8:37 PM
Saturday, February 28, 2009
The message Ps. James spoke about last Friday.
He talked about being real, to God and to the people around you.
Are you what you say you are?
Who are you behind the mask that you wear to your youth and church?
It was because Jesus said who He was and was really who He said He was, that He was able to make an impact with His message to people's lives. There was power in what He said.
People don't have our eyes, they can't see ourselves through our own eyes and our own perception.
It's only through two things that people can see us, and that is our words and actions.
What we talk about must match with what we do. If people don't see your actions, they won't believe your message.
" Your actions speak louder than your words."
The message that Jesus spread is real. So, be real and show the reality of your walk with Jesus.
If you're hurting on the inside, but acting as if everything is okay on the outside, you're not being honest with the people around you.
If you don't win the battles on the inside, you won't win the battles out there for God.
Don't act like somebody else, because God wants you to be yourself.
Allow God to be real in your life, say YES to Jesus. Stop playing games with God and yourself, because God is serious with you.
Everybody has their problems, so get real with God. Ask Him for help. There's no point trying to act as if everything is okay and not ask for help from Him, because God knows us. He knows our mind, our soul and our heart. So, be open and be real to Him. Ask God for help with your problems.
"You + God = Makes the Difference"
- Allow the reality of who God really is, in you life! -
11:53 PM
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pastor James is coming over this Friday!
Bring your friends over for a life changing message! =D
8:13 PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Here's a post about the Valentine's celebration Infuse had last Friday.
82 people came! God is blessing us with more people =D
We started off with an ice breaker. Pictures!
We showed two videos, starring our very own Infusers. One was about love. The other one was the Infuse news, Heroes edition. You can find them here.
After that, was, of course..
Praise and worship!
Awesome time spent praising the God that we love so much.
Our guest speaker was Ps. Elijah, and the topic was, of course, love.
The summary of what he spoke about is this.
Real love :
- is not lust.
- is not only romance.
- is not an infatuation.
- is not sex. Love is a process, sex is not.
- is not conditional. There's no 'if'.
- is not expectant.
Read 1 Corinthians 13. It's all about love =D
In conclusion, it's about how much you can give(not receive) in a relationship that matters.
We wanna thank God for the five people who got saved on that day. After that, was makan and fellowship time.
Praise the Lord for such an awesome time!
8:00 PM
Friday, February 13, 2009
Yep, that's right. Infuse is having a Valentine celebration at 8 p.m. on the 13th of February.
Our guest speaker is Ps. Elijah from COP! Bring your friends along because there's gonna be loads of surprises and we're gonna have an awesome time!
So.. be there or be square!
P.S : Matthew is a 'Spongebob Squarepants' =P
10:02 PM
Sunday, February 1, 2009
It's time for the message that Mindy spoke about last Friday! She talked about being a person/people of influence(P.O.I).
Let's start with the definition of influence.
Influence is a power affecting a person, thing or a course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort.
Influence produces changes in us. We become more and more like the people we spend time with. It's more like a process, it does not happen overnight.
Example - You hang out more with Vil Sern, you'll begin to talk like this : "How laaa like this all.."
This because we influence one another and adopt the way each other act.
We have been called to be influencers.
Deuteronomy 28:13
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
Matthew 5:14-16
You are the light of the world. A city on the hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
We are called to be the light in this world. To influence people and shine before men so that His name will be glorified.
Before that, there are three things we have to know.
The 3 D's - Direction, Decision and Devotion.
- Direction -
There are two directions of influence in our lives.
Godly influence and ungodly influence.
Godly influence are influences that moves us toward God and ungodly influence are influences that moves us away from God.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.
As the Bible says, do not conform to the things of this world. Realise what is shaping your life and influencing you. If it's an ungodly influence, do not conform to it.
- Decision -
We can actually choose the influences in our lives.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled : Bad company corrupts good character.
Proverbs 24:1
Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company.
Proverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Make the right decision today!
- Devotion -
Choosing to allow Jesus to be the influence in your life.
If we want to be the person of influence, if we want to see change in our lives and in the lives around us, we must first allow Jesus to be THE influence in our life.
John 15:1-8
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
Remain in me and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine. Neither you can bear fruit unless you remain in me.
I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers, such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you.
This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
To change lives and be a good influence to the people around you, you need to spend time with God. Due to the fact that we become more like the people we spend time with, spending time with God changes us to be more and more like Him.
It's time to change, to ask God to shape us and to influence us in everything that we do.
- Are you spending enough time with God to be influenced by Him? -
6:25 PM
Here's the summary of the message Ps. Ooi spoke to us on Sunday :
- Overcomers through His grace -
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Why should we pray?
- To move the hand of God
- To receive mercy
- To find grace
1 Thessalonians 1:3
We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Faith -
1. When we have faith, we have works that are produced by it. Faith without works is dead.
2. We need to be ambitious for God, to make Jesus famous!
3. Seize the opportunities that God gives us to reach out to people in faith.
4. Crisis brings opportunities to reach out to people.
- Love -
1. Labors of love. Labor is something like a chore, that makes us toil.
2. Labors prompted by love are evidences of grace in your life. We love God, that is why we serving Him!
- Hope -
1. Endurance inspired by hope. When there's hope, we can endure till the end because there's something to live for.
2. God gives us hope to endure till the end!
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Here's something about time management.
- Managing time God's Way -
Time and money are related to each other.
As we spend time, we spend money.
When we learn to manage time the way God wants, time will be our friend.
There are three points that we need to be aware of.
- Have a good morning -
Start your day right. Your morning sets the tone for the day.
If you have a great morning, you'll have a great day!
Start with disciplining our minds by setting your mind on scriptures.
Psalms 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Wake up and set your mind on God's Word, speak and proclaim things over your day and you will have a great foundation for your day!
- Prune the dead wood out of your life -
Pruning unproductive things in our lives.
1. Negativity and worries
- Energy, time and thoughts are wasted on these things that don't solve your problems but magnify them.
-Minimise things that are not fruitful, for example, television, computer games, unnecessary chats, etc.
2. Health and fitness
Mental health
- Our brain is a muscle and it needs to be exercised.
- When you are driving or jogging, listen to Christian songs or messages.
- Start your day with listening or meditating on God's Word that will set the tone for your day and will make your mind stronger in the area of concentration and discipline.
Physical Exercise
- When we are healthy, we will suffer less with stress and negativity. We will have higher energy levels.
- Planning -
Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.
Our day and time will be wasted if there is no planning.
To be productive daily, we need to plan. Write down your plans for your day.
When you write down that particular thing you've planned for your day, free your mind of it because your mind learns to trust that it is written on paper - so your mind will be free to focus on your tasks.
When you do these things, time will serve you and not master you.
You will experience the blessing of time that God has created and given to you.
God has allocated a certain amount of time and days for our lives and we need to spend it wisely.
Be great stewards of time that God has entrusted to you.
Live and spend it for His glory!
