APRIL 2012 Report 2

(John 14:19)  Jesus says: “…because I live, ye shall live also.”

Good Friday and Easter season are great times to witness of the grace and glory of our Living Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ.

I.  TESTIMONY FROM ELDER DIL TAMANG, our co-laborer and graduate of ASM (training Nationals for Nationals):

Honorable friends,

Loving greetings from Dil.

This is to thank you for your prayers that I had a very productive time in the village where I was born and kicked out while I was only a 5 year old boy. Please find also a picture where I addressed to more than 1,500 people on the Easter day and more than 100 people accepted the Lord that day. The programme was held at the school ground of upper Dhahing district where I learnt my alphabets 40 years back. It was my pleasure to be back there and to address the mass for the Lord. This was the same village where we were kicked out from for the sake of our faith in Christ some 40 years back. What a pleasure today to see hundreds of people growing in the same faith. God is at work and the leaders of 26 churches in the same Village Development Committee wanted me to address them. May the Lord continue to work with the people there and His Kingdom grow.

Thank you for your prayers for me and the team.

Yours in His service,

Dil Bahadur Tamang.

Nepal

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II.  GREAT MEETINGS WITH FILADELPHIA CHURCH, BATAM, INDONESIA

It was my privilege and joy to have spent three days with former Bible College students, members and friends in a Batam Church.   It is a young church with a great vibrancy and commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Besides the worship services and Sunday School, it has an orphanage and a kindergarten.  It will start a Primary school soon.

The Good Friday Good News meeting was well attended with new friends.  People were brought in by cars and vans.  The leaders and members were prayerful for the good Lord to work in hearts.  The singing and the special items by the children and adults were all geared to the amazing grace and love of the Cross.  With such prayers, commitment and expectation, it was easy for the preacher to preach and for the Holy Spirit to convict and to save people.  We were co-laborers with God and He gave the increase.

Easter service began at 6am under trees, by the sea and lasted till 9.45am (others stayed till 11.30am for more fellowship).   Spirited singing and warm fellowship greeted the rising of the new born day as we welcomed in our remembrance of Jesus’ Resurrection.  Truly, we have life and life more abundantly because of our Risen Lord.  He binds our hearts together in His grace, love and unity.  What a joy it was as we concluded the service with a fellowship breakfast of abundant and delicious food brought by different families.  How pleasant and sweet it was that God’s people be living and serving in unity and sacrifice.  We stood in awe of the love of the Father, the peace of Jesus and the fellowship on the Holy Spirit, flowing in and through us.  How wonderful Heaven will be when we see Jesus in all His grace and glory!

Easter Service in Batam

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III. SEMINAR ON CARE MINISTRY – Sat. May 5^th, 8.30am-3.30pm

The two greatest commandments stated by Jesus Christ are loving God and loving others (Matt. 22:37-40).  Everything in life depends on these two relationships.  God provides the presence and power through the Holy Spirit (Rom. 5:5).  It is God who energizes us both to will and to do His good pleasure (Phil. 2:13).  In these relationships, we need the spiritual disciplines and the dedicated and developed skills.

SEMINAR OVERVIEW:

In Christian Care, we need to provide an environment of caring and sharing for people to grow and mature. Three ingredients are involved: encouragement, exhortation and enlightenment.

1.      Encouragement:

(Heb 3:13)  But encourage one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Encouragement is a process to bring strength and support to aperson’s feelings in difficult times.  Key skills to be developed include:  Be alert to opportunities.  Learn the art of listening.  Empathise with hurt feelings. Use the right words.  Learn to use door openers. Understand body languages.

2.     Exhortation:

(1Th 5:11)  Wherefore exhort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Exhortation is a process of providing direction and hope through God’s truth and grace, resulting in changed character and behavior.  Exhortation involves:  How to motivate People. How to understand the Iceberg.  Develop skills of right attitudes and questions.  Follow Christ’s example.

3.     Enlightenment:

(Eph 1:18)  The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.

Enlightenment is a process of bringing God’s perspectives in the renewing of the mind.  Topics to be explored include:  Facts about the mind. Listen to self-talk.  Understand the ABC of emotions and thoughts.

OBJECTIVES:

1.       That you will be drawn into a closer and better relationship with the Lord.

2.     That you will understand and apply the truths of caring to others.

3.     That you will develop a closer relationship with family, members of church and others.

VENUE:   Good News Baptist Church, Citimax Industrial Complex, Block 605A, MacPherson Road, Unit #06-02, Singapore 368240 (MRT Tai Seng, Circle Line).  If you are driving, please turn from MacPherson into Playfair Road and park on Playfair Road free.

DATE:  Sat. 5 May, 2012, 8.30am to 3.30pm.  Facilitator: Rev. Goh Seng Fong.

COST:  $10 for registration, material and package lunch.  We need you to sign up so that we can provide for the materials and lunch. Please register at

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Yours always in Christ and for Christ,

Rev. Goh Seng Fong
(John 12:24)

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