And you shall know the truth. And the truth will set you free

hey central 3,

hope you guys are enjoying your post exam days! let's continue to keep those who're still having Os and other exams in prayer alright!:)

anyway guys, let's not see coming to service and church as the most 'holy' thing you can do throughout the week alright.

yes, you do worship, you do prayer, you do communion.

but you can worship God anytime, anywhere. worship doesn't have to be singing songs! worship can be the simple actions that you do, the way you speak to each other, speaking into lives and all that. worship really, has no boundaries. let's not be stuck with just singing songs in saturday services alright.

prayer, prayerful lifestyle. prayer should be done every single day, as much as possible. thanking God for the good, confessing our sins, just talking to God etc etc!

communion is about remembering Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross (am i right? if i'm not please correct me!) and yeah. i don't think we need communion to remind us about what Jesus did for us.

it's really messy but i do hope you get my drift.

you don't judge how well the musicians play. worship comes from the heart. worship isnt even just restricted to songs! so why say worship was bad, when the truth is many a times it's us who aren't looking to God. or the truth is many a times we choose not to worship God. we choose to harp on the misfortunes that have happened, and we CHOOSE not to worship God for who He is and the blessings that He has given to us.

every single day, that's what counts most. how you act all around, that's what counts most.

you may be holy moley in church, but if you're crude, anger prone, jealousy prone and all that outside church that's hypocrisy. and i believe you know, what that means.

you may be able to lead your cell members, you may be able to lead your church friends in church activities but if you cannot even lead your friends outside school to do the right things and worse still you join them, then you have some reflection to do.

you may sing Lord i put you first in my life but during cell you turn on your handphone and start messaging unimportant stuff or playing handphone games. honestly, there's something that you'd need to do then.

you may sing Lord i honour you, but if you fail to honour God's people i don't know how you're honouring God. guys, do NOT belittle others. do NOT put others down. do NOT disrespect others. love your neighbour as yourself. no one of us is greater than the other.

guys, central 3. let's be Christians who truly live our entire life glorifying God.

you may fool man, but i assure you you aren't even close to fooling God.

have a great week, remember camp forms and missions collection alright:)

jae

Jae at 2:30 AM

Saturday, October 17, 2009

dear central three,

my name is Jae Lee.

i'm aged 15, and i've been in central 3 for close to 3 years now.

i'd never been me in my first 1+ years in central 3.

i was a good little church boy, coming to church every single saturday and attending every prayer meeting.

i was nice to everyone around me, i never ever told them what i really thought of them, what i really thought of their actions.

but outside church i was part of the world. the system of the world. the world without God. i wasn't a Christian. i didn't show Christ through me. i was like any other guy on the street. i wasn't afraid to say i was a Christian. but that probably did more harm than good. a Christian of no difference. then what's the point of being a Christian?

i did my quiet time. i said my grace.

but i wasn't close to God.

in Church i didn't wanna be rejected. so i acted differently.

it wasn't me.

i don't know what happened. i cannot remember.

but i changed.

i started to slowly integrate my lives together. who you see outside and inside church's the same now.

honestly i dislike being known. i dislike being on stage, being seen by so many people.

cause that's not who i am.

i'd rather know really few people and have deep relationships with them,

than to know many people just by their name.

and i'm still changing. i'm still changing.

i'm learning how to always stay in God's presence,
learning how to trust Him and put Him before everything.

i'm learning how to find security in God and not in friends,
learning how to turn to God first before anyone.

it hasn't been easy, honestly. but i thank God for friends who really speak truths into my life. they do what they know will be best for me even though it will hurt me.

i've learnt so much during the past short 3 years.

one thing i'm really taking away, is what's true friendship. it's not about making you happy. but it's about guiding your way to God. cause only in God can you ever find true security, true love, true happiness.

what about you, my fellow cell members?

let's be real in cell. let's be who we are in and out of church, in and out of cell.

let's be real friends, real brothers and sisters in Christ, speaking the truth into others' lives.

for only the truth can set you free.

only the truth,
can set anyone free.

let's be free my friends.
let's be free.

let's be truths.

Jae at 10:37 PM

Saturday, October 10, 2009

hi c3. ya'll all too busy to post right... i post la. hahaha. and heather and lihui can post too since their exams are over!!!

anyway, before anything, i wanna give a big shout out to those who havent been coming because of exams.. JIA YOU!!!! and please remember, God is our strength, be sure to keep your spiritual life in check too (: life is more than just studies! its about God and family and friends and fun and love and joy and all those things (: but there is a season for everything. now is work season. so jia you!!!!!

especially our 3 major exams people.. derek sherwyn and ted. WOOHOO!

today at cell, we watched LEFT BEHIND: the movie. only part 1.

i think it was a good time, and i trust that you guys learnt a little bit.

most important lesson:

we are living in the end times. we must be watchful at all times. keep ourselves in check (by God's grace) and keep on reaching out to our friends. Cuz only the Father knows the time which these things will happen. (thats right, even JESUS doesnt know when the time is!)

i really hope that some of you will take an interest in this subject, because it is a important subject to know about.

BUT!

remember, at the end of the day, it doesnt really matter when it will happen, or how it will happen (will it be like the movie? or would it be different?) also, never let our differences in understanding of this subject cause a divide among believers (we worship the same jesus!more importantly, how does all this translate to how we should live our lives? how do we prepare ourselves for the tribulation we might go through?

keep these things in mind, feel free to ask me questions.

have a really good week people (:

love,

ming

weareradical at 8:56 AM

Monday, October 05, 2009

hi c3!!

well, its been pretty exciting the last few weeks huh?

the worship encounter service, pastor joyce's farewell, and the special service with mike connell.

how's everyone been doing? i know like sherwyn is really studying hard for his o levels which is in like 3 weeks. probably derek is too. and ted for his n level.

and everyone else is also just studying hard for their EOYs.

singapore and examinations... sigh!

just wanna encourage you guys to really keep the faith and give your time generously to God. remember him as you study and trust that he can give you strength and help you out. our God is an awesome God.

i myself having mid term tests and LOTS of papers and essays and projects to submit this month. i got 3 essays and 3 projects all due this month. woohooo! but as for me, im choosing to serve the Lord. i will do my work to the best of my ability but not at cost of my time with God and my spiritual health.

also, im hoping that this week i will demonstrate love and hope in a greater measure to all my friends around me. i'll start by praying for them, so that as my heart overflows, so will my actions.

have a good week all!

God bless (:

Ming.

weareradical at 3:18 AM

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

hi guys. ming here.

i just watch a video of this extraordinary young 11 year old kid dance at the very popular show, Britain's got talent. i was like wow. you can check it out here.

but what really hit me was not the dance.

in this show, and the many others like it, its about getting approval from the judges and your fellow countrymen. you stand there, you sing your song, you do your dance, you do crazy stunts, you do magic tricks etc, all in the hope that you be approved by the judges to go to the next round.

for this kid, he simply, loves dance. and he dances. he gives it his all to this audition.

see how similar this is to our christian walk.

we all have our own songs that we sing to God, our own dances, our own performances. all of which we show to God hoping for his approval. like the story of cain and abel. would our sacrifices of praise be lovely or despicable to God? would God approve us?

so i urge you all. dance your heart out for the Lord. it is the most important approval we need.

imagine father son and holy spirit are like 3 judges watching you, perform the performance of your life. and in the end, he would either say "well done, good and faithful servant." or "away with me evil doer!"

this is the most important approval we must have. lets rise up and take our upward call, that is; christlikeness.

amen.

ming

weareradical at 8:29 AM

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Jeria Kua at 3:08 AM

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

hi c3 <3

ming again.

i must tell you all that... university is probably my best time in education EVER! i mean.. im just having a blast learning so many wonderful things about our world and about people and about everything.

my modules

1. intro to psychology. FASCINATING. our brain.. its INCREDIBLE. do you have any idea what it takes to make a person like YOU, work? i mean.. even if you're just stoning... your eyes are looking at something (which you choose not to pay attention to), your butt is feeling the chair (hard? soft? warm? but you dont really care either), your back is automatically keeping you seated up right, your lungs and heart and digestive system work without a trace (other than occasional farts). and that grey lump between your ears controls all of this. amazing.

2. geog. patriotism and loyalty and territorialism and migration.. how do we come up with all these things? how does the government influence us? national day songs useful? li jia wei at the olympics.. WHAT FOR?

3. theatre studies. drama, acting, speech, lighting, stage, props, signs.. so many of these things even in everyday life, we can employ.

4. genes and society. dna? genes? eugenics? pre-natal diagnosis?

5. einstien's universe and quantum wierdness. WOW. special and general relativity. space and time and space-time. gravity is not a force! its geometery! stars, nebula, sun, explosions blah blah.

my point. i feel that all these things i learn are giving me such an incredible picture of who God is and what he is capable of. awesome stuff.. im growing in awe, in school! you can too. see the little wonders of the Lord in science, math, art, literature. open your heart and eyes and see with spiritual eyes. God is everywhere.

what measurement can i use to quantify your love?

how far can my arms stretch wide?

what songs can i sing to the one above?

the one from whom, i cannot hide.

your love for me is like the only star i see at night.

it shines and captivates me in the deepest of ways

your love it dances around in full sight

yet sometimes i turn away.

why am i so little in faith?

does my unbelief hurt your heart?

still the truth remains, you conquered the grave

oh take me back to the start.

my darkness, my shame, my pain, my blame

your light, your fame, your healing, your grace

for me you gave your all.

i am eternally yours.

ming

weareradical at 1:20 PM

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Thursday, 10 September 09

many of you many not know who i am, and i guess its been a while since i ever posted on the cell blog or visited the cell. but after reading heather's post on cell and her memories with the cell, it made me think bacak of my own. its.. amazing how four years have passed by so fast, like as though there are those times im in a new cell now but i want to pause for a moment and go back to the days i was cell members with you guys! hehe:D

like heather, i too feel that i learnt more about God week in week out as i went for cell one week after another and i enjoyed that (: i think cell also taught me courage and trust (:

There was this once in sec three i was going through something tough and challenging, and i guess it sure took a lot a lots of courage to step out and be able to share it with the whole cell in sec three.

Its then i realized cell's where we really should share lives. okay i guess i may sound like the next cell leader telling you that but... REALLY! (you know how much i love that word! haha). Cause thats how become pillars of support for one another (:

It taught me trust too, pretty much. I dont know about you guys but for me i takes me to be able to trust something in order to keep on doing it again (; pretty much thats how it worked out. This whole thing about sharing my life with the cell built trust into me- trust that even though you guys may not have understood what i went through or how i felt back in sec three when i did that, that you all were still supporting me in prayer, through advice (:

But my journey in central three cant be summarized in a post. Its been too many memories, lessons learnt, friendships made to be able to even type everything in just a post ((: you guys have a great cell :D

M1's been great but miss you guys too okay!

see you guys soon!

-Alisa.

weareradical at 7:28 PM

This is the scene in The Prince Of Egypt where Moses leads the people out of egypt.

There can be miracles! (:

Heather

weareradical at 5:50 AM