On Mission Sunday (7 January, 2007), Rev Chu, when he was preaching, told the church that a lot of the noisy arguments in churches today are due to the selfishness of the church members. He said that, a lot of times, problems occur in the church because we only care about our rights. The church has become like a club where we only care about the benefits we get and what we can gain or lose.
The scriptures in 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 says that “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” We, Christians, should no longer live for ourselves. The love of Christ compels us to live for Jesus Christ who died for us.
The great commission that Jesus has given the church is to preach the gospel; to save the souls of people who do not know Jesus Christ yet. If we concentrate on this mission, if we concentrate on the people outside the church who need the Lord; there will be less problems inside the church. A church that is weak in mission is a church whose members are self centered.
I pray that God will move all of our church members to have a heart for mission.
Posted by Yu-Son on Saturday, January 20, 2007
There was a countdown held by Junior Youth Fellowship on the 31st December 2006 at Methodist Seniors Home. We thank God that He has led us through year 2006. In the coming year, we will do more for God......Glory to God our Lord. Amen.
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Posted by Matthew Lim on Saturday, January 13, 2007
25th December 2006 was Christmas night, it was also the Graduation Night for the Sunday School children. Many attended this event. The Sunday School children presented songs, dances, recited scriptures and many other performances. The Sunday School had also invited the Women Fellowship, Junior Youth Fellowship and the Church Choir to perform dance and songs.
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Posted by Matthew Lim on Saturday, January 13, 2007
25/12/2006上午九时半, 超逾一千名信徒聚集芙蓉中华中学冷气大礼堂举行圣诞感恩礼拜。这是本教会连续第三年在教堂外举行圣诞感恩礼拜。崇拜开始时,崇恩弟兄和一班诗班员的弟兄姐妹们带领诗歌赞美。过后,金祥执事带领我们做开始的祷告。当天我们教会的姐妹们以舞蹈来赞美我们的神,诗班以诗歌(耶稣,神爱子)来赞美我们的上帝。今年圣诞节周牧师以马太福音2:1-3节分享神的话。感谢神今年有36位弟兄姐妹接受洗礼。
洗礼后,成年团契团员献唱诗歌(丰盛的人生)。之后,主日学学生以舞蹈来赞美上帝。过后,牧师分享异象-2007年为门训的教会。在要结束时,所有的弟兄姐妹们都会得到一份的圣诞礼物。大约十二时,崇拜圆满结束。
On 25th December, 2006 at 9.30am, more than 1000 Christians gathered together at Seremban Chung Hua High School Assembly Hall for our Christmas Thanksgiving Service. This was the third year that our church had Christmas Thanksgiving Service outside the church premises.
Brother Chun Earn and the choir started the worship service by leading the congregation in praise and worship. This was followed by a prayer led by LCEC Chairman Mr Teo Kim Siang. After that, a group of ladies from the Women Fellowship presented a ribbon dance to praise the Lord. Then the church choir sang a beautiful song “Jesus,Son of God”. This year, our pastor Rev Chu shared with us a message from God, taken from Matthew 2:1-3. Praise the Lord, 36 brothers and sisters were baptized on this Christmas day.
After the baptism, the Adult Fellowship praised the Lord with another song. Sunday School children were not left out, they presented a lively dance to praise God as well! Not forgetting his mission, Rev Chu shared with us his vision for year 2007 – The Church of Discipleship. Every one received a Christmas present before leaving at the end of the service at around 12pm.
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Posted by Matthew Lim on Friday, January 12, 2007
感谢神的带领让我们报佳音队在三天内(21/12/2006-23/12/2006)的报佳音都很顺利地进行。 报佳音团员被分为4组,组员由年长,年轻以及年幼三代组成。
Thanks to God for leading the carolers for the three days of caroling (21st - 23rd December 2006). The carolers were divided into 4 groups, each group includes member of all ages. The carolers joyfully shared the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ to every home they visited. This year, more than 130 families invited the carolers to their home. This is the highest number since our church resumed door to door caroling in year 2002! Praise the Lord!
Posted by Matthew Lim on Monday, January 08, 2007