Starry Starry Night Musical

The musical is put together by one of our own youths. The songs that are sung are popular secular songs which the youths can easily identify with. The Gospel message is weaved into the storyline which is about the lives of 4 very good friends with different sets of problems they have to deal with. One of them eventually dies but it is her life that has the most impact on the rest.

Come and join us for the musical and it will be great if you can bring along people who have yet to know the Lord Jesus we all love!

For more information, check out in the above flyer:

Atheism is Probably Wrong

This is the cover of a leaflet that respond to the new breed of militant atheists like Richard Dawkins who made famous the phrase: "There is probably no God". To read the entire leaflet, visit:
http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/Samples/aidw/aidw_scroller.html
I would like to add this:"Atheists believe there is probably no God; Christians are confident there is. So would you like to base your life on a probable answer or definite answer?"

(below: an interesting atheism campaign in England)

Walking With Gay Friends

The AWARE saga triggered lot's of conversations. One of which is what do we think about homosexuality? As youths, the bigger question is, "How do we love our gay friends since the church teaches that homosexual lifestyle is counter to God's design?" Here is one book that explores this area.
You may read its review at www.matthiasmedia.com.au/briefing/library/5574.

Butterfly, botanist or bee?

John MacAuthur, Why Believe the Bible?

An old but graphic illustration tells of a man who looked out of his window at a beautiful garden full of plants and flowers. First, he saw a lovely butterfly, which would flutter from flower to flower, pausing only for a second or two before moving on. It touched many of the lovely blossoms but derived no benefit from them.

Next, he spotted a botanist, with a big notebook under his arm and a large magnifying glass in his hand. The botanist would hunch over one flower for a long time, peering at it through his magnifying glass in his pocket and walked away.

The third visitor to the flower garden was a tiny bee. The bee would light on a flower and sink down deep, extracting all the nectar it could carry. On each visit to a flower it went empty and came out full.

And so it is with Christians in their approach to God's Word. There are butterflies who move from stirring sermons to stirring sermons, from Bible class to Bible class, fluttering here, fluttering there, bringing nothing and gaining nothing but a nice feeling. And there are the spiritual botanists who take copious notes. They are trying to get everything straight - from each vowel point to each point in the outline. They go over the words but don't draw much out of the flowers. It's all pure academics.

And then there are the people who are like spiritual bees. They sink down deep into every flower, every book or page of the Scripture they come upon, and draw out the wisdom and truth and life that can be a blessing to them and those around them.

You? Butterfly, botanist or bee?

The Barber

Siow Hwee, that was a good one. I'm trying to match you...

After twenty years of shaving himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town decided he had had enough. He told his wife that he intended to let the local barber shave him each day. He put on his hat and coat and went to the barber shop which was owned by the pastor of the local Presbyterian Church. The barber's wife, Grace, was working, so she performed the task. Grace shaved him and sprayed him with lilac water and said, "That will be $20." The man thought the price was a bit high, but he paid the bill and went to work. The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop the day before. Not bad, he thought. At least I don't need to get a shave every day. The next morning, the man's face was still smooth. Two weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take, so he returned to the barber shop. "I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the barber's wife, "but you must have done a great job. It's been two weeks and my whiskers still haven't started growing back." The expression on her face didn't even change, expecting his comment. She responded, "You were shaved by Grace. Once shaved, always shaved."

(The above views is purely personal and does not reflect the views of the organization that host this blog site!)

Trying Too Hard

"One of the greatest reasons people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction." - Nido Quebin

I came across the below testimony on Bill Bright in the book "The Man in the Mirror" by Patrick Morley. Bill Bright must have left a great imprint on Morley. Hope he'll do the same for you. Anyway, I enjoyed the book. Pick one up too for yourself. I think it'll make good material for a small group of man to read and share together.

Synod Youth Games 2009

Click on the image for a full-size look

On Barth

Augustine, Calvin and Barth find themselves waiting outside the throne room on the Day of Judgment. Augustine goes in first, and after half an hour comes out and says to the others: 'It was wonderful! I had all the mysteries of sin, grace and salvation explained to me!'

Next, Calvin goes in, comes out an hour later and says to the others: 'It was wonderful! I had all the mysteries of election, predestination and divine sovereignty explained to me!'

Finally, Barth goes in. After two hours, God comes out and says to the others: 'I've still got no idea what he is talking about!'



From this Blog: http://thechurchofjesuschrist.wordpress.com/