Sunday, June 29, 2008
i'm so happy today! the long awaited 5th sunday is finally over and i'm really really tired but satisfied... its times like these that make school really seem horrible not cause of the fun, but cause everything's just so productive. friendships strengthened, good workout, and the youth another step closer to revival.
i cant believe the growth, i couldnt believe we're really seeing things happen..
on one hand, something is telling me "this is just too easy", because it does seem like all this had been achievable by just planning and doing and spending time on stuff. and yet another voice tells me its really God who has been working in the background to guide us, aid us and grant us his grace, which is obvious!
How many things could have went wrong?
How many people could have been implicated/stumbled because of them?
and yet God made it possible for us to experience what we went through today, PTL!
everyone looked whacky and fantastic... but i'd say all of us look good in anything we wear, retro or not:)
besides... the hall made everyone look good regardless of what we wore.. thanks to the fellowship ministry consisting of so many girls and one guy terry!
and of course, the worship team. thanks corrine and guys who practiced the time has come for so long.. indeed today's rendition of the time has come was the best one everr... loud ttm!!! ttm means to the max!!
John 4:23
"Yet a time is coming and
has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks."
boys and girls, the verse says the time has come. Let us be worshipers that the Father seeks!
to those who are in the process of training and getting rdy to serve in the worship min, persevere on and i'm sure when you get intergrated into it u'll be able to cope much better! though it does seem fun and cool just being on stage, there's really more to worship. our spiritual disciplines, our daily walk with God, and lots and lots of admin work to be done. its not impossible to do well without musical talents, but your hard work now will pay off in the future so jiayou!
after which was worship practice for next week's worship.. indeed it was a tiring day...
then basketball.
then badminton.
altogether i have spend 9-7 on saturday in church, and 9-8 today.. more or less.. its just so tiring but really, really productive.
just now, my dad spoke to me and my sis in quite a harsh tone. and i cannot understand why, he says he heard that both of us had been organising the recent suppers and all, and told us to do it less, like in moderation. and i think he doesnt like it one bit because of his tone... here are several possible things that came across my mind:
1. He may wanna spend and see more of us at home, because we've been out too much these few days.
2. He thinks we dont respect him (because of our poor accountibility skills, yes i'm sure its not just both of us but youths in general. accountibility means reporting where u go, what time and when u'll be home)
3. He doesnt get why the youth is suddenly organising so many activities and he's concerned that we're devoting too much time to church rather than to other things, eg. studies/family.
4, and this is what i hope
isnt the case. He doesnt accept the fact that youth ministry is getting fired up, and is having the "adult's syndrome". and the "adult's syndrome", not implying all adults believe in this, is that they think youth ministry is something small, something inexperienced, and still not as holy/ practical/ close to God as themselves.. this is normal in many churches and as a youth, i dont like it when an adult portrays himself as a much more mature and holy individual when in fact his life doesnt show it. Integrity is something we must have, failing which we will stumble many others...
thinking about my father, who played a part in the many organising of activities (he organised the bbq rmb?) i didnt go up to him personally to thank him for doing something like that for the youth. perhaps he needs to know that what he did surely strengthened the bonds and relationships in the youth and maybe sparked off the recent surge of events... over the last month, recallign everything..the events were:
hillsong concert, cycling outing, dad's bbq, shopping for retro day,
not to mention the countless times of daily scooping, supper and good talks, basketball after sundays and swimming occasionally. all these have played their part and the response was humongous. its so encouraging to see God in all these, reassuring as he promises to be with us and never forsake us, we see him working over time, slowly.
my only concern now is that this oneness and unity we're seeing will not be another social clique, because many christians see their church that way, but believe that as we knit together as one in Christ's love, we draw closer to Him as well.
Ephesians 4:3-6
"Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
There is
one body and
one Spirit—just as you were
called to one hope when you were called—
one Lord,
one faith,
one baptism;
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."
being "one in Christ" vs being "one".
the difference? worlds. the difference is Christ.
this seems to be what separates the social clique from church...
i really wanna post pics but blogger will take tooo long. those who dont have facebook, i URGE YOU TO GET AN ACCOUNT CAUSE FACEBOOK IS REALLY A GREAT PHOTOSHARING RESOURCE!
cant wait for next sunday, youth day, and also the first week of OCTOPUS! i wonder what adults with "adults' syndrome" are gonna say... hahaha but lets just go for Christ.
its all or nothing. wooot for this super long post...
1 timothy 4:12"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
Posted by keithc at 9:17 AM