Saturday, January 24, 2009

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!

The festive mood is certainly in the air over in my family. With both set of parents living with us in the same house, the New Year mood has never been stronger.

Food and drinks have already begun to flow since around a week ago. As we march even nearer to the holiday, food and drinks are really aplenty. The only problem is that I do not know where to start and what I should eat and what I should forfeit (opportunity cost as stomach can only store that much food).

Anyhow, here’s wishing everyone a wonderful time with the family. May God helps us influence those around us for His name’s sake.

Gong Xi Gong Xi...

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Man U Goes Top!

Steal this from Hong Teck's blog. No idea where or how he gets this stuff... but this is good!



Saturday, January 17, 2009

Corporate Prayer Meeting

Thanks for being there to pray along with the rest of the church family. I was really blessed to sense your energy and earnestness to seek God together.

From my estimation, more than 2000 of us were there at Suntec Convention Hall. I was also very encouraged by our Mandarin church participation. It was indeed a wonderful family time for our whole church.

We can have confidence from God that many things have already been achieved in spiritual realms. It will become a reality in His perfect timing!

1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Thus far, I have received quite a few good feedbacks of how we can do it even better for the future. Please let me know what was good and more importantly, how we can do even better for this earth-shaking and life-changing meeting.

We will note all your feedback and do our best to implement them when we can and where we deem most effective.

Many thanks in advance.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Leading With Diligence

Below is the outline of what was taught during the Unit Leaders' Meeting on the 7 January 2009. Hope it is helpful to you.

Romans 12:6-8
if it is leadership, let him govern diligently

Romans 12:8
he that ruleth, with diligence; (KJV)

Romans 12:8
he who leads, with diligence; (NAS)

Romans 12:8
If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. (NLT)

Rom 12:8
If one has the gift of being a leader, he should try hard when he leads. (ICB)

Romans 12:8
If God has given you administrative ability and put you in charge of the work of others, take the responsibility seriously. (TLB)

Romans 12:8
If it is leadership, lead enthusiastically. (GWT)

Romans 12:8
Anyone who has the gift of being a leader should try hard when he leads. (NCV)


Question: Why Lead With Diligence?


Leading Self

1) Because Leaders Must Guard Our Relationship with God Closely

Luke 21:37-38
37Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.

2) Because Leaders Must Be Watchful Of Our Character

Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

3) Because Leaders Must Lead By Example

1 Timothy 4:16
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

4) Because Leaders Must Be Self-Motivated

Acts 22:4-5 (The Message)
4-5"I went after anyone connected with this 'Way,' went at them hammer and tongs, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing.

Acts 26:11
Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. In my obsession against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.


Leading Others

1) Because Leaders Must Be Change Agents

1 Samuel 17:32
David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him."

2) Because Leaders Must Disciple People

1 Corinthians 11:1
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

3) Because Leaders Must Energise Others Around Them

1 Samuel 17:11
On hearing the Philistine's words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

1 Samuel 17:52
Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron.

4) Because Leaders Must Carry The Vision

Habakkuk 2:2
Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.

5) Because Leaders Must Be Learners

Ezra 7:10
For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Under One Roof

Due to some events, I have to rent out my house. Because of that, I had to shift out in 1.5 days’ notice. That was hard work but we did it. Claudia, my parents and I managed to cleared all of stuff within a very short period of time. That is quite cool.

But the coolest thing is that my parents, Claudia and I will be moving in to my in-laws place! Can you imagine that? My parents, my parents-in-law and us all under one roof. And to get the facts straight, we all do get along really well : ) My parents and my in-laws are rather close. They would actually go out without us (even in the past and now should be even more)

In my wildest dream, I had never though of this being a possibility; definitely not in our modern days Singapore society.

It will only be for around 1.5 months and then we will move again. We have to move because the current house that we are living in is too small for the 4 of us and it is also not friendly for my ageing parents.

Moving is now my new found hobby!