A short message from Caleb!!!

Yea, Here are some pictures of caleb and his family in Australia!!! Well, Caleb is doing great in Australia with his family. He thanked us all for praying for his family. So, keep on praying for our brother's in christ guys!!

UPDATES!!!

Wah...I didn't update for 2 weeks, sorry guys. Here's the update for 5th June. Worship was lead by me. Thanks guys for playing the instruments for me..really appreciate it. After worship, we all gather in a circle. Guess what, sermon was shared by CARRIE WONG!! Thanks Carrie for sharing. Really appreciate it.

Carrie shared bout the 9th commandment that is Thou shalt not bear false witness againts thy neighbour(KJV). The meaning of this commandment simply means you shall not lie. Yea, lying is bad. In this world, this sin has spread so fast. I mean, who has not lied before? Even I had lied to my parents, brothers, friends and teachers but not to pastor la...hehe

Anyway, we has to deal with this sin. We'll find troubles if we didn't deal with it. Breaking God's commandment is like bangging your head on a concrete wall!! When we are in the court, as a witness. We should not give fasle statement or creating a fake story. Its wrong in the eyes of God.

Another thing is white and black lies. For your information, there is no such things about white and black lies. Its still the same. So for those who did such sins, pls ask God for forgiveness. After having some time of sharing, the session was ended by a prayer. We ask for forgiveness from God.

Soon, we cleaned the sanctuary. After cleaning, we went home. Everything went well that day. Praise the Lord. Thanks again sister Carrie Wong for sharing ^_^

Stone and Sponge....

I'm very aware this is the first "message post" in many many months. It took time for me to regain my confidence after my faith was slightly bombarded.... Here goes...

There are two types of Christians in the world today. I group them as the sponge and the stone....


The stones....

Imagine the world of Christianity is water. You have the holy spirit, the bible, the priests and the churches. All Christians are surrounded by these elements just like how the water surrounds the stone YET Christianity fails to penetrate the many people despite being surrounded by it.

A person with a heart of stone can be surrounded by Christ for centuries and ignore Him due to excessive pride. Take the Egyptian Pharaoh for example. The Lord sent many painful plagues which caused the Egyptian empire costly yet his heart remained hard.

By connecting the dots, it can be said that they can only see and feel Christ when it is too late that is when they are sent to hell to be incinerated and destroyed much in the same way the water can only penetrate the heart of the stone only when it is broken apart and destroyed.

An example of a stone Christian might be someone who goes to church every week and maybe plays instruments or sings in the church. Could be leading a cell group. At home or at school, he yells at parents and friends and curses. He or she might use the same drums or guitar he uses at the church to play demonic metal. He only reads his bible at church and leaves it to collect dust at home.


The sponges...
There are very few of these "exceptional" Christians who are "sponges". However it is these very few men and women who enabled Christianity to survive up to this day.

The sponges are people who humble themselves and allow Christ to come in much like how the sponge is hollow and allows water penetrate. They read the bible frequently thus allowing them to absorb the word of God like a sponge. Any impurity is forced and squeezed out. Like how the sponge absorbs water and soap and releases it to clean someone, a good Christian receives the word of God and preaches it out.

Unfortunately with the world changing radically the number of sponges are decreasing. Porn and masturbation is no longer considered as sin. Law and order is replaced by corruption and the Bible once thought to be the TRUTH of all things is now considered a big joke.

It's now time to question yourself what Christian are you. A sponge of stone? It's time to stop acting and wake up.

I confess. I am still partly a stone. Maybe a big part of me remains a stone. You know what I need, I am crying out for help. I never am happy with my current state. The smile and laugh is only skin thick. My current joy makes me remain at a gloomy world. Only with Christ can I fly to somewhere else.

HG Update: 22 May 2009

The worship leader for this week was Christina. We had a surprise visit from our beloved Clement who went AWOL for at least a year... NAH JK JK... On drums as usual abang Witter, on keyboards is Clement, On guitars is Andy, myself and Willert and last but not least Jason on the bass.

The sermon for this week was brought up by Aunty Dorcas and it concerns the commandment "You Shall Not Steal". We first shed some light on things we think it's okay but is actually stealing such as bringing in stationery from the office or picking up money you see lying on the floor.

Then we came to the focus of the sermon. Paying tithes/offering. As greedy men, we rationalize with this commandment although paying less tithes or not paying tithes is considered stealing from God. Aunty Dorcas suggested the moment we receive ang pow or pocket money, 10% must be given to the Lord. At that moment,I wrestled with the beast in me saying

"Wei Lim, you're just a kid still studying. You're not receiving money officially. Therefore, paying tithes is not necessary. Pay tithes ONLY when you get a job."

For a moment I thought it was a good idea. To be honest, I still think it's a good idea to pay tithes only when you're working. That shows what a greedy brute I am.

Then several arguements came out such as economic meltdown, medical issues, hard times. To answer these arguements, Pastor Koshy stood up and read a verse from the bible, I forgotten which.

"If you love me, you will obey my commands."

That shows us how shallow most christians are. Our love for God is just skin thick. I finally found out I've been fooling everyone with a pathetic mask and ended up playing for the worship team. To God, he sees me as a disgusting hypocrite. I would need your prayers.

I believe there's a lesson here for all of us. Not just within the commandment.

Photos to be added later.

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