[God Chasers for Revival]

End of Blocks!!

2008-06-30T08:38:19Z

Yeahh blocks has finally ended! (almost) We have survived yet another period of agonising mugging! How is everyone doing? Mann I feel like as though Im talking to myself. Anw I think I will prob be going back to woodlands after this alr, but I really enjoyed the service at tampines too! I have learnt quite a lot from the recent sermons, and I have taken up the habit of copying sermon notes again! I realised that it really helps me to learn better, if not its quite easy to forget what the pastors have taught us. Its been quite a while since we went to church tgt, and I really miss you guys! You all are still attending speedlight right? Ok to tell the truth, I keep going to main service with my sisters nowadays because I felt that the sermons at main service helped in their growth more than speedlight. Thats what they said too. But not sure how it is over at speedlight now since we havent gone there for ages. Maybe its time to return.. Hahah I miss the energetic worship team. (I keep seeing adults sleeping at main service..)

And here is to thank God for being with me throughout this period of blocks, especially the nights before the papers when I felt totally unconfident (esp bio and maths). Somehow I felt that God was reassuring me that everything was gonna be fine (although I barely did much bio or maths), and to be confident during the papers. Well, the papers werent as horrible as I thought. Hahah although it would be a different story when the marks come back, I still wanna acknowledge God for always being there with me. Its a really reasurring thought that you are always not alone, and that the spirit of God is always with us.

Hope you guys are still staying strong in spirit, and reading the word daily. Its what allows me to sleep peacefully every night.

AND BLOG OK!! :))

God chasers forevaa~

[Rachel]

Helloooo!

2008-06-28T03:48:59Z

Omg I cant believe my last entry here was for block test 1. >.< Now Im blogging for block test 2. Hahah anw jiayou everyone! Life will get tough after this round though - PRELIMS!! Mann time flies. Hope everyone is doing well and still staying strong in christ. We will breeze through all these with the power of the Lord. Really dunno how I will survive all this stress without Him. Yeahh we are made strong in Him and all the best for the remaining of block test 2! Havent seen you guys for ages..

[Rachel]

Good Friday!!

2008-03-19T12:46:49Z

Heyy everyoneee!! Yay its gonna b good friday! And easter! So fun! (Although I jus screwed up all of blocks), but anw Im looking forward to service cos I haf been so out of church recently that I feel so drained. Jiayou everyone for the remaining of blocks! Lets all stay tgt in prayer for one another. Cant wait to haf cell aft everything is over. GOD CHASERS!! :D

[Rachel]

How's Everyone doing? =) If the going gets tough, dun give up k...

2008-03-09T13:20:24Z

Hey peepz =)

How hav ALL of you've been? i think its been goin on quite busy for everyone and i hardly get to see any of u guys nowadays since i hav been attending 9am services... =( but hey, next week is a term break for anyone? use ur time wisely k? =) and get enough rest so that u can charge up again. Oh, and there is a concert coming up in my school.. It shld be around 10 - 20 of April, in VCH where we would be performing as a school.. Its er, Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven (Mr. Deaf guy) so get ready for some deafening sounds... well, i'll keep everyone updated so that maybe we can find opportunities like this to fellowship lar X) In the meantime, hang on with all your committments!!

haha... and tell u something stupid: recently, i've been suffering some memory losses.. so i've been a number of items.. there, i jus misplace my 2 GB SD card yesterday and my pencil case too... =.= and i also forgot the password and user id to this blog.... WAAAA. Pls keep me in prayer man, thanks... =p

Jere

first entry of the year :O

2008-01-19T15:39:26Z

Hello!

i'm not sure if anyone will read this but yeah. I AM POSTING THE FIRST POST OF THE YEAR! hahaha. to think it has been about 20 days into the year:(.

anyway every should know by now that rachel and i have 2 star kayaking course and we wont be going to church tmr and for the next sunday. after that, we have orientation hike, and we wont be going yet another weekend. (that would make four weeks which makes a month. ahh a month without church) ahhh i miss church quite a lot. and i miss seeing everyone ard in church. hah i went to church for choir prac today though and i really wished that i could go tmr. ahh cca :( oh wells. two more weeks.

meanwhile..update us esp abt cell alright! (though i think only rachel and i read this blog because we are lj users) hahah oh well if anyone else reads this..yeah do update us. meanwhile..i guess school is getting on track for everyone..and yeah things are getting busy. lets not forget God though! we'll seek His strength in times of difficulty and busyness alright! believe that God can do great things, and claim his stregth and find rest in Him.

yay. okay i shall go do my hw if not i'll be too dead tmr aft kayaking to do much.

-junice

Welcome 2008!

2007-12-30T08:35:36Z

Hey guys! Its the last day of 2007 tdy! So I shall post smth b4 the year flys by.

NO ONE WENT FOR THE BBQ YTD! :(

Gahh I was the only one can. At least I brought my sister n brother. Hahah but was q fun cos we spent most of the time playing at the playground wif 3 cute lil girls n justina n fiona. Mann but its still not v nice wif our cell having the minimum attendance. x__x

Ok wdv anw HAPPY NEW YEAR! This yr will b a yr full of stress n I can predict pple attending church less often, but lets not forget wat the name of our cell grp stands for ok. Lets live up to our name n support one another through anth yr. How can we carry on being so dispersed lyk individual seeds on a field? Our cell grp really needs to grow n haf some breakthrough. We shld grow tgt n b a green pasture for God. :)

[Rachel]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2007-12-25T09:14:13Z

HAHAHA HOHOHO HEHEHE MERRY CHRISTMAS LITTLE CHILDREN! :DD

Woots I love christmas! And its gonna b a new year for everyone soon, so pls finish up all ur holiday hw! Our cell has survived anth year, n Im sure we will grow older n bigger in 2008. Hahah the prev entry is by junice rite. Took me a while to figure out until I read the thailand n perak statement. Anw this sun is at LET 1.15 pm! So everyone can go there for thanksgiving! Me n junice n tania will b sinigng wif the LET choir, so it will b more fun! (Plus I only take 15 mins to reach LET. ^^)

No one's really sure abt cell grp now, but most likely we shld b starting soon cos shane's back n rachel's on holiday. I dunno larh. But sab says theres a bbq on 29 dec, sat nite, wif germaine's cell so lets all try to make ourselves free n turn up k! Then we can ask arnd abt cell too.

Woots haf fun n eat lots of turkey! JESUS <33 US. :D

[Rachel]

MERRY CHRISTMAS GOD-CHASERS!

2007-12-24T06:35:21Z

hello! this place is so so so stagnant, im not sure if anyone will even read this.

BUT, no way is this going to be stagnant especially since it is CHRISTMAS DAY tmr!

so to all God-chasers and everyone else in the world:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
It has been a amazing amazing year, with loads of changes taking place. God has really been working within each and everyone of us, as well as within our division and our cell. I am really thankful that I have all of you around me, always ready to lend support as all these changes take place. I pray that God will continue to be with us as we walk together in the coming year, and that we will continue to grow spiritually as a cell, and as individuals. Let's stay united and live our God's plan (:. The coming year isn't going to be easy, with most of us facing THE a levels, but I am sure that so long as we stay close to God and let Him do His work in us, we will be able to conquer all (:.

Well, i havent been at church for two weeks already (was in thailand and perak) and I am not sure about the changes, with regards to our cell. Have we settled some where already? hahah if anyone reads this, please update and make this place more lively. it IS christmas after all!

See you all at service tmr! (that is if you are reading this TODAY)

Announcement.

2007-12-08T12:35:26Z

Yoyo guys! Er jus decided to post to make this blog more active. Anw titus said we would b joining rachel's cg for the time being, so tmr we prob would b having cg wif them. There would b more reshuffling though. BUT nonetheless we r still tgt. :D

[Rachel]

Hi!

2007-11-29T04:06:34Z

Hahah heyy guys! I made a livejournal for myself n automatically added myself as a fren. HAHA n the email was sent to me to add myself as a fren. Yayy almightycross has 1 fren! :D

[Rachel]

will be away!

2007-11-23T18:33:26Z

hey guys! hows thgs? gosh i am so tired, my shoulders are hurting. anw i will be away for a week;) so i probably wont catch u guys on sunday. anw, i type more when i m get on to some com when i m away. i am so tired now, ought to slp. gotta wake up at 5 tmr man. take care guys!

sab

The Exorcist.

2007-11-19T04:16:11Z

Hey there guys! As most of u would noe, Im reading the Exorcist; the Beginning now. And I read most of it last nite. Skimmed through it cos it was too exciting to put down. And its such a scary book! But I learnt alot alot frm this book, n it really served as a reminder to me, as a Christian, so Im sharing it here wif u guys.

Jus a brief summary, cos the whole thing is q complicated; this is abt a cursed church built in the byzantine era, only to be buried. And the scary part is that the reason it was built and buried was to suppress the evil below it cos that is the place where Lucifer fell to Earth aft the war in heaven wif Micheal and his angels. So that place is the source of evil n all that. Then the rest is all the scary stuff abt the devil n how they finally overcame him. So many twists n turns in the story omg.

But wat really woke me up was the part where they were fending off the devil, u noe, wif the bible, cross n rebukes all that, wif the devil reigning strong, n God seemed so far. There is this line the devil in the book said that really woke me up, which is "How can you call on Him when you are so much closer to me?" It sent shivers down my spine as I realised the truth in that line.

Many of us have strayed too far away frm God, n we in fact, are closer to the devil instead. Thats why we cant hear God anymore. Wat more to be able to receive His blessings or power? Wat would happen if we were faced wif such a thing, in a spiritual battle? No matter how much we rebuke these evil spirits or cast them out, our prayers would not be effective anymore cos we lack this faith n closeness to God. The devil would only say "God is not here today.", as in the book.

BUT its not too late if we ask the Lord tonite to pardon our disbelief, n convict our everything to Him. That was wat I did last nite. A prayer asking for forgiveness cos doubt has entered my heart the past few days aft reading Genesis, n of the cruel acts in that chapter which has shocked me a fair bit. If we haf faith in Him, we would haf a strong fortress around us, which would b our protective covering against all evil n fear, which is unholy.

I strongly felt the need to share this experience here, so pls take heed, never to stray too far, cos being further away frm God means being closer to Lucifer, n more vulnerable to fear n spiritual attack. I realised Im afraid in the nite sometimes cos I haf sinned against God or strayed too far away frm Him. But wif strong faith n belief, I can walk thru the scariest places in the dark, cos God is my light n no demon would harm a true child of God. Fear is non-existent.

[Rachel]

Hols... Sneak Preview =D

2007-11-17T16:30:47Z

Hmm... mon's my last paper, think got to start planning my hols schedule le... First, I think i would wan to go to a good beach to chill and relax. (better if its non - singapore territory, maybe Batam, Tioman or Langkawi) when i'm back, i'll carry out an exercise routine like swimming and gyming...i'll need to shop for new clothes as well... cos i'm looking for skinny jeans and queensway would be best location since they offer 20 bucks jeans =) haha.... i'm really tired now.. so enough of my sleep talking... zzz...

btw, could someone enlighten me how to upload pictures or audio files in the blog har??

[Jeremy]

zooming holidays

2007-11-16T13:20:56Z

hello!

yay i'm not the last one to post here!

oh wells. a quarter of the holidays has zoomed by and i havent had the chance to stop and breathe :/! with the overbearing history assignments, cca commitments and manymany outings. i think today's the first day (or at most the second) i've actually stayed at home and had the chance to take an afternoon nap. haha. rather amazing i think. still, life is good, much better than during the term, and i am sure much slower than whats going to take place next year. i have to admit that i am apprehensive about next year but i'm sure we'll all be able to pull through with God looking over us :). shan't worry too much about next year anyway, shall enjoy the holiday sort of busy-ness. the truckload of holiday assignments, and cca stuff to settle shall be more than enough to keep my mind occupied.

hahah i hope everyone else who are "holidaying" are enjoying their holiday's too! we should :) no time to holiday in this way next year!

and yeah to jeremy with exams...well all the best! i'm sure everything will be fine.

[junice]

almightycross @ 2007-11-15T00:18:00

2007-11-14T16:24:38Z

wei!
i am not asleep yet.gotta do my work:(
hope you guys been resting well and playing hard!~if i am having my hols.. i will play till i drop.hahaha.
[sab]

Yayy.

2007-11-14T15:25:37Z

Hahah woots this blog is pretty active. For the time being at least. ^^ The pizza hut pics look almost the same. >.< Can play spot the difference btw 2 pics lol. Anw I haf nothing to post hahah but I thot sab was gonna post by tonite. Well I guess she FELL ASLEEP. :)

[Rachel]

为？

2007-11-14T07:32:02Z

kkex(x5)
yaye,my first entry here!
okies, i am kinda upset today cos it's raining and i cant do my shoot! :((((
anws, i am gotta leave for school soon for consultation, keep me in prayer if you happened to read this entry before i actually consulted.ok i shall cont my entry tonight! heh.

[sab]

photos at pizzahut!

2007-11-13T15:26:02Z

hey! i sort of edited the photos and here they are! (: the first one too blur to do anything though. so here are 5 -1 photos of the same thing haha. enjoy!

[tania]

Jus' a passing thru... ;)

2007-11-13T04:30:07Z

Whoa... it took me like sooo long to find out how to post an entry... - _ - " anyway, this blog's sooo 'mother earth' with all the leaves and things... haha, thats beside the point.. anyway, i got my first paper in like 4 hours time!! and i'm still blogging?! haha.. thats besides the point too... well, just glad that the blog is finally up and thought i would just drop by and say something =) errr... thats all folks! rem to pray for my papers this week k?

[Jere - mi ; jellyme ; jeromi ; jellybelly ; mummy --- !? ]

almightycross @ 2007-11-10T07:47:00

2007-11-09T23:49:44Z

haha whoa. that's really a handful rachel!

anw this blog is cool! i like it! thanks for the effort dear! and thanks for answering my qns! feels enlightened. =))

yah we will stay strong! =)))

[sharon]

Rachel's reply

2007-11-09T17:37:15Z

Hmm sharon really asked a lot of qns lol.

Anw for the first one abt ur fren (damn, I feel lyk aunt agony), I feel that it is good that one is commited to the Lord, but mayb over-excessively to the pt that he does not do anything else is abit >.<. For me, I feel that whatever we do in sch n work is not only for us, but also done for the glory of the Lord. Hence, in whatever we do in live, we do it to the v best, if u r certain that the thing u r doing is not against God's will, n wat He wants for u in ur life. You cant simply sit arnd, waiting for a rapture or the end times to come, and hence not study or do smth meaningful abt ur life. You can talk to ur fren, n ask him to integrate Christ into his schoolwork, as his guidance n wisdom, so he would b more motivated to do well in his schoolwork as a form of offering to the Lord.

And the part abt social responsibility, I tink pastor pacer talked abt it in speedlight last time, if I didnt rmb wrongly. Lol of course u dun submit to them all the time. Yes, u mus haf the respect, for ur parents at hm, teachers in sch, n the govt in the country, but u do not follow blindly to their requests, aka blind obedience. Thats where ur ability to discern right frm wrong comes into the pic. And to haf a strong sense of discernment, u would hence haf to build up ur relationship wif God to b able to noe His heart, n noe wat is right n wrong in His eyes. These authorities r not right all the time, which is v true in daily life.

Now moving onto the part abt salvation. *huffs and puffs* Actually I tink diff christians haf diff personal opinions on this. For me, salvation is receving Jesus Christ as ur personal Lord n saviour, recognising His sacrifice on the cross for us, n a willing heart to let Him love us as His children. And the price of salvation would b our duty of carrying the cross everyday till the end, in the form of church commitments n daily quiet time, etc. But in the end, salvation will bring u boundless blessings frm the Lord, n eternal life, where u will b invited to the dinner table wif the Lord. Thats my perception of salvation. The gifts it brings is so beautiful that u jus haf to spread its joys arnd to those u love.

Ok now the part abt life in heaven. Yes, life will b perfect in heaven, n when u go to heaven, u will b given a new body, n there is no sin (hence no one would take life for granted). Indeed, it is a perfect place, but I really didnt ponder abt er how I shld b satisfied wif life on earth blahblah. The knowledge that man has, compared to God, is lyk a grain of sand on a beach. There r many questions which we cannot answer ourselves, but require enlightenment by the spirit itself. Ok, but in my opinion, I agree that we shld b satisfied wif life on earth, but we shld also look forward to heaven, not bcos of its perfection, but cos we would b reunited wif our father in heaven. Wouldnt a child run into the arms of her father aft a long separation? That should b how we shld view our return to heaven to b lyk.

Our life on earth is just a v v v short period of our lifetime (jus compare 80 yrs wif infinite yrs), when we r put through trials, n is the "screening test" where God chooses His children frm, those who would enjoy eternal life wif Him. You shld see that the majority of our lifetime is spent either as eternal life in heaven or eternal damnation in hell. Why do u tink we emphasise so much on salvation? I feel that the purpose of God putting us on earth is to select those suitable n worthy of His kingdom.

Lazy to type too long. Hope these answers ur qns. If anything else jus post here/ discuss in church. :D

[Rachel]

Sharon's questions

2007-11-09T17:01:54Z

Hahah since we haf a blog, I figured that I shld jus copy sharon's email here for easy reading.

firstly, i have a fren who is very devoted to Christ. but he is so devoted that he often neglects his sch work. i tried to tell him that it's not right. but i can't really explain my stand. i know that we are supp to glorify God in all our actions and show Christ-like qualities like being loving, faithful, caring.. etc. and i just read sth abt social responsibility in our daily bread, thur nov 1 - two kingdoms. matthew 22:15-22. yea and sth abt submiting to authorities in romans 13. which made me ponder over another question, what if the authority is not doing things tat are right. maybe corrupted? so we still submit to them? and these authorities mentioned, do they refer to schools and CCAs as well? i think by understanding these verses better, i would be able to explain things to him? can someone enlighten me? =))

secondly, what is salvation? putting our faith in Christ? hmm going to heavens after death? ahh i don't really know how to phrase this qns but it just occur to me that why we look forward to life in heavens. i mean things will be perfect there, it's like a paradise.. but aren't we taught to be contented with what we have? then why is there still a need to look forward to perfection? when we are taught to be grateful for what we have?

hmm okay i think i sound confusing. i know it's good to put hope into sth.. so that God can test our faith or sth right.. and when we go to heavens, are we still ourselves? or will we become pure? will pp take for granted the life in heavens, since it's like a second life? hmm i just hope to understand what salvation is better.. so that i can convince pp better to receive salvation. =))

in His love,
sharon

[Rachel]

Greetings!

2007-11-09T16:43:25Z

Ahahah I cant believe it! You actually dun hafta use any html! HAHA stupid noob. By God's grace, I managed to successfully set up this blog. Took me damn long to find a username that isnt used, n finally settled on almightycross. Godchasers is taken! :(

Anw, lets all b active n post any thing here ok! ANYTHING. :D

Woohoo! I rawk.

[Rachel]