Sharing For Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting

Joining life group has been one of the most spiritually enriching experiences for me in my life.

It has become a very strong anchor for my spiritual growth and I believe that my relationship with God and my life as a Christian will be far from complete should LG ever cease to be a part of my spiritual experience.

Prior to joining LG, I was a really arrogant and skeptical person. I had little regard for other Christians and spiritual activities, constantly viewing my brothers and sisters in Christ with contempt, blaming others for their hypocrisy and the church & Life Groups for not being 'perfect' due to my past experiences.

All I cared about was earning lots of money and avoiding people unless they were useful to my business.

However, the turning point came when Brother Ernie challenged my attitude towards the church insisting that I 'step up' and commit myself to contributing my time and effort to LG. That was when I felt a stir in my heart challenging me to own up to my self-limiting beliefs and to stop giving myself excuses for my lack of commitment.

From then on, I started to mingle along the sidelines. Slowly participating and peeling off the layers of my defenses by learning to be genuine and authentic with my LG brothers and sisters.

I believe that one of the biggest breakthroughs in my life was when my cell group leader, brother Kee Hang selected me to be his assistant LG leader. That decision practically rocked my world because I was once again, challenged to take serious responsibilities as a Christian.

From that day on, I started making a stronger commitment to God and became more serious about fighting sins and bringing glory to his kingdom.

One of the biggest things I can truly take away from LG is that it has given me a tremendously practical experience about fellowship and serving others. The most important goal for me now is to develop human capital by building up LGs and training up to 5-6 new LG leaders within the next 5 years. This vision has empowered me to begin each day of my life with clarity and purpose and I have LG to thank for it.

I also want to take this time to personally acknowledge the following persons for their tremendous contributions in my life.

Firstly I want to acknowledge our LORD and Heavenly Father and thank Him for not giving up on me when my spiritual life was non-existent for the last few years. After spending such a long period of time in the wilderness, I'm truly thankful that God will never leave me nor forsake me. God truly takes care of his children on a personal level and guides us even when the road seems unclear for miles to come and has a beautiful, wonderful plan for each and everyone of us, preparing us to do great things in His name.

Secondly, I want to thank my wife, Yuenn for being my most fervent supporter of everything I'm doing in the last 4-5 years. Thanks for being patient with me when I'm utterly undeserving of any. Many a times, I fail to appreciate the fact that you take care and handle all the little things in our lives that I take for granted. These little things are like the small screws in a car which hold everything together and I really want to acknowledge you for your tremendous contribution towards making our vision in life to become into reality. You truly are a person who sticks by my side in the past, even when I had no vision, money or future. I really love you with all my heart and I'll make a commitment to be a better Christian and husband.

I also want to thank and acknowledge all the couples in my LG for their huge contribution in my life:

Our fearless leaders Kee Hang & Pei Hong

If there is one word I can really summarize about my leaders, it is the word 'steady'.

I'm amazed to see them face so many challenges in their personal lives and in spite of their busy schedule, I'm really thankful for the fact that they never fail to keep everything together by running everything well in the background even when they are not able to be there in person, encouraging and showing concern for all LG members, pushing us to greater heights constantly and most important of all, getting things done.

Your hard work and dedication has truly inspired me to step up my level of commitment and give more of what I have.

'Big and small' - Kim & Jaslyn

Thank you for being one of the most fervent supporters of LG. You guys are truly a passionate couple who 'goes all the way' for whatever task that given to you. One of the biggest inspirations you have taught me is that you never give up no matter how bleak the task is (e.g. the basketball tournament).

I'm also amazed at Kim's impeccable LG attendence and his fervent desire for God even though he has utterly zero spiritual foundation, to be the man of God that he is. Thanks for encouraging me to be more passionate about serving God with all my heart.

'The Polar Opposite couple' - Huong Ping & Poh Mee

One of the things I want to acknowledge about Huong Ping is that although he is a man of few words, when he does speak, he speaks volumes of wisdom and is a very caring and supportive person who shows his love and concern for others silently.You can definitely count on him to always be around and lend a helping hand.

Poh Mee is constantly full of energy and laughter and I feel really happy being around her as she provides others with an endless source of energy. The conversations we share are really meaningful and I really look forward to more insightful conversations in the future.

'The Master Of Patience' Huay Wen & Esther

Although Huay Wen & Esther has only joined us for half a year, I feel touched by his most desirable quality. His patience is like the Energizer bunny - it keeps going on, and on, and on, and on......

When they were sharing about how Huay Wen spent such a long time patiently waiting for Esther to be born again, he never pushed her nor felt impatient towards God's timing. They have blossomed to become a happy Christian couple as a result of God's timing and abundant blessings.

This quality teaches us that with God, all things are possible, even when the results seem to indicate otherwise. Thanks, Huay Wen & Esther for your encouragement and your passion to live a full life.


'J&J' - Jerry & Jacqueline

Last but not least, I really want to thank this couple for being a part of our lives.

In spite of their hectic schedules in their busy careers and family commitments , I'm truly thankful that Jerry and Jacqueline has both dedicated their efforts to support our LG from time to time.

I feel encouraged by their commitment to God and I hope we can spend more and more time catching up and learning from one another.


Prayer Items

Please pray for the following matters:

(1) Brother Ernie and I are working together to create a new spiritually empowered personal development course (based on the Bible) for small groups.

The purpose of this course is to empower Christians to live their lives to the fullest by being very clear of God's will in their lives.

The course will cover topics such as:

- Developing meaningful relationships and true intimacy with God and people in their lives
- Acknowledgment of our roles as spiritual children and ambassadors of Christ and positive living
- The biblical view of money and how to liberate your mind from self-limiting beliefs about money and to use it to empower our spiritual lives
- Experiential, practical Christian living for our day to day lives
- How to develop a vision and create a legacy for years to come

Pray that I will be able to write the course with clarity and to research from a biblical perspective.

(2) Pray for each of us that we will make a commitment to develop human capital by becoming a leader ourselves (in our personal lives), and to train up at least 5-6 new LG leaders starting from our own group.