Pray Until Something Happens

2009-08-23T18:01:00.004+08:00

'YAHWEH' Worship Event.

11 september, friday.

7.30pm-9.45pm.

@ LE woodlands.

* We're meeting @ inter first (i think) to go there tgthr.

So, pls tell either Ryan/WeiTing whether you can make it or not. :)

Oh and, invite your friends if you can. Ha.

For somemore info about the event - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120215096526&ref=nf

2009-06-28T15:54:00.002+08:00

LIGHT THE WAY WORSHIP EVENT.
10 July (Friday), 8pm @ LEW.
Anyone interested? :)

2009-06-24T15:53:00.000+08:00

CG OUTING THIS FRIDAY!
Meeting 11.30am @ tamp inter's small mac :)
See you.

2009-06-21T22:32:00.003+08:00

CG outing this coming friday (26 june)!

We're going to play badminton @ tamp sports hall! :D

K will let you all know the rest of the details soon.

Wait ah.. wait. =P

2009-06-07T21:19:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to Glenn!

(LOL)

2009-06-06T20:42:00.005+08:00

Hi all!

We are going to have a CG outing very soon!
Probably the third week of the month.
But first, any ideas on where to go? (Haha)
Pls feel freeeeeeee to say it in the tagboard :)

BY THE WAY.

TMRW IS GLENN'S BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYY! :D

2009-01-31T10:27:00.002+08:00

There's NO cell this week! But still, come for Speedlight!CG will resume on the second week of feb! See you!

2009-01-21T15:54:00.002+08:00

Ok some changes about this saturday's outing!

We are going to Pasir Ris Park instead of Escape.

(Going there to cycle and picnic!)

Meeting time & place: 10am @ Pasir Ris Inter.

Pls bring finger food for picnic! And also enough cash, haha.

Yup, that's all. See you on saturday! :)

2009-01-18T19:41:00.005+08:00

HELLO HELLO.

Deciding to plan another CG outing this coming week!

Um, will you all be free on the 24th? (It's saturday by the way.)

Planning to go to Escape Theme Park!

I think the admission fee is $8.90 (promotion) IF I AM NOT WRONG.

(Will confirm with you all again)

Please let Ryan / WeiTing know whether you can make it latest by........ um, THURSDAY!

XIEXIE NI. =D

2008-12-15T12:09:00.002+08:00

CG outing to Minds Cafe tomorrow!!! (YAY)

12pm @ Tampines Safra!

See youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

2008-12-07T11:34:00.003+08:00

Wa, why nobody update? Hahah, ok I'm here to update to make this blog alive again. Alright..... How are your holidays? Hope you all are having fun during your holidays, lol.

Ok, I came to say that Esther and I are planning a CG outing somewhere around the last week of december. (Only the last week of december is available due to camps and some people going overseas etc.)

Actually, was planning it to be on the second week of dec but there's the WANTED camp so cannot. Third and fourth week also cannot because some people are going overseas and there's the camp Purity going on, it's also Christmas week. Yeah.. so now the available dates are only on 29 - 31 december which is monday - wednesday. Three days onlyyyyyyyyy!

Please tell me which day you'r free so we can organise it, lol. Ok then the ideas of places are................

1. Zoo

(Adult S$18.00
Child (3-12 years old) S$9.00)

2. Sentosa

(Admission fee is $3 if I'm not wrong.)

3. Ice skating @ Kallang Leisure Park

(Price is about $20. My friend says if 8 people go, it would be cheaper? Ok I'll confirm with you about the price again.......)

4. Minds Cafe

(Cafe that allows you to play games (like board games and etc), lol.)

5. Escape Theme Park?

(Price is about $8+ for adult cause there's promotion, I think.)

6. Bowling again? (HAHAH)

Ok, anything else? You may want to list out yr suggestions in the tagboard. :)

2008-07-19T12:47:00.010+08:00

Hello everybody! :D

Ok in order not to make this blog so dead, I decided to come and post. : )

FESTIVAL OF PRAISE IS COMING REAL SOOOOOOON!

This is so exciting and it will be exciting! Laugh out loud.

Okay, everyone please please pleaseeeee try to make it for FOP ok.

If can, that would be great/awesome/good/nice/wonderful. Lol.

If really really really really really cannot, then it's really really really really ok :)

So, if anyone of you who are interested and want to go for FOP, tell Serena k?

Hah, ok I am so hungryyyyyy.

See you tomorrow for cell, goodbye.

Ok here's a song to share, a song which I heard previously from Heart Of God Church. It's a veli veli nice song :D

2008-07-06T10:26:00.002+08:00

FESTIVAL OF PRAISE!

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Date(s): 1-3 August

Time: 7.30pm

Who will be coming: Parachute Band, Reuben Morgan & Mark Conner

It's a concert that you won't want to miss! :D

2008-06-16T21:22:00.004+08:00

Title: Outing ; 16 June 08

Ok finally this blog is revived, cause I'm posting. Lol.

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Right, so for the people (like, WeyJieh, Serena, Esther, Ryan, Shaun and myself) who went for the outing today, was it fun? Hah, hope you enjoyed yourselves. Though this outing was a very last minute one but, it still went on smoothly right? Hah! Ok, though there's only like 6 of us today, it's okay! All of us will go out as a cell one day right? Yes :)

Okay, so what did the 6 of us do today?
We had lunch together, played at the arcade together (lol) and we went tampines safra for bowling together :) Right, now then I realised bowling is SO FUN. All of us should bowl together one day yeah. And WeyJieh and Ryan were so good at it, wahahah. But still, all of us played pretty good righttt? Heh.

Really hope that all of us can really make it on one of the days during the (year-end) school holidays for a cg outing :) We can like, visit the zoo to see animal poo poo ( ok KIDDING ), ice-skate, visit the bird park too? Hah, yes. Ok la, I think that's about it :) Just coming here to post in order not to let this blog look so dead :) K bye.

Wait, shall share 2 songs with you all before leaving. Hah.

Big by Planetshakers.

Break Free by Hillsongs.

In His love and mine,
WT :D

2008-03-06T18:00:00.001+08:00

An Evening of Worship with Planetshakers & Tim Hughes

ALPHA Singapore presents a worship central celebration in an evening of praise & worship with Planetshakers, a popular Australian band and Tim Hughes (writer of 'Here I Am to Worship').

Date: 10 & 11 Apr 08

Time: 1930hrsVenue: Max Pavilion @ Singapore Expo Hall 10

Website: http://www.alpha.org.sg/wcps/

Programme

1830 - Doors Open

1930 - Welcome1935 - Planetshakers

2020 - Youth Alpha

2030 - Tim Hughes + Worshipcentral band

2135 - Tim Hughes + Planetshakers

2200 - Close

Free admission, seats available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Register at the website above for priority entrance.

IMPORTANT:

Please get back to me ASAP(by this sunday) if you're interested because we have to be registered in order to enter. Thanks!

In His love and mine,

Serena

2008-03-06T17:50:00.004+08:00

Hey!

It's Speedlight Salvation Sunday; 180 degrees this sunday!

Why 180 Degrees? It is to signify the awesome transforming power of our Lord Jesus Christ in the lives of His people. For this SSS, we will be featuring 2 really wonderful testimonies of youths whose lives have been miraculously changed by the Lord. We believe that God will use these testimonies to speak strongly into the hearts of the youths who are in similar situations and to relate to them. So do keep this event in your prayers, especially for Pastor Pacer who will be sharing the Gospel message.

Do push this aside and think, "I'll invite them next time". Then let me ask you, when will the next time be if this becomes an excuse everytime we have salvation sundays? I started inviting my friends at this age! Why not NOW? So, please take this opportunity to bring your unsaved friends to this exciting service on sunday!

It is God who draws the lost to Himself, but He has made the choice to work through us in doing that. Salvation is the result, but evangelism is the means by which God has ordained and uses. Therefore evangelism is a divine privilege, the Great Commission given to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Rom 1:16-17
"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile."

2008-01-01T21:58:00.000+08:00

Hey guys!!

I don't know how often you visit this blog but here I am to post the first post for the year 2008! Well, what a year it has been for you and I, I'm sure. Because it was your first year in secondary school and my A level year. So how has it been for all of you? Secondary school is indeed different from primary school right? Well I hope you all have adapted well in your new school and please do not allow what happened last year to bring you down this year. This year is a new year, no matter how badly you think you performed, do not think that it's going to be the same this year. Just to share with you, I didn't do well in sec 1 at all, top 40 but at the 30 something. I woke up after sec 1 and I worked hard in sec 2. And there my grades picked up and I never saw anything lesser than a B and I got 13 in level at the end of the year. I'm saying this to encourage you that you can achieve your goals when you set your heart to do it and when you put your faith and trust in Him. Of course for those who did well, keep it up!

As this is the start of another year in secondary school, I pray that it will be a fulfilling and blessed year for you. Remember that God has conquered for you and in Him, you are MORE than a conqueror. When you face your darkest moments, proclaim His victory over your situation and you WILL conquer! Press on my dear members! I pray that your walk with Him will be even closer and sweeter each day as well. The Lord is always close, always watching and always protecting. Seek his counsel, refuge. Our Lord is faithful, He never sleeps nor slumbers! All things work out for those who love Him!

Claim a victorious 2008 my friends!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-11-27T10:02:00.000+08:00

Matthew 15:29-39(Jesus feeds the four thousand)
With just 7 loaves of bread and a few SMALL fishes, Jesus did what is impossible with man but possible with him. All he did was to take the 7 loaves and the fish, GAVE THANKS and broke them. At the end of the day, the disciples picked up 7 basketsfuls of broken pieces that were LEFT OVER.

Luke 9:10-17 (Jesus feeds the five thousand)
With just 5 loaves and 2 fishes, Jesus again did what is impossible with man but possible with him. All he did was to again take the 5 loaves and 2 fishes, GAVE THANKS and broke them. At the end of the day, the disciples picked up 12 basketfuls of broken peices that were LEFT OVER.

What is the significance of the above?
1)Give thanks in all circumstances
Notice how Jesus gave thanks before he performed miraculous and wonderous things like feeding the 4000 and 5000? Similarly what we can learn from here is to give thanks to the Lord in all circumstances! Even when the situation seem grave and all, take some time to utter a prayer of thanksgiving. You know what, that shows great faith and it's high prayer. Surely our Lord who promises that He's always near us, hears your prayers. Help and answer will be on its way!

2)With God all things are possible
Just when we think that with 7 loaves of bread and a few small fishes(matthew 15:29-39) and 5 loaves and 2 fishes(Luke 9:10-17) is not enough to feed the 4000 and 5000 respectively, with God all things are possible! Amen!

3)Nobody is too small that God cannot use
In Luke 9:10-17, where do you think the 5 loaves and 2 fishes came from? The sky? No! It came from a boy! A boy who willingly gave up his basket of 5 bread and 2 fishes for Jesus. Looking at ourselves, we should know that we're not too small that God cannot use! Another thing to note is that the boy gave his service willingly. Are we then willing to do God's work even if it means a sacrifice on our part or even if it means inconveniences?

4)No effort(service) rerendered to God is too small that God cannot move and show himself strong
Notice how God can do much more with less?

7 loaves of bread and a few small fishes=feed the 4000=7 basketfuls of broken pieces left over
5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes=feed the 5000=12 basketfuls of broken pieces left overCan you comprehend the equation here? Hallelujah that our God is able! Looking into our lives, we can be like that boy with only 5 loaves and 2 fishes to offer up to him(service/effort) and we may think it's really small and insignificant but if we willingly give our all to God and just place this trust and faith in him, you'll see how God can move in miraculous ways!

Lastly to share with you one song by Corrine May, entitled 'Five loaves and two fishes'

A little boy of thirteen was on his way to school
He heard a crowd of people laughing and he went to take a look
Thousands were listening to the stories of one man
He spoke with such wisdom, even the kids could understand

The hours passed so quickly, the day turned into night
Everyone was hungry but there was no food in sight
The boy looked in his lunchbox, at the little that he had
He wasn't sure what good it'd do, there were thousands to be fed
But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus, the kindness in His smile
And the boy cried out with the trust of a child, he said:
"Take my five loaves and two fishes
Do with it as You willI surrender
Take my fears, my inhibitions
All my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it allTo feed them all."

I often think about that boy when i'm feeling small
And i worry that the work i do means nothing at all
But every single tear i cry is a diamond in His hands
And every door that slams in my face, i will offer up in prayer
So i'll give You every breath that i have
Oh Lord, You can work miracles
All You need is my "Amen"

So, take my five loaves and two fishes
Do with it as You willI surrender
Take my fears, my inhibitions
All my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it allI hope it's not too small

I trust in You, i trust in You
So take my five loaves and two fishes
Do with it as You willI surrender
Take my fears, my inhibitions
All my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it all
No gift is too small

2007-08-14T17:35:00.000+08:00

HELLO! :D

as you all know that we're now going thru a new topic called 'DumbDumb' right?
hmmm, let's do some re-cap about it.
PART 1 :

we talked about why was it dumb to rebel. reason is because Lucifer was created by God & he has less power than God. rmb the 3Rs? (of course it's not about recycling.)

first R - remember who God is.
second R - respond to God's love.
third R - regonize that you cannot overpower God.

What does this 3 points mean?

first point - remember who God is.
---> It means that we must always remember God at all times, for what He had done for us (by dying on the cross for our sins.)
second point - respond to God's love.
---> We must always love God & spend time reading His word & talking to Him & we do things to please God to show that we love him. Obedience, Respect is also a point of pleasing God.
third point - regonize that we cannot overpower God.
---> We cannot think that we're stronger than God or much more better than God.

PART 2 :

CG:

We talked about the downfall of Lucifer & the consequenses of his (Lucifer) failed rebellion.
Let's talk about the downfall of Lucifer first.
---> It was all because of pride. Pride entered his heart.
---> Pride breeds quarrels, it hardens heart & it's opposed by God.
Here are some verse that you can read on.
Isaiah 13:11-13, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 21:4, Proverbs 29:23, Numbers 20:10-13, Proverbs 13:10, Daniel 5:20, Obadiah 1:3, James 4:6, Proverbs 16:18

Now let's talk about his consequenses of his failed rebellion.
---> He (Lucifer) lost his relationship with God. He also lost his heavenly position, angelic powers & was booted out of Heaven. Lastly, he was exiled to Earth & sentenced to eternal damnation at the end of the age.

SERVICE:

Pastor Pacer talked to us about the story of Esau.
You can read thru the story in Genesis 25:29-34.
The birthright qns:
1. had 2 shares of his father's estate.
2. had leadership over clan.

Lessons that we must learn:

1. We must be content with what we have now.
2. Evaluate the consequences of your actions.
3. (added point) Don't take things for granted.

Lastly, remember that what you do implicated on your love ones. (:

In His love & mine,
WeiTing(:

2007-08-07T20:51:00.000+08:00

extra guideline :
"Chapter/ Verse in the Bible that spoke to me or something"

I choose the second option, VERSE.

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, he will make your path straight"

Cast our cares and troubles to Him,
He will straighten your path-
Speak healing of someone,
and he shall be healed -
Repent your sins,
and you shall be forgiven -

This verse struck me. trust Him, ALONE- for He is our refuge.
He will make our paths straight! ((:

Trusting Him at ALL times,
dewey]-

Majesty - Hillsongs and Delirious -

2007-08-07T20:41:00.001+08:00

yup. here's the song.
Enjoy - praise the Lord- ((:

2007-08-07T20:29:00.000+08:00

still on the first GUIDELINE -
This song's very nice ! x)
MAJESTY by HILLSONGS AND DELIRIOUS

Majesty
Hillsongs and Delirious

Here I am humbled by your Majesty

Covered by your grace so free

Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man

Covered by the blood of the Lamb

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine

Since you laid down your life

The greatest sacrifice

Majesty, Majesty

Your grace has found me just as I am

Empty handed, but alive in your hands

Majesty, Majesty

Forever I am changed by your love

In the presence of your Majesty

Here I am humbled by the love that you give

Forgiven so that I can forgive

Here I stand, knowing that I'm your desire

Sanctified by glory and fire

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine

Since you laid down your life

The greatest sacrifice

As said in the lyrics, indeed the Lord is majestic.

we are so sinful and yet he chose to came down to die for us

and we should be humble before Him, fearing Him.

He's our greatest love and our all in all.

Praise him! ((:

In His presence forever-

dewey] -

Emmanuel -hillsongs ((:

2007-08-07T20:27:00.001+08:00

yup. the song -
give all glory to the Lord - ((:

2007-08-07T20:21:00.000+08:00

ahh -
first time posting here, anyway -

i've chosen the first guideline, "Choose a song dat minister to u n say y.u can provide verses that the song is based on"
ya. actually, the song is already on my blog, so go see it! http://lighted-presence.blogspot.com/

Emmanuel

-Hillsongs-
Together in this place of worship
Your greatness we proclaim
We stand as one in giving You

All glory and acclaim
To You our hearts are open
To You our hands we raise
Come take the place of honour in our lives
Emmanuel
Our God is with us
Prince of Peace
Mighty One
The Ever-living God
See the praises of our Saviour
Rise to open skies
With the dawning of redemption
Your glory will arise
For You alone are worthy
Here in Zion you are praised
Our Lord and King forever

You will reign

i find this song very meaningful as emmanuel means that our God is close to us?

and we should be very grateful to think that Jesus died for us -

The lyrics are very meaningful, there - will put the song up in the next post!

music from http://www.imeem.com/

staying in His presence forever-

dewey ]-

2007-07-22T16:48:00.001+08:00

Hey! We're already in a new system, hope you all find the change good? Alright the difference is that we're now following up on sermons and currently we're in the hero series which will end next sunday. I hope you find this series interesting and useful in helping you understand your identity in Christ and how He can manifest Himself in your life.
Lesson 1: Heroes, our inspiration
Here we learnt that our life is like a race and how we can efectively run this race is to be disciplined and consistent in training, to get rid of the things that keep us from running well(Heb 12:1), remove the things that will trip us, keeping our eyes on Christ(Heb 12:2) and to not give up above all(Heb 12:3).

We're all in this spiritual race together, though we may be met with hardships but these are here so that we'll be made stronger and our faith may be strengthened.
1 Peter 1:6-7
''In this you greatly rejoie, though now for a little while you may have to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith, of greater worth than gold, which oerishes even though refined by fire-may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."

Lesson 2:Heroes, The ultimate
Now Jesus is the ultimate hero of all when He died on the cross for our sins. We also learnt about the nature of Jesus Christ from 1 Col 1:15-18 that Christ is divine, creator and sustainer, head of the chirch and He conquered death that we may be alive! Hallelujah!

Lesson 3:Heroes, Faith.
Heb 11: "Faith league". There's Abraham, Abel, Moses, Noah, Rahab, Samson, Joshua and the list goes on. These faith heros have exemplified faith at different times in history in different circumstances. There's so much we can learn from them! We should not be put down and be guilty for not having so much faith before but rather we should be motivated and encouraged by their experiences. So who's your favourite "faith league" hero?

Take away verse: Heb 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God,because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him"

God desires child-like faith and obedience from us and that we'll grow spiritually stronger each day as we walk with Him. Something that I have picked up from main service today and I want to share with you all. We always talk about growth right? Well the word grow can be spelt out as such:
G-Go to church
R-Read the Word
O-Obey God
W-Witness for God(Matt 28:18-20,matt 5:14-16)

Are we constantly doing all these??

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-07-02T10:22:00.001+08:00

Hey! Yesterday was our third division games day and it was our first amazing race too! I hope you guys had fun? Haha were the clues hard and interesting? We had many good laughs thinking about the clues.

CLUES:
Handsome circle=Junyuan(secondary school)
This is where you played "form the shape" with Esther right? This game would have been familiar to those who went for the pre-speedlight camp 2 years ago. So who weren't blindfolded yesterday? Haha...this clue stumped many cells slowing them down. I heard from Charity that you all didn't take long to figure out that it's Junyuan but you all went to Junyuan Primary instead. Ops guess the clue should have been more explicit. Sorry about that! Nevertheless you all raced to Junyuan Secondary after that. For that I'm so proud of you !

"Where does spongebob live?"=Pineapple playground beside Tampines Stadium
This is where you played the skipping rope game which some of you have played before if you had gone to the pre-speedlight camp 2 years ago. I love this game but it can get a little frustrating when you can't get everybody to jump together isn't it? I don't know whether you all manage to jump at least 3 times as planned by the leaders but I heard good things about you guys; you all enthusiastically sang the spongebob theme song. Haha! In fact you are one of the two cells that sang the song for Irving. =) I'm glad that you have participated so enthusiastically!

Picture which shows "Way In"=Shell station
Charity's station where you all played "Follow the Line". I have never played that game before but I know you all will get tangled in the process right? Haha...Was the clue hard to figure out? One cell mistook it for the sign to a carpark. Haha! I mean we were not so bad to have a station at a carpark considering that there are so many carparks around church!

Hickory Dickory Dock=Clock tower
I must admit I only thought of this clue on friday and went to find the nursery rhyme only yesterday morning. Haha! At first we thought of giving you a picture but the picture was too obvious. I'm surprised that at least one person from each cell knows the whole nursery rhyme and hence every cell could recite the rhyme to me to my satisfaction. You guys did well in my station! Haha thinking about how Dewey always use his hand to support the bowl makes me laugh. Wey Jieh, being the first person in the queue is tough especially when the water level in the pail drops and your head have to go all the way in to scoop the water, but I'm glad that you did your part through the game and not give up.

I was elated when Emerald called me to inform me that you guys came in FIRST! Yay! I'm so proud of you all! You've shown me again that you can be independent and that you are responsible. *smiles* This is very encouraging for me and I look forward to seeing more of this in future. Have a blessed week ahead and I'll see you this sunday!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-06-09T12:18:00.000+08:00

What should christians do to develop a lifestyle of thankfulness?

(i)Do things out of love (matt 5:43-48)
(ii)Do things that do not seek to gratify to the flesh (romans 7:14-23)
(iii)Don't take things for granted, say "thank you" or "I appreciate you" when help is offered to you
(iv)Take initiative to render help when it is needed
(v)Exercise the attitude of giving
(vi)Exercise the attitude of giving
(vii)prayer journal. Thank Him when prayers are answered
(viii)Start the day by praising God
(viv)When you pray, say a word of thanksgiving too!

Well, I shall start the ball rolling then. This week, I want to thank God for sustaining me each day as I revise and prepare for my mid years which will take place at the end of this month. I'm thankful that I have the strength to wake up every morning and a peaceful sleep every night. I'm thankful that at the same time, I have been having support from my family(particularly my sister as I am living with her for the past week) and friends who have been encouraging me when I feel down and discouraged with my studies which can be pretty overwhelming. God has placed many precious people in my life at different times and through all these people I have gathered not only support and encouragements but also precious lessons that I learnt from my experience with them. Indeed the verse "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" is true. Though I don't consider my case as an "adversity" but it is enough to let me understand what that verse means. I pray that all of us will continue to support one another like brothers and sisters in this cell! *smiles

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-06-03T23:02:00.000+08:00

Wow it has been such a long time since anyone updated this blog? Well it has always been me isn't it? Actually anyone can blog! This is a cell blog! It belongs to everyone of us? I think I have said this before but I shall emphasis again: You can blog about anything! It could just be a simple sharing of what you have been up to, testimony(be it yours or someone else), a inspirational story, your experience with God and thoughts during the week, etc. Well having said that I shall continue with what I want to talk about in the first place.

Okay, we've been doing firm founadation since last year right? We've covered Salvation, God's word, Daily prayer, Faith, Quiet Time and ending Thankfulness next week. Well I hope that this series of lessons have been helpful to help you understand the Word better and hopefully like what the name of the book suggest, that all of us will have a firm foundation in the Word, a firm and steady relationship with God. *smiles*

Of course,I hope that we will also get know one another more? We're one cell, one body of Christ man! 1 Cor 12-27. Only when we realise that we're all one family can we fulfill what God wants us to do as it is said in Galations 6:2 "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" and Philippians 2:4 "Each of you should look out not only to your own interests, but to the interests of others". Well I'm looking forward to seeing all of us grow much closer together and closer to God as well! Amen!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-03-25T19:02:00.000+08:00

My Refuge Pastor Rony

Miracle Service 24/03/07

Psalm 91:1-2

God has a secret place(not secret to us but to the devil) and when you find it and stay in there, you rest in the shadow of the almighty.
The divil is there to steal, kill and destroy but when we trust in the Lord, the Lord throws a 'smokescreen' to surround you, preventing the divil from really knowing every single movement of yours and every single thing about you.
Do your best, rest in Him and trust in Him instead of getting frustrated, impatient and irritated. Though things may not turn out well at the moment, just continue to trust in the Lord in word and action.

"Where God is, a spider's web is like a wall. But where God isn't, a wall is like a spider's web."

Something meaningful which I hope will minister to you as it has for me.

In His love and mine,

Serena

2007-03-25T18:59:00.000+08:00

What worship can do for you...
1)Brings the annoited aura of heaven to where you are
-Annoiting breaks the yoke of satan

2)Can arise your attitude
-You become soft in God-
If you're yielded to God, you'll realise your problems will be easily solved
-It starts from within. God changes the heart, you'll probably end up solving the problem yourself

3)Allow the spirit of freesom to breakthrough hinderances in life
-Once your heart is changed, your attitude toweardproblems/challenges will change. You find yourself moving toward a breakthrough.

When faced with a problem, you have 3 choices
i)Move in the realm of the natural(like worrying??Like how any non-believer will react?)

or...

ii) Move in the realm of the supernatural
-rise up in praise and worship
2 Chronicles 20:20-22
Acts 16:25-26

This is what I got from pastor Rony's sermon on 4/03/07. Indeed let's all rise up in worship and prayer! Continue to be hungry for God my prayerwarriors!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-03-24T10:13:00.000+08:00

Hey!! We have taken these pictures some time back, thought I should share them with you all! Enjoy! Oh yes we shall take more pictures!! Whee!

Haha! I love this picture. Why? It looks like they're on a beauty pageant! Posing for the camera! Haha! What actually happened was that these girls are posing for Joel but I took a picture of them atthe side and ta-da! You get an effect like this! HAHA!

Now this is well....I don't know what to say..Quite cool actually. Haha! It's like getting caught in transition. Leon is like 'not there'. You get what i mean? Haha! See la..move somemore and the result is this, a blurred picture to such a large extent.

Shaun
He finally gave me a smile for the camera. What a sweet smile too!

Leon
Such dreamy look..=)

Nicole and susi

So sweet!!

Clarissa, wei ting and charmaine

From Left: Coleman, Dewey, Shaun, Dylan, Leon
Fromleft(bottom):Ryan and Glenn

Haha a mischievous Glenn and an unsuspecting ryan

From left: Susi, clarissa, Tamelia, Mindy, Michelle, Nicole, Charmaine, Wei Ting, Esther

In His love and mine,

Serena

2007-03-16T23:07:00.001+08:00

What an AWESOME time of praise and worship we had tonight!!! The presense of God was so strongly felt in the sanctuary. I believe many were touched by the Holy Spirit and hearts are once again surrendered to him. People around me(primary sixes mind you!!) kneeled down humbly before the throne of heaven, with hands and voices lifted up to Him who deserves ALL our praises, ALL our adoration! Hallelujah! Oh what a sight to see all these kids praise God. I'm soo touched to see how honest they were in their praise and worship to God! Indeed this generation of speedlighters is different and they are gonna bring a change to speedlight! We ought to look and learn from these kids. Many of us have lost our first love to God but if you take a look at these kids...now that's an example of love and passion still burning in their hearts and we ought to be ashamed of ourselves. Turn your hearts back to Him! This shouldn't just be the only time where we truely praise and worship Him, but everyday of our lives we should praise and worship God, with our songs, our actions, our lives! Holy Holy Holy God almighty! We love you Lord!!

In His Love and mine,
Serena

2007-03-12T14:37:00.000+08:00

Hey peeps! Or should I say celsius? Haha! I hope you all had fun yesterday! Just wanna say what I obeserved about you guys yesterday which I feel is fairly commendable.
Firstly, you all took instructions from your leaders very well.

Secondly, I can see unity in the cell as you all worked together during the "Bomb" game. I'm really impressed because you all were able to decide which group to bomb together as a cell without having me to come in to help you all as compared to the other cells who have at least one of their leaders with them to facilitate. Even during the second game, "Follow the line"(scissors, paper, stone), you all have put up a good fight! Now the third game is challenging and you all received no help from anyone at all, yet you all were able to produce every single item. Even though you all didn't get 1st placing (I hope you all are not too upset about it!), you all are winners in my eyes for you have shown that you can be independent which is good! =)

And apart from what took place yesterday, I'm also very pleased that all of you have been very accountable for yourselves(like you'll message me if you're not coming or will be late, etc). I hope you'll continue to keep this up! Love you all! Looking forward to seeing all of you this friday for SNOW!

In His Love and mine,
Serena

2007-03-07T19:35:00.000+08:00

Chapter 4 Faith
3.How can a christian develop Bible faith?

Identify the need/situation/area of our lives we want to trust God for
Bring it specifically to the Lord in prayer
Claim and meditate on His promises in the Bible for that particular need
Invite Jesus Christ into that situation by acknowledging his ability to handle it better than us
Determine in our minds to hand it over to him completely
Act on this determination to resist taking things in our own hands
Obey and so what he ask us to do
Exercise faith in little things where you can experience his goodness and faithfulness. Then your faith will be built up to trust him with bigger issues in your life.

Faith has to do with what God is doing, not what we're feeling. God looks into our intentions and purposes more than emotions. For exampls, we may not feel like doing something but when we do it because we know it pleases God, God is pleased.

God is always in control. He loves you and He will not let harm befall upon you. Continue to seek Him, trust Him and acknowledge Him in all circumstances!

"Be strong and courageous"

"I will never leave you nor forsake you" Say He

In His love and mine,

Serena

2007-03-05T10:09:00.000+08:00

Hey people!

It has been a long time since this blog is updated(not sure how many of you do visit this blog though). Anyway how time flies! We have already moved on from "prayer" and now we're at "faith". Alright, just to give a summary on the topic on "prayer".

What do you think is the most effective kind of prayer?
Scripture prayer. Jesus is God's Word(John 1:1,14)=He left behind the Father's words and promises so that we can pray His words and claim His promises. Jesus showed us 3 vital truths in praying God's Word through His life in the Temptation(matt 4:1-11). Praying in God's Word is a language of
(i)Faith: Putting trust in His Word pleases Him (2 Cor 1:20/Heb 11:6)
(ii)Praise: His Word sustain us and is indeed worthy of praise (psalm 19:7-8)
(iii)Love: We take to heart what He says and commit ourselves to do our part in every promise we claim

Then we talked about hindrances to prayer
1.Wrong Kind of prayer
2.Out of God's will
2.Habouring a sin
4.Lack of faith
5.Lack of corresponding action
6.Wrong motives
7.Unforgiveness
8.Not specific

Like what Paul said, we should all "Pray unceasingly". This means that we have the flow of the spirit and attitudes of prayer. There must first be a yearning of God in our hearts that willgive us the persistance to pray unceasingly.Speak to God as you would to a friend and just talk to Him for God loves to hear from you! I hope all of you will enjoy prayer as much as I do! =)

In His love and mine,
Serena

2007-01-13T14:54:00.000+08:00

Hey people!!

How's school for you so far?? Good? Remember to keep writing your journals! We love to hear from you! Have a blessed weekened! Cya!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2006-12-17T21:21:00.000+08:00

Hey!! Today was the first lesson on prayer. I pray that all of you will take prayer seriously and this is something that Joel and myself wants to drill you all in. The blog add reads 'speedlight prayer warriors', indeed let us all be prayer warriors! There are many kinds of prayer:

Salvation prayer: foundational prayer which leads to all the other kinds of prayer
Confession prayer: prayer of forgiveness and cleaning of sin.It removes the very hindrance toan effective prayer life
Promise prayer: petition that is offered according to the known will of God
Intercessory prayer: prayig for the needs of others
Warfare prayer: against Satan
Worship prayer: praise
Consecration prayer: dedication prayer
Mountain-moving prayer: changes things
Scripture prayer: declare and comfess truths from the Bible
Conversational prayer: chit-chatting with God

Prayer comes with FAITH. Without FAITH prayer is nothing. I know I said that when we pray we pray in spirit right? I don't know how to explain to you what it means by praying in spirit because you have to experience it yourself. There is really a difference. I know because I've experienced. Just to bless you with a few verses:

Hebrew 11:6

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him"

Romans 8:26-27

"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infimities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saint accordng to the will of God"

There are times when we really don't know what to pray for or what to pray. The important thing to know is that if you invite the Holy Spirit to come and intercede for you, it'll be according to the will of God and you may be surprised that you'll feel different after an effective and meaningful prayer as such. I know because I've experienced both kinds: with/without the strong anoiting of the Holy Spirit.

I guess it's important to pray for forgiveness and for God to fill your spirit everytime you pray. Of course there are many other things that you can pray for. Yup! =)

In His love and mine,

Serena

2006-12-15T22:21:00.000+08:00

Hey people! How are all of you all this holiday? Enjoying yourself so far I hope? Anyway I hope you all enjoyed yourselves last sunday during games day! Do feedback to us if you would like more of such events alright? =) Afterall cellgroup is not all about learning God's word but we also care about fellowship among brothers and sisters in Christ. Anyway thank you for all the encouragements!! I'm really appreciate it! Anyway do pray for Joel also? Keep him in prayer as he is in penang right at this moment. You can pray for his race(saturday and sunday), for God to give him strength to pull through and his overall safety. Yup! Do keep the christmas drama in prayer also? As it's going to be another evangelistic meeting, please pray for hearts to be touched through the drama and that many will come to give their lives to God. In other words, plray for salvation!! Prayer is very important and let's believe in the power of corporate prayer! Let us all keep each other, the cellgroup and the church in prayer! Thank you my prayer warriors!! =)

In His love and mine,
Serena

2006-11-21T16:44:00.001+08:00

HeLlO!!Guess I am the third person to post then..Hope that all of us would cooperate during cell and make sure Serena Doesn't explode in anger during cell?? Pray 4 her kk?? BYE!!

Bro in christ,
Coleman

2006-11-21T16:44:00.000+08:00

HeLlO!!Guess I am the third person to post then..Hope that all of us would cooperate during cell and make sure Serena Doesn't explode in anger during cell?? Pray 4 her kk?? BYE!!

2006-11-12T00:13:00.000+08:00

Hey! Hope you all had a great time last sun with parachute band! I was truely ministered by their praise and worship. Indeed their love and passion for our God Almighty can be seen as they gave their praises. Just want to ket you know how glad I am that you all have taken up the challenge to invite your friends to this impact concert. I hope that the desire to win souls will continue to burn in your hearts and may we all work together to bring more people into the kingdom of God! =)

In His love and mine,
Serena

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

aye! hmms. seems like i'm the second person to post in here huh. lols. i dunno wad to say. well, i'm sure all of u in cg had recieve a msg from Joel that he wun be coming for some time right? so hope that all of u will pray for Serena that she'll have strength to take this cg kz? and i know that one person taking so many kids is gonna be a tough work! so, must pray for her ok! x)

Serena, take care of urself too! =D

In His Love and mine,
WeiTing xD

2006-10-22T23:28:00.000+08:00

Hey people! Remember to confirm the number of people you will be bringing before we meet again on sunday kz?? Let us all be workers in this great harvest! =) Have a victorious week ahead!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2006-10-09T18:10:00.000+08:00

Dear cellgroup members,
Haha! I think I'm the first one other than joel and serena? Hope you all have studied and are confident that you will do well. Enjoy your 'holidays' as another PSLE begins![please stop learning everything] May god guide you through out your journey!
Sister In Christ,
Clarissa

2006-10-08T23:27:00.000+08:00

Firm Foundation, chapter one, SALVATION
7) Is it possible to trust God without obeying Him? What happens when a Christian does one without the other?
Nope!
Proverbs 3:5-6: When we trust in God, we must act upon our faith with actions.
As long as man trusted and obeyed God, he would be protected and blessed. So if we trust in God, obedience would be our natural response and it would be easy because we love God
So when a christian does one without the other, he would be like leaving the authority and protection of the Lord.
Psalms 37:3 : Obedience is already a form of trust in God's providence
Isaiah 55: 8-9 :God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours

8) If you have to share Christ with a non-Christian, what woul you include in your explanation of God's salvation plan?
John 3:16 : God was willing to sacrifice His only son to die for our sins that we might be saved.
Show your friends God's love through your own testimony and of how He's blessed you and helped you. eg. in your exams, your family, when you need help etc. They would be able to relate better as they go through some of these things too.
Before inviting a friend:
1) Pray that God would soften his heart and that your friend would be open
2) Take that step of faith and invite your friend
3) Believe that God will touch your friend's heart when he comes
4) After the visit continue to keep your friend in prayer
Remember your friends are the people that only you can reach out to cos God has placed them in your life. We can help you in prayer, but you have to take that step and care for their salvation. If they really mean something to you, go all out to try and get them saved k?
If it's their lives we're talking about, it's all up to U. =)

In His love,
joel

2006-10-08T22:56:00.000+08:00

Firm Foundation, chapter one, SALVATION
9)Although a christian is potentially free from the power and penalty of sin when he stumbles and falls, what promises can he rely on to be reconciled with God?
-1 John 1:9
-Psalms 119:133-135
-Jeremiah 31:34: As long as a christian confesses and repent, God will forgive his sins and remember his sins no more
-Luke 17:3
-James 5:15: God forgives us as longs as we ask for it.
-Psalms 32:1-2
-Ephesians 4:32: Talks about how we should forgive those who tresspass against us first if we seek for God's forgiveness for our sins.

10) Young Christians are usually more fervent for the Lord in their new-found faith, but with passing years there is a tendency to slacken, (1)Why?(2)How can we overcome this syndrome?

(1)They could have been busy with their earthly duties and activities that they neglected God by not spending time seeking Him(QT). They may not have factored God in in whatever that they do and relied on their own strength too much. It could have been due to disappointments in life as well.
(2)Spend time with God regularly(regular QT) to maintain a close relationship with Him. Find time to be still before Him and allow God to speak to you in His own special ways. Many a times we tend to rush through prayer and quiet time which could hav prevented God from speaking to us before we seem to cut him off by hurrying through. It'll be good if we could just wait patiently and allow God to touch us and minister to us. psalms 37:7

In His love and mine,
Serena =)

2006-09-24T21:44:00.000+08:00

Hey guys... to add on to the verses that Serena has given... do keep in mind Luke 18:27 and Psalms 46:1 too k?

"The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

So just keep trusting and praying even if the situation around you guys seems impossible yeah? cos with God all things are possible... Amen! haha... You guys have a victorious week ahead yeah? Don't hesitate to call if you have anything yeah? Take care all.. God bless!

Joel=)

2006-09-24T19:30:00.000+08:00

Colossians 3.23
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"

Proverbs 3:5-7
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight"

Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart"

Phil 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"

I pray that as you guys keep these 4 verses in mind, you'll know that no matter how hard times are and how things don't seem to turn out well in your life now, God is in CONTROL and He'll never leave or forsake us. Let us all learn to be like Job who never stop trusting God even when he's left with nothing!

In His love and mine,
Serena

2006-09-24T08:31:00.000+08:00

Dear God,I pray that you will bless this cell abundantly in whatever we do. Lord as we grow in Your Name Lord, let us learn to rely totally on You for our help and strength in time of need. Lord let us all have that passion and hunger to know more about Your word and let us be willling to give our utmost for Your highest. I pray that we will grow together as a cell spiritually and that our hearts would be atuned to Yours oh God. Thank You Lord for all that You've done for us thus far, thank You for everything. I pray also Lord that You would be with us as we take our upcoming exams, give us wisdom, peace and i pray that You'll be with us wherever we go Lord. Let whatever we do Lord be for the glory of Your Name. =) Amen

In His Love,
Joel

2006-09-23T22:38:00.000+08:00

Heyz!! This will be our cell blog where you can post entries to share about the happenings in your life, of how God has touched you in His ways. You can also post prayer requests, that we may all pray for one another as a body of Christ. This blog can also serve as an avenue for us to communicate with one another throughout the week until we meet again on sunday. I hope you all will participate actively in any discussions held here and help make this blog an active one! Thanks! God bless!

In His love and mine,
Serena

Ps: Do indicate your name after each entry you post!