. See Part 10

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This week, Ptr. Mike Cariño reminds us of the paradox of Christian Service by highlighting that the path of humility is the road to greatness. See Part 9

Discussion Questions

1. What are you willing to give up to be a true servant?

2. Jesus said that when you live as if you were the least, the last, and the lowest, only then can you be the greatest in my eyes. How low are you willing to become?

3. Are you willing to serve the poor, the weak, the forgotten, the neglected, the rejected, the wounded, the dirty, the disqualified, and those who are not counted as important? Why do you think this is not easy?

4. Do you tend to look at yourself more highly than others? Do you look down on those who are lower than you, those who are different from you, and those who are weaker than you? How can you change this attitude of superiority?

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Rev. Jeremiah Cheung continues to reflect on Jesus’ ministry. This week, he talks about how Jesus served in holiness, love, compassion, and humility – taking on the nature of a servant and even a slave. See Part 8

Discussion Questions

1. Are holiness and righteousness the same things? Is it possible for someone to be righteous but not holy? How come? What is a holy man like? Are people afraid of a holy man or would they like to approach him?

2. What does compassion mean? What is the secret to being compassionate? When was the last time you had felt compassion?

3. How are servants distinguished from slaves? What are the main expectations from a servant and from a slave?

4. Jesus served God with humility. What was His secret? (Philippians 2: 5-11)

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This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung focuses on Jesus – reflecting on how He spoke, how He treated people, how He served God, and how He faced difficulties. In this week’s message, we glean practical and helpful tips for anyone who has been called to serve by studying how Jesus ministered. See Part 7

Discussion Questions

1. Why does the writer of the Book of Hebrews want us to fix our thoughts on Jesus? What happens when we fix our thoughts on Jesus? Have you ever experienced fixing your thoughts on Jesus?

2. The Lord kept Jesus in obscurity for 30 years and Jesus completed his ministry in just 3 years. Why didn’t God let Jesus come out a little earlier? How does a life of rootedness affect our ministry? How are you now in terms of deepening your roots?

3. Jesus served God with wisdom. Can you differentiate intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom?

4. Relationship and Reason should both both be taken into account when we deal with life situations. Which do you think should come first – relationships before reason? or Reason before relationships? Why do you think so?

5. What is a ministry of righteousness and how can we serve God more righteously?

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Message by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung. See Part 6

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Rev. Jeremiah Cheung continues to share the ‘Principles of Servanthood‘ in this study of the second 40 years of Moses’ life.

When Moses left the Egyptian royal palace to become a shepherd, he began the second phase of his life: four decades of quiet, where he stayed hidden from others. We know with the benefit of hindsight that this period of Moses’ life was essential to bring about a transformation that will prepare him for God’s work.

This message is part of our ongoing series on Servanthood. You can also catch Rev. Cheung’s earlier message on Moses’ First Forty Years in our message archives. See part 5

Discussion Questions

1. From the first forty years of Moses’s life, we learned that the first two Principles of Servanthood are: (1) God chooses us to serve and (2) we choose to serve God. This sequence cannot be interchanged. Why?

2. Why can’t we rely on our talents and abilities to serve God? What do we mean by forgetting what we have learned?

3. We have to know God first before we can serve Him. How can we really know God?

4. Why do many people not really know themselves? How can a person really know his own self?

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