To update you guys on certain things

One...

We are gonna have a worship workshop kinda thingy this Saturday =P For those which God has given musical talent or have always wanted to learn an instrument, please come and learn.

Two...

We are also gonna have a worship recruitment then.  If you guys are interested to join the worship ministry please come.


Three...


We, as the committee, are gonna have a chit-chat with you guys to find out how you guys find IM:pact now.
If you guys got anything to say this is your chance...

Four...

Er....nothing =D

See you guys then!!

How Great Is Our God!

Hi there dear Impactors, after listening to Ps. Soon Hock's sermon this morning, I decided to watch a video I once watched during one of my school's CF Meetings which really left me in awe. I told myself that I MUST share this with you all. So, here the videos are, in this post. There are five parts to it, do feel free to watch all five, but here's the two which are similar to Pastor's message today about how BIG our Lord God Almighty  is!

 Okay, so let's just start off with this; We, regardless of height, size etc, are on that tiny speck there- namely Earth. Wah, then what is Pluto right!

Now watch these, and prepare to be jaw-droppingly amazed. Our God is an awesome God.






I'm speechless. Literally. We worship a star-breathing God, a God so great that no words can fully describe Him. Wow. Just look at how He created the universe.

Our beloved country, Malaysia is about 329 663 square kilometres (source: Geography revision book) in landmass. Pretty huge huh? *YA THINK?* What about the continent it's located in then? Asia. Asia is HUGEEE, seriously, who can deny that? Think Asia's huge?

What more the largest ocean in the world, the Pacific Ocean? What more the entire earth, consisting of around 195 countries and millions of species? What more the Sun? What more the entire solar system? What more the Milkyway galaxy? What more the entire Universe which consists of I-HAVE-NO-IDEA-BUT-I-KNOW-IT'S-A-CRAZY-NUMBER  galaxies?
How big, how GREAT then, is our God, the One who created all of these without even lifting a finger? The same God who knows the number of hairs covering every scalp on this planet. The same God who knows each of us by name and loves us unconditionally, who promised never to ever leave nor forsake us. We, we are like, smaller than yocto-organisms (prefix value of 10^-24) compared to all the stars mentioned in the video, and yet, this God, this GREAT God, is knocking on the door of each of our hearts, waiting for us to let Him in.

So, let Him in, will you?

God bless you all.

SANDS

See you all TONIGHT!!!

more coke?

I recommend you watch this video before you read on, it won't take you long =)

(but if your connection is THAT BAD, i forgive you. hahaha)

MORE COKE?

Lord, why is it you gave her a prettier face?

Why did you give that guy a smarter brain?

Why are they blessed with more talents than I do?

Why is it he can just learn guitar in a blink of an eye, whilst I? I have to practice 3x harder?

I'm stuck with this miserable tin can full of coke, yet you gave them a litre full.

seem familiar?

i'm sure it has. everyone faces this hurdle somewhere in your life, if not now then soon.

I definitely have faced this recently, which prompted me to share with you guys something i learnt this year,

on being grateful,

being thankful,

not merely focusing on the gift, rather the giver,

and most importantly,

how we should not waste our time

thinking about all the wonderful things

God could have given you,

rather focus on what is already given, and multiply it.

lets take a look at what the bible has to say abt this.

1 Corinthians 12

Spiritual Gifts

¹Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. ²You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. ³Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

⁴There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.⁶There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.

⁷Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.⁸To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, ⁹to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, ¹⁰to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

¹²The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. ¹³For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

¹⁴Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. ¹⁵If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. ¹⁶And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. ¹⁹If they were all one part, where would the body be? ²⁰As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

²¹The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!"²²On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, ²³and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, ²⁴while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, ²⁵so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. ²⁶If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

²⁷Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. ²⁸And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. ²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? ³⁰Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?³¹But eagerly desire the greater gifts.

okkk.... maybe that was a lil bit too many words, but essentially, everyone plays their part in God's Kingdom.

So what if you are just a chunk of flesh on your, say, thumb. but imagine if that pieces of flesh isnt there, do you think you will be able to manoeuvre your thumb the same way?

rather than delving into biology on how cells work and such, simply the answer is NO.

your thumb will never be the same.

So if God see's fit, to give you a tin can of coke, praise His glorious name,

because he saw you fit, to be given a gift from God.

Are we going to take this lightly?

just mumble and sulk and not invest in God's gift?

I certainly hope not.

but heres another thought to ponder on:

Ppl who are given an immense number of talents, will never be rewarded as much as those ppl who strive hard, work harder to achieve the same goal. sure you have to to work harder, but hey, you definitely learned more, and you gained more in the long term. =)

so with all that said and done...

i have a craving for a bottle of coke...

God bless everyone~! study hard for your exams yea? =D

MY Healer

Healer

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in You
I trust in You

I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands
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I don't care about the songwriter's conspiracy...and neither should we.  We should not stop singing this song even though it was written with the wrong intentions.  The lyrics says that God IS OUR healer...and He WILL heal us in any situation.

When we sang this song today...it was meaningful.  Worship today, even though the piano was not on and all, was just awesome.

Anyways...IM:pact was awesome.  We had something sort of a worship workshop, and don't worry, we are gonna have another one soon =D

I'm sure those who joined us for games after that had an awesome time at volleyball.  =P

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Next week in IM:pact? Well technically there's no IM:pact because SAND is having a concert!!

Come for the concert I've heard pretty good things about the band...
For Youths only there will be a dinner (RM5) at 6
Tickets for can still be bought, but please tell us soon.

For those who need tickets please contact me at 0126306460 =P

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Urgent: Flagbearers!
Free on 23rd May?? Coming for Global Day of Prayer? Then this is the job for you!  No experience required! No extra strings attached!! All you have to do is...CONTACT ME!!! 
Seriously I need people ok?? Thx.