tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29303759761008600452024-02-20T14:04:46.013+08:00The Cool Bible DiscussionCLPC Sec 4/Poly Class!QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-61823536045372572702016-02-28T10:19:00.001+08:002016-02-28T21:15:02.201+08:00Church 28 Feb 2016!<h3>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello class!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I hope you guys had a great time during Youth Sunday School (YSS) today. As the week ahead passes by, do remember to look through what we have learnt this week, as well as <b><span style="font-size: large;">prepare next week's portions!</span></b> Next week, we will be doing pages 18 to 23 of our Acts Bible Study Book, which is <b><i>Chapter 2: Wind and Fire</i></b>. I have typed down a summary of our bible study, as well as the notes I took down during sermon today, for those who weren't here. The sermon notes might be a bit messy, because, well, I was just noting down what was on my mind during the sermon. Hope you guys have a great week ahead, and as time passes by, I will try to make it be a different one of you each week who will be writing up here. :) But not to worry, I am still slowly planning how to improve the infrastructure of this blog from its current skeletal state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I'll see you guys next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With Blessings,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">QiYun</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Emmanuel: Emmanuel's sister fractured her foot and scraped her knee. Please help pray for her!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Tessa and Jed: All of us to be hardworking and healthy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Esther: Have a positive mindset in the upcoming week.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Keith, Chen Qi: Exams/ Tests</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Elizabeth: That exams won't take over our lives.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Joshua: Efficiency in project work.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">QiYun: Recovery after wisdom teeth surgery</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bible Study 28 Feb 2016</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Context: Acts 1:1-14</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>Main Thinking Questions:</u><br />What will need my urgent and intense prayer this week?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In what ways do I observe Jesus' ministry in my life for this week?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>Actions:</u><br />Think about what the first Christians prayed for in the upstairs room in Acts 1, and pray your own similar prayers.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sermon 28 Feb 2016</span></u></b></h3>
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Remaining in Christ and bearing fruit as a branch remains in a vine and bears fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So what does it mean to remain in Christ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Being active in church and doing many church activities does not necessarily mean that the person is bearing much fruit. Not that he/she shouldn't serve, but what about the other days and other times that he/she is not serving inside the church community? What about the rest of the time that a person spends outside? Being a Christian is a 24/7 thing. So how do we incorporate that into our lifestyle?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We should be bearing the fruit of the gospel, which is as written by Paul - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We should not be a hypocritical Christian, looking all good and fervent and busy on the outside but rotten on the inside. There is nothing wrong with busyness, but there is something very wrong about being rotten on the inside. So in the midst of your busy lives, do not forget to constantly check what's inside and ask God to check your heart constantly too. A car may look all clean and shiny but if it's engine is broken, it cannot move. Check your engines often.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Few characteristics of bearing fruit:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1. For short tempered people - becoming more gentle and kind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2. Harsh and impatience - treat ar others with more kindness and patience</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3. Deceitful and cunning - become more honest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4. Lack of self-control - becoming better at it (self-control) and more disciplined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is not about how much work you do for God etc, but rather about whether your life has changed and whether other people can see the image of Christ on you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9 characteristics but only 1 fruit - do take note. The 9 characteristics are known as the "FRUIT of the spirit". The characteristics have to all be developed together, not lacking in either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The other feature of bearing fruit is that one will start to desire God's Words, wanting to be close to Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Eternal life is meaningless without wanting to be close to God and wanting to love and obey Him. Think about it this way: spending an eternity with a God that one can't be bothered about would be quite a pain, wouldn't it? Eternal life must not exist apart from God; we need to seek God constantly in our lives, starting from now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When we make mistakes in life, do take note that there will be consequences. But yes, at the same time, what matters is that we return to Christ if we happen to walk away from Him. What matters is that we fight to return. It is much sweeter to walk in His ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">("Not every prodigal son gets to return home, though. Some die on the way." -Mr Lim Kah Hoe <The speaker>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Read Luke 6:<a href="tel:4749">47-49</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Question of the week to ponder:<br />
What does it mean to remain in Christ? (Think of the image of a grapevine and a branch that is grafted onto it.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Challenge for the week:<br />
What is one thing you would do or remind yourself constantly this week about remaining in Christ?</span></div>
QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-60701330860971302782016-02-27T21:52:00.002+08:002016-02-27T21:52:33.670+08:00Prayer Requests 27 FebEmmanuel's sis fractured her foot and scraped her knee. Please help pray for her!QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-55802529707558157452016-02-14T17:23:00.004+08:002016-02-14T17:23:49.075+08:00CNY Steamboat 2016 Discussion 01<br />
From Delphine:<br />
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Sent the following to the other groups' teachers. Will update y'all the no. of pax to prepare food for when they reply.<br />
Every one who is buying food, the amt we typed today is rough gauge. Do update according to ur own discretion. Dun over buy, dun under buy.<br />
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Hey all,<br />
Annual YSS CNY feast fellowship is here once again!<br />
21st Feb 2016, 1045-1230hrs<br />
1) can you give me the number of mouth we need to feed by this Wed (very impt) we don't want prepare too much or little..<br />
2) everyone to be in red. The class with least percentage of non red gets extra ingredient!<br />
3) all clpc mouths to pay $5 for food. We'll buy more meat to have a hearty meal. Beef, pork, chicken. New friends eats for free. Do let us know if a new friend dun eat beef or pork. We hope they do though.<br />
4) every class to prepare their own pot.QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-59749998406014713072016-02-14T17:19:00.002+08:002016-02-14T17:19:29.755+08:00Prayer Requests 14 Feb 2016Prayer Requests 14 Feb 2016:<br />
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Tessa: upcoming CAs<br />
Amanda: CAs coming. Health<br />
Joshua: do well for tests and have enough time to shop for steamboat food<br />
Jed: class test and motivation to study, and health<br />
Elizabeth: Finish her work and not fail her tests<br />
Chloe: band performance next week<br />
Emmanuel Kasman: Scholarship approval<br />
QiYun: good health, assessment for Wisdom Teeth surgery on 18th<br />
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<br />QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-14784612528136204112016-02-14T16:30:00.000+08:002016-02-14T19:15:20.046+08:00Feb 21, 1330hrs, Talk by 林德平 牧师As u would hav heard, church is trying to move towards 价值教育. Jesus tells us to be the light of the world. Yet, Christians and non-Christians may appear similar in our contemporary society.
So, what is special about our identity as light of the world? How does our classmates, friends, colleagues recognise this light?
The first burst of effort in this direction is on Feb 21, 1.30pm at the sanctuary. It's a talk by 林德平 牧师. For more information, please approach 俊祥,國宏,惠娴.QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930375976100860045.post-56499973348978578372016-02-14T16:00:00.000+08:002016-02-14T17:47:24.992+08:00Introduction (short)<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello, everybody!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">QiYun here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Created this blog/web portal for all of y'all so that we can post things up here and update if necessary.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Will be inviting y'all to "author" this blog one by one. This is o</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ne of the few initiatives to come! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">New year, new class, alright!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Because I'm running short of time today, so I only had time to set up the rough infrastructure for this blog and post this short introductory note. But this blog belongs to you guys! So if y'all want to change the theme or whatsoever, feel free to put it across! Over the week(s), I'll find a way to invite you all into the blog one by one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Alright that's all for today, folks,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Till next time!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">QiYun</span>QiYunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12956059900150306689noreply@blogger.com0