Fools For Christ

Campus Camp 2007 10/12/07 Morning Sermon Notes

2008-01-02T21:54:00.000+08:00

Campus Camp 2007 Sermon Notes

10 December 2007
Morning Service: “Shaped for the Future”
Speaker: Pastor Ong Sek Leang

Acts 13: 36
“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed.”

o A person is shaped the most during university.
o A person is also shaped the most during the ages between 45 and 50 (midlife crisis—heart is the softest).
o David served his generation by the will of God.
o If you are shaped by circumstances, your life will never be stable because circumstances and people are never stable.
o If you are shaped by God, you will go from one level to another.

1 Sam 16:1-13
You might be nobody to some, but a somebody to others.
Even the best prophets can be wrong.
But God always has us in His radar.
David was not within the spiritual radar of his father.
But God saw David. It doesn’t matter whether others think well of you if God sees you.

Psalm 139: 13-16
You don’t have to drag yourself through life. God knows your destiny.
People might not know the details. You might not know the details. But you know the destination—to do the will of God, so that when the time comes, you will be able to go to heaven willingly, knowing that you have done the will of God in your life.

Three kinds of people who would shape your future
1 Sam 8:1
“When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.”
1. Prophet, who represents the religious system
o Prophets and religious systems are not perfect. Some people never rise up to become champions because they have been hurt by people in the house of God. You can choose to let the imperfect religious system shape you or you can choose to let God shape you.
o Every word you speak has the power to hurt or to edify someone.

1 Sam 9:1-2
“There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the others.”
2. Saul, who represents image, authority
We live in a world which places a lot of emphasis on image and looks.
Saul was very handsome, but he failed.
I have to decide what kind of authority I want to be shaped by. Do I want to be shaped by the authority of looks, fashion, personality, education, image?
The authority of my life should be God.
I can enjoy the things that other people do or create—music, clothes, etc. But I should not give them the authority to shape my life.
Do not allow your vocation to shape your future. If you are studying to be a doctor, be the best doctor that you can be, but don’t let your education have authority over your life. God’s wisdom is greater than your education.
Authority—that which has the final say in your life.
You might not fit the stereotypes of success (as defined by people). In human conceptions of success, there will always be something that is considered second-class, third-class. But not in God’s conception.

1 Sam 13:14
“But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD’s command.”
3. God’s representative
God appointed David because He knew David’s heart. Saul was the people’s choice—if you press God hard enough, He will give you what you want. Only the devil does not give choices.
During the time of the Old Testament, when the prophet came, there was great ceremony. Everybody would know. (referring to 1 Sam 16:1-13)
God looks at your heart. Man looks at the external things.
Am I headhunted by government agencies, companies, or am I headhunted by God?

Three characteristics that God wants to develop in us
Psalm 78:70
“He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;”
1. The reason why God chose David was because David was responsible to his sheep.
o We must learn responsibility in silence and isolation.
o A lot of people are responsible only in front of other people.
o We must learn responsibility in little things. David killed the bear and the lion to protect his sheep, when nobody saw it. We are not doing things for others to see. But God sees everything that we do.
o Young people need constant supervision, inspiration. We have to learn to do things not for people to see, but for God to see.
o When we blame others, most of the time we’re right. But we have to decide whether we want to be right or whether we want to go forward. We cannot allow the imperfections of others to control our lives. We have to take responsibility—personal responsibility.

2. Characteristic of solitude
David led a lonely life. Successful people are successful not because they are always surrounded by people, but because they can handle loneliness and isolation.
Am I willing to wait alone for years?
David knew within his heart that God would use him. He was willing to wait in solitude and isolation. Leadership is always lonely, though leaders always seem to be surrounded by people, people who want to get something from them.
Saul could not handle isolation, could not wait patiently for God, and he would be influenced by people’s opinions.
Leaders love people, but they are not driven by people. They are driven by God, God’s will.
Can you handle isolation, when you fail, when everybody avoids you? Can you still be a worshipper of God in times of failure? It is in isolation that you are most willing to make mistakes.

1 Sam 17
3. The ability to handle difficulties
Young adults nowadays cannot handle difficulties. They have a low threshold of hardship.
We should never be afraid of difficulties.
David was just doing a simple chore—taking cheese to his brothers.
Saul must have been at his wits’ end—that’s why he was willing to consider David as a candidate to kill Goliath.
David did not know that there was a difference between the fight with the lion and the fight with Goliath.
If I learn to handle the difficulties today, I will be able to handle the difficulties in future, because I would be so full of God.
People who can handle difficulties have a sense of holy recklessness.
1 Peter 4:12
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.”
o You should not be shocked at difficulties and stress. You should expect them.
o We break down easily because when stress comes to us, we are not ready for them.
o God did not create us to be broken by stress. The same power that resurrected Christ can strengthen my will and emotions.
o I must excel in the ability to withstand difficulties.

Campus Camp 2007 Sermon notes for 9 Dec 2007

2008-01-02T20:31:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

Here are the sermon notes for the evening service on 9 December 2007, the first day of the campus camp. Hope that the sermon will bless your heart, as it did mine! :)

Yan Ying

Campus Camp 2007 “Heroes”
9 December 2007 Evening Service
Speaker: Pastor Ong Sek Leang

The Making of a Champion
How to be a champion?

Judges 6
1. You must have a call for being a champion.
o God suddenly appeared to Gideon.
o If you serve God, you have to look at the world through God’s eyes.
o God can see all your weaknesses.

1 Corinthians 1:26-27
26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

God would use anybody as long as He gets the glory.
For example, God would use clever people because the more they study, the more they will realize they don’t know anything and so have to depend on the wisdom of God.

2. There must be consecration.

Judges 6:25-32
25That same night the Lord said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. 26Then build a proper kind of altar to the LORD your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering.”
27So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD told him But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the town, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.
28In the morning when the men of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar!
29They asked each other, “Who did this?”
When they carefully investigated, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
30The men of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
31But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him. “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause? Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.” 32So that day they called Gideon “Jerub-Baal,” saying, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.

There must be a willingness to stand up against popular will and trend, to not have a herd mentality.
Consecration is more than purity. It is about recognizing that I’m not perfect but there is a willingness to fight the imperfections.
Gideon was fearful and cowardly, but he knew what was the right thing to do and he did it, even though he dared to do it only at night.
Consecration is not sinlessness, but a determination to follow God, even if I have to do it in half-measures at first. If I cannot run, I will walk, if I cannot walk, if I fall down and cannot get up, at least I can start to crawl. I can try again and again, at least try to do better next time, but I will try to follow God, move in the same direction as God. Consecration is a sense of the direction that I want to take.
Gideon’s father was an idol worshipper, a backslider. But a revival took place because of the consecration of one man (Gideon).

3. You must develop creative faith through the prophetic gift.

Judges 7: 1-15
1Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, announce now to the people, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.
4But the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go; but if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
5So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel down to drink.” 6Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.
7The LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the other men go, each to his own place.” 8So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.
Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. 9During that night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.
13Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
14His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”
15When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”

God let Gideon have the privilege of overhearing the interpretation of the dream.
Gideon had faith after this prophetic revelation even though all the odds were against him.
Very important to realize that Gideon was not the one who had the dream or the interpretation. But Gideon had the heart to hear it.
Others can prophesy over you until the cows come home, but it will not be of any use if you don’t have the heart to hear it.
Gideon was afraid, but he was still willing to listen.
It’s usually the people who have problems who are stubborn, who refuse to come to church.
Seek the Lord on your own, and want to hear from Him. And He will speak to you. God is always speaking. All you need to do is to be willing to listen.
The two guys talking about the dream—they didn’t think they were being prophetic.
God can use non-believers to inspire you, to prophesy, to speak into your life.
Having creative faith=having creative ideas to overcome your sin, to bring peace into your family, etc.
You need to be willing to listen.

2008-01-01T21:31:00.000+08:00

Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.

2007-12-31T15:37:00.000+08:00

Dear cellites,

For all who didn't manage to attend the Campus Camp, and as a reminder for all who went:

Rev Ong Sek Leang's sermon on Monday 10 December 2007:

Be a Vessel of Honour for God

2 Timothy 2:20-21

²⁰In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. ²¹If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
(NIV)

²⁰But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honor and some to dishonor.

²¹If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified and meet for the Master's use, and prepared for every good work.

(KJ21)

Each of us is constantly being moulded by God to become a vessel that will glorify His name, that will impact people & lives positively, whether at home, in school, or in a job/ career.

As a child of God, our potential is not limited or defined by our experience or education.

We are saved by grace, and made into a vessel of honour by OBEDIENCE.

Jer 18: 1-4 At the Potter's House

¹ This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD : ² "Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message." ³ So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. ⁴ But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. (NIV)

Jeremiah 18

¹The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

²"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear My words."

³Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

⁴And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it. (KJ21)

1. We need to accept the design of God's work.

God is the potter, I am the clay. Obviously the potter moulds and shapes the clay, not the other way round...

2. We need to submit to the sovereignty of God.

We can choose who to submit to--Man, the world, the Evil one, or God. In our everyday choices we are already making these decisions.

God chose us.

God chooses to mould clay, though it is useless and worthless to the world. It is not a fine material, not gold nor silver. It is full of impurities. It is hard to shape.

But God still chose us.

Choosing to submit is a conscious choice, an effort, a daily decision.

3. Trust God when i'm on the wheel of circumstances.

Circumstances often spin us rightside-left and upside-down. It is not pleasant, not fun, not exactly how we would like our lives to be. The Potter's wheel is a spinning wheel. It has to spin. Because only when it spins will a beautiful work of art be created, become. Yet, when we are being spun, can we take the pressure? Will we crack? Or give up?

When we allow God's hands to cover us, to embrace us, while we are spinning on the Potter's wheel, we allow ourselves to be shaped, to be moulded, bit by bit, moment by moment, into what He has designed us to be. Without His hand covering us and holding us we are just aimlessly spinning, and someday we might just spin out of the orbit.

4. Be secure in the patience and resilience of the Potter.

Jeremiah 18: 4
⁴And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. (KJ)

Things can go wrong even in the Potter's hand, because the material of clay is not of high quality, because of the nature of clay.

Yet, God the Potter will not give up, He will not abandon you, or dump you. He is consistent, and He will crush and remove any stone/ impurities that He finds while He shapes the clay. And if need be He will crush the clay and restart, and repeat the long-drawn process.

Why?

So that we can be proud of ourselves, as vessels of God.
So that the clay can be beautifully and wonderfully formed.

We are a work-in-progress,
and if God the Potter doesn't give up on us,
why should we give up on ourselves?

Dear Lord,

We pray that Father You will remind us each day that we are wonderfully and beautifully made by You, that Lord, we are Your piece of artwork-in-progress. That Lord at times when we don't find ourselves particularly beautiful or striking, or find ourselves exceedingly plain, that Lord we'd remember that You have designed every inch of us, and that Lord You love us way more than we can ever imagine. God we ask that this day You'd come embrace us and hold us tight even as we embark on new journeys at work or in school, and that Lord in every endeavour of ours You'd help us to glorify Your name and shine Your light to rid the darkness that is in so many hearts. Father we thank You for having made us, and for not giving up on us, and we pray that we'd love ourselves because God You love us. Lord teach us too, to love others and see them the way You see them.

In Jesus' name we pray
Amen.

love,

ron

2007-11-16T12:06:00.001+08:00

Christmas Like A Child
Artist(Band):Third Day

I want to feel Christmas, how it used to be
With all of its wonder falling on me
This season has felt so empty, oh for quite a while
I want to feel Christmas like a child

I want to see snowflakes fall to the ground
My brothers and sisters all gathered around
Singing "Away In A Manager" as we sit by the fire
I want to feel Christmas like a child

It's been so long now, I can't say
Just when I lost my way
But I'm going back to how it was
When this day meant everything
And we spent our time remembering
The baby Child born for us

It's all about Jesus, asleep in the straw
This infant, this King, this Savior for all

So I don't need bells to be ringing
'Cause I'll join with angels singing
Gloria
And I can feel Christmas like a child
I want to feel Christmas like a child...

2007-08-19T16:50:00.000+08:00

Kaleidoscope 2007!
a lunch time party held on Sat 18 Aug at Kent Ridge Hall:

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2007-08-09T00:28:00.000+08:00

2007-08-03T14:51:00.001+08:00

The YAS Bull Run Rat Race on 21 July 07:

2007-07-02T16:01:00.000+08:00

Our cell movie marathon on Friday 29th June at Ben's place! =)

thankew Ben & family for hosting us, and thankew Phebe for planning!!

we managed to watch:
A Good Year
Zoolander (really, really dumb show)
Forrest Gump
and Eragon (on the next morning)

2007-06-28T01:14:00.000+08:00

The Trinity Family Carnival on 23rd June, to raise funds for CCSS and MacPherson Secondary. (the colour code feels like it's a prelude to NDP :p)

(i 'drove' the Subaru and Chong Ken drove the Volvo!)

Mei Zhen was helping out at the CCSS booth as part of her internship programme!
And her Henna-drawing was good!

and specially for those who have been wondering why i'm calling us all fools in the blog name:

1Corinthians 4:10 [New International Version]

We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ!

1 Corinthians 4:10 (Whole Chapter) [New Living Translation]
Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

1 Corinthians 4:10: [The Message]
^{9 -13}It seems to me that God has put us who bear his Message on stage in a theater in which no one wants to buy a ticket. We're something everyone stands around and stares at, like an accident in the street. We're the Messiah's misfits. You might be sure of yourselves, but we live in the midst of frailties and uncertainties. You might be well-thought-of by others, but we're mostly kicked around. Much of the time we don't have enough to eat, we wear patched and threadbare clothes, we get doors slammed in our faces, and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, "God bless you." When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We're treated like garbage, potato peelings from the culture's kitchen. And it's not getting any better.

1 Corinthians 4:10: [New King James Version]

¹⁰We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.

歌林多前書 4:10: [Chinese version...]

¹⁰ 我们为基督的缘故算是愚拙的，你们在基督里倒是聪明的；我们软弱，你们倒强壮；你们有荣耀，我们倒被藐视。

love,
sharon

2007-06-18T23:18:00.000+08:00

i found 7-up in my email....

1. Wake Up !!
Decide to have a good day.
"Today is the day the Lord hath made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it."
(reminds me of a certain nursery song... if you dont know it i can sing for you~!)
Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up !!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at outward appearance;
but the Lord looks at the heart."
I Samuel 16:7 !

3. Shut Up!!
Say nice things and learn to listen.
God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant
for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
"He who guards his lips guards his soul."
Proverbs 13:3

4. Stand Up!!...
For what you believe in.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything..
"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time,
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..."
Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up !!...
To the Lord.
"I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13

6. Reach Up !!...
For something higher.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not unto your own understanding.
In all your ways, acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your path."
Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Lift Up !!...
Your Prayers.
"Do not worry about anything;
instead PRAY ABOUT
EVERYTHING."
Philippians 4:6

love,
sharon.

2007-05-28T01:30:00.001+08:00

Thank you Julia for being a fantastic host, and thank you all who came to the Batam retreat or who prayed for us--we had a superb time of worship, sharing and fellowship! =)

2007-04-13T23:13:00.000+08:00

What is God like?

I can't see you, God,
So please give me a clue:
Do you look like me,
And do i look like you?

Are you big or little? Are you short or tall?
Can you really see me when I am so small?
Do you like to whisper? Do you like to shout?
Can you sing or whistle? I'd like to find that out.

Are you strong or gentle? Are you ever sad?
Do you have a temper like me when I'm mad?
Where do you live? In a house in the sky?
How do I know you are somewhere nearby?

Do you love me always, or just when I'm good?
I don't always do things the way that i should.
I have lots of questions to ask you like these.
I wonder if maybe you'll answer them please?

You're looking for answer?
Then here's what to do:
Just turn to the Bible to find out what is true,
And listen to everything i say to you.

You won't find a picture of me in a book.
There isn't one person who knows how I look.
But don't be upset that you can't see my face.
You can look at my work in this beautiful place!
I've been alive since before time began;
I made the whole world by my very own plan.
I'm as tall as the heavens; Im as wide as the sea.
but even your hairs are all counted by me.

My voice can be gentle and silent and still.
And also like thunder that roars through the hills.
I sing with the waves and the whistling breeze,
and joining my song are the hills and the trees.
Im as strong as a fortress, a rock, and a shield,
but as gentle as rain falling softly on fields.

When you are unhappy that makes me feel sad.
I'm filled with great joy when I make your heart glad.
My anger comes slowly and fades like the night.
There's no darkness in me, just goodness and light.
I live in the world and in heaven above.
I live in the hearts of the people I love.

For I AM the maker of heaven and earth.
I spoke, and my Word brought all life into birth.
I AM like a mother who comforts your fears
and tenderly wipes away all of your tears.
I AM like a father who wants to provide,
to care for your needs and to stay by your side.
I AM the Creator, the first and the last,
I'm the God of the present, the future and past.

I AM the good shepherd who cares for each lamb.
I AM the Almighty, I AM WHO I AM.
I'll love you forever, whatever you do,
for nothing can separate my love from you.

I've loved everything that I made from the start.
My world and my people I hold in my heart.

from Questions from little hearts.

ron.

god of hope

2007-04-09T18:14:00.000+08:00

God of Hope

When hope seemed nearly gone
When the road seem just too long
And my heart just can't find, strength inside to journey on
Lost without a light I'm raining on the inside
A silent cry that none could hear
A thousand wounds in every tear

God of Hope, my hope for tomorrow, I prayed, I cried to you
God of Hope, can you feel my sorrow, my pain, will you hear me call again?

When hope seemed nearly gone
When the road seem just too long
And my heart just can't find, strength inside to journey on
That's when I'll lift my eyes
To behold the Lord of the skies
My lord of miracles I'll find my way and strength for another day

God of Hope, My Hope for tomorrow, I place my trust in You
God of Hope, Joy in my sorrow I'm safe
In the warmth of Your embrace

Solar Energy: Power of the Son

2007-04-03T00:25:00.000+08:00

Solar Energy: Power of the Son

"Packed" is a very meaningful word at the moment. Especially when said with both palms pressing an imaginary ball of objects in between them. A gigantic stress ball in the form of an eyeball, perhaps?

Everything seems to be happening at the same time. It challenges my way of segmenting my life. How should I put this? An effective analogy would be to view my life as a circuit. The amount of bulbs present at any point of time is reflective of the amount of tasks or responsibilities or worries at hand. It's a parallel circuit. When I when wake up in the morning the circuit is switched on. Depending on my voltage supply for the day, each bulb gets the same 400V, 500V or 100V. Sometimes, a bulb gets burnt, but that should not affect the circuit because a parallel circuit is built such that every bulb gets the maximum amount of voltage and no individual bulb gets to affect another.

But now I think in this circuit there must be elements of both parallel and series circuits. And there is a bulb that is positioned such that it is serially linked to every other bulb. It, of all the bulbs, must not burn.

Then, comes the greater role of the battery, me. If I am the power source of this circuit I need to maintain a constant power supply all the time. There are two possibilities: if I were dry, power will soon be cut; if I were liquid, I'd need to be recharged soon, and there'll be a tentative blackout. And you know, the thing about charging the battery is: at the end of recharge, it always feels great, but in between it could feel like so much rubbish is building up inside, clogging your system; and it's such a repetitive process to go through: charge, recharge.

So, at this point, the best analogy of a wonderful life the writer can come up with, would be me being the dumb switch of the circuit. To my right is a gigantic solar-powered, ever-power-supplying Power Supply. To my left a million bulbs for all I care. He can handle it.

It will be an all-or-none activation. For an electrifying life, I just need to "click".

Phil 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"

-silentL-

2007-03-12T21:05:00.000+08:00

=2h3n=

Star of the day... ...

The cell presents to you... Christy!!!!

Thanks for being the joy and pride of KR cell. =D We love you!

2007-03-09T01:18:00.000+08:00

Dear cell,

Please do come and support us in this production--Watching the Clouds Go By.
It's the NUS Theatre Studies 3rd-year students' graduation production.
I'm doing Publicity & FOH, and designed the poster/ flyer/ mailer etc... and was forced to learn photoshop within weeks =/

It's more than just a module worth 4mc, it's a lot of sweat and blood and tears and more tears... ....

Hope you'd be able to find a day to come as a cell--$15 each if you can pool together 20 pax for the same night! =) Please bring all your other halves along too ;) And oikos. And friends. And....

--sharon

2007-02-25T02:23:00.000+08:00

Does Anybody Hear Her

That's the song I was talking about in the post just now.

can reach

2007-02-24T23:02:00.000+08:00

Does anybody hear her
by Casting Crowns

She is running

A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction
She is trying
But the canyon's ever widening
In the depths of her cold heart
So she sets out on another misadventure just to find
She's another two years older
And she's three more steps behind

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
She is yearning
For shelter and affection
That she never found at home

She is searching
For a hero to ride in
To ride in and save the day
And in walks her prince charming
And he knows just what to say
Momentary lapse of reason

And she gives herself away
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
If judgement looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we never even met her

If judgement looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we never even met her
Never even met her

Does anybody hear her? Does anybody see?
Or does anybody even knows she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her? Does anybody see?
Does anybody even know she's going down today?
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her? Does anybody see?

He is running a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction

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The song touched my heart.
The people without God.
The walls they build to hide their weaknesses
The smile they put on to cover up those sorrows.

Even Christians,
Sometimes we try escaping.
-run to the wrong direction-

How blessed it is to be the salt and light.
How awesome to feel this kind of security that comes from God.

I ask myself, what about the people without Him.

Then the word tells me that we are not fighting agains the physical world but a spiritual war.
I thank God for the cell and our cell mission.

We can reach=))
because we can empathize with the people without God.
The pain of those who can't see, the people who are lost.

I'm going to reach out today,
stretch myself a little more.

christy

Slow dance

2007-02-11T01:24:00.000+08:00

This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever watched kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Do you run through each day

On the fly?

When you ask How are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Ever told your child,

We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call and say,"Hi"

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

It is like an unopened gift....

Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.

christy

Cell 4: Ushering in the New Year!

2007-01-31T00:10:00.000+08:00

Dear Cell

Sorry this took so long to load up, anyway here's the cell notes for those who were not there
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Just a quick recap on Ps Dom’s first msg for the new yr?What does the yr 2007 bring?

2 – double portion
100 – hundred fold blessings
7 – the Lord’s no!

But how should we position ourselves to receive this blessing?

I believe that each year is like a race, a race of our lives, as Paul talks abt. Heb 12:1-2

2 things of note:
1) Cast aside all unnecessary distractions – Your past?
2) Avoid sin.
3) Endure the race.
Liken to my marathon! :P

That's all for this week people! :D

Ivan

Destiny Defined

Cell 3: Secret of the 'Secret Place'

2007-01-26T00:07:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl,

Sorry i took a while to get this uploaded, pls dont pelt me with stones on sat.. hehe..

Anyway here you are, the outlines for this week's cell.

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Part 1: intro and sharing

- ‘TAWG?’ is when God speaks to us and we can hear from him.
- How to hear God’s voice” - john 10:27?

According to Jesus, if we are his sheep, we will be able to hear and recgonise God’s voice. Are you his sheep? If so, be assured that god wants to speak to you, and that you can hear from him.

- tawg is not a legalistic thing about sitting down and reading the bible. –kneel?

It’s a time when we are meeting a real person, God himself: a god who loves you very much, who desires to speak to you, guide you, encourage you, and rebuke and correct you when you are wrong.

Part 2: the secret place

-2 timothy 3:16-17

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

God uses his word to correct; to make straight what has to be straightened; to nurture and educate, discipline at times

God gives us principles from his word, to make us wise, so we can choose correctly.

His word is also an expression of his love towards us

QN: If God’s word has all these qualities, do you still struggle frequently with feeling disconnected form god? Do you strain to feel his presence when you pray? Do you feel distant from him? Do you long to know that he is with you, right now, drawing to you?

Matthew 6:6 - But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is in the secret place. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Be in the secret place; I have gone ahead of you, I am waiting for you. The moment I get into the secret place, I am in the immediate presence of my father in heaven.”

-When I enter I room, I shut my door, close off every distraction, I am in the presence of my father. It matters not how I feel; regardless of my soul’s climate at that moment, I know with absolute confidence that I have stepped into the chamber of my father in heaven.

- when God speaks…his words are like a gong, they resound in your spirit…after which, a deep sense of conviction follows.

- the secret of refuge

Psalms 27:5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the secret place of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.

There was this couple—chris and ann--who were feeling overwhelmed by a looming financial challenge. In desperation, they took some time late one evening—after settling their kids into bed—to pray and seek the lord’s help. As they sat together on their living room couch, making their petitions known to god, suddenly an audible voice began to speak, “If you need help, call 9-1-1. If you need help, call 9-1-1.”

They heard the voice say this about four or five times, and then it stopped. Mystified, Chris and Ann just looked at each other.

The voice seemed to be coming from the next room. So they cautiously opened the door, and switched on the room lights, not sure what they would find. Everything was in place except for a small toy ambulance, belonging to their son, that lay by itself in the centre of the room floor.

Chris picked up the ambulance, pushed a button next to its emergency lights, and the voice began to speak, “If you need help, call 9-1-1.” As they wondered aloud how the toy had activated on its own accord, suddenly the holy spirit seemed to nudge Chris with these words, “If you need help, call 9-1-1—psalms 91:1.” Going back to the scriptures, the verse had an entirely new meaning to them as they read it together. “He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

Chris and Ann understood that this was God’s way of directing their hearts to that secret place relationship with Him. The inference was that God would direct their steps related to their financial needs as they gave themselves to the intimacy of abiding in the presence of the Almighty.

-don’t just read, but saturate your mind, your entire being with His word, and just bask in his presence as you wait upon him.

-in short, tawg is not just about the readg; it is about encountering god in the secret place.

That's all for this week! See ya all on sat!!!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

2007-01-24T13:53:00.000+08:00

A deafening THANK YOU on behalf of the cell to Master Chef Phebe for boiling the most yummilicious Chicken Soup for cell yesterday!!!

i feel so loved!!

-sharon

Cell 2: Going out...

2007-01-18T01:07:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl, sorry the notes came in late, been clearing some readings... do take some time to read through as this concerns our cell's vision for this yr! :D See ya all soon!

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Watching of Video - Bullhorn
Summarised gist of Message:

1. In the Video - What is not right? The warnings!
· Warning signal 1: We cannot scare/ force someone into Christianity.
· Warning signal 2: We cannot treat people as statistics, we are not sales person/ insurance agents

Q1 : Do you think it is possible to scare people into loving God?

2. What does it mean to be in tune with Him? What does it mean to walk in His Purpose?
· Ps Bryan shared in service: when we walk in His will and His heart. To live in accordance to His heart’s desires.

· To love God and love People.

“Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?” Jesus answered “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind’ This is the first and most important commandment. The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ All the Laws of Moses and the Books of the Prophets are based on these two commandments.”
* Matthew 22:36-40

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
* Matthew 28:18-19

By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another
* John 13:35

G.O.D - God. Others. Discipleship

Q2 : What is our role and mission as Christians?
To love God, love people, intercede for them, and let God do the rest.

3. What’s Jesus’ heart for the people? What does evangelism mean to Christ?
Jesus’ response is to love, love God with everything that you have and then love those around you in the same kind of way. Jesus doesn’t separate loving God and loving others. For Jesus, everything hangs on these two. And so the defining mark of a Christian is love.

Q3: What first drew you to Christ?

Prayer Pointers
1) Ask God to check our hearts. Are there times when we behaved like the bullhorn guy, trying to push our way around and evangelizing for the wrong motives?
2) Or have we, worse still, kept the gospel to ourselves and not sharing with others the good news. Have we carried out the Great Commission?
3) Have we loved God and not loved people or loved people and not love God? People = not necessarily referring to oikos, but even our believer brothers and sisters. Is that someone that you need to release to God today?

2007-01-15T00:12:00.000+08:00

Dinner at Blk 79 Circuit Road on 13th Jan

Service: -3 out of 5 marshmallows.
Apparently the vendor from the drinks stall was not used to seeing such a huge crowd of 13 coming for dinner all at once, and appeared pretty helpless for a while. What earned him the negative points is the fact that he was actually muttering under his breath and chasing us away after we were almost done with our meal because he needed chairs for another table of customers... Next time if you're dropping by there, maybe you'd like to bring your own chairs...

Food: 3.5 out of 5 marshmallows.
Service aside, food's pretty commendable--the rojak, the RiTing zi-char (very, very fresh ingredients they use), the BBQ chicken wings, the Stingray, the fish soup... ... (char kway tiao and the orr-jian are a lil too oily though)

Ambience: 1 out of 5 marshmallows
Maybe if you can find a seat which will not allow you to catch glimpses of bikini babes in the campy Hokkien music videos they blast each time you lift your eyes from your food, it'd be better.

Signing off,
Miss Foodie

Cell 1: Tuning in...

2007-01-11T01:39:00.000+08:00

Hey KR Cellies!!!

Starting this year, we're goin to be blogging our grow or go bits here on the blog, so for those of you who didn't get to take notes of shan's wonderful and God-breathed message, fret not, cos we're goin to put it up here in future ya? Keep your eyes peeled ya? :)

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Viewing of Christian video - called 'Rhythm'

Leading Question (after watching the video):

When you think about God, or when you hear the word 'God', what images comes to your mind?

Gist of message in the video

Imagery used in the video:

God = Song

- Jesus is like God taking on flesh: generous, has compassion on people, tells the truth, love, forgiveness.. that's how the song goes.

- These songs are written in our hearts, and all of us are playing the song. But the question is not whether or not we are playing the song, the question is - are you in tune.

- There are people who talk as if they know everything about the Christian faith, what it means to be a christian... yet they can be out of tune. On the other hand, there are are people (new christians) who may not know alot about christianity, yet they seem to be more in tune

- We can believe in Jesus yet be totally out of tune, we may feel far away from Him... or are hiding sins that are not in tune with his word

- Jesus came so that we can live our lives to the fullest. If we live the way Jesus taught us to live, being in tune with the song, then we will live life to the fullest

(John 10:10)

From the song that KR people are so familar with... it speaks about being in tune with God... and all He asks for is for us to be in tune with Him... to sing that song with Him...

"I finally found the reason for living, its in giving every part of my life to him... in all that i do every word that i say..

We are the reason that He gave His life... suffered and died.. He gave all He could give... to show us the reason to live..."

We are the reason that He gave His son,

To show us our reason for living

So that we can live life to the fullest... ...

Questions & Prayers

1) What are the things that we would like to thank God for in 2006

2) What are some of the things that may have caused you to be out of tune in 2006?

What are some of the parts of our lives that we need to give to Him.... and to ask forgiveness from him.

Let us start the year right... to start the year with Jesus

3) Prayer: make that commitment as a cell, to make that choice - to choose to live life to the fullest, by being in tune with Him, by not just listening but doing

2007-01-02T23:15:00.000+08:00

Hey cellites!!
pictures taken on WatchNight are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/grayskymorning/NewYear2007

and from now on we shall have a regular food review column in our blog to determine where's a good spot to have meals at the area near Trinity@PL!

and on WatchNight we went to:

Based on what the Columnist Miss Foodie found out, the rating for the dinner at this tiny alfresco dining Zi-char stall tucked nicely in a corner near (but not at, i think) Balaam Road goes as follows:

Service: 2 out of 5 marshmallows. (this is debatable. some really appreciated one of the uncle's quirky sense of humour while others believe that the service was way too slow--we were seated for a good 10 mins before the menu came to us... and that was just before we decided to do a kallang wave to attract their attention. Maybe they're not so used to half a thousand Trinitarians flooding the estate all at once...)

Food: 2.5 out of 5 marshmallows. (Edible, may be able to finish the food if you're starving. No major dissatisfactions but it's simply food that you won't be likely to be yearning for in the middle of the night. Claypot Noodles recommended by Enlin.)

Ambience: 3.5 out of 5 marshmallows. (Surprisingly the ambience was good--it was a windy night with a cool evening breeze, and the air was clear and fresh... Just don't sit too far out into the narrow aisles in case the waitors lose their balance.)

Till next time! =)
enjoy the last few hundred hours of the holidays!

love,
sharon

The night before New Year's Eve...

2006-12-31T00:38:00.000+08:00

Hi Pls be reminded that tml we're meeting at 5.30pm at paya lebar MRT PUNCTUALLY (look out for ivan). Our fashion expert (eunice) predicts that green will be the new black for '07, so make sure you come in green clothes tml! no green accessories or make up, and no CHEATING!!! Otherwise you'll suffer GREEM consequences(sharon will see to it!) :P See ya there!

-rouen

Praise God!

2006-12-26T01:56:00.000+08:00

Praise God for His presence at our Christmas party on Sunday! :)

Let's continue to pray for our oikos - and claim their salvation!

love
Shan

christmas party 2006

2006-12-21T00:27:00.000+08:00

christmas party photos are up. check out the caroling-charades videos. u guys are famous!
for photos, click on the link at the end. best to view as slideshow. rouen :)

photos here.

2006-12-18T16:27:00.000+08:00

Prep for Christmas party...

And on the big day...

2006-12-18T02:14:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl...

Decided to blog this here as a reminder to all of us... It's basically what i said just now during prayer.

But before that, i just want to thank you all as a prayer IC, that for the past 10 days, i know that i've not prayed in vain or for that matter, ive not being the only one praying. For those whom i left you out of the prayer chain, im very very very sorry, Kim and Phebe! :( Don't worry ive updated my sms list so that you'll get the info ya? :D

Anyway, even as we congratulate one another for a job well done and thank God for His faithfulness and blessings, stopping the rain, bringing all our oikos safely and above all, making Ben's place truly his place of worship for those hours, to me. It's reflects that God hears our prayers and answers our every needs! Amen? :D

Moving on, i shared this afternoon on John 3:17-21
Joh 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
Joh 3:18 He who believes on Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil.
Joh 3:20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
Joh 3:21 But he who practices truth comes to the Light so that his works may be revealed, that they exist, having been worked in God.

This few verses follow a verse which all of us know by heart. John 3:16

Yet, the solemness and seriousness of these verses spell out very clearly the judgement which awaits all of us, including our oikos. We know that we are saved and have already accepted Christ, that should anything befall us, we know that we can stand before God's judgement throne and are not condemned according to v17.

How about our friends? Oikos? Our loved ones who have yet to know Christ? We know that should anything happen, they would be turned away at the gates of heaven, which is a very sad but true situation. It's something that none of us would like to ever come to. And so, i do pray that even as we continue to build on what has been started today, let's continue to can reach our oikos Amen? and not just reach, but touch, love, serve and care for them. Let's be Christ's love wrapped in skin to them alright? :D

For those who did not have any oikos today like me! Let's not give up. Remember that friends do not get saved only in events like this, but at any time and any place, as long as we adopt the faithful servant's heart I believe that God will use each and every one of us Amen? :)

And i believe that this coming weekend's svc is going to be an impt event, if we down tools now to celebrate our 'victory' then i believe that we would leave a very wrong impression on our friends, the impression we are going to leave with them is the mentality, "It WAS a great party... God's presence, i.e that warm, unexplainable, cozy, fuzzy feeling was GREAT! BUT I'll look forward to the NEXT party NEXT year end" But let's continue to follow up and show them that God's presence is not just limited to such parties, but to EVERY SINGLE SERVICE, EVERY SINGLE CELL, EVERY SINGLE EVENT where God is invited to be part of! Amen?

Can't wait to see all of you again! Love you guys and gals! (Hope steph dosent see this! If she does, then stephie, im loving them with the love of Christ! :P)

Ivan
Destiny Defined

Day 10:...

2006-12-18T02:08:00.000+08:00

Ppl! Are you tired yet? Pls say no!!

Anyway today, let's intercede for our friends and every single one whom we've invited or are planning to invite. Let's continue to pray for open heavens and believe that God will grant us favor with our friends as we step up to invite them and let them know the gift of salvation that awaits them Amen? Let's press in and give our best! :D

Ivan
Destiny Defined

Day 9...

2006-12-18T01:14:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl!

Today, let's pray for the overall program! all the eay from picking up of our friends, to the food, to the carols and even Ps Ed that he'll deliver God's rhema word for our friends at the perfect moment! Amen? :D Also, let's not forget the different segment ICs and let's pray that even as we move to settle issues that there'll be such a gelin within the different segments for the whole event to flow so smoothly!

See ya soon!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

and we're into the 8th day!!!!

2006-12-15T00:28:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl,

Day 8 already? Tired? No? Alright, let's press in today and pray for a very special person!

PS Edwin!!!

Let's pray that as he prepares a word for us and our oikos on sat, God will give him divine wisdom and inspiration for the now word for our cell and oikos! Let's also pray for his health and protection and also for God's great blessing to fall upon him as he continues to walk closely with God during this busy Christmas season!

Take care and we'll meet up soon on sat ya? :D

Ivan
Destiny Defined

PS we have a total of 10 confirmed coming for sun! Let's continue to invite our friends and oikos ya?

PSS carrick is having his exams now, let's pray for him as well and he'll be back on 9 jan.. hint hint Eu Eu :P

and on the 7th day...

2006-12-14T00:34:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl! Dont let up yet!!! Our party is in 4 days time!!!

Anyway today, let's pray for the time of caroling! Let's pray that the time of singing will be more than just that! Even though we dont have a 6 piece band, God can still use our voices to touch the hearts of our oikos as they discover the meaning of Christmas and also touch the heart of God that day that we'll pull down His very presence onto Ben's place Amen? :D

Ivan
Destiny Defined

6th day prayer!!!

2006-12-14T00:27:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl!

6th day of prayer... What are we goin to pray for today? Basically, we're delving str into the main event already!!!!

Well we're goin to pray for 2 things!!

1) The food!! Let's pray that the time of food will not just quell the physical appetites of our friends, but let's pray that the time of food would serve as a time to break the ice and reach out to touch our friends!

2) The games and fun!!! Pray that God will use the time of games and fun to be more than just fun! It'll be something that will touch and minister to our friends and help them discover the true meaning of Christmas!

Yup, see you all in a while! :D

2006-12-13T11:49:00.000+08:00

Hey Cellites! I had great fun on friday night at the West 2 Thanksgiving Dinner! disregarding the long walk into the clubhouse and the longer stroll out, but oh wells we're models so it's alright.

Find your pretty selves here!!

The Four Great Beauties of KR

All Things Red and Beautiful:

Pretty Pretty!!

Retro QUeens~!

No there's no fly on Christy's hair...

My KR idol & i!

Quando Quando Quando--our KR idols!

A tribute to the waitresses's catwalk

A toast to our successssssful retro catwalk!!

My 2 sweet pretties

West 2's Next Top Models:

thankew enlin for the pics!!

love,
sharon

Day 5: Operation Pray for Christmas Party!!!

2006-12-11T16:08:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl!

Today as day 5 of operation pray for Christmas party...

Let's pray for the leadership of the cell that we'll have an infusion of creativity and wisdom into planning and organising the event, but more than that pls pray that they'll receive God's ideas and not just man's ideas...

That's all :D

Ps we're meeting at shan's place at 7.30pm on tues! those who have never been there, meet at redhill mrt at 7.15pm!

PSS, those who still hold on to my army slacks, pls return them to me on tues! thank thanks!

Day 4: Operation Pray for Christmas Party!!!

2006-12-11T09:14:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl!!! Let's continue to press in for our oikos and friends...

Today's let's pray for unity and gelling within the cell so that even as we meet up on tues to discuss ideas and plans, everything will work smoothly! Let's also continue to pray for a great sense of bonding within the cell so that our friends will also benefit from this, as the cell welcomes them on the party day itself!!

Ivan
Destiny dEfined

PS continue to invite your friends ya? :D

3rd day of prayer... 09/12/06

2006-12-10T00:48:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl!

day 3 already! :D hope u guys and gals have not lost interest and purpose yet!!

Today let's pray for openness for our friends that even as we invite them, let's see with our spiritual eyes what God can do and not just what is possible with man? Amen? :D

Ivan
Destiny Defined

2nd day of prayer 08/12/06

2006-12-08T15:12:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl...

2nd day of prayer, please pray for open heavens and open hearts for our friends and oikos...

Let's believe for open heavens -
Believing that God will work His ways and give us opportunities to invite our friends.
Also believe that God will guide us and give us favorable conditions to invite our friends to this platform

Let's also believe for open hearts-
Where the ppl will be able to feel the sincerity that we have
Friends who will agree and be interested to come for this event to learn of God's love.

Let's also continue to believe in Mat 16:19
"And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you. And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven. "

Alright friends see ya all in a while!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

PS have you guys reverted to phebe on the food items yet? :D

2006-12-08T12:03:00.000+08:00

Retro kings & queens!

10 days of prayer to our Christmas Party! 07/12/06

2006-12-08T01:34:00.000+08:00

Hey wonderful cellies of Kent Ridge Cell!

Here's the prayer agenda for our first day of prayer for the Christmas party!

Let's prepare ourselves, as we eased out of the exam mood and prepare ourselves for this great season of harvest and let's believe in our friends and loved ones getting saved! Amen? :D

Pray for

1) Preparedness and removing of fatigue from exams

2) Ask God to reveal who is it that you shld invite, remember their names well! We'll be doing something quite special coming soon!

3) Ask God, why this person! What is it about this person that i shld reach out to him? Eg. It could be that he needs healing? he's need a purpose found in God? He's need love? Maybe simply he needs hope for the future? Or it could be as simple as cos he's my friend / loved one! Remember this reason well too! we'll be doing something special soon!

Just a reminder! We'll synchronise our timings at 12 noon, and then pray for a period of 5-10mins! Pray along the lines that ive listed out k? Prayer changes things, therefore never lack the zeal needed for prayer!!! :D

Love ya lots cellies!!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

The retro cat walkers...

2006-12-08T01:30:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl,

hope that you're all ready for the big day tml when we strut our stuff and show em who the 'Can Reach' ppl really are! :P

Anyway for the uninformed here's the map for tml, pls take a look and roughly get an idea...

Just a reminder, tml 445pm @ cck mrt ctrl, 5pm at warren country club. Dont worry the place is open for us to view the place and get an idea, once 6pm, we can actually go and practise. Before i forget, you guys can take either 300 or 302 from cck interchange, just ask the friendly bus uncle where to get off at, it's abt 2-3 stops from the interchange, depends on your bus of course!

Other reminders,

do rest well and be prepared for a night of walking tml and a night of singing for those 2 singers... :P

Remember your make up and your heels! CHRISTY! :P
And i hope it's not too much to ask that we ALL try to be there by 5pm tml cos we dont exactly have a lot of time to tie down all the loose ends to put up a great show tml :D

Hmm... All right retro kings and queens, good night and see ya all soon!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

PS dont forget our 12pm prayer date! ;)

42.195km and counting!!!

2006-12-05T16:45:00.000+08:00

Dearest all...

Hope all your exams have been progressing along fine! Anyway just a testimony from me over here. It's rdg my marathon which i ran on sun :D

Yes, you heard it right, i ran a full marathon! it's 42.195km for the uninformed... :P Anyway just want to thank God for sustaining me throughout the run and more importantly giving me the perfect weather to run. It was a gd way for me to end this yr and truly i believe that God has taught me many things through this looooooong run...

Maybe i'll just share it with you all...

I believe that our Christian walk is just like a marathon, it's more than just the destination that matters. The journey counts too! Running the full marathon was an experience that i cannot fully express in words but rest assured that through the journey it brings out the character in each one of us. Our flaws, our perseverance, our strengths and even our spirit can get tested!

Another value that i learnt through the marathon that i felt applied to my own walk with Christ is the attitude of never giving up. To be honest with you guys, i could not fully prepare for this race simply due to the commitments. Exams finished on wed and thus i barely had 3 days to prepare for this event. Those 3 days were hard exhausting training, but i knew that i could not give up the training. During the actual race itself, it was tough, especially in the 3rd quarter, after the 32km mark. It was pure agony to even jog, yet i had my sight on one thing. Finish this race! Finish this race! I suppose each and every single of one during our walks with Christ would attest to having faced difficult seasons, and i guess the exams are a perfect example! Still, nonetheless, we have to learn how to hold on and persevere to push our faith to a new level in God.

Yet another lesson that ive come to learn through the race is that our dearest heavenly father hears our every silent prayer, wishes and is our constant companion. I remember as i started the race, i told God, "Dear God, i'm not sure how far i can go, maybe 21? but i believe that you'll meet me at the 21 km mark and You'll carry me through to the 42km mark." And indeed He was true to His word. I could not have had better weather. It was cool and clear the whole time during my run and He even held the rain for me til i crossed the finish line which was really a blessing from Him! I suppose it came all the more sweeter that God would believe in me even when others didnt think it was possible of me to finish the race. I guess life is such as well, we can only depend on man for so much, but certainly with God, there is so much more that we can rely on. Therefore i implore each one of you to learn to depend on our constant companion, the Holy Spirit!

Well, think ive said enough about my run. :D To God be the glory and to all those who still have exams, hang on and persevere! You're not far from the victory lap! :D

Hoping to see you all soon

Ivan
Destiny Defined

2006-11-29T22:02:00.000+08:00

i wanna share a short testimony!
i wanna thank God for His grace that was with me during the exams...
Today i had a TS paper, Popular Culture.. and one of our compulsory texts is The Ring and Ringu, and we're forced to watch both the Japanese and the Hollywood versions, and i've been pretty much traumatised ever since.... i've got a hyper-wild imagination, and it makes me really paranoid. i'd avoid staring into the television when it's switched off, and i'd keep turning back to check... and... yea, you get the idea.
And so during my preparation for this paper i was telling God that i'm not gonna study these 2 texts, not going to watch the films again, not gonna analyse them... so please don't let it come out as the video clip to analyse during the paper.

And, it didn't come out~!!

yaaaaaaaaaay~!!!!!
He's marvellous. ;)

-sharon

Hang in there

2006-11-29T19:42:00.000+08:00

Hang in there

Jia you Jia you!!
It's gonna be over soon=))))))

Those who hope in the Lord will have their strength renewed.
They will soar on wings like eagles,
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

2006-11-23T00:07:00.000+08:00

The Twelve Amigoes
--4 orders of Three Amigoes makes Twelve Amigoes (Young, Christy. 2006)

Guess whose cheese-and-pepper-smouldered-pizza (above pic) that belongs to...

i had fun! the mudpies sure helped to de-stress...
(STRESSED is DESSERTS spelt backwards, y'know....)

happy mugging peeps~~

and lucky youuuu-unice!!

--sharon

2006-11-12T23:26:00.000+08:00

There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the western United States.

Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his or her freshman year, regardless of his or her major. Although Dr. Christianson tried hard to communicate the essence of the gospel in his class, he found that most of his students looked upon the course as nothing but required drudgery. Despite his best efforts, most students refused to take Christianity seriously.

This year, Dr. Christianson had a special student named Steve. Steve was only a freshman but was studying with the intent of going into the seminary for the ministry. Steve was popular, he was well-liked and he was an imposing physical specimen. He was now the starting center on the school football team, and was the best student in the Professor’s class.

One day, Dr. Christianson asked Steve to stay after class so he could talk with him. “How many push-ups can you do?”

Steve said, “I do about 200 every night.”
“200? That’s pretty good Steve,” Dr. Christianson said, “Do you think you could do 300?”

Steve replied, “I don’t know. I’ve never done 300 at a time.”
“Do you think you could?” again asked Dr. Christianson
“Well, I can try,” said Steve.
“Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I have a class project in mind and I need you to do about 300 push-ups in sets of 10 for this to work. Can you do it? I need you to tell me you can do it!” said the Professor.

Steve said, “Well, I think I can. Yeah, I can do it.”
Dr. Christianson said, “Good! I need you to do this on Friday. Let me explain what I have in mind.”

Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat in the front of the room. When class started, the Professor pulled out a big box of doughnuts. No, these weren’t the normal kinds of doughnuts; they were the extra fancy BIG kind with cream centers and frosting swirls. Everyone was pretty excited it was Friday, the last class of the day, and they were going to get an early start on the weekend with a party in Dr. Christianson’s class.

Dr. Christianson went to the first girl in the first row and asked, “Cynthia, do you want to have one of these doughnuts?”
Cynthia said, “Yes.”
Dr. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, “Steve, would you do ten push-ups so that Cynthia can have a doughnut.”
“Sure.”
Steve jumped down from his desk to do a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in the desk. Dr. Christianson then put a doughnut on Cynthia’s desk.

Dr. Christianson then went to Joe, the next person, and asked, “Joe, do you want a doughnut?” Joe said, “Yes.”
Dr. Christianson asked, “Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Joe can have a doughnut.”
Steve did ten push-ups; Joe got a doughnut. And so it went, down the first aisle. Steve did ten push-ups for every person before they got their doughnut.

Walking down the second aisle, Dr. Christianson came to Scott. Scott was on the basketball team, and in as good condition as Steve. He was very popular and never lacked for female companionship.

When the Professor asked, “Scott, do you want a doughnut?”
Scott’s reply was, “Well, can I do my own push-ups?”
Dr. Christianson said, “No. Steve has to do them”
Then Scott replied, “No, I don’t want one then.”

Dr. Christianson shrugged and then turned to Steve and asked, “Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Scott can have a doughnut he doesn’t want.” With perfect obedience, Steve started to do ten push-ups.

Scott said, “Hey! I said I didn’t want one!”

Dr. Christianson said, “Look, this is my classroom, my class, my desk and these are my doughnuts. Just leave it on the desk if you don’t want it.”

And he put a doughnut on Scott’s desk. Now, by this time, Steve had begun to slow down a little. He just stayed on the floor between sets because it took too much effort to be getting up and down. You could start to see a little perspiration coming out around his brow. Dr. Christianson started down the third row. Now, the students were beginning to get a little angry.

Dr. Christianson asked Jenny, “Jenny, do you want a doughnut?”
Sternly, Jenny said, “NO!”
Then Dr. Christianson asked Steve, “Steve would you do ten more push-ups so that Jenny can have a doughnut she doesn’t want.”
Steve did ten; Jenny got the doughnut.

By now, a growing sense of uneasiness filled the room. The students were beginning to say “No” and there were all these uneaten doughnuts on the desks. Steve also had to really put forth a lot of extra effort to get these push-ups done for each doughnut. There began to be a small pool of sweat on the floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were beginning to get red because of the physical effort involved.

Dr. Christianson asked Robert, who was the most vocal unbeliever in the class, to watch Steve do each push-up to make sure he did the full ten push-ups in a set because he couldn’t bear to watch all of Steve’s work for all those uneaten doughnuts. He sent Robert over to where Steve was so Robert could count the set and watch Steve closely. Dr. Christianson started down the fourth row. During his class, however, some students from other classes had wandered in and sat down on the steps along the radiators that ran down the sides of the room. When the Professor realized this, he did a quick count and saw that now there were 34 students in the room. He started to worry if Steve would be able to make it.

Dr. Christianson went on to the next person and the next and the next. Near the end of that row, Steve was really having a rough time. He was taking a lot more time to complete each set. Steve asked Dr. Christianson, “Do I have to make my nose touch on each one?” Dr. Christianson thought for a moment, “Well, they’re your push-ups. You’re in charge now. You can do them any way you want.” And Dr. Christianson went on.

A few moments later, Jason, a recent transfer student came to the room and was about to come in when all the students yelled in one voice, “NO! Don’t come in! Stay out!” Jason didn’t know what was going on.

Steve picked up his head and said, “No. Let him come in.”
Professor Christianson said, “You realize that if Jason comes in, you will have to do ten push-ups for him.”
Steve said, “Yes, let him come in. Give him a doughnut.”
Dr. Christianson said, “Okay Steve, I’ll let you get Jason’s out of the way right now. Jason, do you want a doughnut?”
Jason, new to the room, hardly knew what was going on.
“Yes,” he said, “Give me a doughnut.”
“Steve, will you do ten push-ups so that Jason can have a doughnut?” Steve did ten push-ups very slowly and with great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a doughnut and sat down.

Dr. Christianson finished the fourth row and then started on those visitors seated by the heaters. Steve’s arms were now shaking with each push-up in a struggle to lift himself against the force of gravity. By this time, sweat was profusely dropping off of his face, there was no sound except his heavy breathing; there was not a dry eye in the room.

The very last two students in the room were two young women, both cheerleaders, and very popular. Dr. Christianson went to Linda, the second to last, and asked, “Linda, do you want a doughnut?” Linda said, very sadly, “No, thank you.” Professor Christianson quietly asked, “Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Linda can have a doughnut that she doesn’t want.” Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow push-ups for Linda.

Then, Dr. Christianson turned to the last girl, Susan. “Susan, do you want a doughnut?”
Susan, with tears flowing down her face, began to cry. “Dr. Christianson, why can’t I help him?”
Dr. Christianson, with tears of his own, said, “No, Steve has to do it alone. I have given him this task and he is in charge of seeing that everyone has an opportunity for a doughnut whether they want it or not. When I decided to have a party this last day of class, I looked at my grade book. Steve here is the only student with a perfect grade. Everyone else has failed a test, skipped class, or offered me inferior work. Steve told me that in football practice, when a player messes up he must do push-ups. I told Steve that none of you could come to my party unless he paid the price by doing your push-ups. He and I made a deal for your sakes.”

“Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Susan can have a doughnut.” As Steve very slowly finished his last push-up, with the understanding that he had accomplished all that was required of him, having done 350 push-ups, his arms buckled beneath him and he fell to the floor.

Dr. Christianson turned to the room and said, “And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, on the cross, plead to the Father, ‘into Thy hands I commend my spirit.’ with the understanding that he had done everything that was required of Him, He yielded up his life. And, like some of those in this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk uneaten.”
Two students helped Steve up off the floor and to a seat, physically exhausted, but wearing a thin smile. “Well done, good and faithful servant,” said the Professor, adding, “Not all sermons are preached in words.”

Turning to his class, the Professor said, “My wish is that you might understand and fully comprehend all the riches of grace and mercy that have been given to you through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He spared not only His Begotten Son, but gave Him up for us all, for the whole Church, now and forever. Whether or not we choose to accept his gift to us, the price has been paid.

“Wouldn’t you be foolish and ungrateful to leave it lying on the desk?”

–Author Unknown

Repost of Exam Schedule onto the blog!

2006-11-12T13:10:00.000+08:00

PPL!!! (this was in your email, pls check it out there, much easier to see there!)

Presenting exam schedule version 2.1 of the exam listing... :D

New features include
- inspirational verse at the top along with the schedule
- all your module titles as proposed by rouen,
- more colors to make impt timings noticable, and
- the modules titles are listed at the bottom, so that you guys can play the calendar game, keep crossing them out one by one til all are done! and then u'll know that the exams are gone and away! it's in chronological order btw... :P

- the 25/11 the first day of the exam is shifted to the last sat! (highlighted in yellow!) take note!
- eunice also has exams! they are just below the exam schedule title! she's the first to start and finish btw!
- and ppl, pls update me on your personal particulars which are still missing... thanks
- And for those of you need extra inspiration and hope for the exams, do check out the old blog posts on exam tips! @ http://the-fools-for-christ.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_the-fools-for-christ_archive.html
- look through and update me of any changes asap

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06 Sem1 Exam Schedule
Mat 6:34 Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Sufficient to the day is the evil of it.

PS - Eunice also has exams!!! :D
13/11/2006 (Mon) Accounting
17/11/2006 (Fri) Marketing

25/11/2006 - AM
EC1101E - Christy, Carynl, Ivan EC1101E INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
GEK2022 - Han GEK2022 SAMURAI, GEISHA, YAKUZA AS SELF OR OTHER

25/11/2006 - PM
EN2101E - Neo EN2101E LITERARY APPRECIATION AND CRITICISM

27/11/2006 - AM
TS2232 - Sharon TS2232 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN THEATRE

27/11/2006 - PM
EC4341 - Ben EC4341 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II
TS3232 - Sharon TS3232 PERFORMANCE & SOCIAL SPACE

27/11/2006 - EV
SW3209 - Zhen SW3209 COUNSELLING THEORIES & PRACTICE

28/11/2006 - AM
SSA2215 - Christy SSA2215 THE BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF SINGAPORE
EL2151 - Rouen, Ivan EL2151 SOCIAL VARIATION IN ENGLISH
PS3239 - Kim PS3239 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT ANALYSIS
EC3102 - Han EC3102 MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II
EL1101E - Eleanor EL1101E THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE

28/11/2006 - PM
SSB2216 - Carynl SSB2216 EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT IN SINGAPORE
MA1100 - Ivan MA1100 BASICS OF MATHEMATICS
ST1131 - Kim ST1131 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
PS2237 - Enlin PS2237 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SW3215 - Zhen SW3215 SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORIES IN SOCIAL WORK

28/11/2006 - EV
PL3233 - Neo PL3233 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

29/11/2006 - AM
GEK1016 - Christy GEK1016 HISTORY & THEORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
EC3304 - Ben EC3304 ECONOMETRICS II
HY3223 - Ivan, Derrick, Ken HY3223 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
PL3232 - Neo PL3232 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

29/11/2006 - PM
SC3218 - Kim SC3218 INQUIRY IN HEALTH AND SOCIETY
TS3234 - Sharon TS3234 PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR CULTURE
HY2229 - Derrick HY2229 NATION-BUILDING IN SINGAPORE

29/11/2006 - EV
EL3221 - Rouen EL3221 LITERARY STYLISTICS
EC3303 - Han EC3303 ECONOMETRICS I

30/11/2006 - AM
EC4321 - Ben EC4321 ORGANISATION, MARKETS AND GOVERNANCE
HY2217 - Derrick HY2217 WAR & SOCIETY 1945-PRESENT

30/11/2006 - PM
MNO1001 - Enlin, Phebe MNO1001 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
NM1101E - Ken, Han NM1101E NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY

01/12/2006 - AM
PL1101E - Carynl, Eleanor PL1101E INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
SC3204 - Kim SC3204 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

01/12/2006 - PM
PS1101E - Christy PS1101E INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
SW2105 - Zhen SW2105 RELATIONSHIP SKILLS & SOCIAL WORK

02/12/2006 - PM
EN1101E - Carynl EN1101E AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
NM2201 - Enlin NM2201 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
GEK 1502 - Eleanor GEK1502 FOOD: SECURITY AND SAFETY

04/12/2006 - AM
PH1101E - Christy PH1101E REASON AND PERSUASION
MKT1003 - Sharon, Zhen MKT1003 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
HY3204 - Derrick HY3204 SOUTHEAST ASIA: DECOLONIZATION & AFTER
LSM4211 - Phebe LSM4211 TOXICOLOGY

04/12/2006 - PM
PS2231 - Enlin PS2231 WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

04/12/2006 - EV
PL2132 - Neo PL2132 RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS II

05/12/2006 - AM
EL3203 - Rouen EL3203 SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS
PS2234 - Enlin PS2234 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
HY3207 - Ken HY3207 PRE-MODERN JAPAN: HISTORY AND CULTURE
LSM4212 - Phebe LSM4212 PHARMACOGENETICS AND DRUG RESPONSES

05/12/2006 - PM
LSM1301 - Eleanor LSM1301 GENERAL BIOLOGY

06/12/2006 - AM
HY3214 - Derrick HY3214 HISTORY OF STRATEGIC THOUGHT
SW2103 - Zhen SW2103 SOCIAL GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK PRACTICE

06/12/2006 - PM
EC4102 - Ben EC4102 MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS III
HY2248 - Ken HY2248 ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY

07/12/2006 - PM
EC4880 - Ben EC4880 TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

07/12/2006 - EV
JS2228 - Eleanor JS2228 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN JAPAN

That's all of it...
Play hard, Study harder and Pray the hardest!

Ivan

2006-11-12T12:52:00.000+08:00

Congrats on getting dunked, Chrrrrristy dear~~~

Why should I say I can't when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength?
(Phil 4:13)

--sharon--

For my God

2006-11-12T00:15:00.000+08:00

My testimony=))
initially, I thought i wanted to write something chimmmm...
but then Daddy said i just have to be myself....
so here it is..
kekekekek...

The most important event in my life.
I used to lead a very broken life, broken family, broken relationships, broken dream and broken heart.I was really lost, I lost my dad, I lost the place I call home, I was barely surviving. Those days were nightmares.
And one day God found me. I don’t know about the others, but I know I couldn’t have come this far if it hasn’t been for God. Things go wrong as they always will and people we love most may turn out to be the people who hurt us most. But God is always there for me. He is gentle and patient; I have all the strength and joy that I need to go into tomorrow knowing nothing about it but that God’s grace will be sufficient.
Being a Christian isn’t an easy task. I have been to a place of desolation, tunnels so dark and long that I couldn’t see the end of it. But like Paul says it’s really pure joy to go through trails of many kinds. In each of the storms, I get to meet God face to face. The molding process is painful but through it, I see God in my life, something just changed. I feel secure in the dark, I count my blessings and I feel so rich inside. This love is so overwhelming in my life that I always have too much to give. There is this vacuum in me that nothing but God and He alone can fill and it is the best thing ever happened to me.

11.11
Forever starts today!!!

I love you cell, MUG ON=))))

christy

Ivan's Oink!

2006-11-06T21:23:00.000+08:00

2006-11-02T23:31:00.000+08:00

Dearest Cell....

2006-10-30T15:49:00.000+08:00

Hello dearest cell members... :D

Just a quick note to tell you guys, one and all, thank you for being there for me during this difficult season of time. Thanks for your presence, your words of encouragement, your acts of service and your time to come by and spend some moments during the wake, it has been a truly wonderful demonstration of incredible unity.

Indeed, it hasnt been an easy season for my family with the hustle and bustle of life coming almost non-stop, but i guess that now things are more settled, as a family we've grown together through it all. And on behalf of my family, just want to say thank you... :)

Yup that's all from me now... Back to life and time to move on! Catch you all for cell tml! ;)

Ivan

and um, just in case you're as obsessed with the YAS sermon series design as i am:

--sharon

2006-10-28T14:34:00.000+08:00

thank you Shan who invited us to her (very, very, very cosy) new home for potluck dinner on tues!!
there was enough food to feed a hundred... =)

sharon

2006-10-24T17:11:00.000+08:00

Dear cell, this song really spoke to me, and i hope it'd speak to you too--sharon

In open fields of wild flowers,
She breathes the air and flies away
She thanks her Jesus for the daises and the roses
In no simple language
Someday she'll understand the meaning of it all
He's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on her lips
Someday she'll trust him and learn how to see him
Someday he'll call her and she will come running
And fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and she'll pray,

I want to fall in love with you

Sitting silent wearing sunday best
The sermon echoes through the walls
A great salvation through it calls to the people
Who stare into nowhere, and can't feel the chains on their souls

He's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on our lips
Someday well trust him and learn how to see him
Someday he'll call us and we will come running
And fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and we'll pray,

I want to fall in love with you

It seems too easy to call you savior,
Not close enough to call you god
So as I sit and think of words I can mention
To show my devotion

I want to fall in love with you

My heart beats for you
---

Love Song for a Saviour
by Jars of Clay

Flying start to cell prayer rally! and just some news!

2006-10-24T01:53:00.000+08:00

Hello... one and all! hope everything is fine wherever you are and just to update you guys on somethings.

1) We had a wonderful time of prayer last sat before svc with 7 of us gathered there to pray for each one in cell! So just a reminder for those who could not join us last week, do join us this week ya? :D And yes, rest assured that each one of you are precious to us and will be remembered in our time of prayer ya? See ya for cell prayer rally on sat!

2) Sorrrrrrryyyyyy for the rather exceedingly short notice for this informal cell outing...

Tml or rather today (24/10/06) we'll be heading to mr and mrs seah's place for an informal gathering of food, games and fun to chill for the weekend before we actually head back into the tough week :P so for those who can join us, pls do pop by ya? The addess is 75B redhill road (pls call ivan or anyone else for tt matter to find out the unit number--sharon). Next to Redhill MRT. Be there by 4.30pm ya? See ya then! :D

3) I'm sure that most of you are unsure of what earth MOVING news is in store for you guys right? So pls do make a date with our district pastor, Ps Larry this coming friday at 8pm at the Chapel where he'll be able to tell you clearly what is goin to happen to the district and cell dynamics! I'm excited... Are you guys excited abt the news? :D See ya then on fri!

4) PS, i know it's a lil early, but could i request for your exam timetable schedule? I need to compile them soon to give our dearest SL Weiguang and Cell leader Shan an update... :) Send it to me via msn or email them to me ya?

Alright that's all from me now... Do take care and ill see you all soon! :D

Ivan
Destiny Defined...

flagship cell prayer!

2006-10-19T09:48:00.000+08:00

hey hey hey hey hey

this saturday before yas, we're having a prayer rally. 7pm at the 4th flr corridor. all are encouraged to come and pray for the cell. no need to be able to pray like pastor. all u need is a willing heart to have a part in building this cell! God hears and answers simple prayers.
more details on Sat itself. meanwhile, seeya on fri :)

rouen

Making noise- Just for laugh

2006-10-16T20:21:00.000+08:00

One day, as the three hostelites were heading home after cell dinner, a minor drama took place.

Main characters: Mr Good complexion (Ivan), Miss beautiful eyes (rou rou), Miss messy hair (me).

As the party of three strolled along bouna vista road to the bus stop, miss messy hair spotted bus 200 at the corner of her eye. Naturally, she ran after the bus and at the same time she called out to Mr good complexion "RUN!"

Mr good complexion was relunctant to pause his conversation with Miss beautiful eyes. He was 1/3 running, 1/3 turning back and 1/3 talking to Miss beautiful eyes. (refer to fig. 1.a)

Obviously.. he couldn't see the danger miss beautiful eyes spotted. She yelled "IVAN!!!!!! IVAN!!! POLEeeeEeeeee" (refer to fig. 1.b)

Mr good complexion turned around in time (to hit the pole) and mumbled "I know" (refer to fig. 2)

footnote:
ivan didnt hit the pole (as he claimed)
KEkekekkekekekkeke
i'm just pulling ur leg man....

hahahahahha

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Something more serious...

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We love Mr God=)

~ messy hair ~

20 oct impt meetg

2006-10-14T21:50:00.000+08:00

hi wonderful cell!

im sure that by now, u shd have gotten my sms regarding fri's meeting with pastor Dom. what's so big about this meeting, you ask? this meeting is very important because he will be addressing the cell. so his news will involve and concern you. so come to church this fri, 20th Oct, and hear it from our Snr pastor himself. this very-important meeting replaces our regular tue cell :) rouen

GREAT CELL ON TUES!!!

2006-10-13T01:11:00.000+08:00

Hello wonderful cellies of Kent Ridge People!

Just wanted to drop a quick and hopefully brief note to thank and affirm that our cell is really growing and well maybe do a stock check of our cell, when we're into our 10th month together as a cell! :D O ya and sorry for the delayed post... Just finished up my econs and el test... :P

Well... There maybe some *spoilers* in stall... so beware...

Anyway i've been seeing our cell grow and truly i give God the glory for our growth for it really is not by our own strength that we have done it but truly, as mentioned in 1 Cor 3:6 "I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase."

Also i believe that each one of you there for cell on tues has truly caught the cell vision and more importantly, you have also understood the values of our church!

Passionate Honor!
The fact that so many of you have chosen to come for cell week after week, has really demonstrated that you do not just want to honor your friends there, or for this week to celebrate ppl's birthdays but importantly, you want to HONOR GOD PASSIONATELY! :D

Audacious Fervour!
I believe that many of us have shared our dreams and visions and hopes, whether big or small, it has really reflected our desires and the fact that we dare to pronounce it out loud, it certainly means that we have enough that our God would be able to fulfill them Amen? :D PS Ben, you wanted a ferrari is it? :P

Contagious Faith!
To me, this cell has demonstrated CONTAGIOUS FAITH! The fact, that we have so many newbies join us and feel welcome is not just thanks to great cell unity but more so, thanks to different ones whose faith has shined well for God. Indeed, great fun, love and friendship may be the gel of this cell, but it is the contagious faith that rubs off each other and more importantly brings others into the cell! :D

And lastly! Relentless Belief!
I still believe strongly that even though we have come quite a distance, i still believe that God has a bigger plan for each and every single one of us... And i still BELIEVE that God will fulfill YOUR DESTINY IF you continue to hold on to God and let Him be the guide. Maybe for this, i would like to share something personally...

I've come to appreciate this value in a personal way because someone chose to believe in me, when the odds were stacked up against me. During my army stint, i would not dare say that i was the best sergeant ard, and several times, i had my abilities tested by my men. There was even once, when something drastic happened that made me feel lousy about myself. At that point of time, i lost self-believe and wanted to just throw in the towel. Yet, my superior came along and told me this. "You have been given a rank, because the authorities in the Army believe in you! So when you feel lost, remember, that someone still believes in you and for me? I believe that you are more than capable of completing your task!" With that mind, i picked up my self-believe and have never looked back, and hence, the phrase, "BRING IT ON!" :D

Isn't God just like that? A father who believes in each one of us, enough to give us the His authority? John 1:12 "But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name," and Luk 10:19 "Behold, I give to you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the authority of the enemy. And nothing shall by any means hurt you." So always remember in the seasons when one is down and you don't think much of yourself, remember your Heavenly Daddy believes in you and your destiny more than you can imagine!!! :D

Yep, so there ive spoilt your last lesson on the Trinity Experience, but nonetheless, do come and soak in the atmosphere of God during cell and bring your friends along to join us! Until sat, I'll see you all soon.. PS, there will be important announcements that you will hear for this coming tues cell. So do be there alright? :D. Take care now!

Ivan
Destiny Defined

the song n poem

2006-09-29T05:05:00.000+08:00

hehe... here are the songs, prepared by mel, and poem by anuja, these ladies sure know the words that a girl really wants to hear.

to the tune of elvis's (i can't help fallin in love with you)
wise men say... only fools rush in
so i took my time to
A-ask you to be mine

take my hand take my whole life too
be-cause my dar-ling Cherie
All i want is you...

(transition into "quando")

so tell me when will you be mine
tell me quando quando quando
we can share a love divine
please don't make me wait again.

when will you say yes to me
tell me quando quando quando
you mean happiness to me
oh my darling tell me when

oh my love please tell me when...

(and now the poem)
cherie, cherie- hey isn't she a beauty?
and not to mention, such a cutie
a girl like her you'll never find
she's so sweet, lovely, caring and kind.

a good christian girl is she
just how much better can one be?
A musical genius- so i've heard
have you seen her play the keyboard?

Anyone's fortunate to get her as their partner
given that she can cook a 9 course dinner.
which left everyone full of satisfaction.
especially applicable to one special person.

now this young man has one special request
and is thoughful enough to embark on this quest
this dinner, the music, isn't it so romantic?
if she rejects- it'd just be tragic.

Cherie dear, don't let him pine,
Ben has put his heart on the line
so will she or will she not agree?
answer him, put him out of his misery.

So beautiful, tell him quickly,
what will your long awaited answer be
as he humbly asks this girl so fine
cherie, my love, will you be mine?(ben)

the proposal.

2006-09-28T12:07:00.000+08:00

hey hey... ben's officially together with cherie. the date awas 26/09/06 haha okay here are the details for you ppl... first n foremost, ya'll can go to www.sleepless-in-seattle.blogspot.com to check out the whole thing from my gd friend's cum neighbor's perspective...

it's been a hectic few weeks... planning... meeting up ppl... sorting out various issues... the date had been set on tuesday evening... 2 wks ago i still wasn't sure where to ask. as the day drew nearer the ideas began to fall into place.

was always planning to have it in hall, and involve my friends, or our friends since over the past month she's gotten to know a good bunch of my hall friends. my good friend n neighbor was the cheif butler/waiter, he helped in getting even more ppl involved and sourcing out the chef. the chef, this guy from mauritius had been workin at a posh restaurant in glouchester park so we talked abt the menu, and settled on a 4 course dinner. then i got my a capella friends, my cousin, grace, mel foo and kendrick my neighbor to prepare a few songs for me. they had met cherie at my birthday party earler in the yr, so the aca ppl were madly excited for me, and customised and changed the lyrics to "i can't help fallin in love with you", and "cuando cuando cuando" for the both of us. another girl, anuja helped in writing a poem which the aca bunch read out to us, and got me to read the last line, will post it up later... =P

initially wanted to have it at the rooftop, but thought it'd be too open and it might rain... so decided on my room. i arranged and tidied up my super messy room, moved my matress into my friend's room, and made a makeshift dining table on my bedframe in hall, and set up an elevated walkway, decorated the room with christmas lights and clip on spotlights... my mom lent me her painting which i hung on my room as well. all that was 2 days before. actually even till the last day i was buying lights and rearranging. then over the weekend, told my parents and my mom helped me get the nice plates and utensils and all i needed based on what my chef was cooking... set up the dining table with table cloth, used a quilt cover to cover up my messy shelves.

went shopping with the chef for all the ingredients... we went hunting for big prawns... couldn't find in sheng siong so went cold storage and found "Angka prawns" huge... as big as my hand. got wine, a red and a dessert white. bought chairs from ikea for us to sit on... chose songs to play on my computer in my room.

now we'd been giving tuition together, and had alr went out on a movie on monday night, tuesday i got the car (bargaining power with parents really increased after they knew i was gonna ask alr. haha) so we had tuition on tuesday, finished and i dropped her back at her place at six cos she had to help her friend with makeup and hair for an event, and i told her to dress up as well. i then went back to hall, did the last min setting up of various lights... and briefed the helpers... then left to pick her up at 715 with a large bouquet of flowers... reached her place at 730, and she wasn't ready, so i waited in her house till abt 8ish as she did her makeup, chose her clothes and did her hair. as she was doing her makeup, i gasped and she heard and asked "why? forgot something?" and i was like... "yeah... your present in hall... later must go back and take..." cos she still didn't know where we were going... i kept saying it was a secret.

:P so we went back, and i dropped a few decoy hints such as "hope you like the place later... it's got a very unique atmosphere.." and she was asking abt the reservation cos i mentioned it too, and i said i pushed it back... called the guy while she was still changing. i msged my chief butler (qingyou) down to help me open door cos i lost my matric card, and i parked the car and told her that this present need to go up and see... qy was down dressed in a nice shirt n jeans and nice shoes and opened the door for her, and she was like "what's gg on?!" haha... so we went up in the lift, and when the lift opened at my floor, the other waiter darren and kendrick my singer were standing there very well dressed to greet us with a loud, "welcome to the sneaky wing!!!" as we walked towards my room, the bunch of em were following behind, and she was really confused as to what was going on, she thought i had made something that couldn't be moved so must show in the room.

then i showed her to room, and as she turned in to look, i said, "we'll be having dinner here." following that... the first 30 mins of dinner she was still in shock and awe... really a sight to behold. and she was saying i had been droppin hints all over the place, but she was not prying, and controlling herself from wanting to find out more, and she had been thinkin thru abt all the different possible things i could plan, but this was something she never expected. so i asked the qn, and she threw a few questions back, which some i could answer... some were... confusing haha... and in the end she said that in the past, she had been thinking of all the ways a guy could ask the qn, how it could be in public, with loads of pressure, it could just between the guy and the girl, or it could be in the heat of some romantic moment, just by the way thing, but her ideal would have been one where it was private, just the guy and girl, yet friends and family involved, and it happened the perfect way.

she also shared abt a mth back, that God told her, "wait and watch" as she was praying abt us, and it was cos she still was unsure cos some things with me had yet to match her list of uncompromisable requirements, and as the weeks passed, more and more of it was coming to pass, and in the last week, one by one, the rest of the concerns were all was addressed without me even being conscious, like how i felt we needed to pray more together and for each other, and when she asked what's God been speaking to me about, i shared that, and she was quite shocked cos it was on her heart as well, but she didn't want to say it outright, and wouldn't say the other things that have yet to fall into place cos God told her to "wait and watch". it's really cool how God moves. He's doing a great job at cueing me in on which way to go.

yep... photos are on my friend' blog. chk it out... i dunno how to put photos here... praise God.

HeeEeeeeeeee......

2006-09-26T11:18:00.000+08:00

In the mist of all the fretting and whinning over my poisonous and deadly philo paper..
i saw this!!!

I hope you dance
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbids love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you will give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the chance to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance, I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter

When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when u get the chance to sit out or dance
I hope you dance, i hope you dance

Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
where those years have gone

I hope you dance, I hope you dance
I hope you dance

Thank you cell for helping with my philo paper...
You are my heros in shinning armor!!!!!!!
If not i'm so going to die.... hahahahaha.....
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Kekekekkekeke Muackz to everyone=))))))

See u on friday=)

Christy

Another prayer answered...

2006-09-26T02:43:00.000+08:00

Hello ALL you cellies!

Hope you all are fine and dandy wherever u are! (i.e busy prepping for next week's mid terms or papers, or busy working in the comp centre, st lukes or even if u're just holidaying somewhere in thailand... :P) Anyway i do apologise for sending this pretty late... O btw it's goin to be a long rambling post so yea.. do bear with me! :P

Well first things first, i would like to thank God for a long list of things that is long overdue... well to start things off, i would like to thank God for my friend trixie's salvation! She got saved last weekend on sat and will be joining the engine cell next week! (She's more comfortable with the ppl there thats why..) Secondly, i would like to thank God for seeing me through this past 3 months which has been a truly rough patch. (which explains why my nick looks like the weather forecast christy...) I would also like to thank God for moulding my chac and sustaining me and even bringing in different ones to support and prop me up when i thought that i could go no further... So this post goes out as a tribute to each one of them and you guys in cell whom have really been in a way a form of passive support for me and of course my heavenly Daddy who knows all things in the rite time...

Rewind a couple of months back to july 17 when i returned from my fieldtrip to thailand and malaysia. I had to accomplish 6 papers in 5 days! it's for the simple reason for having multiple lecturers and unreasonable ones at that, so yea... Anyway somehow through all the burning of the midnite oil, i finally accomplish all the essays not by sat but by mon and ironically there was a sting waiting for us at the very end of it. One of my lecturers, whom i shall not name, who supposedly extended our deadlines at the last moment told us that the deadline was at 12 noon and not at midnite which we all initially agreed upon, but by that time, we fig that out it was too late to really do much abt it. I suppose whilst it may seem as a trivial matter but to me personally it seemed a particularly bitter blow since after everything i learnt that skipping lectures would have been more profitable since class attendance was not exactly impt and more importantly i could have spent time doin my own research rather cutting my lunchtime to do research. Yet nothing else could be done so i left it as it was... By the time i was done with the 6 papers, my brain was fried and the only thing u want to do is just sponge off...

Next up, W2 family day! well it took a fair bit of time and physical energy to get the props up and more imptly it took time to prepare all the stuff for the actual day, not the easiest of stuff, but im thankful for each n every single one who contributed in one way or another... which is basically you guys! the whole cell! and for basically for our efforts,we were rewarded with the most visited booth award! so kudos to you guys. Yet somehow, through the euphoria, now i was mentally drained and physically tired...

Next up, the prep for the the wonderful NUS rag and flag day! yet another physically draining week as i prepped all the necessary administrative matters for my hall... I suppose after all i couldn't complain since i volunteered for it and no matter what was said and ho badly it turned out, i am utterly convinced that i did whatever i could and nothing more could have been done that was not done under the circumstances that i was in. Yet, despite saying that, when the final result was announced, it left a bitter aftertaste in mouth, cos for one, alot of ppl in hall were banking hard on me and my team to come up with some great unrealistic magical feat, which of course at the end of the day fell short and whilst the team took the flak i strongly believe that my team supported my every decision and for that im glad...

I suppose the next up was possibly the hardest pill to swallow of all. Some of you may know that my grand dad was battling cancer way back in 2005 and he passed on just the day before flag day. It was not unexpected, but just tough to stomach, especially at that point of time. Furthermore, the division and the family politics that arose from the whole issue, left my family especially my mom somewhat disillusioned with Christianity, yet through it all, God has seen my family through and im forever grateful for ppl who have come alongside to pray and be with my family during this time...

I suppose through it all, somehow i never broke down, cos God was really there for me, through the tears and fears, through the agony and misery, through the tiredness and bitterness... I learnt some of the most fundamental lessons through this rough season. How and what it meant to be a true christian, even when others bite you in the back... Through the roughest seasons, why God allowed things to happen... Learning to hold on to my destiny and future even when it means releasing the present to the Lord...

Indeed, i suppose at the end of the storm, as they always say lies the sun's glory and i have much to thank God for. In addition to the above list of things, i'll add the baptism of my grandma whom my family and my auntie have been praying for, for the longest while now. I guess i could also add the fact that God has granted me favor in my hall as well. I believe that trixie's salvation came at a time when i believe that God put me in King Edward VII for a reason.. Also ive been able to free up time from hall activities to spend with dear precious ones like family, loved ones, cell, even friends and of course my heavenly Daddy! Because ive come to understand that relationships matter more than work and it's certainly more than just i, me and myself... Thus a finished portion of my destiny. Answered prayers with many more to come...

Lastly, i suppose i'll end with this inspirational poem pasted on my wall.
" Rainbows appear after mighty storms
when things look their very worst.
Just when the skies are darkest grey,
look for the rainbow first.

The rainbow is a sign of God's promise,
that He will guide us through any storm
That He will see us through all our
troubles, no matter their form

When you feel battered by life's storms
and you are filled with doubt and dismay;
just remember that God's rainbow is coming
it's only a prayer away..."

So for those of you who have worries and cares that you may consider impossible to get by, just remember that God's rainbow for your life is just a prayer away... and thanks again you guys / gals! :D

Take care now guys/ gals and ill see ya on fri! :D

Ivan - Destiny Defined

2006-09-24T18:55:00.000+08:00

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2006-09-22T14:16:00.000+08:00

Greetings and salutations from Seattle!

woooooOOOo~

Anyway, I've been busy settling into my dorm and all. Yupyup, busy mapping modules!! Heh. School starts in about a week. It's been a great journey thus far, and I just wanna say that I've been praying for you guys, especially our dear dear SHAN. Ahaha~ May your wedding be a blessed event! Aye, don't forget to load up pictures/videos for your overseas brother wor! Ahahaha, anyway, lotsa of LOVE!

Carrick~

september 06

2006-09-20T20:28:00.000+08:00

Shan's Wedding

the cell meets 10.30am entrance of the Bible Church. be on time! not nice to be later than the bride!

By bus
30, 51, 143, 282
Alight at Ginza Plaza (next door to Clementi Bible Centre)

By their exclusive coaches
Leaving Clementi (waiting area outside Macdonald’s) at 10.10am & 10.20am sharp

By car
Parking is available at Ginza Plaza

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Cell Outing

Rock Climbing!
29 sep, fri
4pm Tanjong Pagar MRT
t-shirt and shorts/track pants
track shoes and socks
student ID
$3!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

rouen

2006-09-17T18:56:00.000+08:00

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cell duties for the special month of sept!!

2006-09-05T02:58:00.000+08:00

Hey ppl...

Here's the serving schedule for cell for the coming month, we'll update you guys more as the next month draws near...

Also another piece of information is that we'll be having a cell outing durin the semester break. The confirmed date will be on the 27 sept (tues), we're lookin at the late afternoon til the evening... It'll be a time of catching up with each other and of course our beloved ZP, Ps Edwin!!

In the mean time, take care and God bless you all!!

Ivan

PS rouey, pls help me inform phebe cos i dont have her contact no. ya? thanks thanks!

tan rouen wrote:

hi
as discussed yst, this is the gel-glorify roster. ive
added details of cellplan for the coming weeks while
ys away.

11Sep-17sep
Gel (Eunice); Glorify (Derrick); Grow (TE-WG); Gearup
(Cell outing)

18Sep-24Sep
Gel (Neo/Christy); Glorify (Ben); Grow (TE-WG); Gearup
(Cell outing/prayer meetg)

25Sep-01Oct
Cell Outing (yet to discuss)

02Oct-08Oct
Gel (Sharon); Glorify (Meizhen); Grow n Gearup (yet to
discuss)

09Oct-15Oct
Combined cell meetg in church

regards,
rouen

2006-09-03T00:14:00.000+08:00

=2h3n=

Carrick's departure to the States...

<--- Changi Airport

Have u ever wonder where subway is in the airport?? Erm... It took us 25 mins of wondering before someone told us it has closed down. :D

The guys were exhausted from the search for subway. Ivan refused to give up n insisted on finding subway. Well... Good spirit brother but spare us!!!!

<-- Three pretty ladies. Smile!

Makan-ing !!!!!!

Bye Carrick!!!!
We will miss u!!!! Cya 6 mths later. Do remember to update us!!

Shab's BIG CLEAN UP!!!

2006-09-03T00:08:00.000+08:00

Hey cellies!!!

Here's a short and very very very late notice on tml's big clean up of shan's place, which probably means sweeping, mopping, cleaning of toilets and washing... though i heard painting is not included... heh heh...

We're goin to be meetin tml at redhill mrt at 1.45pm and we WILL be done by 5.45pm, cos our dear host has to rush off somewhere after that. BTW our dearest host has also volunteered to buy us lunch for those who will go tml. So far, ive only got 4 names, but yea anyone who wants to go can still sms me later ya?

Things to bring incl:
- yourself in comfy clothes!
- rags, pref old ones
- any other things that you might want to use and think shan wont have. Alcohol, turpertine, etc...

For those who do not know how to get... dont fret cos we're meeting redhill mrt @ 1.45PM. Also one specific landmark of her place is the 7-11! if u get lost, just ask ard for that and u'll be certain to find her place soon enough... :P

Alrite thats enough from me for now... see ya all soon!!

Ivan - Destiny defined

carrick's farewell

2006-08-23T19:14:00.000+08:00

hi guys tried my best to upload all..enjoy!
:) rouen

=Story Game Part 2=

one nice tuesday evening in swensen's,

a group of people gather for fun fresh fellowship.. and a yummy meal of course :)

a round of intro begins. hansheng starts off, holding the mike.

carrick takes over. he prefers not to hold the mike. but no matter cos he's the VIP!

eunice does a coquettish intro..

next is our not-so-newbie christy :) (Christy-isms #1: "Potato-ketchup")

then food is served!

meizhen's yummy crayfish pasta

yummy mushroom and salmon pasta...but eunice gives a disgruntled look. maybe she doesn't like it?

wrong. she does!

food is downed. ivan feels a burp coming..he tries hard to suppress it..oops too late, caught on camera..

one giant Earthquake to pass-around
(Christy-isms #2: "i want to eat 'Volcano'!")

the super-funny story game.
our main characters: ivan, carrick and eunice.

eunice thinking hard..

the story evolves..

the plot thickens; it gets ridiculously funny!

hansheng rounds the story up. in the end, there is a transvestite, someone who wears his undies on his head while doing a pole dance, and a girl with luscious lips who thinks carrick looks nice in photos..

eunice does it again..

A1 in E maths so neo splits the bill..

erm, derrick..best done in private okay?

The End!

Bye Bye Carrick @ Swensen's!

2006-08-22T23:40:00.000+08:00

Allo guys! Great hanging out with all of you @ Swensen's today! All the photo-taking sessions, fun and laughter... whose line is this... bye bye speech by carrick.... :)
Rouen, pls post the photos here soon yeh? heh heh!
Some of them are...well... taken fr interesting angles!

oh yes, see ya guys at YAS on Sat and my new place on Sun yeh? Thx for yr help in spring-cleaning in advance, we need all the hands that we can get our hands on! haha!

photossss!!!

2006-08-01T22:32:00.000+08:00

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double click to see the other photos..

too HOT to be SHOT??

2006-07-19T01:00:00.000+08:00

Hello one and all!

Hope all of you are doin fine! Anyway just want to state that i have already uploaded the advert for our booth for WEST 2 FAMILY DAY!!! It's time to get SHOT!!!

BUT BEFORE THAT. Firstly, let us all offer our NEWEST member, CHRISTY a WARM WELCOME!!! :D

Anyway now back to business. A big THANK YOU to the people who came down today and helped to cut the boxes! Shan, Ben, Sharon, Eunice, Meizhen, Sindu and CHRISTY!!

Some of the things that need to be done during the week

1) For those who know how to make paper bullets, do make them and bring them to church on SAT ya?
2) Also we need a few small boxes (10 x 10cm OR small tissue box size) type.
2b) Also need some magazines to cover the cardboard
3) If you do drink COKE or JIA JIA LIANG CHA in cans, pls KEEP THEM and pass it to either BEN or ME on SAT
4) Also for all GUYS, we need as many long 4s, slacks, jockey caps, jungle hats and army t-shirts as possible, so for carrick, han, ben and derrick, pls do loan me your items for this event ya? :D
5) I would need GREEN PONCHOS, the commercial kind that is very light weight from the army guys, could i loan it from you guys again?
6) At the same time, we are looking for drivers and CARS that are available for transporting of the sets on the 30th. Are there any guys available?

This SAT, people pls come to church at 5pm, we're meeting at the MEETING PLACE for a time of bonding and fellowship by building the side and hand props. Also on the agenda list will be conception of the gameplay! :D Followed by a time of prayer together...

Also next week, we will meet again at ben's place on tues to build the SETS and probably on fri, we'll try out the game plan on fri at CHURCH MEETING PLACE (subject to change)

So do come early and enjoy the time together!!

Ivan - destiny defined

SHOT!!!

2006-07-19T00:19:00.000+08:00

BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!

FALL IN ALL YA ELITE MARKSMEN!!!!

So ya all think u're good at counterstrike and battlefield 2 huh?
So you think u're some top marksman ya?
Miss yer good ole dayz in the army and range?
Wanna prove that shooting is not just a GUYS thing?
Enjoy paintball but think the $$$ is too expensive????
Think laser quest is boring and a waste of $$$?
Virtua Cop 3 and Time Crisis 3 is no longer a CHALLENGE?
Think u've got what it takes to command a 3 man team to victory?

If yer answer is YES to any of 'em, then come and get IT, take up the challenge of being SHOT!!

But before yer go ALL GUNS BLAZING, you need to meet the following requirements:
1) Be at least 15 yrs old, we protect our children not force them to become CHILD soldiers!
2) Be at least 1.5m tall, anything SHORTer and u'll have to wear HEELS and no one wears HEELS into a COMBAT ZONE

Let's see how GOOD you REALLY are...

3SG IVAN KOH

While im gone... food for thought

2006-07-09T02:40:00.000+08:00

Hey there one and all...

Just wanted to drop a post here to tell you all that ill be goin away for a week to malaysia and thailand for my program's field trip... So if you guys need anything, feel free to email me abt it ya? :D

Anyway i thought of blogging this cos i guess God has really been speaking to me lately these few weeks abt tons of stuff... And i guess this post also serves as a testimony that God hears our prayers and even the thoughts from the innermost recesses of our heart.

Anyway i flash back to 1 week ago when ps bryan spoke on compromise. Really it touched my heart and im thankful that he shared that message, because i know that it was a rhema word from God. A word that was meant to encourage me to hang on and persevere even when the whole world seems to be goin in the other direction... I'll just share briefly abt this starting another week back abt my program...

Anyway most of you by now shld know that im involved in the NUS-Yale summer school exchange program. Personally i count it as a privilege to be in this program. Well cos of a no. of reasons. 1) you get to hang out and interact with yale students... if you dont know anything abt yale, lets just say they're the cambridge of the usa and harvard, the other famed US uni is the oxford of the usa. 2) the class is only 20 strong. 10 yale 10 nus, therefore there is a great deal of personal interaction, more so since we stay together in PGP, thus it wasnt difficult to make fast friends. 3) you have NO exams just essays, you get 8 MCs for them. 4) you get to watch films and go on lots of field trips, incl a week long trip to malacca and bangkok. 5) the whole course is subsidized by FASS cos we're the 1st intake, so i only had to pay abt $300 for everything in summer sch. :)

Anyway from the 'yalelies' as we call them, you hear abt stories and experiences that you wish you could see in person... from the good (the stories of university football championships to visitin TRL in times square to talking to alicia keys in person) to the normal (they have museum based classes, 4 yrs to direct hons etc) to the bad (the boozing, partying, and even strip parties). However our NUS students are no push overs as well... I count myself fortunate to be in the midst of at least 1 SAF pilot, 2 scholars, 1 deans lister and most of our cap ranged ard the high 3 range. Yet if there was one thing that i did realise and could see from the others, it is this, they truly are people that live for the moment. The yale students club and pub almost consecutively everyday for the 1st 2 weeks (and they all still scored an a for their papers...), living out fun. NUS students bring them abt the place... DUH?!! so it came down to me that i decided to spend time being with them when they didnt go pubbing ie for meals etc but i chose to make a stand to go for life conference... And it wasnt before long when the pilot friend of mine called me over and told me this. "Ivan, ill tell you something, religion and church really is a social playground. Nothing more." And he recounted how he had experienced it first hand. He talked abt the working world being a vicious place to live in and Christians often get makaned for their niceness and eventually he succumbed and became a skeptic. Well now he still calls himself a christian, but he smokes, drinks, pubs and clubs like any others... Another girl... she claims to believe in the simple fundamental tenets of God is love, God forgives us and God accepts us. All these i agree but when you think abt it carefully... something VERY impt is missing... It's the bit where YOU have to make amends to love God, where you choose to turn away from sin and live life differently. Yet another girl, i knew... she studied the religious history of medieval europe which is essentially the hist of christianty... btw she studies the bible and Koran as a reading text, along with other ancient christian philosophers... and you know something... she said this to the lecturer one daywhen he asked "so what's your religion?" Her reply was instant "basketball"... I felt terribly disturbed by this not becos they have rejected Christianity but becos they seem to have their eyes veiled, blocked by the pleasures and pressures of life. Yet, i kept quiet, turned away and just lamented to God, how do i talk to people who know so much more and have seen so much more... How do you deal with hardened hearts, disillusioned souls and warped minds? I dont know... but it dosent mean i dont care... I do... I honestly do... because if i dont, i wouldn't be posting this up here... Im not one to judge, but i cant bear to see them in their state... I remember asking God so what do i do?

Just preceding Ps bryan's msg, i was talking with the pilot again and he was smoking and he offered me a cigarette, i promptly shook my head and smiled at him, he knew and puffed away... Taking the cigarette out he said this, "Ivan, in life, 3 things will get you far in life - drinks, smoking and golf" I laughed it off as he left to the lib to work on his paper. Yet i thought to myself.. What would make someone so hardened? so disillusioned? Another week went by...

This week i shld say has been yet another week where i can barely catch my breath... on mon had a meeting and i had to plan for gel for tues cell, on tues had a field trip and cell, on wed had a photo shoot and meeting, on thurs had a paper due and dew ministry, on fri yet another paper due together with field trips and on sat, another paper... (so much for no exams huh!) and i stil had to get my hall's proposal out in time and buy a bag and pack my stuff for the trip!! But thru it all i really want to thank God for answering my prayers and speaking to me, even when i feel slightly spiritually deaf... Well for one, i never prayed to God abt such feelings of desperation... I could almost breakdown from the whole workload, yet all i was focusing on was just wanting to shut in with God in those days of fasting... well i just want to say this. God cancelled one of my fieldtrip, postponed one of my essays and gave me clarity of mind to finish my essays due! and it was all in comfortable timing, even in the midst of having to attend cell and dew and goin out with steph. The only prayer that i made was this, "God, i dont know if this relationship with steph will work out and as you see my schedule, if it's your will then do something abt it and give me an opportunity to meet her before svc on sat." And he proved himself faithful. In addition to the above, he even prompted steph to ask me out at the very moment when i had one of my papers postponed! (PS for those of you who dont already know... yes im with steph now... it's official. :)) PS, one of my mom's business associate just gave me a brand new bag, so yea... i dont have to shop for no bag... hehehe

I learnt something from dew and svc today. God truly is love and He wants to hear us, even when we seem so far away. He is ready to meet us at where we are. All He wants is to be in constant communication and in close relation with us. I went up to the alter today and i told God these words, "I'm not contented standing at the outer courts, I'm not contend eating the crumbs from the masters table, I'm not contend with where i am... I want more of you, to be in a position where i know i am close to You. To be in a position where you will reign and i will submit whole hearted allegiance, to be in a place where im soaked in you." Because i know this, that in the face of compromise, if i give in, i will remove myself from being under God's covering and i will lose sight of everything good that God has planned for me. It also reminded me abt something from the past... God always first.. oikos 2nd and then me last... And i pray that as i enter this field trip, God will continue to lead me wholly in ways of no compromising and i believe then my actions will speak for itself if it'll get me far in life...

Does compromise compromise your communication with God? You're dead rite, it does.

Ivan - Destiny Defined

cell 04/07/06

2006-07-03T23:09:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, gno last week was great fun. Cell tmr will be held in church. The meeting place will be the Meeting Place. *grin* Cell starts at 6.45pm. Thanks for RSVPing. Till then :)

Rouen

Avant-garde

2006-07-02T20:52:00.000+08:00
Girl's night out was fun!...

TCC

2006-07-02T01:09:00.000+08:00
after attending service at TCC, we headed down to TCC for some chilling out time...
(heh.. so funny my toes are laughing..)

Girls' Night Out!

2006-06-27T15:33:00.000+08:00
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT!

No, this is not publicity for Arts Bash 2006 (thank you Enlin for pointing that out!) Instead, we're having our very first Girls' Night Out! Exclusive to ladies only, all can expect a night of superb fun and fab bonding. To up the glam factor, we're having it at the Esplanade! To keep in-sync with the venue, the theme for the night shall be AVANT GARDE. (huh? si mi lai eh?)

Avant-garde /É‘vÉ‘ÌƒgÉ‘rd/
n.
A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts.

adj.
radically new or original

Yupppp! Think radical, flamboyance, flairand swagger! To add to the fun, an esplanade voucher for the night's Best Dressed is to be won. All must do their best to adhere by this dress code! No wet blankets! Oh yes, and as much as avant garde suggests flash and flaunt, wear something comfy. Dresses/skirts highly NOT recommended. Come flashy but comfy :)

In short, details are as follows:

Date: 27th June, tues
Meeting time: 6.45pm
Meeting point: Adidas at Citylink Mall
Theme: avant-garde!
Dress code: fun, fresh and flamboyant. Unique!
Programme: dinner, games, games and more games!

So put aside all your worries and stress, groove to the beat, unleash the arty-farty side in you and expect a blast of a time!

Attendance is compulsory. This is an exciting event not to be missed! :))

Looking forward to money-can't-buy night of silly fun,
Rouen
Girls' Night Out. The men don't get it.

2006-06-27T10:47:00.000+08:00
Hello cellites! Reading Ben's testimony reminds me of God's provision which occurred even just last Sunday!

After the 11am service (which was REALLY good and really spoke to me about Resting in God--more on that another time), Zhen and i went to West Mall for lunch and we decided to take a walk around. Just the previous day, we were in town and i saw this really gorgeous blouse from G2000 but it was waaay too ex for me--S$59.00 for that blouse.

So i was trying to distract myself from thinking about that blouse but still, eventually we walked into G2000. =p

We decided to each buy one (because there's a promotion and the second blouse would cost only half price). meaning it'd be approximately $60+$30=$90 (bear with me, maths never was and still isn't my best subject), so each of us would have to fork out $45.

Then as we were waiting in queue at the cashier, this old lady started asking us about the price of our blouses and all, and it turned out that her daughter has this 50% discount voucher that applies to all merchandise in G2000, and so they very kindly offered to pay for everything under the same bill so that our blouses will be half-priced too..! And we don't even know them...! =)

and yea, if you do your maths, it's only $30 for each blouse which was originally almost $60! That's like God just gave us one free blouse....!
=D

Now you know how hard i prayed for that blouse =p.

--ron

no compromise - bruce hills

2006-06-27T02:32:00.000+08:00
hey ya'll. ben here. i just thought i'd share something personal here for all of ya on how God's moving in my life.

i'm declaring myself officially anti-piracy. those who know me will know i'm the computer savvy one who knows all abt downloading illegal stuff. =P anyway, before life conference thru friends who'd dare make a stand and during life conference, God had been speaking to me little by little about piracy... and changing my "what's wrong with it?" stance. aft bruce hills' sermon at YAS's, i've finally been convicted to no longer compromise and thus have cleared out my computer of downloaded movies, tv series, software, games and most of my secular music. that which i downloaded but did not buy that remains are most of the christian music that i want also to serve as a reminder to myself to get the CDs when the provision comes.

it's not been easy... i'm feeling a void now that i dun have my soccer game to play anymore. but God' showed me the time i'd lost to the game and how much He wanted me to grow in other areas but I'd given my time away whenever there was any. i cleared the stuff in stages, as i wrestled with God over... "hmm... this i really want... these not so impt... hmm... this one also... but but..." well... my heart knew that no compromise means not even one. yup. and one thing that was lingering in my heart that pushed this thru was the issue of trust. this act is my declaration of trust that God's my provider, that I believe He will provide all I need.
well. that's all. God bless ya'll.

GUYS Night Out!!!

2006-06-26T22:30:00.000+08:00
-----------------START TRANSMISSION-----------------

Calling all brothers-in-arms!!!

Please report for recre duty on the 270606 at 1900 hrs... Start line will be Orchard MRT... No move timing at 1900 hrs. CV attire much encouraged.

Battle plan would be ...

First to secure food and drink resup at Far East Plaza, following which

Second would be to proceed sector 6 to clear the table of any possible 'mines' by taking shots with cues at the range (Mambo)

Exercise cut at 2145 hours and debrief on CCSS walkathon before book out by 2200 hrs!!

PS this message is intended only for the MEN of this cell...
Women DON'T have to GET it... :P

PSS any of the guys in the cell who DON'T get it... Pls call me to confirm details of the meeting tml... :D

3SG Ivan - Guardian - Destiny Defined

-----------------TRANSMISSION ENDED-----------------

Need a life???? Come to the LIFE conference!!!

2006-06-19T00:28:00.000+08:00

Hello one and all...

Hope all things are progressing fine over at your end... On my side, the buzz has just begun and IM EXCITED!!! :D

with the WORLD CUP!!! + 33 pts (1 for each day!!) - 1 pt for the czech to the ghana-ians... :(
with my summer sch which = to interesting students from YALE Uni!! :D + 19pts (1 for each of my classmates)
with my HALL's rag and flag prep = + 80 pts (1 for each day)

with LIFE CONFERENCE = priceless...
(i actually wanted to say pointless... but someone would quickly say that it's OUT OF POINT... :P)

Anyway yes... This is a reminder to all once again that the LIFE conference is upon us and it is indeed priceless (not pointless!) becos it will refresh and empower us, refine and enliven us! I personally believe that it will be a turning point and defining moment for not just the church, but for EVERY INDIVIDUAL whom goes for it...

So for those who have signed up for the day conference, pls take note of some pointers...

1. Life Conference kicks off with a revival meeting next Wed, 21 June, 7.30pm. The nightly revivial meetings (Wed-Fri nights) are open to the public.

2. The Day Conference begins on 22 June (9am-6pm). Registration will begin at 8 am. Do come early to register and collect your conference materials in view of the number of participants and the high volume of traffic in and out of our premises. All sessions will be starting on time, so don’t miss out!
3. Transport & Parking - BEN TAKE NOTE!!!

- You are encouraged to car pool with your friends/cell members.

- Once the carpark is full, cars will be redirected to park at Arcadia Road. The Traffic Police has reminded all Trinitarians to park considerately and adhere to traffic rules*. Ferry service will be provided.

* Please do not park at Adam Park, Chee Hoon Avenue or Adam Road Hospital. When you park at Arcadia Road, note that there should be no parking at bends, at entrance or exits of premises, within 3 metres of fire hydrant and 6 metres of road junctions.

4. You are on your own for lunch for both days. Ample time will be given for all to proceed to nearby eateries.
5. All SPs are to be prepared to serve at the altar especially during the night revival meetings. Thus do dress appropriately for the conference.

For those who can only make it for the NIGHT meetings, I will most likely be goin for at least wed and fri and if possible thurs as well... I am wondering if it's ok for you guys if we meet for DINNER at Adam at 630pm and then head over to church by 7pm... PLS SMS me to confirm that k? For those who are working and are keen to join us for the night revival meetings, PLS sms me early so that i can book seats for you in the auditorium... ya? :)

That's all from me for now... I'll see you all in a while... :D

Ivan - Destiny Defined

McFun Party!

2006-06-18T01:27:00.000+08:00

Sectional Outing!

2006-06-14T14:23:00.000+08:00
Dear Cellies

Hope all of you had fun yesterday at our Sectional outing yesterday!
Food was SOLID! (help! I think I put on weight!!!!)
I thought that the games were great! :) Three cheers to Ben & Wai Han!
And P. Ed's message was inspirational - I feel more Enthusiastic at work today. My interview marathon feels more uplifting now...heehee..

Our warmest welcome to our new family members!
Derrick
Enlin
Sindu

For those of us who were unable to make it yesterday, not to worry, our next outing is on
27th June, Tuesday
Evening (Time to be confirmed)

ArtsLaw Section presents....
GNO (Guys/ Gals Nite Out!)

Attendance is compulsory! :)
More information will be sent to you in due course!!

Cheers
Shan

2006-06-14T10:13:00.000+08:00
Hello Cellites!

I had great fun last night! Thanks for being there and tolerating my bullcrap, and thankew Ben for the very exciting games =)

I believe you guys would have seen the TENet courses for this 'sem', and i'd be signing up for the Nursery Core Teachers' Training course this sat! Anyone interested in transforming young lives...?? It'd be so boring to go alone...! (I think Eunice might be going with me too--yes?) Here's extending a very warm invitation to all who like to play with toddlers and babies...

Details of the course:

Sat July 29
2.30 to 4pm

FREE!!

Hope to hear from you guys!

Blessed rest-of-the-week ahead! =)

Love,
Sharon-who-doesn't-get-any-commission-for-publicizing-about-the-nursery-training

Holland V

2006-06-05T20:38:00.000+08:00
hi all

cell tmr! holland v. 6.45pm at the windmill. for the uninitiated: if you're coming from the front, you'll see breadtalk; if you're coming from behind, you'll pass by the foodcourt. any problems let yenshan, ivan or i knw.

it'll be a different and exciting cell. you'll know why tmr. see you in a bit ;p

rou'en

2006-05-17T13:05:00.000+08:00
Hey everyone, here's relaying an email from jaclyn (she used to be from our arts cell too, for those unaware). She really cracks me up:

hello everybody!

happy holidays!!! no more sitting down and mugging anymore!! =)

and so, since sab and i just keep talking about it but never got quite down to doing it - we're extending this invitation to ALL OF YOU so that we'll be motivated to move! and also, because your company matters!! (haha no i'm not being paid for this).

date: 23 may tuesday
time: meet at city hall mrt at 930 am (sab says can catch 196 to ecp)
activity: kayaking! or if you can't swim or are scared of fishes, you could always cycle/blade

i'm not sure how many of you have already taken up holiday jobs (sharon + ong i know are working) but if you're planning to just sleep in the entire day, then i say, come down!! you can always sleep in late the other 7000 days of your holidays eh?

and i don't have the email adds of all the newbies so it's up to you to let them know about it =)

jac.

some faqs (just in case)

Q. do you have a wet weather plan? what if it rains?
A. eh, urm, no. then see how lah.

Q. i can't swim but i want to kayak leh! then how?
A. just do it! cos when you're an ahpek at 60 i bet you don't want to say in your crackly voice, "aye, i wish i had kayaked during them good ole days, aye, now zee creaking bones don't allow me to." (and anyhow, i think there are lifejackets available, and i don't think we're allowed to kayak to malaysia so it should be quite safe)

ok i cannot come up with any more potential questions.

JUST COME DOWN! =)

Sounds like fun eh...!?!!
So do join them if you're free! i'd be working, so i can't be swimming with fishes and all...

love,
sharon

2006-05-13T01:40:00.000+08:00
Pics of tuesday cell dinner.

Cell Dinner this tues!! 09/05/06

2006-05-08T01:10:00.000+08:00
Hellloooooooo one and allllllllll!!!!!

Hope all of you have been doin fine, be it whether surviving the exams, acesing them or even working the OT til u fall sick... :P

Anyway this is a preeeettttyyyy last min email and post abt the cell dinner on this coming tues...

Time: 7pm, but try to be earlier k? say 6.50? :D
Place: Meet @ city hall mrt, food place most probably at suntec but we'll decide specifically later when we confirm the location k? :D
Attire: Anything :D
Things to bring: Wellllll..... Money for your dinner? :P

Yup, that's all i can think of for now... If you guys have any questions and queries, pls call me or drop me a msg on msn to let me know what this drained mind missed out... :P

Thanks again and God bless you all :)

Ivan
Destiny Defined

2006-05-02T23:29:00.000+08:00
Hi Everyone!

hws ur exam? should be finishing soon huh..

we are going to have cell dinner nxt tuesday. so try to be free on that day.
i will email u all more about it.

anyway, just want to share sth.

guess everyone would know by now i will be switching to a new job. er, so jus want to share more abt it.

firstly, thanks for e prayer during the last cell meeting. remember that time, i was complaining about not able to take time off to go for interviews. God answered my prayer.

St Luke's hospital emailed me to have a interview on a saturday.yesh!the day i need not work. and they were so sincered. The HR lady not only called me(which i miss the call), she even emailed and called again to make sure i will be going.

I was pretty nervous as it was my first interview since last yr. the interviewer (future supervisor) is superb friendly. When they noticed i was a christian, we started talking about where i am attending service, blah blah... i really felt so relax.Thank you God!

this is a wonderful thing God has given to me. He knows i am planning to further my studies , doing night courses and hence got me a job just 5mins away from my home. Not only that, he also wants me to be close to him ;working in a christian environment. so thank you thank you thank you.

ha, i think there is alot of grammer errors and the sentence may not sounds right. so free to correct it. hee.

Eunice.

Verses for Exams... (Q & A)

2006-04-12T20:29:00.000+08:00
Hello ppl!!!

Hang in there, i know the exams are round the corner!! (Mine is just 10 days away :P) anyway lets continue to pray for the doctor's journal ya? It's even closer!!! :P

Anyway here are the verses that you ppl can meditate upon... Know that our God has a special plan to bless us and that in our times of NEED, He's not far away ya? :D Goin to do it in a Q & A form... hehe

Q: I am so worried about this particular subject; my mind cannot concentrate during revision!

A: Phi 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Q: I am physically and mentally tired...

A: Isa 40:31 but those who wait on Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Q: There is NO hope; Im too far behind to catch up!!!

A: Psa 42:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and moan within me? Hope in God; for I shall praise Him for the salvation of His face.

Q: I can't even sleep peacefully nowadays :(

A: Psa 127:2b It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.

Q: During the exams, im too nervous to think properly

A: Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Q: This Question is TOO DIFFICULT for ME!!!

A: Jam 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

Q: What are my results goin to be like after the EXAMS???

A: Psa 37:4 Delight yourself also in Jehovah, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Psa 37:5 Roll your way on Jehovah; trust also in Him, and He will work.

Yup... That's all... Any other questions, pls call the hotline for God at this verse

Jer 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and inscrutable things which you do not know.

Take care now all of you! :D

Ivan