CF this friday

hey everyone
just a quick update

this friday's CF will be held in Hannah's house
and not 3 Kenanga
cause the teacher advisors won't be around in school to cover us
[the teachers have meeting every last friday of the month]

so make sure you head over to Hannah's house
this week and not to school =)
there will be a special drama presentation by V-Ki and her team
in conjuction with the Easter celebrations.
pull your friends over k? =P
it'll be fun

Why Go to Church?

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!

A church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.

"I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this...

They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!"

When you are DOWN to nothing....God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible!

Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment. Don't give up hope always go to church/CF.

Teenacity Revolution Party

Date: Saturday, April 12th 2008
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Acts Church
2nd Floor, Summit Hotel USJ
Speaker: PS Kenneth Chin

It begins with the way we think, the way we act, and ultimately, the way we live.

The world is evolving. But rather than just allowing it to evolve around us, let's bring about the greatest change this world needs through us. It's time for change; for REVOLUTION.

Join us on April 12th as we embark on our mission to revolutionize our world- through LOVE.

LET'S NOT JUST
TALK ABOUT LOVE;
LET'S PRACTICE
REAL LOVE.
1 John 3:18

Keep The Faith

"Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ."
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.


"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good, and I will Keep The Faith."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"



"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them? Would you try?"



"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"



The student remains silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"



"Er... Yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No." .




"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From... God..."

That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."



"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?"

Again, the student has no answer.

"Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness. All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question, "Who created them? "

There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.

"Tell me," he continues. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"



The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor. I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir. I have not."

"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter."



"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."


The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own.

"Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.

"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than - 458 degrees. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."



Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light... but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"



The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester.

"So what point are you making, young man?"


"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"



"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?



The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier, let me give you an example of what I mean?" The student looks around the room.

"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?"

The class breaks out into laughter.



"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir."

So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"



Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

With TRIALS, we grow stronger in faith.
With FAITH, we move closer to God.
With GOD, we can do all things.
Keep the FAITH!

PLANETSHAKERS are coming!!!!!!

Anyone interested???

Details:

• Saturday, 12th April 2008, 8 pm
• Full Gospel Assembly, Jalan Kuchai Lama

Here's the promo video :)

Song Of The Month [March] - Saviour King [Hillsong]

Krib Kribb Kribbb Kanan Krib [x2]
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Hello March.
It's already the THIRD month of 2008
can you believe it? i can't

This month's song will be a lot harder to decipher
compared to the ones before.
Nevertheless, it might be the best one yet.

I present to you

Saviour King by Hillsong



This song stands for itself
Saviour King
Hear the song and listen to the lyrics and you might get a better idea
Don't judge it by the first time you hear it cause
i didn't like it when i first heard it
Now, only after half a year since
i bought the album do i get the song
haha
People like Mia Fieldes and Brooke Fraser from Hillsong really bring fantastic meaningful lyrics in the songs they compose
Go check out the rest of their songs if you have the time

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Unfortunately, pwarhive.com is stripping down all the lyrics from their website, you'll find only chords there now and so the chords and lyrics will be separated.

Lyrics

[verse1]
Let now the weak say I have strength
By the spirit of power that raised Christ fron the dead
Let now the poor stand and confess
"That my portion is Him and I'm more than blessed"

[prechorus]
Let now our hearts burn with a flame
A fire consuming all for Your Son's holy name
And with the heavens we declare
"You are our King"

[chorus]
We love You lord
We worship You
You are our God
You alone are good

[verse2]
Let now Your church shine as the bride
That You saw in Your heart as You offered up Your life
Let now the lost be welcomed home
By the saved and redeemed those adopted as Your own

[c2]
We love You Lord
We worship You
You are our God
You alone are good

You asked Your Son
To carry this
The heavy cross
Our weight of sin

I love You Lord
I worship You
Hope which was lost
Now stands renewed

I give my life
To honour this
The love of Christ
The Saviour King...


Chords

Saviour King
Marty Sampson, Mia Fieldes

Key: E

Intro:
C#m   B   E 


Verse 1:
            C#m      B       E 
       F#m       C#m                      B        E 
            C#m        B      E 
      F#m        C#m         B         E 


PreChorus:
C#m 
A                        E          B 
C#m 
A           F#m7  B 


Chorus 1:
            E                C#m 
            B                  E 
               E            C#m 
          B                    E 


Chorus 2:
           E               C#m 
               B                E 
          E              C#m 
            B                  E 


Verse 2:
             C#m          B      E 
         F#m         C#m                  B       E 
            C#m     B        E 
       F#m         C#m                   B      E  

©2006 Hillsong Publishing (Admin. in U.S. & Canada by Integrity's Hosanna! Music)
All rights reserved. International copyright secured.
CCLI song #4785897

Here's a look into the composer's minds
Mia Fieldes and Marty Sampson

That wraps it up
to love the one who loves us

DUCF

Zmax Camp 2008

"The ZMax Camp is all about discovery what life to the maximum means. The camp program includes theme talks & workshops, fun activities & games, and great outdoor adventures such as Stream Trotting & Night Hike!!!"

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Date : 12-15 March 2008 (Wed-Sat)

Age group : 13-15 years old

Venue : SU/FES Campsite, Tapah

Camp fees : RM 120.00 (Group of 3 or more), RM 140 (before 15 Feb), RM 170 (After 15 Feb)

Transport Cost : RM 40.00 (Optional PJ-Cheras-PJ)

Camp Coordinator : Kiew Sieh Jin (siehjin@su.org.my) Contact no. : 012-2915415

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The best thing about it is that you can STILL REGISTER !!

Hurry Up before time runs out. =)

If interested, please contact Kiew Sieh Jin or Jen Wei at smkducf@gmail.com.

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Important Notes :

1. This camp is organized by Scripture Union, a Christian organization. The camp will be run by experienced SU staff and volunteers.

2. The SU/FES Campsite is located at Lot 10400-10406, Jalan Pahang, Kg Batu 5, 35000 Tapah. Campers will be staying in rooms/dormitories (with fans but no air-cond). There will be proper toilets and bathrooms (with limited water heaters).

3. The Camp Fees cover food, accommodation, camp materials and insurance. Please make cheque/monies payable to SCRIPTURE UNION. Kindly write Camper’s Name(s) at the back of the cheque.

4. Please mail completed form together with cheque/monies and send to Scripture Union, 386 Jalan 5/59, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Kindly write “Kiew Sieh Jin (ZMax Camp)” on the envelope.More information will be sent to the campers about 2 weeks before the camp commences.

DUCF + BUCF Gathering 2007

Damansara Utama Christian Fellowship decided to have a gathering with Bandar Utama 3 Christian Fellowship on 27 Decemeber 2007 - the day pmr results came out!
It was held in David Rosh's house and it was a very interesting and eventful evening for the eleven of us.
Mainly, we wanted to have good fellowship and get feedbacks from other schools about their own Christian Fellowship.

We started off with ice-breakers ( the animal game) where David Rosh, David (the chinese dude =p), Phebe and Hannah (our ex-president Steven's sister!) made through the final round.

Next in line was the statue dance game.

Everybody would start dancing when the music starts freeze like a statue when the music stops.

David - representative for BU3

Joanna - representative for DUCF!!

F.O.O.D was the most important part of the evening.

Where everbody started to become lame and started babbling away all the lame jokes you can't possibly imagine.

Those who attended the gathering for the evening.

The complete family :

Phebe, Jen Wei, Joanna, Khristy, Daniel, Joel, Aaron, David Rosh, Hannah (BU3), David (BU3), Isaac (President of BU3CF)

A Fruitful Farmer

About twenty five years ago, Mr. Keens bought an acre of farm land from a 60 year old farmer.

He was attracted by the watercress ponds and thought this vegetable could provide steady monthly income for his brothers who took over the farm later.

In fact, he was more impressed by the owner’s working attitude and professionalism in his farming than the farm itself.

Though the farmer was 60 years old, he was diligent and hard working. He was assisted by his wife and both lived a simple life in bringing up 6 children, three boys who furthered their studies in the United States of America; all of them are graduates from reputable universities.

The eldest son was appointed the Managing Director of an international investment bank in Hong Kong a few years ago. The old man migrated to USA after he sold the farm to M. Keens.

The farmer passed away two years ago, at the age of 80.

The farmer was grateful to have owned the farm and worked hard to plant vegetables at every available space of the farm so he could have harvest in abundance.

He noted that he saved every possible cent and worked at the farm barefooted with full dedication in his work.

He believed his purpose of working hard was to provide all the needs for his family including his sons’ overseas educations.
When Mr.Keens' brothers took over, regrettably, they were less diligent though they did their best to expand the farm land. He could easily see the difference in quality of work between them.

This experience gave Mr. Keens a greater insight into one’s life of what one can lose if one does not capitalize the opportunity that is offered or made available.

Sadly, instead of ploughing the land, sowing the seeds, some of us would begin to worry, complain and or even criticize about the land and leave it to waste, and not getting much fruits and harvest from it.
Man is born to toil the soil and to work hard so as to live a fruitful life. There is no short cut to success but to use all the gifts that God has created of us and work hard.
It may be just a small plot of land or something that may not be too big to be noticed, if we put our time and effort into it, we will reap good harvest.

Christian Fellowship

is allowed in school though it is not categorized as a part of the school curriculum. It is pictured like the piece of farm land described above.
We should encourage everybody whether young, old, rich or poor to attend the fellowship in order to keep its existence meaningful. The attendance should be respectable.
Likewise, if the students’ enthusiasm is not in the Fellowship, the school may not take heed of its existence.
It will then be too late to appeal or make any complaint if the school decided to do away with it.

On the other hand, Bible Knowledge (BK) is allowed by the Education Ministry as an elective examination subject.




But, in reality, how many of us really want to sign up for this subject? If we do not support such provision, isn’t it going to be a piece of land left to waste?

Later, when the opportunity is lost, we start to complain and murmur about the whole matter. Isn’t it too late to regret?

Be grateful with what we have, become a hard working and fruitful farmer without anymore hesitation!

God Bless.