Oct 21, 2007

gAmeSgaMesGamEsgAmEsgAMes

Guys, I'd like some feedback on what games you all wud like to have on saturdays, cuz when we plan sth like captainball, most ppl dun turn up..
So i wz thinking, since this is a democratic country, pls feel free to use the comment link to suggest wat we cud do on saturdays..
You can remain anonymous, wat we want is ur ppPRECIOUS suggestion..

Thanks guys!!!

N btw, we hv games every saturday, meeting up in church first at 4.30, ur attendance is required!

Sep 2, 2007

Song Festival

Hey guys,

Song Fest 2007 was a blast! We saw many new not to mention interesting talents taking stage. Among them were Swee Ling, Evelyn, Ash Li, Allysa and OWL. But the guys were out of action (at least for this year).

I recorded a few items on video. Could not fit the girl's musical and group a cappella though.
Please let me know if you want a CD of it (including pictures from Uncle Vincent's cam) by leaving a comment here or some other way la..
Adious!


p.s. Oh ya i nearly forgot that today is Ashley and Jo-Yi's birthday!!! May God richly add to their lives.

Aug 19, 2007

"Do what thou wilt" ?

A line in the last part of the Hell’s Bells series really frightened me: “Do what thou wilt”. It is supposedly the primary law of Satan. As far as I’m concerned, I’m guilty of acting for my own pleasure most times, if not every time, and to think that I’m a Christian?!?

In contrast, Christ gave us the greatest commandment, which is to love God with all our mind, strength, and heart. The second commandment is to love our neighbours. I was not asked to love myself which is: “Do what thou wilt”. Loving myself would be sinning, cuz sin originates from loving yourself. Think about it, all pride, greed, malice, lust, anger, gluttony, and evil thoughts comes from loving ourselves.

Now the core of being a Christian would mean to love God first, others second, and ourselves last. It would take superhuman strength to achieve that feat, that’s why we have to empowerment of the Holy Spirit to guide us.

So… will “Do what thou wilt” still reign in you???

Aug 16, 2007

COPA IBA food fest!

I admit – it’s been a while since I showed my face at Youth. I will make no excuses suffice to say that things will (prayerfully) return to normal after September 29 ;)

Because of this, I made sure that I was at the COPA IBA reunion dinner last week at Cheng-Yi’s place. Oh sure, the food had something to do with it but, most important of all, I wanted to see my boys and girls who, in the months of my absence, seem to be fast becoming young men and women! Slow down! Get shorter! Where did you learn how to dress like that! Why is everyone taller than me???

Who's the OWL? No prizes for guessing!

Johnson, Kuang Ern and some guy in a pink shirt
ANYWAY, I was waiting in church in case any lost souls came by so by the time I got back to Cheng’s place, it was all brightly-lit and overflowing with people and delicious smells from the grilling lamb. It was festive, so warm and I promised myself that I need to start being around more often.


We started off by celebrating the birthday of Chin Wuen who is currently in college. He’s been a part of the Youth since he was in secondary school and because he stays on campus, he hasn’t been around as often. So it was really good to see him again and sing Happy Birthday to him.

Chin Wuen doing justice to the candle


Look at all the pretty M&Ms!
Take a look at the cake (upside down, thanks to our photographer :P)! His mom made it. Certain people could hardly keep their itchy fingers from plucking one (or more!) tempting M&Ms from the cake. I think it was a brownie. A BIG brownie. The only kind of brownie there should be…


Then, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: DINNER! Check out the spread. ::DIES:: Apple salad, kindly tossed by Ashley and aunty Katrina; aunty Liew’s delicious, creamy mash potato baked with a cheese crust; crispy lemon chicken, stroganoff and pasta kindly contributed by honorary TTDIGC YF chef uncle Chiong Shen and aunty Wai Mun; and last but certainly, certainly not least, tender lamb marinated by Xin-Yi and Cheng and grilled to perfection by the willing, ever-helpful hands of uncle Chee Kong.

OK fine I admit I had three helpings but the last was just pasta sauce.. and salad. That’s healthy! Oh wait – you mean the lamb counts? But how could I resist as Xin Yi whisked in bearing a styrofoam plate of the coveted lamb chops! My willpower was overcome eventhough I had already eaten enough to last me the whole of next week so I proceeded to carve everything up nicely – to share! – and downed a few choice pieces of meat. Ahh – the perfect end.

It was really good seeing everyone chatting and talking. My radar even picked up some very suspicious behaviour going on behind my back, literally, but I will not say further in case I incur the wrath of Certain Individuals.

Well – it was a good night. We should have COPA IBA more often if it means having lamb chops after to celebrate!
Here's to COPA IBA 2008! Finals, guys? :D

Aug 12, 2007

Guilt & Sins..

Have you ever done something wrong and later felt bad about it? That is guilt. We feel guilty over the wrongs in our life almost daily, that’s because God gave us a conscience. Conscience is something which enables us to tell the difference between right and wrong. And we won’t feel right until we’ve covered it up. That’s the same with our search for an eternal being. Most religions emphasizes on doing good to cover up for all our wrongs, the more good you do, the more points you get in order to enter heaven. On the other hand, guilt remains forever on our stained sheet of life. like an ugly black blot of ink. No matter how much good you’ve done, the blot of ink remains. Sometimes we can escape getting caught, but we can never escape the guilt of sin. It is built into the fabric of life. It is guilt that makes us run when no one is chasing us.

We long to be free. We want to be free from oppression. We want to be free from ill health. Basically we just want to be free ourselves from guilt of sin. However, only the blood of Christ has true cleansing power. When we receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, believing that He died to pay the penalty for ours sins, then we are truly free. The feeling is like a big burden has been lifted from our shoulders. The bent shall finally walk straight. Christ has removed the blot of ink forever. 1 John 1:19 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. The psalmist can never adequately give thanks to God who has removed his transgressions.

Another trouble many people have is that after they’ve confessed their sins, they don’t feel forgiven. They look to their feelings for assurance that God has forgiven them. What they must understand is that the assurance of forgiveness doesn’t come from feelings but from the Word of God. Feelings are always deceptive; God’s word is true. When we confess our sins, we can know that we have been forgiven, whether we feel it or not. Now that’s the power of His cleansing blood. It’s our choice to take or reject it.

What’s yours???

Aug 8, 2007

MisSinG u..

Hey YFers,

Where are you guys on Saturday evenings???
Do come for captainball at 4.30pm cuz' we miss you!!!
It doesn't matter if your fingers are as buttery as mine (?), as long as you can run and jump we want you there at Zaaba Park.
Games are times where we bond with our fellow brothers and sisters, we laugh and joke a lot, tease the skin out of everyone, monkey here and there...
Basically we just have good fellowship. If you are dying to come but don't have transport, just let us know.
So, cya!

Aug 5, 2007

Life's musings...

I wake up everyday to my same routine, except weekends. Have you ever thought of your very existence here on this tiny planet? Maybe you’ve thought about your future in the next few years, which university to go to, what ambition to pursue. After your education, you’d probably end up with someone and have kids, then what? You’d start the torturous climb up the social and working ladder. After you’ve gained quite a reputation for yourself, you start to think, what does all this amount to? My fame, riches, etc. Will it all matter on my death bed?

What does it mean when we read in Gen 1:26 that God made man in His image, after His likeness? Man was not made in the likeness of any creature, but in the likeness of his creator. But it is the soul of man, that does especially bear God's image. Man is one rung higher then all other creations for we have a soul, and with that soul, we commune with God. God created in us a void that only Him, and Him only has that capacity to fill that void. No other creation can take His place. Man has a tendency for spiritual matters; we see that all around us: religions, superstitions, horoscopes, etc. We feel an emptiness in us that only God can fill, which is the reason why we have a longing for Him. But of course we can never reach God on our own, which is why Jesus Christ is the one and ONLY way to The Father.

If that is not my purpose for living, I would not have a soul. And if I do not have a soul, I’d be yet another creature roaming the face of earth.

Jul 28, 2007

Copa Iba Reunion

Hi all!

Copa Iba reunion dinner will be at Cheng-yi's place on 4th August 2007 (Saturday) at 7:30pm. No need to bring food or pay any money ... just bring yourselves and have a good time!

Jul 24, 2007

Copa Iba 2007

Copa Iba 2007 was held on 14th Jul 2007 at Real Sports Arena, Klang. This year our team was 46 persons strong. Although most of us had to wake up as early as 5 a.m. just to get to church on time, we were pretty excited when we sighted the big express bus that was to take most of us to our destination. The rest of us went by car and some of us even managed to have roti canai in the car on the way too.

We had four teams: (1) Futsal under 23 (2) Futsal under 15 (3) Captainball under 23 and (4) Captainball under 15.

One of the players for our under 23 Futsal team looked pretty much like Ronaldo and played quite like him too. Another of our under 23 captainball players is so tall he reminded us of Yao Ming. All in all, we had pretty strong teams and played our best.

We got to the quarter finals both in under 23 Futsal and also for under 15 Captainball. Our journey ended at the quarter finals but we were satisfied from having played good games with the teams from other churches.


It was a great day which ended by us all bundling back onto the bus again, this time knowing each other a little better, sharing jokes and some very memorable visuals with each other via bluetooth!


We especially would like to thank our friends who so willingly came to be part of us for the games & strengthened our team spirit! We'll be having a reunion "makan" session to pick up where we left off so do keep a lookout on this blog 'cos we'll be announcing the date soon!
















Under 23 Futsal team
in action (in red & white)













































Jul 23, 2007

Hell's Bells Series


We will be running a documentary series on rock 'n'roll music called "Hell's Bells" over the next 4 Sundays from 29th July 2007 at 11:15 a.m. at TTDI Gospel Centre.

Here's a short transcript of what this series is all about:

"What is wrong with this man? Is this just a good time or is there something of a deeper significance going on here as well? What type of effect does this music have upon people? Is it only rock 'n' roll?
These questions and others will be answered as Hell's Bells takes you on a journey to the heart of rock 'n' roll. You'll discover what it can do to an egg. Your head. Your life. And your eternal soul. We'll explore rock's relationship to sex, violence, suicide, drugs, rebellion, and, most importantly, the occult. As Dr. Alan Bloom noted in his best-selling book The Closing of the American Mind, "Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music." Incredibly, despite this unprecedented power and the mounting evidence that rock's influence can be less than positive, most people have never stopped to consider what is really going on in and through contemporary music. Why is music so powerful? How does it affect us? What is its source? And to where is it leading us? "

Want to know more? See you at 11:15 a.m. this Sunday!