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Fen told me that both of them have been undergoing some talk
about " Love, Sex and Marriage" by Phillip Jensen. Find those topic interesting, cos as a christian, our view to all these things will and must be different. Ray had the cds, wanted to borrow to burn a copy of it at first. But I remembered wad I've learnt in Romans 13, submission to authorities. Small things to the world, like piracy issues (downloading songs or movies online) and cheating on parking coupons are also part of our submission. So I dropped the idea of burning it and made my way to ARPC (Adam Road Prebyterian Centre) for their friday service and also to get the cd. (shall talk more of their service later..)
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This morning was really so boring. Wasted my time slacking at home, eating, serving the net, watching tv when I can use it to do more meaningful things, like reading God's word. Mum bought mini cornetto last night, so went to try it. The ice cream is so small lor, size of my middle finger.
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Left house for ARPC at 1830 as I calculated that the whole journey should take about 1 1/2 hrs. In the end I was late for service, not due to my miscalculation, but due to the mrt train. Had some techinical problems, keeps moving a bit then stop for few mins. Happened all the way from bedok to city hall. Wasted about 15 - 20 mins. When i finally found my way there, its already 2020. Own my way to the hall, I met this guy in his 30's I think, he keeps smiling at me, giving me the warm and welcomed feeling. To my surpirse, only when the sermon starts, then do I know that he's actually one of the pastor from ARPC. Seating there alone listening to his sermon, found it qutie interesting and he has a sexy voice. haha, so when I listen thru the sermon, it was as if I am back at my church, listening to pastor andrew. (cos his sermon also interesting and has a sexy voice, LOL) Their service was different from ours, as they only sang a few songs but they have a live band at the left hand side of the hall. After service, get to know ray's friend, Yong Jie. He is very friendly and nice guy, talked to him for a while but didn't talk much as I have to rush to send aunt tracy and uncle william's flight. And this was where the real excitment began.
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Actually it's nothing really exciting la. Rather foolish. If not my topic will be a exciting day not a foolish day. haha sorry, my bad. After service, took 74 to dover mrt. Then half way thru, b4 city hall, I was thinking; if I alight at city hall and take 36 from suntec, it would have been faster if I take to bedok then transfer to 24. So I happily alight at city hall at head towards suntec. Was kind of funny though, as it was late, about 2030, so most of them shops are closed. As I walk thru city link, everybody is like walking towards the station, I am one of the very very very few to walk the oppo direction. When i finally reach suntec, noticed tat there are lots of police. All weaing a funny cowboy hat of their head, wonder what's the big event.. International cowboy day? The usual route where 36 stops in front of the convention hall was blocked. So I went around asking the "cowboys", funny thing is that they blocked the road, but they do not know anything about the bus service that is provided.
So I walked towards marina square bus stop, where bk and lys is. Saw 3 bus conductors, so asked them for directions. So I listened to them and wait for 36 at the bus stop. After a while, bus came, happily board the bus, only then did I realize that this bus is going towards orchard, I will be making one big round. What a fool am I? So alight at city hall, took a train instead. When I stop at city hall, it was quite late already but I'm still confident that I can reach airport on time. When I reach tanah merah, I remembered that the officer at the control station from bedok told me that the last train to airport is at 2330. At that time, it was already 2340, so called Amos and explained to him what happened, that I'm not going down anymore, cos if I take 24, plus waiting time, there's no point for me to come. When I go down the escalator, towads the underpass, then I saw on the lcd screen; 3 mins to train to airport. So i quickly went back to wait for the train. What a fool am I again??
Finally reach the airport, saw everyone. Bid my farewell to aunt tracy and uncle william. Get to know that it was aunt liza's bdae and also that aunt joan's was just 1 day before. We cut and eat her bdae cake, took photos and prayed for aunt tracy and uncle william. Promised them to take care and look after Amos for them, haha. So in the end took a lift from uncle alan.
So I walked towards marina square bus stop, where bk and lys is. Saw 3 bus conductors, so asked them for directions. So I listened to them and wait for 36 at the bus stop. After a while, bus came, happily board the bus, only then did I realize that this bus is going towards orchard, I will be making one big round. What a fool am I? So alight at city hall, took a train instead. When I stop at city hall, it was quite late already but I'm still confident that I can reach airport on time. When I reach tanah merah, I remembered that the officer at the control station from bedok told me that the last train to airport is at 2330. At that time, it was already 2340, so called Amos and explained to him what happened, that I'm not going down anymore, cos if I take 24, plus waiting time, there's no point for me to come. When I go down the escalator, towads the underpass, then I saw on the lcd screen; 3 mins to train to airport. So i quickly went back to wait for the train. What a fool am I again??
Finally reach the airport, saw everyone. Bid my farewell to aunt tracy and uncle william. Get to know that it was aunt liza's bdae and also that aunt joan's was just 1 day before. We cut and eat her bdae cake, took photos and prayed for aunt tracy and uncle william. Promised them to take care and look after Amos for them, haha. So in the end took a lift from uncle alan.
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Ok, now its today's learning point. The sermon outline was taken from 2Peter 1: 12-21. After the sermon, I became aware of our problem, amnesia. Not the usual amnesia, but christianity amnesia. The problem of us forgetting of the past, present and future. Of what Christ had done for us, our responsibilities to Him now and what God has planned for us in our future. By not remembering, there's a betrayal in our relationship with God. It will become insignificant, meaningless. Fellow bros and sis in Christ, ever wonder why we spend years after years going thru the different books in the Bible over and over again. It's bcos we do not need new teachings, the only way to counter our amensia problem, and what we need is constant reminding and refreshing one another of what God had done for us. He had sent his Son down to earth, to die for us on the cross, He had taken all our sins and carried them upon himself. Its only thru this, that makes reconciliation with God possible. His resurrection, victory over death, gave us hope, hope of eternal salvation.
Jesus's first coming, he came down as a weak, vulnerable and unnoticed baby. But when Jesus comes back for the 2nd time, he will be powerful, majestic, glorious and victorious. We have to consistently look back at what God had done, so that we can also look foward for the eternal kingdom God had prepared for us. In conclusion, there are 2 B's for us, in response to what God had done. Always to Believe and Behave like Jesus. Amen
Jesus's first coming, he came down as a weak, vulnerable and unnoticed baby. But when Jesus comes back for the 2nd time, he will be powerful, majestic, glorious and victorious. We have to consistently look back at what God had done, so that we can also look foward for the eternal kingdom God had prepared for us. In conclusion, there are 2 B's for us, in response to what God had done. Always to Believe and Behave like Jesus. Amen
2 comments:
Sure took you a long time to reach church eh, from 1830 - 1820 ;)
Thanks for sharing, indeed that's certainly one of the reasons why we need to continue to gather and remind one another of the gospel: our past, present and future =)
Thanks for sharing our nicknames. Haha..no worries, we are fine with that :)
Yeah, indeed, the Christian amnesia problem is one we always face. Adding on to what Ray mentioned, may this also remind us of the focus of Christian gatherings, in which the gospel should be at the centre, and not activities that meet our needs.
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