The love that set us free.Remember Him this coming Easter.
April 4, 2009
March 24, 2009
From nobody to somebody
March 24, 2009
I was born into a good traditional Chinese family. Being the eldest in the family, I grew up being the most well-liked among my family members including my grandfather. I was given practically everything that I wanted. Thus, I cultivated a habit of asking for every single thing because I knew it will come my way.
Furthermore, I grew up being stubborn and rebellious. I will fight to get hold of everything even though I do not need those things. I would talk back whenever I am being scolded. Things got worse as I continue to grow. During my times in primary 4 to secondary 5, I was out all days with my so-called best friends wandering the streets. We were not involved in secret societies but the things we did were bad enough. We stole from departmental stores, football jerseys, branded clothing and many more. We hung around billiards salons all day long. Soon we got ourselves into smoking but I managed to quit it before I got addicted.
Things at home were also not getting any better. During my O-levels period, my father decided to leave the family and follow his mistress. The whole family was devastated. I could not concentrate on my studies for my O-levels. Instead, I spent long hours playing games and hanging around at lan-gaming centers. Soon I bear a strong hatred for my father. I began to curse and swear for any misfortune that will befall him.
Not long after, I got my O-levels results, I did not make it to the polytechnic because my grades were simply not good enough. I blamed my dad for my failure. I told myself I will never forgive him. Left with no choice, I reluctantly enrolled myself into ITE. It was a place I dreaded.
But I never knew that at ITE, it will be a place where I am going to prosper. I was doing fairly well in my first semester and I thought it must be a fake. By then, a stranger came along. He is someone I met over the internet. He is also a student at the ITE I am studying at. So we decided to meet up. After a long chat in school, he popped the question asking me to go to church with him. I rejected him immediately. Anyway, he did not give up but I gave up and decided to follow him to church after a rejection of three times.
So there I was, stepping into church for the first time. It was City Harvest Church. It was so different from the way I thought it was going to be. The building was awesome. During service, everyone was so different. They were all jumping and singing happily. I asked myself, did I come to the right place? Is church really like this? Nevertheless, I was touched and I still remembered Pastor Kong’s preaching on God’s blessings moved me to tears. At the end of the service, I gave my heart to Jesus.
My life became more vibrant. I began to feel all the changes in me gradually. I stopped wandering around and doing time-wasting stuff. I also started to study more and one day, I found my purpose while doing my own prayer with God. I wanted to study until I get my degree and to earn as much money as possible to support my family. At this point, I also decided that I shall not bear any more hatred for my father so I prayed for healing of my heart.
As my walk with God matured, I also grew to become more and more on fire for God. As for my studies, I completed my ITE course by topping my class and in the top 5% in the course in the whole of Singapore. At the same time, I was awarded the most Outstanding Counsellor in the Students’ Council for my cohort.
Even when I was in the army, God never stopped blessing me. I was given a lot of respect and recognition by my superiors. I became someone that they can trust upon to deliver the results. At the end of my BMT, I was given a leadership position. I began to lead together with my superiors and many of them were surprised at my leadership skills. I believe that everything I do, it is from God.
Today, not only am I a polytechnic graduate, I am also on my way to fulfill my dream of completing my degree. God had changed me tremendously over these past eight years. Never a day, I am left behind by Him. I am also happily serving Him in church as a photographer, cell group guitarist and also a connect group leader. Despite the heavy load of my university program, I had the extra strength to handle multiple tasks. God indeed has expanded my capacity to serve Him the way He loves me to.
Furthermore, with prayers, I had long forgiven my dad and he had also returned home earlier this year. In additional, my sister had also given her heart to Jesus. God had turned my family around. The Bible says that when one in the household is saved, everyone will be saved. Right now, I am believing for the salvation of my whole family.
Looking back, I believed that without God, I would not be who I am today. I want to thank all my past leaders who relentlessly showered their prayers upon me through my hard times, the friend that brought me to church (and he is still in church together, in fact, I am going to be his best man at his wedding next year), my friends around me who never stopped encouraging me and of course my pastors who always taught us to live life the righteous way. And last but not least, the most important person in my life, that is the Lord Jesus Christ for giving me a second chance to live. Amen.
Furthermore, I grew up being stubborn and rebellious. I will fight to get hold of everything even though I do not need those things. I would talk back whenever I am being scolded. Things got worse as I continue to grow. During my times in primary 4 to secondary 5, I was out all days with my so-called best friends wandering the streets. We were not involved in secret societies but the things we did were bad enough. We stole from departmental stores, football jerseys, branded clothing and many more. We hung around billiards salons all day long. Soon we got ourselves into smoking but I managed to quit it before I got addicted.
Things at home were also not getting any better. During my O-levels period, my father decided to leave the family and follow his mistress. The whole family was devastated. I could not concentrate on my studies for my O-levels. Instead, I spent long hours playing games and hanging around at lan-gaming centers. Soon I bear a strong hatred for my father. I began to curse and swear for any misfortune that will befall him.
Not long after, I got my O-levels results, I did not make it to the polytechnic because my grades were simply not good enough. I blamed my dad for my failure. I told myself I will never forgive him. Left with no choice, I reluctantly enrolled myself into ITE. It was a place I dreaded.
But I never knew that at ITE, it will be a place where I am going to prosper. I was doing fairly well in my first semester and I thought it must be a fake. By then, a stranger came along. He is someone I met over the internet. He is also a student at the ITE I am studying at. So we decided to meet up. After a long chat in school, he popped the question asking me to go to church with him. I rejected him immediately. Anyway, he did not give up but I gave up and decided to follow him to church after a rejection of three times.
So there I was, stepping into church for the first time. It was City Harvest Church. It was so different from the way I thought it was going to be. The building was awesome. During service, everyone was so different. They were all jumping and singing happily. I asked myself, did I come to the right place? Is church really like this? Nevertheless, I was touched and I still remembered Pastor Kong’s preaching on God’s blessings moved me to tears. At the end of the service, I gave my heart to Jesus.
My life became more vibrant. I began to feel all the changes in me gradually. I stopped wandering around and doing time-wasting stuff. I also started to study more and one day, I found my purpose while doing my own prayer with God. I wanted to study until I get my degree and to earn as much money as possible to support my family. At this point, I also decided that I shall not bear any more hatred for my father so I prayed for healing of my heart.
As my walk with God matured, I also grew to become more and more on fire for God. As for my studies, I completed my ITE course by topping my class and in the top 5% in the course in the whole of Singapore. At the same time, I was awarded the most Outstanding Counsellor in the Students’ Council for my cohort.
Even when I was in the army, God never stopped blessing me. I was given a lot of respect and recognition by my superiors. I became someone that they can trust upon to deliver the results. At the end of my BMT, I was given a leadership position. I began to lead together with my superiors and many of them were surprised at my leadership skills. I believe that everything I do, it is from God.
Today, not only am I a polytechnic graduate, I am also on my way to fulfill my dream of completing my degree. God had changed me tremendously over these past eight years. Never a day, I am left behind by Him. I am also happily serving Him in church as a photographer, cell group guitarist and also a connect group leader. Despite the heavy load of my university program, I had the extra strength to handle multiple tasks. God indeed has expanded my capacity to serve Him the way He loves me to.
Furthermore, with prayers, I had long forgiven my dad and he had also returned home earlier this year. In additional, my sister had also given her heart to Jesus. God had turned my family around. The Bible says that when one in the household is saved, everyone will be saved. Right now, I am believing for the salvation of my whole family.
Looking back, I believed that without God, I would not be who I am today. I want to thank all my past leaders who relentlessly showered their prayers upon me through my hard times, the friend that brought me to church (and he is still in church together, in fact, I am going to be his best man at his wedding next year), my friends around me who never stopped encouraging me and of course my pastors who always taught us to live life the righteous way. And last but not least, the most important person in my life, that is the Lord Jesus Christ for giving me a second chance to live. Amen.
March 23, 2009
Way of Escape
March 23, 2009
Way of Escape
Circumstances, Situations, Mountains, Valleys, Hurt, Bitterness, Agony etc..
All these words are what we hear from churchs, sermons..
Does this mean that God is not a good God? Definitely not.
Does this mean that God let these happen? Perhaps, to make us stronger.
Does this mean that these are from the devil? Perhaps, to put us down.
Marvin shared in CGM that even if we are going through darkness and we feel that theres no way out, God will lead us..(It touched me..) and I started to think about how my life has changed BECAUSE of God.
I definitely have my fair share of experiences and hurt (from family and friends) but it is really God who made everything possible for me.
Let my testimony speak it all..
__________________________________________________________________
I came from a good family and I always have everything that I wanted. However, things changed when my mother sunk into depression when I was in Primary 5. I lost interest in my studies, and the following year, I got transferred out from the first class. Thus, this has caused me to feel even more intimidated whenever I am with my friends. I would often hang around the neighborhood and not go home because I was really afraid of my mother.
I tried many ways to seek love. I was already attending a temple but I started to be more committed and attended dharma classes. This went on for a total of 6 years. However, everything seemed like a routine to me, it was like a timetable that I had to follow. I lived life without a purpose and a vision. I still did not put in any effort in my studies; I did not know the reason behind studying at all. Hence, constant failures academically made me full of fear and low self-esteem. My friends rejected me, causing hatred and bitterness to grow within me. In the midst of all that, I went through 9 relationships and even resorted to self-mutilating myself by using a penknife to slit my wrists and even using heels to cut my thighs until it bled.
It was only in December 2003, my life took a change. My friend, Chuan Zhu invited me to a zone event after months of persistence. It was at the meeting that I realized a different spirit in the people. They are warm, sincere and friendly. I felt that they really care for me. Not long, I decided to join them in service back at the Jurong West premises. Then, in one of the services when Pastor Tan preached and ministered, I felt the presence of God and gave my life to Jesus Christ. That was when I felt that life has got a meaning and a purpose. Amen!
After I gave my heart to Jesus, I started to attend cell group and service regularly. I became on fire for the Lord. On Easter 2004, I brought a total of 18 friends to church in spite of the persecution that I was facing at home. That Saturday Easter night, I was been caned by an umbrella. However, I chose to stand strong in my faith and ran out to attend Sunday service and a miracle happened! My parents did not scold me at all. From that day, my parents no longer objected me from going to church. As I started attending bible study and applying the word of God, God started to do a work in me. First, He dealt with my emotions and I felt accepted in His presence. I decided to let go of the bitterness inside of me and I saw a change in my character slowly. I started to receive visions from God. I wanted to be a leader who can impact people. That gave me a sense of purpose. First, I started to serve actively in Usher Ministry and help out in my cell group. That helped me to discover my leadership qualities that I’ve never realized. Indeed helping people gave me great satisfaction. Today, I am a CG leader serving in the kingdom of God, Hallelujah!
Apart from that, I want to see my family saved. Like what the bible says, “When one is saved, the whole household will be saved”. God has showered me with His grace to reach out to my brother who is now actively serving the Lord as an usher. Although, my mother is not saved but she is open and is opening doors for us to reach out to our neighbors by encouraging them to attend church with us.
Indeed God is good. Besides giving me a chance to live again, He gave me a purpose and I became a more confident and happy person.
I would not have been where I am today without our Lord Jesus. I want to thank God for everything! Hallelujah!
Guys, We all have our fair share. I encourage you to post your own testimonies here to encourage everyone.
:)
Circumstances, Situations, Mountains, Valleys, Hurt, Bitterness, Agony etc..
All these words are what we hear from churchs, sermons..
Does this mean that God is not a good God? Definitely not.
Does this mean that God let these happen? Perhaps, to make us stronger.
Does this mean that these are from the devil? Perhaps, to put us down.
Marvin shared in CGM that even if we are going through darkness and we feel that theres no way out, God will lead us..(It touched me..) and I started to think about how my life has changed BECAUSE of God.
I definitely have my fair share of experiences and hurt (from family and friends) but it is really God who made everything possible for me.
Let my testimony speak it all..
__________________________________________________________________
I came from a good family and I always have everything that I wanted. However, things changed when my mother sunk into depression when I was in Primary 5. I lost interest in my studies, and the following year, I got transferred out from the first class. Thus, this has caused me to feel even more intimidated whenever I am with my friends. I would often hang around the neighborhood and not go home because I was really afraid of my mother.
I tried many ways to seek love. I was already attending a temple but I started to be more committed and attended dharma classes. This went on for a total of 6 years. However, everything seemed like a routine to me, it was like a timetable that I had to follow. I lived life without a purpose and a vision. I still did not put in any effort in my studies; I did not know the reason behind studying at all. Hence, constant failures academically made me full of fear and low self-esteem. My friends rejected me, causing hatred and bitterness to grow within me. In the midst of all that, I went through 9 relationships and even resorted to self-mutilating myself by using a penknife to slit my wrists and even using heels to cut my thighs until it bled.
It was only in December 2003, my life took a change. My friend, Chuan Zhu invited me to a zone event after months of persistence. It was at the meeting that I realized a different spirit in the people. They are warm, sincere and friendly. I felt that they really care for me. Not long, I decided to join them in service back at the Jurong West premises. Then, in one of the services when Pastor Tan preached and ministered, I felt the presence of God and gave my life to Jesus Christ. That was when I felt that life has got a meaning and a purpose. Amen!
After I gave my heart to Jesus, I started to attend cell group and service regularly. I became on fire for the Lord. On Easter 2004, I brought a total of 18 friends to church in spite of the persecution that I was facing at home. That Saturday Easter night, I was been caned by an umbrella. However, I chose to stand strong in my faith and ran out to attend Sunday service and a miracle happened! My parents did not scold me at all. From that day, my parents no longer objected me from going to church. As I started attending bible study and applying the word of God, God started to do a work in me. First, He dealt with my emotions and I felt accepted in His presence. I decided to let go of the bitterness inside of me and I saw a change in my character slowly. I started to receive visions from God. I wanted to be a leader who can impact people. That gave me a sense of purpose. First, I started to serve actively in Usher Ministry and help out in my cell group. That helped me to discover my leadership qualities that I’ve never realized. Indeed helping people gave me great satisfaction. Today, I am a CG leader serving in the kingdom of God, Hallelujah!
Apart from that, I want to see my family saved. Like what the bible says, “When one is saved, the whole household will be saved”. God has showered me with His grace to reach out to my brother who is now actively serving the Lord as an usher. Although, my mother is not saved but she is open and is opening doors for us to reach out to our neighbors by encouraging them to attend church with us.
Indeed God is good. Besides giving me a chance to live again, He gave me a purpose and I became a more confident and happy person.
I would not have been where I am today without our Lord Jesus. I want to thank God for everything! Hallelujah!
Guys, We all have our fair share. I encourage you to post your own testimonies here to encourage everyone.
:)
March 8, 2009
A Father's Love
March 8, 2009
A great and loving dad. A love that surpasses everything you can ever imagine.
This video is based on a true story about Rick and Dick Hoyt. Father and son, they completed marathons after marathons and even the world's toughest event - Ironman 70.3
This video is based on a true story about Rick and Dick Hoyt. Father and son, they completed marathons after marathons and even the world's toughest event - Ironman 70.3
March 5, 2009
Interest Check - Outing
March 5, 2009
Hi dearest members of E308.
I have created a Poll Station titled "Where Would You Like To Go For An Outing?". Please kindly check against the places of interest that you wish to go and have a day of fun.
Please take note, this is just an interest check but it may be used for future plans. Who knows the next outing, we will be going to the place you so wanting to go.
Poll today. =)
I have created a Poll Station titled "Where Would You Like To Go For An Outing?". Please kindly check against the places of interest that you wish to go and have a day of fun.
Please take note, this is just an interest check but it may be used for future plans. Who knows the next outing, we will be going to the place you so wanting to go.
Poll today. =)
February 28, 2009
MANHOOD
February 28, 2009
In 1994, Woman's liberation was founded by a group of women who feel that they can do better than man. They begin to take away their bra as a sign to show to people that they can be like a man and also do what a man does.
Pastor was sharing with us that "IF CHANGE DOES NOT COME TO THE TOP VOLUNTARILY, IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM THE BOTTOM BY REVOLUTION."
Normally u see a woman tend to be a man, they tend to over exaggerate themselves. The only way you can change society coporately is by changing man individually.
Romans 5:12
Genesis 3:6
God hold Adam responsible over the commandments.
Adam allowed Eve to sin and he never stop it. This is sin of omission. It is what Adam fail to stop Eve to stop eating the fruits that cause sin to enter the world.
James 4:17
Genesis 38- Judah has three sons. It was er, Onan and Shelah. Er was the husband of Tamar and because Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord, he died. Onan who was the second son was given to Tamar but he was killed as well because he failed to take responsibility of his own action. He just want to have the pleasure. Both of them do not take responsibility over the calling of God. Then Judah told Tamar to wait until Shelah has grown up then he will be given to her. But when Shelah grow up, it was not given to her. Tamar was angry that she went to Timah (red light district area) to cover herself with a veil. She lower herself until she has to manipulate Judah in order to get what she wants...
So what can be draw from this biblical example? That God wants every Man to rise up in every occasion and be the one that leads woman to the visions of God and to start impacting society and making things happen. There is one verse that we should know which is " WE CAN BE MALE BY BIRTH, MAN BY CHOICE". We either choose to be a man taking responsibility or remaining as a male all the days of our life.
Pastor was sharing with us that "IF CHANGE DOES NOT COME TO THE TOP VOLUNTARILY, IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM THE BOTTOM BY REVOLUTION."
Normally u see a woman tend to be a man, they tend to over exaggerate themselves. The only way you can change society coporately is by changing man individually.
Romans 5:12
Genesis 3:6
God hold Adam responsible over the commandments.
Adam allowed Eve to sin and he never stop it. This is sin of omission. It is what Adam fail to stop Eve to stop eating the fruits that cause sin to enter the world.
James 4:17
Genesis 38- Judah has three sons. It was er, Onan and Shelah. Er was the husband of Tamar and because Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord, he died. Onan who was the second son was given to Tamar but he was killed as well because he failed to take responsibility of his own action. He just want to have the pleasure. Both of them do not take responsibility over the calling of God. Then Judah told Tamar to wait until Shelah has grown up then he will be given to her. But when Shelah grow up, it was not given to her. Tamar was angry that she went to Timah (red light district area) to cover herself with a veil. She lower herself until she has to manipulate Judah in order to get what she wants...
So what can be draw from this biblical example? That God wants every Man to rise up in every occasion and be the one that leads woman to the visions of God and to start impacting society and making things happen. There is one verse that we should know which is " WE CAN BE MALE BY BIRTH, MAN BY CHOICE". We either choose to be a man taking responsibility or remaining as a male all the days of our life.
January 12, 2009
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