Sunday, 9 May 2010

SOUND GENERATION - Part 1

Brother Joshua Liong spoke to us yesterday. He is coming next week for Part 2 as well. The seminar was awesome, wasn't it? :)



SOUND definition:
Exercising or showing sound judgement;
Reflects weight of sound argument or evidence;
Free from moral defect

This is the theme verse:



What does being sound means?
It is the ability to tell the difference & the ability to discern
(or the D&D Principle)

RIGHT choices that's LEFT an impact. Sounds familiar? =)
It is just to remind you of the little game we played yesterday - with our eyes shut.
:) We need to learn to use the D&D principle in our lives!

The second important thing is that we must have ABSOLUTE TRUTH - a standard by which we live by. We were told that a MAJORITY of people DON'T believe in ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
How sad! People who DON'T are most likely to steal, use illegal drugs, commit suicide, cheat in exams, lie to a friend, physically hurt someone, feel disappointed, watch pornography & many more DANGEROUS activities!
Live by the truth, nothing else!



We were INFORMED about being "sound" in watching movies. There are guidelines to the 4 NO-NOS in watching movies!
Basically,

NO blasphemous movies because they make fun of God & Jesus; as well as portray them in disrespectful ways.

NO occult movies too. God is against witchcraft!

NO sick movies... I can't describe it!!

NO sex movies. *Pornography

So, MAKE SURE you watch a movie that doesn't fall in any of the 4 CATEGORIES! If you're NOT SURE; ASK YOURSELF 4 QUESTIONS:

1) What is the tone of the movie?
2) Is there a moral to the story?
3) Can anything be learned from the movie?
4) Might the movie worsen a problem you already have?
5) Would you regret having scenes from this movie replay themselves later in your head?

And lastly, if you came yesterday, REFLECT on what you've learnt & APPLY it.
Don't forget to finish up the SURVEY in page 2 & 4. :)

MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK... Stay tuned!

PS. Eunice; pls remember to write a post for next week. If possible, put in some pictures yeah? :) But if you don't want to; or if you don't know what to put in here, it's OKAY.

Have a great week ahead. BEST WISHES for ALL your exams!

* MiCH *

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Repentance from dead works

Repentance is a life-long process. You, who have been saved, are saved, are being saved and will be saved... :) Okay, to be more precise, repentance is written "matematically" as follows:

Repentance = Inward change + outward action

Repentance is ALSO:
Making a U-Turn...




What repentance IS NOT!

- Simply giving Jesus a "chance"
- Joining a church for its programmes
- Saying a prayer
- For "BIG sinners" (by the way, there's no such thing!)
- Feeling remorseful or anguished.



True repentance begins with God as a summary. LET'S APPLY what we have learnt!! :)
Do not repeat the mistakes made by some people in the Bible. More information are in the Foundation Truths 1 Booklet! :D

PS. Pictures are obtained from Google Images.

Have a nice day!

From [MiCH]

Monday, 26 April 2010

DBS - THE WORD IS WORTH IT!



Yes, I'm talking about the Word of God! :) The very book we carry to church weekly; is the book that can impact us daily.



Like a compass, the Bible always points us in the right direction.

Last Saturday; 24th April 2010, we had the "fantastic four" to speak forth the "TEN EFFECTS OF THE WORD OF GOD". Thanks to Siu Fai, Joanna, Daryll & Chia Wen; who, I believe, took the time to analyze the notes & taught us the very long lesson!!

The ten effects of the Word of God are stated below...

1)It produces faith
2)It produces new birth
3)It is nourishment for strength & growth
4)It produces physical healing
5)It is illumination for the mind
6)It produces victory over sin & Satan
7)It produces cleansing & sanctification
8)It is our mirror
9)It is our judge
10)It is a creative force

These are the parts I find interesting:

Effect 4#
The Bible is likened to medicine; yet it is the BEST MEDICINE; because there’s NO HARMFUL EFFECTS of “eating this medicine”. *Proverbs 4:20-22 gives us God’s prescription for healing & good health.

1)Give ATTENTION to My words
2)Incline your ear to My words
3)Do not let My words depart from your eyes
4)Keep My words in the midst of your heart

Effect 8#
The mirror of God’s Word shows us our inward spiritual nature & condition... :)
We can’t see ourselves without a mirror, right? So, God’s Word shows us what we CAN’T see!!

Hope you were blessed; & please do review this lesson!! (For those who attended.
Will see you again for Super Saturday! STAY TUNED ^^



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