United We Stand, Divided We Fall

2009-08-07T00:21:00.000+08:00

Sorry eh! Peer Outing cancelled due to some causes.
We will have it some other time! :)

2009-08-01T01:04:00.002+08:00

Blessed August! Anyway, here to update about the details again.

We will be having our peer outing at Peggy's house. Alright, I still haven't ask her yet. But should be alright. Haha.
And also, each person will have to bring $4 for dinner (some purpose behind it).
Will meet 1pm at Toa Payoh Interchange. There's fairprice right? Yes, no, yes?
Please, please, please mark out that day yea! PLEASE REMEMBER!!! 10 August 2009, Monday.
See yaaaa!

2009-08-01T00:24:00.000+08:00

2009-07-28T00:04:00.002+08:00

Hey all! We are going to have another peer outing soon.
Are you excited? Hahaha. Cause I am. :D :D

Alright. Let me tell you guys some of the details.
It will be on the 10th of August which is on a Monday. So please make yourself available!
Venue will most probably be at Desmond Quah's house.
That's for now yea. More will be coming soon! :) So please come back and check once a while.

2009-07-20T21:13:00.001+08:00

Be careful little eyes what you see
It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear
When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near
Be careful little lips what you say
For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands
Is shorter than you're thinking
Be careful if you think you stand
You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
Daddies never crumble in a day
Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see

Please be noted: make yourself free on 10th of August. Will most probably have a peer group outing on that day.

- Desmond -

2009-07-13T00:08:00.001+08:00

Stained Glass Masquerade - Casting Crowns

Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small

Cause when I take a look around
Everybody seems so strong
I know they'll soon discover
That I don't belong

So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay
If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe it too
So with a painted grin, I play the part again
So everyone will see me the way that I see them

Are we happy plastic people
Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade

Is there anyone who's been there
Are there any hands to raise
Am I the only one who's traded
In the altar for a stage

The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching
Can we really fall apart

But would it set me free
If I dared to let you see
The truth behind the person
That you imagine me to be

Would your arms be open
Or would you walk away
Would the love of Jesus
Be enough to make you stay

But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade

Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small

-jim

2009-03-10T23:18:00.003+08:00

Hi all.

Desmond asked me to update. But I don't know what to write.
But I've got one picture to share:

We need to have faith in God to get us down the highway of life, to the destination that God has planned for us. The Word of God is the fuel that keeps our faith moving along.

That's all.

2009-02-10T23:46:00.002+08:00

People who were present on Monday @ West Coast Park

The kind person who took the photo for us! :)

Sisters..
Sorry, no photo of the brothers.

Anyway, if you want those photos you guys can grab it at Facebook.
See you guys soon.

With Love,
Angelia (:

2009-01-20T18:16:00.003+08:00

Our Peer Goals for Year 2009!

1. Walking Right with God
- we do not want to stumble one another
- it is meant to strengthen one another
.:. We must be strong in God, making sure we won't pull anyone down.

2. Prayer
- pray before & after peer outing
- as and when we can (Eg. before service starts)

3. Accountability
(Hebrews13:17; Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.)

- inform the person-in-charge when you are late
- sharing with people you are comfortable with in the peer group when you have problems (but ultimately the priority are still your leaders and disciple.)

4. Take Initiative
- to plan peer outing
- to pray

5. Clear Communication
- making our points clear (no smoking)
- be sensitive when correcting people
(bring the person aside and tell the person properly)
- be sensitive in ALL areas

6. Put Others First
- seek and learn to give
- not always wanting people to give to you
- our motive of joining this peer group

7. Be Humble & Teachable
- able to take corrections from one another
- willingness to change

8. Togetherness
- make conscious effort to talk to one another
- link to initiatives

9. Be Open
- when sharing, share from our heart

10. Confidential
- making sure that whatever we've share in the group will be kept within us.

11. Proper Fellowship
- share about spiritual things
- no craps
- being wise in our speech

12. Be Serious At The Right Time
- we pray hard, and we also play hard

13. Punctuality
- to work on it, cause we will be wasting each other time.

14. Outing Once A Month
- can be a short fellowship

15. Be Friendly :)
- say "hi!" when we see each other in church

16. Take ownership
- be responsible for the group

Yup, that's all. Let's see it come to past okay.
Anyway, I will upload the photos soon.

God Bless,
Angelia :)

2009-01-20T01:07:00.001+08:00

someone do something about the template? pwease?

-jim

2008-09-25T01:37:00.002+08:00

Where's everyone?
a year has gone.

-angelia

2007-10-10T19:07:00.000+08:00

hey people. excited for youth camp? i definitely am. excited about the games, the fellowship, the bonding and definitely the touches from God. anyways, gabriel is coming for youth camp, if im not wrong. yeah, all the way from NZ. look forward to it!

jim

2007-09-13T20:41:00.002+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DESMOND QUAH!

2007-07-16T23:13:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday, Jim!
pray that you will allow God to mould you into what He wants you to be.
and believe that He will bring you up to another lvl higher than before. =)
God Bless.

To J!M

2007-07-15T22:14:00.000+08:00

okay. a very good happy joyous birthday to Jim. for tomorrow la. ya. now same age as me. Zzz. nvm. september is coming. and i will still be older than you. lol. well. happy birthday then. God bless.

Desmond

2007-07-05T23:04:00.000+08:00

got it somewhere. think its quite cool.. so wanna share with you guys..

"Can't sleep? don't count sheep, talk to the Shepherd"

haha. thats all. bye.

2007-06-29T22:56:00.000+08:00

hey just saw this message. i know it's not christmas now, but it's interesting after all.

How God beat Satan during Christmas
"... the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." (1 Corinthians 2:8)

Understand, Satan is a created being. He shares none of the attributes of Almighty God -- not omniscience, omnipresence, nor omnipotence, meaning that he is limited in knowledge and space and power.

When it comes to predicting what God is going to do next, Satan has to rely on what he can figure out, what he remembers from the timeless past when he resided in heaven as a favorite angel, and what he reads in Holy Scripture. Since the Holy Spirit does not enlighten his understanding, Satan sees as the world sees, not with the mind of Christ. Once we understand this, a hundred puzzles fall into place.

The Apostle Paul pointed out that had Satan known what God was up to, he would never have crucified Jesus. One might say that God pulled the wool over the devil's eyes and fooled him. On that first Easter Sunday morning, an imp rushed into the presence of his satanic majesty, interrupting the two-day celebration over the death of Jesus. The demon breathlessly announced that the tomb was empty, the body gone, and the soldiers looked like they had seen a ghost. Satan spewed out his champagne and cursed. He had been had and he knew it. He had played right into God's hands and was defeated.

Sometimes in biblical history, we see that the Lord manipulated Satan, as in the cases of Job and Joseph. Sometimes, God gave him a good comeuppance as at Mount Carmel when Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal in a fire-calling contest. At other times, the Lord used subterfuge to fool His enemy. Christmas is one of those times.

Satan can read. He knew from Micah 5:2 that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What he did not know was the timing of the Savior's birth. So, in another of his endless efforts to thwart the purposes of God, Satan pulled in demons from around the world to concentrate on the Holy Land, specifically the region around Bethlehem. That's one reason for the ubiquitous demon-possession in the New Testament. The devils practically outnumbered the citizens. They served as Satan's spies and were charged with keeping an eye out for godly young couples about to have babies.

Satan was lying in wait for the Messiah

The first thing God did was to choose a man and woman not from Bethlehem, but from Nazareth, far to the north. Secondly, He saw to it that the woman's purity and morality would be doubted. The devil can count; he knows it takes nine months to make a baby. He had no way of knowing of Gabriel's visits to Mary and Joseph or of the miraculous conception of this Baby. If he heard at all of this young Nazarene couple, he quickly discounted them, certain that the God he remembered from heaven would never deign to use obvious sinners for so holy a role.

The third thing God did was to arrange to move Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem in time for the birth, but not so as to draw attention to themselves. When Caesar Augustus put out a call for a census of the empire, God had put it in his heart. "The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes," as the Bible says in Proverbs 21:1.

Mary and Joseph were among thousands returning to their ancestral homes for the census. Perhaps the roads experienced a primitive form of gridlock. With Bethlehem's inns and available homes filled, the young couple took the only thing offered, a stable. "She brought forth her firstborn son and laid him in a manger, for there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7). If the devil's imps were vigilant, they would have dismissed the young family camping out in a barn for good reason.

The God whom Satan remembered from heaven resided in a level of glory unimagined on earth. Satan was unsure of a lot of things, but one thing he knew -- God in heaven would not allow His Son to be born in a barn. Doubtless he had told his demons to check the finest homes for the most illustrious surroundings and outstanding parents. But the Lord fooled him. "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise" (1 Corinthians 1:27). This is a basic lesson of spiritual warfare which historically Satan seems incapable of grasping. To this day, no carnal mind believes it.

When Jesus was born, God prepared a welcoming committee of the lowliest people on the planet -- shepherds -- primarily to reassure the young parents that all was well. Satan had no way of seeing the angels that appeared to these sheepherders that night or hearing their clues on how to identify the Baby. "And this will be a sign unto you: you will find a Baby wrapped in cloths lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12). No one noticed or cared when a small company of ragtag shepherds ran breathlessly through the village looking for -- what else? -- a stable.

Later, after Joseph had moved his little family into a house in Bethlehem, a delegation of foreign visitors arrived. These "magi from the east" had created no small stir in Jerusalem as they naively announced their search for the one "born king of the Jews" (Matthew 2). From the gifts they presented, Joseph was able to finance a sudden trip to Egypt made necessary when murderous King Herod sent soldiers on a search-and-destroy mission for the babies of Bethlehem. Satan would have fumed to learn that the objects of his wrath were already out of town, slowly making their way toward Egypt where they would remain until Herod's death. Eventually, when the holy family re-entered the country, they moved to Nazareth where Joseph opened his carpentry shop.

Satan had lost Jesus

Jesus grew up with a normal Jewish childhood in Nazareth. He was not a "Superboy in Smallville," amazing the hometown folks with His miracles and inspired teaching. Had he done that, Satan would have heard the talk about the boy wonder and come calling. The first the devil learned of Jesus' identity was the day the Lord stepped into the waters of the Jordan and waded to John the Baptist. Nudged by the Holy Spirit, John called out, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" And that's how everyone learned that the Messiah was Jesus from Nazareth.

Jesus' baptism was His coming out. The gloves were off. God in heaven was saying, "There He is, devil! Do your worst. We're ready." The game was afoot; the battle was joined. It came to a head one day three years later on a hill outside Jerusalem. For a couple of days, Satan reveled in his victory. Then, on that first Easter Sunday morning, an imp came running in, all out of breath....

2007-06-25T17:52:00.000+08:00

TO: max, desmond, dominic, grace, shu yi, qiao fen, jim, alvin.

hey guys, wanna meet up on saturday after the rally? (14/7/07)
its been a loooooooooooong time since we gather.

pls give suggestion where we can go.
and pls tell desmond whether you can go.

thats all. God bless.

2007-06-24T23:32:00.000+08:00

i was listening to this song, and it really spoke to me alot.

Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away

Chorus:
So maybe this time
I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear
is tearin' at my words
What am I so afraid of?
'Cause here I go again
Talkin' 'bout the rain
And mullin' over things
that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance
to tell him that You love Him

But here I go again
Here I go again

Lord, You love him so
You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe
He will never die
But how then will he know
What he has never heard?
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life

This might be my last chance
To tell him that You love him
This might be my last chance
To tell him that You love him

You love him, You love him
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
What he has never heard?

I believe that every one of us here want to see our friends saved.
but are we trying to invite them for the rally in our own power?
or are we not even daring to approach them for fear of rejection.
I believe that instead of trying to bring our friends through our own means, why not let God bring them? why not use God's way to invite them?
you know that time is running out for your friends, but when faced with the task of inviting, you talk about other things that are not important in the long term, like what to eat or what. that's what I did. I simply didn't dare to invite him for the easter rally. At that time, I was really afraid that he would ostracize me or something la, but on hindsight, I realize being ostracized for God is not a bad thing at all.
Let's give it our all for the youth rally. let's just make the effort to get as many people as possible. for me, tomorrow during recess i'm planning to go up to the front of the class to invite everybody lah. some people may just go and eat, but I don't care. I'm gonna give it my all. I'm gonna pray and fast for the saving of my contacts. I'm gonna do it God's way. I'm gonna let God take away my fears and bring my friends. I'm gonna let go and let God. Are you?

-max

2007-06-23T01:04:00.000+08:00

Youth Rally is coming soon. and its gonna be a great one.

start inviting your friends for this rally.

EXHILARATINGMUSIC
ABSORBINGDRAMA
AWE-INSPIRINGMESSAGE

most importantly, you need to pray too.

2007-06-21T22:21:00.000+08:00

Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Cor 6:12

the last line says alot in our modern world nowadays. do we allow ourselves to be controlled by anything in this world? any kind of thoughts, any kind of addictions, any habit? any game, any person, any object? in our lives, even though God says everything is permissible, it is our responsibility to choose what is beneficial for ourselves. wait i mean choose jesus first, others second, ourselves last. God gave us this desire for freedom for a reason. inside our hearts, we know we dont like to be bound by these things. hope this post speaks to you.

2007-06-17T23:25:00.000+08:00

ok let me post for this time. lol. ok about the colour thingy... i think i will stick with black. ya. ok. i will share wat happen during the camp ya. it seems to be a revelation to me or something like that. cos during one of the camp service. i was at the altar call.. then, suddenly i felt the back of my head got wacked (and it's really hard). and i just seemed to faint. then i think God showed me how hell looks like. wat i saw should be just a small brief of it. ya. it was hot there, and i saw people's limbs tearing, people screaming. ya.then i woke up. when i sat up, my head really hurts. then i wanted to sit abit longer, but someone pulled me up. Zzz. ok to be exact la, i was lazy to stand la. but my head really hurt that day. yup. this seems to be a revelation huh...

Desmond

2007-06-05T22:37:00.000+08:00

so here's a favourite question during this time of the year:

What are your expectations for church camp?

i know the feeling of not expecting anything and just going for camp. you would just end the camp feeling that it was a waste of time and money. and so far, im expecting a new spirit, a new desire from God.

jim

2007-05-19T21:27:00.001+08:00

Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it?
Let us, then, return thanks for what He hasbestowed on us.
Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health,
we should not have possessed them to our destruction.

2007-05-08T22:28:00.000+08:00

boo! how's mid years people?
-max

2007-05-04T23:44:00.000+08:00

hey! so how? are we still meeting. i dont mind.
ohmyTIAN! pls pls pls reply.
if want, where you guys wanna go?
thomson plaza? changi airport? suggest pls.
co wont be open, heard from my cell leader.
cause there's wedding ceremony tomorrow.
so study oikos is cancelled.
-angelia.

2007-05-03T21:27:00.000+08:00

i think i might not be able to make it for the oikos, but will try to meet you all for dinner. coffeeshop arh? is there soccer btw? (:
-max

2007-05-03T20:36:00.000+08:00

so deal ar. dinner after the study oikos. btw, tomorrow's my last papers. so i'll probably be teaching only for the oikos.

i pick red!

-jim.

mid years

2007-05-01T21:28:00.000+08:00

mid years are coming. study hard! they'll be over soon. will be praying for all of you guys and girls. (:
-max
P.S. my posts will be in purple from now on. for differentiation purposes. why not everyone choose one colour? then no need to put name liao.

2007-05-01T20:51:00.000+08:00

after the study thing have dinner together?
reply..
its a long time since we meet up.
-angelia

err.... huh?

2007-04-30T21:26:00.000+08:00

err.....huh?????? wat's this...? i received a mail and i got this. ???????
Des

yes!

2007-04-30T21:09:00.000+08:00

yes we believe that desmond will be back! (:
fasting and praying do work yea? i'm fasting every thursday fyi, join me if you can! i believe that God will see the sincerity and the passion and the desire to see desmond return as a true child of God.
anyway after study week this weekend wanna have dinner together? (:

-max

2007-04-30T19:27:00.000+08:00

hey people. remember to include your own names when you post. cos no one knows who's actually posting.

well, as we were writing the card on saturday, God reminded me of the story of the prodigal son. yes, we all know that desmond left, it has somehow affected us, but our walk with God should not be swayed by that. God reminded me, that He will always be like the father, waiting everyday for His son to come back home.

well now lets study more in depth into that story. in Jewish custom, the inheritance between two sons was this way: the older son would get two-thirds, the younger son get one-third. so the father decided to give the younger's son share to him. so one-third of his possessions is gone. the rest now belongs to the older son while the father owns nothing. God spoke to me very clearly, that we are the older son, always serving, obeying God faithfully. then when the younger son returned, the father took a calf and killed it and held a celebration. why then would the older brother be angry? he should be happy that his brother came back. but he became angry because the father took the older son's calf. by right, the calf already belonged to the older bro. so the older brother became angry because something was taken away from him just because his younger brother returned back home.

how can this be applied? God spoke to me, for a soul to return back to God, God will take something (a calf) away from us. are we willing to pay the price of that something? so that we can see a soul return back to God? i know im not perfect, but lets keep persevering and trying. we'll see desmond come back =)

pray that you all will continue to stand strong. and breakthrough to new levels of faith.

-jim

Hey!

2007-04-30T18:32:00.000+08:00

Hi guys! Wanna just tell you that althought Desmond ( our grp leader ) has faded away but dis grp still have to move on wit God. I really wish we could do something more, other than studying maybe we could eat together after Ex once in awhile. MAYBE i treat, u guys can pray abt that, but anyway... God has told me tt we shld move on but we shld and shall nv forget Desmond... aft all he started dis peer grp! I believe tt hopefully Jim and myself can come out wit more things n gatherings... hope tt u guys would support us all e way... er... there will be no Ex dis sat ( 5/5 ) why not we gather to study for the exams ??? Bring along ur friends n Desmond, U are most welcome to come...

Believe

2007-04-28T11:04:00.000+08:00

I say on Sunday
How much I want revival
But then on Monday
I can’t even find my Bible
Where’s the power
The power of the cross in my life

I’m sick of playing the game of religion
I’m tired of losing my reason for living
Where’s the power
The power of the cross in my life

I’m not content
Just to walk through my life
Giving into the lies
Walking in compromises now
We cry out as a generation that was lost
But now is found
In the power of the cross

Chorus:
We believe in You
We believe in the power
Of Your Word and its Truth
We believe in You
So we lay down our cause
That our cross might be found in You

I’m not satisfied doing it my own way
I’m not satisfied to do church and walk away
I’m not satisfied
There’s no love in my life but You
I’m not satisfied
Living in yesterday’s hour
I’m not satisfied
To have the form but not the power
I’m not satisfied

Oh Lord I am crucified in You

pray that this song will minister you.

busy period over!

2007-04-26T19:56:00.000+08:00

yes! busy period over liao. during devotion today, i was just remembering on monday, i had so much stuff to do, and so little time, and i was really rushed for time on tuesday and wednesday.but i persevered through and i believe God made a way for me. Ya, just wanna share this song:

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way.

By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me
And rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fade
But His Word will still remain
He will do something new today.

yup. God will always make a way, even when we think he's just not doing anything while everything is clamping down on us. in actual fact he's preparing for us to take the road that he made for us, just like how He made me do all that work, yet i didn't know that He was working in the background. In the end, Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday i'm free! no homework! praise God. yup and even when we do not know where to go, He will be like this tour guide that leads us to the destination that He has planned for. and even times come and go by, but His promise will endure, and He will continue making ways for us. He will always make a way even when the situation seems so hopeless.

even i do not have mid years, but you guys would have, and i believe that during this busy period, continue trusting in the Lord, placing Him first in your life and not after your studies, and He will make a way through your mid years, and He will help you overcome them.

God bless for mid years!! (:

today's joke

2007-04-25T20:16:00.000+08:00

A 65-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy.

When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, her relatives came to visit.

''May we see the new baby?" one asked.

"Not yet," said the mother. "I'll make coffee and we can visit for a while first."

Thirty minutes had passed, and another relative asked, "May we see the new baby now?"

"No, not yet," said the mother.

After another few minutes had elapsed, they asked again, "May we see the baby now?"

"No, not yet," replied the mother.

Growing very impatient, they asked, "Well, when can we see the baby?"

"WHEN HE CRIES!" she told them.

"WHEN HE CRIES?" they demanded to know why.

"Why do we have to wait until he CRIES?"

"BECAUSE, I forgot where I put him!"

busy.

2007-04-24T20:41:00.000+08:00

wa this time i'm really quite busy. but my walk with God has stayed as strong as ever.
erm, anyone in favour of buying a card, and writing a message on it to desmond? everyone in this group of course. i believe that'll help (:

anyway, today's joke:

"I hope I'm not poisonous," said the first snake.

"Why?" asked the second.

"Because I just bit my lip."

hello!

2007-04-22T22:31:00.000+08:00

hello!!! i'm posting here for the first time. (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (:
i like smileys. and jokes. i live with 13 people!!! cos 13 hearts in a deck of cards, and i'm joker! (: wheee. joking is fun. take it up as a hobby =)

i'll post one joke a day! keep this blog alive!!!

Bubba was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."
Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, Bubba how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So Bubba and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts, "Bubba! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, Bubba's boss is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Bubba that he thinks Bubba's knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," Bubba says.
"President Bush," his boss quickly retorts. "Yes," Bubba says, "I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Bubba on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "Bubba, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up." Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced.
After they leave the White house grounds, he expresses his doubts to Bubba, who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," his boss replies.
"Sure!" says Bubba. "My folks are from Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time."
So off they fly to Rome. Bubba and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Bubba says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope."
And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later Bubba emerges with the Pope on the balcony.
But by the time Bubba returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to his boss' side, Bubba asks him, "What happened?" His boss looks up and says, "I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, "Who's that on the balcony with Bubba?"

-max

2007-04-18T21:36:00.000+08:00

hey guys!
from today onwards, pls sign in using gmail account.
group912@hotmail.com. password remains the same.

yeah, that's all. keep this blog alive!

2007-01-28T16:04:00.000+08:00

take care gabriel. see you soooooon. must come back to singapore. miss us tooo!
last but not least, be a powerful man for God. yeahhhh

2007-01-09T22:04:00.000+08:00

If you have not been ministered to by God yet, you cant minister to others.

take note

2006-12-23T12:25:00.000+08:00

we are taking a group photo tomorrow. after the rally...

Desmond

announcement

2006-12-23T10:32:00.000+08:00

people free on saturday? if can, pls message me thnx...

Desmond

Whee

2006-12-21T15:44:00.000+08:00

the camp is great ain't it? i got quite a number of injuries all over my body haha, like my knuckle, when i punched the wall the hardest ever. then it got swollen, lol, so stupid... but i was VERY angry cos i hate to play with people who cheat to win. forget it, it's the past. i also sprained my ankle during captain's ball, someone knocked to me while i was still on the air after i jumped... till i got to jump with one leg yesterday night. my elbow, knee, all bled... so sian, which i mean my injuries... but the camp is still fun, i enjoyed night time. where i can run around my cluster area. also, during yesterday's dinner, i somehow did the wrong thing, i gossiped behind people's back, and then Kai Jun told me lots of stuff... i was pissed off at first... but i knew it's my fault, i got to take the hard things said by KJ. so at the part where the leaders break bread for the members, adrian lam said he was proud of me(wow, first time hear that) becos i did not act the same way as i did last time when KJ said things to me. (okok) done.

Desmond

sadded

2006-12-15T12:57:00.000+08:00

hey guys, gabriel woon can't come for youth camp, but still hope that he can. because he is stuck at NZ, then the flights are packed, so he can't get a flight back, from wat he told me.he sadi alot of people are going for holidays, so no space.

Desmond

2006-12-13T23:44:00.000+08:00

heyhey.
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:: Pls pray for my friend's sis,an earthquake hitted northern thailand.. affecting majorly on chiang mai and my her sis is somewhere near there (chiang rai) on some ecological trail.. pls pray for journey mercy.. Please..n they are beyond reach.. they at the mountain where there is no reception at all...
my friend's name is candy. thanks lots.

angelia..

2006-12-11T13:58:00.000+08:00

hey guys, its been quite long that i never blog, anyway still confirming and deciding about the youth camps. hmm. if im going, i dun reali expect alot bt what i expected was and what my expectations will be:
-really see breakthroughs in my struggles
-see changes take places

think tats all

2006-12-10T23:22:00.000+08:00

anyway..
Happy one year baptism anniversary to me and jim! wahaha.
jim.. rmb??

angelia..

2006-12-10T22:16:00.000+08:00

I OFFER MY LIFE

All that I am, all that I have
I lay them down before You, O Lord
All my regrets, all my acclaims
The joy and the pain
I’m making them Yours

Chorus:
Lord I offer my life to You
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for Your glory
Lord I offer my days to You
Lifting my praise to You
As a living sacrifice
Lord I offer You my life

Things in the past, things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams
That are yet to come true
All of my hopes, all of my dreams
My heart and my hands are lifted to You

Bridge:
What can we give
That You have not given
And what do we have
That is not already Yours
All we possess
Are these lives we’re living
And that’s what we give to You Lord

2006-12-10T22:05:00.000+08:00

okay, as i promise.

8 days to youth camp.
got your expectations ready?
if havent, ask God to show you.
if you have expectations already. think more..
think as many as you want.
and pray for e youth camp too. hehe. =P

okay. tml, there's worship seminar.
actually, dun relly want to go.
cause none of my cell or whoever wants to go.
so i got to go alone.
then told my cell leader abt it.
after that she asked me, "do you go for God or go for man?"
this qns wake me up la.
actually, sometime spending time alone is a good thing.
can reflect? hoho.

okay. tts all lor.
duno you all understand what im trying to say.
angmo lousy + tired + lazy to type.
bye.

ANGELIA

Great training

2006-12-07T22:54:00.000+08:00

Okay, i will just post what happened today... Okay, just now at 7.30pm-9.45pm, i had a vocalist training, and that was just simply great... i finally know where my range is, well well, it's at Melody... lol, but Long Jun is better who can sing at tanner(is that how you spell it?) anyway, i thank God for the trainer who is a great singer and that i could learn from her... i also thank God for this opportunity to be able to learn to sing aloud for Him. yea, well it was a great training indeed!

Desmond

2006-11-21T00:14:00.000+08:00

hellooooooo.
here's the video on camp stefanob.
should feel more and more ecited after watching it. hehe..
happy watching.
oh ya, the video's quite blur. been compressed till 7000++kb.
enjoy!!

youth camp

2006-11-20T00:20:00.000+08:00

Everyone spiritually-prepared for youth camp? Be excited, AND bring forward all struggles in to let God help you breakthrough in it! Don't go there just for fun, of course fun is necessary but seeking God is more important! If you haven't prepare yourself yet, go now and hesitate no more, time is wasting. Don't slack too much, although i should tell this to myself, but this is a reminder to everyone alright? And don't waste your days, ask God to fill you with such faith that you wanna seek Him everyday. A.S.K= ask, seek, knock.

Of course not forgetting to type out my expectations:
1)breakthrough in my struggles ( rebellion, disobedience and more)
2)the place
3)great praise and worship
4)God's Presence
5)fellowship with people!
6)my bed
7)the invited speaker
8)at night(can't wait!)
9)games
10)youth camp T-shirt(i wonder wat's L size gonna be like)
11)and last but not least the shower

Looking forward to Camp Stefanoβ!

- Desmond

2006-11-20T00:04:00.000+08:00

YOUTH CAMP IS COMING!! wahaha. so excited.
here are my expectations.

1. breakthroughs. [eg. devotion, fears, strongholds.]
2. baptism of the holy spirit. [my doubts]
3. fellowship with others. [sisters and brothers]
4. soaking in God's presence.
5. grow deeper in the Lord.
6. enjoy myself, have fun!!!
7. nice food. [hehe]
8. mend back friendships like before.
9. vision from God.
10. allow God to speak to me what ministry i should join.
11. see breakthroughs from ppl around me.

A wrong idea

2006-11-11T22:05:00.000+08:00

I had an wrong idea yesterday thinking that today's oikos will be boring but to my amaze i was wrong... we had oikos in church office watching The Passion Of Christ which really strikes my heart deeply... there was a scene where Jesus said "I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life" Just this short phrase really made me think alot... everytime i read the bible, it feels like nothing... but after watching this show fourth time by today, i realize every word Jesus said is fruitful... He said He is the way the truth and the life... i was thinking, yes i know the truth... but did i follow His way? Is He pleased with my life? I don't think so... and then i regreted for everything i done in my life... now i'm so happy that i knew my mistake... no matter how many times you watch the show, you will still be touched by it... really try it...

Desmond

2006-11-06T20:13:00.000+08:00

whats your expectation for youth camp?

if you havent started to think about it, start now.

-jim

All Day

2006-11-06T19:39:00.000+08:00

All Day

Stanza 1:
I don't care what they say about me
It's all right, it's all right
I don't care what they think about me
It's all right, they'll get it one day

Pre-Chorus:
Cos I love you, I'll follow you
You are my, my life
I will read my Bible and pray
I will follow you all day

Stanza 2:
I don't care what it costs anymore
Cos' you gave it all and I'm following you
I don't care what it takes anymore
No matter what happens I'm going your way

Pre-Chorus:
Cos I love you, I'll follow you
You are my, my life
I will read my Bible and pray
I will follow you all day

Chorus:
All Day
All Day now
All Day
I'll follow You

Stanza 1:
I don't care what they say about me
It's all right, it's all right
I don't care what they think about me
It's all right, they'll get it one day

Pre-Chorus:
Cos I love you, I'll follow you
You are my, my life
I will read my Bible and pray
I will follow you all day

Chorus:
All Day
All Day now
All Day
I'll follow You

Bridge:
For Anyone around can see
just how good you've been to me
For all my friends that don't know you
I pray that you would save them too

Chorus:
All Day
All Day now
All Day
I'll follow You

Bridge:
For Anyone around can see
just how good you've been to me
For all my friends that don't know you
I pray that you would save them too

some of you might have forgotten this song... but actually this speaks alot to me... I Hope we will pray to see more of our friends being touched by God... And that we will follow him not to the half of the race, but to the end of it...

Desmond

2006-10-30T14:22:00.000+08:00

7 greek words tt taught us to worship God.

The words r Towtah, Yadah, Halal, Tehillah, Shabach, Zamar & Barak.
Towtah means wat worshipper does.
Yadah means lifting our hands to God with all our strengh.
Halal means Hallelujah.
Tehilla means sing in the spirit.
Shabach means shout God's name.
Zamar means worshipping God wif an musical instrument.
Barak means act of adoration.

yea, learn this during cell lesson. enjoy.
angelia.

2006-10-29T17:33:00.000+08:00

yeah, short cut.
i got to study so hard during holidays.
next year, o level. cannot play play.
thank God, tt i promote. =)
love, angelia!

2006-10-27T11:08:00.000+08:00

Wow... Jim is Smart... haha... his results are way better than me... mine sucks which is obviously...

(overall)
English 56(de-proved)
Chinese 68(de-proved too)
Maths 62
Science 47
Combined Humanitites 55
D&T 53
PoA 35

Total: 376/700 Class Position:21/36
Percentage:53.7
Results:Passed
Conduct:Fair

Okay, basically my results sucks and i know it... been to meet-the-parents session... guess i was just slacking this whole year... though i managed to promote to sec 4... but it just doesn't make me feel happy... because of my laziness... my results deproved alot... I didn't take the exam seriously... so i hardly put any effort... sigh... too late to regret... so i just have to work hard next year... haha... my conduct got fair because i had two offence slip this year... well too bad...

Desmond

2006-10-26T20:04:00.000+08:00

hello everyone. just thought i wanted to share my testimony of my good results to you guys. i wont share the grades, but i will share the marks.

English 69
Chinese 64
Maths 84
Science 82
Geog 61
Hist 69
LIt 63
HE 68
D&T 79
Art 75

as you can see, my maths and science are my strong subs. and the rest are just average. but i really wanna thank God for my chinese. it has always been in the region of 40-50. i still remember, my first chinese test of the year, i got 33/100. i knew chinese was going to be tough. yet i put it into God's hands. i didnt know how God was going to do it. but i just put in my determination. little did i expect a B4. of course, i set in my heart to do wonderfully well for maths and science so that my chances of getting into triple science would be higher.

my class position for the entire year is 7. i totally surprised myself. i expected something between 15-25. knowing i was not the studious type, i knew everything was decided by God. my overall % of the year: 71.4. again, how can my % be so high when most of my subs are just average. thank God for everything in my studies. my level position for the entire year is 44. its considered great for me. at the same time last year, my level position was 81.

i wanna challenge you all, not to compromise on God, and He will bless you in your life. your studies, your friendships, your family, even your walk. sure, there are various tests and temptations along the way, but if you face it with the right attitude of "i know God wants to train me", im sure you will realise the meaning of James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds. as you all know, i havent been compromising on God for the sake of my studies or anything, like skipping services. i have not been compromising, but growing instead. the vision of me becoming a bassist was coming true, but it had its own price to pay. me joining the worship ministry was definitely a big step for me. and of course it had a bigger price to pay too. thats because i dont want to be careless with God's presence. i desire to honour God, and that comes with costs. of course, God wants our heart, not our hands. dont let anything block you from your relationship with God. its the topmost priority in our lives.

what do you need to have a great relationship with God? you just need 2 things; simple faith and the Bible. since its now the hols, continue to read, study, memorise God's Word. it will definitely help you.

and let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

jim

My turn

2006-10-20T10:33:00.000+08:00

alright, it's my turn to post... oh well... i don't deny that i'm back sliding, i know it... but i... i just don't know... anyway... yesterday was the day that made me mad... my school had a post-exams games... that sounds fun... BUT... when we were playing a new game called Hand-Ball, my team of girls was just running around and screaming, while I was the one running around trying to catch the ball... i couldn't stand it, so i Sub-Out with someone else and went to the toilet punching the walls, but that didn't solve the problem... i went back and sat down... people told me not to be angry... how can i not be? i hate people that play in my team screaming and running around like pigs getting slaughtered... don't mind me saying all this... just my expression...

Desmond

Fight Of Faith

2006-10-15T18:02:00.000+08:00

Fight of Faith

Here I am, at your feet, crying out to you.
Draw me near, hold me close, Lord I wait on You.
For Your my greatest love, You're my comforter and strength.
You're the first, You're the last, You're my guiding light.

I will run, I will soar, on eagle's wings
As I wait, on You Lord, my strength is restored.
Fixed my eyes on You Jesus, as I run this race.
Help me fight this Fight of Faith.

angelia =)

2006-10-06T16:35:00.000+08:00

SANCTUARY by Jaci Velasquez
album:

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and ture
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for You

It is you, Lord
Who came to save
The heart and soul
Of every man
It is you Lord
who knows my weakness
Who gives me strength,
With thine own hand.

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and Holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I'll be a living
Sanctuary for you

Lead Me on Lord
From temptation
Purify me
From within
Fill my heart with
You holy spirit
Take away all my sin

Lord prepare me to ba sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and ture
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for You

jwsy

my love

2006-10-03T15:03:00.000+08:00

Westlife - My Love [ By DeViLizEr ]

An empty street, an empty house
A HOLE inside my heart
I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller.
I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are
The days we had, the songs we sang together.(oh yeah)

And OH my love, I'm holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far

Chorus:
SO I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER,
And hope my dreams will take me thereWhere the skies are blue, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN..MY LOVE
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN...MY LOVE.

I try to read, I GO TO work
I'm laughing with my friends
But I can't stop to keep myself from thinking. (oh no)
I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are
The days we had, the songs we sang together.(oh yeah)

And OH my love, I'm holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far

SO I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER,
And hope my dreams will take ME there
Where the skies are blue,
TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN...MY LOVE
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN....

To hold you in my arms
To promise you my love
To tell you from the heart
You're all I'm thinking of

Reaching for the love that seems so far

SO I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
And hope my dreams will take ME there
Where the skies are blue, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN...MY LOVE
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN... MY LOVE.

Say A LITTLE prayer (my sweet love)
Dreams will take ME there
Where the skies are blue (woah yeah), TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN. (oh my love)
OVER SEAS AND coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green, TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN.... My Love.

shuyi- hav no idea y i wrote tis song lyrics here so juz look can le, haha

2006-09-26T20:53:00.002+08:00

its been quite sometime i didn't write something in the blog but i realised the same people post but others never really blog. and know your are worried and concern abt me, thx. i really appreciate it. HOPEFULLY our peer group can meet up someday again

YOU ARE HERE

you are here among us
for we have gathered in your name
we can feel your presence in this place
you are here among us
for you're enthrone upon our praise
you are here, here to heal and here to save

Chorus:
you are here in our midst
how we've waited for moments like these
have your way in this place
holy spirit come move as you wish
we are changed as you move in our midst

quite like this songs, wana share with your guys

JWSY

2006-09-26T20:37:00.000+08:00

sorry guys, its been awhile i've never blog and i've deleted my blog cos i lazy to write so ya, thanks for all you guys those encouragement that your have given to me. i really appreciate. and its been quite long we never meet as peer grp already, i dunno your. i hope you guys will come if we are meeting. exams are coming soon too, jiayou k.

YOU ARE HERE

you are here for among us,
for we have gathered in your name,
we can feel your presence in this place

you are here among us
for you're enthrone upon our praise
you are here, here to heal and here to save

you are here in our midst
how we waited for moments like these
have your way in this place
holy spirit come move as you wish
we're changed as you move in our midst

quite like this songs so wana share with your guys

wong shuyi

2006-09-22T20:55:00.000+08:00

hey people. didn't blog for a long time.
shall post fter eoy. bz studying.
anyway, wanna tell you guys tt The Lord is always faithful to us.
and God is always a prayer away. Indeed, he's just bside us. =)
pray to God if you're lack of wisdom, but ALSO MUST study la.
'do your best and God will handle the rest.'
tt's all. don't know what to post;no idea.
update already hurh~
bye people. angelia! (:
JIA YOU!

2006-09-20T21:34:00.000+08:00

hmmm. wanna post a question to all the visitors to this going-to-be-dead-very-soon blog. whats the reason you get into BGR? all answers welcome.

jimy

DEAD

2006-09-17T16:49:00.000+08:00

This Blog Nearly Died... Whew... but I Saved It Somehow... Haha... Well... Alot Of things Happened To Me Since 2 Months Ago... I Can't Explain Everything... But... Someday It Will Come Out... Yea... Nothing More To Post... SO JUST HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL JUST POST...

Desmond...

2006-07-23T19:47:00.000+08:00

A bad day turn to a good day

Yee.. my turn to post... alright I had deleted my blog cos I can hardly find time to post over there... lol.. Hmm... This month have been terrifying for me... cos nearly went to boy's home... Here's a brief summary of wat happen... on last tuesday, after my detention, i heard there will be a fight going on in the toilet... so, out of my curiosity, i went in to watch... There i stood near the basin watched them fight... When it's over... I went out and went home... And i thought nothing was wrong... Then... This week's Wednesday, the discipline master called out all the people that were involved in the fight... And there i heard my name... Then things were bad... First we have to write a report on wat happen... Then, we have to talk to the principal, then we have to listen to the police insults... Even if you didn't fight also counted as involved, two people went out but still counted as involved cos we didn't report to police... There's still more but i won't say it all out... cos it might get worse... Anyway, i will be getting caning either tomorrow or the rest of the week... 1 stroke of cane... i dun think that will hurt, well, I THINK... worrying doesn't help so just be happy! Ok, but i want to say that God has been very good to me even though this thing happen to me... I feel that i am back sliding... Well in any case i am... But on Friday, when i worshipped Him, i can feel his hand touching my heart... so warm... so... aint it a bad day turning to a good day??? And... Don't make the things of the world be one of your priority, for what profits a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?

Desmond..........

2006-07-16T22:19:00.000+08:00

just one question

are your relationships in church edifying or for your own fun?

its a direct question. hopefully you reflect. and even, the reason for this peer group, is to edify one another. one main reason why we backslide in our hearts is because we do not have edifying friendships to hold us when we fall. the people we always have fun with; they become superficial relationships.

jimy

2006-06-27T21:28:00.000+08:00

Have you heard of the One called Saviour?
Have you heard of his perfect love?
Have you heard of the One in heaven?
Have you heard how He gave His Son

Cause I have found this love
And I believe in the Son
Show me Your way

I believe in the One called Saviour?
I believe He's the risen One
I believe that He'll live forever
I believe that the King will come

Jesus
You are my best friend
You will always be
And nothing will ever change that

Nothing will ever change that
Nothing will ever change that
Nothing will ever change that

is Jesus really your best friend?
is He the first person you turn to when you have a problem? whether big or tiny?
do you spend time talking to Him? not just during your devotion?

2006-06-22T22:40:00.000+08:00

Here I Go Again
Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You

I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away

So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?

'Cause here I go again
Talkin' bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him that
You love him
But here I go again,
Here I go again

Lord, You love him so, You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe; he will never die
But how then will he know what he has never heard
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life

So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?

'Cause here I go again
Talkin' bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him that
You love him
But here I go again,
Here I go... here I go...

This might be my last chance to tell him that You love him
This might be my last chance to tell him that You love him
You love him, You love him
What Am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
What he has never heard

-casting crowns

Actually if i'm not wrong, this song tells us that this might be the last chance for him to tell his friend that God love his friend... i think it should be connected to us... we should think like this song... it might be the last chance to tell your friends that God loves them...

Desmond

let go. let God.

2006-06-11T20:17:00.000+08:00

i look at desmond post, i feel bad for him. he's trying to put a point across that doesnt seem to get across, perhaps to the limited vocabulary or his simplicity. i'll just help him out here with my expanded vocabulary.

you see, we struggle with our problems. and we are all looking forward to a breakthrough. its not that its wrong to struggle, but why struggle when you can overcome your problems? maybe you think you need a very strong will to do so, but God's strength is yours. you are His child, and why would He hold back his strength from You. out of all your problems, learn something from it. and your walk with God will grow. what you can do is to keep claiming God's promises in the bible. 'even the wind and the waves listen to Him' this is an example of how powerful God is. it may be just another miracle that Jesus did, but if you really experienced it first-hand, i think you would have experienced great amazement. but you also must remember, Jesus performed miracles 2000 years ago, and He still does today. one thing we all take for granted recently. the weather during alvin's water baptism. yes, it drizzled, but nothing heavy. God is still as real today. and He can do His work in your lives, only if you let him do so. let go of everything you are holding onto. pour out everything to God. it may feel funny to really let God drive you, but you will be able to experience the closeness of God to you, like how i experience myself that Jesus is my best friend and is always with me. when you feel God so close to You, you just want to let God take control. life just seems easy from then on. the world brings peanuts to what you and God can handle together. no matter how the devil tries, he cannot disturb you. unless you decide that you want to try and tackle the problem yourself. by doing that, you let go of God's hand.

you dont just walk with God, you hold hands with Him as you, together, stroll along the path of life.

let go. let God.

2006-06-10T22:03:00.000+08:00

NO ONE POST... but nevermind... not everyone is free like me... I'm very happy for Alvin... since he got baptized today... everyone's been asking me when is my turn... haha... well... i do not know... my parents and my eldest sister dun allow... and they say cannot deny their "orders"... oh well... i dun think i can "xian zhang hou zhou"... so we will see ba...
We all know that God is good, He sacrificed His one and only Son for us, He is the Alpha and the Omega, He's Loving, He's Just, He love us more than anyone else, He is our best friend, He is a Father that we can depend on, whether in times of needs, or anything... we know all this... and We say we love Him... we say we love God... but speak to yourself... do you really love Him? if you do, dun give up so easily because of a few trials or difficulties, this is just the beginning... the journey will be long... we must stay strong, stay focus...

Desmond

Never stop hanging on to God

2006-05-30T21:11:00.000+08:00

guys... just a gentle reminder... we must not stop hanging on to God... I last time felt like giving up... feel like dropping... but i was told that our peer group members are like pillars... one fall or break, every other pillars fall too... (thnx to Jeremy Heng for this advice...) I carried on this tough journey, i pulled myself up and ran the race with God again... And Alvin also gave me a phrase... "Group 912: united we stand, divided we fall" why should we give up on God just because of some hardships? if we can't handle all this... then it's so disappointing...

Desmond...

2006-05-25T22:31:00.000+08:00

hehe. i have nvr posted here before.
but i wan post dis song lyrics and i hope it'll encourage u all. =)

Who am I

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You're

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
I am Yours

Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

-Casting Crowns

`grace

2006-05-25T16:00:00.000+08:00

The Code Breaker, by Phil Ware

The fury over The Da Vinci Code has been going on now for several
months. The frenzy reached its most fanatical flurry with the release
of the movie this past weekend.

Christians and churches have many different responses to the release of
the movie and to the impact of this incredibly popular book. Some have
protested and advocated boycotts of the book and movie. Some have
protested publicly or through email and letters. Others have structured
classes and curriculum to refute the many different inaccuracies and
blatant attacks on the Gospels, the divinity of Jesus, and the
reliability of the Scriptures.

Today and tomorrow, Heartlight will have several links to resources for
you on this matter. However, my concern is not so much getting accurate
information into the hands of Christians -- Rubel's article tomorrow
will focus more on that -- but my chief concern is that Christians live
up to their own standards.

For those of us who are a bit older, a clean and "logical" presentation
of fact matters greatly. However, for the emerging generation, more
important than the facts of the argument are the facts demonstrated in
the lives of the proponents of these arguments. In other words, there
is no truth unless it is lived truth. Put in cornbread English, they
want us to walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

Talk is cheap. Those who see themselves on the outside of the church
today have already been bombarded with religious talk. They have seen
Christians get all stirred up about all sorts of things and make a big

commotion about a bunch of different issues. In fact, this younger
generation is pretty much turned off by the facts proposed by the
religious right, evangelicals, and televangelists and view Christianity
-- not Jesus, but the organized religious movements they see as
Christianity -- as irrelevant and out of touch. To them, the code wars
are just more yada yada yada language ... the religious noise they can
easily tune out and ignore.

I'm not saying facts don't matter. I'm not suggesting that truth is
determined by the current drift of culture. Truth is truth. We do need
to know the truth and the way so many obvious distortions of the truth
can be swallowed is a reminder of how much we need to recommit
ourselves to the truth.

However, I am saying that all our classes on The Da Vinci code won't
matter very much to those outside our church walls. The truth of the
code wars is irrelevant to most of them. They want to see if we are
serious about the real Jesus -- his message, his lifestyle, his
compassion, his character, and his involvement in the lives of
non-religious people who were on the fringes and margins of religious
society and power in his day.

Most of us need to get back to the Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John -- so we can live as Jesus' presence in our time. Our goal must
first be the Jesus lifestyle rather than a set of facts to refute Dan
Brown's fast and loose use of historical and non-historical
information.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus calls us to the truth -- authentic, real
life as he lived it -- in our life before God.

In Matthew, Jesus reminds us again and again that our righteousness has
to be displayed in real life, in obedience, and in concern for the
"least of these" rather than fighting over words we don't ever get
around to obeying.

In Mark, Jesus demonstrates the power of God to redeem lives and care
for the broken.

In Luke, Jesus makes clear that the Gospel is for all folks, even the
most disenfranchised and forgotten.

The real code breaker, the real power to defeat the cynical and
anti-Christian impact of both the book and the movie, is for us as
God's people to decide to put into practice the truth we already know.
We've got to shift the understanding of our culture about church away
from buildings, politics, and powerful church hierarchies. To make a
difference, we've got to leave our church buildings and enter our world
as caring participants and not as cultural opponents -- just like Jesus
did. If we are to have a counter-cultural impact, we've got to live as
counter-culture community in the world we're trying to reach. This call
to incarnational style of ministry isn't optional, new, or a fad. It is
rooted in the very work that God did in Jesus. (John 1:1-18)

So Dan Brown and The Da Vinci Code have given us a wake up call. A call
to know the facts of the Gospel better and a call to live the truth
more fully in our daily lives in the real world around us. Let's answer
that call and break the code and demonstrate the truth.

hope tt after reading this artilce. you will understand more about the da vinci code. yup. tt's all.. will blog soon if possible. angelia

2006-05-13T22:32:00.000+08:00

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than explore the power they have to change it.

Impossible is not fact. It's an opinion.

Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.

Impossible is potential.

Impossible is temporary.

IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!

For nothing is impossible with God. Luke 1:37

Jim

2006-05-07T18:41:00.000+08:00

sigh... no one post for so long huh... well... let me be the one to start it again... I am quite disappointed in myself... cos i was so dumb to think that my infatuation thingy is over... but it isn't... i dun know what is wrong... i can't find the answer... it might be my emotions running wild... i still don't understand why... but i only know one thing... I can breakthrough in this THING 100%... cos God won't give me things that i can't handle... i can do it... go His way and you will find wat you deserved... God is just...

Desmond... (Don't forget about something... when things dun go right, or things go bad... all of you still have God and this group to rely on.... And remember to post...) :)]

after a long journey...

2006-04-26T16:20:00.000+08:00

Sorry Guys, for not posting for quite long... haha... had been in a "long journey"... i was still finding my true purpose... gone thru quite alot of things... I don't think i need to share cos it's already over!!! infatuation is gone!!! Praise the Lord!!! friends are okay with me now!!! and family is going quite well too!!! So there should not be any problems left!!! wooohhhh!!! haha... acting quite weird... but because of one song... it encouraged me alot alot.... God Bless to you all...

Desmond...

Friends In High Places

Well I was in need and I needed a friend
I was alone and I needed a hand
I was going down
But someone rescued me

Chorus:
My God cares too much to say
His mercies are new everyday
I get down to pray
And then help is on its way

I walk by faith and not by sight
If things go wrong, it’ll be alright
‘Cause someone greater
Is watching over me
(Chorus)

Now in faith, I believe
I’ve got everything I need
I walk by faith and not by what I see
I’ve got friends in high places
I’ve got someone I can call
And I’ve got someone watching over me

Breathe

2006-04-23T19:36:00.000+08:00

This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very Word spoken to me

And I,
I'm desperate for You
I'm lost without You.
______________________
just wanna use this song to encourage you. this song is extremely meaningful. the chorus talks of how empty our lives are without Jesus. the stanza shows how close God is to us. to the point that Gos is INSIDE us. i hope this song will speak to you as much as it spoke to me. its a simple song. continue to thirst for God's presence everyday of your lives.

jim

2006-04-22T22:21:00.000+08:00

Words and the Internet by Bill Sherrill

[Jesus said] "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment." (Matthew 12:36 NAS)
The Internet is a marvelous thing! It has obvious potential for evil, and we see that daily, but it also offers the greatest opportunity imaginable for sharing information.
One of the things we are learning the hard way is that very few things scattered on to the net ever die. Criminals are regularly convicted by evidence they thought "deleted." Homes are destroyed with the discovery of messages shared between a spouse and an outsider. Children are shocked to find their mother knew how to find what they had been viewing.
The Internet should only be spoken of as a tool. Tools are neither good nor evil. They become one or the other depending on how they are used. A sharp scalpel may save a life in the hands of a surgeon or take one in the hands of a murderer. Whatever we may determine about the value of the Internet, we do know that it is here to stay. Our main choice is to determine how we will use it.
This past week I was searching for an item which I knew included my name. Using the broad search with the name Bill Sherrill, I turned up an endless number of links. After searching about ten pages of references, I gave up on the search for the specific item. However, I was fascinated by the myriad of listings that referred to me personally — most of them referred to me through my writing, but occasionally it was in the writings of others. I found Thought for the Week posted on numerous web sites — some as old as 1990's. A few were on church sites, and one of them was a post from 2004. I know they maintain the site because it had current information as well.
The little bits we say are never lost!The most unusual posting was one that turned up in Japanese. Several years ago, Motouki Nomoura, a devout brother in Japan, translated a Christmas article entitled "An Ozark Christmas" and it is still floating on a web site in Japanese. I remember when he sent me a "hard copy" of the bulletin in which he first printed it. Fortunately, he had added the title and writer’s name in English, or I would have never known which article was mine. Copies of "Thought" showed up in a Catholic monthly in Jamaica, a Pentecostal magazine claiming "worldwide" circulation that was published in California and a church bulletin in Germany.
What does all this have to do with you? We all need to be reminded that the little bits that we say, write, or do are never lost. Shakespeare's warning is relevant here. He said, "The evil men do lives on, the good too often is interred with their bones." And Shakespeare did not have the Internet! Fortunately, much of the good also survives!
Solomon’s Proverbs are filled with sayings concerning "words." He comments on both the good and the evil. His primary premise is, "When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise." (Proverbs 10:19) He then writes of his judgement concerning restraint. "He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding." (Proverbs 17:27) He then defines the two kinds of words we often use. "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." (Proverbs 16:24) "A worthless man digs up evil, while his words are like scorching fire." (Proverbs 16:27)
Knowing that your "words," written or spoken, may well last long after you are gone, how should you choose them? With great care I would think! It is frightening enough to know that I will be judged by things I wrote in the past — with some of which even I no longer agree — but to think that I might be remembered by some calloused and angry word, spoken carelessly in haste, should give me greater pause and concern as I choose my words.

angelia.

united

2006-04-20T18:54:00.000+08:00

20 april 2006

i think this peer group is not united enough, everytime we have decided to meet out, lots of people never come and i felt disappointed and i really hoping to see more people attending, this sat we having at thomson mac as usual at 10am, hope to see more people present.
shuyi.

2006-04-19T22:20:00.000+08:00

hey people. God bless for your mid year exams. im here posting cos' i have none! dont compromise God.

anyways, we are meeting this saturday at thomson macs to study.

22nd April time not confirmed

take care everyone! study hard and study smart!

jim
signing off.

2006-04-16T20:34:00.000+08:00

just wanna thank God.
actually, before Sunday i was afraid to ask my mum to go to church.
then i was also afraid that she might reject me or scold me and etc.
then share it with some of my cell mates and victoria.
and ya, all of them got the same answer, which is have faith and pray.
so i did it.. i pray + putting lots of FAITH!!!
so this morning i asked my mum whether i could go to church. then the answer was yes.
ya, praise God. =D but during tt time, it was already 8.35++.. i overslept la..
thank God again.. i took taxi.. the taxi driver say tt i was quite lucky, because normally it took 25 to 30 mins to reach GWC.
but i only took 15 mins. praise God!! (: if not, i would be super duper late...
tt's all.
angelia...

2006-04-16T19:30:00.000+08:00

guys, i am very very sick... my eyes are swollen and something is wrong with my nose... i can't breathe properly... ya... Pls pray for me...

Desmond...

2006-04-14T22:26:00.000+08:00

im falling sick. please pray for me. thanks.

jim

2006-04-14T19:14:00.000+08:00

Sigh... every time got problem one is me one leh... haha... today dinner had a slight quarrel with my dad... he keep persecuting Jesus... saying bad things, insults about God... I feel so irritated by him, but at the same time afraid that he will go to hell... I am very scared... I just now prayed real hard that he will not go to hell, and his salvation will be near... I'm really frustrated about the things in my life... guys... pls pray for my dad... I really don't want him to go hell...

Desmond....

He Will Carry You

2006-04-13T20:10:00.001+08:00

There is no problem too big

God cannot solve it

There is no mountain too tall

He cannot move it

There is no storm too dark

God cannot calm it

There is no sorrow too deep

He cannot soothe it

If He carry the weight of the world
Upon His shoulder
i know, my brother, that He will carry you
If He carry the weight of the world
Upon His shoulder,
i know, my sister, that He will carry you

He said, ' come unto me all who are weary
and i will give you rest'
ShuYi...

2006-04-10T19:34:00.000+08:00

i think i should post this. it's encouraging and meaningful. some may have read this before. ya.

>>>

You say: "It's impossible"

God says: All things are possible

(Luke 18:27)

You say: "I'm too tired"

God says: I will give you rest

(Matthew 11:28-30)

You say: "Nobody really loves me"

God says: I love you

(John 3:16 & John 3:34 )

You say: "I can't go on"

God says: My grace is sufficient

(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)

You say: "I can't figure things out"

God says: I will direct your steps

(Proverbs 3:5-6)

You say: "I can't do it"

God says: You can do all things

(Philippians 4:13)

You say: "I'm not able"

God says: I am able

(II Corinthians 9:8)

You say: "It's not worth it"

God says: It will be worth it

(Roman 8:28 )

You say: "I can't forgive myself"

God says: I Forgive you

(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)

You say: "I can't manage"

God says: I will supply all your needs

(Philippians 4:19)

You say: "I'm afraid"

God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear

(II Timothy 1:7)

You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"

God says: Cast all your cares on ME

(I Peter 5:7)

You say: "I'm not smart enough"

God says: I give you wisdom

(I Corinthians 1:30)

You say: "I feel all alone"

God says: I will never leave you or forsake you
(Hebrews 13:5)

If the Lord has you on hold... hold on!
If the Lord has said "NO" to you... thank Him!
If the Lords is molding your heart and mind... go with His change!
If the Lord opens doors that you have asking Him to open... Praise Him!
Be blessed wherever you are in your life today! God has His hands on the situation!

>>>

angelia...

2006-04-10T19:24:00.000+08:00

see this? YAY! easter day is around the corner. GUYS! invite your friends... (:
that's all...
angelia.

The world hates us?

2006-04-10T18:10:00.000+08:00

MUST READ!!!!
Since the world does not believe what we say, should we give up? of course not... remember that They did not reject us, however they rejected God... although i am now feeling very down but we must never be tired of doing good... we must not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good... In John 15:18-19 says: "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it's own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but i have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." This verse tells us clearly that even though the world hates us, we are still God's people... We had remove ourselves from the pleasures of the world... But if we still dwell in the worldly pleasures, we though still have the close friends and groups in the world... but who is our best friend? The so-called true friends that is non-believers? NO! They will only live for themselves... however, Jesus is obviously our true friend, as He gave His life for us... If we are not dwelling in the worldly pleasures, it will be good... As who will give us a place in heaven? Our friends? Never... Of course it's Jesus... He chosen us to be His people to spread the gospel... In Colossians 3:5-10 says: " Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in this ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." This verse tells us that we are different from the day before we accepted Christ... If we must, we must fall foward, and not backwards... keep this post in mind...

Desmond..............

2006-04-06T20:05:00.000+08:00

Sigh... the world is practically so corrupted... having people insulting us, scolding us... Sharing to them about God they also don't want to hear... They don't wanna hear nevermind... I don't know whether i can still hold on to this path i'm standing now... I am still running with God... but i'm getting tired... I feel like stopping... trials, temptations, struggles crowding my mind... I cannot take it anymore... I really feel like just stopping and rest... and turn back... I feel very discouraged from all the answers coming out from friends... so disappointed about everything in my life... Suddenly I cannot sing, I cannot worship, I cannot dance, I cannot walk properly with God... Will I be able to hold on to Him? or will i just fall into the bottomless pit and never come out again.... If i fall... it's okay... but don't be like me, guys... i'm a bad example...

Desmond........................................

2006-04-04T18:38:00.000+08:00

Father and Son, Greater Things!

But Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth. The Son can do nothing alone. The Son does only what he sees his Father doing. The Son does the same things that the Father does. The Father loves the Son, and the Father shows the Son all the things he does. {This man was healed.} But the Father will show the Son greater things than this to do. Then you will all be amazed.
-- John 5:19-20 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
Astonished? Yes, that is the word for it. Jesus will do many moremiracles in his ministry, he will touch many more people, and he willteach many other awe-inspiring truths. They haven't begun to see allthat God will reveal through his Son. The greatest of them, however,will bring them to full astonishment; God will raise his Son from thedead and bring him back to life in their presence. They will beastonished. Then they will begin to do great works in his name and thework of Jesus will continue to astonish as he works through hisdisciples. Jesus' work is astonishing! And, if you will look closely,some of that astonishing work is being done in you!

hey guys. pray for alvin kays? he's not feeling well. ya. =D
thats all.
angelia.

Tell Satan Where To Go!

2006-04-03T20:35:00.000+08:00

Tell satan Where To Go

MATTHEW 4:10 NLT

10 "Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. " For theScriptures say, 'You must worship the Lord your God; serve onlyhim.' "

Jesus spoke directly to the devil -- and so must you.

Many Christians think they should pray about the devil and ask God to deliver them from his attacks. But the Bible is clear --God has given the authority to believers to resist the devil.

You must control the devil, or he will control you!

Unless you exercise the authority delegated to you by JesusChrist, the devil will wreak havoc in your life, and everywherehe is allowed to.

LUKE 10:19 NKJ

19 "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

Praying to God to stop the devil's operations is no different than my son asking me to take out the trash, after I have told him to do it.

God told us to resist the devil and he would flee. We must believe and act on God's Word.
EPHESIANS 4:27 NKJ

27 nor give place to the devil.

Would God tell us not to let the devil have any place, if we had no say about it? If the devil does have a place in our affairs, it's because we allowed it.

JAMES 4:7 NKJ

7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

We must first submit to God, because we are not greater in power than the devil. But submitted to God in Christ Jesus, the devil must back off when we resist him and his works.

SAY THIS: In the Name of Jesus, I command you devil to leave me, my family, and my property alone! Be gone!

Dominic... first post... er... this really help me in times of struggles... ya... thats all!

The Armor Of God

2006-04-03T17:10:00.000+08:00

The Armor Of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stadn against the devil's scheme. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:10-12)

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:14-18)

Guys... I think we should pray for our leaders... They really need it... Give you a example: we the members is being covered by core-members, cell leaders, zone leaders, other leaders and Pastor Foo... then cell leaders only have zone leaders and other leaders and pastor Foo to cover them... Wat about Pastor Foo? We need to pray for him also... Only God is the higher spiritual cover than him... who will pray for him then? of course it's us... so.. just take this step of faith and pray for our leaders... ya... and this verse that i wrote is about how to prevent against the devil's scheme... and also... always trust in the Lord... nothing is better than God... post more!

Desmond

2006-04-02T20:47:00.000+08:00

hello everyone.

this is jim here. im really encouraged by you guys and girls. continue to account to one another. together in unity, we believe that many more will be added unto us. (Acts 2). these are some prayer needs for myself: lust, pride, selfish ambition. join me in prayer =).

also, to remind us and not forgetting the many things we have to continue to pray for

1) our church building..

2) missions..

3) easter rally..

4) our targetted friends..

5) dawn, an irregular, whos also in 91/92..

6) our schoolwork..

7) breakthroughs..

8) testimony to others through our lives and more.......

God has started fufilling one of the major prophecies of His 2nd coming. In Revelations 13:16-18, we all know that Satan forced everyone to have a mark on their right hands or foreheads which is the name of the beast or the number 666. About a week ago, i read of a science magazine. Doctors in the US has started to implant chips into people's brains. The chips are controlled by an electromagnet from an external source. The chips interfere directly with the brain's electric charge and nervous system. Doctors has used it to treat depression and it has already been implanted into a woman in the US. She says that after implanting the chip, she no longer feels depressed and feels very happy, like being in a totally different world. This shows how the chip has interfered with the brain's ability to function. Though it is used for treating depression, it is said in Revelations 13:14 : "He deceived the inhabitants of the earth." The chip could be further modified to totally be in command of our brains. This would turn us into robots. Scary, aint it?

Think of all the loved ones who are not believers and followers. Would you rather see them end up in hell? Put in more effort into seeing that loved one saved. Stop procastinating. Be that someone to start and leave a legacy behind. Before its too late.

Everyone's soul has eternal life. But whether its in heaven or hell, you decide.