International G12 Conference

The International G12 Conference, organised by FCBC, was held from 12 to 14 Mar 09 at the Singapore Expo. Many delegates from overseas churches attended the conference.

It was great seeing Pastor Cesar and his family again! I was deeply encouraged by Pastor Cesar's youngest daughter during her sharing of her diagnosed genetic disorder (rheumatic disorder) when she was younger. Her doctor told her that she would never be able to dance and lead a normal lifestyle. Believing that she has a God who heals, her family prayed for a divine healing upon her through the blood of Jesus Christ. She was healed and am now able to lead in the dance ministry in her church! Praise the Lord!

I learnt from Pastor Cesar the importance of the blessings brought about through the blood of Jesus Christ. Demons want our blood, which is why many diseases and genetic disorders originate from our blood system. Christ shed his blood at the Cross for us and redeemed our souls. So proclaiming Jesus' precious blood in healing our bodies and sins will defeat the plans of the evil one. Such is the revelation of the importance of claiming the Lord's blood and sacrifice in our spiritual warfare!

This G12 conference had a treat for us --- the final concert by Delirious!. This is perhaps my first time coming up close with the group performing in Singapore. I must say I was really impressed by the band's music and vocals! Despite a few not so well known songs (at least to me), I enjoyed "My Soul Sings" and "Majesty". I am a converted Delirious! fan already. Sad to know that the band will be disbanded and that the concert on the last day of the International G12 Conference would be their last performance. All the best to you guys!

Cell Group MTV for Joseph and Ying Ling's Wedding

After many late nights through trials and errors fiddling with Edward's videocam and researching on the Net on the conversion of VOB to AVI file format,in addition to learning some Movie Maker tricks, I've finally completed the final production.

Joseph and YL, congratulations and God bless your marriage!

"Here am I. Send me!"

It took just a simple memory verse to jostle me from my comfort zone. I was going through Naomi's Sunday School homework with the kids at quiet time last night and reminded of God's Great Commission for us to serve the world.

That verse came from Isaiah 6:8, "... Here am I. Send me!".

The prophet Isaiah had a vision of God sitting on a throne in heaven, with seraphims surrounding Him. It is said that seraphims have 6 wings: 2 to cover their faces, 2 to cover their feet (expressing their humility before God), and 2 to fly (expressing their service to God). And here is a perfect picture of God's servant --- seraphims willing to serve the Almighty God with humility. God wants us to be willing servants, not those who fake it just to please Him.

Last evening, I had the revelation of God's commission for us, that is, to submit to Him and be willing to say "Here am I. Send me!" when we are asked of our service to Him.

Merry Christmas!

Found this wonderful cartoon clip at Joyful 'Toons...

May the love of Christ fill our hearts with passion for the lost and may He use us as the light and salt of this world in telling the world His wondrous love for mankind.

Merry Christmas, every one!

God is like the wind...

Reading Paul Arden's "God Explained In A Taxi Ride" (2007, Penguin Books) is like reading the "Laughter" page off the Reader's Digest --- always a pleasure to read and at times tinted with a bitter after-taste.

Take this example in one of Paul's topics, "The Answer Is Blowing In the Wind":

A young child asked his father if he could prove there is no God.
'I can't prove it,' he said.
'It's like the wind. You can feel it, but you can't see it.'

How abstract, yet such simple truth! Now this is what I call faith! As Paul puts it, "are you brave enough not to believe in God", if you can't prove that He doesn't exist?

Light Up This Christmas With Hope

Yesterday, we had the privilege of watching the performance of Chinese oldie songs and self-penned Chinese worship songs by Pastor Henry Chong (张汉林牧师) & Raymond Lei Sheng Xiong (雷圣雄) at the Mandarin service, FCBC.

Pastor Chong has been a gospel singer for over 20 years and have travelled the world in bringing hope to the lost with his songs and preaching. Before this, he was the winner of the Chinese Talentime on national TV many years ago! Pastor Chan Hon Shek likened Pastor Chong to the equivalent of Cliff Richard of the east. I thank God for Pastor Chong's dedication to reach out to the lost through his voice and songs.

Matthew and Rebecca's Church Wedding

Ma SK and Kah Wee at the wedding lunch reception

Still feeling a bit lethargic from the past 4 days' overseas business trip, I was glad to be able to make it to the church wedding of John Seow's daughter, Rebecca at Foochow Methodist Church. The exhortation was incredibly light-hearted, with snippets of humour relieving much of my sluggishness.

It was also great to catch up with Ma SK and Kah Wee at the lunch reception.

May the Lord bless Matthew and Rebecca's marriage and fill their household with His love and peace.

His Grace is Beautiful (Cantonese Worship)

I love this beautiful cantonese worship song, which speaks of God's love and His commission for us to respond to Him.

Manga Bible - a great evangelistic tool for the youth

Not many pre-believers, especially the youth, would sit through bible study classes or read through the New Testament with vigor and zest.

NEXT, Inc. has published a series of manga biblical books to target today's youth, who are greatly influenced by worldly views and cultures. Introduced by a church friend, we bought a copy of "Manga Messiah" out of curiosity. I compared it with my comics bible which I bought many years ago and found the manga version much more interesting and compelling to read.

Indeed, the Lord has begun to work among the youth to redeem our younger generations from the works of the devil within the media and entertainment industry. My prayer goes to the youth, that God's wisdom and discernment be planted in their hearts, so that any ungodly strongholds and bondages be broken in their lives. Lord, fill my children's hearts with Your love, peace and joy. I pray that they will proclaim their desire to be pure and holy before You, so that they will not be clouded by the desires of this world. In Jesus' most precious name I commit this prayer, amen.