The Roaring Tribe

Another old classic -by roar

2008-03-17T20:27:00.001+08:00

Some old classics :) - roar

2008-03-03T20:09:00.002+08:00

Elijah's Baptism

2008-02-25T20:47:00.001+08:00

NDP 2008 (from email)

2008-02-25T20:34:00.001+08:00

Hi family,

There is a final chance for people in your tribes to participate in the Act 3 Show Segment of NDP 2008. Pse note NDP pledge-takers segment info will be made known at a later date. Kindly see information below & let your people know:As part of the one of the unique and special acts for NDP, 300 performers comprising of 200 skyrunners and 100 hip-hop dancers, TOUCH Community Services is recruiting Vibrant and Energetic youths (aged 13-30) who meet the following requirements:

1. Able-bodied and Fit (lots of jumping and walking around with the skyrunner equipment)

2. Committed to twice a week training @ Bedok Guards Camp II. (Trainings are on Tuesday 7pm to 9pm and Saturday, 11am to 2pm tentatively)

3. Map link: http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel.php?ismap=1&starmode=0&star=1&buildingid=678&masterid=72625&x=41543.2462&y=33503.7483&level=6?148,182

Final walk-in registration & selection on 23 Feb 930am sharp at Bedok Guards Camp II (Note: Selection process takes two hours).BRING A FRIEND ALONG!!

Today's Updates (by Roar)

2008-02-10T00:00:00.000+08:00

Hello babes, how has CNY been for you? We went house visiting today, & here are some lovely kodak moments for you to behold :)

2008-01-19T11:24:00.000+08:00

i've had the longest week ever. 1 week, 7 days, 168 hours felt like it would never end.
im quite glad to have reached the weekend. cos it means i can rest and catch up on some much needed slp.

i think i've successfully managed to memorize psalm 1. i urge everyone to memorize it too cos it's a really nice psalm and like ps melvyn said, psalm 1 sets the tone for the entire book of psalms.
though alot of the psalms are similar, i guess they each have their own uniqueness and i believe God is trying to tell us smth different in every psalm.

the psalms i've read this week are basically abt these: praising God, crying out to Him in our times of need, finding refuge in Him, asking Him to help us live according to His will, tt everything we are, do, think, or say will please and glorify Him, and most of all telling Him how wonderful and how much we are in love with Him.
well, i guess all the psalms are abt these anw.

one thing im trying to learn and i think everyone shd learn from psalms is the art of praying.
david really sets a good example as to how we shd pray to the Lord, with a sincere and contrite heart.

i shall end here. if u wanna know why my week has been crazy in a "non-fun" way pls do ask me yourself.

-tzup wishing u a blessed sabbath year ahead

SoRe ThRoAt!

2008-01-18T10:14:00.000+08:00

Hi~

Pls pray 4 me 2 recover from my sore throat...I just screamed a few commands in parade and my throat is now sore. Also, some BB boys are also coming 2 my birthday celebration, altogether over 30 people liao. we r at the verge of calling buffet 4 dinner too! see u on the 26th then!

Yours, GG

Pass the SMS around...

2008-01-15T10:22:00.000+08:00

Hi there,

4 the sms that has the the invitation, pass it around! make sure every1 receives it!!!

Yours, GG

My birthday celebration!

2008-01-14T10:23:00.000+08:00

Hi again,

If u have received my SMS on th birthday party, come on time! First come first serve!!!

GG

My very own blog created!

2008-01-14T10:15:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,

My own blog has been created 4 now, visit http://ggzfrom-gt.blogspot.com and type ur Cbox! Pls come visit!!!

GG

week 2 of 2008

2008-01-11T20:08:00.000+08:00

it's been a boring week, and me falling sick on the last 2 days of the academic week is absolutely horrible..

either way, im here to write on my weekly devotion..

for some strange reason, i still write my dates as 07...

last night, i woke up at 530 and did not slp again till 7 in the morn.. i couldnt slp, was running fever, 38.5 degrees.. i took some panadol and then sat up in my kitchen and flipped my bible to Isaiah 54, but instead, Isaiah 53 caught my eye instead.. it was a short passage that was highlighted! (i guess that was why it caught my eye)

"4 Surely he took up our infirmities

and carried our sorrows,

yet we consider him stricken by God,

smitten by him, and afflicted.

5 But he was pierced for our

transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace

was upon him,

and by his wounds we are healed.

6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,

each of us has turned to his own way;

the Lord has laid on him

the iniquity of us all."

-Isaiah 53:4-6

i read the whole entire chapter though, and i found it to fit pretty well into my situation right now. I felt so horrible the last 2 days that i did not come back to reflect on the two psalms (9&10) that now i have quite abit of catching up to do..

it was verse 5 that was highlighted in my bible, that was really an encouragement for me. that i have in the Lord, healing.

this is what this passage has on me, i suggest that all who reads my post read the entire chapter of Isaiah 53, and that the Lord will have a special word for you in it.

God bless

with love

-eK

Amen

p.s. click on my pic to read my blog, i try to update everyday on every psalm.

rmb to read your a-Psalm-a-day!

First week In ITE

2008-01-11T19:35:00.000+08:00

I would say was not really good as i thought it would be.

First day we had talks by lecture sharing about the ITE
then break, a fter break is talk.

I shall not say what happen everyday. Cause is going to be boring

Thursday we had cca open house.

Oh yes i choice library as my cca and engineers club.

Just to let u know my school ends at 5pm. So is like damn tired
Almost want to fell asleep when the lecture or teacher's were sharing.

I did not really get to know any friends yet or mix around.

I Thought they were not friendly. But after a few days
i mix around and asked what are their names. So we became friends haha....

I do regret taking electroincs at first. But now i have change my mindset and i am going to work hard to go to poly which second year i have to scored GPA 4 to get into a poly. The teacher said it will not be easy and is not hard. Is the matter we want to study hard and work for the goal so i have made my choice to work hard and do well for my exams.

But the bad thing is the teacher said if we want to go poly we will have to burn our holidays which means i will not be having holidays.

It has been a tiring week for me. Have to get used to the long hours of schooling.

Lesson will be starting next week.

I manage to read psalms everyday but dont quite understand what it is trying to tell me.

ITE is really different from secondary school life.

Really miss my life in school.

So treasure ur school days.

God bless you.

sorry if there is any errors.

shawn

Bible reading

2008-01-10T12:36:00.000+08:00

I read Ecclesiastes 1 to 4 and i felt that i should share my thoughts with the people out there. It says that worldly enjoyments are not useful and also they do not help us in our growth or in our walk in the Lord.
It is written that there is a time for everything, it only proves to say that we should have a proper management of our time, setting time aside to participate in all of life's activities but during which, we should never neglect our duty.
I also feel that we should not be alone, showing out what you feel can also be a means of showing that you are not hostile to others hereby encouraging others that they can be open to you.
This is the end and i hope that these meditations will give readers something to think about.

Signing off
Slash3rz

New Year Resolutions

2008-01-08T10:45:00.000+08:00

This is the year to ask BIG.
not exactly the kinda thing you'd expect in the year of the sabbath.
after all, the year of victory is over.
BUT VICTORY IS NOT OVER.
i finally understand tt the only way to claim victory is when we are walking right with the God.
just like the israelites in the old testament isnt it?
whenever they walk right with God, God's hand is upon them, and there is no giant they cannot overcome.
likewise, the year of the sabbath can also be a year of great things, because we put God where he belongs- first.
so here are my goals for this year:

-42 points in academics
-defy all odds to finally overcome rjc in the hockey finals, clinching the 1st ever hockey gold in the history of acsi
-top 20 for cross country in the year 5/6 category
-to serve the school well in the student council? (still praying abt it)
-finish my EE
-get chinese B done with, 7 points, no excuses
-to go through the entire year without complaining abt things i have no control over
-to be there for anyone who needs me
-to become another man after God's own heart
-to be able to stay happy always and find true rest in God

today is a holiday. =)
read the newspapers to find out why.
yesterday was a good day.
belief and motivation hit sky-high.
i believe God will use me to change many things this year, for the better..

God bless.

-tzup

My personal understanding for Psalm 2

2008-01-07T21:49:00.000+08:00

The nations, kings of the earth and rulers mentioned in verses 1 to 3 basically refers to the kingdom of the darkness on this planet. Ever since the fall of man, Satan has total control and influence over mankind and can therefore manipulate and exert influence over the thoughts and behavior of human kings and rulers (Eph 6:12 says very clearly that our war is a spiritual one against the forces of darkness). We usually don't look at Psalms from a spiritual point of view, but Ps 2 predicts how Satan will gather his allies for a final showdown with God and Jesus as mentioned in Daniel & Revelation. Ps 2 basically sums up it all, stating simply how the enemies of God will fail their ploy and how the entire kingdom of God will be eventually handed over to Jesus. The Anointed One mentioned here is none other than the Lord Jesus himself, since during His baptism God declared from heaven that he is His Son. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him is written to assure us who trusted in Jesus that we will be safe with Him.

Hope this will give u a better understanding & appreciation of Ps 2 :) Different Psalms take on different format and u need to ask God to enrich your spirit with what is written.

- roar

Israel (cont'd)

2008-01-06T19:38:00.000+08:00

grp photo at the temple mt in jerusalem
rock on young ppl!
somewhere.. LOL..
grp photo outside cave 11 at qumran

spot the difference! haha.

if ur wondering where all these pics suddenly came from, it's from a photo album website.

if u wanna view more of these pics which are like cao better den the one's my family took,

u can ask me personally for the link, username and password.

there are like a total of 700 plus.

i wanna thank uncle edward who took all the photos for his expertise and efforts in compiling them for the grp. many of his pictures include candid shots and stuff so there's alot of new things to see.

fyi, there are probably another 1000 plus more pics tt i still dont have cos the other photographer, uncle sy, has been very busy travelling as part of his job.

and for some strange reason, my mum has been bumping into alot of our tourmates ever since we came back, and there's like talk of a reunion and even another trip as an entire grp again with ps quek to turkey where the churches related to paul are as well as to other parts of israel which we missed out on!

hopefully if everyone's serious abt it, we can have it before i go to army. LOL. now tt'll be so very exciting. =)

i so miss israel!!! ><

oh. and quiet time this weekhas been gd. managed to make time to read a psalm everyday and i find it a real blessing to be able to get the day right with God. yay psalms!

-tzup

Will we be sleeping?

2007-12-23T23:39:00.000+08:00

While You Were Sleeping- Casting Crowns

Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
A giant star lights up the sky
And while you’re lying in the dark
There shines an everlasting light
For the King has left His throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight, tonight

Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
For God became a man
And stepped into your world today
Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night
The Father gave His only Son
The Way, the Truth, the Life had come
But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save

Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we’re sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we’re lying in the dark
There’s a shout heard ‘cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night, in the night

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping?
Will we be sleeping?

United States of America
Looks like another silent night

i have an emotional attachment to this song after going to israel.
christmas just feels so different this time. =)

-tzup

Updates from Japan (by roar)

2007-12-14T10:48:00.000+08:00

Hi sweethearts,

So sorry to keep u waiting... I tried an internet cafe at Tokyo on 11 dec & had great difficulty w the Japanese keyboard, plus they dun allow file transfer, so i had to wait till i find a better place to upload the pic & the videos. Come to think of it, been days since i blog or msn... haha... and i shall just let the pics n videos entertain u rather than typing crap... hehe

We:re having a great time here and i:m currently typing this blog in Hokkaido, Northern Japan. I hope things r going on smoothly back in S:pore. Pls grant Kai full support in the outreach event. May God bless u with strength n perseverance in this.

Egypt/ Israel

2007-12-12T21:35:00.000+08:00

Thoughts from Xiamen

2007-12-12T01:23:00.000+08:00

after reading anthony's reali reali long post, i feel that what im about to write has so little significance..

either way, the xiamen trip that i took along with 3 sec1 juniors from school and with a few other people from AISS and a girl from NYGH was.. to say the least.. eventful..

until i looked back at the trip, did i reali see God's hand in my life and amongst us during our trip to xiamen..
before we got there, i was kinda fearful, that accommodations would not be up to standard there, we are gonna stay in that place for 14 days..

but Hallelujah praise the Lord, we had very good accommodations; hot water, tv... u could guess, it was better than the hotel that we checked in when we travelled up to fuzhou..

i could almost imagine what kind of mumbling and grumbling i would get from the juniors.. all three of them, spoiled and pampered kids.. complaining about this, about that.. and being the oldest dude on the trip didnt reali help things.

but i guessed we are reali blessed, we got a very good coach.. some old fogey that is reali good at what he does.. i guess i improved pretty much. but what im reali happy about is to see the youngsters rise up above their own 'boundaries' and mature into "little gentleman". this junior of mine, ezekiel: i got reali fed up with him the first few days, he acts exactly like a typical acsi spoiled brat.. shall not reali elaborate on that.. but approaching the end, he had become, a more considerate, lovable boy. he even learnt to wash his clothes.. =]

though nothing reali earth-shaking happened.. but i was lead to read Job 32-37. it impacted me pretty much.. words of wisdom for a young man.. i should do a follow up on this issue.. ( i think i will)

i guess i havent reali grown.. in the spirit.. im still a little seedling that has not been exposed to much light.. i guess im still too far away from God.. that throughout the trip, 3 songs were significant, and playin in my head...most of the time..
All for Love, Still and Take It All..

its late and im not reali thinking straight.. i'll pick up where i left off when its light.. lolz
I thank God, for everything, i cant possibly remember so many things, but for everything that happened i just wanna thank Him. to God be the Glory..

with Love
eK

Who Am I?

2007-12-10T13:17:00.000+08:00

Who Am I- Casting Crowns

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Pre-chorus:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Cause I am yours.
I am yours.

i wanna thank God for bringing me to my cousin's church camp cos the theme was "who am i".
and they played this song for worship and it really meant smth to me cos it really serves as a reminder of God's love for us and tt makes us someone special.
another thing to thank God for abt the camp was tt i made alot of new frens and to be able to see ppl around the same age as me rise up as leaders for God as well.

anw, im here to talk abt my trip to israel and egypt for 2 weeks.

it was, in many ways, a bittersweet memory now.

sweet because i learnt so many things, met so many cool and nice ppl, grew so much closer to God's word. reading the bible will nvr be the same for me again. the bible really comes alive now.

well. my family went with this tour grp made up of ppl from different churches led by dr quek who is this ex-pastor who has been leading grps to israel every year for the past 40 years or smth. he studied hebrew in israel during his younger days and really knows his stuff abt the bible land.

coming from a more charismatic church, i guess for me it really teaches me how impt the bible is and how impt it is to hide it in our hearts. many times we overlook the fact tt knowing the bible is as impt as feeling God.

anw, we 1st went to egypt.
there are a few words tt come to mind when egypt is mentioned to me now: disaster, chaos, dirty, poverty.
it's by far the most dirty place i've ever seen by far. garbage piles in the rivers and on the sides of the roads like no ones' business. the ppl are really poor, a shadow of their great ancestors who built the awesome pyramids which we visited.
usually in s'pore, i like to sit on the side closer to the side walk cos seeing ppl and buildings are more interesting den seeing trees and cars. in egypt, i like sitting on the side farther away from the side walk. why? its free entertainment. really! it's like watching an action cum comedy movie. like the tour guide, who probably just got married at this pt of time, said, this is how to cross a road in egypt: look left look right, close your eyes, walk across the road and pray.
traffic is a joke. ppl cross the road at peak hours as if they own the road and all the vehicles have to stop for them. end result is lots of honking and chaos. i even saw a car reversing in the wrong direction in thick traffic and another guy stopping his car in the middle of the road to check his engine.
there are no traffic lights in egypt. tt explains alot alright.
ppl board and jump off buses even when the bus is moving and not at a bus stop.
once this van packed with ppl came next to our coach. there were like 6 guys sitting ON TOP of the van..like on the roof. they were damn funny. pretending to row the boat and all. and there was another guy hanging on to the side. my bro even told me he saw a family of 5 fit onto a single scooter. how ridiculous is tt?!

with tt, i dont think u shd ever go to egypt unless its for tourism. i for one will nvr go back unless i've been called to. the atmosphere is just depressing and unfriendly. oh, and u have to pay for water too cos clean water is like so scarce there.

on to israel, it was in stark contrast to egypt. much cleaner, much more developed, and the ppl seemed to be nicer. but nevertheless, there were still cons to the pros.
i just wanna summarize everything i've learnt and been thru.
these are some of the places i've been:
bethlehem, jerusalem(soloman's temple, garden tomb), jericho, golan heights, paul's prison at herod's palace next to the mediterranean sea, river jordan, meddigo(armageddon), galilee, nazareth, mt of beatitudes, bet'shean, dead sea, upper room(last supper), mt of olives, masada, qumran(dead sea scrolls).

it's quite sad really to here to story of israel. the holocost(is tt how u spell it?) museum is just an example. it's abt how the nazis exterminated so many jews. going thru it just leaves u mentally and emotionally exhausted, but the end of the museum was really smth special. u leave the musuem via this big platform built on the edge of the rocky terrain overlooking the city and we left it during sunset. u can imagine wad a sight it was. after all the tragedy in israel's history, there is hope.
i do believe God's chosen ppl have smth to be proud of. they've overcome adversity at the highest level regularly in their history owing to their resilience and their ever-amazing God.

then there's the sad part of religious faith. did u know almost all the jews arent christians?
christian jews have to call themselves mesianic jews and only form 0.1% of the population. most of the jews only believe in the old testament and are still waiting for the messiah to come. they look down on christians in their midst and persecute them. u cld even say the muslims treat them better den the jews. to most of the jews, u cant be a christian jew. for them it's just unimaginable. for them it's like being a christian muslim, totally contradictory.
most of the jews who believe in christ arent allowed to buy property and are isolated by the rest of the community. as a result, they are forced to leave israel simply cos they cant survive in a community without business and without a chance to make a living.
with the mesianic jews leaving, the muslims enter.
it's heart breaking to know tt God's chosen ppl dont believe in His son, and those who do are being chased out of their own promised land, and another faith is taking over.

knowing it is one thing, experiencing it is another. i experienced it.
i experienced wad has become of bethlehem.
the birth place of jesus tt sounded so lovely and cosy in the bible and in the christmas carols tt we sing of has been turned into a shrine by the roman catholics. it's disgusting. they built altars there and seem to worship the place instead of God.

i experienced wad has become of soloman's temple and jerusalem.
jerusalem is overrun with muslims tt build their temples all over the place, including in soloman's temple. their prayers sound thru the entire city.
im not like against the muslims or anything, everyone has his own right to believe in wad he wants to believe in. tt's gotta be respected. but to know tt God is real and see these things happen is really sad.
and the jews who are supposed to defend the serenity of their country are too busy caught up in their rituals. u go to the wailing or western wall, the only original wall left of soloman's temple and u see ppl praying at the wall. sometimes u wonder if they're praying TO the wall.

but u cant help but feel for them. i've heard tt most jews who dont believe in jesus dont even know the whole story abt the gospel and stuff.
i guess tt really stirs up tt desire in me tt we've gotta pray for the jews and for israel. tt they'll come to see things from a different point of view.
we've also really gotta support the christian jews in our prayers. we really dont want to see the last of them forced out of their rightful place with subtle persecution.

but with all the unpleasant things, plus conflict with neighbouring countries which i haven't even talked abt, i have really fond memories of israel and of the hope tt still exists in this screwed up world.
i'll always rmb the fun and laughter with fellow brothers and sisters in christ who've come together from different backgrounds to learn more abt God, waking up at 6am for morning services next to the beautiful sea of galilee, getting a rededication service in the jordan river with real doves around, all the tels of great history piled up one on top of another, the little boy called gabriel who stuck to me cos he found me fun to be with, the night in a small town in the middle of the desert next to the warm fireplace which just felt so right, sitting in the coach and watching the breathtaking sight of an orange moon hovering just above the city of jerusalem, floating in the dead sea together, singing those beautiful hymns in the equally beautiful synagouges and churches, watching the sun set at the ruins of herod the great's palace into the horizon of the mediterranean sea, the pride and vastness of the plains surrounding meddigo where the final battle will take place, walking with my brother, the 2 girls amanda and abigail who were very nice ppl, gabriel and dr quek in a valley similar to tt of the grand canyon, as the sun set over the mountains of a national park, the lord's supper and service we took at the garden tomb of jesus which was very very emotional before i met ps eugene and ppl from our tribe like ee jay, julie and mirabel, looking up at the millions of stars so clear in the quietness of a christian "resort" if tt's wad they call it with the flickering lights of jerusalem in the distance.

tt was long. haha. i guess sometimes we become so emotionally attached to a place and ppl we dont even know well cos we simply spent so much time together at these so many places which hold so much meaning in the roots of our faith. this is one trip tt certainly made me feel this way.
esp after our sharings of our reflections on the bus on the last day of our stay in israel did i feel tt i wish it cld last forever. u know, just being close to God in some faraway land where the pressures and headaches of the busy life singapore brings cant reach.
the calmness like tt of the sea of galilee was definitely too good to last eh?
as we left for the airport in tel aviv it was drizzling and the rainbow over the sea along the road certainly fitted the bittersweet mood.

there are certainly too many things we take forgranted and thus too many things to thank God for. freedom is one of those things. we have the freedom here in s'pore to worship God and go to church and to share the gospel without the fear of persecution. not everyone has to chance to do so. our fellow brothers and sisters in some parts of the world are suffering and we dont even know abt it. quite sad isnt it? so pls rmb to pray for them.
we also take food and water forgranted. in israel u eat bread everyday. and water is also scarce.
the poverty and terrible state of egypt also taught me not to take our luxurious life in s'pore as smth easy to come by.

perhaps the most impt things i wanna thank God for is the chance to experience all this 1st hand, and definitely the ppl who had been called by God in israel's history to stand up and be counted for. those sung and unsung heroes alike whose faith brought them to make sacrifices for the glory of God. faith like tt of paul's. commitment like tt of steven, stoned for his faith outside the lion gate of the old jerusalem. jesus' love by dying on the cross for his ppl and fellow jews who still dont believe in him today. and for all those ppl whom i've met in israel who choose to stay and fight in the hope tt God's revival will fall on israel once again, like those christian ppl from poland i think who came and built the christian "resort" tt we stayed in with their own bare hands cos they felt bad tt the 8 of the jews were sent to germany during hitler's rein and nvr returned, for the christian guy who bought over the garden tomb of jesus because he cld not bear to see it be turned into a shrine by the roman catholics or turned into a temple by the muslims but instead maintained it as a beautiful garden where christians from all over the world can come to worship jesus. i have to say, God's presence there is amazing. lastly, for ps quek who diligently brings ppl to israel every year even at such an old age to educate them abt the bible land and to help the christians esp in the tourism industry of israel to earn a living.

with so many ppl doing so much for His cause, i think we shdnt just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their hardwork and dedication. everyone of these ppl have found their calling in the Lord.
and tt brings me back to the qn: who am i?

if there's 1 thing i take away from this trip, it's tt it is my duty and my responsibility as a child of God to nvr let go of His promises and to always give all i can possibly can give to the cause.
i pray tt all those who havent experienced the "israel" experience will have a chance to do so one day cos it's really eye-opening and life-changing.

your's faithfully,
anthony

All for love...

2007-11-23T20:09:00.000+08:00

Belly BUtton less

2007-11-21T17:09:00.000+08:00

Enjoy this video

Let my words be few (by roar)

2007-11-20T09:19:00.001+08:00

Ecclesiastes 5:2-3 says,

Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.

As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words.

Cell Retreat Photo

2007-11-18T21:46:00.001+08:00

My camera was out of batt so this is the only photo we managed to take... pai seh...

-roar

camp!!!!!

2007-11-17T11:39:00.000+08:00

thanks to all the pple who were there... hahass hope ur hav some fun ....
may ur all continue to live and trust in god...
speacial thanks to stanley,huimin,shane,,,,,
and all of us who hav contribute!!!!!
(SS)small stanley!!!! rocks!!!

Abroad..

2007-11-16T23:15:00.000+08:00

I just wanted to write something here so that u guys wun miss me too much.. haha..

i just want to thank everyone at the chalet for making it such a wonderful experience..
Thank God and Roar for giving me opportunity to lead worship and anthony and jiayu and yisheng that did it with me..
i really felt that i grew alot after the chalet.. since i got alot of time while abroad, i got time to do bible study seriously.. and grow in the Word..

pray for me.. for a safe journey and that i may grow stronger in the Lord, in the Word and in the Spirit..

ps: chalet bbq stuff receipt is with me.. sry for the inconvenience.

God bless u all.. see u all in 2 weeks..
with love
eK

Exciting Holidays!!!! (by Roar)

2007-11-16T11:37:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your contributions and presence in this retreat. Indeed, things would have been different without you. To my spiritual sons, daughters, nephews and nieces: You guys have been very cooperative and supportive of this and I'm proud of you.

Special thanks to:

1. Huimin (for checking in, msg, cooking & taking care of the gals)
2. Everett, Tzup, Yisheng, Weng Yew, Jiayu for worship
3. Shawn & Jiayu for games
4. Pei Tien for BBQ stuff & cake
5. Weng Yew & Tzup for msg
6. Stanley for cooking fried rice
7. Jie Han for cooking Pasta
8. Ben for BBq-ing the food
9. Shawn for the Birthday card
10. KS for the car and video cam
11. Myself (.... uh.... for booking chalet and driving around... haha)

Thanks also for saving electricity. I hope there's no extra bills incurred. Some things I would have to feedback though: Pls observe hygiene when you prepare food (e.g. do not re-use anything thrown into the dustbin); Leave the ladle/scoop outside the container after you fetch your drink; Dispose of junk properly (if rubbish is full, change the trash bag) and Do not lock the door when sleeping in a room.

Last but not least, thank Jesus for watching over us the whole time. Pls pass me $10 each to defray the expenses of the chalet as I need to return $$ to those who bought stuff.

Pls note that there'll be no cell meeting for the next 2 weeks ( 17 & 24 Nov). Shane has booked gameslab this sat from 3-6pm. We have Youth144 meeting on 1 Dec. Nick Vujicic will be speaking at Youth Svc on 2 Dec. Ps Adrian's wedding is on 8 Dec. Ben enters Police Force on 11 Dec. My Japan trip is from 10-18 Dec. Youth Camp is on 20 - 22 Dec (Salvation Army, Upp Bt Timah). Christmas Party on 24 Dec (tentative).

Final thing to note: NICK VUJICIC IS COMING TO PREACH!!!! Make every effort to invite all your friends because I believe they will be blessed!

For more info, refer to http://www.fcbc.org.sg/service_news.asp?newsID=330
Nick's website: http://lifewithoutlimbs.org/

Cell Retreat Necessities (by roar)

2007-11-12T10:21:00.000+08:00

Items to bring
1. Black shirt (compulsory 4 gals) x2
2. Shirt x3
3. Shorts x3
4. Undergarments x4
5. Toothbrush + toothpaste
6. Towel x2
7. Soap, shampoo, facial wash
8. Swimwear
9. BIBLE
10. Pen/pencil
11. Slippers
12. Shoes
13. About $50
14. Optional: Guitar, mp3, tennis racket, roller blades medications

this is the end of the secondary life road and now this is the crossroad.

2007-11-10T20:14:00.001+08:00

Sorry for not posting for a long time, i was busy preparing for the o levels and now i can say tat its almost comming to an end. The whole secondary life seems to have just flown by dont u guys think?

Secondary life holds lots of memories, from band getting a silver award in 2005 for syf to the gold award in genting highlands also in 2005. Whats more to remember, from those great juniors to those whom i am in charge of. I just want to say that i really enjoyed it all. I've learnt loads of stuff and enjoyed all this time with the band. With ex-conductor Miss Tan to current conductor Ms Cheong the struggles and hard work we have put into the music.

Tuba Rox like mad!!!! Please tell Asyikin to read this. Lets have the tuba section be the strongest section in band!!! <<>> Don't let me and HH down hor...

class 4E1 of Fuhua secondary school is also a great batch and also fun batch, though there are always fights and all those arguments but in the end, i feel that we all have enjoyed ourselves. 2 years with you guys were fun so lets not let our links get disconnected k? Lets stay as friends forever!!! You guys ROX!!

Life has been great for these years. I thank God for his provision and blessings for these years, i managed to pull through my secondary school life. God has a plan for us and we should always know tat his plan is carefully planned out for us.

Chalet rox, we had loads of laughs and fun. From the great chats at night to playing of cards as well as Shane's cards. Its a time we shd all remember as well as to enjoy. 1st day bbq and the loads of fried rice and pasta prepration was tough bt overall, the results were super satisfying. Stanley Ho can cook hor... so can wengy and Wei Ling(aka dancing)

This week was the one tat i have the most memorial time through these years le! Tks to everyone tat made this so!!!

Signing out: Chng Jie Han
Slash3rz

Grande Finale

2007-11-06T17:49:00.000+08:00

its been a VERY VERY long while since i wrote anything here..
WHEE~

last exam of my secondary school life.. Last paper, the closing extract..
today, i felt kinda.. horrible.. MEP is like a goner, gg-fied subject.. im like once again, blindly going into the exam hall.
I wanted to study hard and do well for the exam, though a huge chunk of it is gone by now, various coursework and the paper last thurs (which my fren so conveniently forgot to take) took up a large percentage of the overall paper. tmr's paper is the largest chunk.. and i reali dunno how to study for it.. its like, culture shock.. for three years we've been doing something else and poof, we're hit with the revised syallabus..

nvm.. i was praying today and i was lead back to one of my favorite passages..

Isaiah 40:28-31

WHOA!
yes, and i affirm and claim this for myself, right now..
its a little too late to be muggin for anything.. i have most of it in my brain actually. i just need to memorise and get it into my system about 13 more pages worth of info for tmr.. I CAN DO IT! yes..
its not impossible. its only impossible only when u resign urself to it.

Matthew 7:7-8
7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be open to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

I know this all too well.. i ask for 30 points in my EOYs this year, and i reali got 30 points. not one more, not one less.
I claim it here and now, i wan a B3 for my Higher Music O Levels this year.. dun ask for it after the paper. ask for it b4 the paper..

someone affirm me pls??
Pray for all those taking O levels now, that down the final sprint ( all the MCQ papers left) that you will remain diligent in your revision for the remaining papers, and pray that he gives you strength to last for the last week. and we can then all go retreat and have fun!

Amen

with love,
eK

Growing up..

2007-11-02T11:00:00.000+08:00

after watching the previous post, i'm lost for words. hahaha. it's so ironical tt i wanted to blog abt this thing u call "growing up" only to find tt someone else already posted smth in relation to it!

must be sign from God. lol.

anw, i wanna affirm the word tt childlikeness is smth to be respected and awed abt.
it's tough growing up. not really the process but well, u kinda get torn between the now and the past, and the future. there are some things u don't wanna give up and let go.
as many call it. it's the last chance for those sec 4s to have care-free fun. and to think i felt like i lost tt a long long time ago.
haha. so the saying tt u dont know what u've got till its gone rings ever so true.
thankfully i think i realize what i've got 2 months b4 it's gone.

i've got childish frens. HAHA. ok not funny. maybe it is. well, many wanna take the opportunity of these 2 months and holidays to let it rip. it being our childish side. after all, we're gonna be adults very soon!
well. i dont wanna let go of those moments cos i know i'll nvr ever experience them again.
all those weird things u do when ur in an all-guys school. haha. pity we can't change in class when we go for PE nx year. so inconvenient!
and so many ppl change! looking back from sec 1, which seems like just yesterday, and comparing it to being sec 4, well. i guess we've all grown up in a certain way.
we still do childish stuff like tau-poking and acting spas but like a friend of mine said the other day, it's been quite amazing to see the inner-change tt has taken place.

then again, the future holds much uncertainty, but promises much more. and we'll never know till we actually experience it for ourselves right?
struggling to move on it one thing, not moving on is another.
i hope i fall into the "struggling to move on but eventually does" category.
after all, we dont want to become like the israelites moving out of egypt do we?
thinking how terrible egypt is when we're suffering there and den when we get delivered complain abt how better it was then. deliverence is kinda like growing up.

when we're kids we want to grow up so badly.
when we've grown up we want to turn back the clock and be kids again.
haha.

anw, moving on to the promise of God remains the most impt thing. God didnt create us to stay little and naive forever, He created us to learn and capture innocence and child-like faith, in order to raise us up to draw closer to Him and to fulfill our destiny.
after all, isnt tt wad life is abt? being grateful for all tt's passed, but moving on to greater and better things that have already been planned.

and so a new chapter begins..

i now needa rush off for class outing.
xD
ciao.

-tzup (16, now and forever at heart) =)

Great lesson from a small voice

2007-11-01T22:05:00.000+08:00

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

(Matthew 18:1-4)

This passage just comes to my mind when I saw the video clip below. Indeed God uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise.

The Roaring Tribe: Amazing story

2007-11-01T16:58:00.000+08:00

The Roaring Tribe: Amazing story

Just share with you something what my grandma told me.

2007-10-31T21:16:00.000+08:00

When i told my grandma exams periods are very stressful
then she told me that everyday she has exams.

Huh? why le?

Cause she has to think of what food to cook from morning to night.
Three meals a day making her stress. Not cooking lah got other chores to
so if you are stress think of her haha my grandma has exams more then 30 years or more.

shawn

bye bye

VOTE FOR HIM

2007-10-29T17:20:00.000+08:00

Remember to cast a VOTE for Pastor!!!

A man of Victory

2007-10-25T13:07:00.001+08:00

Real Meaning of Sabbath

2007-10-23T10:51:00.000+08:00

What is Sabbath? It means REST!!!!! Yes, REST!!! And it is biblical, for God made heavens and earth and all that is in it and rested on the 7th day (Gen 2:1-2). Need a break? Amen, you should. Even God takes a break from his work.

Sabbath is incorporated in the midst of work, and God invites us to take occasional breaks so that we have time for Him. Indeed, God did not lie on bed the entire Sabbath but spend the day enjoying what he had made, and he saw that everything was good. For the busy and overworked people, I want you to know that "in six days you shall do all your work, but the 7th day is to be a Sabbath unto the Lord" (Ex 20:8). God wants you to re-enter his rest and look at what you have done from his perspective. For those who have too much free time, I urge you to reconsider Ex 20:8. Out of the whole week 6/7 of the time should still be spent constructively and not idling, because if "a man will not work, he shall not eat." God's real intention is for us to maximise our time and doing it all for the purpose of worship.

Here are some comments on the Sabbath which I find to be very true and applicable:

1. Sabbath is the resting of our hearts and souls.
2. Sabbath is creating unhurried time & space to distance ourselves from the frenzy of our own activities so we can see what God has done & is doing.
3. Sabbath-keeping is quieting our noisy hearts so that we can hear the still small voice of our Lord. It is uprooting the sense of self-importance so that we can discern the presence of Christ.
4. Sabbath-keeping is separating ourselves from the people who are clinging to us, from the routines to which we cling to for our identity, & surrendering them all up to God afresh.
5. Sabbath-keeping is setting aside time to put things back in place.

I want to take this opportunity to say that the act of putting everything aside and seeking God during cell and service is considered Sabbath. Sabbath is coming back to the heart of worship. God wants us to worship in SPirit and in Truth. And the very fact that Sabbath is practiced in the middle of frenzy requires faith. It is not easy to withdraw from busy-ness and fast-paced-ness when there is much work to be done. So it takes faith to observe Sabbath. It takes faith to believe that as we surrender everything to God afresh, he will reveal the important things to us. So learn to observe the Sabbath. God blessed and created it for us.

A few things you can begin considering in view of the Sabbath year are:

1. How can I develop myself spiritually, physically, socially and mentally?
2. What areas of my life must I deal with and put in place?
3. What can I do to become a better testimony wherever God has placed me?
4. WHo are my spiritual bros and sis and relatives in this network?

Let's resolve to make 2008 the year of rest and not one of restlessness.

-roar

Celebrating Oct babies

2007-10-23T10:33:00.000+08:00

My apologies for putting this up late. For some reason blogger doesn't allow too high resolution pictures, so if u wan the high res copy pls let me know. Though we do not have full strength for all 3 cells, it is good to see some un-regular faces. Kai would prob want this photo considering that his hair is still there.

I recalled that it was a Tiramisu cake that I happened to get at Simei after borrowing some $$ from KS. Thank God it was finished up - or was it really good? Ha ha... the impt thing is there's no left-over.

Btw the photo was very well taken :)

-roar

Amazing story

2007-10-04T11:08:00.000+08:00

Hey just want to share with you this great story.
Hope you will be touched and moved by God.

Someone sent it to me so share it with all.

Shawn

SAWRKCHM YEAR END CLUSTER RETREAT

2007-09-16T22:20:00.000+08:00

YEAR END YOUTH RETREAT

Aloha Loyang
SEA VIEW BUNGALOW 15
[Single-storey bungalows, surrounded by open field and having a sea-view, are fully furbished with living room set with TV and games table; dining room; 4 air-conditioned bedrooms and furbished with beds (2 queen-sized and 4 single-sized) wardrobe, dresser, bedside table and wall fan; BBQ pit and a fully equipped kitchen.]

13 - 15 November 2007
Theme: ??

(Cells involved - SA=stanley ang, WR=wong ren, KC=kelvin chia, HM=huimin)

A New Experience

2007-09-15T22:49:00.000+08:00

God sort of answered my prayer to do a magic show this yr by sending Leonard into my life and spurring me onto a new level of my magical training. The journey has not been easy but as I reflect and look back at this awesome experience, I feel there is really much we can thank God for... Indeed, the yr of victory has not yet come to an end...

2007-08-24T17:10:00.000+08:00

one of those more meaningful country songs. =)

I Hope You Dance- Lee Ann Womack

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

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes,
I hope one more opens

Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making

Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance (Rolling us along)
I hope you dance (Tell me who)
I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes,
I hope one more opens

Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance (Rolling us along)
I hope you dance (Tell me who) (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you dance (Where those years have gone)
(Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQfERb9HVk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vix4Of6_hZ0

-tzup

STanley's B'day Bash

2007-08-12T10:50:00.000+08:00

Had a good celebration at small stan's house yesterday as he opened his house and prepared a feast for everybody who came to celebrate his birthday. We did our usual stuff like bridge, watch vcd, makan, play, cell and of course....

...... the usual "Tau-Pok" session!!

100k - LEVEL UP!!!!

2007-08-06T19:00:00.000+08:00

U muz be wondering why I'm so crazy putting up blogs these few days...

THAT'S BECAUSE I"M SUPER EXCITED!!!!

I'm so super excited bcuz i see all my sons and the whole church rising up in faith to finish the campaign. What Ps Khong said is very right - we should not drag the dateline, bcuz it wears everyone out, and at the same time not fair to those who have been fighting hard. The Lord wants us to understand (thru this campaign) that a church operates as a body. WHen one part of the body fails, the entire body fails. But when one part rejoices, the whole body rejoices!!! We are ALL FOR ONE, and ONE FOR ALL. WHen one wins, ALL WIN!!! Bcuz of this I do not want anyone to be short-changed. And I want us to understand that this command is from God and not from man. God wants to move our whole church to a new dimension of faith in preparation for revival!!

It was said that tests and trials will reveal a person's true colors. This 100k campaign has really stretched us beyond what we imagine ourselves to be. I have no problem believing my cell could bless 100pple in one month - but when I did the calculation just now, the number simply amazes me. We have blessed 97 as of now and still counting. It is a sign of BREAKTHROUGH. It is a sign of victory. My pple and I are not settling for just 20 lives!!! This campaign has brought me to reconsider God and my faith again.

When we are truly desperate, we truly seek God.

And when we truly seek God, God appears to us!

"you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart - I will be found by you"
"Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know"

amen & amen

-roar

100k - The Final Push

2007-08-05T21:46:00.000+08:00

i cannot believe SP would actually tell us to finish the 100k by this week! And to achieve that, we hav to each finish 5 blessing tonight. WOah, sounds crazy... and somebody suggested to me: use phone or msn. Ya i guess i hav no choice. The 1st person I called, I really struggled to say each of the blessings bcuz the bkground is noisy n sometimes my voice is not clear. Then msn 3 pple but one refuse to give me contact, so considered invalid. Called an nie friend and chatted for almost half an hr and after tat was like half-dead.

But i mus give all glory to God. Apart from my nie fren, I managed to bless 2 ex-Crush students and one of my NT student. Those tat i msn i scan the completed brochure and send to them. They were thankful, and I felt really happy. It was a crazy push, but i knew there is always something God wants to bless me with in this kind of situation. Indeed, the favor was great. And I know how encouraging it is when you managed to bless 5 pple tonite. I only did 4 and oledi felt so blessed. Do not be discouraged if you have not reached ur target, we hav until 8 Aug and after tat we'll have a good break and a good celebration together. God bless u with strength!!!!

luv
roar

What will life be like?

2007-08-03T10:45:00.000+08:00

What will life be like for you 10 years from now?

No idea how to answer this qn? Then take a look at how life has been for you the last 10 yrs. I've been a Christian for 11 yrs now. But to me, the most memorable and exciting and unregrettable moments were found in my university days, my Thumbs Up days and my Project CRUSH days. The most unforgettable moments had been those of serving others. I believe life should be lived in an unregrettable manner. We should not go thru life doing things we know we'll regret at the end.

The good years of my life had been one lived in faith - faith in God alone; faith to dare to take risks; faith to dare to fail.

It has been good, so I want to live a life that continues stretching my faith for the next 10 years :)

-roar

Finishing the 100k race

2007-07-30T21:35:00.000+08:00

Dear sons,

I just want to say that I feel very thankful and tremendously blessed by this 100k campaign. You see, I was praying through all the names on my prayer log and I an so thankful to God for all these 14 pple I've been able to bless in this short period of time. I'm beginning to realise more and more the truth in this verse that says:

"It is more blessed to give than to receive."

I'm beginning to plan how I can follow up with these pple and continue praying for them. This morning, upon the prompting of the Holy Spirit, I shifted my desk to the inner part of the staff room. It didn't take very long for me to notice the liveliness in this part of the staff room, and I suddenly saw a lot of blessing targets. Wa, I should've taken more blessing cards from church yest, cuz really running low on supply le...

Anyway, I hope u guys (esp those in the 5k warriors) are encouraged by this and continue asking God to show u how to pray for the pple you've blessed. God wans to touch pple, and at the same time wans to bless us. I finally realise how privileged I am. :)

Luv,
roar

Msn also can bless

2007-07-23T17:57:00.000+08:00

Yesterday
night i was online and was chatting
with one of school friends
so i decided to tell him about the
100k challenge and ask him if there
is any need in his life. He said
yes and what.............(he needs was)
it is a really good that even msn also
can bless someone. Today i look him to write the
100k card and he did. Prise the Lord
shawn

100k blessing

2007-07-19T17:39:00.000+08:00

oh yes today i bless two
sec two boys which i dont know them
at all or they dont know me.
HOw i blessed them very simple.
I saw them sitting at school doing
homework then go up to them chit-chat
then after that bring out 100k card and
..............................blah blah (to cut short)ask You have a need
in you life of course they will say yes la.
It was really great. One of them was a free-thinker
and the other was a muslim. Oh i ask the free-thinker
if he is free to come church this sunday he said should
be okay but have to asked the parents. Praise the lord
dont give up if you never bless anyone. Lets keep blessing
shawn

july 17

2007-07-17T20:37:00.000+08:00

today is very interesting...
i jus managed to get my hands on the book harry potter and the half blood prince.
The book is good and i recomend it. Btw anyone can lend me manga? i wan read...

Jcjh

100k challenge

2007-07-16T17:35:00.001+08:00

i m feeling quit bad tat i did not manage to bless anyone for today... i will try harder tomorrow god bless us... lets not let anything cause us to feel down jia you

1OOK BLESSING

2007-07-10T21:03:00.000+08:00

YES finally
i step out of my comfort zone
and bless one of my friends in school
today. It was by faith not by
might not by spirit but faith. I am going
to bless more people as i already take a
step of faith and comfort zone to faith zone.
I did prayed for him also.
shawn

If Adam and Eve had been Chinese....

2007-07-07T11:10:00.001+08:00

scrabble finals

2007-07-05T20:51:00.000+08:00

Hi guys i am going
to share with you about my scrabble finals
we arrived at NUS at 8am early in the morning,
we started our first round at 9am.There were
around 50 teams from various schools. Including
top school like chinese highg and Raffles Institution.
After going through 5 gruelings rounds of Scrabble
games that ended at around 5pm, you can imagine how
elated we were when during the prize giving. The
organizers said that we had won the bowl Category Championship!

Everyone was surprise and shock that we had won the bowl award. I really
think that God's hands was apoint us and with us through the whole match
even though we lost three matches but we still didnt gave up
we played very well for the last two matches and to our surprise we won the bowl Championship.Throughly our hard work has paid off. Training hard every week was worth it and for me to. I was really happy to as this was my last competitions of secondary school. ya i am proud to say that i am a winner in the glory of God.

I like thank all the people who prayed for me even though they couldnt come and support.
Your prayers were throughly a blessing. Thanks alot guys

What i leant from this that no matter what dont give up even the last min
you may still win. Ya
signing off now shawn

Time Reversal

2007-07-02T10:21:00.000+08:00

The Word of God holds a collection of interesting accounts written by more than 40 different authors. If you've read it long enough, you'd probably have discovered the unusual writing style (which explains why I still have difficulty with the Chinese version). Let me quote you an example of smth unusual:

When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

"He took up our infirmities
and carried our diseases."
(Matt 8:14-17)

What I notice here is Jesus healing people, and an out-of-place remark that says he took up our infirmities & carried our diseases. How does healing the people lead to fulfilment of some prophecy, esp when we don't see Jesus exchanging his health with the sickness of the people right on spot? To me, that's exactly what that last verse mean: "Jesus exchanged his health with our sickness - thus taking up our infirmities and 'carrying our diseases' ". He should get sick on the spot (or demon-possessed), but he didn't....

So when exactly did he take up our infirmity and our diseases? It is after he has healed those diseases - at the point of crucifixion. (I'm gettin irritated with typing cuz for some reason I can't undo my typing properly).. and the last verse had to be mentioned way before he took up our infirmity and our sickness - prophecy indeed.

So what's the point I'm trying to make?

I just want to tell you I have as much trouble reading the Bible as you. So find a way to enjoy it.

-Roar

Dorae-Man strikes again

2007-07-02T10:20:00.000+08:00

2007-07-01T19:10:00.000+08:00

im bored so i thought i might give a list of wad id consider great planetshakers songs tt the church has nvr played b4. u might wanna try and find them if u can.

fast songs:
1.So In Love With You
2.Everything To Me
3.Praise You
4.Lift Your Name Up
5.My Hero
6.See You
7.Not Ashamed
8.Boom
9.Lead Me On
10.Rescue Me
11.Stand

slow songs:
1.All I'm Living For
2.Could I Ever
3.All That I Want
4.How I Love You
5.Healer
6.My Life Is Yours
7.Take Me
8.Reign Forever
9.For The Cause
10.I Surrender
11.Enter In

lol..my fav ps album is probably one of the oldest if not the oldest: Open Up The Gates
with the song "open up the gates" (not surprising issit?) as the 1st song.

special recommendation goes to the song "Boom" from their latest album saviour of the world.
its style is super similar to that of "jump around" and u'll easily mistake it as a P.O.D song for those who know that band.

and "all im living for" and "could i ever" are probably 2 songs that are the most emotionally charged.

-tzup

if u cared abt God's creation

2007-06-28T19:19:00.000+08:00

pls watch this entire video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJtU-tGqzY&mode=related&search=
in regards to LIVE EARTH-Concerts For A Climate In Crisis on 07/07/2007
this video has nth to do with the concerts..but i hope the guy's crazy idea will inspire u to do smth abt the climate crisis around us..
global warming is getting evermore severe..and according to 1 scientist we have just enough time to save ourselves b4 mother earth dies.
have u noticed the weather even here in s'pore getting more and more humid?
have u read the newspapers regularly abt floods and droughts and all sorts of natural disasters all over the world?
does it really take tt much effort to do small little things like saving water and electricity by just abit everyday?

dont wait for the polar ice caps to melt..
dont wait for the extinction of even more animals..
dont wait for the ozone layer to completely disappear..
dont wait for the end to come knocking on your front door b4 u start doing smth abt it.

school timing

2007-06-26T19:01:00.000+08:00

sry for long time never blog...
bt nwadays school time has extended a whole new lot, also time increased by a lot of hrs
haiz nevermind lets push on for this 10000 challenge and god bless us
lets Pray Until Something Happens through

First day of school

2007-06-25T22:30:00.000+08:00

Guess what going back
school after one month holiday was can of
very dragy but is okay i am ready to face the challenges what is up
for me cause i have to come out of my comfort zone
to the faith zone which was preached during sermon.

Today was kind of a busy day
actually every lesson had to do
work cannot slack at all even though is first day of school
is like evey other normal day.Plus got homework
to do but is okay.

I am going study hard if not i cant get good result
and i really need to study hard cause my brain is rusty
left with only 3months plus then N levels ya.
I am going to trust god in everything i do as for this sunday
scrabble finals too. I am going to be a winner
Winner Winner Winner haha
bye bye
shawn

Drawing Near (by roar)

2007-06-25T17:51:00.000+08:00

"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you" -James 4:8

Hi, the word today is this short and simple - just draw near to God. James gave us a very simple method for growing in God - that is, to draw near to Him. Let's not be so caught up by the things around us. Let's take our hearts and offer it to God again, saying, "Lord, I'm coming near to you. Come near to me. Let me feel your presence." Let's enter the holy of Holies to meet him face-to-face with this limited time we have.

Glory to God

In the Highest forever

Amen

Not to be missed...

2007-06-19T21:29:00.000+08:00

Yay! Let's bless the 100K and believe God!

-Roar

its been awhile...

2007-06-18T23:17:00.000+08:00

hey family! i have no idea how long its been since i blogged. anywhere.
i thank God, for EVERYTHING!

the day b4 camp, i didnt know wad was goin on, i just got very angry, and i didnt wanna go for camp cos i thot it was crap. but i just randomly opened my bible and came to Mark 6:31 "...Come with me to by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
cos the words we're in red, it just stood out and it caught my eye. now when im writing this then i realise how long the verse is.

i learnt alot from the camp reali. the night walk especially. it made me realise how reali blinded we are. what are we reali goin through, in the spiritual world, there will be...things, beings, circumstances that will attempt to bring you away from the faith, lead you away from the pack. i realised how vulnerable we reali are, how easily swayed, and though how easy it may seem to say "no", but it is always difficult. also, the searching for stuff in mushy God-knows-what is in the container and rolling in the sand and stuff, i thought and i realised, sometimes when we are searching in the abyss, amongst a load of unknown stuff, we need to trust Him, to protect us, and when goin through rough patches we know God will bring us through.

i missed the morning, so the afternoon was the water fight, it was fine, though i got salt water in my eyes and it stung, it was nice.. NOT! lolz. eh that was fun. LDP skills did come in.
WATER BOMB BATTLE! fun but i got one handful with sand in it.. not nice..

at night, the ministry was powerful. it was like, the beginning of the things that were to come.

sat. prelude.. Ran the race, 13 laps, 13 souls, my 12 that are to come.

the following, the break that i was waiting for. DEVASTATION.. but isit? no...

training went fairly well, everything was good, then, i broke down, then, was picked up, like Isiah 40:31 "those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They shall soar on wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not be faint". i took that, and i soared. but now, after i soared, i seem to crash down again. oh Lord help me, SAVE ME! "my God is Mighty to Save, He is Mighty to Save!"

on Sunday, the service, it broke me. the dude that prayed for me, didnt even ask me why was i up there. the Lord really wanted to minister, to heal. my house is like, sorta in a mess? sth i cant reali publish, but yar.. there is a rough patch at home.. do ppl get more n more naggy when the age? perhaps, mayb i should do my EE on this.

wa.. i reali talk alot when i wanna.. lolz.. haha.. catch up with u guys sometime.. due to work, i cant come for cell.. im sorry..

I NEED TO DO MY HOMEWORK!

Why worry?

2007-06-18T10:56:00.000+08:00

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)

Worry is probably the silliest thing we do and the thing we continue to do despite knowing it is pointless.

"I'm afraid I won't do well"
"I've studied for my test tomorrow but I still don't feel comfortable"
"Oh dear, I haven't done this homework"
"I wonder if my son is ok"
"What is going to happen to my money?"
"What happens if it rains?"
"Why is he not home yet?"

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? " - Matt 6:25

It is interesting to see that Jesus would actually consider 'worry' something important enough to be mentioned. (Come to think of it, he keeps talking about it for nearly 10 verses). We live in a stressful society. School demands more time today than what it was during my time. Surprisingly, though we are getting richer & more prosperous by the years, we are not getting any better in terms of our quality of life. You see, we have great entertainment, leisure, cable tv, food & now integrated resorts, but we don't seem to be doing much to help our inner lives. Or have we been misled to think that by finding relief for our bodies that relief will be transmitted to our inner being? I think it hardly helps...

Where does worry come from?

God did not make us to worry. In fact, I can tell you that worry is birthed out of wild imaginations. You imagine wrong things, and that stirs up uncertainty thus leading to anxiety. Our mind has fallen thus far and it always tends to run wild - to a very unhealthy extent. Some people worry more, some worry less, but we recognise that other than staying in our minds it hardly accomplishes anything. You basically just waste time thinking about it. So let's get out of it.

Worry, like any other persistent thought that is sown in the mind, grows bigger whenever you water it. Oh i forgot to mention who planted it. Well, we planted it with the help of the devil. The devil likes to offer bad seeds (or thoughts) to us subtlely and we're often unaware of it. But its ok if that seed falls into ur brain, just don't water it and very soon it will die. Fyi there're also many good seeds inside your brain that needs to be watered and fertilised. Take control of your imaginations and subject it to the Word of God, and very soon you'll be happily fighting your way out of worry.

The absence of worry brings peace and contentment.

Think about it.
People who learn not to worry often can manage their emotions, be happy and contented. Well, there're of course, those who don't worry because they don't really care. Not true, they merely found another substitute to worry, known as 'bochup'. 'Bochup' is really not a good thing, cuz it can lead to 'bochup'-ness to the things of God (and also important things in life), which is contrary to what Jesus mentioned towards the end:

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Amen. Jesus did not tell us to bochup, but to seek God. Therefore, 'bochup' is a worldly thing. You should not worry. But at the same time, it is also not right to completely ignore everything. So let's put things in the right perspective. We are to seek 1st the kingdom of God and his righteousness. God says channel your energies into the eternal. Try replacing some of ur time in study & cca & other mundane stuff (dota, wow, maple) with seeking God and doing his work. Give God your time and He will give you more time. Come, God says you can test Him in this. God says invest in his kingdom and you will get many returns. If you try and it doesn't work, you can always look for me.

Just stop worrying ok? Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Yours in Christ,
Roar

2007-06-12T22:45:00.000+08:00

the photo says its all..

we are the warriors of light!

try spotting some familiar faces!

haha..

i'll post the other photos tmrl bro!

-tzup

Who is more blessed?

2007-06-12T21:44:00.000+08:00

Hello sweeties, I'm back - after reading thru the lengthy blogs, I feel like singing another 1000 praises to the Lord. But i'm glad the Lord moved. Praise the Lord!

I see the wonderful things he has done for you. This is victory my dear sons. And yes, even when ah-pa fail to affirm u at times bcuz i'm not with u, know that God is there and know that nothing else really matters other than pleasing God's heart? I also like to see results... but... i've discovered that faith is wad God is more interested in... the results come later.

But seriously, I'm proud of u guys - yeh, and being a biased parent, i shall always favor my own children (sorry abt the rest:D)

U see, when I woke up this morning, I suddenly recalled smth that Jackie Pulinger shared: there's this woman who's so poor that she can't afford any decent meal for her family; so Jackie went & ministered to her & she accepted the Lord; but bcuz Jackie could also see that the children needed some decent food, and Jackie had some money, she got them some meat to eat; and when she gave them to the mother she apologized saying that that's all she can offer;

And the woman replied," its ok, cuz everytime u left, Jesus comes in to visit me."

Who is more blessed? Jackie or the woman?

There's another case of this old woman whom Jesus told her to get baptised thru her spoilt TV.

Awesome? God is.

ANyway, praise God for wad he's done thru the camp. Enjoy a good rest, sons, cuz we're gona get on our feet to bless the multitudes. We will be tired, we will be disarrayed, we will be tempted, we will go thru persecution, but we shall march on, not by power, not by might, but by the spirit of the living God. The One who calls us is faithful and he will do it. We will experience what Jackie experience.

Youth Camp Battlefield 2007

2007-06-12T19:37:00.000+08:00

This year youth camp be different for me.
As i decide to serve as facillitator not being a camper.
Being the 2nd or 3rd youngest facillitator wasnt easy
however i trusted God through out the camp that he will lead
me guide and teach me.

During the first day
facillitator had to meet up early
before the camps starts at 2pm.
I was very scared and nervous as it was my first time
thinking if the campers would like me or hate me.
As the campers enter slowing to the tc chapel i was shierving
one by one came in the doors.Thank God that every went well
ice breakers was well the intro to get know everyone was perfect.
Our groups was small but is ok size does not matter.
I shall fast forword to the next day which was the fun part but the night walk was fun too.

Quiet time went well everyone did their quiet time and shared what they listen from God
for me God told me to be humble.After that we had breakfast before heading for the stations games. Which anything can happen the team had teamwork and teamspirit they work together as a group but for some games eveyone was very tired . I was cheering them on running with them from stations to stations they endure so we to endure with them . Eveyone was very tired i could tell some of them was almost going to die cause of lack of sleep but they were not giving up.They kept their faith strong which encourage me not to give up keep on pushing in life even when we are tired. Then here comes the huge windy windy wind which everyone thought was going to be a heavy storm coming. Everyone quickly rush to the tent to unpitched the tent including my tent.Luckly no tents fly kite, we had lunch then telematch which was very challanging and needs alot of endurance racing against time by then everyone was half die." Bang", the sound go off everyone started to run to the stations, which they have to face called running in a line. It wasnt easy they have to have alot of teamwork , talking, focus, perserverances. They never gave up even they failed,keep trying and trying until they make it.
ok i shall fast forword to the last stations we they had the most relaxing station was WATER they were given two bottles of waters using a straw to finish that was simple. Our group was the second last to finish the race but is ok u dont have to first. Heading back to our camp site everyone decided to run back and not forgetting cheering also, one think i felt very moved was kevin even he couldnt run anymore but i push him telling him to push himself . Overcome the pain the team mates were also there for him cheering him. Nobody is left out, Guess what kevin sprint back endruing the pain in the stomache he ran like he never ran before. Yes we reached the finished line and a group cheer. I was really proud of everyone they did their best ,
but the day haven end yet ah last game was a big one. which involes two groups combine and deafeting other teams. I was playing to as a wall but it was fun i guess everyone enjoyed.
HAHA.........
Its time for dinner time anywhere anyplace but not anytime
after showering we met at Bk for our lovely dinner enjoying our meal chatting and laughing our hearts out. But the most important day has yet to come after a tiring afternoon is time for Ministry.

During ministry God minister to me by that time i was very tired and couldnt think.
God broke me and fill me again with his love and spirit.
After ministry i had to leave and couldnt stay for the last day cause i had scrabble competitions the next day. Argh..argh... but at least i could serve.
God taught me alot
God was with me
God was guiding me
God was holding back the rain
God was everything.
I believe everyone can say they have fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith through the camp.

I like thank tzup and weng yew for being there to serve also not forgetting Junhao and ying ying to help me and guide me and letting me grow.

Those who miss youth camp or couldnt go. Better go next year.

I left the camp with something not nonething

shawn

Battlefield 2007

2007-06-12T12:55:00.000+08:00

wad can i say?
God seriously is amazing..and life seems so much less boring with Him around..
haha..sweet..
this year's youth camp is really memorable not for the activites itself but for all the things i received from it.
my 1st time facillitating as well as being the 2nd or 3rd youngest facillitator there.
wow..ive really gotta say not to let other's look down on ur youth cos u can do great things that no one else can do..

the amazing thing abt serving and sacrificing is tt somehow in the process u really are the one who benefits. i went into the camp struggling with motivation and therefore perseverance. in the street soccer comp final 2 weeks ago, i just let go and stopped playing from frustration at my teammates etc which was very untypical of me. i was just thinking how pointless it is to try when u know u arent gonna be able to single handedly make a difference. well..i found myself answering my own qn during the camp..how ironical..

my grp finished last during the telematch games out of their batch.. and they looked really defeated and demoralized. jasper and i tried processing with them at 1st but they were broken to the pt tt they totally went silent to our qns.. jasper gave them a 5 min break and while they on the benches i asked yi sheng, whom im proud to say won best male camper, which was tougher, ncc camp or this church camp. he said both around the same except church camp not tt boring..but he said tt he doesnt see the pt in them doing some acitivities like passing the hula hoop thru the circle 10 times and tt the only purpose for tt is to get them frustrated. and i shared with him and later the rest of the grp when the 5 min break was over my opinion. u see..in life we try so hard to succeed with the purpose of being satisfied and happy with ourselves, as well as to make others proud of us. that's our motivation. but hebrews 11 which i did for quiet time that same morning with the grp was so applicable. it speaks abt faith and the consequences of faith..

some of the bible characters conquered kingdoms by faith, glorified in front of nations for their faith..and u look at others.. some were stoned for their faith, cut in half, persecuted, jailed, executed.. u get the idea. the consequences for faith can vary tt much! so why try so hard and have so much faith when it might lead to our own destruction? the chapter ends with the answer: "and all these, having obtained a good testimony thru faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us"wow.suddenly it all makes sense doesnt it?we arent here to enjoy life 24-7 and not suffer at all.. we are here to serve others and to try our best for the glory of God..and even if no one recognizes us, and even if we are hated by everyone else walking on the face of earth, and even if we fail so badly in everything we attempt to achieve, we shd not be discouraged.. for God has a better plan. and our motivation for working so hard shd not be earthly results, but the results and rewards that are stored in heaven for us.wad a comfort it is..and i was very happy when yi sheng looked happy after tt and the rest of the grp looking less defeated.

i'll pause here to once again congratulate yi sheng and thank him for being so helpful to the other campers like always taking the initiative to help them pitch their tents when he sees them struggling. well done bro..proud of ya..

but ive also gotta commend everyone else like jie han everett weng yew and company for also doing the same thing and being so helpful..u guys may not have been acknowledged officially for ur helpful and compassionate spirit but i just wan u all to know tt God is pleased with u all and so am i..
=)
well done guys..

the most memorable thing for me abt the camp itself was none other den sleeping under the stars on the beach with weng yew, yi sheng, jie han and shawn on the 1st night. perfect night with no clouds and all the stars were simply beautiful..a once in a life experience and to be able to do that with my dear brothers in christ was just so special..
haha..damn romantic..maybe i'll bring my gf there on a date in the future..
dun wry ppl..not gonna be anytime soon..
=P

grp 6 was normally-unnormal. hahaha..timothy! cheyl soo thought tt was my name..
come on! anthony sounds like how much nicer den timothy..
sry all those whose names are timothy!
anw timothy was the grp name.. nice grp..alot of decent fun ppl..
the guys i dint know at 1st gabriel and ben turned out to be really friendly and nice ppl to be around..i like them!
thank God also that only ying zhi was older den me..cos it'll be quite weird leading ppl older den u..heh..
im sure weng yew will agree..
im quite proud of the ac guys also..tzer wern yi sheng and everett. well done.

ee ling was enthu and i can already see her being a leader in the near future.
the rest too! all the gals and guys have lots of potential..

haha..now back to my experience, it was not easy leading ppl with the lack of slp..
haha..im sure u will realize tt when u actually experience it urself. i got abit blur and irritable after awhile..gd thing i dint screw up too big time..
kinda brought my grp to the wrong station for the station games..
damn pai se.. but the list schedule was complicated and unclear! not entire my fault..
=P
also i wished the wrong person happy birthday on the phone! ahahaha.. was very very embarrassed.. hope i gave the impression of being cute more den silly.. gark.

anw i gotta appreciate jasper and dun ling for being such gd fellow facillitators for the same grp..
they really inspired me to wanna continue leading..
thx guys!
oh yeah.. and wayne also!
thx bro! he was very helpful on the last day as dun ling was at a wedding and jasper was busy with i cant rmb wad.. hope to see u facillitating the nx camp! i wanna be under u if im not facillitating!
haha..

for the camper's info..the waking up at 5am thing was really smth huge in my eyes..
it nearly brought me to tears when ju lee told us abt the indian lady..
u know y?
it so wasnt planned..it wasnt in the schedule..it certainly wasnt made up..
the part that hit me hard was tt the facillitators did not even know wad the true reason for waking up at 5 am in the morning. forget the facillitators..ju lee and the camp committee even did not know the real reason y we had to wake up at 5 am in the morning..
if u were in my shoes, u wld have seen ju lee at 4.45am in the morning b4 we woke u all up flipping thru her bible looking for an explaination to give to the campers for waking them up so early..
to give the campers a feel of the "battlefield" theme was part of the idea..
but the rest was simply God's..

i mean really..
taking the effort to wake up at 5am in the morning..for the facillitators and committee members as early as 4.30.. in spite of our lack of slp already the previous day. for those who dint go.. the 1st thing we did when we woke up was gather together on the pavement..
and thank God for jasper and his "silly ideas"..
WE SANG..
WITH CHRIST IN THE VESSEL WE CAN SMILE AT THE STORM SMILE AT THE STORM SMILE AT THE STORM..
my gosh..brings back fond memories of my childhood..
and its the simple songs like tt which move the spirit and the heart..
there's no need to sing songs from hillsong or planetshakers..
reflecting on the lyrics of this one is already able to shake the heart of ppl.. like the indian woman..
who was probably jogging at ecp at 5.30 in the morning..needing to hear an answer from God.. needing to escape from all the problems in her life..
she was a christian who had fallen away..
and now the prodigal's daughter has returned..
y?
cos abt a 100 ppl bothered to wake up at 5am in the morning to sing smth we all occasionally take forgranted..
now tell me which is better?
sleep? or being able to do smth as a body of christ and touch someone with God's love.
"wad wld Jesus say to a crying lady?" were the words tt came out of her mouth..
ju lee said "i love u daughter..so much"
now i'll add my own words..
"so much that i bothered to wake my people up at 5am in the morning and sacrifice their slp just for u"
whoa!
do u sense abit more of God's love now?
or do u think ur so unloved and so unnoticable and insignificant in this world?
i really dont think so..
the lady was in a storm alright..
and Christ returned to her vessel that morning to calm it so she cld once again smile..for the 1st time in months or smth according to her..

if God can use us just like tt i wonder how we at times have so little faith..

now u see wad church camps are for..
not to have fun..
but to touch others..
and be touched in the process

wad a blessing it is to serve!
oh and pls read hebrews 11..really..u'll be so blessed to know ur hard efforts will nvr ever go to waste no matter how small the results are..

-tzup

I am back

2007-06-04T14:28:00.000+08:00

The reason why i haven been posting is cuz i've been busy wit my own blog. Seems like more n more pple are missing from services. Look up baby. Look at wat God is doing. The revival is coming, can u smell it?

2007-05-17T22:30:00.000+08:00

im stressed..
but tts nth i cant handle..
nth..
yeah..

i'll drop dead from exhaustion in this life..
and rise on high for the rest of eternity..

scrabble Photos

2007-05-17T20:18:00.000+08:00

LOOK at the mess .

ME finish the game with the victory won yeah

I could not win but they were there to support me.

Like to thank the people who prayed for me.

Will tell you all when is the finals.

scrabble

2007-05-15T15:20:00.000+08:00

Hey guess what been waiting very long for the result and finally
today my cca teachers sms me saying...........
We are in the finals after so much hard work
our efforts indeed paid off. Just nonething to say
so so happy happy. Thank you lord for being there
for me. I am ready for the finals

Having another competition on 9 june
last day of youth camp. From 8 to 5 thats very long
that mean have to leave camp on friday i will miss the fun.
shawn

I never know how to love

2007-05-13T22:22:00.000+08:00

I never realised how poor I am in the spirit. But now I can begin to understand God’s heart of compassion. Indeed I felt really touched, especially by the prayer to set lives free from the performance trap. The Lord has set me from all the burdens and pressures of ministry. I’ve felt so pressurized to perform, so lousy when others are growing faster than me (and some without much effort), and so lonely in all the struggles I face. Today I felt that He’s come and taken all these away. I went to the altar and found a person kneeling and crying before the Lord. I felt so moved in my heart as I ministered to him. What touches me the most was I felt like it was not me, but God who was hugging him and speaking to him. It was amazing. And I felt so blessed. For once, I felt really blessed from the bottom of my heart to be able to minister and cry with somebody. I felt so moved by God’s heart. I see that helping others is really not a very difficult thing to do – it’s just how I approach it.

And I realized my heart has grown so cold towards the lost. I used to help a number of people to fix computers. Through such experiences, I’ve learnt that many were still very unfamiliar with computers despite us being such a technologically advanced society. So when people found out I can fix and do IT stuff, they’ll often ask me for help with their home computers. There were times when I felt so harassed (you see, sometimes after you fix something, esp pcs, they give you problem again; sometimes the problem is big, sometimes its trivial, but I always get it). I paid with my own money, my own energy and my own time. None of these people I’ve helped have come to know the Lord. I felt like it’s a waste of time and resources, and so I got discouraged. I told God I never want to help anybody with IT again.

But God gave me a new heart. God told me: freely you have received, freely give. Jackie Pulinger told me to use up my manna because it won’t last overnight. I’ve come to understand that helping people doesn’t mean they’ll change. We give because Jesus gave! We have nothing to lose. That’s why I’m so touched. That’s why I thank God today that He’s come and He’s changed everything. I HAVE BEEN SET FREE!!

And I’ve understood:

That no matter how poor or in need I am, there’ll always be someone poorer than I.

That’s because even if I lose everything, I’ll still have Jesus.

For whoever tries to save his own life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for him shall find it.

In His love,
roar

Your Ah Gong's blog

2007-05-11T10:28:00.000+08:00

If you have not already done so...

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http://www.ultimategodpleasers.blogspot.com/

What is Leadership?

2007-05-06T22:03:00.000+08:00

Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Who is the leader?
The leader is the servant.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served.
but to serve and to give his life.

I just felt reminded again what leadership is all about. Remember that the first person God will exalt will be the person who reduces himself to become the least.

He loved God, his congregation, and his wife

2007-05-04T21:34:00.000+08:00

After the death of the godly teenage king Edward VI and the nine-day reign of the likewise godly teenager Lady Jane Grey in 1553, Mary Tudor, the Roman Catholic daughter of King Henry VIII, became queen of England. She insisted on restoring Catholicism as the state religion of England and in 1555 gave the courts of the Roman Catholic Church the power to burn heretics. All Protestants were considered heretics, and the burning began – thus earning the queen her name “Bloody Mary”, Robert Samuel found himself among the ranks of the heretics.

Robert Samuel was the pastor at Barfolde, England, where he was known during the reign of King Edward VI for his sincere faith, holy life, and dedication to preaching the Word of God. As part of Queen Mary’s quest to eliminate Protestantism, Samuel and the other Protestant ministers were removed from their parishes and forbidden to preach. Putting his commitment to serve God above his personal safety, Samuel decided to continue to minister to his congregation secretly.

The English clergy under the Roman Catholic Church had been celibate but under the influence of the Reformation had been allowed to marry. Now, adding insult to injury, the queen ordered that all married clergyman to leave their wives and return to celibacy. Samuel was not willing to leave his wife. In his judgment he would be breaking God’s law if he left her, and he was not willing to break God’s law for man’s tradition. As a result, he risked arrest and refused to leave his wife.

One night when he returned home to his wife, the authorities were waiting for him and arrested him. He was immediately taken to prison, never to see his wife again.

While in prison the bishop ordered that he be tortured with the cruelest techniques of the times. Many of the prisoners succumbed to such torture and either renounced their faith or lost their minds. Samuel was chained upright to a post, so that he had to support his weight with only the tips of his toes. At the same time, he was deprived of food and drink, given only 2 or 3 mouthfuls of food and a few sips of water each day, just enough to keep him alive to endure more pain. But Samuel showed great tenacity in enduring the pain, and he remained true to his faith.

On August 31, 1555, Samuel was taken from prison to be burned at the stake. He was eager to put an end to his torment and to be with his Savior. Before his execution he told the assembled crowd how, after he had been deprived of food and water for a few days, he had fallen asleep and a man dressed all in white appeared to him and said, “Samuel, take heart; for after this day you shall never be hungry or thirsty.” He reported that after he awoke, he did not suffer from hunger or thirst for the rest of his imprisonment and torture!

Robert Samuel was burned at the stake and went to meet his Savior.

REFLECTION:

Although many of God’s people have suffered and died under similar circumstances w/o having a divine visitation like Robert Samuel had, his experience demonstrates how God is concerned for the sufferings of his people. If we are ever called upon to suffer in a similar way, let us remain faithful unto death, whether or not we have a visit from heaven.

Verse to remember:

All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. (Matt 10:22)

JUST LOVE IT

2007-04-29T21:25:00.000+08:00

I love spiderman

I love Bleach

yeah.....

Scrabble competition

2007-04-28T21:28:00.000+08:00

Fighting for five hours
Dont noe how many seconds
but but but but but i won the battle
in the end ending with 3-0 for all the
matches. Finally can rest but the only think is can we get into finals
or not.

THat have to wait for 11 may for the final result.
anyway thanks for the people who prayed for me.
I really enjoyed the game.
bye bye
shawn

dino

2007-04-13T22:15:00.001+08:00

this is to remind us that we should keep shaun in prayer as he is now in national service God bless him

syf 2007 fsmb Dino

2007-04-13T22:12:00.000+08:00

haiz its all over le but never mind its all my band had and its all we gave so silver was not such a bad thing so all that even managed to see this from fsmb do not feel bad cos we did well...

Thank God for Friday!!!

2007-04-06T10:12:00.000+08:00

WHat is so good about Good Friday?

Becux Jesus died on the Cross for us on tat day!

It's been one kind of siong in NIE up till now (I finally understood why some ppl can look so tired from assignments). They really treat us trainee-teachers like machines who only know how to do homework... And sadly I'm not a machine :D I've got LIFE!!!

But pple with life will get wiped out very quickly.

I still feel tired now. Ya, its tat kind of tiredness where u hope u can just close your eyes from now to eternity. But today I shall finish my 2000 word essay by faith.

I recalled an incident way back in the past. HK and I were waiting for my home bus at his bus-stop. Nearby was this man who kept digging into the dustbin. Out of curiosity we approached and asked him if he was looking for something? He replied with a word,"Melayu." None of us understood wad he's trying to say. But after tat he put back the cover, got his clutch and started to walk off. We asked him where he stays, and he pointed towards Serangoon. However he was trying to walk in an opposite direction. I told him tat he should go home, but he just kept walking. (Seriously we were contemplating whether to call police). I think tat time HK tried to call someone for help. Finally out of desperation I said something like: Hey, do u know God cares for you. Why are u doing something like dat? Where do u want to go? ( It was qt unbelievable, but i think i said that. ) Amazingly the man stopped. I thot he cun understand me, but he stopped, and turned back - to go home...

So wad happened after tat? Me and HK followed him home. Really. We followed him just to make sure he gets home (He stays somewhere near Lor Ah Soo). That day I reached home at 2+ in the morning. But I felt an intense joy in my heart.

So wad's this got to do with Good Fri? Seriously I dunno. Maybe tat's how Jesus felt when he Knew the mission is going to complete. ALl I can say is... tat kind of feeling.. money also cannot buy.

-Roar

jcjh aka dino

2007-03-30T19:02:00.000+08:00

hello all this is dino how are you all doing?
i am new at this so don blame me for any errors i made thanks

now starting on Wednesday 28 March
i had performance guess what food they gave us,

shrooms burger without mushroom...
nothing else to report le... btw pls correct my spelling mistakes for the shrooms burger

Cool Trick!

2007-03-29T02:50:00.000+08:00

Long time since i blogged. So i decided to make a come back by showing you guys some magic tricks, well its not me but its from this guy called oz pearlman. His a great magician. Heres a video of him doing a real cool trick.

A Worthy Life (by Roar)

2007-03-26T22:25:00.000+08:00

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. - 1 Tim 4:16

It's easy to say one thing and do another. We're all guilty of that. That's why it's important to look at the mirror of God's Word to see if there's anything we need to change. Ever since I started leading people, God has been using this verse to remind me to walk right with him. And a lot of times I just feel that I've failed him. A lot of times I just felt that I've done things differently. Some of us aspire to be leaders. It's no easy job - especially spiritual leaders... but the whole point of leadership is to grow closer to christ. It's challenging, but it has also been fulfilling, because "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." I don't know how many of you will understand this truth.. but I pray that someday you'll be able to grasp it. In the Kingdom of God there is so much to gain, but few really fight for the price. That's the difference between one who is destined and one who is mediocre.

eK+exp@G12

2007-03-23T22:51:00.000+08:00

this year.. the G12 conference has been a meaningful affair.. A NEW REVELATION!! lolz..
im more than ever psyched up to get my own 12 soon.. but b4 tt.. i wanna grow more in God.. i feel tt im still not mature enough.. the G12 vison is a good one.. but im still quite new to it.. the importance of the 12.. the complete 12.. i believe God for it.. eK+12
HAHAHAHA

now all i want is to "CATCH THE VISION", to serve the living God. to be A WARRIOR OF LIGHT. ROARRRRRR!!
to take on God's Spirit of POWER, LOVE & SELF-DISCIPLINE. make the right choice.

to win
to consolidate
to disciple
to send.
to multiply
to serve
to fight

its my race, with the almighty God.

Sports heats and G12

2007-03-21T20:00:00.001+08:00

Today i had my sports heats
i was selected to run 400meters
i didn't perform well
i did not get to the finals
i was last but i tried my best
even though i didn't really wanted to take part
since it was the last year. It rain but still we had to run
i thought that it would be postponed to another day
my oppenets were very fast cause i saw them ran before.
I was so tired after the race my leg were like jelly
i was quite disppointed about it being in the last postion but while
i was on my way home god spoke to me he said that he is pleased with
me and proud of me. wohoo wohoo...............

G12 conference was great this year
awesome as i have learnt alot as years
goes by the older u get the understanding is easier.
During one of the nights pastor khong son preached about
love, i have learnt that with faith u must also have love. To be like christ not just christian
is very important.
I didn't miss out any session.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...................... i think thats all i have to say now
going off shawn

Never Stop

2007-03-20T16:14:00.000+08:00

Planetshakers have come up with their annual album in the beginning of this year and its called Never Stop. Fantastic album.. so u might want to get it once its released in s'pore.

-tzup

A New Beginning

2007-03-19T18:57:00.000+08:00

im sry if i seem to be over-serious..but this is something so great i just cant share it in a light hearted tone..

"to live is Christ, to die is gain"
how true..

and it breathes new life into me..
for God so loved the world He gave His only begotten son so that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life..
dont we just take John 3.16 forgranted?
and tt just goes to show we dont understand the full extent of God's love..
and we nvr will..

we're supposed to reflect on the G12 conference this year right?
and to say its the same thing every year is a big big lie..
cos it nvr is the same..

a man nvr learns by just listening to smth once..
he needs to listen to it time and time again to get it not just planted in his head but in his heart.
and so the Holy Spirit falls so powerfully on me tt i truely believe it is the turning pt like sp said..

watching daniel khong preach for the first time was like watching my generation rise for Christ..
such was the impact of his msg..
i cant say tt he's as fantastic as his father in preaching yet.. but he is certainly very close and will definitely succeed his father in time. sp shd be and i know is very proud of his son.
and wad really hit me hard wasnt chim stuff but the simplicity of it that we just are unable to understand..

1 word:
LOVE..
yes..
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of life?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of success?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of happiness and joy?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of victory?
LOVE..
there's nothing else that cld be the solution to poverty, to war, to discrimination other den the most powerful and lethal weapon tt cld ever exist..
LOVE..

while i watch other people being so pumped up abt being a warrior of light..
and all the talk abt spiritual warfare and really fighting it..
i feel something really deep in my heart..

let me enlighten u guys with a revelation from God..
the warrior of light doesnt fight literally.. he fights not just with prayer and fasting and determination and with the strength and armour tt can only come from God..
but he fights with LOVE..
because love is the root of all gd things..
without love..for the people around you..for the people u love..for the people u hate..for your school..for your family..for your school..for your nation..for the nations..
there is no pt in being a warrior of light..
cos ur motive is entirely wrong..
u want victory so u feel gd..
tts not the way man..
u ought to want victory cos it'll save the people of the world..God's beautifully-made creation in His very own image..
even if it means tt u'll go down..
persecuted alone cos everyone u thought were on your side disowns u.. claim they nvr knew u..
wasnt tt how Jesus felt?
to be sinless yet so badly treated by the ppl closest to him..

if u ask me what is the most impactful and fresh thing i learnt from this conference..
it wld also be found in daniel's msg..

"dont be just christian, be Christ-like"
wham.. he hit the nail right on the head..
we who call ourselves Christians shd be ashamed of ourselves..
the term "Christian" has lost its true meaning..
does a christian behave like the priest and turn a blind eye on a man in need..
or does he behave like the gd samaritan.. and go out of his comfort zone to do smth mind-blowing..
the sin of ommision is too real..

WWJD..
What Wld Christ Do?
i 1st saw this "WWJD" thingy on a wristband in hong kong..
i must admit i thought it was kinda lame being put onto a wristband..
though i knew "WWJD" in itself was smth really great..
but it struck me when daniel mentioned tt..
tt we really ought to live according to tt..
what wld Jesus do?
if we live our lives according to what Jesus wld do, we wld almost certainly be not "not far from the kingdom of God", but IN the kingdom of God..
and tts what so life-changing abt it..

i somehow lost all my desire for "worldly blessings" after tt..
and it appears i can no longer give in to temptation..
maybe tts what they mean when they say tt God changes us "From the Inside Out"..
cos i dun feel any different outside..
but inside..
smth has changed..
and i hope it has really changed all who have heard it too..

lastly..
ps cesar shared tt testimonial in the 2nd men's session tt brought me back to the foot of the cross in tears..
isnt tt how God loves us?
to have nvr experienced the love of a father b4, and falling into the trap of drugs?
and to be left on the streets like an invisible reject?
invisible to people..yes..
invisible to God..NEVER..
and at the split second he decided to commit suicide after he'd get high on drugs..
some policeman pops by and gives him a bible..
i'd not be surprised to find tt tt policeman was an angel..

10 bucks he needed to get drugs but did not have..
he went to a church service..
and asked a woman so kind she gave it to him..
a stranger..
but still.. God's child..
and he'd hear the good news tt fateful day..
abt God's fatherly love..
abt the prodigal son..
abt hope..
and abt someone who cares when no one else does despite everything bad u've done..

he ran up to the alter in tears and so desperately..
cos tts wad he always wanted..
the lady who gave him 10 bucks went up by his side and hugged him..
and he felt like he was hugging a father figure for the very 1st time..

lo and behold..when he opened his eyes..there was no one there..
God really was the one hugging him..
personally..

and from den on..no matter what drugs he took..it had no effect on him..
God protected him even though he turned to sin again..

so it goes tt he went to find help in recovering from drugs..
and this lady helps him..
and guess wad?
they end up happily married in Christ with him being free from drugs..

God's love is so great..
and in His perfect plan, we all will find our way into his arms in heaven one day..
glorified..
and ive nvr felt tt the fact tt our reward truely lies in heaven and not on earth so true and so real..

and the amazing thing is tt all these can happen in our lives if we truely believe..
miracles tt will win the world for Christ when everyone's so confused abt who the true Lord of all is..

now THAT is what i call true victory..
AMEN..

=)

God bless u all with love and love for others
be victorious in Christ..

-tzup

CAST IT OFF - Roar

2007-03-18T11:01:00.000+08:00

I was worshipping God during the G12 conference and just sensed that i've been carrying a lot of baggage from the past over these years of ministry... that somehow this baggage is preventing me from moving forward. Frankly speaking, its not easy letting it go, but i decided to let it go - all the past failures in ministry, all the rejection n pain i felt in the church, all the discouragement moments tat still linger, all the breakthrus tat are not happening, all the sins thats still coming back for me - i decide its time to let it go. I claim the Lord's word at tat time:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

I recite it over and over as one by one i took off those baggage. It's a new beginning. God is going to do a new work this year. Old things have passed away. Behold all things have become new!!!! From tat time onwards I never fail to receive God's rhema word throughout the conference.

been busy

2007-03-01T17:50:00.000+08:00

yoyo
Wish me luck for this
sat scrabble going to play with Yishun town
secondary school friendly match.
From 9am to 12pm.
Hope that i will trash them.

Today had maths test and is like so easy.

Next wed will be having cross country at east cost and the good news is that this year running only 3.5km haha is it great but not allow to enter to mac and makan oh so sad haha
wish me luck when u see me ok

shawn

Happie New Year

2007-02-22T10:05:00.000+08:00

Yoz, Happy New Year guys. I feel so envious about other cells cuz I haven got any spiritual sons to bai nian for me except shawn. My fault also cuz I never go svc on sun. But at least I met him at Adrian's place. Me so longing for you all but hardly anyone posted here :(

2007-02-10T15:19:00.000+08:00

its been awhile since i last posted smth..
just goes to show how busy i am at the moment..

hardly 2 months into the year and i already feel like ive been thru one heck of a rollercoaster..
the past month has been real indescribable for me in many ways..

i find myself being more irritated in class..as everett wld noe..our class is super noisy..not tt its a bad thing to have tt kinda atmosphere but the fact is tt its overdone..and lessons cant carry out with tt kinda noise.
i just cldnt see it last year..or maybe i see too much this year..
last year i guess i was kinda part of the noise..this year me and everett have kinda switched places and its my turn to yell for silence esp during lessons when ppl just have to make remarks for everything the teacher says..

am i too serious? maybe its just the weight i carry on my shoulders..its immense..
"i don't regret this life chose me" from a song by chris daughtry rings in my head..
do i regret? well..my answer's always been that i guess not..and den i'll just move on with it..

its been weary..having to train 4 times a week including a saturday morning..
responsibility is a huge word i try to carry..
i cant show my weakness for the better of others..
sec 4 is a really tough year even if ur not taking o levels..

speaking bout o levels ive gotta thank God for the b3 i managed in chinese last year.
real grateful for tt..kinda relieved too..

anw..seniority is tough.. setting a gd example for others.. everyone's watching ur every move..
there aint any room for mistakes.. and ive learnt to just accept tt as life..
soccer has been kinda heart-wrenching..
thrashed 5-0 in a game i gave my all by fairfield..
injured my groin in the process and was ruled out for the entire week..

im the poor sports rep who cant play sports..not exercising and watching other ppl play soccer is worse den torture..even if its just 3 days..
having kept a clean sheet for the 1st 10 mins and den falling behind 10 seconds after being subbed isnt any better..
we lost 3-2 to clementi in a game we shd have easily won..

its heart-breaking considering the fact we trained so hard for it and its the last time many will be playing together as a sch.

tt was on monday..
morale went rock bottom..
somehow we pulled off a sensational 5-4 victory over the mighty st gabriel's on wed.
i dint play cos of my groin and boy was i feeling left out..the entire team played their best game ever and i cld only watch from the sidelines..
anw..the victory was more impt.

thursday was another day i missed out on the fun as hockey thrashed bukit view 6-1 in the opening game of the tournament which we totally owned..
once again i cld only watch from the sidelines and my frens scored goals for fun..
haha..it was lots of fun i bet..

valentines day is just round the corner and ive had no time to get anything for anyone..
awww..so sad..i'll probably give hugs(hopefully no kisses) instead to some of my dear frens..
irony its right smack in the middle of what cld possibly be my busiest and most stressful week ever..

here's my schedule:
monday-lang arts test and probably make up physics test as well, soccer/hockey training
tues-hockey match against si ling
wed-soccer match against bendemeer, c math test i'll definitely miss
thur-hockey match against yu hua
fri-bio test, tuition

one word-
madness..
and tts the reason y im studying bio now..

ciao

cant say im looking forward to anything..
only taking everyday one at a time.

-tzup

freezing... (by Roar)

2007-01-30T13:04:00.000+08:00

i wonder if its going to snow...
i think it'll be great to see snow in singapore...

anyways, been really cold every morning as i wake up. Shivering and trembling despite having a thick blanket over me. This is too cold for me oledi la; so cold that it took me a long time to heal my running nose. Ah well.. since i happen to wake up especially early this morn, and since everyone has left for work and the bed is kept, i decided to endure a cold morning run. So i went for a jog, and while was jogging the Lord showed me again 1 Tim 4:8, where it says "for physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise both for the present life and the life to come." What kind of promise? Actually I also dunno since Paul also never say what promise. But what i gather from here is that physical training is impt, and godliness also must be trained, bcuz it is more impt that fitness. So I must exercise as often as i can. Amen.

Daily Devotion from our church website (by Roar)

2007-01-23T12:19:00.000+08:00

I read this today and felt really ministered by it... why dun u take a look too?

Title: The Heart of the ProblemAuthor: Warren Wiersbe
Read Psalm 10:12-18

David cried out and said, "God, You've got to take care of the situation." For several years Saul had been pursuing him. At one point David compared himself to a flea that was being chased. Saul's problem was that he was listening to liars in his court. Those who wanted Saul's favor were saying, "David wants your crown. He wants your throne. David said this, and David did that." They lied about him, and he could do nothing about it.
We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can't control the weather or the economy, and we can't control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have control--we can rule the kingdom inside. The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart. Once we get to that throne room inside us and let God take over, we don't have to worry about others.
David prayed in verse 12, "Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble." The word humble is a key word. What is humility? Is it thinking poorly of ourselves? No, humility is simply not thinking of ourselves at all. Humility means admitting that I cannot handle my problem by myself. God is going to have to handle it by working in me and through me and for me. But before God can work for me or through me He has to work in me.
If you want to get on top of your circumstances, get beneath the feet of the Lord. Humble yourself, and He'll lift you up.
We cannot control the circumstances of life, nor can we avoid them. But we can take a humble attitude toward God. He takes a special interest in us and will help us handle our circumstances. Have you examined the throne room inside lately? Are you willing to let God work in you and through you to accomplish His purposes?

Reflections over the weekend - part 2 (by Roar)

2007-01-18T22:34:00.000+08:00

"We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me." - Col 1:28-29

I've forgotten cleanly about this verse if not for the Lord's reminder. This was one key verse Pastor used to teach us last weekend. Is it possible to present everyone perfect in Christ? I realised that what Paul means here, is that the believer grows perfectly well in God. He walks with God, loves God and knows God and he's still growing. It is impossible to make everyone in the church perfect, but just like a baby who is perfect bcuz he has all his limbs and body parts in place. And when he reaches the right age, he starts reading and walking - perfect in whatever stage of growth he is. Based on this definition, not every believer can be deemed 'perfect', bcus not everyone of them are where they are. So we must labor in prayer and in our teaching and service so that we present everyone, you , me, us, perfect in Christ. Let's aim for perfection! Amen.

need to wait so long.. Zzz

2007-01-18T21:39:00.000+08:00

yo everyone, i hv been helping my dad in his workshop from monday to friday sometimes even sat for abt half a month liao so quite busy nowadays my Schedule very pack, everyday need wake up at 7:30 am and go out with them then lunch time go have my driving lessons, i've completed subject 25 upon 30 or 33 already. But have to wait for the Traffic police test date at around may or june lehz too many ppl born in dragon year(1988) learn driving. and lastly i'll be Having my FTT (Final Theory Test) on 25th jan.

lord i pray tt you will grant sucess to everyone i know and relief them from stress of the world, give us faith to move mountains and revive the dead. AMEN!

Shaun Signing Off

Today's Devotion (by Roar)

2007-01-16T22:52:00.000+08:00

The Lord has been affirming in my heart his word that's written in 1 John 4:4-6
"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us."

Frankly speaking, during the past 2 weeks I felt a bit overwhelmed by the excessive lectures & things that were crowding over my life. I felt overpowered by Satan. I even came to a point where I actually believed that Satan is stronger than me - since he rules over everything in this world. And of course, I felt terrified and weak.

Therefore when God revealed this truth upon my heart again, I really repented in dust & ashes. This word gave me great inspiration to live & fight victorious ever since. And I claim the Lord's resurrection power over my life. Amen!

Reflections over the weekend (by Roar)

2007-01-15T22:04:00.000+08:00

The Lord signaled to me to get things right before moving on with this year. The INNER HEALING camp provided the right atmosphere & time for me to settle scores with God - & I must say tat it has been a truly fruitful time with the Lord.

I rem the Lord said to me, "You have to roar again." You must understand that God uses very straightforward & clear language with me. I understand it is time to fight like a warrior again, to roar against the forces of darkness again & now is the time to claim back the territories that God wants to give to me. It's been a long time since I really get myself involved in spiritual warfare. But Ps Eugene reaffirms what God is saying to me on Sun, quoting from 2 Tim 2:3 "Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus." I understand tat as I fight, i must fight with endurance, and i must believe God for what I'm fighting for. He wants to release my inner man again; the fighter that once fought hard against those unseen enemies; resilient, aggressive & unshakeable, and yet was forced to recede by a great setback. Today he is coming back, and the glory of the Lord will return upon him. Thank you Lord.

I was really pleased to see that everyone was having fun last nite. It seems that Huimin's cell has been growing at quite an incredible rate. Also very happy to see Weiling & Yingru. And of course, I finally got to play pool again. It is truly a blessing to be able to spend such time with my spiritual family.

Read Ps 77 and some portions of Numbers today. Still meditating on them. I like Psalms so much, cuz it says out everything i want to tell God. Something I found to be very useful over the weekend: Pray for sanctification & protection over my mind from ungodly stuff, in place of all negative thoughts, optimism , purity & great inspiration abt things - I'm seeing very good results in my mental life today.

The biblical foundation of u pple are poor. That is of concern; bcuz ur weak faith makes u weak against satan's constant harrassment. I'll be doing up a weekly devotion worksheet to ensure that u guys start getting to know ur stuff, otherwise, there's no need to talk about spiritual fathering.

Rain Rain go away...

2007-01-12T17:06:00.000+08:00

Now where shall i begin from? My first horror discovery of the day, was I forgot to bring my umbrella out. Well its normally left inside my Zinc bag, u see, and it so happened tat mum borrowed it out 4 her majong session yest, which i forgot. Anyway wads happen has happened... 淋雨lor... some more 8.30 lesson, & today weide pass me some NIE textbooks so i got to lug them ard. So I attended class, amazed by the amt of words i see on those boring slides, & i can hardly understd most of it, for they r written in PhD language. My classmates were largely language & social teachers, & for once I've become the minority grp in class (apart frm surname 'ang').

And bcos I missed breakfast, the 1st stop after lesson was the NTU canteen, where I feasted upon the western stall's mix grill. Come to think of it, teaching is very much about who I am, not just about how much I know. Nobody cares about how much u know until they know how much u care. And ironically they still choose to download information on us teachers, though we're neither windows nor Mac OSes. Awesome.

GH wanted to meet for lunch so while waiting for him I decided to hav a short QT at the lib. I realised I need to pause my life & get things right b4 I move on with life. So many things r not so right as i begin this yr. To begin, i'm assigned a job tat i really dun wan to do but reluctantly took on (last year). From then on, I tell myself no more freelance for less than 2k. My emotional balance was badly affected bcuz of it. I'll settle n get it out of my sight within this month.

In wat ways have I been Thankful? Victorious? Blessing? I caught myself swearing more than I give thanks (e.g. when i discovered i nver bring umbrella out). Not so victorious as I struggle w some personal & ministry issues & now this freelance stuff. Not so much a blessing now cuz I'm so scared of helping ppl fix computers now (i've been helping this family last yr & felt so drained when i kena recalled back several times cuz of this n that prob). Felt like i'm paying too big a price beyond wad i can even giv... So when runxian called me yest, i just say, "can try la." instead of the usual "ok! let me take a look!" Thats y I have to come back to the Lord to set things right again & ask for more faith again. Maybe this kernel of wheat falls to the ground but haven die yet. Lord help me not to become discouraged.

How can I continue to GO DEEP? LOOK FAR? ASK BIG?
Good question. Keep myself accountable. Make it a point to blog my devotion everyday! Wait upon the Lord everyday! And believe God for the impossible... come to think of it, its time to gear up my spiritual momentum & take some really bold steps to win the lost this yr (my family inclusive). Learn & use magic tricks. Its powerful.

One thing I'm really thankful for is to be able to wear casually for NIE. Very soon I'll have to say bye bye to these comfortable clothings & tucking out of shirts. I'm also thankful that most lessons (abt 80%) starts late Feb - which means I can recover & work harder on the weekends, like this weekend.

-Roar