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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Battle hymn of the republic

Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
"As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush
the serpent with His heel,
Since God is marching on."

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,
While God is marching on.

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is Wisdom to the mighty, He is Succour to the brave,
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of Time His slave,
Our God is marching on.




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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Do you feel the mountains tremble?
Do you feel the mountains Tremble?


"Do you feel the mountains tremble?
When all the saints join in one song,
And all the streams flow as one river,
to wash away our brokeness."


My dear sparkies,

do you feel the mountains tremble?

I do.

I do because, increasingly I see all our saints join in one song.
I do because, I am beginning to see all the streams flow as one river.
I do because, I am finally seeing the young and old run back to Jesus in sweet surrender.

Yes, us.


As the months turn to weeks and the weeks turn to days, the horses of the june event are slowly but surely picking up speed. I can see it in the eyes of ALL involved. People are becoming more and more inquisitive of their roles. They hold in high esteem the june event and all it brings. The excitement is undeniable.
The joy is unavoidable.
The victory is,
inevitable.



My brothers, my sisters, soon we shall no longer hear trots but momentous gallops! Ah, momentous truly is the word! All shall hear and then see what will happen when we come together as one. As one, in christ! There is no power save those in God our King.


And let us not kid ourselves. Problems will arise because there is a nefarious force that sees the severity of something as powerful as the june event coming to fruition. That bugger knows how much of his kingdom will be trodden upon when the June event takes off. He knows, and he will try everything in his power to prevent it from being everything it can possibly be.


But fear not, my friends. For our prayers will not go unanswered. Our cries will not be unheard. Our humble pleas will not be forsaken. Indeed they will not fall on deaf ears as our God is an AWESOME GOD! He reigns forever and ever with wisdom, and power and love our God is an awesome God.


Therefore I say,
A time of Jubilee is indeed coming.
Let us brace ourselves, neh?
Let us ride out to battle,
and let us sing our song.


Do you feel the mountains tremble?



May freedom reign forever.



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Thursday, March 13, 2008


Hey all!

Some things that i addressed during practice on 10March2008.

1. Practice should be like P&W during a normal service.

2. Musicians should prepare the chords before-hand during the week before coming for prac so as not to waste time.

3. Singers should know the lyrics and prepare during the week before coming for prac. Think of actions for praise songs.

4. Practice would start at 5pm with admin stuff to go though (if any) till latest 5.30pm.
5.30pm to 5.50pm we'll spilt into our groups and practice.
5.50pm to 6.30pm come back to the room and practice as if during service.
6.30pm to 6.40pm any further clarifications and end with prayer.

5. The attendance would now be handled by Olivia. Do let Sharon and Olivia know if you can't make it for practice and give a valid reason.

6. Song list would be planned by Salome and/or Annabella from now on.

7. Sharon would be doing more of the admin work like sending emails, doing roster, checking song list, keeping contact list (do let me know if there're any changes in your numbers and such).

Lastly, the newcomers would be joining us for practice next week, 23march2008. Let us be a good role model for them as they'll be the next generation of sparklers.

Have a great week and see ya on sunday! =)

Regards
Sharon=))


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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

"Not what I was, but what I could be, that's how mercy saw me."

"Not what I was,
but what I could be,
that's how mercy saw me."
-Geron Davis' Mercy Saw Me.


On Sunday I was teaching about Bartimaeus and I thought there might be something nice for us to learn in Mark 10 and Luke. For those who don’t know the story: Basically Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who felt Jesus pass by with a large crowd. He called out to Jesus and even when he was rebuked by the others he still continued to call out Jesus’ name. His words were only as such, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus came over, amazed by his persistence and healed him of his blindness.

What can we draw from this?

Bartimaeus didn’t dare tell Jesus how to act and how to save. He just asked Jesus to have mercy on him. He gave Jesus full control of the situation. Yes I know we have been taught that specifics make up the core essence of a prayer. But sometimes we should just leave everything to Him.

So my dear sparkies, if any of you have been feeling a little blind this past week and really don’t know what to ask, fret not. Sometimes the best and most sincere prayer is to just ask for mercy and let God do as He will. A well-thought out prayer is no more valued by our Father then a heart-felt one.



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Friday, February 29, 2008

Do you have SPACE for God?
Do you have SPACE for God?

Hey sparklers!

I shared this with my cellgroup, but i find that it is very useful for all of us who are struggling with our quiet-time, so i'm going to post it here too.

Jus wanna share with you one of the many ways we can apply the Bible into our daily lives.

Whenever you read a verse that speaks to you or a verse that you think is very meaningful or a verse that you have willingly chosen to meditate on, ask yourself the following 5 questions, which forms S.P.A.C.E.:

Sin - Is there a sin to confess?
Promise - Is there a promise to claim?
Attitude - Is there an attitude to change?
Command - Is there a command to obey?
Example - Is there an example to follow?

Try it out for yourselves, draw close to God, and expect an eternal transformation from God today!

In God's love and mine,
Salome


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Saturday, February 23, 2008


Hey all!

Sorry for this late notice. Due to some problems, we WON'T be doing Superman tomorrow. The song would be replaced by Every Move I Make and will do Superman in March or something.

Seeya all tomorrow for practice! =)

Love
Sharon


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Sunday, February 10, 2008

We only need Veggies and Water!
We only need Veggies and Water!


Dear Sparkies! I was just teaching about Daniel and his three friends and I thought there might be some nice learning pointers for us! You see, Daniel and his three friends had much lesser food (only veggies and water) then the rest, but because they obeyed God, God made them stronger than the rest. Eventually, they also managed to gain the trust and support of the upper management, mainly Ashpenaz and King Nebuchadnezzar.

What can we learn from this?

Extra resources does not always mean extra results.
Lesser resources does not always mean lesser results.
Resources aren’t always proportionate to Result, and God never fails those who trust in Him and obey His word!

Also, just because we are on the right track doesn’t always mean we will get support from upper management! Amount of support should never be a gauge for whether we are on the right path or not. But what is sure is, if we are on the right path, eventually we will garner support from wherever we need it!

Lastly, even though Daniel’s direct supervisors were wrong for not trusting Daniel, Daniel was neither rude nor disrespectful. He gave his supervisors the respect that came with the appointed position. He conversed with them nicely and never once did he force his way through.

So yea I know we don’t exactly have the best of instruments. Yea we don’t have the best of sound equipment, yea we don’t have the best of support from the upper management, but we do have a God that works! And that's what matters!



I love you all from the bottom of my heart as always!




May freedom reign forever.


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