Hello there fellow OCF-ers!! It's week 6 and I don't know about you, but I'm mighty excited cos we're almost half way through the semester! Time flies =D Uber fast.
Anyway, I'm guessing most of us are fussing over mid-semester tests and assignments now (and for the next few weeks to come!) but let us lay down every worry, every doubt, every assignment, every test before Him who cares for us.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
That is God's promise to us and we can be sure that He will keep to it. So cheer up and be encouraged!!
This week in OCF *drum roll*
Bible Study #3
Yup, we'll be continuing our study on the book of Ephesians so do come prepared and expectant! Oh and of course, don't forget that we have prayer at 6.20pm every Friday before OCF. (R3)
Weekly Prayer
Weekly prayer is on every Wednesday (tomorrow!!!) from 1-2 pm in one of the piano rooms. Do come and join us in prayer if you can make it =) If even for just a short while.
E-Night 2009
Woo! Who else is excited about E-Night?? I've got my hands waving about in the air frantically! E-Night's only 1 mth away guys, and the committee needs all the help they can get. Interested? Speak to any one of the E-Night comm members to see how you can do your bit! God has been faithful from the first E-Night ever held a few years back and every year, He continues to amaze us. Let us not forget that this is about Him, and let us not take His faithfulness for granted! Continue to keep E-Night in your prayers; that God's name may be glorified on that day =]
Alritey then! See you all on Friday and have a blessed remainder of the week!!
Love,
Ming!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Week 5 - Harro taro!
Harro taro!
What is taro? It's something like yam. Okay it's random and I don't always make sense so you can ignore that :D
We're in the middle of week 5 and wow – okay... it's week 5 ALREADY! Hopefully no one's lagging too far behind in school work. If you are, it's a good time to catch up (so I say to myself :P), especially with mid-sem tests approaching (I'm here to be your nagging mother ha ha).
Last week we went to Melb City for OCF, followed by pizza and pasta on Lygon Street! The week before, we watched a video by evangelist Reinhart Bonnke. Was it good enough for you guys to remember? :P It was an enactment of the story of the Prodigal Son in the Bible. At the end, Reinhart Bonnke spoke about the matchless message of Christ, saying, Our arms of love are the only arms He has to use on earth. Our hands become His hands. And our voice, His voice. We have been given the greatest privilege of all – to proclaim the matchless message.
Did/Does that challenge you in any way?
E-night (25 Sep) is fast approaching – about 36 days more! It is my prayer that we will not become absorbed with just the technicalities, but keep in view what this is ultimately about – proclaiming the matchless message of Christ's love which is freely available for all. May God continually mould each of our hearts; like David, let's ask God to restore to us the joy of salvation if we have forgotten it (Psalm 51:12), and rejoice that our names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20).
And then, sharing Christ will be an overflow of our lives. Surely we'll make an IMPACT then! :)
Some announcements...
OCF this Friday, 7pm, Rotunda 3
We're having Bible Study in cell groups this week, continuing on the book of Ephesians! Do have a read of Ephesians 2 and ask God what He wants to teach you through that chapter. Also, join us for prayer at 6.20pm before that!
NPMM Booklet
That's National Prayer and Missions Month. Remember the booklet was sent out about 2 weeks ago? Is anyone using it? At least, do pray for the country you were "assigned" to alright? That is, if you believe prayer works :D I'm attaching it in this email again just in case.
Okiedokes, see you soon!
You are very loved, you know that! Jesus loves you. Jesus likes you!
In His love,
Faith! (:
What is taro? It's something like yam. Okay it's random and I don't always make sense so you can ignore that :D
We're in the middle of week 5 and wow – okay... it's week 5 ALREADY! Hopefully no one's lagging too far behind in school work. If you are, it's a good time to catch up (so I say to myself :P), especially with mid-sem tests approaching (I'm here to be your nagging mother ha ha).
Last week we went to Melb City for OCF, followed by pizza and pasta on Lygon Street! The week before, we watched a video by evangelist Reinhart Bonnke. Was it good enough for you guys to remember? :P It was an enactment of the story of the Prodigal Son in the Bible. At the end, Reinhart Bonnke spoke about the matchless message of Christ, saying, Our arms of love are the only arms He has to use on earth. Our hands become His hands. And our voice, His voice. We have been given the greatest privilege of all – to proclaim the matchless message.
Did/Does that challenge you in any way?
E-night (25 Sep) is fast approaching – about 36 days more! It is my prayer that we will not become absorbed with just the technicalities, but keep in view what this is ultimately about – proclaiming the matchless message of Christ's love which is freely available for all. May God continually mould each of our hearts; like David, let's ask God to restore to us the joy of salvation if we have forgotten it (Psalm 51:12), and rejoice that our names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20).
And then, sharing Christ will be an overflow of our lives. Surely we'll make an IMPACT then! :)
Some announcements...
OCF this Friday, 7pm, Rotunda 3
We're having Bible Study in cell groups this week, continuing on the book of Ephesians! Do have a read of Ephesians 2 and ask God what He wants to teach you through that chapter. Also, join us for prayer at 6.20pm before that!
NPMM Booklet
That's National Prayer and Missions Month. Remember the booklet was sent out about 2 weeks ago? Is anyone using it? At least, do pray for the country you were "assigned" to alright? That is, if you believe prayer works :D I'm attaching it in this email again just in case.
Okiedokes, see you soon!
You are very loved, you know that! Jesus loves you. Jesus likes you!
In His love,
Faith! (:
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Week 3 in a flash!
Hello folks!
Welcome to the new people in this email loop! That's Shannon, Chrystal, Kong Chian, Kenneth, Jingwen and Nicole! (:
It's week 3 of school for most of us and whee - where did all that time go? Whizzed by pretty quickly man. I wasn't around last week for OCF, but I heard it was good and you guys enjoyed doing Bible Study in the Rotunda! Here's this week in a flash...
Prayer, Wednesday, 1-2pm, Piano room
That's tomorrow! It'll be a fixed slot from now onwards for the rest of the semester. If you believe in the power of prayer, do come join us to be part of those standing in the gap through prayer! We'll be at the one of the piano rooms in the Campus Center's basement.
OCF on Friday, 7pm, Rotunda 3
It's going to be something different from the usual! Basically we're launching OCF's National Prayer and Missions Month (NPMM) – what's that all about? Do you know the missionaries Clayton supports? How can I be the hands and feet of God through prayer and missions?
A quote by Lesslie Newbigin to reflect upon: '[Mission then becomes] a kind of doxology, a glorifying of God in the midst of a world that turns its back on him... I think that the only thing that can make the gospel credible, the only thing that makes it possible to believe that the ultimate authority over the whole universe resides in a man nailed to the cross, is a company of people who live in the biblical story so that they know it as their own story and as the clue to the whole human story.’
Do have a think about that quote :)
Okiedokes. Have a good week, peoples!
In His love,
Faith!
Welcome to the new people in this email loop! That's Shannon, Chrystal, Kong Chian, Kenneth, Jingwen and Nicole! (:
It's week 3 of school for most of us and whee - where did all that time go? Whizzed by pretty quickly man. I wasn't around last week for OCF, but I heard it was good and you guys enjoyed doing Bible Study in the Rotunda! Here's this week in a flash...
Prayer, Wednesday, 1-2pm, Piano room
That's tomorrow! It'll be a fixed slot from now onwards for the rest of the semester. If you believe in the power of prayer, do come join us to be part of those standing in the gap through prayer! We'll be at the one of the piano rooms in the Campus Center's basement.
OCF on Friday, 7pm, Rotunda 3
It's going to be something different from the usual! Basically we're launching OCF's National Prayer and Missions Month (NPMM) – what's that all about? Do you know the missionaries Clayton supports? How can I be the hands and feet of God through prayer and missions?
A quote by Lesslie Newbigin to reflect upon: '[Mission then becomes] a kind of doxology, a glorifying of God in the midst of a world that turns its back on him... I think that the only thing that can make the gospel credible, the only thing that makes it possible to believe that the ultimate authority over the whole universe resides in a man nailed to the cross, is a company of people who live in the biblical story so that they know it as their own story and as the clue to the whole human story.’
Do have a think about that quote :)
Okiedokes. Have a good week, peoples!
In His love,
Faith!
Sneak preview of week two
Hey beloved friends,
How are all of you doing? Hope we're all chugging along and getting some momentum already? It's good being back in Melbourne after 3 weeks of holidays in the Beautiful Land of Klang! Nice fresh air, good roads without potholes, polite citizens.. But but BUT, above and beyond all, it's good to be back in the warm fellowship of the OCF Family. =) If you agree say Amen! *Amen*
SNEAK PREVIEW OF WEEK TWO
OCF PRAYER - Wednesday, 11.30 - 12.30 pm, Piano Room (Campus Centre Basement)
Let's be people who cover our friends in prayer. Jesus said, "Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you". Wanna receive? Ask. Want a direction? Seek. And let's get together to do just that!
OCF on FRIDAY - 7.00 pm, Rotunda 3
We're starting our first Bible Study on Ephesians this week! Woo hoo! Hop on for an amazing journey of discovery of what God has to say to each one of us through this letter. For those with pre-believer friends, please do bring them along too! DG is always here to make them feel welcomed and loved.
That's for this week. but we're looking forward to an AWESOME semester ahead together - marching into it ready to claim God's promises for us! In the words of God for Joshua,
"Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 1:9)
See you bright and early!
Stay awesome,
ivie
How are all of you doing? Hope we're all chugging along and getting some momentum already? It's good being back in Melbourne after 3 weeks of holidays in the Beautiful Land of Klang! Nice fresh air, good roads without potholes, polite citizens.. But but BUT, above and beyond all, it's good to be back in the warm fellowship of the OCF Family. =) If you agree say Amen! *Amen*
SNEAK PREVIEW OF WEEK TWO
OCF PRAYER - Wednesday, 11.30 - 12.30 pm, Piano Room (Campus Centre Basement)
Let's be people who cover our friends in prayer. Jesus said, "Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you". Wanna receive? Ask. Want a direction? Seek. And let's get together to do just that!
OCF on FRIDAY - 7.00 pm, Rotunda 3
We're starting our first Bible Study on Ephesians this week! Woo hoo! Hop on for an amazing journey of discovery of what God has to say to each one of us through this letter. For those with pre-believer friends, please do bring them along too! DG is always here to make them feel welcomed and loved.
That's for this week. but we're looking forward to an AWESOME semester ahead together - marching into it ready to claim God's promises for us! In the words of God for Joshua,
"Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 1:9)
See you bright and early!
Stay awesome,
ivie
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