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Come and join us this Saturday @ GEPC !

Encouragement by Dr.A.R. Bernard

But encourage each other every day while it is "today." Help each other so none of you will become hardened because sin has tricked you.

Hebrews 3:13

This world can be a difficult place, a place where many of our friends and family members are troubled by the challenges of everyday life. And since we cannot always be certain who needs our help, we should strive to speak helpful words to all who cross our paths.

Genuine encouragement should never be confused with pity. God intends for His children to lead lives of abundance, joy, celebration, and praise-not lives of self-pity or regret. So we must guard ourselves against hosting (or joining) the "pity parties" that so often accompany difficult times. Instead, we must encourage each other to have faith-first in God and His only begotten Son-and then in our own abilities to use the talents God has given us for the furtherance of His kingdom and for the betterment of our own lives.

When you think about it, with God on your side you have every reason to be hopeful, and you have every reason to share your hopes with others. When you do, you will discover that hope, like other human emotions, is contagious. So do the world (and yourself) a favor: Look for the good in others and celebrate the good that you find. When you do, you'll be a powerful force of encouragement to your friends and family…and a worthy servant to your Creator.

2nd Street Cleaning Campaign

Greetings in the name of Jesus!

Please be informed that we'll carry out our 2nd street cleaning campaign this Saturday (23 Oct)on Jalan Menara Gading 1.

Date: 23 Oct 2010

Time: 8.30am

Rendezvous: Taizi cafe, Taman Connaught

Things to bring: brooms, dust pans, cap, sunglasses, gloves.

Let's love our community in a practical way! God bless you!

Street Cleaning Campaign

Dear GEPCians,

It's time for us to walk our talk and be a blessing to our community!
Get ready your brooms and dust pan, mask and gloves to clean our neighbourhood! All are welcome to join us!

Rendezvous: GEPC

Date: 25 Sept 2010 (Sat)

Time: 8-11am
Things to bring: brooms, dust pans, masks, gloves.

Areas covered: UCSI South Wing's entrance to Angkasa condo's entrance

Who can join? Everyone!

Please reply in this thread: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=126811544038430

what are the things you can bring so we know whether it's enough. Thanks!

5 Loaves and 2 Fish by Corrinne May

John 6:8-9

Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up,"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

The disciples are contrasted with the youngster who brought what he had. They certainly had more resources than the boy, but they knew they didn't have enough, so they didn't give anything at all. The boy gave what little he had, and it made all the difference. If we offer nothing to God, He will have nothing to use. But He can take what little we have and turn it into something great.

In performing His miracles, Jesus usually preferred to work through people. Here He took what a young child offered and used it to accomplish one of the most spectacular miracles recorded in the Gospels. Age is no barrier to Christ. Never think you are too young or old to be of service to Him.

adapted from Life Application Study Bible

Love by Jaeson Ma

Great contemporary song by Jaeson Ma. Check out www.jaesonma.com for more of his details.

He shared that 3 decades ago, his mother was about to make a decision in the hospital to abort him as she was unstable financially and emotionally. A nurse who attended the same church walked passed and saw her, greeted her and blessed her before she left. Ms.Ma took that blessing as a sign from God to give up abortion, thus giving birth to such a talented artist, God-fearing pastor who has planted 200 churches presently.

Psalm 22:10

From birth I was cast upon you;

from my mother's womb you have been my God.

True Prosperity by Joe Stowell

A few years ago, the banking empire Citicorp ran a series of billboards about money: “Money changes hands—just be sure it doesn’t change the rest of you!” and “If people say you’re made of money, you should work on your personality!” These ads gave a refreshingly new perspective on riches.

God also has a surprising spin on wealth. From His perspective, you can be “well off” when it comes to worldly treasures and yet be in dire poverty in your soul. Or you can be poor in terms of earthside stuff and be lavishly rich by God’s standards.

The distorting power of wealth reminds me of the story of the rich young ruler. After a discussion about eternal life, Jesus asked him to sell his possessions, give to the poor, and follow Him. Unfortunately, the man “went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (Mark 10:22). This prompted Jesus’ lesson to the disciples: “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” (v.23).

It’s not that Jesus is against wealth. It’s just that He is grieved by anything that we value more than Him. We can work hard and make money, but when those things are the main pursuit of life, then Jesus isn’t. Placing Him first and foremost in our lives is the key to true prosperity.

He possessed all the world had to give him,
He had reached every coveted goal;
But, alas, his life was a failure,
For he had forgotten his soul. —Denison

Don’t let riches—or the pursuit of riches— derail your pursuit of Jesus.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our UM graduates!

From left: Clarence and Eliana

Congratulations !

Congratulations to our UCSI graduates !

From left: Jenn Hau, Amanda Ooi, Sh'n Yee, Ps. Jacob & Yap, Christine, Yueh Teng, Wilfred and Ivan.

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

4th GEPC Church Camp (9-11 July 2010) Finale

Day 3 – 11 July 2010

L.O.V.E Farewell

How nice if this is what we will see every morning when we wake up

Ops…

Good morning.

Waking up with sore muscle?

That means you need more exercise.

Haha…

***

First thing first,

BREAKFAST~

We want more food...:)

***

Okay,

Let’s start our program with a simple ice breaker

Rules are simple

Gentlemen = 5 cents
Ladies = 10 cents

The total amount must be the same as what the Game master has called out.

Losing Team: “Haaaiiyaaaa” Punishment…:)

Followed by a great worship
(Thanks LOVEly Zi Hui, our worship leader)

***

Next,

We have Bro Joseph,

Sis Yap

And Sis Yan Hui

to share with us

their testimony

Zi Xin (Left): God made me a better and responsible person.

Sis Yap (Right): God is my healer, comforter and source of strength

Sis Yan Hui (Left): Everything happened for a reason, trust in His perfect timing and you will see a bigger picture in the future.

***

Are you ready for the Word of God?

Once again we welcome

LOVEly

Pastor JACOB

(Wait...Let me get ready first…^_^)

John 3:16,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

God's love for us is a gift
Paid by Jesus Christ

Matthew 5:45,
“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and send rain on the righteous and unrighteous.”

Acts 14:17,
“Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your heart with joy.”

We are so sure of His Love for us
Because
We are His creation.

The world is full of negative elements
But His Loves cover the
righteous and unrighteous
which is far better than
what we hear from the world
everyday.

Let us choose to fill our mind with God’s Love
rather than being corrupted
by those negative elements.

Deuteronomy 30:11-17,
“14…No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.”

Acts 20:32,
“Now, I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”

God shows His Love through Communication
He likes to communicate with us
Through the Bible
and prayer.

Bible is a LOVE letter from God
Teaching us how to live a godly life
Guiding us to the right path.

Let us make it a habit to pray
and read the Word of God
Let it becomes the most
important part of our life.

1 John 2:25,
“And this is what he promised us – even eternal life.”

Jesus Christ came so that
We can have eternal life
and
Eternal life starts
the moment
We accepted Him into our life.

Amen.

This is God's Love

***
Welcome to the Family of LOVE

Jessica Song

and

Ebi

^_^

***

It’s almost towards the end of
Our Church Camp

A special thanks to our committee members
Without all of your efforts and
more of your efforts
We can’t make it
BIG.

Once again,

***

Now,

Let us welcome our fresh grad

from UCSI to share

their moments in GEPC

Eliana: GEPC gives me a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Christine: I thank God for being faithful in blessing me through the area of studies.

Yueh Teng: Do you all like my food??...(We did, thank you Teng)

Wilfred: God changed me from a stingy person to a person who gives cheerfully.

Chin: GEPC gives me a good tranning ground in serving God.

Amanda Ooi: God can use impossible people to do impossible thing.

Sh'n Yee: I thank God for Brothers and Sister in Christ that help me in my spiritual growth, in terms of clearing my doubts.

Clarence: Life is not about studies, earning money and living a good life when it comes to God. He wants a relatioship with us.

Last but not least,

Thank you Elder Anba and Open Hands Girls

for joining our Camp.

Your presence really means a lot to us.
(From left: Sharmila, Elder Anba, Nilah and Rupini)

-Touched-

***

LUNCH TIME

(Enjoy~enjoy~)

Group Photo

***

Now heading to Genting Highland

for our one last program

PHOTO-HUNTING

***

Results:

We have 2 Champions!!~

2 groups shared the Kenny Roger and McD Vouchers

Congratulations!!~

And which group actually won the

Station games and Pictionary?

Give our hands to

Korea!!~

***

Throughout this camp,

We have

Married LOVE
Brotherly LOVE
Sisterly LOVE
Friendship LOVE
Little LOVE
Funny LOVE
Crazy LOVE

Most importantly, we have One LOVE that brought us all here, together.

God’s LOVE.

What else could we ask for~

^_^

A picture says a thousand words,

but we want to encourage you

to join our church camp next year

So that you wont be the one

seeing the pictures

But the one that inside the pictures.

-End-

4th GEPC Church Camp (9-11 July 2010) Part III

You ready?

For the most EXCITING moment of the day?:)

TALENT NIGHT!!~

Our brothers and sisters might look quiet and gentle from the outside,

But they are GREAT actors and actresses from the inside.

Take a deep breath

and

Hold you stomach

Enjoy…:)

A little warm up before the REAL SHOW

Pictionary
(We act instead of drawing)

***

Brothers and Sisters,

Let’s welcome

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CG-01

Chorus:

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own, and I know
That I am strong enough to mend

Everyone is unique in God’s eyes.

Our value on earth does not define by the world,
but God’s LOVE

***

CG-02

Prayer works.

With God,

Everything is possible.

People might pull you down,

But,

Seek first the Kingdom of God,

and

Everything shall be added to you.

***
CG-03

Life could be tough.

But in all my life,

In every situation I know,

My God is GREATER,

My God is OVERALL.

My God REIGNS.

***

CG-04

God created Adam and Eve

Not

Adam and Adam.

Simple but powerful message

through their performance.

:)

***
CG-05

Human puppet Show

Creative and Funny

God grants us different gifts,

explore them.

They have found theirs,

Let’s pray for ourselves that we will find ours too!!^_^

***

Our judges are thinking hard to choose the best performance. (From left: Sis Yap, Sis Ashlee and Elder Anba)

***

Want more performances?

Got it.

Let’s put our hands up high

for

Sis YOLANDA

(Woohoo…)

Chorus:

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
it’s hard to kill

Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you
Believe.

Melt your heart??~

Yeah…:)

***

SsssHhhh…

Do you hear the heartbeat?

Feel the excitement?

Who will win away the Kenny Roger Voucher?

(Drum Roll again)

The answer is…

CG-03

My God Reigns

His love will never fail me

(Clap~Clap~Clap)

Congratulations CG-03

***
Hm..

Still not enough?

No worries

Let’s play

WOLF

(Everyone say WOLF)

Wolf is a game that requires a little bit of acting, thinking and analyzing…

One citizen will be killed by Wolves each time

Hunter needs to look for those Wolves

Little Girl can peep the wolves when they are deciding who to kill

Witch has to right to choose who to kill and who to heal.

But if the wolves find out who you are,

You will get killed next round.

Want to know exactly how to play?

Join our church event next time.

Haha...

***

Food Fellowship

We love food

Food is great

Fellowship is great

Everything is great

***

What’s Next?

Night out around Peave Haven

Enjoying the cooling breeze~~

Nice.

***

Oh Well,

It's time to sleep

Good night

Everyone~

(ZzZzzzzZ….)

-To be Continued-

4th GEPC Church Camp (9-11 July 2010) Part II

Day 2 – 10 July 2010

L.O.V.E Highlight

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Rise and Shine~

Good Morning.

Did you sleep well?

Hehe…
(Thank you Sis Felicia and Sis Elynn for arranging our rooms)

Okay,

Let’s Continue~

With Breakfast FIRST!!

(Yummy Yummy Yum Yum)

Hm…

You might get extra toasts, fries, drinks or something else

from your Guardian

Did you? ^_^

(There is a lot going underground here…haha)

***

Now,

On the count of three

Let’s give God our loudest praise

and

welcome Him into our midst~

(1...2...3)

(Thank you Jen Hau, our LOVEly worship leader)

***

Still feeling happy? :)

GGREEEEATT!!~

Let us welcome him again

Our LOVEly

Pastor JACOB.

(Woohoo...)

(Ops…missing something IMPORTANT!!~)

It’s TESTIMONY TIME!!!

Haha…

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I give you,

Sis Melissa

Sis. Jasmine

And

Bro. Jen Hau.

(Sis Melissa: I used to be very timid, but accepting Christ into my life is the best choice that I have ever made. With God, I become stronger each day.)

(Sis Jasmine: I used to be willful, but through God I learn to trust His perfect timing and completely summit to His plan for me.)

(Bro. Jen Hau: There were times that I turned my back to Him, but He loves me enough to guide me back His side.)

***
How Great is Our God

***
Romans 5:5,
“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”

God’s Love is our central of Faith,
Where we find our Hope in it,
Even though we fail Him at times,
He is still faithful to us.

Luke 15:11-24,
“…For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So they began to celebrate.”

Just like the prodigal son,
We were rebellious,
We sinned against God,

Till we came to a dead end,
We have no way out,

God is still waiting for us,
From far He can see us,
Running back to His Kingdom,
He rejoices with us.

Hosea 3:1-3,
“The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes. So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate wit hany man, and I will live with you.”

Just like the wife,
Hosea paid a price,
to win his wife’s heart.

And us,
We were once being consumed by this world,
But God won us back through Jesus’ blood,
We were bought with a price,
paid by Jesus.

Amen.

***

Still Happy?

Or

Hungry?

HOLD ON

We need to practice our talent night performance before we can eat.

Muahahaha…

Here we go.

***
Well,

Now is the moment.

EAT for your life…!!~

(Guardians are working hard to serve their angels)

After lunch we have some time to rest before the next program.

Named,

Precious Moment.

This is the time where we can share our faith with our friends,

or just have some time to

CHILLAX! (Chill out and Relax)

***

Next, at 3pm,

STATION GAMES!!~

(Everyone says YES!!~)

We have a small ice breaker before that.

We need to find all 10 towels hidden all around the multipurpose hall.

Aaarrgghhh~~

Ready??

GO~~

(Cheer)

There are 7 stations we need to go through.

Someone will try to block you

Each group need to carry a person through without touching the raffia string

Each person need to carry another person and run

Crawl without touching the raffia string

Go across the toy house

Erm..this one need to line up like a caterpillar and go through a distance with buttock
and hands.

Take picture.

Groups:
Hot and Spicy
Korea
Toronto
Eeerrgghh…
Octopus

(Tired ar…)

And

Captain Ball is a MUST play in every church camp..^_^

***

After all the laugh and sweats

It's time for SHOWER and DINNER.

(Guardians still working very hard to serve their angels)

***

Hm..I know you all are waiting for the most important part.

But let me make it a little bit suspense.

:p

-To Be Continued-

4th GEPC Church Camp (9-11 July 2010)

Proudly Present
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(Drum roll)
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Our LOVEly Church Campers~~

Date: 9 – 11 July 2010
Venue: Peace Haven
Theme: L.O.V.E

*****

LOVE is in the air…LOVE is in the air…:)

Feel it…Breath in it!~

We sing

We dance

We talk

We share

And

We preach

About LOVE!

Whose LOVE we are talking about??~

STOP guessing…but FOLLOW me~~

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Day 1 – 9 July 2010

L.O.V.E Bonding

Heading to Genting Highland, Peace Haven

(I feel good…do do do do do DO~~)

We beat the heavy traffic and reached at 9:30pm!!~Phew…

***
A warm WELCOME to our first timer:

Kristy,
Ebi,
Vincent Lim,
Aaron,
Amanda Liew,
Foo Tse Ying,
Jessica,
Kenny.

***

Our LOVEly Camp Commander is briefing us

(We LOVE to mingle around)

***
Next, is our LOVEly game master briefing us on the game called “Guardian Angel”

We are Guardian

BUT!!~

We are also Angel

to someone.


Through this game we learn to LOVE

and at the same time

being LOVED.

Picking names of Angels
(Eliana: Mali Mali Hum...Give me Beautiful Angel..:p)

***

We learn to LOVE God during worship
(Thanks Zi Xin, our LOVEly worship leader)

***

And Now…

Let us put our hands to welcome…

Our LOVEly

PASTOR JACOB~~~~

***

(A round of applause)

***
He was sharing with us the LOVE of God.

1 John 4:8, 16
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

God is Love
And
It is His nature to Love us.

Ephesian 3:19
“and to know that this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

God is a God of relationship
It is His mission for everyone of us to know His Love.

His love is Active
And
Discipline
His love is our central of Faith,
It is real.
It is often shown through Father-Son relationship
Or
Husband and wife relationship

Finally,
He is an ever-forgiving God
He allows circumstances come our way
But He will never us go astray.

Roman 5:5-8,
“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our heart by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

God still love us
even though
we being ignorant,
unaware of His Love
or rejecting Him.

The cross is the symbol of
LOVE
While we were still sinner,
He shed His blood for us.

Proverb 3:12,
“ because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”

Hebrew 8:5,
“Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God discipline you.:

Hebrew 12:10-11,
“Our Father disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share is his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteous and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

God loves us so much that He disciplines us
For our own good
So that we may share His love and Holiness.

Amen.

***

Do you feel loved?? ^_^

Finally, We can called it a great day~~YaY~~

Erm..

What do we usually after that??!~

Food Fellowship~~:)

***

Well,

Good Night~

Everyone.

(Yawn)

***

- To Be Continued-