Gen 3.4

The Enemy of Our Minds

2008-03-03T19:04:00.001+08:00

The Enemy of Our Minds
02 March 2008

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 is an oft quoted Scripture with regard to spiritual warfare. It’s often cited to remind us that our battle is not against flesh and blood but rather in the realms of the spirit. Yet I’ve seldom, if ever, heard anyone explain the verses beyond that. This passage on spiritual warfare is very telling and reveals much to us concerning the battle that we’re engaged in. The Apostle Paul also tells us in Ephesians that we’re not unaware of the wiles or schemings of the enemy, but truth be said, most of us are truly ignorant of how the enemy operates.

I want to suggest that the primary weapon and scheme that the enemy employs is one involving our thought lives and our words. In the passage cited above, we’re told four things that the enemy hurls at us – strongholds, arguments, every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and thoughts. Strongholds are wrong thinking patterns that are inconsistent with God’s truth, while arguments are statements that runs contrary to God’s will. At the same time, the enemy is set against people coming to the knowledge of God and he seeks to cause us to think thoughts of disobedience. The amazing thing is this – that all these weapons of the enemy has its battleground in our minds and comes through words and statements that causes us to run afoul of God’s plans and purposes. This is how the enemy works!

One of the keys to overcoming the enemy is found in Philippians 4:8. Eight checks are given to us for our thought pattern. Anything that does not qualify within these eight items is not permitted to find residence in our thought lives. As we approach the days of shaking, the intensity of spiritual battle is going to increase. All the more then, do we need to be aware of enemy’s schemes to derail our lives. For to be forewarned is to be forearmed. May our thoughts be truly stayed on the Lord and let us give no room to the enemy in our lives.

Pastor Lim Lip Yong

An Amazing Story

2008-02-27T16:06:00.000+08:00

This story is taken off a Book by Dr Steve Farrar and it has implications for many of us. Read this in the Spirit…

“His life could not have been going any better. He was an evangelist who preached the Word with the Holy Spirit’s authority and power. He was the most sought after evangelist in his denomination and if you had wanted this man to come and preach in your church, you had to get in line and wait for a minimum of four years. He was a man who was enjoying the favor of God on his life and ministry. The numerous invitations were always a pull away from his family. But he and his wife had settled on a formula that had worked well and enabled him to spend time at home with his bride and son that he dearly loved. The formula was simple: the evangelist would go out and preach for two weeks and then come home for two weeks. Then he would go out again for two weeks and back home for another two. Everything was working and God was blessing. His marriage was strong. His boy, now a teenager, was doing well in school and athletics. And his ministry was taking off like a rocket and then one day, the phone rang.

“It was a very short phone call from his wife. She just had the latest in a series of arguments with their 16-yr-old son. She had asked him to do something and he told her point-blank that he wasn’t going to do it. This six-foot-two boy was wearing her down. His strong will was starting to take its toll. So she called her husband and in a fairly short conversation reported the events that had just taken place and then she simply said, “I need you.” He replied that he would cancel the remaining meetings and drive home immediately. But neither one of them knew that their son was listening to their conversation from the next room. The teenager knew he was pushing the limits and was curious to see how his father would respond. He would soon find out. His father arrived home and within days, a “For Sale” sign was in the front yard. The father then cancelled every one of his scheduled meetings for the next four years and accepted the pastorate of a small church in another state. For the next two years, until his son graduated from high school and went off to college, he pastored the small church and mentored his growing son.

“With his son headed off to college, he was ready to return to evangelism. But in those few years, multiple changes had taken place in his church denomination. Many of the older pastors had retired and been replaced by younger men who were unfamiliar with his ministry. Invitations were far less frequent and those few years away from evangelism had cost him dearly in terms of his career and calling. Quite frankly, to a degree, he would never recover. His decision to go home had come at a great price. But because he had made the tough decision and went home to focus on his family, years later, his son would begin a ministry known as Focus on the Family. The son is Dr. James Dobson.”

Ps. Yang Tuck Yoong

- taken from www.cscc.org.sg

Reminder to Us

2008-01-30T16:36:00.000+08:00

A New Start to 2008

2008-01-28T16:26:00.000+08:00

Yoyoyoyo.. I know that the cell blog has been dead for very long, now it's time to revive it.. haha.. I think this time, let's make this blog happening.. We can post testimonies of people getting saved,post of people having revelation from God, post of encouragements, motivations.. as long as not to make this blog dead.. although not alot of people can have access to the blog, what you all can do is can tell us, we will look thru then if it's alright then we can post it lo..

So let me be the first one to start it off.. I used to think that cell, church is all about ministry.. But NO! It's about having a relationship with God our Father. How much of Him do we really know? Are we really able to say that we know ALOT about God? well, praise God if you said 'yes' . I cant say for myself that i know alot about God cos He is our everything, there is so much things to learn, to practice. We will never stop learning, it only gets more.. so I encourage you people to get up, start walking with God.. our walk with God is not a race, we should enjoy God in our everyday life..

And also, I really want to pray for those who have hurts in your life. WHen you all see this post, let those who have hurts, baggages in your life be freed from all these and not letting mr.SAtan to pull you back from what you can achieve.. I believe everyone have potential that is jus hidden at the moment, DO ask God to release it, to start activating it..

jus a quote from John Maxwell:
"People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care"

Start loving people, your family, your classmates, the people around you..
Start loving the Unlovables.. It may be tough, but if Jesus can, so can we.. keep trying.. =D

God bless all Warriors Of Christ,
Nigel

Smile or Laugh ar.

2007-12-03T23:33:00.000+08:00

LAME AND JUST FOR LAUGH!!!

Lady and Gentler-men, this is a news of our bakau xiao jie.
she is now in "Ang Mo" dunno which blk plus corner.
but i believe she need some prayer cause she may be in some
hard time in looking for new "mei zhen" smelly shop over there.
so continue to pray for her, hope she wun be one of the Bakau in our
paper bag ok. New Year coming soon, haiz...

Qing ai de Bakau i noe how u feel when ur frenz kana "tok" into 18 part
and put into paper bag. i'll pray for u and i will ask the world try to eat
more chicken or beef and try to put the sign NO PORK!!! all around Sing-Ka-Po.
Mr Indian Curry House is doing a great job. i am going to ask them to come
to Sing-Ka-Po to sell some dunno how to spell de rice. Their Roti John
i try before not bad. i will also ask M1 to adv. it on Tee-Bee.

Hey people out there remember most importantly you must
pray for our qing ai de Bakau ok.

For more info please call : 1900 112 6868 ( Mr Indian )
* No Sing - Ka - Po ar...

its hot in here.

2007-12-03T23:10:00.000+08:00

(edited)
hi peepo!
this week(8/12/07) cell's meeting will be a combine cell at marina south!

2pm at white sands for those who wants to lunch tgther.
if not 3.45pm meet at marina south.

and we are steamboating for dinner! so please bring at least SGD 15.00 and
purleaseeeeeeeee do not be late.

and we are burning our fats before steamboat. bring an extra clothes to change if you want to.

dear shepherds, pls msg this to yur sheep.
thanks.

loved vertically horizontally and diagonally,
miss peaj.

good night!

2007-12-02T23:49:00.000+08:00

if you guys remembered jian cong spoke about kindness 2 weeks ago.. what are we building here? building people who are tares. who are empty on the inside with the nice and good packaging? or buliding and sowing and planting wheats? i am asking myself, what are we doing every saturaday and sunday?

we are all like compasses.. primary school science.. if you all remember.. a needle is just a needle.. but if it is magnetise.. it can become a useful tool.. a compass.. what's a compass anyway. it is to help us. to guide us to our destination. to tell us where we are, and how to get there. it is a relevation i recieved few weeks back. if you guys dont know, there is an invisible magnetic field beneath the earth. hence, when a needle is being magnetise by a magnet. it will be attracted to the magnetic force field. hence, the needle of the compass always points north.

God is like this invisible force. He is always there. we are like the needle. just as the needle needs to be magnetise. we need to be connected to God. so that He can guide us. and lead us to where HE WANTS US TO BE.

i want to ask you guys this. have u lost the magnetisim. are you lost? you dont know where you are. and dont know where God is leading you. what's the next step.

2007-11-29T20:30:00.000+08:00

Bye Gen 1.4 , I will miss everyone !
I'll be back . MUAHAHAHAH

2007-11-24T22:17:00.001+08:00

when we sing for the cause of christ i will lay down my life... for the cause of christ i will stand.. i will give my all to give him glory for the cause of christ i will live.
let's ponder on the lyrics.. ponder even on the songs that we usually sing.
worshipping God in spirit and in truth.
how desperate are we?

watch and be ignited. let love motivate us in whatever we do.

i hope you were touched by it. let us ALL we visionaries. never ever lose focus. never ever miss the target. let us always be driven by God. set our eyes on heavenly things. set our eyes on eternity. stop being cheerleaders! where's the warriors?
let us set ourselves on fire. and people will come and see us burn. let our light shine so brightly. let us give God glory in all that we do.

its not about you and your petty needs. its about Him and His kingdom. we no longer live, but christ live in us! are we really Christians? Do we truly know God? there's a difference between knowing ABOUT God and KNOWING Him. Do you truly know and hear His heart cries?

i think if we dont do something! Jesus sure wasted alot of blood at calvary.
The devil never takes leave. He doesnt take off. so we must always be on guard. At times, i am frustrated. Cause, its not because we cant. its because we dont.

i believe many people loves God.. BUT!!! DO WE HATE WHAT HE HATES?????
if we dont hate what he hates, we will COMPROMISE.

i think there are many times, even in my life when i screw things up. the devil laughs at me. snickering.
and i hate that! i hate it. when i know the devil is here to steal kill and destroy yet I ALLOW HIM TO!!!

im sure there are times in our lives when we allow the devil to steal from us..

he steals our joy

he steals our faith

he steals our peace

he steals our love for people

he steals our friendship, sowing discord

he steals our goodness

he steals things that are good.

Are u going to continue let SA. TAN continue to do that? allow him to have a good show to watch? Allow him to continue to laugh at you?!

UNITY IS STRENGTH.

stop looking back at the past. cause you wont be able to look forward

2007-11-10T23:30:00.001+08:00

Hello , I love Gen 1.4 + 1.6 + 1.8 :P
By Bakua .

THE JOURNEY

2007-11-09T06:41:00.000+08:00

hey sisters and brothers... =)
let us all learn as much as we can.. i learn alot.. but let's apply them.. learning is one thing.. applying what we know is much harder.. lol.. i think one thing we need to get rid of is mistrust.. =)

Mistrust is the opposite of trust. It is the root of disbelief towards God. We do not trust that His will, the motives behind His actions are always love. Such an attitude must provoke the wrath of God, who only has plans of love for His children. We can see this when we look at the Israelites in the desert. They mistrusted God and asserted that they would die because He was leading them through the desert. This behaviour provoked the anger of God so much that He said, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs which I have wrought among them?" (Num. 14: 11)

This poison of mistrust spoils the relationship of trust to our heavenly Father and also to our neighbour. For if we mistrust the love and wisdom of God, we will unintentionally come into the same mistrustful, prejudiced attitude towards our fellow men and will become guilty towards them. This guilt, however, will accuse us before the judgment seat of God, if it is not brought into the light, repented of and forgiven through the blood of Jesus.

If we are mistrustful, how can we stand before God? We know that mistrust was one of the reasons why Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden. They thought God wanted to withhold something good from them. This mistrust was fanned by Satan, the serpent. So man gave in to temptation and came under the dominion of the prince of this world. Mistrust brings us under the power of the old serpent, the enemy. The mistrustful place their trust in Satan instead of in God; they listen to his seductive voice.

This requires radical repentance. We cannot listen to this voice any more. It is the voice of the accuser, who wants to sow the poison of mistrust in our hearts or already has sown it. He suggests that God is withholding from us the best things. We have to hate our mistrust like the devil himself and begin to fight a battle to the point of shedding blood if we do not want to become the enemy's possession

But we will still experience some defeats in our life of faith, because this poison of mistrust is so strong in our blood. It will not be easy to get rid of our mistrusting thoughts. Here there is only one medicine that will help: the blood of Jesus. We must claim it and count on the fact that His trusting love will flow into us. Jesus was constantly disappointed in His disciples, yet He continued to trust them until the very end. They had forsaken Him so disgracefully during His Passion, yet He trusted them again after His resurrection. He let them remain His disciples and even gave them new commissions. And for us He has gained the victory of this trusting love, although it cost Him so much. He wants to grant us this love which enables us to trust God and man.

Because egoism nourishes mistrust, it is very important, if we want to be freed from this, to make a serious sober commitment such as, "I do not want to be respected by certain people, I do not want to be popular. Lord, accept my commitment today. I do not want to worry about whether I get a bad deal; I do not want to be involved in myself. I want to trust that You will not let anything happen to me that would not be for my good. I always want to think the best of my neighbour and not give way to any mistrustful thoughts again. . ." Then we should go and seek ways to bring love and trust to those whom we have mistrusted. That will help us; for if we give others love, we will no longer centre around ourselves.

let us get rid of mistrust today.. LOVE IS IN THE AIR... hahas... clap hands if u read everything.. =)) if u didnt.. u just missed out lo.. hahas.. (my future is infront... ) yes.. infront.. ahead... ahead...

( bekah abit crazy.. haha.. celia behind.. )

( -.- so blur.. pd another.. dont know how to take photo)

(let me try la..)

( heh heh stanley tan fold ginger.. gotcha.. i got ur photos! too bad!!.. =)

(jerrat dunno ow to take photo!! gdness.. cant really see gaius, wk n me?! -.- duh......)

( map map map!! we are gg mount ZION.. at least i know i am. and i will! hhaah=)

(PJ!!and muai -.- look at those cards! haha.. it didnt go very high.. =.= )

( jk zl.... zl=zi lian) =.= O.o

( celeste.... another candid=)

( not tan brothers.. its the 3 brothers.. so sweet.. say AWWW... AWWWW... massaging for each other.. where's my sisters.. i need massage also... =PpP =DD )

( jordan, shane, ck, chui qui, zhong.. sth.. wk's sheep ahaha)

( me, kelvin, pd... pd's face so funny! haha.. kelvin not very light and pd was piggy backing him, but pd still look so cool haha)

(candid! girls were playing card game.. all the screams and laughter of the day were release when they played that game.. the ultimate loser=tanjunkai =)

( celia! so funny huh? haha.. candid! i love candid photos! =)

( 6 ppl in one photo.. jk, cheryl, chui qui, jc, pj, celia.. hmm.. im getting better at candid! =)

(gaius! haha.. his candid.. funny..)

( -.- jj spoile the picture..haha.. no la..=) i had to plead for a picture.. no la.. jus... they look it so reluctantly... haha. still nice.. ck=)

(rebekah, me, ky haha.. ky position look so.. err.. mayb because of the smell haha.. cause we were near sth smelly.. haha.. jerrat dunno how to take photo.. -.-)

( pd aka beef! haha.. kelvin aka creator of lamelogy, gaius aka peanut guy, jk aka dua pui da bor)

(tayxi n me.. the rest dont want to take.. -.- yah tayxi haha... =)

=)) ck

=0) gaius

(ky..! spot me(nanajo) ck, i dunno who, then dehui? jerald)

((nice right..? when i first came, stan, jj tricked me! they say it will glow in the dark! -.-
must on the effect? ya right.. O.o clap hands.. i think too really long to do it.. ))

((saw my cute drawings? from the left sotong angel, spongebob, patrick, flurry angel, starfishie)) and of course KY's compromise.. haha))

(tati becky and tayxi ( i was trying to take candid))

(now u see joanna.. before you dont. haha. yup yup.. tks jon yeo! =D)

(peijie so pretty today ok... haha... =DD )

(err.. junkai looks like jeremey's dad.. lols.. like ah peh.. i mean, grandfather)

THE JOURNEY

(haha. tks for posing for the camera. cause.. i think i took more than 1minute.. =X either i move or ejj move.. )

(heh heh.. yah.. JC post that sign when i asked him if thailand was goood)

(err... nigel.. i was trying to take candid.. hahas.. TRYING... lols... and he was ignoring me.. giving that deadly piercing QD face)
(FYI QD=qianda =P)

(preparing for the shooting game.. okie la not very fun. stan set the record.. cause he use macdonald straw.. haha.. )

your lovely
nanajo. =.=
(not!)

man after God's own heart heh heh.

2007-11-06T23:41:00.001+08:00

hihi.. im joanna.. just feeling bored. coming to update on johnathan's blog.. since its been dead for quite long.. nth much to say so put some pictures... heheh

2007-11-06T23:39:00.000+08:00

hellos everyone.. joanna is here.. finally her first post for gen14...
nothing much to say. just that. cell is not just about having fun and all.. not just about our "fellowships" but its really about God.. let us ask ourselves, how often do we really remember that God is everywhere, around us, remember that he is the most important guest..

there are may ways to draw closer to God. praying, worshipping, serving. but....... drawing closer to God, wanting to know more about him is as easy as asking! WE LOST VISION. cell is not just a weekend thing, a gathering. its where we learn and grow.. we dont just want to be big, have fun.. yet not strong in the lord.. we dont want to be a social cub, to come and have fun only.. we can have fun, but that's not our priorty..

How hungry we are determines how much God can fill? With God, there's no past tense.. with God, there's only present tense.. All u need is there.. let us go into our secret place.. dwell in God.. let us all carry the presence of God everywhere we go..

are u all hungry people? hungry for the lord? come to that point of desperation, where you just want God and nothing else?
do u seek his hands? seek his blessings yet not him? seek the good things u can have from God.. yet not God. im not sayiing its not right to ask from God.. just, which do u desire more? God is a giving father.. he loves to give good things, good gifts to his children..

imagine with me, if you are a parent. you went overseas for a business trip leaving home.. when u return home, all you want is to hug your kids.. but, when you return, your child runs to you, stops infornt of you and ask you for their present? when all you want to do is to hold them iin your embrace? lols.. enough of all theses things..

A MAN WITHOUT VISION DIES..

girls. we need to hmm... be more hahas... WOW.. our lives our walk our character reflects God... hahas.. we dont want to be luke warm christians.. we dont want to just be that small thing.. we dont want to be contented.. we cannot be contented..there's so much more!=D

let's us all be people who loves God.. go gaga.. go crazy over him!

2007-11-04T23:50:00.000+08:00

By your lovely Bakua ! :D HEHEHE

Hi Gen1.4 Gen 1.7

2007-09-23T23:22:00.000+08:00

Heloos haha! well im here to juz tell u all they when i read karen's post(where tat is a long long tym ago) i seriously im touchedby her words. not juz words but its realli lyk its real luhs.

ok karen said tis, juz to emphsize it.

Cell is not a meeting that I attend but a community that I belong.

and

oh, how many activities / events / outings / meals can you guys remember having together? countless, i bet. all these indeed create memories that i still hear about from some of you. dont ever let petty issues come between your friendships, especially with people in the cell.

its realli about our friendships if we build our friendship strong we will run tis race together. lyk even i saw at cheryl's blog she had problems so many ppl encouraged and tat is the way Brothers & Sister for. on fri i attented pst. Jokim(dunno i spelled correctly) well he share about two famous person i forgotten the name but i know one of them was william.

here i share, tis is wad he said i this guy was do help some slaves to be "free mens" but he need to be on "gaverment" official to do so. and tat they he was lyk erm 15 y.o? and and he worked hard to earn his "credits'' to get in. Finally he got in and he tok about to free those slaves. but they said no(voters). so 2nd yr came he improve his speach a little bit but still they sae no. 3rd yr came he improve his speach a little bit again. but still they said no. and so on until around 13yr? i 4got how many yrs but each and every yr he improver his speach little by little. Do you know why he did not gave up?

cuz there was a man behine him encourage him everytym when he is down. and the man was er i 4got his name too. sorry.

here is another. here is this man (Jian Cong shared before in cell) he wanted to see revival in his lane or something and he prayed and worked so hard for it and finally it broke out many ppl were saved and one day those ppl were scared or jealous of him they began to tell lies about him and he took it deep inside of him. he finally gave up his vision(that is to see revival) he gone out to be an artist he drew beautiful pictures lyk fields, flowers ect. and they were famous until now they were still famous. but when tym past by. the darkness grew so deep inside of him he struggle and cutted of his ear and drew a protrait of himself of his ear being cutted off. and one day when he was 37y.o his bitterness inside of him grew so deep that he drew a fields/pastures with dark clouds and crows over the pastures and one dae he went into tis field and shoot him self.

Why did he gave up?

cuz there was no person behine him to encourage him. if there was a person to encourage him lyk the person i have said earlier he could had been the great Evangelist mayb the whole history.

im sorry so if things are not clear cuz i had 4gotten alot of it. u can approach Jian Cong to tell u if ur intrested.

well the moral of the story is, frenz are so important in ur life that even juz small mistake it can grow to a bitter one if not one is beside u to encourage you. so let realli run this race as a cell. let encourage each other. =)

and i wanna share with u tis i was asking Karen that if this world if i have no true frenz will i still survive? She ans no. cuz true frenz are realli the one u can depend on to share ur secret with.

im not sp-ing or wad but juz realli wanting to know cuz my true friend some tym fails me and i will lyk be down. so if ur true frenz dfails you for give him her and life moves on sweeters each and everyday =) trust me. im juz sharing with u all my heart. hope this realli help some of you=)

Notice

2007-07-30T23:12:00.001+08:00

Notice

Who wanna take care of this blog pls let mi know either msn mi or tag in the tag board muz be trustworthy

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2007

2007-02-05T18:06:00.000+08:00

CALLING ALL PEOPLE FROM JIANCONG CELL, KAREN CELL & CHOON KIAT CELL !!!

CHINESE NEW YEAR IS COMING AND MOST PROBABLY LIKE LAST YEAR, WE WILL GO TO CELL MEMBERS HOUSE ON THE 3RD DAY OF CNY. CALLING ALL TO JOIN US AND IF WE CAN GO YOUR HOUSE, FEEL FREE TO TELL US. BUT DONT WORRY. WE WONT COLLECT ANG POW. HAHA.

Cell Group :)

2007-01-14T23:38:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, here's an excerpt of email Pst Daniel wrote to the cell leaders earlier in the week. May it be a blessing to you :)

Cell is not a meeting that I attend but a community that I belong.

It’s more than just going for cell once a week. It’s about doing life together. It’s walking through seasons of trials and triumphs together as friends, brothers and sisters. Let us have eyes that will see the real need in the human heart – fellowship with God and men; hands that touched God in worship must also touch the lost in service. There are more people who want to come and be part of an authentic Christ-centered community than we think.

-karen- how i agree with the above statement! if its just a community, i would rather join a community centre and their activities! but no, i'm a part of one of the most vital components of the body of Christ called cell

Create memories that will outlast their time in the cell

I have many wonderful memories of my growing up years in Cornerstone. I was part of a cell that is life-giving. Our members did not drag their feet to cell. We look forward to the weekend where we can spend time together. There was nothing special about the cell. The programs were rather predictable. There were always newcomers and they will envy the friendships that we had. But we were always inclusive and the cell just grew in strength weekly. We started giving away our members to serve as interns and leaders in other cells.

-karen- oh, how many activities / events / outings / meals can you guys remember having together? countless, i bet. all these indeed create memories that i still hear about from some of you. dont ever let petty issues come between your friendships, especially with people in the cell.

let's create memorable times for ourselves, our cell members, our friends, and our visitors... great memories that they can bring along with them, be it through good or bad times. that they will find that Church is a place called "home" :)

have a blessed week!!! continue to impact your world!

.k.a.r.e.n.

2007-01-03T23:25:00.000+08:00

I crumble at your feet
You are everything
Broken in defeat
You are everything
Nothing left to hide
You are everything
Oh my hatefullness and pride
You are everything
Tried building myself up
You are everything
Then I see my shattered cup
You are everything
Restored in Holy Hands
You are everything

And now I understand
Without you I am nothing
YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING .

PREACH THE WORD!! GET READY FOR WAREFARE!! DONT SLACK!!

2007-01-02T14:40:00.000+08:00

-DISCUSSION IN HEAVEN-

ANGELS, CHRISTIAN, GOD, devil, JESUS.

This is a discussion , you need to read! Enjoy it. I did!

GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?
ANGELS: What were you thinking about?
GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have that are available to them and the devil keeps on deceiving them!
ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?
GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!
JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in Ephesians 1:3.
GOD: Please read it out!
ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST , WHO HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST.
ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near?
HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make sure that they pass this message on!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them and stand in for them even in their weaknesses.
GOD: I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me, seek me and try to find me . The blessings I have promised them through my son Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that I, Jehovah, I am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things that they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all my followers who are willing to pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!
ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and .......
DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less, read their Bibles less, preach less and make sure this mail does not move anywhere!

Also..... YOU SURE HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS ON BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD! DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD ! PASS IT ON! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Last day of chalet

2006-12-25T02:16:00.000+08:00

Alan's day!-23rd DEC'06Woke up at around 10am.. many of the gals are still slping. Most of us have difficulty waking up the gals from Celia's room! After they prepared n ready, we went to check out. We then leave the place with unforgettable memories in our mind. The whole cell split into 2.Some went to Vivocity and the rest went the hawker for the brunch. After eating, we went to Vivocity to shop. Choon kiat n others bought lots of Christmas gifts and the rest went slacking at a pillar, we were so tired. After a long while, we went home..On behalf of Gen1.4 , i really want to thank jiancong for giving so much for our cell. Gen14, we shld always keep jian cong in prayer.((:
24th Dec'06-Junkai's day
25th Dec'06-Christmas party at Jerald's house
This is my 1st time posting, sry for the broken english.((:
May the lord bless you and be with you always((:

First dae of Chalet

2006-12-24T02:20:00.000+08:00

HAHA yo! gen 1.4 exicted about x'mas at joo chait er dunno how 2 spell=) hmm ok first dae of chalet lets c...... we all met at harbourfront de coffeeshop there.... den tok tok a while den tak bus to our destanation =) hmm well it went all smoothly haha to bad Jian Cong was at his erm..... staff retreat? BUT his enjoying there =/ am i rite Jian Cong? haha anw Jing Wei n Karen went to check in while kenneth, Jerald and Johnathan was looking after de thing n de rest? went to de beach haha they plae "volleyball" lah.... den after de "camp com" done finish their things they went to e beach to call every 1 gather... hmm skip de toking part ok after tat de "camp com" gave out the room key to the room I/C after tat they told us to put our things at our room den come out...den we all gather at a "hall" to have a sharing by Karen....after tat we went bak to our rooms den 2 bad it rain lah ... no games all tis den we were in our room slack until dinner tym..... den Kenneth gave out instuctions ..... skip skip skip... ok dinner tym we opened our canned food n using erm wad u call that oh mastin anw onil Kenneth can hold de solid fuel in case u dunno wad is that, tats is erm somthing tat help us cook our food ... yea cook our food haha!! anw we were enjoying e tym n it started to rain some of them haven cook finish haha but i think alot cooked finish their food le den we all go in to our room so as de gals went into boys room to eat o ya my side de room alot ppl drop food haha den Jun Kai sae "at nite when u slp, when u turn u will c a macoroni den turn de other side u will c a peice of sardin" HAHA den we were all laughing.... yap yap we enjoyed e fellowship....o yea Karen passed some ppl and those ppl told Karen to have their hotdogs n Karen of cuz accpeted it n its unwapped =) about 6 packed? alot rite? God bless us haha=D

Sign of
Johnathan Job

Sorry if its messy =)

Crossing The Boundaries

2006-12-22T09:23:00.000+08:00

The Title for Today's Post is : Crossing The Boundaries

This is what I felt as I was sleeping last night, you can say it's spiritual but you can also say it's not spiritual, it's how you think. In our life, there are boundaries set between ourself and people but many times it's either we don't realise there are boundaries or we crossed it without realising. If you want to count this as nothing spiritual then it's like our life, we have many friends in our life but some are our leaders, and we are friends to them but sometimes we cross the boundaries of friendship. Often, we don't realise it but it's the opposite party who mostly realise it first. Sometimes, we take it for granted if that's how you want me to say.

Now if you want to say about spiritual stuffs, It's very simple. We have a Heavenly Father and He loves us. Sometimes in life if everything is going well for you, you will say 'Thank You Lord' or something else but if it's not going well for you, you tend to either neglect Him or even say things like 'why is this happening to me'. We cross the boundaries and some people even scold Him or say it in a very angry way.

But do we realise that we cross the boundaries .. We only thank God for the good things in our life but do we thank him even for the bad things in our life.. It's not really bad but we call it Trials. God gives us tests is not to fail us, It's to let us grow stronger. God won't give us tests that we cannot handle, He knows our limits, the test may seem very difficult but we sure have a way to overcome it.

ya..so that's what i want to share. I just want to share what's on my heart. Have a great day. Christmas is coming have you all prepared your presents?? haha, and LET'S ALL WEAR EITHER RED OR GREEN AS A PART OF OUR ATTIRE OK.. EITHER IT'S SHIRT OR PANTS OR SKIRTS haha.. Let's enjoy Christmas. Byez Byez.. hehe

From: Nigel ' . '

Things to bring for the CHALET

2006-12-19T22:15:00.000+08:00

As individuals

1. 4 sets of clothings (nothing too short)

2. 1 set of dark clothings

3. Towel

4. Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, shower foam, toilet paper etc.

5. Proper footware like at least sandals/slippers

6. BIBLE, notebook, stationery

7. Cash for own lunch, entrance fees, offering etc

8. Sweater / jacket (because of the cold weather)

9. Water Bottle

10. Torchlight

As FGs

1. Canned food (for outdoor cooking)

2. Newspapers (sitting down)

3.Straw maps

something inspiring

2006-11-25T23:06:00.000+08:00

hey guys, this is to inspire you, take your breaths away, and make you go "WOW" / "WHA". its a performance by Titus Chua, yes, the son of Pst Daniel. enjoy.

http://createdtoworship.multiply.com/video/item/2

p.s IVYYY!!! are you inspired??

karen

Things to Bring for Camp

2006-11-21T11:56:00.000+08:00

These are the things to bring for camp, I post it here cause I know sure got people will lose the paper one, so TAKE NOTE...

1. 5 sets of clothings( No miniskirts, spaghetti straps etc)
2. 2 dark T-Shirts( Throw away after use), so total bring 7 shirts
3. Towel
4. Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, shower foam, toilet paper etc.
5. Slippers/sandals and track shoes
6. BIBLE, notebook, stationery
7. Cash for offering, ATM cards to withdraw money
8. Sweater/jacket
9. Water Bottle
10. EZ Link card with minimum value $10( this is a hint so do take note)

Thats all but do pray for the camp,pray for good weather, pray that you will encounter God in a powerful way..that's all..see ya soon..

Like Crazy Camp 2006

2006-11-21T11:35:00.000+08:00

For those who never go for the briefing,you can check out your groupings and all the details here,just tag and we will tell you more about what you want to know. (Some people their group got ''STAR PLAYERS''), meaning either cell leaders or important person in Generations or they got the experience so do consult them for help . The groups that got Gen 1.4 people inside is ...

Group 1: Chien Kwok Seng, Derrick Lee (Star player: Andrew Yeo)
Group 2: Celeste Sng, Jolene Ang
Group 3: Celia Sng, Tan Jun Kai(Star player: Isaiah Fadzlin)
Group 4: Jiancong, Quek Sinyi(Star player: Jiancong)
Group 6: Kelvin Shieh
Group 7: Jerald Wong(Star player: Liuyan)
Group 8: Nigel Tham, Joshua Kung(Star player: Donovan Low)
Group 9: Serene Tan(Star player: Newson, Wong junjie)
Group 10: Lau Bi Yin
Group 11: Evelyn Lim(Star player: Jason Chua)
Group 12: Er Jiajian(Star player: Daphne Lee)
Group 14: Ivy Ho(Star Player: Rachel Yang, Cameron Walcott)
Group 15: Jonathan Kum
Group 16: Eunice Joy, Pei Da(Star player: Gary Leo, Ou Dajie)
Group 17: Joanna Huang, Mok Peijie(Star Player: Janice Chiang)
Group 18: Tan Choon Kiat,Alan,Yue Nian(Star player: Tan Choon Kiat, haha)
Group 19: Gideon Tan, Kenneth Lei(Star player: Tan Lijuan)
Group 20: Cheryl Ho,Stanley Tan(Star Player: Jualiana Tan

Special Treat!!!

2006-11-16T15:10:00.000+08:00

Hi Geners,
You’re in for a special treat this Sunday. We are having a special ‘guest’ speaker in our Third Service. Pastor Jentezen Franklin is coming to us ‘live’ through video and he will be speaking on the subject ‘Keep Your Underwear On’.

Jentezen Franklin takes a straightforward approach to exposing the truth. Satan's perversion of God's creation has destroyed lives throughout generations. But it ends here and now! Keep Your Underwear On will surprise you, it will make you laugh, it will challenge you - but most of all, it will change your life. BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!

Pastor Dan

juz to let u all know

2006-11-13T16:20:00.000+08:00

Hey Gen 1.4 i was reading tis book called How to have a Meaningful Quiet Time by Rick Warren. When i was reading i read tis sentence

"How long has it been, Christian, since you took time alone with God just to tell Him that you love Him?"

when i read tat tym it really get mi in to a deeper love in God. I brough out my instrument and juz worship Him. When i worship i felt God present around me and i juz go into my prayer tell him how much i love Him but i noe that he love me more den i love Him. When praying i feel so comfotable like i am so light, that is like all my trobles that He has taken all away from me.

So bro n sis i juz wanna bless u all with that sentence that i have read. Juz go into ur quiet time and juz tell Him how much u love Him.

Love,
Job Johnathan

2006-11-13T01:35:00.000+08:00

A small prayer that I read:

For the heart that longs for communion with Christ,
For the soul that thirsts for intimacy with its creator,
For the man or woman in search of a living relationship with the living God.

May we have that heart and soul. :)

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-11T21:18:00.000+08:00

Hey Gen 14, as promised, here's the calender of events that are coming up. PLEASE take note, and mark in down in your calender, dairy, handphones etc... And invite your friends. Its the best time to invite your friends especially with events. People are usually more open, know what i mean? So looking forward to a great service at Church tomorrow. See you!!

.k.a.r.e.n.

•18th November
–Da Wei Wang
–Evangelistic – friends
–2.30pm at Pearl Care Centre

•19th November
–“Like Crazy” Camp Briefing
–Get to know / meet group members
–After 3rd service

•25th November
–“Gemmy Awards”
–Evangelistic – friends and parents
–5.30pm at The Cornerstone

•26th November
–Cornerstone Sports Day
–Get Fit!!!
–1.30pm at Jalan Besar Stadium

•2nd December
–Zone Meeting
–Celebration, awards day
–2.30pm at Theatrette

•8th December
–“Like Crazy” Youth Camp 2006
–Bonding; encountering God
–St Gabriel’s Secondary School

OTHER EVENTS <>
•Cell Chalet
•Christmas at Katong – Joo Chiat

p.s. WEBMASTERS, please make changes to the list if any of the

above details are wrong, e.g. timing, venue etc. Do add on if you wish :)

Portrait Of A Revival Generation

2006-11-10T23:55:00.000+08:00

The title is : Portrait Of A Revival Generation by Pastor Daniel. Enjoy!

Portrait of a Revival Generation
Acts 4:13 – 14

Acts 1:9 – 11

Peter and John weren’t old – they were young people

The believers were looking up reminiscing about the good old days… ‘the what ifs and the used to be’ – The historical Jesus vs. the ascended Christ

Stop looking back and start living in the now – for the future

Our faith today will produce a desired future tomorrow – what have you done you’re your measure of faith? All we need is a mustard seed sized faith and we can move a mountain

Sow seeds of destinies today and you will reap a harvest of opportunities tomorrow

God doesn’t just want us to make it to heaven – if you’re walking right with God then heaven will be your ultimate destination

He wants us to bring the atmosphere of heaven down to earth right now – the Lord’s Prayer ‘Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven’

Question – what is the atmosphere of heaven?

Peace
Prosperity
Health
Joy
Love

We call that revival!

Revival is when God is sick and tired of being misrepresented that He shows up.

Acts 2:1 – 4

Heaven came to earth – Jesus tagged the Holy Spirit, He walked right through the Devil’s living room in the 2nd heaven and invaded the earth

The Early Christians walked under the atmosphere of heaven – they bring that atmosphere wherever they went – the marketplaces, synagogues, schools and homes… and things happened!

4 Characteristics of a Revival Generation

1. They were Loudhailers

Live their lives loud – Boldness

The righteous is as bold as a lion – Proverbs 29:1

The devil is like a lion; he seeks to intimidate us and inject fear into our lives.

But Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah – and he wants us to roar in the face of the enemy.

Fear is not of God – fear of men is a trap; it hinders us from accomplishing God’s plan.

Fear will bring shame into our lives – Garden of Eden: we were afraid because we were naked (shame).

Yet Paul said I am not ashamed of the gospel. He wasn’t afraid to proclaim…

God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.

Boldness to witness, to speak the Word, to tell people about Jesus, to confront impossible situations…

Boldness – a sign of the fullness of the Holy Spirit

The idea of an Alien – we are not of this world – our convictions are different, our standards are higher, our friends will find us weird, but…

Be a Daniel!
Will we stand up when the Name of Jesus is blasphemed?
Will we speak up when our values are challenged?
Will we challenge the status quo and the spirit of this age?

Edmund Burke – the only way for evil for triumph is when good people keep silent!
2. Jesus Addicts

Illustration of ‘My Smelly Pillow’

Can’t enough of Jesus – want more of His presence

In His presence there is fullness of Joy – Jesus in the morning, noon and night hours

These men made room for God and people can see it!

Ezekiel’s Vision – the river increasing in depth – ankle deep, knee deep, wait deep and waters to swim in!

There’s more, there must be more!

The same Moses was a Jesus Addict – he’s not contented with his past experiences, his cry was ‘that I may see Your glory!’

Moses had to put on a veil cos his face was shining – it’s visible!

David was a Jesus Addict – as the deer pants for the water so my soul longs for you – one day in Your court is better than a thousand elsewhere!

One of the most moving stories in the Bible – David wanting to build God a house – went into the Tabernacle to sit before the Lord.

Paul’s cry is that I may know you.

3. Proof Producers

Signs and wonders – signs point to a direction – signs are proof that Jesus is well and alive. Wonders are just that – people around wonder what happened.

He’s the same yesterday today and forevermore

Miracles of healings point to the fact that Jesus is healer

John G Lake – deadly bacteria died in his palm

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things

Miracles of changed lives – they are for signs and wonders!

4. Extreme Givers

Sold all they had – no lack

Those who have give more – no equal giving but equal sacrifice.

I will not offer to God that which costs me nothing – David

God wants your life – Illustration – Girl who placed herself in the offering plate.

Favour Now!!!

2006-11-10T23:45:00.000+08:00

This is from Pastor Daniel's blog :

Quoting Pastor Yang… “There is a new 5-letter word in town and that’s ‘favor’” As we cross the finishing line for 2006 and start a new season in 2007, let us ride the wave of God’s divine favor and see a dramatic increase and fruitfulness in our own lives, and in this ministry, even before the year ends. The Lord promised that He will “crown our year with goodness”. I want to share with you 3 simple facts about God’s favor:
Following are three statements about the favor of the Lord.
David wrote in Psalm 5:12 these powerful words “For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.” The favor of the Lord is like a shield that surrounds you on every side. You are absolutely safe under the favor of the Lord. There is no need for the righteous to live in fear. No evil will befall you. The Lord protects you from accidents and unnecessary harm.
Proverbs 16:15 says, “In the light of the king’s face is life; and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.” So, when you have the favor of God on you, you are walking under the cloud of the latter rain. You can experience an open heaven. You can bask in His refreshing presence all day long.
Proverbs further tells us: “The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion; but his favor is like dew upon the grass.” So, God’s favor is like a cloud of the latter rain, and it is also like dew on the grass. You never need to be spiritually dry when you are walking under God’s favor!
If you walk in the favor of the Lord, you take the cloud and the dew with you wherever you go. The humble child and servant of God who walks in the fear of the Lord under the cloud of God’s favor is a “rain-bringer.” He automatically blesses everybody he comes in contact with. There is a fragrance about him, a presence within him—something overshadowing him that goes everywhere he goes.
Now is the set time to favor Zion!

Ministry - Character = Disaster

2006-11-07T22:35:00.000+08:00

The title for today is Ministry - Character= Disaster .

Last sunday, news broke that an influential pastor in America admitted to charges of sexual immorality and drug abuse. In today's newspapers, he was quoted as saying that he had been struggling with these issues for a long period of time. When i heard about it this week, it shocked and saddened me to learn that such a man of stature and integrity fell into sin.

As i reflected on this matter, 2Timothy 3:1-7 came to my mind. It says, "But know this, that sin in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

We are living in the last days in which the onslaught of the enemy is getting stronger. Like what Pastor said on Sunday, it is getting increasingly to live in today's world. Coming to church every week, raising hands and doing "pentecoastal aerobics", saying a little bless me prayer everyday is not what i desire. I need to purpose myself to love God's Word and live a life contary to the standards of the world. Pastor James Singh emphasised strongly on how Daniel purposed in his heart to make a stand. Only God's word and His presence will sustain christians to live in such times. There are no short cuts. I need to constantly watch my heart.

Psalms 24:3-4 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.

Give me clean hands and a pure heart Lord. You said "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God". I want to see You and gaze into Your beauty everyday. Show Your face to this generation!

Personal Greetings to ALL =)

2006-11-04T01:16:00.000+08:00

hey guys and girls of Gen 14...

its been quite some time since ive interacted with you all since the start of payments for Youth Camps, since my school started and the many other things which took place on Sats causing me to be late for cell... and yeah... not being around on Sun mornings before 3rd service cuz ive been deprived of my sleep :(

nevertheless... i still think about you people k!!

that's one thing i really love about the people of God. unlike the world, we dont really have to "do much" or "spend tremendous time and effort" keeping that friendship / bond because we have something common - Christ. He is, and should be the centre of all our friendships.

dont know why i came to talk about this, but let it be a reminder to us all... it really doesnt matter HOW much we are doing, but it really depends on WHAT we are inside. look at people in the Bible - John the Baptist, Moses, Jesus... they all spent the beginning of their years in silence.

we dont know what they went through as children, youths etc, but we sure do when they were young men - at the age of 30 and 40. they made tremendous impact for God. wow!! isnt that somethings? dont despise the chastening of the Lord, because that purifies us!!!

oh, come on friends, how we need to pursue God like we've never done so before... how we need to keep our love for Him fiery red hot and passionate because "the love of many will grow cold"... how we need to keep our eyes focused on HIM!!! and how we need to learn to be like Mary of Bethany --- excusing herself from the affairs and business of the world, to take time off with the Lord, sitting by His feet and adoring Him...

mo.k <"Jie-Karen"> =)

p.s. anyone needing to destress? check out this website: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1AbtmLZy4YsXkw

This Sunday at 3rd Service at The Cornerstone

2006-11-04T01:09:00.000+08:00

Dear Leaders,
Greetings from the Generations office! As you know, Pastor Daniel and Andrew are in Manila this week for the Jesus Revolution conference and Isaiah is out of the country on his honeymoon. They will all return by this weekend. Let's keep them in our prayers and believe God to move powerfully in the conference (and on vacation for Isaiah!).

I thought Pastor Lip Yong's message on Sunday was awesome. It's a timely reminder for all of us that our greatest desire and passion in life must be God Himself. Let's spread this passion to those in our cell groups and beyond. Being a man or woman after God's own heart is His greatest calling for us; we were created for His own pleasure. We want to raise up a generation of "Davids" and not "Sauls"-people who don't care for earthly glory or recognition but who's great desire is to know God more. Ministry is never about us or the things we can do, but must always be a way of pointing people towards God, motivated out of our own compelling desire to know God and be known of Him

I want to encourage you to continue encouraging your cell to use the Bible reading plan in "Fresh Weekly." Many cells are using the new resource to great effect, and their members can be seen opening the bulletin each week and memorizing the verses. Bible reading and memorization has a way of transforming our thinking and is an excellent and essential discipline for all Christ-followers.

Let's invite our friends and follow ups to 3rd service this Sunday.

Pastor Daniel will be sharing and it will be an excellent message, and a great opportunity for salvation and rededication. Continue asking your members to invite people to our service on a weekly basis. Also, let's keep in mind the GEMMY awards, coming on November 25th. It's going to be a great night, as it should be a very fun environment for all Geners and guests, and also a great platform to preach the Gospel. Begin spreading the word in your cell group, the publicity for the GEMMYs will be out very shortly.

Have a great week, and thanks for your continued sacrifice of love to the ministry!
Cameron

Praise And Worship

2006-10-24T10:09:00.000+08:00

-Praise & Worship

I think i should copy this and paste here because we are something like that..Let's be different from today onwards!!

The praise here can be translated to mean "to boast, celebrate, approve, admire and commend". In the case of praising God, it is to express the actions or works of God.
Common praise songs i grew up with (when i was saved in 1997) were like...
"Celebrate Jesus Celebrate, He is risen (2x), and He lives forevermore..."
"Arise Shine for Your light has come, your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon YOu, Arise Shine, Arise Shine, for Your light has come",
"We serve a God of miracles, You heal the sick and open blinded eyes, We serve a God of miracles, the demons flee the moment You arise, Arise and show Yourself strong, Arise, arise and show Yourself strong".
Today, i hear "praise" songs along the lines of these...
"Searching the world, The lost will be found, In freedom we live, As one we cry out, You carried the cross, YOu died and rose again, My God, I'll only ever give my all... Jesus, we're living for Your name, We'll never be ashamed of You, Our praise and all we are today, Take take take it all, take take take it all"
"All my days, i'm following You, in every way i live my life just to please You, all my praise will tell the world what You've done in me, cause i'll never be the same. All my days, i am honouring You, in every way, i glorify and exalt You, all my praise is an offering to You, and the nations crown You King, of all my days.."
Ok, i don't mean to split hairs here, nor am i saying the youth worship songs today are not relevant or doctrinally sound. They are all well and good, BUT somehow i PERSONALLY feel that today's songs are more like telling stories about how we would like to praise God and why we want to praise God instead of actually praising God in the songs.
The words are so many, and the tempo is so fast, if you heard the song for the first time, without lyrics flashed on the screen, you wouldn't even know what you are singing. The drums, keyboards, bass, electric guitars are all coming together to form a really attractive sound, so much so that it can easily pass off as a rock concert in the YouthPark and nobody could tell the difference.
Some may say that it is about being relevant to the youths today, it is keeping in times, Jane, u're just too old. I beg to differ. Before i got saved, i went to nightclubs & i'm not proud of it, i had to struggle to get away from those things. So now that i'm more sanctified than i was back then, i really don't need the nightclub sounds & effects to come into the place where i worship God. If we are so relevant that non-believers are so comfortable when they come into our services and they say, "wow, this is as cool as a rock concert", then sadly, we are no different from the world.
Aren't we called a peculiar people? Down right it is! Christians are peculiar, we stick out like sore thumbs, when we praise and worship our God, people think we are strange, and i'm proud of it. what's wrong with that? This is why we are not of the world!
I'm not suggesting that we do away with all the trendy youth praise and worship songs, but i'm suggesting a balance of old and new. I'm suggesting that we teach our youths how to really praise and worship God and not rely on the cool rock sound, not rely on the catchy tune, and not rely on the upbeat tempo to get ourselves hyped up. Let's teach our youths to tell God how good He is, proclaim His greatness, with simple words. No need to tell long stories about the world-and-ay-ay-ay and my dreams and how God met my needs and therefore i give my praise to God. Just say "Praise God, YOu are good! You are majesty! You are God of all Creation!" How simple can that be!
I've been struggling with this issue for weeks, and everytime, i tell myself, maybe i'm just old and not in sync, maybe i don't know the youth beat today. I remember how i used to like Petra and Jars of Clay when i was a young believer cause those were as closed to worldly music as i could find among Christian songs. So there is a place for hip, trendy Christian songs that sound like worldly music. But i also remember singing all types of other praise songs, and i remembered that after awhile, Petra and Jars of Clay were more for leisure listening when i'm cookin or cleaning, but not when i truly want to praise God. My goodness, Jars of Clay was excellent, i even attended one concert! but till today, i still don't understand what some of the lyrics were about.
Youth ministry is really an exciting, cutting edge place to be, cause youths are just so versatile, vibrant and full of life! I’ve only recently moved to youth min, and I know the difference and I am convinced that I would rather serve in youth min than anywhere else because there is something about young people that’s just so moldable and teachable. And this is probably one of the best places to build God’s army for the last days that will very shortly come upon us.

So my plead to all fellow laborers in youth min, let’s build wisely and let’s build strong foundations. Let’s teach our youths how to be in the world, but not of the world.

By Jane's multiply blog

Creating A Generation's Buzz

2006-10-23T19:59:00.000+08:00

Here's something I read from one of Mal Fletcher's books...

Newsweek magazine defined buzz as ‘infectious chatter; genuine, street-level excitement about a hot new person, place or thing.’ Buzz is easier to create, or encourage, when the product or idea:

1)Contains something useful: when the idea gives people results right away.

2)Can be previewed: when people are offered a sneak preview of what the idea can do for them, an opportunity to ‘try-before-you-buy’.

3)Features a story with a hero or charismatic leader: when the focal point is a person who has qualities other people want to emulate.

4)Can be passed on easily to others: when give-aways or other incentives make it easy for people to share the idea or product with others.

5)Delivers what it promises: when the idea does not overpromise and under-perform.

6)Is not too predictable: when the product or concept contains something daring and risky.

7)Contains an element of mystery and surprise; when the product offers a tantalizing hint that there may be more to come, as if you need to stay with it to discover the full benefits.

The greatest enemy to communicating the gospel will be predictability.

The only thing people should be able to predict about a church it is that it’s going to surprise them every time – because it represents Christ. A church that consciously builds surprise into everything it does will position itself to be heard.

Power of Culture

The church of 2020 will recognize that it has an internal culture and celebrate – but not worship – it. Leadership is not primarily about building organizations but creating cultures. To lead any group of people well you must first create a new sense of what is healthy, acceptable and normal thinking and behavior in that group. A healthy culture is fundamental to a strong sense of identity, which leads to growth.

Here are ten facts about group and church cultures:

1)The group that has the strongest culture will become the leading voice in a society. Why do small lobby groups often exercise a level of influence in society that is way out of proportion to their size? Because they have developed a strong sense of identity and purpose based around their values and culture.

2)Whoever defines the culture rules the group. If someone other than the leader is shaping the culture, cues for the group will be coming from all the wrong places.

3)The strongest convictions will shape the culture. Leaders must have deeply felt convictions and proven values which are born out of personal revelation and practical experience.

4)Cultures tend to attract people of their own kind. If you want people of character, purpose, vision and excellence in your church, business or organization, you need to create a culture where these things are promoted and celebrated.

5)Cultures must be maintained. Having set the culture – which can take two to three years in a new church or organization – you must work to keep it alive. Maintain the momentum by exposing your team to like-minded, successful people from outside your organization.

6)People, left to their own devices, will often return to their old cultures. You must provide incentives and demonstrate results so that people will not give in to the pressures of entropy.

7)Culture brings people together around common ideals, not just common tasks. A strong culture can never be built around simply performing a task or meeting a goal. It must go deeper than that, to fulfill a common cause and meet a shared aspiration within people’s hearts.

8)The mix of weak organization/strong culture can grow. The mix of weak culture/strong organization won’t survive! In a church, even if you have a Sunday of relatively ‘weak’ services, you will still grow if your culture is strong.

9)Healthy church culture builds access ramps not stairways to heaven.

10)Church culture is a good servant and a poor master. Culture becomes a problem only when we forget that we have one – when we expect everyone outside to automatically understand why we believe and behave as we do.

The Story Of A traveller

2006-10-23T17:51:00.000+08:00

There is a story about a traveller who fell into a deep pit and couldn’t get out.
Several persons came along and saw him struggling in the pit.

The sensitive person said, "I feel for you down there."
The reflective person said, "It’s logical that someone would fall into the pit."
The aesthetic person said, "I can give you ideas on how to decorate your pit."
The judgmental person said, "Only bad people fall into the pit."
The analytical person said, "Help me measure the depth of your pit."
The curious person said, "Tell me how you fell into the pit."
The perfectionist said, "I believe you deserve your pit."
The evaluator said, "Tell me, are you paying taxes on this pit."
The self-pitying person said, "You should have seen my pit."
The specialist in meditation said, "Just relax and don’t think about the pit."
The optimist said, "Cheer up! Things could be worse."
The pessimist said, "Be prepared! Things will get worse."

Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the miserable pit.
The Bible tells us that we are like this man who have fallen into the pit of sin. This pit of sin has disfigured us so much that we became ugly, smelly, dirty and corrupted in our mind, will and emotion. We are like the prodigal sons who rebelliously walk out in our relationship with God and His law and we walk right in our own eyes. Not only did we not recognize God as our creator, but we have carved out images and bow down to them. We build our own righteousness through our own human sinful “righteousness works” to try to cover up our sin, shame and wickedness.

God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. He did not wait for us to be good, holy, righteous, blameless, although lovely etc. He did not stay in the seat and say I love you! He did not say some kind of sweet talk and see us die in our state of sin, our helplessness to become righteous required by God and says I expect you to be Holy, I expect you to be Righteous, I expect you to do good and commit not sin, come on, do that!

He knows that sin is controlling us and He came down to rescue us from the pit of sin. He fought against all odds, all obstacles, all barriers and all hells to come to rescue us. He broke the barrier between God and man. He removed His Kingly crown, His royal robe, His golden throne, His pedestal seat, his unlimited divine nature and clothe himself in human flesh, going through all pains, rejections, all sufferings, all tortures so that you may have life, so that your sins can be forgiven, so that He can have a relationship with you again. God is unlike man, He will reach down to the most unlovable person, the most hideous and ugly person physically and in personality, the most unresponsive person, the person who may gives the most trouble, the weakest person, the greatest failure.

His love goes beyond conditions.

A Ransom For Many

2006-10-23T17:39:00.000+08:00

"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28).”

My title for this week is : A Ransom for Many

Earlier this week, we saw that we were saved in order to serve others. Jesus left us the ultimate example, by washing the feet of those He came to save. We will consider that same theme in another verse today.

One day, the mother of James and John came to Jesus and asked if her two sons could have the most exalted positions in Jesus’ Kingdom. The other disciples heard her selfish request, and an argument started among them all about who would be the greatest. Jesus responded by telling them that the greatest among them needed to be the servant of all (Matthew 20:20-28).

This statement is such revolutionary thinking! Why should the greatest be the one who serves? This statement runs against the entire thinking of the world, and even runs against the way we often view things as Christians. Shouldn’t the greatest among us be served by all? That is not what Christ said.

Once again, Christ pointed the disciples to His own example. He is the King of heaven, the Lord of lords, the omnipotent Creator of the universe. And yet why did He come to earth? Not to be served by others, but to serve them, and to give His life as a Ransom for our sins.

Why didn’t Christ come to earth to be served? If Christ had needed to be served, it would imply that He had some deficiency, or some need in Himself that He was coming to earth to fulfill. However, Christ had no need, no deficiency. He was eternally complete in Himself, and thus wasn’t coming to earth for people to meet His needs. Rather, He came to earth to meet our needs.

And that is the example we are to follow. We are not complete in ourselves, but we are complete in Christ. And out of our fullness in Him, we can meet the needs of others. We can condescend and look out for their interests. We don’t need earthly glory to be fulfilled, so we don’t need earthly kingship. All of our fulfillment is in Christ!

Only Christ could give His life as a ransom (payment) for sins. Our lives cannot pay for sin, but through the sacrifice of our lives Christ can reveal to others the sacrifice that He has made, and His sacrifice will serve every need anyone will ever have. Let’s give our lives to be servants of others. :)

The Next Level

2006-10-23T17:19:00.000+08:00

The title of today's post is : The Next Level

Deuteronomy 1:6-8“The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: “You have dwelt long enough at this mountain”.

There is no permanent place for a person who walks with God. It is either you grow or you deteriorate. It is either you move on or you die at where you are.

Many people I met in my life that refused to move to their next level end up dying in that same place and at that same level. The very fact is that Life is Life only when is Live out actively and dynamically. It is not static and never to live it passively. I’m not talking about striving for a title, a physical place of status or position. I’m talking about a refusal to grow into the next level.

Many people love to remain and stay at where they are when they are supposed to move on.
Don’t build your life like you are staying at your HDB flats, it’s unmovable, unshakable. But build your life like a camping tent, where it’s time to move to your next level, you should pack your tent, wrapped it and move on to pitch your tent at your next level.

God’s intention for His people to live their lives has been always in the way like Exodus 40:36-37

Some people refuses to grow up when they are suppose to:
-For those who have come out of children church, you have to leave behind the children mentality into an overcoming young man and woman’s mentality.

-For those who are at 3rd year polytechnic, you have to move on to your next level of taking adult responsibility.

-For some of us who have been long enough as a Christian, it’s God challenging you to grow into your next level of your Christian Maturity.

-For some of us who have been struggling with the same old sin and habit over and over again for weeks, months and years, you ought to say to yourself: “ Enough is enough!”

-For some of us you have been following Jesus from afar off, not truly committing your life to Him, is it the time to move a shift?

-For some of us here, our lives have been a mess, everything it’s in a mess; our study, our time management, our room, our money handling; everything it’s in a mess.

It’s time to say: “I’ve had enough! I’ve stayed here long enough! ''
Now is the time to get through this mess. Have you been staying too long in that same dead zone? Have you been staying too long in that same old sin and struggle? Have you been staying too long in that same old state of mediocrity; doing the same thing but never attempt to improve, never attempt to excel, never attempt to make progress?

Some of us God is challenging you who are serving Him into your next level of growth, capacity and anointing, are you going to stay there and hide in your little corner of self sufficiency, holding on to your little ministry?

' Don’t play for safety – it’s the most dangerous thing in the world, ' said Hugh Warpole. The key is this : to forfeit the safety of what we are for what we could become. Unless you do something beyond what you have already done, you will never grow.

Are you accepting your present situation and state of your life as your permanent dwelling place? God told the children of Israel, “You have stayed there long enough, turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains.” There are higher mountains to conquer in your life. In case you think that your present mountain is your highest mountain, you are absolutely wrong, you are myopic. There are higher heights; there are deeper seas for you to conquer. There are new mountains for you to climb.

There are two things that make a person stops : after a defeat and also after a victory. Don’t stop because you have a moment of failure and don’t stop because of a momentary success. Don’t give excuses. Seize the divine moment of God for your life. God wants you to get over your present mountain today to your next level. What is your next level today?
How do you move to your next level?

1. Decide to Break Camp. (1 Kings 19:19-21)
No more excuses. No more reasoning in your mind. No more running. No More saying that lies to people, yourself and God. This is a time of funeral Service. This is a time to confront. It is not a time to debate, discuss or calculate. Don’t say tomorrow, for tomorrow will not come.Some of you have to declare to the devil that you are no longer to be under his Feet, but that he will be beneath your feet.Some of you will have to say good-bye to your present lifestyle and friends.Some of you will have to burn away what you are doing now literally like Elisha.Some of you will have to say good bye to your good old memories.

2. Depend on God’s Strength. (Judges 6:11-16)
Don’t look at your present strength and capacity as your gauge. Don't look at your own little resources. Don’t focus at your present situation to be the mountain. Don’t limit God in your life. Trust in God’s strength. In my experience, I will never experience a greater strength of come until I depart from my own human strength, intelligent, resources, ability. Surrender the ‘little or the nothing” you have that is where God’s strength will come.

3. Determine to take action.
Too many people have wishes but too little make their wishes happen. Unless you do something beyond yourself what you have already done, you will never grow. Don’t sit around and wait.Do something that will take you to your next level!

SOULS!

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GUYS n GIRLS from gen1.4

PRAISE GOD! Anton and Yee Chong have received Jesus into their life! Lets keep them in prayer and welcome them into the big family of God! Well,nothing excites me more than a lost soul turns back to God! Lets continue to live out and preach the Good news of Jesus Christ, that is the power {resurrection od Jesus Christ}! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Things that are on my heart

2006-10-18T23:26:00.000+08:00

haha..11.19pm i started posting..2 to 3 hours ago i was at chomp chomp with jiancong and kelvin. We were having a great time of fellowship,gorging ourself with the food. haha then after that we went to a park to have a short chat and this is what I really felt to share about.

In case you all dont know,the past 6 to 7 posts, mostly no names one are posted by me. The cell website have not been updated daily since last month and I felt to do it so I did.Today, I want to share about 3 different levels of people.

Level 1: they are called the ''Dependent " people. They depend on people to grow and cannot grow without people leading them.

Level 2: they are called the "Independent" people.This group of people are mostly on their own,being named "the SOLO". They shine when they are working on their own, handling everything well.This group of people falter when they work as a team as they don't really
team with other people to handle situations.

Level 3: they are called the "Interdependent" people. They do well to shine and they are like
Level 2 people,except that they work well on their own and they work well together as a team.
Not many people are not Level 3, I myself, admit that I am only on Level 2, but i am trying and growing to be Level 3,which is not easy. It is different between trying and striving. Trying is u do your best without any regrets and do it with Joy, Striving is u slog hard but you dont feel and happiness.But let's not be discouraged but let this be a reason that we start to turn back from our old ways.Let's work hand in hand,together as a cell and ministry and grow together.May God be the centre of everything and let's thank him for all things work out for good.haha now 11.39pm, so i post for 20 mins haha not bad k..got to go see you all this sat..

With much care and love,
Nigel ^.^

God's Joy in Creation

2006-10-18T16:37:00.000+08:00

"Then God saw everything He had made, and indeed it was very good (Genesis 1:31)."

God is also pleased with the work of His own hands. And one of God's greatest pleasures comes from the creation. When God saw the completed work, He said that it was all “very good.” God derives great joy from this natural world that He created!

He takes pleasure in floating butterflies and running streams and green valleys and snow-capped mountains and majestic lions and chirping crickets. He is interested in the intricacies of the human eye and the interaction of microscopic atoms and the vastness of the galaxies spanning across the universe. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are thrilled with the world that has been created through the Word of their Power.

God has placed each one of us as natural people in a natural world. We need to realize this fact and understand that natural things do matter. CS Lewis, the famous Christian apologist and author (most famous in modern times for writing the Chronicles of Narnia ) once observed, “Some Christians try to be more spiritual than God.” In other words, it is possible to neglect this world to such a point that we miss out on God's purposes for our lives.

It is true that our ultimate home is not this world, it is heaven. It is true that we are pilgrims on this earth. But we are still here for now! We are in a beautiful place that has been created by the hands of God Himself. Therefore, we should put our best efforts into our natural concerns as well. We should labor at work and at school. And we should derive enjoyment and joy from the world God has created. Our ultimate joy comes not from the world but from God, but God gives us not only spiritual joy but natural joy in the world He has created.

So next time you're walking around outside, look up at the sky. Marvel at its blueness or grayness or darkness. Some day, go to a park and be amazed at the nature all around you. God has great joy in the world He has created, and through Him we can have joy in it as well. God is a great creative God, and what He has created is very, very, “very good.”

Saved to serve

2006-10-18T16:35:00.000+08:00

"For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you (John 13:15)."

The Master got up from the table and wrapped a towel around His waist. It was dinner time, but first it was time to teach His disciples an important lesson. He filled a pail with water, and began to go around the table washing His disciple's feet. How shocked His disciples became! In their culture, only the lowest rungs of society performed foot washing; it was a task humiliating even for a slave. Yet here was Jesus, the Master of All, the Creator of the Universe, taking a towel and washing the feet of mere men.

Can you imagine being in that room? Can you imagine the hands that had fashioned the mountains now washing the dirt off of your feet? Can you fathom the awesome humility of Christ? Jesus told the disciples that they should act as servants for each other, that just as He had humbled Himself to wash their feet, so they should humble themselves.

The Christian life is really a paradox of the way things are run in the world. Here on earth, we consider great men to be those with money, power, and privilege. The greatest men on earth do not serve others but are served by the masses. From a Christian perspective, things are the opposite. Greatness is not defined by how many people serve you, but by the level to which you serve others. The greatest of all is the one who is servant to all (Mark 10:44). Those who are high in their pride are really the lowest in the eyes of God, and those who are low in humility are the ones whom God exalts.

That is why your goal as a Christian must be to serve and not to lord. As a Christian, you are called to be a servant! Do not set your heart on the approval of men, but instead focus on the approval of God. Spend your time helping the poor, the sick, and the needy. Put the needs and concerns of others before your own. Be willing to do the right actions even when no one is watching and you will not get credit. The King of all Heaven took upon Himself a servant's form and died for us so that we could be saved!

Let that same mind of humility and servant hood that was in Christ be in you.

Quotes On Visions

2006-10-18T16:02:00.000+08:00

Here is my collection of quotes on Vision. This generation is under crisis. Most young people can't see clearly - they are like blind trying to lead the blind. A young visionary is compelled to go see the beyond his present circumstance to a preferred future. The world is shaped by visionary leaders who dare to act on their convictions!

Antoine Saint-Exupéry: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Stedman Graham: When you have a sense of your own identity and a vision of where you want to go in your life, you then have the basis for reaching out to the world and going after your dreams for a better life.

Henry David Thoreau: I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.

Ayn Rand: Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.

Helen Keller: It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

Carl Jung: Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.

Napoleon Hill: Cherish you visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blue prints of your ultimate achievements.

Frank Gaines: Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.
Malcolm S. Forbes: The best vision is insight.

Calvin Coolidge: We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.

Joel A. Barker: Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Daniel H. Burnham: Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work. Remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.

Les Brown: It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.

Antoine de Saint Exupery: If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Unknown Author: Some people see more in a walk around the block than others see in a trip around the world.

Lord Byron: Our thoughts take the wildest flight; even at the moment when they should arrange themselves in thoughtful order.

Adlai E. Stevenson: Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.

Eric Butterworth: Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Thaddeus Golas: Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you see, only the way you see it.

Robert Collier: Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.

Unknown Author: The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.

Unknown Author: The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
Henri Bergson: The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Ayn Rand: Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.

Robert Collier: Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin.

Norman Vincent Peale: Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture.

St Augustine: Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.

Marcel Proust: The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes.

Robert Collier: Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin.

Napoleon Hill: Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Charles Kettering: My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

Emile Zola:The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.

Sir Isaac Newton: If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

Marcel Proust: The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Ayn Rand: Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery: A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

Peter Marshall: Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for.

Julius Caesar: As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.

Christopher Reeve:If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.

Marcus Aurelius: The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Lieh Tzu: Living a life without limits is the highest state of existence.

Unknown Author: Knowing your destination is half the journey.

Kurt Hahn: There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.

Oliver Wendell Holmes: A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

Unknown Author:Knowing your destination is half the journey.

Chinese Proverb: There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.

Theodore M. Hesburgh: The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Warren Buffett: Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Duane Michals: I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.

Henry David Thoreau: It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Pablo Picasso: I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

George Bernard Shaw: Better keep youself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

Unknown Author:The real voyage is not in seeking new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes and through the eyes of others.

Goethe: I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Lucas Hellmer: Aim not for what you are, but for what you could be.

Antoine De Saint Exupery: A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

T.S. Eliot: Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Denis Waitley: Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.

Thomas Holcroft: The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.

Francis Bacon: The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery.

Proverbs 29:18: Where there is no vision, people perish.

Franklin Roosevelt: The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Unknown Author: Know your limits ... but never stop trying to exceed them.

John Wooden: If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even farther.

James Broughton: The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Charles Kettering: My interest is in the future; as I'm going to be spending the rest of my life there.

Wayne Gretsky: I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is going.

Henry David Thoreau: In the long run, men hit only what they aim at.

Henry Ford: Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

George Bernard Shaw: Do not follow where the path my lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Peter Marshall: Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

Michelangelo: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Japanese proverb: Vison without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

John Lubbock: What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.

Unknown Author:Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.

Unknown Author: Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.
H. Jackson Brown Jr: Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

Level 5 Leaders

2006-10-18T15:47:00.000+08:00

Here is an excerpts from Good to Great by Jim Collins that really impressed me. That's what we want to become - Level 5 Leaders!

5 Levels of Leadership

Level 1 Highly Capable Individual
- Makes productive contributions through talent, knowledge, skills and good work habits.

Level 2 Contributing Team Member
- Contributes individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives and works effectively with others in a group setting.

Level 3 Competent Manager
- Organizes people and resources toward effective and efficient pursuit of pre-determined objectives.

Level 4 Effective Leader
- Catalyzes commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher performance standards.

* Level 5 Executive
- Builds enduring greatness through paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.
- Channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company.
- It’s not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.

The Two Sides of Level 5 Leadership

- Professional Will

- Creates superb results, a clear catalyst in the transition from good to great.
- Demonstrates an unwavering resolve to do whatever must be done to produce the best long-term results, no matter how difficult.
- Sets the standard of building an enduring company/organization; will settle for nothing less.
- Looks in the mirror, not out the window, to apportion responsibility for poor results, never blaming other people, external factors, or bad luck.

-Personal Humility

- Looks out the window, not in the mirror, to apportion credit for the success of the company / organization – to other people, external factors, and good luck.
- Demonstrates a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation, never boastful.
- Acts with quiet, calm determination, relies principally on inspired standards, not inspiring charisma, to motivate.
-Channels ambition into the company, not the self, sets up successors for even greater success in the next generation.

4 types of chair,which one are you??

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1) Red chair - This chair represents Passion.People who sit on this chair are on fire for God. They are interested in extending the Kingdom of God. These people are different and are not found living in sin and immorality.

2) Green chair - This chair represents Growth and Discipline.People who sit on this chair are disciplined and yearn to abide in Christ. They hear the Word of God, accept it and bear good fruits in their lives. These people endure the walk and they are not choked with the cores of the world and the deceitfulness of riches.

3) Grey chair - This chair represents Compromise.People who sit on this chair are lukewarm, and have an outward religion but have no innerrelationship with God. These people are driven by their feelings and have a roller coaster walk with God. They are double-minded and unstable in all their ways.

4) Black Chair - This chair represents Sin and Darkness.People who sit on this chair have life without Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. They are bound in affliction and bondages.

People,let's turn back from our old ways and be a Red Chair.Let's be passionate and on fire,but most importantly, abiding in God, Loving Him, that's the greatest commandment.. you people rocks!!

with much care,
Nigel;

2006-10-16T00:41:00.000+08:00

Helluuu! :D
Im going to post about today's 3rd service in cas some of you all missed it out.

Today's sermon is Thanksgiving.

1 Timothy 2
4 kinds of prayer:
Supplication (mercy)
intercession (to stand in the gap)
thanksgiving *
giving petitions

1 Thessalonians 5:18
God's will to give thanks!

Ephesians 5:18-20
be filled with the Holy Spirit

Psalms 100:4-5
talks about Thanksgiving and praise

3 reasons to be thanksful! (it doesnt change)
God is good!
His mercy is everlasting
Truth to all generations!

What does thanksgiving do?
1. It provides excess to presence of God (Rejoice in all circumstances!)
2. Unlocks the supernatural power of God
John 6:23 & John11
3. Purify from a complaining &murmuring spirit

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Though today's service doesnt have an altar call, I think it meant alot and did a great impact didnt it?
I mean to think about it, if Paul could give thanks even when he is locked up in the dungeon where it stinks, why couldnt we?
You might think like,' No God! you dont understand all those problems that I face'
He understands! I mean, would you rather keep complaining about it or give thanks to God that it happened?
Its hard yes, but do you know that when you complain, it plants a sort of bitterness in your heart?
Hmmm, i dont really know how to phrase what i want to say but i hope you got my point. xD

Anyway,
Thank you Father for my parents even though sometimes they dont understand me,
Thank you Father for my brother though somtimes he's really irritating,
Thank you Father for my classmates though they are not united and are childish at times,
Thank you Father for blessing me with such great cell members,
Thank you Father for giving me a chance for sheparding Serene &Zx! :D
Thank you Father for the friends around me like Kaiying! that she's so caring.
Thank you Father for succha great cell leader Jiancong!
Thank you Father for my results even though it's bad because it gives me another chance to work even better!
Thank you Father for all my CCA juniors!
Thank you Father for every breathe that I take,
Thank you Father for technology,
Thank you Father for my phone,
Thank you Father for all the wonderful scenery you have made,
Thank you Father for all the food,
Thank you Father for bubbletea!
Thank you Father for the creation of CHICKEN WINGS!
Thank you Father for your wisdom and knowledge,
Thank you Father for you grace and mercy,
Thank you Father that we may worship you openly,
Thank you Father for candies and chocolates,
Thank you Father for making us who we are,
Thank you Father for being succha loving Father,
Thank you Father for loving us first,
Thank you Father for dying on the cross for us,
Thank you Father for being a God of promises,
Thank you Father for being our Saviour,
Thank you Father for our church,
Thank you Father for our health,
Thank you Father for putting us in Singapore,
Thank you Father for putting us in this church,
Thank you Father for putting us in Gen1.4,
Thank you Father for your perfect plan for us,
Thank you Father for all that you have done,
Thank you Father for coming in our lifes,
Thank you Father for my FG,

etc etc!
There's just soo many things to thank God for man! Amen?
I'll just stop here. :)
Let's learn, to give thanks to God, even in our darkest hour.
I bet we'll start seeing lifes change, in a matter of time.
Heee, okay. Im done here.

Things to take note of:
- Full-payment for Like CraZy camp by 29th Oct if you're planning to be an Early Bird
(Early bird gets a slping bag and shirt free? worth $30 :D )
- Invite your friends for nxt Saturday's cell titled Message in A Bottle
- Friday's bbq at Kailing's house for all those who have done C.I.P at Pearl Care Centre
(Invite your friends back!)
- 26th Nov is our church's Sports Day! :D

Okie, thats all.
Nightey night peeps!
Much love, Ivy hohoho :D

do the Jellyfish dance!
= o ~ = o ~ = o ~ = o

Our Call As Sheperds

2006-10-15T23:14:00.000+08:00

By Pastor Daniel :

It’s our responsibility to care for the flock and tend to their needs. As shepherds of God’s sheep, it is our duty to feed and protect them – nourish them in their faith and guard them from threats and unnecessary trouble. We need to correct and commend; to rebuke in love and to navigate them through life’s issues. The impact that we’ll make in their lives will be remembered for a long time.

I just want to encourage all of us to give our time and effort to this – it’s more than just planning good programs and preaching powerful sermons though these are essentials, we are called to love and feed God’s lambs and sheep, and to lay down our lives for them. It’s really about relationships, sharing life together and imparting the wisdom that God has worked out in our lives through the School of Hard Knocks.

Change
There may be some changes to our Third Service time and that may affect your cell/zone programs. However I believe changes are necessary – it’s part of growth. I’ll be meeting the Zone Leaders to discuss about these issues and trust that the Lord will give us His wisdom to bring Generations to the next level!
I really hope to review the ministry and see what’s working and what’s not, and make prune the process so that we can be more fruitful.
Please keep the GET leaders in prayer as we lead the ministry forward.

Who God Uses

2006-10-15T23:11:00.000+08:00

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the Courage to change the ones I can, and the Wisdom to know it's me.

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember ... :
Noah was a drunk

Abraham was too old

Isaac was a daydreamer

Jacob was a liar

Leah was ugly

Joseph was abused

Moses had a stuttering problem

Gideon was afraid

Samson had long hair and was a womanizer

Rahab was a prostitute

Jeremiah and Timothy were too young

David had an affair and was a murderer

Elijah was suicidal

Isaiah preached naked

Jonah ran from God

Naomi was a widow

Job went bankrupt

John the Baptist ate bugs

Peter denied Christ

The Disciples fell asleep while praying

Martha worried about everything

The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once

Zaccheus was too small

Paul was too religious

Timothy had an ulcer..

AND Lazarus was dead!

No more excuses now. God can use you to your full potential.Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger.

By,
Nigel

read=)

2006-09-23T23:58:00.000+08:00

I've been pondering about the power of naming our members before the Lord, lifting them up in prayer weekly. Let's try this: I'll be praying for all zone and cell leaders by name. The zone leaders praying for their cell leaders and zone interns/core by name. All cell leaders and interns to pray for their members by name. And all shepherds to pray for their sheep and follow-ups by name. and we do this faithfully and regularly. Can you imagine what will happen to our ministry when that happens? Let's all account for the state of our flock. healthy sheep will bring forth healthy lambs!

Love ya,

on behalf of

P.D

4 thing - by Pst Daniel

2006-09-17T21:01:00.000+08:00

Dear all, do read this email by Pst Daniel. Most imptly, let's practise it! :) <takes 21 days before something becomes a habit-it is proven>

karen

We are entering into the final quarter of 2006. I can’t believe how fast time flies!
Let’s focus on 4 things in the lives of all Geners from now till December 2006:

Consistent Prayer Life – goal: ACTS
Daily Bible Reading – goal: at least a chapter a day
Regular Fellowship – goal: once a week
Lifestyle Evangelism – goal: talk to one person about Christ every week

Our target for youth camp is 400 people. Do strongly encourage all Geners to sign up for camp.

Love you all,
Daniel Chua
Pastor

On behalf of Newson

2006-09-16T22:12:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, just a quick email from Newson to all Zone 1 ppl. Its regarding the link that was sent out quite some time ago, if you didnt receive it, nvm, just sign up for it cuz it will be a place where Newson will communicate great stuff to the Zone, so if you dont want to miss out, you should know what to do! :P

karen

Hello!
Welcome to Zone 1 virtual space. http://zone1gen.multiply.com/
The purpose of this site is to strengthen our zone unity and identity, as well as to have a platform for communication within the zone, between different cells and members.
I envision this site to be a place where you can find and share resources concerning the kingdom of God - to edify and inspire all of us to press on towards the upward call of God.
Please visit this site regularly for updates on zone matters, schedules and discussions.
I also hope that this site will allow me to get connected with all of you (u know i'm always virtually available). Looking forward to having more content up real soon (altho it will take at least a week or so) so that this will truly be a useful platform for our zone community.
Will give all cell leaders more updates over the next few days as my wife tidies up the site.

God bless,
nwsn

2006-09-14T18:28:00.000+08:00

yo sup cell!!!

Today FG was great.After school went to my house. Stanley gave a short sharing about being a marry and abit about our cell goals. than there was kind of a little alter call for those who were tired and worn out, it was not really very happening but every thing needs a start. Than we played starwars molopoly. Funny la, we all had fun and stanley won.

It was good la. They FG is growing friendship bonds and the attdance went up. Really wanna see more people coming for FG although it is far, i don't think it matters as long as you are willing to commit yourself to the FG.

Next week i might be sharing on confession and abit more on how importian cofessing your sin is.

Cheers>>>>
<---joshua---<<<

Have u been reading?

2006-09-13T19:45:00.000+08:00

Mark 4:1-20 And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a biat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
"Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
"And it happen, as he sowe, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds if the air came and devoured it.
:Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
"But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
"And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and chocked it, and it yielded no crop.
"But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased abd produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.
And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mtstery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
"so that
'Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not
understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.'
And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parables? How then will you understand all the parables?
"The sower sows the word.
"And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown, When they hear, Satan comesimmediately and takes aways that was sown in their hearts.
"These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
"and they have no root in themself, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution aruses fir the wird's sake, immediately they stumble.
"Now these are the ones sown amoung thorns; the are the ones who hear the word,
"and the cares if this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word , and it becomes unfruitful.
"But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: sine thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."

"But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. - the same sunlight that killed the plant is the same sunlight that causes the plant to priduce food and grow. Trials can either kill or grow us - thedifference is how deep our roots (foundation) is. Are we established on the Wrod? Read your Bible today? Lay strongfoundations for yourselves and your sheep =D Mark 6:19 this life causes the plant to produce no crop. It doesn't say 'little crop' 'but no cropat all'. Ahalf hearted pursuit of God priduces nothing at all. May Gen1.4 be a whole-hearted generation that will rock this land with 100-fold harvests!

Love you all,
Jian Cong

Being a Mary

2006-09-12T20:41:00.000+08:00

I felt led to talk about being a Mary.

Luke 10:38-42
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain villiage; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 And she has a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?
Therefore tell her to help me."
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42 "But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be take away from her."

Throughout this past one week, I felt that I have neglected my part of being a Mary. I felt that I placed ministry and works infront and thus I have been weared down and always feeling so miserable.

Then I just kept thinking of this few verses mentioned above and I pondered awhile. I realised I haven't been praying like I used to, I haven't been worshipping God like I used to, I have been daily reading His word. Guilt and shame hit me and i believe many people always hit this point in their life and will start to blame themselves for things and thus, not picking themselves up from their fall.

Friends, I want to tell you that guilt and shame is what the devil wants out of you and please, do not feel that way because Jesus has paid the price on the cross. Pray and ask God that you may be in His presence 24/7, that no lies of the enemy may struck you down because all you would think of is Him.

Friends, lay down all the works at the foot of the cross and start getting back on track with God. This has been a very tight period for everyone especially the sec4s and also the sec2s for the streaming. But would you put aside this and just to be a Mary being at Jesus' feet worshipping Him, praying to Him, loving Him? Lets pray that God start to mould us into what He has destined us to be.

Cmon! Lets return to the first love and not forgetting that His love is unconditional. =D

From:
Stanley-Steady

Something to build up your faith =)

2006-09-10T22:38:00.000+08:00

hey guys, ive got something to share. hope that it will build up your faith by the time you read to the end of this entry.

basically, this morning, i woke up kinda late for church. so was in a big hurry to put on my contact lenses before i got changed. low and behold, one of the lense fell off and i couldnt find it. was pretty upset cuz i dont know where it was - sink, bathroom mat etc. in both cases, i would have to get them replaced cuz it would be too dirty for the eye.

tried looking for it for about 3 minutes and i gave up, needed to go out real soon anyway. so i prayed a short prayer - God, let a miracle happen, let the lense appear somehow. you see, it isnt cheap to get contact lense, worse case is cuz i DROPPED it, not that it needs a replacement cuz of long usage. didnt wanna spend those kinda money when it could be invested in the kingdom of God.

so i went for the 1st service, and continued on to the 2nd cuz was encouraged to. was already very tired halfway through the message, but the guest speaker spoke something which i proclaimed by faith.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

the message was focused on the part on Jesus being the way - in of something (e.g. success), out of something (e.g. financial crisis), to something (e.g. ahead) etc.

so anyway, i prayed once again regarding my contact lense. this might seem irrelavant to you, but guess what? God is interested in every part of us, even our worries, and there is no such thing as a "silly prayer"

went home at about 5pm in the evening, and... I SPOTTED THE LENSE ON MY BEDROOM FLOOR!!! boy, i was so excited. i couldnt believe what i saw, i mean, God answered my prayer, even when i didnt quite believe.

our Father is faithful, amen? :) and an answering God, and that is why we pray!!!

remember what Pastor Daniel said at 3rd service today: A.C.T.S
A - adoration (spend time in worship)
C - confession (confessing your sins before the Lord)
T - thanksgiving (thanking God e.g. for your salvation, for the trials that He brings you through because there are jewels at the end of it etc)
S - supplication (prayer needs e.g. exams, salvation of close friends or family etc)

loving Jesus, karen =)

Beach

2006-09-09T23:13:00.000+08:00

haha yo! today was Job baptizm day wooo.... A born again body 0.o hmm.... lets c after Job baptizm we paryed for him and afthe tat about 12+ lyk tat we plae a short volleyball game hmm intresting haha....fun lah=) hmm anw after tat about 1+ we gone mac n have some fries n drinks but some ate of cause haha hmm after tat we waited for other cell member come hmm let see after tat we gone 2 a field tat we can plae some games haha its was fun lah planned by Another Job (Kelvin) LOL haha muz put lyk tat if not u all dunno who xD hmm den after tat we played poision ball man pang n pei jie should do forfite de but we give them face hahahaha evil rite Gen 1.4 wahahahaha lets c hmm we really have so much fun UNDER THE SUN lah haha after posion ball we change another game call CAPTIAN BALL ahahaha lol it was fun tooooooo haha after tat about 5+ or 6 lyk tat we walk to the lagoon =.- which was 1km or more away sory if i estimate rong cuz my estimation fail LOL haha hmm at there we have fellowship n makan lah simple lah den after tat we were being brough bak by bus hmm Jian Cong paid for it muz realli tax him rite guys? JIAN CONG A BIG BIG BIG HUG FROM GEN 1.4 WE R SO FOUNATE 2 HAVE A CELL LEADER LYK U AMEN? Amen. LOL ahahahah ok stop here le o ya Pual and Joshua need do forfite 2morow ty =) bb

Future Evangelism
Job

Just sharing

2006-08-31T20:45:00.000+08:00

Hi.

Recently, in Coral, there has been much growing. People like Yuenian, Chunseng and many others. I am proud to really have these people in my life. Chunseng has been actively involved in alot of things. He has been a usher for zone meeting and he has been growing well. GO Chunseng!

Then Yuenian. All he wants is to see his class get saved. But it won't just stop there. I told Yuenian to dream big cause God loves His people to dream. I tell you everyone, Coral is our inheritance and it will be given to us. But the question is, are u gonna be a part of it OR just sitting by and watching how God would do things. Guys, it is time to remove the mask and move on with our life. It is time we get out of our comfort zone and start facing up to the test that God will give. Coral has been a hardwork of many, so guys, sec1 and 2, I cant afford to stop and rest. I need to fight on not for people but for God. So guys, I want to invite you to this race, this war with me. We have to watch out for each other's back.

Be it Greendale or Coral, we are still one big family. So for the next event, 'Like Never Before' Lets pray that GOD WILL CHANGE LIVES. I really want to see Yuenian, Chunseng, Eecheng, Joshua and Sinyi to be shepherds soon and can u imagine that someday, Coral multiplies and these people will be leaders of the groups. Lets continue to fight for that vision. =)

From:
Stanley-Steady

URGENT PLZ READ

2006-08-31T20:21:00.000+08:00

Read All About It!

A Gen1.4 Sweeet Secret…
Jing wei and I have been planning this for the past three weeks and we have finally launched this to Gen1.4 --- its called ‘Like Never Before!’
Wad?It’s a stay over @ Pearl Centre from this Sunday till Tuesday evening.
Dun expect to be the same after this meeting!
When?We’ll set out straight after Sunday Third Service. The estimated arrival time @ Pearl Centre is 430pm. We’ll pack up on Tuesday nite and leave @9pm.
Why?Like Never Before is about breaking through! Breaking thru and progressive growth is a core value in Gen1.4. Passion and fire must always be in our blood! Let’s be our best in God! The vision of ‘Like Never Before’ is to see our brothers and sisters in the cell love God Like Never Before, pray Like Never Before, be radical Like Never Before! We are going to own the cell, dream and serve Like Never Before! Yes, it’s about breaking out of the box in explosive growth in any and every aspect of our lives!
Wads more?
Monday --- We’ll have drums and guitar clinics (afternoon) in the effort to kick start the Super Band Challenge (finals @ our cell chalet at Sentosa in Dec). In the evening @6pm, we’ll have our very own Monday Mega Movie… We’ll be showing one of the latest shows – ‘Click’. There’ll be free flow soft drinks and cheese hotdogs. Whoa! Not to be missed = )
Tuesday --- We’ll set out @11am. Will be hitting the streets of Orchard Road for the Amazing Race. You’ll be doing things you never dreamt of doing --- in the heart of Orchard Road! Dun try this at home!!! We’ll end the day with a sumptuous dinner at the sky garden. Simply irresistible!
Who?Like Never Before is planned for mainly the younger ones in the cell, but we definitely put in much thot for the sec 4s too. We’ll transform the atmosphere of the place --- a café setting! Sec 4s, you are encouraged to join us @ Pearl as you study here and prepare for your exams. You will be well served (get your daily dosage of coffee here!) yet undisturbed as you do your work. Do join us in the short sessions if you like =)
Sec 1s and 2s, Like Never Before is simply for you --- for you to be impacted and to prepare you to impact your world. Fire fall on Coral! A Redeemed generation in Greendale! Plunder hell to populate heaven!
Wow!Do not expect to see the same Gen1.4 by the next weekend!

Jiancong
Serving the Future of our Nation

Gen1.4

Loving Jesus

2006-08-29T17:29:00.000+08:00

Hello Gen 1.4!!!

The reason for my title is very simple : LOVING JESUS!
Let me ask a question. Have ever thought what Christianity is all about? Or What should you do after you become a christian?What is your purpose as a Christian?

2 weeks ago, i was praying in my room.After praying , i waited on God and do some reflection.SUDDENLY,God spoke to my heart,YOU have left your first love.NO WAY!!![Thats my first reaction]
How can it be? I have done so much for You Jesus , pray so much to You, worship so much!!!You mean i have left my first love,i have love u less?It cant be!
I thought God spoke to the wrong person!!!haha[how silly]

Minutes later,i ask myself,what have i accomplished for the past few weeks of my life?
NOTHING! You might be wondering why i said to myself nothing!
First,i realized i have done so much thinking that i am doing it for God however no!I am doing it not because i love God but because i love to do it and felt force to do it.Because my motivation was not because i love God , i felt i have accomplished nothing.
Secondly,how much has i grown and mature as a believer? What do i mean by grow? I mean have i know Jesus deeper? Have i love Jesus deeper?Have i change from glory to glory to be more like Jesus?Am i closer to God? Sadly,not much or all this.

I felt so depress after all this thoughts.I felt an emptiness in my heart.Tears started to flow down my cheek.And i pray,"Jesus forgive me for leaving my first love.I am desperate for you,for more of you in my life.Draw me closer and deeper in love with you,help me to love you more and more each and everyday!"

Friends , have we lost our first love ? Have christianity become a religion without the presence of GOD? Only you know the answer.=]

JESUS DIE TO RESTORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND GOD!HE TAKE AWAY ALL OUR SINS SO THAT WE CAN BE WITH GOD AND HAVE EXCESS TO HIS PRESENCE.

2 COR 5:19

Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Relationship with God is about loving Him , knowing Him.Can you you love anyone who you do not know? Why love him?

1 john 4 :19
We love Him because He first loved us.

Mark 12:30
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.ÂThis is the first commandment.

Christianity will be a burden if it is not about loving Jesus because it is just another duty in your life.However is will be true joy, peace,rest when is it firstly and simply loving Jesus!

Friends lets experience the true christianity, LOVING JESUS.

CK TAN

Let's Get to WORK!!

2006-08-27T23:37:00.000+08:00

27 August 2006,11.30pm,Yawning away,zZzZ

Hi ppl,know why i chose this title? I tell you why.I am pumped up by what Pastor Daniel said.He said that many of Coral are now seat warmers. In some way i have to agree but I believe that this will change.He said that a few months ago CORAL was the hot topic in church..Every week got new things to share..People coming to know the LORD,Testimonys etc..But now..He only hears it once per two weeks or even once per month..COME ON,CORALITES & GREENDALERS, aren't you sick and tired that every week friends come,backsliders come but we don't see new people come.It's time to change that culture!

I can be honest with you, from the starting of this year,Pastor Daniel has been watching CORAL,what i mean is see the progress of it,you can ask jian cong,he can testify it,sometimes when Pastor Daniel ask how is Coral doing I really don't know what to say,But i tell him this will change and he believed it.Today during 3rd service..He saw many Sec 2s and Coral people so he took this opportunity to talk about CORAl..Come On..Sorry If my words are too "qian da",too aggressive i am sorry but this is the fact.Let's change it..come on.

With care,
Nigel

27 August 2006

2006-08-27T23:15:00.000+08:00

Woooow ppl todae is so cool by mean that
todae the preacher is very funny very cool guy from hope of church

the topic is Doing greater things
1. Believe in JESUS
2. Act on your Faith
3. Rely on the holy spirit's power

after todae the sermon we went down to the 2nd floor to get ice cream beacause todae is SUPER SUNDAY
ICE CREAM !!!!! ICE CREAM !!!!!!!!!

Todae attendents was very good at abt 30-40 GOOD

Praise God
We must thank GOD everyday amen ?

If any ppl need help i tell u the person to really ask
the person isssssss JESUS
tell him wad is yr problem
he will understand

after the whole thing some of us when to punggol to play basketball and soccer together as a cell
greendale ppl and some of the coral ppl

we must fellowship more together and even more the most important is fellowship with God !

carry on praising GOD and seek him

I gtg sleep good night
And one more thing todae is john yeo BD
happy birthday Brother !!!!
GOD bless u

11.21pm
27 august 2006
Jerald †

2006-08-22T17:29:00.000+08:00

a verse Pastor Yang talked about on 3rd service Sunday.

1 John 2: 12 - 14

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you.
And you have overcome the wicked one.

I cant remember what's the other one, but... haha :)

Project Matthew alrdy started, and for those who are taking part in our cell's Project Runway, get your sketches ready by next Saturday? the team name is Prophesy. remember the Angel-Mortal game, and also to invite your friends for 3rd service this Sunday because there's the ohso fabulous ICE CREAM BUFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! haha. the shuttlebus to church leaves at 11am near Pasir Ris MRT station, and 1030am for Punggol? hmmm. o_o

lets continue to work for the glory of God. :D

2006-08-12T23:06:00.000+08:00

hello! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

today Gen 1.4 went to Sentosa and we had a really really really really really really really... ... GREAT time, right? :) its nice to see people who came for OBD coming for this event today, and thank God for that man. hahaha

so we met up in the morning with our FGs, met at Habor Front MRT station, had lunch at some hawker centre, took bus to Sentosa, paid the admission fee, walked to the "Twin Tower" of Sentosa Palawan Beach, found a spot, and started ice-breakers. after 2 ice-breakers, some played beach volleyball, played in the water, blahblahblaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.. best of all, climbing to the top of that "Twin Tower" building thingy and watch the amazing view. &doesnt it make you think of how good and awesome is our God? :)

after that, for Celia, Celeste, Joanna, Serene &myself, we went to 7-11 &slack. best of all, to EAAAAT! :D blahblahblaaah, and the next thing we knew after we came back, i was being throwed into the water, Joanna also, followed by Sinyi. :D hueeeee! then we had dinner, phototaking, followed by washing up. and took the shuttlebus back home!

for tmr's 3rd service we're all gonna wear red colour tees for Singapore right? sooo.. haha.

oh and i wanna say that i really appretiate Serene. talking to you is absolutely fun, and you made my day even just by coming today. i'll cut all the mushy words, save it for the card. (zx, you also have!) haha. and and, i'll tell you tmr if i ever did dream about you, kay? :D

and soooo, hmmm. everyone lets continue to Seek, Save, and Serve. this is what Kaiying shared with me, "Seek God with all your heart, because He searches our hearts too." :)

& thanks Gen1.4, for today. for all the patience and efforts, and everything. and and! thank God for making today possible. haha! Gen 1.4, you're special!

from,
ivy hohoho. :D

BLESSED

2006-08-11T18:15:00.000+08:00

Hello gen 1.4!!!

I am really bless by God with this family.It is really amazing how God and bring all of us of many differences together! Everyone in this family is important,it is like if a body without hands cannot work well.A body with legs cannot work well.You play an important play in this cell,your presence makes a big difference.Well the answer i hav how God can join us all together because the bibles tells us that HE IS THE HEAD!May all of us look beyond each of our failure weaknesses and look at how unique each and everyone of you are!

May our family continue to love God with all our heart,soul,mind and strength and love one another as we love ourselves!!! WE ARE THE FIREBRANDS!!!!=D

GOD BLESS
C.K

Read All About It!

2006-08-10T22:04:00.000+08:00

Dearest friends, Walt Disney had a dream. He dreamt of building the most happy place on earth --- Disneyland. His dream was to make people happy. Wad a dream! Wad a life lived to its fullest!

My dream is to build a HOME.

A HOME filled with the unconditional love of God. A haven where I could be loved, understood, and accepted as who I am. A HOME where my destiny is nurtured, a HOME where my dreams are fulfilled. I call this home Gen1.4. Let's build this home together!

Praise God for the U-turn party! We experienced breakthroughs: 1) in our love for one another ---we have a culture of loving and serving one another, 2) in attendance which was around 55-60, 3) in the atmosphere --- you guys rocked the house! Thanks for being radical, supportive and responsive during praise and preaching! 4) in our offerings --- let's continue to be generous sowers(and we shall reap abundantly!)

The Bible says “There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.“ --- Love is the greatest!!! God is love. Mark 12:29-31 --- Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: `Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." May we all increase in LOVE every single day! Love towards God and love towards one another!

John 21:15 After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?"

"Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you."

"Then feed my lambs," Jesus told him. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?"

"Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you."

"Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said. Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"

Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you."

Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep."

Eleven out of 27 OBD follow ups came for the U-turn party --- let's call ALL OBD follow ups this week and invite them back this week! Our focus: 1) Invite them back for our outing to Sentosa on sat (meet @ Harbour front at 1pm) --- trust me, it'll be a day you'll never forget! We'll cook our own dinner and we'll sing under the moonlight! No worries, a bus will fetch you back so you'll reach home b4 9pm. 2) Encourage all cell members to come for Third Service this Sunday. Going to church on Sunday is part of Christian lifestyle and they must cultivate this habit. We'll all be wearing red for Singapore. Let's breakthrough and overflow the front tier!!!

Jiancong/Mr Paul
Serving the Future of Our Nation

2006-08-10T12:00:00.000+08:00

hi, my first time here. Happy national day. Today we had a movie marraton at jian cong work place. Nice work guys for fixing the sound system, they actually tape the 2 wires together!! I don't really how what to do to the blog cose already got crosshair cursor.

Enjoy you holidays >>
<---joshua---<<<

2006-08-07T21:20:00.000+08:00

Hi my first post =D anywayz today was great. We won the CoralSuperStar thingy and it was really fun and exciting. Me jiajian and terence were really nervous when they announce the winner. BUT our purpose of joining this is NOT to win but to really have an experience and also glorify God. Haha. Anyway just want to encourage all my fg people to continue pursuing God and pray for a revival. It is really near. Nothing much but lets go ALL OUT for JESUS! Both Coral and Greendale. Amen? =)

From:
Stanley-Steady

Gen 1.4 U-Turn BBQ=)

2006-08-05T23:38:00.000+08:00

hey hey welcome welcome 2 U-TURN BBQ=) lol itzzt correct :P nvm haha well it was fun 2 dae lah haha alot of ppl came guess wad 52 attendence TOTAL!!!WOW HALLAUJAH PRAISE LORD!!! well some of us meeted at 12nn to Worship God =) n oso Pray =) haha long long long story i will have in tis blog haha.hmm the P/W was amzing haha there was drum EG n guitar=D haha after e P/W n sharing=) it was about 6pm++ haha Kenneth n Jing Wei was preparing the Charcoals 4 BBQing haha some of us gone BBall-ing haha its realli fun lah those who never come u will regreat haha JKJK :P anw i realli dunno wad 2 rite i hope not i every week rite lah change ppl haha :P ok lah i end here=) tak care Gen 1.4 love u guys Bless u=)

by Future
Evangelist Johnathan

jw Fg THUR 03 AUG 06 23:15pm

2006-08-03T22:58:00.000+08:00

Lord Thank you for your love that is around us ,God thank you for friends
Halelujah ! God we love you and we praise you . in jesus name amen.
Hey guys i'm glad to work wif you all ,our fg ROXs man !!! yeah !! (a pat on
the back)you ppl did well in OBD good job ! jonathan i like the blog alot it is very nice =) good job! jerald you're doing well continue to press in jia you ! pei da thanks for your support everytime i needed you thank you.Serene(doramon),zu xian(mushroom)haha God thank you for such a joyful seeds in the fg, you ppl make alotof differences in the fg continue to be the light and shine ,brighten up ppl life wif your smile =)
fg jia you ! i enjoy the fellowship at seoul garden with you all

fg thanks !!

agape ,
<-jing wei->

DONE!

2006-08-02T15:07:00.000+08:00

HEY HEY I HAVE DONE FINISH GEN 1.4 BLOG WEEEEEE!!!!NICE? HAHA PLZ GIVE MI UR OPINIONS IN CBOX THX =) WELL TOOK MI HALF AN HOUR ONIL=)wahaha anw i will give FG I/C tis blog pass n user name so u all can update about ur FG as in wad did u all do =) n of cuz Jian Congwill have e pass =) haha...plz comment on e template n oso sms mi or msn mi if u wan 2 upload pic n if ur name not there tell mi oso=)

by Future
Evangelist Johnathan

Half way done=)

2006-08-01T15:44:00.000+08:00

Heys!Firstly, i wanna welcome u all to GEN 1.4 BLOG!!! took mi 1 hur 2 juz half done everything haha anw i cr8ed this cuz i love Gen 1.4 so much n wanna keep ppl update wad going on in cell=) hmm if u have a blog plz msn mi ur webbie tat i can update 2 gen 1.4 webpage=) n oso anw name i have missed out plz sms mi ty 92398272 thx=) hmm if u all dun lyk tis template plz dun b so dunno how 2 sae =) juz tell mi u dun lyk it n i will c others let go by vote=) post ur vote on CBOX , den if most dun lyk it den i will change it=D thx for ur co-opration=)

by Future,
Evangelist Johanthan=)