祝福满满团契

团契中文名称：祝福满满团契

团契英文名称：GLORY ADULT FELLOWSHIP

2008 主题：信靠主恩， 福乐满满

2008 主题经文：因 为 我 深 信 无 论 是 死 ， 是 生 ， 是 天 使 ， 是 掌 权 的 ， 是 有 能 的 ， 是 现 在 的 事 ， 是 将 来 的 事 ，是 高 处 的 ， 是 低 处 的 ， 是 别 的 受 造 之 物 ， 都 不 能 叫 我 们 与 神 的 爱 隔 绝 ； 这 爱 是 在 我 们 的 主 基 督 耶 稣 里 的 。Rom 8:38-39

All true believers, please beware of what you might hear. Test the Spirit and go back to the Bible.

The Pencil Parable

Has any of you heard of the Pencil Parable? Well.. It's truly an inspirational story that we can apply in our daily lives..It symbolises how human beings are like pencils under a creator -The Pencil Maker.. So the story goes..

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.

"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil,

"..before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."

1. You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand.

2. You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.

3. You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.(erasor)

4. The most important part of you will always be what's inside.

5. On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write. You must always leave a clear, legible mark no matter how difficult the situation.

The pencil understood, promising to remember, and went into the box fully understanding its Maker's purpose.

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Now replacing the place of the pencil with you; always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.

1.You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. Let him be the sole purpose in your life, let him be in total control of your life. Also, allow others to access you for the many gifts you possess.

2.You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going various troubles, problems and difficulties in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person. Always remember that God will always be with you, through any form of difficulty, regardless the pain and suffering you're going through, bear in mind that God has promised never to leave you. Through these tests, you are driven and moulded to become a much stronger person.

3.You will be able to correct mistakes you might make or grow through them. To err is human. Human makes mistakes in life and this is our human nature and tendecy. But we have the Holy Spirit to be able to differenciate right from wrong and then, correct our faults and remember never to let the smae mistake occur.

4.The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside. Beauty is skin deep. Character, our inner being and moral values are far more important than what's on the outside -physical appearance. God sees and judge us from our hearts, our thoughts and faith, and not from what we do -the kind deeds or actions that we do, of which some may be done with ulterior motives or done without sincerity.

5.On every surface that you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to serve God in everything. Everyone is made to be special, to possess our own talents and gifts, which are blessed by God.. Use these gifts that God has given you, and honour God in anything that you do, and your life will be fruitful and blessed by God.

Final words..

Everyone is like a pencil.. created by a Maker for a unique and special purpose. If you think you are not good in your studies, or you do not play well in any kind of sports, or you are not sociable, you do not have any friend, or you do not have any kind of influence in anyone's life, or you just simply think that you are a good-for-nothing or think that life is meaningless and purposeless.. Meditate on what I've just shared and you'll probably find that one should look at life in different perspective..That only God can give us answers to our problems and questions, that only God can give us purpose in life, that God is SIMPLY the reason why we should live and that He alone can satisfy our hunger and thrist.. And remember to..

Let us be reminded once again..

As Easter approaches, let’s stir up our thankfulness and joy and admiration and amazement at what the resurrection of Jesus means for us.. The curse of our fallen nature is that what once thrilled us becomes ordinary.. The reality hasn’t changed but rather, we have changed.. And this why the Bible exists..

What has God done in raising Jesus from the dead? Here are a few biblical answers..

Because of the resurrection of Jesus, death will never have any dominion over him again.
Romans 6:9: “We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.”
Acts 13:34: “He raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption.”

We were raised with Jesus so that our true life is hidden now in him.
Ephesians 2:6: “[God] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
Colossians 3:1-4: “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. . . . Your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”

Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we are born again to a living hope.
1 Peter 1:3: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we now enjoy his personal fellowship with us always.
Matthew 28:20: “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Because of the resurrection of Jesus, he has a name above every name and every knee will bow to him.
Philippians 2:9-10: “God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.”

The resurrection of Jesus means that Jesus kept his word.
Matthew 17:22: “Jesus said to them, ‘The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.’”

The resurrection of Jesus fulfilled the Scriptures and the promises of God.
1 Corinthians 15:4: “He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.”
Acts 13:32-33: “We bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus.”

Because Jesus was raised, he has received the promise of the Spirit and poured out the Spirit on us.
Acts 2:33: “Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.”

Because Jesus is raised, he can still heal the way he did on earth.
Acts 4:10: “Let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.”

Because of the resurrection, he gives repentance and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 5:31: “God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.”

Because Jesus was raised, he is now appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
Acts 10:42: “He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.”
Acts 17:31: “He has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

God secured our justification by raising Jesus from the dead.
Romans 4:25: “He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.”

The risen Christ takes the place for us that the law once had so that we can bear fruit for God.
Romans 7:4: “Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.”

Details of the coming GAF fellowship are as follow:

Date: 5 Jul 08 (Saturday)

Venue: Church Music Room 2

Time

7.00pm: Preparing your heart for Praise & Worship

7.15pm: Praise & Worship: Bro Guo Nan (赵 国 南) 

7.45pm: Devotion Sharing: Sis Lei Hua (周 蕊 华) 

8.00pm: DVD/ VCD Movie : Bro Kee K K ( 纪 经 国 )

9.00pm: Care time: Sis Zhen Zhen

9.10pm: Announcement - Bro Frank Leong

9.20pm: Prayer - Bro Frank Leong

9.30pm: Home Sweet Home

Default Pianist: Bro Jeffrey

Default Guitarist: Sis June Chan

2008 成人团契GAF- 委员阵容

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1. 团长兼小组总召 - 梁慧明
2. 文书 - 陈仲康
3. 财政 -张北平
4. 节目 -杜镇林
5. 总务 -陈淑娟
6. 关怀与联络 -兼儿童管理-吴真真
7. 灵修 -梁慧明

*同工阵容

灵修 -陈永芳
儿童管理 -林玉宝
部落格 -程国团
总务 -苏亚来