When I'm out there in my college, I would encounter alot of challenges, trials and problems but I know He has given me the very strength to overcome every one of it. That is why I always look forward to gather back together with my brothers and sisters for cell group. Every time when we gather together, we would be refreshed by His very presence.
Tonight, as we gathered, I really felt the greatness of God and that He is in charge in that place. As I worship and praised Him of His greatness, I begin to see that we are in Him instead of Him being the centre of our gathering. I was so overwhelmed by what I saw that I could not fully described how I felt in words. I was in awe and all I could hear myself say was, "God, You are magnificent, You are awesome!". It's just like the song we sang, "you are magnificent, eternally, wonderful, glorious, Jesus, no one ever will compare to You, Jesus.."
By Eric Wong
Friday, June 4, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
RENEWED IN HIS PRESENCE
When I came to cell group that night I felt tired as school week was pretty hectic. Nevertheless as I choose to be a participator and not spectator, I was refreshed and renewed by His very presence as we worshiped Him. I felt so energized!
By Vanessa Lee
NOT SPECTATORS BUT PARTICIPANTS
In our cell group we have been taught about what Celebration Sunday is all about. This week we learned that Celebration Sunday is a time to lift up His name to exalt Him because we want Him to manifest among us. This also means it's a time where He comes fully in charge of it.
We may not be assigned with any role in the cell group but we are still a player and we must be involve by being sensitive/aware of how the holy spirit is leading, what is being stressed during sharing, responding aloud by saying “amen”, pushing in deeper into worship to help make the atmosphere more intense so that things of heaven would be seen here on this earth BECAUSE WE ARE PLAYERS IN THE SAME TEAM!.
This statement - "We come not to be spectator but participators" I realized that there are times where its tough to feel lively when we are actually feeling dry, but no matter how tough it is, we can rise above our emotion as long as we put our feet into His living river, the little water that wet our feet can cleanse us. The more we enter into this river of His, we would be cleansed, refreshed and renewed.
Every Friday, I can sense in my spirit that God is always there to remind us of His river of living water is flowing everytime we are gathered together. What we need to do is just to let go of ourselves, YIELD ourselves unto Him, and let Him cleanse and reform us.
Last Friday, I felt such intimate relationship with God, that I can feel Him so close to us and loving us. We weren't praying and worshiping like we usually do but yet His presence just overwhelm us because He is charge now of the meeting. It's at this moment that very His awesome presence moved me to tears.
His very awesome presence stirred me to draw closer and closer to Him. I am determined to be a participant who functions and contributes! We are the new generation who are victorious in Him! We are the New Generation Arise!
By Edwin Choong
We may not be assigned with any role in the cell group but we are still a player and we must be involve by being sensitive/aware of how the holy spirit is leading, what is being stressed during sharing, responding aloud by saying “amen”, pushing in deeper into worship to help make the atmosphere more intense so that things of heaven would be seen here on this earth BECAUSE WE ARE PLAYERS IN THE SAME TEAM!.
This statement - "We come not to be spectator but participators" I realized that there are times where its tough to feel lively when we are actually feeling dry, but no matter how tough it is, we can rise above our emotion as long as we put our feet into His living river, the little water that wet our feet can cleanse us. The more we enter into this river of His, we would be cleansed, refreshed and renewed.
Every Friday, I can sense in my spirit that God is always there to remind us of His river of living water is flowing everytime we are gathered together. What we need to do is just to let go of ourselves, YIELD ourselves unto Him, and let Him cleanse and reform us.
Last Friday, I felt such intimate relationship with God, that I can feel Him so close to us and loving us. We weren't praying and worshiping like we usually do but yet His presence just overwhelm us because He is charge now of the meeting. It's at this moment that very His awesome presence moved me to tears.
His very awesome presence stirred me to draw closer and closer to Him. I am determined to be a participant who functions and contributes! We are the new generation who are victorious in Him! We are the New Generation Arise!
By Edwin Choong
Thursday, April 8, 2010
MY LIFE REFLECTS HE WHO IS IN ME
In our last cell group, God's presence supernaturally touch everyone of us. We don't need a few songs for our spirit to be connected, we spoke in tongues and that's it, we are inside that strong dimension of the presence of God. I believed that God spoke to everyone of us.
God talk to me about knowing who we are. We must remember what we carry inside, who we represent and what is our mission here on this earth. We have to be careful of our daily speech that is to think before we speak.
I remembered what a speaker mentioned recently that is "remove things that isn't right in our life, or else God will remove us." Like what my teachers often tell me '' People will see the way you behave as how your parents do, if you don't want to embarrass them, behave well'.
I begin to realize that this thinking pattern of me being young therefore I have plenty of time to change; I can do whatever I like and change only when I get older is inaccurate.
While it's true, our God is merciful, but that doesn't mean we can always sin and continue to do something that doesn't please God at all. If we behave rudely, the people who doesn't know the church will assume that all Christians behave similarly. The way we talk and act will be seen as a mirror reflecting God foremost as well as the behaviors of our leaders and pastors by the people in the world.
Now I know that if I continue living my life such manner, God will stop using me. I must put a stop to this kind of inaccurate thinking pattern and change it immediately.
By ,
John Ho, 14 yrs old.
God talk to me about knowing who we are. We must remember what we carry inside, who we represent and what is our mission here on this earth. We have to be careful of our daily speech that is to think before we speak.
I remembered what a speaker mentioned recently that is "remove things that isn't right in our life, or else God will remove us." Like what my teachers often tell me '' People will see the way you behave as how your parents do, if you don't want to embarrass them, behave well'.
I begin to realize that this thinking pattern of me being young therefore I have plenty of time to change; I can do whatever I like and change only when I get older is inaccurate.
While it's true, our God is merciful, but that doesn't mean we can always sin and continue to do something that doesn't please God at all. If we behave rudely, the people who doesn't know the church will assume that all Christians behave similarly. The way we talk and act will be seen as a mirror reflecting God foremost as well as the behaviors of our leaders and pastors by the people in the world.
Now I know that if I continue living my life such manner, God will stop using me. I must put a stop to this kind of inaccurate thinking pattern and change it immediately.
By ,
John Ho, 14 yrs old.
Friday, April 2, 2010
TIME MANAGEMENT
I was chatting with my leader on MSN. I wrote there: It's going to be a busy year. She agreed. Most of the people thinks that whenever it comes to busy, no one would be happy.
But to me, it's great! (I'm not nuts!) To tell you the truth, I'll always be grumbling to my leader that I feel so bored, I've nothing to do...etc. But now, I have quite a lot of work to do.
My projects, homework, preparation for UPSR..etc. But most of all I must always be able to adjust my time for God.
I thank God for giving me the wisdom on my management of time. I'm able to finish all the work my school teacher told me to, study at least 1 hour everyday... of course read my bible and pray. I'm able to finish all these things in just a short time (I have a long schooling hour). I'm very proud of myself and thank God greatly for it.
Besides, I thank my leader, Sis. Kim Suan for giving me advice on achieving all A's for UPSR. And I also wanna' thank Pastor Gan from GEAR for giving me his blessing. Most of all, I thank God for giving me great and wise leaders to help me!!!!!!! THANK ALL OF YOU FOR READING THIS BLOG!!!! ^^
But to me, it's great! (I'm not nuts!) To tell you the truth, I'll always be grumbling to my leader that I feel so bored, I've nothing to do...etc. But now, I have quite a lot of work to do.
My projects, homework, preparation for UPSR..etc. But most of all I must always be able to adjust my time for God.
I thank God for giving me the wisdom on my management of time. I'm able to finish all the work my school teacher told me to, study at least 1 hour everyday... of course read my bible and pray. I'm able to finish all these things in just a short time (I have a long schooling hour). I'm very proud of myself and thank God greatly for it.
Besides, I thank my leader, Sis. Kim Suan for giving me advice on achieving all A's for UPSR. And I also wanna' thank Pastor Gan from GEAR for giving me his blessing. Most of all, I thank God for giving me great and wise leaders to help me!!!!!!! THANK ALL OF YOU FOR READING THIS BLOG!!!! ^^
By
Thursday, April 1, 2010
ALL GLORY UNTO HIM
As I stepped into the year 2010, I begin to experience the Spirit of the Living God and His wisdom upon me more and more each day. His prophecies released for my life is coming into fulfillment one by one as I believe the year 2010 is a year of accelerating and of fulfillment.
In the year 2009 April 29 (which you could refer back to the page in this blog), I did mention about the prophecies that I received from Ps. Chung (ANS, Muar), which is about receiving His new strength, spirit and wisdom in order to study my course which is counseling. Now I could see day by day, God releasing His strength, spirit and wisdom unto my life.
Last Wednesday (24/3/10), we were required to do a presentation based on our research. I make all the necessary preparation to ensure that I was well prepared for my presentation. Just before my presentation, I told God of my desire in wanting to do this presentation as according to His word which is not by my might, not by power but by His very spirit.
Immediately after my presentation, my lecturer gave her comments regarding every student’s presentation. To my surprise, in a class of 23 students, she singled me out and asked everyone in the class to comment about my presentation. A few of my course mates was in agreement that I did well in my presentation to which my lecturer agreed.
My lecturer explained that my presentation was well and in accordance with what she wanted. She went on further to mention that she noticed that I express such eagerness in presenting our group’s research and was impressed that I had such confidence in carrying myself well in front of the class during my presentation.
Later on, my lecturer have me share my experiences as to how I prepare myself for the presentation in ensuring that our research was presented verbally in a clear and understanding manner. I was so thrilled that I told myself that this is the moment for me to glorified God. I begin to share with my class that it was the training that I received in the church. I told them that our church believes that we are leaders therefore we taught and trained on how to prepare our sharing notes to ensure there is clarity and the opportunities to speak or preach in front of our church members.
Upon hearing this, my lecturer added that since I’m the class rep therefore I would have even more opportunities now to practice speaking in front of the class. I was glad that despite all the praises that my lecturer showered upon me, I was firm and proud in revealing that I’m able to do all this is because of God and all the glory and honor belongs to Him alone.
Just like what we have been taught in our church that sons are trained and raised in the house (church). In the house (church) we are not trained not just in spiritual matter but other aspect as well such as how to present our work, handle our finances, handle our emotions, having honorable relationship and so on as according to His living word.
It is written in 1 Peter 4:11, ” If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”
For I am His son therefore I will speak as one who is speaking the very word of God, and as I do, I will do it with the strength God provides, so that and in everything, God is the one who receive the glory and honor! Amen!
May I encourage you that as sons of God let us continue to give glory unto Him in all that we do as it is written, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17
In the year 2009 April 29 (which you could refer back to the page in this blog), I did mention about the prophecies that I received from Ps. Chung (ANS, Muar), which is about receiving His new strength, spirit and wisdom in order to study my course which is counseling. Now I could see day by day, God releasing His strength, spirit and wisdom unto my life.
Last Wednesday (24/3/10), we were required to do a presentation based on our research. I make all the necessary preparation to ensure that I was well prepared for my presentation. Just before my presentation, I told God of my desire in wanting to do this presentation as according to His word which is not by my might, not by power but by His very spirit.
Immediately after my presentation, my lecturer gave her comments regarding every student’s presentation. To my surprise, in a class of 23 students, she singled me out and asked everyone in the class to comment about my presentation. A few of my course mates was in agreement that I did well in my presentation to which my lecturer agreed.
My lecturer explained that my presentation was well and in accordance with what she wanted. She went on further to mention that she noticed that I express such eagerness in presenting our group’s research and was impressed that I had such confidence in carrying myself well in front of the class during my presentation.
Later on, my lecturer have me share my experiences as to how I prepare myself for the presentation in ensuring that our research was presented verbally in a clear and understanding manner. I was so thrilled that I told myself that this is the moment for me to glorified God. I begin to share with my class that it was the training that I received in the church. I told them that our church believes that we are leaders therefore we taught and trained on how to prepare our sharing notes to ensure there is clarity and the opportunities to speak or preach in front of our church members.
Upon hearing this, my lecturer added that since I’m the class rep therefore I would have even more opportunities now to practice speaking in front of the class. I was glad that despite all the praises that my lecturer showered upon me, I was firm and proud in revealing that I’m able to do all this is because of God and all the glory and honor belongs to Him alone.
Just like what we have been taught in our church that sons are trained and raised in the house (church). In the house (church) we are not trained not just in spiritual matter but other aspect as well such as how to present our work, handle our finances, handle our emotions, having honorable relationship and so on as according to His living word.
It is written in 1 Peter 4:11, ” If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”
For I am His son therefore I will speak as one who is speaking the very word of God, and as I do, I will do it with the strength God provides, so that and in everything, God is the one who receive the glory and honor! Amen!
May I encourage you that as sons of God let us continue to give glory unto Him in all that we do as it is written, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17
By Edwin David
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
AN AMAZING YEAR 2010
I just can’t express with word, how thankful I m to the Father for His amazing plans in my life. I still remember over the past few months, I face a lot of discourage statement, pressure from everywhere and people even look down on me. It was a tough time for me. As a chemistry degree holder, I expect myself to get a job in no time. But things turn out to be more difficult than I thought. The countless applications I had sent and the numerous interviews I went for. In the end, there was no feedback from any of these companies.Although all this challenges might be sad or even immobilize me from carrying on. But I never give up; I put my faith fully on God and believe on His word that things will come, it is just the matter of time. As this year 2010 is the year of acceleration, things will be accelerating fast for us as well and it will happen in an unusual way as the time is NOW!-
It is NOW, I got an offer from the company that I hope to work in. It was less than a day when I shared to my leader about this company, the job nature as a chemist and how good it will be if I get to work in this company.
I want to share this good news to everyone who read my testimonial. Never let situation, people or even circumstances to limit us but stay accurately connected to Him and have faith in Him believing what is to come. Although at times it might be tough but always bear in mind that God is fashioning and molding us in the midst of difficulties. Our Father will only allow us to go through things which He knows we have the ingredients within us to overcome. This is a year of unusual and things will happen in ways we never expect. Let us all believe and be ready to do things in a different way so that God can do His great and extraordinary works in our lives !
Praise the Lord for His amazing plans in each of us!
By Lim Chin Xiong
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