090110

Hello, people of Earth, Penang, Malaysia and Mars.
SCHOOL has reopened for SOME and I bet all of us were looking forward to last Saturday.

Did you realise that 09+01=10?

Okay, back to business.


Bible class started at 6 as usual, and I was there just in time to find out that Le Roy was teaching it and they were talking about Pslam 51.
Go read it up, PLEASE.



After bible class, it was dinner time.

yes, late.

After dinner was the usual 7.15 prayer. I wonder why prayer isn't at 7 anymore. We surrounded Sharon and the piano and sang Here I Am To Worship, Light of The World.
Prayed for the churches in Malaysia and all.

Then, the usual FIVE MINUTE TOILET BREAK/ not-so fellowship.

After that was worship.


Okay, this is the part where you expect Ming Yen to go on stage, but no.


EULENE was on stage.
Yes, she's gonna be doing announcements as well.


And for once, there's no picture of ming yen on stage.
Obviously, coz she was seated, as pictured above.

Welcomed the new worship team members. from left KEN-JEEN, EULENE & ANDREW.

Okay after that, Alex went on stage. And once we see Alex, we see.... FLOORBALL.
*floorball people cheer*
*inserts picture of alex here*
He promoted the floorball yearbook. Go get it! it's like 10 bucks?

After Alex was Sarah, and once we see Sarah, we see... chocolates, birthdays, kutus, nothing.

December and JANUARY babies.

Next up, the one, the only Pastor Victor came on stage.
Last year in January, we talked about ACTS.
This year in January, we're still gonna talk about ACTS.
Last year was about going back to the roots of the church.
This year Pastor Victor talked/is still gonna talk about the original plan of the church.

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Pastor was relating prototype to a prototyped bag, fyi.

BECOMING AN ACTS CHURCH.

The problem today : Christianity at our CONVENIENCE.
Which translates to : we come to church when we want too/ feel like. We give God our leftovers.

SO, How do we become an ACTS church. (not the acts church in kl, mind you)

WHAT WE NEED:

1) the Holy Spirit -

Acts 1:8
But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth

We must rely on the Holy Spirit's power.
A church without the Holy Spirit is like a brain without knowledge.

Is the Spirit of God making choices for you or taking control of yours (your choices)
At this point, pastor gave a quote from James Hudson Taylor but I'm still trying to find them in their exact words.
I kinda missed a few words but here's what I got.

People who leave their choices to God always get the best from God....
-James Hudson Taylor

AH found it.

He gives the very best to those who leave the choice to him
-James Hudson Taylor

We need to come to God before we make our decisions and we need God to be the Lord of our lives.


2) Warm Fellowship -

Acts 2:42-44
They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers. Everyone around was in awe—all those wonders and signs done through the apostles! And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common.

We must maintain a warm fellowship.
If God wants to bring new people into this church, is this church warm enough?
Pastor Victor related it to a powerless incubator.

e.g - a powerless incubator will not be able to keep a baby warm. And if it can't keep a baby warm, it doesn't serve its purpose and an expecting couple trying to find a hospital will not go to a hospital with a powerless incubator.

Unity = warmth
Unity was mentioned 10 times in Acts.
God added to them daily because they were warm.
When we know each others' need, we would be able to help each other and we would be able to become warmer. We need to breed a new culture of caring to one another's needs.

3) Small Groups -

Acts 2:46-47
They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God added those who were saved.

If we want this church to be warm, we have to be warm.

Why use small groups?

• they are infinitely EXPANDABLE
• they promote fellowship
• they are unlimited geographically.

So yeah, those are the 3 principals for us to become an ACTS church.
SOOOO, go to a cell group.

4 more to come next NEXT week.

Attn to jyb members: They're gonna play Kingdom Come - Hillsong United next week.

for those of you who can't get it on limewire or wherever.

OH, and there's beach day on the 30th of January from 4-8pm i think.
So do come.