A post by the OTHER guy AND that SAME girl.

OK, so, the evening started with BIBLE CLASS

Sadly, there are no pictures of bible class. *My Bad

Bible class this week was lead by LEROY.

It was mainly about Trust and Intimacy with God.

The main thing to remember is that, We need to trust God in life, in order to trust him fully, we first need to know him.Cause you wont trust someone you don't know right.So, to know God more, 'READ YOUR BIBLE, PRAY EVERYDAY' =)

*Then everyone went for dinner

OK. After 'makan' d we came back for PRAYER!! *which never seems to get old does it?

Gary : " All the boys sitting in the dark please Stand Up please stand up"


WORSHIP TIME!!

Worship that night was lead by Sharon Leow.
(now got 2 Sharon's d must say full name. xD)

-The L.C.D. guy that night was none other than Jin Ji.
-Daniel the soundman

Worship was followed with announcements by Ming Yen

NEXT.

Who was the speaker that night?.

PASTOR THOMAS!!.(salted peanuts. xD)

DAM YOU.

Yes you read right.That was the title of Pastor Thomas's message that night

A dam has 3 basic functions.

1.Receive water
2.Retain water
3.Release water

Romans 8:17 - And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) - if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.


Ephesians 1:3 - Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.Those blessings come from the heavenly world.They belong to us because we belong to Christ.

The way this relates to us is, we should all be like a dam.We should

1.Receive God's blessing, power, annointing.
2.Retain it.Don't just listen to a sermon and forget about it 1 hour later.
3.Release it.The good news about Jesus is meant for EVERYONE.

RECEIVING.

If you think God has nothing for you, well your wrong.*duh

Ephesians 1 : 3 - Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.Those blessings come from the heavenly world.They belong to us because we belong to Christ.

So you should be thankful with your blessings and use what God has given you for his purposes.Cause if you don't it would be like having a bank account full of money but not drawing from it.

When we trust Christ, He'll give us the whole package.

The absence of faith is displeasing to God.

Hebrews 11:6 - By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Now, WHAT IS FAITH?
(okay, i know we just jumped from DAM to FAITH, but NEITHER INDY NOR WEI-LYNN has gone crazy)

FAITH is.. (i couldn't tangkap a several words)

• COMPLETE TRUST - CONFIDENCE - RELIANCE - FIRM BELIEVE - YEARNING - ABSOLUTE ALLEGIANCE - LOYALTY - FIDELITY - FIRM FOUNDATION
• a handle of what we cannot see

Romans 1:17 - For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel - and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.
2 Corinthians 5:7 - For we live by faith, not by sight.

Hebrews 4:1 - Therefore, we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

• ASSURANCE
  
• CONVICTION

Romans 4:18 - And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

Biblical faith is settled in the confidence of God.

• Person of Jesus
• Promises of God

Romans 10:17 - But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

Then, we moved on to.. MARK 4:1-9.
Sounds familiar? Well, coz it's the parable of the sower.

kingdom of God > natural farming process
word of God > seed
our heart > ground
us > the farmers.

Mouth <--connection--> Heart

• Dont speak words not in your heart
• Believe First in your heart before you speak.

the LAW of RECEIVING.
Whatever you say in abundance, hear in abundance, take in through your eyes in abundance, when you receive it will flow out in abundance.

Luke 6:43 - Simon answered, " I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." Jesus said to him,"You judged rightly."

• Your heart determines who you are

GOD JUDGES OUR WORDS BY OUR HEARTS. WE HAVE THE POWER TO OVERCOME ANYTHING THE DEVIL THROWS.

sorry for the boring post, the bottom half is from wei-lynn and the upper half is from indy.
so yeah, dont kill me if the bottom half is boring (says wei-lynn).
=D

junior youth retreat '09 update!

Hey everyone!

Here's JYR '09 update. Alright, there was some technical errors, and i know that usually group pictures are the last few pictures. But something went wrong with my laptop, so here are the 4 groups! :)

Brazil

South Korea

Singapore.
Norway.

Alright! I shall begin right now.

" welcome to JYR 2009, I'm Joyce Lim, your host for today!"

the two ladies welcoming the participants :)

Orentation ; pastor Victor explaining the rules and of course, being flexible.

fire breaker by Eulene :)


making some clothing with newspapers and some water colours.



Jonathan ; weihhh! don't take my picture lah weihhh.

All four models from Brazil, South Korea, Singapore, and Norway all ready to strut their stuff.

*crowd cheers.

Tea Break ; Milo by the trios. Joyce, Indy, and Zephaniah.

Games! ; by Lim Jin Ji.

charades using the bible verses given.

another game at the beach.

After that, everyone went in for shower, getting ready for dinner!

chicken rice for dinner.

mmm-hmmm.

worship by Eulene.

First lesson, Adolescence by Tan Le Roy.
Physical Changes we go through and ways to overcome problems we face.

24.11.09- Nehemiah handling physical jerk.

What's breakfast without roti canai?

Sarah Khoo talking about PEER PRESSURE :)

and ways to overcome it.

( can't find any pictures, sorry, kutu!)

Thanks, speakers! :)

BIBLE QUIZ + MONOPOLY = BIBLEPOLY by Joyce Lim.

Right after that, everyone had their one hour nap for games :)

building their sand sculpture to show their love for God :)

basketball cheer.

teamwork + creativity = pure awesomenesss

Those who have been going for JYR, would know what is served on second day's tea break :)

everyone getting ready for the next games.

P.S// LOTS OF WATER :)

Joyce sharing about BoyGirlRelationship.

25.11.09 - physical jerk by Nehemiah.

Samuel Khaw - best leader!

( Nehe's camera died when it came to best assistant, Daniel Derek. Will try to upload if i can find where is his picture)

what were they eating you asked?

after all the running, walking up the long stairs,
a few spoons of condensed milk wouldn't hurt right? :)

Junior Youth Retreat '09.

SO COME FOR NEXT YEAR'S JYR! it gets better every year ;) see you soon!

pictures ; Nehe, Indy, Zeph, Joyce, Eulene.

report ; Eulene. [ this report took 4 hours and 12 minutes to finish :) ]

change your world concert.

CHANGE YOUR WORLD

Where to start? Where to start? Details are already in the poster above.
Okay, so right after we entered the hall, they shut the lights.

P/s sorry for the lame photography skills, this blogger didn't dare to use flash because she didn't want to distract the people on stage, because it would be awkward AND because they were all moving. sigh.
excuses I know, but valid ones.

EXHIBIT A.

this was the best shot I got in the dark.

Then these guys popped out of nowhere.
1a.M relent rocks.

like any other typical concert, we were invited to stand in front. hahah.
you could imagine the amount of people that went.
I was already standing in the middle when I took this shot.

Neil Batiancila

I think he was trying to ask us to follow his actions or something like that.

Jude Limus - he plays the piano AND the electric guitar.
there was a piano beside him.

yes, we did sing in Chinese, or at least tried to.

Daniel Krishnan

sorry, couldn't really find a good shot of the drummer, but fyi, he's Cuzario David.

The first speaker of the night (we had about four) was Kevin Lim.
He was talking about the world changers of the past.


okay, maybe this face hasn't really hit you yet.
scroll down.


Now does it ring a bell?
yeah, William Wilberforce. He obviously didn't look like the guy in the third picture because that's Ioan Gruffudd.

little/well know fact : Ioan Gruffudd played the fifth officer Harold Lowe in Titanic, Lt. John Beales in Black Hawk Down, Mr. Fantastic in Fantastic Four etc., and he doesn't have long hair either.


and no, I didnt watch those movies, except Titanic. Thank Wikipedia.

ANYWAY,
back to business.

After William Wilberforce, He showed this guy.

The ever so famous, Martin Luther King and his infamous speech.
The video is 17 minutes long, because it's the full version.
So don't kill me when you get bored to death by that video, because I just embedded this video for the sake of doing it.



Martin Luther King Jr. and William Wilberforce both have ONE thing in common.
They fought for equality and freedom which brought change to our world today.

William Wilberforce was well off, but he decided to go against the slave trade in Britain.
So the slave trade was abolished in 1807 under the Slave Trade Act 1807.

Malaysia dijajah oleh British pada tahun 1827 right?
So imagine IF William Wilberforce didn't do anything about it, our ancestors would have been slaves.

Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality among the African Americans and the Caucasians,
that little black boys and black girls and little white boys and white girls in Alabama may join hands.

FYI, last time racial segregation was a BIG issue under the Jim Crow Laws.
They were said to be "separated but equal". The African Americans then really had a lot of disadvantages because of it.

go look it up, here. and here.
sorry, i have a thing for history.

sorry for the history lesson there, I know the 17 minute long video is history enough.

Imagine IF Martin Luther King Jr. didn't fight for equality, we wouldn't have these people.

OPRAH WINFREY

BARACK OBAMA

And of course, MICHAEL JACKSON.

no equality = no African American celebrities and important life-changers.

And it all boils down to this.
What makes GOOD men?

G - GODLY

John 9:31 - We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the Godly man who does His will.

O - OPEN THEIR EYES

Human trafficking in Malaysia.
Vietnamese workers here are paid RM 0.63 a day for 10-12 hours of hard labour.

You can't even buy lunch with that amount of money here.
Human Trafficking is to be deceived or taken against your will, bought, sold and transported into slavery for sexual exploitation, sweat shops, child brides, circuses, sacrificial worship, forced begging, sale of human organs, farm labour, domestic servitude.

It's a trade that earns twice as much worldwide revenue as COCA COLA.

Isaiah 42: 18-25 - You've seen a lot, but looked at nothing. You've heard everything, but listened to nothing. God intended, out of the goodness of his heart, to be lavish in his revelation. But this is a people battered and cowed, shut up in attics and closets, victims licking their wounds, feeling ignored, abandoned. But is anyone out there listening? Is anyone paying attention to what's coming?

O - OBEY THE RED LETTERS

Luke 6:46 - But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?

Matthew 22: 37-39 - Jesus said to him, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbour as yourself.

D - DO SOMETHING

James 4:17 - Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, for you, is evil.

Matthew 23:23 - Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

sorry, i know that was long. lol

Then, MORE songs.
the intro sounded a bit like Where'd You Go - Fort Minor.

Then, suddenly the hall became dark AGAIN,
gosh they love being in the dark and they showed this video.







SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
hahahahah.

At one point, they played something which sounded like the Intro to That's What You Get - Paramore.

MOVING ON,
more sharing.

This is what you get at a 4 hour concert. Don't blame me for the ultra long post.


THIS GUY. uhh i forgot his name, sorry.
But he talked about prayer.

P/s that guy's name is YOSHUA. thanks bev.

Prayer is not an act, it's a relationship.

Essence of the Gospel : Liberty, Equality and Freedom.
Martin Luther King Jr. and William Wilberforce obviously knew that.

The key to developing a relationship with God is prayer.

NEXT UP, PASTOR DANIEL.
*applause

He talked about the people who have to take exams the hard way.
These really happened here.

• Math Exam - A family had to choose between buying food or paying rent with the little money they had.
• Bio Exam - A girl had to learn it the hard way, if you know what I mean.
• Self-defense Exam - People in the old folks' home are mistreated by nurses there.

... and we thought we had it hard with exams.
Now, i appreciate having NORMAL written exams more.

So... let's be nice to these people. =)

you can start by going to Rifle Range on the 30th. Read above.

They're like so patriotic. hahaha.
Penang state song, in case you're wondering, which I HIGHLY doubt.

After that, we were given a 15 minute break to fill in some form to commit ourselves to something.

When we came back, we saw this.

Yes, ACOUSTIC set. =D
only one word could've described it, AMAZING.

Then, the final speaker of the night.
Ps. Cathryn Lim. finally, a FEMALE speaker on stage.
she talked about a kernel of CORN and it's dreams.
which translates to.. someone and what they can do.

Dream #1 - CORN in a cup

Dream #2 - a CORN feast

Dream #3 - popCORN
(this one is more canggih, because it wants to be like transformers) lol

John 12:24a - I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.

unless = except if
dies = gives itself up
remains = stays in the original place = no change

John 12:24b - But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

if = whenever
dies = gives itself up
produces = yields, grows, makes, causes, supplies, etc.


So, after 4 messages, we were done, but it wouldn't be a concert with a closing right?
so yeah lah, we went back to the front and did what we would usually do in a concert. hahaha
like pastor thomas said, jump, jump; sing, sing; dance, dance; roll, roll.

They really allocated their time properly, it finished chun chun at 10pm.
After that, we had AUTOGRAPH SIGNING sessions. yay.
We all 'claimed' our free CD. It came with the ticket.

super freaky/stalker-ish close up shot of jude.

this was the clearest shot I got of Cuzario.

We were all outside when, Andrew was chased by interviewers.
Actually, no. A bunch of them were chased by them but they gave the honour to the MASS COMM student.

hahaha obviously too excited to be on camera. hahah jkjk.

hahah, we wanted to take some photos with the band but it was getting late and some of them hadn't eaten dinner.
so we had to leave.

At dinner/supper.

Ken Jeen

Indy

Beverly

Sorry for the amazingly long post people.
Hope I didn't bore you to death halfway through.
Oh and if you realised that this post wasn't as Tania-ished, cheery as the previous few, sorry for that too.
It's Wei-Lynn here filling in for Miss Tania Loke while she flies across the ocean.

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