Thursday, May 24, 2007
Hey mighty warriors, how’s everything???
This coming week is so exciting la with the movie special and other events in the coming weeks!
At this point of time, I am with a team of 12 dynamics leaders and youths to go for the Thailand trip! Yes, these were chosen because of their heart and love for the lost. We are preparing our skits so that the people will be blessed! So do pray together with us on this.
You know Spiderman 3 has just come out not too long ago. I am sure many of you have watched the movie already. I have not watched yet but I heard it was quite good, guess I will find some time to watch soon!
Anyway, I had a interesting dream just the other day. I dreamt that I was like the Hero rescuing and fighting against the forces of the enemy. It was pretty cool I must say. I did not exactly wear attire like spidy, batman nor superman. I was wearing ordinary clothes fighting with extraordinary powers. I must say it was so cool la! In fact, some of the youths were teaming up with me to fight against the evil forces. I woke up feeling really good, almost felt real for the moment.
I think in our lives, we all want to be a hero at one point or another. Every hero has one common characteristic. That is they want to save the world! Do you know that God has placed within us powers that are unseen but yet real? God’s word to us is, He has given authority to trample over snakes and scorpions. Sometimes we may not know the power within us to set the captives free, to help the spiritually blind see the light of God. When we unleash it, the power within us will penetrate the darkness of man and bring it to light.
So are you a hero today or a potential hero? A potential hero will always remain a potential but when you become a hero, you become the fulfillment of the promise to the world. The world needs heroes that will show the way, will you?
Blessings, PGC
9:22 AM
(SALVATION)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
It's been quite a long time since I added onto the entries of IGNYTE blog. I am quite a mountain turtle- and computers crash on me for no apparent reason so your Sister here is pretty fearful of doing anything extra on it. AND 1 of them is blogging:)
I am finally done with my three years in NYP( FINALLY~) when the entire world of third year poly students had moved on with their lives in March, I had to continue with studies, projects and exams. Pretty depressing when everyone else is enjoying and you are the only ones loitering around in a quiet school.
I remembered that I went into NYP after my A levels, I did not apply to any university. When the whole world thought Vivian was quite a silly girl to enter a poly with decent grades where she graduates with a diploma and her peers with a degree, I decided to follow where I felt my calling was. That three years wasnt easy- far more tedious and treacherous that i thought it could have been. Polytechnic studies- no joke ( and all the poly folks say AMEN!)
Finally, I could join the group of people who can call it quits for studying, I began to take time to reflect on my 3 years. My 3 years in NYP- GRACE abounds. 2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
By His grace, my living expenses were taken care of when I was granted a scholarship to study physiotherapy although I had pretty humble grades to speak of. Nothing of straight A's with S papers yet He set me against all odds and provided for my education.
By His grace, I manage to maintain a decent grade point average in my 3 years. That is after failing a particular module's practical for 4 times and taking a total of 8 tests. Despite all the failures, He provided the miracle for me to pass for my very last practical of my study year in the module.
By His grace, He orchestrated good and amazing supervisors in my attachments and i never failed any one and scoring a distinction in my 2nd year.
In the midst of my study years, it was not difficult to throw in the towel. Failing my tests multiple times and having to meet requirements for my scholarship- I often asked God why it had to be me failing.
As I look back, I was regretful for not having to TRUST Him for the best results. 1 Tim 2:13 If we are unfaithful. He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself yet again reminds me that our Father had never let go of us. Perhaps I failed to realise that my failures were a reminder of His faithfulness that He so wanted me to embrace. Ironically, I felt really honoured because no one else could ever been through what i have to endure but it was an experience God had just for me.
Esther 4 : 14 – Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
I am glad that I knew why I entered NYP for such a time as this.
Sis Vivian
2:00 PM
(SALVATION)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
“No lah, I cannot one…” was how I reacted when a friend gave me a pot of flowers from Hong Kong. He insisted that I should try gardening, which is not my cup of tea, and I certainly don’t want to break the commandment “Thou shalt not kill”.
In the end, all my excuses like “don’t want to breed mosquitoes”, “this flower might be considered an illegal immigrant here”… didn’t work. I carried that pot of flowers home.
In fact, it doesn’t look like flowers to me at first. The buds still haven’t opened except for one. Here is how it looked like at Day 0.
I thought I might really kill the plant. I don’t have an impressive record when it comes to pets and plants – when I was in primary 2, my pet snail, Janelle, was drowned; my goldfish, Big Eyes, died of toxicity because I fed her too much food (I think); my morning glory plant died before it barely had flowers; my colleagues’ money plant turned from a healthy green to dull yellow under my “tender loving care”… I have 1001 reasons to reject trying this.
But am glad that somehow I decided to give it a try, and can’t believe I actually enjoyed it, even though I felt like an inadequate gardener. And so I am thinking:
If Moses dared not put his staff into the waters, the red sea would not have parted.
If Esther dared not look for the King and present her request, many Jews would have died.
If Gideon dared not step out to be fight the war, the Midianites would not have been defeated.
Inadequacy applies to most great biblical characters. A recent conversation over lunch with a respected senior IGNYTE leader changed my perspective of handling inadequacy. God honors the courage that we have to step out in faith. Courage is not the absence of fear, but it is act of stepping out in spite of that fear. God see our heart, and not our skills.
Even if we fall and make mistakes, we can still grow and learn along the way. (I made quite a big mistake with the plant at first. I mixed 1 part of the fertilizer with 10 parts of water at first, and only realized after a few days that the correct ratio should be 1 to 100 instead… I think I overdosed the plant. Thank God it survived through without being intoxicated. Heh.)
All of us experience inadequacy in different areas of lives. Maybe more applicable for us now is exams --- Even if your grades have not been up to your expectation for the past few months, don’t worry, just step out in faith and give your best shot. Never mind about your past failures and inadequacies, simply take this as a new beginning and try again!
I do freak out during exams too, but every time I enter the exam hall, I will try to recall the bible verse that Sis Limin used to encourage me with when I was doing my A’level exams.
“No king is saved by the size of his army; no warriors escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is his unfailing love...” Psalms 33: 16-18
Continue to tout your confidence in God, study hard and be the best student for Jesus! J
Btw, here is how the flowers look like after 2 weeks: (beautiful?)
In the end, all my excuses like “don’t want to breed mosquitoes”, “this flower might be considered an illegal immigrant here”… didn’t work. I carried that pot of flowers home.
In fact, it doesn’t look like flowers to me at first. The buds still haven’t opened except for one. Here is how it looked like at Day 0.
I thought I might really kill the plant. I don’t have an impressive record when it comes to pets and plants – when I was in primary 2, my pet snail, Janelle, was drowned; my goldfish, Big Eyes, died of toxicity because I fed her too much food (I think); my morning glory plant died before it barely had flowers; my colleagues’ money plant turned from a healthy green to dull yellow under my “tender loving care”… I have 1001 reasons to reject trying this.
But am glad that somehow I decided to give it a try, and can’t believe I actually enjoyed it, even though I felt like an inadequate gardener. And so I am thinking:
If Moses dared not put his staff into the waters, the red sea would not have parted.
If Esther dared not look for the King and present her request, many Jews would have died.
If Gideon dared not step out to be fight the war, the Midianites would not have been defeated.
Inadequacy applies to most great biblical characters. A recent conversation over lunch with a respected senior IGNYTE leader changed my perspective of handling inadequacy. God honors the courage that we have to step out in faith. Courage is not the absence of fear, but it is act of stepping out in spite of that fear. God see our heart, and not our skills.
Even if we fall and make mistakes, we can still grow and learn along the way. (I made quite a big mistake with the plant at first. I mixed 1 part of the fertilizer with 10 parts of water at first, and only realized after a few days that the correct ratio should be 1 to 100 instead… I think I overdosed the plant. Thank God it survived through without being intoxicated. Heh.)
All of us experience inadequacy in different areas of lives. Maybe more applicable for us now is exams --- Even if your grades have not been up to your expectation for the past few months, don’t worry, just step out in faith and give your best shot. Never mind about your past failures and inadequacies, simply take this as a new beginning and try again!
I do freak out during exams too, but every time I enter the exam hall, I will try to recall the bible verse that Sis Limin used to encourage me with when I was doing my A’level exams.
“No king is saved by the size of his army; no warriors escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is his unfailing love...” Psalms 33: 16-18
Continue to tout your confidence in God, study hard and be the best student for Jesus! J
Btw, here is how the flowers look like after 2 weeks: (beautiful?)
Sis Yinting
2:23 PM
(SALVATION)
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Hi Mighty Warriors!!!
It’s been a long time since I wrote in. Things has been really running fast pace for me and Bro Andy so I did not really have time to write but I promise you that I will try to write an article or some thoughts from my hearts at least once every two weeks. Anyway I feel that I want to share with you in a nutshell what I shared with all of you at the service a couple of weeks back. I pray that as you read, you will remember that God has Relentless Belief in you!
John 20:19-20 and John 21 reveals to us three times Jesus appeared to his disciples. There are three keys we can learn from.
John 20:19-20 and John 21 reveals to us three times Jesus appeared to his disciples. There are three keys we can learn from.
1. His Relentless Belief breaks the Fear Factor
The bible says in 2nd Timothy 1:7 says, God did not give us a spirit of fear but of Power and of love and of sound mind! We must always bear in mind that God has already given us the Power and of love and most importantly the mind of Christ to make the right decision every day in our lives.
2. His Relentless Belief ignite Faith within us
2. His Relentless Belief ignite Faith within us
Thomas, one of disciple of Jesus was having difficulties believing the resurrection of Jesus even when his fellow disciples told him that they have witness to it. Jesus knew Thomas’s faith was based on almost to the point of being cynical. Jesus wanted to breakthrough the Door of doubt in his lives. Perhaps some of us have the door of Doubts in our life. Doubts paralyze our faith in God. It disconnects us from the power of God and misleads us to rely on our own abilities to resolve issues. To overcome doubt is to appropriate Faith in our lives and lay claim to the promises of God according to his word!
3. His Relentless Belief renews divine Purpose into our heart
3. His Relentless Belief renews divine Purpose into our heart
In John 21 shows us another group of disciples were back to the fishing business. I mean these were the people who once followed Jesus. They heard his teachings; they heard him sharing with the end times. They were closer to Jesus than anyone of us in this room but YET instead of doing what they were called to do, they went back to their own favorite line and that is Fishing. But Jesus knew that this was not their destiny and not their purpose.
Sometimes we lose sight of what God’s purpose in our lives. We go to camps, experience transformation. We made promises to God that we will hear and obey his voice to make a difference in the world we live in. what was that? It was the divine purpose that God put in our heart. But alone the way, the pressures and distractions of the world wore us down and we conveniently forget the purpose of God in our lives.
The disciples were called with a divine purpose to preach the gospel to the world but they went back to their own ways. And my prayer is that every mighty warrior in this place will guard and move in the divine purposes of God and we must never forget the purpose of God in our lives. Philippians 2:13 ‘for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
God’s relentless belief brings us to alignment to his will. The purpose of God in our lives will direct us and lead us to enjoy his blessings and the joy of loving him so live in God’s relentless belief because He believes in you!
Sometimes we lose sight of what God’s purpose in our lives. We go to camps, experience transformation. We made promises to God that we will hear and obey his voice to make a difference in the world we live in. what was that? It was the divine purpose that God put in our heart. But alone the way, the pressures and distractions of the world wore us down and we conveniently forget the purpose of God in our lives.
The disciples were called with a divine purpose to preach the gospel to the world but they went back to their own ways. And my prayer is that every mighty warrior in this place will guard and move in the divine purposes of God and we must never forget the purpose of God in our lives. Philippians 2:13 ‘for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
God’s relentless belief brings us to alignment to his will. The purpose of God in our lives will direct us and lead us to enjoy his blessings and the joy of loving him so live in God’s relentless belief because He believes in you!
P Gary
1:11 PM
(SALVATION)
Friday, May 11, 2007
Looking at past few services, ever wondered why services couldn't end on time?
So many of us witnessed the beautiful work of God at the altar. This got me thinking much. I've asked God, "What is it Lord? What is it that you wanna do?"
Sometimes i picture my special moments with God when i felt like i was being held by God and sometimes i picture myself holding on the hand of Jesus and walking in a big field towards the sunset. I remembered the many camps that we all went through before, the stillness which captivated me. The thoughts that said, "I wish I could be like this forever" or "God, just take control" or "God, I just wanna be real with You". There and then, I want to be more hungry.
I couldn't remember when was the last time that i got hungry but one thing for sure is that there's a revisit to hunger, one which gets us more hungry when we stop everything and drown ourselves in God.
Love deep deep,
Sis.Brenda
Sis.Brenda
9:10 AM
(SALVATION)
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Guess what the title above means?
amigos para siempre means you'll always be my friend,
amigos para siempre means a love that cannot end.
friends for life's not just a summer or a spring.
amigos para siempre..
=]
Grads farewell yesterday..
Well, it was a really bitter sweet time i must say. mostly sweet though, dont worry.=)
haha.. seeing all my close friends transiting out of ignyte, i must say that a part of me really really REALLY miss them so much (already!). yea, the thought of them proceeding on to YAS (at PL! while i'm at adam), not being able to see them every week... man, if i could stop time i would've made the memories last.
amigos para siempre means you'll always be my friend,
amigos para siempre means a love that cannot end.
friends for life's not just a summer or a spring.
amigos para siempre..
=]
Grads farewell yesterday..
Well, it was a really bitter sweet time i must say. mostly sweet though, dont worry.=)
haha.. seeing all my close friends transiting out of ignyte, i must say that a part of me really really REALLY miss them so much (already!). yea, the thought of them proceeding on to YAS (at PL! while i'm at adam), not being able to see them every week... man, if i could stop time i would've made the memories last.
but hey, ynoe on sat, as i stood there on stage, looking across the line of my fellow peers as pgary prayed over them... through it all, the intensity of how proud i am of them just wiped off the miss-you-tugs in my heart.
i mean, amongst that line of graduating IGNYTE warriors stood some of whom have walked the path together with me, others whom i've personally seen grow in the Lord as they hung in there through their circumstance. there were also those who've chosen to step out and step UP, who've gone and came back, and they were those, who just mean so much to me --- for just being who they are.
i must say that God's truly blessed me so much with these ppl.
those who were from my crescent cell, SA-PJ-JJ cell, and Lcell.
guys, i love you all so so so much. and i just wanna say that, as how i'm ever so proud to be your friend (and FRAN!), God is ever so proud of yguys (times a million compared to me), for just being the YOU that you are.
keep growing in the Lord, and even as we run this race in different directions, know that with God as our ultimate keeper, we as one body will reach our final destination together. its for the glory of our King!!=D
cuz true friends are the ones that can go separately, without growing apart.=)
crescentcell: remember, we're UNDER HIS WINGS, Princesses, Warriors, Conquerors!!
SA-PJ-JJ cell: UP&ON! for the glory of our Lord!!
Lcell: covenantal relationships in God. new season, new calling!!
those who were from my crescent cell, SA-PJ-JJ cell, and Lcell.
guys, i love you all so so so much. and i just wanna say that, as how i'm ever so proud to be your friend (and FRAN!), God is ever so proud of yguys (times a million compared to me), for just being the YOU that you are.
keep growing in the Lord, and even as we run this race in different directions, know that with God as our ultimate keeper, we as one body will reach our final destination together. its for the glory of our King!!=D
cuz true friends are the ones that can go separately, without growing apart.=)
crescentcell: remember, we're UNDER HIS WINGS, Princesses, Warriors, Conquerors!!
SA-PJ-JJ cell: UP&ON! for the glory of our Lord!!
Lcell: covenantal relationships in God. new season, new calling!!
These memories are playing like a film without sound.
And as far as i'm concerned, i'm glad i've got the chance to say, that i do believe i love you..=]
much loves,
fran.=)
fran.=)
6:49 PM
(SALVATION)
