hey guys, liangzhi here. your beloved area leader. and i'm CRYING OUT FOR PRAYERS! PLS PRAY FOR MEEEEE!!! PLS PLS PLS PLS.... i wanna die liao!! i've never attended school until i wanna die before. so tiring. so many things to do. Pojects here and there. like water flowing freely like that. so many!! so many SO MANY!! ARG!!!! pls be praying for me k? and also other poly mates. BECAUSE POLY IS A BIG KILLER. nightmare..... and i'm having MAJOR EXAMS in 2 weeks time. 2 weeks????? o.o project submission and exams... WAHHHHH!!! can u see how tense i am now? yes very tense.. so u all better pray for me!

^_^v advance thanks.
liangzhi

OVERCOMING TEMPTATION

Pastor Daniel sharing...


- Temptation itself is not a sin.

- Temptation will be with you all the time.

- When you fall into temptation, it is because you did not walk away.

1 Corinthians 10:12-14
- So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

- Satan study everything about us and he tries ways for us to fall into temptation.

- Instead of coming out of temptation, you will focus more on it.

- Don't ever think you are alone!

- Temptation is a fork in the road, it's the presentation of a choice of which road to travel: the High one or Low one.

- God puts certain temptation into our lives for us to struggle, to make us stronger.

- When you are stronger in christ, temptation will be tougher.

7 Temptation Overcomer Checklist:

1. Recognize the Possibility of Temptation

- Forewarned is forearmed. In battle, the enemy's best weapon is surprise. Don't let the devil sneak up on you.

2. Request Help in Time of Temptation

Matthew 6:13
- And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Matthew 26:41
- "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

3. Resist the Devil and he will Flee from you

Flee =running away in fear

- The best way to make the devil flee is to use the Word of God.

- Know your enemy., half your battle is won.

4. Retreat from Certain Kinds of Temptation

(i) Flee from idol

- An idol is coming between you and God.

- An idol is taken the 1st place in your heart, which is replace with God.

(ii) Flee from immorality

Flee from immorality:
1 Corinthians 6:18
- Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Flee from youthful lusts:
2 Timothy 2:22
- Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

(iii) Flee from greed

1 Timothy 6:10-11
- For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

5. Remove and means of sin from you

- One way to get out of temptation, is to change your lifestyle.

6. Replace Bad Influences with Good Ones

Proverbs 13:20
- He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

2 Corinthians 6:14
- Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

- Focus of positive

7. Resolve to Take the High Road

High Road = Towards God
Low Road = Towards the world

- Temptation is a choice.

- Some people serve God but not to the fullest. So serve God to the fullest, God sees your heart. =)

~Yvonne~

DEVELOPING FAITHFULNESS

Pastor Daniel sharing...

Proverbs 20:6
- Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?

- It is rare to find faithful people.

- People are not committed to anything. example: school, church, marriage

- Being consistant, loyal, reliable

- Faithfulness is use for old.

Psalm 21:1 (New Living Translation)
- How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.

- The greatest ability is dependability.

Why Develop Faithfullness?

1. TO BE LIKE GOD

3 Different ways that God is faithful

- "God is faithful by whom you were called into fellowship of His son."

1 Corinthians 10:13 - God is faithful
- No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

2. IT GUARANTEES GOD BLESSING ON MY LIFE

- What counts is our private life.

- If you want God to bless you, you got to be faithful.

- God sees everything.

Proverbs 25:19
- Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

- Unfaithful person are such a pain.

- We need to be faithful too.

3. FAITHFULNESS PREPARES ME FOR MINISTRY

Nehemiah 7:2
- I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do.

- Faithfulness need to have a good track record.

4. FAITHFULNESS WILL BE REWARDED IN HEAVEN

- God can overlook your ignorance and God can overlook your lack of talents. But what He does not overlook is what you do with what you've got.

- One test we cannot fail is when we stand before God.

8 Steps of a Faithful person

1. He or She has right values

Proverbs 28:20
- A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

- To be faithful, you need not buy into the world's system that says money is the solution heart.

Luke 16:13
- "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."

- Money is not the only thing in the world.

2. A faithful person cares for others' interest, not just his or her own.

- Relationship for others.

Timothy is a faithful person, we should be like him. =)

Philippians 2:20-22
- I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

3. He or She lives a life of integrity before the unbelieving world.

- We as christians need to have a good testimony in church and to the world too.

Daniel 6:4 (New Living Translation)
- Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.

Daniel is the good example of a christian who has a good testimony.

4. A faithful person keep his pronises, keep his word

Proverbs 25:14
Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

Proverbs 20:25
- It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.

-IF YOU SAY, DO IT!!

- Keep your promise!!

5. He or She develops and uses his or her spiritual gifts.

1 Peter 4:10
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.

- Faithfulness is based on what we do with what we have.

6. A faithful person manages his money well

- When you get to heaven, one of the things that God is going to look at to determine the reward that you have given and the future responsibilities is how you have handled your finances. The bible is clear about this.

Luke 16:11
- So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

- Money is not almighty but we cannot live without money.

- The more you earn, the more you will spend.

- It is blessed to receive then give.

- Tithe and offering is not about God, it's about you!! So give your tithe and offering faithfully. =)

- Where your money is, is where your heart lies.

1 Corinthians 16:2
- On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

- If you give every week, it is a test of faithfulness.

7. He or She obeys God's commands

1 Samuel 2:35
- I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his house, and he will minister before my anointed one always.

8. He or She passes on to others what he or she learns

1 Corinthians 4:2
- Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.

- Whatever things you do, do your best!!

If you are are student, do your best as a student.

"Be instant in season and out of season."

~Yvonne~

THE FEAR OF THE LORD

Sister Wanping sharing...

1. Fear of the Lord.

There are 2 kinds of fear:

- You will fight back.
- You will be in a lost, don't know what to do.

Deuteronomy 5:29
- Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

Deuteronomy 10:12
- And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Ecclesiastes 12:13
- Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

Psalm 33:8
- Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.

- The fear of God should draw us near to God.

2 Timothy 1:7
- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

- The fear of God is an awesome respect of reverence growing out of the greatness and power of God.

- God is omnipotent (All powerful)
- God is omni-present
- God is omniscient (All knowing)
- God is holy.

1 Peter 1:16
- for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy.

- God knows everything.

- We cannot treat God causually
e.g: Oh my God!!

- If you know God, you must also know His powerful side.

2. Friendship with God

Psalm 25:14
- The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.

Proverbs 2:5
- then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

Genesis 18:17
- Then the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

Genesis 18:20-21
- Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."

3. The knowledge of fear

Proverbs 1:7
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

- The knowledge of salvation.

Challenges to all of u: 1st thing when u wake up, says "I am Christian". To remind yourself that u need to live a Christian life.

- The knowledge of wisdom

- Everybody can help, but no matter what, God is the best solution.

- The knowledge of sins

Proverbs 16:6
- Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.

- When you fear the Lord, you will avoid sins.

- The fear of the Lord will get you through hard times.

- We cannot let go of God easily.

- It is important for leaders to fear God.

Luke 12:48
- But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

- As christian, we should have the fear of the Lord in you.

Psalms 145:19
- He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

- Fear not for I am with you. I will never leave you nor forsake. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid.

~Yvonne~

yo people. take note of the following. it is VERY important. =]

13-15June Zealot Area is having a chalet! If you have not say you wanna come, please contact your cell group leaders now! =]]

Checklist!
1.) 2 bags of snacks each person (pot luck!)
2.) sleeping bags, unless you wanna sleep on the floor.
3.) Bible, notebook, pens ( these items are your admission items, without them, sleep outside the chalet. we are serious.)
4.) Toiletries
5.) clothes (up to you... =])
6.) For PSP, games, poker cards, cards, footballs, basketballs, bring it at your own risk =]

TimeTable
13th June
3pm - check in (before that, have your own lunch) maybe meet cg lo...
3.15 to 5.30pm - Slack/OTOT/Al introductory speech/introduction for members.
5.35 to 7.30pm - Dinner
7.30 to 7.45pm settle down!
7.45 to 9.00pm - session 1
9.00pm to 2.00am - fun fun fun fun fun and lights off!

14th June
9am to 11am - wakeup! QT! washup! breakfast!
11am to 12.15pm - session 2
12.30 to 2pm - lunch!
2.00pm to 3.00pm - games
3.00pm to 4.00pm - games =p
4.00pm to 6.30pm - still games! =p plus one tea break and wash up ready for next event.
6.45 to 8.00pm - session 3
8.00 to ??? - fun! + cool dinner. you don't wanna miss this dinner =]

15th June
Home Sweet Home!

This is the chalet of zealot. We gonna have fun! whee! come with a heart of good good attitude and let's enjoy God's type of fellowship =]

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