Prince Caspian

Watched Prince Caspian with alot of ppl from New Creation.. okay pls don't call Joel a Holy holey freak okay.. it's not always that I see something in a movie okay..

For those Christians who have watched Prince Caspian.. here's some beautiful truths..

Lucy was the only one to see Aslan 1st.. during the night Susan asked why only Lucy saw Aslan.. It struck me: only if you become like these little children can you enter the Kingdom of Heaven.. It's like wow! If you have this kind of child-like faith to believe, you know.. you see God in everywhere where ppl can't see him..

And Aslan called Lucy twice! WOW! adding on, Lucy remarked that Aslan had grown bigger and Aslan said every year you grow, I grow.. It's like the bigger you grow in the Lord, the bigger God will be to you.. it's maturity in Christ.. like the more you mature, the more you are able to see God there to help you to strengthen you and give you strength..

There was this other part where they tried to summon the white witch.. and when Edmund broke the ice, behind was this carving of Aslan.. it's like they turned to the world for answers and blocked out the true answer that was behind the veil that they erected and it blinded them from seeing their breakthrough.. and also when the whte witch said only a drop of your blood.. it's like will it be your blood or Jesus' blood? and you know what the white witch did in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.. If you turn to the world and work, symbolised by your blood, all the self effort, you will be blinded and you will end up in a lot of trouble..

why turn to the world when you should turn to GOD

my experience.

Harlowharlow! juz wan to tell u all wat juz happened, which i still feel quite weird on the inside. coz rite, today i happen to stay at home to check out the uni stuff. den e doorbell rang ma. somehow duno y, i had a bad feeling. but it could be the newspaperman or sth. But there was these 2 ladies whom one of them started by saying, have you wondered y there have been so many disasters, or have y ever wondered y the food prices r going up? things lidat. den i duno how to reply ma. so i juz shrug as usual. so she went on to say like den i want to refer you to the bible. so i quickly juz mentioned im also a christian. but they still ask if they can share things with me. Den they brought me to verses which mention the last days. things like nations will be against nations, kingdoms against kingdoms, n great earthquakes, which she refer to the example of the china earthquake. somehow wat i got from them was actually fear. like they din really mention much but make it seems like its really scary lor. den i was wearing new creation church shirt ma. so e other woman ask me wat the verse on my shirt says, as though testing me. but i cant really ans. den she went on to say i should read more into the bible, so i would noe if wat my church teach is really from the bible n not juz listen to ppl. sth lidat. ya lor. as in honestly inside of me was anger. i mean i do read e bible but i dun read it as much as u doesnt mean i learn less than u or have to feel bad bout it or is less loved by God. so anyway, i was really juz wondering y God brought them to me.

Board Games Day!!!!

YAY. im excited for the next board games day cos ihadsomuchfun the last time and i think the next one will be better!!!

i believe u would have received JG's email.. so heres just reminding you to check it.. or else just read below..

place: Hui Yi's house
Date: this saturday 31 may 2008
meeting time: 1.30, at bishan bus interchange. (charles arent u the most lucky) hahaha.
bring: yourself and games plus junkfood.
what we're doing: playing games and watching movie, etc.

we might be having dinner together around the area too for those who can make it.

just come for a while if you can!!

do rsvp asap. thx!!!!

My favourite bible characters!=] EDITED=]

Hey beloved southies, i'm back with the edited version of my post.Reason being, i cant share my favourite bible characters without giving my all. Previously when i was blogging, i was trying to withhold some things that are very personal to me.i was just blogging plainly for the sake of it. But after i blogged i felt so dry about it because it was this journey Jesus took with me that made me love both David and Benjamin so much! So here is the uncensored version.=]

Here's the reason why i like David so much-because i see myself(not just a part of me, but WHOLE ENTIRE ME) whenever i read the story of David in the bible! There was this passage in the bible that King Saul's servant described David as.(see below)

1Samuel 16:18
Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”

As we all know, the "handsome goodlookin part" describes all of us. haha. BUT what really struck me was David was SKILLFUL in playing the harp. He was a MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR and a MAN OF WAR. to me, that describes me SO PERFECTLY. As a person who loves to worship Daddy God with songs and music, it has always been in my heart to sing my best with the best my voice can give, for the Lord. and i must say i'm not there to be called skillful yet, but each step of the way i saw my vocal skills improving , when i desire to not to make mistakes simply because i want to give my best to Daddy God. And i really believe this is not coincidental because the Scriptures did say

1samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

So i really really believe it's Daddy God who sees my heart and answers my slient prayer!=]

Secondly, David was described as a man of VALOR. Valor means to have COURAGE and BOLDNESS in battles! David was a man with COURAGE AND BOLDNESS IN BATTLES. HE WAS FEARLESS!!.=] that really really rings in my heart because i really believe Daddy has created ME and EACH of YOU here to be BOLD and COURAGEOUS, to be FEARLESS in life!!=]i'm not saying i have courage and boldness in every area of my life here. there are many areas which i still need Daddy God to cast out the fears in my heart. But knowing me, you'll know i'm the kind of person whom when i'm entrusted with something, or involved in things that i'm really passionate about and i really really like, i'll go all out for it with full steam of energy, life and enthusiasm. i wouldnt care what are the obstacles i'm just gonna knock them down one by one.and this is only by the grace of God that i can do so because He is the one who created me to be like that and He is the one who puts His POWER in my passion. and this power of His cause me to be FEARLESS to go all out and do my best! So this part about David really resembles a little bit of me.=]


As if that has convicted me enough, the third description of David literally drove me high on the spirit. when i saw it i cant help exclaiming 'OH MY GOD, GOD!! David is SOOOOOOOOOOO like me!". David was a man of WAR. tell you guys something, ever since young i'm super duper competitive. whatever i take part in, be it games or events or competitions, i'll wanna win. not just win but i wanna be the FIRST!i wanna beat the rest! Even when i fought with my brother and he gave me a punch on my arm which nearly dislocated my arm, i still fought back by scratching him with my long nails till he bled. I grew up with an attitude of "i want all my enemies and rivals defeated and all UNDER ME!"

But as i grew up seeing how other girls behaved, i've always wondered if i were a mistake from God, even up till recently! i felt like i was a guy trapped in a girl's body simply because i was so competitive. Because "Daddy God! where on earth girls are so competitive!? arent they suppose to be demure? that's so not me lah!" But thanks be to Daddy God that He 's so gracious! As i was reading this book called Captivating, the author actually describes women of God as WARRRIOR PRINCESSES!She mentioned that women are made to be warriors of God too!! not just men alone!! That SOOO comforted me because Daddy God actually confirmed what he told me in the Spirit- that He has given me a WARRIOR SPIRIT just like David!! A SPIRIT that DARES to wage war with the wimpy devil through worship and His Word!! DARES to come against it with Jesus's finished work ON THE CROSS!!This Warrior Spirit gives an attitude that cause me to desire to REIGN above my enemies, REIGN above my circumstances and be the one IN CHARGE instead!! =]=]=]and trust me, the person who is reading this right now, YOU have that too=]

So i'm really really convinced right now that Daddy GOd has made me a WOMAN DAVID!!=]=]=]

And not just that, David is the bible character Daddy God uses to show me who He wants to mould me into!He wants to mould me into a REAL person, a REAL woman to be exact. A person who is REAL is when he or she shares, you'll find credibilty in them. Simply because, whatever they share is OUT OF THE HEART,out of their own journey with the Lord and revelations which The Lord has convicted them of. When they share, you'll feel their excitement, you feel what they feel.You sense stablity, you sense strength and you can sense POWER coming forth from their words, simply because they speak OUT OF CONVICTION.

That's why i like David!! David is a person SO SO SO REAL wth God!! When you read his psalms, you'll find him coming to God AS REAL AS HIMSELF! He goes into God's presense, to God's holy throne JUST AS HE IS - ALL VULNERABLE and NOTHING HIDDEN. And that TRUELY speaks of INTIMACY with Jesus! no wonder he is called "the man after God's own heart" by God Himself (Acts 13:22).

The reason why so is because David KNEW God's tender heart of mercy. He KNEW what God desires and he met it, by simply DRAWING NEAR to Daddy God JUST AS HE IS- as the forgotten shepherd boy (1 samuel 16:11), as the youth with much zeal with he met goliath (1samuel 17:45,46), as the hunted-down- stressed out wanted man (1samuel21:10), as the failed leader of his mighty men (1 samuel 30:6), the sinner who committed adultery with Uriah's wife(2samuel 11:4). David came to God just as David Himself, with a FULL WRECKAGE of his emotions. But above all, he came to God knowing God's heart! He is REAL with God!! You CANNOT know God's heart without being REAL with God!!!

And because David was real with God, that was the reason why he could call on GOd so BOLDLY and SPEEDILY when he met goliath!(1samuel 17:45) that's why he could strengthened himself in the Lord when he lived as though he had NO God for one and a half years in Zig Lag (1 samuel 30:6). that is the reason why David could DARINGLY pleaded with The Lord after realising his mistake to commit adultery. (2samuel 12:12,16) and after which when he received his punishment, he could put away his sack cloth and immediately worship the Lord still! (2samuel 12:30).

David KNEW God's heart is a heart of tender mercies and loving kindness!(Psalm 103:4).And this knowing came out of the quiet times, most trying times he spent with the Lord. (Psalm 23 and Psalm69). Because he was REAL and vulnerable to God, God became REAL in his life and God was able to touch David's heart and impart STRENGTH to him in his time of weaknesses.
As a result David was able to be REAL before men, when he danced before The Lord with ALL his might, DESPITE the opinions of others!(2sam6:14)

And that is the kind of person i've always endeavoured to be!! The Beloved of The Lord who is REAL with a ZEAL for her Abba Father!!!=]=]=]

Be blessed peepos!!!

My Favourite Bible Character

It's cool that Joel talked about David and Pastor Benjamin also preached a little about David.

I think many of you would have the same favourite Bible character as me and it's none other than David.

David is such an amazing person. His life is such an awesome story. From being a shepherd boy to king of Israel his journey was simply amazing.

I love how David has such a heart for God.

There's so much we can learn from David's life. I shall share a little about one of the most significant moments in David's life and throughout the days even after this month I'll keep adding on because it's too much for a single entry.

He was so assured of God's love for him that he could stand before Goliath and proclaim victory over the giant.

And even before facing Goliath David picked up five smooth stones. Not only does it signify that His victory will be because of God's grace but it was also showing how God will bring further victory in David's life. The other stones were meant for the other brothers of Goliath who were also giants.

If they had come after him after he defeated Goliath he would have a stone ready to defeat them as well and he knew that God would give him that victory.

I've shared before that even though the stone was small it took down the giant. God used a small stone from a small sling from that young shepherd boy to defeat the champion of the Philistines. God loves to use the small things of the world to confound the wise.

It's really amazing to know that! More from David in the days to come.

hello everybody!

I thought today's arrow service was really great! What pastor shared was really powerful and I'd just like to share with ya all some of the things I've personally received.

You know pastor shared about how the fear of man can come in the form of shyness? And its because we're very conscious of ourselves, what others will think about us and all? Personally that's a very real fear in my life. Many a times, i wanted to share with others about my life and about my views on things, but somehow the words get choked just when I'm about to speak. And immediately, I'll draw back because I'd think that what I have to say may not be important at all and what if I say something stupid which will make me look totally like a klutz? But my heart wants to share and more often than not, I go home regretting my actions and this is where self condemnation comes kicking in. But today pastor said something which really struck me. He said, 'My acceptance is not in what I've been in the past, but knowing that I am accepted in the beloved.'

Ephesians 1:6 says, 'to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.'

It made me realized that I do not have to be smart/rich/good looking to be accepted in the beloved, but its just purely by His grace and EVERYONE is entitled to it, despite and in spite of our failures or shortcomings. Because then its really by His grace (undeserved, unearned and unmerited favor) by which He has made us accepted. This really opened up my heart because it showed me that its really not about how much i try to gain His approval, but its a gift from Him simply because He loves me.

Even starting to write this post was quite difficult for me and I pondered about it for quite a while because I would think about whose going to read it, how others will feel after reading it and what are their opinions about it. But I'm just reminded about today's service. It doesn't matter about what others will think about me or about this entry after i post it because I know that no matter what I do in the past, the present or in the future, I'm still accepted by my abba father and that's all that matters. I just felt like sharing so here I am. Small faith steps. It's a small part of what I've received from today's sermon and even though it's not a very long entry, I hope this will bless you.

My little insights

acceptance is in CHRIST. says it all.

today Pastor Benjamin preached a powerful message.. I took this home, above all the other things he said..

Acceptance is in CHRIST, not self.. do not trust in your self effort.. look at the difference in king Saul and David..

Saul was a person who cared about what others said to him.. He was afraid of what others said.. look at 1 Sam 15:24

24 Then Saul finally admitted, "Yes I have sinned. i have disobeyed your instruction and the LORD's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded.

but look at David in 1 Sam 17:28-30

28 But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. "What are you doing around here anyway?" he demanded. "What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!"

29 "What have I done now?" David replied. "I was only asking a question!"

30 He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer.

David did not care what his brother said.. He was unafraid because he had God's acceptance and man's didn't matter.. He knew his name meant Beloved! moreover, He had all his time to bask and soak in his destiny while he was tending the sheep..

On a little side note.. Apparently, his father rejected him and so did his brothers.. when Samuel visited Jesse and his sons, David was absent! can you imagine that? A father who called his son beloved forgot about his son? an important sacrifice with THE prophet of God.. kinda shows how much his father cared.. But David was unscathed.. he remembered his destiny and that he was the beloved of God.. tt's why God said David was a man after God's own heart.. He knew that he was the beloved of God.. and that's in our ABBA's heart that we know we are his beloved because of Jesus!

CG shirts

Helloos. wanling/lulu and i (yan) have come up with some rough designs for our cg shirts. So.. do comment on how you'd like to improve on it, or simply vote for your fav!

note: its rough designs so its really changeable, so do voice your suggestions! if you hate it say so and also say what you like :) tks!

Front designs are on the LEFT, and back designs of the shirt are on the RIGHT.

I think we can mix designs, e.g. the front of design 1 with the back of design 2.

We intend for the shirts to be those with coloured lining on the collar and the sleeves.. seen those b4? so, the colour we pick will depend on the availability.

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

A random design:

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Daddy's love letter for you

This video is juz amazing. n the little kids all really cute. lol. We will always be Daddy's little precious children. check this out! =)

JC Cluster Meeting

Heyz, Beloved Southies!

There's Cluster Meeting this week instead of Caregroup.

Date: 9th of May
Venue: Suntec, Level 4 Overflow Room
Time: 7pm. Please be punctual.

The JC Cluster has been through a lot and God is not finished with us yet. Many things are in store for all of us and the past few months have only been the beginning of that. A lot of exciting changes to look forward to. God is moving!

Drop me and Coach Gary an email if you are coming.

Rabbit trails (its the 'in' thing now)

Side tracking abit from May's theme...
There is this website that gives word for word translation of Bible from Greek/Hebrew to English. I thought it might be useful and i wanna share it with u guys.
For Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
For Greek Scriptures (New Testament)
Its pretty cool..

One more thing :)
There is this cool video that I wanna share with u guys. The lyrics says it all. Be Blessed Beloveds!

THEME FOR MAY

The very much anticipated theme for may!
Thanks to Clarice who came up with the wonderful topic..

"My Favourite Person in the Bible!" (other than Jesus)

Yes, obviously Jesus is our fav person. So, who else do you like?

I like this topic because, well, i dont really know many characters in the bible. So if i read abt this person that you like, its highlighted. not only i learn more about the bible, i also know more about you!

The thing is- i cant start first for now cos, i havent really figured who i like. heehee. So please, share! if you've got this person (e.g. ruth, naomi, joseph, etc...) that really spoke to you or made you realise something that changed you somehow. or whatever other reasons. yup.. Person+reasons. that'll do =D

Start posting!!!

Arrow Students' Service

Arrow Students' Service

Heyz, Beloved Southies

Arrow Students' Service is this Saturday! It's the last chance to get tickets for The Zone before they are released to the public.

We'll be meeting outside the Rock at 1630 for pre-service. Come expectant to receive the Word that is for you in your current situation.

The Theme is SEE... I don't think there's a dresscode for that so no worries about being dressed out of theme. =D

See you Beloveds there!