Let's come together and be blessed while having a rockin' time in God's presence! See you there~ =P

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Futsal Outing

Heya guys, just wanna inform you all that although this Friday is a public holiday and there's no college, thus no CF too, we're having an outing!

Yeah we'll be heading to Sports Planet Subang for some futsal, and bonding at the same time. A family that sweats together, stays together! (whaddayamean you haven't heard that before?)

Even if you have a bench leg (read: kaki bangku) don't worry, so am I! Those of us who can't kick the ball can simply kick the air. We'll tell them we're practising martial arts. NO LAR. Don't be so self conscious wei. Just go there, sweat it out and have some fun.

Details are as follows:

Place: Sports Planet, Subang
Time: 10.oo a.m., Friday
Meetup location: Taylor's Subang guardhouse, at 9.30 a.m.

Do RSVP! So we can expect how many people are coming and whether or not you need transport. The meetup location is especially for those who don't have transport and/or don't know the way. You can head straight to Sports Planet if you already know the place.

If you are coming, or bringing a friend along too, drop us a mail at taylorscf@gmail.com, leave a message in the chatbox on the right, or SMS me directly at 017-3674123. Please indicate your name and your mode of transport.

Well that's all, any enquiries feel free to contact us as well. Take care and GOD BLESS. =P

Sunday, August 22, 2010

a lesson in obedience

I Will Move the Rock
by Cindy Lu


A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might.

This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, Satan decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man's mind such as: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it."

Thus giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure, these thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man even more. "Why kill myself over this?" he thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort, and that will be good enough."

And that he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. "Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?"

To this the Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to me, with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewed and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done.

"I, my friend, will now move the rock."

At times when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what he wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in him...

By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but it is still God who moves the mountains.

God, You call us to obedience everyday. Sometimes, I want to see beyond obedience. I want to know why, how and when. Yet, it is usually long after the obedience that I begin to realize what Your plan was back then. So help me just be obedient for today. I am learning, Lord that by being obedient today, I am stronger for tomorrow. In Jesus' Name, AMEN!


recently a friend of mine used an analogy to describe what she was going through, she said it was as if she just kept climbing out of the dark hole she was in but just as she was so close to the top, she would fall again, and have to start climbing out from scratch. and i just remembered this story again. and i'm not too sure if my theory is correct, but i feel it might be very similar. as she struggles with her issues, she is pushing the rock, getting stronger each time. and similarly, as we face all the difficulties in our lives, we are called to climb, to push, and ultimately to let God bring the victory. :) and you'll discover that the climb is what will bring you closer to God, deeper with Him and give you strength to call out to others in the same dark hole. :)

God bless you all! :)

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Change Your World


Pastor Cathryn was back last Friday, this time to share about Change Your World, which is a youth movement which aims to... change your world haha.

She inspired and challenged us to rise up and not just live our lives without any regard for the person on the street. I'm sure we can agree that there's really so much we can do in this world, you only need to see in the daily news, take a walk down your street, and see that there is so much injustice in this world. So many people, whether older people, or even youths like us who are not as well-off, whether financially or physically. That's only in our immediate surroundings. Think then of the people halfway across the globe, fighting for their lives due to war and disease. Yes they may seem far, but they are humans like you and me.

The question to ask ourselves is: what can I do?

World changers don't exactly come out of their mother's wombs with a label 'World Changer' stuck on their foreheads. Pastor Cathryn showed us many amazing videos of youths who decided to step up and do something good, something that started small but then grew to become a global movement, effectively making a positive change in this world.

One particular video that struck me was that of a busy street during a rainy day. A giant tree branch had fallen and blocked the whole road, and the cars simply couldn't move. One small boy saw the situation, saw everyone just seated in their cars waiting for the branch to be moved, but no one actually doing anything. He dropped his schoolbag and started to try to push the branch out of the way. Everyone was shocked to see him do that because he was only one person, but then more and more joined him, and finally the branch was removed.

Sometimes, we look at the world, or even just Malaysia, and we tell ourselves, things will never change. But change starts with us.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke

You might have
heard this quote before, but once again it is not of use to just hear it and not do anything. YOU can make the difference.

So anyway, Change Your World Quest has the objective of inspiring and supporting those individuals who do want to make a change in this world. Why don't you check out the Change Your World blog here to know more.

There will be a Change Your World concert on the 4th of September 2010 in Sunway Convention Centre, with awesome music, media and message. Come and be inspired! Passes are RM20, but Taylor's College Christian Fellowship is subsidising RM5 for Taylor's students who wanna go, so it's only RM15 and whoa! You get a free CD too. So yeah, that's it for now, stay tuned to this blog for updates throughout the week, and do remember to drop a message in the chatbox! Ciaoz and GOD BLESS.

P.S. A-Levels trial exams for two weeks, starting Monday. Do keep the A-Level students in prayer!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

faith

HEY GUYS!!!!

here's a video my friend made for a series in my church. you might spot someone you know in it!!! but man, she's a horrible actress. check it out!!! :) it's simple, but has BIG meaning!!! :D



SEE YOU AT PRAYER MEETING! :D

Monday, August 16, 2010

the good samaritan

HI PEOPLE!!! :)

sorry for the late update! last friday we were really blessed to have Pastor Cathryn from Eaglepoint Church come and share with us! She quoted Luke 10:25-37 which spoke on 'defining who our neighbours are'. She brought up many thought-provoking ideas on the matter that made us rethink our attitudes really.

In the story, the priest walked by the injured man without even looking, and the Levite was "a little more kepo" and went to see him, but walked away anyways. So when most of us read the story, we figured that we were more like the Samaritan man than the other two. But then Pastor Cathryn challenged us, asking how many of us watch the terrible things on the news through television, and can WALK AWAY, unaffected? How many of us can watch floods, genocide, trafficking and abuse happening all over the world, and feel no different? and at that moment, so many of us went WHOA.... never thought about it that way!

Many of us were left with that question, what are we doing as human trafficking is happening while we go through our everyday lives? What are we doing to relieve the plight of others? Do we care enough about the people suffering from malnourishment or poverty around us? I was personally challenged by everything Pastor Cathryn said, but felt like there was nothing much i could do now for these people who need help. So thinking about it, there are definitely some things we can do now, as little as they may seem. What we can do firstly, is PRAY. Matthew 21:22 says that " and all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive." The simplest thing we can do for our brothers and sisters who are suffering around the world now is pray, to really pray as a cf and by ourselves, never giving up on praying even if nothing seems to be moving. Let's persistently keep upholding them to God, believing that one day they will be saved, physically and spiritually.

Also, let's keep a look out for things other things we can do now, even as students, be it volunteer at UNHCR, Tenaganita, or even just helping out with different ministries in church. Maybe if we surrendered just a bit more of our time, we could really make a difference in the lives of others. And the Bible says seek and you will find, so I believe that if you seek to make a difference, you will find many opportunities to be agents of change. But for sure, it won't be easy, but definitely so worth it.

Matthew 5:16 - "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father, who is in heaven."

Join us next week, same time same place! And prayer meeting is ALIVE too, every morning at 7.40 am in the SAM garden! :) Change begins by prayer, remember that! :D Have a good week people! :)

GOD BLESS YOUU!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

make YOUR difference

though you've probably read this verse before, read it again, for God may want to tell you something through it this time. :)

" Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ' Come, you blessed of My father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' Then the righteous will answer Him saying,' Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothed You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' And the King will answer and say to them, ' Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' "
-Matthew 25:34-40

what are we doing for the 'least of My brethren' today? do we even realize the presence of these people around us? the quiet girl in your class? she may be struggling through family problems. the irritating guy you know? he may be lonely and desperately in need of a friend. see, the thing is, if all these people around us were Jesus, how much differently would we be acting? maybe what we all need to do is to stop looking at ourselves and start looking at others instead. we gotta love them like Jesus and "wash their feet" the way Jesus washed the disciples' feet. we were called to serve others not ourselves. we never know how much difference we could make by the little blessings we give to others. there's a difference only YOU can make in the lives of those around you today, dare you choose to make it?

know what? i'll tell you a secret!!! :) making a difference in someone's life, by doing little stuffs for em, actually makes you HAPPIER. i'm so serious, tried and tested! :D i believe that when giving becomes more of a habit than receiving that you will realize that it truly is more blessed to give than to receive. so today, take up the challenge. make your difference everyday. say hi to a lonely stranger, buy someone a subway cookie (did i mention i love subway cookies? ;P ), tell your family you love them, write someone an encouraging note or just laugh at the complete unfunny joke your friend made. put a smile on the face of others and you'll feel the joy overwhelming you too. believe it! :D sure it may be a random act of kindness, but so what? let's live life riskily and to the fullest each day!!! :)

let us all show others Christ by loving them the way Christ loves us. :)

and here's something to ponder on
" Being gifted doesn't mean you have been given something, it means that you have something to give others."

and guys, if you've been looking for a good radio station but haven't found one yet, check this out!!! they're awesome. :D
http://www.spiritfm.com/spiritlisten32.html

goodbye for now!!! :D
p.s come for prayer meeting! ain't no better way to start your day!!! :D

Friday, August 6, 2010

All The Right Things

Hey guys, CF today was totally POWERFUL. We had Pastor Dave Yeow from Acts Church over to share, and he re-ignited our passion to make a difference while we're still here in college, to dare to stand up and make a stand and to live a strong Christian life, no matter what people say, if we really do want to make a difference.

We're only in college ONCE (discounting those of you who wanna be lecturers but haiya it's not the same la) and let's not live life with regrets, all the 'what if's', thinking how you would live your life differently if you could go through college again, how you wouldn't be wasting your time at the AC pool centre everyday, how you could have made a difference and impacted the lives of your family, friends and lecturers.

There was a lot we took back from CF today, so hey! If you're missing out on it, join us next week, same time, same place as the green picture thingy above. And hey do bookmark this page so it's easy to check updates from time to time.

Also, the post before this is by my co-blogger, Candice! (muahaha) Yeah our job is to update you guys and keep this blog more than alive, but LIVELY and we can't do it alone. Drop us a short 'hello' if you're visiting us, in the chatbox on the right!

Have a great day/evening (it's evening now) and GOD BLESS. =P

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

daily dose of inspiration

hi everyone!!! :) here's one of my favourite stories that you may or may not have heard before, but either ways, do take a moment to read and think about it! there may be new things for you to learn from it. ;)


Three Trees

Once there were three trees on the hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams with one another when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver, and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyonce can see my beauty."

The second tree said," Someday i will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

The third tree said, "I want to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. When people look at me on the top of the hill, they will look up to my branches and think of the heavens, and of God and how close i am to reaching Him. I will be the greatest tree of all and people will always remember me.

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came to the trees.

When one came to the first tree, he said, "This looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell it to the carpenter." So the woodsmen cut it down. The tree was happy cause he knew that he would be made into a beautiful treasure chest.

When another came to the second tree, he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think i can sell it to the shipyard." The woodsmen cut this tree down too, and it was happy because he thought he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came to the third tree, he was afraid because he knew that if he was cut down, his dreams would not come true. But the woodsmen cut him down anyways, for no special purpose.

When the first tree reached the carpenter's, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he wished for.

The second tree was cut into a small fishing boat. His dream of becoming a mighty ship and carrying kings came to an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and a woman came to the barn. She gave birth and placed the baby in the hay in the feed box made from the first tree. The man wished he could have made a crib for the baby but the manger would have to do.

The first tree could feel the significance of this event and knew that he held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men went into the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were on the water, a great storm rose and the second tree was afraid that he was not strong enough to keep them safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He stood and said "Peace" and immediately the storm stopped.

At this time, the boat knew that it had carried the King of Kings in his boat.

Finally someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill.

When Sunday came, the tree realized that it was strong enough to stand on the top of the hill and be closer to God than he ever dreamed possible, for the Lord Jesus was crucified on him.

Are you the feed box today, completely given up on your dreams? Or are you the fishing boat, used only in smooth waters? Or are you the large piece of wood, growing dustier each day? Sometimes in life, we all reach a stop, a phase where we begin to wonder if God is really there, if God is really listening to our prayers. But take heart, He is listening. Not only that, He loves you so much that He wants to do things His way for you, for He knows that His ways are better. Perhaps you didn't get the grades you wanted because God wants you to take a different course. Perhaps you didn't get to go to the party because God wants you to be closer to your family. Perhaps not getting the job you want means a better one is coming. Our God is a God of wonders, and if you just surrender, really let it all go to him, you can be assured that life will never be sweeter. Place your hope in Jesus Christ and watch it blossom to more you than you could have ever imagined.

"Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you kne that those jobs needed doing so you are not surprised. But presently He starts to knock the house in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What is He up to? The explanation is that He is making a house that is quite different than the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage; but He is building a palace. And He intends to come and live in it Himself."

- C.S Lewis

God bless you!! :)

ECA Carnival

ECA Carnival is tomorrow!!! And now that CF is OFFICIAL in Taylor's, we'll be having OUR OWN BOOTH! Praise the Lord! So come on over and support us! We'll need manpower in distributing flyers and getting the word out that CF is official now!

=P Cheese~!