Thursday, July 24, 2008
This is good...
From the perspective of an English Language teacher, I think this is a must see show!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
40 Day fast and prayer, Week 3
Been coerced by someone to post today. So here it is. Anyway, it's not that I've not been posting, I've been writing a bit but to the SGLs via email. So I shall just copy the latest email I sent out to them. I think it's an appropriate message considering Youth Sunday just ended.
We are entering week 3 of the 40 day fast and prayer. Once again, I had my breakfast early, one bowl of cereal... it's been about 2 hours since I had breakfast and I am feeling hungry. And it's only 9am in the morning! :(
Would like to share a short personal reflection on Youth Sunday.
When the euphoria is gone, when the people are gone, when the lights and music has faded, what are we left with? Lonliness? Sadness? Or do we still have the joy of the Lord?
One thing that really struck me in the sermon by Dr Jon Ng yesterday was his story of the American Indian in New York of how he was able to pick out the sound of the criket amidst the urban jungle of New York City. Having been to NYC, I can tell you that that place is noisy at every hour of the day. There are traffic jams at 1am in the morning!!!!
What he was trying to get across to us was this idea of an undivided heart. A heart so attuned to hearing God that we can hear God's still small voice amidst the hussle and bussle of work / school / army / everything!
For me personally, it takes time to cultivate such undivided attention to God. But I feel that the key lies in this simple Sunday School song that we've been singing since we were young:
Read your Bible pray everyday
Pray everyday, pray everyday
Read your Bible pray everyday
And you'll grow, grow, grow!
And it's true. If we read our Bibles and pray everyday, we will eventually (and hopefully) become used to listening and reading to God's voice and really have that undivided heart. Then we will see God.
So I urge you to continue reading the daily devotions, continue to share your testimonies and continue to read your Bible and pray EVERYDAY even after this 40 days are over and let's GROW together as a community of faith!
We are entering week 3 of the 40 day fast and prayer. Once again, I had my breakfast early, one bowl of cereal... it's been about 2 hours since I had breakfast and I am feeling hungry. And it's only 9am in the morning! :(
Would like to share a short personal reflection on Youth Sunday.
When the euphoria is gone, when the people are gone, when the lights and music has faded, what are we left with? Lonliness? Sadness? Or do we still have the joy of the Lord?
One thing that really struck me in the sermon by Dr Jon Ng yesterday was his story of the American Indian in New York of how he was able to pick out the sound of the criket amidst the urban jungle of New York City. Having been to NYC, I can tell you that that place is noisy at every hour of the day. There are traffic jams at 1am in the morning!!!!
What he was trying to get across to us was this idea of an undivided heart. A heart so attuned to hearing God that we can hear God's still small voice amidst the hussle and bussle of work / school / army / everything!
For me personally, it takes time to cultivate such undivided attention to God. But I feel that the key lies in this simple Sunday School song that we've been singing since we were young:
Read your Bible pray everyday
Pray everyday, pray everyday
Read your Bible pray everyday
And you'll grow, grow, grow!
And it's true. If we read our Bibles and pray everyday, we will eventually (and hopefully) become used to listening and reading to God's voice and really have that undivided heart. Then we will see God.
So I urge you to continue reading the daily devotions, continue to share your testimonies and continue to read your Bible and pray EVERYDAY even after this 40 days are over and let's GROW together as a community of faith!
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