Contributed by Abbey Thangiah • Mar 3, 2026

Everybody likes 3-in-1 coffee, tea, and chocolate. Knowing the right amount of ingredients creates the perfect 3-in-1. However, if you lack or add too much of any of the three ingredients, it will taste funny, imperfect, or incomplete. Bishop Jeyakumar delivered a 5-in-1 sermon based on John 15, emphasizing five core aspects:

1. If you remain in Me and

Remaining in God is a choice. Life was never a straight road for me. I failed exams as a student and was unfairly terminated from my job. The most painful part was when I got a job as a Civil Engineer with a construction company in Singapore. I literally took this as God’s sign: I left the house I rented, sold my car, and made arrangements to settle there. Instead of renting in Johor Bahru like many hardworking Malaysians in Singapore, I rented a room in Singapore so that I could adapt. I was terminated less than six months later. I was so angry with God. He gave me the job and took it away from me without any warning. I was so embarrassed; I didn’t know what to do. I was embarrassed to go to church because I would have to explain myself when people asked, “Why are you back in KL? I thought you were in Singapore? What happened?” I praise God for keeping me sane, and despite the anger I had for Him, I chose to remain in Him.

2. My words remain in you,

During my times of disappointment and anger towards God for letting me down, I continued to pray and seek Him. God was patient. He took His time to wait for me to calm down before revealing what I had gotten myself into. The Bible came to life for me. Words like, “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22), came to life. Verses I thought to be cliché became the anchor verses for me to move on. He reminded me of an interview I had attended for an Advanced Material Plant. Malaysia has the world’s largest rare earth extraction plant outside of China, which processes Mt Weld concentrate to supply separated rare earth materials to global markets. My future boss had promised me an opportunity to work in Australia once the plant was built. I turned the job down because deep inside I knew that I was contributing to the degradation of the environment, God’s creation.

3. Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

I realized that I was asking God for the wrong things. The job in Singapore was to build a casino. The thought of earning a triple salary and securing a job in one of the world’s reputable construction companies blinded me from the reality of building the gambling hub of Asia. He opened my eyes, and I repented. God not only healed me but restored me to my normal self.

4. This is to My Father’s glory,

I now know that what I ask needs to be aligned with God’s will. I am not perfect and have my flaws, but in the end, I pray that I will always seek God first and His glory.

5. That you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples.

I am a work in progress. Though I have not made the money I could have earned in Singapore or Australia, I know that my God is with me every step of the way, and I lack nothing. I have a late father in heaven, a mother, sister, and brother who love me very much. As for my job, I am now an Accredited Trainer by HRDF. I also dreamed as a teen that I would be impacting the lives of many people, much like my favorite leaders I have looked up to since university: Stephen Covey, Zig Ziglar, and John Maxwell. By the time you read this (if your cell was on Friday), I would have completed the Train The Trainer module for Beyond Success by John Maxwell. See, God does know the desire of your heart if you tune to Him. Do continue to pray for me as I continue to seek His Will.