rediscovering eden
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
whom shall i fear
whom shall i fear
i am yours
Entries
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
-9:37 PM
HELLO EVERYONE!!!
i'm so bored now
i was asked to update
since i've nothing to do
but i seriously have nothing to say
anyway,
i'm BORED
B.O.R.E.DB.O.R.E.DB.O.R.E.DHEE.
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SSELBDOG
Sunday, October 28, 2007
-9:31 PM
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs27oct27,1,2434076.story?track=rssProtestants celebrate their heritage, the Reformation
Just an excerpt
"The Reformation was about the centrality of Christ in the life of the
individual and centrality of the word of God in worship," said the Rev. Nathan
P. Feldmeth, an expert on medieval and Reformation history at Fuller Theological
Seminary in Pasadena.
At the heart of the Reformation is the doctrine of
justification by faith -- meaning people are saved by God's grace, through faith
in Jesus Christ, not by good deeds, Feldmeth said.
-Daniel-
P.S. do pray for the planning of the EOY chalet, please do voice out your dissents if you have any
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
-12:16 AM
Didn't expect such enthusiastic and fierce responses from the faithfulness fellowship. Was very impressed with the interest, fun and learning that all of you showed. Very tired after the Batam trip and my mind wasn't working very well.
Was reading Act 18 yesterday and found out that though Apollos knew very little, he was very faithful in telling others about Jesus. We certainly know much more than him. May God grant us the desire and courage to tell others about Him.
Pray that the sec 4 are trusting God and leaning on his strength in their exams.'May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.' Ruth 2:12-13.
- Simple Thoughts
Sunday, October 21, 2007
-8:38 PM
Today was the fellowship first Debate Session.
The motion of the day was: Should Christians earn a lot of money?
The teams were split as such:
Proposition- Clement, Timothy, Joel, Jeremy, Yi Li, Lim Min, Annie
Opposition- Daniel, Yihan, Qing Feng, Amanda, Jia Ling, Rachel, Yingxing
To say the least, it was an exciting session that gave our mouths a good workout- especially that of Annie's and mine's. However, what I felt was the greatest part of our debate session was the preparation of our cases, in which we have to search through the Bible to look for answers on our own; something which i believe not many of us would do when faced with such dilemmas.
The Proposition's case revolved around that of Matthew 6:23 and Mark 10:25. The first verse states that one should place the love of God above all things. Furthermore, the proposition's argument was bolstered by verses that Money and the Love of God cannot coexist. Mark 10:25 also told of the parable of a rich man- where Jesus said that "25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
The Opposition's case was well-built (haha of course since we put so much effort into it). The first point was on the fact that God provides all things- and all our earnings are in his plan for us. After all, he who reaps generously will sow generously; and it is thus natural and in God's plan for us to earn as much as we could.
Second point was that God gave us all gifts, so we must use them. This is evident in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14~) where the Master called a servant to be lazy and wicked because he had not capitalized his talents. This was what the Master said 28" 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' So yeps, don't be that lazy and wicked servant!
Third point was that money can also go back to God to further his work. So long that one earns the money with God in mind, nothing good will be withheld from those who deserve it (Proverbs 3:27). In addition, proverbs 10:22 also says that the blessing of the Lord brings wealth and he adds no trouble for it. Thus, it was to counter the proposition's point that rich people cannot enter the heavens- such as in the books of Acts where those who believed in the disciples' teachings decided to sell off their lands, horses, etc. After all Proverbs 22:9 also states that a generous man will himself be blessed for he shares his food with the poor.
Indeed, at the end of the day, our riches on this earth cannot be accumulated. Furthermore, blind pursuit with only the love of money will utterly destroy oneself, for he has lost the love of God. But if one utilizes his talents and follows God's plan, he too will earn all the glorious riches that God has prepared for him so much so that his vats will overflow with wine.
Yeps, as expected [HAHA ANNIE], the Opposition won. So when are we going to eat those biscuits/wafer sticks prizes?
~DENIAL DANIEL~ [double-posted from his blog]
-6:37 PM
HELLO!!!First time blogging(in this blog duh!)
Hope everybody have a gd time in the debate today.....i think the debate today is very meaningful to all of us....next wks,we are all going to ben and jerry.....too bad simon cannot go.....although he paid for us....we can consider to either go to ben and jerry or swensen....so where u want???(write in tagboard lah)...the best is a cheaper place cause the rest of the money will be contributed to the fellowship fund......
and many thanks to daniel for making the worship schedule.......
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If u dont know who is JOnATHaN,JONATHAN is QIng feng!!!(feel damn lame loh)
-Qing feng
-10:36 AM
Heyx peeps, the worship schedule for November is out.
Please check under the worship section in this blog> the link is on the left column.
If you see your lovely face there, you're it! Please inform me ASAP if you're unable to make it for any reason (i.e. going overseas on that particular sunday).
Week Four should be another Outdoor Worship Session during KangLe, so the worship leaders for that day need to take note.
Musicians would be Yi Li on the keyboard/piano and Yi Han on the guitar. Worship leaders please liase with them.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
-10:56 PM
Heyx peeps, thanks for visiting this blog.
Please do check your email for the list of announcements sent out two days ago.
I'm in the process of uploading all TuanQi photos to a flickr account, so please do wait patiently as i try to upload the few GBs of photos thus far, if possible.
Profile Page has been updated. Image done up by myself- thank God that it looks pretty decent now; the draft was horrid horrid horrid! I'm thinking of starting a design team within the fellowship itself- anyone interested to take it up?
EOY Chalet. Next week's programme would be the initial planning for our EOY Chalet- concurrently, recruitment has to continue; hence please INVITE all brothers and sisters from Youth Hour to join this chalet to discover more about God, about their brothers and sisters in Christ, and in themselves.
Hopefully this will be an inspiring chalet and bring us closer to God.
~daniel~
-10:37 PM
Here's a short excerpt from Dr. Dale A. Robbins's article on why christians need fellowship. The full article may be found at
http://www.victorious.org/felwship.htm1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses
us from all sin.”
Fellowship comes from the Greek word, KOINONIA,which means “to share
in common.” Christian fellowship is more than attending Church — it is
“assimilating” into the body of believers, becoming “one” in worshipping,
loving, caring and sharing.
According to the scripture, fellowship is not an optional matter for
believers. It says, “if walk in the light [in fellowship with God]... this
causes us to have fellowship with one another.” And from the outcome of this
fellowship, “the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin” (1 John
1:7).
Hopefully you guys and gals have a better idea of why we decided to set up this fellowship for our youths in PPC youth hour! Let us burn in his glory!
daniel
-12:43 PM
HELLO :DSeems like most of the Sec Fours are busy with their 'O's.Haha. What IS this blog for, anyway?Someone please enlighten me. (:Okay. I have no idea what I'm doing here.I think I'm spamming. Hoho. Post! :D And good luck to the Sec Fours taking their 'O's!All the best! Study hard :D Pray. God will take care of you.I shall be gone.amanda (:
-10:59 AM
aha. cool daniel sent out d invitation. so i'll update!!!
HI EVERYONE!!!
ok done. i'll b off to studying. der's less den 45 hrs left to Os
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
-4:12 PM
hello everyone! welcome to the fellowship blog. hee ((:
nothing much to say.. so
BYE!
&GODBLESS!!!
-yi li
