YF Sentosa 12 Jul 2008
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"The Promise" Prayer Requests
七月祷告事项 / July Prayer Items
感恩事项
•我们在7月12日的筹款活动上，为长老会中学和恩园小学筹得了＄680，000 的款项。
For the Fund Raising Event on 12 July, we have raised a total of approximately $680,000 for Presbyterian High School and Grace Orchard School
•上帝垂听Dennis Oh （饰演耶稣） 为着全职做宣教工作的祷告。
God answered the prayer of Dennis Oh (cast playing Jesus) for full-time mission work.
需要
•为着所需要填补的演员空缺祷告，尤其是耶稣和马利亚的角色。
Pray that the casts required for the musical to be filled up, especially for the roles of Jesus and Mary.
•为着申请能把动物带上舞台的执照祷告。
Pray that we will be able obtained the license to get live animals on stage at UCC.
•为着制作组（技术和舞台）能按时完工祷告。
Pray for production (technical & stage )to be able to be able to meet schedule.
•为着能招募到所需要的陪谈员和招待员人数祷告。
Pray for the recruitment of Befrienders and Ushers. That we will be able to meet the required number of volunteers
•为着8月27日（正道堂）和8月30日（禧年堂）的陪谈员培训课祷告。
Pray for the Befrienders Training for on the 27 (True Way) & 30 August (Jubilee)
•为着筹委会和小组委员会的委员祷告-求神保守他们。
Pray that the main committee and sub-committee members – that God would protect and sustain them
•为着售票祷告-教会能大胆的邀请非信徒朋友。
Pray for the ticket sales – that churches would be bold to invite their non-Christian friends
•为着宣传组要去教会做宣传祷告。
Pray for the publicity teams going to the churches with the publicity DVD
•为着参与的教会能积极在他们的教会筹备在舞台剧之后的跟进活动祷告。
Pray for participating Churches to be diligent in organizing follow-up event in their own Churches after the musical
Keep Moving Forward
An article i read from my school campus crusade blog:)
When we are faithful where we are God is faithful to open doors to bigger things. But we still have to move to get through them. So many young people say they are waiting on God’s leading, yet they are not moving to explore the opportunities right in front of them. Some of this stems from laziness, some from fear of failure, and the rest from simply misunderstanding how the leading of God works.There is an old saying that goes, “The door of opportunity opens only to those who knock.” The point of the saying is that opportunities arise when you are looking for them. Jesus tells us to ask, seek and knock. Things usually start to happen once you start moving.God’s leading often works the same way. He rarely plops opportunities onto the laps of couch potatoes. His favor rests on those who have prepared for bigger things through faithfulness in small things — and especially on those who have prepared, are looking for an opportunity, and keep on moving.There is no better biblical example of this principle than the story of The Macedonian Call in the Book of Acts:
Acts 16:6-10 (ESV) “And [Paul, Silas, and Timothy] went through the region of Phygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithnynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately [they] sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called [them] to preach the gospel to them.”At first glance this seems like a boring passage with a bunch of funny names in it, but if we look closely we can that God is teaching us important things about how He leads us to do His will. Put yourself in their shoes and see what you learn.First, notice that they know that they are not supposed to go to Asia. That’s a lot like us sometimes. We know what we are not supposed to do, but we aren’t so sure about what we are supposed be doing.Second, you see them setting out for Bithynia. We can guess they probably sat down and had some sort of pow-wow and decided that Bithynia was the place God wanted them to be. Imagine how easy it would be for them to get discouraged when on their way to do what they thought God wanted them to do the Holy Spirit stops them.Now, if God has ever slammed the door in your face when you thought you were doing His will, you can probably relate to the confusion and the discouragement that this group may have been tempted to feel. What is God up to? What does He want me to do?The most beautiful part of this story is the next line, where it says, “So… they went down to Troas.” Now this might not seem all that significant if you don’t take into account the context. They have been kept out of Asia and after thinking that God wanted them in Bithynia they have been kept out of there too. Twice the door has been shut in their faces. From a human standpoint they have every reason to say, “God, we have no idea what you want us to do, and frankly, we no longer care. Until you are willing to tell us plainly we are going to stay here and get comfortable.”And to be honest, this is the way we are often tempted to respond. But instead, in a radical display of faith in God’s leading, they kept moving — they went down to Troas. And in Troas God sent a vision to Paul calling them to Macedonia and they were able to go immediately — the door was wide open.Now to some people it may seem confusing that God waited until they got to Troas to call them to Macedonia. It would make more sense for Him to let them know right after He closed the door to Bithynia — kind of the whole “close a door, open a window” idea. But instead we see that God wanted them to keep going, to keep moving, even after two doors had been closed. Then, in response to their persistence, He opened the door of opportunity wide open.What we see in the story of The Macedonia Call is a situation we can relate to and a principle that we can live by. We see how God was clearly guiding these early Christians, even when things seemed confusing or looked bleak to them — and we are encouraged in our own struggle to discern God’s will for our lives.Furthermore, we learn God wants us to pursue every open door, confident that He will close them if they are not His will. As long as we are faithful to take advantage of what we have — our minds, God’s Word, the counsel of our parents, etc. — then we can move forward with full confidence that God will shut the door if we are not supposed to go through it.This principle is crucial because many young people get paralyzed with the fear that they will choose the wrong college, the wrong career path, the wrong spouse, etc. and they stop moving. We are not saying that God will prevent us from ever making a horrible decision. But what we are saying is that when we are faithful to walk within the little bit of light that we have from our own knowledge and experience, from the advice of our parents and counselors, and most importantly, from God’s Word, we can make decisions confidently trusting that God will honor our steps of faith by clearly opening or closing the door — our part is to keep moving forward.-
i encourage you guys to read the whole article here. :)
When we are faithful where we are God is faithful to open doors to bigger things. But we still have to move to get through them. So many young people say they are waiting on God’s leading, yet they are not moving to explore the opportunities right in front of them. Some of this stems from laziness, some from fear of failure, and the rest from simply misunderstanding how the leading of God works.There is an old saying that goes, “The door of opportunity opens only to those who knock.” The point of the saying is that opportunities arise when you are looking for them. Jesus tells us to ask, seek and knock. Things usually start to happen once you start moving.God’s leading often works the same way. He rarely plops opportunities onto the laps of couch potatoes. His favor rests on those who have prepared for bigger things through faithfulness in small things — and especially on those who have prepared, are looking for an opportunity, and keep on moving.There is no better biblical example of this principle than the story of The Macedonian Call in the Book of Acts:
Acts 16:6-10 (ESV) “And [Paul, Silas, and Timothy] went through the region of Phygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithnynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately [they] sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called [them] to preach the gospel to them.”At first glance this seems like a boring passage with a bunch of funny names in it, but if we look closely we can that God is teaching us important things about how He leads us to do His will. Put yourself in their shoes and see what you learn.First, notice that they know that they are not supposed to go to Asia. That’s a lot like us sometimes. We know what we are not supposed to do, but we aren’t so sure about what we are supposed be doing.Second, you see them setting out for Bithynia. We can guess they probably sat down and had some sort of pow-wow and decided that Bithynia was the place God wanted them to be. Imagine how easy it would be for them to get discouraged when on their way to do what they thought God wanted them to do the Holy Spirit stops them.Now, if God has ever slammed the door in your face when you thought you were doing His will, you can probably relate to the confusion and the discouragement that this group may have been tempted to feel. What is God up to? What does He want me to do?The most beautiful part of this story is the next line, where it says, “So… they went down to Troas.” Now this might not seem all that significant if you don’t take into account the context. They have been kept out of Asia and after thinking that God wanted them in Bithynia they have been kept out of there too. Twice the door has been shut in their faces. From a human standpoint they have every reason to say, “God, we have no idea what you want us to do, and frankly, we no longer care. Until you are willing to tell us plainly we are going to stay here and get comfortable.”And to be honest, this is the way we are often tempted to respond. But instead, in a radical display of faith in God’s leading, they kept moving — they went down to Troas. And in Troas God sent a vision to Paul calling them to Macedonia and they were able to go immediately — the door was wide open.Now to some people it may seem confusing that God waited until they got to Troas to call them to Macedonia. It would make more sense for Him to let them know right after He closed the door to Bithynia — kind of the whole “close a door, open a window” idea. But instead we see that God wanted them to keep going, to keep moving, even after two doors had been closed. Then, in response to their persistence, He opened the door of opportunity wide open.What we see in the story of The Macedonia Call is a situation we can relate to and a principle that we can live by. We see how God was clearly guiding these early Christians, even when things seemed confusing or looked bleak to them — and we are encouraged in our own struggle to discern God’s will for our lives.Furthermore, we learn God wants us to pursue every open door, confident that He will close them if they are not His will. As long as we are faithful to take advantage of what we have — our minds, God’s Word, the counsel of our parents, etc. — then we can move forward with full confidence that God will shut the door if we are not supposed to go through it.This principle is crucial because many young people get paralyzed with the fear that they will choose the wrong college, the wrong career path, the wrong spouse, etc. and they stop moving. We are not saying that God will prevent us from ever making a horrible decision. But what we are saying is that when we are faithful to walk within the little bit of light that we have from our own knowledge and experience, from the advice of our parents and counselors, and most importantly, from God’s Word, we can make decisions confidently trusting that God will honor our steps of faith by clearly opening or closing the door — our part is to keep moving forward.-
i encourage you guys to read the whole article here. :)
hahah it's my turn now :D
and yay finally it's over :D youth day was a success, I THINK. except for some minor hiccups along the way hahah. but the hiccups might not necessarily be bad 'cos it got the audience and ourselves bursting out in laughter, no? heh.
and lastly, a long shoutout to all you loving people.
to alllll cast and participants of youth sunday:
THANK YOU sooo much. i know the skit was all over the place and we didn't exactly run through the whole skit till the day before the skit itself. BUT STILL. thank you all soooo much for putting up with us when we tend to get angsty and talk a tad louder aight :/ i'm sorry! and i apologise for making all of you stay back till late on sat to practise and run through the programme. though it's not easy for us both to coordinate with 20 people, it's also not easy for you all to work with us 'cos uh.. we are not people who use scripts when doing skits :/
but really, thanks for understanding and encouraging us (: a kiss for all of you (K)
p.s this entry might look weirdly familiar to some of you. and no, it's not deja vu, it's simply copied from my blog entry oops. HAHAHHAH i think my joke is funny HAHAHAHHAH.
XOXO,
adeline!
and yay finally it's over :D youth day was a success, I THINK. except for some minor hiccups along the way hahah. but the hiccups might not necessarily be bad 'cos it got the audience and ourselves bursting out in laughter, no? heh.
and lastly, a long shoutout to all you loving people.
to alllll cast and participants of youth sunday:
THANK YOU sooo much. i know the skit was all over the place and we didn't exactly run through the whole skit till the day before the skit itself. BUT STILL. thank you all soooo much for putting up with us when we tend to get angsty and talk a tad louder aight :/ i'm sorry! and i apologise for making all of you stay back till late on sat to practise and run through the programme. though it's not easy for us both to coordinate with 20 people, it's also not easy for you all to work with us 'cos uh.. we are not people who use scripts when doing skits :/
but really, thanks for understanding and encouraging us (: a kiss for all of you (K)
p.s this entry might look weirdly familiar to some of you. and no, it's not deja vu, it's simply copied from my blog entry oops. HAHAHHAH i think my joke is funny HAHAHAHHAH.
XOXO,
adeline!
Youth Sunday!
alright..dont get a shock. nope we are not going to have another Youth Sunday. haha..well, we would..just that it would be next year! :)
i hope everyone enjoyed themselves in the process of serving God and also enjoying the presence of your fellow mates.
well, i just want to shoutout to every single one of you out there. Thank you so much for participating. No matter what you all did, i'm sure God recognised your hardwork. :) continue to strive and be His salt and light. :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)
i hope everyone enjoyed themselves in the process of serving God and also enjoying the presence of your fellow mates.
well, i just want to shoutout to every single one of you out there. Thank you so much for participating. No matter what you all did, i'm sure God recognised your hardwork. :) continue to strive and be His salt and light. :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)
Prayer request
NS Enlistment
Our fellow brother in Christ, Jeremy ( Brother of Joshua and Joanna) of theophilus Group., is enlisting !
Yes.. he's enlisting into the army tomorrow( 25th Jul 08).
Do pray for his spiritual growth, health etc and keep him in prayers !
Do pray for all the other brothers in Christ who are in National Service: Minhai, Song Yang, Zhi Neng, Zhi Liang, Leawei, Leewei)
Our fellow brother in Christ, Jeremy ( Brother of Joshua and Joanna) of theophilus Group., is enlisting !
Yes.. he's enlisting into the army tomorrow( 25th Jul 08).
Do pray for his spiritual growth, health etc and keep him in prayers !
Do pray for all the other brothers in Christ who are in National Service: Minhai, Song Yang, Zhi Neng, Zhi Liang, Leawei, Leewei)
Upcoming Prayer meetings
"The Promise" Musical Prayer Meeting
Date: 23 Jul 2008
Venue: True Way Presbyterian Church ( Nearest MRT: Queenstown)
Time: 730pm
* All youths are encouraged to attend
GPC weekly meetings
Day : Every Tues
Venue: 1st Music Room
Time: 8pm
YF Prayer Meeting
Date: 2 Aug 2008
Venue: 1st Music Room
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Focus: National Day, Singapore country leaders etc
*Pls refer to YF programme link for more details.
GPC National Day Prayer Meeting
Date: 5 Aug 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: GPC Education Hall
Please take this opportunity to take time off and pray together for our country leaders, our country, church etc!
The Promise ( Requests for befrienders and ushers and budding actors/actresses )
Dear all!
As all you have heard that the presbyterian Synod Youth Ministry is organising its first youth rally musical, The Promise in Nov!
We are currently looking for befrienders and ushers for the 3 days event at the University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore !
For those who are interested as befrienders, there will be training required.
For those who are interested as ushers, do submit your names to the linkpersons: me, Minghui or Dingyi Daoshi.
We need to compile a list of names to synod by 8 August 08.
* Do note the annoucement made during peixun as well.
The musical committee also needs help in actors in various roles [especially men]. For those interested, please inform the linkpersons as well. Audition is required.
God bless!
Isaac wong
As all you have heard that the presbyterian Synod Youth Ministry is organising its first youth rally musical, The Promise in Nov!
We are currently looking for befrienders and ushers for the 3 days event at the University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore !
For those who are interested as befrienders, there will be training required.
For those who are interested as ushers, do submit your names to the linkpersons: me, Minghui or Dingyi Daoshi.
We need to compile a list of names to synod by 8 August 08.
* Do note the annoucement made during peixun as well.
The musical committee also needs help in actors in various roles [especially men]. For those interested, please inform the linkpersons as well. Audition is required.
God bless!
Isaac wong
Youth Sunday 08
To all youths ! Well done ! you have all done well ! Glory to God the Highest !
Thanks to all especially to the ICs , Adeline and Corrine, to the logistics,sound ppl, Wenhan, Jie Han, Disheng, Song Yang and Xiu Cheng. To the camera ppl who took down the beautiful memories of the day, Rain, Isaac Lim and Cheng lin !
Most importantly, the ppl in the various roles during the services.
Thanks to all especially to the ICs , Adeline and Corrine, to the logistics,sound ppl, Wenhan, Jie Han, Disheng, Song Yang and Xiu Cheng. To the camera ppl who took down the beautiful memories of the day, Rain, Isaac Lim and Cheng lin !
Most importantly, the ppl in the various roles during the services.
- chairman: Sis Alison (10am), Sis Stellicia ( 1230 service)
- Pianist : Bro Minhai ( 1oam & 1230 service)
Organist : Sis YongRen ( 10 am & 1230 service) - Worship Leader: Sis Wan Jie ( 10am & 1230 service)
- Offcring Team ( 1230pm service) : Bro Isaac Lim, Bro Liang Wei, Sis Xue Min & Sis Grace Yam
- Offering team @ 10am service
- usher team @ 1230 service - Sis Wan Xuan, Sis Adeline, Sis Amy, Sis Mei Jun
I'm sure all have enjoyed yourself for the day! ( at least) Let's not let this enthusism go and continue to stay on with the youth spirit and the yielding in God's Word everyday!
Photos and videos for the day will be uploaded soon..so stay tune!
We have more exciting "programme" on this blog and do participate in the contests as well!
Prayer requests
1. Please pray for the Youth Sunday Services tomorrow ( 10am and 1230pm).
2. Please pray for the speaker, Pr.Yip who will be speaking at the 2 services.
3. Please pray for the youths to prepare their hearts to serve at the 2 services (主席，领诗，读经，翻译员，招待员 ，收献员， 祷告 等）( chairman, worship leader, translator, ushers etc)
4. Please pray for the smooth running of the skit and video presentation and that no matter how good or how bad it will be that it will still glorify His Name.
"whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that from the Lord, ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ"
(Colossians 3:23-24)
2. Please pray for the speaker, Pr.Yip who will be speaking at the 2 services.
3. Please pray for the youths to prepare their hearts to serve at the 2 services (主席，领诗，读经，翻译员，招待员 ，收献员， 祷告 等）( chairman, worship leader, translator, ushers etc)
4. Please pray for the smooth running of the skit and video presentation and that no matter how good or how bad it will be that it will still glorify His Name.
"whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that from the Lord, ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ"
(Colossians 3:23-24)
Annoucement!
alright! we know youth sunday is like ON SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!*panics* alright..so stop panicking people.
yes yes, we know we will be putting up our best for our audience. always remember that our audience has only 1 person. :)
anyway, just a reminder to ALL of PEIXUN STUDENTS! as long as you are part of pei xun or any class you are involved!
you are to attend the rehearsal on saturday night at 730pm at the main sanctuary.
attendance is complusory. :)
yes yes, we know we will be putting up our best for our audience. always remember that our audience has only 1 person. :)
anyway, just a reminder to ALL of PEIXUN STUDENTS! as long as you are part of pei xun or any class you are involved!
you are to attend the rehearsal on saturday night at 730pm at the main sanctuary.
attendance is complusory. :)
Prayer List/ Annoucement
Prayer List
w.e.f from this coming week, we will update a prayer list for all to pray for. Prayer List will be in the form of pdf file. Do download and keep it and pin on your boards and pray for about it.
Annoucements
1. All youths are reminded to be in the main hall at 1130am sharp for Youth Sunday Rehersal.
2. Final rehersal will be held on 19 Jul 2008 at 7.30pm. All have to try to attend this final rehersal.
3. Please pray for the speaker ( Pr.Yip), and all who is serving for youth sunday ( next week).
w.e.f from this coming week, we will update a prayer list for all to pray for. Prayer List will be in the form of pdf file. Do download and keep it and pin on your boards and pray for about it.
Annoucements
1. All youths are reminded to be in the main hall at 1130am sharp for Youth Sunday Rehersal.
2. Final rehersal will be held on 19 Jul 2008 at 7.30pm. All have to try to attend this final rehersal.
3. Please pray for the speaker ( Pr.Yip), and all who is serving for youth sunday ( next week).
Quiz.
alright..so here i am again..
here's a task or rather a challenge.
a challenge to test your knowledge on our favourite book! :)
yes. you got it right, the Bible! :)
so take the quiz and test your limits! :)
just click on Contest. :) on the right panel and you'll see it there! :)
here's a task or rather a challenge.
a challenge to test your knowledge on our favourite book! :)
yes. you got it right, the Bible! :)
so take the quiz and test your limits! :)
just click on Contest. :) on the right panel and you'll see it there! :)
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