Reaching Out

Hey guys! How are you all doing? January 2012 is already coming to an end. Another month passing by in mere seconds. Time really is short, huh? :(

Well, as Christians, how many of us are grabbing every opportunity we can to go out and spread God's Love to others? I recently read an awesome testimony on the Revo page about a girl named Heidi Quah who studies in SMK Damansara Jaya. I'll just give a brief synopsis about the story. In her testimony, she wrote about a friend whom she knew in Form 4. This friend of hers is an atheist (someone who does not believe in the existence of God). Throughout the year, they had countless debates on religion, him questioning about her faith and her finding answers to his questions. She prayed to God to guide her and help her to convince this friend of hers. As the months go by, this friend started to open up towards the idea of an existent God through her countless attempts to invite him for various Christian events. Praise God!! :D

Truly after reading her post, I'm convinced of God's involvement and intervention in her friend's life. As I sat wondering to myself, "How many of us would actually do that? How many of us would have the courage to share Christ to people who yet know?"

As Christians, we should reach out to others. Christians are called to love others and have compassion on them rather than cut ourselves from them and stay in our own cliques. After all, Jesus didn’t cut Himself off from us — in spite of our sin and rebellion.

The Bible says Jesus left heaven’s glory and walked among us, reaching out to those who needed to know God loved them.

We are called God's ambassadors for a reason. An ambassador is someone who is chosen to represent an object or a person. We are chosen to represent God.

Remember, it only takes one person to start a fire. As long as you share His word, by His grace, he will multiply it. :) Are we all ambassadors of Christ? Are we ready to pick up our crosses and take His hand?

“Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others.”

- Phil. 2:4 (NCV)

Happy Lunar New Year

ITS TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN, ITS CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

GONG XI FA CAI! :D

On behalf of the 2012 CF committees, we would like to wish you all a blessed Lunar New Year! (:

hope you are enjoying your holiday and not mention, the amounts of ang paos you are receiving! :D but don't forget to sow 10% of it into God's Kingdom (tithes and offering) because He deserves our best. (:

Anyways, the CF committees

would like to remind you about the upcoming Cf chinese new year celebrations which will be held on the 3rd Feb, same time, same place.

DO BRING A FRIEND,

because you wouldn't want them to miss out such a big event! :D

Mr Tan's retirement day is coming soon! ):

we definitely gonna miss him. So lets come together to pray for Mr Tan and hope that God will direct his path as he moves on into his new chapter of life. alights? :D

As you all are enjoying your holidays, here's a scripture for you from Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will direct your paths.

So, even if you are in your midst of problems,

we pray that you would learn to uphold and trust God

that He would make a way in whatever you are facing. (:

You will never know that your next miracle could be the closest things to you.

And even thank Him for what He has already done in your life.

Love,

CFSMKSU.

WELCOMING 2012!

On behalf of CFSMKSU, we would like to wish everyone a blessed

HAPPY NEW YEAR

The start of a new year is full of possibilities, opportunities and surprises. The doors of a new beginning will be opened unto you. What are your new year resolutions for the year 2012? Surrender them to God, and He will guide you. Are you ready to turn over a new leaf? Are you willing to forget pass mistakes and live life according to His will? Are you ready to pick up your cross?

WE HOPE YOU ARE.


Ezekiel 36:25-27
"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command.

Philippians 3:13-14
No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

We hope and pray that this year, more lives will turn to Jesus, more lives will grow in Him, and more lives will strive to be like Him. Through Him, nothing is impossible.

Second of all...

OUR FIRST-EVER CF CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION IS IN 5 DAYS!!
Have you booked your tickets yet? Don't fret, because there's still time!! Simply call our Vice Chairman for this event, Anantha Krishnan at 0162547332 to book your tickets OR you could always look for him during recess time or after school!

Date: 7th January 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 3pm to 6.30pm
Venue: SMK Subang Utama, 5 Gamma
Ticket price: RM 3, walk-in RM 5
Refreshments served.

So what are YOU waiting for? Join us, in this wonderful event about 2 best friends attempt to resolve a mystery bigger than what they could possibly imagine.

In His service,
CFSMKSU

ON FIRE FOR GOD

Hey guys!! How are the holidays coming along?!?! What have YOU been doing for the past month? Studying? Praying? Reading the Bible? Or just playing video games?

ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS?!?!

As we all know, CHRISTMAS is a time of gifts, christmas trees, santa claus, caroling and decorations. BUT, is THAT the TRUE MEANING of CHRISTMAS? As a Christian, Christmas is a time celebrating the BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST! For those who attend churches or cell group, plays, shows and parties will be held in churches and cells to celebrate Christmas. TIME spent will our church members and cell leaders help to strengthen our FAITH in the Lord. During caroling practises or play rehearsals we get into the spirit of WORSHIPING and PRAISING GOD and we start doing crazy stuff, right? But, how many of us will carry on the enthusiasm to continue praising God like this? Even after these events?


Many of us have encountered this problem before, and we will continue to encounter it. We all share the same experiences, but how many of us will ACT on it? Luke chapter 14 verse 15 to 24, one of Jesus' parables states that those who make excuses will never get to taste the sweetness of the kingdom of God. Will we continue to make excuses for our mistake of losing faith? OR will we ask for forgiveness from God and learn from our mistakes? How many of us are willing to take that bold step to be ON FIRE FOR GOD?


Most of us try to find refuge by listening to Christian songs like Planetshakers or Hillsongs, but these are only temporary. That fire that those songs provide will not be able to fuel our thirst for God everyday. Sometimes, we also attend Christian events like Camp or Subang Rally, but ultimately, that will not suffice. What we need to do is to READ THE BIBLE. The bible is God's word, and God's word holds many promises that He made to us. He promised us for a place in His kingdom. As we continue to dwell deeper into His word, we learn to understand what's God's plan for us in this world. With a goal, we become more focused towards it and never lose the fire for God or even fall for temptation.


The Lord wants and needs on-fire, redhot, enthusiastic followers who love Him more than anything or anyone else on this Earth!--Disciples who are DETERMINED to follow Jesus all the way because they know they have found the TRUTH! Such fervent followers of God should all be driven by the same compelling COMPASSION which motivated the Apostles and the martyrs and virtually EVERY great man or woman of God throughout history!--In fact, it's the same irresistible motivation that should motivate EVERY child of God in EVERYTHING they do, EVERYTHING they say, EVERYWHERE they go. Regardless of what you may lack in the way of natural talents, abilities, gifts etc., if you truly YIELD your heart to the Lord and let HIM inspire you and take control of your life--obeying God's Word and letting Him live IN you and THROUGH you, so that your heart BURNS with HIS Love--then He will be able to GREATLY use you and make you a blessing to MANY!


This is a crucial decision that EVERY Christian must face: To truly GIVE and YIELD your ALL to the Lord, and be willing to be an on-fire, enthusiastic, "HOT" servant of the LIVING God!--Or to WITHHOLD yourself from the Lord, compromising and fearing to vary from the norm, afraid to be different from the rest of the sceptical World lest others look down on you or think of you as some kind of a "fanatic" or "extremist"! The Bible says, "Every man according as he purposes and decides in his HEART, so let him GIVE!"--2Corinthians 9:7.

THE TIME HAS COME. WILL YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE THE LORD WHOLE-HEARTEDLY, CARRYING HIS WILL AND BE A COMMITTED BELIEVER?
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!! :D

With love,
CFSMKSU
Faithful servant of the Lord

FAITH

He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 17:20

As Christians, the most fundamental basic is to live by FAITH, but what does it mean? Faith is the conviction of truth without tangible proof. That means believing in something or putting our trust in something that cannot be seen. To have faith is to BELIEVE IN GOD'S WORD before it comes to pass. The acronym for the word faith says it best: Forsaking All I Trust Him.

In Hebrews chapter 11, old testament heroes like Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Joseph and Moses were paid tribute because of their undying and unwavering faith in our Lord God Almighty. In return, God grant them STRENGTH, OBEDIENCE to God's commands, HOPE of a coming Messiah, and PATIENCE for a heavenly country.

Through faith, we are able to overcome obstacles.

Through faith, we are able to look forward to a brand new day.


Through faith, we are able to understand God's will for us in this world.

The life of a Christian is full of battles, so we must equip ourselves with the faith to trust in God. Proverbs 3:5 states that Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your path. Any obstacles that we may face can be overcome if we put our faith and trust in our Lord.

Here are some ways to instill faith in our lives

1. Through prayer. Remember, God ALWAYS has time to listen to your prayers. You just have to make time for him.

2. Through the word of God. The bible holds many inspiring stories, verses and parables to help with everyday problems and obstacles. Through the bible, we are assured of the promises of the Lord for his followers.

3. Through the Church. A church is a great place to encourage outgoing and godly attributes. Volunteer in worship sessions, IT departments or even ushers. Being together with a spiritual family helps to encourage faith.

4. Sharing of testimonies. Coming together with church members or fellowship members to share testimonies is a great way to encourage others and yourself to trust more in the spiritual guidance of the Holy Spirit.

"According as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith" (Romans 12:3)


"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" (Hebrews 11:6)


"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1)


"To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me" (Acts 26:18)


"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26)


"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?" (I John 5:4-5)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. JACOB!!

On the 7th of November, CFSMKSU hosted a very SPECIAL event at Court 7, USJ 14... MR. JACOB'S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

We want to take this opportunity to thank our BELOVED Mr. Jacob for all the sacrifices and problems he had to put through for us. We pray that God Almighty will continue to bless our WONDERFUL teacher and continue to be the salt and the light in the school!! WE LOVE YOU, MR. JACOB!! HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY!!

With love,
CFSMKSU