Does Wei Lim enjoy school? This raises questions. He does actually but this is a day where the teacher doesn't enter class. Hope you believe me.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Picture of the Week
Does Wei Lim enjoy school? This raises questions. He does actually but this is a day where the teacher doesn't enter class. Hope you believe me.
The Eight Legged Nightmare
One extra note. On the 14th, we were cleaning up the church. I was in charge of washing the air conditioner filters. I wash brushing them when Chin San called me to come down stairs. He said something of a big spider.
We searched at the toilet for anything crawling with eight legs. And voila, there it was. A big one with legs spread out as big as my hand. Sadly, I'm the only one around unafraid of insects or arachnids. C'mon who else in Kuala Terengganu keeps a pet scorpion at home. Grow up people, butterflies aren't the only arthropods on planet earth.
I know common house spiders rather flee than bite. And their fangs are too small to puncture human skin, and their poison is not fatal. I calmly pulled it onto my hands and let it loose outside.
So that concludes the story of our guest creeper. The guest with eight legs.
Surveying the scene...
Capture process
Close Up
Freeing the spider...
We searched at the toilet for anything crawling with eight legs. And voila, there it was. A big one with legs spread out as big as my hand. Sadly, I'm the only one around unafraid of insects or arachnids. C'mon who else in Kuala Terengganu keeps a pet scorpion at home. Grow up people, butterflies aren't the only arthropods on planet earth.
I know common house spiders rather flee than bite. And their fangs are too small to puncture human skin, and their poison is not fatal. I calmly pulled it onto my hands and let it loose outside.
So that concludes the story of our guest creeper. The guest with eight legs.
Surveying the scene...
Capture process
Close Up
Freeing the spider...
HG Update 14th August 09
Today the worship leader was Ee June along with piano. Kent, Andy, David, Christina and myself were on guitars, drums, singing and bass respectively.
Today Pastor continued in his studies series. Again I say this is the one most hard to swallow for me.
He reminded us to have everything you have in front of you in one go. Example, forget your calculator and rush down to grab it. You see a pack of Twisties and you take a bite. As you are about to go upstairs and study, The Simpsons is on air. Then it goes on and on....
Another method is to make your short term memory become long term memory. Why? A short term memory you'll forget it in a time span of at least a week. A long term memory will last for many years. Example, how to break an egg without bursting the yolk or how to play a song on the guitar or piano. For this to happen, all it needs is practice. Nothing else. So long story short, practice is the bread and butter of studies. Won't go anywhere without it. You'll be out of a job without practice.
He also taught us the SQ3R method which is
- Survey
- Read
- Recite
- Review
Survey is a quick dash of the chapter or sub-chapter so that you know what you're in for. Gives you an idea and prepares your brain.
Question is to ask yourself logic questions that has ties to the chapter. Once the brain actively searches for something, it speeds up.
Read the topic to answer your questions. And write down the answers for your questions.
When you're done. Recite what you've read for the past half an hour. Then check back to see if you got it right.
Review is the epilogue of the study process. Do some exercise to close the lid for good.
To close it up, we cleaned the church and most of us went for dinner.
Pictures of the day....
Today Pastor continued in his studies series. Again I say this is the one most hard to swallow for me.
He reminded us to have everything you have in front of you in one go. Example, forget your calculator and rush down to grab it. You see a pack of Twisties and you take a bite. As you are about to go upstairs and study, The Simpsons is on air. Then it goes on and on....
Another method is to make your short term memory become long term memory. Why? A short term memory you'll forget it in a time span of at least a week. A long term memory will last for many years. Example, how to break an egg without bursting the yolk or how to play a song on the guitar or piano. For this to happen, all it needs is practice. Nothing else. So long story short, practice is the bread and butter of studies. Won't go anywhere without it. You'll be out of a job without practice.
He also taught us the SQ3R method which is
- Survey
- Read
- Recite
- Review
Survey is a quick dash of the chapter or sub-chapter so that you know what you're in for. Gives you an idea and prepares your brain.
Question is to ask yourself logic questions that has ties to the chapter. Once the brain actively searches for something, it speeds up.
Read the topic to answer your questions. And write down the answers for your questions.
When you're done. Recite what you've read for the past half an hour. Then check back to see if you got it right.
Review is the epilogue of the study process. Do some exercise to close the lid for good.
To close it up, we cleaned the church and most of us went for dinner.
Pictures of the day....
HG Update 7th August 09
Today, we had something special. The worship team consisted of David, Witton, Kent, Andy and Christina. Kuria stepped in for piano. Gradzie...
Today, both Kuria and David shared about their experiences joining the OM ministry in Laos. This served as an educational lesson on the country of Laos, their people, culture and who can forget, their food. It also gives us an understanding that although we might not be rich, there's always someone who is poorer. And also, this mission trip enhanced David's spiritual walk.
OK, our "wakil" from Kuala Terengganu attended a few days training in Malaysia before leaving the country. They were joined by people of many nationalities. Both Caucasians and Asians.
Now onto the mission, the mission they undertook wasn't a walk in the park. No McDonalds, no TV, no air-conditioned rooms and no roti canai. Laos is a very poor country that is pillaged with poverty. But through the pictures, I can see that Laos is a beautiful country. Lush green canopy forests, towering waterfalls, and those old fashioned temples built without using nails but relying only on hinges.
Our friends went to several villages to preach the gospel, a risky business because the government hates people like them. Aren't they always? Anyway, despite the overwhelming language barrier, our boys did very well I should say. Doing The Lord's entrusted task and that is to "Preach To All Nations".
At the end, David described this mission trip as the thing that saved his faith. He described his faith to have slumped from great heights during his time away from home. David, you did good pal. The Lord will expect great things from you.
Pictures....
Today, both Kuria and David shared about their experiences joining the OM ministry in Laos. This served as an educational lesson on the country of Laos, their people, culture and who can forget, their food. It also gives us an understanding that although we might not be rich, there's always someone who is poorer. And also, this mission trip enhanced David's spiritual walk.
OK, our "wakil" from Kuala Terengganu attended a few days training in Malaysia before leaving the country. They were joined by people of many nationalities. Both Caucasians and Asians.
Now onto the mission, the mission they undertook wasn't a walk in the park. No McDonalds, no TV, no air-conditioned rooms and no roti canai. Laos is a very poor country that is pillaged with poverty. But through the pictures, I can see that Laos is a beautiful country. Lush green canopy forests, towering waterfalls, and those old fashioned temples built without using nails but relying only on hinges.
Our friends went to several villages to preach the gospel, a risky business because the government hates people like them. Aren't they always? Anyway, despite the overwhelming language barrier, our boys did very well I should say. Doing The Lord's entrusted task and that is to "Preach To All Nations".
At the end, David described this mission trip as the thing that saved his faith. He described his faith to have slumped from great heights during his time away from home. David, you did good pal. The Lord will expect great things from you.
Pictures....
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
A Good Christian
What makes a man a good Christian? There are many things that people consider as merits but in fact are useless. The truth is, most "Christians" are like this guy here.
Before I go to what makes you a good Christians, let's take a look at what doesn't make you a good Christian.
These are the things that most Christians call merits in order to enter heaven. Example, Mafia Chief's in Sicily often donate huge sums of money to their churches. They just register as Christians then let the ink dry. Like I said in an earlier post "What's the use of a contract if you violated the terms and conditions".
- It is not how much the Pastor loves you.
- It is not how often you go to church.
- It is not having parents who are Pastors or Priests.
- It is not how often you play or sing at the church.
- It is not how popular you are in the church.
- It is not how much money you gave as offerings.
- It is not the fact that you wear crucifix.
These are somethings that help makes you a righteous man but it does not make you a better Christian. However, these are VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. If they did such terrible sins, well no sin is beyond the point of redemption except for defying Christ at the end of your life.
- It is because you read the bible very often.
- It is not how often you pray.
- It is not how often you listen to Christian or Gospel music.
- It is not the fact that you've never watch porn or masturbated.
- It is not the fact that you have no criminal records.
I tell you why some of those points above does not make you a good Christian. A man can go reading the bible wishing he was reading Harry Potter. A man can go listening to Hillsong ans wishing he was listening to Metallica.
So what makes us a GOOD Christian. It is How much you love Jesus. Someone might say, how do you love Jesus.
- It is how much you are willing to die for him.
- It is how much you are willing to follow His word.
- It is how much you are willing to sacrifice everything to Him(Career, possessions, relationships, habits, etc.).
It is how much you want Him. He once said "Anyone who thirsts for me, I will let his cup overflow."
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Updates for 31st July 09
Well, we had a guest speaker for this week but lets get to the worship team 1st XD.. Worship was lead by June!! Guitarist is me and Jim, Witter on the drums and Andy on the bass. Princess Christina as June's back vocal XD. The songs were Majesty, Lord of Lords(awesome song), Beautiful saviour and Here in my Life. We sang the 1st song Majesty, then we take a short break to listen to our guest speaker that is Joo Ping from China!!
He shared bout his life on China, How God has called him and his wife to share the good news to china. Well, he showed us some pictures from china through power point. Well, he says that the citizens of China is now open minded. They are trying to follow the western culture which is not good. Having sex before marriage, taking drugs, prostitution, etc are happening in China. So we need to pray for this nation and for our guest speaker Joo Ping and his wife Chris teo.
After he had done sharing, we continued worshipping God. After worshipping, we spent some time praying. We prayed for all His Generation alumni. After praying, we continue worshipping God by singing the song Hosanna.
Soon, its Jim's turn to share bout his exprience as an exchange student in The United States of America. Well, the 1st this he said was USA is not a christian country. Its a very open country. People there make fun of christianity by using swear words. At school, 9/10 students take drugs such as weeds, marihuana and much more. Students there also sleeping around with other girls.
Well, our bro Jim managed to get through this strong temptation without falling into it. Wanna know why? Its because of His Generation!! Our basic foundation of the bible is learnt form His Generation. So we really need to get grounded into God's commandment. After that, we clean up the sanctuary and went home safely =)
He shared bout his life on China, How God has called him and his wife to share the good news to china. Well, he showed us some pictures from china through power point. Well, he says that the citizens of China is now open minded. They are trying to follow the western culture which is not good. Having sex before marriage, taking drugs, prostitution, etc are happening in China. So we need to pray for this nation and for our guest speaker Joo Ping and his wife Chris teo.
After he had done sharing, we continued worshipping God. After worshipping, we spent some time praying. We prayed for all His Generation alumni. After praying, we continue worshipping God by singing the song Hosanna.
Soon, its Jim's turn to share bout his exprience as an exchange student in The United States of America. Well, the 1st this he said was USA is not a christian country. Its a very open country. People there make fun of christianity by using swear words. At school, 9/10 students take drugs such as weeds, marihuana and much more. Students there also sleeping around with other girls.
Well, our bro Jim managed to get through this strong temptation without falling into it. Wanna know why? Its because of His Generation!! Our basic foundation of the bible is learnt form His Generation. So we really need to get grounded into God's commandment. After that, we clean up the sanctuary and went home safely =)
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