S.F. comes aLiVe with a new PROGRAMME

Time flies and we've wrapped up our series of Rick Warren's - Purpose Driven Life.
Also, we thank God for Wei Tjin and Yanzhen in their generous contribution to MHI in so many ways and want to continue keeping them in prayer in their endeavours in a faraway land!!!


So..................

What's happening next?
Look out for the introduction of the next programme at Sunday Fellowship!!

When: 13th Sept 2009
Where: MHI (DIC room)

Who's invited: Anyone who's been to S.F. or who want to find out more about this unique ministry and of course what we do on Sundays! =)

The Flywheel

YO, ALL !

Victor has planned for non-Christian HI students to watch a movie called 'The Flywheel'
this Friday from 5pm to 7pm at MHI DIC, YWCA level 8

To know more about 'The Flywheel', go this website : http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/story.php



Shall we go down and interact with students to know more about God ?
COME DOWN AND HELP, OKAY? :D

Thanks ! (:

Hey guys! the 2nd quarter tidings for this year has come out some time back... the mission trip team has been featured :D
Just head to wesleymc.org to download the tidings quarter 2, and turn to page 42.

Kayaking @ Seletar

wow...what a fun fun time!

Thanks to everyone who made the effort to come down.

Thanks to SKIERS PARADISE for kayaking with all of us :)

The Lord's Prayer

Yesterday was "Bible Giants" by Patrick and Caroline :D *claps*
The topic they were speaking on was the meaning of the Lord's Prayer.
We have 3 main points to remember for this session, that was,
to ASK for CHANGE and GUIDANCE.

Notice the prayer says "Our Father in heaven"... and not "my Father"... Why is this so?
It is to signify the brotherhood of all Christians, and that we should pray for all our brothers and not only for ourselves. In, "Hallowed be Thy Name", Hallowed means holy and the nature of God is perfect.
"Thy kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven" implies our duty as Chrstians to establish the kingdom of God on earth. "Give us this day our daily bread..." means God will provide in abundance, all we have to do is ask.

"Forgive us our tresspassers, as we forgive those who trespass against us". Sin separates us from God as it is rooted in selfishness. However, when we forgive others first, only will God forgive us. In 1 John 4:20-21, it states : "If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother."
For when we don't love, we can't enter the kingdom of God as God is love.

"Lead us not into temptations, but deliver us from evil..." wants us to seek everyday guidance from the Holy Spirit as we can be easily tempted by worldly desires. The last verse "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen." sums up God's power and presence as His power alone can change everything.

Some questions for you to ponder on...
1. What does the Lord's prayer mean to you now?
2. Why do we end our prayers "In Jesus name" ?
[ Hint : John 14:13-14, And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. ]
3. What do you think "Amen" means?

Psalms 119:105
"Thy word is a lamp onto my feet and a light onto my path."

FOR MEN AND WOMEN! RBC MINISTRIES...

This is a conference for WOMEN but all MEN are invited.
MHI will be going !!!!

Details are as follows:-
RBC MINISTRIES WOMEN BIBLE CONFERENCE 2009
Theme: Jesus Speaks To You Today
Speaker: Dr. Alice Mathews
Associate Bible Teacher with RBC Ministries, Academic Dean at
Gordon-Cornwell Theological Seminary
Date: 9 & 10 July 2009 (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 7.30 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Venue: St Andrew's Cathedral New Sanctuary

*** Please get in touch with VICTOR if you are interested to attend ***

Notes Summary and Sermon.

Greetings everyone...some of you may be aware that Wesley provides a recording and notes summary of the sermons each week. You are able to download the contents from the Wesley web and may access the most recent here (2009) or even go as far back as 2007. The Kingdom of God is the theme for 2009...and you can find out more at this theme on the wesley web.

May this source help us all on our journey of FAITH.....

** Do you have any Christian websites/literature/links that you feel would be helpful to the rest? Come and share them.....

MHI-SF CAMP

What an amazing 2.5 days at Salvation Army. Indeed let us give thanks to God for a wonderful time of fellowship and learning together. Not forgetting the protection of our health and safety in all the activities.

There is so much to write about the past 2.5 days and i would like to ask for your help. Can you send me your views, comments, testimonies and thoughts so we can compile and post it all up?

For all those who did take pictures, please bring them to MHI so we can all share them together this weekend :)

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope
for and certain of what we do not see"
Hebrews 11:1

June E Highlights.

On 14th June, we looked at the 4th Session of Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. This time, we were looking into How to be more Christlike.

Working out is your part
Working in is God's part
Ephesians 2
How does God help us to be Christlike?

God's tools :

1) His Word - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

It will change your character.
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.Romans 10:17

2) Holy Spirit

3) Circumstances - And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.Romans 8:28-29
God brings good out of bad.

3 choices we have to make that will help us to be more Christlike :

1) We have to change what we think about.
What we feel affects our thinking, and eventually our actions.
to be made new in the attitude of your minds;Ephesians 4:23
If you change using willpower alone, you will be stress and go back to old ways.

2) Depend on God - Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you 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. -John 15:4-5
Depends on your prayer life

3) Respond the way Jesus did

Following Jesus is a process, not a 1 time thing.

PDL - Made for Relationships

For Sunday Fellowship on 31st May 2009, we had another series of Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life. The topic we focused on was 'Made for Relationships'.

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

In Romans 12:9-16, it states that God wants us to have fellowship with the church, which is, other fellow Christians. However, there are 5 blocks we have to overcome in order to have true relationships.

1st Block - Authencity.
We should take off our "masks" and be truthful to others. "If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth." 1 John 1:6 says that when we lie, we fool ourselves, not others.

2nd Block - Courtesy.
"to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men." Titus 3:2 tells us to respect and love like a brother.
An example : If someone has a problem and comes to talk to you about it, you have to be willing to listen instead of trying to resolve the issue on the spot. This is validation and tactfulness, showing that you understand that if you were in the other person's shoes, you wouldn't have known what to do.

3rd Block - Mutuality.
It's a 2 way relationship on "you care, I care". For those who have studied Biology, the definition of mutualism is "a relationship between 2 organisms in which both organisms benefit."
"If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" - Ecclesiastes 4:10
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds."
According to Hebrews 10:24, we should consistantly give mutual encouragement, mutual honoring and mutual accountability to our fellow community.

4th Block - Hospitality
"Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts," - Acts 2:46
"Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." - 2 Timothy 2:22

5th Block - Unity
"Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited." - Romans 12:16
Humility is an important aspect to being united.

Bible Giants - Queen Esther by Patrick/Aunty Renee

From:
the book of Esther old testament

Key characters:
Esther
King Xerces
Mordecai - Esther's cousin
Haman - the court official

Story summary:
The story tells of how a beautiful young jewish girl was chosen to be the queen by the king of persia (Xerces).Her cousin Mordecai, who was also serving in the palace, was happy to see Esther being chosen as the queen.Morcecai discovered a plot by the King's enemies to kill the King. He quickly informed Esther and the plot was disovered and the guilty parties was killed. The King was informed by Esther that Mordecai was the person who saved him.

In a separate incided, Haman - a top court official passing through the palace gates and noticed that Mordecai did not bow to him. This is because Jews do not bow to anyone except God.That infuriated Haman and he plotted to kill all Jews by tricking the King to pass a decree.When this was make known, Mordecai was very sad and he cried and mourned. Esther came to know of this decree and wanted to save her people.

She asked Mordecai to instruct them to fast and pray for 3 days while she seeks an audience with the King and thus risking her life by doing so.

Through her faith in God, he managed to exposed the plot of Haman to the King. The king was furious and ordered Haman to be hanged. The King also granted the Jews the rights to defend themselves.

This is a story of the true courage of queen Esther and her great faith in God that we all should follow.

This coming Sunday!!!

Since we met 2 weeks back sharing on What on Earth Am I here For, the next series of Purpose Driven Life drills deeper into the 5 reasons why you and I were born...

This SUNDAY, we look at the very first reason - WORSHIP.

What does that mean?

Join us at 1130am this Sunday after service as we discover more :)

Philippines Outreach Trip 2009 Sharing - 19 Apr

It was great to see so many of you here 2 Sundays ago. The team was glad to be able to share our experiences in Philippines and God's love with you!

Remember how this video has reminded you of His unconditional love for us:


Other than the photos and testimonies, we also want to share with you this performance put up by the both the deaf and hearing students in Laguna School:


Do continue to approach any of the team members, we still have many stories to tell you =)

Why Pray?

Have you wondered whether prayer makes a difference? If more people pray for the same thing, does it mean God will place more preference in ensuring that it will come through?

If someone is ill and had only 1 person pray for him, will the outcome be different if more people pray for him - including his friends, family and even his church praying together. Does it mean that the person has a better chance of being healed?

Does God listen? Does God hear our prayers? Tell me what you think...

perhaps join us this Sunday at 1130am YWCA, DIC for a time of prayer together.

The Reason for Everything - 26th Apr

This week after a long absence from Purpose Driven Life, we watched the last video entitled "the reason for everything" by Pastor Rick Warren. And what a fantastic video to summarise the entire series on "why are we here on earth?".


"God made it all for his glory. The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.

As humans created by God we are commanded to recognise God’s glory, honour his glory, praise his glory, reflect his glory, and live for his glory. Why? Because God deserves it!

In the entire universe, only two of God’s creations fail to bring glory to him: fallen angels (demons) and us (people). Not giving God his due glory is called “sin.” All sin, at its
root, is failing to give God the glory he deserves"

"everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."
~ Isaiah 43:7

Just like birds, who chirp, fly, nest - they fulfill God's purpose for creating them. As God's creation, we too are asked to fulfill God's purpose for us, which is to glorify Him.

The video talked about 5 purposes we have on earth that will glorify God.

1) we bring glory to God when we Worship Him
do we just do this in church every Sunday?

2) we bring glory to God when we Love others
have we showed love to our family, our friends, fellow believers?

3) we bring glory to God when we become Like Christ
what characteristics of Jesus do you admire? His compassion? Patience?

4) we bring glory to God when we Serve others
can we think of ways this can be done every week in MHI?

5) we bring glory to God when we Tell others about Him
when was the last time we shared something about God to others?

none of the above is easy or may come naturally to all of us. As we discussed on Sunday, let us try to practice one of the above to glorify God. I will personally come and ask how you did :)

See you soon.


*excerpts from Purpose Driven Life pg 49-59. Cartoon from Joyful'toons.

Coming this Sunday.....Philippines Trip Review!!

Remember our team of guys who went to Laguna in March?
This coming Sunday @ MHI, the team will be giving
their insights to their week long experience...

Come Join Us and Hear How Their
Lives Have Been Transformed

YWCA, 8th Floor,
DIC, 1130am

The Grace of God (Ps Lawrence Seow)

review by Joyce Neo

God's readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation's available for everyone! - Titus 2:11 (The Message version)

Sometimes when we look around us, we feel we are better than others. In school, we think we are smarter than our classmates, in sports, we think we can run faster than our friends, at work, we think we can finish our work faster and more efficiently, even at home, we think we are a better child compared to our siblings. Even in church, sometimes we look down on others because we feel we are more spiritual.....

Are we really better? or are we forgetting something?

We often forget God's Grace for us.
3 main points from the sermon -

1. Salvation from sin. We are indeed saved from our sins - the past, present and future. But we need to confess and repent.
2. God paid the price. It is not something you did that God has saved you. Jesus died for us and that was the price that was paid. In life, it is not always easy to please others. But, please God instead. Get rid of the stronghold the world has on us.
3. Sinful, but God set His Grace on us. It is by God's Grace that we are saved. do not forget this very important point. Yes, we are still sinners but we are saved by Jesus and Jesus alone.

In our daily lives, we forget Him although He loves and cares for us. He knows our needs. We pray to Him. Without God, our lives can be really messed up. Sometimes we mess up our own life by own actions because we have no direction or purpose. That is why we need God. God is our greatest Saviour.

Eternal life is our reward from God when we go to heaven. Share God’s grace in prayers.

Do not shameful of the gospel.
Preaching the gospel is our duty of sharing. We need compassion to do it. Grace of God is the salvation. Tell people that you are not shameful of the gospel.

Editor : thanks to joyce for the update. more to come.
cartoon by joyfultoons

Road to Calvary....

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Some of you must have wondered what is the big fuss with Easter...
After all, almost all countries in the world consider this a public holiday.

Why is this occasion so special?

2 weeks ago, Patrick brought us back 2000 years to the day this all started. It began with a donkey ride into town.........

Follow the preso by Patrick and find out what happened next....

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Easter Celebrations !!!

I had a fantastic time at Easter Cup yesterday. The rain held out till we finished our last game and started to eat. It was competitive but was played in such a gracious and sporting manner! Well done to everyone!!!!

This whole week, we had quite a few activities starting from :-

• Road to Calvary/Jerusalem by Patrick/Victor
  
• Sunday's meeting with Rob George who taught us many new "tricks" about sharing the word,
• 3 sermons by Rev Lawrence Seow who really brought God's word to light in a funny manner,
• to Good Friday service,
• Easter Cup
• to today's story about the resurrection of Christ by Caroline/Patrick and Renee's Easter Egg.....

We will have a short write up about each of these activities so that all of us won't forget about them :) If you would like to post or link any of your articles, please let me know ok? leave a comment on the chat.