Happy 16th Birthday Claire Ma Tzi Ying :)

Thanks for everything :) God bless

NSCFL 09

NSCFL Camp (National Schools' Christian Fellowship Leaders' Camp) is a camp like no other by the sense that you will have 6 days of pure scripture and training hammered into you.

What do you think? It's a LEADERS Camp of course thats why.

Honestly, I had no expectations attending this camp as i took it like as if i will be listening the same messages over and over again.

Boy, was I in for a storm.

The theme of the camp was "Heroes of the Faith." Which if taken from biblical aspects, you can base the theme on the Apostles of Jesus Christ and the list of names in Hebrews 11. The basic message is to see through that this new generation of Youth will become the new Heroes of the Faith in Malaysia. The camp is complied with numerous speakers, even Rudi Cheow from SJGC, with Francis Dunn as the speaker for sessions.



Accounts teacher Francis Dunn didn't fail to preach the Word in a whole new refreshing manner. Which at the same time, pierces the depths of our inner being. He showed us a whole way to look at what FAITH is about.

I think the main basis on why he touched on faith is due to the fact that as CF or Youth Leaders, it is vital to recognise that the idea that our works without faith equals to disaster. (Ephesians 2 : 8-9, all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.)

He also showed us even throughout our walk with God or even as a leader in CF or Youth, we will always meet up with disappointments. And the perfect example he used was the life of Joseph. The disappointments he faced before his destiny to become the Prime Minister of Egypt were such as his brothers selling him to Potiphar, when he was thrown into prison and held there for 2 years. But ultimately, was Joseph dissapointed with God?

No.

Joseph chose to forget and to be fruitful. He chose to mannaseh and ephraim. (Genesis 41 : 50 - 52)

Francis too showed us the encounters we will face with the Devil. Revealing that Satan was God's most perfect creation, but pride enterered him. From this session, i learned that Satan is NOT OMNIPRESENT (He's cannot be everywhere at the same time like God.) However, he used the world around to tempt us ( 1 John 2: 15-16)


Jason Fong, the Secretary General of Scripture Union gave us an in-depth account of God's Will. Showing that God's Will can be divided into different sections like God's Sovereign Will (God's overall plan for all creation, like Christ's second coming is an example.), God's Moral Will (Rules and laws created by God that must be abide by all men, like the 10 commandments are examples), and God's Individual Will (God's own plan for every individual, like who to marry for example.)


One whole new experience i gained from this camp, was from the 4 hours of fasting and solitude. In which each camper have to find a place to be alone for 4 hours, and to spend time with God. And i tell you, those 4 hours were so amazing that i wished i could have had more. It didn't occur to me that if you allow the world around you to be silent, God could reveal so much provided that you put your heart and soul into doing it. He showed me all my flaws that i could improve on for the next year, and what i must do as well. Basically, we put into practice the spiritual disciplines that were shared by Rudi on the previous day.

Also, TRUers (Sam, Liesl, Hsien Zern and myself) had the privellage to introduce the Brethren worship style to the campers. I believe for me personally that it was the right thing to do, as i had no shame to worship with our style. Worship is worship, no matter what style it is.

The campers in this camp are really different from your regular camps. When your first impression on a certain camper is, "Wah, this guy is mature like anything weih, he must be a Form 4." Man, you're so wrong. I've never met young Form 1s ,2s, and 3s Christians who are so inspired to be ambassadors of Christ as they are so well-equipped with Scripture and totallly filled with the Holy Spirit.

Overall, NSCFL will be a first and last experience for me. To the future leaders of CFSMKSU, i highly reccomend for you to attend this camp.

More photos, ( by Marcus Pee, Liesl Tan, and Claire Ma Tzi Ying.)

My "Christmas Tree"

Sam's trademark

Introducing my Hero: The Flush

Pee caught this while we were hanging out with the Seafieldians. His awesome skills.

TRUers

Playing lawyer for the first time

TRUers hanging out with Seafieldians

Seafieldians *Emily the mom XD

TRU + Seafield guys


TRU + Seafield

Liesl from Team Samuel and myself from Rahab. We got 2nd place!

Team Samuel + Team Rahab

Team Rahab!

Still managed to JAKUN with Sam.

Final farewells at Scripture Union's Office

See you soon :)

I Love My Cat.





Seriously






Although she's retarded at times.

I'll be away at NSCFL Camp from Monday (22nd November) till Saturday (28th November.)

Till then, I'll see you all real soon! Tata!

What would I do?

I recently read the classic novel, “In His Steps,” by Charles Sheldon which was written in the early 1900’s and originated the phrase, “What would Jesus do?” One man and his local church decide to answer the call to base all their decisions on the simple phrase, “What would Jesus do?” This started a chain of events that affected people throughout the nation. I felt challenged myself as I read the book. Many of you, like me, want to be more like Jesus, longing to line up everyday life with the Word of God and actions of Jesus. Seeking Him and His will are important to you.
While we can certainly make a difference by doing good works and teaching the way Jesus did, the more important question might be, “What did Jesus do?” Before you start naming all His works, let me sum it up with one scripture interwoven in much of Jesus’ teachings.
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” John 6:38

Reading the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John paints a picture of the fact that there is no particular pattern that can be drawn and followed by studying the life of Jesus. He simply did what Father God asked Him to do each day. It never shows Him making major plans; He simply went to the place God sent Him and touched the people God told Him to touch. Some places saw all people around healed and delivered; other places only a select few. Instead of speculating and trying to pinpoint why, we need to take this example and follow it. While making your plans, take time to say, “Father what would you have me to do?”

We need this type of direction or else we will end up trying to do everything and burn out or be overwhelmed and do nothing.

So now, act like Jesus and take every day situations to the Father the way Jesus did.

Another question came to mind while reading this book: “What would Jesus have me to do?”

This question bears more on the direction and purpose in my life than on everyday events. Is my life in line with the will of God in every aspect? Am I willing to seek what God would have me to do or am I seeking what is comfortable and familiar? Am I following His path for my life or my talents, gifts, or what I think is expected of me? I challenge you to prayerfully look at all these questions.

Many times we think we are too busy in our lives to ask but we don’t realize the blessings we are missing. God will order our steps so that we can prioritize what we are doing and we will end up with time to spare. Sometimes we cannot answer the question “What would Jesus have me to do?” because we don’t set aside time to pray and listen. Jesus often went alone to pray. God wants to change things in our lives but can’t because we haven’t set apart time to be in His presence, pursuing Him.

God has new opportunities to minister for some while others are being asked to set everything down and deal with life issues. Many times opportunities that God has for us will not open up until we deal with these issues.

The parable of the 10 foolish virgins found in Matthew 25 shows us an example of someone not prepared who didn’t take time to ask what they should do. They were not prepared and the door was closed; they had not taken time to find out what they should do. Seeking God will prepare us for the next thing in our lives.

What would Jesus do? What did Jesus do? What would Jesus have me to do?

Faltering Red Dreams. Seriously.

Rafa, what are the chances of you drumming up with this again?

So what if we beat Man U? The aftermath of that proved to be so costly. A loss to Arsenal, draw to Lyon, another loss to Fulham, and a draw with Birmingham!

Time to go?

Maybe not. Not to mention just the 20 million pounds you'll be taking with you. See that we win all our remaining home games and we might have a chance to get back into the top 4.

Although, the Paolo Mancini availability now is really tempting.

Sorry Rafa, maybe you are losing your touch here in Anfield.

Though the good news is, Torres mentioned that he will never join any other english club and might even plan to finish his career here.

GONE ARE THE GOOD DAYS.

Why Asians Simply Pwn In Guitar

Believe it or not, the winner of Guitar Idol 2009 is an Asian!



His style is pretty much Satriani influenced ain't it?

All American Recipients?

Rombongan SU (Blah, Get lost Suvanmanni.)

Terima kasih Ellysha for the pass =)

All American Rejects were pretty good. I will also give DiGi credit for showcasing some of Malaysia's Top Acts. But i can't say that this was a really good concert due to the overwhelming numbers of screeching, fanatical AAR fans that must have camped out there since the day before?

I constantly got sandwiched between 2 humongous guys who must have been 3 times my size. Among the crowd are also inconsiderate smokers. I've must inhaled enough secondary smoke to send me falling to my knees at any moment.

Some of the freakiest stuff i've seen are the AAR fanatics themselves. I saw a half-naked guy scribbling "Tyson is my man" all over his chest for crying out loud.

The worse part was that between the acts, there were breaks that were 45 mintues long! We entered the carpark around 5 p.m. and we were left standing there for nearly 2 and a half hours before Disagree came on.

What's also annoying was that when the crowd starts screaming for the next act, they do stuff like on the stage lights, fog up the stage, testing instruments etc. to make to crowd cheer even more. So when you're expecting AAR to come on, you are actually going to be stalled for another 15 minutes or so.

Oh well, how often do you get to see actual international rockstars? What a moment!

Short vids of the acts are on my Facebook.

Sacrifice

After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit and, before he gave his sermon for the evening, briefly introduced a guest minister who was in the service that evening.

The pastor told the congregation that the guest minister was one of his dearest childhood friends and that he wanted him to have a few moments to greet the church and share whatever he felt would be appropriate for the service. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit and began to speak.

"A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific coast when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, than even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean as the boat capsized."



The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story.

The aged minister continued, "grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most difficult decision of his life - to which boy he would throw the other end of the life line. He only had seconds to make the decision.

The father knew that his son was a Christian and he also knew that his son's friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by the torrent of waves.

"As the father yelled out, 'I love you, son!' he threw out the life line to his son's friend. By the time the father had pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beneath the raging sea. His body was never recovered."

By this time, the two teenagers were sitting up straight up in the pew anxiously waiting for the next words to come out of the old minister's mouth.

"The father," he continued, "knew that his son would step into eternity with Jesus and he could not bear the thought of his son's friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus.... Therefore, he sacrificed his son to save the son's friend."


"How great is the love of God that He should do the same for us. Our Heavenly Father sacrificed His one and only begotten son, so that we could be saved. I urge you to accept His offer to rescue you and take hold the life line He is throwing out to you in this service."

With that, the old man returned to his chair as silence filled the room. The pastor again walked slowly to the pulpit and delivered a brief sermon with an invitation at the end. However, no one responded to the appeal.

Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man's side. "That was a nice story," politely stated one of the boys. "But i don't think it was very realistic for a father to give up his only son's life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian."

"Well, you've got a point there," the old man replied, glancing down at his worn Bible. A big face smile broadened his narrow face. He once again looked up at the boys and said, "It sure isn't very realistic, is it?"

"But i'm standing here today to tell you that that story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me. You see..... I was that father and your pastor is my son's friend."

OH! THE HORROR

In awhile

I better post this up while I'm still free now.


I was really crying out to Him one night. My stubborn self was really questioning Him about my future. I was and still am, afraid of what i'll become of in the future. Watching that "Truth" video (The one at the bottom.) made me retaliated even more. Yes, the cross had intervened, truth is that i was always never sure whether i was living as a faithful son to Him. If only we submit ourselves fully, then only we can experience all of Him. Come on, I'm 16. I feel I should be thinking what i'll be doing 10 years from now. This had been going on for weeks.


Until a friendly face came along and said,

"I was praying on Thursday night and God wanted me to tell you this. He said:

"Jeremy, I'm not done with you yet. Do not say I'm finished moulding you to who I want you to become. I am not done with you yet. You've honoured my name and I'm proud of you. Therefore, I'm taking you to greater heights. Do not worry about your exams, I will give you wisdom comparable to Solomon. And you will be a father to the young ones. You're going to be someone they look up to. Someone they aspire to be like.Take heart, I will bless you. I love you son."

I really cried when I heard that last line. Who says guys can't cry?


They don't.


Until He touches them in such a meaningful manner.


How gracious the Father is to us!

I DARE YOU TO WATCH THIS.

What on earth was i doing when exams were coming.

Wow, how in the world did i shove up time to blog about this. Maybe it cause i'm finally done with Salt Analysis. =P


Finally picked up this book from Samuel. (It's Shu Run's anyway.)
I've managed to read the first section of the book and to be honest I can't say i'm crazy over it. Besides, i've already kissed dating goodbye long before .

Although there are some solid truths in it, I must say that there's a slight chance that this book might have scared a lot of young men away from pursuing women. He is so strong about making sure you are ready, that many men, who are a bit gun shy to being with just throw up their hands and say no way. That is just my two cents though.

I think every couple is going to have a different story and they need to dfeine that themselves in light of God's word.

In the bible we have people engaged then married. Outside of that, there is no bibibical example of a defined relationship.

Perhaps courtship is the way to go since it is two people? Accountable? Looking at each other carefully guarding their hearts? Towards marriage?

Oh geez, why am i even talking about this.

I don't really think dating is inherently wrong, nor is courtship the answer to all dating ills. I still believe it is each individual, and couple, following God's plan for them personally,and obeying His commands from scripture that makes a difference. One could follow all the "rules" of "courtship" and their heart may be full of lust and impure thoughts, while another couple may be "dating" and have pure motives and hearts.

Yes, dating by the world's standards will leave you with nothing but heartache.

But if you are following God's plan for you, if you are seeking Him and obeying, this does not have to be the case.

And I would love to see people who think Josh Harris says "stand here and wait for a mate to be put in front of you by God" to give some concrete examples of why you feel that way from his actual writings. What does he say to make you feel that way?

I recall reading from someone's blog and that is God is love, find Him, and you'll find love.

Sigh, it was just not too long ago when i finally learned to "Let go, Let God."

This is just my opinion so far, the arguments the author came up with is rather not so convincing.

Au Revoir

Just came back from Rachel's super sweet 16. Just alittle review of what happened:






And i don't dance by the way. Ended up having a chat with Fel who was there too.

Till then, i don't think you'll be hearing from me much. Exams are after raya.



Off to hit the books now..

Hmm...Maybe not....

TRU Fruits Special: Banana Dance

For you monkeys, one in particlular.

6/9/09

Whenever God assigns us a tough task, He gives us what we need to carry it out.

"Among the many difficulties of our early ministry, my brother Charles often said, 'If the Lord would give me wings, I'd fly.' I used to answer, 'If God bids me fly, i will trust Him for the wings.' " -John Wesley.

Scripture tells us that Joshua was thrust into a position of great responsibility. No doubt the enormity of the challenge before him made him tremble with fear. How could he ever follow such a great leader as Moses? In his own strength it would be impossible to lead the people in the Promised Land. But along with the marching orders, God gave him an assuring promise:

"I will never leave you, nor forsake you." - Joshua 1:5

Then He said, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

?!

What monkeys in your family will do while you're asleep....

You guys are sooo gonna pay.

When the Lion wakes...


MARCUS PEE, WHAT DID YOU DO AH?!

31.8.09

Tanggal seluar dengan baju,
Bulan lapan, beli yang baru...



No. I'm not going to blog about Merdeka.







Recently, i watched "Up" at the committee's sleepover at Pam's house. Although it was intended to be an awesome action, animated flick. I wasn't really thrilled by all of it. Maybe because Carl is what i'll become in 40 years or so.

SPOILER! SPOILER! I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED "UP"

What did intrigued me though was the love story. Who would've thought that the "Adventure" part of the book would actually be the memories Ellie spent with Carl. If you can't really hold them back, i heard it can actually make you leak a tear or two.


The more controversial part is that it's a woman who conjured it up. Usually it's the guys who does it when "the time" comes.


Yes Joyce, I know i'm not a Romeo, so quit laughing will ya?