Friday 20 March 2009

Awesome God.

Our God is an awesome God.

And I know that with absolute certainty.

Here's a testament to that!


So we (Ephraim - the name of our cell group) were having a meeting, like every Friday, at Ming Yen's place.

Usually it'd be worship then how's-your-week then sharing then eating.

And this time, instead of HYW? and sharing, half-an-hour was dedicated to seeking and listening to God as to:
a. what He wants Ephraim to do.
b. where He wants Ephraim to go.

'Seeking and listening' basically means finding your own corner or getting together in a group and just quietening down and praying and... listening to God lahh.

So, after half-an-hour, what we heard from Him.

Eulene
- making right with God
- taking baby steps
- starting by bringing friends

Shiau Xian
- taking away bondages (God told her Lamentations 5:8)

Debra
- getting involved in World Vision (adopt child)
- go to orphanages

Ming Yen
- friends
- start with where you are: reach out to friends
- between God and herself, is it okay?
- influence friends around

Khai Hern
- starting in the home
- respecting and honouring parents

Louis
- schoolmates
- start with friends first, instead of missions
- God placed you here (in school), so do something about it

Beverly
- helping out friends if they need help

Ruth
- fundraising for needy, sick
- new hope

Wei-Lynn
- heard the bridge of 'You'll Come' (chains be broken, lives be healed, eyes be opened, Christ is revealed)

Leanne
(believes God used things around her to speak to her)
- sound of ppl playing basketball (behind Ming Yen's apartment) made her think of sports, activities
- sound of a baby screaming made her think of fear, taking away fear
- sound of aeroplane made her think 'go far'
- sound of vehicles made her think 'moving'
- seeing plants made her think 'growing'
- seeing the toy boots made her think 'one step at a time'
- toying with the broken tupperware cover tab made her think 'mend broken hearts'
- got an impression that we need roots and foundation

Julia
- friends
- God showed her those businessmen in the malls that go after you advertising things to you
- we are like that (telling our friends about the Gospel)
- fundraising, charity

Tania
- God showed her a big tree (represented Ephraim)
- tree needs roots, foundation
- reach out to friends, bring 'em to cell group
- make cell a place where we can actually bring friends (through activities, maybe?)
- grow together in cell (number-wise, spiritually)

Believe me, we got that individually by listening to Him, and didn't talk to each other before sharing it out to everyone.

So the recurring themes were noted, and Ephraim has a vision (Foundation, Friends, Family) and a strategy (Foundation: making ourselves right with God; Friends: bring friends to cell group through activities).

All that remains now is to execute it!


And to make that notice-board thingy (displaying our vision, strategy, and members) that we didn't have time to do. Pfft.

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