Cell on 2nd November (i got a funny feeling over this date.. haha)
Location: Church
Time: 8pm
What we gonna do?: Support the church in a prayer meeting
so, there will also be an optional cell meeting on sunday 11am in church - isaiah leading it.
31 October 2007
30 October 2007
Grace
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."- Ephesians 2:8-9
But He(God) said to me (paul), "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9
But He(God) said to me (paul), "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9
24 October 2007
Let's Bring The Church Out
I was praying last night and this verse just came to my mind: “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” - Luke 14:11
Sometimes, when we do things, we tend to forget that we're doing this for Christ. We do things to let people see how good or how spiritual we are. As a Christian, I feel this is one thing we should always look out for. Not in others - but in ourselves.
I was having a drink with Isaiah yesterday (I hoped you all didn't forget to fast) and he told me this: “If Mohammed don't want to go to the mountain, bring the mountain to Mohammed”. We can apply it to the church as well - bring the church to the people! It's not the building that is the church. We, the people, are the church!
Later at night I was reading the book of Luke, I read about the parable about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. Let me share the one about the lost sheep. If a man has a 100 sheep and and one of them goes missing, wouldn't he leave the other 99 and search for the lost one?
The Bible continues to teach that he will joyfully carry it back home and asks his neighbours to rejoice with him! In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents than the 99 others who haven't strayed away.
Let's all look for the people who have gone missing. I pray that God will give us the strength and direction to do just that. Remember, if people don't want to go to church, we bring the church to the people.
Sometimes, when we do things, we tend to forget that we're doing this for Christ. We do things to let people see how good or how spiritual we are. As a Christian, I feel this is one thing we should always look out for. Not in others - but in ourselves.
I was having a drink with Isaiah yesterday (I hoped you all didn't forget to fast) and he told me this: “If Mohammed don't want to go to the mountain, bring the mountain to Mohammed”. We can apply it to the church as well - bring the church to the people! It's not the building that is the church. We, the people, are the church!
Later at night I was reading the book of Luke, I read about the parable about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. Let me share the one about the lost sheep. If a man has a 100 sheep and and one of them goes missing, wouldn't he leave the other 99 and search for the lost one?
The Bible continues to teach that he will joyfully carry it back home and asks his neighbours to rejoice with him! In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents than the 99 others who haven't strayed away.
Let's all look for the people who have gone missing. I pray that God will give us the strength and direction to do just that. Remember, if people don't want to go to church, we bring the church to the people.
22 October 2007
Doing What We're Called To Do
I believe that our God is a full-time faithful God. But sometimes we're not being that full-time Christian that God wants us to be. We would fall into traps laid out by Satan without knowing it but God is always there to pick us up. Sometimes, we would fall into these traps willingly because we find it easier to live with the devil.
Christians love to blame the evil one when they sin. But they don't realise the fact that they chose to fall into it. I've been praying for strength to overcome the evil one. Everytime I fall, God picked me up as a stronger person.
Recently, I felt very burdened with stuffs. I've seen a few people come and go and it just pains me. People who've been seeking God and in the next minute, they're gone - just like that. I just feel that there are more things about to happen. I pray that He will give us a direction.
Early last week, I just felt the Holy Spirit impressing something upon my heart but I ignored it because I think it's just me and my wild imagination because it was too impossible to believe. Soon after, I found out that it was true.
But it ends there. I pray that God will tell someone what to do with it because I don't know what's going to happen but I just have a bad feeling about it. When God calls us to do something, do it.
Christians love to blame the evil one when they sin. But they don't realise the fact that they chose to fall into it. I've been praying for strength to overcome the evil one. Everytime I fall, God picked me up as a stronger person.
Recently, I felt very burdened with stuffs. I've seen a few people come and go and it just pains me. People who've been seeking God and in the next minute, they're gone - just like that. I just feel that there are more things about to happen. I pray that He will give us a direction.
Early last week, I just felt the Holy Spirit impressing something upon my heart but I ignored it because I think it's just me and my wild imagination because it was too impossible to believe. Soon after, I found out that it was true.
But it ends there. I pray that God will tell someone what to do with it because I don't know what's going to happen but I just have a bad feeling about it. When God calls us to do something, do it.
Of trees and hope
How many of us actually take time to notice the trees or bushes by the roadside, as we walk along a pavement, or drive along a road? Probably no one... and probably you'll think it's meaningless.
It just sways in the breeze, unnoticed, unrecognised... Who will actually care to groom it, or know how many leaves they have, or whether they rot to death or not? But no matter how it gets ignored, it still continues to photosynthesize and replenish the oxygen in the air, something very crucial to the earth, which we most of the time fail to realise. Though they continually help others around them by doing what they do, we usually fail to realise how crucial and important they are to us...
Plants have many wonders besides replenishing oxygen. Maybe the leaves of these plants have medicinal value, or fruits that are edible to feed people, but has yet to be discovered? Yes, plants have many mysteries that require people to DISCOVER them...
Take some time to compare ourselves with the trees on the roadside... Though we may not be recognised or find what we do very meaningless, but do take some time to realise that whatever routine we are going through now, we may be blessing many others around us without knowing it. yes, our routine. And we have many aspects have yet to realise about ourselves, and the discoverer is none other than God our creator . We may be comparable to only a grass at times, only serve for people to step or dogs to shit on, but Do not despair, because we are miraculously and amazingly made. Everyone is special =)
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" Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12
"and hope does not disppoint us, because God poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us" Romans 5:5
Cool eh? the numbers nicely fall nicely together, and both talk about hope.
Hoping for something doesn't necessarily bring happiness, mainly because, there are still chances that things will turn out wrong eventually. I guess the message to be joyful in hope is because hope is very related to faith. One cannot exist without the other. And also, hoping gives us a drive to move on, to press on. It gives us a purpose and a direction to work towards.
Therefore, even if things do not turn out as "hoped" , we'll still learn something called perseverence. Probably we may get something even better than we hoped for without knowing.... of course hopes will be useless without effort, and most importantly without faith and prayer... =)
HOPE you guys enjoy your week! YAY =)
It just sways in the breeze, unnoticed, unrecognised... Who will actually care to groom it, or know how many leaves they have, or whether they rot to death or not? But no matter how it gets ignored, it still continues to photosynthesize and replenish the oxygen in the air, something very crucial to the earth, which we most of the time fail to realise. Though they continually help others around them by doing what they do, we usually fail to realise how crucial and important they are to us...
Plants have many wonders besides replenishing oxygen. Maybe the leaves of these plants have medicinal value, or fruits that are edible to feed people, but has yet to be discovered? Yes, plants have many mysteries that require people to DISCOVER them...
Take some time to compare ourselves with the trees on the roadside... Though we may not be recognised or find what we do very meaningless, but do take some time to realise that whatever routine we are going through now, we may be blessing many others around us without knowing it. yes, our routine. And we have many aspects have yet to realise about ourselves, and the discoverer is none other than God our creator . We may be comparable to only a grass at times, only serve for people to step or dogs to shit on, but Do not despair, because we are miraculously and amazingly made. Everyone is special =)
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" Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12
"and hope does not disppoint us, because God poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us" Romans 5:5
Cool eh? the numbers nicely fall nicely together, and both talk about hope.
Hoping for something doesn't necessarily bring happiness, mainly because, there are still chances that things will turn out wrong eventually. I guess the message to be joyful in hope is because hope is very related to faith. One cannot exist without the other. And also, hoping gives us a drive to move on, to press on. It gives us a purpose and a direction to work towards.
Therefore, even if things do not turn out as "hoped" , we'll still learn something called perseverence. Probably we may get something even better than we hoped for without knowing.... of course hopes will be useless without effort, and most importantly without faith and prayer... =)
HOPE you guys enjoy your week! YAY =)
19 October 2007
Do you have the Heart?
Heart of Worship
Matt Redman
When the music fades and all is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the things I've made it
When it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
King of endless worth, no one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor, all I have is Yours
Every single breath
18 October 2007
What's Worship
I've been thinking about what really is communal worship (what we always do during service). With all those drums and music notes, we worship God with our skills and heart. In the past, I only know one thing about standing up there with the worship team.
It's not a place for you to show off but to lead the congregation and worship God with all your heart.
But recently, after being together with the worship team for a few weeks, I started to learn about the technical side of things. "Hey, that must be louder" / "Hey, the feel must be there" / "Hey, this and that". The reason for all these is "we want to give our best to God".
And I've been praying/thinking, what really is communal worship. I received an e-mail about worship excellence. It says worship excellence is about leading the people to worship and not to distract them and cause them to look at the worship team instead. Somehow, I felt funny after reading that and I just deleted that e-mail away.
So yesterday, I told someone about this and that someone asked me: "Is it still excellence when the worship team has one guitar less or someone is only leading with one guitar". Someone else told me to read the book of Psalms and Revelations. And I've been praying.
Any someone out there willing to share with me anything?
It's not a place for you to show off but to lead the congregation and worship God with all your heart.
But recently, after being together with the worship team for a few weeks, I started to learn about the technical side of things. "Hey, that must be louder" / "Hey, the feel must be there" / "Hey, this and that". The reason for all these is "we want to give our best to God".
And I've been praying/thinking, what really is communal worship. I received an e-mail about worship excellence. It says worship excellence is about leading the people to worship and not to distract them and cause them to look at the worship team instead. Somehow, I felt funny after reading that and I just deleted that e-mail away.
So yesterday, I told someone about this and that someone asked me: "Is it still excellence when the worship team has one guitar less or someone is only leading with one guitar". Someone else told me to read the book of Psalms and Revelations. And I've been praying.
Any someone out there willing to share with me anything?
God Says!
| YOU SAY | GOD SAYS | BIBLE VERSES |
| You say: "It's impossible" | God says: All things are possible | (Luke 18:27) |
| You say: "I'm too tired" | God says: I will give you rest | (Matthew 11:28-30) |
| You say: "Nobody really loves me" | God says: I love you | (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 ) |
| You say: "I can't go on" | God says: My grace is sufficient | (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15) |
| You say: "I can't figure things out" | God says: I will direct your steps | (Proverbs 3:5- 6) |
| You say: "I can't do it" | God says: You can do all things | (Philippians 4:13) |
| You say: "I'm not able" | God says: I am able | (II Corinthians 9:8) |
| You say: "It's not worth it" | God says: It will be worth it | (Roman 8:28 ) |
| You say: "I can't forgive myself" | God says: I Forgive you | (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1) |
| You say: "I can't manage" | God says: I will supply all your needs | (Philippians 4:19) |
| You say: "I'm afraid" | God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear | (II Timothy 1:7) |
| You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated" | God says: Cast all your cares on ME | (I Peter 5:7) |
| You say: "I'm not smart enough" | God says: I give you wisdom | (I Corinthians 1:30) |
| You say: "I feel all alone" | God says: I will never leave you or forsake you | (Hebrews 13:5) |
17 October 2007
shout out
anyone feel like screaming at life sometimes? i do, in fact i feel like shouting out Hallelujah!
when troubles get you down, when life seems pointless, when u get frustrated with work and friends,
don't scream in agony or suffering! instead shout HALLELUJAH!
remember the Lord gives and the Lord takes, but always BLESSED be His name!
turn the curse to blessings, friends.
Psalm 47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
Hallelujah! the Lord arises and He is pleased with our shouts of joy.
As our praises rise up to heaven, the glory of God shines down on us!
Amen?
when troubles get you down, when life seems pointless, when u get frustrated with work and friends,
don't scream in agony or suffering! instead shout HALLELUJAH!
remember the Lord gives and the Lord takes, but always BLESSED be His name!
turn the curse to blessings, friends.
Psalm 47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
Hallelujah! the Lord arises and He is pleased with our shouts of joy.
As our praises rise up to heaven, the glory of God shines down on us!
Amen?
16 October 2007
cell this week
We'll be having cell at Jonathan's house again this weeek! yay
chairperson: Brandon
icebreaker: Joseph
worship: Caleb
musician: Jonathan
bible study: Sheena (Daniel: Tempted to compromise)
15 October 2007
Rest for the Weary
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."- Romans 12:2
Know what you need to do, discern God's will
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matt 11:28-30
My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him. - Psalm 62:1
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him. - Psalm 62:5
Our rest comes from God alone, rest your soul with Him
Know what you need to do, discern God's will
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matt 11:28-30
My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him. - Psalm 62:1
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him. - Psalm 62:5
Our rest comes from God alone, rest your soul with Him
09 October 2007
follow Him
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
- Matthew 16:24
Follow =)
- Matthew 16:24
Follow =)
07 October 2007
some matters
cell for this week,
chairperson: sheena
icebreaker: brandon
worship: david
musician: david
bible study: faith (Elijah: knowing God's power)
anyway, check out the new genyouth website over at www.genyouth.com
unfortunately, only people who have completed their genyouth membership will get an account (more info please ask isaiah)
however, ALL OF YOU can sign and must sign up for Camp Awesome over there online!
chairperson: sheena
icebreaker: brandon
worship: david
musician: david
bible study: faith (Elijah: knowing God's power)
anyway, check out the new genyouth website over at www.genyouth.com
unfortunately, only people who have completed their genyouth membership will get an account (more info please ask isaiah)
however, ALL OF YOU can sign and must sign up for Camp Awesome over there online!
01 October 2007
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