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Suffer / Enjoy To Adaption?

2011-09-17T18:58:00.000+08:00

Many still learning to adapt to the expectation of the society such as education qualifies, interpersonal skills require, socialize skills. For the sake of it, we did not learn how to enjoy to meet those expectations instead we take it with stress and pressures. Everyday of our life is just trying to adapting the changes with this world which in the end is pointless.

Bible said: "do not conform to the pattern of this world, instead be renewed with the mind of the Holy Spirit".

In conclusion, don't live your life to meet the changes of this world. Live your life in which the Holy Spirit teach you what is right. We don't live to suffer on earth, we live to enjoy and by setting a good example. This is my toughest assignment I been doing so far =)

Back to the Basic

2011-06-22T17:01:00.003+08:00

At times, I felt demotivated to work because of the opportunity cost - forgo the chance to attend church service. Burdening myself to be fruitful in things. Putting own pressure to achieve better results but ended up worsen the situation. Hopeless for the future. Being so pessimistic at times.

Once again, God inspired me in camp with the most basic yet powerful message from Rev. Surendran. The most life changing message is still sticking back to the basic - 'The Gospel'. Did not expect to go for these camp either =x.

Jesus always teach us using the example of tree and vine. Unfortunately, most Christians often over emphasis on the fruit therefore causing themselves in deep trouble - working for salvation! Most often, Church service & duties has became a responsibility to us - weekly routine task. Need to sleep early on Saturday night, wake up early in the morning attend Sunday School & service (sienz ah~~~). This week guitarist again, play the same old songs (sienz ah~~~~). Saturday lead the youth (sienz ah~~~).

But be reminded, from the very 1st day you commit your life to God & believe Jesus as your Lord & Savior, you are a free man!!..Jesus once spoken 'remain in me, so that I will remain in you'. Jesus simply want us to develop strong RELATIONSHIP with Him!..relationship involves trust, friendship and faith. Why focus on bearing the fruits?Focus on your relationship with Jesus & you will automatically produce the fruits! We go church not because we NEED to go church but is we WANT to go church because of having RELATIONSHIP with God =)

Be joyful because you are already saved from sins!..We are once slaves to sins but now you are no slaves to anything. Not even to the one who save you from sins - God calls you as His FRIEND. Christians are not significant people instead everything Christians do become so SIGNIFICANT! Do anything with GOD and for GOD! No matter I work, futsal, study, yam cha, pak toh, bla bla bla~ I DO IT FOR HIM & I DO IT WITH HIM =). But also do it for good and for the good of others - not to do things which risk yourselves - always clubbing, smoking, drugs, rape, addiction to cyber, rob, steal or bla bla bla~.

Lets consider ourselves. How much time you spend to talk with Jesus? How often do you read your bible to know Him more? How long did you not wish your Dad ' good morning' and 'good night' ?

People says is so hard to be a Christian (T.T) but in fact we make ourselves difficult to be a Christian. I am happy to be a Christian because I leave my concerns & worries to my dearest Father in heaven =). I can let Him schedule my time =). I can ask anything from Him =). I can share my secrets to Him when I want to =). I can depend on Him when I am in trouble =). That is why I so LOVE to sing for Him, dance for Him, worship Him forever =)

Christianity is about loving God, trusting God, friend-ing God =)

Honesty

2011-03-25T16:43:00.001+08:00

Honesty is being open-minded, unselfish & being REAL

Honesty may hurts but most importantly it RESTORES

Many find hard to be honest because of shamefulness

but they do not know honesty will take away their SHAME

It is because of honesty I learn to ACCEPT

because of honesty I learn to LOVE

because of honesty I learn to FORGIVE

because of honesty I learn to LET GO

because of honesty I learn to MOVE ON

No secrets can hide, No secrets can lie..

Future, Past, Present

2011-03-25T15:19:00.005+08:00

Where do you live in?

The future, past or the present?

I'm a person who lives in the past

looking back my good old days

my past achievements

my past failures & mistakes

some said the history will repeat itself

does it means we will never learn from mistakes?

NO! History Won't Repeat but It remains..

The Past,

what have done had be done...

the scars will never be remove...

The most difficult thing is to accept something

you could not accept but you Must..

You can't travel back to time to change history

Accept the fact! Move on!

tomorrow is future

yesterday is history

is meaningless to look backwards

is also meaningless to look forward

since we do not know what's ahead

is also useless to said 'do it now'

while you still sitting on top of ur chair

Does it so important to live in these 3 categories?

we will never be a good planner for our future

but God will plan the best schedule for our future

The Bible said : Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Jesus is the same...

Since Jesus is the past, present & the future,

Why don't we put our lives into Him?

His the best planner for our life

& His the everything we NEED in our life.

Amen.

This Week Program

2010-06-10T21:11:00.004+08:00

Alrighty, the FIFA's World Cup Fever are here.

Well the way to cool off ourselves, is to play football, well obviously is futsal :P

So this Saturday we are heading to have some futsal fun! :)

Time: 12pm (11:30am Meet at church)

Venue: Challenger Stadium

Fees: RM5 per person

Note: Bring extra money for lunch and extra T-shirt

cause you don't want people to say that you stinks. haha :P but anyway the smelly aura will make us feel even more manly so it depends on you! :)

This Week Prayer

2010-06-10T20:58:00.003+08:00

Oh God, the pressures of my busy life weigh upon me, and I confess that I have not taken the time to develop a deep familiarity and fellowship with You. I have not really opened my heart to You, nor have I taken the time to know by experience the openness of Your heart to me. Help me over these next several days to take the time to learn about true prayer from a man who was mastered by the Holy Spirit in prayer, who knew what it was to learn of You behind prison walls. Help me to pray in order to know you better. Help me to pray so I might be empowered to witness before those who need to accept the truth of the Gospel of Your precious Son,

for his sake I pray. Amen

True Prayer

2010-06-10T11:36:00.005+08:00

God commands us to pray. He commands to pray in public and in private. Prayer brings those who have the spirit of supplication into a wonderful communion and fellowship with God; therefore, God has ordained prayer as a means for us to grow in a personal relationship with Him.

When we pray often and actively, our prayers acquire great things from God, both for those for whom we pray as well as for ourselves. Prayer opens our heart to God. Our prayers are the means by which our souls, though empty, are filled by God to overflowing. In our prayers, we Christians can open our hearts to God as to a friend, and obtain a fresh confirmation of His friendship with us.

I might spend many words in distinguishing between public and private prayer. I might also distinguish between prayer in the heart and prayer that is spoken aloud. Something also might be said regarding the differences between the gifts and the graces of prayer. But I have chosen to make it my business to show you only the very heart of prayer, without which all your lifting up, both of hands and eyes and voices, will be to no purpose at all.

We must learn and apply what the Scriptures teach. Paul wrote and gave us an example, "I will pray with Spirit." Therefore, I will tell you: first, what true prayer is; second, what it is to pray with the Holy Spirit; third, what it is to pray with the Spirit and with the mind; and fourth, what are some uses and applications of what I have explained about prayer,

Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate

pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through

Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy

Spirit, for such things as God has promised,

or according to the Word of God, for the good of

the Church, with submission in faith to the will of God.

This definition includes seven things which I must discuss in detail in the following pages. First, your prayers must be sincere. Second, your prayers must be sensible. Third, your prayers must be an affectionate pouring out of your soul to God the Father through Jesus Christ. Fourth, if you want your prayers to be effective, you must pray by the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit. Fifth, for your prayers to be answered according to the will of God, you must pray for such things as God has promised, or according to His Word, the Bible. Sixth, your prayers should not be selfish, but should keep in view the good of the Church as well as others. Seventh, you should always pray in faith and with submission to the will of God.

Small Little Announcement

2010-06-10T11:27:00.002+08:00

Alrigthy, I'm back into the updating business.

Sweet, just a little announcement for all, I will be updating this blog every Thursday, either is it program list or some devotional readings to your soul.

Well For this month, I will be updating about "How To Pray In The Spirit" devotional prayer written John Bunyan during the 1600's.

I hope y'all will spend just some little time with God with this devotional prayer.

Lamest Excuse

2010-05-24T00:02:00.002+08:00

LoL sweet, sorry for not updating the blog for quite a long time.

Will be back updating soon.

Yea, I know I'm giving the lamest excuse :P..

But anyway will be back with more devotions and updates :)

MISSIONgame

2010-04-18T20:10:00.005+08:00

For A Better Picture of the Form. Click here.

Mission Game by Impact

Discover your passion for Mission.

June 17-19, 2010

Venue: Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary

Cost: RM110 with food and lodging

Rm80 with food but without lodging.

Well guys what y'all think? Wanna go?

This Saturday Practices

2010-04-13T20:47:00.005+08:00

Alright, this Saturday it's gonna be a whole busy day for us.

Okay, here's the time and turns of activities.

On 10AM in the morning, we will have a prayer meeting for our Evangelistic Boom 2. Pastor Lim and Mother Kwai Chee and also my dad will be there to pray for us. Do come and have a prayer meeting with us. Let's us be united in prayer and seek God in what He wants us to do for EB2.

On 12:30PM just before 2:15PM, we will have our worship practices. Do note for the band worshipers to come between that time.

After That on 2:15Pm onwards, we will have our drama practices, a plenty of time for those who have tuition classes~ :)

Do note to bring some presents or cakes for our special Bro. Wai Hong, cause he's birthday is this Wednesday but yea let's give a belated celebration. I guess.

Evangelistic Boom 2 Meeting

2010-03-11T20:07:00.004+08:00

Dear youths, hope y'all did receive a message from me about the Evangelistic Boom 2 Meeting.

The meeting would start

Time: 4:30PM - Time Unknown

(depends on how much things we need to discuss)

Place: Church

Things to bring: Yourself. :)

Oh yea, I would not be coming, sorry for the last minute notice because my teacher forced me to go for a school camp, so I got no choice but to go. Change of Plans, I'm coming for the meeting!! Hehe, dad told me to gave an excuse because he needs me to follow to some place on Sunday. It's great to see y'all. :)

Dave

The Purpose Driven Church

2010-03-02T20:14:00.007+08:00

I been reading the book of 'Purpose Driven Church' by the author Rick Warren and found that I should share this out. It's always confuse when we been asked "what is a church for, why do we need church?". Many get it wrong such as - 'a church is to take care of the family of Christ, for fellowship, for rebuilding those who down in spirit'. Unfortunately few will respond 'It is to win the world for Christ'. Is really sad thing while we always had the selfish thought of humanism, which I should said we often make the church ours!!instead of Christ's church which also says we are self-worshiper rather than a Christ worshiper. I'm not saying church is not for fellowship or rebuilding faith of Christians, but all of these are just part of Christ purpose for a church. However the primary purpose of a Church from Christ for us Christians is to 'win the lost souls and go and make disciples through all nations'!

We often make decisions based on our own opinion, desires, pleasure and forgot who is our master. There's no doubt of church leaders often get quarrels and controversy when come into meeting or discussion for church issues.

Without the knowing the purpose of church, every continuous Sunday service will be just meaningless that's why many churches in Malaysia seems not growing intensely.

Paul once said 'With the grace of God, I had laid a strong foundation as an expert builder'. Question cames through my mind, what makes Paul so confident in saying so?. The answer is simply because he knows clearly the church's vision and purpose. I believe with clearer vision, the greater will be the morale of the members in achieving it.

Applied it to our youth, do you really know what is our youth's vision in year 2010? or is it just about Youth's enjoyment to you? For those who not know, it is 'Building a Upward Relationship with God, Inward Relationship with the Church, and an Outward Relationship with the Community. I think this a good start of a warning to us before we get into ' Evangelistic Boom 2 ' in 2010. Is not just about the fun but it is an opportunity for your friends to believe and be saved in Christ.

Are you ready to make the name of Jesus known to your friends? Are you ready to make a difference in your friend's life? Let's get it started and pray !

Ivan Tan

Happy Birthday To Markie

2010-02-21T01:53:00.002+08:00

On behalf of the youth we wanna wish Mark a dearly beloved Brother of Christ

a HAPPY Belated 18th Birthday!

(Sorry for the late wish, David Kang been lazy to update :P)

May God Bless you greatly through your father, a great encourage and motivator towards Christ. May this year will be a great and awesome challenging year for you! Also May you have blasted fun in deepening your relationship in God! :)

Really miss the day, that we used to hang out in CC when we were young and when I was having some problems! Just to say thanks for being there for me brother during that time! :) (Dave)

House Visitation

2010-02-17T10:56:00.007+08:00

CNY House Visitation

Transport & Organizer: Kin Ming

Time: 12PM (Meet at Kin Ming's house)

Note from the Organizer:

Meet at my(Kin Ming) house at 12pm. After all the visitation, we will have an evening movie. Which movie y'all wanna choose? Percy Jackson and The Lighting Thief or All Well Ends Well. Besides these two, what show y'all wanna watch can kindly tell me. PLEASE let me know on Thursday,

THE LATEST DATE!

SMS or call me, if y'all bringing any friends cause I need to arrange Transport. Thank you. From Kin Ming

Anyone wants to go? I think I'm going! :D Oh yea, remember to bring some money for movies and emergency use. (Dave)

Happy 16th Birthday

2010-02-10T17:52:00.003+08:00

Happy Belated Birthday to Chong Soo Ying

2 / 2 / 2010

sorry for the delay =x
May God take away your shyness
& learn socialize with more people this year
especially males, lolx~
May wisdom and courage found u
but u too must strive to find them
so don't be discourage by others
don't compare others
but look into yourself asking "Why God made me?"
the answer is simply because "You are special in God's sight"
so, stand up and find your purpose in life this year =)

Blessings from Ivan.

God Bless~!!

John 1:12

2010-02-10T13:57:00.003+08:00

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God,

even to them that believe on him name.

John 1 :12

What Is True of Christ Is True of You

2010-02-09T21:54:00.009+08:00

Comments added - It's something I suddenly pick and read, it gave me strength and comfort when I was feeling pretty depress. (Davey)

Victory Over The Darkness

Neil T. Anderson

What Is True Of Christ Is True of You

Since all of us are a saint in Christ by God's calling, you share in Christ's inheritance. That which is true of Christ is now true of you, because you are in Christ. It's part of your identity.

The list below itemizes in first-person language who you really are in Christ. These are some of the scriptural traits which reflect who you became at spiritual birth. You can't earn them or buy them anymore than a person born can't earn them or buy them anymore than a person born in America can earn or buy the rights and freedoms he enjoy as an American citizen. They are guaranteed to him by the Constitution simple because he was born in the United States. Similarly, these straits are guaranteed to you by the Word of God simply because you were born into God's holy nation by faith in Christ.

Who Am I?

I am the salt of the earth (Matt.5:13)

I am the light of the world (Matt. 5:14)

I am a child of God (John 1:12)

I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life (John 15:15)

I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)

I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit (John 15:16)

I am a slave of righteousness (Rom. 6:18)

I am enslaved to God (Rom 6:22)

I am a son of God; God is spiritually my Father(Rom 8:14,15; Gal 3:26; 4:6)

I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him (Rom 8:17)

I am a temple --a dwelling place-- of God. His Spirit and His life dwells in me (1 Cor. 12:27; Eph 5:30)

I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him (1 Cor. 6:17)

I am a member of Christ's Body (1 Cor. 12:27; Eph 5:30)

I am a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17)

I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18, 19)

I am a son of God and one in Christ (Gal. 3:26, 28)

I am an heir of God since I am a son of God (Gal. 4:6,7)

I am a saint (Eph. 1:1; 1 Cor. 1:2; Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:2)

I am God's workmanship -- His handiwork -- born anew in Christ to do His work (Eph. 2:10).

I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family (Eph. 2:19)

I am a prisoner of Christ (Eph. 3:1; 4:1)

I am righteous and holy (Eph. 4:24).

I am a citizen of heaven, seared in heaven right now (Phil. 3:20; Eph 2:6)

I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3)

I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life (Col. 3:4)

I am chosen of God, holy and dearly love (Col. 3:12; 1 Thess. 1:4)

I am a son of light and not of darkness ( 1 Thess. 5:5)

I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling (Heb. 3:1)

I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life (Heb. 3:14)

I am a one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house (1 Pet 2:5)

I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession (1 Peter. 2:9, 10)

I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live (1 Pet. 2:11)

I am an enemy of the devil (1 Pet 5:8).

I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns (1 John 3:1,2)

I am born of God, and the evil one -- the devil-- cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)

I am not the great "I am" (Exod. 3:14; John 8:24,28,58), but by the grace, I am what I am

(1 Cor.15:10)

Because you are in Christ, every one of those characteristics is completely true of you, and there's nothing you can do to make them more true. But you can make these traits more meaningful and productive in your life by simply choosing to believe what God has said about you. One of the greatest ways to help yourself grow into maturity in Christ is to continually remind yourself who you are in Him. I suggest that you go back and read it aloud to yourself right now. read the list once or twice a day for a week or two. Read it when you think that Satan is trying to deceive you into believing you are a worthless failure. The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behaviour will begin to reflect your true identity.

Splashy Fun WaterFall at Sungai Gabai

2010-02-03T00:21:00.008+08:00

Tired of the weekdays' school, college or work?

Well great news for ya, how about planning yourself for a natural water splashin' fun at Sg Gabai.

Give yourself a rest, come and fellowship with one and another.

Come and enjoy or spend time with the Lord at this special place.

Organizer: Bennett

Transport: Kin Ming

Date: 6th February (This Coming Saturday)

Venue: Sungai Gabai

Time: 7:30am (Meet At Church)

RM5 per person

bring extra T-shirt n bottle

Please inform Bennett or Ivan as late as Friday if you wish to go~

as we need to arrange the transport

Memory Verse

2010-02-01T12:34:00.001+08:00

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things,which you do not know"

(Jeremiah 33:3)

Secret Foundation (Part 2)

2010-02-01T12:06:00.002+08:00

Learning to Pray

by K.P. Yohannan

(Gospel For Asia)

There are many people all throughout Christian history who knew the power of prayer. John Hyde was one of them. In the late 1800s. he left his home in Illinois to serve the Lord as a missionary to the people of India. There he labored, not just physically but, more important, in prayer. He was known to pray to stay up late into the night praying, as well as rising very early each morning, crying out to God, "Give me souls, O God, or I die!" He was so gripped with passion for the lost, and he knew that the strongholds the enemy had upon the people could only be broken through prayer. And so pray he did.

In fact, he prayed so much that the position of his heart had shifted in his chest, later causing the complications that led to his death. But because of his prayers, in 1904 the northwestern states of India where he had labored for years experienced one of the greatest revivals the nation has ever known!

Just like Praying Hyde, we too can learn to pray and see God accomplish great things through our prayers. But we must learn. You could read every book ever written on prayer, but that won't make you a person of prayer. We learn to pray by doing it.

In The Last Days Newsletter, Leonard Ravenhill tells about a group of tourists who were visiting a picturesque village. As they walked by an old man sitting beside a fence, one tourist, in a rather patronizing way, turned to the old man and asked, "Were any great men born in this village?" The old man simply turned and replied, "Nope, only babies."

My brothers and sisters, we must grow into the life of prayer. Let us begin TODAY, taking the first steps toward becoming people great in prayer. As we do, we will see incredible things happen in our lifetime.

"The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results" (James 5:16) NLT.

I know firsthand just how effective the prayers of those who trust the Lord and continue in prayer are. For three and one-half years my mother fasted and prayed for the Lord to call one of her six sons into full-time ministry. One after the other, each of my brothers started their careers, with only me, the youngest and shyest, left as my mother's last hope.

But when I was 16, the Lord answered my mother's prayers and called me to the ministry. The call on my life is a direct result of her prayers.

As John Wesley once said, "God will do nothing but answer in prayer."

I believe John Wesley first learned the importance of prayer and how to pray through the example he saw in his mother, Susanna Wesley. This woman of God and mother of 19 children was known for her devoted prayer life. In the midst of her busy household and numerous duties, she consistently made time to prayer by pulling her apron over her head to find solitude with God. It was out of her prayers that two of her sons -- John and Charles Wesley -- became key leaders in the Church in the 1700s.

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3). Let us receive His invitation and begin to walk this road of learning to pray.

A Secret Foundation (Part 1)

2010-02-01T00:24:00.002+08:00

Learning to Pray

K.P.Yohannan

(Gospel For Asia)

A few years ago, I heard the story of one missionary serving with our organization who, in a short time, had planted five churches in a difficult part of Northeast India. Curios of how this young brother did it, I called one of our senior leaders and asked him if he could tell me more about this brother's ministry.

All that I knew was that he was from a tribal background and didn't have any college education, yet regardless, it seemed that God was with him in a remarkable way. The first church he planted began with the healing of a Hindu priest who was paralyzed. Then, one after another, four more churches were born. I was more th

Our senior leader said he would check into it and let me know what he found out. When he called to tell me, he said, "There is nothing unusual about him. I found nothing special except for one thing --- he gets up very early each morning and spends two or three hours in prayer and then an hour or two reading the Bible. This habit began while he was studying in one of our Bible colleges."

Let me give another example. One morning I was talking to a senior leader in our work on the mission field. He was traveling throughout North India to meet with many of our leaders and appoint new workers to projects that had recently been started. In our conversation we were discussing who might be able to take a certain new position. I asked him, "What do you think about this particular brother? He seems to be a really godly man. Why don't we think about putting him in that position?"

We talked back and forth about this brother's abilities, his lack of experience and the seriousness of the challenge in this new area of work. But finally we both agreed to trust him with the particular job. There was something about him that caused us to make that decision: He spends nearly four hours in prayer each day.

Our decision was not based on the fact that he had started a dozen churches or that he was able to oversee a large region of the country quite well. Our decision was based on the fact that God was with him and that he knew how to pray.

You see, prayer is God's Method of carrying out His purposes upon this earth. There is a mystery to the truth that God waits to hear and answer the prayers of his people. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 9:37-38? " The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest" (emphasis added).

TO BE CONTINUED......

23 January 2010

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General Knowledge.

Come and test your knowledge about the general things around your world.

Organizer: Grace Choo

Worship Leader: Un. Anthony

Guitarist: Wenn Hong.

Probably there's no worship band, because everyone is sick or unavailable to play or having other activity.

Anyway a simple worship can be a great difference and meaning.

Youth T-Shirt - Grace

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This Coming Week Program

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P.U.S.Her Day

Pray Until Something Happens

Note: There's no need to have a worship, so there will be no practices.

We will have our worship together when we pray.

Anyone can volunteer to play the guitar, if you know how to make some melody.

Will start our youth with the sharing of Luke 1, then only we'll start our program of the day!

Please be punctual for this Saturday, because we will start the sharing on 4.30pm sharp.

If you're there early, we might at least JAM a little while! =)

Remember to bring your Bibles, handphone Bibles are not encourage to be used.

Anyway, We'll gonna have a blast knowing God this Saturday!

Just a few things....

2010-01-12T00:15:00.000+08:00

Hey y'all, how you guys doing? Hope all of you are in a good shape for the new year. I know everyone have started the new year stress and probably everyone have their new positions or new duties to do for new year. So I pray for strength and the Lord's guidance to all of you

I just want to say a few things right here, before I carried out my duty as the president of EverReady Youth Training Union. As matter of fact, to say the truth I'm not really ready for it. Being as the president have such BIG responsibility that I doubt I can bare with it.

As you all know, I'm not really good in mixing with you guys and it's hard for me to express myself truly. Recently, I found out with 2 of my friends from FGA Cheras, they had share something to me that I felt there's a need of change in me. They said as being a youth leader, doesn't mean you have to be so serious all the time, you could have fun and enjoy your life, you wouldn't want others to think you're weird and serious, or maybe if non-Christians would come to your youth and saw that your youth is plain old boring, how would you think of that, when my friend said that to me.

Now I really know why I can't really mix with you guys, because some how I am growing so fast in my spirituality (not to say I'm better than you all), I began to forget how to go smooth and easy and the way to have fun as a youth. Last year, when I was in Northen Thailand during the mission trip, Sister Helen once said to me:" David, you just got to have fun in your teenage life don't waste it!" But I said to her:" My way of enjoying my life is to serve God everyday."
For now I can really understand why Sis. Helen said that to me. I am too matured like a boring old man who doesn't know to have fun among the youngsters like me. To say it generally, I am a very introvert person, I love to keep things to myself, I always spent time alone with God, because most of time I walked to home alone, and while walking God is only my companion, so I kept a lot of things inside of me.

To say it personally, after what my two friends had said to me. I am trying all my best to be more extrovert and try to hang out with you guys more. For serving God is not strength alone and we will serve God together as one body of Christ and to have fun as well.

God spoke to me in Colossians 3, the verses that we read during last saturday. It really sank deep in my heart, that I want to share with you guys and I hope Colossians 3 would be an encouragement and a guidance for all of you.

Well guys, I'm really sorry for what I am for the pass year, and I hope I can really ask God how to be more sociable and friendly with you guys.

I hope too I can be an encouragement and blessing to all of you.

Anyway, I got to go, it's kinda late and this is what I want to share before I really carried out to be the youth president! =)

God Bless!

This Week Youth Program

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LAUNCHING OF Y T U 2010
&
NOMINATION~!!

Time: 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Worship Leader : Ivan Tan
Bassist : David Kang
Guitarist : Wenn Hong
Drummer : Kin Meng

Worship practice time: 3.30pm

We will be discussing our Youth 2010 objective, plans, program & etc...
Will be more duties and roles to be divided to all members...
Hope everyone will cooperative together in order to fulfill
this years 2010 objectives..God Bless All

Futsal Competition (photos)

2010-01-05T19:27:00.000+08:00

GBC cheerleader- rehearsal

ready for action

getting prepare

GBC Team

First Match

Nak gaduh?!

After the game..Asalamualaikum~!

Happy Birthday

2010-01-05T18:53:00.000+08:00

Happy 17th Birthday to Wong Wenn Hong the sissy boy
May God direct you in your path, your career, your ministry
Indeed you have great music talent
so, don't give up instead continue to practice it
May you make the right decision to further your studies
May God grant you wisdom in decision making
For your decision made is based on You & God's desire
but not by others...Not by parents, not by friends..
May You find many more gifts this year
& I will pray that you will grew to be more independent
for you are no longer a child...you no longer drink milk..
but a man who walks his own ways and in God's ways...

Blessings & encouragement from Ivan.. God bless..

Memory Verse

2010-01-05T18:10:00.000+08:00

Keep on loving each other as brothers.

Hebrews 13 : 1

Got Any Change?

2010-01-05T17:52:00.000+08:00

A nine-year old girl was discovered in the Chinese province of Liaoning living with barnyard pigs. Was this a unpopular story? No. United Press International released the story all over the world. Because her disabled parents could not care of her, she had been raised from infancy by the family's pigs, even eating from the mother pig just like the piglets. The report said the child had to be taught to stop the pig-like behavior and learn to act like a human. Her counselors said she had learned to crawl on all fours and to imitate pig sounds for communicating.

It is sad to hear a child having the behaviour of a pig. But even sadder is a Christian who has the behavior of a non-Christian. A person who has accepted Christ has agreed with God to live life His way. An inner change will always begin to show outwardly.

Hebrews 13 : 1-3 said "Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."

Should Christians be any different in our attitude and outlook? Relationships are still the primary thing God uses to bring people to Himself and to care for others' needs. You probably came to know Christ because of a friend or a family member - a relationship. If you enjoy going to church, it's likely because you have strong relationships there. Always remember that the way to have friends is to first be a friend. Thank God for your relationships today, and look for the opportunities he gives to make new ones - for Him.

Ivan : Don't be Porky, but be Humans..Be a Christian with Christian behavior =)

Heroes Camp 09

2009-12-30T22:54:00.000+08:00

Another National Baptist Youth Camp for this year 2009 in Peace Haven, Genting Highland. Well, It was a great camp although the game and worship is just average but I rate this Camp as 4 out of 5 because the message is wonderful. It's a camp I get to mixed around with a lot of people and a camp which have the strongest message been brought ever. It might be my last youth camp because my age is starting to get older and I'm no longer a youth anymore - is a sad thing. But I hope that my youth spirit will never fades so that I am able to serve God with great passion and zealousness. God had never failed to use camps to draw me back to His presence and through this camp I am equip intensely with the Holy Spirit. Is my great pleasure to meet Pastor Victor Wong the camp speaker, SIB church youth pastor who really understands the youth's life. The message he brought out is clearly precise, understandable, interesting to youth's life and funny. I guess there's not even one who does not pay attention when he talks.

Although there's many unexpected mishap occur as Satan is working behind this camp - worship discruption, uncooperative youth, items stolen, quarrels and mismanagement but somehow the message is effective enough for us to defend ourselves against Satan's plans. Our faith before God had never be distracted, we learned to handle our dissapointment, our failures and to forgive. One of the sermom mentioned Failures is not final, is just a beginning, is just an experiment. No matter what's the past is, our failures is, we learned our mistake and look forward to our lifes. Its the matter of how much we trust God to handle our failures?

About the world game, is something realistic in what's happening in our world today. And I'm been voted as group leader again - the president of Iran *sigh*. Iran the 2nd world countries which also can said under devopling countries. Iran is weak in military, high death rate, muslim country and oil manufacture country. Indeed we all felt unfair because we picked a undesired country which we belong to and some under a great wealth countries like USA. Well, after all I been glad I'm Iranian because no body attacks us because we are low profile country. Muahahahaha. As time goes by, disasters, crisis and wars occurs in different country. Strong countries will try to strengthen their arm forces and militaries just to compete for great power and authority to rule the world and I just sitting down there watching nuclears bomb here and there while the poor countries are begging for money and help but no one meet their needs. Some countries wants to declare peace but some wants war because of authority. Even a game, people are greedy and desire more power or wealth. What more we can said about our world? Wars and disaster will soon happen to our world and is time for us to stand up as Heroes of Christ!

Through this game, I learned two important points. First, we may felt life is unfair at the beginning but at the end we will see God makes everyone's life fair. Second, the wealth of the earth is enough to satisfy all the people but it could not satisfy a person's greed. I have one thought that is what if everyone give out their wealth and distribute equally to all the people on earth, I believe one people have enough money to live and even drive Honda Civic. Interesting?

The second day's message touches me the most and had make clear of 'Who is My Hero?'. When we think of a hero, is mostly with a cool or handsome look, with supernatural power, is undying, is brave and etc - which made us left out our greatest Hero Jesus in our lifes. He who humbly died for our sins and the Healer of all sickness. Surely there's no hero like Him who sacrifice his life for us. My tears felt and my head bowed, I make a commitment with God that 'You are my Hero and I want to stand up as hero in where I am living. There are many people searching and crying out for a hero so let this hero be me as a representative and behalf of Jesus Christ my Hero. Amen'.

I believe there's many more youth had been touched in this camp and many had made a commitment with God. I saw the blind had finally see the greatness of God, those who can't let go their failures had put their trust in God and look forward to their life. I want to end with my blog a statement by Albert Einstein. 'It is not dangerous for those who brought harm to the world but is more dangerous for those who seated down and do nothing'. Are you the one who is realaxing and do nothing for the people in need? I write this blog is just to challenge you today.

IS TIME TO STAND UP AS A HERO TODAY!

Happy Birthday!

2009-12-30T22:43:00.001+08:00

Happy 16th Birthday to Shen Ler the nerdy~
May the Lord continue expand your wisdom
seek wisdom before the Lord
let not temptation be your master
but you master temptation
May you work for your talents
so you may rewarded with more talents
May the Lord use you greatly on year 2010.

Blessings from Ivan =)

Amen.

Memory Verse

2009-12-30T22:37:00.000+08:00

A truthful witness gives honest testimony,
but a false witness tells lies.

Proverbs 12 : 17

No Truth Decay

2009-12-30T21:44:00.000+08:00

A mom shares this story: "My 4-year-old son Zachary came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he'd dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with m toothbrush. He held it up and said with a charming, little smile, 'We better throw this one out too then, 'cause it fell in the toilet a few days ago.'"

Acts 5 : 1 - 10. Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet. Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kepy for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God". When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.

Today's story is a great example of a child's innocence and honesty. Today's Bible verses are a scary account of dishonesty and deceit. You have likely heard the oath that people say in a court of law: "I swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God." Have you ever been tempted to tell a part of the truth, so you can avoid trouble or a problem? That's what that oath says, "the whole truth."

God has told us His "whole truth' in His Word. In a world of increasing dishonesty, commit to being known as an honest person, full of integrity, like the little boy in the story telling the "whole truth."

Happy Birthday!

2009-12-24T01:06:00.000+08:00

Happy 16th Birthday to David Kang Zheng Hong
May God use you in any special ways..
May You walk in maturity and grow fruitfully
this year and year 2010...
continue to seek wisdom as you are still young...
let ur passion never grow cold
but always enthusiastic to serve the Lord..
May you be a reflection of Christ image..

Blessings from Ivan =)..

To my beloved Youth David..

Memory Verse

2009-12-23T22:44:00.000+08:00

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the Levites and refine them
like gold and silver.

Malachi 3 : 3

Mirror Image

2009-12-23T22:24:00.000+08:00

Many years ago some ladies in a Bible study came upon a puzzling phrase in the book of Malachi: "He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver." One woman offered a visit a silversmith and report to the others what he said on the subject.

She didn't tell the man why she was interested, but asked to know the process of refining silver, which he described in detail to her."But sir," she said when he finished, "do you sit while the work of refining is going on?""Oh yes, ma'am," replied the silversmith, "I must sit with my eyes fixed on the furnace, for if the time necessary for refining exceeds the slightest degree, the silver will be injured." Satisfied, the lady started to leave the shop but the silversmith said, "Oh, one more thing, ma'am. I know that the process of purifying is complete when I see my own image reflecting in the silver."

But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness. Malachi 3 : 2 -3.

Have you ever had someone say, "You look more and more like your mom as you get older," or "You sure look just like your dad"? As you grow and mature in your walk with Christ, it is exciting when people begin to tell you that you're "looking like Jesus." He is working, through the tough times and the good times of your life, to see His reflection in you. Pray that His image would become more and more clear, and seen, in you.

Memory Verse

2009-12-16T20:32:00.000+08:00

What, then, shall we say in response? to this?

If God is for us, who can be against us.

Romans 8:31

Spiritual Smack - Down

2009-12-16T19:37:00.000+08:00

A college professor was an outspoken atheist - a person who believe there's no God. He shocked several of his students in class when he flatly stated that there is no God and he was going to prove it. Looking up, he shouted, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you 15 minutes!"

The lecture room fell silent. You could have heard a pin drop. Ten minutes went by. Again he taunted God, saying, "Here I am, God. I'm still waiting!" His countdown got down to the last couple of minutes when a Marine, just released from the active duty and newly registered in the class, walked up to the professor, hit him full force in the face, and sent him back from his platform. The professor was out cold! At first the students were shocked and confused.

The young Marine sat back down on the front row. The class fell silent...waiting. Eventually, the professor came to, shaken. He looked at the young Marine.

When he regained his senses and could speaked he yelled, "What's the matter with you? Why did you do that?"

"God was busy. He sent me," the Marine answered.

In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while. He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king's country for their food supply. On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, " This is the voice of a god, not of a man". Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. But the word of God continued to increase and spread. Acts 12 : 18-24.

Today's story is comical, but the point is very serious. Throughout history, God has used many interesting things to continue His work. Sometimes he directly intervenes and sometimes he uses people or, even worms. The bottom line is that He will get His work accomplished. The beautiful thing is He wants to use His children to do His work.

How is He using you right now? Be sure you are listening to Him and obeying what He tells you. Blessing comes from being faithful and obedient to Him. You can be a Hero today =)

New Family

2009-12-03T00:40:00.000+08:00

May God bless Shaun and Karen..

May the husband and wife be in union..

May the husband be responsible

& the wife be submitive..

God Bless you both =)

Memory Verse

2009-12-03T00:36:00.000+08:00

For the LORD gives wisdom,

and from his mouth come knowledge

and understanding.

Proverbs 2 : 1 - 10

In Good Company

2009-12-02T18:24:00.000+08:00

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientist/mathematicians of all time, best known for discovering the Theory of Relativity. However, he was four years old before he could speak and seven before he could read. Sir Issac Newton, another great scientist/mathematician, who discovered the Law of Gravity, did poorly in grade school. A newspaper editor once fired Walt Disney because "he had no good ideas." Wernher von Braun, one of the greatest rocket scientists of all time, failed ninth-grade algebra.

We're all so different, with our own talents and interests. God created us all with unique abilities and gifts. As Christians, we must be willing to find the good in everyone. We must pray and help ourselves, as well as others, to discover all that God placed in us, to be all He intend for us to be.

Proverbs 2 : 1 - 10 said "My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

The next time you're feeling insecure, a little stupid, embarrassed, or the you're not important, read this passage again. It's full of promises of what God can do in, for, and through you.

Happy Birthday

2009-11-26T18:10:00.001+08:00

Happy 16th Birthday to Kelvin Choo

May God bless you in any special ways...

Grow in maturity through mind and spirit...

Taller each year~

May you be a workmanship of Christ to serve Him in any special ways

& be more independent..

Hope You can join us in youth every week =)

God Bless~!!

Happy Birthday

2009-11-25T16:58:00.000+08:00

Happy Blessed 13th Birthday to Xiao Wen

Wish you grow taller than KLCC soon...

13 Years old must learn how to pray...

Blessed are you who is obedient to your parents...

May your gifts been reveal...

May you use them to serve God..

God Bless You =)

Your birthday gift = one week without calling you out to pray..lolx

2009-11-25T16:52:00.000+08:00

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.'

Matthew 6 : 13

Dog Gone It!

2009-11-25T16:28:00.000+08:00

The owner of an obedience school explained one of the tests that will determine the difference between a dog worth thousands of dollars and just another well-trained pet. After weeks of intensive training, the hungry dog is brought into a room. The trainer enters, lays a thick, juicy, T-bone steak near the dog, and gives the command to sit and stay. The temptation is so great that very few dogs pass this final test of obedience. The trainer added that he has noticed through the years that those dogs that pass the test want the meat just as badly as any dog - even saliva drops through a difficult situation. But the dog keeps his eyes on the trainer, not the meat. This reminds the dog of the command he's been given, not the temptation.

Hebrews 12 : 2-3 says: Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

When you are at the point of temptation and think you have every right to give in, if you keep your eyes on your Master you too can find strength to be obedient. You have to focus on the command, not the temptation. Of course, you can't physically look at God, but there are practical ways to forcus on Christ. One way would be to write down a verse to encourage you - like today's and put it in your pocket. When a struggle comes, take the verse out and read it. Another way would be to tell a trusted Christian friend what your struggle is and then talk to him/her when you are tempted. Pray to God each day when you are tempted.

What temptations are you struggling with today? The next time you are tempted, what can you do to keep your eyes on Jesus and off the temptation?

Ivan: Let us do have self-control and be a well trained pet...Boys,play less dota...Girls, less facebook..God bless =)

Youth Logo Design

2009-11-17T18:29:00.000+08:00

PLEASE SHOW YOUR YOUTH LOGO

DESIGN ON THIS SUNDAY~!!!

MEETING WILL BE HELD THIS COMING SUNDAY!!!

SO DON'T REGRET IF YOU DISLIKE

THE LOGO WE VOTED.....

SO DESIGN YOUR'S TODAY!!!

GOD BLESS =)

Prayer Items

2009-11-17T18:16:00.000+08:00

1) Pray for SPM candidates in our church - Jun Fong, Adrian Chong, Grace Choo, Mark and Eu Wing. Will be start on Nov 18th, first paper Bahasa Melayu and Sejarah 1.

2) Pray for those who having STPM examinations, start on Nov 19.

3) Pray for our Youth Planning for coming Year 2010.

4) Pray for those who are still unemployed in our church so that they may found a suitable job.

5) Pray for our church renovation. Pray that everything went smoothly.

6) Continue to remember our brother sister in Christ in Iran, Nigeria and other countries. Pray for those who persecuted that they may remain faithful to the Lord. Is time for us to act for this peoples.

Memory Verse

2009-11-17T18:11:00.000+08:00

The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead

on the third day, and repentance

and forgiveness of his sins will be

preached in his name to all nations,

beginning at Jerusalem.

Luke 24 : 46 - 47

The War Was Won

2009-11-17T17:36:00.000+08:00

In the early 1950s near the end of the Korean War, a mechanic and his wife in Palestine, Texas, were notified that their son had been killed in action. They knew it would be a matter of weeks, or even months, before his body was sent home, so they had a memorial service a few days later. Relatives and friends came from all over to pay their respects to the young soldier.

Sereval weeks later as the war was ending, a mistake was discovered. The report of the son's death was an error. A letter detailing the mistake was sent to Palestine to inform the couple that their son had not died but was alive and well and heading home.

The young soldier was unaware that a mistake had occured, and he arrived in his hometown before the letter could reach his parents. He stepped off the bus mid-afternoon and knowing his dad would be working in his garage, went straight for his shop. Seeing his father underneath a car, he said, "Dad, I'm home." The mechanic slowly wheeled out from under the car, staring at the shadow in the doorway. He slowly rose to his feet and without a word, began to touch his son's face. The father began to cry tears of joy. Overcome with gratitude and amazement, he ran from his shop and out into the town screaming, "He's alive! He's alive!"

Read one of the coolest account of Jesus in Luke 24 : 36 - 48. While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them. "Peace be with you". They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, "why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have". When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, " Do yo have anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence. He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms". Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, " This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of his sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

God helps them realize it's Jesus, they are amazed, as Father in today's story was.

You may never have anything like this happen to you, but wait...If you are a Christian, it has happened to you. the Bible says we are dead in our sin and Christ's power resurrects us in His life to live in freedom through Him. You are a dead person raised to walk in new life. That's exactly what baptism represents. Thank God today for His power to give you new life in Christ.

Memory Verse

2009-11-10T21:52:00.000+08:00

Do not let this Book of the Law depart

from your mouth; meditate on it day and night,

so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.

Joshua 1 : 8

Why Should I Have A Quiet Time?

2009-11-10T20:13:00.000+08:00

Probably the most important aspect of your day involves discovering what God has in store for you that day.

Joshua 1 : 8 says do not let this Book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you wil be prosperous and successful.

Joshua 1 : 8 teaches that the key to being successful involves spending consistent daily time with God and being willing to apply what He teaches you. This "success" is not fame and fortune. It is an inner peace and contentment that comes from fulfilling God's purpose for your life.

All great men and women of God throughout Scripture and history spent consistent, quality time with Him. Your spiritual growth will be directly proportionate to your obedience to God as you spend time developing a relationship with Him.

1 Timothy 4 : 7 says have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

1 Timothy 4 : 7 teaches us that you chose to become godly and that it is a result of daily spiritual discipline. No one becomes godly by accident. It is your choice.

Of course, any discipline requires time. Marriage enrichment seminars teach that the way you spell the word, "love," is T-I-M-E. Time is the greatest evidence of our love. Just as it proves love to a marriage partner, it is the test of your love for God.

You will gradually learn that your devotional life or lack of it affects everything else you do - home life, school, work, relationship, attitudes, reactions, etc. It enables you to see all of your daily situations, good and bad, from God's perspective. You might say it wakes up your spiritual consciousness.

Youth Meeting

2009-11-03T16:45:00.000+08:00

All YOUTH MEMBERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTE~!!!

Youth Meeting will be held on 14th of November after Youth.

So please stay back for a little moment on that Saturday. Make yourself available.

Please do give your suggestions for next year's plan.

We'll be discussing it lately.

Thanks~

God Bless.

From Ivan.

This Week Youth Program

2009-11-03T16:35:00.000+08:00

Program : Bible Knowledge

READ LUKE CHAPTER 23 & 24!!!!!!!!

Date: November 7

Organizer: David Kang

Time: as usual

Song leader: Chong Shen Ler

Ivan and Kin Meng won't be around this Saturday, am going to Melaka.
Will pass on to Pastor Lim or Anthony Wong to lead the sharing. God bless all =P.

Memory Verse

2009-11-03T16:28:00.000+08:00

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 1 : 7

The Master's Masterpiece

2009-11-03T15:57:00.000+08:00

Anyone is free to sit at a piano, bang on the keys, and make some musical noise. Many can even play a simple melody like "Chopsticks." The ability to sit at a piano and play a Bach or Beethoven composition, however, comes only through intense discipline and countless hours of practicing. Obedience is required to practice and to develop freedom into usefulness.

The Christian life is much like a musician preparing a masterpiece. Time spent in prayer, reading Scripture, and seeking the Lord will allow you to be ready when He calls you to take on an assignment for Him like witnessing to a friend, encouraging someone who has stumbled in his or her faith, or making a decision that could alter your own future.

The introductory words to the book of Proverbs are a call to take the disciplines of the faith seriously in order to know the joy of a life filled with God's presence.

Proverbs 1 : 1 to 7 - The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young - let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance - for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

You have the privilege of reading your Bible and praying, so don't just "bang on the keys." Your discipline will help you develop a masterpiece for Christ.

This Week Youth Program

2009-10-26T22:23:00.000+08:00

This Saturday Program : General Knowledge

Person in charge by : Mr. Ivan Tan

Time as usual

Please bring along your friends and yourself.

Although you may have exam that week but hope

this general knowledge equips you.

God bless =P

Memory Verse

2009-10-26T22:17:00.000+08:00

Likewise the tongue is a small part

of the body, but it makes great boasts.

Consider what a great forest is set on fire

by a small spark.

James 3 : 5

Hold That Thought

2009-10-26T20:54:00.000+08:00

A man recalling his eighth grade year said, "I hated my math teacher. He was an older gentleman who couldn't control the class, and in my opinion, couldn't teach math. One afternoon, I was visiting our next door neighbor, a family that had lived next to us years. There was a stranger in the house. My parents had taught me to be polite to strangers, but they didn't tell me to keep my mouth shut until I knew all the facts. My neighbor began asking me questions about school, and this led to questions about the math teacher. After giving my 10 reasons why this man should no longer be teaching, my neighbor informed me that the lady who was visiting was the teacher's sister. Ouch. Pain.. I spent the rest of the semester living in fear that my opinions had been passed on to Mr. Quinn. Every time I saw him I remembered how critical I had been."

When we put bits into the mouths of the horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set by on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sead are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. James 3 : 3 -8.

Most of us can relate to this man's story. When was the last time you got caught like that after "speaking your mind"?

The Holy Spirit is the only successful trainer in the battle to tame the tongue. Whether you struggle with gossip, criticism, negative talk, cursing, or cutting down others down, God can help you one day at a time, one issue at a time. Not only can He help you stop hurting with your tongue, He can help you learn to encourage and affirm others. Pray today about your own words and habits.

Wishing Grace Choo

2009-10-25T19:15:00.000+08:00

Birth date: 23th of October

Happy Belated Birthday

Grace Choo Ern Yeng

Our Youth Secretary I think =.="

Without her, we will not have our program sheet..

this shows how important she is, lolx..

And also not to forget,our new friend Teng Jone Wayne's birthday...

His not under Grace Youth so his photo is not necessary =P

God bless both of them..May they grow in great maturity...Amen!!

Prayer Items

2009-10-20T21:36:00.000+08:00

Prayer Items:

1) Pray for our church extension as everything goes smooth and renovated in time.

2) Continue to pray for Adrian as we had just visited him last week - studies, spiritual life

3) Pray for Adrian's family - his parents and Carina Chong. Pray for his parents business, health and their salvation. Pray for Carina as she could find a suitable job and will come back to join us in Grace Baptist again, pray that she will spend time with God.

4) Pray for every SPM candidates who is preparing for their exam and those whom exam-ing.

5) Pray for Jiun Man for his mouth infection will recover and heal ASAP after operation. Thanks Lord that he successfully undergoes operation.

Never fail pray pray~!!PUSH - Pray Until Something Happen =)

Memory Verse

2009-10-20T21:31:00.001+08:00

Whoever claims to live in Him

must walk as Jesus did.

1 John 2 : 6

Claim or Blame

2009-10-20T21:09:00.000+08:00

When it was time to name their first-born son, the young parents argued over whose father should name him after. Finally they took the arguement to their leader. The leader asked the young dad, "What was your father's name?""Abijah," the father responded. He turned to the mother and said, " What was your father's name?""My father was also named Abijah." the woman replied. The leader, confused, threw his hands into the air and said, "Then what's the problem?!""The problem." answered the mother, "is that my father was a scholar, while his father was a horse thief. How can I allow my son to be named after such a man?" The leader sat silently, trying to come up with a solution to satisfy everyone, then said, "I have a suggestion. Call the boy Abijah and in time you will see whether he becomes a scholar or a horse thief, then you will know for whom was he named."

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him", but does not do what he commands is a liar and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2 : 3-6

The truth is someone can become a thief after being raised by scholars and a scholar can come out of a family of thieves! Your name will not make your character, but your character will make your name.

When you bcome a Christian, you take on Christ's name. John says that people will know Christian bear His name by how they act. Our actions demonstrates as well as define our character.

Regardless of your family's background or character, you can make your own name through your relationship with Christ. When He changes your life, He also affects your future. Thank Him today that you can walk as He walks and bear His name forever!

Adrian's House Visitation

2009-10-20T17:16:00.000+08:00

Program : Adrian's House Visitation

Venue: Desa Park City

Organizer: Wong Wenn Hong

Driver: Bennett Loh, Kin Ming and Ivan Tan

Let the journey begin with a ball

Butts............

Ready~

See see leng lui anot?!

cant jump higher=.="

Still touching the ground

They just can't jump!

Nerd play football

Finally capture the ball

Mr.President

Silly face

A ball drop from the sky

Hit the camera,ouch!!

kaki ayam

superb ball balance...lolx

Skillful

Swing swing

Kit Kit & Drian Drian

stuntman

Showman

Spin Spin

Dizzy~~

Cute Children playing the spinner wheel

Here comes Wenn Hong to snatch it~!!!

The children been chase away by Big girls n boys~...

Like a kindergarden....haiz

Want more=.="

And more!!!

Grace the sunset queen=.=

Hehe~haha~lame~

Vote 1 for Jon - Cutest contest

Vote 2 for Ming - Cutest contest

Vote 3 for Hong - Cutest Contest

Vote 4 for Wai Hong - Cutest contest

Vote 5 for Drian - cutest contest

Vote 6 for Kit - cutest contest

Vote 7 for Gracy - cutest contest

Vote 8 for Jiar - cutest contest

Vote 9 for Jiun - cutest contest

Vote 10 for Xwen - cutest contest

Vote 11 for Ben - cutest contest

Vote 12 for Teng - cutest contest

Vote 13 for Van - cutest contest

That's all for the photos, join us for more activities in Grace Baptist Youth =)

Upcoming programs :

National Youth Camp Dec 9 - 12

Happy Birthday

2009-10-15T21:41:00.000+08:00

Wishing myself a happy birthday =.="

For He made and mold me today

This Week Youth Program

2009-10-12T22:16:00.001+08:00

Adrian's House Visitation

Organizer: Wong Wenn Hong

Venue: Desa Park City, Kepong

Meet in church at 3pm( please be punctual).

Bring extra money for dinner in Ikar.

Thanks =)

Prayer Items

2009-10-12T22:00:00.000+08:00

Pray for the victims of the earthquake in Indonesia, Tsunami in Samoa Island and typhoon in Philippines that they may have home to stay, enough foods supplies and clean water.

Pray that people have great awareness that they may seek for God instead of seeking for earthly wealth. And for Christians to be ready to act and share the Gospel for the people who in need.

Pray for Bro Chiang Hun who is suffered a heart attack and undergoing treatment in Ampang Hospital. Pray for God's healing guidance upon him.

Pray for those PMR candidates in our church or those whom you knew until their last paper on Wednesday.

Pray for our Youth visitation to adrian's house this Saturday which will be arrange and planned by Wenn Hong.

Memory Verse

2009-10-12T21:59:00.001+08:00

For where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

Worthless Wealth

2009-10-12T21:15:00.000+08:00

Alexander the Great conquered more than land than anyone who had ever lived before him. He also had more wealth than he would ever need or use. When he was near death, he left specific orders for his burial, including a strange request. Alexander wanted to leave his hands empty and protruding outside the casket. He wanted to show everybody that he was departing this world with nothing at all, in spite of all he had owned. Alexander the Great understood that power, material possesions, and earthly accomplishments are nothing when you're dead.

Matthew 6:19 - 21 says :"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also".

What are your goals today? Are you investing your time and energy in earthly or heavenly treassure? Makes a list of the things you do today. How many of the things on your list wil count as treasure in heaven? Make your life count. God's heart is that you would live life to the fullest with Him.

This Week Youth Program

2009-10-06T03:09:00.000+08:00

Special Talk

Pastor Lim.

No ponteng~!!No excuse~!!

Memory Verse

2009-10-06T03:05:00.000+08:00

Be joyful always; pray continually;

give thanks in all circumstances,

for this is God's will for you

in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5 : 16 - 18

Gr-attitude

2009-10-06T02:41:00.000+08:00

An elderly woman stood on a ledge outside a window on the top floor of a skyscraper.A police officer eased his way to her side and discovered from talking to her that her husband had recently died. "I'm sorry that you have such horrible children," he said. She replied, "You don't know what you're talking about! I have wonderful children!""Oh", he said. "Well, I'm sorry that your grandchildren don't love you.""My grandchildren do love me!" she shot back. "Then, I'm sorry that you don't have a home to live in.""But, I have a beautiful home.""Ma'am," he asked, "then why are you standing out here?" As she reached toward him, she answered, "I guess because I had forgotten how much I have to be thakful for."

How do you handle bad moods or tough circumstances? Do they affect your attitude and perspective? Do they affect your relationships with others?

Memorize "Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5 : 16 - 18.

If the Bible commands us to "be joyful always" and to "give thanks in all circumstances," then we must have some control over our moods. The facts is, being joyful is a choice, as is staying in a bad mood, no matter what caused it! Choosing to be negative, critical, or irritable is to disobey God's command in these verses.

Make a list of the things that usually put you in a bad mood. Write "joyful" and "thankful" across that list to tell yourself the new choice you will be praying for anf trying to make through Christ's strength. The next time you feel that grumpy mood closing in, smile, and ask for Christ for His joy =).

About Ivan - I Am Not Ready

2009-09-28T18:35:00.000+08:00

There's too many things that I want to do in my mind but I am not ready. I am not ready for my studies, youth director for next year, in a relationship, to work, to be a great example to others and etc. In order to define the solutions, I must identify the problems. The question is what had caused me to be so unready?

1) Last minute habit

2) Unhealhty lifestyle

3) Idleness

4) Love to sleep

5) Not well spiritual equiped

Oh gosh~! How am I going to overcome all this issues? *scratch head*. I guess I need more time for it. Go to use my holidays to figure it out. I know I can't just sit down here and do nothing. Since I know the problem then I must WORK for it! Starting with last minute habit planning and studies, I always starts studying when my exam is 3 days before and I won't expect a better results. I always said that I have no talent in study, I guess I am wrong is just because I am LAZY! Friends are striving to get A while Ivan is trying to get pass. Sometimes is really hurts when they looked down on me, but I do deserved it so that I may repent. I need to start studying everyday from next semester so that I won't be so stressed up the last day before exam!Gambateh!

As we grow older, we carried more responsibility. Next year, I will be holding a huge responsibility to lead the youth into achieving God's goal in Grace Baptist but before that I need plenty of time to be prepared and ready.

About the youth, I must start plan in advance of the programs for next year. Setting goals and objectives of youth year 2010. A new generation of youth growth. I know some of you fed up with my last minute planning, I am sorry for the cause. I'll try not to next year *cross my heart*. I wish this blogspot is still alive to the youth, I am praying that you all will read it and I will never fail to keep continuous update (sometimes lazy). I am sorry when I am too busy to stay contact with some of you but always remember Grace youth is always with you *ush ush ush*!

Healthy lifestyle, argh~the hardest thing for me I guess. I can't live on with Malysian lifestyle, always stay up late and 'yam cha', football. I must forgone my favourite football match on Saturday and be ready to church every Sunday! God is always first and not Chelsea! I always want to have total concentration and awareness during Sunday School and Sermon. Wake up early each day and have a fixed time for morning prayer and quiet devotion with God. O yes! Ivan you can do it *sob sob*! Never failed praying, never failed in bible reading. Be aware of Satan's strategy that I won't fall in temptations so that I may have intimacy and strong relationship with my 'Abba' =). Spend more time 'yam cha' with God than friends.

Never overslept~!maximum 8 hours. I hate myself when I wasted another day just to sleep but I love to sleep(especially during good weather). Set unstoppable alarm clock and hide it to my toilet.

With all these done then only I will consider to start a relationship. O yes~! I need to be more aggresive and to know people that I interested. And completely grab her heart, muahahahaha~. Sometimes I really fed up when someone asked me "when you got to find a girlfriend?" or "are you homosexual?". Derr~I am normal and it have not been a right time for me yet. But anyway, is always under God's perfect timing and I believe He will provide me best suited and beautiful person for me =)

Writting all these just give me more and more motivation. Well, at least it encourage me and strengthen what I desires. Thank you blogger and thank you Lord =)

Memory Verse

2009-09-28T18:29:00.000+08:00

Whatever you do, do well.

Ecclesiastes 9 : 10

No Escape

2009-09-28T18:02:00.000+08:00

Harry Houdini's favourite act was to be tied up, locked in an iron chest, thrown off a boat and then escape to tell about it, He escaped from a straitjacket while hanging from a skyscraper, He escaped after being buried under 6 feet of dirt. He cheated death for years. To his audiences, he must have seemed invincible. Maybe Houdini believed he was. No one would've guessed what would finally do to him in.

Houdini was talking with a group of students after a lecture in Montreal, telling them that his stomach muscles were strong they could take any blow. Out of the blue, one of the students fired off two punches to his abdomen. Houdini died 12 days later of a ruptured appendix.

King Solomon must have seemed invincible too. No one in Israel before him had as much stuff. He was the wisest and wealthiest man around. But none of it could provide an escape from the most powerful sucker punch of them all : death.

Death is something that none of us will escape unless Jesus returns in our lifetime. So what advice do we get from the smartest man who ever lived? "Whatever you do, do well" (Ecclesiastes 9 : 10).

That means: Whatever you believe Jesus wants you to do today - do it! Don't wait for the "perfect" time. And do it with your whole heart. Give it your all. Always try your hardest.

Some people know the end is near, from disease or old age. For others, they never see it coming. No matter how or when death comes, what will matter most is the choices we made when given the chance.

Youth Futsal

2009-09-15T00:11:00.000+08:00

Date : 19/9/09 Saturday

Organizer : Wenn Hong

Venue: Pandan Perdana, Food avernue

Time: 1pm - 3pm

Meet place: Ivan Tan house at 12.30pm

Fees per person: RM6 (not refundable =P)

Please wear sports attire and bring along water bottle,

extra cloth and extra money for lunch. Whoever needed transport

please contact me Wenn Hong.

Thank you =)

Memory Verse (week 17)

2009-09-15T00:03:00.000+08:00

As Iron sharpens Iron,

So one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17

Pace Yourself

2009-09-14T23:12:00.000+08:00

Within an hour of starting a five-kilometer race, most runners had crossed the finish line. As the day wore on the crowd gradually thinned until were only a few spectators left. What those few got to see was inspiring. Coming toward the finish was a runner pushing a wheelchair. About 150 feet from the finish, he stopped and lifted his paralyzed friend out of the chair and laid him on the road. Unable to move from the waist down, the man began to drag himself toward the finish line on the hot, rough road. The secret to the contestant making it to the end was in what happened next. After running and pushing the wheelchair the entire race, the first man got down on the ground next to his handicapped friend and began dragging his body toward the finish alongside him. All the while, he kept saying, "Come on, you can do it. Don't give up." Together they crossed the finish line. Now, that's encouragement!

"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens the another." Proverbs 27:17.

We hear news reports every week about the people, even Christian ministers, that fall morally. No one is exempt from temptation. How can you be sure the same thing won't someday happen to you? The truth is, you can't. You can, however, take some steps to help you resist temptation when it comes. In addition to a relationship with Christ and daily time spent in God's Word and prayer, one of the greatest ways to be involved in accountability with someone. Today’s story paints a complete picture of how we can one day cross heaven’s “finish line” in victory. Allowing someone else to hear your struggles, pray for you, ask you some hard questions, and hold you accountable for your actions are the greatest safety measure you can take for your future. Talk to a trusted Christian friend or your pastor about being accountable. It could be a life choice that helps you to run the race of life and finish well.

Sorry for not continually updated due to exam...Ivan

Adore concert 09

2009-08-23T23:37:00.000+08:00

For more pictures, visit http://www.little-white-diary.blogspot.com/

thanks.

Never Alone

2009-08-23T22:10:00.000+08:00

Brianne Leckness sat on the steps of a church, abandoned by his mom and step-dad. Brianne was 3 years old. Her parents had pinned a note on her shirt: "Please take care of her. We can't any longer." Passed from foster home to foster home, Brianne grew up the best that she could. Brianne remembers how, on her 18th birthday, her mother "blew into town and wanted us to go on The Montel Williams Show and say how she really never wanted to give me up". But Brianne knew the obvious truth: Her mother hadn't wanted her.

Such a story rips into our hearts. It's impossible to imagine such callous desertion. Thankfully, few of us have faced tis kind of abusive abandonment. We have all however, felt the sting of rejection. We have all, in our own way, been left alone. A divorce leaves us without a parent. A misunderstanding leaves us without a friend. An economic downturn leaves us without a job. Whatever the trouble, the result s the same: We feel alone.

When we're in this place, God's bold words echo with hope and perfect clarity: "I will never fail you. I will never abandon you". This straight forward assertion does not mean that our human pain immediately dissolves or that we downplay the seriousness of other's neglect. What it does mean, however, is that God's presence can heal our most lonely place. God's love is the love we are most desperate for, and God's love will never wane. It will never run thin. God's love wil always-always-be with us.

When God says He will not "fail" us, He promise that He will never abandon or neglect those He loves. Gos's love will never let us go, never leave us to ourselves

~amy~

Memory Verse (week 16)

2009-08-10T22:21:00.000+08:00

'Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind'.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it : ' Love your neighbour as yourself.'

Matthew 22 : 37 -39.

Three Man & a Motive (week 16)

2009-08-10T21:52:00.000+08:00

A man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 8.50a.m., pulled a gun and demanded cash. The clerk said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available until after breakfast. Frustrated, the man just walked away.

Another man walked into a 7/11 convenience store in Louisiana, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked a change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk quickly handed over. The man took the cash from the clerk and ran, leaving his $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he ran away with? Fifteen dollars.

Both of these man, although desperate enough to put themselves and others at great risk, came away with nothing, or a $5 loss!

Read about the similar man in Matthew 19 : 16 - 22.

The two men in the news stories walked away empty-handed.

Although the man who approached Jesus had wealth, he was spiritually bankrupt. Even after talking with the very One Who could give him all he desired, he walked away empty-handed and even more sad.

What about you? Do you feel like these men, constantly wantin your needs met but growing more frustrated with every attempt to meet them? Jesus is your Source. He can meet your needs. It may not be in the way you think, but it will be the best way for you.

Badminton - 18/6/09

2009-08-04T23:37:00.000+08:00

Youth program : Badminton

Organizer : Ivan Tan

Date: 18 / 6 / 09

Venue : Taman Connaught Badminton Stadium

The Females

The males

Memory Verse (week 15)

2009-08-04T23:00:00.000+08:00

Do nothing out of selfish ambition

or vain conceit, but in humility

consider others better than yourselves.

Philippians 2 : 3

Seeing The Unseen (week 15)

2009-08-04T22:02:00.000+08:00

Two travelling angels, disguised as men, stopped to spend the night in the mansion of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, they were taken to the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem".

The next night the pair came to rest at the house ofpoor, but very gracious, farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was upset and asked the older angel, "How could you have let this happen?! The first man had everything, yet you helped him. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die."

"Things aren't always what they seem," The older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I told him to take the cow instead."

Read Romans 8 : 26 - 28.

There are events that occur in our lives that we can't understand, causing us to question God and ask, "Why?" Today's story illustrates that there are always reasons for the things that happen. Some we can see immediately, some we'll see later in life, and others we won't know until heaven. The best choice now is to love God, trust Him in everything, and allow Him to comfort us when we hurt. Notice how many things today's Scripture says God will work for your good - "all things."

Memory Verse (week 14)

2009-07-28T21:44:00.000+08:00

Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

If one falls down, his friend can help him up.

But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

Ecclesiastes 4 : 9 - 10

So High & Solo (week 14)

2009-07-28T21:03:00.000+08:00

A contractor working by himself was injured while trying to demolish a brick chimney that was on top of a four-story building. This is his testimony: "After tearing down the chimney, I thought I would get the bricks down in one load myself. I rigged a rope and bucket o a pulley and hoisted the bucket up to the roof and tied off the rope at the sidewalk. I then walked up four flights of stairs to the roof and loaded all of the bricks into the bucket. I returned to the sidewalk and untied the rope.

"I weighed 140 pounds and the bucket of bricks weighed about the 500 pounds. I began to ascend rapidly in an upwardly direction, Failing to think clearly at a moment like this, I didn't let go of the rope. Halfway up, I met the bucket of bricks on their way down and this accounts for the cuts and bruises on my upper part body.

"Falling to stop my ascent, the bucket of bricks continued downward at an increasing rate of speed, I quickly reached the top and my hand hit the pulley, breaking my thumb. The bucket of bricks hit the sidewalk. The force of the impact caused the bottom to break, spilling the bricks, This action now sent me heading in a downward direction rapidly. Approximately halfway down, I again intersected with the now-empty bucket, breaking both ankles. I landed on the pile of bricks on the sidewalk that caused three cracked three ribs and mutiple other injuries.

"Regaining my senses, I finally let go of the rope. This caused the bucket to return downward to my exact location resulting in a concussion.

"The moral of my story? Don't try to do big jobs by yourself! Get help from others."

Read and memorize Ecclesiastes 4 : 9 - 10.

Today's story is one of those painful, yet comical stories of what can happen when we fall down and have no one to help us up. Everyone enjoys time alone and we all differ on how much we need, but God made us with a built-in need for each other.

As a Christian, it is vitally important that you have a circle of Christian friends for support, accountability, and encouragement. Write down the names of those friends in your journal. Pray for them regularly. If you don't have a strong Christian friend, pray daily that God will lead you to someone.

Youth Program 18/6/09 - Badminton

2009-07-15T22:11:00.001+08:00

Organizer: Ivan Tan

Date : 18 June 2009

Venue: Cheras Badminton Stadium

Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Meet in Ivan/Amy's house at 11.30am

Please wear proper sports attire,
bring your own mineral water,
extra T - shirt, extra money for lunch.

For more information, contact - 0142293022(Ivan Tan)

Memory Verse (week 13)

2009-07-13T23:19:00.000+08:00

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

You Busy?

2009-07-13T22:25:00.000+08:00

A professor stood before his philosophy class with an empty mayonnaise jar and started filling it with golf balls. When he finished, he asked the students if they believed the jar was full. They all agreed it was.

The professor then poured some pebbles into the jar. They rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls and pebbles. He asked if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The teacher next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled in the small gaps between the golf balls and pebbles. He asked if the jar was full. The students, now smiling, answered with a big "yes."

The professor brought out the two cups of coffee and poured both cups into the jar, soaking into the sand. All the students laughed, amazed at all the jar really held.

"This jar represents your life," said the professor as the laughter died down. "The golf balls are the important things - God, your family, health, friends and the passions of your life. The pebbles are things like your job, school, home, and car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff, the details of your life."

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the really important things. Take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and asked what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may be, you can always find time for a cup of coffee with a friend." =)

Read Luke 10 : 38 - 42

In this passage, do you think Martha was focused on a "golf ball" or the "coffee?" What about Mary?

Most of us are either a "Mary" or a "Martha." A "Martha" is someone who focuses on what has to be done and how to get it done. A "Mary" is someone who knows that the work will get done when it gets done and wants to forcus on people. "Martha's" are task oriented, while "Mary's" are people-oriented. Both have good qualities and bad quanlities. Jesus was letting Martha know, in this case, Mary wasn't being lazy, but she was placing her focus in the right place.

Do you tend to be a "Martha" or a "Mary?" Where is your focus? God will help you find the balance to life. He will show you when to do what - and even how - as you grow closer to Him.

Ivan : May your focus is in the right place, focus on the big stuff first instead of the small stuff first, praying that you may know how to differentiate things which is more important and things less relevant. God bless

National Baptist Camp 2009

2009-07-13T21:31:00.000+08:00

Date: 9 - 12 December 2009

(4 days, 3 nights)

Venue: Peace Haven, Genting Highlands

Camp Speaker: Pastor Victor Wong

Camp Fee: RM 180 (early bird)

RM 200 (after 31 August 2009)

Open for youths from 12 to college age

for more information, please visit http://www.heroescamp2009.blogspot.com/

it is a place where we learn and grow

place where I found my real self

place where we can fellowship

Ivan

register now before it gets full!!!

Memory Verse (week 12)

2009-07-08T01:01:00.001+08:00

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors,

as though God were making his appeal through us.

We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5 : 20

Stop Doggin' Me! (week 12)

2009-07-07T22:53:00.000+08:00

A dog is an important member of many American families. The dog plays with the children, goes on family outing, and usually greets anyone who comes to visit with a wagging tail. But what if that dog gets rabies? Does the family still allow it to play with the children and have the run of the house? Of course not. The disease affects the relationship the dog once had with the family, and in most cases the animal will be put to death. Does the presence of this disease mean that the family no longer loves the dog? Once again, the answer is "no".

You and I have a fatal disease that affects our relationship with our Master. It's called sin. Its effects will result in our spiritual death, but Jesus came to die in our place and to end the threat of our disease. We can have a relationship with God and His family because of the sacrifice of Jesus.

Read 2 Corinthians 5 : 20.

Thank Jesus now for replacing your death with His own and for placing His life into your life. Have a moment of quiet time with Him and pray for forgiveness of your sins. Let His sacrifice to be remember not only for today but in everyday of your life.

Memory Verse (week 11)

2009-06-22T00:49:00.000+08:00

... I move on toward the goal to win the prize.

God has appointed me to win it.

The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.

Philippians 3:14

Sink or Swim? (week 11)

2009-06-22T00:31:00.000+08:00

In 1952 Florence Chadwick stepped into the water off an island near the Pacific coast. She was going to be the first woman in history to swim the 27 miles from Catalina Island to the mainland United States. Fog rolled in that day as she plunged into the icy water. A team of family and friends followed in boats to watch sharks and cheer her on.

Florence swam for hours, but with only a half a mile remaining she told her team that she had to quit and get in the boat. Her family desperately tried to encourage her. Florence said she couldn't make another stroke. After she was pulled into the boat, she saw the beach and realized just how close she had been to her goal when she gave up. With much regret, she said, "If I could only have seen the land, I think I could made it."

Have you ever felt like giving up? Read Luke 5 : 1 - 11.

Can you identify with Florence Chadwick? You may feel that many of your own goals and dreams are out of reach - goals in school, job, friendships, future plans, and even in your relationship and service to God. Don't give up; your goal may be closer than you think! Ask God to renew your vision and confidence today and give you the courage to keep on.

To the youth : Let's move on and never give up on serving the Lord every Saturday, Ivan =)

Water Fall Outing - 6/6/09

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Youth Waterfall Outing

Date: 6 / 6 / 09

Venue : Sungai Gabai

Organizer : Ivan & Amy Tan

Sg. Gabai

Hoping there's nothing flow down to us

Durian , Philip & Boon Chong

Gushing Stream

The water current

The Immature Youth

Chong Shen Ming

Amy & Boon Chong

The Gabrians

The skeleton

Renoma underwear model

Bro. Phillip & Sis. Sau May

My Girlfriend Chrysanthemum

The Beauty of God's creation is undescribable

Couple again!!=.="

Rate Sg. Gabai as GOOD!!

Girls: so dirty la~scared got pirana

trying the incredible stunt of nature

3 'so lou'

Boon Chong slacking

Ms. Gabai

Eat eat eat~!!

wild monkeys

Xiao Grace & Xiao Wen

Amy the tall

Semi - naked exposed

Fresh cool air~

Killer Wave

Here comes the muscular guys

nasi lemak for lunch =)

Lunch Time

Dead body or sleeping beauty?

enjoying the nature along with nasi lemak

Water Spiderman

Rino Yase - the king of all branches

More & more people coming but luckily we make it early

Advertising Drinho - no drinho no life

Getting more & more crowded

Picture of the day - kena tangkap

The medallion guy

Stupid Mosquito!!!

Durian!!!hope it wont falls on my head

Emo of the day - hamsap face,lolx

Photographer : Amy Tan

Anything, complain to her =x

Memory Verse (week 9)

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When tempted, no one should say,

"God is tempting me." For God cannot

be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire,

he is dragged away and enticed.

James 1 : 13 - 14

But It's Sooooo Beautiful (week 9)

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Have you ever wondered about all those bugs getting eletrocuted every summer night in the purple "bug zappers" hanging in the backyard? You can hear the "zzzt, zzzzt, zzzzt" of the bugs flying to their death. Are they deaf not to hear the bugs before them getting zapped, or blind not to see all the dead insects that have fallen around the light? Is the light so beautiful that they can't resist it? Does every bug think he is stronger than the others and more able to avoid the danger? But in the end, he winds up dead like all the other bugs.

Regardless, all bugs that have gone before him prove that it just doesn't work that way. The more he is around the light, the closer he wants to get it, until he finally gets too close and is shocked to death.

Even though we think those bugs are so stupid, we are a lot like that. We too, can hear all the warnings and see all the negative results of other people's sin, but that won't always keep us away from things that tempt us.

Read James 1 : 13 - 16.

Such desires attract us, just as bug lights attract insects, but we too often think that we're different from everything else and can handle the temptations that cause others to sin. Or we say, "I can quit anytime I want to." Yet every person who has lived before us is proof that it just doesn't work that way. We flirt with our temptations, edging closer and closer, until we give in and make a sinful choice. God has given us plenty of warning signs. Will you pay attention to them or ignore them? Will you be determined or deceived?

Memory Verse (week 8)

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition

or vain conceit, but in humility consider

others better than yourselves.

Philippians 2 : 3