Outpour . Outgrow . Outreach
Yesterday afternoon was a fruitful time I had with the University group. The theme for our camp is “Soul Survivor - Outpour.Outgrow.Outreach”! Every year, we have such a camp to equip and prepare ourselves for the freshmen harvest.
One of the most encouraging things for me is to see many many new faces in the camp. It is no doubt that God has been adding many new people to our groups.
Wen Jiang (aka Joshua) has also been appointed to oversee the entire University Ministry. He has taken the step of faith to take on a new job that has given him more time to serve the needs of the people. He reckoned that this would give the Kingdom more mileage in the long run. He is indeed a Kingdom-minded leader!
The camp started on Monday night where the whole group went for a walk that lasted close to 4-6 hours. They even build an “ark of the covenant” to reenact the Israelites wandering in the wilderness days. They only reached their camp site at around 5am!
On Tuesday afternoon, I taught for close to 2 hours on the biblical concepts and aspects of church growth. We deliberately took the time to walk the many bible verses so that we will all be grounded on these growth principles. It is important for all of us to understand that God wants, helps and expects us to be fruitful. Anything healthy living thing will grow.
After the lesson, Wilson (a one year old believer from last year’s freshmen orientation) drove me to the Serangoon area. I was so glad to have the opportunity to really get to know him better. He shared with me about his family, his school days, his army days, his dreams, his care group and his walk with God. I was most blessed when he told me that his mum told him that she could see a tangible change in him since he became a Christ-fellower.
Last year, he was the fruit from the 2006 University camp. This year, he is a participant in the University camp. Last year, he was an inward looking pre-believer. This year, he is an empowered believer who wants to influence his world for Jesus. This is fruitfulness personified!
It is moment like this where God's vision and the purpose for all our labor become clear to me again.
Praise God for people like Wilson. May his tribe increase and fill all over our University campuses.
One of the most encouraging things for me is to see many many new faces in the camp. It is no doubt that God has been adding many new people to our groups.
Wen Jiang (aka Joshua) has also been appointed to oversee the entire University Ministry. He has taken the step of faith to take on a new job that has given him more time to serve the needs of the people. He reckoned that this would give the Kingdom more mileage in the long run. He is indeed a Kingdom-minded leader!
The camp started on Monday night where the whole group went for a walk that lasted close to 4-6 hours. They even build an “ark of the covenant” to reenact the Israelites wandering in the wilderness days. They only reached their camp site at around 5am!
On Tuesday afternoon, I taught for close to 2 hours on the biblical concepts and aspects of church growth. We deliberately took the time to walk the many bible verses so that we will all be grounded on these growth principles. It is important for all of us to understand that God wants, helps and expects us to be fruitful. Anything healthy living thing will grow.
After the lesson, Wilson (a one year old believer from last year’s freshmen orientation) drove me to the Serangoon area. I was so glad to have the opportunity to really get to know him better. He shared with me about his family, his school days, his army days, his dreams, his care group and his walk with God. I was most blessed when he told me that his mum told him that she could see a tangible change in him since he became a Christ-fellower.
Last year, he was the fruit from the 2006 University camp. This year, he is a participant in the University camp. Last year, he was an inward looking pre-believer. This year, he is an empowered believer who wants to influence his world for Jesus. This is fruitfulness personified!
It is moment like this where God's vision and the purpose for all our labor become clear to me again.
Praise God for people like Wilson. May his tribe increase and fill all over our University campuses.
posted by Jeff Chong at 12:47 pm
3 Comments:
Amen! Thank you Pastor Jeff for your inspiring teaching... I believed many of us were greatly inspired by what you shared regarding God's plan for us to be fruitful in our lives & growing of our church... =)
Hey bro, I am glad to do my part for the Uni ministry. I am so confident that God will build us strong and fruitful as we continue to walk in His ways.
AMEN! :D thank you Ps Jeff for sharing tt! :D it is indeed very exciting and encouraging to see how God can work powerfully through ANYONE who trusts in Him! so joyful to hear tt testimony of a transformed life... it really reminds me again that we are not alone when we are reaching out to our lost friends and families... because Jesus is with us all the way! :D
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