Votum
1 Petrus 1:3
Hymn #1: Puji Hu! (Thanks to God) by Charles
Hymn #2: Ku Giranglah, Jesus Cinta 'Ku (Jesus Loves Even Me) by Philip P. Bliss
Pembacaan Alkitab: Yohanes 20:19-29
Hymn #3: 'Ku Datang Tuhan (I Hear Thy Welcome Voice) by Lewis Hartsough
I shall start a chart on the 7 churches, which are evidence also today.
Tong: Beware of preachers who do not look after the poor.
Why God allowed Israelites to fail to Balaam's trick. The sin is from self. Musuh di geraja di dalam gereja.
Don't count on your ancestry for God's blessings.
Don't be like Thomas, who failed to come to church.
Those who believe without miracles, greatest blessing (First class Christians). Those who believe via miracles = secondary blessing (Second class Christians).
v. 17: new names on the white stone: Jacob becomes Israel, Simon becomes Peter.
"I only know I am Stephen Tong today, one day, God will himself tell me what my name is. I await that day." We are in the process of the journey.
Hymn #4: Siapa Ikut Tuhan (Who is on the Lord's Side) by Frances Havergal