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Issue No:70 July-August 2001 PP 5911/3/2002

A Bi-Monthly Publication Of Calvary Church

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By Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam

God-Conscious Living�I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them

because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world.

I do not pray that You should take them out of the world,

but that You should keep them from the evil one.They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.�

John 17:14-16

God-Conscious Living

Jesus took time by pullingHimself away from the crowdand from His disciples to prayto His Father. He said, I havegiven them (His disciples)Your word;...They are not ofthe world, just as I am not ofthe world� (John 17:14-16).Jesus wants you, Hisdisciples, to live a God-conscious and not world-conscious life-style. Whatseparates you from the world andmakes you God-conscious? It is yourobedience to the Word of God. While youare in the world and are subject to theconditions of the world, you are called tolive a God-conscious lifestyle�obeyingGod because He abides in you. This iswhat gives you victory and success. Thisis what enables you to live believing andrejoicing.

The word �conscious� means�being made aware�, �knowing withconcern�, �identifying� and �awake�.The awakening to the consciousness ofGod comes when you are born again.Sin makes you world-conscious butJesus makes you God-conscious. You

may look like everyone else on theoutside now but you are a child of God.The Bible says, �Beloved, now we arechildren of God; and it has not yet beenrevealed what we shall be, but we knowthat when He is revealed, we shall belike Him, for we shall see Him as He is�(1 John 3:2). You can choose a world-conscious lifestyle or a God-consciouslifestyle.

How can you tell if you are living aworld-conscious lifestyle? Firstly, if youare body-conscious, which is, dress me,feed me, please me and give me. �Self�is most important to you. Mankindbegan living a world-conscious lifestylethe moment Adam and Eve disobeyedGod�s Word (Genesis 3:8-11).Secondly,if you are materialistic, which ispossession-conscious. You live topossess things. The Bible tells us that�one�s life does not consist in theabundance of the things he possesses�(Luke 12:15). Thirdly, if you are devil-conscious. Everywhere you go, you lookfor devils and evil spirits. Jesus neverlooked for devils. If there were devilswherever He went, they fled from Him.When He confronted them, they fell atHis feet saying, �What have we to dowith You, Jesus, You Son of God?�(Matthew 8:29).

Is it possible to live a God-conscious lifestyle? Jesus said, �I do notpray that You should take them out ofthe world but that You should keepthem from the evil one� (John 17:15). Ifit were not possible for you to do so,then Jesus� prayer was in vain. Beingconscious of your Father in heavenprotects you from the evil one. This wasone of Jesus� secrets of success. Healways lived in the consciousness of HisFather.

How can you become God-conscious? By faith! Faith takes you outfrom world-consciousness into Godconsciousness. For 12 years, thewoman with an issue of blood dideverything she could to be healed. Shehad spent all she had but was no better.She had wasted her resources as wellas her strength. Then she heard aboutJesus. Faith comes by hearing. Sheturned away from self-pity and pressedthrough the crowd and touched the hemof His garment. �When she heard aboutJesus, she came behind Him in thecrowd and touched His garment� (Mark5:27).

Faith gives you hope and helps youto see God�s power. When you come toChurch, you hear God�s Word and itcauses faith to arise in your heart. Faith

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Calvary Church celebratesMother�s Day

It is always Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam�s joy to dedicatebabies to the Lord as it indicates the parents� desire for theirchildren to be brought up in the ways of the Lord.

On Mother�s Day, 13 May 2001, this joy was multiplied as he proudly

Precious jewels

dedicated his granddaughter, Jamie Prince Guneratnam together with fiveother babies at the 10am Worship Service at Calvary Church DamansaraHeights. He and SeniorAssociate Pastor PetrinaGuneratnam prayed forthe babies and theirparents.

Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam�s greetings andprayers for the mothers attending our WorshipServices and Senior Associate Pastor PetrinaGuneratnam�s message were communicated toour Satellite Church congregations via video.

Mothers at Calvary Church were specially honoured onMother�s Day. Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam highlighted the importance ofthe roles they played in their homes and the Church and expressed his appreciationand concern for them. After praying for God to bless them, he called the Carpenter�sWorkshop children who were ready and waiting, to distribute souvenirs to themothers present. A total of 931 souvenirs were distributed in our various services!

�A Mother�s Pain, A Son�s Prayer� was the title of Senior Associate PastorPetrina Guneratnam�s message which was based on 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. Jabez�smother perceived that her son would be a pain in life so she named him Jabez,which means �pain�! Jabez did not want to be the cause of pain. With an excellentattitude, Jabez turned to God to change his destiny. He asked God to bless him, toenlarge his territory, to put His hand upon him and to keep him from evil. PastorPetrina concluded that while things can start badly for a person, it can endextraordinarily well because of good attitudes and prayers. �Jabez,� she said,�ended up being more honourable than his brothers, thus turning a mother�s pain toa mother�s pride through a son�s prayer.�

The Carpenter�s Workshop children formed various choirs to sing a special song in honour of mothers atCalvary Church Damansara Heights as well as at the Satellite Churches

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Mothers can hunt too!

At the invitation of their daughters, 29 mothers bravely trooped to Elim bungalow to enrol themselvesfor a �Walk-A-Hunt� organised by the Missionette Sponsors in their honour as it was Mother�s Day.

The mothers were pleasantly surprised and pleased toreceive beautifully wrapped doorgifts when they arrived. Theywere divided into teams with cheeky indigenous names like�Kindly Kelabits�, �Bold Bidayuhs�, �Delightful Dusuns� and�Marvellous Muruts�. Quickly getting into the mood, themothers were all excited and eager to participate whileconfidently leaving their daughters under the care of the olderMissionette girls.

After a time of praise and worship, the Prims and Starsclub gave a presentation. Assistant Pastor Susan Tan shared adevotion from Proverbs 31 and commended the mothers fortheir fun and adventurous spirit.

The mothers then made their way to Pusat BandarDamansara where all the treasures were hidden. They weregiven one and a half hours to gather the answers andtreasures but the organisers had underestimated themothers. When they went to the designated meeting place anhour later, a few teams were already milling around restlessly,anxious to submit their answers and treasures!

The mothers were then directed to Restaurant RasaGourmet where they enjoyed the treat given to them. Two teams

At Elim bungalow

By Toh Yew Peng 13 May 2001

The first team to submit their treasures and answers

with the most correct answers were awarded the first andsecond prizes. Token gifts were given to the first and the lastteams to submit their answers and treasures. Presents werealso given to the mothers with the most number of children andthe mother who was the �Best Dressed� for the Hunt.

The event left the mothers grateful for the opportunity toknow each other in the short and fun-filled time spent together.Praise God for mothers who can do anything in Christ Jesus!

Assistant Pastor Susan Tan presenting a gift to the winners of the Hunt

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Life Group (LG) leaders came together on 19May 2001 for a time of fellowship at the Elimbungalow. The purpose of the gathering was toshare the good reports as well as solutions to areasof concern in relation to the �J-12 Principle�.

LG leaders get together

After a time ofworship led by NgeowZoo Gin, the LGleaders wereencouraged by threetestimonies ondifferent aspects ofthe �J-12 Principle�.

Alfred Choongtestified how he sawhis family memberscoming to know Christwhen he began to beconsistent in prayingfor them in the LGmeetings. He went tothe extent of using acreative �prayerposter� where the LGmembers wereencouraged to placethe names of theirloved ones who haveyet to know Christ. Itwas when they werefaithful in prayer that

they began to have adeep burden for thosewhom they prayed for.To-date, out of thosenames that werewritten at thebeginning of this year,three persons haveaccepted the Lord!

Christine Chongshared the joy and therewards of evangelismamong those in herLG. Her LG membersare now ferventlyreaching out as theyhave seen how she,their LG leader, hasovercome the fear ofwitnessing andsharing the Gospel.Since the beginning ofthe year, four peoplehave accepted Jesusthrough the witness ofher LG members.

Helen Readconcluded with thethird testimony,sharing on her first-hand experience indiscipling. Initially, shethought thatdiscipleship is a

difficult task but to hersurprise, she found itrewarding. She mayhave to persevere butshe sees growth andprogress in thosewhom she isdiscipling.

Associate PastorTimothy Ong remindedthe leaders that themain focus of the

�J-12 Principle� is notthe number �12� butthe fulfilment theGreat Commissionwhich is evangelismand discipleship. Thereason we are using�12� is because JesusHimself discipled 12people and because ofthe signifance of thenumber �12� in theOld Testament.Moreover, �12� is agood number to form ahealthy, vibrant anddynamic grouprelationship.

Associate PastorRichard Yun had aninteractive discussionwith the leaders. Theytalked about how theyovercame certaindifficulties andchallenges in theirLGs. One Leadershared that in order toget to know theirmembers better, they

invited the membersfor a simple meal attheir home just beforethe LG meeting. Thisencouraged other LGleaders to follow suitin order to maximisethe limited time theyhave to fellowship withand to get to knowtheir LG members.

Fellowship andbuilding relationshipswere also among theobjectives that day.Before breaking forsome refreshment, theLG leaders had somegood laughs when theyplayed the �ice-breaker�. Three LGleaders were givengifts for being the firstthree to complete thegame.

Alfred Choong�s �prayer poster�

Christine Chong sharing hertestimony

Playing the �ice-breaker�[

Looking for a Life Group to join?Call the Pastoral Care Department at 03-255 260 ext 134 & 135 for more information!

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Only in eternity will weknow the actualimpact of our recentEaster presentation,�Rejoice...It�s Easter�at Putra Stadium from13-15 April 2001.But we are excited bythe many testimoniesof those who wereblessed by theirinvolvement in servingHim and of answeredprayers for manyindividuals to knowand receive the loveand salvation of ourLord Jesus Christ.The following are justsome testimonies toencourage your heart!

Thank you Jesus!

I had a terrible headacheon the last night of theEaster presentation. I feltweak but decided to join theintercessors to pray anyway.Praise the Lord, I was totallyhealed by the end of theintercession.�

My student brought herover 80 years oldgrandmother to thepresentation. She found itdifficult to walk but she cameanyway. All this while, shehad never been open to theGospel so it was a miraclethat she came that night.

My wife and I have beenpraying for my brother for morethan a year. He was once ayouth leader but hadbackslided over the years andhe has a non-Christiangirlfriend. This year, wedecided to invite him for theEaster presentation. Imagineour surprise when he walkedinto the Putra Stadium on thefirst night. Later, I asked himwhat he thought of thepresentation but he was non-committal. God hadsomething else in mind. Onthe third night, despite therain, he rushed back from Ipohto catch the resurrectionscene. Praise the Lord that onthat very night, my brother�sgirlfriend responded to thealtar call for salvation.

Praise the Lord that myfather accepted Jesus as hisLord and Saviour while wewere rehearsing for theEaster presentation!

I thank God that out of thefive names that I submittedfor prayer in the �PrayerCommitment For Souls� slip,three of them respondedpositively to the Easterinvitation. My brother, whosename I submitted for prayer,called me and said that hewould like to go with me tothe stadium on Friday. Hebrought along his daughterand maid. That night, both heand his daughter respondedto the altar call and said thesinner�s prayer. I am justoverwhelmed by how theLord touched his life.

A Hi-Tea for new believers

I was not able to make itfor the Easter WorshipService for the past two yearsfor some reason or other.This year, I determined tocome with my family. Duringthe worship, the Lordtouched me in a verywonderful way and my tearsstarted to flow. I mustconfess that it was one of themost embarrassing momentsin my life because to me, realmen don�t cry. My childrenlooked at me, wonderingwhat was happening to theirfather. When Senior PastorPrince Guneratnam gave thealtar call, I responded. Again,the Lord touched me and thetears started to flow. Thereand then, I made acommitment to the Lord toserve in a specific area ofministry in the Easter projectnext year.

Praise the Lord for the41 new friends whoattended the Hi-Teagathering for those whoresponded to the altarcalls at our recentEaster presentation!Thirty-five leaders of theChurch were present to meetand encourage each one ofthem. Associate PastorsSteven Kum, Peter Ong,Timothy Ong and Richard Yunwarmly welcomed them in turn,each introducing variousaspects of the Church to them.Praise God that someone whocame along to the fellowship atthe invitation of one of the�new believers�, acceptedChrist that afternoon! Whileenjoying the food, our leaderswere able to get acquaintedwith them and invited each oneto attend our Church Servicesand Life Group meetings.

Clockwise: Associate Pastors StevenKum, Peter Ong, Richard Yun andTimothy Ong welcoming our newfriends to Calvary Church

Giving printed material introducingthe activities of the Church

Getting to know one another overfood!

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Missionettes Coronation 2001The Missionettes testify to love By Mabel Wong and Emilia Toh

The celebration began at 5pm with songs of worship led bySponsor Rina Lee. The moment arrived for us to be presentedand we were honoured to have our parents to introduce us as wewalked in. Snapshots of us in our growing-up years were flashedon the screen as our parents testified about the goodness ofGod in our lives as well as theirs. It was rather funny to see ourbaby photos being projected for all to see but we noticed that ourparents were beaming with pride and joy.

According to tradition, the �Honour Stars� are to expressthrough various presentations, what we have learnt through the�Stairway of the Stars� programme. Our first presentation was asong entitled �Testify To Love� which was the theme of thecoronation service. Most of us were Missionettes since we weresix years old and we have learnt that to love one another is oneof God�s greatest commandments. We sang the song with all ourhearts as we meant what we were singing. Four of us presenteda violin instrumental that was a medley of four short songs. Wecapped-off our presentation with a self-choreographed dance tothe song �Awesome God�.

The audience was introduced to all the Clubs in theMissionettes programme. Each Club did a presentation. The

audience enjoyed the skit and song presented by the cute littleRainbows, Daisies and Prims Clubs, the tambourine and ribbondance by the Friends Club and a hilarious skit complete withgreat sound effects, by the Girls Only Club.

Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam spoke about a little slavegirl who pointed Naaman to prophet Elisha. Senior Pastorencouraged the parents to guide their daughters to honour andlove God as it is the greatest virtue a girl can learn and thegreatest gift a parent can give her.

The crowning ceremony finally arrived! The �Honour Stars�were once again ushered to the stage and we received the Biblepins and bracelets from our parents. Senior Associate Pastor

Saturday, 21 April 2001: It was the day for the crowning of 11 �Honour Stars�. After months of preparations and rehearsals to get us ready and �perfect� for this day, Assistant PastorSusan Tan and Sponsor Khaw Phoay Eng must have heaved a sigh of relief that it would soon be over! We must have driven them �crazy� with our teenage whims but they graciously guidedus with wise counsel!

Petrina Guneratnam then crowned and put the cape on usbefore Pastor Susan awarded us with certificates. The ceremonywas accompanied by songs presented by the Stars Club. SeniorPastor then gave the charge before he prayed for us.

The coronation service signalled the completion of the�Stairway of the Stars� programme. As we received the lightedcandles from the Sponsors at the close of the ceremony, we feltproud to be a part of this great ministry and the memories of thisspecial event will always remain with us.

Like any great Malaysian celebration, it would not becomplete without food! Our parents threw a great dinner at thepoolside restaurant on the 29th floor of Dynasty Hotel incelebration of our crowning as well as in thanksgiving to God and

all the Missionette Sponsors. We drew some stares and smilesas we trooped in, dressed in white gown complete with crownand cape, but we were oblivious because we felt so good. It wasa fantastic night of food and fun.

The coronation ceremony is considered the climax of the�Stars� programme but we want to acknowledge that we havegained much, spiritually and emotionally, from our lessonsbecause of the encouragement and dedication of Pastor Susanand all the Sponsors. We are grateful and thankful to them forblessing our lives and testifying to us with their love. Ourgratitude and thanks go to our parents too for their continualencouragement and for driving us to Church and Missionettesfaithfully each Sunday. Praise and glory to God!

The �Honour Stars� displaying their varied talents�singing and playing the violin

The Rainbows, Daisies and Prims presenting a song and skit

The Friends Club doing a tambourine dance Each �Honour Star� received the Bible pins and bracelets from their parentsbefore being crowned and caped by Senior Associate Pastor Petrina Guneratnam

The Girls Only Club presenting their hilarious skit

Senior Pastor Prince Guneratnam giving the charge before praying for the �Honour Stars�

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The �Honour Stars�Allison Khoo Andrea Cheah Azalea Lee Belinda Ong Betty Liu Cheryl Yong Daniela Selvam Emilia Toh Mabel Wong Ruth Hoo Timmy Tan

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It was indeed a very excitingday for the youth of CalvaryChurch. This was our very firstgames event with a combinationof a Motor Treasure Hunt and aJogathon. The day started off with about120 youths assembling in Church forthe event. The weather was excellentwith the sun high above giving the rightatmosphere for the event. After a time ofpraise and worship and a short briefing,the eager participants were flagged offby Associate Pastor Steven Kum.

By Barry Wong

Everyone rushed to their assignedcars and headed off in search of theanswer to the first clue. Throughout thejourney from Church to Desa SriHartamas and finally ending at TamanTun Dr. Ismail, they were asked fairlyeasy questions and riddles. Someparticipants came up with ratheramusing but wrong answers. The MotorTreasure Hunt ended at the Taman TunJogger�s Trail where the race on footbegan. The trail was not an easy one asit winds upwards and downwardsamidst fresh greenery. It was certainly atest of fitness for everyone. Many just

Youth Treasure-thon

took the opportunity to fellowship asthey walked along the four kilometretrail.

The fastest time clocked for therace was 16 minutes. This was achievedby Derek Lim. The majority of them tookabout half and hour to forty-five minutesto complete the race. Many prizes weregiven out to the different categories ofwinners. Even Uncle Ronnie Wong wasawarded a prize for being able tocomplete the course within thequalifying time. Everyone was tired afterthe race but thankful that they had sucha enjoyable day!

Some walked and talkedSome walked Some jogged Derek ran all the way!

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Kester gets gold!

Gunung Tahan!

A team of 15 from the Royal Rangers comprising Team Leader, Commander David Peter,Associate Pastor Richard Yun, Senior Commander Jim Guneratnam, Commander ChinYoke Yee, Commander Low Mai Keok, Commander Wong Horr Wai, Commander IsaacMatthews, Herman Ho, Derek Lim, Chuan Jo Hong, Benjamin Khoo, Tan Se-Ken, JustinTiew, Victor Yong and Victor Yee successfully reached the summit of Gunung Tahan on 3June 2001. The expedition took four days to cover 62 kilometres of jungle trekking andclimbing over various terrain to reach the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia at2,187 metres above sea level. Praise God for his protection, strength and blessing!

Kester Low was awarded theGold Medal of Achievement(GMA), the highestadvancement in the RoyalRangers programme, duringthe opening ceremony of the1st Central District Pow Wowon 26 May 2001. To achievethis, Kester had to completeall his advancements, earn19 advance merits, read theleaders manual, write a 500word report and attend anational review boardinterview. Kester has been aRanger since he was aBuckaroo and has beenworking on his GMA since hewas in the Trailblazers. He isnow serving as a JuniorCommander.

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A desire to learn innovative techniques toteach Calvary Nursery Care and Carpenter�sWorkshop children the truths of God effectively,was the motivating factor that brought 74participants to the Children�s Workers Seminarat Elim bungalow on 6 and 7 April 2001.

Three hundred and twenty-one children, theirfriends, parents and teachers, gathered at theChurch sanctuary on the afternoon of 7 April2001 for the Children�s Evangelistic Meeting.

After Assistant Pastor Susan Tan welcomed everyone andprayed for God�s blessings, the event started off with a danceby the Carpenter�s Workshop (CW) girls followed by livelysingspiration led by Ong Meng Foong. While the offering wasbeing taken up, The CW Choir present a song entitled �OnlyOne�.

Rob George, the invited speaker, came on stage and hisappearance was greeted with extra enthusiasm as many ofthe children had seen him in action during the previous FridayChildren�s prayer meeting. He started his presentation withtwo tricks that stumped the children so much that an unusualhush filled the sanctuary. Having caught their attention, hetold the story about Jesus and the criminal, Barabbas, andhow Jesus took his place on the cross and Barabbas becamea free man. He went on to share that Jesus overcame deathand because He arose again, He became the �SurpriseWinner�! He told the children that Jesus� death andresurrection was to set them free from sins.

During his narration, Rob sketched the picture of Calvary.He then gave the altar call and 63 children responded. Fifty-four received salvation and nine rededicated their lives. PastorSusan prayed for the children. A total of 49 new visitors werenoted to be present that afternoon.

The Surprise WinnerChildren�s Evangelistic Meeting

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Children�s Workshop Seminar

art of quick-board sketching done with extra large posterchalks.

One main rule stressed in this seminar that was vital inchildren Christian education was: �If you need to makeanything boring, make it the games or whatever activity, nevermake the Bible boring.� In jest, Rob quoted a �fictitious�scripture: �It is a sin to make the Bible boring.� Book of Rob,Chapter 1, verse 1.

At the end of the training session, the participantseagerly bought many of the affordable OAC Ministries for theirpersonal teaching resource library. Results of an evaluation ofthe seminar by the participants revealed that many wereblessed by the teaching.

Rewards were in store forthe participants comprisingmainly of Children�s Ministryteachers, a handful of Lifegroup leaders and parents asthe one and a half day�straining was not onlyinformative but punctuated withlaughter from start to finish.

Speaker, Rob George fromOpen Air Campaigners (OAC)Ministries, Australia,demonstrated through the use of many simple tricks,sketchboard drawing and object lessons, that, Bible lessonscan be an enjoyable time for both teachers and children.Many found his pointer and ideas �eye-openers� , judging fromthe �oohs�, �aahs� and �Wa-ahs�. His �trump trick� was the

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brings you into a consciousness of whatGod says He can do and it gives youhope. If you do not have faith, you havefear. Fear sees your problems as biggerthan God. But faith sees God bigger thanyour problems and that God is able tohelp you. You need faith when youcannot see and when you are temptedand in trouble. Fear would have kept thewoman back but faith caused her topress through the crowds in her sicknessto get near Jesus to receive her healing.

You can live a God-consciouslifestyle. There are twelve biblical factsthat you need to know and believe:1. You are born again. You need aborn-again experience to live a God-conscious lifestyle. You cannot do it bypositive thinking or by trying to improveyourself. That is why Jesus toldNicodemus, as religious as he was, hecould not enter the kingdom of Godunless he was born again. �Mostassuredly, I say to you, unless one isborn of the water and the Spirit, hecannot enter the kingdom of God. Thatwhich is born of the flesh is flesh, andthat which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Do not marvel that I said to you, �Youmust be born again�� (John 3:5-7). Whenyou are born again, there is a new walkand a new name is given to you apartfrom your existing name. This new nameis characteristic of your life in Christ. InAntioch, the disciples were calledChristians because their behaviourreminded the unbelievers or the peopleoutside the church, of Jesus Christ.Would people call you �Christian�because of your lifestyle?2. God is your Father. Fear is the spiritof the world but because you havereceived the spirit of adoption, you haveGod as your Father, just like Jesus. �Foryou have not received the spirit ofbondage again to fear, but you receivedthe Spirit of adoption by whom we cryout, �Abba, Father.� The Spirit Himselfbears witness with our spirit that we arechildren of God� (Romans 8:15-16).3. You are clothed by His power. �Butyou shall receive power when the HolySpirit has come upon you; and you shall

be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and inall Judea and Samaria, and to the endof the earth� (Acts 1:8). The evidence ofbeing filled with the Holy Spirit is morethan speaking in tongues. A spirit filledperson cannot help but be a witness. Anoutcome of receiving the Holy Spirit iswitnessing. The Bible does not teachyou to witness only if you feel like it or ifthere is a possibility but it clearly statesthat �you shall be witnesses�! Have youwon a soul to Jesus since you were bornagain?4. You eat His flesh and drink Hisblood. This is symbolic. When you eatthe bread and drink the wine, you aredemonstrating that you have the life ofChrist in you. �When He had giventhanks, He broke it and said, �Take eat,this is My body which is broken for you;do this in remembrance of Me.� In thesame manner, He also took the cupafter supper, saying, �This cup is thenew covenant in My blood. This do, asoften as you drink it, in remembrance ofMe�� (1 Corinthians 11:24-25).5. You wear His armour. In theChristian life, you battle againstprincipalities and powers. To withstandtheir attacks, you must depend on Hisstrength and every piece of His armour.�Put on the whole armor of God, thatyou may be able to stand against thewiles of the devil� (Ephesians 6:11).6. You have His gifts. You are giftedwhen you are filled with the Holy Spiritwho gives you the gifts you should have(1 Corinthians 12:7-11). If you do notuse them, they lie dormant in you. Thatis why Paul encourages believers to �stirup� these gifts. �Therefore I remind youto stir up the gift of God which is in youthrough the laying on of my hands� (2Timothy 1:6). They are in you. Be awareof what your gifts are and use them.7. You bear His fruits. �But the fruit ofthe Spirit is love, joy, peace,longsuffering, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness, selfcontrol...�(Galatians 5:22-23). You donot need to struggle over this and workon growing the fruits one by one. TheSpirit will give you the fruits as you learnto yield to Him. The more you yield, themore the fruit becomes evident. Theyare not a result of your efforts. If youcan produce the fruits on your own, thenyou do not need Jesus. When youembrace Jesus and yield to His HolySpirit, you will become more like Himand will exhibit Christ�s character.8. You are like Him in character not inappearance. Your Christian life is aprocess of becoming more and morelike Christ. This process will becompleted when you see Christ face to

face. �Beloved, now we are children ofGod; and it has not yet been revealedwhat we shall be, but we know thatwhen He is revealed, we shall be likeHim, for we shall see Him as He is� (1John 3:2).9. You have the same Holy Spirit tohelp you. �If you love Me, keep Mycommandments. And I will pray theFather, and He will give you anotherHelper, that He may abide with youforever�the Spirit of truth, whom theworld cannot receive, because it neithersees Him or knows Him; but you knowHim, for He dwells with you and will bein you. I will not leave you orphans; I willcome to you� (John 14:15-18). WhenJesus went away, He sent anotherHelper, Advocate or paraclete. Themeaning of the word �another� here isvery different from the common usageof the word. Here, it means �of the samekind�.10. You have a heavenly language. TheEnglish language or any other knownlanguage you know is limited when youare praising God. You can get weary andtired of speaking in these languages.God has given you another language totalk to Him. �For he who speaks in atongue does not speak to men but toGod, for no one understands him;however, in the spirit he speaksmysteries� (1 Corinthians 4:2).11. You have His mind. Like Christ, youshould have God�s perspective. �Let thismind be in you which was also in ChristJesus� (Philippians 2:5).12. You inhabit the world with Hisfragrance. The fragrance of Jesus isvery inviting for it has His personality.An evil spirit has an evil fragrance. Youbear Jesus� fragrance as you have Hischaracter and the same Father as Hedoes. �For we are members of His body,of His flesh and of His bones�(Ephesians 5:30).

How can you live a God-consciouslifestyle? Be a worshipper. Worship isnot just praising God with songs inChurch. Your whole life is to be aworship to Him. When you are driving,cooking, working in the office, using theoffice telephone or stationery, do asJesus would. Practice the presence ofGod. Be conscious of God in everythingyou do. Be aware that God is with you.God dwells in your praises and He isenthroned in all that you do as aworship unto Him. �But You are holy,enthroned in the praises of Israel�(Psalm 22:3). �Serve the Lord withgladness. Come before His presencewith singing� (Psalm 100:2).

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CHRIST-CENTRED EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY

REACHING THE CITY OF KUALA LUMPUR AND BEYOND

6-7 May 2001

Intercessors� Prayer Retreat�...We�ll be blessed because we

came!� The lyrics of the song certainlyechoed the expectations of theintercessors as they headed for SelesaHillhomes and Golf Resort. With asense of excitement, 38 intercessorswent for the first overnight prayerretreat ever organised by the PrayerTower Ministry. The theme, �A HeartYielded To God� set the tone for theentire retreat.

By Karen Seah

During the firstsession that evening,the worship andmeditation onpassages of Scripturepertaining to thetheme paved the wayfor the sharing of theWord by Chan LeePeng, the Prayer TowerCoordinator. It was atime of soul searching.What kind of heartdoes God desire? As aprayer warrior, do Ihave a pure,undivided, broken andcontrite heart? Is myministry as anintercessor flowing outof a heart that is

totally yielded to God?Recognising howdeceitful the heart canbe (Jeremiah 17:9), allwe could do was cryout to the Lord topurify our hearts andmake us ready to doHis will.

A video on �TheRole of An IntercessorIn The Local Church�by Ted Haggard wasshown the nextmorning. We werereminded that asintercessors, we are toprotect, strengthenand edify the Church.Pastor Haggard alsostressed the

importance of living aconsistent godly life inorder to earn the rightto be heard, that is, ifGod should choose usas His mouthpiece. Weconcluded with prayerfor our Church andPastors. Some sharedtestimonies and thenit was time to breakfast!

After lunch, mostof us felt sorry that itwas time for us toleave. It was a shortretreat but we knewthat God had donesomething in our lives.We may not know itsfull impact now but for

what we do know, wegive thanks to God. Wepraise Him forspeaking to usconcerning aspects ofour lives that need tobe dealt with. Wethank Him that manyof us met as strangersbut left as friends witha oneness in the Spiritbrought about by acommon bond viz ourcalling as intercessors.We left as we came,with a song ringing inour ears, �Refiner�sfire, my heart�s onedesire is to be holy;set apart for You myMaster, ready to doYour will.�

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