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Sunday, March 29, 2009 ( YAM Updates for weekending 5 April 2009 ) Most of the Care Groups met up today! Do remember to meet up on a regular basis (at least once a month) for sharing, accountability, prayer and fellowship purposes! If you need materials for your discussions, do approach Pastor Joshua or other CGLs for help! That said, here’re the updates for this week: 1) Prayer Meeting Time: 7.30 pm (weekly) Day: Wednesday, 1 April Venue: KPC Level 3 Library Point of Contact – Please indicate your attendance by Tuesday (leave a comment on the blog!), so we’ll know how many people to expect. 2) Community Bible Study International Time: 8 pm (weekly) Day: Friday, 3 April Venue: KPC Sanctuary Point of Contact – Your Group Discussion Leaders 3) National Servicemen Biblestudy – Group for full-time NS men Time: 8.30 to 9.30 am (change in time due to ACM) Day: Sunday, 5 April 2009 Venue: KPC Level 1 MPH Point of Contact – Uncle Michael (96615047) 4) YAM Service on Westminster Confession of Faith Time: 1.30 pm Day: Sunday, 12 April 2009 Venue: KPC Auditorium Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team! *YAM will be held on the second (12th) and fourth Sundays (26th) for the month of April (due to KPC ACM on 5th April) Please check your email for the YAM Programme for April to June! It’s a bit sketchy I know, but I hope that it’ll help in your scheduling, especially with regards to the planning of CG dates! Do remember to thank Gladys for drawing this programme timeline out! =) Key Events for April to June 2009 (More details to be made known!) 1) Ushers needed (6 to 8 people) for Combined English Presbytery Good Friday Service Time: 10.30 am (reporting time for briefing for ushers – 10 am) Day: 10 April 2009 Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 3 (TBC) Point of Contact: Daryl (sign up by 5th April 2009!) 2) Run For The World/KPC Breakfast by The Beach (OM Fundraising) Time: 7 to 9 am Day: Saturday, 9 May 2009 (Vesak Day) Venue: Pit 65, Carpark F2, East Coast Park Point of Contact: Daryl (sign up by 26th April 2009!) 3) Young Adults’ Weekend Away (YAWA!) Dates: 22 to 24 May 2009 (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) Venue: National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI) - Buona Vista Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team 4) PLAYMAX – Group Facilitators needed! Time: 9 am to 2 pm (duty hours for facilitators – actual event last longer) Day: Friday and Saturday, 12 and 13 June Venue: St. Andrew’s Cathedral Point of Contact: Daryl (for young adults), Yao Qi (for Faith Factor GFs) (Sign up by 19 April 2009!) Website: http://playmax.sg – but sign up through YAM please! That's about all the updates for this week. Do note that ACM is this Sunday! Only one combined service at 9.30 am. =) For the praise of His glory, Daryl @ 5:25 PM by Servants' Team 0 comments Monday, March 23, 2009 ( CG Meeting and YAM Updates for weekending 29 March 2009 ) The Care Groups will be meeting as a whole YAM this Sunday at 1 pm for a short (half hour) briefing. After which, the CGs will disperse for their own group time (to be arranged by your CG facilitators). The briefing will be about the focus, guidelines and proposed activities for the CGs. Since some young adults have been asking, this is to clarify any doubts as to what exactly we’ll be doing for Care Group time. Pastor Joshua will be explaining this in more detail this coming Sunday. That said, here’re the updates for this week: 1) Prayer Meeting Time: 7.30 pm (weekly) Day: Wednesday, 25 March Venue: KPC Level 3 Library Point of Contact – Please indicate your attendance by Tuesday (leave a comment on the blog!), so we’ll know how many people to expect. 2) CBSI Time: 8 pm (weekly) Day: RESUMES on Friday, 27 March Venue: KPC Sanctuary Point of Contact – Daryl/Your Group Discussion Leaders 3) National Servicemen Biblestudy – Group for full-time NS men Time: 9 to 10.30 am (weekly) Day: Sunday, 29 March 2009 Venue: KPC Level 1 MPH Point of Contact – Uncle Michael (96615047) 4) First CG Meeting to be on Sunday, 29 March 2009 Time: 1 pm Day: Sunday, 29 March Venue: KPC Auditorium Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team and your CGFs! Ministry Servants: Secretary and Prayer Coordinator - Gladys (92389204) Treasurer and Welfare Coordinator - Zuhao (96560380) Worship Coordinator - Marianne Lee (96230767) Ministry Coordinator - Daryl (90622477) Deacon in Charge of Young Adults: Chong Ping (97634493) Pastor for Young Adults: Pr Joshua Ling (83223529) For the praise of His glory, Daryl @ 3:38 PM by Servants' Team 0 comments Sunday, March 15, 2009 ( YAM Updates for weekending 22 March 2009 ) The finalised Care Groups were officially rolled out today. Barring some minor changes, this will be the Care Groups that all of us have signed up and committed to. Your Care Group facilitators will be contacting you soon, to touch base and to arrange for your first meeting/gathering. That said, if you haven’t managed to commit to a Care Group, it’s still not to late to let any of the servants’ team members know, so that we can fit you in to one right away! For more details on the purpose, activities and desired outcomes, do see the previous posts that Gladys has put up! So, here’re the updates for this week: 1) Prayer Meeting Time: 7.30 pm (weekly) Day: Wednesday, 18 March Venue: KPC Level 3 Library Point of Contact – Gladys or Maria 2) NO CBSI THIS FRIDAY Time: 8 pm (weekly, except for this Friday) Day: RESUMES on Friday, 27 March Venue: KPC Sanctuary Point of Contact – Daryl/Your Group Discussion Leaders 3) National Servicemen Biblestudy Resumes – Group for full-time NS men Time: 9 to 10.30 am (weekly) Day: Sunday, 22 March 2009 Venue: KPC Level 1 MPH Point of Contact – Uncle Michael 4) NO YAM Service on 22 March 2009: First CG Meeting to be on Sunday, 29 March 2009 Time: To Be Confirmed among your group members Day: Sunday, 29 March Venue: To Be Arranged by your CG Facilitators Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team and your CGFs! 5) Ladies Fellowship: In Prison But Not Yet Imprisoned - Open Invitation to Young Adults Time: 3 to 5 pm Day: Saturday, 28 March Venue: KPC Conference Room Level 2 Point of Contact: Aunty Debbie (galatians6.2@hotmail.com) *YAM will have its Sunday programmes on the first and third weeks of every month Point of Contact – THE SERVANTS TEAM: Daryl (90622477), Gladys (92389204), Maria (90491712), Zuhao (96560380) and Marianne Lee (96230767). In His Service, Daryl @ 11:37 PM by Servants' Team 0 comments Sunday, March 8, 2009 ( YAM Updates for weekending 15 March 2009 ) There’ll be YAM this Sunday! We’ll be doing the Westminster Confession of Faith, the presentation of the finalised Care Groupings, and Uncle Meng Kim will be doing a short publicity presentation on PLAYMAX, an outreach event organised by SYFC. That said, if you are committed to a Care Group but haven’t done so, or have any inputs to share on the arrangement of the groupings, do drop any of the servants’ team members an email or give us a call/SMS by this Wednesday, 11 March 2009. For more details on the purpose, activities and desired outcomes, do see the attached document. Gladys has posted it up on the YAM blog at http://kpchurchya.blogspot.com. See previous entries! The tentative Care Groupings are out already, but they may still be subjected to change based on your feedback. Here’re the updates for this week: 1) Prayer Meeting Time: 7.30 pm (weekly) Day: Wednesday, 11 March Venue: KPC Level 3 Library Point of Contact – Gladys or Maria 2) CBSI (Community Biblestudy International) Time: 8 pm (weekly) Day: Friday, 13 March Venue: KPC Sanctuary Point of Contact – Daryl/Your Group Discussion Leaders 3) National Servicemen Biblestudy – Group for full-time NS men and other men too. Time: 9 to 10.30 am (weekly) Day: BREAK TILL SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 2009 (DUE TO UNCLE MICHAEL BEING OVERSEAS FOR WORK) Venue: KPC Level 1 MPH Point of Contact – Uncle Michael (96615047) 4)YAM Service: WCF, PLAYMAX and Care Group presentation! Time: 1.30 to 3.30 pm Day: Sunday, 15 March Venue: KPC Auditorium, Level 4 Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team! *YAM will have its Sunday programmes on the first and third weeks of every month Point of Contact – THE SERVANTS TEAM: Daryl (90622477), Gladys (92389204), Maria (90491712), Zuhao (96560380) and Marianne Lee (96230767). See you this Sunday! Daryl @ 5:37 PM by Servants' Team 0 comments Friday, March 6, 2009 ( Good website I found! ) I don't know how many of you can read Chinese effectively but do go to this website and take a look. It has full of good resources. www.pcchong.com Emmanuel, Keqi @ 6:05 PM by Geleidi 1 comments Thursday, March 5, 2009 ( through the storms and waves... ) this sharing is pretty much for myself, but it's been such an encouragment from Father, so would like to share with everyone :) "You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to be distressed by various trials so that the genuineness of your faith - more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire - may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1Pet6-8 To grow as a Christian in more godliness, God disciplines. It hurts, but necessary. For He disciplines those He loves. He prunes those branches that are His, so they may bear more fruit. He breaks those jars so that we as clays may be made more like Him. Myself personally those who know me, have a tendency of getting anxious or worry. Now, being anxious is the opposite of trust or faith in God. At this point in life, many things are uncertain and unknown to me. Out of my hand. Anxiety only adds bitterness and depression rather than joy, in whatever problem that we're facing. In fact, anxiety cannot add or change whatever result that is already setout by God's goodness and love. So why worry? yet, we still do. I often do. Faith/trusting in God is not easy. In fact as 1 Peter says, it needs to be refined by fire, it needs to go through trials, it needs to be tested, so to be glorious, more Jesus-like, and ultimately the completion brings praise to God. In taiwan our national flower is called "Mei Hua". It's a flower of interesting character, which only blossoms in cold weather. The colder it is, the more it blossoms. And naturally it is a much more stronger flower than others, which can survive in unusual tough situations. Catacus is of similar 'tough' plant too. They often remind me of our Christian journey. God did not promise smooth journey at the point of believe. In fact, He desires sanctification, growth, maturity,and holiness. And He does that and teaches us lessons by placing us in 'cold weather'. Often He puts us in storms and waves, so that we may mature and grow to be more like Him. Despite the temporary cloudy sky, the sun is always not too far off. It's unseen, behind the clouds. But it's there, always and still shining. Same with God, He never leaves nor forsake us, His grace is sufficient for all our needs and for EVERY season of our lives. He comforts us, guides us, teaches us through His WORD by the Holy Spirit. In darkness, yet that glimpse of light of love still shines, always available to those who would abide. Ps 1 "Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instructions, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leave does not wither." His WORD is LIFE!!! and is the key to survival. We may be injured during the storms but not destroyed, we may slip, but not fallen, we may despair but not hopeless, we may feel lonely but not forsaken. For our house is built on nothing else, except the WORD of the MIGHTY GOD!!! When waves of life problems (anxiety) attack, let us root deeply in His Word, and He says, "cast all your anxiety on me, because I care for you". O, how such sweet comfort? It is for myself, in which I am yet to taste the full sweetness of His love. I often fail, but I press on with perseverence by His strength not my own, i may be crippled by the storms, tired, even my flesh may fail me,but I shall continue on running, finishing the race He set before me. To the very end, till I see Him... such future grace - Heaven,in which through the present darkest hour, I truly rejoice... This is easily said but hard to do, friends, let us together keep persevering in His love, trusting in His goodness of His provision, wherever we are, whatever we're facing....He's saying: "Be still and know that "I AM" GOD..." Jason @ 9:55 PM by Young Adults 0 comments ( Imagine ) (This is in view of Steve Turners' book 'Imagine', a vision for Christians and the arts) " When Christians think of the arts as something that can be used to win the world to Christ, they create an unrealistic expectation of the arts and put unfair pressure on artists. Christian songwriters are automatically expected to write "Christian songs." But what constitutes a "Christian song"?" The use of Jesus, Lord, God? And thus is what i'm trying to learn as well in art school. Do i NEED to paint a cross to visually communicate Christ, the crucifix and salvation? Or could I portray a grotesque picture/video to portray the total depravity of man? Often, i find myself struggling to put my faith and studies together. It seems to be separate. Just like how we define 'secular job' and 'full-time ministry'. Are they really separate? How are we able to be totally relevant all the time without 'painting a cross' all the time? U2 is such a band. Let us learn from Jesus, who was viewed as 'too secular' by the 'pastors, elders and deacons' of His time. :) For more of the lyrics of this song just google... @ 1:40 AM by MaRia 4 comments Wednesday, March 4, 2009 ( i will trust in You ) MT 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. MT 13:27 "The owner's servants came to him and said, `Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' MT 13:28 " `An enemy did this,' he replied. MT 13:29 " `No,' he answered, `because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' " -------------------- "Jen... I thought i had cast all my cares into His hands. But old habits die hard. My old demons don't go away. I'm still learning gradually" and this is what she said to me. "Do you know the story about sower and the wheats and the weeds? The servants wanted to cut off all the weeds so that the wheats will grow better but the Master didn't allow that as that would risk some of the wheats getting cut off as well. Instead, the weeds and the wheats will be allowed to grow till harvest time, where the weeds will be burnt and the wheat brought into the storehouse. That is you and i. We are a work in progress and we will always have bad in us until Judgment Day. And then we'll be perfect in Christ." I'm not a perfect christian girl. Neither am i a good christian girl. I'm simply God's child. A work in progress.=) "Joy is the serious business of heaven." (CS Lewis) "Be joyful always" [1 Thess 5:16] Jen and I share the goal of wanting to be shining lights in law school. To be different. To point all those lost, broken, unloved around us to Christ. The make-up of law sch is truly different (the competition, as friendly as can be, can kill). As is all the various environments the Lord has seen fit to place you in. But never forget, the joy of the Lord. It is the joy in the Lord IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES that makes us shine and direct broken-hearts to the Healer of Wounds. Just passing on the encouragement i got on to you guys!=) @ 4:59 PM by kim.o 1 comments Tuesday, March 3, 2009 ( Care Group ) Sorry for the wait. For those that did not attend the young adult meeting on 1st March 2009, please do take some time to continue reading this post. In future, YAM will have the "Care Group" system implemented amongst the Young Adults. In order to be a healthy Christian, one has to learn, serve and fellowship. Currently, most of the young adults are learning (e.g. CBSI, YAM Fortnight Meetings, sermons etc) and serving (e.g. worship team, youth, sunday school etc.). However, fellowship has often occured at a more "superficial" level especially for the newcomers OR that much of the fellowship that we enjoyed are not functioning in the right way. Thus, in order to encourage healthy fellowship and accountability towards one another amongst the YA community, this "Care Group" system will be implemented. In order to be part of this "Care Group" system, please kindly email your name to Daryl (npcc2001@hotmail.com)! The Groups will be mixed groups and will not exceed 5 people per group. Groups will meet at least once a month. (Do note that YAs meet at a corporate level only during the Sundays of Week 1 and Week 3.) Currently, the servants team are approaching some Adults to help us be facilitators of such care groups. I understand that some may think that this will segregate the YAM community. Of course it doesn't! What happens within such groups is that Young Adults will have a covenant with one another to be transparent in order to aid accountability. Care groups are more like a support group whereby you know that no matter in whatever situations, these are the group of people that you can always go to for prayer and support or even advice. Please do note that Care Groups are not exclusive in the sense that no one can enter your care groups once it has 5 members. Instead, groups have to be porous and once the number goes beyond 7, then the group will be split up. Also, we have governing policies that all groups must comply with in order to enjoy healthy growth. They are as follows: Policy Concerning Care Groups in Young Adult Ministry Purpose and Function - Mutual accountability for Holy living & Personal Godliness. -Regular prayer support for spiritual growth & protection against Spiritual attacks. -Mutual encouragement to reach out to non-believers and to serve each other with God-given gifts and talents. Formation & Group size - Group size of about 4-5, no more than 7 for effective sharing. - Members must agree to actively participate in this care group. - Mixed gender composition allowed unless there are spiritual concerns. - Members could either be assigned or self-selecting depending on circumstances. - Minimum meeting at least once a month depending on current needs. - Members could decide what activity or program would suit their current needs so long as the desired outcomes are achieved (see point 4). Non-negotiables - Every group must have a leader who is willing to be accountable to the Young Adult Pastor & Deacon. He or she will be the linkperson between the Church and the group. - Groups must still be committed to Church & YA programs such as Bi-yearly church camp, yearly Young Adults Weekend Away (YAWA), supporting Church Youth Camp, as well as other trainings deemed necessary for the spiritual well-being of the Church. - Groups must be opened to Newcomers joining in and all members must make very effort conceivable to include newcomers in all interactions and sharing. Failing this, groups may be asked to close or reconstitute. - Groups must aim to multiply itself when the group size grows beyond 7. - Groups must strive for the desired outcomes of small groups and avoid the unhealthy signs. Desired outcomes - Members increasingly reflect the character of God as revealed in God’s word, with the fruits of the Spirit becoming more evident in members’ life. - Members building greater trust and accountability among each other. - Members having greater concerns for the salvation of others. - Members using their gifts and social opportunities for the gospel. - Members serving each other out of genuine love. Unhealthy signs - Group becomes an in-group only and closed to new members joining in. Unhealthy interest in gossip and slander against each other or members outside the group. - Group becomes critical of the leadership of the church or the servant teams without seeking clarification or reconciliation, showing a lack of submission to the YA pastor and deacon. - Group becoming focused on social gatherings for sake of social gatherings, neglecting all the purposes for care group. Ending a group - Should a group becomes unhealthy the leadership of the church reserved the rights to advise the group to either terminate or reconstitute its members. - Failing to comply with counsel may result in church disciplinary action being taken for the sake of the unity and holiness of the church of God. - If the size of the group becomes too big (> 7), the group should split into two smaller groups and start the multiplication process. If you are thinking the the amount of information is too overwhelming, fret not! Contact any one of the servants team people (Maria, Daryl, Gladys, Marianne, Zuhao) if you have any queries. Because those involved in this system are supposed to make a covenant with one another to be transparent and to uphold one another in Christ in whatever circumstances(which is actually quite a serious covenant to make), please submit your name to Daryl if you want to be part of the system. (YES! STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE PART OF THIS SYSTEM KAYS. IT IS NOT THAT SCARY SINCE WE ARE ALL CALLED TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS WE LOVE OURSELVES!) Do note that if you are facing any struggles that you are only comfortable with sharing with certain people, you can tell us who you are able to share with courageously. It is reminded to all YAs that whatever is shared within the group will only stay within the group unless the person that shares allows for sharing beyond the care group. Also, do keep in mind that other considerations such as dislike for certain people, thus not wanting to be in the same group with those people will not be taken into consideration when the young adults are being grouped. Afterall, we ARE called to love one another right (*emphasize)?:) The date line for submission of names is on Monday 9th March 2009. Please help to spread the word around because many Young Adults were absent at the YA meeting (1st March 2009). Pray continually :) P.S. Accountability requires complete honesty from you and love from God. Accountability is important in all areas of our lives. God made us a family - a team, so that we can work together and encourage one another in our walks with Him. Ecclesiastes 4:10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up. 1 Timothy 4:16: Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Galatians 6:2: Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Romans 15:15:1-2: We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Emmanuel, Gladys wongkeqi@yahoo.com.sg @ 5:31 AM by Geleidi 0 comments Sunday, March 1, 2009 ( The 100th Post! ) Here're the updates for this week. Gladys will be posting on the Care Group Policy and how to go about signing up for a care group. Stay tuned for her post! =) 1) Prayer Meeting Time: 7.30 pm (weekly) - Please note the change in time! Day: Wednesday, 4 March Venue: KPC Level 3 Library Point of Contact – Gladys or Maria 2) CBSI (Community Biblestudy International) Time: 8 pm (weekly) Day: Friday, 6 March Venue: KPC Sanctuary Point of Contact – Daryl/Your Group Discussion Leaders 3) National Servicemen Biblestudy – Group for full-time NS men and other men too. Time: 9 to 10.30 am (weekly) Day: BREAK TILL SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 2009 (DUE TO UNCLE MICHAEL BEING OVERSEAS FOR WORK) Venue: KPC Level 1 MPH Point of Contact – Uncle Michael (96615047) 4) NO YAM SERVICE FOR 8 MARCH 2009 (RESUMES ON 15 MARCH. FOR TIME SEE BELOW) Time: 1.30 to 3.30 pm Day: Sunday, 15 March Venue: KPC Auditorium, Level 4 Point of Contact: The Servants’ Team! *Do take note that YAM will have its Sunday programmes on the first and third weeks of every month from now on. Point of Contact – THE SERVANTS TEAM: Daryl (90622477), Gladys (92389204), Maria (90491712), Zuhao (96560380) and Marianne Lee (96230767). God Bless, and have a great week ahead! Daryl @ 4:55 PM by Servants' Team 0 comments |