Monday, July 27, 2009
Update 24th July
Today the worship team comprised of Jim, Ivan, Christina, Ee June, Jeffery Andy and myself.
Today marked my first day in the job of the church's accountant. A big responsibility eh? The tithes and offerings will be collected and used for mission trips, church repair, maintenance of the musical instruments and ESP camp.
Today, we had two people sharing. First was Teo who came back after eons of patient waits. It was announced that he will do his culinary practicals on the MV Logos Hope in a short time where he will finish sometime in late December. Set sail, MATEY!
Before he leaves us for some time, he gave us some last advice. It's about how deep is our faith. He compares a shallow faith and a true genuine faith. About how most people come and act good only on Fridays and being brutes addicted to porn at other days. It was much like my stone and sponge post earlier. Read that for more info.
Then Pastor came up with unfortunately one of my most dreaded topics which is How to Study. Today, he talks about a cohesive studying environment which lacks distraction. Kids! No listening to music while you're studying. He also mentions the study chair must be comfortable but not too comfortable which means no studying on the sofa or bed.
Then he talked about why we feel sleepy when we study. It could be
- Lack of exercise.
- Eating too much cabohydrate rich foods.
- Lack of sleep.
- Attitude Problem.
So we need to counter them by exercising more, eat more greens, early to bed and early to rise and get our brains right.
On the other hand, we are also advised to do the subject we hate the most first. Honestly speaking, I don't even bother about Add Maths at home. I just rush em up at school and the result is a "kerja komang". Will I change? I don't know, it's hard to adapt myself in an environment with a truckload of homework and revision. I only enjoy ENGLISH and maybe some of the science subjects but that's it.
Then finally we prayed for Teo in preparation for his voyage on MV Logos Hope. So Teo, I bid you "Bon Voyage" and always remember.
"With Christ in the vessel, We can smile at the storm!"
Photos for this week....
Saturday, July 25, 2009
17th of July 2009
After the worship, a few minutes break for kitchen and toilet =p and today.. Aunt Dorcas shared about Thou Shall Not Steal (continue) , giving more complex example for stealing that might not look like stealing or when we are working.
Hmm, first one was, when we buying something for company's usage , pen paper etc.. we might tend to increase the "price" of the stationary so, we earn from it. Ha! that's stealing! and also Sometimes, we also can claim for car fuel price. Telling that you went 3km to buy thing but instead, the real truth is you just went for a stone far to buy it and you asking for higher claim. It's stealing indirectly from the company!
For a contractor or businessman, sometimes government give them some project to develop for building and other program. Normally what I heard from what people said, is they give more money than what the project should cost. It's using government's money illegally and also corruptions.
After Aunt Dorcas gave and explain some examples, it's our turn to give examples XD Some give borrowing things and never give back the property or trying to keep it. If we are not trying/ making effort to give back what we had borrowed, that means stealing!
Or, another example, really common one, it's copyright stealing. Nowadays, people see it as if it's nothing wrong with that. Hacking software, music sharing, pirated movie and also photostatting books (without permission from author/creator) are a form of stealing where I used to do it alot. Just a click on computer and you can enjoy your content. BUT, it's still stealing. Satan make it looks un-sinful (hehe new word? XD) and desiring for those who spent time on computer alot.
Aha! we finish this topic quite early as 6 pm , so the rest of time for cleaning and having fun together! XD
Team XD
Witton! =p
Meee XD aw, i looked fat haha
Aunty Dorcas sharing
Monday, July 20, 2009
HG Update - 10th July
Yes, the history of the greatest piece of literature ever written in history. Just like the stories of the bible, the history of the bible is also awesome.
Did you know that...
- The bible has been copied over thousands of times using clay tablets, scrolls, papyrus sheets, fabric and animal skin before the idea of printing was bestowed upon mankind.
- That a man copying the bible must read out loud every single word before writing them down. Wah, sipek ma fan.
- Before a man copying the bible writes the word God, he must go mandi and use a special pen before proceeding. Imagine how much Dettol he used.
- Early tablets and scrolls with inscriptions of The Word Of God had been stored in The Ark of Covenant. Luckily they were rescued from the invading Babylonians from Solomon's Table. The ark itself is now missing.
- The bible has been translated into many languages including Greek, Hebrew, Latin and English.
These are just a tiny portion of the amazing facts we've absorbed. We also know that the stories we now have in the bible are filtered through a process called canonization. If every single story has been placed in the bible, it'll be thicker than all 7 Harry Potter books combined.
We also found out the bible has certain glitches. It is human nature to err. C'mon la, even Stephen King, Mario Puzo or Shakespear will make certain changes if the write the same story twice.
Anyway, it was a fun lesson. However, I was question-less for the day, I don't know why? We hope to see you again soon Scripture Union.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
His Generation : 3rd July 2009
Last week, His Generation have our youth fellowship again. =D For this week!! Ee June as worship leader and Witton backing up June! Kent and Witton were the guitarist. Andy as the bassist and Witter da drummer! Thank you for wonderful worship session. XD
After the worship session, we prayed for all His Generation's seniors which had left for further studies. Yea, pls do pray for them. Pray for God's blessing and protection to be with them. Then we prayed for Bro David!! Yea, David's going for a mission trip in Laos and needs prayer. Pls do pray for our brother cause Laos is a dangerous country where chrsitians were persecuted. Pls do pray for Sis Kuria too as she is leaving to Laos to do mission too. Keep them in prayer everyday.
Soon, pastor starts giving announcement. Ps. Koshy will not be in KT this week and The Scripture Union team will be sharing this week on the 10th of July. Sis Julia will be back to share her exprience too. Then our too brothers which are Kean Hui and Witter shared about their exprience in their university. Well, bro Kean Hui shared 1st. He says, to study and gain knowledge is not about reading books. Its about your attitude. Its about your will to study. So lets get our attitude right.
Kean Hui also talks about prayer. Before we study, we need to pray. Before the teacher starts teaching, we need to pray. Ask God to enable you to absorb and understand every knowledge given by our teacher. Prayer is not enough. We need to give full concentration and must not be distracted by other things. Then we had some fun and games hosted by Kean Hui. After he shared, he gave us some words of encouragement and a piece of paper filled with bible verse.
Why must we study?
- Its our responsiblity
-Our parents work hard to give us education
-Its a privillage from God that we can have education
-Other people in the world are not educated especially people in poor country
-For a better future
-To show that we had done our best in examination (Fail or pass, all glory goes to God =D)
-To reduce stress from our parents
-Its an order from our parents (Honour your father and mother, so that you may live long in the
land the Lord your God is giving you)
-To be well diciplined
-To prepare ourself to face the world
After that, its Witter's turn. Well, basiclly he gave a long lecture =D. But it helps a lot!! He talks about his daily study routine during examination in university. He shared his failure in SPM. Even the teachers mocked him. So, how he deal with this? Its through insults from teachers and friends. Yea, he never gave up and he want to show to everyone that he's the best. So, what he does is study everyday. He said that prayer is important too. Because of his perserverense and determination to be the best, He scored with flying colour in his STPM and was awarded the best student in SMKSS.
About gaming. Hmm, all i can say is delete it right now and reinstall after SPM, PMR and STPM. These addictive games will just help you to reduce stress awhile but in the end, you'll have to face your examintion. Guys, these major examinations are taken only once a year. So, give it your best shot by working hard for it. If I can quit Dota, I'm very sure you all can do it too.
Random pics~
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Paying Tithes...
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