Hope CG Word - 27th May 2011

Today was the first time Danielle Lai did word and it was good :)

The word session was about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead after 4 days.  John 11 teaches us that we need to put aside our tiny puny ideas and learn to trust in God.

We face many giants in life. Small giants, big giants. However, if we do not have giants to fight, we don't go looking for them. Giants could be the fear of writing a letter for your boss, sharing word for the first time, making your religious stand around friends or even fear of being home alone.

Do we trust God enough to deliver us from life's giants or do we run and hide when one comes around?

Today the cell shared our prayers that has yet to be answered. I will post it up and trust God to bring it to pass.

Hope's Prayer



Joseph         - Pray for father's salvation (hard nut makes good peanut butter)
Pearl            - Pray that someday she will be abe to run her own restaurant
Mica            - Pray for God's clear direction in her life
Peggy          - Pray for God to sustain her financially
Olivia           - Pray that she will be able to finish the race well in life
Shireen         - Pray for parent's salvation
Danielle  Lai - Pray for God to help her to not focus on one spot but
                       see God's big picture in life
Molly           - Pray for direction at work place
Ah 2            - Pray for a baby (in God's timing)

"Jesus, Lover of My Soul"

Sounds familiar? Sang it before? It was written by Charles Wesley in 1738. He was the brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist church. There is a story behind this song.

He was caught in a storm and he nearly died, but God delivered him. This songs says that all that he needs is God, because God is his healer, refuge and the love of his life.

Out of 6500 hymns written by him, this is one of his best.  

The song goes like this:-

Jesus, lover of my soul
Jesus, I will never let you go
You've taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the rock
And now I know

I love You, I need You
Though my world may fall
I'll never let You go
My Saviour, my closest friend
I will worship You until the very end

By Charles Wesley, 1738

"Hope" cell group, Isaiah 40:31

Hope Cell

"..but those who hope in the Lord

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

This is "Hope" cell. It all started from the first meeting we had in March 2008. This cell multiplied from Streams of Life (Andrew & Georgia's cell).

Looking back, 3 years has passed and God has blessed me so much through the people who attend this cell.

Why did I choose the name 'Hope'? Not 'Faith', 'Courage', 'Love' or 'Righteousness'. That's because I began the cell hoping that I will not end up alone during cell meetings. God has never failed to answer this prayer.

Each life that comes to this cell has a story to tell. We are all very different but we have one thing in common - our "Hope". Our hope is in our Lord Jesus Christ. We trust that He will sustain us through this life's journey. We are like burning coals that gather every Friday. We encourage one another to keep the fire in our hearts burning for our Lord.

The cell is like the body of Christ, we have a music teachers, financial consultant, cake restaurant manager, legal advisor, doctor, civil engineer and many more professions. Let me put it this way, some of us like 'chee cheong fun', another 'pan mee' and so on.

Photos taken last year Christmas 2010 :)

Christmas Carol



The smile that melts everyone's heart in Hope cell



Hope Christmas cake

Enjoying my weekend in Damansara Perdana

Today was a good rest (sabbath) day for my wife and I. I am usually off from work every 1st and 3rd Saturday. I would attend church on Saturday so that I will be able to have the whole Sunday to rest.

Joseph's our visitor this week. He has now migrated to Australia and comes back frequently for his business meetings. It's good having him as our guest.

We have decided to install the long awaited water heater for our second bathroom so that Joe will be able to enjoy a nice hot shower.

We had our breakfast at Kanna Curry House. I had my usual roti canai and fresh milk with brewed coffee. Here's Joseph happily posing with his roti canai and teh tarik. While we were enjoying our roti, Meow-Meow came to visit us.

In the evening we had our walk at Kiara park which is just a 5 minute drive from Damansara Perdana. The monkey greeted us while we were waiting for Oli.

While we were walking out to our cars, we saw this development notice for Bukit Kiara. This hill is one of the last recreational lands available to the public. Lets hope that the local council will not gazette it for any development.

Hope Cg - Psalm 55

Psalm 55:1-23

This psalm was shared during the recent Cg meeting.

It was written by David and he was in distress again because his kingdom was to be overthrown by his son Absalon. Besides that he was betrayed by his friend Aphitophel. He pleads and asks God to help him. David knew that without God's help, he will not be able to survive.

Points to take home tonight will be:

David was a man after God's heart yet he was not perfect. He had done much that he was not proud of, but whenever God confronted him, he would repent and turn back to God. Just like David,will you admit that you have sinned when the Holy Spirit reveals your heart's darkest secret?

It is ok to feel like running away whenever you face life's 'giants'. Even David felt like running too (Ps.55:6-8), but he chose to come to God with his worries. Do you complain about your problems or place your worries at the feet of Jesus?

When facing giants, we can put our trust in God and He will sustain us. God did not promise to take away our problems, but He promises us that He will be there to see us through (Ps.55:22).

Hope you are blessed by this sharing.