To take this pic, I was being asked to prostrate myself on the floor by the camera man

and this picture really turned out great!

Hummm.... i forgotten how i posed this pic, anyway it looks beautiful too!

Yesterday, 29/12/07, Saturday, i went for a complimentary photo shoot at a studio that is located at Beach Road. The first shoot was taken using my own clothes and the second shoot was taken using their studio gown or costumes. As most of the gowns are either too small for my frame or will increased my age after shooting, i decided to wear a nice Korean han-bok (hope i spelt it correctly) I loved the light, crisp and refreshing green colour, but the photos turn out not up to my expectation. So in the end out of the almost 40 photos, i chose these two.

This photo shoot really open my eyes that my eyes are beautiful!

From God's Minute dated 20 Dec 07, Thursday

HE WHO HEEDS THE WORD WISELY WILL FIND GOOD, AND WHOEVER TRUSTS IN THE LORD, HAPPY IS HE. ( PROVERBS 16:20 *NKJV )

Never let the enemy still your joy and leave you downcast! Instead enjoy what God has given to you, for; HAPPY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN SUCH A STATE; HAPPY ARE THE PEOPLE WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD! ( Psalm 144:15 )

Now when we have negative thoughts it draws negative results into our lives. Likewise, when we think positive thoughts we draw positive results in as well!

After all when we are downcast it brings on depression, worry and anxiety. All of those things are known to cause health problems. So always think positive for: A MERRY HEART DOES GOOD, LIKE MEDICINE, BUT A BROKEN SPIRIT DRIES THE BONES. ( Proverbs 17:22 ) Now I know that: MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF THEM ALL. ( Psalm 34:19 )

So again, do not let the enemy steal your joy on any day. For you know that: YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL WALKS ABOUT LIKE A ROARING LION, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR. ( 1 Peter 5:8 )

Enjoy what God has planned for you, and show that beautiful smile of yours. For when you smile it shows God's joy within you! Amen.

From God's Minute dated 19 Dec 07, Wednesday

BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, FORGIVING EACH OTHER, JUST AS IN CHRIST GOD FORGAVE YOU. ( EPHESIANS 4:32 *NIV )

It is easy for us to ask God for forgiveness, but we often find it very difficult to forgive others. Therefore when you find yourself angry with someone and thinking about revenge, remember that it is written: DO NOT TAKE REVENGE, MY FRIENDS, BUT LEAVE ROOM FOR GODS WRATH, FOR IT IS WRITTEN: "IT IS MINE TO AVENGE; I WILL REPAY, SAYS THE LORD!" ( ROMANS 12:19 )

After all our Savoir Jesus Christ gave us this warning as well: "FOR IF YOU FORGIVE MEN WHEN THEY SIN AGAINST YOU, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL ALSO FORGIVE YOU. BUT IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE MEN THEIR SINS, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL NOT FORGIVE YOUR SINS." ( MATTHEW 6:14-15 )

Therefore, FORGET THE FORMER THINGS; DO NOT DWELL IN THE PAST. ( ISAIAH 43:18 ) For the past is gone and no one can change it anyway! All we can do is make today the best that we can by forgiving our enemies, just as God has forgiven us!.

So why not make peace with those who may have angered you, remembering the Words of our Savior Jesus Christ: "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS: FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD!" Amen. ( MATTHEW 5:9 )

An attempt in baking ginger breadman

Today is my first attempt to try to bake the ginger breadman. As for looks it's great. As for the piping of the icing disaster. But in the end i still can consume the cookies. Hmm will improve on it.

Sermon on 28 Oct 07

Sermon by Ps. Chia Beng Hock
28 Oct 07, Sunday
Ephesians 6:5-9

5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ; 6not only while being watched, and in order to please them, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. 7Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to men and women, 8knowing that whatever good we do, we will receive the same again from the Lord, whether we are slaves or free. 9And, masters, do the same to them. Stop threatening them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and with him there is no partiality. Ephesians 6:5-9, NRSV

SLAVES
· They are owned by rich people.
· They are treated badly and owner don’t care about them.
· Paul wrote to them and tell them to obey their master. (To listen to their boss with a right attitude).

1. Employee – Attitude of Obedience

How to have a right attitude?
We must RESPECT our Master as they’re being placed there by God to be our Boss.

Respect: in fear
Excel: do your best
Sincere: in what you do (your heart must not be divided. Eg. Daniel)
Personal Conviction: not to tell lie for boss.
Exuberant: Serve wholeheartedly.
Christ Representative: Serving Jesus in your place of work.
Tenacious: do your best even when boss is not around.

2. Employer Attitude

Encourage employees: Don’t threaten them.
Apply the golden rule:
Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Treat them well.
Submit to the greater Master: God who is the ultimate boss.
· 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NRSVA) Therefore, my beloved,£ be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Impartial: to be fair to employees.

Sermon on 21 Oct 07

God’s Mission For Everyone
Ps. Pang Ek Kwan
21 Oct 07, Sunday

A message with TWO COMMANDS and ONE INVITATION.

The mission of every local church is MISSIONS!

Matthew 9:38, ASV “Pray ye…” (1st Command)
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

a. Cry out to the Lord for pre-believers.
b. God’s compassion is Love & Truth in action.
· Compassion means God’s deepest yearnings for the poor and the afflicted and flowing from these yearnings, compassion is the release of God’s power to transform lives and situations that look otherwise impossible to change.
c. More Purposeful Bending
· We tend to bend to do the things that we like.
· Purposeful Bending means to bend of our own will, ways, our self-dependence to God.

An Invitation by Jesus to Peter to “Come!” (“你来吧！”)

Matthew 14:29, ASV And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

a. God allows us to go through heavy storms because He wants us to learn a lesson of faith, putting our trust in Him.
b. May the Lord help us to exercise our faith.

Obey Him absolutely, and even to do the ridiculous! (2nd Command)
Mark 16:7, NRSV But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.”

Summary:
1. “Pray ye…” to the Lord of the Harverst.
2. Come (invitation)
3. Go & Tell!

That in essence is God’s mission for each and everyone of us.

Sermon on 14 Oct 07, Sunday

Today is Mission Sunday, Rev. Dr. Robert Lim do more sharing then preaching. But two things that caught my attention:

1. His (Rev. Dr. Robert Lim) persistent trust & prayers in the Lord to provide for $1.4 million to pay off the building loan (Day & Night he “pester” God).

2. He quoted 1 Sam. 25 – the account of how King David’s men went to ask for food from Nabal. Instead of getting some food, Nabal sneered at them saying “who is David?” It is just like in the current times where people say to us “who is Jesus?”

3. Always remember that we cannot out give God.