Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Weekly Prayer (5)

Dear my Lord,

Thanks for bringing me to you again today. Sorry that I am late today – by the time I discovered it was already past 1pm and then with the subsequent discussion with Celine and Elise it was well beyond 1:30pm already. But, truly, I could choose not to continue with that discussion so much so I could get to you much earlier. Sorry about that. And I don’t know, though I did keep asking Holy Spirit but I think I might still have said or done something which you don’t approve fully.

My Lord, I’d first like to pray for #3 in the SIC prayer list: i.e. 興起祭師 分別為聖

Lord, I pray to you to cleanse my mind and motives and tongue and behaviour. Lord, let me really be sanctified so that I can be your 祭師 and serve before you in my every day life. Lord, I know sanctification is a process and it’ll never be completed during our life on earth. Nor that we can do anything on our own. But Lord, I do know that you have great gift for us and you do like to see us embark on this journey – to be sanctified, to be more like you. And you have so many blessings you wanna pour upon us that only if we are really to be purified (more) so that we can accept more from you. Lord, thanks for that blessings and the desire in my heart to live more like you. Thank you Lord. Please continue to have HS in my heart to alert me, whenever I sin, or inappropriate thought or action or attitude or speech is formed in me. Yes as said in Bible, HS will tell us ourselves to repent for sin, for rightousness. Lord, please continue to help me to do so so I won’t be a self-rightous arrogant proud person which is exactly what you DON’T like.

Lord, I pray to you for the same desire for other b/s in SIC to go the same way after you, for a renewed life, sanctified life in you. Lord, because it’s such a blessing to their own life. And because once that get started in a church, your revival and your power would come. Lord, please have HS filled each and every one of our hearts, so that we all cry to you to repent for our own sins and to repent for not fulfilling your rightous way. So that we can come to you.

Lord, I’d also like to pray for #4 as in the prayer list, i.e. 全民皆兵 站好崗位

Lord, it’s so important for us to know who we really are in you. What you have designed and desinated us to do. Lord, it’s more than to just understand what spiritual gifts you have for us, but more, who we truly are in you. Lord, may you give wisdom to us and clarity in our mind, open eyes and a quiet heart so we can see and hear what you’ve been telling us about it. And pls give us an obedient heart so that when we know what we are asked to do, we’ll do according to your will.

Lord, especially to pray for CL for this.

And Lord, I do pray to you about our spiritual gifts. Lord, let us be more aware what great power you have given us when we walk closely and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Lord, let us have a bigger stomach on what spiritual gifts we would wanna receive from you so as to serve you, for your kingdom and to establish one another. Lord, and let us be thankful and clear on what spiritual gifts you have already anionted to us and let us be responsible and faithful as to USE such gifts to serve you lord, and others. I know it’s useless if we just ask for it but don’t put it to use. Even if we once had it but if we don’t keep on using it, we’ll lose it.

Lord, I pray to you for the leadership gift which I once had. Lord I pray to you to revive it and help me to work for you more with it. Lord I pray to you to strengthen my healing gift – most importantly not only to heal myself, or even just my family members, but also others. Let it be a great tool to spread and share the gospel. Lord, let me continue to have the gift to give, but to give generously. Lord, I also pray to you for the words of knowledge and words of wisdom so that I can work more for you at work place but also at personal level for others. And last but not least, I want the gift of worship. Lord, and let me do something concrete to make it happen – I wanna do it for you, Lord. It’s just such a great thing to worship you.

And Lord I also pray for the leaders, both in church and at work. For the leaders to be good at division of labour and sending people to do different work but they should all be coordinated and contributed to the same good result. Lord, I particularly pray for my workplace testimony, pray for the vision team, pray for the different teams within SIC, so that things will be coordinated and done in a way which gives glory to you.

Lord, I believe that you have started to do lots of good works in many of our lives. Lord, I thank you for the Cleansing Stream Course for me. I believe many more other b/s also enjoy the blessing and good works you are now doing in their lives. Lord, thank you. Please keep us going as a group, as your trope. Lord, let us be your troup of sharp soilders! Lord, keep us continue in you, renewing in you, being filled with your spirit, walking with you day by day. Lord, and let your blessing and revival and big plan for SIC and the churches in HK and your whole church body on earth arrive. Let us prepare ourselves for that.

Thank you Lord.

In name of Jesus Christ I prayed. Amen.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

an amazing day

Today really is an amazing day. So amazing that I don't know how to start, apart from praising our Lord.

It started when I first woke up - I have never experienced such urge in my life before, that I really wanted and needed to get close to God. Though Wesley and I needed to wake up early to attend Sunday School at 9am, I still took half an hour to have some personal quiet time with God before we left home.

There were two verses that specially came to me then. The first one was:

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
神啊,我的心切慕你,如鹿切慕溪水。
(Psa 42:1)

And the second one is simply "我的良人" (my beloved) as in 雅歌 (Song), expressing how much love and how deeply I felt for my Lord then. I didn't do much this morning: not much bible, not much prayer. I just felt so deeply that I needed to get close to my Lord and my heart really cried for Him and His presence. Just felt that Holy Spirit really drove me and urged me to get close to my Lord.

On our way back to church, I asked Wesley to pray for me today, as after attending the Sunday School I then needed to leave for a photo shoot for an upcoming ad campaign so I couldn't join Sunday Service today.

When I left for the photo shoot, I got this stirring in me again. I kept praying to God and kept praying and praying. I didn't know why my spirit was stirred so much. I just kept praying, and I prayed for God's presence for the shoot today and his blessings to all those involved today.

By the time I arrived the venue, I felt so strongly that my own prayer was not enough. I didn't know why but I really felt that it was important that God's presence be there today. So I sent an SMS to Wesley and Sui and Gela asking them to pray for us as well. Then I walked into the studio.

God is so faithful. I felt really relaxed and peace of mind when I walked in the studio. And then I also got the very encouraging SMS from Wesley and Sui on how they were praying for me and bless me with God's presence.

The shooting went well and a few of us, from McCann the agency and myself then left for lunch so the production team could prepare for the next shoot.

God has prepared everything already. After lunch and some chit chat chit chat, Sylvester and Sally needed to go back to work with the photographer first, leaving me, Johnny and Cecilia at the restaurant to go back later till they were ready.

And there we were, from a simple question from Johnny, "did Angela have anything to do with your believing in Jesus?" It carried on to be a lengthy heartfelt discussion on Johnny's exploration on his way to God.

Praise our Lord! God has already done so much work in his life! And I have never, ever thought about he would have such thought and needs in his life! But God has already started work in him and I just need to be there to share what wonders what God has done in my own life. It's just that simple but once again, I have experienced God's truly amazing work.

Lord, you are to be praised. You are just awesome! It's so great to be able to join you in your amazing work in people's life. It's just so great to be used by you in saving people's live. My Lord, thanks for preparing me in advance. As you called me to you, I can totally feel that I was fully filled with your presence and your love when I left for the photo shoot today. As the brothers prayed for me, I could truly felt for your presence and the peace and protection from you when I walked into the studio. When Johnny was sharing his thoughts and doubts and past and experiences with me, I could see how much work you have already done in his life and how much you love him and want him back. But at the same time I have also seen how hard Satan is trying to hold him back and to put lies and accusations in his mind to keep him from returning to you. And I have also seen God how you want to use me to encourage Cecilia and to foster her faith in you in walking a life fully, fully in you. Lord, thanks so much. It's just so fulfilling and amazing to be involved in your plan. Ir's truly my honour and your grace to me and I am most grateful for it. Lord, thank you.

And here I pray to you again my Lord, for your protection for Johnny and your guidance to Cecilia. Lord, please have mercy for Johnny and have your Holy Spirit continue to work in his heart. To clear his eyes and heart so he can tell what are the lies that Satan has put into his heart. Lord, he has already seen your love in b/s he has already seen the difference you can make in life. Help me, Lord, help him to make the right decision in his life in choosing you instead of way of the world.

Lord, I also pray to you for Cecilia. Please bless her with the gift of faith from Holy Spirit. Please continue to guide her steps as you have always done in her life. So that she remains on your path, firmly. In every single day and every decision she needs to make in her life, she not thinks of ways of men but ways of You, Lord. Help her to have a full and fruitful life in you. Fill her life with your blessings.

Lord, thanks again for such an amazing day. And thanks for using me in it. And going forward, please give me sensitive ears and obedient heart, so I can hear your voice and be responsive and adjust my life to carry out your great plan.

Thank you Lord. In name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

popo: Battle on.

(as posted in popo hompy)

It has been so long since my last post! The popo wave at the Chinese New Year Parade was so strong that it seemed to sweep us all. Yet a lot has taken place since then - after all, public holiday was only up to "Nin Cho Sam" and office and work has started again for some weeks already!

I think the happiest thing for me is to have a new colleague joining the department - a fresh graduate, just joining the company, as the big boss's assistant. Of course he's sweet and just like most new joiners, eager to learn and eager to help out. But the sweetest thing is that in him I can so frequently see popo spirit at work!


Well, he himself is lovely, of course. But I think the main reason for him to bring out so much popo spirit from people around him is exactly because he's just new to the department. I don't know for others but for myself, it's much easier to popo a new person, a person with less "love hate complex" or "history" with me, and a less experienced person so I can always play "big sister" and "teach him something".

It's such a contrast when I look at myself when facing another colleague. She is my counterpart in a different team. I have never thought that I particularly hate her or dislike her. I just thought that our characters were not particularly alike and that we didn't get along particularly well.

But then this one day, it's like I suddenly saw myself clearly the first time: that actually I had always been having grudges against her and I had never, ever, tried or thought about popo her. And it was for such a small thing as she mentioned something to my boss previously, instead of talking to me directly...

I was so shocked that day. When I was thinking I have been doing pretty good and popo others, I suddenly discovered the truth that actually, I didn't do half as good as I thought I was...

But I remain hopeful. The fight was more difficult when one doesn't know what kind of situation one was fighting with. At least, I know it now and can start over again and choosing to popo her, once more.

It's a war to truly live out the popo spirit, every day, and we need to win battle by battle. Let's battle on.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Weekly Prayer (4)

My Heavenly Father,

Your name is worthy of all praises. People all around the world should praise you. All knees shall bow. All mouths shall sing to you.

Dear Lord, thanks so much for such a great morning. Thanks for taking away the busy thoughts in my mind and give me peace. Thanks for taking the headache away and give me health. Thanks for even taking the lub lub away from my face which really bothers me. Lord, you are such a faithful Lord who listens to our prayer and answer us in our faith. Thank you Lord.

Vision sharing
Lord, thanks so much for the sharing with sui and gela and alex last night and the sharing at vision. Lord, I praise you for what you have done. I praise you for your great love and the big thing you orchestra together. Lord, your mighty hand moves among us. You yourself touches and changes people's hearts and minds and save their souls. Lord, you alone is to be praised.

Lord, my dear Lord. Let me cover the b/s in vis in prayer, let me cover the popo movement in prayer, let me cover all these people you bring to yourself thru popo in prayer. Lord, you alone is to be praised and you alone make this miracle happen. Lord, may your wonderful work be continued and your amazing plan continue to be unveiled.

Sui
Lord, I pray to you to continue guiding and protecting sui's heart and soul and spirit in you. Lord, he's in such a front line in this spiritual war fighting for you, may you cover him fully in your protection at all time. Lord, that you are always whom he serves and the centre of his life of his heart. Lord, protect him, cover him in the precious blood of Jesus Christ so that after each battle and after the big war, not only can sui wins the war for you and with you but he can also continue to stand firm in you. Lord, bless his hands for he is to do great things for you. Bless his mouth as he needs to continue to share your truth and your wonders to many and he is to save many people. Bless his whole body for he is fully for you as he dedicates his life to you. Lord, bless your servant and beloved children so day after day, he continues to live in your presence and your fullness. Yes Lord, may sui do great things for you.

Keung
And Lord, I praise you and thank you for ah keung. Lord, for you are determined to bless him, to 興起 him and to use him greatly. Lord, you said you would make use of weak people so the power from you will be made perfect in them. Lord, please continue to lead his path. You have done wonders in his life and you will do some more, some more. It's great that he is so close to you so when you reveal your plan for him he heard you, and he obey. Lord, continue to lead him and protect him along the way. And when he feels struggle or difficult or misunderstood or lack of support, you yourself comfort him. And you'd let him know, you're God and no matter what, what you tell him to do is what he needs to do. He just needs to listen to you, no one else.

CL
Lord, may I also pray for Teresa. Lord, I don't really know how to help her. Lord, if there is any thing in her mind that is not from you and that gets her stumble, Lord in the name of Jesus Christ I remove all these stumbling blocks in her mind. Lord, release her from any 捆綁心思的靈. But if all that are already gone but she's still pondering how she should make her decision in you, God, then I pray for your mercy, your mercy Lord. Your mercy and your Holy Spirit to fill her heart so she won't make choices which will carry her away from you. Lord, open her eyes open her hearts. Let her see how much you love her. Open her heart so she can be healed. Lord, if we don't let you then no matter how much you love us your love can't flow into our hearts or our lives. Lord, please, please help her to open hers. Please help her to let go, to really let go and put down herself. IF she doesn't let go she can't be healed and oh Lord, how heart broken you are to see CL being robbed of the most fulfilling wonderful amazing life that you've prepared for her. No Lord, please don't let it happen. Please help her to let go. Not to see herself or her hurt or her problem any more. Not to focus even on her spiritual need any more. Just putt down herself and accept EVERYTHING from you, EVERYTHING. To praise you and be grateful for EVERYTHING you give her in her life. Everything, herself, the good, the bad, the ups, the downs, the love, the hurt, the difficult time. Lord, just accept everything from you so as to rest in peace in you, in your presence. No Lord, it may not be bible class or many learning in our mind. Well, actually it definitely no the source. But the only source which would liberate us and free our soul and give us rest and true peace, is in you: our own personal relationship with you, our own quiet time in you. Lord, enlighten her so that she see, soften her heart so she'll open up. Lord, help her.

gela
Lord, I give lots of praise to you and lots of thanks to you for gela. It's so great to see her in such joy again. It's so obvious the joy in you with your presence in her life. Lord, you're truly amazing for though we haven't talked for so long and haven't shared for so long and have experienced so different things in life, you still lead us on the same path and have our spiritual life so closely connected. It's really great to see that though using different tools and different ways, you do teach us similar thing in walking with you. And that, we are to continue to walk in you together. Lord, thanks for giving us bro and sis so we can walk on together.

alex
Lord, may I also pray for Alex as he continues to grow in you. Lord, I praise you for how much he has grown in you over the years. And it's really amazing to see how God you have led us and matured us along the way. Lord, continue to hold his hands, give him faith as you lead him to new ground. Yes Lord, you will lead Alex to new ground and he is to do greater and greater thing for you. Lord, give him faith in you, for you'll prepare us and equip us and give us what we need to fulfill the task you have for us. And ultimately, what you truly want is that we get closer and closer to you, along the way.

SIC Intercessors
Lord, May I now pray for the intercessors in SIC> Lord, please protect them as they are building this city wall of prayer for our church, for all church, for HK. Lord, please continue to anoint them so they can pray about what God you've told them. Please protect them so that no attack from the wicked one should prevail.

Lord, I also pray that you'll touch on more hearts in SIC to join this prayer plan. Lord, for I have experienced so much blessing from it I hope others can benefit from it, too. Lord, it's really great. it's really great. Lord, may your own fragrance attracts more b/s to join and to commit themselves to you.

vis "study plan"
Lord, apart from individuals may I also pray for the "study plan" we discussed in vis last night. Lord, may your own spirit lead the way. Lord, may 教牧同工 also see your plan and all, both in SIC and vis will then follow your lead wholeheartedly, faithfully. Lord, open all our eyes so we see our roles in your plan clearly, and let our heart be humble so we'll follow you obediently. Lord, it's your own good work, please complete it.

vincent
Lord, at last I'd like to pray for Vincent. Lord, and pray for myself too. Lord please let your light shine on us so we can see if we have misunderstood your words or have sinned. Lord, let us know so we can bring it to you and confess to you. Lord, if we have misunderstood your words in Bible, please teach us yourself. And let us all get to know you, as you are TRUTH. Let us only get to know You.

Lord, thank you. And may your blessing continues to fill the day with the trip to market with wes parents and the G group together this afternoon and the dinner at wes parents place tonight.

Thank you Lord.

In name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Weekly Prayer (3)

Dear my Lord,

Good afternoon. Thanks for giving us such a sunny day today. Though it’s a bit smoggy, but thanks for the "smogginess", too.

Lord, thanks for giving me the time to come to you again for prayer and for intercession. I must first confess and apologize, as I am late for our appointment for our time together! Though Holy Spirit has reminded me not to write that email any longer but to come to you, I didn’t really listen but let myself be driven by my soul again and didn’t go until I’m done with the email.

Sorry Lord. I just need to make up my mind to really follow you whenever you speak to me! It’s so clear that it comes from you, just that it’s such a small small voice. Just like what you always do: you’d never scream at us or give pressure for us to do anything or force us to make any decision. You give us the free will, you remind us, you give us the strength and power to make a free decision (once we believe in you). But you will just let us choose. And I am so thankful for that, Lord. On one hand I’m really sorry that I failed you again; on the other hand I also know you’ll help keep me going and it’s a process and I won’t make it once and for all but I’m definitely growing and being made perfect in you. Thank you Lord, for you never give up on us, no matter how many times we fail.

1. Cleansing Stream Course

Lord, may I first pray for the Cleansing Stream course for our church, for all participating brothers and sisters, and for other church, and for the organization who is now running the course in HKG.

Lord, thanks so much for all the teachings and truth in this course. Thanks so much to use this course to bless and build and develop so many of us. The course is indeed a blessing to my life – and I can see that it’s a blessing to Wesley, too, so as other b/s.

Lord, please continue to bless this course so all of us who take part in it can walk closer in the Spirit, in You. So all of us can commit ourselves wholeheartedly to you. So all of us are being made perfect in you. So all of us can win this battle in our mind. So not only all our spirits are revived and ourselves saved, but our souls are free in you.

Lord, please protect all the leaders and helpers for the course. Protect them and cover them in your precious blood so no attack from satan will prevail. Protect their body so they are healthy to lead the group, to attend the class, to care for their group members, and to learn your truth. Protect them so spiritually they are strong and healthy, and with faith they can shield any fire arrows from the wicked. Lord, please also give them wisdom so when sharing with us the truth from the course you yourself enlighten them so what they share is truly from you.

Lord, please also grant your blessings to all the students of the course. Help us all with the homework: the time to do it, the heart to do it, spiritual gain in doing it, wisdom we learn from you we get from it, reflection in our own heart when doing it, walking closely with Holy Spirit as we progress in it. Lord, bless us all so none of us, not even one of us will loose heart during the course. Lord, give us strength so all of us can continue in the course, no matter how tired or busy we are from work or school or family. Give us the persistency to go on even if at times some of us can’t finish their homework. But Lord, please forgive those who can’t finish them and take away the guilt or accusation in their hearts. Lord, let them know that no matter how little they’ve done, you still appreciate. Lord, let them know what no matter how little they move towards you, you still want it happen and that you appreciate what they’ve put up. But Lord, also please pour out your blessings to us so more of us can spend more time in the course material so we can receive more and more blessings from you, as this is really what that course has been to me.

Lord, may I also pray for the churches and the organization who are organizing this course. Not only the churches in Shatin but around HKG. Lord, please protect them so the course can be run smoothly in each and every location. Please bless them so the course can in next term be expanded to bless many more others. For if members from the church benefits from the course, Lord, please make use of them to bless their own churches, and make use of these churches to bless many other more.

Thanks again Lord, for such good learning in you and that I’m able to enjoy your presence so much as I learn in this course. I wanna continue to walk in you, Lord. Please give me your blessing so I’ll continue on my way to walk in Holy Spirit and to commit EVERYTHING in my life to you.

2. Helen

Lord, and may I pray for Helen. Lord, thanks so much for the ceremony this Sunday as Helen became pastor of SIC. Lord, thank you for giving her such vision in SIC to lead us forward in prayer and intercession. Lord, I thank you again for Helen for she has been taking care of me since day 1 I joined SIC. In some way, in seeing her being "promoted" as pastor I not only see how you’ve expanded and developed her but me as well. We really grow together, as individual and with SIC.

Lord, please continue to make use of Helen. Please widen her horizon. Please protect her from any attack from the wicked. Please foster her faith in you. Please guide her steps carefully so she follow tightly where you lead her to be. Please keep on fueling the passionate fire in her heart, her passion and love for you, lord. And please continue to protect the gentleness and kindness in her heart to love and take care of us all.

3. The TUE class

Lord, tonight is the first lesson for the Tue SIC class on "leaders training". Lord, please give wisdom to both pastor Mok and pastor John (!) to prepare for the class. Lord, please also protect the steps for all of us who has signed up for the course. Lord, to bring us back to 501 safely and prepare our hearts to wait for you. Lord, let all of us to grow in you and to mature in you and please give your blessings to the class and be there with us tonight.

4. Pastor Mok

Lord, and I would like to pray for Pastor Mok and his whole family. Lord, thank you for giving us such a lovely and loving and such a different pastor. I don’t know how but I kind of agree with Sui that pastor Mok is quite different. Lord, thanks so much for giving Pastor Mok to lead SIC.

Lord, please continue to fuel with hearts with your vision, for SIC, for HK, for unity of different churches in your body, for missionary in China, for worship, for prayer… Lord, please show pastor mok clearly what your will is. Please reveal your plan to him so he can lead us all to follow you. Lord, please also protect him from any attack from satan: be it bodily health, temptation, financial need, relationship wise with others in SIC or his family. Give him strength so he can win his battlefield in his mind. Give him peace so his spirit remains strong and healthy in you and always close to you. Give him a health body so he can dedicate all his time and focus in loving you and serving you (but loving you first and is more important). And please pour out your blessings to Mok c-mo and Rachel particularly. Let them be Pastor Mok’s strength and support and the gifts you have prepared for his life. Let them be a family of harmony and peace and love in you, full of the joy from you.

5. CCF

Besides our church, Lord may I also put CCF in front of you. Lord, thanks for the many brothers and sisters now attending the gathering quite regularly. Lord, please take care of them yourself so they all have personal and close relationship with you. For those who don’t, please reveal to us so we can go do something.

Please give me the strength and wisdom and time to finish off the 2006 plan – if this is what you indeed intend to do! Please give us a quiet heart so we can listen to your still small voice so that we can be sure what in the plan is indeed what you want, not what we want.

Lord, as we move forward, please continue to guide us and protect us so we will keep a loving heart among ourselves and always put unity in you as an important item. No different thought should separate us from one another, just as it won’t be able to separate us from your love.

Lord, as we move on please provide to the new team your vision. Please reveal to us what plan you have or what position we need to fill in. Entrust all that into your good hands and let us just follow your lead.

In particular I’d like to pray for the worship team. As Jesse has left and Mary will soon be leaving as well, Lord please prepare for us and for yourself a good worship leader who plays music instrument but is also passionate in establishing your throne here in CX/CCF thru worship and prayer. Lord, I trust that you’ll provide. We continue to look up to you to lead the right person in to the group and to prepare the us all for the Power Assembly session. Lord, let us, more and more of us, sing hymns and give praise and to use our worship to establish your throne in CX City, in Auditorium, in this company, in marketplace, in the Biz world, in the whole world.

Lord, at the same time may I also pray for the evangelical meeting tentatively scheduled for APR6? Please bless Frank when he talks to his pastor Stephen. Please open the path so Stephen can come join us and share his witness with us on the day. Please prepare the hearts of our b/s so we have the passion and courage to invite other colleagues, and to pray for them in advance! And please prepare the hearts of those not yet accepted you to come on that day and be touched by your own self so they’ll get to know you and establish personal relationship with you.

In particular may I pray for Ian, John, Anthony, Manual, Winnie.

Lord, may I also pray about the idea for an "alpha course" or any other course which allows such "interested non-believers" to get to know you better. Lord, I don’t know if it’s your will to have it happen if there is no one else in CCF in running such a course. Lord, I don’t want my "rationale" talking but if it’s really in your will and you really intend to have it happened, can you please send me a partner or a teammate so we can make it happen, together? Lord, if this is indeed your will, please open the door and path the path for us so not only a partner will show up, but we’ll also get positive feedback from potential joiners, and right material will also be available.

Lord, I pray for this group of interested non-believers again. I can really see that you have already started work in their heart. Lord, if alpha course is the right way for us to response, please please please let me know –

well, in fact, just this episode comes to my mind: only Mary saw Aslan when they ventured into Narnia this time, and Peter and Susan and Edmund couldn’t see Aslan and they didn’t believe Mary. But Aslan said, even if just you alone, you need to come with me.

And I know the calling from my heart, that it’s so important to answer God’s calling in these people’s lives. Even if no one else in CCF answer God’s calling, I have heard it clearly from our Lord and at least I myself need to do something about it.

So my Lord, let me choose to obey you and do something about it. Please lead my way, give me wisdom, give me a quiet heart so I can hear what you say, and a willing heart so I look up to you for all things and rely on you for all things, to the end of what this course will finally become for this group of potential b/s. Lord, please bless them and may your will be done and your kingdom come.

Lord, thanks again. It’s really great to have such intercession session and really, it’s never too hard to find topics to pray about! Because your spirit is with me and you reveal to me what I should be praying about! Thanks so much, my lord. It makes such lunch time session and prayer session so enjoyable and so fruitful and so peaceful in you. Lord, and I’ve got so much blessing out from it.

Thank you Lord. Thanks for giving me this chance to join you regularly here, and to lead me and guide me and be with me all the way.

In name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Weekly Prayer (2)

Good morning, my Lord.

Thanks for giving me this calling to have these two hours prayer/ intercession period every week. Lord, yes, to be with you and quietly pray for others in front of you. That's great, thank you Lord.

1. SIC

Lord, that this is what we need to do: i.e. to pray and to repent in front of you, wholeheartedly, Lord. you are to bless us and you only want good things for us. Lord, please pour out your grace for SIC, for every single brother and sister in our church. Lord, may you bless us, so that SIC and every b/s will be blessed on all things that we do, with your grace and your help.

Lord, no matter what type of work, or which ever area in life, that your blessings be with us: SIC: bible study this year, evangelical activities, classes or training to develop leaders, ways to strengthen relationship among b/s, sermon/ teachings.

As for each b/s, Lord may you also give us strength so we can grow the spirit man within us, that in you our soul will be sanctified and walk in the spirit, that our body is healthy and function properly as you design it to be. And not only that but spiritually we continue to grow in you and have closer and closer relationship with you. That we walk in you with b/s in church. That in our family you amend any broken relationship and heal any hurt. And that in our families you are raised up high as Lord and as the Head. That all our families would serve you as our lord. That at work in every day life we walk in your spirit, no ceasing. That every minute we live and every decision we make and every where we go, you are with us. That we truly live in you and walk in you and that people around us can see your light in our life. Let us be a blessing. Lord your blessing for us overflow to people around us, to the work place, to the tasks we work on to the company we work for. Lord,yes, please bless us and help us on ALL things that we do.

Yes Lord, and finally I'd like to pray so that more b/s will be answering the call from you to join this intercession/ prayer plan, to pray for SIC and your kingdom, as you lead them to. Lord, there is so many blessings there, I know you don't want us to miss out. And the only opportunity for us NOT to miss out is to take part. Lord, please start your work in b/s hearts so they'll reply and response to your call, my Lord. So they'll take part in the prayer and experience the greatness and truthfulness of Lord yourself.

Lord, I not only pray for b/s in SIC but also other churches other believers in HK. Let us all join hand to pray to you, Lord. For your great salvation plan. For your great plan towards the end day. Lord, let us all pray together and intercede for those who don't yet believe you and the whole city. Lord, I pray for the United Prayer setup in Mong Kok. Lord, I pray that more and more of us to participate there and give you our sacrifice of prayer. Lord, prayer always pioneer your way when you are about to bring revival to a place. Because you need us to come back and return to you to repent of our sins first. Lord,let this place in Mong Kok be a start, and with the world prayer day continue will be hosted in HK, Lord, you please attract more people to come and to pray.

Lord, let SIC be the church of prayer. This is what you have first called us out to do. Let us not loose sight of the vision you have given us, and let us continue to be a church of prayer. We may not all be given the gift of intercession, but as Helen and Yut-sheung said, intercession is for us all iso just for those with spiritual gift. Lord, I pray that more b/s will share this and will pick up their weapon of prayer to join in the big battle.

2. CCF

Lord, and may I continue to pray for CCF. Lord, thank you for giving us such good team of brothers and sisters to walk together. The dinner on Monday night was great but the meeting on Wed was also exceptional! Lord, thanks for teaching us to be united in you and no hurrying to the front. Lord, thanks for reminding us the important thing to love one another and to remain in your love. Lord, thanks for revealing to us your own will on how to move forward.

Lord, in particular may I pray for myself in CCF. So I know the role you have for me clearly and to follow you faithfully. May I pray for the "summary" that we are to prepare and the sharing session that we're to have with other b/s in CCF. May I pray for the evangelical meeting coming up before Easter. Lord pray that you'll have Pastor Stephen available on the day and give him the message that you have for the CX colleagues. And Lord please prepare the hearts of all those people, especially the non believers, please prepare their heart so first they can join and secondly, their hearts are softened so when they come they can hear your calling and really be able to response.

Lord, in particular I'd like to pray for the following targets from myself: Ian Shiu, John Sieu, Anthony Yeung, Winnie Wong, Wendy Lee, Jimmy Wong, Louise Chan, Mimi Chan, Susan Liao, Elise To, Helen Ho, Anna Cheng, Frank (PDT), Paul Chan, Manual Tsang, Sonia Tam, Melissa Mok, Christine Liu

Lord, also I wanna pray for the Power Assembly we'll have this year. Lord please prepare the path and way in front of us. So that we can have the auditorium available on all those dates. Lord, we want to build your throne in CX City Lord you are God and our Lord of this world, this universe, this company. Lord let us use our prayer and worship to establish your throne here in CX. Lord as such may I pray to you to call more people, more Christians to attend Power Assembly every month. They don't need to commit anything else on CCF but I truly hope that all of us who believe in You, believe in Jesus, believe in God, that we can all come there to give our praise and worship and thanks and prayer. Lord, please attract them yourself. There's no way we can make them to come but Lord, only you, only because of you that they 'd come. Lord, let us build your throne there, with music and hymns and worship and prayer. thank you Lord. Thank you

And I pray to you and I give into your hands again the future plan and direction for CCF. Lord, I continue to look to you for that.

Thanks so much, Lord, thanks so much. It's really wonderful for the "work" I've taken up here in your kingdom. But it's great. Thanks so much Lord.

3. Other people

Last but not least may I pray for the following friends/ b/s also.

Lord, please watch over Sherine's family. Lord, first for her dad. I think the most important thing is really about his salvation. All comes from his believe in you, Lord. Please may I pray that you'll send the right person to share the good news with him? Lord, if it's me can you just let me know? At least I can now pray for him. Lord, please have mercy for him and thus free him from all the wrong thoughts from satan, so he can truly be freed and to believe in you. Also pray for Sherine herself and rest of the family. Lord, may they get the chance to know you and to really give their lives to you. On earth we have no answer. But let them find the ultimate answer in you, lord.

May I also pray for Lydia and her husband. Lord, thank you for such miracle you've done in their life and their relationship. Lord, thanks for such encouraging news. And thanks for the very deep dedication and the eagerness to follow you in Lydia's heart. Lord please continue to bless them and to amend the broken relationship in their family and ultimately, Julian can come back to you as your son as well.

Lord I also pray for Mary and her family, esp her parents. Please continue to give peace and love to her heart and wisdom so she can response properly when facing her parents.

4. CX
At least I'd like to pray for my company, Lord. Pray that it'll one day be a company upholding you as our Lord our master. Lord, may CX find favour in your eyes. May I repent for all the superstitious thing that CX has done. Really sorry about that Lord. Please bring us back from a "lost" track to the truth path in JC. Lord, please continue to raise us up in CX and bless the Fellowship and in fact all other activities that are centered around you, Lord. Please also protect our operation so that no accident or attack from satan may threaten or hurt us.

Thank you Lord. Thank you. It's great to pray to your, all the time. Please give me the strength and passion to continue to do so.

In Jesus name I pray,
amen.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Weekly Prayer (1)

Dear my Lord,

Thanks so much for giving me today such good time to spend with you, to pray and intercede for CCF, for CX, for our church, and for any other things You Holy Spirit put into me.

1. CCF

Lord, thank you once again for the great time we had last night over dinner. It's really great to have time for fellowship, to share among us what You have been doing in our lives, so we can be witness and give glory to you for one another. And since we do so, we could all experience your presence among us there, with the love among us. Thank you Lord.

And that not only with personal sharing of our own lives, but You have also given us good time and good atmosphere so we are all more happy and more ready and more willing to share our thoughts. It's great that though we may have different views and different thoughts, we feel that your love is among us and that no matter what we do, we do it for you and is led by you.

Lord thank you for your will for us. Seems that we are not yet ready to go into small group setting immediately. Thanks for giving us the vision to start instead by strengthening trust and relationship and love among us and among us for You, first. I think the idea of each core team member having a "caring list" is great, so we can start building more in depth relationship with other b/s in CCF and to have prayer session regularly.

Lord, please continue to reveal your will and your plan to us so we can follow you. While 1st and 3rd week is fixed and we sort of clear on what to do on 2nd week for small group prayer, still not quite sure what to do on 4th or 5th week each month. Lord, please teach us your way so what we do will really be doing your will, instead of ours.

Also, Lord, in particular I pray for those not-yet-believers who have returned the form to us since last DEC's evangelical meeting. Lord, I do feel for them a lot and really see that you yourself has been doing great work in their life. I think they are really interested and ready to learn more about you, and to make up their mind about their own relationship with you. Lord, help us to work according to your plan. Help us to adjust ourselves to your great work. Lord, please reveal to us, all in CCF core team not just myself, what you'd like us to do for them. May be Alpha course? may be EBS? Lord, please give this vision to other b/s in CCF core team so we can have teamwork to serve you and to bring people to you. But if this is not from you Lord, please also let me know so I don't walk in front of you.

Lord, in particular may I pray for John Sieu, Anthony Yeung, Ian Shiu as always, www, Manual Tsang, Wendy Lee. Also would like to pray for Susan Liao, let her foundation grow strong and deep in you Lord. Don't let her to drift off again. Please Holy Spirit lead me to strength her and to help her develop a stronger relationship with God.

Lord, apart from the evangelical course and the new year plan for CCF in 2006, may I also pray for the core team members for them to be covered and protected by Jesus your precious blood. May all of us be shielded against any attack from the wicked, and remain strong and standing in you with our faith and your love. Lord, strength us. Have Holy Spirit to help keep our mind clear, so in you we can win this battle of our mind. So that we won't be cheated by the wicked ones' lies or negative thought or curses or doubt. Lord, may there be only your words and thoughts from you be in our mind.

Lord, I also pray to you to strengthen the spiritual men in all of us. So that our soul and body will submit to our spirit, to your spirit.

Lord, in particular I wanna give thanks for Jesse, Joel, and Mary. Lord, they have been your faithful servants in CCF for a long time. Lord, thanks so much for leading them on to the next step in their life that you have prepared for them. Lord, please continue to guide their steps, protect their heart so they'll remain faithful in you and to follow you closely and to love you always.

Lord, in particular I'd like to pray for Jesse as he's about to leave for USA for IHOP. Lord, seeing that there are lots of things you want him to learn, in particular how you may supply for our needs. Lord, bless him and give him strength and open his eyes and heart so he can understand and trust you. Lord, please also make Jesse a blessing for his trip to IHOP. thanks so much for the anointment you've already added to him for worship and prayer and harp and bowl since his last trip. Lord, please use him more. please use him more, Lord. So he'll get to know you and love you and experience your love, even more.

Lord, I'd also like to pray for Joel. It's an unusual dream (unusual to me!) that you've given him - to fly for you to be a pilot. Lord, please guide his steps in you. Please protect him and his family, especially him and his wife. Lord, in Jesus Christ's name I announce that both Joel and Lai Ming are your children, that Jesus' precious blood covers them both so that their family is in God's own hand and protection. The plan you have is a plan to bless. May your blessings fill their family on the days to come, and your protection to cover them fully in particular during the period when Joel was answering your call to learn in Australia.

Last but not least, my Lord, I'd like to pray for Mary. Lord, she's such a gift you have for us all in CCF! She has been such a blessing and encouragement to me personally but also to others. Lord, I thank you for her on your calling her to work for you full time. It's such great blessing, Lord. I know you have lots of blessings in store for her. Lord, here in particular I'd like to pray for her parents. Lord, please give your blessing to her whole family. Though her parents may not understand and really can't share the joy with Mary, Lord I pray to you to give them peace in their hearts and in time, open their hearts and eyes and mind so they can see for themselves how Almighty you are and how much you love their daughters that you have really given her the very best. Lord, please bless them so their relationship with Mary won't be strained and though with different thoughts and ideas and priorities and values in life, they maintain their love for one another and express it accordingly. Lord, please also protect for their physical health, and also provide for their financial need.

2. SIC

Lord, may I first thank you for such clear and good vision you have given to our church.
The long term vision on worship, on intercession, on missionary. And the "short term vision" for 2006 - 堅固橛子 拉長繩子

I think the 2006 vision is really great, and it applies not only to SIC but my personal life as well. Lord thank you, for you really love us in SIC and have included us in your big plan and big wave of revival. It's such a pleasure and honour to be included in your plan, Lord.

And I wanna give thanks for the actions and structures and plans the leaders in SIC has put in place. Lord, thank you. For indeed we see that lots of activities are taking place, and it's so obvious that on man alone that many can't be done! God, it's your work. thanks so much for showing us that you're with us.

Lord, first may I pray for the pastors and servers and workers at SIC, for indeed they're on the target for attack from the devil and that they really need protection from you lord, and our intercession.

Lord, may I thus pray for Helen, Pastor Mok, John, Pastor Wong, Queenie, Miranda, and also Elaine. and also Jack Young, Mok-c mo and Wong-c mo

In particular, Lord, I'd like to pray for Helen. Thank you so much for leading me and loving me and guiding me thru Helen since day 1 I attended SIC. Lord, thanks so much for the loving and patient and caring Helen. We are all most happy to see that she'll be set up as pastor coming Sunday. Lord, in particular at this moment I'd pray to you for her protection for definitely the devil doesn't wanna see this! Lord please protect for Helen's physical health. Please cover her in your precious blood so all attacks from the wicked will faith. Please keep her soul clean and only be filled with your thoughts and your words. So that her spirit is free and joyful in you. There is no place for pride or self-centre in her life. All her spirit and soul and body are completely for you and you alone.

Lord, I'd also like to give thanks for John. Lord thanks so much that over the past year it seems that John is more relaxed now with the frown gradually removed from his face. Lord, thanks so much for Wesley and I to get to know John much better thru the Alpha course last year. Please protect him as he'll also be set up as pastor coming Sunday. Please continue to lead him, continue to burn in him your plan and will for missionary in China. And please protect his family.
Lord, also please bless Jack. His whole family has been a blessing to SIC and to us, Lord. He's such a good example that by walking on the right track as the head of family, the whole family will be blessed. Lord, may you continue to use him and his family in various fields of your work, to bring blessings not only to SIC but also other churches and others in HK and even the whole city.

And Lord, please lead us for the boardgames night today. Lord, we dedicate it to you, Lord. Please guide both myself and Wesley so we don't loose sight - yes it's about the games but more importantly, it's about YOU, my lord. Yes, it's about YOU and for YOU. Lord, may I pray that your Holy Spirit fills both Wesley and my heart and our home so that all those who come can experience your wonder and your presence and the love and joy from you tonight. Lord, please bless us for the rundown and whether and for the new joiner, Carol, that Olive is bringing.
Lord, it is indeed Wesley and my pleasure to be able to serve you with our home - it's such a great gift from you, lord, and let us dedicate it for your use.

Yes lord, and may I pray for both myself and other b/s in SIC, to have more oil from you for intercession. Please help and add me strength so I can continue this intercession exercise both for SIC and for CCF/CX and others.

additional programs for 2006 MPP

(to continue from 2006 MPP version 1, though I think some more changes are needed...)

E. Programs

1. Every day
- get really good quality quiet time with God
- to quiet down, to worship, to read and meditate His Words, to pray
- to have seperate Bible Reading schedule and to read through Bible once again this year, together with Wesley

2. Every week
- to have 2 hour prayer time: 1 on Tue (or other weekday) over lunch and 1 on Sat morning
- Each time, have about half the time to pray for our church SIC, and the other half for CX and CCF, and any other issues or persons for interceding

3. Every month
- to take a day off to really relax and spend some good time with God

4. Through out the year
- to recite selected bible verses from time to time
- to take part in courses or training, either Bible Study or other Christian teaching, together with Wesley

Monday, February 13, 2006

CCF dinner

The atmosphere was so different when we talked about the future plan for ccf tonight. B/S felt much more comfortable to talk and share their thought. And it really doesn't matter whether we'll go for cell group or not. I learn to put down myself and listen. And if the vision of cell group is not for now but for future, then let it be God's timing.

And God is so obviously with us tonight, that He even prepared the discount we enjoyed tonight! Thank you lord!

Friday, February 03, 2006

Book 4 of the Narnia Chronicles

Have just finished book 4 of the Narnia Chronicles. This is the book I felt for the most from this series, so far, and I'm about to finish off book 5-7 in the upcoming trip.

But back to this book, there are several things I wanna take note:

1. What Aslan told Lucy, she should have followed him though her siblings didn't see Aslan then. And even if they really decided not to come with her, at least she alone should follow him.
- some time, it may really happen that way...

2. How Susan didn't choose to believe in Lucy/ Aslan in the first place, and listened to her own emotions/ mind/ will...

3. How Aslan said, Peter and Susan has grown too old...
- I don't wanna grow "old" that way! No! I wanna be able to have a young heart ready for my Lord, always...

4. How things would happen if we did make the wrong decision, listen to our own heart instead of the Lord - the defeated old Narnians before Peter and Edmund could come to rescue when they were wandering in the wrong way down the gorge...

5. The safe, assuring, loving Aslan - our Lord Jesus Christ. The love, the security, the assurance, the warmth, the courage, I should find in Him.

Lord, thanks so very very much to reveal yourself to me thru this story. Thanks for opening my eyes and ears to read your message and hear your voice thru it. It certainly touches my heart. Lord, let me be close to you. Let me hear you, always. Let me not only hear you, but submit to you and do your will, always. Let me put your words to my heart - engrave it, so it'll stay there, always. Thank you Lord. Amen.