Coming up this Saturday

Hello Young People,

Watch out for something interesting this coming Saturday. Here is a prelude to it.


See you at 3.30p.m. on Saturday for another exciting day and let's give our first Saturday of 2009 for the Lord.

God Bless.

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a joyous Merry Christmas 2008!

May this day be a blessed one filled with

joy,

happiness,

peace,

blessings

and love

as you reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

Have a great Christmas! God bless. = p

Work Hard Play Harder

Work Hard Play Harder

I bet everybody has heard of this

phrase numerous times.
But when you come to think of it, this is what our activities are about. It’s either work or play.

For the life of a student, studying is kinda considered as work (if you consider it as play.. you're insane =P lol), along with house chores and a part-time job; any activities other than those are considered as play.

For the life of a working adult, your job is your work and anything that is not related to your job is play.

My question for you all is; In a world that separates activities into Work and Play, where does spending time with God fit in?
Is it Work? Or is it Play?

A little bit of something to ponder on and discuss about. Do send comments on what you think. =)

Love,

Aaron Tan

Young Gen Cell Christmas Celebration Bash!!!

The Young Gen Cell is having a Christmas Celebration Bash this Friday. Yay!

To make this event a special one, we are inviting all of YOU from Youth Impact to join us...

You are special!!!!

Come and enjoy yourselves as we celebrate Christmas with one another.

It is a pot-bless dinner, so there will be lots of food around. = p

This Friday will be a great celebration with songs,

food

and LOTS and LOTS of fellowship and fun!!!

Hoping to see you there.

Where: Church @ 3rd Floor

Time: 8.00 - 10.30 pm
What to bring: Some food (enough for around 10 people) and yourself!!!!!
If you have any questions, feel free to call Aaron (016-4124777) or Vive (012-4125325)

Youth Impact Service on 29 November '08

Our icebreaker started off with a little game. You can try it yourself: if you’re a right-hander, turn your right leg clockwise in circles. At the same time, you must draw the number six with your right hand. Sounds easy, but no one managed to do it…
After that, we had a fun time playing hide-and-seek. All of us are still kids at heart. = P
It seems that finding good hiding places in the church to hide was hard and rare. No pictures were taken because everyone was busy hiding. Sorry!

Today’s message was shared by Uncle Vive. It was about The Veil (Exodus 26:31-33) which divided the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

The colors used in the Veil paints a portrait of Jesus and who He is.

• Blue = color of the sky and reminds us of the heavenly origin of Jesus, the Son of God. (Rom 8:3, 1 Tim 3:16)
• Scarlet = color of blood and represents Jesus as the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins. (Rev 1:5, John 15:13)
• Purple = color of royalty which speaks of Jesus as the King of Kings (Isa 9:6-7, Rev 19:16)
  = a mixture of blue and red that symbolizes Jesus as God and man.
• The cloth used was pure, white linen = purity of Jesus Christ who is sinless (1 Pet 2:22, 2 Cor 5:21)
• The cloth was to be twined and made by a skilled man = the cloth was to be weaved specially.

The purpose of the veil:

• It served as a warning = not to trespass the Most Holy Place.
  The cherubim were a guardian of the holiness of God (Gen 3:24).
• It served as a wall. (Lev 16:2, Isa 59:2)
• It served as a way.
• It served as a witness.

The Veil was not meant as a barrier between the Israelites and God, but as protection for them so that they will not be consumed by His holy fire.
Now, we can come to God without any veils or barriers to hide behind. The question is; has the veil really been torn in your life?

Youth Impact Service on 22 November '08

Our icebreaker started off interestingly. It was a game that required speed and fast moving fingers and hands. Enjoy the pictures.

Deswyn giving a talk about this flower...

and unexpectedly, everyone's paying attention to him.

the human train

everyone laughing at something invisible

Melissa wondering what's going on at the back

at the back: heads, tails...

Melissa: I'll take this flower and hit you first! *evil laugh*

Ephraim: Well, i can always use my brute force *clenched fist*

the showdown between the modern adam and eve!

and.... the forbidden fruit (flower)

After our praise and worship, it was time to feed our spiritual man. Today’s speaker is none other than Aunty Felicia. Her message was a continuation about the tabernacle bible study. It was entitled “The Golden Altar of Incense” (Exodus 30:1-10, 34-38; 37:25-29).

- The Altar measured 1 cubit (1.5 feet) square and 2 cubits (3 feet) high.

- 2 poles made of acacia wood were put through 2 gold rings on opposite sides for transporting purposes.
- It was made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold = the two-fold nature of Jesus (fully man and God).
- There is a golden crown around the top = symbolizes Jesus crowned with glory and honor. (Hebrews 2:9)
- 4 horns protruded from the 4 corners = signifies God’s power and authority

- The horns were sprinkled with blood to cleanse the sins of the Israelites = power of Jesus’ blood when we confess our sins and ask for forgiveness (1 John 1:9)
- The Golden Altar was just outside the Holy of Holies and positioned centrally in front of the veil between the Golden Lamp stand.
- The priest would burn sweet incense on the Golden Altar every morning and evening besides tending to the lamps.

- We can keep burning for Jesus by having a regular life of reading the Bible and praying with the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- The Golden Altar is only used to burn incense which is made of equal amounts of 4 spices (stacte, onycha, galbanum, and frankincense).
- Only he/she who has a pure heart and clean hands (Ps 24:3-4; James 4:8) can come before a holy God.

- The Golden Altar represents Jesus who is our intercessor before God in heaven (Romans 8:34; Heb 7:25) and all of us should be interceding here on earth too (Num 16:41-50).

Youth Impact Schedule for December 2008