dear GOD

good news all year round

2010-02-08T10:47:00.002+08:00

(1) The creator of this blog skin (that you are looking at now!!), Moon has given birth to a lovely & handsome baby Caleb last night. Please make arrangements with Reigi ASAP to visit her at Thomson Medical :) WONDERFUL!

(2) We had our last CGM at Garvin's Bishan property the past Friday. The CGMs in future will be at his Tanjong Pagar property. More details will be released during these 2 weeks. We are right now in the marketplace as a cellgroup 'cuz Tanjong Pagar has recently been marked by the government to be developed as the new waterfront city after Marina Bay. AWESOME!

Enjoy a lovely week with your friends, family and
lovable ones!

priority seats

2010-01-31T06:56:00.004+08:00

This is by Engchang. He mass-sent this in SMS. Something about a revelation is that God can speak to us anytime, even in the wee hours of the night. Here's the sms:

Dear N391, all of you are probably asleep right now. But I have a
revelation that I really have to share. A few sundays ago, while we were in a
train after service, Garvin and I were talking about the priority seats in the
mrt train.

In a nutshell, we both agreed that each seat should be a 'priority seat'.
Why should only those at the sides have the label? Why should some be obliged to
give up their seats to those who need them? Everyone seating should be obliged
to do that, isn't it?

Today God reminded me of this conversation that I had with Garvin. The
seats symbolise salvation and those seating down symbolise us, Christngdom.
Sharing ce of God have a place in His kingdom. Sharing or giving up seats
symbolises reaching out. Similarily, not just those sitting on the priority
seats. Reaching is out for everyone.

Matt 28: 19-20

And in this context, not hyst the old, pregnant or young need the seat.
Everyone does. Everyone that walked through that mrt door. Everyone who walked
into your life. Life is a journey like a train. Every stop have new people
coming into our lives.

thanksgiving CG

2010-01-10T22:13:00.003+08:00

Hey all, this coming Friday we will be having our thanksgiving cellgroup meeting on 14 January 2010 @ Riverwalk, 730pm.
The theme is MASQUERADE, be sporty people and come dressed up for this! We were really great during the hat party, so why not let this be better?!
Have a blessed week! Continue to pray for Garvin's health, yea?
Signed off with love :)

songsheets in 2009

2010-01-03T00:07:00.010+08:00

Greetings to readers who bother to check out this blog! If you are a member in this place, here are the color versions of the songsheets in 2009! That is, If you ever wondered about it too... Unlikely lah actually LOL
Now is 2010 and we are looking forward to our Chorus Board plan coming to pass!

Happy New Year!

Special edition with birthday greetings for Reigi. CGM was held in the early morning at 10am!

The first time songsheet was ever printed in color. 11 copies of it. The person who printed it rich what. Hahahahaha

Victorian style...if you realize it

Too dark, you dont think so meh? Combined cellgroup meeting with Santy's cellgroup

Getting big on Japan

Thinking that our Japanese guests will come..Yoshi & Yuko...-.-

The failure of trying to blend two gradient bars together. Blame it on lazy bones..

This was the ugliest songsheet ever. NEVER again had I did it in this way because at that time I did it (1) in a bad mood (2) rushed for time.

What's that? 9 or 7? 9 la Ravi. Then Ravi laughed and said the '9' looks like '7'.

Reigi expressed her liking for this because she says it has the rainbow thing which she simply adore.

Garvin was full of praise for this when I sent it to him for approval. What's all that heart shapse about? Well I felt like I was in love that time? Haha.

Before I discovered this wonderful website with awesome fonts: These are the less-than-awesome songsheets with boring fonts that come with our Microsoft programmes.

This never got printed out this way because the person thought the words cant be seen and he changed the settings. In the end the hard copy was really awful. Not awesome. I shall spare mentioning that person's name 'cuz he wasnt a fan of Twilight like most of our guys are already not. Hahaha.

Karwen used the bible verse on it during prophecy time. Thank my elephant memory.

Tried taking the cutesy inspiration. This wasnt encouraged :(

That was an album cover but I guess I'd pulled it off successfully.

First attempt: AMATEURISH. (Come on, we all grow right?! Haha).

what are you waitin' for?!

2009-12-15T21:03:00.004+08:00

The past November we had our blast of Japanese/ Cooking/ Guitar classes. Hopefully you have really learnt something valuable and put them to use! Be it using Japanese to wow people, or your newfound-or-refreshed culinary skills to tickle our taste buds, strumming the chords to win girls over, may all these add value to your life!

Here's the latest updates about the ongoings:
17 December 2009
We will be praying up a storm at Mr Chia's residence @ 730pm.
Please try to avail yourself and make interecessions for our friends for Christmas! Pray for new blood in our group, pray for the leaders, revival among the members too, etc. There's never enough to pray for :)

21 December 2009
We will be having our subzone wide overnight prayer meeting at Riverwalk.
Please try to avail yourself and make interecessions for our friends for Christmas! Pray for new blood in our subzone, pray for the leaders, revival among the members too, etc. There's never enough to pray for :)

Celebrating the Birth of Christ!

Oh yes if you have young cousins or neighbours you wanna bring for Children's Church, feel free to ask Judee or Reigi to help you make arrangements! Christmas is for EVERYONE!

Fall in love with Jesus again..... or help your friends to know and fall for our God who loved the world so much that He gave up His only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Zoom back to earlier December. Fiona Tan and Hikaru has uploaded photos onto Facebook taken during the camp. Please do navigate around and find your handsome mugs and pretty faces.
We had our finale for the camp the past Friday. It was themed the hat party. All of us were game as we all bought our head gear. Haha. Very good! Those who didnt managed to attend the camp formed Team Nameless, as aptly coined by Jon or Weiwen (forgot who lah). This is our Subzone picture.

Of course ourselves as a lovely cellgroup. Love each other k.

Since there is no building fund season this year, do feel cheerful as you pay slightly more for the Christmas Exchange...$20 bucks. See you guys this Friday 18 December @ 730pm @ Bishan St 12 for our Christmas CGM! Gonna be fun! OH YES REMEMBER TO BRING THE PRESENT OK!

HELLO(:

2009-12-07T21:15:00.002+08:00

haah. so long no one update the blog!!!!
yesterdays Sandwich making competition;

JENNIFER'S GROUP;
Congrats to Jennifer's group that won the starbucks voucher!(:

ANNA'S GROUP;
ahahhaahahah:D

Nutella spread of love

2009-10-06T13:40:00.003+08:00

Last week this is part of our refreshments, lovingly provided by Chang Chang Chang.
Jay the Domo fanatic made this for the connect group leaders while we had our meeting in the Holy of the Holies with our most beloved cellgroup leader Garvin.

And oh yes, Jay credited part of this cuteness spread of Nutella to Anna because he told me that Anna helped to put the dried cranberries to be the hair...or maybe eyebrows-that-are-joined.

Please pay cellgroup fund :)

hearing from God

2009-09-29T01:31:00.000+08:00

It's two-way.

this week

2009-09-06T21:28:00.005+08:00

keep yourself free for
THIS COMING THURSDAY
(10 SEPT)

(take leave?)
We are going to have our

GUYS'
&
GURLS'
OUTINGS

SEPRATELY!! Not being sexist, but being evangelistic! Come come bring your friends! :) We can have some Sabbath time to ourselves too.

The guys will be hitting JB to play Paintball. Estimated expense is $50 inclusive of everything you will need. Please get to Garvin or Ravi if you can make it.

The girls will be hitting town (most prob) to catch a nice movie and have a nice meal together. Please get to Trena or Judee if you can make it. We dont have many girls in this group so this would really be a great time!

**********

"Eh...hello!" *smile*

This is the title of the sermon for this week, instead of the cliche "we are family (part B)."

This is our signature way of greeting people who steps into our most beloved house. No one can take it away from us because it is in our DNA! Ha!

This week, the testimonies shared were all about members receiving hundred-fold finanicial breakthroughs after tithing and giving offerings faithfully and with total trust despite the situations screaming distrust.

God is speaking to us. Continue to tithe and God's windows of Heavens will be opened over US. We are 1 big family, surely we want everyone to enjoy blessings together from the Lord :)

No matter how tired you are, keep coming for cell group meetings and services to dwell in the Presence of God...He refreshes our weary souls.

So lets look forward to Tanjong Pagar, earliest by Feb 2010, Hallelujah!

Today we also had our outreach event.
We truly live up to our name N391 (check with us, if unsure, for the meaning of this number).

WE CAME IN FIRST!

This is also the day when all of us saw how rah-rah Peisong can actually get!
And he looks gooooood in the shirt we blessed him with on his birthday!

Newness of life

2009-08-31T07:53:00.008+08:00

On Friday night during fellowship, we celebrated our youngest member's birthday. He just turned 12! His name is Shawn and he has this adorable look you can't help but go gaga over! Alright it sounds exaggerated but despite the age he is very much loved in this big big happy family N391!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAWN!

We brought him this as-cute-as-him chocolate themed coin bank. We blessed him with 5 dollars in it too. We want to help him cultivate a lifestyle of saving (and tithing)!!! Apparently after that I talked to him, he is already learning to save. Good one Shawn! That's our boy! :)Oh Yes, Trena had a awesome good-looking makeover! She, according to the humourous guys from W212, got herself drenched. She rebonded her hair!!! That's the first step to being our next Miss N391!!! Haha. And this is her, promoting this Japanese brand.

Speaking of Japanese, OH YA! On Friday, we had a visitor, our Tehs' cousin, hailing from Japan (but working in Singapore)! She is Reiko! :) Hope she enjoyed herself. Tomorrow Christian will be back from Indonesia!

We had our second round of baptism for our cellgroup.

29 August 2009.

Pictures speak louder than words.

Triple anointing

(1) water baptism itself

(2) holy rain (it was raining....!! Or drizzling rather)

(3) first few to be laid hands on and baptized (strength of anointing among strongest)M-W be the SALT AND LIGHT OF THE WORLD!The old man shall pass away and the newness of life shall spring forth!

M-W: Renewed, Strengthened to continue carrying Jesus' torch, being apple of God's eyes!!!

Congrats once again MW!!!!

We were born for the camera :)How can we miss out taking a cellgroup photo on such a joyous occassion?! There you go, our handsome hunks and beautiful ladies! Our girls flowed with each other, those wearing the same color stood together.

Happily Ever After

2009-08-18T12:31:00.006+08:00

Bet Manosh has no slightest idea that he is not the first one Jon Choo proposed to: Look at his smile, I mean Manosh's. LOL

Ivan has already taken away the privilege of being the first way back in May on Mother's Day CGM....which in the end didnt work out because Ivan has denounced it and left Jon for Reigi. HHAABUT THAT IS NOT THE REAL DEAL!

Our guys are good actors though. Feel free to approach any of us and we will correspond for you to settle any drama. HAHAHAHA.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL:

OPERATION "Happily Ever After"!

It's real!!!! Garvin has finally proposed!!!! (After talking about it since.............early last year? Or even way before that? All the Tanjong Pagar house plans....etc)

"Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply".
Garvin has done from the "blessed" to the "fruitful" part.....stay tuned for "multiply"!!

On the way there: You see Trena in this pose right? In future she will get to be in this kind of pose FOR REAL! hahaha just that she will be smiling frome ear to ear, and by that time, a gorgeous young lady in white dress (or something)!!!

The Love Gurus; the one on the left Ravi, believes in buying honey lemon drink for the girl. The one on the right Manosh, believes in "Love at First Sight on every Sunday Morning".

Neon light sticks on black boards.........Kindly send your payment to N391 if you are intending to use this idea. :) HAHAHAH

OK LAH..after much hiding, running on the dark beach...See Leny cant stop smiling right????

So romantikkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!

How can dont say yes???!!!!

Ladies being ladies, Leny's housemates crowded around her to see the ring

N391 people, remember to start saving up a fat red packet to bless Garvin and Leny on their wedding day!!!!!

OPERATION "Happily Ever After"

SUCCESS!

If you feel the urge to merge, and need help in popping the question, and need creative people like us to set the scene, and need multilingual help (we provide Mandarin, Bahasa, Tamil; hopefully other languages soon), feel free to consult us!!

That's a great business idea hurhs! One thing being in a cellgroup(exciting ones that is), is that you will receive free training to spring surprises, get endless opportunities to try out event management blah blah..alright that's not one thing.

N391 FED-EX our regards!! (remember usual time usual place for CGM; Garvin will be announcing the news.) Let's look forward to Tanjong Pagar! LOL

thanksgiving

2009-08-14T01:32:00.001+08:00

after sending this to her, I thought it really looks nice, especially the word "faithfully!" so I decided to post it up here. -the songsheet producer (go find out who, HAHAHA)

August Week 1

2009-07-31T17:11:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHC!
Pastor Kong's Devtional Section

You may think your life couldnt be worst than anyone else's on Earth. And then your soul gets vexed to the max that you think nothing can be done.

But that is one thing you definitely can do.

Change your mentality.

Change your mentality, if not nothing is going to get any better.

When you change the way you look at things, God will give you grace and mercy to carry you through. You cant change life if you dont change the way you think. And how do you know if you had really changed in the way you think? It is shown in your outward behaviour, or simply put, the manner you do things. Is there extra edge of excellence? Or it just becomes more sloppy?

You are what you think...and do.

Diversify your magtitude with your attitude.

ET ET let me hear you screammmmmmm !

2009-06-28T23:33:00.003+08:00

ET Camp Castaway - The Camp Edition from Jayme Shing on Vimeo.

Hey guys. (:
I believe that all of us who went to camp castaway really had a lot of fun there !
Not only were we blessed by the words of God, we really had a chance to bond with our brothers and sisters from ET zone and I'm sure we made a lot of new friends there. (:

Have a great week guys ! And lets look forward to service this coming sunday ! :D

Gladys, not hamsterrrrrrr. D: !

CAST AWAY

2009-06-15T00:41:00.008+08:00

Last June, Breakaway...

Last December, Phenomenal...

This June, Castaway!!!

First we broke away from our old man,and then a new man is born in us so that we can create phenomenons after phenomenons because of the work of God in our lives! NOW WHAT?

The presence of God follows wherever we go because He lives in us!

So now even talking about going out of Singapore to the nearby St John's Island will take a step of faith because it means we cant order Mac, KFC etc for supper, very unlike the times when we are back on Singapore land camping in a primary school building! It's out of our Comfort Zone, so it's Cast Away!!!!

GET CAST AWAY!

I'm sure all of you are awesomely 'xcited for this!

It is more blessed to give.

So why not pass on the excitement,

give friends the flyer for this camp,

and have a rockin' good ol' time!!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TOO!

AR Bernard

2009-06-12T08:09:00.001+08:00

a link of AR Bernard =D

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/nyregion/24pastor.html?th=&emc=th&pagewant

events and entries

2009-06-09T15:23:00.005+08:00

Recent and Upcoming Events.

If you love God,

you will want to seek His face (pray)...go for the Prayer Meetings.

If you love God,

you will want to know about Him MORE through His Word...go for the bible study.

If you love people (2nd commandment),

you will want to get them saved...go out and invite people for the Celebrity Weekend.

If you wanna feel more faith arise in your heart,

'faith comes by hearing, and hearing of the word of God'...attend the service.

If you love N391 and wanna grow in the spiritual family,

YOU WILL TURN UP FOR ALL THESE!!

Today in SOT, Pastor Kong shared about the sufferings/persecutions he went through managing such a big church, etc. There are many many many many things he shared, but I felt this is awesome, especially for us: "Maturity of a believer is how much he or she loves God. If you love God, He will make you from a nobody to a somebody!"

Let's not be just members, but let us grow to be disciples of Christ. DESIRE. Sometimes we may be offended by what our leaders say to us, but if they dont love us, they wont care enough to chastise us and lead us back on the right track. Disciples are those who have to go through pain in order to be 'built' the right way. Let our lives be His clay. All authority is given by God and God works through people. We respect what God does. God is using our leaders to mould us. Love discipleship. Cry all you want (because that was me), and at the end of the day, you and I must learn to absorb the essence of what is taught and put it into practice. On the worldly side, we call Garvin's discipleship 'nagging'. But you gotta love Garvin for this part :)

PASTOR KONG'S BLOG

Of course the real text isn't as colorful as what you are seeing here. Parts highlighted are those which I really find encouraging.

PASTOR PHIL PRINGLE'S BLOG

Judee~

fellowship

2009-06-04T23:12:00.005+08:00

after service, we went novena to eat

see all the handsome guys in our cellgrp

they were enjoying themselves

i think i shld take more photos of the gals

wahahaha .. got prince here also must have princess ..

RIGHT ??

prayer list

2009-05-31T15:07:00.002+08:00

dear members,

pls remember to pray for protection upon

some of the members that is going overseas,

like garvin, chris, mengqiao, peisong, kingleys, anna and max ..

as we knw H1N1 is spreading around the world ..

we pray that they will be safe

and that GOD will keep them healthy and strong

even though the virus is spreading ...

Faith!

2009-05-11T10:47:00.002+08:00

Its really been an awesome weekend last week! Remember in cg we learnt about the 3 areas we are going to excel in our cg!

1. We are going to be people of commitment to God and to each other.
2. We will be even more excited for the things of God.
3. We are going to have greater faith in God.

Lets really see this 3 things coming to past in our lives and believe for greater miracles and breakthroughs in our lives!

The harvest really is plentiful! Lets really continue meeting needs as a cell group and really share the love of God with everyone around us. This week we really saw my house packed with all the way to the dining area! Growth is coming into this house! Keep it up people! Lets keep shining and sharing Christ wherever that we are.

Service was indeed a great reminder for us to honor our parents for what they have done for us. I believe the cards that we made for our Mom's would really help us to express our love for them as well as to help us build a closer relationship with them. Lets believe with the anointing and presence of God on us not only our friends will be saved but our entire families as well!

Cg this week is once again 730pm friday evening @ Bishan! Come expectant for a revelation and a great time of fellowship!

Garv

Looking Forward

2009-05-04T12:29:00.005+08:00

To all my dearest members!

Great job at all the games we have played the last couple of weeks! With all that spirit and unity we are going to move on a whole new level in this cg! Proud of you guys!

Also want to dedicate this post to Karwen and Dawn as they move on to a new group. We really appreciate all the fellowship time we have shared and pictures we have taken. Wishing you girls all the best in the new cg! Keep shining! Greater things have yet to come!

As we move on to a new month, lets all really look forward to new things and ask God for new dreams and visions to walk with.

Acts 2:17 "That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,Your young men shall see visions,Your old men shall dream dreams."

Its time to rise up to a new level for each and everyone of us. I believe that in each of your lives God has His perfect plan planted and waiting for you to step onto the plate. As a cg lets really keep the love of God in our lives. Overlooking each others flaws. Loving and meeting each others needs. And of course to continue reaching out to our friends and family every single week.

More than just reaching out and growing in numbers we have to continue to build our depth in God and that really is my vision that each of us will really pray and seek the face of God every day of our lives. And its really about hearing and acting out in faith what God has placed in our hearts.

This week let us really look forward to a great time in cg. See you guys friday 730pm at Bishan!

Love,
Garv

New Life Church

2009-05-02T11:20:00.016+08:00

Pictures Taken By Lim Jia Of New Life Church in Taiwan!

Corridoor

Eating Area

Toilet

The bookshop

The auditorium

mr kenny

2009-04-28T23:03:00.003+08:00

TESTIMONY OF MR KENNY

Hi Church, I’m Kenny and this is my wife Serina. I’m the principal of CHEC and O School. In the last few years, God has been teaching us how to reach out to professional dancers in the entertainment industry.
In 2003, I was involved in a series of outreach concerts in Asia. We engaged Ryan Tan to be the dance director and choreographer for those events. Ryan is a very experienced and well respected dancer in the entertainment scene. I remembered the first concert we did in Hong Kong. I saw Ryan sitting by the side of the hall looking grumpy, with his jacket hood covering his face. While, hundreds of people were touched by Pastor’s preaching, he was completely disinterested with God and the church. Yet, I felt in my heart that somehow, the Lord will someday touch him.
Throughout the 8-month long tour, I shared the same hotel room with Ryan. As much as I was eager to lead him to Christ, I purposed in my heart not to preach to him immediately. I felt that he will be hearing enough preaching and altar calls through the 50-over gospel events that we were doing. Like what we’ve learnt in the Caring System, I began by befriending him and showing interest in his life. I read the comics that he read, listened to the songs that he listened to, attended his dance classes when we were back in Singapore, and even helped him out in his business by introducing more students to him. As we spent time together, Ryan began to open up andshared with me more about his life.
Serina:After working with him for a year, Kenny and Ryan had become very close friends. At our last stopover in Australia , when Pastor Kong was giving the altar call, Ryan lifted up his hands to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. He had even told Kenny that he was prepared to get saved in the meeting and that he actually went to buy a Bible before the meeting itself! After he said the sinner’s prayer, Ryan had tears flowing down his cheeks. We saw a different Ryan from the one that Kenny had seen originally in Hong Kong eight months earlier. God had truly touched his life. He is genuinely converted and was water baptized two months later in the river Jordan during our Israel tour. The moment he got out of the water, he was powerfully filled with the Holy Spirit.
The miracle did not stop there. After Ryan became a Christian, he began to help us with the Easter production. He brought in one of his students Carol as a dancing assistant. By that time, Ryan had become more on fire for the Lord. He was actively reaching out to his other friends about how Jesus has changed him. It was in the backroom at the Singapore Indoor Stadium where Ryan and Kenny first shared their testimonies with Carol and planted a seed of faith in her heart. A few weeks later, the dance ministry staged a dance during a Weekend Connection service. Ryan invited Carol to attend that service. Pastor Kong’s message about “Dreams” touched Carol’s heart and that day, she too gave her heart to Jesus.
Kenny:Shortly after that, Ryan and Carol invited one other dancer to church. His name was Daniel. During that period of time, Daniel was facing a family crisis at home. Both Ryan and Carol began to share their testimonies on how their lives were changed in this church. They decided to show their care by pooling in their finances to help him out. They knew that Daniel loves to dance. So they asked him to perform during the recording of the 2005 Cross album. Daniel was very impacted during that time because he had never seen so many people so passionate and excited for their God. Soon after, they invited him to watch another dance performance at our Emerge Conference. Daniel was deeply touched by the presence of God and the message. As a result, he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior as well. When Daniel was serving his National Service, he was unable to attend cell groups and services regularly. However, the cell group continued to show care by giving him Bible studies during his off days. Six months later, Daniel was fully integrated into the church.
But the love and care didn’t stop there. Ryan, Carol and Daniel began to reach out to more dancers in their circle of influence. So far, they have brought 17 other dancers to church, nine of them have accepted Christ and we are in the midst of integrating them into the church.
Through these very creative and talented individuals who came to City Harvest, the vision for O School was birthed. Today Ryan, Carol and Daniel are full-time instructors in O School. The ministry of O School is unique, we provide employment for young talented dancers, we raised bursaries to help youths finish their schooling, and we are giving them healthy role models in the area of dance. In just nine months, O School had crossed 1,000 in membership, we had done dance programs with 15 institutions, touching more than 900 students interested in dancing, and performed to over 10,000 people. I believe many more lives will be influenced for Christ as we shine for Him among these people.
Serina:Being the salt and light in the world is not so difficult. It is not hard-selling the gospel or pestering people to become Christians. Sharing the love of God is simply showing care, love and interest in other people’s lives. By doing that, we change the world — one person at a time!

:D

2009-04-16T12:00:00.004+08:00

ahahahaa hiiiii. (:

blogging here for like, the first time! O:

hmmm welllllllllll, i've gotta say that N391's the bestest bunch of people i know! heh, super love you guys like, to the maxxxxxxxx! :D

okayokay, back to the main reason why i'm posting.

today's 16april, and soooooooooo;

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIM JIA!!!!!!! :D

N391 loves and miss you veh much! God bless!

before you know it, time will flyyyyyyyy and you'll be back with your spiritual family!

jiayouuuuuuu in taiwan! (:

(inserts many ♥s);

Gladysssssss! :D

START GEARING UP FOR EASTER!

2009-04-05T13:26:00.000+08:00

As the title screams..

START GEARING UP FOR EASTER!!!

START REACHING OUT WITH LOVE!!!

START INVITING YOUR FRIENDS!!!

RUN WITH THE VISION TO SEE 80 FRIENDS THIS EASTER!!!

HEAR THE SOUND OF REVIVAL!!!

WAIT NO LONGER!

quickie updates

2009-04-04T01:33:00.004+08:00

Our current Facebook Main Picture.

The past Feb, we saw ourselves taking part in the Emerge meeting when the students got to wear their school uniforms. Judee and Karwen was very on! And wore them even though they are way past the uniforma era.

We spent our V day evening together at Ram's sister's Wedding Dinner.

Feb also saw Aswin transferred with the glory of God over to Tianyi's cellgroup. He's going up yet another level! Hallelujah. Just 2 weeks ago, Yingfeng was also being transferred. Pray that all things will work out smooth and better for him in Tianyi's cellgroup too.

Since March, our Cellgroup Meetings have been shifted to Friday nights, and so Saturdays are now freed up for us to really reach out to our friends and bring them in for Easter. For the past Thursday mornings, we have been playing badminton or basketball too. More and more of us are picking up the guitar...whether it is for worshiping God or serenading our friends. We are multi-talented! Moon has been really preparing food that spells awesome-ness for these few weeks! :) Thanks Moon! We saw N391 sending 2 CGL aka CGCs to School of Theology 2009 too!

Just the past Friday on 03 April, we had an International BBQ night when we had 18 friends coming in from THAILAND! KOREA! CHINA! INDONESIA!

GREAT JOB PEOPLE, LET'S KEEP IT GOING AS WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE FOR 80 FRIENDS THIS COMING EASTER!! HALLELUJAH!! AND EVERYBODY SAY AMEN!

Next up, we will be hitting Sentosa together, then strutting our stuff at FashionRunway@ Expo!

Details will be released soon, keep anticipating! There must be something more!

purposed life

2009-02-05T01:16:00.005+08:00

[Romans 8:28]

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Hey guys, just wanna share with you this verse :)

One of my favourite verses in the bible.

It says that WE know all things work together FOR GOOD

- to those who love Him and those who are called according to His purpose

So, let's really be more united as a cellgroup and really have the same vision and let's continue shining for God, not only in our school but also at home!

We'll start to see our friends, classmates and even family members coming to cellgroup ya :D

Love,

Karwen

Appreciation Meeting 2008-09

2009-01-24T01:57:00.008+08:00

Today is the day when we had our first indoor Jerblinn's subzone meeting (Thanksgiving) at Riverwalk.

E488, N450, N391 and E99

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
~1 Cor 13:13

How can we miss out on taking a cellgroup photo on such a memorable day? So here you go!

Most Evangelistic: REIGI TEH

Most Encouraging: ASWIN

Most OBEH: RAVI, IVAN, JON CHOO

Nominated Sunshine: DAWN CHIA

He's the man! Garvin Chia! Our dearest beloved cell group leader!

Narcissism runs in their blood.

Special mention: the GC clan...the authentic Chia clan in N391: Garvin and Gladys!

Some of you might be wondering how the puzzle looks like..or the card we presented to Garvin, so here you go...take a good look at it

AND SAVE IT! Set as wallpaper also can! Feel free to do it! HHAHAHAH

We would like to extend our thanks to Gladys who took the effort to help us add on the backing to the card and write our messages on it. Must have been hardwork, but thanks Gladys!
These two designs for the puzzle didnt make the cut, as decided by Ravi who has found a good lobang to get personalized puzzles...

CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK FOR THE REST OF THE PHOTOS

as usual uploaded in bulk, and that the person who uploaded them loves to tag people unless she has to rush school assignments.

ten reminders from God

2009-01-20T21:19:00.001+08:00

Effective immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 reminders:

1. QUIT WORRYING:
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST:
Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can’t help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all… God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME:
Once you’ve given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE:
Don’t wake up one morning and say, “Well, I’m feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here.” Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It’s simple. You gave Me your burdens and I’m taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don’t you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and just let Me do my job.

5. TALK TO ME:
I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I’m in control. But there’s one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don’t forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH:
I see a lot of things from up here that you can’t see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I’m doing. Trust Me; you wouldn’t want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE:
You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven’t heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT:
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

9. BE KIND:
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF:
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only — to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me. Don’t ever forget. Rather than focus upon the thorns of life, smell the roses and count your blessings!

Satuday Cellgroup

2009-01-15T11:56:00.003+08:00

Please Note!

CG Resumes this week(:

Date: 17Jan09
Time: 11am
Venue: Bishan St 12, Garvin's place

We'll be playing Sports,Rounders, after CG.
do bring along a set of changing clothes(:
do invite your friends along!

Emilie(:

A Changed

2009-01-15T11:50:00.002+08:00

Helloooooooooooooos!

just a short update by me, Emilie(:

finally had our blogskin changed, any comments/opinions/suggestions, do leave a tag(:

more improvements will be done for the next blogskin.

if you're keen to help out with the blogskin, do let KarWen know!

ThanksThanks(:

2009-01-05T10:59:00.003+08:00

I'm here to blog again.. :)
Really glad to see all of you enjoying yourself on Saturday by the beach. I believe after the fellowship, all of us learn something more about one another!

Being here, I want to share with you guys that this blog will be revamped anytime soon. Comments, ideas and suggestions are greatly welcome :) You can either type your comments in the tagboard (right column) or simply add me in msn @ ji4_w3n@hotmail.com - share the ideas you have in mind.

Let's make this blog more creative and exciting ya?

<3
karwen

2009-01-03T01:06:00.002+08:00

:D

Hi guys, as most of you should know, we're heading to Sentosa tomorrow for..
Fun under the SUN.

Meeting time: 10am
Venue: HABOURFRONT STATION

Things to bring:
1) A change of clothes (in case you dont wanna smell 'nice' on the way home, gees!)
2) At least 10 bucks for breakfast/lunch & the entrance to Sentosa
3) Towel? Handiplast? Water bottle? The essentials that you usually need.

Yeap, that should be all.

We'll probably get our food from Vivocity and head to Sentosa.

Basketball, volleyball.. Cycling and skating is also possible.. :)

Not forgetting.. Those who like to be fair and not tanned.. Bring sunblock.

HAHA, i've a bottle and will bring it tomorrow for those who need it.

Last but not least, we need ground sheet/mats.

If you have, please bring it! Thanks a million and.. turn to two other living things and say I'll be at Habourfront station at 10am! :) See you guys!

-Karwen

Christmas mass photo

2008-12-31T02:36:00.006+08:00

(Pls click to enlarge the photo, thanks!)
This is the photo we took during Christmas Eve at Expo, 24th December '08!

Hellooooooooooooooo :) anyway, its me again.
2009 is nearing.. so gonna wish all of you a HAPPY 2009 in advance! Haha...

Yesterday, on the 30th, some of us met up for basketball, followed by lunch (or rather brunch) at Bishan's J8. Of course, we ended up at Esplanade and Marina Square for dinner. Though some of us had to wait but I believe we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly yeah? :) We took a group photo outside MS but of course, the camera was not mine. I think we took a few shots because of the lighting. Gees. Thanks to the photographer who take pictures like super fast. All of us went, "wah, so fast ah!" Haha..

Anyway, pictures are still in the midst of uploading so.. Patience is virtue. Gees.

Take care and have fun counting down to the brand new year! :D

For greater things have yet to come.

Loads of love,

Karwen

Edited and sent by Garvin:

2008-12-26T00:57:00.005+08:00

Hellooooo :)
first of all, I'm here wishing you a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Here are the pictures for our BIG MASS WALK event. - not in sequence though.

Of course, if you can't remember, our team emerged as the second team after running with the doggies :)

I had a great time running through the bridges with all of them, though we got to carry the dogs - Emilie is really helpful that day too, carrying the jack russell a.k.a Amber. Gees. They are super adorable.
(& yeah, the swensens voucher is still lying in between my notebook!)

Some of us met up at MacD's for breakfast/lunch before heading to Habourfront station.

Crossing the Henderson Waves~

Dawn is super cute here. Candid shot :D
Top view of one of the bridges that we had to run almost the whole journey.

The doggies waiting for us to finish scrubbing the cake of soap.

And I thought it was really a great idea praising God in public that very day :)
That's Garvin and Jerblinn giving instructions for various teams.

Two thumbs up for them to organise such an enjoyable event!

take note!

2008-12-03T21:24:00.005+08:00

As most of you probably would have known this by now, this coming Saturday we will be having our VERY FIRST SUBZONE EVENT

B.M.W

Let's decode the abbreviation. It is

BIG MASS WALK!! @ Southern Ridges Walk!

Dont you feel excited??!

Because I do! I bet we all do!

Now let's get really really really hyped up,

and invite our friends to join this meaningful event with us!

We will be meeting at Harbourfont Station at 130 p.m. For the uninitiated, it is the end of the Purple Line, where you can get to VivoCity too! Turn to anything beside you while reading this, and say

"Meet up:
Harbourfront Station at
130p.m. on 6

December 2008"!

Let's recap:

What to bring: (see what's in her hands lah...hahaha) Check out our adorable Dawn C who finally turned 14 the past Tuesday. Let her fill you in with her day on the oh-so-high Singapore flyer. Ha ha ha.

Yes! That's what the BMW will do too.. fellowship! Get to know your cellgroup and subzone members and new friends more!

Personal Reward: Spiritual/Mental Centering
In the book Walking in This World, author Julia Cameron says, “Most of us
spend life on the run, too busy and too hurried to walk anywhere. Beset by
problems and difficulties, we feel walking is a frivolous waste of time. ‘When
will I do it?’ becomes one more problem . . . the truth is that walking holds
our solutions.”
**

Personal Reward: Multi-tasking
benefits of walking, and in fact your personal reward, are twofold
here—exercise and entertainment.
**
Personal Reward: Calorie Burning
Keep in mind that the number of calories burned while walking varies
greatly according to your pace. A leisurely stroll burns about the same number
of calories as activities such as putting away laundry and other housework—about
75 calories an hour; while race walking (at four mph) can burn up to 350
calories per hour for a 155 pound person. The more the that you weigh, the more
calories you burn.
**
Personal Reward: Socializing
This personal reward could fall under multi-tasking because you get to bond
with a friend or family member while enjoying other benefits of walking as well.
**
Personal Reward: Accomplishment
One of the greatest personal awards is a sense of achievement, and one of
the greatest benefits of walking can be proving to yourself just how much you
can achieve.

Numerous rewards isnt it?! This simple act can reap so many benefits!

Aiyah dont think so much already lah!!
Let's get reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
HYPED UP
EXCITED
PUMPIN' FOR A GOOD TIME!!

and.....

invite your friends to join us!!

WOOHOOO!!!

Hopefully this provides sufficient details, if not, please contact your most beloved CGLs.

NEXT UP

Alright this picture may not be the best representative..

but before our most most most beloved Cell Group Leader Garvin goes into this ultimate lush sanctuary to penetrate the greens and show his undying love for the nation through reservice for a week,

he would love to have a good dinner with us, and fellowship with us.

TOMORROW NIGHT
THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2008
7PM AT BISHAN MOS BURGER

Please contact either Judee Chia or Emilie Chia for more details, thank you very much!

ANOTHER THING before you navigate away from this page;

ENGAGE THE CULTURE TO PENETRATE THE CULTURE!

now that all of us were blessed with the 'Boy Meets Girl' worshop, going gaga over human-vampire romance certainly wont be on our cards! Dont worry lah Garvin!!

Let's check out this list:

-Emilie
-Dawn
-Huitong
-Moon
-Judee
-Reigi
-Reagan Teh
-Brandon
-Karwen

We are going!!

Now appealing to: not asked yet; or reluctant to go
-Garvin
-Ravi (please rmb Q's not the whole world...ha ha ha!)
-Aswin Lau
-Choo choo train
-Ivan Lee Bird Tong Chai
-Yingfeng
-Shawn
-Darryl
-Anna
-Trena
-Reagan Li
-Christian
-Manosh

As you can see, majority of the folks are guys...

Let's not be anxious! Ha ha ha let's believe more names will appear in the first list! Have a great cellgroup outing man!!! Of course you can ask your friends to join us too! We love people, dont we? :)

;;;;;;;;;Judee Chia signs off!;;;;;;;;;;;;

2008-12-01T13:32:00.006+08:00

Hello people, this is just a short post on the reflections I had for last week's workshop ;)

Last Saturday, since we didn't have cellgroup, most of us gathered at Garvin's house for something really great. It was the workshops for Praise and Worship and Boy Meets Girl.

Personally, I felt it was a time of reflection on my own spiritual life - like for eg, am I really seeking God in my quiet time or merely just reading the bible and praying for needs?

After the workshop, I think an encounter with God is the utmost important reason why we must do our quiet time daily.

The presence was so tangible as the workshop was coming to the end for Praise and Worship - that is when we were worshipping and singing with all our hearts. Mhmm, I thought in my mind, 'sighs, if only we could dwell in His presence a little longer'.

Nonetheless, during the 15 minutes break we had, the skies suddenly cleared of dark clouds and the drizzle stopped. :) So Judee brought the cake from the kitchen and we celebrated 4 members birthdays! They are Reigi, Dawn, Moon and Daryl ;D (I did take a video of the whole celebration but will upload it when i've more time)

We then resumed the Boy Meets Girl workshop.

Garvin prepared for very long the night before, which is the night we had our Xmas Prelude BBQ! Guess his eye-bags are the effects of it. I think we are really blessed to have him as our cgl :) & The points that were mentioned were really straight forward and I think I'm able to find my right partner (when the time is right, duh) with the list of qualities and of cos, not forgetting the 60 seconds compatibility test. Gees.

[Proverbs 18:22]

He who finds a wife finds a good thing,

And obtains favor from the LORD.

AM BLESSED by the workshops. Thanks Garv!

Loves,

Karwen

~X'MAS PRELUDE BBQ~

2008-11-26T22:43:00.003+08:00

Hii guys! We're having a X'MAS PRELUDE BBQ this friday 28th November.

Time: 6pm

Venue: Braddell View Condo (Near Braddell mrt)

Pit: 3

R.S.V.P: Ravi [96806139]

Fees: $5 per pax

Lets get ready for christmas!

Lets really invite all our friends so that we can get to all of them better. yea!

CHEERS! =)

2008-11-25T23:55:00.002+08:00

I like this song, just being random here. HAHAHA(:

The God I Know (Acoustic) - Alison Yap & CHC Band

Dawn

Asia Conference.

2008-11-25T23:40:00.005+08:00

Well, Asia Conference has finally ended. And surely it's been a fruitful and a life transforming during this 5 days. Although, some of us may be in the overflow hall, though it's real packed. And we got to even get squeezed by a thousand of people over Asia.

But knowing that God's presence is everywhere (♥) , even we're tired for the next, and the following days ,we still did it! HAHA.

Moreover, there's electives and indeed it also did teaches us many.

That we could also use it in our daily lifes, also impacting others.

Updates will be done soon too.
Rest well guys.

Dawn.

B.M.W - Southern Ridges Walk

2008-11-13T21:11:00.012+08:00

Hey N391! Something Else to look forward to is our first ever SubZone Event this coming 6th Dec 08! The B.M.W - "Big Mass Walk" We will be heading towards the Southern Ridges. Of course it would be more than walking but we might be able to look forward to a fun filled time of games and food! It is gonna be an awesome time of fellowship!

Today Ivan, Dawn, Karwen and myself went on a recce trip to check out the grounds.

Start Point from Harbour Front Mrt Exit D

Here is a little bit of knowledge on Discovering the Southern Ridges:

The Southern Ridges comprise of a 9km chain of green, open spaces spanning the rolling hills of Mt Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park before ending at West Coast Park.

It is an area filled with history and home to many flora and fauna. At the same time, it holds many of the best spots to catch panoramic views of Singapore's city, harbour and Southern islands.

Today we explored the two most prominent connections that stand proudly along the ridges:

Henderson Waves - Singapore's highest pedestrian bridge - spans Henderson Road to connect Mt Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park.

Henderson Wave Start Point

Henderson Wave From Below

This Magnificent Bridge is 36m above Henderson Road, its unique wave-form is made up of seven undulating curved steel "ribs" that alternately rise over and under its deck. The curve "ribs" form alcoves that functions as shelters with seats within.

Next up is the Alexandra Arch which looks like an opened leaf across the Alexandra Road.

Dawn Crossing the Bridge

A full picture of the Alexandra Arch

Leading to two of these Fabulous bridges we had to walk through the Marang Trail which extends from Marang Road, just behind the Harboufront Mrt Station to the cable car station at the Jewel Box on Mt Faber.

Easy Walk for our macho Ivan Lee

After the Marang Trail we move on to the Faber Walk where we could take scenic pictures of Singapore. Well the rest of the scenic pictures i will leave the rest to upload Haha... Last thing to take note!

Our Model Dawn Lee Showing us what is needed for this walk

1. Cap 2. Mobile Phone 3. Camera 4. Shoes 5. Water

Yup it was an enjoyable day of walking for us! Lets all look forward to BMW 6th of Dec! Till then lets really invite our friends to join us!

Asia Conference!!!

2008-11-11T13:24:00.005+08:00

Hey Guys! Asia Conference is in a weeks time! Lets really get excited and gear up for an awesome week of life changing messages, activities and more! Its not too late to invite your friends down for the Asia Conference. Do check out the website and make time for the various time slots! http://www.asiaconference.org.sg/
See you there!

Also please note this week Cg is gonna be at 430pm at bishan! Take Care and have a blessed week ahead!
-Garv

ET Bling

2008-11-08T23:58:00.005+08:00

ahs, finally i'm left with just one LAST paper! hahas. shall cut the craps and get on to the main topic.

i'm sure everyone know what SPECIAL event we're having today? yeahs, its our very own ET Bling! (: everyone put in an extra effort to really dress nice and bling for this event. many people came with different types of bling like CDs? Tie? & of course the shiny glitters. entering riverwalk before the event, you can smell aromas of glitter sprays filled in the cafe area. as each cellgroup have to come up with a theme, many interesting ideas came out..

of course, N391 looks good as well! (: we came up with SCARVES, keeping up with the fashion trends, with glitters all over us as well. we're all ever ready before the event started, getting the glitters all over..

ever-hyper Dawn Lee! th big boss,Garvin Chia
a new look with the blue checked scarf over his neck, and glittered hair.

the whole event start and the whole room was excited! (: we started off with a little ice-breaker game within our zone. we were in the GREEN zone. scavenger hunt for ice-breaker, and GREEN zone won. (: everyone participated actively and hand-in-hand we won. trying to have gravity-defying hairstyle, JON added plenty of glitters all over his head. wow, it was very glitterish..

second game was a guessing game, cant rmb exactly its name, where we're supposed to to guess who's the ONE among the FOUR. first up, Limbo Rock Champion. with contestant, Mason Tianyi Nikky & one other girl.

Mr Lim TianYi,
trying to convince others that he's the champion!

answer revealed!
Mason! with ultimate flexibility.

the second one was Skipping Champion. and guess what? it David ANG! lols! how unbelievable?! hahas. third was who was spared from wasabi sandwich. everyone was bluffed by kim, a borned actress! lols!

had a short offering message followed by our very own ET Zone video announcement! quite cool yeah? hahas. after that was a dance performance, with ravi inside! enjoy the video, though its not really clear.

there was also an activity, where 3 girls went through makeover by 3 makeup artists. a very cool and good look on them! (: the MCs were quite funny, hahas.

overall, the event was great! gave out some best dressed awards at the end, though N391 didn't clinch any prizes, but we enjoyed ourselves! (:

For more information or updates on ET Zone, do visit http://etzone.org/ today!

Lastly, Presenting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

N391!!!
so long since we took a cellgroup photo? though not all are present.
our fresh look with scarves.. (:

lastly, a subzone group photo! (:

Chris's Birthday

2008-11-05T03:01:00.001+08:00

Hi dearest N391,

Today is Chris's birthday.
Let's shower him with all our love... ;D

Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To Chris *WOOOOOOOOOO*
Happy Birthday To You
God is blessing You Now,
God is blessing You Now,
God is blessing You Now, *WOOOOOOOOOOO*
God is blessing You Nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

ET bling2

2008-11-05T01:55:00.001+08:00

Bling!

Looking good is always an asset, and why can’t it be you?
All set to bring you the most exciting,
most outrageous and most glamorous event of the year,
Bling! will change you inside-out!
Fashion runways, makeovers and creative programs are awaiting you..
So guys, wait no longer and invite your friends,
for a time they’ll never forget!
Come in your loudest and Bling-est outfit and get yourself ready to
ROCK THE HOUSE!

please take note: we will be going tuuh the 8th nov's BLING!

loves,
huitongchia.

morning prayer time

2008-11-04T01:47:00.001+08:00

MORNING PRAYER MEETING
time: 0645am-0800am
days: monday to friday (3-7nov)
venue: Jurong West, PayaLebar, People's Theater

*if you dontt know how tuuh ggo people's theater,
cann contact me((:

loves,
huitongchia

prayer

2008-11-03T19:26:00.001+08:00

Real prayer has its fountain in the heart.

Our prayers have an aroma, whch indicates the spirit of each prayer we pray.

Be urgent in prayer.

The open heart prays easily.

The purpose of affliction is to arouse the cry of our heart to God.

Rewards come to diligent seekers.

Sekking God brings humility to our hearts.

Influence increases for those who seek God.

The very act of seeking God softens our heart.

Provision flows to those seeking God.

Joy comes to the surrendered heart.

If we pray, we are empowered to do right instead of wrong.

We must make the commitment to seek the Lord.

Crises hit out lives to awaken us. Pain gets our attention. We stir our heart to seek God.

Faith pleases God.

One reason for unanswered prayer is that the prayer is self-centered.

Successful prayer is aligning the prayer of our heart with the thoughts our brain.

Effective prayer thirsts.

Our prayers are aligned with His character, His nature, and His purposes.

God hears prayers that echo His purposes.

Evil gains ground in the prayerless soul. In prayer we find desire and strength to destroy sin's power over us.

Pride increases when prayer decreases.

Some prayers are too painful to give voice to.

Prayer is a humbling exercise.

Our confidence is based on a real revelation of what God has planted in our heart through prayer.

Patience is length of spirit. Our spirit gains patience and strength through praying. Our stamina in prayer increases as we pray more often.

Fasting and praying engages the highest-octane spiritual power available.

Fasting covers the whole concept of ceasing to satisfy the cravings of our flesh. This self-denial allows our spirit to rise. We become clearer and sharper to spiritual qualities surface where they had been doormat.

Pray both with our understanding and with our spirit.

Prayer is meant to be ongoing and earnest.

Prayer is the "first of all". We are to flavour our prayers with grace, faith and forgiveness.

The way we 'learn' obedience is that when we reap the consequences of disobedience in life, rather than rebellious.

When we feel distress, sorrow, agony, these are times to pray with even greater intensity.

Prayer is our time for cleansing and purifying.

When we pray, our mind opens to thoughts previously hidden.

We invoke our best defense when we pray.

Our troubles are designed to turn us to God, not away from Him.

When God tells is to do something, it's because there is high purpose and awesome results are planned for us.

Proper prayer is total devotion to the matter.

Adapted from "If- The Art of Prayer" by Phil Pringle.

fasting plus praying

2008-10-29T12:50:00.001+08:00

N391 FASTING DAYS
hi guys,
as you know the pledging week is arriving,
lets start fasting as a CG today @ 12am.
( for 72 hours )
believe tat he will do great things in our lives.
&& lets really step out in great faith.
also be reminded there will be BS tomorrow
0730@ riverwalk((:
god bless you, have a wonderful week.

loves,
huitongchia

cellgroup outing

2008-10-27T03:37:00.001+08:00

N391 OUTING
KBOX@ MARINA
meeting date: 27 10 2008
meeting venue: cityhall mrt station
meeting time: 1045am

pls try tuuh avail yourself on tat day((:

loves,
huitongchia

joke

2008-10-23T23:12:00.001+08:00

Atheists' Holiday

In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays. He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.

The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel and declared, "Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah ... Yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!"

The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said, "Obviously your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate his own atheists' holiday!"

The lawyer pompously said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. And just when might that holiday be, your Honor?"
The judge said, "Well, it comes every year on exactly the same date -- April 1st! Since our calendar sets April 1st as 'April Fools Day,' consider that Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.'

Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now have a good day and get out of my courtroom!"

I took this from G4C webbie

Hope you enjoyed.

aswin's birthday

2008-10-23T03:24:00.001+08:00

owells,
today is ASWIN'S NINTEEN B'DAE((:
some of us actually stayed back after B.S,
tuuh give aswin this mini suprise.
see the joyful face tat aswin had on these photos,
he must have enjoyed it..
special thanks tuuh clarence((:
without him, we wont be able tuuh have da cake.
hohoho!
although this celebration was a short one,
but i believe it will be a memorable one too.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASWIN!!
N391 LOVES YOU ALWAYS.

loves,
huitongchia

1st official post

2008-10-20T16:00:00.001+08:00

heyys N391 ((:
we are finally having our very own blog!
hoooorayys!
with our veryvery own N391 blogg,
you guys cann share your revelations, motivating story & etc.
and let ur friends know abt this website.
so that they can have some idea wadd our CG is like.
lets continue to see our CG growing more and more!
as we gear up for the building fund,
you cann share how God bless you too.
lets look forward to more activities in N391
&& start blogging today!
have a wonderful week, God bless you.

loves,
huitong chia

members

2008-10-19T22:07:00.001+08:00

Cellgroup Leader Garvin with his beautiful girlfriend Leny

Our Connect Group Leaders

Aswin Jonathan Choo
Ravi
Peter IvanKarwen (the only female CGL)

The rest of the handsome brothers and pretty sisters in Christ of N391

StellaDawnEmilie

Shawn Manosh
Christian
BrandonDarryl
Ryan
Ying Feng
Reigi
Huitong Moon

Kaying and Judee
Yun XinTrena

I dont have any of Anna's and Evangeline's photos with me.

Here's the most recent family photo.

((:

Act cute stunt inspired by Jon Choo