Recently, we have received news that a dearly loved sister of ours in Boston has returned to our Heavenly Father. She has served Him for many years in the BCEC Mission Team and attended the SCCC summercamp. Her love and hope in God has inspired many of us to draw even closer to Him.
We may cry selfish tears for her loss now, but the Lord has granted us eternal life. We will miss you. See you soon, Chik Ching.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Friday, 16 September 2011
Schemat för HT11 är nu uppdaterat
Schemat finns nu på "Meetings" fliken men jag lägger upp ett ex här med:
| Vecka | Datum | Aktiviteter | Ledare |
| 34 | 28/8 | Kick-off (BBQ) | |
| 35 | Vardag | Skype - meeting | |
| 36 | 11/9 | Bible Study | Wenhao |
| 37 | Vardag | Skype - meeting | |
| 38 | 25/9 | Training | Jocke |
| 39 | Vardag | Skype - meeting | |
| 40 | 9/10 | Preaching & Worship | Jenny Frankie + Jocke |
| 41 | Vardag | Skype - meeting | |
| 42 | 23/10 | Bible Study | Catherine |
| 43 | Vardag | Skype - meeting | |
| 44 | 6/11 | Training | Jocke |
| 45 | 13/11 eller 12/11(Lör) | Outing | Kexin |
| 46 | 20/11 | Mission Training weekend | Jocke |
| 47 | Vardag | Skype-meeting | |
| 48 | 4/12 | Preaching & Worship | Kexin Jenny + Frankie |
| 49 | 11/12 | Termin Avslutning | Alla |
Monday, 12 September 2011
Bibelstudier 9/12 2011
Vi fick en rolig överraskning i form av en ny deltagare idag!
Välkommen Sandy!
Deltagare: Jocke, Kexin, Jenny, Catherine, Frankie & Sandy
Ledare: Wenhao
Den här gången gick vi igenom Lukas evangeliet 11:5-13.
Texten handlar om hur Gud alltid finns här för oss. Det är upp till oss att be honom om hjälp.
Vers 9-10 säger:
"Jag säger er: Be och ni skall få, sök och ni skall finna, bulta och dörren skall öppnas för er. Ty var och en som ber, han får, och den som söker, han finner, och för den som bultar dörren skall dörren öppnas."
Texten kan missuppfattas om man endast läser dessa meningar, men läser man vers 5-8 så förstår man mer om vad det handlar om.
Situationen är sådan att när man är i behov av hjälp och har ingen annanstans att vända sig, så finns alltid Gud för dig! I svåra stunder helt enkelt.
Vers 11-13 handlar om hur syndare kan ge goda saker till sina barn, vad kan då Fadern i himmelen som är källan till all godhet, ge sina barn?
En av de bästa gåvorna vi har fått är den helige anden. Genom den får vi bl.a evigt liv.
Jag tyckte också att vi kunde be pga den heliga anden också var viktigt att påpeka.
Men då höll Jocke inte med och sa: De utan den heliga anden kan också be.
Vilket jag insåg att det stämmer ju, men det fanns en skillnad.
De som ber utan den helige anden använder en telefonlinje för att kontakta Gud.
Men om du har den heliga anden i dig så är det som om du kommunicerar med Gud genom fiber-LAN. Du har så mycket fler alternativ i form av "kommunikation". T.ex kan den helige anden vägleda dig, guida dig etc. Medans en telefonlinje är lite som 'one-way communication'.
Vi hade en rolig och lärorik söndag den här gången tyckte jag.
Jag är säker på att jag delar den här åsikten med alla andra som var i kyrkan idag -
Vi saknar er!
Maggie och Viktor!
Hoppas att ni har det bra där borta!
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
May you dwell in His house and seek Him in His temple
One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek Him in His temple.
~Psalm 27:4 (NIV)
Blessings from Maggie :)
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Keep walking straight without losing sight of what's important
Some may say that when you are in an impossible situation, you weren't meant for doing it. Like start studying for an exam the day before, trying to persuade a highly complex friend of yours, or writing on a graduation thesis and still have 27 pages left three days before deadline. As for me, I have experienced all of the above, and I am currently experiencing the latter two, except that I'm persuading two friends while writing on my graduation thesis. Still, here I am, putting effort and time to writing about God and His wonders. Why? Because He motivates me.
Some may say, that when you have 27 pages left on your graduation thesis three days before deadline, you may as well start writing or give up. On a sunny Sunday like this, I'm not going to do any of that. Instead, I'll keep walking straight without losing sight of what's important. What do I mean? Well, it's Sunday. I have been to church. With 27 pages hanging on my shoulders, I went with a brother and a sister from church. We went to the park, and we had a really nice, peaceful picnic, we talked, we laughed, the sister slept a little and we even tried our best to put out a fire in a trashcan we passed by. All of this was experience worth of gold compared to my graduation thesis.
According to the Scripture, being in a fellowship is highly recommended...
1 Corinthians 1:9 - God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
...because the Lord gave us the opportunity to do so.
2 Peter 1:5-8 - For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
...because it strengthens our faith.
Hebrews 10:24-25 - And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
...because we can encourage each other.
Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
...because God is with us.
1 John 1:3-4 - We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.
...because of the Gospel.
Galatians 6:9 - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
...because it gives us hope.
Therefore, we will never be afraid of deadlines or pages or theses, because we have fellowship, and hope. Here are examples of God's promise:
Matthew 6:33-34 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
John 16:33 - “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Thus, dear friends, keep walking straight without losing sight of what's important. Hope to see you next week, with new hope. :)
Some may say, that when you have 27 pages left on your graduation thesis three days before deadline, you may as well start writing or give up. On a sunny Sunday like this, I'm not going to do any of that. Instead, I'll keep walking straight without losing sight of what's important. What do I mean? Well, it's Sunday. I have been to church. With 27 pages hanging on my shoulders, I went with a brother and a sister from church. We went to the park, and we had a really nice, peaceful picnic, we talked, we laughed, the sister slept a little and we even tried our best to put out a fire in a trashcan we passed by. All of this was experience worth of gold compared to my graduation thesis.
According to the Scripture, being in a fellowship is highly recommended...
1 Corinthians 1:9 - God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
...because the Lord gave us the opportunity to do so.
2 Peter 1:5-8 - For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
...because it strengthens our faith.
Hebrews 10:24-25 - And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
...because we can encourage each other.
Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
...because God is with us.
1 John 1:3-4 - We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.
...because of the Gospel.
Galatians 6:9 - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
...because it gives us hope.
Therefore, we will never be afraid of deadlines or pages or theses, because we have fellowship, and hope. Here are examples of God's promise:
Matthew 6:33-34 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
John 16:33 - “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Thus, dear friends, keep walking straight without losing sight of what's important. Hope to see you next week, with new hope. :)
Monday, 18 April 2011
Lev med Kristus som förebild (6/3 2011)
Ledare: Wenhao
Närvarande: Jocke, Kexin, Maggie, Catherine
Tema: Philippians 1 27-28
Lev nu bara på ett sätt som är värdigt Kristi evangelium, så att jag - vare sig jag besöker er eller är någon annanstans - får höra om er att ni står fasta i en och samma anda, att ni sida vid sida kämpar för tron på evangeliet och aldrig någonsin låter er skrämmas av motståndarna. Det gör klart för dem att de skall gå under och ni räddas, som en gåva från Gud.
Vi diskuterade om hur vi tolkade att man ska stå fasta i en och samma anda och aldrig låta oss skrämmas av motståndarna, vad det innebär etc.
Vi alla kan komma till en punkt i livet där vi ifrågasätter vad som är rätt. Borde man vara "förnuftig och klok" genom att göra val som är logiskt baserade eller ska man välja ett val vars grund är baserad på en tro på Gud?
Frågan kan vara svår att besvara på, speciellt om man har vänner som inte är troende och/eller att ens tro är svag. Detta dilemma vågar jag säga, har/kommer att drabba alla kristna.
T. ex. ska jag studera i London VT11. Det är ingen billig stad att bo i. Det förnuftiga jag borde göra är att skaffa mig ett sommarjobb och spara ihop pengar till London. Men ett sommarjobb/deltidsjobb kommer att hindra mig från att delta/tjäna i sommarlägret, påsklägret etc. m a o kommer detta att hindra mig från att tjäna min Gud.
Ur en person vars perspektiv och beslut är baserat på "logik och slump" skulle valet vara ganska självklart. Vart skulle annars pengarna komma från om man inte arbeta för det och sparar? Det ramlar inte pengar från himlen i alla fall! Eller?
Jag är en naturvetare, under hela mitt liv har jag fått lära mig att tänka logiskt och rationellt, därför var detta en ganska svår fråga för mig att besvara på. Efter mycket om och men, bestämde jag mig för att skippa jobben och tjäna min Herre. Varför?
Matt 6:33 Sök först hans rike och hans rättfärdighet, så skall ni få allt det andra också.
Den här meningen svarade allt. Jag behöver inte oroa mig! Sök Gud och Han kommer att ta hand om mig! Pengar är inga problem! De kan faktiskt komma från himlen. :)
Oavsett vad folk säger om det DU tror och det beslut DU fattar pga din tro. Lyssna inte på dem, läs bibeln och den ger dig svaren du behöver. Be till Gud om hjälp. Han kommer att ta hand om dig.
Det viktigaste är att du håller fast vid din tro oavsett vad som sker, oavsett hur starka stormar du upplever. Gud skyddar dig alltid!
Gud välsigne
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Youth meeting 110403: Heart of Worship
The guys and I had a nice time worshipping our Lord today and I just shared really short and basically about what worship is and is not about. I am no expert, but this is just some things I've learnt from serving as a worship team member.
Worship is something we, as Christians, do a lot. Not only in church but also in daily life.
Though, when we say 'worship', we often refer to the session at church or at camps where we all gather and sing songs together.
But worship is much more than singing together (or doing dramas or painting and so on).
Before I share what worship is, I would like to share what worship is NOT;
- It is NOT an entertainment.
- It is NOT a performance (showmanship)
- It is NOT about good music (though music can help us to focus on worship, like a helpful tool)
- It is NOT for an ecstatic experience (spiritual and emotional explosion). We often get spiritual high during worship sessions, that is not wrong in any way. And sometimes we might not get these kind of experiences and then we might think "the worship was bad". But worship shouldn't be based on these kind of temporary explosions!
- It is NOT about the audience or the person standing right next to you. Sometimes the most genuine worship is done when you're all alone. Just you and God!
- It is NOT about you!
Worship:
- is about expressing our love and commitment to God and giving our lives to Him (once again)
- is about entering into His presence and bringing everything before Him
- literally means to "bow down" (in Hebrew), which means to acknowledge the holiness of God
- is about thanksgiving, which means we acknowledge the goodness of God
Psalm 95:2 "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.“
- is about praise, which means we acknowledge the greatness of God
Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise.
WORSHIP IS ALL ABOUT HIM!
Songs that we have during worship sessions can be divided into so-called Songs of praise and Songs of worship. I think there are other categories to divide songs into, but this is a common way that we use.
Songs of praise: are usually up-tempo (faster) songs and are used to acknowledge the greatness of God. It's common to clap hands and shout of joy, during songs of praise, to show appreciation and express joy. Just like sports fans clap hands and shout for their favourite teams, we clap hands and shout for our awesome God! (Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.)
Songs of worship: are usually played in slower tempo. We acknowledge the holiness of God and fall deeper into His presence. Expressions that are common during this moment are lifting hands and bowing down (remember worship means to bow down). Lifting hands could have many meanings; lifting hands could be a way to invite the Holy Spirit to fall on you, it could also be like children lifting hands to their parents to say "Life me up, Father!" and so on. Bowing down means to humble yourself, showing respect to God, admitting His power and just surrendering yourself to Him. (Psalm 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker)
Questions to consider:
- What kind of attitude towards worship have you had up until now? (Be honest with yourself!)
Peace out!
--Maggie
Worship is something we, as Christians, do a lot. Not only in church but also in daily life.
Though, when we say 'worship', we often refer to the session at church or at camps where we all gather and sing songs together.
But worship is much more than singing together (or doing dramas or painting and so on).
Before I share what worship is, I would like to share what worship is NOT;
- It is NOT an entertainment.
- It is NOT a performance (showmanship)
- It is NOT about good music (though music can help us to focus on worship, like a helpful tool)
- It is NOT for an ecstatic experience (spiritual and emotional explosion). We often get spiritual high during worship sessions, that is not wrong in any way. And sometimes we might not get these kind of experiences and then we might think "the worship was bad". But worship shouldn't be based on these kind of temporary explosions!
- It is NOT about the audience or the person standing right next to you. Sometimes the most genuine worship is done when you're all alone. Just you and God!
- It is NOT about you!
Worship:
- is about expressing our love and commitment to God and giving our lives to Him (once again)
- is about entering into His presence and bringing everything before Him
- literally means to "bow down" (in Hebrew), which means to acknowledge the holiness of God
- is about thanksgiving, which means we acknowledge the goodness of God
Psalm 95:2 "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.“
- is about praise, which means we acknowledge the greatness of God
Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise.
WORSHIP IS ALL ABOUT HIM!
Songs that we have during worship sessions can be divided into so-called Songs of praise and Songs of worship. I think there are other categories to divide songs into, but this is a common way that we use.
Songs of praise: are usually up-tempo (faster) songs and are used to acknowledge the greatness of God. It's common to clap hands and shout of joy, during songs of praise, to show appreciation and express joy. Just like sports fans clap hands and shout for their favourite teams, we clap hands and shout for our awesome God! (Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.)
Songs of worship: are usually played in slower tempo. We acknowledge the holiness of God and fall deeper into His presence. Expressions that are common during this moment are lifting hands and bowing down (remember worship means to bow down). Lifting hands could have many meanings; lifting hands could be a way to invite the Holy Spirit to fall on you, it could also be like children lifting hands to their parents to say "Life me up, Father!" and so on. Bowing down means to humble yourself, showing respect to God, admitting His power and just surrendering yourself to Him. (Psalm 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker)
Questions to consider:
- What kind of attitude towards worship have you had up until now? (Be honest with yourself!)
- What is the Heart of Worship? What should worship really be about?
We ended today's meeting with this song called Surrender. Because in the end, it is all about fully surrendering ourselves to Him and Him alone.
Peace out!
--Maggie
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