*sweeps dust from blog*
Been eons since i last blogged..assignments can be grueling...shrugs
What's been happening? Past week went to Singapore for 6 days attending Asia Conference if some of you knew. Definitely without doubt it was gonna be good, and with that much expectation it indeed was. One of the highlights for me however was the call of engaging into the world today. Overall the theme of what was shared and imparted was the call to be relevant in today's society. The marketplace, the various cultures all over Asia, media, in education, the government, and much more. Being the salt and light of the world (Mat 5:13) ain't easy at times but penetrating into the world (kosmos-social order) requires a lot of faith to sustain oneself in such environments. Recently I've been bombarded with a lot...A LOT of cultural shocks being in KL over the couple of years. Sometimes a change in mindset, a total shift in your paradigm of thinking is needed and I'm still struggling to change that perspective but slowly..slowly. Always bear in mind, the method may change but the message remains the same. God surely has a lot in store for Asia in the coming years.
Another highlight was being imparted with keys to effective evangelism. It struck me to think again, to just sit and seriously think; I'm 20 years old, what have I been doing with my life, what about my friends who do not have Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour, and after that there's much more to work on their salvation and faith. Day in and day out, how much time left?
Phew, seems to be an grim task but yet people of faith make it easy~ and it sure is. There were many practical ways to effectively reach out but one interesting one that Ps. Tan Seow How (Heart of God Church, SG) shared was about praying. He shared about how his church grew exceedingly fast over the years was because of the fact they fervently prayed. He shared about how creation and recreation was parallel to redemption and salvation of man.
Gen 1:1-3 talks about:
Creation,
then earth without form and void in darkness,
then God's Spirit hovers over the water,
Word of God is spoken,
the earth is recreated.
Likewise, we are born,
we were in sin-without spiritual form, living in Christless void in our hearts, walking in darkness, God's Spirit began hovering over our lives and doing work in our hearts,
Word of God is spoken into our heart and spirit,
we are saved and reborn in the Spirit.
God's Spirit hovers over our lives when we pray. So likewise, Ps. Seow How shared that his church their cell groups of high school students prayed daily for one or two friends for about 30 seconds tops. All of them. God's Spirit 'hovers' over their spirit and through fervent prayer, when they come to church and hear the Word of God spoken into their lives, God's hand moves because His Spirit rests above them, by His grace they're open and receptive to what God speaks to them, and receive their eternal destiny in Christ Jesus. The call for souls is huge. The numbers are staggering, the harvest is plentiful, we've all heard that before. Yet as to where God has placed, our destiny in Christ, we play the role of Christ there.
All talk and no action produces nothing. So I gotta do much more than what I'm doing now. Phew...dainting task, by faith, by faith.
Truly another milestone in my life was going for this conference, my eyes have been opened up to much more, especially the political, economical situation of the current world. Very interesting.
Other than all that...food ranks 100 over 10. Ps. Kong Hee went all out. Singapore wonderful place...lots of interestinng architecture...transportation uber-cool...but arghh...didn't get to meet Samuel, Elden or Tim...Justin another fella....sigh...
That's all lah i guess for now...besides having dreams and visions for what God has in store in the next few years...I've got visions of me in my bed at KK in 5 days time...muahahahahah....
Touch Asia, Transform the World.
What's been happening? Past week went to Singapore for 6 days attending Asia Conference if some of you knew. Definitely without doubt it was gonna be good, and with that much expectation it indeed was. One of the highlights for me however was the call of engaging into the world today. Overall the theme of what was shared and imparted was the call to be relevant in today's society. The marketplace, the various cultures all over Asia, media, in education, the government, and much more. Being the salt and light of the world (Mat 5:13) ain't easy at times but penetrating into the world (kosmos-social order) requires a lot of faith to sustain oneself in such environments. Recently I've been bombarded with a lot...A LOT of cultural shocks being in KL over the couple of years. Sometimes a change in mindset, a total shift in your paradigm of thinking is needed and I'm still struggling to change that perspective but slowly..slowly. Always bear in mind, the method may change but the message remains the same. God surely has a lot in store for Asia in the coming years.
Another highlight was being imparted with keys to effective evangelism. It struck me to think again, to just sit and seriously think; I'm 20 years old, what have I been doing with my life, what about my friends who do not have Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour, and after that there's much more to work on their salvation and faith. Day in and day out, how much time left?
Phew, seems to be an grim task but yet people of faith make it easy~ and it sure is. There were many practical ways to effectively reach out but one interesting one that Ps. Tan Seow How (Heart of God Church, SG) shared was about praying. He shared about how his church grew exceedingly fast over the years was because of the fact they fervently prayed. He shared about how creation and recreation was parallel to redemption and salvation of man.
Gen 1:1-3 talks about:
Creation,
then earth without form and void in darkness,
then God's Spirit hovers over the water,
Word of God is spoken,
the earth is recreated.
Likewise, we are born,
we were in sin-without spiritual form, living in Christless void in our hearts, walking in darkness, God's Spirit began hovering over our lives and doing work in our hearts,
Word of God is spoken into our heart and spirit,
we are saved and reborn in the Spirit.
God's Spirit hovers over our lives when we pray. So likewise, Ps. Seow How shared that his church their cell groups of high school students prayed daily for one or two friends for about 30 seconds tops. All of them. God's Spirit 'hovers' over their spirit and through fervent prayer, when they come to church and hear the Word of God spoken into their lives, God's hand moves because His Spirit rests above them, by His grace they're open and receptive to what God speaks to them, and receive their eternal destiny in Christ Jesus. The call for souls is huge. The numbers are staggering, the harvest is plentiful, we've all heard that before. Yet as to where God has placed, our destiny in Christ, we play the role of Christ there.
All talk and no action produces nothing. So I gotta do much more than what I'm doing now. Phew...dainting task, by faith, by faith.
Truly another milestone in my life was going for this conference, my eyes have been opened up to much more, especially the political, economical situation of the current world. Very interesting.
Other than all that...food ranks 100 over 10. Ps. Kong Hee went all out. Singapore wonderful place...lots of interestinng architecture...transportation uber-cool...but arghh...didn't get to meet Samuel, Elden or Tim...Justin another fella....sigh...
That's all lah i guess for now...besides having dreams and visions for what God has in store in the next few years...I've got visions of me in my bed at KK in 5 days time...muahahahahah....
Touch Asia, Transform the World.
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