Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Only the prayers of the people in Malaysia can deliver their land

May the Lord bless you all for your faithful service

I am writing to request that during the koiros time, prayers for our nation or national issues be prayed with fervency.

I have included an excellent prophetic revelation which I feel is the actual state of condition of our nation and our churches....
The Intercessors at the 24/7 Prayer House in Kenya have been fasting and praying for Malaysia since the 5 January 2010 for 40 days. There was a very, very strong burden for Malaysia and during their intercession there was much weeping and crying out for this nation.

The following is the message they received from the Lord for Malaysia:

Malaysia is at a very important crossroads. The Lord says that He has been so faithful to the nation of Malaysia. He has protected Malaysia in 3 areas:
  • The principalities over Malaysia have tried to cause racial dissension. Feelings were stirred in the hearts of the people to rise up for destruction but because of God's grace. He has prevented this destruction from happening.
  • God has protected Malaysia from natural calamities when the surrounding regions have been hit by such disasters.
  • God has protected the church. Seeing that you are in a Muslim land, the church has a high measure of freedom thus far. Many times the enemy has tried to come up close in on the church but God has not permitted it.

God's faithfulness and favor towards Malaysia is not because the church has been praying. In fact, The church in Malaysia has entered into a comfort zone. The church is so contented and so comfortable and in slumber. There is prayerlessness in the church and she is not carrying the burden that God has for the "cousins" in the land. Most of the prayers that take place in the churches are personal prayers but not a burden for the nation and the lost.

Warning from the Lord
  • The veil of protection over Malaysia is slowly giving way over this land.
  • The heavens over Malaysia have already begun to close.
  • The burning of the churches is but a top of the ice-berg of what the enemy is wanting to do over this nation.
  • There is a looming judgment waiting to take place over this land if intercessors do not arise.
 Teaching on Abraham pleading for Sodom & Gomorrah by Ps Julius Suubi
Abraham prayed for Sodom & Gomorrah but his prayers could not deliver the cities. His prayer alone could not prevent the judgment of God upon the cities. Abraham was not living in Sodom & Gomorrah. The people of the land themselves need to arise to intercede for their own land. Unfortunately, there was no one in the land who took up the burden to pray for their cities and the cities were destroyed.

Application to Malaysia:
  • Only the prayers of the people in Malaysia can deliver their land. This burden has to be taken up by the Malaysian themselves. 
  • They have to arise to pray for their land, cry out to God, influence the people and to tell them that the nation is at the important crossroads. Tell the people that the next 5 years is so very important. 
  • They either arise to a very, very powerful revival or slide in the other way. God's will is for Malaysia to rise up to her destiny (being a "Rainbow Nation") and for a great revival to sweep through this land. 
  • Our brothers from other nations are just here to help us "PUSH". They are like "midwives" to help the Malaysian Church push until they see the baby born (the destiny of Malaysia). 
  • The Malaysian Church has to pray and intercede to open the heavens. The enemy will try to hinder our prayers but we must persevere and pray until we see the revival.

Thanks and God bless.
Paster Lawrence.

Monday, 26 April 2010

1 May 2010

Chairman - Liong KC
WorshipLeader - Foong Yee
Singers - Colleen, Hong Lu, Prisca
Keyboardist - Lydia Sim, Jonathan Long
Guitarists - Anna Sim, Weng Ern
Drummer - Darren
Projectionist - Tian Sia
PA Personnel - Manjit Singh, Hiew FF

Monday, 19 April 2010

25 April 2010

Chairperson - Caleb R.
WorshipLeader - Terry C,
Singers - Shankar R., Lydia Sim, Lareina
Keyboardists - Meng Fhui, Jocelyn Lee
Guitarists - Ken Fhui, Darren
Drummer - Jaemy C,
Projectionist - Moses Tan
PA Personnel - Hiew, Tommy Q.

Monday, 12 April 2010

18 April 2010

Barnabas P.
Kai Yew
Jacquelina, Colleen, Peggy Tan
Prisca, Jonathan Long
Weng Ern, Prisca
Anna Sim
Terry Chong
Hiew FF, Manjit Singh

Monday, 5 April 2010

11 April 2010

Dr. Siow KW
Peter Long
Siew Pin, Hong Lu, Foong Yee
Jonathan Long, Jocelyn Lee
Darren, Terry C.
Ken Fhui
Meng Fhui
Tommy Q., Manjit Singh

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Friday, 2 April 2010

Monday, 29 March 2010

4 April 2010

Liong KC
Peggy Tan
Tian Sia, Lareina,Colleen
Grace Lee, Meng Fhui
Anna Sim, Weng Ern
Prisca
Jocelyn Lee
Manjit Singh, Hiew FF

Monday, 22 March 2010

28 Mac 2010

Caleb R.  
Shankar
Hong Lu, Foong Yee, Peggy Tan 
Lydia Sim, Jonathan Long
Terry C., Khen Fhui  
Darren
Moses Tan 
Hiew, Tommy Q.

Monday, 15 March 2010

21 Mac 2010

Barnabas P.
Terry C.
Colleen, Hong Lu, Foong Yee
Prisca, Jocelyn Lee
Weng Ern, Darren
Anna Sim
Moses Tan
Manjit Singh, Hiew FF

Monday, 8 March 2010

14 Mac 2010

Dr. Siow KW
Kai Yew
Lareina, Peggy Tan, Shankar R
Meng Fhui, Jonathan Long
Darren, Ken Fhui
Jaemy
Tian Sia
Manjit Singh, Tommy Q.

Sunday, 7 March 2010

Monday, 1 March 2010

7 Mac 2010

Tom C.

Foong Yee

Tan Sia, Siew Pin, Meng Fhui

Lydia Sim, Jocelyn Lee

Anna Sim, Weng Ern

Darren

Ken Fhui

Tommy Q., Manjit Singh

Monday, 22 February 2010

28 Feb 2010

Caleb R.

Peggy Tan

Colleen, Lydia Sim, Hong Lu

Prisca, Meng Fhui

Weng Ern, Anna Sim

Ken Fhui

Moses Tan

Hiew FF, Tommy .Q

Friday, 19 February 2010

FG+ Combined Family Camp 2010

a) Theme : End Time Harvest -末世的丰收
b) Date : 10-12 June 2010
c) Venue : Glory Beach Hotel, Port Diskson, N.Sembilan
d) Accommodation : 
  1. 2 bedded room apartment :– 1 twin + 1 single bed (3 pax) – RM280 per Apt (for 2 nights)
  2. 3 bedded room apartment :– 2 twins + 1 single bed (5 pax) – RM400 per Apt (for 2 nights)
  • No extra mattress will be provided by the Hotel
  • However, guests can put extra people in the apartment as they feel fit
e) Meal /Food : 
Hotel will issue out food coupons for the 6 meals
  1. Dinner on 10 June
  2. B’fast, Lunch & Dinner on 11 June
  3. B’fast & Llunch on 12 June
  • RM100 for an adult
  • RM60 for a child (Age 4 to 12)
  • Children below 4 years old : free of charge.

f) Registration : 
RM10 for an adult and RM5 for a child (Age 4 to 12) , child below 4 is free of charge.
g) Closing Date : 30 Apr 2010



h) Each church is required to:
  1. appoint a coordinator
  2. complete & submit the spreadsheet together with the payment due by 30 Apr 2010.
  3. get ready a few body catchers during altar calls.

Monday, 15 February 2010

21 Feb 2010

Barnabas P.

Prisca

Siew Pin, Peggy Tan, Lareina

Lydia Sim, Jocelyn Lee

Darren, Ken Fhui

Kai Yew

Meng Fhui

Manjit Singh, Tommy Q.

Sunday, 14 February 2010

Monday, 8 February 2010

14-Feb 2010

Dr. Siow KW

Shankar

Hong Lu, Foong Yee, Colleen

Meng Fhui, Jun Fhui

Anna Sim, Weng Ern

Ken Fhui

Moses Tan

Manjit Singh, Hiew FF.

Sunday, 7 February 2010

Sunday, 31 January 2010

7 Feb 10 (C)

CM: Barnabas P.
WL: Shankar R.
BU: Foong Yee, Gigi Lim, Kenneth Lai
P: Chris Lai
S: Jocelyn Lee
G: Terry
D: Darren Oi
LCD: Moses, Colleen
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C

Sunday Sermon 31-Jan-2010

Speaker: Pastor David Lim
O.A Ministry N.S

Sunday, 24 January 2010

31 Jan 10

CM: Liong KC
WL: Peter Long
BU: Jason Lai, Chris Lai, Colleen
P: Grace Lee
S: Jonathan Long
G: Darren Oi
D: Kai Yew
LCD: Jocelyn, Siew Pin
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF
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7 Feb 10 (C)
Barnabas P.
Shankar R.
Foong Yee, Gigi Lim, Kenneth Lai
Chris Lai
Jocelyn Lee
Terry
Darren Oi
Moses, Colleen
Tommy Q, Tom C

Sunday Sermon 24-Jan-2010

Speaker: Bro. Caleb Ramachandran
White Fields Assembly Seremban

Sunday, 17 January 2010

Sunday Sermon 17-Jan-2010

Speaker: Rev. Benny Chan
Open Doors Malaysia

24 Jan 10

CM: Tom C.
WL: Terry Choong
BU: Foong Yee, Hong Lu, Siew Pin
P: Lydia Sim
S: Chris Lai
G: Anna Sim
D: Kenneth Lai
LCD: Lareina, Timothy
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C

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31 Jan 10
CM: Liong KC
WL: Peter Long
BU: Jason Lai, Chris Lai, Colleen
P: Grace Lee
S: Jonathan Long
G: Darren Oi
D: Kai Yew
LCD: Jocelyn, Siew Pin
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF

Sunday, 10 January 2010

17 Jan 10 (C)

CM: Caleb R.
WL: Peggy Tan
BU: Lareina, Timothy, Shankar
P: Chris Lai
S: Jason Lai
G: Weng Ern
D: Jaemy C.
LCD: Moses, Kenneth
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF
-
24 Jan 10 
CM: Tom C.
WL: Terry Choong
BU: Foong Yee, Hong Lu, Siew Pin
P: Lydia Sim
S: Chris Lai
G: Anna Sim
D: Kenneth Lai
LCD: Lareina, Timothy
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C

Sunday Sermon 10-Jan-2009

Speaker: Pastor James Niles
The Tabernacle, Kuala Lumpur

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

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Sex Makes You Stupid

by Mark Gungor on December 2nd, 2009


It never ceases to amaze me how many times I get asked by people (usually, but not always, women) what they should do when the person they are dating is treating them poorly. And by poorly I do not mean that he was 10 minutes late coming to pick the girl up or he forgot what her favorite flower was. By poorly I mean guys who call these women names and talk to them in degrading ways, guys who look at porn, stay out all night with other women doing exactly what you think they’re doing, and on and on. Unbelievably, this is while they are dating! You know, the time when the dude is actually trying to win the woman; when he is supposed to be putting his best foot forward!

Honestly, I just don’t understand it. For the life of me I can’t imagine why a person would continue to date someone who treats them like dirt and with little to no respect. Is this really how they want to spend the rest of their lives? The fantasy world these women live in tells them that “he’ll change,” but the reality is, it only goes downhill from here! Generally, when I’m presented with this kind of scenario, I immediately ask one question: Are you having sex with him? And the answer is almost always: yes.

I finally came to this simple conclusion: sex makes you stupid. It really does. Having sex outside of marriage clouds your vision. People can’t see clearly and aren’t able to make a wise decision to save their souls. The potent spell of sex causes women (and some men) to tolerate and allow the most outrageous behaviors, continue the relationship into marriage, and then come to me a year, two or three into the deal and want me to unscramble the eggs. When I ask the obvious question, “Didn’t you see this before you got married?” they almost without fail say, “Yeah, but I thought it would be different when we got married.” It will be different, alright… it will be worse!

Becoming sexually involved with someone outside of marriage is a bad idea for many reasons. First and foremost a reason that not too many people, even Christians, actually consider is: because God said so! And when God says so, you think that would be good enough since the Almighty Maker of the Universe pretty much knows what he’s doing. If He says, “No,” it’s for good reason. God created sex and He also knows the power of it, and He knows that it will make you stupid! Stupid outside of marriage, but within the marriage covenant is another story.

This same phenomenon that makes men and women dumber than bricks when it comes to making the right decisions in premarital or extra-marital relationships, has extreme power when the sex is according to God’s plan. The very same idea that “sex clouds your vision” is wonderful and necessary in marriage. God has created sex to have this kind of effect so we can forget and overlook the faults and missteps, the offenses and transgression and forgive our spouse. It’s like a drug you can get a hit of that gives you selective amnesia. It’s also another reason why married people need to be having regular sex… so they can get a little clouded vision to overlook the everyday annoyances like toilet seats and toothpaste caps and sometimes the way bigger things that need to be forgiven. We should be “dumb” to those kinds of things.

The Bible tells us that love covers a multitude of sins. God has given us the gift of sex, one of the very things that will aid and enable us to walk out this kind of love. But it only works to our benefit if the sex is in the context of marriage. Kind of like the analogy of fire only being a good thing when it’s contained in a fireplace. God made sex to be the single most powerful force to bring a husband and wife together and to keep them together. But it has to be in marriage or it is the equivalent of taking the fire and putting it on the living room floor. No more warmth and benefit, just a disastrous inferno.

So it is with this wonderful, God-created phenomenon of sex. While husbands and wives benefit greatly from the “cloudy vision” of sex in marriage, we should not be allowing this “sex-brain” to impact us outside of marriage — where people are definitely making decisions under the influence of stupid.

Marriage is a Dance

by Mark Gungor on January 5th, 2010

There is a country music song that says “Life’s a dance, you learn as you go” and this is very true — especially in marriage. Marriage really is a dance that is perfected over time. This is a great analogy that nearly everyone can relate to. We’ve all been to wedding receptions or other places where we see people dancing. Now, in Wisconsin at a wedding you will witness such glorious things as the Chicken Dance, Bunny Hop and polkas! But that isn’t the type of dancing I’m talking about.

What you need to watch is when the slow tempo songs are played and the couples get together. Look at the difference in how the older couples dance compared to the youngsters. The more mature couples dance beautifully as they glide around the floor in near to perfect rhythm with one another. They turn together in wonderful synchronicity and flow through the dance. You can tell they’ve been at this a while. These couples know the steps, they have it down.

Then look at the “newbies.” Unless they’ve taken ballroom dance lessons, you’ll see an entirely different picture. They throw their arms around each other and waddle back and forth like penguins. If they do try to really dance and actually follow steps, you’ll often observe an awkward display. She barking directions at him while they fight for the lead; he’s stepping on her feet and they are tripping over each other. Hopefully, they are laughing as they try to stay upright and not fall on the floor! They can’t come close to the way the older couples light up that dance floor.

Realize that this is the same in marriage. If you’ve been in it for 10 years or less, while that can seem like a long time, you are still young at this dance. It really takes a while to learn all the steps of marriage; to get in sync with your spouse; to be able to flow together like those couples who have been doing it for 20, 30, 40 plus years. Trust me, when those great dancers started out all those years ago, they weren’t cutting a rug like Fred and Ginger the way they can now. (If you aren’t a geezer, you probably don’t even know who Fred and Ginger even are!)

It is truly those who hang in and keep at it, even when the steps are tough, even when they trip and fall and stumble, that learn to dance so beautifully together. They perfect their dance and know just when the dips and turns come. They know how to move together in harmony. It works the same way in marriage.

Even late in life, when the inevitable effects of aging set in, when illness, surgeries, even dementia and such become a part of the routine… the dance continues. Couples still know the steps. He clears the table, she washes the dishes. He takes out the trash, she puts the new bag in. She starts the load in the washer, he puts it in the dryer. In these twilight years of life, couples have the dance of marriage worked out and can still move and flow together. But it took many years to reach that level of perfection; years of stumbling, grumbling, slips, trips, and falls.

Being good at anything takes time and it takes even more time when there are two of you. Keep practicing and working at the marriage dance with your spouse. And the next time you are at a wedding, draw some inspiration from those couples who are so effortlessly gliding across the floor. Grab your partner, hang on tight and don’t give up. As the song says:

Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry about what you don’t know
Life’s a dance you learn as you go!

Marriage is a Dance

by Mark Gungor on January 5th, 2010

There is a country music song that says “Life’s a dance, you learn as you go” and this is very true — especially in marriage. Marriage really is a dance that is perfected over time. This is a great analogy that nearly everyone can relate to. We’ve all been to wedding receptions or other places where we see people dancing. Now, in Wisconsin at a wedding you will witness such glorious things as the Chicken Dance, Bunny Hop and polkas! But that isn’t the type of dancing I’m talking about.

What you need to watch is when the slow tempo songs are played and the couples get together. Look at the difference in how the older couples dance compared to the youngsters. The more mature couples dance beautifully as they glide around the floor in near to perfect rhythm with one another. They turn together in wonderful synchronicity and flow through the dance. You can tell they’ve been at this a while. These couples know the steps, they have it down.

Then look at the “newbies.” Unless they’ve taken ballroom dance lessons, you’ll see an entirely different picture. They throw their arms around each other and waddle back and forth like penguins. If they do try to really dance and actually follow steps, you’ll often observe an awkward display. She barking directions at him while they fight for the lead; he’s stepping on her feet and they are tripping over each other. Hopefully, they are laughing as they try to stay upright and not fall on the floor! They can’t come close to the way the older couples light up that dance floor.

Realize that this is the same in marriage. If you’ve been in it for 10 years or less, while that can seem like a long time, you are still young at this dance. It really takes a while to learn all the steps of marriage; to get in sync with your spouse; to be able to flow together like those couples who have been doing it for 20, 30, 40 plus years. Trust me, when those great dancers started out all those years ago, they weren’t cutting a rug like Fred and Ginger the way they can now. (If you aren’t a geezer, you probably don’t even know who Fred and Ginger even are!)

It is truly those who hang in and keep at it, even when the steps are tough, even when they trip and fall and stumble, that learn to dance so beautifully together. They perfect their dance and know just when the dips and turns come. They know how to move together in harmony. It works the same way in marriage.

Even late in life, when the inevitable effects of aging set in, when illness, surgeries, even dementia and such become a part of the routine… the dance continues. Couples still know the steps. He clears the table, she washes the dishes. He takes out the trash, she puts the new bag in. She starts the load in the washer, he puts it in the dryer. In these twilight years of life, couples have the dance of marriage worked out and can still move and flow together. But it took many years to reach that level of perfection; years of stumbling, grumbling, slips, trips, and falls.

Being good at anything takes time and it takes even more time when there are two of you. Keep practicing and working at the marriage dance with your spouse. And the next time you are at a wedding, draw some inspiration from those couples who are so effortlessly gliding across the floor. Grab your partner, hang on tight and don’t give up. As the song says:

Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry about what you don’t know
Life’s a dance you learn as you go!

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

CHANGE OF NAME TO WHITE FIELDS ASSEMBLY, SEREMBAN

Note: This is the text of an announcement read out during Worship Service in Full Gospel Assembly Seremban on 15th October 1995.


1. Full Gospel Assembly Seremban (FGA Seremban) was established in the latter part of 1985 as a branch of Full Gospel Assembly Bhd (FGA Bhd).
The first Sunday worship service was held on 2nd. November, 1985.
Spiritual and legal cover was provided by the mother church of Full Gospel Assembly Kuala Lumpur (FGA, KL).

2. The Lord has blessed FGA Seremban since its inception and ministries in both English and Mandarin are in existence.
The Church celebrates her tenth anniversary on 31st October of 1995.
During those ten years she has functioned as an autonomous local church with minimal reference to the mother church except for financial accountability.
Annual meetings were however held among Branch FGA Leaders in order to enhance closer relationship and cooperation as well as to facilitate administrative procedures.

3. As the Lord continued to bless the ministries of the Branch FGA’s (the other branches being located at Penang, Taiping, Ipoh and Batu Pahat) certain legal problems were anticipated especially regarding the acquiring and ownership of landed properties by the various branches.
This matter was first highlighted at the Annual Branch Leaders Meeting held on 10th. November, 1993 at which Branches were asked to explore ways of establishing a separate and independent legal existence.
It was stressed that the Spiritual networking and cooperation among all FGA’s would not only be maintained but also be enhanced.

4. At another meeting held on 2nd. September, 1994 attended by Branch Leaders and their Legal Advisors (Bro. Tan Moh Huat acting as the Legal Advisor for Seremban) it was agreed that all Branches would proceed with their own registration of a Public Company Limited by Guarantee under the Companies Act, 1965.
It was unanimously agreed that while we were concerned with the legal aspects all branches were to consider the spiritual necessity to intercede and pray for one another regularly and maintain very close contact.


5. WHITE FIELDS BHD was officially registered under the Companies Act 1965 on 17 January 1995 as Public Company Limited by Guarantee Not Having a Share Capital, with the Elders of FGA Seremban (Dr. Tan Yee Beng and Bro. Lim Swee Boon) as the first Directors.

The following are listed among objectives of WHITE FIELDS BHD:
a. To hold and organize meetings for the benefit, well-being and spiritual development of members and to function as a non-profit, non-political and social welfare organization.
b. To hold and organize meetings, seminars, conventions and to conduct leadership training that promotes the development of the whole person in all aspects designed to improve, accelerate and empower one’s physical, mental, and spiritual capabilities and capacities.
c. To encourage, propagate and promote the Good News Testimony by persons, individually or corporately.

6. With the approach of the Tenth Anniversary of FGA Seremban, the Elders and Oversight Committee after much prayer and deliberation have concluded that the time is now ripe for WHITE FIELDS. SEREMBAN to be established as the continuation and successor of Full Gospel Seremban with effect from 1st November 1995.

7. The Elders of Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur have therefore been requested to dissolve FGA Seremban as a branch of Full Gospel Assembly Bhd with effect from 31st October 1995.
All assets belonging to FGA Seremban, including this building will be transferred to WHITE FIELDS BHD.

8. As from 1st November 1995, on the Tenth Anniversary of Full Gospel Assembly Seremban, “WHITE FIELDS” will be the new name of this local Church.
John 4: 35 gives the vision behind “WHITE FIELDS” because Jesus said: “Do you not say, “There are still four months and then comes the harvest”? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” (NKJV)
9. The Elders and Oversight Committee are strongly of the conviction that the establishment of “WHITE FIELDS” at this juncture is within the will and timing of the Lord and will be a positive step in the continuing development and ministry of our Church.
They would also like to assure all members that:
a. The Lordship of Jesus Christ and the ministry of the Holy Spirit will continue to be honored.
b. Increased emphasis will be made on fulfilling the Great Commission.
c. The Doctrinal position of the Church remains unchanged.
d. The Elders and the members of the Oversight Committee as well as all Heads of Departments and Home Fellowship Leaders will continue to serve the Lord in their present capabilities.
e. WHITE FIELDS will continue to work closely with the FGA family of Churches as well as other life-minded Churches.

10. As from 1st November 1995 all cheques to the Church should be made out to “WHITEFIELDS BHD”.

11. Any member who has any doubts about any aspect of this announcement is encouraged to please feel free to approach any of the leaders of the Church for clarification.

12. May the peace and blessings of God remain with each one of you as worship and honor Him in your life.

Sunday, 3 January 2010

HISTORICAL REVIEW OF WHITE FIELDS ASSEMBLY, SEREMBAN

written by Dr. Tan Yee Beng on 27th. October 2008 
further input by Elder Lim Swee Boon on 24th. September, 2010

1. Started by a group of Christians who were touched by the Lord and filled with the Holy Spirit through the ministry of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship.

2. Attracted to FGA KL by:
a. Presence and reality of God
b. Spirit led and Spirit powered ministry
c. Mature lay leadership
d. Team ministry

3. Continuously encouraged to start ministry in Seremban, Branch of FGA KL. Dr. Tan Yee Beng and Nellie were finally convicted by the Lord to plant FGA Seremban. Their fears were allayed by the Lord through Judges 6: 16.
It was indeed by a leap of faith, accompanied by fear and trembling, that preparations began of the launching of the new Church in the latter part of 1985. The Elders of FGA, KL, Dr. Koh Eng Kiat and Elder Ang Chui Lai, laid hands on Tan Yee Beng and Nellie during service to send them back to Seremban to plant a daughter church.

4. Church started with a series of Prayer meetings initially held in Dr. Tan’s home.Among those who attended were:
a. Dr. Tan Yee Beng
b. Nellie Tan
c. Tan Hock Chye
d. Mabel Tan
e. Michael Tham
f. Chow Swee Lin (Dr. Chow was then still not a Christian)

5. Although both Hock Chye and Swee Boon were part of the initial founding group they could not officially join until they had sorted out the existing membership and commitments in their previous churches. Members of the first Oversight Committee as follows:
a. Dr. Tan Yee Beng – Elder
b. Sister Nellie Tan
c. Lt. Col Tan Hock Chye
d. Sister Mabel Tan
e. Brother Lim Swee Boon
f. Brother Michael Tham

6. Dr. Ng Soon Gan from FGA KL gave love gift for purchase of piano. Chin Teng Lum also gave a love gift that was used to repaint the Sanctuary.

7. The First Sunday Service was held on 2nd November 1985 above Dr. Tan’s Surgery at the First Floor, 166 Jalan Templer, Seremban. The premise was previously used as the Full Gospel Centre by FGBMF Seremban.
The Centre had been closed about a year previously and for a few months was used as an Outreach Point by Tabernacle of Worship before being vacated. There was strong support from FGA KL at the Opening Service, led by Elder Ang Chui Lai.
A large number of FGBMF members and other Christians also attended. Bro. Ulrich Huyssen, missionary to the Philippines, gave the message on “The shaking we face in life”.

8. Uncle Timothy & Mrs. Poi were visiting Australia during this period. Upon hearing of the planting of the new church they immediately sent a card to Dr. Tan saying they were looking forward to joining us on their return.
And so they did! Bro. Hooi Hong Kong & Sis. Swee Ying also joined early.

9. Mabel Tan started the Children’s Ministry.

10. Start of Chinese ministry. The need of reach out to spouses who could not understand English led to the launching of the Chinese Ministry by Lim Swee Boon.
The use of ear-phones with simultaneous interpretation began on 12th Jan 1986. A separate Chinese Service was launched on 17th February 1987.
Lim Swee Boon was subsequently appointed co-elder of the church in 1989.

11. God blessed Church in spite of us no experience in Church management or Bible School Training. Complete dependence on Holy Spirit rather than human skills & knowledge.

12. Church Planting & Outreach:
a. Sponsored Batu Pahat for branch affiliation with FGA KL under John Lee.
b. Segamat FGA started as branch of FGA Seremban under Steven Wong.
c. WFA Bukit Pelandok – First service on 15th August 1999 following Nipah Virus outbreak.

13. New Premises:
a. End 1987 – Rented present premises in Jalan Zaaba.
b. 1990 – Purchased present premises for RM 850,000.
c. No fund-raising campaign, no fun fair – God provided the finance, Praise The Lord.

14. White Fields Assembly on 10th Anniversary of Church
a. KL released all branches – Penang, Taiping, Ipoh, Seremban, Batu Pahat.
b. Legally independent but spiritual networking continues.
c. Full Gospel Plus Fellowship launched in November 2005.

15. Recent Developments:
a. Sim Say Khim appointed additional Elder in December 2005.
b. Lim Swee Boon assumed appointment as full time Senior Pastor in January 2006.
c. Dr. Tan Yee Beng steps down as Chairman Elder and Lim Swee Boon takes over on 1st Jan 2008.

10 Jan 10

CM: Siow KW
WL: Kai Yew
BU: Gigi Lim, Foong Yee, Chris Lai
P: Grace Lee
S: Jocelyn Lee
G: Kenneth Lai
D: Anna Sim
LCD: Siew Pin, Colleen
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C
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17 Jan 10 (C)
 CM: Caleb R.
WL: Peggy Tan
BU: Lareina, Timothy, Shankar
P: Chris Lai
S: Jason Lai
G: Weng Ern
D: Jaemy C.
LCD: Moses, Kenneth
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

3 Jan 10 (C)

CM: Barnabas P.
WL: Foong Yee
BU: Peggy Tan, Tian Sia, Hong Lu
P: Jason Lai
S: Jonathan Long
G:Darren Oi
D: Kai Yew
LCD: Timothy, Jocelyn
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF
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10 Jan 10

CM: Siow KW
WL: Kai Yew
BU: Gigi Lim, Foong Yee, Chris Lai
P: Grace Lee
S: Jocelyn Lee
G: Kenneth Lai
D: Anna Sim
LCD: Siew Pin, Colleen
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C

Sunday, 27 December 2009

Old Age Is Not A Problem For God

"And may He be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age ... " - Ruth 4:15a.

It is wonderful that we have been praying for the WFA youth and young adults for they are indeed the future of our church. We must thank God their energy, vigour and potential but now that the end of 2009 is upon us, we must not forget about the dear folk around us who are older. They are still a very valuable asset that must never be overlooked, ignored or forgotten. For the dear "senior citizens" in WFA who at times feel depleted, of little use and unable to serve, this thinking and feeling is actually a lie that we must reject! Pastor Rick Warren has emphasized that from a Biblical perspective, God's servants never really retire because God uses His servants in spite of seemingly unfavourable circumstances.

An example of this is the life of Naomi, an elderly lady who was left completely destitute after she lost her husband and her sons. To make matters worse, her life was impoverished by a famine in the land (Ruth 1:1-5). God however intervened through a man named Boaz and provided the 'restorer of life and a nourisher' of Naomi's old age (ruth 4:15a). As her kinsman-redeemer, Boaz married Naomi's widowed daughter-in-law Ruth and by that marriage produced a grandson for Naomi. The birth of her grandson gave Naomi a new position in life, causing the women in her town to declare that the restorer of life and nourisher of her old age had blessed her and changed her life.

Naomi's grandson by Ruth and Boaz was Obed - who was later to become the grandfather of King David. The Hebrew word for 'restorer' is 'shub' which means to turn back, return, restore, reverse, retrieve or to bring back. All these meanings can describe the ministry of Jesus Christ; because of His death and resurrection, Christ can restore life to any person who will turn away from sin and turn to God. The manner in which Boaz rescued Ruth is a model of the story of Christ rescuing His people from sin.

Boaz is therefore often seen as an image of Jesus, our kinsman-redeemer. Jesus became our kinsman when He was born into this world as one like us and became our Redeemer when He paid with His life and blood at the cross to redeem us. Jesus gave Himself to us as our restorer of life and nourisher of our old age. When the restorer of life is in our lives by faith, what we can have lost can be restored (Joel 2:25-26). With the nourisher of our old age in us, our bodies can be gloriously renewed even when we grow old.

That is why when Moses died at the age of 120 years, his eyes were not dim and his natural vigour was not diminished (Deuteronomy 34:7). Caleb, at 85 years of age, could still drive out the giants from the land. God had literally nourished his body, and made it strong for war (Joshua 14:11). Sarah was clearly rejuvenated in her old age by God for she was still desirable to a king at the age of 90 (Genesis 20:1-2). God even renewed her body so she had the strength to conceive seed (Hebrews 11:11), giving birth to Isaac in her old age.

God is beyond limitations of time and as a consequence of this, our faith in Him can bring us into a special place of timelessness. Here, what the years have stolen can be restored. Even as our years increase, by faith we need not become weak, weary and unable to be useful (as seen by the world) because the restorer of life and nourisher of old age is in us.

Sunday Sermon 27-Dec-2009

Speaker: Pastor Malcolm Dennis
Full Gospel Assembly Kuala Lumpur

Friday, 25 December 2009

27 Dec 09

CM: Liong KC
WL:Shankar R.
BU: Foong Yee, Gigi Lim, Kenneth Lai
P: Chris Lai
S: Jocelyn Lee
G: Terry
D: Darren Oi
LCD:Moses, Colleen
PA:Tommy Q, Tom C
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3 Jan 10 (C)
CM: Barnabas P.
WL: Foong Yee
BU: Peggy Tan, Tian Sia, Hong Lu

P: Jason Lai
S: Jonathan Long
G:Darren Oi
D: Kai Yew
LCD: Timothy, Jocelyn
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF

God With Us

"... they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, God with us" - Matthew 1:23b

Over the last 2 weeks we have read about the truth and joy of Christmas being based on God's love for us. God loves us so much that He sent Jesus on a mission with a message of love. Christmas is a yearly reminder that God loves you. The Bible says God is love. It does not say God has love - it says God is love because love is His nature. He created the whole universe, He created every thing in this world, and then He created you because He loves you. One could say that the reason you live is because God created you as an object of His love. God made you so He could love you and so that you can love Him.

God's love for each one of us is the reason we can breathe and our hearts beat. God's good news is that He loves you on your good days as much as He loves you on your bad days. He loves you when you can feel His love, and He loves you when you don't seem to feel His love. He loves us whether or not we think we deserve His love. There is nothing we can do that will make God stop loving us because His love for us is based upon His character and not anything you do or do not do, say or do not say, feel or do not feel.

God loves us so much that He sent His only Son, Jesus, on a mission into this world so "that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16b). When the baby Jesus grew up to be a man, He was God's missionary to us. His whole life purpose was to serve us and to die for us. God's love is beyond all our knowledge and it is at times hard for us to understand the width, length, height and depth of God's love for us.

God gave the baby Jesus a number of names to tell us about the character of Christ and the purpose of His life. One of Jesus' name is 'Immanuel' which is translated "God with us" (Matthew 1:23b). Hebrews 13:5 tells us the Lord is with us forever for He Himself says God will never abandon us. You may not feel God's presence in your life right now, but that is no indication that God is not there. Matthew 28:20 tells us He is with you - now and "even to the end of age".

God understands loneliness better than anyone of us - even better than a brother in WFA who loves to quote Genesis 2:18 "It is not good that man should be alone". Loneliness is certainly not an issue unique to single people - there are many married people even here in Seremban who are desperately lonely. You feel lonely because God created you to need people in your life - but regardless of how many friends you have - your loneliness will remain until you are intimately connected to God. The good news is that because of the birth of Jesus, you know God is with you and you never have to face another day alone.

God's presence with us removes fear. You don't have to worry and you don't have to be anxious about what is going to happen. You may not feel like God is with you on some days but His presence in your life has nothing to do with your feelings. Through the birth of Jesus, God says, "I love you, I have marvellous plans for you and I am going to give you hope". If you are lonely this Christmas, let Jesus fill any emptiness in your heart and know that He is with you and will come back to this world for you.

Christmas Day Sermon

Speaker: Pastor Benny Mun
Full Gospel Assembly Kuala Lumpur

Sunday, 20 December 2009

The Joy Of Christmas

"... for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people ." - Luke 2:10b.

Often Christmas stories focus mostly on the baby Jesus and characters like Mary, Joseph, the wise men, angels, etc. But we can also learn important lessons from the account of shepherds mentioned in Luke 2:8-20. They were among the lowest people in society - not held in high esteem. Even today in many parts of the world from India to Siliau village near Port Dickson, people employed to look after animals are usually looked down on in society as they are usually uneducated and live in very humble conditions. Let us consider what the shepherds did when they heard the good news for the first time.

The angels announced that the Messiah had been born and as soon as these angels had gone, the shepherds said to one another "Let us go NOW.." There was no debate, argument or procrastination. They didn't go to a seminary or the Internet to research this. They just believed it - that is faith. The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. God is pleased with those who respond to God's gift through faith. Faith means you accept all that God did through Christ - that He is the Saviour of the world - that He came to die for your sins - that you can only find forgiveness and a new life through Him - and that you must follow Jesus Christ as Lord. This is an active embracing of what God had promised in Christ to all mankind and is tied to our own obedience.

The shepherds did exactly as they were told. Often we think of Christmas as just another holiday, that it is about a sweet little baby Jesus asleep on some hay - a sweet safe image. But Christmas isn't safe! That baby is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He came to establish a kingdom that challenges the kingdom of self. This is threatening because He bids those who follow Him to take up their cross daily - to lay aside their right to rule themselves, and to surrender to His rule. The world loves to celebrate the birth of Christ, but they hate to obey Him as the Lord of their lives. Many people want to keep Christ as a cute little baby in a manager - but the manger is meaningless apart from the Cross. Jesus Christ was born to fulfill His Father's mission for Him to be Saviour of the world.

Someone might have said "This little baby, tender as any newborn, has come to crush Satan. The forces of hell will quake at His presence, though for now He lies quietly in a cold manger." The humble shepherds exemplified how the Saviour of the world would be to His people. Acts 17:25 says "He gives to all life, breath and all things" while Job 34:14-15 tells us that if God were to withdraw His breath from us, we would return to dust. In other words, every breath we breathe is a miracle.

Because we have heard the Christmas story so many times, we may forget the amazing miracle it really is. God came to earth in the form of a man. Let's pause a while to take time to absorb the wonder of the miracle. Luke 2:17 tells us that when the shepherds arrived in Bethlehem and saw the child lying in a manger, "they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child." They were not preachers or leaders but that did not matter, they had heard and seen something that meant salvation for the whole world. The angel had said to them that this is good news "of great joy which shall be for all people." Let's share this great joy by being as obedient as the humble shepherds.

Sunday Sermon 20-Dec-2009

Speaker: Bro. Barnabas Param
White Fields Assembly Seremban

27 Dec 09

CM - Liong KC
WL - Shankar R.
BU - Foong Yee, Gigi Lim, Kenneth Lai
P - Chris Lai
S - Jocelyn Lee
G - Terry
D - Darren Oi
LCD - Moses, Colleen
PA - Tommy Q, Tom C
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3 Jan 10 (C)
Barnabas P.
Foong Yee
Peggy Tan, Tian Sia, Hong Lu
Jason Lai
Jonathan Long
Darren Oi
Kai Yew
Timothy, Jocelyn
Manjit, Hiew FF

25 Dec 09

Tom C.
Peter Long
Jason Lai, Chris Lai, Colleen
Grace Lee
Jonathan Long
Darren Oi
Kai Yew
Jocelyn, Siew Pin
Manjit, Hiew FF
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27 Dec 09
Liong KC
Shankar R.
Foong Yee, Gigi Lim, Kenneth Lai
Chris Lai
Jocelyn Lee
Terry
Darren Oi
Moses, Colleen
Tommy Q, Tom C

Monday, 14 December 2009

20 Dec 09 (C)

Caleb R.
Terry Choong
Foong Yee, Hong Lu, Siew Pin
Lydia Sim
Chris Lai
Anna Sim
Kenneth Lai
Lareina, Timothy
Tommy Q, Tom C
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25 Dec 09
Tom C.
Peter Long
Jason Lai, Chris Lai, Colleen
Grace Lee
Jonathan Long
Darren Oi
Kai Yew
Jocelyn, Siew Pin
Manjit, Hiew FF

Sunday, 13 December 2009

The Truth About Christmas

"... For out of you shall come a Rule Who will shepherd My people .." Matthew 2:6b

With Christmas just 2 weeks away, let us think about the season called Advent, a name that comes from the Latin word 'adventus', which is a translation of the Greek word 'parousia' that means "coming" or "presence". It refers to the coming of the Messiah and is both a reminder of Jesus' birth (the 1st advent) as well as the second coming of Christ. Sadly, many Christians are not very clear about this and even seemingly spiritual Bible reading folks may celebrate Christmas focused only on the birth of Christ using the images of a little baby Jesus born in a barn. Yet Scripture uses the prophesy of the prophet Micah in Matthew 2:6 to proclaim a "Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel".

The fact that this baby grew to be a man, ministered for over 3 years, was sacrificed for the sins of the whole world, was resurrected and told his disciples He will come again, is often not emphasized. The word 'parousia' is used only 4 times in the Gospels - once by the disciples and 3 times by Jesus; all refer to His second coming and all are found in one chapter (Matthew 24). This season can therefore also serve as a reminder of the waiting that Christians endure for the 2nd coming of Christ. In a sense, this parallels the Jewish nation waiting for the birth of the Messiah. The Jews await their king to come to deliver them but to Christians, our King is coming again to establish His Kingdom on earth.

Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation and of longing. There is a yearning for deliverance from the evils of his world and there is a hope of deliverance by a God who hears the cries of the oppressed and brings deliverance. It is this hope that gives believers the anticipation of a King who will rule with truth and justice over His people and His creation. It is the hope now refreshed in the hearts of Christians, of a Messiah who has brought justice and righteousness to mankind by giving us peace with God through His death on a cross - a Messiah who will come again to rule over us.

Part of the hope we have also anticipates a judgement on sin and a calling of the world to accountability before God. We long for God to come and set the world right, yet as the prophet Amos warned, the expectation of a coming judgement on the "Day of the Lord" may not be the day everyone will welcome since the penetrating light of God's judgement on sin and unbelief will shine just as brightly on all of us. This is a time of celebration but often it is the condition of our heart's relationship with God that determines what we are celebrating. Some feel they have nothing to celebrate - perhaps this may be the case for those who have lost sight of the Cross of Christ in their pursuit of worldly gain.

Through His angels, God tells us that Christmas is good news of such great joy that, if only we truly believe it, we will not be able to keep the celebration in us. This is why some churches begin evangelistic outreach campaign during this season; WFA members may remember doing this in recent years. The real issue is how much of this good news do we really believe. Some people are frustrated with their circumstances and get so busy chasing after their own goals that they lose sight of the real joy. The joy of Christmas is based on three things: 1st God loves us; 2nd God is with us; 3rd God is for us. If we believe this, there will be so much to celebrate. This is the truth about Christmas.

Sunday Sermon 13 December 2009

Speaker: Pastor Gurmit Sigh Jassal
Grace Assembly Petaling Jaya

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women - 6

From HERE


Lie #10: Women who exhibit strong leadership qualities have a “spirit of Jezebel.”

Once I was listening to Bible teacher Cindy Jacobs speak at a prayer conference in Colorado. When she approached the pulpit, two men who were sitting in front of me turned to each other and began to pray softly.

“Lord, we bind the power of the devil from bewitching this audience,” one man said, adding, “We bind the power of Jezebel in the name of Jesus.” These men believed that the crowd would automatically come under a spirit of deception when Jacobs taught them—simply because she was a woman.

How absurd! Was Barak “deceived” when he took orders from Deborah? (See Judg. 4:14.) Did baby Jesus come under a harmful influence when Anna prophesied over Him? (See Luke 2:36-38.) Was Apollos spiritually emasculated when he submitted to the teaching of Priscilla? (See Acts 18:26.) Of course not!

To associate godly women with Jezebel, a wicked Old Testament despot, is unfair and offensive, yet men in the church today often pin Jezebel’s label on strong, anointed women because they feel threatened by them.

Let’s stop the insults. If a woman is using manipulation to usurp authority or if she is spreading heresies, then she certainly deserves the Jezebel label—as do men who do such things. But women who walk in spiritual integrity and preach the Word of God with power deserve our respect.

J. Lee Grady, editor of Charisma magazine, is the author of, Ten Lies the Church Tells Women (Creation House).

Saturday, 12 December 2009

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women - 5

From HERE


Lie #8: Women must not teach or preach to men in a church setting.

Since 1 Timothy 2:12 obviously contradicts the overall biblical endorsement of women in authority, how are we to understand it? What is Paul actually saying in this passage?

In their book I Suffer Not a Woman, Richard and Catherine Clark Kroeger explain that certain cultic worship practices involving female priestesses of Diana had invaded the first-century church. These priestesses promoted blasphemous ideas about sex and spirituality, and they sometimes performed rituals in which they pronounced curses on men and declared female superiority.

What Paul was most likely saying to the Ephesians was this: “I do not allow a woman to teach these cultic heresies, nor do I allow them to usurp authority from men by performing pagan rituals.” He was not saying, as some Christians have assumed, “I do not allow godly Christian women to teach the Bible.” In his day, Paul would have been thrilled to have had more skilled women who could teach the truth!

Lie #9. Women are more easily deceived than men.

This idea has been taught by twisting the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:14, which says, “It was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression” (NLT). Some have suggested that because Eve was tricked by the devil, women have a stronger propensity toward deception. Others have gone so far as to insist that women are to blame for all the evil in the world and are therefore under a greater curse than men.

No respectable Bible scholar in the church today would promote such a view. The Bible clearly states that Adam and Eve were both held guilty by God for their disobedience, and they were both punished. In 1 Timothy, Paul cited the creation account not to place extra blame on Eve but to refute a bizarre teaching that was circulating in Asia Minor.

In the first century, Gnostic heretics were mixing Christianity with paganism. One of their teachings stated that Eve actually liberated the world when she disobeyed God and gained secret knowledge from the devil.

Paul was not teaching that women are more prone to deception. He was explaining that what Eve did was not right, and that the Christian view of the creation was that Adam and Eve sinned when they listened to the serpent.

Women are certainly capable of spreading deception because they have a fallen nature as men do, but there is no evidence that they have greater gullibility. That view is rooted in demeaning stereotypes and prejudice.

Friday, 11 December 2009

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women - 4

From HERE

Lie #6. A woman should view her husband as the “priest of the home.”

Search your concordance. Scripture never describes men as “priests of the home.” This man-made concept was popularized in evangelical churches in the last century. We have one priest, Jesus Christ, whose blood atoned for our sins. It is a mockery of the gospel to suggest that any human being needs an additional priest apart from the Son of God.

The Bible says all believers are priests (see 1 Pet. 2:9, Rev. 1:6); there is no gender restriction. Husbands function as priests when they pray for their families or when they minister the Word of God to them, and wives also function in this role.

My experience in marriage has been that God speaks both to me and to my wife. He doesn’t say to me, “Since you are the head of this house, I’ll tell you my plans for your family, and you can tell the others what I said.” Often God has revealed His plans to my wife before I heard anything!

Christian men need to stop being defensive and recognize that God has called us to function in unity with our wives. We need to listen to their counsel, consider their opinions, and pray together for the mind of the Lord rather than putting our foot down and shouting, “I am the leader of this family, and what I say goes!”


Lie #7. Women are not equipped to assume leadership roles.

The most common mistake we make in biblical interpretation occurs when we take one isolated verse and build a doctrine around it—even if the verse seems to contradict other passages. This is often what we do with 1 Tim. 2:12, “I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man” (NASB).

Most theologians believe that this passage was addressing an isolated situation in Ephesus. They came to this conclusion after studying the myriad of references in the Bible to women in spiritual authority. The Old Testament records that Deborah was a judge over Israel—and God blessed her leadership in battle (see Judg. 4-5). Other women who held authority over men include Miriam, Huldah and Noadiah.

Jesus issued His first gospel commission to women (see Matt. 28:1-10), and both men and women were empowered to preach on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Priscilla, Chloe and Phoebe were leaders in the early church, and one woman, Junia, is called an apostle by Paul (Rom. 16:7).

The promise of the prophet Joel was that “sons and daughters” would prophesy after the Holy Spirit was given to the church (Joel 2:28, emphasis added). Yet we have taken one misunderstood verse from Paul’s writings and used it to negate hundreds of other passages that support the full release of women into ministry.

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women - 3

From HERE


Lie #4. Women must obediently submit to their husbands in all situations.

A distraught Christian woman who was regularly beaten by her husband finally gained the courage to seek counsel from her pastor. After she told him about her husband’s fits of rage, the pastor responded, “If your husband kills you, it will be to the glory of God.”

The pastor reached this irresponsible conclusion because of a distorted view of “male headship.” We often portray marriage as a hierarchy, with husbands on the throne and wives at the footstool, and we use Scripture to justify this view: “Wives...submit to your husbands as you do to the Lord” (Eph. 5:22).

We assume this verse means women have no say in family matters or that their opinion is second-rate. In extreme cases, women have been told to submit to abuse in order to honor male headship. But this is not a Christian view.

Paul also told the Ephesians, “submit to one another” (5:21, emphasis added). I have heard teachings by male clergy on the subject of male headship, but I’ve never heard a pastor encourage men to submit to their wives! Yet in a loving marriage, a man and woman will defer to one another as they make decisions.

In my 16 years of marriage, my wife and I have had plenty of disagreements. But when we reach an impasse, I don’t announce, “I am the head of this house, so what I say goes.” Rather, Deborah and I either agree to pray about the matter, or we choose to defer to one another.

The point is never who is in charge. I view my wife as an equal. I am not “over her.” We function as one.

Lie #5. A man needs to “cover” a woman in her ministry activities.

This idea came from a distorted interpretation of the apostle Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 11:3, “the head of woman is man” (NKJV). People have used these words to bolster the idea that women are subservient to men or that they cannot approach God without a male authority figure in their lives.

Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 11 about head coverings is a difficult passage, and Bible scholars don’t agree on its meaning. However, most teach that Paul is addressing specific cultural concerns in first-century Corinth and that he is calling for propriety and order in a society where immorality and paganism had blurred gender distinctions.

Paul was not placing men in a position of generic rulership over women. Because there is “no male or female in Christ” (see Gal. 3:28), women can pray, worship, study the Bible or minister without a man present. How silly to think that a man, because of his gender, could add credibility to prayer or Spirit-empowered ministry! To believe this would be to trust in the flesh.

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women - 2

From HERE


Lie #2. Women can’t be fulfilled or spiritually effective without a husband.

From the time she was released from a German death camp in 1944 until her death in 1983, Corrie Ten Boom taught the world about a Savior who could forgive the cruelest Nazi. Yet she never married. Did the fact that she did not have a husband make her less “complete”? Some Christians would say yes.

We have spent so much energy defending the concept of the biblical family that we are guilty of idolizing it. We’ve preached that a woman’s primary responsibility is to find a godly husband, have lots of babies and stay home to raise them for Christ.

But marital status is not a qualifier for ministry. The Bible does not even state whether certain key followers of Jesus, such as the 12 disciples, were married or not.

The highest calling of all believers—married or unmarried—is to develop a relationship with Jesus. Any other earthly relationship is secondary, and Christ Himself warned us never to allow people we love to become idols that distract us from Him.

Lie #3. Women shouldn’t work outside the home.

Many evangelical churches have preached that women who work outside the home are breaking a scriptural commandment, but this conclusion can be reached only by distorting the biblical record. The woman described in Proverbs 31 is often used to bolster a traditional view of the June Cleaver-style matron who spends her day baking casseroles while her husband is at the office. But a careful reading reveals that the Proverbs 31 woman, in her ancient Middle Eastern context, functioned as a real estate agent and ran a textile business.

Titus 2:5 instructs women to “take care of their homes” (New Living Translation). But most scholars would agree that this passage simply exhorts married women not to forsake their children.

It is true that, because of ambition or materialism, some Christian women neglect their children even though the Holy Spirit has urged them to put their career objectives on hold. But rather than placing a legalistic burden on women by telling them that having a career is ungodly, we should tell both men and women to submit their career plans to the Holy Spirit’s direction.

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women

From HERE

We live in the 21st century, but if we’re honest we have to admit that in some ways the church is still in the Dark Ages—especially when we look at the way we treat women.

Even though the Scriptures never portray women as secondary to men, our male-dominated religious system still promotes a warped view of female inferiority. Women are tired of this, and as a man, so am I—because such demeaning attitudes don’t reflect God’s heart.

Jesus challenged gender prejudice at its core when He directed so much of His ministry toward women. In a Middle Eastern culture that considered women mere property, He healed women, discipled them and commissioned them to minister. Yet today we spend much of our energy denying them opportunities—and using the Bible to defend our prohibitions.

I’ve identified 10 erroneous views about women that for too long have been circulated in the church, preached from pulpits and written in the study notes of popular Bible translations. I believe we must debunk these lies if we want to see the church fully released to fulfill the Great Commission.


Lie #1. God’s ultimate plan for women is that they serve their husbands.

How sad that so many Christian men view women from a selfish perspective. This view is often promoted by misreading the account of Eve’s creation in Genesis 2:18-25, in which Adam is provided a “helpmate.” The Hebrew word used here often is translated “companion,” denoting intimacy and partnership. But through the centuries it has been used to imply that Eve was some type of domestic appendage.

We men have assumed that God gave Eve to fulfill Adam’s sexual needs as well as to serve as his cook, laundress and maid. But the Genesis account does not say this.

After Eve’s creation, God did not tell her: “You are Adam’s helper; I command you to serve him well.” She was not created for servitude; she was fashioned to be a co-laborer with Adam so that they might rule together over creation as God commissioned them to do (see Gen. 1:28).

Monday, 7 December 2009

13 Dec 09

Siow KW
Peggy Tan
Lareina, Timothy, Shankar
Chris Lai
Jason Lai
Weng Ern
Jaemy C.
Moses, Kenneth
Manjit, Hiew FF
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20 Dec 09 (C)
Caleb R.
Terry Choong
Foong Yee, Hong Lu, Siew Pin
Lydia Sim
Chris Lai
Anna Sim
Kenneth Lai
Lareina, Timothy
Tommy Q, Tom C

Sunday, 6 December 2009

Sunday, 29 November 2009

Sunday Sermon 29-Nov-2009

Speaker: Dr. Siow Khim Woon
White Fields Assembly Seremban

6 Dec 09 (C)

CM: Barnabas P.
WL: Kai Yew
BU: Gigi Lim, Foong Yee, Chris Lai
P: Grace Lee
S: Jocelyn Lee
G: Kenneth Lai
D: Anna Sim
LCD: Siew Pin, Colleen
PA: Tommy Q, Tom C
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13 Dec 09
Siow KW
Peggy Tan
Lareina, Timothy, Shankar
Chris Lai
Jason Lai
Weng Ern
Jaemy C.
Moses, Kenneth
Manjit, Hiew FF

DECEMBER IS "THANKSGIVING MONTH"


Let us all reflect on 2009 and find reasons to be thankful for...
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Let us look forward to 2010 and find reasons to be thankful for in advance..
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  1. Thank the Good Lord: for good health, providence, guidance, comfort, strength..
  2. Thank our leadership - Church leaders / CG leaders / Ministry leaders..
  3. Thank our brothers & sisters in the White Fields Family..
  4. Thank our own family..
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What are you thankful for?

Monday, 23 November 2009

Youth & Young Adults (YaYA) Slumber Camp

 Dates: 18 & 19 December 2009 (Friday & Saturday) - Friday is Awal Muharam PH
Venue: White Fields Assembly
Time: 9am (18 Dec) - 9pm (19 Dec)
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It is fine if you can only come for one day - of course, the best is to stay for both.
You are welcome to invite your friends and relatives.
Send their contact details (email & phone number) to feedback2wfa@gmail.com
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Contacts:
Bro. Hong Lu & Sis. Foong Yee
Bro. Kai Yew & Sis. Michelle
Bro. Terry
Sis. Lydia
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Sis. Foong Yee will be handling all matters related to food.

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Sunday Sermon 22-Nov-2009

Speakers: Pastor Justin and Jacqueline Ryan
One Voice Ministries

29 Nov 09

CM: Liong KC
WL: Foong Yee
BU: Peggy Tan, Tian Sia, Hong Lu
P: Jason Lai
S: Jonathan Long
G: Darren Oi
D: Kai Yew
LCD: Timothy, Jocelyn
PA: Manjit, Hiew FF
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6 Dec 09 (C)
Barnabas P.
Kai Yew
Gigi Lim, Foong Yee, Chris Lai
Grace Lee
Jocelyn Lee
Kenneth Lai
Anna Sim
Siew Pin, Colleen
Tommy Q, Tom C

Thursday, 19 November 2009

What if Things Only Get Worse?

by Max Lucado

Christ tells us that they will. He predicts spiritual bailouts, ecological turmoil, and worldwide persecution. Yet in the midst of it all, he contends bravery is still an option. (Matt. 24:4-14)

Things are going to get bad, really bad, before they get better. And when conditions worsen, “See to it that you are not alarmed” (Matt. 24:6 NIV). Jesus chose a stout term for alarmed that he used on no other occasion. It means “to wail, to cry aloud,” as if Jesus counseled the disciples, “Don’t freak out when bad stuff happens.”

“See to it…” Bosses and teachers are known to use that phrase. “See to it that you fill out the reports.” Or “Your essay is due tomorrow. See to it that you finish your work.” The words call for additional attention, special focus, extra resolve. Isn’t this what Christ is asking of us? In this dangerous day, on this Faberge’-fragile globe, with financial collapse on the news and terrorists on the loose, we have every reason to retreat into bunkers of dread and woe.

But Christ says to us, “See to it that you are not alarmed.” (NIV)
“Keep your head and don’t panic” (MSG).
“See that you are not troubled” (NKJV).

And remember: “All these [challenging times] are the beginning of birth pains” (Matt. 24:8 NIV), and birth pangs aren’t all bad. (Easy for me to say.) Birth pains signal the onset of the final push. The pediatrician assures the mom-to-be, “It’s going to hurt for a time, but it’s going to get better.” Jesus assures us of the same. Global conflicts indicate our date on the maternity calendar. We are in the final hours, just a few pushes from delivery, a few brief ticks of eternity’s clock from the great crowning of creation. A whole new world is coming!


From: Fearless
© (Thomas Nelson, 2009),
Max Lucado

Monday, 16 November 2009

The Problem With Self-Sufficiency

READ: Revelation 3:14-22

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. —Revelation 3:15

The city of Laodicea had a water problem. One nearby town had fabulous hot springs and another had cold, clear water. Laodicea, however, was stuck with tepid, mineral-laden water that tasted like sulphur. Not hot. Not cold. Just gross.

Given those facts, the words of Jesus to the Laodicean believers in Revelation 3 must have stung. Jesus rebuked them for being “neither cold nor hot” (v.15). And when He thought of them, He felt like vomiting (v.16)—like the effect of their drinking water.

What was their problem? It was the sin of self-sufficiency. The Laodiceans had become so affluent that they had forgotten how much they needed Jesus (v.17).

When we say we have everything we need, but Jesus isn’t at the top of the list, He is deeply offended. Self-sufficiency distracts us from pursuing the things we really need that only He can give. If you’d rather have cash than character, if your credit cards are maximized and your righteousness is minimized, if you’ ve become smart but aren’t wise, then you’ve been shopping in all the wrong places. Jesus offers commodities that are far better (v.18).

He’s knocking at your heart’s door (v.20). Let Him in. He will give you all you really need! —Joe Stowell

We must be careful to avoid
All self-sufficiency;
If sinful pride gets in the way,
God’s hand we will not see. —Sper

We always have enough when God is our supply.

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Who Cares For Your Future?

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about it's own things. Sufficient for the day is it's own trouble." - Matthew 6:34

Earlier this month we looked at what our future is worth under God's plan, so now lets look at how we should see the future as believers of Jesus Christ. The above verse is from Jesus' teaching from Matthew 6:25-34 about trusting God, and is among the most important teachings found in the famous Sermon on the Mount. The media is filled with reports these days on the future of the world's economy and how it is going to affect us.

No matter what the experts claim, nobody can actually predict accurately everything that is going to happen next year, next month or even next week. Their best forecast are merely educated guesses. People worry about the increasing speed and extent of change as well as its unpredictability and conclude that the future is uncertain. When faced with worry, let us note that scripture gives us three principles for facing an uncertain future.

First, we must set our goals according to God's direction because He is the only one who really knows the future and He wants to guide you through it. Jeremiah 29:11 declares that His plans to give us a good future and a hope. Proverbs 16:1 can be translated as "man can make his plans but God has the final word". Planning without praying is presumption. As 2009 is coming to an end soon, we can begin by praying and asking God what HE wants us to do over the coming year.

Second, we live one day at a time. While we can plan for tomorrow, we cannot live it until it actually arrives. Don't spend time regretting the past or worrying about the future that you miss out on enjoying what God has given you today. Someone once said "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Perhaps we should decide to make the most of each moment of life. After all in Matthew 6:34 Jesus is saying "Give all your attention to what God is doing right now, and don't worry about what may or may not happen tomorrow." God will help us with difficulties when the time comes.

Third, do not procrastinate - when prompted to do something, do it NOW. Proverbs 27:1 tells us not to boast or depend on tomorrow. We do not know what will happen between now and then. Procrastinating is a subtle trap because it wastes today by postponing things until tomorrow. You want to do something for God "one of these days" but usually it becomes "none of these days". What will God put into your heart in past years that are still not done? When will you get started? Do you trust Him to help you?

In summary, let's remember that anxiety and worry are not meant to defeat the believer in Christ. Jesus gave us a completely new way of looking at life that is designed to overcome the habit of worry. In His Sermon on the Mount He gave simple examples by asking us to look at nature to see how God takes care of the birds, flowers and grass. Then He said that if God can take care of these simple things around us, He can most surely meet our needs. Jesus taught His disciples to have a divine perspective on life. He promised that those who seek God and put His kingdom first will have their needs met. Therefore, you have no need to worry about your future if you walk with Him and obey Him.

Sunday Sermon 15-Nov-2009

Speaker: Rev. Canon Lakshman K. Raj
Bethel Anglican Centre, Puchong

22 NOVEMBER 2009

CM: Caleb R.

WL: Peter Long
BU: Tian Sia, Jacquelina, Foong Yee

P: Chris Lai
S: Lydia Sim
G: Darren Oi
D: Jaemy C.

LCD: Lee Siew Pin, Jocelyn Lee
PA: Tommy Q., Manjit Singh

Fear Not, For I Am With You Always

by Max Lucado

“This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).

“This is the day” includes every day. Divorce days, final-exam days, surgery days, tax days. Sending-your-firstborn-off-to-college days.

God made this day, ordained this hard hour, designed the details of this wrenching moment. He isn’t on holiday. He still holds the conductor’s baton, sits in the cockpit, and occupies the universe’s only throne. Each day emerges from God’s drawing room. Including this one.

From Fear Not PrPost Optionsomise Book
Originally printed in Every Day Deserves a Chance

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Don Moen - Two Hands, One Heart

Believe

by Max Lucado

Jairus fell at Jesus’ feet, “saying again and again, ‘My daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so she will be healed and will live’” (Mark 5:23).

There are no games. No haggling. No masquerades. The situation is starkly simple: Jairus is blind to the future and Jesus knows the future. So Jairus asks for his help.

And Jesus, who loves the honest heart, goes to give it…[He] turns immediately to Jairus and pleads: “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v. 36).

Jesus compels Jairus to see the unseen. When Jesus says, “Just believe … ,” he is imploring, “Don’t limit your possibilities to the visible. Don’t listen only for the audible. Don’t be controlled by the logical. Believe there is more to life than meets the eye!”

“Trust me,” Jesus is pleading. “Don’t be afraid; just trust.”

From Fear Not Promise Book
Originally printed in He Still Moves Stones

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Abiding In The Vine

"By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples." - John 15:8

In recent conversations with an old friend known to many in WFA, the topic of Calvinism arose in our discussion. This involves an age-old debate over scriptural issues developed in the 16th century from older doctrinal arguments about whether Christian believers are still saved even if they backslide and lead a sinful life. Those who oppose this view are often said to take the Arminian position that holds that you must continue walking with Christ after receiving Him as your Lord and Saviour.

Calvinists believe that once you are saved, you are forever saved no matter what, using many scriptures to support their view, among which are John 6:37-39, Jude 24,25 and John 10:27-29. Most Church leaders I know understand these scriptures well and embrace them but do NOT agree with the idea that you are totally saved whatever you do and however much you deliberately sin after becoming a Christian. There are of course other aspects of Calvinists thinking that are sound where they hold on to the absolute and unlimited sovereignty of God that is central to their teaching.

The modern day theologian and pastor David Pawson once said "The Arminian position is accurately portrayed by someone throwing a lifeline to a drowning man and saying 'grab hold of this and keep holding on tightly until I pull you to safety'. I would maintain that no one rescued this way would dream that he had saved himself or even made a 'contribution' that merited his rescue. He would be filled with gratitude towards his rescuer." I tend to think that our role as someone being rescued from drowning in the sea is, at the very least, to hold on to that rope with our all!

It is vital that Christians do not become overly caught up in this or any other debate that can cause division in the Church. Sometimes reading strongly worded opinions on this issue can bring on reactions like someone just having enjoyed a meal of very hot spicy Madras style beef curry. Not everyone likes curries too fiery hot and some prefer a fragrant rich spicy chicken korma that is not hot. The important thing is not to insist that everyone agrees with your choice and to make sure all the ingredients used are wholesome and healthy - otherwise you may end up with an upset tummy.

Reading the Bible is in some ways like this because scripture is neither Calvinist or Arminian. It is important not to isolate the issue of the sovereignty of God to the exclusion of other truths in the Bible. John 15:5-7 are clear about a need to abide in Christ since withered branches are cast out and thrown into the fire. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. " (John 15:8) The apostle Paul talks about running a race and discipline in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 that compares the Christian life to that of an athlete running to win a prize. Just as athletes must give up certain things in life to excel, we too need to be disciplined.

Sunday Sermon 8-Nov-2009

Speaker: Pastor Ang Swee Khim
River of Life Sanctuary

15 NOVEMBER 2009 - communion

CM: Barnabas P.

WL: Shankar R.
BU: Jason Lai, Hong Lu, Lareina

P: Grace Lee
S: Chris Lai
G: Darren Oi
D: Kenneth Lai

LCD: Lee Siew Pin, Jocelyn Lee
PA: Manjit Singh, Hiew FF
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22 Nov:
CM: Caleb R.

WL: Peter Long
BU: Tian Sia, Jacquelina, Foong Yee

P: Chris Lai
S: Lydia Sim
G: Darren Oi
D: Jaemy C.

LCD: Lee Siew Pin, Jocelyn Lee
PA: Tommy Q., Manjit Singh