SLUMBER PARTY
movie marathon.dramas.desert party.fellowship.praying.worship.fun.relax.sleepover.and many more...
03.06.08
7.00p.m
Boonlay
(Myrtle's house)
Come join us for a fun-filled night with the coolest group in town (:
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
God our Amazing Creator
Revs, pse tk 7.10mins of your time to watch this clip. Shows the greatness of God!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
devotion25 - 寶貴十架
Happy Easter Sunday Revs! xD
Today's devotion is simple. Take some time to listen to this song and ponder on the lyrics. Let's go back to the foot of the cross and thank God for all the goodness He has bless us with. Take some moment to thank God for sending His son to die on the cross for us and give us life.
Today's devotion is simple. Take some time to listen to this song and ponder on the lyrics. Let's go back to the foot of the cross and thank God for all the goodness He has bless us with. Take some moment to thank God for sending His son to die on the cross for us and give us life.
主耶穌 我感謝祢 祢的身體為我而捨
帶我出黑暗 進入光明國度 使我再次能看見
主耶穌 我感謝祢 祢的寶血為我而流
寶貴十架上 醫治恩典湧流 使我完全得自由
寶貴十架的大能賜我生命 主耶穌我俯伏敬拜祢
寶貴十架的救恩是祢所立的約 祢的愛永遠不改變
goodnight,kev! xD
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
devotion24: You Never Thoroughly Intended It
I read quite a lot, both for pleasure and for my theological studies. Every so often, I read something that stops me dead in my tracks and affects me so deeply that I have to put the book down and consider what I've just read. No author has done that as powerfully and frequently as C.S. Lewis. Today, I want to share one of those moments with you and explore how we can apply it to our relationship with Jesus. (In fairness, these are not his own words - Lewis was quoting William Law). He wrote:
If you will stop here and ask yourselves why you are not as pious as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you, that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it.
If we consider Christianity to be a life-long journey, then surely the destination is a perfect and complete union with Christ. We begin the journey by not knowing Christ at all and it is complete when we have surrendered to Christ so fully and completely that nothing of ourselves remains.
If we stop to take a look at the things which prevent us from reaching that goal, it will appear that there are hundreds of little things on the journey which block our way. Work, friends, community and family responsibilities all present obstacles. We're so busy!
The truth that Lewis brings to our attention is that there are not many reasons, but rather one simple reason which underlies it all. If you don't have the kind of passion and intimacy in your relationship with Christ that you should then you don't fully intend to. You see, the quality of your relationship with Christ is all in your hands and no one else's. This is not like a marriage where both husband and wife must work to achieve closeness. Christ is and has always been completely accessible and available. He waits patiently for us to take each next step toward Him. You either take the steps or you don't.
Every reason you can imagine for why you have not taken the next step on the journey can be distilled down to one simple fact - you don't want to. There is no secret or magic formula here. It's simple. We come closer to Christ by spending time with Him, reading His word, serving Him and praying. None of us are being physically prevented or restrained from doing these things and so the choice to do them or not to do them is ours alone.
Yet, we do other things instead. We watch TV, put in a little overtime at work, visit with friends or any other myriad of things that are more important to us at that given moment. It's a given that there are things we must do to survive such as eating and working in order to make money to pay for our food and shelter. Jesus understands this. Yet, there is so much that we do not need to do. All that time we could be working on our relationship with Jesus. But we don't.
I'm busy! I have work to do! I'm tired! Wrap the excuse any way you wish and surround it by any reason you like but when you unwrap it, what you will find inside every time is the same basic truth. You don't intend to have a better relationship with Jesus.
The relationship you have with Jesus is exactly the one you want to have. When you want to have a closer, deeper relationship with Him, you will. Nothing in this world can prevent it.
Goodnight Revs,
kev!(:
If you will stop here and ask yourselves why you are not as pious as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you, that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it.
If we consider Christianity to be a life-long journey, then surely the destination is a perfect and complete union with Christ. We begin the journey by not knowing Christ at all and it is complete when we have surrendered to Christ so fully and completely that nothing of ourselves remains.
If we stop to take a look at the things which prevent us from reaching that goal, it will appear that there are hundreds of little things on the journey which block our way. Work, friends, community and family responsibilities all present obstacles. We're so busy!
The truth that Lewis brings to our attention is that there are not many reasons, but rather one simple reason which underlies it all. If you don't have the kind of passion and intimacy in your relationship with Christ that you should then you don't fully intend to. You see, the quality of your relationship with Christ is all in your hands and no one else's. This is not like a marriage where both husband and wife must work to achieve closeness. Christ is and has always been completely accessible and available. He waits patiently for us to take each next step toward Him. You either take the steps or you don't.
Every reason you can imagine for why you have not taken the next step on the journey can be distilled down to one simple fact - you don't want to. There is no secret or magic formula here. It's simple. We come closer to Christ by spending time with Him, reading His word, serving Him and praying. None of us are being physically prevented or restrained from doing these things and so the choice to do them or not to do them is ours alone.
Yet, we do other things instead. We watch TV, put in a little overtime at work, visit with friends or any other myriad of things that are more important to us at that given moment. It's a given that there are things we must do to survive such as eating and working in order to make money to pay for our food and shelter. Jesus understands this. Yet, there is so much that we do not need to do. All that time we could be working on our relationship with Jesus. But we don't.
I'm busy! I have work to do! I'm tired! Wrap the excuse any way you wish and surround it by any reason you like but when you unwrap it, what you will find inside every time is the same basic truth. You don't intend to have a better relationship with Jesus.
The relationship you have with Jesus is exactly the one you want to have. When you want to have a closer, deeper relationship with Him, you will. Nothing in this world can prevent it.
Goodnight Revs,
kev!(:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
FAVOURITE!: Wang Lee Hom
HAHA! (: Hope you enjoyed listening to my FAVOURITE singer.(not idol, no worries! i don't idolise him) But he's a man with truckloads of talent, amazing and beautiful man. This is just a random post,HAHA! Just want to share my treasures with you guys.Touched?HAHA! Ah well, do continue to walk close with God and I'm sure you'll be a happy boy/girl! HAHA. Pse do come for this coming Wednesday's EXCO handover. Come and render your support to the incoming EXCO and to appreciate the outing EXCO shall we? See you there!
With love, kev (:
Friday, March 14, 2008
devotion21 - Listening To Each Other
For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." But if instead of showing love among yourselves you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another." Gal 5:13-14
I overheard a conversation yesterday at lunch which began when a young woman noticed one of her co-workers looking downcast. She sat beside him at the lunch table and asked him if he wanted to discuss what was bothering him. He began to talk about the recent trouble he was having relating to his daughter, and it was obvious from his tone and his expression that this was a serious matter which was weighing heavily on him. He had barely begun to explain the essence of the problem when the young woman interrupted, exclaiming, "I know exactly what you mean! My daughter..." And just like that, the conversation shifted as she went on for several minutes describing her own situation. When she finally paused to take a bite of her meal, the man got up and walked away dejectedly. Without missing a beat, she turned to the next person at the table and continued talking about her daughter. I had a pretty strong reaction at the time. I remember thinking, "you don't care about his situation! You just wanted an excuse to start talking!"
It's easy to be critical of this young woman, but realistically, this kind of thing goes on all the time. I have done it to my wife and she has done it to me. I have seen pastors do it on many occasions. Few of us are immune. We are rarely listening; usually, we are just waiting impatiently for our turn to talk. We nod and agree in all the right places, but really we are pondering the next thing we are about to say.
It's a shame that so many of us are guilty of this offense, and it speaks volumes about how most people really feel about themselves and those around them. If you struggle with this as much as I do, then it ought to be very humbling when you realize just how difficult and rare it is to have a conversation with someone during which you are far more interested in what they are saying than what you are about to say. It's hard to clear our mind, offer our undivided attention and just listen.
If we dig deeper, we will discover that our egocentric conversations are just a symptom of a deeper problem, the most obvious and common of a whole litany of ways in which we fail to really love our neighbor. I could just as easily point to any of a long list of ways we fail to keep this commandment. I chose this one because it is so subtle and pervasive that for the most part, we've simply stopped noticing that we've stopped listening. I'm sure if you were to ask the young woman at the lunch table, she wouldn't have any idea that she had done anything wrong.
The next time you're speaking to someone, especially if they are hurting, make an effort to erase any thoughts of yourself. Instead, give them one hundred percent of your attention. Make a commitment to ensuring that they are able to get their point across, and don't worry about yours. It seems like such a small thing, but it will make a huge difference in not only how people perceive you, but how you perceive them.
You see, loving your neighbor is not like loving your spouse. It's not something you feel; it's something you do. It's the act of sacrificing your own needs and desires for the sake of someone else.
You can demonstrate that love in such a meaningful way by just listening.
I overheard a conversation yesterday at lunch which began when a young woman noticed one of her co-workers looking downcast. She sat beside him at the lunch table and asked him if he wanted to discuss what was bothering him. He began to talk about the recent trouble he was having relating to his daughter, and it was obvious from his tone and his expression that this was a serious matter which was weighing heavily on him. He had barely begun to explain the essence of the problem when the young woman interrupted, exclaiming, "I know exactly what you mean! My daughter..." And just like that, the conversation shifted as she went on for several minutes describing her own situation. When she finally paused to take a bite of her meal, the man got up and walked away dejectedly. Without missing a beat, she turned to the next person at the table and continued talking about her daughter. I had a pretty strong reaction at the time. I remember thinking, "you don't care about his situation! You just wanted an excuse to start talking!"
It's easy to be critical of this young woman, but realistically, this kind of thing goes on all the time. I have done it to my wife and she has done it to me. I have seen pastors do it on many occasions. Few of us are immune. We are rarely listening; usually, we are just waiting impatiently for our turn to talk. We nod and agree in all the right places, but really we are pondering the next thing we are about to say.
It's a shame that so many of us are guilty of this offense, and it speaks volumes about how most people really feel about themselves and those around them. If you struggle with this as much as I do, then it ought to be very humbling when you realize just how difficult and rare it is to have a conversation with someone during which you are far more interested in what they are saying than what you are about to say. It's hard to clear our mind, offer our undivided attention and just listen.
If we dig deeper, we will discover that our egocentric conversations are just a symptom of a deeper problem, the most obvious and common of a whole litany of ways in which we fail to really love our neighbor. I could just as easily point to any of a long list of ways we fail to keep this commandment. I chose this one because it is so subtle and pervasive that for the most part, we've simply stopped noticing that we've stopped listening. I'm sure if you were to ask the young woman at the lunch table, she wouldn't have any idea that she had done anything wrong.
The next time you're speaking to someone, especially if they are hurting, make an effort to erase any thoughts of yourself. Instead, give them one hundred percent of your attention. Make a commitment to ensuring that they are able to get their point across, and don't worry about yours. It seems like such a small thing, but it will make a huge difference in not only how people perceive you, but how you perceive them.
You see, loving your neighbor is not like loving your spouse. It's not something you feel; it's something you do. It's the act of sacrificing your own needs and desires for the sake of someone else.
You can demonstrate that love in such a meaningful way by just listening.
Glory's Belated-birthday Celebration
Happy Birthday Glory v1.0
Happy Birthday Glory v1.1
Babes posing after the "craft" work.
Happy people waiting v1.0 (5:30pm)
Happy people waiting v1.1 (5:45pm)
Finally, STAR of the day arrives... (6:45pm)
Touched to tears.
Here comes the "hero" with the 3 stalks of flowers.
Girls say "Hi".
Boys say "Bye" (:
Food time!
Royal feast v1.0
Royal feast v1.1
It's suppose to be candid, why are you looking Rich?
Surprise 2, Cake/Sing song ceremony.
Huuuu...Blow off the fire of 23!
Feels loved.
Beautiful isn't it?
Queen with the hunks!
Queen with the royal maids,Ha!
Sister love (:
Ka-wa-yi-neh (:
70% of Revelation gang.
ACS vs Fairfield.
Hmm...are you thinking what i'm thinking B1? Yes,B2 i am.
Roses for the Queen.
Creations by her majesty.
Just in case you're wondering, it's Cream Puffs!
Act-seh gang. We are cool.
Sisters.
Brothers.
Lovely girls.
Don't you think Maylan looks Korean in this pic? (:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLORY
Monday, March 3, 2008
devotionFOURTHTEEN - Prayer: A Beginning
I am a beginner in the discipline of prayer. Perhaps I always will be. It is a discipline rich enough to fill our whole lives, because it is relationship with God. I grew up in a faith tradition that, while it thinks highly of prayer and sincerely affirms it, never taught me how to pray. And there is no question that prayer is difficult and mysterious. Many books on prayer that I find on bookstore shelves and in library stacks begin with the author’s concession about how much he does not know about prayer. There is always something of prayer that remains shrouded in mystery, because we’re communing with God, who is profoundly other, spectacularly higher than we are.
But at the same time, much of what is knowable about prayer remains a mystery to so many of us simply because we keep it at arm’s length. Some of us fear the intimacy, we fear the silence—we are utterly discomfited by the quietness. Some of us are faithless and no longer really believe in the efficacy of prayer—we have come to believe that prayer does nothing. Some of us are disappointed by prayer: We have asked God to act or move in a certain way and have been met only with silence, and our lives remain in a state of pain and turmoil.
I have been frightened by the silence of prayer—by communion with the Holy One, the Almighty. I have allowed sin to keep me from my Father. Maybe some of you are walking away from the very One who yearns to run to you and embrace you.
I have walked through periods of serious theological confusion about prayer. The reasoning was, “If God is sovereign and will do what he will do, is my prayer efficacious or even reasonable? In other words, if God is a theological juggernaut, then prayers of intercession and supplication are worthless, and I should only concern myself with prayers of thanksgiving and praise.” Maybe some of you are embracing that confusion.
I have been disappointed in prayer—prayed for healing and received none, prayed for relief and found none. I have misunderstood the purposes and person of God. Maybe some of you are losing hope just as I have.
There are many questions people have concerning prayer: What is it? What do I pray about? How do I pray? What is permissible, and impermissible, in prayer? Is there anything impermissible in prayer? Are there other kinds of prayer of which I should be aware, or is the spontaneous vocalization of my heart the extent of Christian prayer? Does prayer accomplish anything? When and how often should I pray? Where should I pray?
I want to struggle through some of these questions and begin to answer them for myself. I am not so foolish as to believe that I will be able to plumb the depths of prayer in these small articles or in my short lifetime. But come along with me anyway. Together we can extend our hands into the dark and slowly feel our way forward, using the lights that others have left for us in their exploration of this multifaceted and treasure-filled cavern. And we must pray—for that is the only way we will ever truly come to know how to pray.
We can begin. Try to commit to a discipline of prayer in your life. Maybe it will only be a moment or two before bed or as you rise, or five minutes during your lunch break. That is your decision, of course, but it is a decision that must be made.
Prayer is one of the most important things we fail to do. And it is not something we can set aside—it is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian.
kev
But at the same time, much of what is knowable about prayer remains a mystery to so many of us simply because we keep it at arm’s length. Some of us fear the intimacy, we fear the silence—we are utterly discomfited by the quietness. Some of us are faithless and no longer really believe in the efficacy of prayer—we have come to believe that prayer does nothing. Some of us are disappointed by prayer: We have asked God to act or move in a certain way and have been met only with silence, and our lives remain in a state of pain and turmoil.
I have been frightened by the silence of prayer—by communion with the Holy One, the Almighty. I have allowed sin to keep me from my Father. Maybe some of you are walking away from the very One who yearns to run to you and embrace you.
I have walked through periods of serious theological confusion about prayer. The reasoning was, “If God is sovereign and will do what he will do, is my prayer efficacious or even reasonable? In other words, if God is a theological juggernaut, then prayers of intercession and supplication are worthless, and I should only concern myself with prayers of thanksgiving and praise.” Maybe some of you are embracing that confusion.
I have been disappointed in prayer—prayed for healing and received none, prayed for relief and found none. I have misunderstood the purposes and person of God. Maybe some of you are losing hope just as I have.
There are many questions people have concerning prayer: What is it? What do I pray about? How do I pray? What is permissible, and impermissible, in prayer? Is there anything impermissible in prayer? Are there other kinds of prayer of which I should be aware, or is the spontaneous vocalization of my heart the extent of Christian prayer? Does prayer accomplish anything? When and how often should I pray? Where should I pray?
I want to struggle through some of these questions and begin to answer them for myself. I am not so foolish as to believe that I will be able to plumb the depths of prayer in these small articles or in my short lifetime. But come along with me anyway. Together we can extend our hands into the dark and slowly feel our way forward, using the lights that others have left for us in their exploration of this multifaceted and treasure-filled cavern. And we must pray—for that is the only way we will ever truly come to know how to pray.
We can begin. Try to commit to a discipline of prayer in your life. Maybe it will only be a moment or two before bed or as you rise, or five minutes during your lunch break. That is your decision, of course, but it is a decision that must be made.
Prayer is one of the most important things we fail to do. And it is not something we can set aside—it is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian.
kev
Prayer Request
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. - Philippians 4:6
Eugene Lim: I need prayer for my assignments and also wisdom to guide my cell group members.
Lee Ling: That'll just be exams in May. Im definitely not prepared for mocks, so pray that I'll stay focussed and have that determination to study my best for the next 2 mths before finals.
Richard: Pray that I have wisdom, time management, sensitivity to hear God, in different areas in life.
Myrtle: Pray that I'm able to send out resumes soon! n take time to do my projects.(dont want it to be so last min..)
Christine: Please pray for more manageable exams in the upcoming weeks.
Kevin: Pray for directions of which church/cell group to settle in. Pray for my preparation for my upcoming prelims/final papers. I need to have more motivation and focus in my studies.
Glory: pray for God's guidance in preparing for g cube camp. lots of things to be done. need to prepare for scenarios, etc and we don't have much time. everyone's busy with exams. have to meet up this wkend to prepare and there's another paper next mon. yup. so keep me and my group in prayer!
Jessica/Gillian: All from UOL, so lets' keep them in prayer too as they are going through their mocks. Pray for good health and good spirit as they take time to prepare for exams.
Let us continue to keep one another in prayers daily. It can be a general pray to cover health, studies, family or anything. Prayer is a power weapon that God has given to us, so lets' use it to the fullest shall we? Lets' work hand-in-hand with our God in prayer and we will see wonders happening. Amen to that? Have a blessed week ahead guys!
Eugene Lim: I need prayer for my assignments and also wisdom to guide my cell group members.
Lee Ling: That'll just be exams in May. Im definitely not prepared for mocks, so pray that I'll stay focussed and have that determination to study my best for the next 2 mths before finals.
Richard: Pray that I have wisdom, time management, sensitivity to hear God, in different areas in life.
Myrtle: Pray that I'm able to send out resumes soon! n take time to do my projects.(dont want it to be so last min..)
Christine: Please pray for more manageable exams in the upcoming weeks.
Kevin: Pray for directions of which church/cell group to settle in. Pray for my preparation for my upcoming prelims/final papers. I need to have more motivation and focus in my studies.
Glory: pray for God's guidance in preparing for g cube camp. lots of things to be done. need to prepare for scenarios, etc and we don't have much time. everyone's busy with exams. have to meet up this wkend to prepare and there's another paper next mon. yup. so keep me and my group in prayer!
Jessica/Gillian: All from UOL, so lets' keep them in prayer too as they are going through their mocks. Pray for good health and good spirit as they take time to prepare for exams.
Let us continue to keep one another in prayers daily. It can be a general pray to cover health, studies, family or anything. Prayer is a power weapon that God has given to us, so lets' use it to the fullest shall we? Lets' work hand-in-hand with our God in prayer and we will see wonders happening. Amen to that? Have a blessed week ahead guys!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Performance By: A Sunday School Girl
This little girl is amazing, her voice is sweet! Totally melts my heart to the max! Pse enjoy this youtube post. Be us alway be still in the Lord and find rest in Him during this busy period of examination.
Love Quest 140208
Start of our journey - Love Quest 140208 
Prince of Beehoon + Prince of Tiramisu
Baking Queen sharing her good stuff
Sleepy leader dozing off - "Zzz..."
Prince of Beehoon + Prince of Tiramisu
Baking Queen sharing her good stuff
Sleepy leader dozing off - "Zzz..."Destination 1: Local Delights (Indian Food @ Little India)
Check out the "stuff" - Drooling?
Hungry monsters shall declare..."EAT!"
Destination 2: Rochor Yu-tiao & Beancurd - Singapore's Best!
Dish 1: Love in the air curd
Dish 2: Potion No.9
2 princess yutiao + 1 princess bean
We're the royal maids of the princesses.
Satisfied customers after eating.
Destination 3: Mount Sophia - Old School
Powerpuff girls?
PowerRanges?
Sinema @ OldSchool
Park's Logo - Does it look familar to you?
Childhood memories.
See-saw - Up and down!
Final Destination: Emily Hill
Chill-out @ Emily
Front-view of Chill-out @ Emily
Art.
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