This sermon was shared on 04 September 2013 during our business devotional meeting led by Welson Ang.

1. Business Devotional Meeting
04 September 2013
The Riverwalk #01-28

2. The Thin Red Line
Presented by: Welson Ang

3. LINE

4. RED

5. THIN

7. The Thin Red Line
Symbolize the dangerous division

8. Division in the Bible
The History of Creation (Gen 1)
• Genesis 1:4b
– divided the light from the darkness
• Genesis 1:6b
– divide the waters from the waters

9. Division in the World
• Boundary of countries
• Classes of human
– The untouchables
• Laws & Jurisdiction
• Corporate Hierarchy
• Monarchy
• Anymore?

10. BUT
O NHe is none other than Mr S.A. Tan

11. Who is Mr S.A. Tan
• Original name “Lucifer” an angel
• God describe him as
– Perfect
– Full of wisdom
– Posses real power

12. 知己知彼 百战百胜

13. Characteristics of Mr S.A. Tan
• 2 Corinthians 11:14
• Matthew 4:3
• John 10:10
• John 8:44
• Revelation 12:10
1. Deceiver (liar)
2. Tempter
3. Thief
4. Murderer
5. Accuser
Read & Tell

14. Common tactics of Mr S.A. Tan
• Deception
– Satan's most successful tool. He wields this tool
with devastating results.
• Doubt
– Makes you question God's word and his goodness.
• Discouragement
– Makes you look at your problems rather than God.

15. Common tactics of Mr S.A. Tan
• Diversion
– Makes the wrong things seem attractive so you
want them more than the right things.
• Defeat
– Makes you feel like a failure so you don't even try.
• Delay
– Makes you put off something so it never gets
started or completed.

16. Virtue of Mr S.A. Tan
Greed
Pride
Envy
Anger
Gluttony
Lust
Sloth, or laziness
Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

17. Don’t Flirt w Satan

18. Rogue Trader – Nick Leeson

19. Nick Leeson
• Life started as a classic rags-to-riches tale
• Trader in Barings Bank
• 28 years old risen as Head of Ops in SGX
• Very successful in speculative trade
• He have everything
– high salary, apartments, respect, etc…
• By 1993, he made £$10m

20. Nick Leeson
• 1994 – Set up a 88888 error account to cover
up a mistake made by a team member
• Abused the account
• By end 1994, the loses hidden in the account
ballooned to £$512m
• Made one last bet on the nikkei
• Unexpected Earthquake in kobe, Japan, send
the nikkei plunging

21. Nick Leeson
• Continue in error “double or nothing”
• Eventually, lost more than £$1.3b
• Bank went bankrupt
• Nick Leeson was thrown to jail
From HERO to ZERO
QUESTION: What leads to his downfall?

22. The Thin Red Line
Don’t fall into the trap of the devil

23. An eye for an eye

24. Your DFS

25. Activate your - Determination
• 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (ESV)
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one
receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete
exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a
perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run
aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my
body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I
myself should be disqualified.

26. Activate your - Faith
• Romans 10:17
– So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through
the word of Christ.
• Matthew 21:22
– And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if
you have faith.”

27. Activate your - Sacrifice
• Mathew 6:33
– But seek first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all these things will be added
to you.
• What does it means do you?
1. Get out of your comfort zone
2. Timely measure
3. Daily activities
• Continuously doing good