1 Cor 12:27 "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

Wanglu's gifts:

- Singing (there's still a need to improve on singing skills)
- Sporty (enjoys a healthy lifestyle)
- Good personality (optimistic, helpful, friendly)
- Fast response (most of the time)

What others say:

- optimistic, friendly, helpful, strives to maintain a healthy lifestyle, plans things and her life well, good at singing, studying, organising.

- confident, talented, nice and lovely.



Yanhong's gifts

- understands things very quickly
- enjoys art
- meticulous

What others say:

- nice personality, friendly, kind to others, responsible & stable, enriches her life by learning Latin dance & other skills.

- gentle & nice, hardworking, cute.


Sihua's gifts

- dance
- sports
- singig
- is friendly, &
- usually does not think till it becomes too complicated

What others say:

- innocent, gentle, thoughtful, cares a lot about others, joyful.

Look out for more updates! :)

My soul now to stand...

The Stand

by Hillsong United

Album: United We Stand (2006)

You stood before creation
Eternity within Your hand
You spoke the earth into motion
My soul now to stand

You stood before my failure
Carried the Cross for my shame
My sin weighed upon Your shoulders
My soul now to stand

So what can I say
What can I do
But offer this heart O God
Completely to You

So I'll walk upon salvation
Your Spirit alive in me
This life to declare Your promise
My soul now to stand

So what can I say
What can I do
But offer this heart O God
Completely to You

So I’ll stand
With arms high and heart abandoned
In awe of the One who gave it all

So I’ll stand
My soul Lord to You surrendered
All I am is Yours

Welcoming Fong Yee into God's family

On 13 Jan 2008, Fong Yee accepted the Lord into her life, and I just want to say, "Praise the LORD" (jumps for JOY!~Yoohooo! Can you hear the angels in the Heavens rejoicing?), and even though it took a bit of time to find bags left behind, it also showed that God is keeping an eye on us, and sent many angels to help us. :P

In today's psalm that everyone in church is reading:
Ps 17: 3 - 5
3 Though you probe my heart and examine me at night,
though you test me, you will find nothing;
I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.

4 As for the deeds of men—
by the word of your lips
I have kept myself
from the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.

It's again a reminder for me, with the same mouth that I use to praise the LORD, nothing unbecoming, murmurings, speaking ill of others with bad intention, or bad language shall come forth:

Ps 17:3 - "I have resolved that my mouth will not sin."

And as we keep His Commandments, just like Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight (or direct your path).

So I pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up Wanglu, Yanhong, Sihua, Siying, Audrey & Fong Yee too you, that we will indeed trust you with all our hearts, and love you with our heart, soul and mind, that we may be mindful of you in all that we think, speak and do, and that you will keep our feet from evil, and guide us to righteousness, and Ps 17:15 says

15 And I—in righteousness I will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

so that we will become more like you. I thank you and I ask that You will guide us all this day and forever. In Jesus' most Mighty Name, Amen.

Inspired by Audrey's Deep Down in my Heart:

I LOVE YOU JESUS

D
I love You Jesus
G D
Deep down in my heart (2x)


Let's talk about
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Deep, deep, down, down
G A D
Deep down in my heart (2x)

If u want to learn how to sing this song, I can teach! With actions!



Announcements:
1. Sm2s shall meet on Sundays, except for 3, 17, 24 Feb, and we will meet on the week's Wed
instead - 30 Jan, 13 Feb, 20 Feb.
2. Youth Cell will continue be on Sunday after service, and I will meet Siying, Audrey, and Fong Yee on Fridays.

Much love,
Esther-Soph

Giving thanks for 2007... Welcome, Sabbath 2008

I rated the year 10/10. Who am I to rate it any less?

Mere man, I am, as said in Psalms 8:

3When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,

4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?

Indeed, and it continues in the Psalm:

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings ^[c]
and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

To hear IS to obey. And I work my salvation in humility, and in "fear and trembling". It's simply a joy to know that one is at the centre of God's will. There were times when I may falter, and I know there are times I will, but I hope it's not for long.

His words always spur and encourage, admonish, too, but always in love.

To always persevere, and overcome what's ahead:

Psalm 139: 23-24

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.

Joshua 1:8

8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Psalm 1

1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Daniel 12:13

13 "As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance."
(Given by Siying)

They all lead to a promise. Isn't that amazing...?

God has been faithful. Have we?

Let's draw near to Him this new year... let that be our focus - to want to spend time with the LORD.

Much love,

Esther-Soph

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