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蒙福祷告会 Blessed Prayer Meeting

有好一些人都听闻关于我们教会的祷告会,也有一些特别从别教会,甚至外地来参加我们的祷告会。。。

他们听说我们祷告会很有恩膏,能感受神的同在,很多人参加等等,让他们都很羡慕。。。

听了这样的称赞当然很高兴、很感恩。。。有时甚至会沾沾自喜,结果要不断认罪悔改、求主赦免。。。

因为我深深知道也常常都要提醒自己一切都是主的恩典、主的怜悯,还记得当初要叫人来祷告会有多难。。。用劝勉、鼓励、教导,到用压力、责备、管教等等。。。属灵、属血气的法宝都施尽了都不见效。。。最后只好把球丢回给主,说他再不帮忙,不自己感动和“弄”人要来祷告会,我也不管了。。。

耍这“绝招”是因为我知道祷告会对教会和基督徒是何等重要。。。基本上教会没祷告就会死掉!

我告诉神说祷告会太重要了,不容他忽略(好像上帝自己不知道,哇哈哈哈哈哈哈!〕。。。我说他不可以不理,他一定要自己吸引人来,让人感受到他的同在而被感动和吸引(好一个教上帝怎样做神!哇哈哈哈哈哈哈!还好没被雷劈!算神怜悯,哈哈!〕

总而言之,上帝真的是怜悯和亲自做工,才看到今天每个星期六很多人都很认真来祷告会和经历他。。。一切颂赞、感恩、荣耀都归给主,也谢谢他没对付我讲话太不礼貌,阿们!

Quite a few people have heard of our church’s prayer meeting, and some specially come to attend our prayer meeting from other churches and even from outside Kuching…

They heard that our prayer meeting is very anointed, can feel the presence of God, many people attend etc and they are really envious…

Of course hearing compliments like that  I do feel happy and grateful… sometimes I can start floating in cloud nine, as a result I have to keep repenting and asking for God’s forgiveness…

Because I know very well and have to remind myself always that it is all God’s grace and mercy, and I can still remember how difficult it was at the beginning to get people to come to the prayer meeting… I exhorted, encouraged, taught till applying pressure, rebuking, disciplining etc… I exhausted all forms of techniques, both spiritual and carnal, and saw no effect… in the end I had to throw the ball back to God and said if He still refused to help, if He still did not touch people and “make” people want to come to the prayer meeting, then I would not be bothered too…

I engaged this “final technique” as I know how very important prayer meeting is to a church and Christians… basically  churches die when they do not pray!

I told God prayer meeting is too important for Him to ignore ( as if He doesn’t know, muahahahahaha!)… I told Him He must be concerned about it, He must attract people to come, let people feel His presence and be touched and drawn ( Wow, teaching God how to be God! Muahahahahaha! Thank God I was not struck by lightning! Really God’s mercy, haha!)

In conclusion, God really showed mercy and moved His hand, that is why we see now that every Saturday many come to pray seriously and experience Him in the prayer meeting… All praise, thanks and glory be unto Him, and thank God for not punishing me for not being very polite in speaking, Amen!

祷告的画面始终很感人。。。
Picture of people praying is always very touching…
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一般上我能够我就会自己带领祷告会,因负担和恩膏对祷告会非常重要,这是神给我的。。。
Basically if I could, I would lead the prayer meeting myself because burden and anointing are very crucial for a prayer meeting, and God has given me such…
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我们的敬拜团员若不会祷告绝对不能上台。。。
Our worship team members will definitely not be allowed to go on stage if they do not know how to pray…
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感谢主让我们年轻人也会看重祷告。。。
Thank God for causing our young people to have burden for prayer too…
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我们也从小就训练小孩会跪拜及祷告在神面前。。。
And we train little children from young to kneel and worship and pray before God too…
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有智慧的父母把年幼的小孩都带来,让他们从小就有祷告的熏陶。。。
Wise parents bring even very young children that they might be nurtured by prayer even from young…
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基本上我们都习惯脱鞋子跪在地上祷告,老人家或脚不方便的当然可以坐在椅子上。。。
Basically we are very used to kneeling on the floor bare-footed to pray, but of course for the elderly and those who have problems , they can always sit in the chairs…
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楼下大堂会爆满到人跪在大门的砖块上祷告。。。
The downstairs sanctuary would be so packed that some have to kneel on the tiles at the main door to pray…
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到那地步时,招待员就会把门关起来,不让人再挤进大堂了。。。
Up to that point, the ushers would close the door and not let any more people squeeze into the main sanctuary…
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挤不进的没办法就要到楼上去。。。
Those who could not squeeze in have no choice but to go upstairs…
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过后楼上也一样会坐满人。。。
Upstairs would also be packed later…
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通常祷告后会有简短的真理分享。。。
Normally there will be a short sharing of God’s Word after prayer…
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愿神不断怜悯及膏抹以致于全教会都会常常来祷告,也让蒙福教会始终都是祷告的殿,阿们!
May God continue to have mercy and anoint till the whole church will always come and pray, and that Blessed Church will always be a praying church, Amen!
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少年团让我改观。。。 The Youth Fellowship changed my thinking…

近一两年来,我一直跟少团高团长说少年团灵命似乎没什么成长,每一次来少团聚会观察总觉得他们很多方面不够认真、不积极,很不成熟等等。。。

我也常跟伟宏讨论少团问题到底出在哪里,说我们一定要有什么样的调整和改善等等。。。我几次跟伟宏说我可能要来个“大变动”试试看。。。

伟宏也倍感压力、无奈、无助。。。该做的都尽量做,祷告也祷告过了,可是就没看到情形有所改善。。。
他“求”我再给他机会和时间试试看。。。别误会,我可没要开除他哦!只是当时想要来个大变动。。。

我基于忙碌,也看到高团长的诚恳,就“耽搁”我的计划没行动。。。结果。。。感谢主!神的时间到了!

从参加了这一次刚过的12月的少年营会和前一个星期五(1月1号)的少年“四季”团契聚会,我改观了!我看到少年人的认真、积极、摆上。。。感觉上他们长大了。。。我很感动!

所以,少年人,要珍惜此刻,继续向上、向前进,愿神继续膏抹和与你们同在,阿们!

For the past recent one or two years, I have been telling our Youth leader David Koh that the Youth Fellowships’s spiritual life did not seem to be growing, each time I came to observe their meeting, I would always notice that the youths did not seem serious, were not motivated and seemed very immature etc…

I often discussed with David what actually the problem with the Youth Fellowship was, and said we must have some kind of adjustment and improvement and so on… a few times I told him I am going to have a “big shaking” to try out…

David also felt the tremendous pressure, frustration, helplessness too… he did what he ought, he prayed, but the situation did not seem to be improving…
He “pleaded” with me to give him another chance and some time to try again… Don’t misunderstand me, I wasn’t going to fire him! Was just planning on a big shake-up…

Due to my busy-ness, and also seeing David’s sincerity, I delayed activating my “project”… the result… Praise the Lord! The timing of God has come!

After joining the recent Youth Camp in December and the Youth meeting on Jan 1st with the theme “Four Seasons”, I have changed my thinking! I saw the seriousness, motivation, sacrifice of the youths… I feel that they have grown… I’m very touched!

So youths, treasure the moment, keep moving up and moving forward, may God continue to anoint and be with you, Amen!

以下是几张“四季”聚会所拍摄的照片。。。
The following are some photos from their “Four Seasons” meeting…

1月1日,2010年第一个少团聚会,他们以四季为主题,每个组长带着一些组员把教会“打扮”成春、夏、秋、冬。。。
Jan 1st, the first Youth meeting of the year 2010, they had the theme “Four Seasons” for their meeting, every leader together with some members decorated the church into spring, summer, autumn and winter…
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少年人被吩咐按自己选择穿其中一个季节的服装来教会。。。
The youths were instructed to choose to wear the attire of one of the seasons to come to church…
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他们还真的很认真哦,有好些还穿冬装哦!走在街上不知会不会给人抓去精神病院。。。
And they were very serious about it, some even had winter wear on! Wonder whether they would be taken to the mental hospital if they were wearing that in the street…
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当晚其中一个节目是交换礼物。。。最怕换到自己不喜欢的东西,而且这种情形还蛮平常的。。。
One of the programmes was exchanging of gifts… most afraid of getting what you don’t like, yet that seems to be quite often the case…
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当然没忘了一定要赞美敬拜主。。。
Of course must not forget to praise and worship the Lord…
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当晚的气氛很温馨、喜乐和感人。。。
The atmosphere was cosy, joyful and touching that night…
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老实说,我一走进来,看到他们的设计时,还真被他们的创意吓了一跳。。。心里顿时想,不知青年团做得到这么好吗?
Honestly, as I stepped in and saw their designs, I was really “shocked” by their creativity… and I immediately thought whether the Young Adults’ Fellowship could do as good…
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我就马上联络一些青年人,叫他们一定要来看。。。咦?左边两个明明是少团的,干嘛挤进来跟我们拍照?
I immediately contacted some young adults to come and have a look… Huh? The two on the left are obviously from the Youths, why did you squeeze into this photo?
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把少年人带领的那么好,我当然要谢谢和鼓励我们忠心的高团长啦。。。嗯。。。伟宏啊,您的造型。。。还有身材真的有待改善啊。。。要不然,搞不好人家还以为少团团长是我耶。。。
And of course I must thank and encourage our faithful Youth leader for leading the youths so well… Err… David, as for your image… and your physique… I think they can certainly be improved… otherwise some might misunderstand that I’m the Youth leader…
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2010第一个主日:一个浪子的见证。。。1st Sunday service for 2010: Testimony of a prodigal son…

例外人第二支MV “太迟了”男女主角感人见证。。。
The Remnant’s 2nd MV “Too Late”‘s male and female leads’ touching testimony…

David  和 Grace 的故事。。。
The story of David and Grace…

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这是 David…  听听他的见证吧。。。
This is David…
hear his testimony…

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David 也是我的外甥。。。
David is also my nephew…

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很高兴这次他能参演这支MV,一起服事主。。。
Very glad he could participate in this MV to serve God together…

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这是 Grace…
This is Grace…

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她也是 David 现实生活中的妻子。。。
She is also David’s real-life wife…

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从未想过与丈夫分开了四年后还会复合,更没想过会和丈夫一起拍 MV 服事主。。。
Never thougt she would reconcile with her husband after being separated for four years, and even less so would she act in and serve God together with her husband in an MV…

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