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17th of July 2009

I'm really sorry for late update.. I couldn't online.. Well, I'm not going to point to anyone, helpers of this blog. So, lets go on =P

Today, we have Witton as the worship leader!! This is the first time he lead hehe :p nice job! and Christina and me as the back singer. Thank you for June the pianist, Ivan the drummer, Andy the bassist and, also Kent and Willert the guitarist! Oh ya, and also Jeffery for helping in PA system. XD

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

HG Update - 10th July

Today Jim returned from the USA with an American flag in tow. But the puzzle wasn't complete because Julia failed to attend due to reasons unknown. It's okay. We had a team from Scripture Union to deliver a message on the history of the Bible.

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.

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~

Paying Tithes...

For those who want to pay tithes to His Generation, please give these details to either me or Willert.

Full monthly allowance...
Phone number....
Percentage of allowance given(no lower than 10%)...

Your co-operation is very necessary...

Thank you...

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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Apology...

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