The Second CA of 2010: Loving the Lord Your God with all your heart!
Posted by: campusalive on: February 1, 2010
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Photo credits: Chen Liang
MOVED BY THE SPIRIT
First of all, I am thankful that I have received a lot of positive feedback from my friends after leading for praise and worship during the second CA gathering. And, believe me or not, they were not the only ones who were moved by God’s presence on that night. I myself was overwhelmed by what He had done through me and my worship team tonight.
Anyway, I had once asked the Lord to make me lead the worship team for the first CA gathering this year. Well, I was not ready (and not too sure of myself) to lead during the first gathering, so I told Him again to ‘postpone’ my service for a while. However, I did not expect His calling for me was so soon that I freaked out when Abigail messaged me to lead the praise and worship on Saturday night before the gathering. I did tell her earlier that I wished to lead for praise and worship but it will only be done after CNY break because I felt the need to fully prepare myself for it. Even though I freaked out, I still accepted the task since I believe that that was His call to me, and I should answer His call.
However, things did not turn out as I wanted. (I bet) Satan is very quick in messing around with my plans for that gathering. On the next day (Sunday) after I accepted the task, I had fever due to over-exhaustion. My whole body was aching and very hot, and I could barely walk. I dragged myself to church and I could not concentrate during the service. I could not even smell the food and I lost my appetite ever since. Still, I just dragged myself to come to class on Monday to go for worship practice in the evening. Miraculously, I felt better during the practice because I could not feel my body aching and feeling very weak. I only turned weaker and I almost lost my voice after coming back from the practice later that night.
My ‘spiritual battle’ went on through Tuesday and Wednesday. However, I got better on Wednesday’s night and I was delighted to have my own self back again. I was happy that I managed to recover just in time for the gathering. But Satan launched his second attack: I woke up the next day with a slight migraine. I prayed to God the whole day so that the pain will leave me soon but it got stronger as time passed. I was worried. I need to be physically, mentally and spiritually prepared before 8pm. I was frustrated because I could not find any solution to this. I felt down. All that was left for me was to leave and to depend entirely to God. I still remembered that I told the Lord to just take over my entire body and mind so that I could go through everything during the gathering. I was hopeless, and all I could do was to surrender myself to Him.
And once again, the enemy was finally defeated. After taking my meal and my medication, the pain was gone within an hour. Normally, with the high intensity of pain and the feeling of throwing up, I can only recover from the illness on the next day. Nonetheless, all my pain had been taken away from me within one hour only. I was finally managed to get myself prepared for the praise and worship! Praise the Lord!!
Surrendering my entire self and letting God works through me would be the turning point of my service that night. Frankly, I did not feel that I had total control of myself while leading on that night. I could feel that I was moved by a strong force from within me. This force made my heart to beat faster and I bet my adrenaline level was high too. I did not sing as exactly as planned during the practice…it was just different. Personally, I was emotionally affected while singing “Bagai Rajawali”. I could even hear a voice that asked me to keep repeating the chorus while I was singing this song. The Lord had touched me with His love that He almost made me cry at that time. After such a long time, I had never experienced the vibrant presence of The Holy Spirit within me. The Spirit was the one that had moved me throughout the session, and I was glad that those that came admitted that they did felt a strong presence with them on that night too. I was also glad that I finally able to share His love and to glorify His name with those who came on that night. I bet this was the best evening that I have ever had because up until now, as I type this testimony, I could feel the Spirit’s lively presence deep within me. (And honestly, I think it’s contagious!) I would like to thank my worship team members for their guidance and their support.
Last but not least, I would like to share with all of you from Ephesians 4:30-31 that reads:
“And do not make God’s Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God’s mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free. Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort.”
Let the Spirit that is in you rejoice and praise the Lord. By doing that, then we will always be in touch with Our Lord and will be able to walk (and live) in His presence. Let us also continue to serve Him and to spread the Good News to others. (Amen!)
-Maritha John
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My first experience with Campus Alive was a good one. From the start, the commitment shown by both the pastor and the pastor’s wife (they drove me to Kota Kemuning and back!) was mirrored by the dedication of my fellow INTECiansin organzing and participating in CA. The game ‘Cars on a Busy Road’ had us running and shrieking crazily, while worship was uplifting and inspiring. Pastor Ron Hee had us laughing as he talked, but his message truly stayed with me: ‘guard your heart. live beyond yourself.’ Everyone at CA was friendly and although I was new there, I felt included. The spirit of togetherness in the room was amazing, and ultimately that was the part of the night that stayed with me.
=)
Ju Vern
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The second CA of 2010 started off with an invigorating game, led by Larry & Grace. Praise God for a wonderful time of praise and worship. (Oh yes, I must add, one of the highlights would definitely be the part when David rapped =D)
Next, we had an encouraging sermon by Pastor Ron Hee, a senior pastor from New Life. In accordance to the theme of CA, love the Lord your God with all your heart, we were reminded that everything should be done on the basis of God’s love. He also urged us not to allow rejection to hinder us from achieving God’s higher plan. Even when circumstances seem to be against us, God still loves us and everything happens for the good of those who love Him.
After an announcement by Jan about the upcoming ‘Ops Gegar’ event, we had a birthday celebration for all January babies. Each received uniquely designed cards (courtesy of Carol) with the CA logo on it =). Refreshments were awesome (courtesy of Ming Khai)! Oh yes, there was a special testimony from Phillip, who miraculously recovered from one of the worst cases of denggi fever! Praise God, for his mercy endures forever!
It has been such a blessing to be able to gather here as a family, once again. Thank God for his endless grace and mercy!
A big thank you to all who made this CA possible!
Sarah =)
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Please note that:
1. Prayer Meeting this Wednesday will be held at:
a) Dataran Cemara at 8pm for all girls and senior guys
b) TV Room, Block 1, Cendana at 8pm for all Cendana-ians =)
2. Combined Cell Group for all guys and girls this Thursday.
a) For girls and senior guys, wait at the Akasia bus stop at 7.30 pm
b) For the Cendana-ians, be at the guardhouse at 7pm. Transport will be provided.
Campus Alove?
Posted by: campusalive on: January 24, 2010
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*Fasten your seat belt and prepare for a fun-filled ride throughout the season full of LOVE!
LOVing with ALL your heart...
Starting from the very first Campus Alive in this semester, we were taught about the Greatest Commandment—loving God and loving your neighbor as we love ourselves. There should be no doubt in love because love comes from God. In this coming gathering, He wants us to loving with all our heart because love is about sharing and receiving. “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it springs the issues of life…” Proverb 4:23 (NKJV)
So, what are you waiting for? Join us to celebrate the power of His love. Let the LOVE grow in the family of Christ… Amen!
“…God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God lives in union with them…” (1 John 4:16)
“There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment.” (1 John 4:19)
REMINDER: For those who need transport from INTEC to Kota Kemuning on Thursday, please inform Howard (0109683552) or Hannah (0128697030) as soon as possible because the transport from INTEC will ONLY be provided on request.
Loving in Obedience, Making a difference…
Posted by: campusalive on: January 18, 2010
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this; love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these…
January 14, once again we gathered as one under the blessings of the Lord to welcome the great year of LOVE as the new theme for this year is, ‘Loving in obedience, Making a difference’. There were a lot of new faces among the old ones. The atmosphere was filled with happiness and the warm feeling of being ‘home’. Apart from the friendly laughter and joyful smiles; there were also obstacles, tests and miracles… Let’s hear what they have to say…
'i-need-the-toilet game'! hahaha! just kidding... it was a 'grouping' game conducted by Eileen!
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Hi, my brothers and sisters in Christ!! Peace is with all of you. The CA on 14th of January 2010 was totally great! The worship team was truly awesome and the sermon was very interesting too. Caroline had asked me to write a testimony about CA and here I am to share a miracle which had happened to our refreshments team that night as we felt really blessed and ought to share this story to all of you. =)
As we all know, Elfira and Michele were chosen to prepare refreshments for that night. They bought fruits (two watermelons and two honeydews) and a bottle of syrup for the refreshment. On the way to CA, all of us wondered if the fruits were enough for everybody. Some of them said that they would not be enough as the watermelons and the honeydews were small. As soon as we arrived there, seven of us (four, offered to help) quickly started to cut the fruits. Suddenly, Grace told me that the fruits were not enough for everybody (by that time, we have not yet finish cutting the fruits) and we started to feel worried because everyone had the same thought too.
Then, when I told them about the story which Christ had multiplied five loaves of bread and two fish to feed five thousands people in Bethsaida (Luke 9:10) and about twelve baskets of leftover, we started to pray so that the same miracle will happened to us too. And so it was!! After we finished cutting all the fruits, we managed to prepare ten plates of them!! The result was really unbelievable as we thought we could manage to prepare about six plates only. We were really amazed by the God’s works and we praised God for helping us that night. The fruits were perfectly enough for everybody and thank God for the miracles. I would like to thank Elfira and Michelle for preparing the refreshments and I appreciated the helps from my friends who were willing to help–Cindy, Grace, Connie and Ellisa–us that night. It was so enjoyable and hope so too to the CA comers. Hope you guys really enjoyed the last CA and decide to come again for the next CA…
P/S: Calling to all Christians to pray for Philip’s recovery. May God hears our prayers and heals Philip.
Thank you and God bless.
Love,
Ivy
the still standing winners...!
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I remember going to the last Campus Alive meeting of 2009. Actually, that was the first time I attended CA. I thought it was going to take a long time before CA starts again for the year 2010. But in a blink of an eye, 14th of January 2010 (the first CA meeting for this year) has already come and passed by!
What an interesting message Pastor David Tham gave us. It was about the greatest commandment. Jesus said “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind”. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself”. What I like about CA is that we not only worship God but we fellowship with one another. Those two are equally important to make life meaningful and of course, to obey God’s law.
I would like to encourage each and every one of you to come for CA and use your specific abilities and talents to worship and to serve Him in your own way. =)
Shaun
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Being already a Christian, I realized that, as I grew older (and somehow more matured); I needed to find more ways to hold my conviction for Christ, our Lord. Then, one day, a friend sent me a sms saying, “Hey, join Campus Alive. It’s a good way to discover Jesus.” And so, the continuation in my spiritual began….. As the new year kicks in, I hope the theme of LOVE will share with others what God has given unto us….
Rouffino
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Hi, my name is Rohan and I’m currently studying in INTEC, doing my American Degree Foundation Program (ADFP) . I am of Gujerati descent. Although my dad is of Christian faith, I have never been properly exposed to the religion. All that changed when I joined CA. I wasn’t sure what to expect on my 1st day, but the warmth and kindness of the servants of God made it easy for me to fit in. Although I have not formally accepted Jesus as my savior, I still make it a point to attend CA regularly. CA has truly been an eye-opening, thought-provoking and mind-boggling experience for me. I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to participate in the CA, I hope that more people will realize the power of worship and attend CA meetings more regularly.
Rohan
Pastor David; the Greatest Commandment
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It had been a long week of preparation just for that one night, for the very first Campus Alive gathering for the year 2010. Planning and preparation is no joke. And I was thinking to myself, “I’m going to do this for one year. Lord, give me strength.”
Finally on the night of 14th of January 2010, we stepped into the New Year together as a family: The family of Campus Alive. As transport started, more and more people began gathering at the rendezvous point. It was certainly a wonderful sight, but at the same time, a scenario which tingles the panic nerves of some. But then again, we did not need to fear, for God was and is in charge. In fact, transport turned out to be really smooth and punctual. =)
CA started. We had awesome emcees and kicked off the night with simple yet fun games from Eileen. All this time, the LCD projector was simply not working. Our LCD dude, Bryan, had been trying to fix it since he came, and somehow he just could not get it to do what it does: project. As we decided to proceed with worship, God showed once again that He was still in charge. The moment the worship stepped on stage, the LCD screen blinked to life. How about that for a New Year blessing?
Following worship, Pastor David gave us an overview of the theme for the year based on Mark 12:30. We do not merely love God by saying so. Rather, we do it with all our hearts, minds, souls and strength. And that is basically our whole being. And with that, we love our neighbors because God has commanded us to do so.
It’s amazing how God has shown us that the year 2010 is going to be a year of Love. It’s amazing how He shows His love to us in so many ways, most of all, through Jesus Christ His Son. And guess what? God has given CA a vision for the year 2010: Loving in obedience, making a difference. =)
A great start for a great year. Thank you, Jesus!
Still amazed by His love,
Jan =)
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The Ministries ‘10
Posted by: campusalive on: January 16, 2010
Introducing the NEW Committee Members ofCampus Alive Ministries for 2010!!!
2010 Committee Members (18+2)
Year after year. Batch after batch. They come and go. Along the route, they leave their footprints and bring along the greatest memories while serving Him—which enlightens their way to the unpredictable future.
From a simple bud, a beautiful sakura blossoms. When the time calls, it will fall and another flower will blossom. And the cycle is repeated continuously. Just as the CA committee—in order to accomplish the vision and mission to serve the Greatest Creator, God the Father.
These are the Campus Alive Ministries and the respective committee members for 2010:-
ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRY
Secretary
Steven
Treasurer
Yen Mei
TRANSPORT MINISTRY
Howard and Hannah
PRAYER MINISTRY
Morgan and Dina
MULTIMEDIA MINISTRY
David and Bryan
PUBLICITY MINISTRY
Steven, Caroline and Sarah
CELL GROUP MINISTRY
Philip and Grace
HOSPITALITY MINISTRY
Royston and Rachel
REFRESHMENTS MINISTRY
Ivy
MISSIONS MINISTRY
Siau Ting
WORSHIP MINISTRY
Abigail
HOUSEKEEPING MINISTRY
Wei Tern
THEME: Loving in obedience, Making a difference…
CA’s calling: To raise up a generation of faith and love who will reach out through missions, in the hope of a revival which will impact the nation and beyond, (regardless of race).
The Campus Alive ministries aim to continually work towards the vision of revival among the students. We serve a big God, who demands our very best. Make decisions by the prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit,and remember to involve as many people as possible.
the GREATEST Commandment
Posted by: campusalive on: January 7, 2010
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love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and wiht all your mind and with all your strength. the second is this; love your neighbour as yourself. there is no commandment greater than these...
Holiday mood is still in the air. Another semester, another colourful journey ahead of all of us. The seniors are busy with uni application, assignments, final exams while the juniors are still trying to cope with the new college-lifestyle.
Which ever course we are taking, no matter where we are heading after this, we are all walking to the same destination—to Lord, our God.
Come along and welcome the black-and-orange-stripped year together at the very first Campus Alive gathering for 2010! Let’s start the New Year by refreshing our ‘database’ on the Words of the Lord about the GREATEST COMMANDMENT…
The gathering is on 14th January. Same time, same place… see you there!
Prayer Request #1
Posted by: campusalive on: November 2, 2009
The Ausmatian seniors are having their finals for the next two weeks. :) Do pray for them. ALM-ers and ALUKians, ALG-ers are going to have their semester finals, and ADFP-ians are on holiday. Pray that they continue the race even after school, haha.
And Now My Lifesong Sings
Posted by: campusalive on: October 23, 2009
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I wanted to say this just now. But when I went up, I guess the slight fear I have of speaking in front of crowds made me forget exactly why I wanted to go up and speak. :) And then I start saying funny things. Hee.
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Anyway, I just wanted to say that I had a trying time doing the Booklet yet again. I used new programmes this time, and learning exactly how to use them was a little complicating. I spent the entire night after Biology exam molding it to completion.
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But what I wanted to say was not how I spent the entire night, and next morning finishing it up for today. (I took less than 24 hours doing it! Shocker!) What I really want to say is how God is the one who was truly in control of it all. I couldn’t have done all this without Him. There wouldn’t be any testimonies if He didn’t step in to take control. There wouldn’t be this booklet if it weren’t for the fact that He helped me through the production.
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He is truly awesome.
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And hey, if you weren’t here today, and want the testimony booklet, I could send you the softcopy version. :) Just drop me a line.
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It looks like that by the way. The front and back page. Hee. :) So happy God helped me through it. Wheee!
Campus Alive Finale ‘09
Posted by: campusalive on: October 18, 2009
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Hey there! Seems like yesterday, the atmosphere was filled with friendly warmed ‘hi and hellos’… and the handshakes that ignited the bright flames of friendship.
This friendship has become the vital reason why our life in INTEC is much more than about passing the exam with flying colours but also about love, friendship and on top of all…faith!
Stepping away from our comfort zones will never going to be easy but as we share this journey together, we support each others’ back and finally the time has come…
That time of the year again, to say farewell!
This Thursday (22 October 2009) is going to be the final gathering for CAMPUS ALIVE for this semester and the very last for our beloved ALGs and AUSMAT seniors… Come on and let’s give them an awesome time that they’ll never forget!
There will also be a great sharing about Obedience from Pastor Joshua Lee… so what are you waiting for? It is going to be an amazing night… ^_^
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