Monday, March 31, 2008
SOT ADMISSION
FINALLY I CAN GO TO SOT!!!Praise God!!!!!:D
Who say young people cannot do great things for God?
Who say we are too young to serve God in a great way?
Who say You cannot go to Sot even when you faced serious objection from your parents?
I asked and was rejected many times by my mum to go for Sot.I was discouraged.I doubt myself.I asked God,'' Father, is this not your will for me?''
I flipped open the bible and Mark 11:22-24 says''Have FAITH in God.For assuredly I say to you,whoever says to this mountain,'Be removed and be cast into the sea,'and does not DOUBT in his heart,but BELIEVES that those things he says WILL BE DONE,he will have whatever he says.Therefore I say to you,whatever things you ASK when you PRAY,BELIEVE that you RECEIVES them,and you will HAVE them.''
This is an encouragement from God but God is so Good,he increased my faith through the encouraging sermon Pastor Tan preached yesterday.
I was worried about my future.I thought to myself.'' God,I think it will be better if I focus on pursuing a decent diploma cert first then I join Sot.
Pastor Tan begin to add in, ''There will not be a convenient time,it will always be inconvenient every year.''
''And the thing is You got to be decisive, you cannot have the best of both worlds.You got to CHOOSE ONE. Do not be a double minded person,you'll go nowhere.For those of you who feel that God has called you to join SOT this year,don't hesitate anymore.''
Pastor Tan speaks with such conviction.
Indeed, God's thought and ways is much higher than mine and I am so thankful He is always there to guide me.I am assured by God that He will supply ALL MY NEEDS. The decision to go to SOT was so strong and overwhelming that I NEED to make this happen no matter what.
Precious servants of God out there,
Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart,all your soul and all your mind.Lean not on your OWN UNDERSTANDING,in ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE Him and He'll make your PATH STRAIGHT. Faith without works is dead,so work your way out with explicit Faith and things WILL happen. :)
Those eligible people out there!you know who you are! If you do not want to regret then SIGN UP FOR SOT NOW!LAST CALL!
Labels: Experience Sharing, Inspirational, Motivation
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Water Baptism
Hi everyone, to those who were Baptised ytd at Jurong West Church, Congrats!!!
Jonathan, David, Natalia, Nathelie, Edison
It was a wonderful experience for me!!! After being through so much trouble, agony, trails, I have finally had my water baptism as at 30 Mar 08. It is the most memorable one for me. Still rmb a few years back, abt 6 yrs back when I was in Sec 4 or 5, I have made my decision to go for water baptism, but was discouraged due to parental objection. But after been through so much for the Lord, I am proud to present myself to be water baptism ytd. It was something I won't want to miss out this year.
I was so hype up and excited that I was like a child receiving a prize for no apparent reason, the joy of the Lord is really my strength at that point of time. I still remember when I step into the pool, I was like can't wait for the pastor's hand to be laid on me. When the Pst said: "Jonathan Teo, I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!" and then immerse me into the water, I really feel the peace of God overwhelm me. It was a wonderful experience once in a lifetime. I really encourage those who wan it, shld go for it asap as it is an experience u wun wan to miss.
For those who haven water baptism, please sign up with ur CGL for it. U will nva regret this special opportunity to go for it as it is also part of God's commandment to be baptised.
Labels: BIG events, Experience Sharing
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
C.K Zone Motto!
Hi all!
Remember at one of the Connect group coordinator meeting we were asked to think of a suitable motto for our Zone and we cracked our brains,wanting to give the best motto we had ever thought of. Some gave profound motto which is really well said However...
The best is save for the last! :)
Settling down in a cosy and relax corner, Pastor gets his inspiration while having his favorite starbucks coffee that he has the pleasure of indulging.
And so I present to you our CK's motto,
To Go(onward)
To Grow(upward)
To GLOW(outward)
To go is to go therefore and make disciples of all nation,baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.That is our great commission.
To grow is to grow loving God wholeheartedly loving people fervently which represents the two beams on the cross. That is our great commandment.
To glow is to be the salt of the earth light of the world.We are called to shine in the marketplace.That is our culture mandate.
Deut 28:13 ''And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath".
Notice that our Ck Motto is in line with our church motto.Our church build strong foundation on the great commission,the great commandment and the cultural mandate.
The ''3Gs'' is easy to remember,simple words but beneath is a powerful vision.
Let's all come as ONE body of Christ and build Ck Zone a strong foundation together!
Labels: Inspirational, Motivation
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
EASTER!!!
I'm not sure if many of you are actually still tuning in to this blog, but ANYWAY! (:
EASTER IZ COMING!!!! (:
so we've got easter egg weihao last saturday and this weekend (which iz really approaching veryvery soon) it's the up and coming 11 services at both JW AND EXPO!
Let's come together in celebration of the miracle that God did for us. For loving us so, Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin. And I feel most importantly iz the fact that he overcame death, resurrected and now, He iz alive (: so hence i can always safely conclude that we are not rejoicing over someone's dying.. but we are rejoicing the power of our Almighty God. Amen :D
If you're waiting for the PERFECT time to invite your friends down,
THIS, would be YOUR PERFECT OPPORTUNITY to.
Use the tagboard to encourage/inspire/(maybe even)spite each other to invite friends down!!
And since i've mentioned it here,
AILIN HAS 6 CONFIRMED FRIENDS TIL DATE.
CHIA HAS 2 CONFIRMED PARENTS COMING.
SINGYEE HAS 1 CONFIRMED FRIEND.
BEN HAS 1 CONFIRMED FRIEND.
Let's try to keep up with them! (:
Labels: Activities., BIG events, FYI
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Friday, March 14, 2008
SOMEDAY
"I've heard of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. But I've never heard of Someday."
—Reverend Ike
We have to start before we can succeed at anything and when we keep putting off our dreams until Someday, we unconsciously stall moving toward what we want. We are better served, when instead of wishfully thinking "Someday, I will..." we confidently affirm "Today, I steadfastly advance toward my goal."
May you always be willing to give up Someday for this day.
[Ecc11:4]
He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
Remember,
there will never be a perfect condition for everything. For everything requires that step of faith to accomplish! (: the start of every plan iz always that first step. Don't let any day become a someday!
"It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey."
—Wendell Berry
Have you ever noticed, how often life reveals itself to us on a "need-to-know" basis? We don't have to be consciously aware of what to do next because our inner being always knows. Sometimes it's best to just be willing to let the adventure begin, trusting that everything else will take care of itself.
May you always be willing to trust your journey will take you where you need to go, wherever that might be. Trust God. even when there seems to be no way, God WILL make a way (:
Labels: Experience Sharing, Inspirational, Motivation
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!
Wellwell,
Guess who's turning 22 now? Wahahaha!
DAVID!!!! :D
We hope you enjoyed yourself during the mini celebration earlier..! (: Despite the quiet celebration on your 21st, we've compensated your 22nd with yummy nice chocolatey cake! (: YUM! Oh well, thank you for being our beloved cell group treasurer all these while, and you've guarded our treasures well! (: When you are faithful in the little things, God would bless you authority and power in the big ones to come. Servanthood right, we learnt that! (: May your serving to God in the area of your security ministry go up yet another level! (: so den we can also know that spoken wishes do come true as well (:
God bless and Take Care and Have an Enjoyable Day! ( :
Labels: FYI
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