Significance

I'm sure all of us have a dream to be successful in life.

But that isn't enough. Like Pastor Lia preached today, people don't remember us for being successful.

Can you remember the richest guy of 1995?

Can you remember the best businessman in the marketplace of 2002?

Can you remember the best shares-holder of 2000?

No?

But if I ask you now, can you remember Mother Theresa?

She wasn't the richest nor the most successful, but why does the world remember her?

Because she was significant.

What she did was significant to the world because of her caring nature. Because of her kindness and love for the poor, many people's eyes are opened to the poverty and sickness around the world!

We shouldn't just live for success, we should live for significance.

How? Like Mother Theresa, the key is to be a blessing to others!

Galatians 1:3-4
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father

The most significant person in world's history is Jesus Christ!

He lived not just for success. He lived not just to let all know that He is the Son of God.

But He lived to offer Himself as the greatest blessing to the world - salvation.

Like our pastors, they aren't living just for success. They didn't build the church to just be successful pastors...

They built Heart of God church because they had a heart for young people and believed they can rise up to serve God in their youth - the best years of their lives...

Because they had a burning passion to raise up a different generation of Christians who will never compromise God and church, and will put Him first in anything...

For this generation, us, they gave their lives as a blessing to all of us... that we may have the privilege to start serving God at such young ages like now...

That we realise the potential and opportunity we have to make a difference in our society and our world...

That we realise we can in turn be a blessing to others and a significant person to be remembered by all...

If you plan for one year you grow rice
If you plan for 10 years you grow trees
If you plan for centuries you grow individuals

Do you plan for just success?

Or do you want to be significant?

Can't wait for more of Pastor Lia's preaching in future!