We experienced a 10-day heat wave since Easter Friday. We had amazingly warm weather during the Easter Camp - the best since Kim & I came to London in 1998. The Camp itself was also the best one so far. Ps. PN and his family joined us during this time. It was their first visit to the UK and it was an added blessing to the whole event.
The theme was on A Bonded (Covenant) Church. God was with us all the way and I believe everyone was touched by God in different ways. One thing common to all is the bondedness (unity), even after the camp. The church is spiritually on fire, symbolised by the camp fire we had one evening (see pic). We had so much fun. All praises to God! For more pics, visit http://uk.new.photos.yahoo.com/neo21/albums.
The theme was on A Bonded (Covenant) Church. God was with us all the way and I believe everyone was touched by God in different ways. One thing common to all is the bondedness (unity), even after the camp. The church is spiritually on fire, symbolised by the camp fire we had one evening (see pic). We had so much fun. All praises to God! For more pics, visit http://uk.new.photos.yahoo.com/neo21/albums.
As I shared in the beginning of the year, 2007 is a crucial year for the Church. Cindy Jacob called it The Year of Finishing. God will enable us to accomplish great things for Him. In parallel, the devil will work 24/7 to stop them from happening. Some of us have experienced some setback in our personal lives & ministries. I was therefore really thankful to God that, through the camp, He demonstrated that He has never forsaken us. It was like a mini revival!
God's love and faithfulness make me sing. "I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.......Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies [Ps 108:1-6,12-13 NIV]." It is so essential to know that it is the help of God that will give us victory, not men.
When our faith is challenged in difficult times, we can find strength and resolve in God's Word, even when the Word sounded incredible at times. "Abraham.....laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"......Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him [Gen 17:17-22 NIV]." If we have to make a choice between man's wisdom and God's Word, let us put our faith in His Word.
It is interesting to know that God has kept His mysteries from the wise & learned but reveals them to those with child-like faith. ".... Jesus....through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure [Luke 10:17-24 NIV]." Indeed, when we approach the Word of God with child-like faith, we can understand God's plan & purpose for this world.
One of that plan & purpose is advancing the Kingdom of God through building His Church (God's people). "He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.......Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds [Prov 27:12, 18 & 23 NIV];" God will bless and honour those who do just that.
God's love and faithfulness make me sing. "I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.......Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies [Ps 108:1-6,12-13 NIV]." It is so essential to know that it is the help of God that will give us victory, not men.
When our faith is challenged in difficult times, we can find strength and resolve in God's Word, even when the Word sounded incredible at times. "Abraham.....laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"......Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him [Gen 17:17-22 NIV]." If we have to make a choice between man's wisdom and God's Word, let us put our faith in His Word.
It is interesting to know that God has kept His mysteries from the wise & learned but reveals them to those with child-like faith. ".... Jesus....through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure [Luke 10:17-24 NIV]." Indeed, when we approach the Word of God with child-like faith, we can understand God's plan & purpose for this world.
One of that plan & purpose is advancing the Kingdom of God through building His Church (God's people). "He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.......Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds [Prov 27:12, 18 & 23 NIV];" God will bless and honour those who do just that.
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