Focusing on God this holidays....

Dear bro n sis,are you praying for the welcoming activity? Do you seek God everyday? Whatever your answers are, I really pray that all of us can focus on God n still pray for the welcoming activity continuously. It's not easy to stay focus on God during the holidays... maybe we are DISTRACTED by working, watching tv, online playing games,goin out wif frens and so many other things..I know coz I'm distracted myself...

Sometimes we say we love God,we sing tat we love Him, but look at what we use our time for most of the day....Do we even think abt God most of the time? I feel guilty already.

Maybe we can try this. When we wake up in the morning, say: "Good morning God. Thank you for today." Yes, this may sound crazy...but this is wat a Reverend told us in his preaching. A simple act of saying Good morning to God n thanking Him is an act of showing tat u CARE n think abt Him..It helps us to FOCUS on God as the day STARTS. Focusing on God does not necessarily need to be durin our devotion time only. In fact u can praise God n say thank you to God anytime of the day. Say Good nite too. JUST SAY ANYTHIN U WANT TO HIM!!Communicate!!

And if we feel LAZY to read the bible, try this..reading the bible after ur lunch or dinner. Most of us got nothin to do after lunch or dinner, right? Instead of switching on the tv straight away after lunch or dinner, try READING THE BIBLE. You can just read the bible for min 15 minutes...

At least OPEN the bible n flip through..haha..I know how hard it is to open the bible at first. The bible can be on my table and I can STARE at the bible n it STARE back at me but still feel lazy to open it n read. So try this method....This is a suggestion from Jia Yaik,hehe...It works for me, maybe u guys can try. All these may seem difficult at first, but who knows once u start,it will be easier. And maybe u can use this time for devotion and prayers too.

Ok,I hope I am not boring u guys with my sharing, but let us try together. Pray to God to pull us back when we drift away from Him k? Coz if we hav the desire to draw near to God,He will draw near to us also.

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Remember that we are goin to be a testimony to the juniors next sem..How are we goin to tell our juniors abt God,how are we goin to shine for Him if we dun even hav a good relationship wif God ourselves??

Anyway,here are the prayer items for this week. Plz pray once u read the prayer items to avoid forgetting abt it later or feeling lazzy to pray... ^_^

1. Pray for our IVCC vehicle.
Well, we are not buying the Avanza 1.5 auto after pastor discussed with the other zhang lao in a church meeting last week. Now we are still lookin for an Avanza 1.3 manual. So keep praying to God that He will provide a vehicle for us according to His will.

2. Pray for Pastor Lee.
She is goin to be very busy next semester because she needs to prepare a lot of things. So pray that God will grant Pastor Lee the strength and good time management in preparing things for our church. Pray that God will grant her rest when she feels tired and grant her wisdom so that she can continue to preach God's message.

3. Pray for welcoming activity preparation work, for all the leaders and cooperation of the team members.

Welcoming night--pray can find suitable actors/actress for the sketch, pray for a good script that will bring out God's message.

Welcoming camp--pray that the game master will hav ideas to put messages into the games. Pray that all team members still keep in contact with one another durin the holidays to discuss wat need to be done.

Pray that God will give us the strength n wisdom to finish the preparation work in time.

4. Pray that God will provide juniors who are non-believers and believers with all kinds of talents n skills,(what kind of juniors do u want our church to hav? Just pray to God abt it) and are willing to stay back in IVCC to serve the church, not just joining the welcoming activity only.

5. Pray for Teck Meng's father and his family.
Pray that God will open up Teck Meng's father's heart to receive Jesus into His life. Pray that God grant strength n courage to Teck Meng's father to fight the disease. Help Teck Meng n his parents to trust in God durin this difficult situation.

6. Pray for the Myanmar's cyclone victims and Sichuan's earthquake victims.
Pray that enough food, water n medicine supply can reach to the victims and more people can be saved. Pray that they will get to know Jesus and trust in Him durin this difficult time. May God's love n peace surround them.

1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He HEARS us. And if we know that he HEARS us--whatever we ask-we know that we HAVE what we asked of Him.

So lets persist in praying together. DONT stop praying n believe in the power of prayers!!! Your prayers are important!! Ganbatte everyone!!!

Prayer Requests...

Hello everyone, how's your holidays?? Staying at home or working? Watever that u do in these holidays, plz remember to focus on God n build up your relationship with Him.....spend time with Him by doing your devotion, reading the bible n of course keep on praying. God delights in you drawing near to Him.

James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.Come near to God and He will come near to you.
Anyway, here are a few prayer items for us to pray together.

1. Pray for our new IVCC vehicle.

The auto sales man informed pastor yesterday that there is an Avanza 1.5 auto, year 06, but with a low 10 thousand mileage up for sale. The car cost RM 5Xk. So pray that God will grant Pastor Lee wisdom on whether we should buy the vehicle or is there other better choices. We really need a church vehicle to transport the juniors who are goin to join us next sem. So please pray for the vehicle.

2. Pray that we will be able to approach the juniors.

Please pray for the approach and publicity team and also ourselves so that all of us will be able to reach out to the juniors and invite them to the welcoming activity. Pray that the messages announced online, through sms or any other medium will be able to reach the juniors and attract them to join the welcoming activity. Ask God to bless these messages and announcements. Pray also that God will soften n open up the juniors' hearts so that they will not back away when we approach them.

3. Pray for the welcoming activity preparation work.

Pray that God will help us in the preparation work so that all of us can persevere and work hard to prepare for a successful welcoming activity to glorify His name. Pray for all the leaders, especially leaders for the welcoming night and welcoming camp. Pray also for the cooperation of the team members. Even though a lot of things are still in progress, we entrust them into God's hands that we will be able to finish the preparation work in time.

4. Pray for the Myanmar cyclone victims and the Sichuan earthquake victims.

Yes, we are so lucky n thankful to God that we are safe from these natural disasters here in Malaysia. However, we should pray for the poor victims. Pray that enough food, clean water and medicine supply will reach quickly to the victims. Pray that there will be more rescue workers and relief workers to help those trapped in the rubble of collapsed building and also those who are injured. Pray that God will grant good weather so that the rescue work can be carried out smoothly. Finally, pray that God's love and peace will surround and comfort those who had lost their loved ones in the disasters.

Hope all of us can pray continuously.

Philipians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Here is a song that I really like, indulge yourselves in the rythm n lyrics....Christ alone is our source of strength and hope, whom we put our trust in....Amen!!!

Give it our best!

First of all, i think that we should thank God because of the blessings that God gave our motherland. We all should be very thankful to Him that the recent disasters that hit our neighbouring countries Myanmar and China which caused a lot of casualties did not happen here in Malaysia. But we all must not indulge ourselves excessively at midst of these peaceful days. We must remember our mission for God that is to have a successful welcoming activities in order to spread the gospel to more people. As stated in the bible, "Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful" (1 Corinthians 4:2). We must be responsible and give our best in the work entrusted to us. As God promises us in the bible, "And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." ( 1 Corinthians 10:13). So we must not worry whether we can handle a certain post or not, instead we must be faithful to the Lord as He is the one who blesses us with great power and He is also the one who determines the results of things. So we must do our best and leave the rest to our God. Brothers and sisters, let us pray continuosly for our welcoming activities. And for those who are in need of our prayers, please state it in this blog so we can help to pray for you. (Work hard and enjoy your holidays too!)

pray and talk to God in a more proper way...

START WITH THE PROPER ATTITUDES

In God's eyes, why you do something is far more important than what you do.
On one occasion God told Samuel, “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”(1 Samuel 16:7, NIV*) It is quite possible to do the right thing but with the wrong attitude.
This was Amaziah's problem, for “he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord but not wholeheartedly.”(2 Chronicles 25:2)
When you come to meet with God in the quiet time, you should have these proper attitudes:

Expectancy - Come before God with anticipation and eagerness. Expect to have a good time of fellowship with Him and receive a blessing from your time together. That was what David expected: "O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You." (Psalm 63:1)

Reverence - Don't rush into God's presence, but prepare your heart by being still before Him and letting the quietness clear away the thoughts of the world. Listen to the prophet Habakkuk: "The Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him." (Habakkuk 2:20; see also Psalm 89:7) Coming into the presence of the Lord is not like going to a football game or some other form of entertainment.

Alertness - Get wide-awake first. Remember that you are meeting with the Creator, the Maker of heaven and earth, the Redeemer of men. Be thoroughly rested and alert. The best preparation for a quiet time in the morning begins the night before. Get to bed early so you will be in good shape to meet God in the morning; He deserves your full attention.

Willingness to obey - This attitude is crucial: you don't come to your quiet time to choose what you will do or not do, but with the purpose of doing anything and everything that God wants you to do. Jesus said, "If anyone chooses to do God’s will he will find out whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own." (John 7:17) So come to meet the Lord having already chosen to do His will no matter what.

Source: http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/en-US/FreeTools/spiritualGrowth/FirstStepsToSpiritualGrowth.htm

KUCHINGNITES---Gathering on Wed 14/5 at Westwood

Dear Kuchingnites, we are goin to have our first welcoming gathering at Westwood on this coming wed, 14/5/08, at 6.30pm. We will hav dinner together n discuss abt the welcoming activity. So plz reply whether u can join or not...Hope all of u can join......^_^

Purpose Driven Life- Day 3

Just read the book this morning and the subtitle for today is about the things that direct or control your life. The author reminded us to reflect back on ourselves and think deeply on what are the things that are in control of our lives and one of them that i thought is very true- our desire to have more things (materialistic). The author said that these things cant be our purpose in life as it cant satisfy our neverending desires which i think is true because these things can just give short happiness and we will always want more of these. It is not to say that we do not need to work hard and have a better life but a better life doesn't mean having lots of wealth or properties only, we must find a better purpose for us to be alive in this world and to do that we must seek for God's guidance and know what is his desire for us.

Mother’s day

Today, most of us may busy celebrating mother’s day with our mother or some church may celebrating parent’s day with both of our parent. We usually celebrate the day with a carnation, a cake, a special dinner or a special gift. It’s something good for us to appreciate what our parent do for us from time to time, not only the special celebration day.

The Sunday service today shared, “Can we choose to not honor our parent?” The sermon is based on Matthew 15:1-6. In the sermon, our pastor shared two touching stories. For me, I have been listening to the same story for more than two times. But, what impressed me is the title of the sermon! “Can we choose not to honor our parent?” For sure, the answer is NO!

Most of us exceed 20 years old already. Let us observe our friends’ parent! Try to figure how many friend’s parent are divorced, one of them are dead, or both already dead… And how many of them came from broken family...If you are not one of them, you must be enjoying your perfect family life. And now, we know that we should be very happy when thinking of honoring father and mother. Since honoring father and mother is something happy, why we don’t practice it every day? We cannot or we don’t?

This is where pastor’s sermon hit my heart today! He said, “Honoring our parent is not something easy!” Today, most of us are more concern about our career and our “family”. We may be asking ourselves,“Who is going to live with you for the end of your life? Your mother or your wife?” and “What will guarantee your life? Your father or your career?”

After listening these, I feel guilty. I think I spend more time in what I interested in than I spend time for my parent...I’m afraid that I may be one of those who take the wrong steps…End up my parent in old folks home with the default excuse – “Career”.

Dear brother and sister,

Most of us know that we can solve these dilemmas by choosing the right wife or the right career! We can choose a good wife who will honor our parent. We also can choose some job that can provide us more freedom in time to take care of our parent too. Through that sermon, I got a message to share with you all here. “We should do some plan on how to honor our parent today!”

However, there are too much unexpected things that we may not consider in our plan here. So, let us pray more to God before we take the wrong steps…And tell God about your plan in honoring your parent…Now!

Written by,

Chee Kwei Yunn

on 11/5/2008

EMMANUEL!!

Hi all bro and sis!
miss me? *cough*
anyway, hope u all enjoy the starting of the holiday:)
now the logo is here...hope u all can save the pictures and upload it in your Friendster primary photos or MSN picture. if some of u who has Facebook is even better.
Now.. after uploaded the picture, (most ppl will focus and open the profile whose picture were juz uploaded, so we use this advantage...mwahahaha)
Carry on, u guys can post a Shoutout in the "My Profile" (u all the profile of course =P)
The words in Shoutout is limited, so u guys can write in shortform and use the space as much as u all can, as detail as u all can, as much love u can all bring, as 'kam dong' as u all can write and less 'fei hua' (juz like wat i did...=.=sweat)

E.G : Attention to all!!! I'm a senior in UTM and this new semester we will be having a lot of freshbies from all over the country. As it happened to me before that i was lost and blur and don't know anything about the UTM, i know how it's feel to be like u now! i can help you (freshbie aka junior) and provide information and even transport while u are in university. email me or post a msg to me. i'm here to help") to anyone who wasn't UTM freshman, u can deliver the msg and pass it to someone who is or who might be. Arigato gozaimasu:)

well...it supposed to be shorter but u guys can 'shortform it'!
it's oni a suggestion and if u guys have a lot or better idea in posting? Sugoi!! We thank God for it!

thank you for spending times in this post.
GOD bless u all and keep on praying for more junior to be in our midst.

love, choon long

やあ！！！

Dear Kuchingnites,
hopefully we can have meeting at least once every week to keep our fire on. I would be free throughout tis holidaz...no working (most probably la...)がんばってくださいみんあさん！！:)

Purpose driven life

For those who own the book 'Purpose driven life',pls start reading it tommorow ya(10/5/08).Let us build our life for the next 40 days by using this book ya...GAmbateh

Regarding having prayer meeting each week in Kuching

Just wanna say that im fine with that idea and by the way im not working either, so im free eventually on any day and i think its a good idea for us to frequently pray for the welcoming activities as well as those who are in need. So when we all settle down for a suitable time, then we can start as soon as possible!

Just a joke.........

Last day, i received a message. It is about a joke.
A person who have mental problem, he was singing in his bed.
Suddenly, he turn back and 'tiarap' at his bed. Then he continue singing.
The doctor felt very weird and ask him why do like this?
This person answer the doctor:"you stupid, A side finish singing sure have to sing the side B."
This person thought him is a casette.
Haha.

Bro and sis,
Although this person have mental problem, but we still can learn from him.
he got some intelligence of life.
There are sometime we facing a problem, we think we can't solve it. But, is it really can't solve?
maybe our side is wrong! Is that we turn away from God? No matter what happend, we should face it with a right side. We should ask for help from God. God is always our help. He would never turn away from us. He always love and care of us.

Haha...
Something we also think what we work for is going to fail. But that not the end. Our end is just the begining of God. God always will open a road for us whenever we facing a problem.
He love us. no matter we are suffer from, there still a road that is open by our father in heaven.
He will lead us to place that we can rest in His arm. A place that no tears, full of joy...
A place that He offer for His lovely children.

So, no matter facing what problem don't give up. After the testing, our life sure will more grow and full of grace...

Night.... have a peaceful dream... =0)

Keep on praying.......

Hello everyone, just came bac from a short holiday..hehe...so havent been posting....

Anyway, in response to Hsyiang Lung's call---when are the kuchingnites free to meet up?? Coz wanna hav a simple prayer meeting once a week or once every two weeks....depending on how frequent u guys can come out n meet n whether some of u are working or not.....So, can u guys post up which day and time is most suitable for u all to come out and meet? For example thursday night or friday afternoon or other time?? Then we can fix a date and time to come out for the prayer meeting and sketch practice.

I am ok with Hsyiang Lung's idea to meet up next week at Westwood for dinner...I am free on weekdays....how abt other Kuching ppl?? But first fix a date n time for the dinner next week. So can all kuchingnites plz post up wat day n time u guys can meet up next week? Hsyiang Lung, wat day will u be bac o next week?

All kuchingnites....plz reply.....I know some ppl may not bac in Kch yet....how abt others....plz reply in this blog or sms me or Hsyiang Lung on wat day u guys can meet up next week....(Btw, my hp no. and Shanti's hp no. are switched in the small booklet...mine is 0198189283...so dun sms the wrong person, k? hehe....)
Of coz, reply here saves sms money la...hehe... SO PLZ REPLY!! ^_^


Well, here is a good article regarding prayers, wanna share wif u guys....

LUKE 18:1 NKJ
1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don't see the answer almost immediately, they quit.

God is not pleased with this approach.

You may say, "God knows my need. Why doesn't He just give it to me, instead of playing games?"

Whether you agree with God's ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules -- not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God insteadof fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God's ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing.

Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer.

It is God's will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers.

(Never forget that God loves you more than you can imagine. God loves you more than He loves Himself, and proved it by dying inyour place, so you could go free.)

"Then why are there so many delays?"

There is an enemy, the devil, who hates you and is against you receiving your answer from God.

Second, some prayers involve other people, and God does not force people to do His will, but works with them patiently so they can see and do the right thing willingly. This takes time.

Third, there are things that God is working in you while you are persevering in prayer. God's plan is for you to grow up spiritually. God wants to enlarge your faith and encourage youto develop a closer relationship with Him. If every answer always came immediately, would you really press in and spend time drawing closer to God and studying His Word?

Don't despair in prayer. Keep on praying in faith as long as you are praying according to God's Word. A delay, even a very long one, does not mean that God is saying no to your request.

SAY THIS: I will not give up in prayer.

Keep on praying for the welcoming activity....Each department can also post up any prayer requests here, or anyone can post up their prayer requests....so tat we can pray together.....Remember to use the prayer booklet.....

For this week, plz pray that God will grant everyone in the welcoming activity team the wisdom and strength to manage our time so that we will be able to finish the preparation work in time for the welcoming activity before the new sem starts.

Happy holidays n God bless!!

Logo VISTA...designer: Ko Wee

Let us pray continuously ^~^...
Have a nice preparation for the welcoming activities.

CALLING ALL KUCHINGNITES!!!!!

Where you go...i mizz you so

When are we guys going to meet up for this welcoming thingy...ive been away for a while for holiday so you guys meet first la or gather ppl first.

Drop me a line or something...i'll be around by next week.

So i suggest we have our first gathering at Westwood for dinner and talk about it...
WHAT SAY YOU???

I see the future

Hi everybody... ^o^
this songs is what i suggests for theme song...

Hope u all like it...

The singer is "Seventh day" and the title is..."I see the future"
this song really gv me the sense to see the future..^~^
yaya... Our future is in His hands!!
Our lovely Heavenly Father
sure sure leads all of His children.
Be strong and courageous,
trust in the Lord.
Lets us to shine for God!


^o^ can someone help me to
translate it into english version...
thanks!!!


"I see the future"

我知道地球因祢轉動
太陽也因為祢發光
星從亙古至今 到永遠
仍每天為祢閃亮

麼時候失去了從前
令人興奮的夢想
總是看見眼前的困難
卻忘記了祢的計劃

小心翼翼的用祢的眼光
再看一次這世界
出現了改變 不是錯覺
找到希望 在祢身上

I see the future,
I see the future in my heart
我們能看見 在心中美麗的畫面
我相信我所有夢想 在祢裡面就要實現
I see the future


鳥自由自在的遨翔
花草樹木自然生長
風輕輕吹過我的身旁
水從天空降下

甚麼時候失去了從前
令人興奮的夢想
是看見眼前的困難
忘記了祢的計劃
心翼翼的用祢的眼光
再看一次這世界 出現了改變 不是錯覺
到希望 在祢身上

I see the future,
I see the future in my heart
我們能看見 在心中美麗的畫面
我相信我所有夢想
在祢裡面就要實現
I see the future

Hihi~family~~

hi.bro n sis how r u ? hope all of u in the pink. i m now at home... may be some are LI, some are working, some are same with me , right? hehe. to who are staying at home what are u all doing ar? i quite boring at home. hehe. but now i ad found something to do. come post n chat here or go msn chat... haha. we are happy family. so we should always communicate to make strong in our relationship o. haha. i think from now i won't too bored at home. let us use this blog to build up our relationship n share our recently life here.cos before we welcoming juniors, we need to have good relationship o. miss you all~~ Pray that God bring up our relationship through this welcoming preparation. gambate to evryone o. who is in LI and working. May God give you all strength .

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. "

(ISAIAH40:31)

VISTA

What is VISTA? Is our theme for this year welcoming 2008. We've put a small phrase behind our theme, your future begins here. So, what is the real meaning and the inspiration that we can get from this word 'vista'??

From dictionary, vista means "A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue."

In Italian, Vista means vision, a wide range of possibilities or future events. From what is search from site, some people define vista as long view.

In MSN encarta says that VISTA is a group of Volunteers in Service to America, mental picture: a mental picture covering a wide range of objects or a long succession of events in the past or future.

So, what is VISTA to us? Well personally for myself, vista is a scenery, a view, a nice pretty view that we can see through a place. So for this welcoming, we hope to tell the juniors that our IVCC is a pretty 'scenery' and a family to them. We hope that they can see their future and they can see the pretty and the good of IVCC when they first come to us. Let them feel that IVCC and UTM is a beginning for them to achieve their bright future. For Christian, IVCC is a place for them to continue to grow in God in the aspect of relationship with God and the knowledge of bible. For non-Christian, we ultimately want to introduce them to Jesus and show them how much Jesus loves them. Let them know that Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus. So, we must prepare ourself and this whole welcoming activity in order to fulfill the job which God had given to us. Don't be afraid as the Lord said in Mathew, "“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," 20"teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”" . So bro and sis, we have all the power from God, so let's prepare our hearts to spread the gospel to the world.

For our own self, VISTA means a volunteer, a volunteer to God's work. As mention in "ROMANS 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. " Hence, our God wants us to offer ourself into His work and His plan for us to glorify His name. For bro n sis, this is a chance for you to serve God, no matter what position you in, try to look out and see the future and the plan that God had in you, take up the cross and follow GOD and your future will begins here. May God bless each and everyone of us who are doing His work.

All the best to you bro and sis. God Bless You.

just pass by...

Yo!! IVCC!!! Good Dayz!! =)

Halo Everyone!! im IN....Yeahhh!!!