Pastor Neli continued the series "Ode to Joy"
Philippians two is the chapter he did employ
The passage talks of making our joy complete
By following in the path of dear Jesus' feet
We must be of the same spirit and the same mind
We should have true humility, to others be kind
For Christ humbled himself and served us all
To God, He was obedient until death did call
Pastor said we should not have the spirit of timidity
Putting others before self is the object of humility
True joy can only be found in humility's realm
Do not let the zone of entitelement overwhelm
For Pastor made more than one observation
So many opportunities face this generation
But we cannot let our expectations get out of control
About the entitled dotcom generation Pastor did extol
He said that three dotcoms have the church infiltrated
The negative effects of which cannot really be debated
The first is that we often tend to com-promise
We cut corners instead of to challenges rise
What others think of us we too frequently care
Our ability to follow God's path we thus impair
But from Numbers 32:23, there really is no doubt
In the end, Pastor said, our sins will find us out
The second is that we often do too much com-parison
This leaves us dissatisfied in both the short and long run
We should do nothing from a sense of rivalry
Instead, we should help others in true humility
From a prison cell, Philippinans Paul did write
He spoke of joy that lasted all day and night
The third is that we often give in to com-plaining
For true joy, this attitude is very constraining
Philippians two verses fourteen to sixteen do say
Do not complain, for it is not God's chosen way
Do everything to become blameless and pure
We are God's children, Paul's words reassure
We can each choose the life we lead in this nation
In the midst of a 'crooked and twisted generation'
We should be confident and not live our lives in vain
In such a life, there should not be any time to complain
For we can carry joy and environments transform
Making joyfulness, not kiasu-ism, the nation's norm
The Holy Spirit is what in our hearts we carry and host
Thus being a vessel of transformation with the Holy Ghost
So the next time we are tempted to give in to lamentation
Remember that Jesus stayed positive even in his situation
From the joy of the Lord we can draw much strength
This will be visible to others, even from a great length
Pastor then left us with other dotcoms three
Focusing on how joyful we can actually be
We can com-mission this generation
Have com-passion in every situation
And fulfill God's plans to com-pletion
So that for His kingdom there is accretion
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