waking up from the Slumber

New Look. New People. New Hopes. New Dreams.
Welcome Karen and Long Jun into West2!!

Let's get excited about what God is going to do in this cell group!
Come'on, let's not be lazy but wake up from the slumber!

Hee. Lets make this blog a happening one yea? =)

tia

Upcoming Events

Journey of Faith
Art and History from the Vatican Collections

18th June- 9th October 2005
ACM, Empress Place

Explore the magnificent collection from the Vatican to discover the importance of Rome as a place of pilgrimage - a journey of faith that was and is still performed by many around the world. This is only the second time the Vatican has sent such a major exhibition to Asia – one not be missed.

For more HERE.
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What is Wrong with the Human Race?
8-10 July 2005

Time : 19:30 ~ 21:00
Venue : Metropolitan YMCA Singapore (Our Prayer Meeting Venue)
Organiser : Shalom Church
Website : http://www.shalomrb.com
Short Description : Admission is FREE.

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Conference & Weekend Services with Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard
19-24 July 2005
City Harvest Church

Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard is the senior pastor of the 17,000-member New York Christian Life Center. He is one of the most sought-after speakers in the Christian world as well as the secular arena today. Pastor Bernard is also among the foremost Bible teachers and Christian thinkers of our generation. He has a great gift of motivating people to live a life of excellence, bringing out the best in them.

Click HERE for more infomation on Conference and service timings. Web telecasts are available for the weekend services. Do try check them out at the comfort of your home.

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Festival of Praise
5-7 August 2005

Time : 19:30 ~ 22:30
Venue : Singapore Indoor Stadium
Organiser : City Harvest Church
Contact : choongtm@chc.org.sg

The long awaited annual FOP is finally drawing near! Expect a great move of God as thousands upon thousands of Singapore Christians gather together. God is gonna bless our nation before it's 40th Birthday!
Come lift up the name of Jesus through Praise and Worship !
Click HERE to see poster.

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Children's Ministries Conference 2005
7 - 9 September 2005
9.00am - 5.30pm

Fullfilling your desire for:
* Creative Worship for each age group
* Object Resources for Creative Programming
* Relationship building with Children, teachers & parents
* Extra tips for an extraordinary service

For details, click HERE.
This event is kindly organized by The General Council of the Assemblies of God of Singapore, thus I would think it is reliable and worthy of your time. Note it in your organizer, make an effort. You never know when and how you can impact a young mind.


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Hope you guys actually read and appreciate these.. Took quite some time to research. We need to constantly be on our toes and upgrade ourselves, exposing ourselves to impactful messages from God through His annointed people. Don't know about you, but I'll definitely try to be a part of such God-moving events.

Godspeed,
Shufeng

Devotion #5

Hannah was despised because she had no children. In her barrenness, she cried out to the Lord. The name "Samuel" means "asked of God". That was exactly what Hannah did when she was childless-- she asked God for a son.
They key to fruitfulmess is the travail of the soul. Hannah didn't come to God with a lackadaisical attitude. She came before the Lord with a heavy burden and a holy dissatisfaction, crying desperately and wailing with auguish. Her soul was going through pain and agony. Just life a mother travails as she goes through childbirth, Hannah went through a "birthing" in her spirit.
Every revival is born out of very intense prayer. Today, 6 out of the 10 largest churches in the world are found in one country-- Sounth Korea. Yet South Korea went through much devastation during the Japanese Occupation and the Korean War. At the turn of the 20th century, Korean Christians were greatly persecuted. Many were incarcerated and martyred. In the midst of their tribulation, the Korean believers cried out to the Lord for revival. There was travailing prayer 24hours a day, 7 days a week. The result of that was a mighty revival that swept through the land after the Korean War. Christians pooled whatever little resources they had to build schools, hospitals and churches. Correspondingly, God blessed the country. Today, South Korea is one of the most advanced nations and powerful economies in the world. It has become a fruitful nation.
Refering to Jesus, Isaiah says that "He shall see the fruit of the travail of His soul,and be satisfied" (Is 53:11). In the Garden of Getsemane, Jesus was in such agony as He prayed that His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground (Luke 22:44). Out of Christ's travail came forth a glorious Church!

May we grieve over the unfruitfulmess in our lives and church. May we come before the Lord in pain and brokenness, crying:"Lord, please remove the reproach of barrenness from my life. Make me a productive person for the kingdom." Let us become 'Hannahs' before the Lord, desperate to see fruitfulness in our lives.

P/S: Hope you all actually take time to read and digest these devotions that I've typed and come to an understanding of my heart's cry for our church and people. Hyperlinks are added for easy reference and translation. Please use them. Thanks.

Serving Him,
Shufeng

Devotion #4

In the scriptures, God reveals Himself by His name. More than just revealing His ability, the name of God reveal His character. God introduces Himself for the first time in Genesis 1:1 as Elohim, the Creator. As the Creator, He is full of creativity, ability and productivity.
When God created man, He put the same nature into man. Adam was created with God's creativity, ability and productivity inside of him. When Adams sinned against God, his fall didn't nullify those gifts. He still had them inside except that they were now corrupted.
For example, consider his son, Cain. In Genesis 4, Cain was able to build a whole city (4:16-17), provide employment (4:20), music and entertainment (4:21), manufacturing, and the building of weapons (4:22). He was able to singlehandedly accomplish great feats out of the same creative potential God has deposited into the entire human race, albeit that they were now perverted and self-serving.
Herein lies a very important concept: When man fell, God didn't plan for the elimination of men, society, culture, or the whole world. Instead, God sought to bring about the restoration of fallen humanity. Elohim God started to reveal Himself by another name-- Yahweh, or God the Redeemer(Ex. 3:13-14). The essence of redemption is taking that which is broken, fixing it, and restoring it back to its original purpose and intention.
Jesus came to be our Redeemer- to bring about the conversion of the fallen man from darkness to light, and from death to life. But He also seeks to convert the creativity, ability and productivity that God has putinside man back to its original purpose. Acts 3:19-21 says that this conversion is not just the restoration of man from the sin problem, it is the restoration of all things in life. People, marriages, businesses, education systems, culture and arts must all be born again.
You are not called to hide from the world. As a followerof Christ the Redeemer, you are now a conversionist. Youare to use your creativity, ability and porductivity to redeem everything you see in your world back to God's original purpose and intention. So that they could be used for the cause and glory of his kingdom. Start being a conversionist in your world today!


Shufeng