Monday, December 14, 2009;
Camp Believe - New Dreams, Guerrilla rocks!
Camp Believe - New Dreams, Guerrilla rocks!
Camp Believe was awesome. For those who did not participate actively, i think you miss the whole big part of being in ET Zone!
Sometimes i really do wonder why some people actually do not want to try to just mingle with people they do not know. Who knows, you may find new friends, people who really go through thick and thin with you!
I found new friends through all the camps and this allowed my generation people to be so bonded. We can just hang around randomly yet not feel weird. Why the new generation want to give this a miss? I really wonder. They do not know what they have missed out!
Or, is it just my personality?? haha...
The 3 days of camp sessions were just awesome! The presence and power of God was there! You can actually feel it. I do not know about you, but it was like so real to me. Been so long since i last felt such strong power of God. The whole week was just being refreshed, touched, renewed to run with God once again!
One evident that the Holy Spirit is present in our lives:
ALL the sermons linked! Bro Ed's, Jerb and Pastor Kong's sermon just linked! Did you realize??
If you didnt, hmm.. i think you need to start asking God to draw closer to Him.
I mean, do you think Pastor Kong share his sermon with the leaders before he preached on sunday? i doubt so. Camp Believe asked you about your dream, Pastor Kong preached about dreams!
Now, im shouting out to you: WHAT IS YOUR DREAM?
Think about it. What is yours? If you do not have one, start to pray and visualize! This is so important!
Brethren, i beseech you, since you are in the jouney with God, put all your hands, body, mind, soul into the God's world! Do not turn back and start to walk by faith! Do not stop, just give it a try! You will find a whole new journey and meaning to life!
Back to camp thoughts:
I love it. Love it when im able to see a team, people from different walks of life, because they gave themselves a chance to know people, they formed new friendship and that's the result of Team Guerrilla winnning! I am so proud of them. Needless to say, i am their facilitator! haha..
Sometimes i really do wonder why some people actually do not want to try to just mingle with people they do not know. Who knows, you may find new friends, people who really go through thick and thin with you!
I found new friends through all the camps and this allowed my generation people to be so bonded. We can just hang around randomly yet not feel weird. Why the new generation want to give this a miss? I really wonder. They do not know what they have missed out!
Or, is it just my personality?? haha...
The 3 days of camp sessions were just awesome! The presence and power of God was there! You can actually feel it. I do not know about you, but it was like so real to me. Been so long since i last felt such strong power of God. The whole week was just being refreshed, touched, renewed to run with God once again!
One evident that the Holy Spirit is present in our lives:
ALL the sermons linked! Bro Ed's, Jerb and Pastor Kong's sermon just linked! Did you realize??
If you didnt, hmm.. i think you need to start asking God to draw closer to Him.
I mean, do you think Pastor Kong share his sermon with the leaders before he preached on sunday? i doubt so. Camp Believe asked you about your dream, Pastor Kong preached about dreams!
Now, im shouting out to you: WHAT IS YOUR DREAM?
Think about it. What is yours? If you do not have one, start to pray and visualize! This is so important!
Brethren, i beseech you, since you are in the jouney with God, put all your hands, body, mind, soul into the God's world! Do not turn back and start to walk by faith! Do not stop, just give it a try! You will find a whole new journey and meaning to life!
Back to camp thoughts:
I love it. Love it when im able to see a team, people from different walks of life, because they gave themselves a chance to know people, they formed new friendship and that's the result of Team Guerrilla winnning! I am so proud of them. Needless to say, i am their facilitator! haha..
posted by Alanna Tan
@ 12:14 PM
Saturday, December 12, 2009;
sharing! (:
sharing! (:
I wish there was a “comment” button for blogs to comment on jia’s entry on fasting. but unfortunately not, so i shall blog about it! (:
It’s been awhile since i last did a LONG fast – 5 days of beverage only. but i must say that i’m super duperly recharged and refreshed! more sensitive to the Holy Spirit, and more dependent on God in everything that I do. (:
the presence and encounters I experience make me hunger for more! feel like I want to always go on long fasts, coz the presence of God is soo addictive!
and that just reminds me of how we need to pray and fast when we’re feeling dry! all the more, we should be hungry and press in to seek His face! (:
also together with the morning prayer meetings, my faith level just grew greater and greater!!
encourage you guys to start fasting toooo!
BE DISCIPLINED! =D
posted by cwan (:
@ 5:41 PM
Friday, December 4, 2009;
Fasting!
Fasting!
Check out Pastor Kong's Blog on Fasting
Extracted from: http://www.konghee.com/www/2009/12/power-of-fasting
The Power of Fasting
December 4, 2009
Spiritual: There are a number of very good reasons why we Christians should fast:
a. Breaking the power of the carnal flesh. Our fallen nature is so tightly linked to the physical appetites of our human body. The more inordinately we yield to our physical drives (such as hunger, sleep, sex), the more we embolden the carnal nature of our undisciplined flesh. Apostle Paul himself was fully aware of the power of the flesh, and constantly disciplined his body “to bring it into subjection” (1 Cor. 9:27). One of the ways he did this was “in fastings often.” (2 Cor. 11:27). As I deprive my body of its craving for food, I am taming my flesh and bringing it into subjection to my spirit. By the end of my fasting period, I often find myself more spiritual, more heavenly minded, more in tune with God, and more sensitive to His voice. In fact, the Scripture records that the reason the church leaders of Antioch were so sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit, concerning His plan to reach the Gentile world, was a direct result of prayer and fasting (Acts 13:2).
b. Self-humbling before the Lord. This is the reason why the saints in the Bible fast (Ps. 35:13). They were reminding themselves that they were weak in their own human strength to achieve the big visions and goals that God had set before them. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak (Matt. 26:41). Therefore if our God-ordained dream is going to happen, it must be by a supernatural work of the Lord.
Fasting heightens that awareness. When I fast, I feel so weak in myself. I can’t workout in the gym. I can’t run five km (three miles) each day. After every service during my 21-day fasting season, I often felt like “crashing.” I would then cry out to the Lord, “Jesus, I can’t do it, please help me by the power of Your Holy Spirit!” God will always give grace to the humble (James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5).
c. Increasing the anointing level. Jesus says that certain demons can’t be expelled except by prayer and fasting (Matt.17:21). Last month at the Kuala Lumpur Emerge (our annual youth conference in Malaysia), many commented that the preaching of the Word and the ministry time were some of the best they have ever had. Honestly, I didn’t feel any different. In fact, I felt I didn’t preach too well in a couple of the sessions because I was tired due to my long fast. However, many attendees sent me text messages and emails to say that their lives were so impacted and irrevocably changed. As I reflect on this, I can clearly see that God Himself was doing the work. He had so anointed my voice and let His power flow freely through the laying on of my hands. The presence and power of God made a huge difference in my time at KL.
My thoughts:
Fasting really helps me in my spiritual walk. It keeps me on track with God and always remember him. Because i dont eat, its a sacrifice. Whatever i do, i always feel that God is with me. Why dont you try it out yourself?
Following God is an experience. Jia You E99!
Extracted from: http://www.konghee.com/www/2009/12/power-of-fasting
The Power of Fasting
December 4, 2009
Spiritual: There are a number of very good reasons why we Christians should fast:
a. Breaking the power of the carnal flesh. Our fallen nature is so tightly linked to the physical appetites of our human body. The more inordinately we yield to our physical drives (such as hunger, sleep, sex), the more we embolden the carnal nature of our undisciplined flesh. Apostle Paul himself was fully aware of the power of the flesh, and constantly disciplined his body “to bring it into subjection” (1 Cor. 9:27). One of the ways he did this was “in fastings often.” (2 Cor. 11:27). As I deprive my body of its craving for food, I am taming my flesh and bringing it into subjection to my spirit. By the end of my fasting period, I often find myself more spiritual, more heavenly minded, more in tune with God, and more sensitive to His voice. In fact, the Scripture records that the reason the church leaders of Antioch were so sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit, concerning His plan to reach the Gentile world, was a direct result of prayer and fasting (Acts 13:2).
b. Self-humbling before the Lord. This is the reason why the saints in the Bible fast (Ps. 35:13). They were reminding themselves that they were weak in their own human strength to achieve the big visions and goals that God had set before them. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak (Matt. 26:41). Therefore if our God-ordained dream is going to happen, it must be by a supernatural work of the Lord.
Fasting heightens that awareness. When I fast, I feel so weak in myself. I can’t workout in the gym. I can’t run five km (three miles) each day. After every service during my 21-day fasting season, I often felt like “crashing.” I would then cry out to the Lord, “Jesus, I can’t do it, please help me by the power of Your Holy Spirit!” God will always give grace to the humble (James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5).
c. Increasing the anointing level. Jesus says that certain demons can’t be expelled except by prayer and fasting (Matt.17:21). Last month at the Kuala Lumpur Emerge (our annual youth conference in Malaysia), many commented that the preaching of the Word and the ministry time were some of the best they have ever had. Honestly, I didn’t feel any different. In fact, I felt I didn’t preach too well in a couple of the sessions because I was tired due to my long fast. However, many attendees sent me text messages and emails to say that their lives were so impacted and irrevocably changed. As I reflect on this, I can clearly see that God Himself was doing the work. He had so anointed my voice and let His power flow freely through the laying on of my hands. The presence and power of God made a huge difference in my time at KL.
My thoughts:
Fasting really helps me in my spiritual walk. It keeps me on track with God and always remember him. Because i dont eat, its a sacrifice. Whatever i do, i always feel that God is with me. Why dont you try it out yourself?
Following God is an experience. Jia You E99!
posted by Alanna Tan
@ 4:12 PM