seeing the uncountable, be the seed

2008-10-10T11:18:00.003+08:00

Before this blog officially end and lose it purpose because we had restructuring in North, I will officially END it by saying a "BIG THANK YOU" to all the north A core team gals ever since this blog started =]

Presenting to you the HEROINES...

Joan, Tingting, Liyan, Vivien, Yongqing, Yokeleng, Xinru, Sherry, Yuwen, Ace, Celine, Clara, Yiling, Jessie, Vivien and Rebecca....

This was our 1st CG08 wallpaper designed by Vivien =D Very nice right??

North A gals, it's has been a pleasure to be your leader and work together with you all... All of you are a great support to me especially my CLs- Joan, Vivien, Celine, Xinru. They played a major role in North A because they are disciple-ing the younger ones who are more naughty and requires more attention, love and time. Hence, lesses work for me haha... actually no lor I'm like their teaching machine haha.. (right Joan??? haha)

Gals, I want you all to remember these pics

1st Pic: Everywhere you are know that Christ is your ALL... Surrender to Him!!

2nd Pic: It's a privilege to be called by God... Don't doubt Him and answer it!! He has the best plan for you. Nothing can go wrong in your life if you FOLLOW God =D

3rd Pic: Be That Seed... "Success comes with Sacrifice" ... No pain, No gain!!

I will end off with a verse....

Matthew 16:25-27

25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. 26What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

DON LOSE IT, DO ALL WAYS TO GROW IT!!! (IT-relationship with God)

Loves,
Joyce Tan

2008-10-04T22:32:00.002+08:00

10 more minutes! i still had 3 questions 6,8,10 marks u noe! and a source based question! ahhh! i rushed throught it and prayed to god to be able to finish the paper time and i managed! i did a stupid to think that i had lots of time doing my history paper taking my own sweet time.. haha =3 god has really blessed all of us! :D

love Yilin<3

2008-10-04T18:43:00.002+08:00

hi guys...its me again. er haha dun know how to start. anw,God has continue to bless me everyday without fail n i really can feel God's present everywhere i go. now all i hope is that God can bless my mother n open her heart so that she can allow me to go to the coming camp coz i really really wanted to go! i also really nid to pray harder to let my parents to believe in Jesus one day. n hope that i can attend service every week. :) that's all folks! buai.

~xiiao.vivien :D

2008-10-04T16:17:00.001+08:00

this weeks post:this week had been really unintresting since the exams are here and i had to study study and study!Lucky we had caregroup and all!Or i might have been super bored!This week i have to thank God for blessing me while i was doing the exam papers because for every paper i didn't have much time and everytime God helped me and i managed to finish the paper! :D And i have to thank God for being my motivation to study!hahas.I really look forward to End Of Year Exam ends.Then maybe i'll have a higher chance to go to church! :D I wanna go to the camp!!!!!!!!Ahhh im desperate!Hope that God will really show me a miracle and have my mum allow me to go to service and the camp .Everybody who's having exams now Jiayou and dont give up!May God bless u and lead the way!Im going to end the post here!Bye..
-Jessie :]

2008-10-03T22:02:00.002+08:00

Anyway throughout this whole week the most thing ii have learnt from my shepherd.
I learnt that faith is made up of 2.

faith --> Believe God , Trusting God

we cannot only have believe towards God but also trusting. When we have half of the believe and trusting we can move the mountain and be the mustard seed [=
It really speaks through me as ii was praying to God before my shepherding to have a word for me. Why can't northbrooks or northview grown? So ii pray for that and i have this teaching and it really let me understand alot. ii realise that ii just only believe in God but not trusting in God that this 2 skools will have miracle. So God spoke to me in this teaching which ii really thank God for [= ii will apply it and DO IT [=
CHEERS so guys believe God and trust in God !!!!!

AnQi

2008-10-03T21:57:00.002+08:00

Trust in the frame of any relationship.
A relationship can be described as being like a painting. Trust is like the frame that surrounds it and holds it together. It provides a context in which to view the work of art.
Trust defines its boundaries. And trust secures it to the wall so that it can be enjoy.

YongQing

2008-10-03T19:29:00.002+08:00

God is always holding our hand tight

Never will he loosen his grip on us

Simply because he love his child

y.w

2008-10-02T22:18:00.003+08:00

Obedience pleases God =]

Whenever I do God's work, I will be very happy =] I need to continue to do it =]

This week:
-I went to Celine's CG =] very fun
-Went to North CL meeting too
-Shepherded all my 4 lovely and biblical sheep @ RP

God is growing me each and everyday =]

2008-10-02T21:38:00.000+08:00

YTingting

2008-10-02T18:35:00.002+08:00

actually on monday i never go schOol cos i have stomach pain then i havE no money to see doctor then my mum onli give miie $10 but that fOr my dinner and lunch so i dont have money to see doctor then at night then i have nO choice that i have to give letter so when i write finisH my letter that timE then i let my mum see then when i let my mum see that timE then she say she wOnt sign but i really niid the letter to be signeD so i prayeD to GOD that my mum will sign the letter that i wrOte thenn the nexT morning then i asked my mum that can you sign the letter already then she jus sign the letter.so i really thank GOD for everything that hE has dONe for miiE. ~~~~CLaRa~~~~~

2008-10-01T20:59:00.002+08:00

find it hard to understand?

change the small 'nothing' s into 'God'

and the big 'nothing' into 'something'

:) GOD IS SOMETHING

north A, lets not use God as a crutch, a spare tire, a "reserve player"

God is the chief corner stone, God is the ultimate shepherd, God is the king of kings, the lord of lords.

who are we placing our trust in today? yourself? or God?

chatted with one of my friend in skipping this week.

she shared to me some of her troubles later in the night and i thought of this,

who do the non-believers turn to when they are in trouble?

what kind of advices do they heed?

dear sisters,

are we walking past people who havent recieved Christ and yet feel nothing for them?

-xinru-

2008-10-01T09:32:00.002+08:00

Hello people! (:
I got startled by the Malay prayers
and woke up willingly :/

Firstly, I wanna thank God
for being so prominent in my life
even though I haven't really been
spending quality time with Him.

I didn't go to school on Monday as
me eyes were really irritable.
It has been like this over a week and
I couldn't get anything done.
I tried to ignore it at first, and
simply brushed it off with an insincere prayer.

It got bad on Monday, so I missed school.
My mother was speculating that my eyes
could no longer produce tears.
It might lead to blindness, she'd say.
I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.
Sent sms-es to Vivien, Yongqing and Joan
to pray for me. I also prayed.

For me, it wasn't a "Dear God, please heal my eyes. Amen"
kinda prayer. With all my heart, I prayed.
Then, this assuring feeling from God simply flooded me.
It was indescribably peaceful and calming.
Whenever this feeling hits me,
I would put aside all my troubles and worries
and simply trust God.

Wednesday rolled along, and I'm about
98% healed.
I can even cry happily now! (:
That sounds contradicting..

I can see a wet weather coming my way.
And, it's not simply a drizzle or rain.
It's a storm, for sure.
This time 'round, I'm not telling God
to take it away.
I'm gonna ask Him for strength and courage
to face this storm.
When I overcome it, there will be
BIGBIG miracles! (:

- Yokeleng

2008-09-28T16:08:00.003+08:00

hi,1st time blogging here^^ nice blog.
for now i juz wan to say tat God has blessed me alot! on Fri after sch, jessie invited me n yilin to her new hse for a visit. i really wanted to go but i knew there was a high chance tat my mother wont allow. so i stared praying n ask God to let my mother allow me to go without any hesitation. in the end, my mother really allow me to go! i really did thank God! i really did expriences God many times nowadays not onli for this incident, n is all thanks to Celine who always encourage me:) anw exams are round the corner,might spend more time studying but will continue praying daily^.^

~xiiao.vivien :D

2008-09-26T23:55:00.010+08:00

Here i am to blog.

ok, as you know yishun sec will often hold prayermeet in the morning.
and i'm the only girl there.
and i feel so so so so so weird.

and is really, we must see CG08 coming past by end of 2008!
if not, you will find it hard to outreach later on..
sometimes you don't see the urgency until the urgency appears right in front of your face.
so it's not a time to slack anymore.

Let's give our best shot for God.

Vivien.

2008-09-26T23:55:00.008+08:00

After school i went back home by taking the bus.
And i've started tp realised that the weather is getting very bad in the afternoon.
I reached my house downstairs, the cloud is no longer sunny anymor. So during this period of rainy day, God spoke to me a song called "Still" it sings,

"When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm"

God wants to tell me that whatever problems i have is the thunder and the thunder is the problem. And when i'm having my problems, God is the one who give me the assurance that he'll also with me when i'm settling problems and He'll be always there to help me, so what i've learn is that i want to learn to relax on Him always and don't treat Him as a spare tyre.
When you need Him you'll find Him and don't need Him you'll leave Him aside.

And lastly, what i wanna say here is that i also want to train myself not to rely on myself so much but to rely on God.

Sherry

2008-09-26T23:55:00.007+08:00

God reminded me from the song: So Beautiful

I just can't find anyone who is as good as God. I want to thank Him for blessing me with the things i desire to have and also my life. Without God, i really cannot move on. Now i can't give anything in return but to study well. I can do everything because i know i'm studying for god and to glorify His name (:

Liyan

2008-09-26T23:55:00.006+08:00

God is my strength=)
exams in progress... jiayous to all! That day Celine shepherd me and Vivien and we really had a great time. time fly fly fly then so fast 5 plus le. i had tution that day and it starts at 5.30. i really thought that i would be late so i prayed to God to reach home before my teacher come. then
when i reach home, my teacher was late and would only arrive at 6! God answered my prayer! and that tution homework i did not do it very well however, the teacher was not angry at all still tell me stories during tution time.
God has blessed us <3
-Yilin

2008-09-26T23:55:00.003+08:00

today, when i was to think about some blessings,
i only could think of blessings for studies.
my first thought was; Oh God! why no blessing on ministry?

and i knew that;
Our passion for God cannot run down.

like it' s exam time, but there is still many things we can do for God.

though exam times, God will show himself real,
but allow God to be real in every aspect of your life too!

:D

Vivien

2008-09-26T22:50:00.002+08:00

it's been an EXCITING week for me.

i didn't mind the packed schedule, i didn't care bout how tired i was, nor was i worried bout the naggings i would get when i reach home late.

it's been a fruitful yet tiring week.

still, i would like to thank God for all those who filled my days

JOYCE, JOAN, VIVIEN, CELINE, YUWEN, SHERRY, HUANWEN, SARAH, ACE, TING2....

really sorry for not blogging much, im truly convicted, yet dead tired now, i'll blog again. soon, i hope so.

-xinru

2008-09-26T22:38:00.002+08:00

firstly i would like to thank God that He helped me to bring one contact in sembawang land! and this is not the point, she even told me that she'll be bringing another 5 whole friends along!
at that time i am really very shock and happy at the same time, cause she bring 5 friends to come and feel God's love together with her! haha.
i really pary that God will soften these 5 contacts heart! to not pang seh and also recieve christ! tonight i am gonna call her again to confirm,wish that i can hear great news from her! at the same time, jiayou for everybody's confirmation! if you dare to dream, God will dare to give!
-sherry

2008-09-26T22:05:00.002+08:00

Hello everybody! Lol :) Hmm, exams started and I am mugging real hard this time round. Problems are arising and as usual, one bucket. I do feel stressed up as there's seriously insufficient time for revision! However, in the midst of revising, I won't forget my shuai ge, JESUS of course. HAHAHA!! Tell you a secret. Listen to praise songs if you're tired because it will blast your ears. And listen to worship songs if you're stressed up, crying makes me feel better. *Yuwen, I am talking to you :) Things may seem hard and impossible plus I seriously hate the problem I am facing! But God said in 2corinthians 1:17-20a

17When I planned this, did I do it lightly? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say, "Yes, yes" and "No, no"?18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No." 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes." 20For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.

YongQing

2008-09-26T21:08:00.002+08:00

Yo!
Long time nvr blog...lol
Hahaxx thx God for blessing me this week super happy!!!

Sarah had grow a lot!!!
Today when i giv her shepherding whenever i explain some stuff to her she will ask question to clear her doubt n i can see that she really wanted to know more about God ^^
JYJY!

Y.w

2008-09-26T20:50:00.003+08:00

I've been running, trying to be one who sees
I've been working, this salvation out on my knees
There is nothing better than knowing
We are redeemed
I'm believing, trusting in creative hands,
I am praying for our world to bow to your plan
And this one thought is unmistakable
To take up my cross and follow You Lord

When You stand, the tall tress and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

I'm forgiven by a Savior who did not deserve death
He was blameless and I was lost in shamefulness
Undelivered, but it doesn't seem right
Unless I keep my eyes focus on the Savior who gave His life
In the middle of a world that denies it believes
It is breaking apart at the very seams
There is one thing to be alive for
And it's to take up my cross and follow You Lord

When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

I will take up my cross and follow Lord where You lead me
And I will take up my cross and follow wherever you go

When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans are still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

Fall to my knees (3)

This song simply touches my heart. Not because of the background music. It's because of the lyrics. This song always remind me of the reason why I am living for. That is to spread the love of Christ to everyone on earth,saving them from the kingdom of darkness. However, many times, we tend to forget how blessed we are to be living in Singapore with peace and harmony.And we simply just complain about not getting things that we want, or even complain that we are not rich. But think again, there are many people out there dying of hunger, extreme poverty and even rioting.

Singapore is just like our comfort zone,everyday living with high-tech stuff. Drown by greed and riches and forgotten what is the thing that really matters. We cannot live such a life anymore. We have to step out of this comfort zone and fulfill the Great Commission for God. The world will get even more corrupted if we don't spread the Gospel right away. People out there needs God's love and mercy. Don't just keep on saying I love God but does nothing about it. Let's all feel for the lost souls out there and share as many as possible. We cannot afford to let satan to ruin this world. But one advise, during this outreach process, you will face lots of discouragement. But fear not ! Cause we have a powerful God backing us up and cheer us on.

Somehow, while blogging, I was reminded of my very first step to say sinner's prayer and accept God as my Lord and Savior. The child-like faith that I had which causes me to grow so quickly. It's because of the person who outreach on me and shared the Gospel to me that's why I am here serving God now. Likewise, everyone needs someone to share about God's love to them so that they can be like us, serving God and enjoy the fun with God. Jiayou everyone ! With God, all the impossibilities will turn to possibilities XD

LiYan (:

2008-09-26T08:33:00.002+08:00

I went to CG's study group on Wed =] very happy to see Sihua there. Next sat, she can come service already because her 'N' level will be over by then =] If she is coming, it will be her first time to service haha i must host her well haha

Even though now is Exam period, heard from Xinru that Sherry will have 6 visitors coming from Sembawang land =] I'm very excited haha Xinru & Sherry, Jiayou ba .... Do update us more about them too =]

hmmm... CG08 has to be done, Last Lap Dash Team!!!

Anyway this SAT we will be having study group in Oceania room form 3pm-5.30pm. See you there!

-Joyce Tan is that Seed

conviction

2008-09-25T22:11:00.002+08:00

ahh I'm going to post about God ;D I feel that to be able to meet Celine, caregroup friends and all and going to church service is something God had given me as a gift!I feel that every since I came to know about God, i have changed a lot!!!Although I am still quite lazy!I have come to think positively about everything that happens to me and be cheerful!I would try to go to service every saturday if possible.I love going church!So long I have faith in God :D Testimony->Blessing for the day: Yesterday i had prayed to God that I would be able to wake up early so that I won't be late for school since the exams are going on.Then God blessed me and i woke up on time and was able to finish the paper without any questions that i don't know how to do and I hope that I will be able to score maybe a B+ for english since it is an important subject.I thank God for allowing me to really go study my chinese spelling words and memorize them since I don't really like chinese.Thank you God!And God bless everybody!I'm going to end the post here today!Good night! -Jessie-

2008-09-24T23:03:00.002+08:00

hi i am really happy that i cann blog cOs i very long never blog already.today i went to the cc there to have caregroup.It was very fun cOs we have study caregroup then celine asked us to take a coloured paper from her and write encouragement cards to one another before we do our studying.i thank God for viviaN alsO that she cann come all the way to have caregroup with us and we can fellowship with her too:)and i really hope that i cann fellowship more also with my sheepmates and my shePherd:celine,yilin,vivien,jessie,vanessa,vivian,wenhui and anqi.and i also want to thank NORTH A for being a lovely and helpful to me.i really THANK GOD for everything !!!!

~ClaRa=D~

2008-09-24T22:07:00.003+08:00

Hello everyone,
i know it has been long seen i last blogged hahah... i'm here to challenge everyone to take up ur responsible in every role u have from God because i believe that if u really put in more effort and do it to ur best, God will definitely bless and pour down more than u expected. i know exams are around the corner but u still have to put God in the center of ur life no matter what happens! Today i had caregroup at the cc restaurant, i gave my people exams kit and encouragement cards. i just want to say that you have to do ur best then God will do the rest. one of my cg member ,vivian, even came for caregroup today, i was so amaze that she even make the effort to travel down although she was quite sick and tired i really want to thank her for her persevering spirit..i want to say jiayou to anqi,yilin,jessie,vivien,clara,vanessa,wenhui,vivian. Thanks for being a support to me..
celineho

2008-09-24T21:49:00.001+08:00

Tingting

2008-09-24T21:31:00.002+08:00

Today ii really want thank God he never fails to help me =]
Because ii was praying and fasting for my sheep and growth in northbrooks and northview sec but ii thank God that he really helps me alot. Know wad ??
Vivian my sheep she started to be more close to me and be open to me. Today she attended our caregroup and it was her first time she said it was fun and she willing to travel down always from yishun to khatib it might be near but she nid to travel down straight after her skool.I really want thank Her for writing encouragement to me [= She have alot of supp class but she still wanted to come and serve God during weekends and come for cg and shepherding during weekdays.

AnQi

2008-09-23T20:17:00.002+08:00

Met JoyceTan for shepherding this evening, and just as usal, I enjoy talkin' to her. I could just share my heart out and not get bothered by how she'd see me. The teaching came in handy and on the right time- 'Mastering the art of Possibility'

Indeed, the primary reason why we think that 'it's impossible' , 'will never make it' or 'sure die', is beacause our focus is wrong. We think about the outcome, think about the things that we have to sacrifice in the process, think about how we should have worked harder or how things would have turned out better if we hadn't made the wrong choice when the last thing we'd consider to think and do about is to take hold of today. Ironic, isn't it?

I shall just stop allowing myself to dwell into the 'I should have..'' state of mind and start shifting my focus to 'Now I will..'' I want to have Faith. Not Fear. The last thing I want is to let Fear outweighs my Faith. Hahaha, I remember giving a teaching to my caregroup about Faith and Trust in the Lord and I can still recall vividly that I said something which made them laugh but yet nod in agreement - ''Shut up and trust God''. Haha, I shall do just that.

-Ariella Joan

2008-09-19T15:24:00.002+08:00

i love Jesus.

the three simplest words anyone could ever say.

as i was shepherding weiting and roshelle today, i became more convicted of this.

they reminded me of my younger days in yhope.

when i asked them to share what they learn i could see from their serious expressions as they were flipping the pages of their sermon books that they really learned a great deal.

it was a simple teaching, yet cause of their desire to hear from God, they learnt much more than the superficial understanding of the teaching.

though on the surface they are recieving a teaching from me and learning God's word through me, the truth is that i learnt much more from them than they did from me.

it was much more than child like faith, it was more than the 100% they promised me they wanna give to God, it was their spirit. their spirit of eagerness to recieve from God, their hunger and desire.

we wanna change change change in order to grow grow grow in quality and quantity.

yes and amen. time to change, time to grow, NORTH A!

-xinru

2008-09-16T23:11:00.001+08:00

LOVE

A word often said and misused.
What’s the definition of love, really?
A strong feeling of fondness, one might say?
An act of kindness, perhaps?
I’ve been thinking about the true definition of this four lettered word
It’s not as if I’m insecure and am lacking love or anything like that (LOL!)
But I guess the definition I have of this four lettered word in mind is rather superficial
And being the ultimate ‘thinker’ myself, I went to do some thinking..

The definition of love in the bible:
1Cor13:4-8
''Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.''

I can’t help but shake my head after reading this verse. I guess the love I have for the people around me is just as superficial as the definition I have in mind. Yeah, indeed, true love is limitless and has no boundaries. A great classic example would be the Man who died on the cross some thousands years ago for undeserving people (I wanted to put morons) who does nothing but sin. If that isn’t love, then tell me, what is? They often say that if one wants to seek love, one has to first go back to the source of love. Now I’ve finally able to comprehend this statement.

Substitute the word ‘love’ , with the name of our Savior and you’ll know what I mean.

''Jesus is patient, Jesus is kind. Jesus does not envy, Jesus does not boast, Jesus is not proud. Jesus is not rude, Jesus is not self-seeking, Jesus is not easily angered, Jesus keeps no records of wrongs. Jesus does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Jesus always protects, Jesus always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. JESUS NEVER FAILS''

It’s a simple and fundamental lesson learnt.
But I am just so glad that I’ve learnt it in a different way this time (:

-Ariella Joan

2008-09-16T22:05:00.000+08:00

Tingting

2008-09-15T21:21:00.002+08:00

Was happily munching and enjoying my drumstick from the sumptuous dinner that Grandma had prepared this evening and Mommy as usual, was having her meal and feeding my One year and 6months old nephew at the same time. She handed him a morsel of chicken and insisted him taking it with his own hands to consume it. And then again, it got me into thinking as I rewarded myself for the second drumstick (Haha!)

I could recall how happy the whole family was when BabyDaryl began crawling from one end to the other. We were even more ecstatic when he was able to stand up and walk during his First birthday before falling down and starting it all over again. And then I began comparing it to myself. I am a seventeen year old and I could walk, run, jump, roll and better still, I am able to do it all at the same time, let alone crawl. Then how come my family aren’t as excited for me? Why didn’t they cheer and spur me on like how they did to my (naughty) nephew?

Haha I wasn’t being insecure and self-centered, but I know there are more behind all these thoughts. So I began asking God to help analyze my thoughts. And this was what I’ve got:

Baby Daryl’s every ‘firsts’ in his life is just like our every breakthroughs in our lives (Be it physically/ spiritually)Our leaders and siblings in Christ are often spurring us on and pushing us to our utmost potential whenever we are in- the- process of having our own baby steps in raw areas which we’d never ventured or stepped in before. But yet each time when we’ve successfully hopped over the hurdles of fear, the people around us are proud of us. Imagine this. If Man are already so happy for our breakthroughs and victories, what more about God? Months and years after our breakthroughs and victories, we forget about it. It’s rubbed away from our memories. We forgot how we actually wanted it coming to pass sooo much at the first place. We forgot how much God was moving then and how he remained so faithful towards us. However, the truth is, even after the first breakthrough, the many breakthroughs coming along would still be precious to God. Remember the part when I said my family was so awed and happy when Baby Daryl took his first step? That’s the joy God has for us. Multiply it by hundreds and thousands. In the long run, those breakthroughs we once had and were once so proud of, would mean nothing to us. The scariest part is that we’d start pushing God out of the picture, thinking that we had all managed to achieve it not by the strength of God, but ours. Not by the ability of God, but ours. Man, it’s indeed scary.

I have no idea what’s the exact point I want to put across is. But I was very much reminded of God’s faithfulness and love for us. Presently, CG08 is the goal we are striving towards to and want it to come to pass so badly and desperately. I’d like to encourage you all to journal down your feelings and conviction. Man are absent minded. Whatsmore, feelings fade after a short period of time. Therefore, pen down how God had been so so faithful towards us. The many blessings and fruits He’d poured down. CG08’s gonna come to pass, for sure. I know it’s still early, but let’s continue to keep this thankful heart towards Him even after CG08 ends. At least, when we think ‘bout this victory, there’s a journal for us to refer to and know that it was God who used and equipped us to win this battle. Not the other way ‘round.

-Ariella Joan

2008-09-12T20:22:00.004+08:00

a simple lesson to learn during lesson time.

during Amaths lesson,
my teacher called me to do a question.
at first when i tried to do the same question at home, i couldn't get the answer.
so i just take the transparency [my teacher use OHP],
and went back to my seat and stared at that question.
i panicked.

then God just said: Hey, trust me arh.. [God knows singlish],
I can help you with this question, just follow what I say.
so i relied on God and He coached me step by step.
and i finally get the answer! i only put the wrong sign.

God created Amaths, of course He knows how to do it.

It's kind of a same thing.
God allowed problems in our life,
of course He knows how to overcome it.

and what we need is just TRUST in God.
seriously, i admit that it's not easy,
problems seems to crush us down.
like how i was crushed by the tough question.
but at the end, it is God who will pull us through the situation.

I'm still learning to trust God,
are you?

Vivien

2008-09-10T22:10:00.001+08:00

Yo...lolx

Today caregroup this is wt God spoke to me in Malachi 2:6 - True instruction was in his mouth nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sins.

Everthing God say is the truth we should obey his instruction

Do not doubt on him but trust him with your 100%
Coz he had the perfect plan for everyone of us

Together with God than peace be with us since he turned us away from our sin...

Thx God you're our saviour...

Y.w

2008-09-08T00:39:00.009+08:00

heh. Found this picture in my old blog. This was taken at the beginning of sec3. See the difference in us hahaha.Cute right?:X Last time, Vivien's hair very long de lor.Yesterday, Vivien and I were talking about the past photos.While, this reminded me of my past. Think of it, i really think that all the things that i've done is really stupid. Heh.Sorry Joyce and Joan especially .I'm sorry for causing so much problems and i'm like a burden to you all in the past. Thanks for persevering and correcting me to who i am now. Anyway, I won't want to repeat my sins again (:
Those photos below were taken last sat after service. heh. Cam whore in CentrePoint Mac and Train.

LiYan(:

2008-09-04T22:22:00.002+08:00

at some village area in xiamen:)

seriously, that is where i wanna be now, and also, what i feel now.

this week is really a fufilling week!!!

tuesday: metamorphosis

it was a great time of praising and worshipping God.

and not to forget sending ppl off to hongkong:)

wed:reached home at 8am and slept at 11.30am till 2pm.

NORTH A PRAYER MEET!

it rained and rained and rained. havier and heavier and heavier.

so, it was held in my house instead:)

i met God that day. i felt God that day. i ran back to God's arms that day.

worship was POWERFUL. i cant explain it. unless u experience it:)

thur:MCG

it rained again. and by God's grace it stopped at 1.20pm just when it was about to start

thank you Jesus.

thank you that ppl enjoyed it.

thank you Jesus! for EVERYTHING!

-xinru

2008-09-03T11:00:00.001+08:00

This yearning deep within me

Reaches out to You

Your oil of joy for mourning

Soaks me makes me new

And I will go to Your secret place

Bow my kneeTo Your glorious throne

Have Your way in my heart O Lord

Have Your way

I need You Holy Spirit

Fire to my soul

Consume my total being

Jesus take control

"have we really entered into God's presence today?"

-xinru

2008-09-03T02:26:00.003+08:00

It’s late.
But I know I have to ‘’pen’’ this down before everything is forgotten the next morning.

During Metamorphosis, God spoke to me about this:
We are not working as hard as we could/should be.
My immediate reaction was -
‘Are you sure, God? But the majority of us are reaalllyy working hard know! Are you sure???’

As much as some of us would hate to admit it, this is the truth.
Perhaps we could contribute a wee bit more than what we’re contributing now.
Perhaps we could work a wee bit more than how much we’re working now.
Perhaps we could go the extra mile a wee bit further than what we’re – well, going now.
I know all these doesn’t sound logical as yet.
But you see, are we really seriously surely certainly whateverly putting in our 100%?
Same old statement- ‘Search your heart and ask yourself’

Many times, unknowingly, we always pray this prayer -
‘God, draw near to me!’
How wrong are we!
God is always with and within us.
We does not need to wave a sign of ‘Hello-God, This-way-to-my-heart’
Let us pray this prayer instead-
‘God, bring me closer to you!’

Let us too, take some time and plan alright?
Plan your group (One does not need to be a CL or above to plan)
Plan your time (This is key man. Especially for those who are having prelims and the O’ monster coming your way)
Plan your growth in Christ (Be deliberate)

Psalms9:10-
''Those who know Your name will trust in You.
For You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You''

-Ariella Joan

2008-09-01T23:25:00.002+08:00

hi everybody!!!!
i wanna start with..."i feel good! da la da la da la da"
and...."feel the rain on your skin!"

haha, crap aside,

i believe God has a specific word to say to each and every one of us.

God convicted vivien and i ytd while we were praying, in our own houses and diff timing.

today we met up at Bk, and viv started sharing that God prompted her to implement to have prayer meet as a whole north A.

i was shocked cause i had the same strong feeling from God too.

we started sharing more, and guess wad, God showed us the same verse too.

Hosea 6:1-3. then, we asked each other wad day?

then we answered at the same time with " i think... wed ba."

lol. then we started sharing deeper,

and knew that God gave us the same song too. "spirit touch your church"

and viv got this 3Rs-repentance, responce,revival.

it feels great to be walking in the light of God:)

---xinru

2008-09-01T00:22:00.002+08:00

Dont quit, cause Jesus didn't too.

不管多艰难我也要咬紧牙根地撑下去。

NORTH A, LET'S PRESS ON TILL THE END.

-xinru

2008-08-31T23:41:00.002+08:00

Yesterday service was great!!!
After having the teaching that pastor shirley gave us, ii was like yea we should sing to God and we shouldn't scared people might hear our singing or wad? We sing not for others but for God as God sees our heart. So after the teaching God refresh me!!
Not only that today we have a great teaching from joyce,
we shouldn't have give up! When we face discouragement we cant run away from it, we should hang on to God tightly & Go back to the Word OF God! We cannot give up easily.
So God dont quit, We dont quit !

AnQi

2008-08-31T22:27:00.000+08:00

Yo Goodnight again...lol

So fast it already end of August...

Time is moving Fast

however...

The Kingdom of god is moving faster

So we mus keep ourself on track

Y.W

2008-08-31T21:37:00.002+08:00

If God don't quit, so will i .

God is not even quitting,

so why do you even think of giving up,

when God's not giving up.

Vivien

2008-08-31T10:28:00.003+08:00

Your Love is never ending
To your hands we surrender
Where all our sins are washed away
Your Grace beyond reason
Has paid for our freedom
We're made alive in You

Once again, I was reminded of God's unconditional love for the world. Above lyrics is taken from a song called where we belong by hillsong. God sent His son , Jesus , to carry all our sins upon the cross to set us free. His love for us is eternal. He never fail to be by our side when we needed someone to confide with. God's unconditional love will never be overtaken by the world's love. It's because of God and His unconditional love that kept us here. Where can we find such a nice Father like Him? Where can we find such love?It's only through God Himself.

Let's go back to God's love. Let's serve Him to our very best (: Time is running short. There's no much time left for you to make a decision. so hesitate no more ! Just make a U-turn back to God and fully surrender your life unto God. Let Him take full control of your life and He will make your path straight (:

LiYan(:

2008-08-31T09:42:00.002+08:00

''ARE YOU TAKING CG08 TOO LIGHTLY?''

Search your heart and ask yourself

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-30T23:45:00.002+08:00

i seriously think we need a touch of humour in the way we view life.

there are just somethings in life we take too seriously.

just laugh at the storm:)

-xinru

2008-08-30T22:29:00.003+08:00

Jesus... I will live for you =]

Nth could feel me BUT YOU!!!

Anyway Shar's birthday is on 4 Sep =]

Celebrated earlier for her =] I wan to thank the people who helped out like Wei Kiat--> Xue Yong--> Xinru --> the three of them helped me to lead the people to Just Asia, xinru who decor the place, Joan who led the song presentation, Valerie who chose the presents and decor the cake, Anqi who brought sharlene around with me & Daryl for booking the place &&& many many too haha thanks for all the NORTH PPL who were there... your presence meant a lot to Shar =]

Happy Birthday Sharlene, you are 14 + 10 liao haha =]

2008-08-30T22:10:00.002+08:00

i'm once again reminded about worship.
it's never about us,
but it's about God.

altar call was really powerful,
the Spirit of God just move in this place.
and we really sing with all our voice.

God is the same is all season,
He's worthy for all our praise.
We have a reason to worship God.

Let's use this holiday wisely.
September is going to be a good month
*winks*

Vivien

2008-08-30T21:47:00.002+08:00

Life is like a weather to me

Everything will change after time

The World

Man's wisdom n character

Relationship wif frenz

But there one thing i know it not gonna change that is God love 4 us...

His love 4 us make him sent his one n only son to die on the cross 4 us

Sometime we make him disappointed but bcoz of his love 4 us he give us grace

What can we still ask for when such a mighty god is with us???

You're worthy...

y.w

2008-08-30T00:16:00.002+08:00

Hey!
This... might be my last post here. But i'll try my best to post on my blog. Joyce, your method about posting thrice a week is quite cool and really effective! :) Hehehe. I have ALOT to say you know... :P

#1 Affirm Joyce Tan.
a) serving spirit
-always thinks of us or others first
-meeting our needs
-shepherding at my house when i can't go out
-sacrificing her time, sleep, etc for us
-care for others, even strangers

b) humourous
-never fails to make me laugh
-unique personality
-attracts people
-fun:)

c) commitment to this team---North A
-sacrificing finance, time, sleep, etc.
-prepare teachings(multiple per week), holding meetings weekly
-hardly/no leisure/personal time, gave all her time to us
-strong prayer life, thinks alot and asks questions i've never thought of before

d) leadership
-gives advice
-decisive
-experienced (more than me)
-always refers back to WOG
-organized planning and style
-strict at time---good for us

e) encouraging
-always encourages whenever i feel down/discouraged
-optimistic
-faith-filled.
-gives us chances, time and space to explore
-gentle at times to encourage
-i have loads of her encouragement in my computer and my phone

Joyce, really thank you for:
-committing to North A and investing into my life
-training me up/discipling me
-loving me as a sheep, being my shepherd for past 1 year 2 months
-doing your best for North A and me
-spending quality time with me
-never failing to encourage me and lighten my spirits
-listening to me talk, being understanding, caring and fellowshipping with me
I'll forever remember you okay! I'll miss you loads loads loads too...
Really thank you for everything you've done in my life:)
I LOVE YOU JOYCE TAN!

#2 Last Shepherding with Joyce
I really had a GREAT day today:) Though i'm tired, but really joyful plus happy:) A few days ago, i asked Joyce, "What are we going to do in shepherding this week?" She answered, "Teaching lor!" So today I met her at Cityhall MRT and we walked to marina square. There, we settled down in an empty table in some sort of cafe.

I was like looking at this overhead mirror and then saying that i could see myself. HAHA!!! And then Joyce started laughing and brought me to another table where the CLs were seated. I really didn't see them AT ALL!

So sweet Joyce bought a drink and dougnut for me!!! Plus it's quite expensive~ SO SWEEEEET! Then we didn't have teaching afterall. I said grace:) and we started eating. Each of them used an adjective to describe me. :) Then i had to describe everyone else with an adjective too! Really sweet:)

Then each of them gave me a card!!! WHOOOO!!! I just read and was thoroughly touched. (Later actually never cry, but read til wanna cry. Haha!) We walked around after that before i went for my choir prac. :)

THANK YOU CLS AND JOYCE TAN!
NORTH A, I'll always remember you all, everyone. Haha. :) I had such great, beautiful memories with all of yall:)

PERSEVERE ON!!
I really love yall, you know i do. :)

Dear God, we want to thank You so
for giving such a great treasure
with love and care she's showered us
and i want to proudly proclaim
that we all love Joyce Tan

reb.

2008-08-30T00:14:00.002+08:00

[2cor 12:8-10]"Three times i pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me," My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

Today this verse came to my mine [: After this verse ii seriously got encouraged by God and ii told God that although ii might not be able to complete the race but ii promise God that ii will complete it through the Christ power! So my faith started to increase higher and higher. So how hard it is, How easy it is? i told God ii will complete what i needed to complete and the rest lies on you [: God just led me to do everything and ii will do it!

Heaven and earth will pass away,but the WOG will never pass away [:
God you been so good to me!
thank you God!
AnQi

2008-08-29T22:51:00.000+08:00

He Is Lord by Hillsong.

I'm really refreshed after listening to this song.

Vivien

2008-08-29T22:30:00.003+08:00

Things change, plans fail.You look for love on a grander scale.Storms rise, hopes fade and you place your bets on another day.When the going gets tough, when the ride's too rough,When you're just not sure enough.
Jesus will still be there.His love will never change,Sure as a steady rain,Jesus will still be there.When no one else is true,He'll still be lovin' you.When it looks like you've lost it allAnd you haven't got a prayer,Jesus will still be there.
Time flies, hearts turn,A little bit wiser from lessons learned.But sometimes weakness winsand you lose your foothold once again.When the going gets tough, when the ride's too rough,when you're just not sure enough.
Jesus will still be there.His love will never change,Sure as a steady rain,Jesus will still be there.When no one else is true,He'll still be lovin' you.When it looks like you've lost it all And you haven't got a prayer,Jesus will still be there.He 'll still be there....

when love takes you in, everything changes. a miracle starts with the beat of a heart.

when love takes you home and says you belong here. the loneliness ends a new life begins

when love takes you in, it takes you in for good.

RELAX! XINRU! (breathe in.... breathe out....)

2008-08-29T22:13:00.003+08:00

yo {;

i learn something during my q.time ;D
is like a boy only have 5 small barley loaves and two small fish and God also can use the two small fish and 5 loaves to make miracle ;D
after all the people eat they was very full and there have thousand of men and everyone was full but not hungry and Jesus say to his disciples , " Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." so they gathered them and filled twelve basket of loaves .
God will make miracle ;D
and although the thing is small but God still can make it big ;D
and he can use the small thing to make miracle ;DDD

Tingting

2008-08-29T19:30:00.002+08:00

Yo goodnight again...lol

i felt happy!!!
^^

today aft schl i suppose to giv Mandy shepherding but when schl end i can't reach her
she didn't reply me n when i cal her she nvr ans...at that time i was like Oh no!!!

what can i do if i dunno what to do that is pray...hahaxx
so i keep praying to god wish that i can reach Mandy n immediately aft finish praying i found Mandy lolx

I can see that Mandy she do has the desire 4 god it jus that she dun have the courage to tel her parent that she going out on sat 4 svc. jy bahx sheep!!!

On the same day i was oso suppose to give sarah shepherding but in the end we chnge it to tmr n Sarah she super willing coz i actually meeting her tmr 10am at ocbc but suddenly xinru msg us that we having make up cg tmr at 10am n oso meet at ocbc lolx...
So i actually call Sarah n tel her we have to change our timing to 9am le hahahaxx
for her it like she have to wake up early to prepare since she stay at Admiralty but thx god 4 her she agree n she even told me she will set her alarm to prevent overslept

So nice 4 her lor

i Mus thx god 4 giving me this two cute sheep they r realli veri nice!!!

2008-08-28T23:51:00.002+08:00

Hey people! :)
In 2 days' time, I'll be transferring to Central. 2 days.

Last Sunday, during PSC, during the worship, i had mixed feelings. That of joy and a little of pain i guess. Joy because we were all singing out loud to God, proclaiming His glory and amazing love. Pain because that was the last PSC i would be able to go to. The last time I could sing my lungs out with that particular group of people.

Today we met up at Xinru's house. We worshipped God:) Could see that everyone was encouraged:) To persevere on and never give up, to focus on God only. And we were once again reminded of God's faithfulness and how He'll always and forever be with us.

Thanks Xinru and your sister for giving me "mantou", fried rice and bread to eat. Hehe. And also watching TV with me and playing mastermind with me:) Thank God for you all!

Honestly, i was quite sad about leaving North A for Central because i didn't want to distance from you all whom i know relatively well. I did not want to have a changed environment. Yeah, i "she bu de" you all.

BUT, one point that comforted me alot, said by Suwanie, was that all the children of God are separated into groups, etc. However, when we die and go to heaven, we get to fellowship with God, Jesus and our brothers and sister for eternity! :)

I think God is the best! He just knows us inside out and knows how we feel , what we desire. He knows what's the best for us. :) God is the bestest bestest best!

Okay, got to go. JIAYOU FOR CONFIRMATION PEOPLE. Will post more tomorrow? Yeah, guess so. :)

I LOVE YOU, NORTH A.
reb.

2008-08-28T23:10:00.002+08:00

Here I Am
by Leona Lewis

This is a crazy world
These can be lonely times
It’s hard to know who’s on your side
Most of the time

Who can you really trust
Who do you really know
Is there anybody out there
Who can make you feel less alone
Some times you just can’t make it on your own

If you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am

If you have broken dreams
Just lay them all on me
I’ll be the one who understands
So take my hand

If you reach emptyness
You know I’ll do my best
To fill you up with all the love
That I can show someone
I promise you you’ll never walk alone

Well if you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am, oooo

Everybody needs somebody who
Keep a heart and soul in two

Well if you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am

This song simply touched my heart. While i was listening to the song last night, God reminding me that "My child, I am here with you no matter what happens. I will be there for you when you need someone to confide to. I will be your shelter." This few sentence that God had spoken simply melt my heart. God has also promised us in the bible that He will never leave us or forsake us. So those who are discouraged, hurt, need someone to confide to, go to God. God is willing to there to listen to your cries, your complaints. He is there to meet all your needs.

LiYan(:

2008-08-28T20:43:00.001+08:00

Even though I was revising for my stronger subject last night, I got so stressed out that I dropped my pen and began tearing. Took my phone and confided in some people. And this was what I got:

SiYing- ‘You got my support. I believe you can make it through! You gotta think positively so as to succeed. Come on! Must have self-confidence!’

JoyceTan- ‘You can do it! I’ll support you all the way (: ’

XinRu- ‘别担心。当你觉得最俗手无策时，我不保证会在你身旁，但记得我在想着你，在为你着急. Don’t worry girl, I know God will make a way, this whole family is in this with you. Don’t stress yourself too much, or even think you’re inadequate. ‘Cuz God is the God of peace. He does things none can fathom. Jiayou, Joan, my dear friend. Jesus is waiting for you at the ending line. He holds the future, and now I guess he’s waiting for you to振作起来吧. He totally understands how you feel. I cant. He can help you in every single thing. I cant. He is there for you at the examination hall. I cant.’

With that, I rubbed away my tears, picked up my pen and continued revising.
For You, I will run.

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-28T13:26:00.002+08:00

Yesterday ii really want to thank God that he spoke to me in the bible the word "firm".
I mean although this is really a familiar words but God really spoke alot into my life.
etc. I have lots of friends/family members was trying to say how bad God is or God has changed our mind all stuff and ii have face lots of difficulty as They ask me to leave God and they will buy me stuffs which ii like. But towards my friends they told me to leave God if not they will not be my friends for life and ii keep struggling wid all this question in my mind?
-Why should ii serve God?
But yesterday God spoke to me through my QT.
He said " But he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this goespel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
this sentence familiar but ii believed that onces ii continue to stand firms and hang on to God ii believed God will change me and my testimony will increase.I believed God is going to have miracles in my life and he will continue to love me too. hehehs.
But God really changed my life as how bad ii was and now ii changed =p
God did blesses me all day long and ii dint regret to recieve God into my life [:

So guys stand firm alrights God will blesses you on what you wan if uu continue to stands firms wif him. As bible did say if we continue to pray continuously, God will make it a sucess. So continue to Pray pray PRAY!

Anyway ii want to thank God that he healed my voice as ii have lost my voice last few days and he healed it yesterday and ii able to call up my contacts. Thank God.

CG08 is coming, Let's continue to stand strong wif God and continue to read the WOG everyday so that God will speak to you guys daily [:
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."

AnQi

2008-08-28T00:35:00.003+08:00

Jesus is the Only Way to God? True or False?

Don't all the major religions basically say the same thing?

The truth is they do ask similar questions: Who is God? Why is the world such a mess? How do we solve this problem? The fallacy is that they all come up with the same answers.

Of the world's major religions, Jesus is the only leader who claimed to be God in the flesh. Moses didn't. Mohammed didn't. Buddha didn't. But Jesus made another claim many people find even more controversial. Jesus claimed that He was the only way to God: "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me' " (John 14:6).

In the Garden of Gethsemane before Jesus is betrayed and arrested, Jesus fervently prays in agony, because he knows what is going to happen to him. He must suffer for the sins of humankind. Jesus is praying that God reveal another way for people to be reconciled to Him. He prays, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done" (Matthew 26:42).

God's answer was there is no other way. In fact if there were another way to God, Jesus' death would have been unnecessary.

There could be many solutions or ways to God if the world's problem was ignorance, or desire or just being bad. But God's diagnosis was different, and it had just one solution. Our problem is our sin that separates us from God, and Jesus' death is our only cure.

How good do you have to be to go to heaven? The common wisdom is that if you are 51% good or obey most of the commandments, then you've made the grade for getting into heaven. That is a false belief.

The truth is we all make mistakes; we know we need to be forgiven. Do you live up to your own expectations? If you don't even live up to your own, how do you think you live up to God's?
The problem isn't that we are bad and that the cure is to be better. Rather, Jesus diagnosed that our sin is a symptom of a diseased and dead heart, and what we need is a new heart from a donor.

Think of it this way. Imagine God said to you, "I want to give you the gift of healing. You can heal anybody of any fatal disease." Would you take this gift? Now, what if God said, "There's just one catch. Whoever you heal, you will get what they had." Now would you accept this gift? You might for someone you loved more than yourself. This is the deal Jesus was offered - and He accepted.

The Bible says it like this: "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21).

In the movie there is a scene where Jesus reveals that He knows the meaning of His death. During the crucifixion there is a flashback to a meal He had with His disciples. He takes bread and breaks it. He gives it to his disciples and says,
" 'Take and eat; this is my body.' Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins' " (Matthew 26:26-28).

For Jesus, dying was His reason for the living. He died for you so that you might live forgiven.

"If Socrates lived and died like a philosopher, Jesus lived and died like a God."• Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher (1712 - 1778)

http://thelife.com/truefalse/one.html

-Joyce Tan is That Seed

2008-08-27T20:00:00.003+08:00

A LOVE WORTH GIVING - MAX LUCADO

''Would you do what Jesus did?
He swapped a spotless castle for a grimy stable.
He exchanged the worship of angles for the company of killers.
He could hold the universe in His palm but gave it up in the womb of a maiden.

If you were God, would you sleep on straw, nurse from a breast, and be clothed in a diaper?
I wouldn't. But Christ did.

If you knew that only a few would care that you came, would you still come?
If you knew that those you loved would laugh in your face, would you still care?
If you knew that tongues you made would mock you, the mouths you made would spit at you,
the hands you made would crucify you, would you still make them?
Christ did.

Would you regard the immobile and invalid more important than yourself?
Jesus did.

He humbled Himself.
He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw.
From holding starts to clutching Mary's finger.
The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier.

Why?

Because that's what love does.
It puts the beloved before itself.''

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-27T15:44:00.002+08:00

I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH OF GOD!

22AUG: JUMP!

God moved in such a tangible way. infact God started moving even before the concert started.

the land provided. the authorities. the rain that stopped.

and God moved even more when the concert started.

the presence of God in worship. when He spoke, my knees bowed down, it was just me, and God.

i didnt care bout the muddy ground or the stench of sweat.

its just the wonder of God. God, and God alone.

praise was when we literally stepped on each others feet.

adding on with the muddy shoes, wet hair, stinky bodies...

But its just great to Praise God!

23AUG: drama, entitled: JOYCE.

JOAN,VIVIEN,CELINE

im so proud of all of us! a 1week drama production. haha

but the highlight is definetely not us, its our dear leader,

JOYCE TAN!

i can thank God enough for her, or say enough THANK YOUs to her, or say enough SORRYs to her, or give enough HUGs to her, or....

YOU ROCK! JOYCE TAN!

service:

worship never fails to make me hear like crazy from God.

i leart a lot a lot a lot.

"what could i say, what could i do, but to offer this life oh Lord, COMPLETELY to you."

24AUG: PSC@boonlay

i just cant get enough of worship. but i know in the end, i have to open my eyes

and do whatever that God has spoken to me during worship:)

i thank God for this family.

25AUG: shepherding.

im so so so proud of yuwen!

she caught the vision, caught the spirit.

you've done a great job sheep! i believe you can do more in God's kingdom:)

CCHY, a land ready for you to take.:)

i saw you grow from a quiet bookworm to a shepherd taking care of mandy and sarah.

i saw how you shared your conviction to mandy.

God saw your effort.

God honours it,

and you honour God in the process a well:)

LET GOD'S GLORY COME DOWN IN NORTH A!

-XINRU

2008-08-27T15:26:00.003+08:00

Have the courage to face your SIN!!!

Genesis 4: 1-16

Cain and Abel 1 Adam [a] lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. [b] She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth [c] a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." [d] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so [e] ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, [f] east of Eden

2 facts about SIN:

SIN will keep growing if you don repent (v6-9)

SIN will cause us to be out of God's presence (v16)

3 Steps to Repentance:

1. Caution of your SIN

"""""AND THEN REPENT IMMEDIATELY""""

"""""IMMEDIATELY""""

"""IMMEDIATELY""

2. U-Turn from your SIN

3. Stop Sinning

Truth about repentance...

1 John 1:9

9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD =D =D =D

-Joyce Tan is that seed

2008-08-26T00:03:00.002+08:00

Things may seem so impossible for man to do it but to God, everything are just chicken feet. After reading many blogs, i can conclude that God is doing countless of miracles everywhere. God will make a way, when there seems to be no way.He will make a way out for you when you felt like you're ending up nowhere or even when you felt so helpless and useless. So hang on to Him because when God brings you to a problem, it's when God will reveal more of Himself to you and He will bring you out of it.

God, nothing is impossible for You and with You. God, I will stand strong and firm in You during this critical period of my prelims and O level which is drawing nearer and nearer. I know that You've placed me here for a reason and I want to be used greatly by You Lord. God, I know that You will make a way for me and You've planned what is best for me. I gonna let You to take control of my whole entire life. Use me as a clean vessel Lord. You are my Almighty God ! I love You !

LiYan

2008-08-24T23:06:00.003+08:00

Yesterday.... haha couldn't stop smiling =D =D :D :D =) =) :) :) My CLs are so so so SO SO SO SweeeeeeeeeeT.... Thanks for Affirming me and encouraging me haha hmmm CLs, you all miss the MEAT haha (sandwich model) haha Thank God, no correction from them HAHAhaaaaaahaha........... hmmm Very Proud of the CLs:

BEATRIX, TAY XIN RU

CAROL, CELINE HO LE YUN

VIVIEN LIM XIN MIN

ARIELLA, JOAN HOE JIA YI

ESPECIALLY FOR...

Rebecca,

5 or 6 more days left liao....

Thanks for taking care of your Sheep (joey), School (CG08), Studies and your own Spiritual life =] do you realise all start with "S" haha

DO GOD PROUD!!!

-almost cry when you encouraged me on sat... i think because you are really a responsible sheep whom i don need to worry much because you really hae a teachable and obedience heart towards God. Hence, taking care of you is not a burden as compare to _______ .... ok shouldn't mention the nameS above haha haha kidding la

A verse for you....

Mark 8:34

34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Today PSC i was reminded abt what God will be doing in North & North a... COMPLETION of CG08 WILL BE DONE SWIFTLY!!!

Isaiah 60:21-22

21 Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.

22 The least of you will become a thousand,the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly."

CLs, you all taught well =] .... 有水准!!!!

-Joyce Tan is THAT seed!!!

2008-08-24T22:28:00.003+08:00

Each time I feel inadequate, You assured me..
Each time I fall, You picked me up..
Each time I wanted to give up, You pushed me beyong my limits and what I can do..
You believed in me..
You saw the light within me..
You saw how much more I could contribute to this Kingdom of Yours..

Things might be tedious right now..
But Daddy, I am not giving up..
Despaired? Yes, I am..
Discouraged? Definitely..
Afraid? Perhaps..
Giving up? NEVER!

My fingers are only inches away from reaching the finishing line..
I am not gonna turn my head back and give up just like that..
I would be a total fool if I were to do so..
You said in Isa45:7 that You're the one who created the light and made the darkness,
sent the good times and the bad times..
Therefore, I am gonna wait for Your timing..
'Cause I know my future is already set..
The present sufferings are nothing as compared to the future glory that's gonna be revealed in time to come..

I am gonna hold Your hands,
and walk beside You..
In Your pace, not mine..
All I have to do is to follow You..
I have no idea where You're gonna lead me to
But as long as I am with You,
I know, for sure, that I am not going anywhere wrong..

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-24T21:58:00.003+08:00

Hey!
Today... Well. I'm still quite emotional about the transfer and stuff, but that's not the point. What i really wanna share is about God, how He knows us and helps us.

Yesterday... We all cried alot, especially me i guess. When i reached home, i cried in the shower. I cried about the transfer, about how i would miss them and stuff. I told God how much i needed Him by me, to strengthen me and help me to focus on Him, my One and Only Audience.

I was really desperately searching for assurance and verses to encourage myself to hang on tight to God. I looked in Biblegateway, searching for "pain" and "separation", but i found nothing! I was really desperate not to let myself get emo or not to let this transfer affect me too much. I needed God to cling tightly on. I needed Him.

Today... PSC met up for Worship and Teaching. During Worship, i was THROROUGHLY TOUCHED by God.

"And Lord we trust in Your unfailing love
For You alone are God eternal
Throughout earth and heaven above"
-Great is the Lord-

At first i couldn't sing this.
"I give my all to You
send me and I will go for You"
"Tell me and I'll obey
This is far greater than sacrifice
Trust in You and not myself
Will always lead to blessings
Lord have Your way in me
Not my will Yours be done"
"Hold me now and never ever let me go"
-I'm Forever Yours-
But i did in the end.

And also, the prophecies also applied very much to me. I need to focus on God. Not to let anything else hinder my walk with God. No matter what, all of us have to keep on walking, trudging with God. No matter how hard it is.

I remembered when I told God and proudly exclaimed to my shepherd, Joyce Tan. "No matter what, even if my shepherd wasn't there anymore, even though people are all condemning me, even though nobody else believed, I would believe in Jesus Christ." This is it. Now is the time I show and apply what I've said. Now.

Also, I talked to Joan and asked her about Ultraman and the separation. She talked to me and encouraged me to be strong. To be brave. To rejoice. Because this is for the benefit of God's Kingdom. Thanks Joan:)

I talked to Suwanie online as well. Suwanie from Central A. I asked her about the time when she transferred there. She encouraged me as well:) She was telling me about how she was unwilling to change at first. And how she coped, with Jogina's teaching, and how she adapted. Thanks Suwanie!

While I'm typing all this, I'm encouraging myself too:) Keep on walking with God. Never, ever give up. No matter what.

Hehe. Today i went to Joyce's house for the first time. And i saw her room for the first time too:) Haha! P.S. My love language is quality time okay! Haha:P

I love you all, North A!
reb.

2008-08-24T21:32:00.007+08:00

I want to thank God for the 4 CLs for putting in their efforts to teach us (: Thank God for you all for the teachings. I really learnt a lot (:

Just got to read Chris ( hope Brisbane ) and this small little paragraph from one of his post really makes me speechless. He wrote :
Sometime today, as I listened to that song(Healer) again on repeat. I asked God, “what about the song - is it still a God-song?”, “what about the throngs of young people who followed him, trusted him and adored him?”, “what about this world who needs the light?”. What are we going to do?
I believe His answer is still the same as it has been throughout the ages; through the judges and kings who have come and gone, those who have fallen, those who have returned. It’s been the same through storms & calamities, through great persecution, through some of the darkest times mankind has ever known.
It’s the same today.God is still sovereign. He is still in control. He is still our healer. He can still save our generation. He’s the same yesterday, today, and forevermore.
This is not the time to point our fingers, to cast condemnation, to lose hope or to be angry with God.
This is the time to hold on to God, to His character and to His faithfulness.
This is the time for all of us to examine our own lives and our integrity, and our accountability.
This is the time to pray. To pray for the churches in our nation. To pray for this generation that is lost and desperately needs Jesus.
This is the time to pray for the critics, for the atheists, for the disillusioned, the hurt and the bitter.
This is the time for us to come in humility before God. To submit our lives to Him. To trust Him, love Him and walk with Him.
My heart is with every young person who are struggling with God because of this incident. It’s with those who are still believing God for healing who found strength in the song and are now unsure what to hold on to. It’s with those who are hurt and are pushed deeper in the pit of bitterness and doubt because of the mistrust developed through incidents like this. It’s with family and friends whose pain we can only imagine. Let’s look to God and pray together for ourselves and so many others.

Ya God is the same yesterday,today and forever. Though in this world, man may fail but God never fail to be there for us when we needed Him. God is in control and He can do something about this generation if we hold on to God firmly and keep knocking on the door and keep asking God to do something about it.From this chunk of words that he has made, you can really tell his compassion towards this generation. We should have such compassion like his. Feel for them. This generation seriously need Jesus in their lives. Let's step out of our comfort zone and chiong all out for God. Let's save this generation from being destroyed by satan. With God, everything is possible to be done, amen?!

LiYan(:

2008-08-24T21:29:00.005+08:00

Today PSC,
the teaching is really powerful as ii am tired and after worshipping God ii really felt refresh after saying amen [:
And all the CLs they really did well in the teaching.
Thanks to CLs and joyce [: without you guys ii think ii dun really know more how should we reaelly follow up [;
I really learned lots of things and ii notice ii really dint had put in effort in shepherding all stuff after today teaching ii going apply it and do it [:
I believed God is going to have miracles in Northbrooks and Northview and ii going to fast more things for my sheeps. I really want to thank God that He really spoke to me into my life.
"Hold me now and never ever let me go" This is wad ii sang the song to God and ii said ii will Hold God tight and never let him go. So we sang the song let's really hold on to God tightly and don't ever let God go. So let's really submit all our 100% to God and not just only half but all to God.

CG08 is just round the corner no time for us to slack! Let's really chiong all the way. Although we are tired ask God for strength [:
God may you strength us, Lead us& used us Lord.
You are a mighty God and I will worship you forever [:

God ii am ready to wadever things you are going to do in the schools ii willing to do everything you said and ii will do. God ii am prepared [:

AnQi

2008-08-24T21:15:00.002+08:00

Goodnight again...lol (sry it quite random but this jus suddenly pop out in my mind :P )

I wan to win the crown which last forever but not crown which temporial...
God i'm ready

you're the king of all majesty
you're mighty n powerful
you're so perfect
you're so beautiful

I jus wan to be wif u

yw

2008-08-24T20:49:00.002+08:00

You are stronger
You are stronger
Sin is broken
You have saved me
It is written
Christ is risen
Jesus You are Lord of all - Stronger [Hillsong]

indeed, God is strong in our lives.
with God, we can do everything.

what's impossible with God?

Nothing.

Vivien

2008-08-24T00:26:00.002+08:00

oh man. though I rather late to blog but i still wanna blog about North A1 cg which was held 2days ago.
Gosh! I tell you people out there. The worship was so powerful and amazing. If i'm not wrong, most of us just simply teared during worship. We were all touched by God ! God reminded us of His unconditional love for us all. He never utter a word or even demand us to repay Him for the things that He had done for us especially when the day that He sent His one and only precious son to die for the world.What's more that God can't give? He gave us His precious son for the world lei.Who will want to send their precious son or daughter for crucification?But God made His sacrifice for this sinful world. Man, God i salute you ! Your love for us cannot be compared to the world's love because Your love is a perfect love. Your love is priceless and rare. No one can be so wonderful and so sacrificial like You.
God, once again i want to make this covenant with You. Not because i want to boast about anything. But i just want to let everyone knows how much i love you and treasure you. Though i may not be a smart girl or even any famous girl, but i am a girl who was created uniquely by you.God, i want to love you, hang on to you even if i am facing the toughest difficulty. I want to let your love be known to everyone who needs you so much.I want to serve like mad and I want to treasure all my friends around me and every single day.Thank you for being so patient towards me even though i give you so much problems. God , WO AI NI ! I LOVE YOU!

LiYan(:

2008-08-23T22:34:00.002+08:00

Hey!
Today was a day full of tears for me... Tired out. Hehe. God, I need to focus on Him, and not let emotions flood myself. I need to drown myself in God's love. Let's all focus our eyes on Him and let Him be the One and Only Audience in our lives. Some things might be painful, but don't let it get in the way of our relationship with God.

This is God's plan, and I have to obey. Even though it might mean loads of tears, a little of pain, and loads of "舍不得"-ness, I have to obey God. My Lord. And also obey my shepherd. Joyce Tan. I'll do my best to make God and Jesus, plus all my shepherds, proud of me. I'll do my best to be strong. To be brave.

Going to Central would help extend the Kingdom of God. More and more. I want to grow. I want my group to grow. I have to go to Central. To grow. So I have to rejoice. Rejoice because it means I'll grow. To know God and to make God known. I want --- to follow the Son.

I love you, North A.
reb.

2008-08-23T21:18:00.003+08:00

Goodnight...lol

I would like take this chance say a BIG THANKYOU!!!

to xinru

U r such a great shepherd n leader
thx 4 nvr giving up on me
it a blessing 4 Cchy to hav u as our leader =)

to North A

Thx 4 always being such a great group to hang out wif n play together
Without this group i will not experience the feeling of being part of the big family
u guyz realli rox!!!

to Cchy

hahaha...thx 4 the b'day surprise u all had given me it really a memorial one n oso thx 4 encouraging me when i'm down
it a blessing 4 me to be in this schl =)

I Love u all...

yw

2008-08-23T01:12:00.002+08:00

JUMP concert was awesome!

ok, i'm really refreshed after the whole Jump concert.
ok, just share a blessing.

during worship in the JUMP concert,
i start to feel uncomfortable, as if i'm going to dehydrate.
because i did not have a proper meal and i did not drink enough water.
so after i drank a bit i feel slighty better.

so during the song: Follow The Son,
i jumped once and i feel super uncomfortable.
i really want to praise God but i'm not feeling well.
so the second song came,
i told God: NO! shouldn't let my discomfort overtake me!
i'm going to praise You still even if i will to literally faint.

and guess what?
i was healed after the second song,
not only that,
i feel a sense of joy in my heart, really joyful.
that's the power of praise!

Vivien .

2008-08-21T23:48:00.002+08:00

Hello!
Last monday(18/8/08), I had a REALLY GREAT day! I felt super joyful and could really feel God's presence all around me:) Hehe. It's super cool:) Thank God; without Him I would be hopelessly like a nerd, aimless and searching.

I feel that there was going to be a breakthrough in RGS. There can, there must, there will be a BREAKTHROUGH! I don't believe the wall surrounding RGS can't be brought down. God is a super strong God! He can break down ALL WALLS. :) Satan, nananipupu!!! We're are going to have the VICTORY!!! :)

HAVE FAITH. Forever Rely On God!!!

i love you Jesus, deep down in my heart,
i love you North A, deep down in my heart,
i love you Joyce Tan, deep down in my heart.
reb.

2008-08-21T23:37:00.002+08:00

God you never fails to give me encourage and gives me blessing all days long.
We might face alot of discouragement but let's treat it as a testing from God.And do it with a willing heart and have faith in it that we are going to hit it.
CG08 is round the corner and ii not afraid of anything know what cause i believed that God is going to have miracle in the school even until the last 1 min!
There is going to be tired/stress but we are going to get strength by God. I not afraid of anything as i believed even we dint succeed onces doesnt mean we wont succeed another arounds[:
we are going to destroy satan!!! Let's hand in hand and destroy the satan and have a new land.
Christian life is full of joy [:
jiayoz girls don't be discouraged until the end!

AnQi

2008-08-21T23:07:00.000+08:00

life still goes on,
i'm still running for this race,
gotta look forward and focus my eyes on God .
this is tough, but i can't look back.

i'm still going to praise God
despite the circumstances .

Vivien

2008-08-21T21:54:00.000+08:00

2008-08-21T21:26:00.002+08:00

Yo!
Well this happend last week...it maybe late but i wld still like to share lol =)

Last week i'm having a hard time to contact my sheep Mandy as her hp had spoilt n i was like keep praying 4 her coz she totally MIA from schl :p

Haha but thx god during friday i gt Mandy new hp number.
At night when i'm about to call Mandy guess wt???
She msg me saying sry 4 nt updating her number to us n even ask me for shepherding.

Wow i'm so happy at that moment coz I can see that she gt the hunger 4 god n realli wish that she cn cme to svc more often n continue growing jyjy!!!

Y.W

2008-08-20T22:18:00.004+08:00

I like this pic a lot... read on and you will understand why =].....

wow...

God, you have been so good to me =]

Very happy to see people around me growing =] Especially my sheep =] sheep like joan, vivien, celine, xinru, rebecca, sherry, ace and sihua haha =] go and look at sihua's blog =] she has grown a lot haha

God, discipleship is about heart to heart, life to life, spirit to spirit IMPARTATION=]

I wan to love all my sheep and build them up strong and biblical =]

ZINC, thanks for encouraging me and speaking into my life on the HOPE carnival =] I will not forget about what you have spoken to me =] She told me that i have to build people up and that's will be my greatest reward =] I TOTALLY AGREE !!!

Listen up all JOYCE TAN'S SHEEP, I'm committed to you as long as you are committed to Christ =] I will build you up strong and biblical =] I will do my very best to build you to be a successful person but you must help yourself especially in your OWN WALK WITH GOD =D

I LOVE YOU , SHEEP!!!

-joyce tan is that seed =]

2008-08-19T22:14:00.003+08:00

''COME THIRSTY''- Maz Lucado

''Christ says, 'Give me All. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don't want to cut off a branch here and a branch there, I want to have the whole tree cut down...Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the desires you think wicked--the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you Myself: my own will shall become yours.''

-Ariella Joan
I hope it speaks much to you as much as it did to me(:

2008-08-19T21:29:00.005+08:00

I can fill the darkness with just one flash of light
Break the the silence with just one word
Warm the fire-started revolution
One that can save the world

On the steps of Washington sprinkled like confetti
Thousands of people sing "We shall overcome"
The preacher shouts: "Let freedom ring"
He gave his life for what he believed

Chorus
You can be a witness You can be a prophet
You can make the whole world believe
Break the strongest fortress Change the way the world thinks
You can build a bridge where foes can meet
Hope for the future
Shout it, don't whisper dreams are what make them to be
There is hope in every heartbeat
Tiny as it seems
You're a beautiful seed

She's a pastor's daughter
She's only 16
But her heart and her belly are breaking at the seams
Her boyfriend blames her
He want to pay for the doctor to wash it away

As she lays in the hospital
A Christmas choir is singing
About a child in a manger fragile and small "Unto us is born a Savior"
She looks at her baby and cries as she sings him a lullaby

(Chorus)

Every hope, every power lies in the heart of a seed that flowers
Intertwined all across the land
We're all seeds in the maker's hand

This song might just be a normal song to many of us here who Corrinne may is. I had been listening to her songs many times and came to realize that this song " Beautiful seed" indirectly encourages us that we are God's BEAUTIFUL SEED (: Just like one small little mustard seed that can grow into a huge tree.We are seeds that will grow powerfully and beautifully because we are wonderfully made by God (:
Let's be the seed that always makes an impact in one's life , the seed that keeps growing and growing in God's hand (: We will blossom !
Oh ya. Thanks shepherd,Joyce,Vivien,Ting for your care and concern ! (: Thanks Sheep and Rebecca for your prayers ! I'm feeling better now. North A girls are the sweetest ! XD

LiYan(:

2008-08-19T21:08:00.000+08:00

Helloooooooooooooooo ;D
last week fuxuan never come service and i msg her she never reply call also never answer D;
but today vivien tell me that something that make me really really really reallyyyyyyyyyyyyy happy ;DD
and the thing is she tell me that fuxuan go find her and tell her the reason why she last week never come and fuxuan say that this week she can comeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
THANKYOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i really very shock and happy ;DDDDD
i was like wahhhhhhhhh~
God thank you, thank you for this sheep ;DDD really really !!
so EVERONE !!!!! JIAYOUUUUUUUUUJ ;DDDDD

Tingting

2008-08-19T20:51:00.003+08:00

Today ii want to thank God for what he has made in both my pioneering school.
firstly northbrooks,
He dint fails to help me in that school. My sheep RongRong although she has lots of tution but she wei ler God she willing to wake up early to have shepherding with me. I really wish that she will continue to grow and work with God.Another sheep Vivian she really make a effort to come for caregroup/ shepherding. She agree to walk with God and she really make a effort to know God more.Thank God for this 2 sheep in northbrooks. God there is going to be more! It is not enough at all!!! God ii going to do everything using 100% of my strength.
Secondly Northview,
Thank God he really bless me with a seed there! Although there is some problem but yup ii believe that you are going to help my sheep and had more seed there. I will continue to pray&fast and not only saying but ii must do it [:

There is going to be alots of problem high and low so yea hang on to God. God will make a way where there seems to be no way.I got lots of discouragement through friends but thank God he reminds me of this song, "
I don’t care what people will say
I’m running after You
I won’t turn back and go their way
Coz I’m running after You
Don’t matter what may come my way
I’m running after you"

yup no matter what happen, God will be there to protect us [:
hehehehehehehex dun be DISCOURAGED okays. we are going to win the satan!!!!

AnQi

2008-08-19T20:26:00.002+08:00

does it remind you of yourself when you first came to know God?

it did for me.

below is one of my diary entries i've wrote 2years ago:

"hey diary! im so happy and sad today. im announced as a shepherd! yeah! rebecca and pei yu are my sheep and i really gonna thank God for blessing me with them! but when i went home today, im so scared about my exams. i really want to do well and glorify your name. But when i tried really hard this term, i got very bad marks. i kow this is just the testing and PLSE will be great! im still unsure about parental objection. i pray that you will bless me with time management. in this time, i can only depend on you. so please bless me, in jesus name, amen!"

how long have we not prayed faith filled prayers like these?

trusted God ike this

told God, only you?

"God, you got me into this, and only you can bring me through this"

xinru

2008-08-18T23:31:00.002+08:00

Today, suppose to meet up sihua but she has diarrhea so can't meet her up... Hope she is ok liao... keep her in prayer too =]

Met up Sherry as well... had informal shepherding with her. She has grown a lot. Right now she will be willingly to outreach even though she don't feel like =] That's what I called Maturity--> obedience despite of being emotional =] Jiayou Sherry =]

Will up date about my SWM land soon...

God,

I want to walk right with you =] Nothing else but you =]

-Joyce Tan is That Seed

2008-08-18T22:16:00.000+08:00

Insolent teenagers yelling & screaming at their parents with vulgarities in public. With such puerile sense of thinking , it’s no surprise that such blithering & inane ‘vocabularies’ are blurted out from their mouths. Whatever happened to basic mannerisms?

Observe the Youths nowadays and the big fat word, ‘E.M.P.T.Y’ is stamped on to the majority of their foreheads.
That group of youngsters puffing their lungs out outside Cineleisure.
That young couple getting intimate with each other in public with their uniforms on.
Yes, even that quiet girl with the thick glasses on, totally engrossed with her revisions.
They need Jesus.

I am not trying to sound conceited. I am a youth myself and am still learning and growing. But I seriously can’t fathom how ruined and corrupted my life would be without Him. I would most probably be this demanding and self-centered girl who thinks that the world revolves around none but her.

There’s this emptiness in all of us. Some fill it with pleasures of the world while some fill it with achievements which in return, gives them a sense of satisfaction. However, this ‘hole’ is uniquely and specially made by someone. And true enough, it can only be filled by this someone who had created this ‘hole’. The empty void inside can only be filled by Him. The empty chair within us can only be occupied by Him. No matter how hard as one tries to replace it with something else, it would still be a total waste of effort.

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-18T20:29:00.002+08:00

Liyan's down with food poisoning.

Let's keep her in prayers!

No worries, Sheep, your physical discomfort is only temporal!

Take good care & rest well!

-Ariella Joan

2008-08-18T01:23:00.003+08:00

THANK YOU JESUS , FOR EVERY SINGLE THING YOU'VE DONE IN NORTH A.
remember: we wanna change change change in order to grow grow grow in quality and quantity
apply: disciple making is a heart to heart, life to life, spirit to spirit impartation
conviction: its all or nothing at all
singing: you are faithful, your joy is my strength...

---xinru

2008-08-17T23:46:00.004+08:00

hello everyone
actually today i was suppose to reach nexus at 10am!! but i woke up at 9.30 which is like crazy!!then when i was waiting for a taxi, i prayed that it must come in 5 mins time and amazingly, God answered my prayer=D although the 3 girls was there but thank God ziying reached later than me wahaha. thanks everyone
love,
celineho

2008-08-17T23:23:00.002+08:00

we praise God in lifting our hands up,
singing many wonderful praise songs to God,
jumping high during praise.

but the question is: Do we ever praise God in the midst of of storm?
i brought this book: Answers to Praise
through this book, i saw my miracles perform, situations change.
simply because they give thanks to God in their storms
and God turn their situations around.

Vivien

2008-08-17T22:58:00.002+08:00

Hello!
Wanna thank God for Joey:) She's still strong despite parental objections. :) Jiayou Joey! She read this blog and was encouraged:) You know what she msn-ed me?

"we two can complete the task by august. RGS CG!!! I really believe now. 2 weeks. We can do it! [with God of course]. almost cried when i read."

And Joan, she's touched and encouraged by your post on you nephew:) She'll be praying for you, even though she doesn't know you personally. =)

Another week of tests, quizzes, testings, SOWing, hard work, etc is looming ahead yet again. Yes, we might be tired. But, NEVER GIVE UP! Continue on and hang onto God and His promises. Because, the Lord NEVER fails! He is NOT a liar; the devil is.

So, if you think you can't do it, you DEFINITELY CAN do it with God! His power is AWESOME you know. :) So let's be renewed by God, TODAY. Right here right now, just say a prayer to God to ask for more strength and power as we continue to struggle and chiong straight on for God:)

"The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet."
---Romans 16:20---

ROCK ON NORTH A!!! And show satan as well as the whole world what God can do with a bunch of youngsters just like us!!! =)

love you all!
reb.

2008-08-17T22:57:00.003+08:00

OH YEAH!!! Thank God...

North A has been growing in quality and quantity...
We have like 20 ppl last time and now we have about 37 ppl...
We really need to retent every New-Bs well...
Jiayou.... Shepherds and CLs hehe
Jiayou for CG08 =]

2 more weeks...

I cried on 16 Aug 08....

Never in my life time, i cried until like this...

Tears of disappointment just flowed and flowed...

Dear PSC,

Thanks for smsing and calling me to encourage me, hearing me out and hugging me =] Don worry, I am not angry the fact is that I just need to cry... really just cry ONLY haha =] I'm also a human so crying is normal haha

I LOVE YOU, PSC

- Joyce tan is really that seed (haha)

2008-08-17T09:13:00.002+08:00

Yesterday service,
was kinda awesome and surprising.I was happy when ii was on the way to holy com as there is no people coming but 3 unconfirmed so ii have faith in them and ii just simply pray.But when svc started they say they are not coming but to my surprise there is 1 northview girl there.Although there is just 1 but ii keep praying for her through the service ii try to treat her as my sheep and explain more to her as she is one of our members in hope.So yea, to my surprise she recieved Christ and yea ii really wan thank God that he has soften her heart and come and know him.I realise ii dint really go to the extra mile so ii did promise God ii going to go all the way and not thinking negative. I going to believe that next week there is going to numerous people coming!!! ii dun care 1000 or wad ii just believed there will have someone coming! God all is counts on you [:

AnQi

2008-08-17T00:03:00.003+08:00

"i am your servant, come to bring you glory,

purpose to lift your name high"

if i were to repeat 'seeing the uncountable, be the seed',

it would be ' seeing the uncountable, be that seed.

we have said it, heard it, but lets experience it. TODAY.
dont ever underestimate God,
God brings you to success and brings you from success to success.
ppl, CG08 is an opportunity. throw and lose yourself into it, or not at all.

".....NOW YOU SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF CG08?"-JOYCE TAN

2008-08-16T23:51:00.002+08:00

i get this super cute pic at gettyimages.com
which i think it looks very true.
if we keep on living on the Word Of God,
we'll see God's promises and His miracles and all His wonders.
and that's why, it's important to read the WOG!
it's our food for our spiritual body (:

Vivien

2008-08-16T23:46:00.002+08:00

Hello everyone,
Today something happen which i did not expect it will happen haha.Actually anqi was very discourage for not having visitor but when i'm in the train, i prayed for her and guess what?it came true there's 1 northview girl which was brought by the brothers name lawren converted which i did not expect it will happen haha. i'm really overwhelm with God's bless for my group and i want to Thank JOYCETAN in giving us so much and wanting the best for us. We love u!! JUST remember that when u pray, pray it with faith and desire to see miracle happen in ur group!!
PRAYER REALLY WORKS!!try it...
thank you everyone=)

love,
celineho