Please meet Jeremy Koh

Please meet Jeremy, my youngest son. I am very pleased and proud when I was told that he was chosen by his school SMK Taman Mutiara Rini 2, to receive the school's "Anugerah Tokoh Pelajar 2008" or the Outstanding Student of the Year Award for 2008. (Sept 17, 2008 correction - my apology. Jeremy told me he is Tokoh Pelajar 2008 for co-curriculum only)

The award was in recognition of his outstanding leadership and role model. It hasn't been smooth for Jeremy since joining this new school 5 years ago. Lots of up and down. Jeremy is by no means a Saint, rather he is really more of the average Joe, with his bad patches here and there.

But Jeremy stood tall, in face with adversities. He is humble enough to confess and admit his shortcoming. He seek to rectify especially when he knows he is wrong and seek forgiveness. Jeremy show otstanding passion and commitment in his responsibilities. He is the 110% guy or nothing. Either all or nothing. He doesn't do things half-hearted. Jeremy has his weaknesses like any one of us but I have chosen to be proud of him and to stand with him and to encourage him. Even without the Tokoh Pelajar, I have chosen to be proud of him. I have taken pride in being known as Jeremy's father. What about you? do you take pride to be your children's dad and mum?

I love Jeremy, as much as I love Joey and Jessalynn. I am very proud to be their father and I really pray that you will feel the same about your kids!

What the 40 Days of Purpose did for a Boy from Sibu and Childrens from Miri

When I read day 27th from the book of 40 Days Of Purpose. I learnt that you don’t defeat temptation by fighting the feeling of it. The more you fight a feeling, the more it consumes and controls you. So the quickest way to neutralize its allure is to turn your attention on something else.

I sometimes face the temptation of playing computer games (Maplestory). I kept on thinking about it, so I ended up playing. Now, since I have to face UPSR this year end, so I cannot play computer until after UPSR.

Next time when I face temptation, I will stop thinking about it and go to study or read a book.

Josiah Tie.
12 years old
15th of August, 2008.

Alvin Tan, age 7
I am happy that I came to join. I learned that God is the greatest creator of the earth and universe. I have learned to worship, to have fellowship, to play, to swim and to study. I believe more in God and I am more hardworking.

Tien Eu Ting, age 11
I have learned lots of things from 40 Days Of Purpose. One of them is fellowship and forgiving one another or just saying 'hi' to someone whom you haven’t seen for a long time. I also learned that little children like us can also be great help to God through spreading the Gospel with the wordless book that our teachers gave us.

Jeremy Lee, age 10
The most important lesson that I have learned is to know how much God loves me. I also learned to love the people surrounding me especially my brother Joshua and sister Elena. I used to make them angry but now I quarrel less with them. Now I stopped myself from saying not so nice things to them. I do all this because I want to please God.

Priscilla Wong, age 9
I am glad that I joined. Now I know how to share things with others and know how to care for others.

Michelle Hii, age 8 (Primary 2)
I am very happy that I come to join this programme. I want to read the bible to learn more about Jesus and imitate Him in every way. I want to be more obedient to my parents.

Martin Wong, age 7 (Primary 1)
After the 40 Days I will love and care for my friends.

This group of Sunday School students are from Grace Methodist Church in Miri.

Sharing from the PurposeDrivel Life Small Group Members

我们小组的分享


组长: 杨函英
从这个课程中，我被教导和提醒上帝为我所定的人生终极目标不是安逸享乐而是品格的塑造，因此我对自己的处境或顺或逆，心中更懂得感恩，就如在这课程期间我因服事而身体疲乏及感冒时，我被提醒时时刻刻倚靠圣灵，我感受到上帝的安慰，还有察验上帝的陪伴及惊喜圣灵在组员身上的感动和引导。我真的非常放心的活在上帝塑造我的生命目的里。

组员:

陈孟樟
在我作一些事情，讲一些话时会去想这个是不是神喜欢的。

李岩沄
我觉得这本书对我有蛮大的帮助。我从中领悟到以神观点处事待人及把焦点放在神身上，特别是学习去爱人，服事人及更清楚自己活着的目的。

方丽珠
感谢神，感谢教会给我学习到服事神，让我也懂得服事人。这本书‘标竿人生’让我学习到关怀，忍耐。包容等等。上帝拣选我，我也选择上帝，愿我尽心尽性尽意尽力爱主我的神。

陈玉琴
感谢主，藉着标竿人生课程，让我知道人生的目的是什么，我已经做了长不大的基督徒好久了。什么是灵命也不知道，常常被情欲控制，总觉得自己是罪恶的，甚至已经很多年没有去领圣餐。透过华理克牧师的教导，使我的灵命成长。

感谢主赐我勇气和力量，不再惧怕，主曾说：我绝不撇下你，也不丢弃你。感谢主，与我同在。阿们。

陈玉容参加标杆人生40天，让我认识到人生活着的目的。凡事无论大小上帝都在意，所以我要努力的学习活出基督的样式，做一个神所喜爱的女儿。

郑秀仙
标竿人生拉近了我与神的距离，我看见了自己眼中的梁木。

许莉风
标竿人生是一个非常好的课程。我参加了此课程后，我知道我的人生目的，也让我活的更有方向。

陈洛云
Before I lived in uncertainty as I don’t understand what is worth living for. Now I know I am God’s workmanship, created to be part of his master plan for all of us. What is more worthy to live for than living for God.

Members of Sibu Wesley Methodist Church

Amazing Grace, truly amazing!

Praise the Lord!
Both Agnes and I celebrate God's goodness in enabling us to journey with Him the past 28 years in full-time ministry. We have completed 28 years as staff with Malaysia Campus Crusade for Christ and have just began our 29th year.

We wish to thank all of you for standing with us all these while. Especially you who trusted us and have expressed so through your prayers and support. We acknowledge that without you and others standing with us, we wouldn't have been able to make it this far.

One key decision for Agnes and I will be to trust God to even do greater things in and through our lives. For us, getting older will not mean slowing down. For us, it will be like Caleb, the dear partner of Joshua, who would go to Joshua after they have crossed into the promised land, to ask, "Give me this mountain." We both will ask God for "This Mountain" - a generation of people God have entrusted us to reach. We will take on "This Mountain" with all our lives in full surrender unto God because only Him can do it in and through us. We will not only faithfully and earnestly seek to fullfill God's calling, but we will feverishly (if there is such description), even liken to being out of our mind, pursuing to do what God has entrusted.

Acts 20:24 fully expresses our heart's intention,"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."

We sincerely invite you to join us in this journey of our lives by faith to fulfill God's purposes for our lives and we thank you in advance. We covet your prayers, support, encouragement and friendship.

Knowing what and why you believe!

Seven Reasons Why Truth Matters

Truth Matters Because the Heart of What We Believe is at Stake

Without Truth, the Gospel is Perverted

Rejection of Truth Results in Biblical Illiteracy

Rejection of Truth Leads to Ethical Confusion

The Rejection of Truth Undermines Cultural Development

Rejecting Truth Leads to False Gods

If Christianity is Not the Truth, it is

Read all at; http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=Charles-Colson-Why-Truth-Matters&ac=true