We Walk As One.

2009-03-17T23:18:00.003+08:00

As promised to Junwei!,

Hebrews 13:6
the Lord is my helper, so i will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Let's build our foundation on God and not on people, for He is our solid rock. Don't let people bring you down, may it be disappointments or fear.

For God will always be the same yesterday, today and forever! Assure that! :-)

Amen!

2009-03-08T20:09:00.004+08:00

hey all im looking forward to forward this ownership of this blog to the current e410 members! so whoever is willing do let me know!

Today's msg is about unity! And i really pray hard that you guys stay united alright! Dun let the new chapter frightened YOU! Cos you guys are the writers of this chapter! So make the best out of it! And rmb to love one another always and dun bully each other ok! Remember greater things are in stall for you guys, time to REACH OUT & GRAB!

jiayou n gogogoe410!

love,
JED!

2009-01-01T07:03:00.004+08:00

hey peeps!
i was listening to Angel by Sarah McLachlan.
love listening to this song. 'cause it kind of help me slower my brain pace. LOL!
weird but true.

while listening to this song, i begin to think back on my 2008.
what have i learn in 2008.
suddenly, the words that teresa and i used to say just popped out.

slowly but surely.

indeed. slowly but surely.
at the start of 2008, just out of the blue, i seem to be so lost.
but it was this 3 words that got me going.
i may have fall many times. may have screwed up so many times.
and worst of all, even feeling that there's no progress in the things that i did.
but it was this 3 words that got me going.

sometimes, you may feel that you've tried your best.
but somehow, you don't seem to be getting anywhere near your goals.
you seem to be going the opposite way!

but friends, don't lose heart.
you may feel that you're not going anywhere near your goals.
but don't ever look down on every small little steps.
when you feel that you are walking the opposite way, all the more hold on. have a little more faith and believe in every steps that you took.

one day when you look back, you'll realised that you've actually moved from one place to another.
not backward, but forward.
(:

at least right now when i look back, i can say that i've moved from one place to another.
the distance between the starting point and where i am now may not be very far apart.
but at least i moved.

what about you?
what have 2008 taught you?

2008 had been a good year.
but i'm sure 2009 will be a much much better year!
Gogogo E410!
=D

2008-12-31T00:06:00.001+08:00

hey E410ians!
LOL! IANS!
the pictures and vids are in facebook.

LINNNNNNN! pictures!!!!!
it's ur turn to upload!

2008-12-11T12:18:00.012+08:00

ning's b'day present from her frnd.
and her frnd's name is call kway chap. LOL!
it happened on her b'day!
and the funniest was that none of us took out tissue!
but instead, we took out our phones.
and linn, most powerful de.
she said "wait wait, i take tissue."
but she was trying to find for her camera to let aaron take pic!
X)

wendy look like she's gna sleep. like we're not sabo-ing her enough.
and edmond's expression tells me "ahhhhh!!"

haaas! my favorite couple in the cg is not junchen and liyun!
but is leonard and edmond! X)X)X)
ooops!

junchen and liyun ps us!!
but they did join us after dinner. (:

ohyea! i've posted the pictures taken at jankie's chan cafe in facebook too.
will post it here soooon. i think.
haaaas!
off to school liao. (:

p.s. my camera is spoilt, so i cant take anymore pictures!
so someone, anyone, please bring ur cameras if u have, so that u can take the cg's most candid moments!
X)

2008-11-25T10:00:00.002+08:00

heyhey guys!
wna share w u guys about what i learnt in effective evangelism.

often when there's a big event, we'll invite our friends, hoping that they get saved, integrated into the cell.

yepyep! these are 2 steps of evangelism. BUT! we often forget to do the FIRST step! invitation is step 2, and integration is step 3.

so! what's step 1???

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INCUBATION

take out all u guys' Bible! and flip with me to Genesis 1:1-3!

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

A sequence of events for creation and re-creation of the earth:

1) creation.
2) The earth with without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.
3) The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
4) The Word of God was spoken.
5) The earth was re-created.

A sequence of events for for the redemption and salvation of man:

1) We are born.
2) We are in sin - without spiritual form, living with a Christ-less void in our hearts and walking in darkness.
3) The Spirit of God began hovering over our lives and doing a work in our hearts.
4) The Word of God was spoken into our heart and spirit.
5) We are saved - reborn in the Spirit.

u guys see the similarities?

the Holy Spirit was incubating over our lives before we came to Christ.

just like a hen, she sits on her eggs, incubating them, and preparing her chicks before they see the light. (:

so guys! let's pray for the Holy Spirit to move in our friends' lives. pray about it over a certain period of time. and when it is the time, invite our friends. their hearts will be opened by then to receive the Word of God.

the upcoming big event will be X'mas!
so people!, let's start to pray for our friends, for their hearts to be so open. and when it's nearing X'mas, let's invite them. =D

JIAYOU! (:

2008-11-24T20:49:00.011+08:00

heyyo!
this is for the sisters, if ure interested!
so brothers! u guys can forget about reading this! X)

THE DOs AND DON'Ts OF BOOTS.

THE DOs AND DON'Ts OF BOLD, BRIGHT TIGHTS!

DOs AND DON'Ts: THE DEMIN EDITION.

ISSAC MIZRAHI'S TOP 10 WARDROBE ESSENTIALS.

FIVE DEMIN ESSENTIALS.

(:

Updates from Spiritual Refreshment IC

2008-11-15T16:20:00.005+08:00

In case you didn't know, Spiritual Refreshment IC is Jun Wei. Lets start! This week we had:

11/11/08

Psalms 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

I know many of you are very familiar with this, just that i didn't know it came from this verse. Well, lets not worry about things outside our control but keep still and know that He is GOD! Just do what you can and trust He can do the rest! Remember He is ALMIGHTY after all!

12/11/08

1 Chronicles 29:9

Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart
they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.

Learn to know God intimately. Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek Him, you will find Him. :)

13/11/08

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.

The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. Stay committed to Him and be strengthened in the Lord! Jiayou! :)

14/11/08

1 Peter 4:10

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

God has given each of us a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another, may it be through speaking or helping others, do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies as though God himself were doing it through you. Be the vessel that you are today :)

14/11/08 (From Lileng!)

Hebrews 10:35

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded! Morning e410! This verse reminds me of the friends I've pledged to reach out to. Though we're left with 1.5 months before the year ends, but let's believe that its possible to reach out to them! Everything is possible for God is with us. (: jiayou jiayou!

2008-11-11T14:19:00.003+08:00

Your eye is on the sparrow
And Your hand, it comforts me
From the ends of the Earth to the depth of my heart
Let Your mercy and strength be seen

You call me to Your purpose
As angels understand
For Your glory, may You draw all men
As Your love and grace demand

And I will run to You
To Your words of truth
Not by might, not by power
But by the spirit of God
Yes I will run the race
'Till I see Your face
Oh let me live in the glory of Your grace

just want to share this song with you guys. (:
what touched me the most in this song was this sentence,
"Yes i will run the race, 'till i see Your face."

There are times when we can't see His hands, let alone seeing Him face to face. But still, we got to trust the heart of God. If we can't even see His hands moving in our lives, then all the more we must trust the heart of our Father Almighty, keep pressing in, keep running, until we see His face.

It may be difficult at times to even press in. But friends, let's not give up. Because a winner doesn't necessarily mean coming in first. If it is this way, then it's so sad! Because there will be only one winner! Friends, a winner is one who continues to finish the race even if he is having stitches.

SO E410! Let's not give up! But let's continue to run this race!
=D

2008-11-10T08:47:00.004+08:00

03rd Nov ; Psalms 32:8

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you."
there might be uncertainty in your life, but let's trust God in His guidance to the best path, whether it's school or work, His promise holds.

04th Nov ; Psalms 34:1

i will praise the Lord at all times, i will constantly speak His praise.
many at times, we praise God when we are in good times, but during bad times how many can do the same? in this chapter it shows of David in dire situation. having to act insane to escape from his enemies. yet he has never stop praising God for he knows that God is his fortress that he can depend on. so PRAISE at ALL times!

05th Nov ; Psalms 3:3

You O Lord are a shield around me. You are my glory, the One who holds my head high.
Times are not easy with especially now, where some are going through exams and others with tight schedules, moreover we are challenged by the building fund. just like to say that as indeed it is tough, but what us better than having God as a shield? so don't keep your head down and worry, but keep your head up and be proud of our Mighty God!

06th Nov ; Isaiah 6:8

Then i heard the Lord asking, "whom should i send?" i said, "here i am. SEND ME."
in my walk of 4yrs, i have been merely chasing and struggling , hoping to be of use to God. only till now, i realise i just need to surrender myself to Him, answering whatever calling He has for me. i don't yearn much, but pray to follow His calling in my life. the year is ending, BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SAY, SEND ME TO MY PURPOSE, God.

07th Nov ; Psalms 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd. i have all that i need.
at times we might feel small and vulnerable, always remember there is a Shepherd in our midst, always providing us with what we need. don't belittle yourself that you cant, but hold the hand of your shepherd and conquer what you have set out to do!

10th Nov ; Psalms 27:14
wait patiently for the Lod. be brave and courageous.
yes! wait patiently for the Lord. perhaps we are waiting for an answer or a touch from God and it just look dim now. just like to say, wait PATIENTLY for Him! stay strong and hold on for He might not be early but He is never late! (He is always on time!!)

(:

from jed for everybody =)

2008-11-09T23:19:00.002+08:00

Oct 22nd Matthew 10:31

Do not be afraid, not a sparrow falls to the ground without God knowing,
and we are definitely worth more than a flock of sparrows in God's eyes.
So TRUST God at all times in difficult situations for he will pull not put
you through something you cannot overcome! =)

Oct 23rd Psalms 31:20

God hide those who comes to him for protection in the shelter of his
presence. In times of worries, let's stay calm and take shelter in his presence for he WILL hold true to his promise! =)

Oct 24th Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better to have one handful with quiteness than two handful with hard work and chasing the wind. Sometimes we are so busy chasing the things of both God and the world, that we feel so exhausted and accomplish nothing. Sometimes it is best we remain still in his presence, do your best and let God awe you with his mighty works! =)

Oct 28th Isaiah 28:16

The Lord place a firm and tested precious cornerstone that is safe to build on that whoever believes will never be shaken. Let's build our lives and CHURCH on this solid stone, that whoever believes will not be shaken during this building fund period but rather we will grow stronger like never before. =)

Oct 29th Psalms 27:1

The Lord is my light and salvation, whom should i fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, why should i be afraid? Personally in my life, there are many times i fear about issues in life like army and relationship, although i have lovely friends like you all (=D), i could never get an ending that i want. But only through God when i lift it up he will put everything to place. So i say to you, whatever your issues in life might be, TRUST in his promises always! =)

Oct 30th Psalm 138:8

The Lord will work out his plans for my life for his faithful love endures forever. His ways are always higher than ours, that even in times when we do not understand, we got to trust that his love conquers all. When we cannot see his hand, trust in his heart! =)

Oct 31st Romans 5:1

Therefore since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have PEACE with God because of what Jesus has done for us. Because of our FAITH, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved PRIVILEGE where we now stand and we CONFIDENTLY AND JOYFULLY look forward to sharing God's glory, even through problems and trials or even when we were utterly helpless, we can still rejoice for God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us!

k i shall update till here first will continue with the nov part tmr! sorry if i missed out any days your can just add =)

2008-10-25T00:31:00.003+08:00

heyyo ppl!

i wna thank junwei for the past few days! =D
indeed, he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

the verses that he sent for the past few days really encouraged me a lot.
no kidding. thanks yo!
and i believe, not only did he encouraged me, he encouraged himself too!
all these spiritual vitamins,.
so jed!, yays! =D

my fav! X)X)X)

You set my world on fire
I'm turning inside out to be with you
So I'll be waiting here
And our love can live forever
Coz In your eyes I've seen who I could be
So I'll be waiting here

Surprise Surprise

2008-10-12T21:05:00.004+08:00

Yea guys, manage to recover the password for this older account of mine to post in gogogo Blog..

Thought of the name reminds me of old times... Anyway ya was talking to our dearest ah bing ge - jed on our way home today. You know like our cg has changed and been thru so much during the past 2 years. But right now, the energy and efforts in the cell is fantastic! especially so when every one are so busy by day/most of the week.

We got the army guys, students doin 'O's, the girls havin attachments, Annie in her very last year of NIE! finally... lol! and myself engaged in the working society and busy earning my freedom..

Just want to say that, i haven been able to bring that level of energy i have during my strive towards success to our dearest E410 all this while. I hereby owe an apology to Glenda, Cheryl, Annie and Jed, for being a "superhero" in the sense of Now u see me, Now u don't Lol! for quite a while.

Constant being in church and cell is one thing, constantly doin well impacting others is another thing. Just wanna say, hang on guys!! we can, we Can definitely progress further one step above from where we all are right now. Needing more encouragement and support for one another in doin whateva we are going thru now and then, studies and dreams.

And of cos we are into midst of October right now, just one last push for 2008. Let's get things right and done, before we come together in December when everyone are more free to meet-up chill and stuffs. Of cos a time where we look back at 2008, individually and as a cell, storing wonderful memories into the back of our head.

Just wanna end this rare post by helping Leonard to describe his Taboo card we played this noon;

Never look down,
Never look back,
we've got El Shaddai overlooking us from above,
so let us just progress on..

Stay Positive, is the word Leonard was trying to describe.

Gentle Faith

2008-10-12T19:01:00.005+08:00

During my wk in camp, i had a conversation with sum of my platoon mates about religion. and yes. they are super surprised im from chc. alot of hoohaas there.

Anyway, they were very skeptical about why we do the things we do, and im glad i had the chance to talk to them about it and hopefully change some of their mindset.

Anyway the most impt thing that i actually wanted to mention is that they told me how i noe God is God? Does He speaks to us at all like "HELLO IM GOD."

So I told them my story near 4 yrs back, when I am too doubting whether God is there or not. I had many worries at that time, parental objection, my own struggles. It was my very first experience, i didn't know how, i didn't know wad to do.

I just told God this,

"If you're God. Show me."

After awhile, it just started raining. A gentle refreshing rain.

I was happy back then.

Some might say it's coincidence and all, but that day was the day i BELIEVED in a lil thing call FAITH. Back then, im such a young believer, i even rmb it was Howard taking me den, but my faith was the strongest den. I BELIEVE so.

I just wanna tell everybody, that in times of crisis and problems, sometimes all we rly need is to ask God, and believe. I know as people gets older, they grow skeptical of things that they will dismiss off as coincidence. But aren't we a whole lot mature now den we were younger? Have we not experience God more den we did in the past? So why is it so hard to believe now? in this lil thing call faith?

Even now in army, there are many times i will lift my burden up to Him, and when i reached the camp it always somehow settled by itself. When i tink about it, His promises always holds true. We just need to open our eyes and start looking at what He has done for us. So guys, i leave you a verse that i hold firm lately in my heart.

Psalms 15:25
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

So come on guys, let not the weary stop in their tracks, but all the more tries his/her best to refresh others so that they can too be refreshed! be the vessel of your life

TO JED! TO E410!

2008-09-23T00:06:00.003+08:00

i was very touched when i saw ur post.

u've been good. it's already very encouraging for someone to say all these. u've been good. really.

jiayou jed! we have faith in u!

we're left w 3 more months! ure still a good brother. u may be at somewhere else, but so long we flow tgt and i knw we're all flowing tgt, ure not far away. (:

E410!, i'm really happy to be part of this wonderful cg.
let's be a cg that is so united, to be like minded, to run this race tgt.
and let's continue to encourage one another.

our church is not perfect,
our pastors are not perfect.
our zone is not perfect,
our subzone is not perfect.
our leaders are not perfect,
we are not perfect.

but our God is a perfect God. (:

I believe, In the power of Your name,
I believe, In the promise of faith,
I believe, In the love of a God,
Jesus my Saviour, I believe, I believe.

p.s. junwei! i'm trying my best to keep this blog alive! X)X)

EH MY 2ND TIME!

2008-09-20T04:02:00.002+08:00

hello everybody. and ty lileng. i saw the post. =)

Ty ly for the brownies. lovely. ty v for the syrup.

Ty yesheng for the chocolates. (haha all of u all want to make me gain weight rite?! muz be a conspiracy by jc!)

ty the da polo tee. Lovely, im wearing on sun. So jc pls dun wear on sun. LOL!

Anyway, i thought i should say this. (4.07am)

I know i haven been a gd brother this year. Like some have told me. U all seen me rise so high and fallen down so low. Im sorry to make everyone worried about me. Just want to say, that for someone like me that is used to helping others even on my bdaes to now that im spending my bdae rather aimlessly, it's very difficult. I will love to be running alongside wif u guys again, fighting a gd fight of faith, but i noe it will really take effort on my part, not u guys. I finally realised why in army, so many brothers backslide. Not easy to pray and read bible in there at all. None of the moments there are really mine and private. Not easy to still maintain ur childlike faith there either. Yet, i know that it's not easy for Jesus to walk on the road to calvary. I know it's not easy for Jesus to love his disciple that he knows is going to betray him. It's not easy for Jesus to willingly die on the cross for us. All these requires alot of faith and most imptly love for us. So i will like to share that im not a gd brother this yr, but i will try my best to be a better one nxt year. Nothing is easy, yet it will never be impossible for the One has pave the way for me. =)

Rmb 3 things in ur marathon.
1. Right Spirit.
2. Stamina.
3. Technique.

Will love to blog again, if time allows once again. Either ways, i really love you guys. Keep on keeping on and dun worry about me. There's a greater goal ahead of us. =D cheers.

2008-09-19T00:08:00.000+08:00

junwei! i'm here to wish u happy b'day!

HAPPY 20TH!! =D

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goodnight!

2008-09-16T17:38:00.004+08:00

Standing in awe of Your grace
Setting my feet in Your ways
Entering into Your presence
To behold You face to face

God of all Heaven and earth
Holding me in Your embrace
Unfailing love that surrounds me
Oh..God I stand amazed

Chorus
My Jesus, My Lord
You're the love of my life
Wherever You go
Wanna be by Your side
No longer I
But Christ living in me
Serving You for all eternity

My eyes set on You
In this race that I run
No longer my ways
Let Your will be done
Make me a servant
My heart's ever true
Clinging to the cross
I'll follow You
I'll follow you

dearest E410.

don't know if anyone will even read this.
but still, i had this suddenly wanting to blog. (:

we're left with 3 more months before 2008 ends.
but i believe we can end 2008 with a blast.
and whether we will, that depends on how willing we are to serve God's kingdom.

He is not only our God.
He is also our Father in Heaven.
and serving in His Kingdom, it should not be a burden.
but a love.

would you want the company that the world can give,
the company that strangers can give,
or the company that our Father will give?

jiayou! my e410!

2008-08-21T21:34:00.005+08:00

as promised, here! =D

100808

hehh! too many pics le. so i thought of putting 10 for that day only.
if not junwei will read until out of breath. X)

and here!

170808

and i'll end this off with our dearest eeyore pic! X)

byebye!
i'm off to watch 梦幻情侣!

1st day of FOP!: Ingredients to a healthy church.

2008-08-07T10:00:00.002+08:00

Heyyo! FOP was fantastic! Right people? =D

My hardest paper was ytd. So finally! I can blog!

I believe some of you have missed at least 1 day's sermon.
But have no fear!
I shall now type out the sermons for all 3 days.
Do look at it and reflect. (:

Day1 (Friday)
Title: Ingredients to a healthy church.

Acts 9:31

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit; it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.

• Acts was written by a man named Luke.
• In this verse, Luke didn't write about the programs that the church had. Instead, he talked about the atmosphere of the church.

4 Ingredients

1) Peace.
Peace = Harmony.
Peace ≠ tension, etc.

• In the beginning, man had peace with God.
• When both Adam and Eve left the garden, God could have said “Forget it!”
• But He didn’t.
• He still wants to have peace with us.
• He sent a redeemer.

A) Not only do we need to have peace with God. We also need to have the peace of God.

B) We also need to have peace with one another.
Rom 12:18

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

2) Encouragement
Encouragement = to build each other up.

A) Look in the good in others. And communicate!
• To affirm.
*encouragement is oxygen for the soul!

B) Help.
Help = to see the potential and to speak into this potential.
When we encourage others, use “are”, and “can become”.
Do not use “used to be”.

C) Adjust. Speak the truth in love
• Weakness that others have.
• the sooner you know of your weakness, the sooner you will solve it!

3) Comfort.
Comfort = to come alongside someone when he/she is going through difficult times.
• God often use people to comfort us.

**Reminder! In Getting Started lesson 9, we learn that we need encouragement to grow spiritually.
Hebrews 10:24 (Phillips)

Let us think of one another and how we can encourage each other to love and do good deeds.

4) Fear of God.
Psalm 5:10

God, show that they are guilty.
Let their evil plans bring them down.
Send them away because of their many sins.
They have refused to obey you.

• Obedience is the ultimate act of worship!

E410! let's apply all this points in our lives alrye! =D
ok, i'll blog about the 2nd and 3rd day tmr. or when i'm back at night.
got to go for school alr! X)

E410! GOGOGO!! =D

updates from lileng. LOL!

2008-07-29T18:17:00.013+08:00

heyyo! long overdue pictures. =X

190708!

BOTH LIYUN AND DARREN'S BAPTISM! =D

i couldn't find a pic of darren with the candle only, and him eating the salt. =X

but!, they are still
the apple in His eyes,
the salt of the earth,
the light of the world.
=D

and also!,
LINN got promote to MM last sunday! yays! =D
GLENDA became OM! yay yay! =D

alrye! update finish.

hey e410! let's learn to balance our lives well yea, and not be 50%full. but 100%full! =D
and also! let's yearn for more of God in our lives! =D

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
To the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win!'
"You'll never win"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a Sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again "boy, you'll never win!
"You'll never win"

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

GOGOGOE410!!! X)

In This Race We Run

2008-07-15T18:09:00.004+08:00

I'm back! So after this long break I shall try to give CPR to this blog once again. Everytime I blog, I fear being theologically unsound or typing something superficial. Then I dread Annie/Marc calling me to scold me for not paying attention during Bible study or sermons. I also pray that what I type won't be responsible for backsliding and loss of faith. But most importantly, I hope that this thing actually makes sense. Without further ado, I shall blog about a topic I spent a little time discussing about not too far back! Already this post is starting to sound unsound >.< style="font-weight: bold;">will be similarly tested in other areas of our lives, I'm sure we've all felt taken for granted on previous occasions. As I write this, a thought came to me: Maybe we should NOT appreciate others in order to help strengthen and help them grow without dependence on friends! Then I remembered V likes to thank people in her blog (if you can find it) , and that she's always right, so I shall follow her and either be correct or drag her down >.< ord ="D" style="font-weight: bold;">Annie - For leading the cell group! You scold a lot, but we all know that deep down you really care for us! For helping us grow spiritually and character-wise, Thanks!

Venis - For all the support and encouragement, for helping the old e410 so much and helping to bond us together, Thanks!

Glenda - For being a great connect group leader, encouraging and organising and msging us to help check logistics, and for delicious cheesecake, Thanks!

Liyun - For also helping out with planning and stuff, for the baking and birthday cakes, and for bringing joy to the cell group, both figuratively and literally (unfortunately), Thanks!

Shiying - For all the encouragement and QT inspirations! Tabernacle Prayer woo! Your constant fire for God is infectious and inspiring, Thanks! For being eeyore-fan, you get another Thanks!

Serene - For being the artistic genius and brining creativity to a bunch of deadpan guys - Your Christmas notebook is super nice! Until now i still can't bear to use it yet, Thanks! (Jia You for guitar k! Down Down Up, Up Down Up!)

Wendy - The youngest girl in the cg, but not the most immature! =p You bring life, fun and laughter to the cell, but please stop learning from liyun! Thanks!

Lileng - We were worried about the new members, but you and Linn have really fitted in nicely! Thanks for taking the initiative to organise stuff like dinners and meeting-ups, and for the encouragement and gogogos! Thanks!

Linn - New connect group leader! Read first half of Lileng's comment, I'm lazy to retype =/ For the herbal tea and concern and stuff, Thanks!

*Breathes* For the guys:

Aaron - Feels weird calling you that. Anyway thanks for the concern and stuff, in true BEST FRIEND fashion I shall just say "You know what I thank you for," Thanks!

Junwei - Fellow Jun! Haha thanks for the long convos over msn when I was spiritually down, and the encouragement and common sense you seem to throw at people as you display your maturity and beard. Beard was last time, the rest still sticks. Thanks!

Kelvin - King! Thanks for opening up my eyes to the world of investment, money making and stuff haha. Until now I still remember the OPM and OPT thingy, among others! Thanks!

Raymond - Thanks for helping out and doing stuff for the cg with your sister! Especially the camp stuff! You show that age isnt a factor, Thanks!

GS - Thanks for all the army banter and stories with zs and jw, really passes the time and it's fun. Also thanks for ORDing after me and being stay in so I appreciate my vocation more =x Thanks!

Renxuan - Thanks for letting me kill you in DOTA and get farmed! Thanks for the bold breakdancing during camp to salvage our performance! For being cool and stuff, and not like your sister, you get Thanks!

Sean - Thanks for teaching me how to hammer-on for my guitar! For all the technical help and stuff, for the concern when I was sick that time, Thanks!

Matthew - Thanks for being super funny! Haha you have the funniest comments along with the presentation. Thanks!

Ok I shall stop now, record-length post! And my regular still refuses to go home. But that's the end of this post, I wanna go Youtube.

What to Do After Reading This:
1) Think and be inspired
2) Comment
3) Comment again if step 2 less than 50 words long

I realised the most sian (uninteresting) thing about this is that most of the comments probably won't be read by the person mentioned. But then, what is done in secret, the Father will reward me. So I'm covered. Woo!

2008-07-13T20:14:00.004+08:00

alrye! my first post in e410 blog. =D

junwei, as promised!, u'll breathe! X)

Pastor Kong is back! yay-ness! (:
he's super funny la!
e410! we must be ZAI!

the guys were trying to prove that they're men by letting us sit. LOL!
know why??
'cause annie was saying that the guys are not man enough. X)X)

went nihon for lunch.,
and glenda! i found something we have in common - salmon!! X)X)X)

alrye folks! that all for today.
junwei!, see, it's short and sweet. =D

take a closer look at annie's expression. =X

My FIRST and probably my LAST for this 2 years

2008-06-02T03:39:00.006+08:00

ok i noe i shld be actively updating the blog wif jc, bt it seems pretty good so far tt many members are taking up the role to contribute their thoughts and stuff into this lil blog of ours. Either ways, here i am to contribute my first, yet i tink is too my last post for this 2 years to come.

First of all. I will like to express gratitude to everybody for the great stuff that you guys came up for me, the time that u all took to accompany me to my enlistment date. Well, yes i was frightful of wat is to come. Yet i noe it's a compulsary path that everybody has to take, n i noe im in someone's mighty hands ya? The frightful period, to emo to depression to crazy, now is really the final countdown as i type this post on the 2nd June 3.44am. Now, i really feel peaceful, and has already accepted come what may. Much thanks to you guys that has been there for me comforting and encouraging me all this while, like the army boys and the gals. I really thought, i would have never got out of it wifout you guys taking every step with me.

I used to think i was one of the pillars of the cg, but i truly know im not. It's people like Annie, Venis and Glenda that held it together for us. I noe i have not express my appreciation, bt it is always deeply felt and i do respect each and every one of you for handling all these things even wif your tight schedule of sch and work. Thanks for always trying to pull me back up after i haf left you gals dwn time and time again. Thanks for not giving up on me. YOU GALS KEPT THE CG TGT. So give urself a pat on da back.

Moreover, in E410, things just got to be different. I will like to express my appreciation to each and every one of the members here. the guys, the gals and the lil ray. Pillars can only hold up if the supporting beams are strong. You guys are truly why they could stay on strong. Cos of ur conviction, your passion, and your love for God and His people that kept these people going on strong, that they could have an added bonus and commitments of doing all they can to make it worth our while. In short,

You guys are our pillars!

i know that all of us are still young in our walk, and there's many things in our life that we cannot comprehend yet. Disappointments that we have went through, that burdens our heart and waiver on wat we stand. I will just want to say, from my own experience. It's definitely not easy at all. I tried many things to lift the burden of my heart. and i really mean MANY. Yet time and time again, It's God that lifts up the burden from me, even though i had to do it so very often. He is faithful, even when we are not. So laid ur hope and trust in Him, and carry his yokel and lift ur burden up to Him. For His yokel is light and will not suffocate you.

Indeed like sy has mentioned on her blog, sumtimes we do not understand how can people give up so easily on God whenever they hit a trial or tribulation, even when they saw how God has shown them miracles time and time again. Why won't people pray for an hour when Jesus was cruxified to the cross for our sins. Indeed, we are unworthy of such mighty love. Yet God is still so willing to offer us His eternal love. Well, dun be disappointed in people. Always remember, there are many followers but few are the chosen ones. I would not say that this people are a forsaken bunch, but i believe when u pray and seek His face diligently enough and fully equip yourself, you will be able to make a difference in these people's lives. God's love is for all, so do continue to pray and fast, miracles does happen. We prayed for healing, it WORKED. so dun let such minor stuff stumble our walk but stay on strong yourself so u can be fully equiped to help others too. HAVE FAITH.

I will like to end by repeating one thing that i mention before way back. Be a vessel that God can use, in whatever talents and abilities that you haf. So can thru you, people can see Christ for themselves. But whatever that you poured out or taken in(sorrows, disappointments), always give it back to God for a fresh renewing of the vessel. That's how u can truly be someone that can SHINE in the mkt place.

Trust God that whatever that He makes you go through so you can be a blessing to others in the future with the new found experience that you have. Have faith frens, and one last time.

GOGOGO MY E410.

Passion in serving God

2008-05-31T14:54:00.002+08:00

(from an awesome cgm yesterday!)

"Guard your heart for it affects everything that you do" how true this is
One thing evident in the past: people had passion & excitement. i dont know how alien the situation might seem, you missing cell group or service and anxiously calling up someone who is there, to ask about what was shared. i guess if God looks down at this sort of passion, He undoubtedly will be moved. we all see God as a person, not as a mass of air or something. every service or cgm its like Him opening His house for us to visit. If we show such excitement to visit a friend, the friend, surely he can then see the place, the status he has in our hearts. If we see God as a person, surely its the same thing- by showing passion, we show Him the place He has in our lives.

yet sometimes (or maybe for some, MOST of the time) we are flooded by stuff -projects, exams, other outings, school, work. if your friend cant meet you up because she has these sort of things on. "sorry so long never meet up but i cant see u later.. got project to complete!" of course you would understand right? the most you probably feel is little disappointed but absolutely no anger involved. The same with God, He doesnt get upset with you and waits for the next meeting!

But if the message you get from the friend instead is "ok i no matter what also later must meet you! so looking forward man, lol last few days i mug like mad so got time to meet you la" wont you feel the importance you have in that friend? Likewise God sees that heart for Him too. it might be a physically tiring period but "The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to STRENGTHEN those whose hearts are fully committed to Him" [2 chronicles 16:9a]

*A revival only take place when there is passion
similarly, the revival dies out when that passion dies.

-something i realised of which is incredibly true too. the concern for the people around, and the excitement & spirit we had exactly last year (june) was overwhelming. its during that period that we dont know why, how, but there a flow of people coming in and staying. i was talking to Aaron and Isabel some time back, and they said that they used to be very skeptical about christianity. and now they are already baptised! :D precious

indeed there was an overall excitement and unity then. though i dont think we were that strong in the spiritual aspect but God was not out of the picture. There were times when some of us met up at my house, hang around, then part the night with a prayer for the cg at the poolside or in my room (or in my car lol). Maybe its in the atmosphere of passion and excitement, that God decided to move. but we all feel the change in excitement and willingness now dont we "similarly, the revival dies out when that passion dies."
so its time to keep the excitement in the air again, i believe e410 can go even further now if we get back that passion, especially in the past year where so many have matured more spiritually through bible study, prayer meetings

O.O ok move on to the first key i think i digressed like crazy

3 keys to Jesus's success in God's kingdom
KEY#1 Correct Motivation

[Heb 10:5-7]"This is why Christ, when he came into the world said...'Look, i have come to do your will, O God-"
you dont have prove to others when people challenge you to do some physical miracle like predict math test questions or leviatate or make them fall under the Holy Spirit like in the videos they see, cos the ultimate goal is to "do your will". its not even to turn into a totally perfect christian, of which is impossible because all of us makes mistakes, in the handling of relationships, character flaws etc
when your core motivation is to please a person or to keep a good reputation in the midst of people, you'll get very frustrated and feel unappreciated easily. true isnt it
i dont know about you, but sometimes my main motivation unconciously change especially when we always visibly see man and not God.
but it is easy to serve Jesus for He is gracious and He sees all the efforts and remembers.

*When you cant see the hand of God, trust the HEART of God.
man may scold/unappreciate/overlook the voluntary effort that you have put in, but know that God is pleased with what you do. :)
[2 cor 5]"it is Your love that sustains me" -apostle Paul
Be motivated by the right source

KEY#2 Jesus knows what is written about Him in the bible.

jc touched on it below, that our walk involves us individually and God. the one guiding you in your walk might be a group of people- your leaders and inspiring figures that you know but most importantly recognise that the ultimate guide-r is God, that even if your mortal guides decides to leave/change direction, you must try to build up a faith that will not crumble in that situation by acknowledging the core leader who is God himself, is STILL and ALWAYS walking with you.

you dont have to worry that you will lose out, and i know this myself but i usually forget and have to convince myself over again. whenever i come to a point that i tell myself, 'its too much, can i skip doing this for You this time?" but yet later went ahead with it, God never fails to show Himself faithful. like take the application period for example, time was a big issue for the portfolio as it was nearing the deadline so dangerously, i wanted to drop everything else and concentrate on it. but yet somehow, despite the stress (i cant draw when i rush), oddly, ideas came in. in the end you all know what happen alr
[mk 10:29]
No one who is going to sacrifice will miss out on getting it back, a hundredfold

Key#3 To do God's will, Jesus sacrificed his own body

that is one of the most ultimate sacrifices isnt it?
it was moving to know how the places where most people died violently for preaching the gospel, are places where major revivals sparked off.
i've heard the story about the mother and her 4 sons quite a few times already, but it never fails to touch me with the extent of faith and loyalty shown.

There was a mother who had four sons. She sent her first son out overseas to preach the gospel and news came back that he was killed.
So she sent her second son out, and news came back that he died out there too.
She sent her third son out to preach, and news came back that he died.
The mother sent her fourth son out, and news came back...
that he was killed too.
All those who knew her mocked and scolded her openly of her 'foolishness' on not protecting her last son.
someone asked her if she had any regrets. of which she replied yes:

"my only regret is not having a fifth son to send out for the work of God."

gogogoe410..

end off with this video that marshall sent: even if you didnt read all the above, this is it:

Whose Child Is This?

2008-05-31T11:26:00.003+08:00

So I just finished reading this book, "Whose Child Is This?" by Bill Wilson, about a guy who went into America's ghettos to create the most successful bus ministry and children's church program in the entire world; our own children's church was modeled after it. It's a great book, addictive and inspiring, and I thought I'll share some stuff I picked up from it.

"People respond to love and concern. They are tired of promises from people who disappear into the night. They want reality."

We aren't supposed to be there for someone only when something happens, or only for a short time. We are supposed to be there for someone whenever anything happens. All the time.

"Don't count on someone else's Christianity for your salvation. You look to Jesus."

Remember what Veron shared during cell group about what will happen to us when if Pastor Kong backslides or something? Yeah. The strength and dept of our Christian walk shouldn't be based on how strong or how solid someone else's walk is. Yes, we can be inspired by them, but we must never be walking with them.

"We all want a personal visitation from the Lord. So often it comes through personal visitation for the Lord."

Serve Him first.

"Countless well-meaning Christians have lived and died waiting for God to call them to something - and they never did anything while they were waiting. God can certainly speak through a burning bush or a pillar of fire, but we don't need to wait for such a sign...I believe the need is the call."

We can always pray to find our calling, but when there's a hurt to be healed, a need to be met staring right at you, are you going to ignore it and continue praying for a direct word from God for a calling, or pick the challenge up and make it your calling? Remember, ultimately we are called not to be a pastor, a businessman, a leader, or anything. Ultimately, we are all called to serve.

E-Brake! E-Brake!

2008-05-30T00:40:00.003+08:00

I had my final theory test for driving the other day, and I was really apprehensive before the test. This wasnt just a normal test. This was the 2nd time I was taking the same test, having failed the first time round. I had not prepared for it at all except on the day itself, where i spent a while literally flipping through the pages of the textbook. I planned more to go to the driving center and top up my account so i could book the next test, rather than going down to pass the test.

"EHHHHH jc i really think you're going to fail leh!" - Liyun

Yes, even I myself did not expect myself to pass. However, as I anxiously did last-minute cramming, I decided to put my faith in the Lord. So I prayed. Many times. Before the test. During the test (serious!), and right before I submitted my answers. I put my faith, my trust and my future into the hands of the Lord. I didn't really knew what to pray for, since I felt that praying to pass was out of the question.

But then, as I prayed, somehow I gained confidence. I become more sure; there was a feeling that said "You're gonna make it". I started to visualize myself passing. To imagine and to dream of passing, and the things I would do after it. My knowledge might be limited, but I couldnt shake the feeling that this was it.

Our God is a faithful God, I began thanking Him in advance for what he was about to do -

Which he did.

I passed.

The questions were super easy, I knew the answer to everyone. Almost nothing I memorised came out, but nothing I skipped came out. Questions were random, and by the grace of God, I aced the test.

Jehovah Shammah.

God is always with us. Even though we don't always deserve to be blessed, he shows us grace. Grace is free and undeserved, but He gives it to us anyway. Exceedingly and abundantly, above everything. Indeed, He provides, and He redeems. He is faithful, ever-giving, and ever-loving.

Seek first the kingdom of God, and all shall be added onto you.

No matter what situation we are in, if we take the time to pray, to seek God, to ask him for wisdom, for help, for deliverance, he will answer our prayers. To seek him in dire straits is a sacrifice, a sign of unwavering faith, and this does not go unnoticed. Yes, my example and trial might have been a minor one compared to the many others we face in our daily lives, but if God cares and loves us so much as to even bless us in the small things, I fear for our enemies and the bigger problems in life.

I shall show that my driving knowledge is not hopeless by making an analogy. I think seeking God is like braking (Hence the title). When we're travelling the wrong way, too fast, or our vehicle functions oddly or situations become dangerous, we slow down and brake. We brake to change direction, to make a U-turn, or to wait for cars to pass by. We stop to get out to inspect the vehicle, or when traffic lights turn red during our journey. Whenever something happens in our life, we should do likewise - Brake, stop, and seek God. Regardless of whether we're going the wrong way, unsure, going too fast, or in dire circumstances, the basic principle is to brake, or to seek God. Our journey in life will be fraught with many problems, just like the many junctions or opposing roads as we drive along the road. Braking and stopping is a necessity. If not, we will die. Likewise, if we do not seek God, and rely on our own strength instead, chances are that we will fail.

What many non-Christians can do, we can also do. What many Christians do, non-Christians aren't always able to do.
We can do all things through Christ who strengths us.

Seeking God is a necessity. It is important. And it works. So put your faith in the Lord and start visuallizing the miracles he can do for you. Start imagining how He will impact your life and others, and how He will lead us to victory. And start thanking him in advance for the things He is about to do. For He doesn't disappoint.

Do all things for God, with God, and through God .

Thanks for reading!

(Special thanks to Liyun for encouraging and supporting me during the last minute cramming session and after that, thanks a lot =D)

visit to All Saints Home

2008-05-17T11:59:00.005+08:00

hello hello!
greetings!!
haha :)
just to let you all know, we are going down to All Saints Home at Hougang on the 21st of June, there will be no cell group meeting during that week. The time is tentatively set at 4pm so please make yourself free, preferably for WHOLE DAY so in case there are time changes you can still go down!
we REALLY need people, around 30 - 40 approx. So please confirm your attendance at this blog/ just leave me a msg asap k, and try to get as many people (especially those who know Teochew/Hokkien/those who really love old people that kind) to go for this visit. It won't take up much of their time, just around 2 hours or so.
I need to confirm attendance by 30th May :)
There will be a registration fee of $2, cos we are gonna give them a hamper at the end of the day to thank them.

I need people in charge of : Event Coordination, Logistics, Photography, Collecting $$ i.e. Treasurer, Art & Craft (we are providing personal handicrafts such as origami cranes etc as gifts for them, nothing too expensive) so if you feel you belong in any group do let me know k!

Proposed Events are:
Singing session (where we sing all the hokkien songs+Teochew songs)
BINGO!
Pass-the-ball-game (get them to intro themselves etc)
Magic Show (we need a magician!) so far I found 1 haha
interacting with the residents there, they need a listening ear!
We also need a guitarist & someone who can sing hokkien songs LOL so plsss avail yourself!

events are not finalized yet so feel free to give suggestions.
confirm your attendance ASAP k? Thanks a million!
Lets brighten up their lives! :))

If any queries, contact either me/v/junchen yup:)

Encouragement

2008-05-08T11:27:00.002+08:00

Hi! I found this online, and found it to be a rather interesting and helpful read. Hope it encourages you to encourage others!

19 Ways To Encourage People

Encouragement goes straight to the heart. In fact, the word itself comes from a combination of the prefix "en" which means "to put into" and the Latin word "cor" which means heart.
Knowing what a big difference encouragement makes in your own life, what can you do to help others "to take heart" when the going gets tough and way feels long?

Become aware of what encourages you, and do those same things for others.

Learn individuals' "love language"-the special way in which they feel most valued. In his book, The Five Languages of Love, Gary Chapman explains that not everyone's emotional needs are met in the same way, and that it's important to learn to speak others' love language. The five love languages are: words of affirmation, spending quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service and physical touch.

If an encouraging thought comes to mind, share it! It may not have the same effect if you wait. Don't let shyness hold you back. Instead, form a new habit: "Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today…" (Hebrews 3:13).

When you introduce someone, add a few words of praise for the person's abilities, accomplishments, about how they've helped you or about the nature of your relationship. It's encouraging to be praised in front of others.*

When someone is discouraged or hurting, offer specific, practical help. If you ask, "How can I help?" the person might be at a loss to answer. It's better to ask, "Would it help if I…(specific action) or say, "I would like to…(specific action)?*

Remind fellow Christians of the specific promises of God and characteristics of God. We may know something with our mind, but need to be reminded in our heart. The Apostle Peter wrote, "I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have" (2 Peter 1:12).

Write someone a note to tell them that you're praying for them. Tell them what you're praying. You can pray specific Scriptures for individuals such as Romans 15:13, "[I pray that] the God of hope [will] fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Make celebration a more regular part of your relationships. Celebrate others' victories, large and small-with a note, with coffee together, with a special meal, a congratulatory phone call or just a high-five!

Be specific when you offer words of praise; it makes your encouragement more credible and concrete "You did a great job at…" "I really appreciate that you…" "I was really impressed that you…"

Encourage other believers with a reminder of Christ's coming. It redirects our thinking to an eternal perspective and ultimate deliverance from the sin and death. "We who are still alive and are left will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words." (1 Thessalonians 5:17b-18).

Realize the power of presence. Just being there is encouraging! When you're with others, you're telling them that they're important. The Apostle Paul closed his letter to the church at Colosse promising to send his friend Tychius "that he may encourage your hearts" (Colossians 4:8b).

If you're part of a church, Bible study or fellowship, be committed to showing up. Your simple presence encourages others that they are part of a community of faith and that they are not alone. That's why the writer of Hebrews says, "Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as we see the Day approaching" (Hebrews 10:25).

If someone you know is working on a large project, send her/him a single flower/gift to encourage her/him at the beginning of the project, and a full bouquet when it's done.*

Use encouragement as an outreach. If anyone should be known for being an encourager, it should be the Christian. Write a letter of appreciation to people at work, your apartment manager, your child's teacher or your doctor. Often when we interact with these people, we are asking for their services. Take time just to say thank you!*

If you really want to encourage someone who gives you excellent service, write a letter of commendation to the person's boss.*

We could learn something from the way team athletes freely pat, touch and high-five each other in competition. Touch is a powerful encouragement. Be sure to be sensitive in this area, though. Ask someone if you can hug her/him first. And be careful to be above reproach with persons of the opposite sex.

When you see someone making positive changes in their lives, affirm them. "You seem to have a really great attitude about…" "It may be that I'm just starting to take notice, but I see that you're…" "Do you think that you are becoming more…?"

Tell people how they've encouraged you!

Walk daily in the power of the Holy Spirit, asking Him to give you what you need to encourage others. Just as it is impossible to live the Christian life in one's own strength, it's also impossible to freely, unselfishly pour out encouragement without the help of the Holy Spirit who is our Encourager.

(Stolen From http://guitar4christ.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=86, credit to wui_ping dude)

2008-05-04T23:36:00.007+08:00

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY SEAN!

have a very happy birthday sean! sorry took this photo from your facebook!
hopefully there's no copyright or anything haha! thank you for being part of us, part of e410!
without you, e410 will never be complete!
let's continue to shine for God and run this race together as one!
Take care and God Bless!

with alot alot alot alot of love,
e410

more photos! taken by jc!

hmm yea see the hole? nobody ate the cake beforehand haha!
it just sort of dropped. no idea where it dropped to also lol!

Why Should We Pray?

2008-05-04T22:06:00.004+08:00

Friday's cell group touched upon the issue of "Why We Should Pray". "Because we are Christians" is the wrong answer. Remember, Christianity is a relationship, not a religion. It is about desire, not duty.

3 key reasons why we should pray would be:

1) We pray because God wants to meet us.

Prayer is not about just asking God for things; we've all heard all the preaching about God not being a vending machine, someone we arm twist to get what we want. Prayer is about fellowship with God, talking to God. We fellowship with each other by talking to one another, engaging in activities, etc. Similarly, we engage and fellowship with God by talking to him via prayer. We do activities with Him through quiet time, prayer meetings, etc. God wants to meet us.

Luke 10:42 - Mary really sat down and fellowshipped with God. That is what He wants, for us to talk to Him, to fellowship with him, to build a relationship with him.

2) We pray to maintain the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

We all know how God resisted temptation from Satan. Samson didn't have the most healthy prayer life, and we all know what happened to him. Praying keeps the Holy Spirit in you, speaking in tongues attracts the Holy Spirit to you.

Mark 14:37-38 - Praying gives us the power to resist temptation. If you don't pray, resisting temptation is harder.

We are sent to go forth into culture and shine there. We are commissioned to shine in the marketplace, in the world out there. We live in a broken-down world, how do we rise about it? How do we rise above petty issues, overcome hurdles, breakthrough and inspire in ways that others are unable to? By resisting temptation, by getting strength from God and the Holy Spirit, by praying.

We can do all things through Christ, but only if we maintain a constant prayer life.

3) We can win the lost through prayer.

Prayer is the best way to aid evangelism! Remember, we are winning souls. We fight a spiritual battle! Evangelism is ultimately winning souls in the spiritual realm, and prayer is the most effective way to do this. As explained in Shiying's post, winning the lost requires aspects like spiritual fruitfulness, adoption and empowerment, all of which are possible only via a strong prayer lifestyle.

That's the importance of prayer. But how do we pray?

1) Be clear about what you want, no point beating around the bush or being vague. If you can see it, you can have it. If you don't be specific, how does God know exactly how to help you? If you aren't clear about what you want, then pray that you'll gain the wisdom to know what you want. Then pray for it.

2) Pray with your heart. If it doesn't touch your heart, it won't touch God's. God wants a sincere heart. If you're praying for it for the sake of praying, then forget it and don't waste your breath.

3) Present your burdens to the Lord. Tell him your problems! Don't forget, he is our rock, our fortress, our provider, our redeemer, our Father. He wants to help, so give him a chance to.

4) Pray with understanding in the Spirit. Speak in tongues - You won't see immediate effect in the physical realm, but things are moving in the Spiritual realm.

5) Be persistant! P-U-S-H! Pray until stuff happens! Pray till you sense a breakthrough. Praying is continuous and consistent. You don't just pray for something once, then forget about it and hope it will be answered in the near future. You ask and ask and ask.

So that's the basics of the cell group preaching.

Praying is ultimately about fellowship with God. You speak to Him, talk to Him, communicate with Him. You thank Him, you ask for things, you share your problems and feelings with Him. He is always there, always around, always listening to what we have to say to Him. Now you know the importance of prayer, and some ideas on how to pray. But i'm going to touch on something else about prayer.

Giving thanks.

Are you giving thanks when you pray? Giving thanks to God should be the first thing you do when you pray. We learnt how to ask for things effectively - be clear, concise, sincere, persistent, etc. But are you giving thanks? Remember, God is not your vending machine.

Amidst our daily lives, we encounter a multitude of problems. We have no problems thanking God for blessings and miracles, and no problems thanking him when things go fine. But when things go awry, are we still giving thanks? On a great day, we have no problem spending a long part of our prayer on giving thanks. On a bad day, how much thanks is given?

Ultimately, we believe in God's plan. He will lead us, he will carry us through, we will rise above the storm. He will not leave us high and dry, he will not abandon us, we will never be truly alone. We have to put our faith in Him and thank him still, before praying for stuff.

No matter how bad a day is, ultimately, we are still safe, we are still able to do quiet time, we are still able to pray. Let's give thanks for that. Everything that has happened has led our lives to this point, every trial, every blessing, every circumstance has enabled us to become what we are today. The people we meet, the people who inspired us, everything was engineered and planned by God. Our rebirth was aided by God. No matter how bad one's day was, at the end of it, we have God to rely on. Even when things turn bad, we will always have Him to fall back on and Him to look upon our situation and change it. Lets give thanks for that. We have the supportive people he has put into our lives to depend on. Lets thank Him for that. We are put through an ardous trial, tough situations, devastating problems. God tests us only with what we can handle, and we can handle anything through Christ who strengthens us. Lets thank Him for that, for having deep faith in our abilities, and for giving us strength. Maybe there's a day we feel abandoned by God. No matter how much we cry out for him, he doesn't respond. Or does he? He has given us friends and family who love us, who we can share our problems with, who can help us. Lets give thanks for that. We have a God who is ever present, ever loving, ever faithful. Lets give thanks for that.

In the end, there's always something to give thanks for. It's easy to love friends, but hard to love enemies. Similarly, it's easy to thank God in good circumstances, and hard to continue thanking and trusting in hard times. But no matter what happens, giving thanks is stil important. Let's not just learn how to pray for things effectively, but also to pray with appreciation for God.

P.S THANK YOU Venis, Junwei and Joachim who helped me with this. =D

Praying the lost into the kingdom of God

2008-05-04T16:20:00.003+08:00

hello all :)
I believe we all sat through a power-packed sermon today and I hope it tugged at your heart as it did mine. I will try my best to summarize the key points here for the benefit of those who couldn't make it/didn't manage to copy down everything (i didn't manage too either haha) but will try to do as much justice to Pastor Tan's sermon as possible!
Pastor Tan began by asking the question, something along the likes of: "if we did away with big events and outreaches, can you still reach out to the lost?" This was definitely food for thought since big events and outreaches forms a huge bulk of the evangelizing effort.
something that he mentioned as well struck a cord in me when he asked "do you have the burden?" at that point i felt that all this while, i have been selfish in my christian walk. Yes I do pray for the lost, but does it move my heart when I pray for them? To what extent will I go to see them saved? What doesn't move your heart will not move God's. How true indeed.
Here are some guidelines Pastor Tan mentioned in order to win the lost w/o outreaches etc.
1. Spritual fruitfulness
John 15:2-6
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit
We are all called to bear fruit because God himself was fruitful. From the soil came man, from Adam came Eve, from a woman (Mary) birthed man (Jesus), from God and flesh (Jesus) came eternal life.
2. Spiritual Adoption (praying in the spirit)
Be a spiritual parent for the lost.
Pastor Tan drew the analogy of the birth of a child. It follows that there is a stage of CONCEPTION, then GESTATION and finally birth. Just like how a mother has to P.U.S.H for the child to come out, the same goes for the spiritual birth of a lost soul.
P ray
U ntil
S omething
H appens !
The Great Commission can be broken apart and read as CO-MISSION. We are definitely not alone, we have our fellow workers and the Holy Spirit.
John 5:19
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner"
Even Jesus did not rely on Himself, eventhough he was the King of kings and Lord of lords. He relied on God's strength and wisdom, how much more must we rely on the Holy Spirit? :)
3. Spiritual Empowerment (walking with the Holy Spirit)
I Corinthians 2:10-11
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
All of us occupy a place in God's spirit. He who dwells in the secret PLACE of the most high abides in the shadow of the Almighty (psalm 91:1) How can we abide in His spirit and be empowered? PRAY! i think most of us need to pump up our prayer life huh :p

So how can the Holy Spirit help us?
1. To come up with an effective name list
2. Helps us to have faith, to have visions and dreams.
and sry guys I missed out on the 3rd one if anyone knows please supplement :)

this summary is not even half as good as listening to the real sermon so I suggest those who missed it or want to listen to the sermon on www.chc.org.sg when it comes out!

There is one verse that really spoke to me throughout the whole sermon, it goes "the harvest is plenty, but the labourers are few" (can't remember where it's found) I just felt today that i'm too comfortable as a Christian, and it's not that we shouldn't be happy people and do the things we like or enjoy but we owe our life to the one who gave His all for us. The fact that we can be happy people with hope and faith is because of Jesus' sacrifice.
Thing is, He also gave His life for the friends and family members we have arnd us who have yet to be saved.
I feel God tugging at me, saying, What are you waiting for? The veil is torn, I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The time to harvest is NOW!

2008-05-03T23:04:00.003+08:00

a friend forwarded this to me!

if:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 22 23 24 25 26

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

&

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

BUT

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

but, let's see how far God's love can take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
get you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the top!

so study hard and work hard hee!
have a wonderful everyday my dear friends!
God Bless!

Introduction!

2008-04-29T01:06:00.006+08:00

Boo!

Welcome to the newly revamped E410 blog! Junwei and I felt that the old blog was stagnant, dead and an eyesore due to lack of updates. Thus we decided to breathe new life into it!

The new blog shall hopefully be constantly updated with posts about our reflections on sermons and cell groups. It will be a place to share our revelations, interesting messages and experiences, or generally stuff that can help to inspire others and build faith. Junwei and I shall aspire to be regular contributors, but he's going army and I'm a lazy bum. More importantly, its not exactly an E410 blog if there's only 2 contributors. If that happens, both of us will do the following things:

1) I will go DOTA, while Junwei will prepare for book in and field camp.

2) We will set up a new blog at chen&wei4ever.blogspot.com

So what are you waiting for? No one wants that, so please help to contribute, for us and for God.

Administrative Instructions:

1) If you would like to be a contributor, errr tell us!

2) Tagboard is for spam comments like "JUNWEI SLEEP DURING SERVICE" or "JC ROCKS!"; comments section is for stuff like "Hmm that's a very meaningful post, i feel that..." or "You know, that day i was reading the Bible and..." or even "JC ROCKS!". Basically comments section is for stuff worth keeping and retaining. If you spam our comments section or type essays into the tagboard, we will insult/scold/tell you depending on our mood.

Lastly, please reply to the posts! A short tag or insightful essay would go a long way in telling the contributors that people are actually reading and appreciating the effort they go through. You are always welcome to share your views and counterpoints, it's all in the name of encouraging and learning from one another. I don't care if you're a stranger or cell group leader (heh), please tag/comment! Don't stalk! If you were a contributor, I'm sure you wouldn't want to spend 1 hour typing something only to have 0 replies to it.

So that's it for the first post in our new beginning! Let's all work together and make this initiative a success! GOGO E410! :)

2008-03-31T14:20:00.001+08:00

Yst isabelLA and aaron was baptised at JW church, it was definitely a fond memory there. Although JW church is friggin far, i like the idea of the places that i used to hang out. the coffeeshop, the playground, the baptism pool. All this definitely brought back sum good memories. We were running helter skelter wif all the stuffs that the members brought, and jc and i missed them getting baptised. Kinda sad for jc, since u noe. He's the luggage bearer and he didn't even get to see 2 of his gd frens getting baptised. Oh claire was there too, yes derrick. it's our claire. Coincidentally she's isabelLA's gd fren. Anyway, this are sum pictures of them going through the lil ritual after baptised. grp photo i nid to get from isabelLA ltr.

i rmb telling them, if u see a light when ure under water. dun be frighten. it's just the sun.

the light of the world. Resemble by a lit candle

The salt of the earth. As u guess it, Resemble by eating salt. just look at aaron's face

The apple in God's very eyes.

The card tt Annie made for them

Presents!

my hair rocks! and tt's claire

Well to the 2 of u. Really glad ure baptised. From the time tt i first saw u 2 till now, you 2 have grown so much closer wif God. Now you're baptised, it's really a new look at your own walk now. So much closer, so much more.

Your journey begins here.

2008-03-13T01:30:00.001+08:00

i read this awhile back and today i chanced upon it again! thought i just post it up =)

The interview with God

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time” I said.

God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most about humankind?”

God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.”

“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future.”

"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”

God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.

And then I asked...
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?”

“To learn they cannot make anyone
love them. All they can do
is let themselves be loved.”

“To learn that it is not good
to compare themselves to others.”

“To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.”

“To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”

“To learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”

“To learn that there are people
who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings.”

“To learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently.”

“To learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.

"Is there anything else
you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said,
“Just know that I am here... always.”

TEAMWORK

2008-02-15T05:17:00.001+08:00

cny~

2008-02-10T22:26:00.001+08:00

its already the 2nd month of 2008 but the last post is still dated back in 07..
>.> whats the long list of contributers on the right doing lol

okay to reemphasize that its the new year; here we are- doing the yu sheng thing for 08

ps to jon: yu sheng is not an old people activity K. haha

the chinese fish salad when its still neat

lol

grp pic; like a visit to an art exhibit
half strength though
but yeah happy lunar new year allll~ :)

edit: GOGOGO!

2007

2007-12-29T04:16:00.000+08:00

dont know if the lyrics work for all of you guys but it is quite apt of what i feel

yeah just want to say that you all have been a very different set of people, i mean i've been in church since i was sec 2 and the people were good but there's just something, special about this group. and this cg, we have been through up and downs, complicated situations, and the worse of everything, knowing that some people are having a tough time and also, seeing people go.
so at the end of the year, i really want to extend my thanks to everyone who was part of e410, whether you still hang out with us that often or not, you are still very much a friend! :) seriously there are times when those not around are really missed. but really appreciate those still keeping in touch!

and those who are here, all the fun/confused/tired/stressful moments - remember we're all in this together
we may not be awarded the best cg but i still think you guys are the best hahaha
whatever that might be halting us now, lets clear it up and 'walk as one' again
i cant say how much i appreciate you guys even an hr vid wont be able to do it. but thank God for you
and annie, anyone can see it wasnt easy coming and picking up our cg from where we were left off, and for all the efforts, even those that we do not know of, thank you!

Thank you everyone for a memorable year gogogo
08 ahead!
>< i'll be 20 TWEEEEENTY

2007-11-14T23:18:00.000+08:00

refreshment ics hard at work!

bread, bread and more bread!

ray cleaning tupperware very seriously!

aaron can't wait to do the chicken dance =x

in jw's words, "LEMPAKING!"

alright that's all folks =)

Light of Enlightenment

2007-11-08T20:25:00.000+08:00

You are called to live in nothing else but the Truths and Truths shall set you FREE....... Jesus sees a person deep; right thru a person, every action of His' penetrates deep right into His disciples' Heart and Mind. Learn not only to analyse, and too understand what you do and why u do, how u do. Chim but keep all these in mind :)

Happy Birthday Serene! :) the girl who loves FISHCAKE...

2007-10-22T18:18:00.000+08:00

Presenting... Serene's Birthday Cake!

("Baked at 1am by Liyun, Renxuan buy Nutella at 2am")

God is blessing YOU now!

Liyun lookin at her creation with pride ;p

One big Happy Family ~

Hope you had a good one Serene!

picture

2007-10-10T23:48:00.000+08:00

just a picture(^-^)

shiying is here!

2007-09-26T23:53:00.000+08:00

ok haha i am finally in yayyy :)
i got bored studying accounting, so here i am.. been listening to jay chou's 'an jing' since 10 plus haha! it is really very nice! alrighty actually i have a testimony to share! since this week no cell group, i might as well share here :)

ok as you all know i have bs with liyun & aaron on sunday mornings.. and it was rainin last last sunday so bs was changed to 830am instead of 8am! so last sunday i forgot to re-adjust my body clock haha.. i was supposed to leave the house at 645am but i just realised that when i was in the toilet! so oh no.. gonna be late :( ok nvm so i decided to leave the house at 715am and take a cab! ya so i was walking out this long & ulu road.. and there were no cabs in sight. (my house is in a real ulu place, think jungle-like) and it was already 730! oh my so gonna be late. While walking out I started praying in my heart, I prayed that God will send a cab so that I won't be late for bs! But no.. God decided not to send me a cab and I kept walking and walking..

*BEEP BEEP* (i'm trying to make the story interesting lol)
Lo and behold.. I suddenly heard this sound to my left. It was a small puny car with a harmless looking lady driving it. She wound down her window and asked me if I needed a lift out to the main road. So I said 'yes thank you' (ok maybe in a more excited way). I figured it'll be easier for me to get a cab from the main road.. ya so anw in the car Vivien (harmless looking lady's name) asked me where i'm off to.

Vivien: Where are you going?
Me: Oh i'm gg to expo, because I have church there.

*DRUMROLLS*
Vivien: OH! I AM GG TO EXPO TOO. (ok maybe in a less excited way)
Me: OH! how come?
Vivien: Oh because attend service at FCBC!

I was so happy! lol! could hardly contain my joy but i remained calm.. Vivien said she'll fetch me to expo and even gave me her hp number so that i can contact her on sunday mornings. Although she's moving house in 4 weeks time, she said she'll give me a lift for 4 sundays so praise God!

kk i guess i've learnt that sometimes God may not give us what we ask for, but no matter what, believe in your heart that He has something waaayy better to give you. Have faith! Alrighty hope you guys enjoyed my testimonial haha.. k i need to go sleep now before I get panda eyes :(

GOODNIGHT & sweet dreams!

with love,
sy

oh ya those having study woes/ work woes hang in there! you're halfway through the week! gogogo. :)

DONKEY CHASERS RECRUITMENT DRIVE

2007-09-16T23:01:00.000+08:00

If u bring a friend, u give him fun!

More friends, more fun!

ahhh aaahhhh ahhh ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh~~

lil jed: Uncle, i want to bring a fren to haf fun!

Uncle: bt u onli haf enuff for 1 fren!

*Jesus uses His Visa card*

HUMMMMM~

lol. ok i wonder if u guys realise wad im toking abt. ANYWAY.

tis is sth for references. LOL. oh man. im so lame. yea. u guys get the idea.

so let's chase sum donkeys tis sun yar! GOGOGO!

Thoughts - Nick Vujicic

2007-09-09T19:45:00.001+08:00

well. actually im kinda glad tt he turned up to share his story in church today. i guess many are strengthened in our faith and liften up our spirits yar? i noe i am.

Im pretty amazed by the optimiscism of tis guy here. He smiles alot. to him. 'impossible' is nt rly a word to him. it's more of a sentence "I.M.POSSIBLE" i mean. if ure restrained wifout ur hands n legs. when u fall dwn. can u stand? can u swim? can u play soccer? can u even skateboard? ride a horse? Tis man has done it all my frens. Apparently. Impossible is not a factor for him! He makes joke outta his disabilities, like it doesnt matter at all u noe. For example here's a joke he made after he came outta the swimming pool.

"Man it's freezing. i cant even feel my arms!"
and owaes a hearty laughter follow him through.

He names his deformed leg as a chicken drumstick and jokes abt it all the time.

i mean when u guys see tis. hw sad can ur life rly be rite? i mean he can do it. why couldn't u?

He made alot of statements today. one which is impactful to me will be

"Teenagers, when u put on happiness on temporary stuff(Gucci belt, hp bag, nice tees, shoes, looking dope), ur happiness will also be temporary.

it definitely changed my life. i mean i noe all of tis. i KNEW it. bt yet. i didn't want to admit it. hw sad can tt be?

He shared alot. another will be

'Sumtimes u are put in circumstances, but u can still make best of wad u haf in the circumstances.'

To those of u tt might not know. I went thru slight depression for awhile. i started doing all the wrong things. i couldn't get myself smiling at all. Im juz tired of everything, of everyone. Thr are times at wee hrs in the morning i will juz go out of hse and slack arnd. To me at tt point, there was nth for me to return to at home. My worried mum will constantly ask, wad happen to u? why? i couldn't find an answer myself. I just didn't noe wad to do next for my life.

'For u are put in the circumstances. So u can relate to others!'

I'm owaes known as the people's person, Uncle Agony, uncle jed. One tt u can sought after when u haf a problem, sth u wanna share, or juz sum1 to pour ur heart out. I nv knew how come im able to relate to so many. Few yrs back, God made me realised. The people tt he brought to me, they haf the problems tt i used to go thru, so i will be able to relate n comfort! tt was it! Thing is i used to know tt. bt i lost the meaning along the way. Bt he made me realised it all over again.

Well guys. to end. Be of Good cheer! For u r SAVED! n live ur burden up to Him, for His yokel is light and easy to bear. =)

When u haf a struggle in life, when ure strapped by guilt and fear. Ure sick of everything in life. It's like if thr's another provoke, u might juz give up. But hey. Nothing in life is tt bad u noe, if tis guy, wif no limbs, can achieve such great things, holding 2 degrees, living his life to the fullest? why cant u? cos u gt sth extra tt he doesn't have? Cos ure normal n he's not? that shldn't be it rite? well, im juz wanna sae that wadeva ur situation might be, dun lose heart, for that's nt the end of the world u noe. and if u rly nid to find sum1 to talk to, u can owaes approach me. im uncle jed/agony! Well, dun worri abt me preaching to u. As i said, it's nt my style. Im here as ur fren, as ur comforter. =)

CHEERS

Nick Vujicic - Life without limbs Living Inspiration

2007-09-09T19:00:00.000+08:00

hi guys! tis is a testimony from the motivational speaker Nick Vujicic. He was borned wifout limbs as sum of u guys might noe. anyway. here's the benefit for those who miss out on tis wonderful testimony today.

My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth "defect". As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."

To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy? As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church, they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne (Australia), the last two words on the minds of my parents was "Praise God!". Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now has a brother and sister who were born just like any other baby. The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, "if God is a God of Love, then why would God let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?"

My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing. Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I'd be able to lead. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that I was old enough to go to school. The law in Australia didn't allow me to be integrated into a main-stream school because of my physical disability. God did miracles and gave my mom the strength to fight for the law to be changed. I was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a main-stream school.

I liked going to school, and just try to live life like everyone else, but it was in my early years of school where I encountered uncomfortable times of feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of my physical difference. It was very hard for me to get used to, but with the support of my parents, I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times. I knew that I was different but on the inside I was just like everyone else. There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school just so I didn't have to face all the negative attention. I was encouraged by my parents to ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids. Soon the students realized that I was just like them, and starting there God kept on blessing me with new friends.

There were times when I felt depressed and angry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter. I went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you. I understood love to a point as a child, but I didn't understand that if God loved me why did He make me like this? Is it because I did something wrong? I thought I must have because out of all the kids at school, I'm the only weird one. I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me strength.

Due to my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying, self esteem and loneliness, God has implanted a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams.

One of the first lessons that I have learnt was not to take things for granted.

"And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him."

That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life. I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. I completely gave my life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that the reason the man was born blind was "so that the works of God may be revealed through Him." I truly believed that God would heal me so I could be a great testimony of His Awesome Power. Later on I was given the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time. If it's not God's will for it to happen, then I know that He has something better. I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in ways others can't be used.

I am now twenty-one years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector. I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow. I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life.

I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope, to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. I want to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the "Oprah Winfrey Show"! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year. It will be called "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!">> I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time.

As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!

Sunflower : We bloom most beautifully when we keep our faces toward the Son.

contributor??

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

haha.... i'm finially a contributor... after asking jed to add mi as one... (sadded-still have to ask one)... haha... anyway... i also dunno wat to write de la... just that jed say he add mi can... but i have to post something de ma.... so i write "something" lo.....

so all of the above is my something k??? jed. k la... when i tot of something to post le then i post again la...

to end this bo liao de post... i add some pic la....

took this pic... cause of the reflection....

(hope u like it........)

Ahh new beginnings

2007-08-27T02:13:00.000+08:00

hello all e410ers
HURRAH IM A CONTRIBUTOR!!! ((:
right sorry, always wanted a blog thats all.(thanks jedd)
okay serious stuff. its 2am on the day of our physics test. i THINK i've studied enuff
haha nemind JIAYOU TO ALL TAKING THE TEST neways.
and uh i just finished a game of bristleBack ownage? lol randomness
thanks alot fredelina..(:
aiya sleep.

Intriging DotA facts i bet you've never known of the day : 6 HyperStones becomes a HyperRock
for details of hyperrock go to www.dota-allstars.com/jonathanswordsaregold.com

ps those who cldnt figure out, j.onathan is jonathan (:
chow~

2007-08-27T00:41:00.000+08:00

E410 art

# rice by serene

Pink snowman by fredelina

fruits aft tennis

(unappetising) sculpture by zhian

face by freddy

face (serving ns) by freddy

skate park in mac

how a skate park looks like to rx

2007-08-25T11:36:00.000+08:00

Hey i read this somewhere sometime ago. Thought i should post it here and share =)

A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day
Decided to pause by the altar
And see who had come to pray.

Just then the back door opened,
A man came down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.

His shirt was shabby, old,
And his coat was worn and frayed.
The man knelt, he bowed his head
Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap.
Each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.

Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear.
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
"What are you doing here?"

The old man said he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time
For finding strength and power.

"I stay only moments, see,
Because the factory is so far away.
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is what I say:

"I just came again to tell you, Lord,
How happy I've been
Since we found each other's friendship,
And you took away my sin.
I don't know much of how to pray,
But I think about you everyday."
So, Jesus, this is Jim,
Checking in today."

The minister, feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime.

Time to go, Jim smiled, and said "Thanks."
He sped to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.

His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:

"How happy I've been,
Since we found each other's friendship,
And you took away my sin.
I don't know much of how to pray,
But i think about you every day.
So, Jesus, this is me,
Checking in today."

Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.

At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.

The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.

The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Jim was so glad
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.

The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends came to show they cared.
He had nowhere to turn.

Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up
And with a winsome smile;
"The nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
That in here all the while
Everyday at noon, He's here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:

"I just came again to tell you, Jim,
How happy I've been,
Since we found this friendship,
And i took away your sin.
I always love to hear you pray,
and i think about you every day.
So, Jim, this is Jesus,
Checking in today."

=)

2007-08-23T11:34:00.000+08:00

hey guys. im finally back to blog after so long! Hope every1 is doing fine and well ya?

lol. it's 11.35am. juz had breakfast n 2 hrs of slp the previous day. Ultimate time of my life. Haben had decent breakfast for YEARS. LOL. anyway. juz updating u guys bout my life. it's not always abt dota n dota. LOL.

Anyway i wanna share wif u guys that i rly love tis family of God, E410. LOL, i tink im one of the most lao jiao member in here alr but i dare say, tis is the most united and loving cg i eva been in, where every1 truely concern and cares for one another. Tis is wad a family should do ya! So let's keep on keeping on! =) I also pray tt every1 will rly continue to build ur relationship wif God, if u haven't, start to build one! I noe our cg is fun to be wif alr, but let's take it up another level!

Rmb. It's to love God WHOLEHEARTEDLY, and people FERVENTLY!

So let's not stop at ppl, but to God too ya!

Let's pray more and read the bible ok?

oh yar. juz wanna let u guys noe that if u haf any problems, no matter wif ur sch, family, love life(homos welcome too), God. Feel free to come to uncle Jed! i may not be uncle Agony, bt i dare say im better than him. Cos i teach the right and the wrong things. LOL. ritex nortx rx? cannot accept.

oh yar. if ure a twit. pls do seek me. PLS DO. LET ME HELP TAKE AWAY UR LANGUAGE AND PRONOUNCIATION ERROR. ty!

GOGOGO ppl!

something to ponder about

2007-08-22T01:02:00.000+08:00

hey i read something recently and i thought it was pretty meaningful =) shall post it here so we can all read it!

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.
He held it up for all to see & asked the students
“How much do you think this glass weighs?”
'50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms'
..the students answered.

“I really don't know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question is:
What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
'Nothing' …..the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.
'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student

“You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?”
“Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!”
….. ventured another student & all the students laughed

“Very good.
But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?”
asked the professor.
'No‘…. Was the answer.

“Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?”
The students were puzzled.
“What should I do now to come out of pain?” asked professor again.
“Put the glass down!” said one of the students

“Exactly!” said the professor.
Life's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK.
Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.
Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you.
You will not be able to do anything.

It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life,
but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to ‘PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day before You go to sleep.
That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!

=)

you not euuu haha

2007-08-12T03:09:00.000+08:00

hihi! ok so obviously i cannot remember my password and username so after many days of trying and thinking, i finally logged in haha so yeah!

ok many birthdays in august ahh so very broke. yea. hmm today's outing was good =) shopping haha! and i love subway!! delicious and healthy haha.

yea so happy birthday to jon,mika,renxuan and zhian in advance since i dun think i will remember to log in on your birthdays to wish your haha.

ok err it's 3.15 now and i'm suppose to wake up like in another 3hrs. ahhhh! ohh and for girls =), shiying said vivo got sale woohoo!! river island also got sale! go check it out if you are free haha.

ok now gtg ! take care and till the next post. love!

we'll be there yeah

2007-07-15T22:37:00.000+08:00

so much stuffs have happened and so this comes a bit delayed :x but this is for you Jas, from us! :)

The Moment of Glory

2007-06-17T20:18:00.000+08:00

SURPRISE! my beloved E410s!:)

i am finally here...BLOGGING!:pPpP

well.. actually i have a lot to share with you guys, but i don't really where to start eh. but anyway.. i'm so happy that i'm finally here! hehe:p

oh ya..i wanna thank all of you for praying for me!!! really appreciated it.
hope i didnt scare most of you out... but don't worry ya, i 'll be strong and healthy!

but anyway, when i was hospitalised... the thing that really come across my mind vividly was YOU GUYS. that suddenly i realised that life is that vulnerable..that anything could have happen...and i wonder if i have made the fullest out of it yet for u ppl...for my CG.
i always believe and imagine that E410 will have people who are bold, daring and filled in the Spirit and Word of God to run after every destiny ..every calling that God has given u guys. today as pastor preached abt the first thing the Holy Spirit gives is vision and dream when we are filled in the Spirit..i was praying in my heart that God will give all of us A DREAM, A VISION that E410 can stand as ONE as one and run after it TOGETHER! WE ARE A TEAM, not a group. a team bonds tgth, support one another and run for the same purpose and goal. cooperately,as a cg, i pray God will do that. but also individually i pray the Holy Spirit will give u the vision and calling of your life. indeed a man without a vision will perish. but when we have a vision, we can be steadfast, purposeful and with the anointing of God to run after it.. to bring the vision of the Holy Spirit into reality. i want so much to live for the moment of glory that God set apart for me.just specially for me.that moment of glory or hour that i can glorify Him greatly...that hour that God has set me on this earth for..the reason of my existence! i am so excited and even more excited to see what God can do through me. but, let's believe that it will not just happen to me or a few of the members in the cg, but EVERYONE in this team, in E410 will have the same desire!:) E410s, LET US RUN FOR OUR CALLING! :)

-Agape, jas

2007-06-13T01:47:00.001+08:00

YEP! no doubt abt it. it's our veri own soft toy, liyun's bdae!

We went to Fish n Co to celebrate her bdae! anyway here are sum fotos.

Green Hoodie as her present.

She insisted on wearing it like tt. owell.

EMO seh

Venis is too HAWT to handle.

During our fish n co meal, liyun managed to shoot her butter rice into venis' cup.

Glenda's leftover

Venis brought a calculator!!!!

ok la. she's was gg to gif tuition ltr.

I gave her a chocolate cake completed wif a candle. All completed from the toilet.

u see, jed had a very bad run.

The gals n barney!

The guys wif the cartoon characters.

there! the one in checkered shirt. Clark Kent's wife.

Went to Esplanade to walk around

Lightsaber

May the Force be wif You.

THERE IS A LIGHT!!!!~

Nature Lover.
or just dead?

We like big butts and we cannot lie!

Business meeting

Deal or no deal?

Revolutionise. Snip snip!! heh heh..

Yo Brutha!~~~

Arm Wrestling challenge.

How to win stone sia!?

One happy statue.

end

2007-06-04T01:46:00.001+08:00

alrite! tis past 4 days has juz been crazy.

EMERGE YOUTH CONFER.

im slpy so i juz post the fotos.

Few minutes before Emerge!

ok la. it's alot of minutes.

I dyed his hair. n i miscue. LOL

Ah beng and 2 sadako rocker chicks.

I dyed his hair too =D

Play punk punk i tell u!

I seriously nid to visit the toilet in tis pic. LOL

I guess venis is alr in the toilet in tis one.

GOGOGO!!!

Dinner at changi airport mac.

Well. For the benefits of the fans. i present to u a new section call.

"A day as Liyun"

I like to take back view of people!

I like to take random pictures!

I like blurry stuff. cos im blur. =P

Tis is my best photo alr. The rest i deleted from junwei's fone.

I like to disturb other people taking foto too!

WELL. That's all FOLKS!!!

2007-05-27T00:32:00.000+08:00

hey!

went to play dota today. met up wif my hao xiong di ah ben. noe him for like wad. 2 days? we become brothers alr. LOL..

after tt i went to church n after tt the 4 food explorers, king(kelvin), beardie(me), XIAO HEI(venis) n doll(liyun) went to the food convention at expo. ate quite a few things here n thr. n i hate chou tofu! u shld haf saw my rxn when i bite it. -.-" liyun loves it though.

sum pics

from restuarant fine dining, downgrade to eating hawker centre/coffeeshop, drowngrade to eating shark's fin soup beside rubbish chute. life is harsh. LOL...

But wadeva lo!

Anyway im carbonated =)

Emerge!!!

2007-05-27T00:13:00.000+08:00

let's brush off any hurdles and obstacles in the way! let's pray for visions..Fire! and fresh annointing and a whole new experience for urself and our cg thru this Emerge. But of course,let's try to attend as much "service" as possible for this emerge k guys and girls?

Let's stay strong!~!

Giants always trip and fall,Worms don't because..... All they do is creep and crawl.

K... for today's sermon. This is so true, "Let there be Peace" and follows is what Pastor Kong said,"let there be peace before you can build anything solid!". so i say let our cg have peace and we can build ....(left for you to think and visualize!)

2007-05-26T11:53:00.000+08:00

haha venis. nice post. cant believe u spotted that!

owell guys, it's been nice to be in tis same Godly family wif u all, n im glad that we're bonding so closely wif one another, building friendships and all. But im more excited at wad God is going to do thru us! So let's stay excited and be the spark that creates an explosion ok!

JIAYOU GOGOGO!!! XD

2007-05-26T03:19:00.001+08:00

okay i also got something random
on the way to someone's house:haha
GO GO GO!
sorry for the blurred quality because it was a quick shot. it was like, a bit weird to stand there in the middle of the mrt crowd to take such a pic.

2007-05-26T02:53:00.000+08:00

hellos!! i told jw to update but he say he got his own blog to handle so i'm here to update haha. but i got nothing to say so how? ermm ok i shall introduce a book and a song k? sorry if it sounds boring but that's the only thing i can think that's interesting now haha.

go listen to Daughtry's new album!! his songs are nice! i love the song home! speaks alot actually. so ya if your are free go listen k.

a book?? hmm err ok mitch albom's newest book for one more day. it's 3AM in the morning and my brains are not actually working well so i'll leave the intro to another day hahaha.

okok sorry if ur think it's boring and congrats to you for reading till this point haha.

edit: i just saw that there's 2 liyun and 1 mashed_patato as contributors haha. sorry!! tt's because i can't remember my username and password so i had to register again hehe.

byee

LOVE,
liyun

HEYA

2007-05-21T15:39:00.001+08:00

wootz... finally i'm able to access the blog. I missed a cg and 2 services last week! so sadz.. and it seems like i missed alot :) and well i hope more of our cg members can register their acc here and tat we all take the joint effort to update and make this CG Blog work!!

2007-05-19T01:16:00.000+08:00

hi all! cg bank update shall be done online as well!

http://e410bank.livejournal.com/

i will paste it on the link as well so u guys can check it out..

hope u guys received ur user n pw thru email by venis. if not do inform either me or her for more information =)

unfortunately. online banking is still not available =D

2007-05-16T22:53:00.000+08:00

hiii haha i never use blogspot before. i only use livejournal so if this comes out funny, excuseme k haha. we just came out from a dota game haha. yeah dota~~!! it's such a fun game don't your think? yea. ermm waiting for the next game to start. but then there's this wierd person inside called ash he say he's going to bring along his pokemon haha??!!

yaa and if your are free your can go and listen to this song called secret heart by fiest i think. it's really good!!

haha ohh no i got nothing much to say actually. take care okk byee!! and err jiayou!

LOVE,
liyun

2007-05-15T20:19:00.000+08:00

hey guys! new updates.

well we called for a gathering on mon. Bt most of u guys cant make it! WHYYYYY!?!?!? Ok. we shall do it often so u guys can come along. PLS do come along yea?!

We went to dhoby ghaut to eat chicken rice at some coffeeshop. Nt RESTUARANT ar.

look at the rundown place we had to go for our beancurd.. and look at kelvin's face.

Sry ar. next time i'll rmb to sae 1-2-3. =D

"eh... dun take my photo.." *peace posture*

I pronounce u. man n man. !!!!

BROTHERHOOD SEH.

Candid shot of liyun.

We challenging who can finish the taohuay first.

Tis is basically wad we do all day.

Next yr emerge. GOGOGO!

kel.

The gals acting man.

well. sorta.

2007-05-13T17:14:00.000+08:00

hello my chio ppl! Today fun sia?

told u guys lepak is the best.

I'll let the videos and fotos do the toking. u guys enjoy.

is wad we do everyday. DOTA. HAHAHAHHAHA..

if u guys dun understand. i was doing epic n dagger in for the kill, so liyun called for help and venis(drow ranger) came over and silence me. best part was. she said. zhao zhao zhao!!! LOL..
bt i bet u guys wun understand either. LOL.. owell.

sum fotos for today.

Drow ranger(venis) frost arrowed liyun(zeus)

the snow queens of our cg.

n the joker. =D

i chun li ok?

Ltr i kick ur butt.

Our veri own jas trying hard to learn the guitar and pass the test ltr.

TRYING.

There. trying lo.

Our bahasa indonesia family.

the cute. the quiet n the LOUD. LOLOL..

We decide to end the post wif liyun. since she owaes haf cool posture n it's nt for the camera. we secretly snap. LOL...

2007-05-12T01:55:00.000+08:00

alrite! chioness. share the love ppl! new blog. new beginning. post the memories! anything u want goes!

2007-05-12T01:47:00.001+08:00

SMILE.