Pre-service prayer started off the evening/night, with one exceptional note:
This guy led prayer!
(photo is from Facebook: creds to Lim Yimei for this awesome pic)
Pre-service prayer is to prepare for service.
So, pre-pre-service prayer is to prepare for pre-service prayer, and I can tell you, Indy went through it well!
We prayed for:
We prayed for:
1. Parents.
2. God's purpose in each of our lives to be revealed as we grow.
3. fireBRANDS' head leaders (Pr Victor, Aunty Rama, Aunty Eunice xP)
4. Ourselves, that we will not become numb towards God as we age.
And another super-exceptional note?
God listened to us:)
God listened to us:)
(I would cred someone for this graphic but I don't know who made it up.)
But of course not everyone goes to the toilet during toilet break so instead for them it's...
...fellowship break!
Oh and guess what, we had ICEBREAKER again! Having it so often we're gonna run out of ice to break soon but anyway.
Icebreaker was lead by the mysterious person holding the microphone.
And how was icebreaker? It was...
FUN FUN FUN FUN.
There's just something about awkward arm signals that's so hilarious:D
The Black [bunnybunnybunnybunnybunnybunnybunnybunny]BUNNY!
And a nice shot! Creds to Eulene Ooi.
(Creds to YouTube for having plenty videos with icebreaker suggestions, because that's where these two came from.)
Now that the ice has been broken, it's time for chains to be broken=) and I'm not just saying that because it sounds cool, but because it's true.
Worship was led by Pr Victor:)
And it was... *insert your own adjective here, if you were there*
But then again, if you really wanna know what it's like..
..try it yourself:)
Okay, announcements, and first, most importantly, foremost: Newcomers!
...and everyone says "Hi Kevinnnn!"
Welcome to fireBRANDS, guys; stick around yeaah!
Important announcement!
Next week is forum PART TWO. This time the experts are:
Next week is forum PART TWO. This time the experts are:
1. the amazing Gary Lee.
2. the brilliant Daniel Tan.
3. the thoughtful Sarah Khoo.
4. the wise Eunice Lee.
(no seriously, they do deserve those adjectives in front of their names, don't you think?)
So, prepare ONE question to ask about... anything! I mean related to Christianity la. Don't bring your Physics questions all come.
And it's HI THERE to some old people who came back for awhile, including:
Ming Yen:) who learnt how to put on makeup in KL.
So what's next?
Preeeepareeee yourselves!
For the preacher to make her appearance; tall, good-looking and... tall.
!Y-naY
HOW TO FAIL
*piano intro of that classical Beethoven (?) piece that goes dum dum dum dummm!*
We've all failed tests before, kan.
What is 'fail'?
- to disappoint / prove undependable to
- abandon; forsake
- leave undone; neglect
- unsuccessful
Why do we fail?
Because we don't prepare.
Okay enter PETER, a man who disowned Jesus. (Luke 22:54-62)
The thing is right, notice, Jesus had already issued a warning to Peter beforehand!
In Matt 26:36-45, prayer strengthened Jesus as He surrendered to God's will. But, Peter (and the other disciples)..... slept.
The problem with Peter is that he was all about himself.
Peter was self-confident, self-sufficient and self-dependent; and this leads to self-deception.
22Quit scraping and fawning over mere humans,so full of themselves, so full of hot air!
Can't you see there's nothing to them? (Isaiah 2:22, The Message)
woman as such, a mirage.
Put them together, they're nothing;
two times nothing is nothing. (Psalm 62:9, The Message)
the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. (Proverbs 16:18, The Message)
Powerful verses.
So Peter's failure was not denying Christ. His failure was being dependent on his own strength, and as a result, he denied Christ three times.
We deny Christ when we miss our mark.
We deny Christ when we succumb to doing things under peer pressure that we know displeases God.
BIG EXAMPLE: Facebook! How many times and how long do you spend clicking 'Refresh' or just staring at the News Feed then go "Oh, notification!:D" when you know it's better if you'd spend that time with God.
Why choose Facebook over God's Book?
When have you failed in your walk with God? *think*
So, how to fail?
Give in to temptation.
Don't seek God's power, provision and protection through prayer.
You'll definitely fail if you don't pray.
It's easier to go up a hill than to come down a hill. Passing a test takes WORK.
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