Saturday, September 4, 2010

Announcements: 3 Aug to 10 Aug 2010

September 3rd, 2010 by admin

LIVING IN THE SUPERNATURAL
We are richly blessed to have 3 American ministers of God to share with us on how we can tap into the supernatural. They will provide practical insights to help us strengthen our spiritual walk.
Date                 : 3rd Sept, 8.00pm (Friday)
                           4th Sept, 2.00pm-5.00pm (Saturday)
                           5th Sept, 11.00am (Sunday)
Venue             : Auditorium
Speakers       : Dyron Adams, David Nutt, Joseph Ouellette

UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE: MAKING SUPERNATURAL PRAYERS
Our guest speakers would share with us how we can make supernatural prayers in this Upper Room Experience. Join us next Sunday, if you desire to see a change in your prayer life.
Date               : 5th Sept 2010, Sunday
Time              : 2.45pm to 4.00pm
Venue            : Auditorium

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR ACC FINANCIAL YEAR 2009 RESCHEDULED

All members of Alive Community Church please kindly take note.
Date               : September 12, 2010 (Sunday)
Time              : 2.00pm
Venue            : Church Auditorium

YOUTH CELL MEETING EVERY 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY

The Youth Ministry will be meeting on next Sunday, 12th of September.
Join us for a great time of fun and bonding!
Date               : 12th & 26th September 2010
Time              : 9.30am to 10.45am
Venue            : Training Room 3

REFLECTING GOD’S BEAUTY THROUGH OUR LIVES
As children of the Most High, we are called to be the light of the world.
We reflect the beauty of Christ to those around us through our lifestyles. In these four sessions, you will learn what it means to walk according to God’s way and to shine forth His light.
Date               : 10th & 17th Oct, 14th & 21st Nov
                          (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time               : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue            : ACC Auditorium
RSVP             : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

DOING RELATIONSHIPS THE JESUS WAY
Relationships are designed by God to be a blessing to us. All the wisdom & knowledge we need for an enriching relationship is found in His Word. If you wish to make your relationships even more fulfilling, then this seminar is definitely for you.
Date              : 12th & 19th September 2010
                        (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time             : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue           : ACC Auditorium
RSVP            : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

ALIVE COMMUNITY CHURCH CAMP 2010

Alive Community Church Camp “IMPARTATION” 2010
Dates            : 19th (Sunday) to 22nd (Wednesday) December 2010
Venue           : Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Camp Speakers     : John Arcovio (http://www.spiritledwc.com)
                                     Keith McCann
Contact person:
Harrick (Camp Commandant) - tuharrick@hotmail.com or call at 8288 9076
Further details will be posted on Church website soon.

APPEAL FOR 2ND HAND LAPTOPS, MONITORS & CPU
We are intending to set up a Youth Club for the community teens in our area to chill out.
If you have any of the above that you would like to donate to ACN, please let Azlan know.
Cash donations are also welcome.

2010 MISSION TRIP
27th to 29th December 2010 : Philippines
If you are interested to go for the other mission trip mentioned above, please inform Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 or hweeling@alivecommunity.net

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God Works Today

August 29th, 2010 by chesedkel

“But then I recall all you have don, O LORD; I remember Your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about Your mighty works.” Psalm 77: 11-12

“Praise Him for His mighty works; praise His unequaled greatness!” Psalm 150:2

Whenever I read of the psalmist praising God for His mighty deeds, I tend to think about the timeless bible stories that happened thousands of years ago. God brought ten plagues down upon Egypt to pressure Pharaoh about releasing the Israelites. He split the Red Sea for them to walk on dry land. He caused the mighty walls of Jericho to fall even without catapults and trebuchets. He sent angels to fight Israel’s enemies who were greater in number and stronger in weaponry. The list goes on and on as God performed countless miracles for His chosen people.

I have also wanted to be like the psalmist, to grow closer and more intimate with God by remembering His mighty works and meditate on them. It is said that such a meditation can bring us strength when we are feeling down. However, I realized that no matter how much I try to be in awe of God based on those ancient miracles, I just cannot feel the same sense of bliss that the psalmist felt, because those blessings did not happen to me. I was trying to grow closer to God based on what He had done for others.

Because none of those earth-shaking works of God happened in my life, I thought that I could never meditate on God’s wonderful deeds as the psalmist did, and I thought I could never have such a dynamic encounter with God.

Suddenly, it struck my mind that I had missed the point altogether. God had indeed performed many wonderful deeds for me. Although they were not the sort of events that split the earth or rocked the heavens, they were miraculous enough to cause me to pause in wonder of His creativity, intelligence, humour, love, et cetera, and I still live to tell those tales today. I am what I am today because of what God has always been doing for me day by day. When God does something for us and it changes us to be more Christ-like, who can say that those deeds are smaller miracles as compared to another? When God moves, He does it so that we can live on to tell our stories to impact people’s lives.

It takes a heart that is hungry for God and always seeking after Him to be able to see God doing His wonderful deeds in her life. It takes a receptive spirit to be able to recognize that pleasant coincidences are blessings from God in answer to his prayers. The believer who understands these knows that God is with him through every step of his life and he can then be so blessed that he cannot stop thinking about God’s mighty works.

I do not deny that it is often easy to remember God’s deeds in my life and praise Him when I am well, but when I go through the doldrums, it would feel like God has stopped His wonderful works from flowing in for me. There were times when I felt downright upset with my life and people as the psalmist had felt when he wrote Psalm 77. He wrote:

“I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh that God would listen to me! When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the LORD. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted. I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for His help. You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray! I think of the good old days, long since ended, when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I searched my soul and ponder the difference now. Has the LORD rejected me forever? Will He never be kind to me? Is His unfailing love gone forever? Have His promises permanently failed? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He slammed the door on His compassion?” (Verses 1-9)

 When we go through bad times and it is extremely difficult for us to recall God’s good works and worship Him, does it really mean that He had slammed the door on His compassion? Is He still working today as He did yesterday? Is God showing His displeasure to us for any fault of ourselves?

I personally find it extremely difficult to take comfort in good memories of how the LORD had blessed me when my mind is just filled with troubles, especially so when I have a particularly hard task before me. I would complain to God a lot and no matter how much I try to be more positive, I wouldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. What’s more, I wouldn’t even feel like praying! It seemed like the negative experience nullified God’s goodness because at that point in time, I just felt that He wasn’t good towards me.

However, as I stay open to God, and press on in the most difficult situations, I would learn many valuable things from Him as I emerge from the fight. God does not necessarily need to tell us why bad things happen to us when we cannot make sense out of them. He does not always rescue us from ordeals that we have to go through. But He is still at work in our lives even as we wallow in our pits of sorrow. It is only after going through an ordeal – no matter how brief or how long – when we will realize how God gradually unravels His plans for us. Then some of us might wonder as Job did when he said: “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know…I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear. But now my eye sees You. Therefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:2-3, 5-6)

I like what Paulo Coelho had written about how God uses unpleasant things to do good works for His people. In the Manual of the Warrior of Light, he said:

“The warrior of light has learned that God uses solitude to teach us how to live with other people.
“He uses rage to show us the infinite value of peace. He uses boredom to underline the importance of adventure and spontaneity.
“God uses silence to teach us to use words responsibly. He uses tiredness so that we can understand the value of waking up. He uses illness to underline the blessing of good health.
“God uses fire to teach us about water. He uses earth so that we can understand the value of air. He uses death to show us the importance of life.”


Like Job, we will realize that God had been doing good works of strengthening our inner being during rough times so that we can be wiser, more resilient, and be more like Christ. Like the psalmist who wrote Psalm 77, we can remember the good things that God had done for us – we have to make a conscious effort to do so – and thus receive more strength by hoping in God and press on to fight the good fight of life. God will use our weakness to teach us to use the strengths He is placing in us. He will use rejection and coldness to teach us to appreciate friends and loved ones. He will use sickness to teach us to care for our bodies which are temples of His Holy Spirit. “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). God is always working in our lives.

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Announcements: 27 Aug to 3 Aug 2010

August 27th, 2010 by admin

LIVING IN THE SUPERNATURAL
We are richly blessed to have 3 American ministers of God to share with us on how we can tap into the supernatural. They will provide practical insights to help us strengthen our spiritual walk.
Date                : 3rd Sept, 8.00pm (Friday)
                           4th Sept, 2.00pm-5.00pm (Saturday)
                           5th Sept, 11.00am (Sunday)
Venue             : Auditorium
Speakers       : Dyron Adams, David Nutt, Joseph Ouellette

UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE: MAKING SUPERNATURAL PRAYERS
Our guest speakers would share with us how we can make supernatural prayers in this Upper Room Experience. Join us next Sunday, if you desire to see a change in your prayer life.
Date               : 5th Sept 2010, Sunday
Time              : 2.45pm to 4.00pm
Venue            : Auditorium

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR ACC FINANCIAL YEAR 2009 RESCHEDULED
All members of Alive Community Church please kindly take note.
Date               : September 12, 2010 (Sunday)
Time              : 2.00pm
Venue            : Church Auditorium

YOUTH CELL MEETING EVERY 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY

The Youth Ministry will be meeting on next Sunday, 12th of September.
Join us for a great time of fun and bonding!
Date               : 12th & 26th September 2010
Time              : 9.30am to 10.45am
Venue            : Training Room 3

REFLECTING GOD’S BEAUTY THROUGH OUR LIVES
As children of the Most High, we are called to be the light of the world. We reflect the beauty of Christ to those around us through our lifestyles. In these four sessions, you will learn what it means to walk according to God’s way and to shine forth His light.
Date              : 10th & 17th Oct, 14th & 21st Nov
                         (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time             : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue           : ACC Auditorium
RSVP            : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

DOING RELATIONSHIPS THE JESUS WAY
Relationships are designed by God to be a blessing to us. All the wisdom & knowledge we need for an enriching relationship is found in His Word. If you wish to make your relationships even more fulfilling, then this seminar is definitely for you.
Date              : 12th & 19th September 2010
                        (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time             : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue           : ACC Auditorium
RSVP            : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

ALIVE COMMUNITY CHURCH CAMP 2010
Alive Community Church Camp “IMPARTATION” 2010
Dates            : 19th (Sunday) to 22nd (Wednesday) December 2010
Venue            : Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Camp Speakers     : John Arcovio & Keith McCann
Contact person:
Harrick (Camp Commandant) - tuharrick@hotmail.com or call at 8288 9076
Further details will be posted on Church website soon.

APPEAL FOR 2ND HAND LAPTOPS, MONITORS & CPU
We are intending to set up a Youth Club for the community teens in our area to chill out.
If you have any of the above that you would like to donate to ACN, please let Azlan know.
Cash donations are also welcome.

2010 MISSION TRIP
27th to 29th December 2010  : Philippines
If you are interested to go for the other mission trip mentioned above, please inform Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 or hweeling@alivecommunity.net

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Announcements: 20 Aug to 27 Aug 2010

August 20th, 2010 by admin

YOUTH CELL MEETING EVERY 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY
The Youth Ministry will be meeting this Sunday, 22nd of August.
Join us for a great time of fun and bonding!
Date           : 22nd Aug 2010
Time          : 9.30am to 10.45am
Venue        : Training Room 3

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR ACC FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 2009
All members of Alive Community Church please kindly take note.
Date           : August 29th, 2010 Sunday
Time          : 2.00pm
Venue        : Auditorium

UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE: MAKING SUPERNATURAL PRAYERS
Our guest speakers would share with us how we can make supernatural prayers in this Upper Room Experience. Join us if you desire to see a change in your prayer life.
Date           : 5th Sept 2010
Time          : 2.45pm to 4.00pm
Venue        : Auditorium

REFLECTING GOD’S BEAUTY THROUGH OUR LIVES
As children of the Most High, we are called to be the light of the world. We reflect the beauty of Christ to those around us through our lifestyles. In these four sessions, you will learn what it means to walk according to God’s way and to shine forth His light.
Date            : 10th & 17th Oct, 14th & 21st Nov
                      (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time           : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue         : ACC Auditorium
RSVP          : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

DOING RELATIONSHIPS THE JESUS WAY
Relationships are designed by God to be a blessing to us. All the wisdom & knowledge we need for an enriching relationship is found in His Word.  If you wish to make your relationships even more fulfilling, then this seminar is definitely for you.
Date            : 12th & 19th September 2010
                      (2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month)
Time           : 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue         : ACC Auditorium
RSVP          : Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 / hweeling@alivecommunity.net

LIVING IN THE SUPERNATURAL
We are richly blessed to have 3 American ministers of God to share with us on how we can tap into the supernatural. They will provide practical insights to help us strengthen our spiritual walk.
Date            : 3rd Sept, 8.00pm (Friday)
                       4th Sept, 2.00pm-5.00pm (Saturday)
                       5th Sept, 11.00am (Sunday)
Venue          : Auditorium
Speakers    : Dyron Adams, David Nutt, Joseph Ouellette

ALIVE COMMUNITY CHURCH CAMP 2010

Alive Community Church Camp “IMPARTATION” 2010
Dates            : 19th (Sunday) to 22nd (Wednesday) December 2010
Venue           : Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Camp Speakers     : John Arcovio (http://www.spiritledwc.com)
                                     Keith McCann
Contact person:
Harrick (Camp Commandant) - tuharrick@hotmail.com or call at 8288 9076
Further details will be posted on Church website soon.

APPEAL FOR 2ND HAND LAPTOPS, MONITORS & CPU
We are intending to set up a Youth Club for the community teens in our area to chill out.
If you have any of the above that you would like to donate to ACN, please let Azlan know.
Cash donations are also welcome.

2010 MISSION TRIP
27th to 29th December 2010  : Philippines
If you are interested to go for the other mission trip mentioned above, please inform Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 or hweeling@alivecommunity.net

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Repair Service

August 17th, 2010 by chesedkel

“But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want Me around. So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas. Oh, that My people would listen to Me! Oh, that Israel would follow Me, walking in My paths! How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon My hand would be upon their foes! Those who hate the LORD would cringe before Him; they would be doomed forever. But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.” Psalm 81:11-16

“Give all your worries and ca res to God, for He cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7

Let’s just say that you have an iPhone and it has stopped working. Perhaps the operating system has gone awry or there is some kind of defect in its circuit. Will you fix it on your own and risking voiding the gadget’s warranty? Or will you send it to a shop for repairs? Most people would choose the latter because the designer of the phone knows best on how to fix the problem. He has the blueprint and the technical know-how that none of us has.

Now, let’s say you know a person who is going through a lot of problems because he invites trouble into his life while he is constantly playing with fire. The person may also be set in her ways and refuses to grow closer to God by obeying Him. What would you do? Most of us have the tendency to try to help the person to be better by giving advice and encouragement. We would talk with him/her with hopes of reaching a good conclusion. Gradually, the more we intervene in the person’s life, the more we feel that the responsibility is on us to change the person for the better. Some call this the messiah complex – we feel that we should rescue a person with our words and actions, but when no positive change seems imminent, we get very frustrated and conflicts get more heated.

Just as we would send our faulty iPhones to an expert to repair, we should also ‘send’ these people to God for a spiritual repair. After all, God is the Master Designer and only He understands the complexities of the human nature. He is the one who created us and so He knows best on what to do to correct a person’s life. When we have reached the limit to our countless bible studies, admonishments and advices, we will realize that there is still so much to do in order for a breakthrough to happen, and only God can make that happen. So why don’t we simply do our part of encouraging, teaching, and advising and cast the rest of our burden to God through prayer?

If you think you are having an extremely difficult time ‘repairing’ someone else’s life, consider God’s job of ‘repairing’ the broken lives of countless millions – the delinquent, disobedient, starving, oppressed, et cetera. Know that it is never your job to rescue somebody from his faults. All we can do is sow a seed of God’s love through prayers with him/her, a teaching of God’s word, and an understanding ear; and then we leave the rest of the correction to the Master Designer through our prayers and petitions. Be still and know that God knows best.  

 

 

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