Tuesday, November 25, 2008
November Rain!!!
hi all you PLH peeps!!
just a reminder that this sunday is November Rain!! (otherwise known by its original name as GIGS)
we'll be having worship as usual from 11-1130.
after which will be a surprise game which the youth comm has prepared for you!
then there will be free lunch from 1-2pm.
extended time will be from 2-5pm as usual. with games such as table tennis, captains ball, jamming with the church instruments, werewolf, etc...
so please remember to invite your friends!!
looking forward to seeing all of you this sunday!
I-Zack
PLHers rocked out @ 5:06:00 PM!
Monday, November 24, 2008
MISSION TRIPPERS!
This is your mime
PLHers rocked out @ 10:05:00 AM!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Today's picture of the day is:
The clip of the day is:
More to come ;)
PLHers rocked out @ 7:09:00 PM!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Imagine this: You're swimming in the ocean when suddenly you get a cramp and start to sink. All of a sudden, this teenager jumps into the water, swims to you and pulls you to shore - but on the way there, he gets tangled in some reeds and both of you start to sink again. The boy's father jumps in, and instead of saving his son, pulls you out of the water while his son sinks beneath the waves. On the way to shore, you turn to him and say "he deserved it" and then slap him. Sounds both crazy and stupid, doesn't it?
Sadly, this is what many of us are in the habit of doing.
I think sometimes we forget just how privileged we are to be christians. Sometimes we get so caught up in the idea that God sent his Son to die for us and we are saved that we take His forgiveness for granted.
"I will listen to what God the Lord will say, he promises peace to his people, his saints - but let them not return to folly" - Psalm 85:8
We do not realise how fortunate we are to be able to come to church freely, without opposition from our families. There are so many more people out there who deserve the chance, and yet it is because of grace that we are chosen instead of them. Some of us seem to think this is some sort of... i don't know, something we deserve and not something we are extremely blessed to have. Let's face it: Christians aren't perfect people. In fact, there are many of us who have more bad habits than a large tribe of *insert type of people with bad habits* put together. If salvation was given out based on merit, we'd all be, to use the term losely - screwed. And yet, despite God's amazing grace in saving us from eternal damnation, we refuse to change our ways and continue living in our sin.
"Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 'Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that had been performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. but i tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgement than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that had been performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But i tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgement than for you." - Matthew 11: 20 - 24
There's something to be said about that. I think uncle darryl's sermon addressed it pretty well on sunday - Form without Substance. A church without a heart for God or a true conviction to live life the way God wants us to is like a staircase made out of styrofoam: Worthless. It doesn't matter if you can memorise all the books of the bible in order, or quote the ten commandments offhand, or have the best singing voice in Singapore. All that done without the right intent is worthless.
"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain, their teachings are but rules taught by men" - Matthew 15:8-9
"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone" - Luke 11:42
It's clearly stated in the passages above too - God doesnt want your offering and worship if it's given with the wrong heart.
"I appointed watchmen over you and said, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But you said 'We will not listen.' Therefore hear, O nations, observe, O witnesses, what will happen to them. Hear, O earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law. What do i care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, your sacrifices do not please me." - Jeremiah 6:26
Yet another problem most of us fall into is not wanting to be corrected. There are so many warnings, so many sermons telling us about false pretense and having the right attitude, yet we go on with our lives after hearing these as if nothing has happened, or worse, criticise the person who gives you the warning / lecture.
"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those i invited did not deserve to come. Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad and the wedding hall was filled with guests." - Matthew 22:8
Remember: Salvation is a privilege, not a right. So start behaving like you're thankful, cause there's many others out there who deserve it more than you do.
PLHers rocked out @ 3:54:00 PM!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
band prac
hi people,
please note that this week's band prac will be on friday 4-6pm.
we can't use the mph on saturday cos it will be used for something else.
i-zack
PLHers rocked out @ 8:48:00 PM!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
hi guys!
thx to all those who helped out at the food fiesta today!! we managed to raise alot of funds:) all glory to God!
anws, for those of you who have the band schedule, please note that it has been moved down by one week. so yiying will be leading this week and aunty uli will be leading on 23 november. all those in the bands also move down by one.
the next event coming up for plh will be on sunday 30 nov!
this event is called November Rain and the programme is:
11am-1pm: worship and a surprise game
1-2pm: lunch provided by mentors
2-5pm: extended time (captains ball, jamming, werewolf, table tennis, etc...)
you are supposed to invite your friends for this event so please remember!!!
we will try to give out the invitation cards to you by next week.
yup, that's all for now.
all the best to those taking olevels! cos this is your last week.
and all the best to those having As! cos this is not your last week.
arsenal 2 man utd 1
liverpool 3 west brom 0
yeah!!!:)
I-Zack
PLHers rocked out @ 11:26:00 PM!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Food fiesta!!!!!
hey all of you people! hey all of you people! hey all of you people won't you listen to me!!!
tmr is the food fiesta for the mission trip raising of funds! i know this post might have come a little late, but for those who still see this tonight, rmb tmr 9am-2pm is our fiesta!
for the seniors, you're supposed to go for the 8am service.
juniors go for 845 but if you want you can go for the 8am service too.
if you are not helping out in any way please come and help out at our stalls! all we need you guys to do is to sell the stuff at the plh stalls! we have 6 stalls which have been registered. one will be handled by the gibson DG.
the other 5:
satay stall (shaun wong in charge). this one is a cool stall.
bazaar stall (yiying in charge): this one is in the library and it's encouraged if seniors help there.
snacks stall (i-zack), mee siam (bernice) and ice cream (hannah) are the other stalls which you guys can come to help sell the food.:)
alright hope you guys enjoy yourselves tmr and please come and help us! the main thing we need tmr is manpower.
peace out,
I-Zack
PLHers rocked out @ 8:23:00 PM!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
So, after Hannah's most ambiguous statement that SOMEONE was born on this day 17 years ago, I guess I do owe yet another birthday post. Happy Blessed Birthday I-Zack!
My school chaplain shared this some time ago during Monday morning chapel
The Four Blessed Looks
Look back and thank God
Look ahead and trust God
Look around and serve God
Look to Jesus and find God
I hope everyone can find some way to relate to these, especially the last one. We should always remember to find God in our lives and put him first. If God is first in our lives, then we can practice the other 3 looks and be good witnesses to Him.
Think About It
PLHers rocked out @ 8:42:00 PM!
