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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 @ 1:58 PM

I was getting guitar tabs for service this week, and i read this article by a person called kenny.

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I just attended a 3 day event in my church, with a 30min worship session each evening. Worship, music-wise, on the first two days were ok because several members from the youth music ministry were involved, but none of the musicians on the third day were in the music team, and did not have as much experience. This showed noticeably, as, for example, the band wasn't very tight, and did not control the dynamics very well.

But the worship itself was the most intimate and intense as compared to the previous 2 sessions, for the congregation. It isn't surprising though, because over the past two days, people were confessing and repenting of their sins, opening their hearts to God's voice, and getting right with God again.

This reminded me that worship must be God-led. Good worship doesn't happen because the band or the music is 'cool'; rather, good worship occurs because the worshiper loves and seeks the Lord.

Many of us serve in our church's music team, and we must remember, during rehearsals, not to focus too much on the music, but to focus on the worship instead. Instead of using the music to induce a sense of worship, the music should be aligned to what the worshiper would like to sing to express his or her feelings and praise to God. In other words, we play good music not because we need good music to be able to worship, but because we want to give God the best kind of worship we can give.

In a way, the music doesn't matter as much as we might like to think, because music is an expression of worship, and not a crutch we need to worship. I help out with my church's deaf service often, and they don't use music, of course. Worship comprises mainly of reading and signing song lyrics, and the worship is as engaging and intimate as any with music!

Lastly, musicians often focus too hard on their instruments, rather than on worshiping. Try to worship while you're playing, and let your playing be an extension of the worship in your heart, rather than a set of notes that you've practiced for. It may be hard to do so, thus you need to practice hard at home, and not overexert yourself during service.

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Are you ready to praise and worship God this week?

Cheers!

ignited by Joel Chin


Saturday, March 24, 2007 @ 5:30 PM

The last 2 weeks have been high key for me. Watermanship(crossing rivers, making beachheads), section quick attack live firing, platoon deliberate attack live firing, demolitions live firing.

Just wanna thank God for favourable weather when we were out in the field. It didnt rain whenever we were not under shelther. Did not have much sleep for the past week but i managed to pull through.

The friday i had my watermanship, i was supposed to do guard duty on 17 March Saturday. This was fine with me because my original guard duty was supposed to be on the 25 March, Sunday but i swapped with my friend so that i could attend my friend's birthday party on the 24th. However, my Platoon Sgt suddenly told me that i had to call my dad regarding some university interview. As it turned out, i was to go for the communication studies test/interview at NTU the same day i had my guard duty. If not for God's providence, i would have been in a dilemma. But thank God that my company 2IC announced later that all guard duty on the 17 March will be covered by the Out Of Coursees(OOC). As a result, i was able to attend the Comm studies admission test/interview and still be able to go to my friend's party later on.

God is good. Amen.

ignited by PholkLorr


Friday, March 23, 2007 @ 1:17 AM

Thank you, Thank yew, and Thank You!!! =)

I love GeeOhDee!

There was a nice turn of events for me at work on Monday. What happened was pretty common, and I believe that it was prayer that brought about the surpise winds of change. If you had prayed for me, I'm really very grateful! =) Basically, I was reassigned to another client on Monday morning, and the result of this was that I get to work in Orchard this week, right opposite Far East Plaza! haha *Grin* (I found a fruit store on the 4th floor that sells cheap and really sweet fruits). I have friendlier colleagues this team too, so praise God! =) I've still been busy, but I think I would have been even busier and negatively stressed at the other client.

Yeah, we need more pictures heh! I haven't taken any with myself in it recently, so here's a nice one I picked from the Net.

'A Picture paints a thousand words'. So... this is a 1000-words plus blog post! heehee.


ignited by EJ


Monday, March 19, 2007 @ 5:34 PM




Nice Photo take by hannah...

Roanna, Thanks for your invitation n preparation...


ignited by gail


@ 11:30 AM

Hi hi...realli thank God for His grace today...

every monday, my company got this training to be conducted by staffs and review by our boss...so this week is my turn to present...guess wat...is postphone...YEAH...cos i wasnt realli FULLY prepared for the presentation...so i was praying that my boss wont be around today...whoo hoo...and he was called for a site meeting urgently...haha...then i got more time to prepare...

God's blessing is so evident in my work life..God's favour allows me to get more sales, more opportunities, good working relationship with colleague...wat's more can i ask from Him...He has given me more than i expected...

Continue to seek His Word n Voice...

ignited by gail


@ 10:59 AM

i Got another prayer Request:
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING:


PLEASE pray HEALING of the TUMOUR (if got miracles THIs two wks) & ALSO pray SAFETY during OPERATION for her SON:

my mum's cell group member who named auntie Yizhen now attending our church bilingual service with her daughter (Zi Wei,16years old) & her son (Yong Qing,14 years old).

the doctor say must go for operation... the tumour has made Yong Qing never grow in Height... so he scared/shy to join secell... he scared being look down because of his height at his age.

Her son (Yong Qing) have Tumour in the brain, so please pray for Him... His OPeration is on 29March....

as u all know tumour operation in the brain is a very dangerous operation... ...so do pray for him the operation to be successful

so Pray GOD will Heal him and increase HIS FAITH (so He can share a serious + real life testimony of the healing of GOD in his LIFE to his non christian friends next time)...
if YOng Qing recover fast after the operation, i will invite Him and his sister will join secell & also the youth activities....

ignited by hannah


Saturday, March 17, 2007 @ 11:32 PM

save. me.

i.am.dying.

AHHHHHHH....

*screams*

*pulls out non-existent hair*

I always felt the week before exams are the hardest to live through. And my school being one of the most sadistic, had to make that week our march holiday. So technically speaking, for the first time in a life i can say this, with no question or doubt.

I. have. no. life.

Well, unless you take into account the life i have with christ... which isnt all that alive and interesting. I wish it would be though.

Somebody wake me from the doomsday of A levels. PLEASE!!

But enough of this rattling, and talks about not enough time and wanting to make friends with some imaginary friend of mine that can bend time proving the space time continum (did i even spell that right) wrong...

God is good.

I never thought i'd actaully be able to last consecutive full days of study (10.30am-9, 11-2). He led me to a friend to find this spunky claustrophobic most boring place on earth to study. It feels like an exam hall man. Cos, without this amount of studying/mugging this week, i dont see how i will make it through my block tests (yes i know tests sounds minimal, but it's actaully quite a big thing, cos i dont want to see the principal and then make me cry and demoralized for a whole term)

Okae.. i hope i will make it through block test.

That's about it. I guess.. until i get my results..

hur hur.

ignited by jOy


@ 12:37 PM

Woohoo! It's the weekend finally.

Obviously my week has been filled up with tutorials, lab reports and lectures :) Although the good thing is there aren't any more exams until April 21st. Overall I'm pretty happy with how my mid-terms have turned out. Although I'll still need to put in alot more effort in the coming weeks!

Right, it's saturday 1pm now, and I'll be going off, probably get a haircut, off to uncle dennis' place with my secondary school friends to get a guitar for my friend, hopefully get some stuff for my guitar and dinner with church dudes! Gotta love weekends!

See you guys tomorrow!

All happy it's the weekends! :)

ignited by Joel Chin


@ 1:06 AM

ok this is like my 3rd time writing this same entry becos there is somthing wrong w my a/c, comp or blogspot..

this week is my turn to blog..yeah..finally
because my house comp a bit slow and need to "Q" to use and my laptop....SIGH!!!
my laptop was send for repair as there's something wrong and also to make use of the last opportunity to send to toshiba for servicing before the warranty expires. the technician told me my laptop cant be revived and had to change the whole hard disk and Bye to all my photos and doc in there..GONE GONE GONE

now for some happy and normal things..not to make anyone jealous but i hv been lazing around at home and around spore..still trying to find a part time job as maybe my expectations too high? or im too lazy? anyway congrats to su ling u hv found a job!!!

ok that's all :)

ignited by ro


Friday, March 16, 2007 @ 2:50 PM

GLORY TO GOD....
PRaise GOD...
GOD ANSWERS MY PRAYER TODAY.... the JOb i always longing for... heehee

I found a job liao yeah...so Happy Today....

My school attachment company(my supervisor) call me today...she asked i wanna go back to the company and work at OUB centre branch... start work 2 April। It's a 2-3mth contract...


GOD IS GREAT....

ignited by hannah


Wednesday, March 14, 2007 @ 10:54 PM

Campus Mission 2007

Here's the link for a conference in Korea I've been thinking of attending in July this year:

http://www.cm2007.net/

Its a pretty cool website to explore in your free time =)

ignited by EJ


Tuesday, March 13, 2007 @ 7:56 PM


Here's a special for all of you! =) The pic above is the draft poster design for our upcoming play on the 6th of April! Credit to D.Feng (who lives somewhere in the U.S.) for the background design.

The Calender has been updated. Do take a look! =)


ignited by EJ


@ 9:57 AM

i wanna Thank GOD my blood report very good... every organ is good no problem...
but still need to go NUH on 28 march 2007 (to check immune system)
andTan Tock Seng Hospital on date to be confirm(see paediatric Specialists/Surgent)...
so still keep me in prayer ok??
i now looking sales position for full time job...anybody got lobang? hehe

ignited by hannah


@ 12:07 AM

I need a holiday.

Does this mean I have fulfilled my blogging requirements for the week?

lol.

ignited by Joel Chin


Monday, March 12, 2007 @ 8:33 PM

vote for marilyn!! :D:D:D please please!! :D:D:D


http://minamongle.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-am-youthsg-for-3rd-time.html

+lyn

ignited by marilynHuang


@ 7:48 PM

Hee hee, blog blog blog!!!

This past week has been horrible! Ups and downs, I even got quite upset about my punishment which i thought was quite ridiculous( I was punished to throw rubbish for 1 whole week even though i didn't know i was supposed to throw rubbish)...More downs than ups actually...

I missed church last sunday cos i was in Genting. IT WAS not FUN MAN!!!
I didn't go to the theme park, I didn't enter the casino and i wasted alot of money on food.

Hmm, when i was down and upset, I kept asking my big daddy up there why why why??
I didn't get any answers, until Sunday came. It was on the last page of week 3 in masterlife, my mood just lifted all of a sudden after I read the paragraph, suddenly I felt relieved and free and happy, I dunno why...

Hee hee, then James, Algene, Vanessa, Su Jun and *I* went to watch the show Three Hundred. WOO, their muscles were wow! Nice show!

Haha, k thats the end!

ignited by Adriel


Wednesday, March 07, 2007 @ 10:42 PM

I realized.. i'm supposed to blog this week right?

Nothing inspiring to inspire u aspiring people out there. other than my stream of consciousness, and that is if you even get something out of it.

The week's been pretty tough with pre tests (they're just test that comes before block tests). THough i only had three days of school, i still have my eye rings growing and according to my teacher have turned white. White and pale is different.

Thank God, i dont need to use whitening cream now. Not that i even use them.

My grades are fluctuating from As to Fs. Keep me in prayer okae. First, my chem really really.. *puke*. I think i scored the lowest amongst all the three classes my teacher teaches. Quite depressing cos till now, i still dont know what i'm doing is the right thing.. and i've only got one "mug-until-die" week to understand the whole organic chemistry and deduce properly all the stuff and equations and what not for block test. I know A levels is the end point, bt at least showing an improvement from straight Fs to a C or D would be encouraging. My tutor keeps saying, "not everyone of you here will get an A for chem. I'm sorry but that's the hard fact" obviously, being the worst student he's ever taught, i was obviously one of the(everyone)'.

Bleah. I dont know, bt i only hope i can prove him wrong.

But i really dont register science. period. what nucleophilic and then electrophilic and then suddenly some idofoam... ahh

nvm.

Still, i want to thank God for my good grades at Geog and Gp. At least it balances out the F in chem. They're my best subject.. tho they are only H1s(equivalent of AO or somewhat) and are pushing me to maintain or get an A for it. yeppies. Just broke my record for GP essay. wont brag here. Wahaha.. i'm just elated.

So i left school in term one feeling -10+5+5= 0. pretty much neutral i guess.

Block test is coming up in one week. and i'll be having my GP paper on monday (one week before). So pray for em will ya. Especially for my chem.. and maybe math. And that i wont lose my nuts, cos it's been happening pretty frequently. Falling into emotional potholes again and again. Not forgetting time management, so i'll still find time for QT.

Well.. that's all i have about me.

i really dont know what to say.

So the following would pretty much be...

nonsense.

I advise you not to read.

cos it's just nonsense.

non-
sense.

non- sense.. shudn't that be an adjective instead of a noun.

hur hur.

right.

i want to go deep sea diving.

And then get electrocuted by an ELECTRIC eel.

wahaha.

And then go home.

Free me from all these EARTHLY PAIN.

Electric EEL!.

i love unagi. Really.

ignited by jOy


@ 8:53 AM

Yeah, here comes our long waited cell dinner at ms yong place.if possible please bring any games that can entertain all of us after the dinner.like board games,play station (lol), etc...

From ms yong : our steamboat soup base will be using Yam.anyone allergy to yam??pls let us know if there r certain food that u r super allergy with...send yr comments in,ok.we will try to take extra note on it.

Meanwhile,pls keep yr spirit HIGH for this session of fUn time.

ignited by gail


Monday, March 05, 2007 @ 11:06 PM

IGNITE!

http://www.ignite-asia.org/

The Ignite Conference is back... check out the website above for more details =)

The night rally is free... anyone wants to go this Sunday night? I don't think I'll be able to go on a weekday night cos of work but you guys and gals can self-organize if a weekday night is better.

ignited by EJ


Sunday, March 04, 2007 @ 5:30 PM

Cool Stuff

For those of you looking for more resources to learn and grow, check out this webpage that I just came across. It will link you to them =)

http://www.cscc.org.sg/cornerstone/resources/resources.htm

ignited by EJ


Thursday, March 01, 2007 @ 9:15 PM

A POST FROM JOSHUA KWEK

Hi hi all... Joshua here... hey guyz, u noe campus superstar coming?audition for guy is 16 march... girls 17... anyone wanna go?haha... any one free on the 16? can go somewhere with me at 9 am onwards?lol... haha... i wanna try out the audition... anyone free to go with me?but also pray for me la... lolmy heart race when i think bout it... so scared that will faint on stage..anyway.. my test are coming next week... please pray for me... thanks....that shld be all... byez...

anyway next week right up.....adriel.joy.gail!!

+lyn and joshua

ignited by marilynHuang


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