- Sorry for my recent absence!
Hey guys, i'm back for a while. Been quite busy with alot of assignments and the qlc website. After the qlc website is up, it'll have a yf section which will be linked to a new kind of blog. So stay tuned. I understand that this yf blog is not as reader friendly as i would have wanted it to be.
So stay tuned for the new QLC website and Youth section!!! =] Coming later Ivan will leading a session. He has been pretty exhausted with ministry work so let's keep him in prayer ya.
Also, for those who do not know, pray for Charles as he will be leaving for Hainan during August for around half a year. His boss has posted him there to act as supervisor. We want to be thankful for the boss to look upon him with such favour but also pray that he will be safe and sound there. =]
Alright, that's all for now. I'll be back.
Don out.
-Living Out God's Will-
Friday, June 30, 2006
4:45 AM
Some updates!
LCS retreat was great! Even though I was quite skeptical of a combined retreat, I was pleasantly surprised by the warmness of seeing so many Lutherans together!
Also, this sunday is back to 10things! 8 blessings to claim.
Aunty Seok Hoon is leading the session. So look forward to something fun yet an good session of learning God's word.
Well, I personally have something to share. I've started a new online ministry called "God knows you" ministries. It's still under construction. Only the basic skeleton is up. The whole website should be up prayerfully by september 06.
But but but... I wrote an article under my inspirationals section already. It's actually regarding this painful world we live in. About how we still can see God working and doing His "thing" in such a world. =] It was inspired by last sunday's sermon preached by Aunty Seok Hoon.
It's a little lengthy but hey, I wanted some substance. haha.
Please check it out HERE.
-Living Out God's Will-
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
6:17 AM
I WILL NEVER WASTE MY FOOD AGAIN =/
This photo is the "Pulitzer prize" winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine stricken child crawling towards an United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.
The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat it. =[ This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.
Three months later he committed suicide due to depression.
This was found in his diary,
"Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests.
I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted. "
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Not sure if you guys had received this email. But this story really struck me. I think we often forgot how fortunate we are in Singapore. I'm not about to become some Civics and Moral Ed teacher but really, we take so many things for granted !!! =/
-Living Out God's Will-
Monday, May 22, 2006
12:47 AM
Updates on programme, 280506
-Publicity-
Coming sunday is going to be another interesting session by Seok Hoon. It'll be on "Tear down and break down"
You know how often we use the tongue that God gave us so carelessly! How sometimes words that is not edifying comes out of our mouth so readily. Sometimes we're not even aware of it.
This coming session should teach us to be more aware of what we say and also to help us remember God gave us this ability of speech to edify and glorify His name and not otherwise!
Let us learn together how to make full use of this gift that God has bestowed upon us effectively. See you coming sunday! =] Continue to invite your friends if they are interested! Good time to invite them for such topical discussion that is so relevant to our lives you know.
God bless. Don out. =]
-Living Out God's Will-
Reflection on Quiet Time Session
Hi guys, I hope you have gain some insights and knowledge about quiet time today. Thank You for being a good audience! I am thankful for you guys and also God's providence.
Want to take this chance to firm up some of the points that i've put forth and for those that had missed the session :
- Quiet Time is spending time with the Lord
- Just like any relationship, the only way to know someone better is through spending time, no shortcut
- Quiet time is not a duty, you will not enjoy spending time with someone if it becomes a duty isn't it?
- You can know and not grow, but you cant grow without knowing (this applies to our knowledge of God's word)
- Remove this "God can wait" attitude in our lives, do not leave spending time with God to the very last.
- I cant convince you how beneficial quiet time is, I only can tell that how spending time with the Lord consistently in RIGHT attitude has changed my life SO MUCH! You must experience it for yourself! =]
-Living Out God's Will-
Friday, May 12, 2006
1:30 AM
- Publicity -
Do you desire to hear from God? Are you passionate about wanting His will in your life, above your own? Daily quiet time prepares your heart to listen. You may "hear" Him speak to you in those quiet moments…or you may hear Him through a friend or circumstance later in the day.
The sunday(210506) after this is gonna be a topical discussion on Quiet Time. Without revealing too much I shall say it's going to be different from the usual. Really interesting and new. Haha. I hope you guys can even encourage any of your Christian friends(if their church service/activities do not clash) to attend this session. Quiet time is a very important part of every christian's life!!!
Let us learn together how to make quiet time more of a joy than a duty.
God bless. Don out.
-Living Out God's Will-
- Updates on programme 140506
In conjunction to the 6 pieces of armour we learnt last week, we're having a role playing game that better reinforce what we had learn.
It'll be great time of fun and learning of God's word. See you guys this sunday.
-Living Out God's Will-
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
5:26 PM
- of Updates on Programme 070506
Coming sunday we going to learn God's word! That ultimately what we go church for right? Fellowship and learning God's word man. =]
This sunday we're going on the 10 Things a Christian should know.
"6 armours to put on".
It'll be interesting i think! The sunday after this will be presentation of skits instead of jus plain o' writings. I think it's a privellege that we're able to learn God's word freely u know. Dun take it for granted ya!
-Living Out God's Will-
- Of reflections of Jesus in China video
Sorry guys, the video was more chinese friendly than we like it to be. Let me sum up wat are the key lessons.
- Not taking the bible for granted ; study it! not leave it to collect dust!
(China people had to walk for days just to get to read the bible man! And they had to share with so many others -_- .... thus they hand copy those verses and bring them back home! >.< )
- Proclaiming Jesus's name even amidst persecution
(They rather spend 20years in jail than to deny Jesus, what faith! in Singapore, we are fortunate to have religious freedom which we oh so often take for granted)
P.S One of the prisoners actually lived 20 years in jail and every night he jus sing the hymm "Old rugged cross" to get pass the night. (only 1 song)
Touching moments :
When prisoner heard God speaking to him saying "my grace is sufficient for you... my grace is suffucient for you... "
He was about to commit suicide and he told God that he had followed Him till the very end and that's all he can take.
Indeed, amidst all trials and tribulation, let us remember the GRACE OF GOD is SUFFICIENT for US! =]
-Living Out God's Will-
This photo is the "Pulitzer prize" winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine stricken child crawling towards an United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.