blessed
its been a very long weekend, but i really treasure, experienced and learnt many things.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
willy wonka~ willy wonka~
hAaz=P finally i watched Charlie And The Chocolate Factory!! defintely worth the money and not only the show was nice, i really felt captivated, like as though i'm the in the factory itself!! =D
i don't understand why so many critics derate the movie just because the chocolate river isn't realistic enough or about some other stuffs~ really. i sat throughout the movie as though a 5 year old staring at a huge display of wonka's chocolate, wondering which chocolate bar contains the golden ticket. i was totally absorbed in the movie, thoughts alike from karenty. heh~
the show teaches about several stuffs~ not being greedy, not being whiny, not being proud and not being rude. at the end of the day, the good and humble boy, charlie, became the only survivor and he inherited the chocolate factory.
he had several extra points too. a boy at his age, his thinking is very matured and growing up in a poor family, he has learnt to place his family first in his life. not only that, he respects his elders and parents~
he was ready to sell his golden ticket so that his family would have money. he was determined to stay with the family members even though willy wonka gave him the chance to join him in the factory.
basically, he's the good boy in everyone's heart~ lolz=)
hAaz=P finally i watched Charlie And The Chocolate Factory!! defintely worth the money and not only the show was nice, i really felt captivated, like as though i'm the in the factory itself!! =D
i don't understand why so many critics derate the movie just because the chocolate river isn't realistic enough or about some other stuffs~ really. i sat throughout the movie as though a 5 year old staring at a huge display of wonka's chocolate, wondering which chocolate bar contains the golden ticket. i was totally absorbed in the movie, thoughts alike from karenty. heh~
the show teaches about several stuffs~ not being greedy, not being whiny, not being proud and not being rude. at the end of the day, the good and humble boy, charlie, became the only survivor and he inherited the chocolate factory.
he had several extra points too. a boy at his age, his thinking is very matured and growing up in a poor family, he has learnt to place his family first in his life. not only that, he respects his elders and parents~
he was ready to sell his golden ticket so that his family would have money. he was determined to stay with the family members even though willy wonka gave him the chance to join him in the factory.
basically, he's the good boy in everyone's heart~ lolz=)
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
sacrifice. giving what we have to God, not the surplus.
everyone sacrifices in the kingdom of God, its all an equal amount. doesn't mean that if i stay throughout prayer meeting, i sacrifice more than those that left halfway through.
we never know the situations they are going through and they maybe facing crisis, but they put God first in their lives and honor Him by sacrificing their time to focus on His face.
such unsung heros, God will honor them.
everyone sacrifices in the kingdom of God, its all an equal amount. doesn't mean that if i stay throughout prayer meeting, i sacrifice more than those that left halfway through.
we never know the situations they are going through and they maybe facing crisis, but they put God first in their lives and honor Him by sacrificing their time to focus on His face.
such unsung heros, God will honor them.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
let me take you all on a journey.
on our church's 16 anniversary, we filled up indoor stadium. we had to reject close to 300 members. i was told that indoor stadium maximum capacity is 12,000. Pastor Kong shared that some zones had their service on saturday~ something that not everyone knows.
lets switch our faith mode on.
if SIS is still small for our church, won't our future 7,000 seater stadium be TOO small within 2-3 years?
18,500 divide by 6 = 2,642 <- currently this is our average attendance for 6 services.
so if we have a 7,000 seater stadium, we would have 2.6 services, which rounds off to 3 services. in 2-3 years time, by the grace of God, if we have 6 services again, the attendance would run off to 42,000!!
old trafford sits 55,000 people. if we have 6 services, it would total up to 330,000!!
can you just imagine the day when 55,000 people come together and worship as one body of Christ? AMAZING.
our God IS amazing.
on our church's 16 anniversary, we filled up indoor stadium. we had to reject close to 300 members. i was told that indoor stadium maximum capacity is 12,000. Pastor Kong shared that some zones had their service on saturday~ something that not everyone knows.
lets switch our faith mode on.
if SIS is still small for our church, won't our future 7,000 seater stadium be TOO small within 2-3 years?
18,500 divide by 6 = 2,642 <- currently this is our average attendance for 6 services.
so if we have a 7,000 seater stadium, we would have 2.6 services, which rounds off to 3 services. in 2-3 years time, by the grace of God, if we have 6 services again, the attendance would run off to 42,000!!
old trafford sits 55,000 people. if we have 6 services, it would total up to 330,000!!
can you just imagine the day when 55,000 people come together and worship as one body of Christ? AMAZING.
our God IS amazing.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
sunday=)
praise God!! my mom signed up for maxonline 6500 and they gave away a HP pocketPC as part of the promotion!!! though its not the latest model, but quite a number of church members are using that model and it seems rather well liked=D
pastor kong shared about worship today and even though it was a repeated sermon, and my third time listening to it, i learnt so much more and understood things better. pastor phil shared that worship is when God is the ONLY one in our life.
joshua clearly showed that God is His only one in his life. though he wasn't the outstanding leader, God used him to bring the israelites to the promised land. joshua oftened lingered in the presence of God, without any agenda!! he simply loved the presence of God and he often stayed behind to pray, to dwell in the presence of God.
when we have an intimate relationship with God, He reveals secrets to us!! isn't that amazing?
God is looking for someone who's after His heart. not someone who's after His heart and with conditions attached to it. someone who's willing to lay down his life in exchange of all of Him. not knowing what the future may bring; just wanting to serve God.
often people ask me whats my plan after the army, and i'll rattle off - i'll enroll into the SOT and hopefully by then, i'll get into full time ministry.
i realized that such plans is not serving God, but its ministry. its like telling God what i want to do for Him, instead of what He wants me to do. furthermore, the bible says that we can never be assured of what tomorrow comes. everything happens by the grace of God, by His divine timing.
its great to have visions, as they're from the Lord. but to have plans is another thing altogether. bible says if we don't plan, we plan to fail. but we have to plan with the fear of the Lord. when God gave a vision, His people planned. why? because God never fails to make the vision come to past.
back to worship =)
worshipping God is definitely amazing. pastor ming once said that he doesn't understand why some people worship God and their facial expression doesn't change. its always a -_- look, even when its fast beat songs.
kinda understood that today as i found myself FULL of expressions, singing till my throat hurt, giving my best to my Lord and i looked around and saw people just standing there clapping their hands with that i-can't-be-bothered look.
really sad seeing that happening. is our God such a boring God that you can't stir yourself up and praise Him? please don't say that you worship Him in your heart, because whatever your heart expresses, your physical being expresses it too.
oh well. i'm not in the position to judge people too. heh~
well. KEEPING MY FOCUS ON GOD!!!
praise God!! my mom signed up for maxonline 6500 and they gave away a HP pocketPC as part of the promotion!!! though its not the latest model, but quite a number of church members are using that model and it seems rather well liked=D
pastor kong shared about worship today and even though it was a repeated sermon, and my third time listening to it, i learnt so much more and understood things better. pastor phil shared that worship is when God is the ONLY one in our life.
joshua clearly showed that God is His only one in his life. though he wasn't the outstanding leader, God used him to bring the israelites to the promised land. joshua oftened lingered in the presence of God, without any agenda!! he simply loved the presence of God and he often stayed behind to pray, to dwell in the presence of God.
when we have an intimate relationship with God, He reveals secrets to us!! isn't that amazing?
God is looking for someone who's after His heart. not someone who's after His heart and with conditions attached to it. someone who's willing to lay down his life in exchange of all of Him. not knowing what the future may bring; just wanting to serve God.
often people ask me whats my plan after the army, and i'll rattle off - i'll enroll into the SOT and hopefully by then, i'll get into full time ministry.
i realized that such plans is not serving God, but its ministry. its like telling God what i want to do for Him, instead of what He wants me to do. furthermore, the bible says that we can never be assured of what tomorrow comes. everything happens by the grace of God, by His divine timing.
its great to have visions, as they're from the Lord. but to have plans is another thing altogether. bible says if we don't plan, we plan to fail. but we have to plan with the fear of the Lord. when God gave a vision, His people planned. why? because God never fails to make the vision come to past.
back to worship =)
worshipping God is definitely amazing. pastor ming once said that he doesn't understand why some people worship God and their facial expression doesn't change. its always a -_- look, even when its fast beat songs.
kinda understood that today as i found myself FULL of expressions, singing till my throat hurt, giving my best to my Lord and i looked around and saw people just standing there clapping their hands with that i-can't-be-bothered look.
really sad seeing that happening. is our God such a boring God that you can't stir yourself up and praise Him? please don't say that you worship Him in your heart, because whatever your heart expresses, your physical being expresses it too.
oh well. i'm not in the position to judge people too. heh~
well. KEEPING MY FOCUS ON GOD!!!
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
spent the entire day thinking about the current affairs of my life.
sometimes sacrifices have to be made, lines have to be drawn and determination have to be increased.
you just wish to shut everyone out and meet God face to face. i've nothing to say, but i just want to linger in His presence, to soak in His love. He has been so true to me and there's so much more for me to know about Him.
so much more i've yet to experience and see.
i don't want to lose out on God's blessing because of a wrong decision i make.
sometimes sacrifices have to be made, lines have to be drawn and determination have to be increased.
you just wish to shut everyone out and meet God face to face. i've nothing to say, but i just want to linger in His presence, to soak in His love. He has been so true to me and there's so much more for me to know about Him.
so much more i've yet to experience and see.
i don't want to lose out on God's blessing because of a wrong decision i make.
what a long day!
woke up at 7am and blurly messaged the wrong person, telling her that i've woken up. traveled down to eunos to meet up with the security guys to play soccer!
was rather excited because its my first time playing soccer with them and its been a long time since i last exercised too~ game started and i was quite on form. the first match lasted really long and it drained most of my energy.
we reformed groups when everyone was there and i was in kuowei's team, compromising of Bro ChongKeng, Bro Michael's brother, Bro KuoWei and another bro whose name i can't remember. all of them were great players and we won all our matches and some of them were won at record time! hahazz! praise God=P
had lunch and went to east coast park to join my cellgroup of the meeting. had a really bad headache by then, but i i just went ahead and met them. the other cellgroup came and they started playing games~ didn't join them as my headache got worst and all i wanted was just to sit there and rest.
my headache finally got slightly better after hours and we played captain's ball. bad move. headache came back on. eugene came back and offered to bring his radio down, so i followed him and we started jogging. bad move again. headache came back, worst.
finally we got back and the bbq was starting.
didn't eat much because of my throbbling headache.
chinpor, eugene, eyoung and myself then made our way to the stone walls and watched the fireworks from the padang; it was quite an amazing slight.
we started singing worship songs and eugene started to share with chinpor about his friend and about things he went through before. could feel that something special was happening and could also feel the conviction in their speech~ thank God for that=)
i didn't talk much, but continued worshippin God.
finally we packed up and left.
received a call from zhaowei, asking if i'm able to head down to suntec and get Sister Cynthia a cup of coffee from starbucks or coffeebean. agreed to help since its on the way.
coffeebean was closed by then and i walked all the way back to buy the coffee from starbucks. then its a long walk back to tower 3. but Sister Cynthia didn't answer my call when i was standing outside church office, so i left the drink at the security post.
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as you can tell, today's entry is very dry. i'm still suffering from throbbling headache and STOMACHACHE now. =/
woke up at 7am and blurly messaged the wrong person, telling her that i've woken up. traveled down to eunos to meet up with the security guys to play soccer!
was rather excited because its my first time playing soccer with them and its been a long time since i last exercised too~ game started and i was quite on form. the first match lasted really long and it drained most of my energy.
we reformed groups when everyone was there and i was in kuowei's team, compromising of Bro ChongKeng, Bro Michael's brother, Bro KuoWei and another bro whose name i can't remember. all of them were great players and we won all our matches and some of them were won at record time! hahazz! praise God=P
had lunch and went to east coast park to join my cellgroup of the meeting. had a really bad headache by then, but i i just went ahead and met them. the other cellgroup came and they started playing games~ didn't join them as my headache got worst and all i wanted was just to sit there and rest.
my headache finally got slightly better after hours and we played captain's ball. bad move. headache came back on. eugene came back and offered to bring his radio down, so i followed him and we started jogging. bad move again. headache came back, worst.
finally we got back and the bbq was starting.
didn't eat much because of my throbbling headache.
chinpor, eugene, eyoung and myself then made our way to the stone walls and watched the fireworks from the padang; it was quite an amazing slight.
we started singing worship songs and eugene started to share with chinpor about his friend and about things he went through before. could feel that something special was happening and could also feel the conviction in their speech~ thank God for that=)
i didn't talk much, but continued worshippin God.
finally we packed up and left.
received a call from zhaowei, asking if i'm able to head down to suntec and get Sister Cynthia a cup of coffee from starbucks or coffeebean. agreed to help since its on the way.
coffeebean was closed by then and i walked all the way back to buy the coffee from starbucks. then its a long walk back to tower 3. but Sister Cynthia didn't answer my call when i was standing outside church office, so i left the drink at the security post.
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as you can tell, today's entry is very dry. i'm still suffering from throbbling headache and STOMACHACHE now. =/
Monday, August 08, 2005
okie. i decided to give glory to God by sharing some of the amazing things He done for the past few days.
Day 1 - the first day was more of the moulding and sharpening process. i was assigned to be with the south african ambassador and escorting her is fairly easy because Pastor Yong Kiang is with her too~ didn't do much that day, but learnt more about approaching people.
Day 2 - Bro Michael said that i'll be assisting Bro Robin in escorting Rev Colin Dye. was SUPER excited because its like a huge responsibility. i opened the door for Rev Colin and he stepped out with a smile, shook my hand and asked for my real name.
i had no idea why he asked for my real name, until he started preaching. loLz=P
throughout the day, i learnt several things that an elite must take notice, moving at the right timing and bring pro-active.
Day 3 - the best saved for the last day!!
Church Anniversary - i was assigned to escort Pastor Sun's parents~ they're really nice people and Pastor Sun's mom kept thanking me throughout the day~ hahaZz=P Bro Joseph was with them too, so i was assisting him in some stuffs too. firstly, he needed guest passes for some other guests. thank God i took hold of some passes and handed them over.
then, he told me he needs one more. so i went to the ushers' logistic room and got it. felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to get one more and i obeyed. went out to meet Bro Joseph and informed him that i've an extra pass. immediately, he smiled and said he needs that extra pass too~
thank God! like what Bro David says - being an Elite, we're to assist church leaders in any ways and to provide security.
church anniversary was great! Pastor Kong preached about having a vision for the future. before the salvation altar call was given, suddenly the Holy Spirit showed me this person, gary, who's karen's friend, and i felt led to pray for him.
felt a breakthrough in him when Pastor Kong gave the altarcall. felt extremely excited in my Spirit even though i was rushing about.
messaged karen - TELL ME GOOD NEWS!!! and moments later, i didnt receive good news. i received GREAT news from her!! hahazz!! praise the Lord!!
gary received Christ and he was touched by the love of God. praise God!! upon hearing gary's "past" from karen, it was already amazing that he agreed to go for church service. now he gave his life to Christ and wants to continue going to church services!! hallelujah!!
prayers work MIRACLES!!
well, karen did most of the job~ hAhaz=) but i can't help but feel excited for her too~ she has been really making a difference in the lives of other people.
FOP - i was assigned to MARTIN SMITH!! ok. girls please stop screaming. its quite normal for TWO good looking guys to be together=) hahazz!! martin smith is the lead singer of Delirious? and he has an AMAZING voice.
he's seriously cool, funny and very friendly. chatted with him at backstage and he even put his arms around me~ lolz=P
then Bro Michael called me over and informed me that i'll be following him. not knowing what was going on, i followed. he gave me instructions and i did so. then Bro Michael came over and thanked me, even said that i'm very sharp~ praise God for that! =D
i realized on my way home, the amount of responsibilty that has been given to me. i really thank God for that and ALL the experiences i went through. definitely there's so much more to share, but its mainly in the Spiritual Realm that "exploded" with excitment.
Bro Robin shared that when we serve, there's no right or wrong. but we must serve to our best because we want to serve God with the best of our abilities. when we try our best, no one can blame us =)
REALLY feel blessed to be in the elites team~ Bro David isn't as scary as what i think and he has been teaching me a lot of things, sharing with me some stuffs that i need to know. Bro Robin has been encouraging me, boosting my confidence. Bro Michael has been really happy with my performance and he got promoted to 45!! an offical team leader!! praise the LORD!!
last but not the least. thank God for the wonderful 3 days. great moulding, stretching process.
how great is our God.
Day 1 - the first day was more of the moulding and sharpening process. i was assigned to be with the south african ambassador and escorting her is fairly easy because Pastor Yong Kiang is with her too~ didn't do much that day, but learnt more about approaching people.
Day 2 - Bro Michael said that i'll be assisting Bro Robin in escorting Rev Colin Dye. was SUPER excited because its like a huge responsibility. i opened the door for Rev Colin and he stepped out with a smile, shook my hand and asked for my real name.
i had no idea why he asked for my real name, until he started preaching. loLz=P
throughout the day, i learnt several things that an elite must take notice, moving at the right timing and bring pro-active.
Day 3 - the best saved for the last day!!
Church Anniversary - i was assigned to escort Pastor Sun's parents~ they're really nice people and Pastor Sun's mom kept thanking me throughout the day~ hahaZz=P Bro Joseph was with them too, so i was assisting him in some stuffs too. firstly, he needed guest passes for some other guests. thank God i took hold of some passes and handed them over.
then, he told me he needs one more. so i went to the ushers' logistic room and got it. felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to get one more and i obeyed. went out to meet Bro Joseph and informed him that i've an extra pass. immediately, he smiled and said he needs that extra pass too~
thank God! like what Bro David says - being an Elite, we're to assist church leaders in any ways and to provide security.
church anniversary was great! Pastor Kong preached about having a vision for the future. before the salvation altar call was given, suddenly the Holy Spirit showed me this person, gary, who's karen's friend, and i felt led to pray for him.
felt a breakthrough in him when Pastor Kong gave the altarcall. felt extremely excited in my Spirit even though i was rushing about.
messaged karen - TELL ME GOOD NEWS!!! and moments later, i didnt receive good news. i received GREAT news from her!! hahazz!! praise the Lord!!
gary received Christ and he was touched by the love of God. praise God!! upon hearing gary's "past" from karen, it was already amazing that he agreed to go for church service. now he gave his life to Christ and wants to continue going to church services!! hallelujah!!
prayers work MIRACLES!!
well, karen did most of the job~ hAhaz=) but i can't help but feel excited for her too~ she has been really making a difference in the lives of other people.
FOP - i was assigned to MARTIN SMITH!! ok. girls please stop screaming. its quite normal for TWO good looking guys to be together=) hahazz!! martin smith is the lead singer of Delirious? and he has an AMAZING voice.
he's seriously cool, funny and very friendly. chatted with him at backstage and he even put his arms around me~ lolz=P
then Bro Michael called me over and informed me that i'll be following him. not knowing what was going on, i followed. he gave me instructions and i did so. then Bro Michael came over and thanked me, even said that i'm very sharp~ praise God for that! =D
i realized on my way home, the amount of responsibilty that has been given to me. i really thank God for that and ALL the experiences i went through. definitely there's so much more to share, but its mainly in the Spiritual Realm that "exploded" with excitment.
Bro Robin shared that when we serve, there's no right or wrong. but we must serve to our best because we want to serve God with the best of our abilities. when we try our best, no one can blame us =)
REALLY feel blessed to be in the elites team~ Bro David isn't as scary as what i think and he has been teaching me a lot of things, sharing with me some stuffs that i need to know. Bro Robin has been encouraging me, boosting my confidence. Bro Michael has been really happy with my performance and he got promoted to 45!! an offical team leader!! praise the LORD!!
last but not the least. thank God for the wonderful 3 days. great moulding, stretching process.
how great is our God.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Sunday, July 31, 2005
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
hahaZz=D went for service with my cellgroup members, as usual, was a tad frustrated that even after wasting 11 sms, no one bothered to queue together. in the end, we had to settle sitting at different places.
pastor mike shared about going onto the next level. it was certainly a great message that challenged everyone to keep moving forward in life. i even started to think if i'm doing things in my comfort zone and i challenged myself to take ownership in my ministry and even cellgroup.
pastor mike gave altarcalls and as usual, i went down to support. i saw pastor david laying hands and there wasn't any elites following him, thus i took the intiative to follow him, to support him. little did i expect that when he prayed for a brother, he turned to me and told me to pray for him.
there i was, slightly confused, but made a quick decision. with a quick ok, i turned around and started to pray for the brother.
he manifested and the spirit was fighting back strongly. i prayed even stronger in tongues and the spirit fought back even more. i had to use my knees and both my hands to pin him down, at the same time, to pray for him and discern the spirit.
in my heart, i seriously don't know what to do, i didn't know what to pray for. but all i know is that i've the authority and anointing of the Holy Spirit to cast out all demonic controls. slowly i started to pray for the brother.
when i said the name JESUS, the spirit reacted violently. then i remembered a verse in the bible saying that in My name, you shall cast out all demons!! felt REALLY excited i started to declare Jesus as Lord and Savior, and the devil has no control over the brother.
i guess there were several strongholds in his life. i prayed until my voice turned coarse, but i kept my focus on him. at the same time, he seemed to be getting better, so i started telling him to let go and to resist the devil together with me and also shared with him about the blood of Jesus Christ.
i guess it took close to 30 minutes before he was well again. after vomiting, he said that he feels dizzy and he doesn't know why~ couldn't help but laugh a little=P hahaZz~
thank God for the SOT student that helped me when no one else did.
thank God for using me, for anointing me, to cast out demons in His name. He showed me, once again, how true and powerful He is. thank God for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. without the Holy Spirit, i wouldn't have the anointing to cast out demons.
this anointing that has been given to me, i will not abuse or misuse it. i will only use it to bring glory to God.
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it was almost tested immediately. after the brother recovered, i went up to level 1 to meet my cellgroup members. the moment i stepped in, i heard eugene and chinpor saying that they didn't get prayed for. so i suggested that they go for the next service. but the response i got was some-what similar to what i experienced.
holy anger built up in my Spirit.
they resisted and even felt disgusted at the name of Jesus Christ. when i stepped towards them and talked to them, they stepped backwards. they even started to be violent.
important lesson here; spirits were controling them. immediately i pulled them towards me and challenged them to go for the next service. though much resistance, through the authority of Jesus Christ, chinpor agreed to go for the next service.
as for eugene, he walked off, ignoring me.
after 5 minutes, i sent both of them a sms. they didn't reply until quite long later. eugene regained control, but chinpor was still fuming mad. he challenged me and i gladly accepted the challenge.
by the grace of God, with a quote from the bible, chinpor's anger subsided.
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today's experience alone has caused me to step out in faith, to do something that i never thought i would do. but after experiencing the power of God, i CAN'T WAIT for the next oppounity =)
from glory to glory!!
hahaZz=D went for service with my cellgroup members, as usual, was a tad frustrated that even after wasting 11 sms, no one bothered to queue together. in the end, we had to settle sitting at different places.
pastor mike shared about going onto the next level. it was certainly a great message that challenged everyone to keep moving forward in life. i even started to think if i'm doing things in my comfort zone and i challenged myself to take ownership in my ministry and even cellgroup.
pastor mike gave altarcalls and as usual, i went down to support. i saw pastor david laying hands and there wasn't any elites following him, thus i took the intiative to follow him, to support him. little did i expect that when he prayed for a brother, he turned to me and told me to pray for him.
there i was, slightly confused, but made a quick decision. with a quick ok, i turned around and started to pray for the brother.
he manifested and the spirit was fighting back strongly. i prayed even stronger in tongues and the spirit fought back even more. i had to use my knees and both my hands to pin him down, at the same time, to pray for him and discern the spirit.
in my heart, i seriously don't know what to do, i didn't know what to pray for. but all i know is that i've the authority and anointing of the Holy Spirit to cast out all demonic controls. slowly i started to pray for the brother.
when i said the name JESUS, the spirit reacted violently. then i remembered a verse in the bible saying that in My name, you shall cast out all demons!! felt REALLY excited i started to declare Jesus as Lord and Savior, and the devil has no control over the brother.
i guess there were several strongholds in his life. i prayed until my voice turned coarse, but i kept my focus on him. at the same time, he seemed to be getting better, so i started telling him to let go and to resist the devil together with me and also shared with him about the blood of Jesus Christ.
i guess it took close to 30 minutes before he was well again. after vomiting, he said that he feels dizzy and he doesn't know why~ couldn't help but laugh a little=P hahaZz~
thank God for the SOT student that helped me when no one else did.
thank God for using me, for anointing me, to cast out demons in His name. He showed me, once again, how true and powerful He is. thank God for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. without the Holy Spirit, i wouldn't have the anointing to cast out demons.
this anointing that has been given to me, i will not abuse or misuse it. i will only use it to bring glory to God.
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it was almost tested immediately. after the brother recovered, i went up to level 1 to meet my cellgroup members. the moment i stepped in, i heard eugene and chinpor saying that they didn't get prayed for. so i suggested that they go for the next service. but the response i got was some-what similar to what i experienced.
holy anger built up in my Spirit.
they resisted and even felt disgusted at the name of Jesus Christ. when i stepped towards them and talked to them, they stepped backwards. they even started to be violent.
important lesson here; spirits were controling them. immediately i pulled them towards me and challenged them to go for the next service. though much resistance, through the authority of Jesus Christ, chinpor agreed to go for the next service.
as for eugene, he walked off, ignoring me.
after 5 minutes, i sent both of them a sms. they didn't reply until quite long later. eugene regained control, but chinpor was still fuming mad. he challenged me and i gladly accepted the challenge.
by the grace of God, with a quote from the bible, chinpor's anger subsided.
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today's experience alone has caused me to step out in faith, to do something that i never thought i would do. but after experiencing the power of God, i CAN'T WAIT for the next oppounity =)
from glory to glory!!
amazing~ pastor mike connell's in town, and he's preaching in city harvest church!!
just came back from services 2 and 3 and the power of God was demonstrated powerfully infront of everyone. evil spirits were cast out in Jesus' name and broken hearts were healed by God. being there to witness everything was just amazing.
praying for those who are controlled by the evil spirits and casting out evil spirits together with pastor mike and his team of "spirit-busters"
THANK GOD for the chance to serve and to be exposed to differnet environment in the ministry. was kinda stretched hard today but thank God everything went well and was even appreciated a number of times by my leaders and guests!
glory to God!!
though it can be quite scary in the beginning when people start manifesting, but i got really used to it after a while and thought that its really good because the reason why they're manifesting is because the evil spirit is being disturbed and is struggling.
so with prayers, deliverance comes and sets people free!
when some feel the love of God, they break down and cry. some would still fight back because the spirit has gone strong inside them and the spirit's resisting to be delivered. but eventually the prayer of a righteous prevails much.
deliverence seems like a difficult task. but when the anointing is poured upon all flesh, anyone can pray for those that are going through manifestations!!
karen shared that she prayed for a brother who sat beside her. he manifested and she prayed for me. WAH!! i prayed for like...... 30+ people, but its just because i'm the one catching them, and i'm just praying in the Spirit, in agreement with the pastor or helper.
i wish that i had her experience!! to cast out evil spirits by the anointing of the Holy Spirit!!! well. i'll get my chance! =D
i wonder if pastor mike remembers me~ lolz=P
just came back from services 2 and 3 and the power of God was demonstrated powerfully infront of everyone. evil spirits were cast out in Jesus' name and broken hearts were healed by God. being there to witness everything was just amazing.
praying for those who are controlled by the evil spirits and casting out evil spirits together with pastor mike and his team of "spirit-busters"
THANK GOD for the chance to serve and to be exposed to differnet environment in the ministry. was kinda stretched hard today but thank God everything went well and was even appreciated a number of times by my leaders and guests!
glory to God!!
though it can be quite scary in the beginning when people start manifesting, but i got really used to it after a while and thought that its really good because the reason why they're manifesting is because the evil spirit is being disturbed and is struggling.
so with prayers, deliverance comes and sets people free!
when some feel the love of God, they break down and cry. some would still fight back because the spirit has gone strong inside them and the spirit's resisting to be delivered. but eventually the prayer of a righteous prevails much.
deliverence seems like a difficult task. but when the anointing is poured upon all flesh, anyone can pray for those that are going through manifestations!!
karen shared that she prayed for a brother who sat beside her. he manifested and she prayed for me. WAH!! i prayed for like...... 30+ people, but its just because i'm the one catching them, and i'm just praying in the Spirit, in agreement with the pastor or helper.
i wish that i had her experience!! to cast out evil spirits by the anointing of the Holy Spirit!!! well. i'll get my chance! =D
i wonder if pastor mike remembers me~ lolz=P
Thursday, July 28, 2005
- warning! LONG entry today=) -
read half of benny hinn's the anointing in one afternoon~
i'm so engrossed in the book~ benny hinn shared his experience walking with the Holy Spirit, and the anointing he receives through the Holy Spirit. its amazing how the anointing progresses and how benny hinn moves powerfully in the realm of the Spirit.
reading that book has made me realized that i don't even know the Holy Spirit~ loLz~ there's still loads of untapped power in Him and loads more for me to find out about Him.
we've to fellowship with Him, the Holy Spirit, as a person! for this year alone, i think this word fellowship and intimate relationship has come hand in hand.
benny hinn shared that when he prays, he waits for the presence of the Holy Spirit. it can take a long time and when the Holy Spirit steps into his room, tears just flow down his face. then when he starts praying, its so much more effective.
i really admire benny hinn and the way God is using him to touch millions of people. not only that, i truly admire the intimate relationship he has with the Lord. you can say that i'm spiritually jealous~ heh=P
i really pray that i'll be able to experience what he experience every night in his room, kneeling and waiting upon the Lord. then when the Holy Spirit steps into my room, i'll just spend more time worshipping Him.
i do not just want to stand at the outer courts, but i want to be in the holies of holies, where God is. i want my everyday life to be Spirit-filled, to be an exciting encounter with the Holy Spirit. it will not be just a once-in-a-while feeling, but the presence of God ALWAYS IN my life.
being sensitive to the Holy Spirit, being obedient to Him and yielding to Him would allow the Holy Spirit to anoint us a little more. when He sees that we're trustable with the power, He adds more.
can you imagine how much benny hinn went through, the anointing upon his life and he says that he's still learning from other people and from the Holy Spirit as well.
there's something different about showmanship and pride.
the glory goes to God, not himself. without the Holy Spirit, he's unable to do anything; no miracles! but with the Holy Spirit, benny hinn's a co-worker and together, he obeys what the Spirit says and the Spirit does what He does best!!
i don't know about you, but it has certainly made me thirst for more of the anointing of the Holy Spirit in my life and wanting to experience more of Him in my life.
i've to constantly cruxify my selfish desires and flesh in order to yield to the Holy Spirit. its no longer i who lives, but Christ who lives in me. you realize that selfish desires has always been in your mind when the Holy Spirit luminates your mind, you realize that the reason why you wanna be this or that is because of the benefits or authority you gonna have.
the Holy Spirit doesn't work this way and He wouldn't come and manifest in you. God is looking for a pure and willing heart, a heart thats purely after Him, that doesn't care about the benefits and authority he may receive.
but God is looking for that someone who is willing to do anything and will put Him first and only in His heart. in order words, someone who's willing to lay down his life, in exchange for all of Him. someone humble, obedient and brave.
one way to that is to become dead to self.
-
i had a three hours break and i logged into Pastor Ulf's website and watched Another Day Of Victory. though it was just a 30 minute sermon, preached in CHC recently, i was greatly blessed by the word of God.
Pastor Ulf shared about calling. that we're called to Christ, called to salvation. its not a one time process, but its a life long process that everyone goes through. he also shared that there should be unity in the body of Christ, then the power of God would be demostrated throughout the earth.
on the day of the Pentecost, the disciples and thousands others were united in prayer in the upper room. then the Holy Spirit came in power and filled everyone. within hours, the first church is birth - 3000 members!!
when Jesus was on earth, He was united in thoughts and in Spirit with the Holy Spirit and Father God. thus Jesus was able to perform miracles through the anointing of the Holy Spirit and Father God got the glory through Jesus because Jesus was a human being.
all the miracles wouldn't be possible without the Holy Spirit. He comes with the anointing (power) and He's ON EARTH WITH US!!!
have you neglected the Holy Spirit in your everyday life? i certainly did and i want to yield to the Holy Spirit, my encourager, comforter, strength and companion.
read half of benny hinn's the anointing in one afternoon~
i'm so engrossed in the book~ benny hinn shared his experience walking with the Holy Spirit, and the anointing he receives through the Holy Spirit. its amazing how the anointing progresses and how benny hinn moves powerfully in the realm of the Spirit.
reading that book has made me realized that i don't even know the Holy Spirit~ loLz~ there's still loads of untapped power in Him and loads more for me to find out about Him.
we've to fellowship with Him, the Holy Spirit, as a person! for this year alone, i think this word fellowship and intimate relationship has come hand in hand.
benny hinn shared that when he prays, he waits for the presence of the Holy Spirit. it can take a long time and when the Holy Spirit steps into his room, tears just flow down his face. then when he starts praying, its so much more effective.
i really admire benny hinn and the way God is using him to touch millions of people. not only that, i truly admire the intimate relationship he has with the Lord. you can say that i'm spiritually jealous~ heh=P
i really pray that i'll be able to experience what he experience every night in his room, kneeling and waiting upon the Lord. then when the Holy Spirit steps into my room, i'll just spend more time worshipping Him.
i do not just want to stand at the outer courts, but i want to be in the holies of holies, where God is. i want my everyday life to be Spirit-filled, to be an exciting encounter with the Holy Spirit. it will not be just a once-in-a-while feeling, but the presence of God ALWAYS IN my life.
being sensitive to the Holy Spirit, being obedient to Him and yielding to Him would allow the Holy Spirit to anoint us a little more. when He sees that we're trustable with the power, He adds more.
can you imagine how much benny hinn went through, the anointing upon his life and he says that he's still learning from other people and from the Holy Spirit as well.
there's something different about showmanship and pride.
the glory goes to God, not himself. without the Holy Spirit, he's unable to do anything; no miracles! but with the Holy Spirit, benny hinn's a co-worker and together, he obeys what the Spirit says and the Spirit does what He does best!!
i don't know about you, but it has certainly made me thirst for more of the anointing of the Holy Spirit in my life and wanting to experience more of Him in my life.
i've to constantly cruxify my selfish desires and flesh in order to yield to the Holy Spirit. its no longer i who lives, but Christ who lives in me. you realize that selfish desires has always been in your mind when the Holy Spirit luminates your mind, you realize that the reason why you wanna be this or that is because of the benefits or authority you gonna have.
the Holy Spirit doesn't work this way and He wouldn't come and manifest in you. God is looking for a pure and willing heart, a heart thats purely after Him, that doesn't care about the benefits and authority he may receive.
but God is looking for that someone who is willing to do anything and will put Him first and only in His heart. in order words, someone who's willing to lay down his life, in exchange for all of Him. someone humble, obedient and brave.
one way to that is to become dead to self.
-
i had a three hours break and i logged into Pastor Ulf's website and watched Another Day Of Victory. though it was just a 30 minute sermon, preached in CHC recently, i was greatly blessed by the word of God.
Pastor Ulf shared about calling. that we're called to Christ, called to salvation. its not a one time process, but its a life long process that everyone goes through. he also shared that there should be unity in the body of Christ, then the power of God would be demostrated throughout the earth.
on the day of the Pentecost, the disciples and thousands others were united in prayer in the upper room. then the Holy Spirit came in power and filled everyone. within hours, the first church is birth - 3000 members!!
when Jesus was on earth, He was united in thoughts and in Spirit with the Holy Spirit and Father God. thus Jesus was able to perform miracles through the anointing of the Holy Spirit and Father God got the glory through Jesus because Jesus was a human being.
all the miracles wouldn't be possible without the Holy Spirit. He comes with the anointing (power) and He's ON EARTH WITH US!!!
have you neglected the Holy Spirit in your everyday life? i certainly did and i want to yield to the Holy Spirit, my encourager, comforter, strength and companion.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
went for service with my cellgroup earlier and it was great. though it was the third time listening to it, and i even memorized Pastor Kong's jokes, i still received revelations fresh from the oven and a better understanding to the sermon, Potential.
during worship, i had an exciting encounter with God. His presence filled the entire auditorium and i humbled myself, gave all that i have to Him. then together, we went through the visions He placed in my heart. no doubt it was an exciting encounter, but it made me realize, or rediscover, how much i needed the power of the Holy Spirit in my life.
i may have the potential, talent and anointing to do things for Him. but if there's no power, its like dead-works.
i need to know the Holy Spirit in an intimate way and i want to yield to Him. i cannot afford to lose my focus and i got to be disciplined. geniuses use 4% of their brainpower, its just that extra hardwork and focus that makes the difference.
i got to move at my full capacity, but before i know my maximum capacity, i got to go beyond my limits. to live a life for Christ thats totally yielded to Him; i'm radical for Christ.
i don't know how and i don't know when's the breakthrough. but all i know is that my God is never late and never will He forsake me.
during worship, i had an exciting encounter with God. His presence filled the entire auditorium and i humbled myself, gave all that i have to Him. then together, we went through the visions He placed in my heart. no doubt it was an exciting encounter, but it made me realize, or rediscover, how much i needed the power of the Holy Spirit in my life.
i may have the potential, talent and anointing to do things for Him. but if there's no power, its like dead-works.
i need to know the Holy Spirit in an intimate way and i want to yield to Him. i cannot afford to lose my focus and i got to be disciplined. geniuses use 4% of their brainpower, its just that extra hardwork and focus that makes the difference.
i got to move at my full capacity, but before i know my maximum capacity, i got to go beyond my limits. to live a life for Christ thats totally yielded to Him; i'm radical for Christ.
i don't know how and i don't know when's the breakthrough. but all i know is that my God is never late and never will He forsake me.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Potential.
in me lies a great potential to do great things for God. its all up to me if i want to work hard to release my potential through my vision.
the visions that God placed in my heart - serving in the security ministry, serving as a cellgroup leader, serving as a pastor in CHC, preaching the word of God, serving as a healing evangelist.
every single one of the visions He has given me seems tough. when i had the vision to serve in security ministry, i was shocked because i wasn't mature enough, nor i had the security "style". but by the grace of God, i got into security and i got moulded to become a security personnel.
the rest of the visions? its gonna take sometime from now, but i believe God will bring me to that point, making sure that the vision comes to past. He is never late =)
i've to stretch my capacity so that i'll be able to have the ability to fulfill God's vision! maximum potential requires hardwork!! without hardwork, its never 100% ability!!
so what exactly is potential? its the ability to do things that have yet come to past!
are you building sand castles in the air or are you making dreams a reality?
in me lies a great potential to do great things for God. its all up to me if i want to work hard to release my potential through my vision.
the visions that God placed in my heart - serving in the security ministry, serving as a cellgroup leader, serving as a pastor in CHC, preaching the word of God, serving as a healing evangelist.
every single one of the visions He has given me seems tough. when i had the vision to serve in security ministry, i was shocked because i wasn't mature enough, nor i had the security "style". but by the grace of God, i got into security and i got moulded to become a security personnel.
the rest of the visions? its gonna take sometime from now, but i believe God will bring me to that point, making sure that the vision comes to past. He is never late =)
i've to stretch my capacity so that i'll be able to have the ability to fulfill God's vision! maximum potential requires hardwork!! without hardwork, its never 100% ability!!
so what exactly is potential? its the ability to do things that have yet come to past!
are you building sand castles in the air or are you making dreams a reality?
Saturday, July 23, 2005
friday~ a day of rest for me? =)
didn't do much today. planned to go for a jog with eugene, but he has last minute plans. so the entire thingy was canceled. so i decided to rest the entire day on my bed, read my bible and books; maximized manhood by edwin louis cole.
second time reading that book and i've learnt a few more things~ i guess rather than allowing dust to collect on my books, i should reread them often and bless others with the books too~ sow a book, reap more books!!
manhood = Christlikeness. being the leader that gives direction, meek, strong and flexible. ministering to people around and definitely someone dependable.
headed for cellgroup straight from home and it was quite a long journey. but i'm getting quite used to it. it would be perfect if i have an iPod and i'll be able to listen to music or even listen to the preaching of the Word. -hint-
cellgroup was quite good~ things kinda flowed well and the presence of God filled the room.
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those that seek God's face with all their hearts shall be rewarded. how do you seek His face with all your hearts?
with the Holy Spirit!! praying in tongues is communicating directly to God!
when you pray in tongues, something special builds up. your Spirit Man becomes active and you suddenly become sharp. you would be able to capture spiritual knowledge easily because your Spirit Man is alive.
not only that, with the Holy Spirit leading and guiding you, you become aware of His existance and your sensitivity towards Him would increase.
but always remember to pray with focus.
thats depending on God for strength.
didn't do much today. planned to go for a jog with eugene, but he has last minute plans. so the entire thingy was canceled. so i decided to rest the entire day on my bed, read my bible and books; maximized manhood by edwin louis cole.
second time reading that book and i've learnt a few more things~ i guess rather than allowing dust to collect on my books, i should reread them often and bless others with the books too~ sow a book, reap more books!!
manhood = Christlikeness. being the leader that gives direction, meek, strong and flexible. ministering to people around and definitely someone dependable.
headed for cellgroup straight from home and it was quite a long journey. but i'm getting quite used to it. it would be perfect if i have an iPod and i'll be able to listen to music or even listen to the preaching of the Word. -hint-
cellgroup was quite good~ things kinda flowed well and the presence of God filled the room.
-
those that seek God's face with all their hearts shall be rewarded. how do you seek His face with all your hearts?
with the Holy Spirit!! praying in tongues is communicating directly to God!
when you pray in tongues, something special builds up. your Spirit Man becomes active and you suddenly become sharp. you would be able to capture spiritual knowledge easily because your Spirit Man is alive.
not only that, with the Holy Spirit leading and guiding you, you become aware of His existance and your sensitivity towards Him would increase.
but always remember to pray with focus.
thats depending on God for strength.
Friday, July 22, 2005
was reading some of my really old posts and it really tickled me a lot. in the past, i would write about what i did throughout the day; boring people out.
now i write about what i learn in church or do in church and i hope it doesn't bore you out~ =P
seriously thank God for blogs like that. as i read through my old entries, i thank God He has changed me from the inside. i've been in church for 1 year and 9 months and i feel as though i've been in church for 20 years of my life.
my faith level grew consistantly and though there were dark moments, i thank God His guidance was near.
i was like a child back then. but slowly, my posts became more and more centralized on God and my thoughts became more and more mature. thank God for it!! it would be terrible for a 21 year old guy stuck with a 16 year old maturity.
some posts triggered past memories and definitely, foolishness. but i guess all these had happened and it has 1 way or another, moulded me to who i am today. BUT, thats not all~! my journey is far from being completed and i've a DESTINY to fulfill in Christ!
i cannot look back anymore and i can only look forward and press onto my goal.
was with karen in the school library earlier and she shared something important. we must NEVER forget our foundations as we rise up. the more we go back to the basics, the stronger our foundation will be and the HIGHER we would rise up.
she also shared about how she gauge other's spiritual level and her exciting stories regarding church.
the more i listened to her, the more i realized i've underestimated her. she's definitely a leader, on fire for God and purely after His will. though she may appear "blurish" and quiet, she's very detailed when it comes to God and she's definitely a strong woman of God.
definitely attractive, if you ask me. hahazz=P
then i chatted with samantha cheong in msn. she shared about her journey to school and the revelations she had. was greatly encouraged by them and amazed by the way God speaks to her even in bus journeys.
pray that God would speak to me more when i'm not falling asleep on the bus to school~ ahhaz=)
free day tomorrow!! don't know what to do, yet. any suggestions?
now i write about what i learn in church or do in church and i hope it doesn't bore you out~ =P
seriously thank God for blogs like that. as i read through my old entries, i thank God He has changed me from the inside. i've been in church for 1 year and 9 months and i feel as though i've been in church for 20 years of my life.
my faith level grew consistantly and though there were dark moments, i thank God His guidance was near.
i was like a child back then. but slowly, my posts became more and more centralized on God and my thoughts became more and more mature. thank God for it!! it would be terrible for a 21 year old guy stuck with a 16 year old maturity.
some posts triggered past memories and definitely, foolishness. but i guess all these had happened and it has 1 way or another, moulded me to who i am today. BUT, thats not all~! my journey is far from being completed and i've a DESTINY to fulfill in Christ!
i cannot look back anymore and i can only look forward and press onto my goal.
was with karen in the school library earlier and she shared something important. we must NEVER forget our foundations as we rise up. the more we go back to the basics, the stronger our foundation will be and the HIGHER we would rise up.
she also shared about how she gauge other's spiritual level and her exciting stories regarding church.
the more i listened to her, the more i realized i've underestimated her. she's definitely a leader, on fire for God and purely after His will. though she may appear "blurish" and quiet, she's very detailed when it comes to God and she's definitely a strong woman of God.
definitely attractive, if you ask me. hahazz=P
then i chatted with samantha cheong in msn. she shared about her journey to school and the revelations she had. was greatly encouraged by them and amazed by the way God speaks to her even in bus journeys.
pray that God would speak to me more when i'm not falling asleep on the bus to school~ ahhaz=)
free day tomorrow!! don't know what to do, yet. any suggestions?
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