Thank God It's Good Friday!

Good Friday party at Liang Ming’s house was a blast! With all the yummylicious food, drinks and fun people we have invited, it is no wonder Vanilla, the cutest dog in the world, was so hyperactive that day.

We started at around 2pm after all the guest arrived and had ice-breakers led by Kwai Hoong and Audrey which got all of us laughing hard with the first game called ‘Tick-tock’.

After that, it was charade that got us all pulling our hair and putting on question-marks above our heads. The response from the guest was most heart-warming as they volunteered to be the ones to acting out the clues. One of the many that got us so hyped would be Soy-joy (The recent advertisement of a woman sitting on an invisible chair.) and ‘Fire in the hole’.

We then had a short time of worship with Ming Chin leading us into the presence of God before we watched The Crossing.

We spend 20 minutes or so with the guests one to one to share our own testimonies and the John 3:16 diagram. After that, we had food, which includes fruit salad (It looks tasty right!!), curry chicken, chawamushi and many more. We were super duper bloated by the end of the day.

And here’s a short video showing the game master teaching us the game, Tick-tock! Enjoy.

Below are some learning points that i've consolidated from the cell group... hope it encourages! :)

"one take away from me yesterday would be i can influencing someone's action unknowningly and i fell that i should be more mindful and positive in what i do and say. Not only to the next generation but also, to my spiritual family, family and friends... "
-kwai hoong

"the love of the Lord to us. and we have to use back the same love that He loves us to lvoe the next generation. something that i really took back home is the love that i have for the Lord and His people..."
-jialing

"i caught the glimpse of the next generation when i saw jialing's cousins, one p4 and another p5. I sense the Lord preparing my heart that i must go beyond myself to play with them and go crazy. they are really hyperactive, but they are certainly wanted into the kingdom of God.."
-liangming

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Finding God beyond the limits of Man

Finding God beyond the limits of Man

The word which i believe God is speaking to us this season is to live a life of true faith. True faith is to rely on God and leave no man-made back up plans. As Senior Pastor relaunched the church into believing God for the multitudes, this same word has to be embraced at every level in the church.

For my Good Friday event, i combined with 2 other cells from Ps Timothy's side. The collaboration was a strategic one to reach out to the schools in the north (esp Canberra, where my BB work is based) For 2 months we gathered boys from the BB company and our cells for rock climbing and abseiling at Yishun Safra on Tuesdays. This Good Friday event was a finale for this 2-month fellowshipping. We did a canopy challenge walk (high ropes course) at Yishun Safra in the morning and ended the session with a testimony sharing by David Lim, a former member of a 4-men Antartica Expedition team.

Many thankgivings to share.

1. That week itself had many wet days including Good Friday itself when it was pouring heavily in the north at dawn (i was awakened by the rain). Thankfully, God heard my simple prayer and the weather was perfect when i walked to Safra later the morning.

2. We booked a room for our games and testimony presentation. When i reached, i realized it was used by another group and apparently the staff made a mistake. The mistake was good for us as they gave us a much better conference room. Bigger space, better set up, colder air con and nice carpeted floor.

3. After some warm up games, we headed for the adventure. The experience was not conducted by me but i thank God that it did bring many of our boys to a point of recognizing their fears and their limits. Even those who thought they are brave enough felt it was challenging. This was what i wanted to link to the main message of our Good Friday event.

4. I met up with David. We have no prior discussion on his sharing but when he ran through with me his testimony and slides. It fitted with my message perfectly. He is a friend introduced by Kenneth Tan and is in our FCBC Men's Network. His testimony about his journey with God was amazing and in many of the boys' feedback, that was the highlight of the day. The trip to South Pole (Antartica) is known to be the toughest journey on earth. His sharing basically tells us that when all things fail, we only can rely on God. We all need God in our lives.

5. I transited into a message for the boys to know what Good Friday was about and what God did for us. My message was intentionally given for both believers and prebelievers about believing in a God who offers a life beyond human limits and understanding. Upon collecting the response card, we had 2 salvations, 1 rededication and 1 other cell member who raised his hand to re commit to a life to believing God again. I believe the heavens rejoiced.

6. Personally, i thank God as i saw my own guys rallied together in supporting the event in logistics and refreshment. This is the first time i saw them together serving with me in the north.

7. Finally, when i worked out my accounts for the event, every dollar and cent i got (tribe fund or collection) covered perfectly for all expenses. God is good!

We have a God who answers the cries of our hearts. We have a God who offers an adventure beyond the limits and understanding of Man. Are you willing to walk this journey with Him? Decide today and live it out.

Amos

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