The Cooks are here!
Chef Zlwin and Janielle here to cook you people a delicious delicacy. Today you will be treated to a mouth-watering MOCHA LOVE CAKE ! ! !
First, open the Great Cook Book and turn to page Hebrews, we will teach you how He brew a special blend of mocha, better than Starbuck’s! Add a packet of Chapter 10 to Hebrews and mix it with a teaspoon of Verse 24 and Verse 25. Shake well and have it iced to get a cooler taste. Now you have MOCHA Hebrews 10:24-25.
Now to bake the cake, open the Great Cook Book again and turn to page John. Get a packet of Chapter 15 flour and mix it with Verse 15. Then stir it well and constant for approximately 10 minutes before adding a spoonful of Verse 16. Then have it stirred again for another 10 minutes, after that, add a spoonful of Verse 17 to it and stir it again. Once done, follow the instructions on Matthew 22:39 and you will get your MOCHA LOVE CAKE ! ! !
Enjoy! Feed the rest!
Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – all the more as you see the Day approaching.
John 15:15-17
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruits that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other.
Matthew 22:39
Love your neighbors as yourself.
Cooking for your soul,
Zlwin and Janielle.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
"Stop Destroying the Works of My Hand........." - Sign, Jesus Christ.
Ever wondered why we can’t seem to see the church growing? In this case: growing in the faith. Why the young Christians still stay young after 5 years? Why there are only so few spiritual people in the church?
Why are we seeing Christians pulling down other fellow Christians? A brother accuses another brother of his of false charges, bringing fellow brothers and sisters of the same faith to court. Often we hear people gossiping about each other and spreading false rumors. Around us, sadly, in the church itself, we see people hating each other; we see the HIGH and LOFTY looking down on the LOWLY and rejecting them at one glance; moreover, they are of the same family of Christ!
We are TEARING down each other one way or another!
THIS MUST STOP...
Leaping out of the pages of the Bible we see a word that is CLOSELY LINKED to our faith as believers of Christ, it is the word “EDIFICATION”. This word seems far-fetched for most of us but in fact it is as real as air. It is one of the most spiritual-sounding words we often hear in the church. But really, what does it mean?
The meaning is pretty simple. The Greek term for “edify” means to “build the house.” Yup, as simple as that, to build the house.
Jesus uses the literal meaning of the word edify in Matthew 7:24
Matthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
We get interested and excited about building high rise buildings and see them taking shape. We compete on who can build the biggest building, the tallest, the most expensive and so forth. But the Bible has a different interest, while the world is concerned about building BUILDINGS, God is more concerned in BUILDING PEOPLE. God is calling all of us to build up our fellow believers in the faith. Yes, that is the simple truth.
Matthew 16:18
And on this rock, I will BUILD MY CHURCH, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
In the verse above, Jesus wasn’t talking about building a brick-and-stone structure with beautiful precious stones all over the walls of the building. He is not interested in building a castle or a palace grander than India’s Taj Mahal. No, He is NOT! What He meant in that verse is to build up the WORLDWIDE BODY of BELIEVERS. To build His church in YOU!
The world out there is MEAN. Once we walk out of the door, we are a sitting duck for the enemy to attack us, and he will do his very best to bring you down; take note, he will NOT stop! This is where edification plays an important role in the church today; we get together with our fellow brothers-and-sisters-in-Christ and get built up once more. But of what good will it be if our own fellow believers are “helping” the enemy to tear other Christians down? The result will be even worse!
What is a church? Many refer it to a building where Christians go to worship on Sundays. But the REAL CHURCH is NOT a building, it is the PEOPLE! It is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 3:9 “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s BUILDING.” we are the CHURCH! And we are told to build up the church of God, Ephesians 4:12 “to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” So that is what edification is all about, building the church of Christ up, building our fellow believers of the same faith up.
Many a times we get so comfortable in swinging the hammer and know exactly where to apply the deadly crowbar at people’s heart and break it. We are just so good at tearing down each other. But to tear down our fellow brothers and sisters is the exact OPPOSITE of what we are called to do! Read carefully the verse below:
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out from your mouths, but only what is helpful for BUILDING others up according to their needs, that it may BENEFIT those who listen.
There are many things we can do or say or react to situations but be warned that what you say or do or react can either break a person or make a person. Next time before you do anything, ask yourself, “Will this build up or tear down my brother or sister?”
We are all called to edify one another, to build one another up in the faith. To take care of Jesus’ flocks, not one or two particular sheep, but ALL. We are called to strengthen one another. But until we do that, we will see the church being stunted in all aspects of growth. Stop passing judgment, stop gossiping, life is short so make good use of every second. What do we benefit from all these useless activities?
So start to open your eyes and look around for stray sheeps of God and make every effort to bring them back into the flock; in numbers we find safety. Start being mindful of what comes out of your mouth, of the way you react in desperate situations, and especially in the way you TREAT OTHERS.
Remember that is we tear down one of our brothers or sisters, we are tearing down God’s building, God’s work…
ALL believers are the work of God, so......
Romans 14:19-20
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
DO NOT DESTROY THE WORK OF GOD...”
Let us edify,
Zlwin Chew.
Why are we seeing Christians pulling down other fellow Christians? A brother accuses another brother of his of false charges, bringing fellow brothers and sisters of the same faith to court. Often we hear people gossiping about each other and spreading false rumors. Around us, sadly, in the church itself, we see people hating each other; we see the HIGH and LOFTY looking down on the LOWLY and rejecting them at one glance; moreover, they are of the same family of Christ!
We are TEARING down each other one way or another!
THIS MUST STOP...
Leaping out of the pages of the Bible we see a word that is CLOSELY LINKED to our faith as believers of Christ, it is the word “EDIFICATION”. This word seems far-fetched for most of us but in fact it is as real as air. It is one of the most spiritual-sounding words we often hear in the church. But really, what does it mean?
The meaning is pretty simple. The Greek term for “edify” means to “build the house.” Yup, as simple as that, to build the house.
Jesus uses the literal meaning of the word edify in Matthew 7:24
Matthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
We get interested and excited about building high rise buildings and see them taking shape. We compete on who can build the biggest building, the tallest, the most expensive and so forth. But the Bible has a different interest, while the world is concerned about building BUILDINGS, God is more concerned in BUILDING PEOPLE. God is calling all of us to build up our fellow believers in the faith. Yes, that is the simple truth.
Matthew 16:18
And on this rock, I will BUILD MY CHURCH, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
In the verse above, Jesus wasn’t talking about building a brick-and-stone structure with beautiful precious stones all over the walls of the building. He is not interested in building a castle or a palace grander than India’s Taj Mahal. No, He is NOT! What He meant in that verse is to build up the WORLDWIDE BODY of BELIEVERS. To build His church in YOU!
The world out there is MEAN. Once we walk out of the door, we are a sitting duck for the enemy to attack us, and he will do his very best to bring you down; take note, he will NOT stop! This is where edification plays an important role in the church today; we get together with our fellow brothers-and-sisters-in-Christ and get built up once more. But of what good will it be if our own fellow believers are “helping” the enemy to tear other Christians down? The result will be even worse!
What is a church? Many refer it to a building where Christians go to worship on Sundays. But the REAL CHURCH is NOT a building, it is the PEOPLE! It is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 3:9 “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s BUILDING.” we are the CHURCH! And we are told to build up the church of God, Ephesians 4:12 “to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” So that is what edification is all about, building the church of Christ up, building our fellow believers of the same faith up.
Many a times we get so comfortable in swinging the hammer and know exactly where to apply the deadly crowbar at people’s heart and break it. We are just so good at tearing down each other. But to tear down our fellow brothers and sisters is the exact OPPOSITE of what we are called to do! Read carefully the verse below:
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out from your mouths, but only what is helpful for BUILDING others up according to their needs, that it may BENEFIT those who listen.
There are many things we can do or say or react to situations but be warned that what you say or do or react can either break a person or make a person. Next time before you do anything, ask yourself, “Will this build up or tear down my brother or sister?”
We are all called to edify one another, to build one another up in the faith. To take care of Jesus’ flocks, not one or two particular sheep, but ALL. We are called to strengthen one another. But until we do that, we will see the church being stunted in all aspects of growth. Stop passing judgment, stop gossiping, life is short so make good use of every second. What do we benefit from all these useless activities?
So start to open your eyes and look around for stray sheeps of God and make every effort to bring them back into the flock; in numbers we find safety. Start being mindful of what comes out of your mouth, of the way you react in desperate situations, and especially in the way you TREAT OTHERS.
Remember that is we tear down one of our brothers or sisters, we are tearing down God’s building, God’s work…
ALL believers are the work of God, so......
Romans 14:19-20
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
DO NOT DESTROY THE WORK OF GOD...”
Let us edify,
Zlwin Chew.
Friday, January 26, 2007
*!*!*!*!* %#@ ~ THE TIME HAS COME ~ @#% *!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!* %#@ ~ THE TIME HAS COME ~ @#% *!*!*!*!*
TOMORROW
27th January
Youth Energy will be having a PARTY ! ! ! You would love to be a part of it!
Come!
Don't miss it!
Event: MINGLE JINGLE
Time: 2pm SHARP!
Venue: Second Hall
Dress Code: Whacky!
Admission: FREE!
______________________________________
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ! ! !
DON'T BE SHY!!!
Go MINGLE JINGLE !
BRING A BUNCH OF PSYCHO FRIENDS!!!
BRING EVERYONE!!!
NO SMOKING PLEASE!
Get ENTERTAINED!
DRINK COKE!
SMILE AT ALL TIME!!!
AGAIN I SAY ... SMILE ! ! ! at all time...
DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA ! ! !
IMPORTANT!!!
LOOK FOR EITHER SHANNON OR ME AND TAKE PICTURE WITH US!!!
IT'S A MUST!!!
DON'T COME HALF-NAKED ! ! !
You are NOT as HOT as ME =)
ADMISSION IS FREE ! ! !
FREE!!!
FREE!!!
Don't Have to PAY!!!
F.O.C. ! ! !
BRING YOUR OWN FOOD =D
at least TWO HUGE packets of junk food or something =)
People without food are to stand outside and party on your own..... =)
Buy Your Own ICE-CREAM...
Be RADICALLY WHACKY ! ! !
COME PINK ! ! !
SEE YOU THERE ! ! !
Dont' Forget to bring at least TWO packets of junk food or something! We are HUNGRY PEOPLE ! ! ! =D
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
^*~ACC~*^
ACC ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Get ready for the next wave of youths,
A great rock thrown into still waters,
Giving love a new and true look,
Putting last ourselves and first others.
Freely giving love the way we received,
For we are all made to love I believe,
He came not for the righteous
But to show love to the unloved.
Join the fight or be left behind,
Choose your side and front the line.
A new brand of identity
A whole new personality
A new wave of frequency
A whole new type of unity
GET READY FOR ACC!!!
~POSERS...
Janielle, Shannon and Me. Shannon's a member of ACC too, and MANY of u actually ARE! Will inform you soon! =) Jason! U are in!
Ok we will roughly tell you what ACC is about.
Simple, it's all about LOVE LOVE and LOVE...
But mind you, it's NOT love as in boy-girl-relationship ok, it's brotherly and sisterly love.
In other words, it's LOVING our friends the way JESUS LOVES US.
Further informations will be posted out soon. ACC will be launching next month by our vibrant youth pastor, Pastor John Beh. In the meantime we are looking for people who would want to "join" us. We would be more than glad to have you.
We will make a change in this generation!
Want to be a part of Generation Change?
Let's do it!!!
John 15:13-17
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everythin that I have learned from my Father I have made known to you.
You did not choose me, but I CHOSE you and APPOINTED you to GO and bear fruits - fruits that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
This is my command: LOVE EACH OTHER.
SEE YOU SOON!!!
Signing out,
Janielle and Zlwin.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
(UPDATED) Pictures from Samantha Ong's Sweet Sixteen Birthday!!!
JANIELLE and ME ! ! ! The Founders of ACC!!! Woo hoo!!! God BLESS!!!
I love this shot but it's kind of blur.. sad...
Anyway it's the Founders of ACC,
Janielle and I =D
We want to reruit more people so that we can take more photos haha =D
Janielle, Shannon and me. Shannon is a member of ACC too. and many of u are!!! =D This pic was taken using Fiona's cool touch-screen camera before SAMANTHA's BIRTHDAY PARTY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!!!
UNITED WE STAND...
DIVEDED WE FALL...
JOEL GAN and I, doing something Janielle would say - UNRULY ! ! ! Joel's a great guy! (NO! I'm NOT Gay ok! aiks!)
DON'T TOUCH ME!!!
(Fiona Gan and I)
"Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool..."
haha joking. They wasn't well fed at the party so they decided to make me into a human burger and well, devour me... Thank God they thought twice, cuz I was too sweet to be devoured... =D
The three of us AGAIN... =D
JONATHAN KOK, my beloved brother (though I may not show it to u much, but bro, I do care for you! God bless u lots Jon!) and
JASON PANG, another GREAT GUY! (Funny like crap. Full of faith, rock on for Christ u both!)
ALEX YONG (acting the way he is - silly) and
DILLION YAP (acting the way he is NOT - cool)
The GANG!!! =D
From left:
Jian Quin the Shorty Beauty
Janielle the Gigan-faith
Shannon the Dominating Queen
Samantha Ong the Birthday Girl
Zlwin, Pinko, me the *ahem Vainfully Handsome
Fiona the Pretty Popular
The EMCEES for Samanth Ong's Birthday Party:
DEXTER TEH and LEONG SU LING
The "Last Minute" band. From left:
JONATHAN KOK (bassist)
ME (guitarist)
SU LING (drummer) yes, she's a girl drummer... =)
"The (fake) Catalyst" band,(cetak-rompak band) from the left:
Larry Chew (bassist), Ivan Kok (country singer), Kwang Yew (blues singer), Jeremy Ng (guitarist), Joel Gan (drummer)
"The (real) Catalyst" band. From the left:
Poh Leong (bassist and singer), Adrian Yap (guitarist and spoiler =D ), Jonathan Chandra (drummer, Mat Pancing and Mat Joker)
*not in the pisture but in the band:
Samantha Ong and U-Mae (chunted singers)
Lee Han Ern (bassist and singer and Mat Romeo)
Mrs. Beh aka Aunty Jessica Yow aka Pastor's wife aka LENG LUI (only I'm allowed to call her Leng Lui, other people are NOT allowed, I repeat - NOT ALLOWED)
AIKS!!!
Hmm... I know there is a stalker taking pictures of me... So I will act cool at all time...
"Woo... Lights...."
Clockwise:
Jian Quin, Sarah, Penny, Jonathan Kok, Me, Fiona, Shannon and Janielle.
ME and guess who?!
The BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMANTHA ONG ! ! !
Tell u guys a short history about us. We were actually enemies before this (Sam, I bet u know pretty well why haha) it was OUR LOSS being enemies ISH! But thank GOD that He has mend our relationship and we are FRIENDS now! Woo hoo!
I have seen her grown in the Lord alot since then, and now she is a shining child of God. God bless u Sam! Stand Firm in the Faith!
Philippians 1:6 for u
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...
=D
Look heavenward!!!!
ACC COMING TO YOU SOON!!!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Shannon - Dominating Queen (but she failed to dominate me...)
Shannon and I. (Just felt like posting)
*Hey Shannon, remember our (you, me and Janielle) deal in the van last sunday?
*cheeky smile.... =) haha.
People, check out my NEXT post *chuckles wickedly... =D
Signing out,
Mr. Pinko
WHAT THE E*@!?%#*
WHAT THE E***********?!
Many are the faithful and passionate cries of Christians to serve God – or so we think! In the recent years it has been a lot of emphasis on Christians to serve God. As young as a 4 year old girl, she can serve in the dancing ministry in the church. And as we mature in age and spirituality, more doors start to open for us, doors so many in numbers we find it hard to choose which one to enter. Some doors we are so keen on entering it we don’t even think twice before deciding, some doors we put them as of second importance, but yet there is a door many would want to AVOID entering...
Or they would rather pray it wasn’t open in the first place...
There are all kinds of ministry we could make ourselves available to in the church. Many would want to join the Worship ministry for it is one of the “top” ministries. There are also the Children Church ministry, the Multimedia ministry and the list goes on. Many would want to serve in either one of these.
The “E” word is kind of a taboo topic in the churches nowadays. If a question is thrown out at the church today asking, “How many of you would want to serve God?” many hands will be raised and a string of woo-hoos and cheers can be heard rattling the gates of Heaven. If the question goes on to ask, “How many of you would want to serve God by EVANGELIZING?” and boom! a bomb of silent drops in the congregation and everyone goes silent. The woo-hoos and cheers are quickly reinstate by stares and sudden hushes. Sadly, that is the fact nowadays, and it is a growing concern in the army of God.
People’s excuse (yes, I say without apology – EXCUSE!) are often, “I’m not ready.” “I don’t know how to share.” “I’m too young.” “I’m too old.” and what I can say as the most RIDICULOUS – “I’m not CALLED to evangelize.” and the list of excuses sees no end.
How can a Christian call themselves a Christian if they are not even able to hear God’s third call for them in their lives? The first call is the call to GO to Him, the second is to FOLLOW Him and the third is to GO FOR Him.
Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Was Jesus not clear ENOUGH when He said that to His disciples? Or was He meaning something else? Was He only telling that to Peter and his brother Andrew?
Many Christians would rather just assume that that verse was only meant for the people that Jesus was speaking to. By thinking that is all but a wise guess, it is a way of COOP OUT for many Christians not to evangelize. How can one say he loves God and not having a heart for souls?
Don’t ALL pastors, missionaries, apostles, teachers of the Bible, reverends and ministers main aim is to evangelize? So how can a Christian say he wants to serve God but yet do not realize that there is a NEED to evangelize in everything we do?
Let’s look at one of the most famous Scripture of the Bible:
Matthew 28:19-20:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Above is the Great Commission given by our Lord Jesus Christ before He went up to be with God. It would be of a foolish thing to say that this Commission was given ONLY to pastors and ministers! Foolish!A commission is something entrusted to be done. Imagine you received a commission from the Sultan of Selangor to empty his palace’s rubbish bins everyday, surely you would be hysterical about it and go do it immediately. Surely you’d be more than happy to tell your friends that the SULTAN gave you a job.
But why do we overlook the Commission given by someone who is way larger than any sultans? Why do we OVERLOOK the Commission given by the One that saved us and called us to repentance, the One that laid down His life for us, the One that we proclaim WE LOVE HIM? Why do we overlook the Great Commission given by Jesus?
Are we too blind to see the need of evangelism in the world today? People need to hear the Gospel rather desperately. If no one goes out and spread the Gospel, many lives would be lost and we hold accountability to it. If no one took the courage to share to us the Gospel, would we be saved?
Paul says in Acts 20:24 “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the Gospel of God’s grace.” He realizes that there is more to than just running in the race, he realizes that he has to also testify about Jesus. He goes on to say,
1 Corinthians 9:16
Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!
Evangelizing is a call that goes out to ALL CHRISTIANS. Young or old, male or female, short or thin, big or small, it is a CALL for ALL.
Do not think less of yourself! I tell you, have no confidence in yourself BUT have confidence in God! He in you is great and mighty, He in you can do wonders beyond your imagination, He in you can give you the words to speak, He in you will help you to evangelize.
Matthew 9:37
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.
Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers crops in the summer is wise, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
So let us all start to see the need for people in the harvest field. Do not just pray for God to send out people into the harvest field but pray to God for Him to send YOU into the harvest field!
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Matthew 28:19-20:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
EVANGELIZING IS YOUR CALL ! ! !
If you think you are not ready to evangelize, read my previous post title-ed “Naked ???” to know more about evangelizing.
Let's Go Fishing,
Zlwin Chew
Many are the faithful and passionate cries of Christians to serve God – or so we think! In the recent years it has been a lot of emphasis on Christians to serve God. As young as a 4 year old girl, she can serve in the dancing ministry in the church. And as we mature in age and spirituality, more doors start to open for us, doors so many in numbers we find it hard to choose which one to enter. Some doors we are so keen on entering it we don’t even think twice before deciding, some doors we put them as of second importance, but yet there is a door many would want to AVOID entering...
Or they would rather pray it wasn’t open in the first place...
There are all kinds of ministry we could make ourselves available to in the church. Many would want to join the Worship ministry for it is one of the “top” ministries. There are also the Children Church ministry, the Multimedia ministry and the list goes on. Many would want to serve in either one of these.
The “E” word is kind of a taboo topic in the churches nowadays. If a question is thrown out at the church today asking, “How many of you would want to serve God?” many hands will be raised and a string of woo-hoos and cheers can be heard rattling the gates of Heaven. If the question goes on to ask, “How many of you would want to serve God by EVANGELIZING?” and boom! a bomb of silent drops in the congregation and everyone goes silent. The woo-hoos and cheers are quickly reinstate by stares and sudden hushes. Sadly, that is the fact nowadays, and it is a growing concern in the army of God.
People’s excuse (yes, I say without apology – EXCUSE!) are often, “I’m not ready.” “I don’t know how to share.” “I’m too young.” “I’m too old.” and what I can say as the most RIDICULOUS – “I’m not CALLED to evangelize.” and the list of excuses sees no end.
How can a Christian call themselves a Christian if they are not even able to hear God’s third call for them in their lives? The first call is the call to GO to Him, the second is to FOLLOW Him and the third is to GO FOR Him.
Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Was Jesus not clear ENOUGH when He said that to His disciples? Or was He meaning something else? Was He only telling that to Peter and his brother Andrew?
Many Christians would rather just assume that that verse was only meant for the people that Jesus was speaking to. By thinking that is all but a wise guess, it is a way of COOP OUT for many Christians not to evangelize. How can one say he loves God and not having a heart for souls?
Don’t ALL pastors, missionaries, apostles, teachers of the Bible, reverends and ministers main aim is to evangelize? So how can a Christian say he wants to serve God but yet do not realize that there is a NEED to evangelize in everything we do?
Let’s look at one of the most famous Scripture of the Bible:
Matthew 28:19-20:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Above is the Great Commission given by our Lord Jesus Christ before He went up to be with God. It would be of a foolish thing to say that this Commission was given ONLY to pastors and ministers! Foolish!A commission is something entrusted to be done. Imagine you received a commission from the Sultan of Selangor to empty his palace’s rubbish bins everyday, surely you would be hysterical about it and go do it immediately. Surely you’d be more than happy to tell your friends that the SULTAN gave you a job.
But why do we overlook the Commission given by someone who is way larger than any sultans? Why do we OVERLOOK the Commission given by the One that saved us and called us to repentance, the One that laid down His life for us, the One that we proclaim WE LOVE HIM? Why do we overlook the Great Commission given by Jesus?
Are we too blind to see the need of evangelism in the world today? People need to hear the Gospel rather desperately. If no one goes out and spread the Gospel, many lives would be lost and we hold accountability to it. If no one took the courage to share to us the Gospel, would we be saved?
Paul says in Acts 20:24 “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the Gospel of God’s grace.” He realizes that there is more to than just running in the race, he realizes that he has to also testify about Jesus. He goes on to say,
1 Corinthians 9:16
Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!
Evangelizing is a call that goes out to ALL CHRISTIANS. Young or old, male or female, short or thin, big or small, it is a CALL for ALL.
Do not think less of yourself! I tell you, have no confidence in yourself BUT have confidence in God! He in you is great and mighty, He in you can do wonders beyond your imagination, He in you can give you the words to speak, He in you will help you to evangelize.
Matthew 9:37
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.
Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers crops in the summer is wise, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
So let us all start to see the need for people in the harvest field. Do not just pray for God to send out people into the harvest field but pray to God for Him to send YOU into the harvest field!
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Matthew 28:19-20:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
EVANGELIZING IS YOUR CALL ! ! !
If you think you are not ready to evangelize, read my previous post title-ed “Naked ???” to know more about evangelizing.
Let's Go Fishing,
Zlwin Chew
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ! ! !
BEFORE you read this post, check the previous post on a SPECIAL PARTY ... =D
Special Announcement!!
This ANNOUNCEMENT is for EVERYONE. Whether young or old, fat or thin, big or small, Christian or Non-Christian, friends or family, happy or sad, pink or black lover, clever or intelligent, dumb or silly, pig or frog, home schooled or school schooled?
EVERYONE MUST READ THIS SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Hello people!!
This announcement is to PROMOTE a special ORGANIZATION which has JUST RECENTLY been created. I would like to MENTION 2 VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO FOUNDED this SPECIAL ORGANIZATION which is called:
The ACC [For now, we would NOT tell you what ACC stands for. It still remains CONFIDENTIAL. And ONLY, the FOUNDERS would know what the acronym ACC stands for.]
Therefore, I shall proceed to announce the FOUNDERS of the ACC organization, which is:
JANIELLE BEH -
ME, Myself and I, Mr. PINKO >> Pink Metal >> ZLWIN CHEW
YES!! It is US, the FOUNDERS of the ACC organization!! For now, I will just give you all a HINT* to what ACC is ALL ABOUT. Be prepared!!
The PURPOSE of ACC is:
- To REACH OUT to a SPECIFIC bunch of youths
- To create a FRIENDLIER and more WELCOMING atmosphere amongst this diverse bunch of unique youths (NOTE: I will not YET tell you WHAT bunch of youths. This special announcement is just to INFORM and PREPARE you for SOMETHING EXCITING that is coming up ahead of you!)
- To LEAD lost youths to JESUS
- To spread out and spot youths that has the potential to STAND OUT FOR CHRIST. [There are many more that are yet to be listed. Just wait and continue to visit this site for more updates of our latest plans!]
The THEME:
John 15:16-17 (This verse was specially chosen by Janielle) and Hebrews 10:24-25 (Yet another verse chosen by Me) Go read it! We are all CALLED & APPOINTED to go out, and reach out to those who are LOST. The theme also includes EVANGELISM, LOVE, and of course, the theme for Grace Youths this year 2007: L.I.F.E
For now, Janielle and I will continue to promote ACC until its OFFICIAL LAUNCH, which is not decided YET.
So be ready and steady for the new wave of a bunch of youths that are passionate and excited for JESUS! Its coming, its edging nearer and nearer, THE TIME HAS COME for youths to RISE UP and STAND OUT IN THE GAP to REACH OUT and LEAD OTHER lost youths (both Christian and Non-Christians) to JESUS!
So read on, my friend! Go check out the other half of ACC:
http://janielle7unique.blogspot.com
Get ready,
Zlwin Chew
Special Announcement!!
This ANNOUNCEMENT is for EVERYONE. Whether young or old, fat or thin, big or small, Christian or Non-Christian, friends or family, happy or sad, pink or black lover, clever or intelligent, dumb or silly, pig or frog, home schooled or school schooled?
EVERYONE MUST READ THIS SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Hello people!!
This announcement is to PROMOTE a special ORGANIZATION which has JUST RECENTLY been created. I would like to MENTION 2 VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO FOUNDED this SPECIAL ORGANIZATION which is called:
The ACC [For now, we would NOT tell you what ACC stands for. It still remains CONFIDENTIAL. And ONLY, the FOUNDERS would know what the acronym ACC stands for.]
Therefore, I shall proceed to announce the FOUNDERS of the ACC organization, which is:
JANIELLE BEH -
ME, Myself and I, Mr. PINKO >> Pink Metal >> ZLWIN CHEW
YES!! It is US, the FOUNDERS of the ACC organization!! For now, I will just give you all a HINT* to what ACC is ALL ABOUT. Be prepared!!
The PURPOSE of ACC is:
- To REACH OUT to a SPECIFIC bunch of youths
- To create a FRIENDLIER and more WELCOMING atmosphere amongst this diverse bunch of unique youths (NOTE: I will not YET tell you WHAT bunch of youths. This special announcement is just to INFORM and PREPARE you for SOMETHING EXCITING that is coming up ahead of you!)
- To LEAD lost youths to JESUS
- To spread out and spot youths that has the potential to STAND OUT FOR CHRIST. [There are many more that are yet to be listed. Just wait and continue to visit this site for more updates of our latest plans!]
The THEME:
John 15:16-17 (This verse was specially chosen by Janielle) and Hebrews 10:24-25 (Yet another verse chosen by Me) Go read it! We are all CALLED & APPOINTED to go out, and reach out to those who are LOST. The theme also includes EVANGELISM, LOVE, and of course, the theme for Grace Youths this year 2007: L.I.F.E
For now, Janielle and I will continue to promote ACC until its OFFICIAL LAUNCH, which is not decided YET.
So be ready and steady for the new wave of a bunch of youths that are passionate and excited for JESUS! Its coming, its edging nearer and nearer, THE TIME HAS COME for youths to RISE UP and STAND OUT IN THE GAP to REACH OUT and LEAD OTHER lost youths (both Christian and Non-Christians) to JESUS!
So read on, my friend! Go check out the other half of ACC:
http://janielle7unique.blogspot.com
Get ready,
Zlwin Chew
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