tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13250448870996307742012-01-21T14:16:32.591+08:00to HELP ME reflect and thus sharpen my ministry @ PAC Canto to HELP US listen carefully what God speaks to us where we are now to HELP THE CHURCH to become vibrant community by living out godly passions/practicesanzchoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321119975556962171noreply@blogger.comBlogger1331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325044887099630774.post-54420533733115585062011-11-24T15:24:00.002+08:002011-11-24T15:26:37.803+08:00

The National Geographic people have put together a clip which shows what a typical person looks like in a world of 7 billion. Is that person like you in any way?

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I came across a wonderful method to solve "every" problem (well maybe not everything, but almost). I tried it when I needed to get a good title for my half-year sermon series. It worked quite well. All it took was only 10 minutes (yes 10 minutes!). My wife tried it once for her problem and she said it worked.Just this morning, I did it again as I tried to sort out what's really troubling me and

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I felt an urge for a deeper life, and a greater intimacy with God. Hearing of the Muslim Ramadan in August, I have a growing burden to do the same (not like them for their purpose) at least for my personal revival. Today I picked and led in our staff meeting a song "Hallowed be Thy Name". The verse about the song was Psalm 99.9 talking about worshipping the holy God. Seldom did I know that my

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BLESS -- an acronym to guide your prayer for a missionary or for a people groupB -- BodyPray for physical health and nutrition.L - LaborPray for their work.E - EmotionsPray for emotional health and well-being of the missionary or people group.S - SocialPray for their social relations, their families and extended families. Pray that God will keep marriages together.S - SpiritualPray for their

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以往一直對於沖唔慣凍水涼，而有一種很“水皮”的感覺，身為男孩子點解唔能夠沖凍水涼？踏進泰國清萊的Indochina Bible Training Center後，發覺差不多整個校園都有WiFi的coverage，但偏偏無熱水沖涼.... 有點懊惱！事實上，馬死落地行，結果我要學習沖凍水涼，就好似要習慣每日3餐都要食飯，而且差唔多一定要食辣的餸。頭一兩日沖凍水真係唔慣，但係沖到第三四日，開始覺得幾得意。當然，每次沖涼開水嗰一刻都會覺得有啲凍，但一陣間就可習慣了。諗深一層，沖凍水涼係可以克服的，只要是多沖，甚至到一個地步係經常沖的話，你就唔會覺得困難㗎喇。其實lee樣係文化衝擊之一，當宣教士踏進一個新的文化當中，其實有好多嘢需要適應，包括食物(如味道，種類)，生活細節(如沖凍水涼，身體24小時在出汗)，交通，語言，風俗等等。再諗起耶穌基督自己“卑微”，“成為人的樣式”，

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今天跟爸爸在一起，真的不容易... 不是因為沒有說話要說，也不是因為有甚麼面阻阻的事情，而是因為陪爸爸到醫院看化驗報告。在車上，我問他是否擔心，他回答：“當然擔心”，我再問他擔心甚麼（目的只是想從他口中聽到他心底所擔心的事情），他回答：“最怕那些最壞的事情”。我們最擔心化驗報告說爸爸患上癌症... 這也是爸爸最擔心的事情。此之前，我們一直為此禱告，求主介入，讓爸爸經歷主的保守，藉此讓他的心能被打開，接受耶穌。媽媽一有機會便與爸爸一起禱告，自己也在不同環境與爸爸一起禱告。就在即將得知報告之前，我跟爸爸一起看使徒行傳17:28，當中提及我們的生活，動作，存留都在乎上帝；及後我再為爸爸禱告，他便進去見醫生。結果，化驗的報告證實爸爸身體沒有大礙，只是過濾性病毒而已。聽後，我們真是放下心頭大石，心內感恩不盡！祈求上帝藉此預備爸爸的心，讓他能真“知道”祂！

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看了以下這篇文章，覺得有很好的反省。教會對「八十後」的思考（三） / 胡志偉 -《時代論壇》Christian Times

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Flipping through the recent Trinity's newsletter (Mar 2011 issue), I read about a Graham Johnston passing to be with the Lord. The newsletter pictured that Graham as a pastor and evangelist (it seems to suggest this is a Graham that I have known). Being curious, I googled only to learn that it was really the Graham Johnston that I knew and whom I learned under in 2007. I took an intensive unit of

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A M8.9 earthquake hit Japan at 2:46pm local time (1:46pm Perth time), creating huge tsunami sweeping the region with tsunami alerts issued to countries like Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Guam, New Zealand, and the US.This was the most powerful quake ever recorded in Japan. One would undoubtedly ask if there are more earthquakes?! What is the trend? Christians and Bible teachers would

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Today I've started to feel a bit dizzy. As I went out for a short prayer walk, I felt the heat of the sun and the temperature which possibly was not suitable for a walk without any shade. Then the picture of Jesus' fasting came into my mind.What puzzles me is not how Jesus has managed to fast for 40 days, but how he did it in the "wilderness" or "desert" not just for a short lunch-time prayer

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Years ago, I read Don Anderson's book "Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger". I still like the book, particularly the title of it, as it speaks about my desire.In the past couple of weeks, I have sensed the Lord's prompting in my heart to be closer to Him. Having felt the urge, I've decided from this coming week I will embark on a drawing-closer journey. I hope the following schedule will help me

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Ever thought about why we need to fast? Wouldn't prayer (sincere one) be good enough for God to pay heed to? Why bother with fasting?Remember after Jesus fasted for 40 days, the first temptation laid before Him was to turn the stones into bread. What did Jesus say in response to this? He quoted from Dt 8:3 saying, "it is written: 'man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes

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I woke up in the middle of the night (not knowing it was so), feeling I've had a long sleep. However, as I looked outside, I still saw darkness and so would think maybe I should try to get to sleep again. But I couldn't. Flipping back and forth on my bed, I reached out to have a look at the time and found it's 2:22am. Still trying to sleep, I thought to myself, "2:22am, that's interesting, and

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本年粵語堂的講道系列名為 “無神論的基督徒？- 約翰壹書系列” (the Chinese sermon title is largely inspired by Craig Groeschel's book - Christian Atheist)，主要探討一個普遍現象，很多自認為基督徒的人，卻活像沒有神存在一樣。透過約翰壹書，上帝要幫助屬祂的人成為真實的基督徒，榮耀祂的聖名。

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For years, I haven't watched much TV mainly because watching TV is very time-consuming and I don't enjoy watching TV programs in English (except the 6pm news program).On the other hand, I'm fascinated by the movies nowadays because the budget and our high-tech world have made them very eyes-pleasing and thrilling to watch. I would usually like to draw some (if any) lessons from those movies in my

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很高興，我們即將一同進入一個對我們個人生命及教會的更新有助益的重要時刻。在未來數個月，我們將輪流一人一天禁食禱告，為教會、為所認識的人及自己的靈命守望。請參看附上的禱告月曆 (Prayer Link Calendar)，記下你選擇或被安排的禁食禱告日子，來進行禁食禱告。另外，再次附上禁食禱告的建議日程(Daily Schedule)，幫助你更能善用禁食的時間去禱告親近主。請留意以下的幾個事項﹕1. 若果你在所定的日子中（特別日子、家人生日、喜慶時節等），不能參與禁食，請預先以email或電話聯絡一位其他的參加者，互相對調。2. 在你禁食禱告的那天，若然你發現自己真的無法完成整天3餐的禁食，不要緊，按你的能力及從神的領受，量力而為，不要勉強。總之，鼓勵你當天盡能力去禱告便可以。3. 當你參與禁食禱告時，請注意﹕ 魔鬼特別會想阻礙你為神國的事去禁食禱告，而加以攔阻。請不要灰心，「故此，

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Recently I started reading (actually listening to the audio version of) Francis Chan's book "Crazy Love". Some people think that he's extreme and crazy, but he has strived to live his life according to God's call. One of the radical things he did is to leave the church he founded some 16 years ago without a clear plan of what's next. With a family of 6, the Chan's have been waiting for God's

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In preparing my message for this Sunday talking about faith, I will mention Elijah and Jesus. My research has given me a unique and interesting observation why Moses and Elijah (but not others) appeared in Jesus' transfiguration.It is commonly believed that Moses represented the Law, and Elijah the Prophet, and that is why they appeared in such an important moment pointing out that Jesus is more

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I am very much amazed by what Lifechurch.tv senior pastor (Craig Groeschel) wrote about long term planning - "no idea". Long-term or mid-term plans do not always eventuate as planned. Here the bottom line that church leaders need to be flexible and be prepared to move when God leads and guides. That is we plan to be "without" plans, which is hard for many.Are we prepared to let our 5-year plan

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Recently I've been trying to find the best singer/performer of Nessun Dorma. After spending some time I believe Jussi is arguably one of the best!The reason why I was searching for a good performer of the song is that I can learn to sing better and to prepare myself for the upcoming "Cantonese People Got Talent". It's an event where we want to gather youthful overseas students so that we can be

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GOODTV「真情部落格」鄭秀文專訪...將於7月8日晚9:00全球首播。香港BBTV-720台和NOWTV-550台，及www.goodtv.tv可免費收看...敬請期待，代為推介...Please click this link to see the trailer.

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我有一個夢想… 我渴望成為一個信心偉人！我願像亞伯拉罕般願意把自己最寶貴的都為主獻上… 我願像約書亞和迦勒一樣，在大部份人覺得無可能的時候，仍能看見只要在神手中，凡事都能… 2008年9月至2009年初期間，很多人人心惶惶，當時的全球性 “金融海嘯” 捲走了不少人的財產，也令很多商家和打工人士為前景惆帳起來，因為多處的公司企業均倒閉或裁員。在當時，我自己也剛落實一個頗大的決定 – – 為讓我們家庭因有了新成員出生而作出的家庭與工作之適應，於08年10月開始成為教會部份時間的同工 (這想法已於半年前，即08年初已決定，所以與金融海嘯無關)，這舉意味著我們家庭固定的收入將大減，得原來的60%而已，為期接近1年，於09年下半年轉為4天工作。我們的信心要經歷考驗… 當我讀到民數記13章，記載以色列人派探子窺探迦南地的情況，我不禁產生疑問，在多數人 (12位探子當中的10位)

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A few years ago, I picked up a book named 35╳33—35歲前要做的33件事 (33 things you do before turning 35). To a guy who just turned 30, the act of purchasing the book itself means there is some ambition going on, or at least it's a self-imposed challenge.A few years have since passed, and a flip through of the book this morning made me "sigh (!)". Have I achieved anything significant in the last several

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一所國內的大型家庭教會（北京守望教會Beijing Shouwang Church）的歷史進程表罕有地刊於官方英文版的【中國日報】之上，連它的網址也一拼刊出。其中一篇文章也承認中國家庭教會有五千萬名信徒，這樣的公開算是一個很大的突破。該教會網址 - http://shwchurch1.com/

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Fasting can be a big question mark in the Christian life. People fast for all sorts of reasons. Watch and see if you fast out of a wrong motive ... ?! This video is brought by the Skit Guys.

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I just came back from the C&MA National Board meeting (澳洲宣道會的董事會) in Canberra which lasted for 2 full days. I have a feeling that I am getting more used to it now, more relaxed as well as feeling a part of it. Along the way, I have also started to appreciate the dynamics of working with this diverse group of people:1. it's made up of Vietnamese, Chinese and Cauasians;2. we got a Bible college

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一隊由香港人及土耳其人組成的方舟探索隊，多年來於土耳其東部的亞拉臘山上，尋找挪亞方舟遺骸。最近，他們成功進入巨型木建築結構，更相信該建築，就是歷史文獻所記載的挪亞方舟。Source: http://www.theark.cc/mymovie_detail.php?id=4588Other info: 亞拉臘山古木建築片段曝光 已成功發現七個空間

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有人不禁問﹕「你難得養肥了，這麼快又瘦了！」我帶笑地回答﹕「這樣，我才可以努力養肥嘛！」事實上，認識我了解我的人都清楚，我是愛好食物的人，要我禁食，其實唔易，兼且，在禁食禱告當中，我的家庭、太太、自己的身體遇上各樣的攔阻、軟弱和攪擾，有些階段，真是苦不坎言。這次，我和教會數十位弟兄姊妹一同學習以禁食禱告，來經歷主，為自己的靈命、婚姻、家庭、教會、社會，而至世界上的特別需要去禱告。相比起這段時期裡的少少困難，我深信我的靈命的確向前邁了一大步，感謝主！另外一方面，我在開始的時候期望類似「一步登天」式的個人靈命復興，在我靜下來反省一下這21天的學習，我卻發覺到每樣的關係（當然包括與神）是每天的增長、每刻的建立，不是說不可以邁進一大步，只不過是不能一天之內就成事，永遠甜蜜幸福。總而言之，這21天是寶貴的功課，也是難得的機會，可以與很多弟兄姊妹一同禱告。下一步的學習又是甚麼呢？你呢？

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Starting from this week, ie the last week of "21 Days" (& judging from the frequency I make a new blog entry), things have started to be more normal. Perhaps it's because I have become sort of slack ...Coming to the last week, I don't want to let things go and finish plainly. In my heart, I still want God to bring about lasting transformation in my life, as a man, husband, dad, pastor, and

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中文版English Version

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I've had a sense of "blockage" between God and me. It's not that I haven't felt His presence or that I stopped desiring Him, but it's a subtle feeling deep inside which led me to think there must be something wrong.This morning I woke up with a desire or "quest" to find out and deal with it. God revealed to me it's a sin that I've just recently picked up. To most people's eyes, what I've been

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These few days, things have become a little bit normal. No high feeling, no super spiritual kind of experience, yet God's presence is still very real through my personal devotion/prayer time, and prayers with some brothers and sisters.This morning (Day 14), I was praying for a greater desire for God (Ps 42:1-2). The following Chinese song 注目看耶穌 came to my mind. Let's pray that we will fix our

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This morning (6/4), my heart was powerfully stirred (yes, I chose to use this adverb powerfully because of the nature of the message received) when I read Joel Ch 2. It talks about God's punishment, His commands, people's desired response, God's blessings in return (including the pouring out of His Spirit). It's so powerful that I was moved in tears, breathed more heavily, and didn't want to

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During this 2nd weekend, I've been feeling great, and have become more and more sensitive to God's leading. Like this morning, as I was praying and reading the Scripture in the very early morning, I have found some treasure - the resurrected Christ commanded the disciples to "receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22b). On this Easter Day, I suddenly realized that the resurrected Christ has in store for

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These couple of days could be the sweetest ones during an extended fast. The body is now used to no solid food input. The detoxification of the body actually helps me feel great even though physically it's still a bit weak. On the other hand, the spiritual awareness is high. Prayer, worship and Bible-reading is getting better. Right now, I truly don't have a plan to say when to stop, but I'd

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今天，身體不錯，沒有餓的感覺，也尚算精神，只不過簡中聽到個胃跟我say hello。雖然如此，但我內心及屬靈上反而有點低落，我不是沒有靈修、讀經、祈禱、敬拜、代求等，我依然跟足早、午、晚的建議日程，不過，不知為何，我內裡的靈好像有點沉寂。反複思想一會後，我發覺的確多了一些令我分心的事情，這些絕對會影響著我對主的專一渴慕。求主憐憫！

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Although it's well past the US-initiated "Awakening 2010" - 21 days of prayer and fasting held in January early this year, it will still be good for us to dig deeper and hear more of why we should fast and pray.Awake 2010 Intro from Celebration Church on Vimeo.

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Today I have realized that some rashes have started to develop on my upper body, which are rather itchy. Immediately, I remember last year when I was fasting and praying, the rashes developed as well. But is it a physical side-effect of fasting? Or is it a spiritual attack? I tend to believe it's the latter - a spiritual attack, because of the following 2 reasons:1. Several years ago, some rashes

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Interestingly (unlike the previous experiences), this time I have started to have some craving for food on Day 3. Most of the day, I've been thinking about food. Perhaps that is the need of the body, because in the last couple of days, it has already lost some 3 kgs of weight. Thankfully, the "urge" of the body and the craving for food reminds me what I'm doing and why I'm doing it - a hunger and

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Although I seem to be doing ok physically and generally am in good spirit, I have found I'm a bit easily irritated. Perhaps that's normal and it's when I need more of God's grace. Having said that, the desire for God is gradually growing and that's what I want to experience. Thankfully, I can also see a number of people sort of being "stirred up", eg Mr C and Mr S.One of the highlights was when

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We had a great start last night at our church for the "21 Days". Around 100 people gathered together worshipping, praying and fasting. For me personally, before that, it's all hard work, busy-ness and even a bit of physical discomfort (as I'm reducing the amount of what I eat in each meal). At this moment, I am feeling great both physically and spiritually, for which I give thanks. It's His grace

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若果你是PAC的一員，相信你巳知道我們會於3月26日開始「21日禁食禱告守望」，這其實不是甚麼特別的活動，我們只是想透過呼籲教會全體一同專心尋求神，謙卑地來到主的面前，承認我們的過犯、軟弱與無能，並支取他在我們生命中的大能，經歷靈命的突破和更新，繼而為主得著更多的靈魂，願榮耀歸給主！所以，我們懇請你考慮用以下的方法，一同參與:1. 參加本週五 (26/3) 晚上 7pm 的禁食禱告會2. 在未來數週 (26/3 - 16/4) 中，嘗試至少一餐的禁食禱告3. 若因為身體的原故，不能禁食，則盡力委身地為著教會代禱守望4. 參加4月16日晚上的見證禱告會，一同述說及見證神的作為再沒有其他屬靈操練能幫助預備我們的手與心，像禁食禱告一樣，期待你的參與！想了解更多，可瀏纜此頁。「你們親近神，神就必親近你們。有罪的人哪，要潔淨你們的手！心懷二意的人哪，要清潔你們的心！」（雅4:8）

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This year, we are attempting the first-ever church wide 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer (clicking on it will bring you to our Facebook page) from 26/3 to 16/4 in the hope that we are prepared in humility and in repentance before God will bring about spiritual renewal and revival in our midst. That in turn, we hope, will bring forth an aggressive and effective evangelism in the city of Perth with

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Recently came across this clip on youtube that informs us on 12/2/2010, the president of Haiti Preval called his nation to 3 days of fasting and prayer in place of the regular Mardi Gras celebration.I believe in the context of what his nation is going through, fasting and prayer is absolutely right instead of the celebration.

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I am usually suspicious about miracle of healing associated with some of the so-called evangelists or big crusade type of meetings. This time, it seems more credible hearing that a Shatin Baptist Church member 邱慧詩 can walk again after being confined to a wheelchair for 6 years after a serious accident.See for yourself and may those who come across this testimony have a renewed faith in Jesus

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About a week after we cast out a demon from a girl, I was led to do some Bible study to hopefully observe and learn the Jesus' way of ministry of deliverance. From there I observe how the disciples and Jesus dealt with evil spirits. The Bible often recorded that when Jesus cast out a spirit, (i) He identified and named it ("deaf & mute spirit" ~ Mk 9:25; "legion" ~ Lk 8:30).In replying and

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My heart and mind became a little restless since I recently came back from holiday as well as a missions trip. While trying to settle back here at home, I became aware of the ministries and workloads that are lying ahead of me. I'll need to gather the leaders of different groups and ministries to concretize what was planned the previous year. I'll also need to lay down some clear steps for the

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My wife & I went to Cambodia 19-24/12/2009, and it was eyes-opening!We had a lot of "first times" there:1. it's the very first time we went to Cambodia;2. it's the first time we met so many (90+) children suffering from AIDS;3. it's the first time we came to meet so many missionary couples/families in one trip;4. it's the first time we got to know a bit more about being "missionaries";5. it's the

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The following movie helps us understand the radical Islam and the ongoing war against the West.

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The guys at ChristianAudio.com offers a FREE download of John Piper's classics - desiring God. It seems to be the special of this month only N0v 2009. Click on the image to download your free audio book now.

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Traditional Chinese churches still like the idea of a choir which will regularly present songs at Sunday worship service. We are no exceptions. Our choir has grown gradually over the years under the leadership of Pauline Yick. A soprano herself, Pauline is very determined to raising up and training people who offer musical items to God. At the moment, we have some 20+ people who comprise the

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I learned from the weeds this morning about the impact of sins. The smaller (younger) they are, the nicer they look, the less urgent we want to take "them" away.The bigger they are, the uglier they look, the more urgent for us to take "them" away, but it's very very hard now, because they're so rooted into the soil.This is very much like sins. When they first appear (out of our desires for

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耶穌教導我們行善、禱告或禁食時，都不應張揚（太6:1-18），但是否意味一定不可告訴人呢？ 若果你看該段經文，耶穌不是說不可告訴人，他主要是針對那些假冒偽善的人而說的，他們要人看見他們禁食是想得到人的讚賞（16節）。 所以神沒有禁止人讓其他人知道他/她在禁食，只要心態及動機正確就可以。況且，在聖經多處，我們可看到整個民族，或一群人在集體禁食，他們為著他們的國家、民族、福音的傳揚等而禁食（代下20:1-4；斯4:16；拿3:5-7；徒 14:23）。可參閱「禁食禱告 - 須知手冊」- http://www.perthac.org.au/sources/fasting_hb.pdf 禁食禱告是一種屬靈操練，就如靈修、禱告、查經等等，那惡者絕不甘心讓我們同心尋求主的面，所以我們必須互相代求，彼此守望。傳道書4:9-10, 12這樣提醒： 「兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。

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This morning, while in front of my laptop with facebook and MSN on, a brother from a few thousand kms away told me a sad news about his family and his frustration ......He desperately needed some help. So we "talked" for a few minutes, and I was trying to "listen" to his needs and concerns. I could sense a tremendous urge in his heart to be strong and having faith in God. Thus we "prayed" while

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I actually posted the following video on my blog more than a year ago. Like many others, I am touched by clip because of its storyline and music etc. You will know that it very much points to the sacrifice of Jesus and the pain the Father had to endure when His only Son died on the cross. I think we all have the head knowledge and appreciate (on the head level) God's love for us. But only from

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Today we received another update from our (C&MA) missionary to the Philippines whose home and ministry has been worst effected by the floods. Please see below his newsletter dated 30/9. For those who'd like to make any contribution without tax deductibility via the C&MA Australia, please visit any Commonwealth branch or send electronically to:Account name: C&MA Philippines Work SpecialsBSB:

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Some statistics gathered about 2 years ago from Focus on the Family and Ministries Today etc have revealed 1 single scary phenomenon - pastors and pastors' families are at grave risk. Thanks to a tweet of Dr. John A. McGinn. Here are just some of them:- 50% of pastors' marriages end in divorce- 70% of pastors continually battle depression- 70% of pastors only study God's word when preparing a

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Pastor Mike Campagna talks about 8 myths regarding prayer. It's simple but a good reminder.

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多年來，神其實一直給予宣教的呼召，從初信主開始，到神學畢業後，牧會當中 ... 偶爾我都會想「出去」。但種種原因，各類理由，我似乎還未準備好，直至今年年初 ...當我於年初長期禁食的時候，有一天，神很清楚說要我離開我所在的地方，到他要我去的地方去。我當時有點措手不及，因為那是神近距離跟我說話，但同時，我也很興奮且十分願意跟隨主的呼召。所以，我願意開放給主的帶領，我只是要找到一個我認為「fit到我」的崗位，而又有神的印證的話，我會願意去，不過 ...難題: 我是2個幼女的父親，宣教談何容易呢？有點猶豫，有點爭扎，好不容易？！直至最近教會的差傳年會時，終於有突破，皆因我太太在聚會中清楚領受神對她的帶領（其實她從初信主開始也有宣教的呼召，不過，久了似乎有點遺忘了），從聚會當中，她斷言宣教不能再等了！所以，我得到神進一步的印證 --- 就是我們夫婦二人的心都準備好了；接著，講員多番提到宣教可以有

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I remember my wife (while we were courting) telling me that she wants to remain single so that she can serve the Lord wholeheartedly. I didn't feel good about that mainly because we were in a relationship after all, but I didn't want to talk her "out" of that idea. We were discerning, waiting ... to see how the future would hold.Years later, we got married and now we are a happy family with 2

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I came across a blog "10 Advantages of Doing Ministry without a Ministry Strategy" by Tony Morgan (thanks to a tweet by Michelle Collier).I was really wondering whether ministry without a strategy is good or not by looking at the title with its positive portrait. Then as I read it, I'm glad the advantages are indeed opportunities for those not really wanting to grow the church.

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Recently I was preaching in our church English's service on hearing and responding to God. I didn't plan for it, but the song leader that day chose the song: Potter's Hands, which I think perfectly fits my theme.Find the lyrics and song below. Be blessed as you endeavour to listen and respond to Him.

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When asked what "devotions" are at a men's group last week, this came into my mind very naturally - a book opened with paragraphs of words.Did you know what characterizes this? Yes the typical evangelical mindset (at least true for me) - the Word of God. I am not ashamed of my spiritual upbringing as an evangelical, but I'm getting more dissatisfied lately. Something in me just doesn't feel right

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"The Lord answered Moses, 'Is the Lord's arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you.' "(Num 11:23)This morning's devotions have captured my heart. It seems that God is asking me the same question just as He had asked Moses.Lately, I've been feeling tired partly due to studies, ministry, and other work on hand. On top of that, we are on a pastoral team minus

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This has always been the "topic" for discussion and has sparked division among Christians themselves.

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We went up (North-West) to have a retreat @ New Norcia recently with some young leaders. The retreat's very short, but very good. There's nothing supernatural about New Norcia, but we had a good time due to some good food (yum!) without the need to cook or to wash (wa ... ha!), had a bit of space to walk around. Some snapshots ...Below is the picture of the monastery's guesthouse where we

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Below are the photos of a place that has become a remarkable milestone in my life. Today is another break-through moment in my life (it seems quite a bit of break-throughs this past year or so!!!). We spent almost 12 hours for some intensive meetings at the C&MA head office in Deakin (but today's only day 2 of the total of 3 days). While it's certainly a remarkable thing in my life - it's the

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How often when we are called to do something for God, the immediate response from many of us would be "I'm not good at this or that", "someone else would do it better"? I'm sure on the other hand some would be so eager to accept God's challenge first, but later regret as the task seems too big to handle.Moses, when called upon to lead the Israelites out from Egypt, has several times on different

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This week, I spent 4 days at Vose studying under Dr Haydn Nelson (a theologian and past Bible college principal, currently Exec Pastor at Riverview). It's about spirituality, covering topics including different Christian traditions, namely Charismatic, Holiness, Contemplative, Evangelical etc, and spiritual disciplines like fasting, study, prayer & meditation, simplicity etc.It's good in a way

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First things first:1. you will generally have a closer relationship with God (because you spend more time with Him)2. you will minister/care/nurture people more effectively because of #13. you may experience something like a "heart surgery" where your heart of stone be replaced with a new heart of flesh (Ez 36:25-26 結 36:25-26)4. contrasting to what most believe, you will actually stay more awake

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It's big day indeed. I've never imagined that this day would come into being, when I came to Perth exactly 15 years ago in April 1994. I came to Perth as a non-believing "seeker" and I wanted to know God in a personal way.God found me shortly after I arrived, and called me into full-time ministry a couple of years later. To many people, that a 2-year-old Christian said God has called him to

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Tomorrow (Sunday) will see some significant change to my status or title, from Ps to Rev. It can be historic and is usually likened to a "promotion" from a secular point of view. Indeed, the laying on of hands by other senior and respected pastors is a privilege and it's symbolic of God's gift and anointing. More importantly, it's a life-long calling and commitment to serve God and make Him known

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Last night, we had 19 people attending the Tuesday prayer meeting in East Perth. About half of the attendees attempted fasting last Friday (27/3). Some of them were encouraged to share their experiences. I was totally amazed at how they encountered God in prayer, and reading of His word as they fasted on that day. I even learned that relationship has been restored somehow when people fasted. 

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Out of the "journey", an urge to see the lost souls claimed and returned to Christ is increasing. I don't see revival as an end result. It's a complete turnaround for everything we've been doing. I believe revival will not only bring about inner spiritual change, but because of closer walk with God, we will want to reach out to the lost and bring them to Christ.Therefore, I've challenged the

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I prepared myself an extraordinary breakfast for breaking the extended fast, according to the advice from Bill Bright's resources.1. Peel off the skins of 4-5 tomatoes and cut them up.2. Put them to a boil, and then turn off the heat.3. Wait for them to be cool enough for eating.This helps the much smaller stomach to start the transition back to normal diet. Then get introduced back to other

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I've been expecting and praying (due to my small faith) 10 people to fast & pray for themselves, their family and the church for 1 full day today (27/3).I couldn't resist the urge to actually count the number of people committing themselves for fasting and prayer. The result is well over 10 people have attempted fasting for 1 full day. The next step, if God willing, is we hope to see 30 people

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I've made some adjustments to my "journey" allowing for the fact that my parents are coming to visit us the coming Saturday to celebrate my ordination on 5/4. Eating is a very important part for family gathering, esp for parents visiting from overseas. The joy and satisfaction from chatting on the dining table with those closest to your heart (except God) cannot be described in words. I believe

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Craig Groeschel's blog, SWERVE, again becomes a famous cyber spot for me to visit regularly these days. Today's blog title "working with God's seasons" has drawn my attention.I've struggled to see different people trying to push their personal "agenda" or "to-do list" upon the church shoulders, simply because they want to become useful in front of everyone. You will notice that very easily when

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After a full day of ministry on Sunday - baptism class, service, and wedding, I got some time to be alone with God while a crowd was celebrating at the marriage banquet (incl my family) 2 kms away from where I was - a tranquil road with vineyards on both the left and right. God's presence was so real even though I was sitting in the car as I worshipped Him, confessed that He's the Lord and King

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今天早上收到email，有關戴紹曾牧師離世的消息，及後，再在一些blog及基督教網業證實此消息。有一點哀傷，因為我的全時間事奉跟他也有關係，十多年前，他來過Perth，在聚會中，他呼召人全時間奉獻給主，我在當中回應了。另一方面，也為他的榜樣及事奉感恩，他就像一粒麥子落在地裡死了，深信他的見證及足跡會inspire更多後輩起來回應事奉主！

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其實，打從這星期開始，自己內心覺得不妙，禁食前和禁食初期的火熱和對神的渴慕到現在好像減退了！我不是沒有繼續禱告，也不是沒有靈修 ... 但內心深處，我實在是 feel 到那份熱減退了不少。心中所想的多半是「禁食完結後會食乜食乜？」「還有多少日便完成禁食？」我甚至在想：「是否禁食到此為止？」當我昨天看書的時候，當中一位完成禁食者的分享正是我現今所面對的。不過，他有這樣的提醒，我們必須要儆醒，心態要正確，禁食是讓我們更謙卑，而不是說我們 achieve 了甚麼偉大的事工！在神面前，禁食幾餐有甚麼大不了？算得上甚麼偉大的功績？「主呀，請幫助我，叫我不要看見我有甚麼 achievement，乃要叫我看見你在我和教會當中偉大的 achievement！」

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Click on the image below for Schedule Pg 1.Click on the image below for Schedule Pg 2.

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It's my greatest honour and privilege to serve the Lord. In the past (almost) 8 years in full-time ministry (and particularly the last 4 years), it has been a humbling experience for me to prepare myself for ordination. There have been difficult times, and very discouraging moments, but the Lord has sustained me and given me strength. He confirmed His calling to me for life-long service unto Him.

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 These are the pics taken at around 7:50pm on the riverside drive. It's the sky just over the Swan River. Nice? Aren't they? I took these photos while I was walking alone, feeling that I am in great need of God's presence. Earlier, I had an extraordinary experience in the service today. I have never felt God so close while I preached. I have never felt so convicted and passionate about what I was

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I was so touched (in tears) by God's love & acceptance for me today as I worshipped Him during the noon prayer time. He is so holy and awesome, and yet He accepts such a wretch like me.Later on tonight, we had 30 young men coming to the "kick-off" meeting, eating, chatting, playing, laughing and praying (even though it's only for dinner) together. I was so excited about it. God gave me the

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I'm so glad to come across teaching/advice by a rather young and godly pastor (mid 40's) on setting up accountability safeguards.This should be re-visited from time to time. In summary, the few guidelines are:1. I never travel overnight alone;2. All my internet activity is monitored;3. We block TV stations with bad shows;4. We have the highest governing standards for financial accountability;5. I

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In preparing for this Sunday sermon, bulletin cover article, and "327" Prayer & Fasting Day, I came across a few articles on fasting and prayer. They are good stuffs!金燈臺 (黃彼得牧師) -http://www.goldenlampstand.org/glb/readglb.php?GLID=07504香港基督徒禁食祈禱院 (轉載於) -http://www.cccv.org.au/CHINESE/PRAYER/important_of_fasting_prayer.htm基督禱生活網 -http://www.cclw.net/book/jsdgzy/htm/chapter01.html

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"It might sound weak but makes you really strong" 為何我要鼓勵人去禁食禱告？因為禁食禱告的益處很多，不論對教會的復興，而至個人的靈命和家庭的關係，都有著震憾性的正面影響。從個人的角度，簡單來說，1. 在禁食禱告中，我們能更清楚聽到和覺察神的同在，這是千真萬確的事實，因為凡誠懇地參與禁食禱告的人都能這樣地作見證。在個人或群體的敬拜中，你整個人就像跟神面對面一樣，與他無比的親近，讚美的歌聲就等如直接達到神的耳中！2. 因著禁食這自我謙卑的行動，整個人對自己的心理和屬靈情況顯得尤其敏銳，我試過在犯錯後，差不多隨即便看到自己醜陋的一面，於是立即（向神）認罪，（向人）認錯。但在已往，很多時的我只會「死死地氣」或不忿地認錯。你也想有這樣的改變嗎？

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Today I'm exhausted after preaching in the English service, and the D-Group meeting in the afternoon. Spent some time with the family in a park, very happy though. Physically just too tired ... Need to get some good sleep.

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Today we went out for a ministry retreat with the guys only. It was a good time with lots of prayer, worship, and encouragement from and for one another. We spent time "dreaming" about the men's group this year. It really seems that God has already "sparked" something among the younger men here in church. "Lord, take charge here, it's your Church!" 

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Someone once said that to prepare for God's revival, we need to do 2 things: (1) to confess and repent of sins; (2) to seek God's face. Today I read Daniel Ch. 9. The prophet Daniel confessed sins of himself and of the nation Israel before God brought about revival to Israel. The list of sins goes on and on and he begs God to forgive their sins, to answer his prayer, and to act without delay .God

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Some 12 years ago, when I was seeking God's will for me whether to be in Australia or go back to Hong Kong during my 3-day fast, God showed me how He led Abraham (then Abram) to leave his country, his people and his father's household to the land where He will make him a blessing to others (Ge 12:1-3). That passage came to me as if God was speaking to me to leave my country, my people and my

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The Lord seems to impress on my heart a different flavour to my "journey". So far, I'vebeen listening or singing songs with an earnest plea to come cleansed before God. I asked the same thing of the church from God I'm ministering to.Today, God directed me a little differently. I've found great joy in realising that Jesus is the resurrected Lord. He wasn't just on the cross and died there. He's

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I have not had any bad dreams for a long long time, but I had a nightmare last night.In the dream, I was told over the phone call that a respected pastor committed suicide. I was shocked to hear the news. That pastor was a well respected pastor who's very committed to the Lord in everything he does. Yet it seems to me in the dream that one of the reasons behind it is that the pastor has long been

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Whether you just happen to read this blog entry or you are a faithful follower of this blog (... I doubt whether there will be anyone consistently following this blog ... but anyway), I trust that God has led you in a special way to take part in helping wake up and call the PAC people into repentance, and revival, then in turn changing people's lives here in Perth and beyond.I've never felt such

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Last year, when I was determined to share with the people about the benefits of fasting and prayer, a "number" came to me very naturally. I was expecting that in the first half of the year, 10 people from the Cantonese congregation can join me in a 1-day fasting prayer for our spiritual life, family and church.It turned out today that when an "altar" call was made, 7-8 people raised up their

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Today, God revealed to me the fact that I don't know Him that well. 人們會認為你是傳道人，知好多聖經，知好多神的事情。我撫心自問卻認為我對神其實不太認識，無怪得我仍然有很多弱點、盲點等。"Knowing You" 這首歌裡面的其中一節："now my heart's desire is to know you more" 變成我的目標和方向。

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