Offering Challenge - Total Surrender (Luke 9:23)

Good Morning Everyone! 

Time for Tithe and  Offering. 

Today i would like to share a little. 
When we talk about tithe and offering, it is an act of surrendering. 
so today i would like to talk about surrender. 

What does The world we live in today look at surrender as?

the dictionary define surrender as 

- Give up or hand over (a person, right, or possesion), typically on compulsion or demand.

1. The world believe that surrender is only surrendering a part of  your life. 

 - Chinese believe that we surrender today in order to rise up stronger  again on another day (

东山再起)

2. Compulsion or  on demand

 - We surrender out of  compulsion or being demanded.

 - No one would think about surrendering willingly. 

However, God think otherwise. 

In Luke 9:23

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

When God talk about surrender, it is a total surrender, a form of self denial. take note that  Jesus says to deny self and to take up his cross and follow Jesus. Jesus gave up everything as a total surrender to God. and we are called to follow after this. 

and alsoJesus started with the word "IF" anyone would come after me. It is not a demand, but  a call to action from Jesus that if we want to follow God, we do as such, which is to totally surrender to Him.

So today, i want to encourage everyone to come in total surrender before we enter worship and sermon, we can surrender our finances to God as an act of total surrender. 

Let  us prepare our offering.


Hasta Luego! Cheers~
Andrew Tham
Twitter : @NdruTham

Kaamatan Holiday Spark Camp - Kudat Tip of Borneo

On 30th June 2015, we woke up early in the morning, and started our Camp Trip towards Kudat, First we head to Tuaran to have our breakfast. Then towards Our Rest house, The Maranjak Long House. Then towards Tip of Borneo (The local calls it Simpang Mengayau). 

The beautiful Sun Set at The Tip of Borneo.

Families also enjoyed themselves there

Esther and I

Elaine

Amanda Ng

Voon

Wish

Hyin

Clara

By the beach Before The Tip of Borneo. 

After Everything, we bathed there in the open Air. Too bad the Public toilet is always not open. 

We headed to Kudat for our Dinner, Ate seafood and it wasn't pricey. Really yummy food too. 

the second day at the Gong Making Village

Overall, we had a crazy Fun trip, Thank God all of us are safe, no accidents or any losses. Everyone is healthy (at least until they arrive home).
I really had fun, even though i planned this event. Really need to give credit to the Team which planned this.
Organizing Team : (Samuel Ong, Joshua Ong, Elaine Yoon, Evon Yoon, Vivian Chin, Voon, Jael Chong)
Drivers : Samuel cheng, Samuel Ong, Tan Chu Seng
Breakfast Prepping : Allen and His Helpers (I was Sleeping, so I don't know who else Helped, I guess Everyone did)
And last but not least, Everyone who came and joined the camp. Really hope to make more of such camps in the future.


P/s : seems like We could do quite a good travel Package. So those interested can contact me, in the comment box below. Hahahaha.

Offering Challenge

Turn to your  neighbor and say "It's time to give".
We Worship God  just now with all our hearts right? we even sang about "to You my heart Belongs".
I believe everyone wants to give all of us to God. Amen.


In Luke 12:34 says 
For where your treasure is, there your HEART will be also
We have worship with all our hearts, but there is still one more part that is incomplete. Tonight, let us Give  our all to God, When we  give of our treasure, we truly gives our Heart to God.

Let  us prepare our offering.





Hasta Luego! Cheers~
Andrew Tham
Twitter : @NdruTham