Monday, November 21, 2005
11:33 pm
Verse to share...Oh yes, here's my key verse for QT on Saturday that I wanted to share but didn't get to.
Philemon 1:4 & 6
4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers... 6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
Want to have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ? You have the answer above... =)
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11:25 pm
First Day at Work
Hiyo peeps! Here's how my first day at work went in chronological order heh. Enjoy...!
7.10am Wake Up, wash up and have breakfast.
7.50am Leave the house and take the MRT.
8.20am Arrive at the office.
8.35am Meet the HR assistant manager.
8.50am Meet the boss of my department and the rest of the staff.
9.30am Work arrives at my desk and on comes Excel.
1.10pm Go for lunch at Bras Brasah.
2.00pm Back at the office and I make a cup of Nescafe.
3.30pm Looks at clock again and keep working.. hehe...
5.00pm 1 hour and 15 minutes to go.
6.15pm Work not complete. Press on... Reminded that its 6.15 =p
6.30pm Home Sweet Home!!!
Overall, I would say that I had a good experience today. I'm somewhat glad I had some work (= about eight thick reference files filled with numbers, haha) to do. It was mainly Excel data entry work and I think I would have felt somewhat uneasy if I had absolutely nothing to do. I'm there to learn, that's why =) Well, something interesting would be that I'm literally surrounded by females heh. I think I'm only one of only 2 guys (the other being full time) in the entire department of 20-30 people.
Till the next episode, take really good care and remember to 'be different'! =)
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
11:54 pm
By the way, you're welcome to invite a Christian friend along ya! Please let me know in advance if you have a friend who would like to come, thank you!
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Angel-Mortal Game is back peeps!
It'll officially begin next Saturday, and this time round, you need to bring a gift ($2 or less preferably) that fits the theme and give your mortal a verse for encouragement. The theme for next week is 'Something Drinkable'. *glup glup*
Cyrus & Jocelyn > Matz will send you an sms with the name she randomly picks for you.
We'll be having our very first Bible Study session too so meet me at Burger King Novena Square at 5pm k? If you're early, help to reserve the nice red cushion seats. It'll last an hour and a half at most and we can have dinner there before going for service. Please remember to prepare in advance.
Have a blessed week ahead and do also remember to keep those of us having papers in prayer, thank you!
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Monday, November 07, 2005
3:42 am
I just heard today that there's a mistake in the exam dates Mel sent me.. its supposed to be November instead of December. So this should be her last paper:
8 Nov (Management)
Do keep her in prayer.. Remember that she's in a different time zone heh, 2 hours ahead of Singapore time =)
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Friday, November 04, 2005
12:15 am
Live out the Victory!Dear friends,
In the midst of examinations and project due dates and such, I would like to encourage all of us with a word from the Lord.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Philippians 4:6
This is a familiar passage, but do not let the familiarity mislead you - It is as true as it ever was. God is with us. Run the race in such a way that you'll win the crown, do not give up, and do not be frustrated. Remember: the world is watching you!
Peace be with you! :)
Cyrus
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Thursday, November 03, 2005
1:46 pm
God is so realDear friends,
The Lord has urged me to share this with you.
Because we live in such a secular and scientific world, we often neglect the reality of spiritual warfare, and the concept of 'evil spirits', 'witchcrafts' and the like is so obscure. Many have the impression that it is unreal, that Christianity has nothing to do with these 'native superstitions'. We talk about 'Satan tempting us to sin', but that's as far as we go.
The following is a credible testimony from the man who contributed largely to the third wave of evangelism over Asian and African nations today(the first wave broke over the NT world in the 1st century, the 2nd dated from William Carey's pioneer work in 18th century India which began a flood of missions to the colonies of the great European powers).
Speaking of missionaries he was personally acquainted to, K.P. Yohannan wrote:
...With his wife he set an apostolic pattern for their workers similar to that of the apostle Paul...travelled by bullock cart and foor into some of the most backward areas of the tribal districts of Orissa state. There, working in the intense heat among people whose lifestyle was so primitive that it can be described only as animalistic, he saw hundreds converted.
Throughout the journey, demons were cast our and miraculours physical healings took place daily...
...Similar miraculous movements are starting in almost every state of India and throughout other nations of Asia.
Native missionary Jesu Das was horrified when he first visited one village and found no believers there. The people were all worshipping hundreds of different gods, and four pagan priests controlled them through their withcraft.
Stories were told of how these priests could kill people's cattle with witchcraft and destroy their crops. People were suddenly taken ill and died without explanation. The destruction and bondage the villagers were living in is hard to imagine. Scars, decay and death marked their faces, because they were totally controlled by the powers of darkness.
When Jesu Das told them about Christ, it was the first time they ever heard of a God who did not require sacrifices and offerings to appease his anger. As Jesu Das continued to preach in the marketplace, many people came to know the Lord.
But the priests were outraged. They warned Jesu Das that if he did not leave the village, they would call on their gods to kill him, his wife and their children. Jesu Das did not leave. He continued to preach, and villagers continued to be saved.
Finally, after a few weeks, the witch doctors came to Jesu Das and asked him the secret of his power.
"This is the first time our power did not work," they told him. "After doing the 'pujas', we asked the spirits to go and kill your family. But the spirits came back and told us they could not approach you or your family because
you were always surrounded by fire. Then we called more powerful spirits to come after you -- but they too returned, saying
not only were you surrounded by fire, but angels were also around you all the time."
Jesu Das told them about Christ. The Holy Spirit convicted each of them of their sin of following demons, and of the judgement to come. With tears, they repented, renouncing their Gods and idols, and received Jesus Christ as Lord...
Speaking of his own experiences (which happened in this day and age! Not some obscure era of thousands of years back!), Yohannan wrote:
I can never forget one of the more dramatic encounters we had with these demonic powers...A sizable crowd gathered during one of our street meetings...One young man came up to me ans asked for a book to read. As I talked to him, I sensed in my spirit that he was hungry to know God. When we got ready to climb aboard our Gospel van, he asked to join us.
As the van lurched forward, he cried and wailed. "I am a terrible sinner," he shrieked. "How can I sit among you?" With that he started to jump from the moving van. We held on to him and forced him to the floor to prevent injury.
That night he stayed at our base and the next morning joined us for the prayer meeting. While we were praising and interceding, we heard a sudden scream. The young man was lying on the ground, tongue lolling out of his mouth, his eyes rolled back.
As Christians in a pagan land, we knew immediately he was demon-possessed. We gathered around him and began taking authority over the forces of hell as they spoke through his mouth. " We are 74 of us... .For the past seven years we have made him walk barefoot all over India... . He is ours... ." They spoke on, blaspheming and cursing, challenging us and our authority.
But as three of us prayed, the demons could not keep their hold on the young man. They came out when we commanded them to leave in the name of Jesus.
Sundar John was delivered, gave his life to Jesus and was baptized. Later he went to Bible school for two years. Several native Indian churches have started as a result of his remarkable ministry --
all from a man many people would have locked up in an insane asylum. And there are literally millions of people like him in India.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
12:53 pm
Hope that the week has been going on well for all of ya... =) Here's just a reminder that there will be no cell this Saturday, so don't come to church hoh! Cos none of us will be around =p Instead, come for service at 10.15am on Sunday and we'll go for cell lunch after that! =)
Here's an interesting quote that I just made up, 'React quickly when warning signs appear and avoid many disasters.'
It came to mind after watching a bit of a tv show last night investigating the cause of the Columbia space shuttle crash.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
10:46 pm
Hey! Thanks for being understanding! =) Yup anything cheap is fine! Kopitiam also can! foodcourt also can! yay!
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