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Thursday, March 24, 2005

I can't express how much I've been encouraged by God's word these 2 weeks at Campus Bible Study(CBS).

We were reading Matthew 3 at CBS. It's all about John in the dessert proclaiming so freverently about the gospel. Being brought up in a Christian family, and attending Sunday School since tiny, it all seemed to be a common story to me. John wasn't exactly a very normal figure in those days. Clothed in camel hair and leather belt, eating wired food -- he wasn't someone socially acceptable in those days; that's almost equivalent to one of the homeless loaming around Central Station. BUT, he was bringing a very very important message, and he was so sure about brining this message that seemed to be completely out of the mind, that he even rebuked the teachers and the wise people of the day. What then was this message? It's simply that God's coming, we should get ready and REPENT! So, are we taking the gospel seriously? Telling the gospel to others may make us seem loony, but remember ultimately, take this message seriously and tell other about it. We may seem like nuts, but remember we're God's nuts.

Yes, and besides that, with all the counter-references from the OT, it's so amazing to see how the book of Matthew unfolds as Jesus lives out the life of the kingdom of Isreal, who instead of rebellion, live perfectly under the rule of God. In Matthew 1, we see that the book of the genealogy in view that this indicates the beginning of the unfolding of the nature of Jesus; we also see that how Jesus came as the fulfillment of the OT prophets. In Matthew 2, we see God's soverign plan being fulfilled (v26, 15, 17-18, 23) and how amazing Jesus lives out the life of a new Isreal (moving to Egypt) -- (Mt2:17-18 taken from Jer 31:15 where the God's people are being exiled, but receive hope for the future). In Matthew 3, nowwe see that how the voice calls out to repent; and how Jesus living the life of Isreal is doing the right thing to be baptised. In Matthew 4, we see how Jesus is being led by God to the dessert to be tested (just like how the Isrealites were -- Ex 16:1-3); but how he was in complete obedience to God and obeyed His Father completely. I'm really excited to see how the rest of Matthew unfolds the rest of the semester. Yeh, and I'd share with you guys what I've learnt.

dorcAs fell in love @ 12:50 AM

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Have been doing quite a fair deal of phone calling. Yeh, it's the follow-up programme church's having for all the new folks around. I've been finding it really really difficult, struggling to talk to people I don't know. I think it's a wierd engineering mentality that's gotten the better of me -- getting straight to the point. I know that I want to talk to people finding out how they are, but it doesn't seem 2nd nature to me. I know I'm calling for the purpose of encouraging people to come to know about God and join in with our fellowship of believers, but lots of people aren't necessarily intrested. I stammer, I sound wierd, I... It's been hard, very hard.

Uni's not been too good either. Fancy having class from 9am to 9pm? Try my timetable then? I think biomed this session has just climbed a step higher this session, with tests, quizes, assignments and labs nearly every week! and Economics? What's that? Engineering students learning how to make money and how markets work. New.

Went for CBS (Campus Bible Study) on Tuesday. It was really really good. Paul gave a talk on Matthew 1. Telling us about God's grace and mercy even from the geneology itself. He alot helped us understand the bias-ness of history and what the things that seem to contridict are actually not contridicting. Hmm.. Yep yep, but I think what went in the most was how it shows that how God wants us to know who He really is, and has encouraged me to keep on coming for CBS. Ha ha, yes, even it's the second series of Matthew. :)

For those in UNSW,
CBS is on Tues (Science Theatre 1-2pm), Thurs (Biomed C 12 - 1pm, CLB 3 1-2pm).
Not forgetting ESF Friday 7pm Macauley Theatre
and Church Sunday 9:30am Rex Vowels Theatre (EE building LG3).

dorcAs fell in love @ 7:44 PM

Monday, February 28, 2005

Today's the first day of uni this year.. Couldn't get up this morning.. -sigh- We had 2 lectures today and it seems that this semester would be pretty hard.

Met my uni mates for the first time this year.. We went to have chicken rice for lunch. -yummy- Hee hee.. Yea, over lunch they were talking about how they had to go to the temple to pray during chinese new year as they were in their 'bad luck' year. I felt so sad, so sad for them. I really hated the thought of my friends not being alongside with me when Jesus' comes back to judge. I think I'd better work harder this year in bringing the gospel to them, I don't want them to go the wrong way.

dorcAs fell in love @ 10:18 PM

Friday, February 25, 2005

Ha.. I've quite a big big mess in my room now. Just got back to Sydney and started unpacking. Quite a mess..

Went to O'week at uni yesterday. Helped to meet new folks along the main walkway on campus encouraging and informing people about our church activities on campus. I think I've gotten a good sun tan out of it. Ha ha.

Went to eastgardens to get the much needed rice cooker. Ha ha and spoilt myself to a nice treat of Oporto Chicken and chips. Ha ha.

I've to get up and going today, cuz it's our fellowship's Welcoming dinner tonight. Ha ha, can't wait to get to meet people tonight. But before that happens I'd better get the dish I've to bring ready~ Just pray that God gives me lots of energy :)

dorcAs fell in love @ 11:50 AM

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Ah.. I've just realised that I've not updated my blog for a really long time and I guess I should be doing so too..

I'm so disgusted that I've to head back to Sydney tomorrow.. It's going to be the end of the holidays, and the start of the no time to eat, sleep and wash clothes period. Well, I guess I can't enjoy mummy's cooking and washing all the time.. But I'd really miss her..

O'week is on at uni now.. I just wonder how the guys at church are coping with the crowd.. I hope they're fine and really pray that more people would come to know God too. :) I'd better go help out on Thursday when I get back to Sydney..

It just makes me wonder about how the super critical people keep talking how chatting on the internet makes you less humane, making pple unable to talk to each other. I guess as an avid chatter, I don't see how that is ever true. I think internet chatting helps you express your ideas more clearly especially when you don't feel so hurried for an immediate answer. I really enjoy this cheap version of chatting with my friends so far away, and helping me keep in contact with the people around.

Thoughout this summer holidays I've been thinking about how much I've learnt at church this year and about this passage so relavent to me these days. "... We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. " [1 Cornthians 8:1b] It's so easy to make the mistake that knowing that some stuff aren't sinful at all, but doing it in front of others issn't loving at all. I've been struggling especially with parents that just won't give away the Old Testament ideas of sin and generation sin and curses; and I just feel that I'm stuggling to be loving accepting them. I just wonder about this generation curses, I believe so much about no longer being a prisoner to sin and judgement but being justified by Jesus' death and ressuresction. I read a book about the this and it also says about not using this justification to completely shelf away the OT laws, quite confusing to draw the line? Well, I guess I've to study the bible more and find out more about what's this all about. I want to help mum and dad or perhaps myself even to figure out more about this idea.

dorcAs fell in love @ 5:46 PM

Friday, July 09, 2004

Been really busy going around Sydney and it's suburban areas looking around. It's been a great week, though I'm tired from the travelling, and I'm taking a break before mummy comes tomorrow.

Lee Nuang's bf from Perth suddenly appeared at her door step on wednesday morning. What a sweet surprise it was. Can see that she's been really really happy these few days. :)

Went to Wollongong yesterday. I really loved the very beautiful scenic views at Bass Point, at the lighthouse, at the blowhole at Kiama, and from Mt Kiara's lookout point. But what left the greatest impression of the trip is not the beautiful scenery, but a poster at Nan Tien Temple. Ha ha. It's ironic that being a Christian, a poster at a temple intrested me. No, don't get it wrong, I'm not turning Buddhist. It was a poster on the clothing the monks wore. And the intresting part was about the shoes they wore, that it had 6 holes, each reminding the practitioners about 6 principle - I guess to achieve; namely, dilligence, generosity... so as to attain 'the perfect result'. This strongly reminded me of Ephesians 2:8-10 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not work, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." I'm really really glad that I have a God, that I fully trust and believe in that He has a salvation plan that we don't need to obtain by works. Yea, and Weijie also reminded me of how we are shaped into the likeness of Christ that we do good because of modeling Christ and not for salvation. Well, I too felt sad when I watched Lee Nuang and her bf worshiped the Buddha.. -sigh-

Well, I'd work hard for God.. But ultimately it's up to Him.. :)

dorcAs fell in love @ 2:39 PM

Sunday, July 04, 2004

It's been a really exciting weekend. I've bought a pink travelpass and am on the travel-frenzy!

Went to Brighton to pick seashells then went to Hurstiville then went home to have steamboat on Friday! Believe it, Lee Nuang and I had 4 deep fried chicken wings for $1!!! Yea, and we bought more raw ones home after that -- $1.69 per kg....

On Saturday, Lee Nuang, Bihui and I went to Cabramatta. It was a rather long train ride there, though I did not really figure out how long it was. Three of us were rather tired and were dozing off. When we got off, we seemed to enter dreamland! My goodness, Cabramatta really made us seem that we were somewhere in Asia. Not one of us could believe we were in Australia. The shopping centres looked like that of in Malaysia, the wet markets were like those in Hong Kong, the very cramped, congested walk-ways between the shops with their trolleys spilling out onto the walkways really reminded me of something like the shops below my old place in Hong Kong! Guess what, we had 'Kuay Chap'there too. Dreamland issn't it. I guess its a place where if you don't want to spend 1000+ getting back; to get to, to relief ya homesickness.. Yea, I headed down to Paramatta later then went down to Milson's Point to check out Luna Park. Cool Place.. Ha ha..

Today, right after church, Lee Nuang and I headed down to Manly. We watched a sand sculpter making a really beautiful sandcastle.

I'm really having fun this holidays, I hope I won't be too tired out of it :)

dorcAs fell in love @ 11:03 PM