Wondeful Easter Experience:D
The past 2 days of Easter Weekend has really been great and memorable, and every year the drama never fails to amazed and surprised me. And what's more, really happy that the cell group attendence broke through our targets and invited alot of friends too!!:D well that's the hard work of everybody!!:D
Every year since 2003, whenever i watched the easter drama, the part where it neevr fails to bring me to tears is when they depict the scene of Jesus being whipped and crucified by the roman soldiers. The familiar song alongside with the familiar scene where Jesus would walk through the whole hall, being mocked by the 'onlookers', whipped by the Roman soldiers, and when the nailing of hands accompained with the loud thumping, my heart would always shook not with fear, but with pain for Jesus.
If u read in the bible, when Jesus was mocked when hung on the cross, the Pharisees and people who opposed Him asked Him to come down from the cross if He is really the Son of God since He will have the power to do that, and when i was a young christian, i always wondered how come Jesus did not come down and allow the mockery to happen. Yet after some years, i realised that Jesus did not come down so as to achieve His purpose in coming down to earth, to save the sins of mankind so that we can restore our relationship with God. If at that point of time, He did come down from the cross, then the orginal purpose would not be achieved.
But what touched me the most every easter is the unconditional love that Jesus had given me, by dying on the cross, suffering the most cruel punishment that anyone can ever received though i am un-deserving of it. That's is why Jesus commanded us to love the people just as how He loved us. Alot of times, we find so hard to love people that we do not like, yet, unconditional love is the greatest love that anyone can give, in spite of all, loving the person still and willing to forgive him.
On a side note, SOT is really amazing, don noe how to put it in words, but it has really shaped my habits, my mindset and of cos, gaining much more knowledge in a week than i can ever could!!and presenting the best team in SOT, team 21!!:D
And praise God!!went for the BV SOT audition on wednesday and i got in!!:D So this week will be learning from the BVs some stuff!!:D and by the grace of God, i have been scheduled to go for the audition of the church BV ministry!!Well, kinda stressed up right now cos apparently the audition is gonna be held either this week or next week, and hopes i reali can get in!!So do pray for me guys!!:D
Hahas, have a blessed week people!!:D:D
11:45 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2009
royston!!
SOT has been really great and impactful so far!!:D Been on foundation truths 2, mainly focusing on the aspect of the Holy Spirit, and though last time i had already attended the lessons, but as i begin to go through once again this week, new revelations and encounters started pouring in during the lessons and back home as i was revising through the lessons once again. Wonderful time of praise and worship everyday before the lesson and everyday, all of us receieved a fresh new touch of the Holy Spirit. Finally understand what the verse in 2Cor3:17, where it says, 'where the Spirit is, there is liberty'. In the presence of God, there is no low self-esteem, no unconfidence, no anger, no worries, yet always a sense of love, peacefulness and acceptance:D
Anyway, had really a good fellowship with the cell group just now at changi airport popeye chicken. Always enjoyed this part of the week, cause we will keep each other in updates on what is going in our lives, encouraging one another to keep on moving on, and thinking of ways to help those who are in need. It's always good to see people lives being changed, esp this is so as one of the primary purpose why a cell group exists; we are a big family, coming from different background, yet being able to be together in love. And i am encouraged by some members who really took the intiative and rise up, contributing to the cell group and looking for ways to bless other people and impact each other's lives too.
Fruitful day it is!!:D
12:44 AM
Sunday, April 5, 2009
royston!!
