Friday, August 29, 2008

1 Thess 3 (MSG)

3-5Not that the troubles should come as any surprise to you. You've always known that we're in for this kind of thing. It's part of our calling. When we were with you, we made it quite clear that there was trouble ahead. And now that it's happened, you know what it's like. That's why I couldn't quit worrying; I had to know for myself how you were doing in the faith. I didn't want the Tempter getting to you and tearing down everything we had built up together.

In the middle of our trouble and hard times here, just knowing how you're doing keeps us going. Knowing that your faith is alive keeps us alive.

9-10What would be an adequate thanksgiving to offer God for all the joy we experience before him because of you? We do what we can, praying away, night and day, asking for the bonus of seeing your faces again and doing what we can to help when your faith falters.

11-13May God our Father himself and our Master Jesus clear the road to you! And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you, just as it does from us to you. May you be infused with strength and purity, filled with confidence in the presence of God our Father when our Master Jesus arrives with all his followers.

This passage speaks about my prayer and heart.

Some lessons that leaders can learn through Thessalonians.

1. Troubles aren't a "SHOCKING" thing; Be steadfast.
Don't be caught by surprise by them.
Be prepared and know that it is a WORTHY
cost we're giving our life for.

1Peter4:12
12-13Friends, when life gets really difficult, don't jump to the conclusion that God isn't on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.

They bring about growth in many areas.
We can see it from a different angle.
Be calm and steadfast.

2.Relationship matters
What's a leader without any followers?
One of the leaders' goals is also dying
to see successors/disciples rising up!
How our ppl's faith n enthusiasm for Jesus
matters to God and Us!

Pro27:17
17 You use steel to sharpen steel,
and one friend sharpens another

3. Pray for our people regularly
When was the LAST time you prayed for ur group
or people individually?
their needs? struggles?
Remember that this ministry belongs to God
and We all belong to God too.
He is Lord..and Lord of ALL.
He runs the show and determines EVERY outcome.
So, if we use our think carefully..
isn't it right to just tell/ask God?
If we really love our ppl, setting aside time to fast&pray for them
is impt!

1 Thess 5:17-18
16-18Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

Instead of always stressing over problems or crackin
ur head to think of how to help this or tht person under ur care..
Y not go to God?
You'll see how God moves!
"When God moves, He really moves."

3nails+1cross..the reason
3:05 PM

Sunday, August 24, 2008

It's a real privilege LC is opened for CoreTeam and above.

For those of us going to the HK SEP LC,
here's a glimpse of what is it gonna be like.

This is the video of the #69 LC @ KK
[Synergised Church]
(some of us were there! can u see?^^)

It was mind-blowing and awesome.

Just by watching it makes my feel
energised!^^

Learn, experience, get inspired, and SERVE the Lord!

It's coming!

Matthew 28:18-20
18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

3nails+1cross..the reason
2:39 PM

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Check out this pink coloured drink!
know what is it?

yea.. it is a classic.
"Bandung"!!
taste nice:p

Went to this hot spot..
intro-ed by my sheep, weijun!
called Henderson Waves!

It's really a sweet place.
Good to see stars~
it's ard 70+metres above sea level..!!
can you believe it?

"No climbing over the fence!"

gazing at the stars!
wanted to take pics with the trees!
its really deep!
those that has fear of heights..
it'll scare you!!

3nails+1cross..the reason
11:47 PM

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

HE IS LORD

VERSE 1
Oh blessed Lamb once slain
Will reign for evermore
His hands once bound now save
Our God will never fail

CHORUS
He is Lord
He is Lord
Sings my soul
He is the Lord
And He lives
Yes He lives
I’m alive
Cause Jesus lives

VERSE 2
‘Tis at the cross of Christ
Where earth and heaven meet
Where sin is overcome
To God the victory

BRIDGE
And now
Let the earth resound with praise
For our Saviour God He reigns
He is high and lifted up
Arise
For the King of glory waits
He is coming back again
He is coming back again

"He is coming back again"

Not a doubt.

3nails+1cross..the reason
9:44 PM

Time for some food galore again~
have a sweet tooth?

Check this out

Presenting
all the way from Cafe Cartel...

East Side Brownie!
(hmm.. sry i forgot wat it is called..)

Though im not a choc lover..
but i wont deny that it really taste GREAT.
The hot fudge is crazy~

yup, nevertheless..
we can't forget what Cafe cartel is known for..

FREE-FLOW BREAD!

Had a great time with Braynard too~
shared lots of stuffs and happenings!
Glad God is doing stuffs in ur life!
yeah..Let's cont to grow in the Lord!

P.s "Huh?!!"

Makes investments worthwhile

3nails+1cross..the reason
9:08 PM

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Had an awesome time on saturday!
(which saturday isn't awesome anyways?^^)

3 "C"s of an IMPACT
Character
Commitment
Conviction

Amen?

Be the most impactful IMPACT for JESUS!

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And i'm starting to think that JUST ACIA is the next hang out place
for Central A..

We're really creating an "impact" there too..

And check this out..
This "BANG BANG" and "HOW MANY MEH MEH?" game
is starting to get popular too..
you can see its even asked on my tagboard. hehe.

we've innovative people too.

It's really hilarious!

Oh.. and check this out too!
ICE CREAM prata!
tried b4?
Don't really know how much it cost..
but it certainly taste not bad.

Thanks David Hoe, Bruce, David Ong and Junyao!
It's a great time of catch up!
Appreciate it lots!:)
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"Do you question your investments?"

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2:17 AM

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Introducing Esplanade~
with many different lights!

The view at the Roof Terrace is really awesome.
I always enjoy the view there whenever i go. haha

check it out~
just love it.

It can change light!! haha

yup..
as we walk along the esplanade n merlion park,
found out lots of cool place for meetings too!
wah! so sua ku! hee..

haha also found a very cool macdonalds at Clark Quay!
it has two levels n really doesnt look like singapore-kinda macs!
should check it out soon~

Oh yeah.. also saw this!!

"BK EATING HOUSE"
muahah~
well well.. not only Burger King..
but din realise they franchise the stores further!:)

Another Great day for the Lord.
Lord, you make all things new.

"Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of the Earth will grow strangely dim
In the Light of His Glory and Grace"

3nails+1cross..the reason
12:37 AM

Friday, August 15, 2008

"If you're serious.. act like it..Don't shuffle along."

Colossians 3(MSG)

He Is Your Life

1-2 So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

3-4Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.

.....

And don't just do the minimum that will get you by.

Do your best.

Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work.

3nails+1cross..the reason
12:00 AM

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

God, you entrust and place.
Through these lives, let there be IMPACT.
Let your kingdom expand many folds.
Let there be many growth & breakthroughs.
Let there be disciples rising up in the next gen.
Life transformations taking place because of their investments for You.
May our love for You always be increasing daily.

We give you our hearts n lives.
Use it as You will.
Let us be Willing, Obedient and WORD-centred(W.O.W)
as pillars of CA as well.

3nails+1cross..the reason
12:52 AM

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Ant Mathematics

Luke 14:28-30
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to first complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’
Can ants count? It seems so! When a scout ant finds an item of food too big to carry, but especially good, the scout will return to the nest to get help. Scientists have discovered that ants apparently size up the task ahead so that they can return with just sufficient help.

One scientist cut a dead grasshopper into three pieces. The second piece was twice as big as the first, and the third was twice as big the second. He then left the pieces in different locations where ants could find them. He watched as each was discovered by a scout, inspected, and each scout returned to the nest for help. When the scout returned with help, the scientist counted the number of ants working at each piece of grasshopper. The smallest piece had 28 ants and the piece that was twice its size had 44 ants working on it, almost twice as many as the smallest piece. And how many ants do you think were working on the piece that was twice the size of the second? If you doubled that 44 to 88 you would be within one of being right – Yes, there were 89 ants working to return the biggest piece to the nest!

The ants were carrying out the Biblical principal to: “count the cost of the project before you begin it.”

3nails+1cross..the reason
11:46 PM

Monday, August 11, 2008

Serve with Brains

Matthew22:37(NIV)
37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'

Matthew 22:37 (MSG)
37Jesus said, "'Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.'

As much as we love God with all these..
Serving God with our MINDS is really essential as we walk with God.

God don't want His people to follow Him or grow blindly.

God created a complex, yet awesome organ..
that is the BRAIN.

The very fact that God gives all of us FREEDOM through CHRIST
and doesn't forces us or control us..
means all the more we need to be responsible and faithful with this
privilege.

1 Corinthians 10:23
[ The Believer's Freedom ] "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is constructive.

As we serve God.. God wants us to think..
and decide what's biblical.

Many times in church as we serve God..
In our spiritual lifes..
we may tend to think we are doing right in God
by doing what everyone does..
it can be just following the example of ur peers in church,cg members,
or even leaders..

We may think that "Since she's/he's doing it this way or talks this way..
it doesn't matter if i behave this way too."
or we simply just get influenced easily(in the negative way)
cuz they are people in the FAMILY of GOd, not of the world.

but GOD give us a mind to think!
to evaluate what's right and wrong..
better and best..
to decide!

It is our spiritual lifes we're taking care of and am responsible!
How we want to build it strong is up to what decisions we make
and based on wat principles they are.

“A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.”

“Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.”

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9:25 PM

Saturday, August 9, 2008

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Food for thought:

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for...

THAT'S GOD... He talks to you through the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know you see them or receive a phone call or letter from them...

THAT'S GOD... there is no such thing as "coincidence."

Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen something you wanted, but couldn't afford…

THAT'S GOD... He knows the desires of your heart...

Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it is going to get better, but now you look back on it...

THAT'S GOD... He passes us through tribulation to see a brighter day...

"Keep smiling..
That's the BEST advertisement for God..
It makes people wonder what you've got.."

'We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails'

3nails+1cross..the reason
12:19 AM

Monday, August 4, 2008

Man.. this box of surprises is REAlly the best man.
when i opened it..
i really feel so moved.. ahh..
touched..
well.. there's teary eyess..

really treasure these gifts!
i haven't really read all of them but..
i really wanna take careful time to see all of it..one by one.

thank you so much!
(these are names that i found inside the box)
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Hey David!
Thanks for the thumbdrive! it really looks cool!
now i have a SPIRITUAL thumbdrive!
Hey.. appreciate the dedication
and video.
haha.. so touched.
really nice.
Amen to marist! i believe it so too!
"even more~"
wow.. ur really gonna be a Digital Media Arts person for Christ!
Hey.. be the best k?
influence ppl thru tht!
yo bro, continue to jiayou for Jesus!
Tk God for all ur effort in the Central Videos, etc..
You really have a bright future in the LORD!

Kristle and Junru!
Thanks so much for the CARD!
Though din get to see u guys on sat during the
celebration~
and though many times u both are the more quieter ppl..
u gals matter alot too.. u know?
really!

Regina!
Thanks for the gift too!
Know u cant come for service on sat, etc..
but hey! u are really a small girl that has a BIG heart
for Jesus!
I'll always rmb how u outreach n tht spirit!!
Keep it up!

Faith&Dawn!
Thanks for the beautifully designed card!
Love it lots!
You guys have really been great support to this group
and to ur ldrs n shpds!
I really see huge potential in you gals!
Jiayou!

LiTing!
ah.. thank you for the card!
Din know ur handwriting really nice! think
its the 1st card i received frm u!
haha thanks!
yeah.. grow SOO much more!
Continue to jiayou for whitley!

Nicole!
Hey hey.. thanks for the card!
appreciate it! haha
Continue to jiayou for BPS too!
Jiayou for ur N's for Jesus! u can do it!

Sinyi!
oh, im really thankful for the card too!
I'm so proud of u man!
U've made the best decision to know Jesus!
Though u are with us for just a short period..
but i really can see how excited u are for GOD!!
Keep it up man! Continue to grow in GOD! :)

Tricia
yeah! Thanks for the gift n card!
really blessed!
Glad to see u joining us more often
and always sitting with us and not behind le!
:)

Isaac, Zyann, Genesis, Jess..

Thanks for the shirt and card! sob~! its so cool!
i'm gonna like wear it every sat!
The card rocks too!
its soo nice..
u know.. once i see the envelope..
i knew it was u. haha
i know my sheep~^^
even Genesis..
i had a hard time figuring out the signature..
but after awhile..
thru the handwriting.. aha!
none other but Genesis!

Thanks for the Book! Its really NEW man..
haha.. but hey, yes.. i'll do my best in growin so tht
u guys are gonna be the next Strong n Biblical ldrs!
and the card really looks very nice! it was jaw droppin~love it!
haha the story is really great.
thanks.
Hey.. u really grew much in the Lord too..
and i mean it.

Thank you for being strong pillars in my life
when i needed some support.
God blessed me with spiritual arms n legs
when im short of them
you guys are the ones.

ahh~ Thank you all for putting up so much effort in
planning and all..
i know its really nt easy..
really really really appreciate..
the song can really put me to tears too..
if i had sensitive eyes and more easy to cry..
hey.. though outside my tears dont flow..
but inside really MELTED soft like chocolate.
well, the insecure side of me wud think tht i really
don deserve this at times..heh.
but still..

You did it man.

Man.. This birthday is really the most
memorable one.
Everything.. is just great.

Thank God for all of You.
Its beyond words.
Love you CA!

People matter to GOD!
Let's continue to build CA to be strong n biblical..
transforming and
impacting lifes for Jesus EVERYWHERE.

P.s. Ahh.. remember to give me the lyrics of the song!!
haha oh and rmb, encore to the song!! k?
Also the videos and photos!

3nails+1cross..the reason
11:11 PM

Sunday, August 3, 2008

(there are ALOT more pictures. will post when i get them!)

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(just love it)

It's really about GOd and the people.

No money can buy it.

This is one reason why the ministry makes so much sense.

Wherever we are, whatever we do,
its all about Jesus.
Everything for the Kingdom.
Hand in hand, we'll encourage one another, grow and end the race,
and see Him face to face.

Serve God till the end, yeah?

CA..
Weijun, Chisun, Peter, Zachary, Tyler, Joshua, Max, Malcolm, Zyann, Dawn, Faith,Melissa, Yingying, Agnes, SinYi, Tricia, Rina, Nicole, Kathleen, Jennifer, Liting, Krystale, JunRu, Regina, Genesis, Mingquan, Braynard, Xiangwei, David, Joel Lai, Elijah, Peida, Joel Koh, Kelvin, Mark, Huiyang, Dion, Jess...

You guys are AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST LOVE THIS FAMILY OF GOD.

3nails+1cross..the reason
1:44 AM

Alright!

Had a jolly surprise by my BELOVED frens on friday,
they had me went to SAKURA at Somerset!
its a buffet style thingy! my fav!
Im really shocked tht there was such a place..
really sweet.

well, i've decided to let the picture do the talking this time :)

oh.. this is our favourite!
Cheese Hotdogs~
Spam!

oh, i love this too!
Unagi!

numbergame!
loser eats sushi!

3nails+1cross..the reason
12:46 AM