tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57326306263526942082024-02-07T05:01:19.423-08:00Joy of Baking : "My soul will be satisified...with singing lips my mouth will praise You."Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me....Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-79712422335926997842016-06-13T21:51:00.001-07:002016-06-13T21:56:17.743-07:00Reminder from Deuteronomy 20 Today's QT with the Lord reminds me -<br />
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1) My LORD, GOD is with me and my family. <br />
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Be fainthearted (of small courage or be feeble minded)<br />
Be afraid (fear)<br />
Panic (be disturbed)<br />
Tremble (be shakened or alarmed)<br />
Because He goes with me and my family to fight for us and to save us. V 1-4<br />
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2) Hebrews 12:2 "<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: justify;">Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: justify;">our fa</i><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: justify;">ith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Since my family and I have started our faith in the Lord Jesus, He is the Author and Finisher of our faith journey, we are to persevere and run the race of life turning to Him for strength and grace to endure whatever He has set for us.</span><br />
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<span class="p" style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 13px; text-align: justify;">and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”<span class="nivfootnote" style="color: #0066aa; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px;"><sup><a href="http://biblehub.com/niv/hebrews/12.htm#footnotes" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;" title="Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)">a</a></sup></span></span></div>
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<span class="reftext" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; vertical-align: text-top;"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-7.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;"><b>7</b></a></span>Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? <span class="reftext" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; vertical-align: text-top;"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-8.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;"><b>8</b></a></span>If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. <span class="reftext" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; vertical-align: text-top;"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-9.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;"><b>9</b></a></span>Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! <span class="reftext" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; vertical-align: text-top;"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-10.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;"><b>10</b></a></span>They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. <span class="reftext" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; vertical-align: text-top;"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-11.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;"><b>11</b></a></span>No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.</div>
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In Deut 20: 5-7 talks about the man who planted the vineyard, the man who built a new house and the man who is engaged that they should finish their tasks to enjoy the fruit of the labour. These 3 verses reminded me that if man should do that, what more a covenant- keeping GOD. A faithful GOD. A merciful and loving GOD. A GOD who gives and wants the best for us.</div>
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You and be sensitive to Your Spirit's leading.</div>
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mq59iE3MhXM - Be still my soul<br />
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nCg-QXhhC5I - It is well with my soul</div>
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</span>Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-53602664593822583752016-02-04T06:57:00.001-08:002016-02-04T06:57:48.636-08:00Reflections on current church crisis What did I learn from an ongoing church crisis of 4-5 years?<br />
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1) A Senior Pastor (SP) who ate lots of humble pies and remain teachable and faithful to GOD, in spite of what he and his family are going through; the hurt, humiliation, grieve, etc that they face and endure.<br />
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2) Honouring GOD and obeying; following instructions from His Word. Because SP obeyed and trusted GOD, GOD used a group of church members to celebrate his 60th birthday with cake-cutting in church and a dinner attended by members and friends. This encouraged not only SP, his family but also the members of the church. The event was aimed at building bridges, showing love and reinforcing the fact that we are one in the Body of Christ. There maybe fractures but the true Body of Christ cannot be broken. 1 Cor 1:13 <em>"Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?"</em><br />
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3) Despite the above sufferings, SP continues to persevere in prayers and walk with GOD. Walk your talk! Be an example to the flock of sheep GOD has placed under your charge. Show us what it means to believe in a Sovereign GOD.<br />
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4) Looking back to the first EGM where one of the elders announced the board's decision to 'transit out' the SP, GOD has caused things and situations to happen, raised members to be part of His work, bit by bit, just like He led the Israelites in Exodus 23:22,30.<br />
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5) SP sought the Lord and heard from Him through the Scriptures, through members and circumstances, to be bold and courageous, to stay and continue to serve as SP in the church.<br />
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6) Upon reflection of the above, there are positive things that came out of the group whom the Lord has raised, giving feedback and enforcing unity, love, forgiveness, reconciliation and building bridges in the Body of Christ Jesus although others may view them differently. May GOD grant us clear eyesight and not tainted ones to see His hand working through this group of members.<br />
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7) GOD brought us all into this family of His for a purpose.<br />
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<span class="text Rom-12-6" id="en-ESV-28236" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">6 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28236A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28236A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28236B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28236B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>prophecy, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28236C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28236C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>in proportion to our faith;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="text Rom-12-7" id="en-ESV-28237" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">7 </span>if <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28237D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28237D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="text Rom-12-8" id="en-ESV-28238" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">8 </span>the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28238E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28238E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28238F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28238F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>cheerfulness.</span><br />
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Let us practice what we preached - to love and accept one another. Many are not having a good time; they do not feel loved, not feel accepted, have been hurt again and again by the so called brethren in the Body. May we have the eyes and heart of Christ to see them as He would. Love and accept them as Jesus would - don't see them with tainted eyesight and wrong perceptions. They are also human beings with feelings.<br />
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May GOD open our eyes and hearts, be obedient to Him and learn the lessons of the Israelites; not to harden your hearts or be rebellious to His grace upon us and the church.<br />
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<span class="text Eph-4-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">I therefore, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29257A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29257A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29257B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29257B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>walk in a manner worthy of <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29257C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29257C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the calling to which you have been called,</span> <span class="text Eph-4-2" id="en-ESV-29258" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">2 </span>with all <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29258D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29258D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>humility and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29258E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29258E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>gentleness, with <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29258F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29258F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>patience, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29258G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29258G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>bearing with one another in love,</span> <span class="text Eph-4-3" id="en-ESV-29259" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">3 </span>eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29259H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29259H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the bond of peace.</span></div>
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<span class="text Eph-4-4" id="en-ESV-29260" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">4 </span>There is <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29260I" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29260I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one body and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29260J" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29260J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one Spirit—just as you were called to the one <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29260K" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29260K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>hope that belongs to your call—</span> <span class="text Eph-4-5" id="en-ESV-29261" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">5 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29261L" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29261L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one Lord, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29261M" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29261M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one faith, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29261N" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29261N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one baptism,</span> <span class="text Eph-4-6" id="en-ESV-29262" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">6 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29262O" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29262O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>one God and Father of all, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29262P" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29262P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>who is over all and through all and in all.</span> <span class="text Eph-4-7" id="en-ESV-29263" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">7 </span>But <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29263Q" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29263Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>grace was given <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29263R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29263R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>to each one of us <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29263S" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29263S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>according to the measure of Christ's gift.</span> <span class="text Eph-4-8" id="en-ESV-29264" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">8 </span>Therefore it say: </span>“When He ascended on high He led a host of captives and He gave gifts to men....</div>
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<span class="text Eph-4-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">17 </span>Now this I say and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29273AR" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29273AR" title="See cross-reference AR">AR</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>testify in the Lord, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29273AS" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29273AS" title="See cross-reference AS">AS</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29273AT" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29273AT" title="See cross-reference AT">AT</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>in the futility of their minds.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-18" id="en-ESV-29274" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">18 </span>They <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29274AU" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29274AU" title="See cross-reference AU">AU</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>are darkened in their understanding, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29274AV" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29274AV" title="See cross-reference AV">AV</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29274AW" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29274AW" title="See cross-reference AW">AW</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>their hardness of heart.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-19" id="en-ESV-29275" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">19 </span>They <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29275AX" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29275AX" title="See cross-reference AX">AX</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>have become callous and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29275AY" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29275AY" title="See cross-reference AY">AY</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-20" id="en-ESV-29276" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">20 </span>But that is not the way you <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29276AZ" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29276AZ" title="See cross-reference AZ">AZ</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>learned Christ!—</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-21" id="en-ESV-29277" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">21 </span>assuming that <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29277BA" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29277BA" title="See cross-reference BA">BA</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>you have heard about him and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29277BB" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29277BB" title="See cross-reference BB">BB</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-22" id="en-ESV-29278" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">22 </span>to <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29278BC" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29278BC" title="See cross-reference BC">BC</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>put off <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29278BD" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29278BD" title="See cross-reference BD">BD</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29278BE" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29278BE" title="See cross-reference BE">BE</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>deceitful desires,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-23" id="en-ESV-29279" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">23 </span>and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29279BF" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29279BF" title="See cross-reference BF">BF</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text Eph-4-24" id="en-ESV-29280" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">24 </span>and to put on <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29280BG" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29280BG" title="See cross-reference BG">BG</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the new self, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29280BH" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29280BH" title="See cross-reference BH">BH</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.62em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."</span></div>
Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-18053466303169753472016-02-03T19:35:00.001-08:002016-02-04T07:02:31.047-08:00Surrender<br />
GOD gave me these words when i struggle with so many "Whys". Still learning to surrender bit by bit as i journey with Him as my Guide and Comfort.<br />
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V1<br />
Surrender, I must surrender.<br />
All these feelings,<br />
All these anger,<br />
Surrender them to Jesus,<br />
He will understand.<br />
Only He can mend.<br />
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V2<br />
Surrender, I must surrender<br />
All these disappoinments.<br />
All these heartaches<br />
Surrender them to Jesus,<br />
He can heal, and He will.<br />
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Chorus<br />
Each and every heartache He feels.<br />
Each and every teadrop He sees,<br />
Every lonely moments He knows.<br />
And He has always been there for me.<br />
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V3<br />
Surrender, I will surrender.<br />
It's His battle, I'll surrender,<br />
He allows things to happen,<br />
He is in control. I can trust Him so.<br />
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V4<br />
Surrender, i will surrender.<br />
For He loves me and He'll save me<br />
Surrender them to Jesus,<br />
He will restore.<br />
Praise Him forevermore!<br />
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<span class="text Isa-45-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Isaiah 45: 9-12</span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-45-9" id="en-ESV-18571" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">9. "Woe to him who strives with Him who formed him,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-45-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">a pot </span></span>among earthen pots!</div>
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Does the clay say to Him who forms it, ‘What are You making?</div>
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<span class="indent-1-breaks" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-45-9" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; position: relative;">or ‘Your work has no handles’?</span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-45-10" id="en-ESV-18572" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">10 </span> Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’</span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-45-10" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-45-11" id="en-ESV-18573" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">11 </span>Thus says <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-18573C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-18573C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the <span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,</span><br />
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-58670331346215802942015-12-27T07:26:00.001-08:002015-12-27T20:46:58.020-08:00December 2015 DIY project <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">Thank GOD for His blessing of creativity. We do not have money to buy gifts for our friends and relatives but GOD has given me the gift of giving and service so I enjoy blessing others with whatever He bless us with; even at times like these where my husband has been unemployed for about 10 months and there's practically no income for the family. Sounds ridiculous but GOD has provided somehow and though we cannot give expensive gifts, we still can give something. Hope the recipients do not mind the inexpensive but labour of love put into each and everyone of these mugs and phone covers.</span></div>
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The mugs were painted individually with nail polish made in Korea and I chose to write "Jesus love so and so" to remind the recipients of GOD's love for them each time they use their own special mug 😊<br />
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These are the phone cases. The first on the top row was done for a friend's grandson, who loves dinosaurs. The one next to it is a design I took from Eliza's FB profile (wanted to do one with a design she likes so that she would use it) Oh, the third one was especially done for Pete as he loves planets and universe. In fact, I especially selected different ones with different verse and design from what I could gather of the recipients' like and dislike. Any ways, none of them really expressed that they like them - so, it does not matter.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5732630626352694208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5732630626352694208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5732630626352694208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>As for the phone cases, I especially pick Bible verses and beautify them with nail polish to remind the recipients of GOD's precious Word. I think they are so special because of GOD's Word even though they may be inexpensive. Unfortunately none of the recipients really like for them as I have not heard from them that they do 😌 It's ok, I tell myself. Everyone has different likes and dislikes so I just do all these as unto Jesus and not be sad. Sometimes, I ask Him, why give me gifts that make me do foolish things like theses :( Instead, give me lots of money so that I can buy expensive stuff people would appreciate :)<br />
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These 3 were especially hand carried to Eliza and her 2 flat mates. Because Eliza and myself love Colours, I made one with bright and cheerful colours for her 😍 We also sent many small presents to her for her Birthday and Christmas.<br />
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Pete's family wanted us to join them for Christmas this year as we have been avoiding this "expensive" occasion each year for the past few years as we can't cope with buying 30-40 presents for his family members. So I told him that we should at least get them something, though small but something personal and from our hearts. It took me many days to paint 30+ individual mugs for each of his relatives.<br />
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Hope the recipients like them<span style="text-align: center;"> :) Blessed Christmas :-)</span>Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-45766090413233331842015-10-03T17:06:00.006-07:002015-10-03T19:17:51.569-07:00GatekeeperMany years back, I attended a worship seminar at St John - St Margaret church and at one of the workshops, this lady worship pastor shared with us her role as a gatekeeper when it comes to introducing new worship songs to the congregation. They have a worship committee to get through new songs and the lyrics so as to ensure that they are biblically correct. <br />
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I brought home this important message, and since then my husband and myself have been practicing this role of gatekeepers by His grace and discernment as older brethrens in the faith. We find this role necessary, especially in these last days when false doctrines come into the church;<br />
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But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.</div>
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GOD knows our hearts and motives- we are concern for the future generation of young believers; the diluting of the Word, the powerful influence of the media, etc. It has not been an easy task thus far as we have been seen as trying to "show off", "think we are so clever", "nosey", etc. but by His grace, we will stand up for our faith in the Lord Jesus. Col 3:23 - whatever we do, we do it unto Jesus. </div>
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1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,<br />
ye soldiers of the cross;<br />
lift high His royal banner,<br />
it must not suffer loss.<br />
From victory unto victory,<br />
His army shall He lead,<br />
till every foe is vanquished,<br />
and Christ is Lord indeed.</div>
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2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,<br />
the trumpet call obey;<br />
forth to the mighty conflict,<br />
in this His glorious day.<br />
Ye who are brave now serve Him<br />
against unnumbered foes;<br />
let courage rise with danger,<br />
and strength to strength oppose.</div>
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3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,<br />
stand in His strength alone;<br />
the arm of flesh will fail you,<br />
ye dare not trust your own.<br />
Put on the gospel armor,<br />
each piece put on with prayer;<br />
where duty calls or danger,<br />
be never wanting there.</div>
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4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,<br />
the strife will not be long;<br />
this day the noise of battle,<br />
the next the victor's song.<br />
To those who vanquish evil<br />
a crown of life shall be;<br />
they with the King of Glory<br />
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May GOD raise up more gatekeepers for Him and His Word in these last days, especially the pastors and leaders who have studied His Word. </div>
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-37281999996741526722015-03-10T20:56:00.001-07:002015-03-10T20:56:30.406-07:00WisdomYesterday, I had a minor wisdom tooth surgery at Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital in the afternoon. <br />
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Thank GOD that the surgery went smoothly and He provided a skilful dentist who did the job in 20 minutes including the application of local anaesthesia. The queuing and waiting for the medication to go with it took much longer - 45 minutes.<br />
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The wisdom tooth was still quite good and solid but unfortunately it was growing slanted towards the pre-molar next to it, thus affecting both teeth. So, pay one get one free, the pre-molar extraction came free with it :) I was still conscious of every movement the dentist made, even the two stitches he did to close up the gum. Thank GOD all was well in His hands as my husband prayed for me :)<br />
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The recovery is good thus far - no pain and discomfort, am still able to eat well and sleep well :)<br />
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This is just a wisdom tooth that we can do without but we need the wisdom that comes from GOD above which is found when we fear Him. <br />
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"The fear of the Lord is foundation of true wisdom. All who obey His commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise Him forever!" Psalm 110:10<br />
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Starting from the most recent, the above yam and threadfin soup is one of my favourites. The steamed pork ribs and yam was a dish that we had at tim sum recently and I decided to give it a try. The third dish is a classic tau gay with salted fish :) </div>
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Tangzhong Wassant. I am not able to achieve what Provence is selling outside but these are soft and yummy as well :)</div>
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Chocolate Buns with Cream Cheese filling.</div>
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Mini Chempedak Tarts for my husband's teabreak :)</div>
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They guys at home were given a choice - Homemade Beef Stew and Buns or Homemade Jam on Toast with Brewed Coffee for breakfast.</div>
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Peach and Blueberry Tarts for praiseband practice.</div>
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Blueberry Tart for family members.</div>
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Love the fluffy and soft texture of this Egg Loaf recipe. One original, the other I topped with some cheese and poppy seeds.</div>
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A simple chocolate sponge cake with caramelized bananas and peanut butter filling.</div>
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Homemade Fried Silver Fish and Peanuts. If you have the time, homemade fried stuff are healthier as we do not reuse the oil like those from the shops. This dish goes well with plain porridge or rice, nasi lemak :)</div>
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Renfred brought home some prosciutto so I used some of them in my baguettes ;-)</div>
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The inside of the mini prosciutto baguette. </div>
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I enjoy playing with dough. Maybe Play dough was not invented during my childhood days :)</div>
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Love to make pretty loaves like these :)</div>
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A simple vanilla sponge cake with homemade jam filling and a very simple drawing of a road bike for my hubby's 52nd birthday. </div>
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Strawberry Chocolate Tart. </div>
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A simple dish of Fried Chicken with herb seasoning. I am not good at following recipes, so I just add whatever I like :)</div>
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Nutella Flower Loaf</div>
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Apple Baked Ham and Cheddar Loaf</div>
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Made some Banana Walnut cakes for praiseband practice. </div>
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Am happy with the crunchy walnuts and chunks of bananas :)</div>
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A Wagu Beef Dinner with homemade Soup Bowls and a bottle of 2005 Red Wine.</div>
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Made some mini pizza strips from the remaining olive dough where I made my soup bowls. Topped them with Sundried Tomatoes, herb butter and curry fish.</div>
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Just love the texture of these buns :D</div>
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The night before, I made some Crabmeat Patties. Used some of them to make Crabmeat Patties sandwich with my homemade Highway 10" French Baguette.</div>
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Bought these two huge flower crabs at the Marsling market, steamed them, added seasonings, etc and made my own Crabmeat Patties. Those you eat or buy from outside are so expensive.</div>
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A friend ordered close to 100 sets of these cookies for her daughters' school Children's Day events. </div>
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So I experimented and made different flavours and colours of heart-shaped cookies.</div>
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Chocolate, Vanilla, Raspberry, Cranberry, Lemon and Orange Heart-shaped cookies wrapped and sealed in individual small containers, ready for delivery :)</div>
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Orange Chocolate Tarts for Renfred's classmates. One of his lecturers gave them a lunch treat so he asked if I could bake a dessert for his classmates. Always very happy to do so whenever my young adults want their mom to bake for them :)</div>
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Homemade Straw, Blue and Blackberry Jam with peach liqueur from Nice.</div>
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Orange Cranberry and Stripes Agar Agar</div>
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Chocolate and Raspberry Muffins</div>
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Made these Chocolate Tarts to share with some friends.</div>
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On this particular day, I just felt like doing some stencil baking. So I baked these :D</div>
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Hope you have enjoyed looking at the above as I have enjoyed baking them. GOD bless :)</div>
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We drove into Malacca on Saturday, 25 October, 2014 to participate in the Melaka Century Ride the next day. This is our first time riding with a group of more than 2,600+ participants in a foreign land.</div>
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That evening, we went with of one Peter's cycling buddies, Cherlek, to do a short 12km orientation ride of the surrounding area. At the back of my mind, I was thinking of backing out of the next day's ride :0</div>
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My steady and determined husband. Really admire his perseverance and discipline in training in order to participate in such an event.</div>
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His not so steady but willing to try wife, together with his cycling buddies :)</div>
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Like real, 52 year old aunty on a road bike cycling with a group of strong and abled body riders ;-) One year ago, I was not even able to make U-turn and cycle steadily on a bike. </div>
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When I reached the coastal area, I was separated from the rest. So I stopped and took a couple of pictures and a video of the sea. Must enjoy GOD's creation on your journey, right? ;-)</div>
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I kept on singing and enjoying the experience of cycling alone in a foreign land.</div>
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Do I look tired? Hahaha, this is where an inexperienced rider got "conned". While I was enjoying my ride, there was this guy (part of the organizing team) in a car, asking if I was okay. I told him "Thanks, yes, I am able to carry on." So I continued but the vehicle kept following me until I pai seh and said "Okay, I will get up the vehicle." Little did I realize that it was more torturing to be in a vehicle, slowly going after riders who are tired and I wished I had continued cycling instead of being pai seh :(</div>
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I was shortly transferred to a lorry, being told that it would go straight to the resort. Instead, it went round the route, picking up cyclists who were either tired, got cramps or got slight injury. One of their own marshalls on motorcycle also came up as his motor bike had a puncture. Got to talk to this cyclist in white jersey from Kuala Lumpur. He said he ran out of water and his buddies - 7 of them told him that they would wait for him before the start of the ride but all "deserted" him. Maybe that's why we learn that in our Christian life's race we always say "run the race, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith." - man will fail us but Jesus would never. </div>
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Here's another picture after more than 1+ hour in the lorry. I counted, there were 15 cyclists with 15 bikes! I regretted getting on to the vehicle and the lorry.</div>
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Pete did very well, he completed his first century ride well within his targetted time. So proud of him :-D </div>
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Since I came back earlier than he did, I showered and went downstairs to welcome my hubby. He put on his medal with pride, tired but happy with his achievement. Well done, dear! </div>
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So happy and relaxed :)</div>
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At Malacca, enjoying Mee Sua Soup and shopping :)</div>
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This was dinner on the second night at PappaRich as there were not many eateries near the resort.</div>
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These are the two medals received for our participation. For Pete, he completed the ride and he well deserved it. For me, I only did about 1/3 of the ride but most of all, I thank GOD for the safety and experience, especially cycling alone on the road in a foreign land when I have not even participated in such events in my own country. The part I enjoyed most was, when I was singing and cycling past the kampong area. Now back to life's reality and to persevere on my eternal race, looking unto my Saviour and hearing Him say "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." on the day I meet Him face to face and maybe receive a crown :). </div>
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The official results were out today. Look at what I received. I could not help but laugh at how humorous GOD is - it stated here that my timing was 4hours 47mins and 7 out of 154 in my category, 263 out of 2672! What a joke! The best 4 riders in the Yew Tee team clocked in about 5.15hours and I am ahead of them???? It is really as what the Bible says, "the last shall be the first." :)</div>
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Isn't this a lovely picture of brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ? Last Sunday, they were treated to a cone of homemade ice cream each, with 3 flavours; Vanilla and Berries (used one pod of vanilla - no artificial flavouring and homemade berry jam), Mango and Orange (pure mango and orange zest also no artificial favouring) and Kahlua Coffee. </div>
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This is also in line with the WEFC 50th Anniversary of thanksgiving for the Body of Christ. It's amazing we are all beautifully and wonderfully made by GOD, very different in many ways, but yet we serve one Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. </div>
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May I never lose the wonder of GOD's mercy and amazing grace</div>
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May I ever bless His Name and sing His praise</div>
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May I ever be grateful and thankful for His salvation, love and grace</div>
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May You, Lord Jesus, ever be first in my life all of my days.</div>
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<br />Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-45150099748739619062014-10-13T19:49:00.000-07:002014-10-14T05:05:25.377-07:00The people whom you thank the Lord for....In line with WEFC's 50th Anniversary, pastor Kee Oon announced over the pulpit last Sunday that it would be nice to encourage the fellow believers in the Body of Christ by writing a thank you note to them and paste it on the church's face pad.<br />
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When I heard that, many people whom I would like to thank the Lord for, came to mind. Must say, this is not the first time I thank the Lord for them. Here goes the list :<br />
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1) First and foremost, I thank GOD for His great love to send Jesus to redeem us from our sins. Without this, there would not be a Body of Christ, we would not have brothers and sisters in the Lord, etc.<br />
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2) Thank GOD for the church leaders from the Senior Pastor, the elders, pastors to the care group leaders who have served and set examples for the flock to follow.<br />
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3) Thank GOD for the administrative staff and people who worked in the background week after week.<br />
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4) Thank GOD for brothers and sisters in the Body, whom the Lord has used in one way or another have brought a smile to our faces.<br />
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Now for the more specific people. Thank GOD for :<br />
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1) Pastor Kenny, Pastor Ivan, Ghim Har and She Kheng who have played a significant part in Renfred's journey as he prepares himself to be equipped for full time service as a soldier for the King of kings and Lord of lords. We are thankful for GOD's calling in Renfred's life and for His provision. <br />
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2) Pastor Keng Mun and Rebecca who have faithfully and quietly journeyed with us through our ups and downs and remained our friends even though they are now serving in another church. They counsel us when we run to them, they are not judgmental, do not avoid us and we truly thank GOD for them from the bottom of our hearts. It was Rebecca who first introduced me to serve in the Saturday tea break and that was where I started to get "empowered" by her to bake and serve. It's amazing, how she has played that initial yet crucial part in my baking and food ministry. Loving them in the Lord.<br />
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3) Pastor Twee Kim and Mrs Lee who are serving quietly amongst the flock. Had a chat with Mrs Lee at this October JPM and learnt that even though she may not be attending the worship service at WEFC, as she felt ministered by the worship in the other church she is currently attending, her service is to WEFC missionaries and praying for WEFC. Am touched by her love and care for the Body of Christ here. She has her own special ways of blessing and touching lives and she is one of those who is faithfully praying for Eliza. When we first attended WEFC, more than 11 years back, Pastor Lee was the Senior Pastor and Pete has since got to know him better and they are able to speak truthfully in love to one another.<br />
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4) Pastor Shern, who is now in Durham, working diligently to be a better workman for the Lord. We are looking forward to learn from him when he comes home in two years' time. He has been a very encouraging pastor during our stay in WEFC and even up till now, we still keep in touch as he faithfully prays for Eliza who is also studying overseas like himself but in a different field. The Lord has blessed him with a special touch to be able to empathize and encourage others with His Word. "And God will generously provide all his need. Then he will always have everything he needs and plenty left over to share with others." II Cor 9:8<br />
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5) Annabel and Pastor Edward. Their exemplary faithful and cheerful service to the Lord is something anyone would like to learn from. Annabel has been an encouraging sister in the Lord for many years. She is the one who taught me how to make bread and knead by hand some more :) And recently she shared her ice cream recipe and I shared my experiences and how I tweaked the recipe, etc. Must say there are ups and downs in this journey but nobody is perfect, we are all sinners saved by GOD's grace. So we accept each other and continue to love one another in Him :)<br />
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6) Pastor Alfred. We got to know him better only in the past 1-2 years when working through some church issues and he is my Worship Pastor too. He and his wife, Yee Pin, are also praying faithfully for Eliza. We got to understand and appreciate one another better through the "fights and arguments" hahaha just figuratively speaking. He is very pastoral, generous and he cares. May the Lord bless him and Yee Pin with joy, patience, grace and strength as they bring up their four "bundles of joy" :)<br />
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7) There are so, so many like Louis and Chris, Eld Matt and Dolly, Lai Fun, Eugene and SuLin, Mimi and Yau Oon, Ser Khiam, Usha, Pastor Kee Oon, Pastor Ho, Timothy Pang and Yewya, Say Juan, Suzanne and David, Irene and Joshua, Seok Fun and Marc, Hern Tzun, Lye Kit, Lily Chau, Joseph and Jill and the list goes on. I am sure I have missed out many more but GOD knows who they are. And we pray that the Lord will bless you all according to His immeasurable riches. <br />
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Last but not least, I am thankful for my husband, Peter, and our young adults; Renfred and Eliza. GOD has blessed Peter with many spiritual blessings and insights - may he use them in humility and love to build up and be an encouragement in His Body and continue to be the role model for me and our young adults to follow in our service for the Lord. GOD has blessed Renfred with the desire for His spiritual things and there is no better boss than GOD Himself. May he be molded, filled and be used mightily for His Kingdom's purposes. GOD has blessed Eliza with the talent to appreciate colours and in the areas of art. He has opened the way for her to further her education overseas. May she be used also greatly for the Lord in time to come. <br />
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This was my 2nd attempt at homemade ice-cream - Lemony Poppy Ice-Cream topped with homemade blueberry jam :)</div>
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Next attempt, Longan Ice-cream.</div>
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This is one of our favourites - Chempedak Coconut. Really Yummy delicious ;)</div>
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Decided to try Balsamic Strawberry with 100% Maple Syrup. Surprisingly it turned out very good as well :)</div>
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Mango with Absolute Vodka.</div>
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I call this Napoleon Ice-Cream ; Maple Balsamic Strawberry, Rum & Raisin and Mango Absolute Vodka :-) Guess what I have in mind to make next? :)</div>
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I too, have friends who have their strengths and weaknesses and who have many times "failed" me but if Jesus forgives me and ask me to forgive and move on, who am I to say otherwise? Thus, by His grace, we are still friends. I too have my weaknesses and am thankful for those who accepted me. My daughter once asked "Mom, how did you continue to stay in touch with friends since your primary school days?" It takes 2 hands to clap. <br />
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Even in the case of Job,what made God angry is that they said God was punishing Job for his sins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps the reason this angered God so much
is that it is implicitly very proud and arrogant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In essence, Job’s friends were claiming to
know the mind of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
presuming to be so wise as to know exactly what God’s secret thoughts and
motives were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is arrogant for any
mere human to presume to know what God has not revealed (Isaiah 55:8-9). We may not say it out, but our thoughts made us feel and act in ways we think we are mightier than others at times.<br />
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<o:p>My husband and I have been down in the valley for quite a period of time now and it has been hard, very hard. I would say this is the worst period we are in ever since we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. But by His grace, we will continue to worship Him, by His grace, we will continue to commit ourselves and family to Him. By His grace, we want to move on, by His grace, we want to serve Him for we acknowledge that without Him we are nothing and we need Him. </o:p><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"GOD is GOD. If He is GOD, He is worthy of my worship and my service. I will find rest nowhere but in His will, and that will is infinitely, immeasurably, unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."</span><o:p> </o:p></o:p><br />
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<o:p><o:p>One of my favourite songs :</o:p></o:p><br />
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I titled this post with the dates of our daughter's arrival into Singapore and departure to UK as I wanted to remember when and as much as possible, what happened during her Summer Vacation back home. Since I am getting old and cannot remember everything, this is a good way for me to recall times with the family.<br />
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On 25 July, the whole family went to the airport to welcome Eliza home for her Summer Vacation. How time flies, it has been two years since she left for her studies.</div>
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Before she came home, we had planned for a short family vacation to Malacca and Penang. Peter and Renfred drove. This picture was taken in Malacca. You can see how happy Peter was to have our daughter back with us ;)</div>
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Eliza posing with the dragon in the park.</div>
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Dad and daughter with beautiful smiles :-)</div>
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Renfred smiling happily, sitting on the elephant ;-)</div>
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Nothing warms my heart more than to see the family happy together.</div>
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Along the river in Malacca.</div>
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All sitting and standing so straight :-]</div>
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Eliza has a beautiful smile and is very photogenic :-D</div>
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We visited a Japanese Restaurant in Penang for dinner. The food was a bit expensive but as long as the family is together and happy, it is worth it :)</div>
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Peter found Mugshot on the web, selling coffee and bagels and he brought us there to try out the bakes. Quite a nice quaint place ;)</div>
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When in Penang, it is a must to visit Gurney Drive for your dinner or supper :)</div>
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Love the way Renfred stands so straight and Eliza ties her hair. Thank GOD for these two babes He has blessed us with.</div>
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Thankful that Eliza is home to celebrate my birthday with the family. So thoughtful as usual, she bought me this 500 breads book wrapped with the lovely muffin gift wrap :-)</div>
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We had my birthday dinner at Chin Huat Seafood. Nice cosy place.</div>
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Renfred brought us to this restaurant called <a href="mailto:Amber@West">Amber@West</a>, run by students - like Shatec. He gave us a treat for belated Father and Mother's Day celebration because we said we would postpone the makan till Eliza is home with us. Besides GOD, family is very important to me. There is nothing much to celebrate about when one of your family members is missing.</div>
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We also visited my dad's tomb during one of the evenings. The 3 of them did a fantastic job by clearing the creepers that grew along the tomb and also chopped and trimmed the tree you see in this picture, which was growing so well that it overshadowed my dad's tomb. So proud of you all :)</div>
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Pete insisted that we must visit the Red Bridge at Punggol as this is the place he and his Yew Tee cyclists would pass by when they cycle to East Coast.</div>
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Like father, like son, you would be... be faithful in service for the King ;)</div>
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Brother and sister - we will forever be grateful for these two blessings from the Lord. Thank You, Father in heaven. May You watch over them and journey with them and bless them. May they mature to be man and woman of GOD; fearing and loving You all the days of their lives. And may they build up godly Christian families for Your Name's sake. Since Pete and myself have experienced and tasted of how Good You are and how we need You, we also want our children to know and cling on to You - You alone suffice and no one else in this world can ever satisfy the vaccum You have placed in our hearts when You created us in our mother's womb. </div>
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Please grant this my prayer. Thank You.</div>
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We are all wired differently but wonderfully and beautifully made by GOD :)</div>
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Our family bond the best during such times as this; where we play, chat and enjoy all the goodies mom can find from the fridge - notice the chocolate eggs at the bottom right hand corner ;)</div>
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Even though it has been 2 years, still could not stop sobbing. Will always miss you, my precious gem from the Lord. Eliza comes from the root word "Elizabeth" which means consecrated one. You belong to GOD.</div>
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Before you came home, the weather in Singapore was hot and humid and there were even reports that say there might be haze. We prayed as it pains us to see you adjust to the hot and humid weather here with breakout of eczema like the last time you were home. Thank GOD for granting you His favour and blessings of cool weather and no haze. Thank GOD also for seeing you safely back yesterday. GOD is Good all the time :-)</div>
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-61889782048872404782014-08-11T00:11:00.004-07:002014-08-11T00:11:53.882-07:00Battle ScarsI started learning to cycle proper on 21 September last year after my husband bought me a hybrid. <br />
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After about 6 months, he upgraded me to his road bike. It is nice to do things as a couple even though at times the thought of having to wear jersey, gloves, helmet, goggles, etc puts me off ;)</div>
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I have had 3 falls thus far; one minor from the hybrid and two major from the road bike. The above picture shows the wounds I had after last week's pre National Day ride of 61.74km from Woodlands through Orchard Road to Marina Sands Bay and back. I fell after Trinity Theological College at Bukit Timah where there were many portholes along the road. Thank GOD that there was no vehicle behind us and I did not suffer any bone fracture :)</div>
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I had these bruises during our ride to Punggol, along the park connectors. It was past midnight and the fall was quite bad. But still thank GOD, because the spectacles were damaged during the fall, I had to visit the optician and there we learnt that my degrees had decreased by 150 on one side and 125 on the other. So I had a pair of new spectacles as a result of the fall :)</div>
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Thank GOD for blessing me with the best trainer and instructor, who has been very patient and an excellent coach :-)</div>
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All these battle scars cannot be compared to what Jesus suffered on the cross for me. When I reflect on Isaiah 53 on what Jesus went through to redeem me back to my Father in Heaven, I am filled with gratitude once again for His great love and sacrifice for me and for the world of lost sinners.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-53-3">He was despised, and <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-18715F" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-18715F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup>we esteemed Him not.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-53-4" style="color: blue;">Surely He has borne our griefs</span></div>
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-42828070586549731212014-08-03T21:21:00.001-07:002014-08-03T21:24:47.806-07:00The well known chapter on faith - Hebrews 11F - Future sure<br />
A - Assured of His presence<br />
I - Immeasurable love and grace<br />
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<span style="color: red;">V1 says faith is being sure - of what?</span> <br />
Of the hope of eternal life which we do not see, which Jesus promised in John 3:16 and many other verses in the Bible. Believe this includes the rewards and things Jesus had promised in His Word.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">V3 says by faith we understand - understand what?</span><br />
that the universe was formed at GOD's command as in Genesis 1:1.<br />
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V6 says it is impossible to please GOD without faith. <span style="color: blue;">We must believe</span> that GOD exists (Psalm 14:1) and that He rewards those who <span style="color: blue;">earnestly seek Him</span> because He promised that they will find Him in Jeremiah 29:13.<br />
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I like verse 10 where it says Abraham was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is GOD. Something in my heart just feels that that is the place I belong to; not in this sad, confusing, discouraging, stressful world we are currently staying in. <br />
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When I first became a Christian, I looked forward to going to church, getting involved in the choir, the youth fellowship, etc where I was serving actively and also growing in Him. During those years, the only trials I could remember was having to deal with my unbelieving parents. But as I grow and mature in the faith, it gets harder - my Father in heaven is putting me through numerous tests and obstacles to mould me. To the extent that I broke down so often, that the road is so tough and dreary and the light in the tunnel is getting dimmer. When will I get to pass Your tests, Father in heaven? When will I be able to serve You happily again? My heart ache and my soul yearns to be free of these trials. How long, Father? How long? Issues kept coming one after another like there is no end. <br />
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I know that "we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places" (Eph 6:12) Especially when we have dedicated ourselves and our children to You; Renfred just entered into Bible College to prepare himself to be in Your service, our daughter whom you have opened doors for her to study overseas (we are entrusting You to do Your work in her life that she will be a vessel for Your kingdom's use in time to come) and for Pete and myself, if it pleases You, to be called into your missions field to serve You for the rest of our lives when You see fit. For Jesus has redeemed us and we are His. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Please keep us under the shadow of Your wings and watch over us as we pledge our family's allegiance to</span> You. You have been faithful and good and in You we trust. By Your grace we will plod on till we see Jesus face to face to hear "thou good and faithful servant."<br />
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<br />Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-23829796683943245232014-07-25T21:58:00.002-07:002014-07-25T21:59:56.489-07:00Today's QT on Hebrews 10 (my own meditation)<span style="color: red;">Question 1 : </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">"Why do the high priests have to keep offering the different sacrifices again and again when Christ said in v5 that GOD did not desire sacrifice and offering?
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<span style="color: blue;">Because GOD is Holy and before Jesus came, the only way man can reach Him is through sacrificing the animals for the cleansing of their sins. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Because He loves us and wants to be our GOD that He first initiated to reach out to Abraham in Genesis and this shows His heart to have fellowship with His creatures (men).</span> <br />
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<span style="color: red;">"Why only when Jesus said "Here I am, I have come to do Your will. He sets aside the first to establish the second." are we made holy?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">If only we could see and feel with our hearts what Jesus Christ has demonstrated for us on the cross - </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">His obedience to The Father in heaven, </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">His great sacrifice of heaven's glory; being fully God and then came to earth as fully man.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">His great love for us to suffer humility, pain, torture, the worst death during the Roman's reign, in order to redeem us with His precious blood for without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin. He, being the perfect Lamb of GOD, the only Sacrifice acceptable to our Holy GOD, could atone for our sins once an for all so that we do not need high priests to continually offer sacrifices for our sins but we can simply come to the Holy GOD any time in Jesus' Name. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In Jesus' Name we are made righteous and holy in GOD's sight and that is why we are no longer bound by the first law or covenant but we are now in the age of grace - grace through the Lord Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"What does it mean in v16 it says GOD will put His laws in our hearts and write them on our minds and He will remember our sins and lawless acts no more?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Because the first set of laws were written in tablets (the 10 commandments GOD gave to Moses on Mt Sinai in Exodus), now He writes them on the human hearts and minds. In Ecclesiastes 3:11 says GOD has set eternity in the hearts of men - only GOD can fill that void in our hearts as we are His creation, created only for Him and only He can satisfy us - no one, nothing from the world can fill that void He has put in our hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Because our hearts are deceitfully sinful, we are wilful and have free will, we are prone to wander away from Him. We belong to Him in the first place and now with Christ's redemption, we are twice own by GOD. In Proverbs it says only fools says there is no GOD. May the Holy Spirit opens our eyes and hearts to see who we are in Christ Jesus, what we are to Him and all the spiritual inheritance we have in Him and through Him. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Praise the Lord for what He has done that GOD has forgiven us and will not remember our sins and lawless acts,</span><br />
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<br />Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-21159557410124953092014-05-07T23:43:00.001-07:002014-05-08T19:43:52.042-07:00To all the faithful moms... "Blessed Mother's Day"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, I read a blog on how a mother's love and sacrifices has rubbed off to her children and how the children turned out to be loving and close to one another. It led me to think of you, the moms out there who have also, in the best of your ability and knowledge, given all you have to your family and to your children; caring for them, loving them, sacrificing for them even to the extend of giving up your rights at times for the sake of the family but somehow nobody seem to notice or appreciate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I salute you and affirm you in the Lord - our God who sees all hearts, all deeds, all motives, and He will reward you in His time. <span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 17:10 NLT </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve." <span style="color: black;">We all go through different types of struggles and at times we even cry ourselves to sleep. Believe me when I say that as I have been there and still struggle with issues only our Father in Heaven sees and understand. </span><span style="color: black;">GOD appreciates what you are faithfully doing to impact lives of the next generation; reminding them of Who GOD is and what He has done and is doing, passing on the legacy of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.</span></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead of focusing on the "whys", focus on the Lord Jesus, only He can satisfy all your needs and longings. One verse that helped me till now and I still stand by it is <span style="color: blue;">Colossians 3:17 "And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." </span><span style="color: black;">In fact, Colossians 3 is a good reminder and guide for all Christian. Do take some time to read through it and let the living Word of GOD encourage you to live lives that please our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="p"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trusting Him by faith, and not by sight</span></span></div>
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Thank GOD for the opportunity to visit Melbourne, Victoria in April this year. Peter wanted to celebrate our 26th Anniversary over there.</div>
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This was a one-eye stone figure taken along the Great Ocean Road.</div>
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The Lighthouse along the Great Ocean Road. Pete's clever idea to pose with the Lighthouse on our hands.</div>
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We visited the Southgate to take some pictures. Pete was not satisfied with the pictures taken on the 2nd night so we went back the following evening.</div>
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Beautiful lights along the Southgate.</div>
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Pete with the bridge in the background.</div>
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You can find helpful tourist guides along the streets of Melbourne who will give you advise on how to get to where you like to visit.</div>
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Thank GOD for their free public trams. With this, we saved quite a bit on transport; visiting the various places within the city of Melbourne.</div>
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This is an Orange Tree we found in one of the wineries in Yarrah Valley.</div>
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Bought some Pear Cider from one of the wineries.</div>
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If I am not wrong, this should be St Paul's Cathedral.</div>
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The hotel we stayed in was very central and it's within walking distance to most of the tourist attractions. </div>
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This is a beautiful pose. Notice that the cap looks like a heart shape :)</div>
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My beloved husband :)</div>
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Smart of Pete to bring the tripod stand so we could have couple pictures.</div>
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This is the start of the Great Ocean Road adventure :)</div>
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More pictures along the Great Ocean Road.</div>
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Thank GOD for granting us beautiful sunshine and weather during our trip there. On the last day before leaving for the airport, it started to rain.</div>
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In the background you can see a few of the 12 Apostles. Supposed to be 12 but we counted only about 7-8 left. Pete and others say that they may be gone in a few years due to the constant beating of the wind and sand.</div>
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We stayed at the 12 Apostle Motel. Outside our unit are lovely Lavenders.</div>
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We visited the 12 Apostles in the evening, late at night and early in the morning. Typical Singaporeans - since travelled all the way there, might as well view them at different times of the day and night :O</div>
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We got a bit lost on our way to the Yarrah Valley during the weekends but thank GOD for providing us with this group of 5 Haley Davidson riders to escort us.</div>
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Only 1 out of the team of 5 riders stayed outside the Yarrah Valley. So he led us all the way and even led us to the freeway where we need not have to pay toll. Praise the Lord for sending angels to assist us :) Psalm 23 "All the way my Saviour leads me, what have I to ask beside..."</div>
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This is the first farm stopover - Stone Orchard. We bought some peaches and fruit leathers. This orchard grows mainly fruits with stones such as peaches, nectarines, etc.</div>
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This is a reservoir in Yarrah Valley, near where we stayed for one of the nights.</div>
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Beautiful scenery and loving couple ;)</div>
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Vineyards in the background.</div>
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Jesus says in John 15: 5 "I am the Vine, you are the branches; if a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing."</div>
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Another great pose from Pete :)</div>
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Must visit farms with produce. How can I leave this place without buying stuff for my baking ;)</div>
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Apple Trees</div>
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Orange Trees</div>
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Pete loves seafood. We bought 1/2 a dozen of fresh oysters from the Victoria Market and guess who was the satisfied consumer :)</div>
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More seafood. Look at the crabs and lobsters :O</div>
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These are just some of the many, many pictures we took during our Melbourne, Victoria trip. Thank GOD for this opportunity, for beautiful weather, for safety, for a wonderful time with my husband and for His bountiful blessings. Could not have asked for more. Praise GOD from Whom all blessings flow :)</div>
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Peter and Irene in the wilderness</div>
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It's Peter's turn to lead Bible Study on John the Baptist this Friday at CG. He wanted me to help dig out some of our photos of Qumran caves, Jordan River and the Wilderness, taken during our Israel trip in June 2010. So I decided to read through what was written about 4 years back.<br />
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One thing that came to my mind is that I may not remember all the beautiful places we have visited and the lessons learnt during that trip but I must and by His grace, will remember what GOD has done for us, Who Jesus is to me and that I must pledge my allegiance to Him and Him alone. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Thank You Lord, for saving my soul</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Thank You Lord, for making me whole</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Thank You Lord, for giving to me</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Thy great salvation so rich and free.</span></strong></div>
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-34376054193024749292014-03-18T22:32:00.001-07:002014-03-18T22:34:36.157-07:00Jan - Feb 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture was taken in my daughter's apartment. It was the night before I came back to Singapore from my visit to London. I cooked for her two Thai friends, Maaew, Kookup and her flatmate, Farah a simple dinner of Prima Deli Chicken Curry, stirred fried Spinach with garlic and Fried Egg. We had Nutella Pecan Pie with Ben and Jerry Ice Cream for dessert. Had the opportunity to pray a short prayer of blessings for them as they study over there. </div>
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Made this Prima Deli Laska with chicken, fish ball, tau pok and siow pai chye for one of our dinners. Tried to cook as much of her favourite homecook food as possible when I was there.</div>
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Could not resist buying their fresh raspberries from Borough's Market. Made some Raspberry Jam. </div>
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My first bake in London - Chocolate Muffins. </div>
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This was my last bake in London - Banana Muffins. Did not really bake much over there as I do not want to make Eliza put on too much weight because mom was there :) Only made twice Nutella Pecan tarts, two types of muffins and once Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes.</div>
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Baked this batch of raisin and walnut buns after a month of break from baking to bless the brethrens who attended the Saturday morning prayer for the church leaders.</div>
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Then came this batch of French loaves to replenish those eaten up from the freezer during my trip ;)</div>
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Must have variation right? So made some Molten Lava Chocolate cakes garnished with fresh strawberries for breakfast ;) </div>
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The following Saturday morning Prayer meeting, I made these Chocolate and Cranberry Muffins. Something simple and delicious to be baked in the morning so that the brethrens could enjoy them fresh :)</div>
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These are Taiwanese Pineapple Tarts with Blueberries. GOD created me with the curiosity to experiment and have variety in my baking, etc. That's why cannot stick to the norm ;)</div>
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These are Taiwanese Pineapple Tarts with Cranberries ;)</div>
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Wanted to try adding Black and White Sesame Paste into my Kueh Lapis and I did :)</div>
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Pizza for Breakfast. Prepared the dough the night before and kept it in the fridge. Woke up earlier the next morning to roll out the dough, prepare the filling and baked fresh for breakfast :-)</div>
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Made two variations of pizzas - Ham and Cheese plus Sausage and Tomatoes.</div>
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These are buns filled with Ham and Cheese topped with more cheese, Sweet Rolls for the Monday Night Cyclists.</div>
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Yam and Sweet Potato filled with Sticky Cake Fritters :) My cousin, who cooks and bakes very well, makes sticky cake every year for Chinese New Year. Yummy ;)</div>
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Renfred asked if I could help him make a savory appetizer for the Youth Valentine's Day Dinner. Am afraid of big numbers but because I wanted to support my son, I said, I shall try. Thus, began the experimental journey of making Savory Hot dog Muffins and Kenny Rogers Corn Muffins. </div>
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That Saturday was crazy for me. Had a very tight schedule of going for the Saturday morning prayer, then rushed down to our old class mates gathering in the West and then hurried back to buy last minute ingredients at the supermarket and back home to bake 198 Kenny Rogers Corn Muffins :O</div>
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Baked Savory Sausage Muffin for the first time in my life.</div>
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Made these French loaves, a day before the old class mates gathering, to go with the curry chicken which Joyce was bringing. Thank GOD they love it and I wished I had made more.</div>
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Also made these Prawn Rolls, which I had to wake up earlier to fry, for the old class mates gathering. Thank GOD for seeing me through that crazy Saturday, standing 4+ hours to bake the muffins.</div>
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Had some leftover Bak Kwa. So..... made some Bak Kwa Garlic Buns :)</div>
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Using the French loaf recipe, I added walnuts, oat, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and topped with poppy seeds. Very fragrant ;)</div>
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Pecan Cinnamon Squares :)</div>
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Baked some mini sausage buns for another group of brethrens.</div>
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A simple dinner for my hubby - Yee Mee with fresh prawns, squid, mackerel slices, green vegetables and an egg :)</div>
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Once in a while, I feel like playing with colours. So I made these two rainbow agar agar. In Genesis, rainbow reminds us of GOD's covenant with Noah not to destroy the earth anymore with rain.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">May you be filled with the knowledge of His will </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">in all <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29458W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></sup>spiritual wisdom and understanding,<span class="text Col-1-10" id="en-ESV-29459"><sup class="versenum"> </sup></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-10">so as <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29459X" title="See cross-reference X">X</a>)"></sup>to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-10"><sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29459Y" title="See cross-reference Y">Y</a>)"></sup><span style="color: #990000;">fully pleasing to Him, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-10"><sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29459Z" title="See cross-reference Z">Z</a>)"></sup><span style="color: #990000;">bearing fruit in every good work </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span class="text Col-1-10">and increasing in the knowledge of God.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-11" id="en-ESV-29460">May you be strengthened with all power, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-11">according to His glorious might, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-11"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span class="text Col-1-11">for <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29460AB" title="See cross-reference AB">AB</a>)"></sup>all endurance and patience <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29460AC" title="See cross-reference AC">AC</a>)"></sup>with joy,</span> <span class="text Col-1-12" id="en-ESV-29461"><sup class="versenum"></sup></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-12">giving thanks<sup> </sup>to the Father, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-12">Who has qualified you </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span class="text Col-1-12">to share in <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29461AE" title="See cross-reference AE">AE</a>)"></sup>the inheritance of the saints in light.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-13" id="en-ESV-29462">He <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29462AF" title="See cross-reference AF">AF</a>)"></sup>has delivered us from <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29462AG" title="See cross-reference AG">AG</a>)"></sup>the domain of darkness </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-13">and transferred us to <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29462AH" title="See cross-reference AH">AH</a>)"></sup>the kingdom of His beloved Son,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14" id="en-ESV-29463">in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">Much has happened since my last blog on 15 December 2013 (which was requested to be removed, which I did with tears and in obedience for Christ's sake.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">Just a short summary of what had happened since then (as far as I could recall):</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">1) I made a trip to London to visit our dear daughter from 29 December to 16 January 2014. Grateful for this trip to experience and see a glimpse of the environment and life our dear daughter goes through over there. Thank GOD for His safety and provision for her thus far.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">2) I took a break from worship ministry. We met last Sunday and I was requested not to put anything up about my journey in this ministry even though it is my own blog. I just briefly pen this down for my own records so that when I look back in years to come, I could roughly remember something took place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">3) Celebrated our son's 25th birthday on 2 Feb. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">4) Watched "My Fairlady" (one of my favourite musicals) at Marina Sands on 11 Feb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">5) Had our first bike ride with Renfred on 4 March. Hope to do more together and when Eliza is back, to cycle as a family :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">6) Celebrated our 26th Wedding Anniversary on 12 March. We drove into JB in the morning and had a simple dinner with Renfred. Bought over a Specialised bike from a friend for Peter as his Anniversary present.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14"> We also sent our children a prayer of blessings on that day based on the names of GOD which we hope they will take into heart Who He is, What He has done for them and Who He is to them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14">Sorry for the radio silence. Have not stopped baking throughout this period though. By GOD's grace sufficient, will continue to proclaim His love, grace and goodness until I see my Saviour face to face :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text Col-1-14"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman;">There is an endless song<br />Echoes in my soul<br />I hear the music ring<br /><br />And though the storms may come<br />I am holding on<br />To the Rock I cling<br /><br />How can I keep from singing Your praise<br />How can I ever say enough<br />How amazing is Your love<br />How can I keep from shouting Your name<br />I know I am loved by the King<br />And it makes my heart want to sing<br /><br />I will lift my eyes<br />In the darkest night<br />For I know my Savior lives<br /><br />And I will walk with You<br />Knowing You'll see me through<br />And sing the songs You give<br /><br />I can sing in the troubled times<br />Sing when I win<br />I can sing when I lose my step<br />And fall down again<br />I can sing 'cause You pick me up<br />Sing 'cause You're there<br />I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord<br />When I call to You in prayer<br />I can sing with my last breath<br />Sing for I know<br />That I'll sing with the angels<br />And the saints around the throne</span></span></span></div>
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BBQ Pork Epi for CG meeting. They loved it :)</div>
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Chili Corn-Beef Buns. Sprinkled some Cayenne pepper on top just for the extra kick :)</div>
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A CG member asked if I could help bake a birthday cake for a well-loved church friend from her morning break. Wanted to make something without cream as they all lived a healthy lifestyle. So the above idea came to mind. Simple but healthy :)</div>
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Aunty June, the birthday girl :)</div>
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These are our two children whom we loved dearly and are very proud of. Renfred visited his sister, Eliza after his May papers and they travelled the western part of Europe.</div>
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They are both different in personalities, etc but we love them for who they are :)</div>
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Shaun is one of our Elder's son. He also visited his sister, Natasha during the same period as Renfred. So the two pairs of siblings met for a lobster burger meal.</div>
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Steamed chickpeas.</div>
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Sorry, my pictures are all over the place. This was taken at the airport when we sent Renfred off to meet his sister. Renfred's buddies since secondary school came to see him off. One of them even came to welcome him home after his trip.</div>
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Our son, so happy to go for his break after working and saving for his trip.</div>
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This cutie pie reminds us of our son when he was a baby. So chubby and good to pinch :)</div>
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Baked some M&M brownies for the children in the school where I did some part-time work.</div>
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A lovely, personalized mother's day card by my husband :)</div>
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Raspberry Swirled Cheesecake with homemade Raspberry jam for the Genesis praiseband.</div>
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Cranberry Muffins for breakfast.</div>
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Am listening to "Never Once" by Matt Redman as I upload this post. The chorus says " Never once, did we ever walk alone, Never once did You leave us on our own. You are faithful, GOD, You are faithful." </div>
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My family and I can testify how faithful GOD has been to us. My husband was out of a job for 4.5 months and GOD has provided for us during this very trying period. We are not those who have excess savings in the bank so we were totally wiped off whatever we had, even had to consider selling our car. But during this journey, we knew GOD can be trusted and continued to commit the situation to Him. Thank GOD, even though if given a choice, my husband may not have chosen this job but since the LORD opened a way, he took it and started work mid last month. We are thankful and grateful to our Jehovah Jireh (The LORD Who provides).</div>
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Made this cereal coated french toast filled with toffee and cranberry filling. Crunchy outside and moist inside. Some extra effort is needed to make this but it was worth it :)</div>
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Had some curry chicken leftover so made a few curry puffs with them.</div>
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Cakepops are so pretty to look at but I am quite conscious about the amount of cream that goes into it. So I tried making two with melted chocolate instead.</div>
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Thus far, I seldom make sponge cake as I always thought it is too troublesome to whisk the egg white till stiff with a hand whisk. I have a good Kentwood Mixer but am too lazy at times to take it out to use and then have to wash, dry and keep it into the box again :( But after my daughter had successfully made her sponge cake without a whisk over in London, I told myself, I must try it one day. So, I made this Victoria Sponge cake. I dug a hole in the centre, put in a layer of Nutella, followed by another of homemade Raspberry Jam, topped with fresh strawberries.</div>
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The night before Eliza returns to London, I made this Mackerel Fish Floss for her to bring back to go with rice, porridge or bread. She even enjoyed with with bee hoon soup. I added garlic, sliced ginger and chili to the Mackerel and fried it till it looks like the above. Instead of fish meat, you can also use ikan bilis but omit the ginger. You can fry this and keep them in the fridge. Eat as and when you feel like it :)</div>
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The Kueh Pie Tee you find in the shops are expensive and they only fill them with turnip plus some eggs. I fried the turnips with garlic, prawns and chicken cubes. Topped with some fried eggs and celery. Fill as much ingredients as you could into the tiny cups and enjoy :)</div>
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Just felt like making some Rempah for curry chicken so I did it, pounding the chili and other ingredients with some help from my husband. Enjoyed with homemade baguette.<br />
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We saw a TV review of this Bak Kut Teh shop in Sin Ming so we decided to go and try it with our daughter as she likes the white BKT without herbs. She will not get to eat this in London, so let her enjoy all the home-cooked food she cannot find over there.</div>
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Simple breakfast - Assorted Banana Squares - original, chocolate chips and walnut.</div>
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Last year Eliza missed this. Her favourite - Premium White Lotus with Melon Seeds Mooncakes from Marriott. We even tar pau one piece for her to bring back to London :)</div>
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Fried Hey Bi Hiam - Fried Shrimp with chili and meat. Could not remember when I last made this. This goes well with porridge, rice or bread. </div>
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Made this Heart-shaped Japanese Cheesecake plus custom-made the necklace for Eiza's godma's birthday.</div>
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These are filled with the Fried Hey Bi Hiam mentioned above. Made this batch of assorted flavour buns for the cyclists as they attend their first BTP training.</div>
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These are baked puff pastries filled with Chili Corn-beef.</div>
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I have never been the sporty type and it really takes me some effort to decide to learn how to ride a bicycle in order to join my husband in at least one of his sport activities. He bought me this new hybrid which costs S$290/-, weighs about 14kg on 21 September this year so that he could train me to cycle and join him together with some of the riders in our church in this sport.</div>
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This is my 2nd intensive, private training with Peter. There's a new road somewhere near Woodlands 11 and it was here I learnt to make a turn with the bike. Had a couple of falls with bruises and cuts but thank GOD they heal quite well.</div>
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This is my 3rd training lesson at the park next to Christ Church Secondary School, where our daughter Eliza used to study in. You can see Peter instructing me and I had fun learning.</div>
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The 4th training session was to "conquer" the slopes to the Sembawang Park. This was just one day before I decided to join the weekly WEFCG Friday Night Ride last night on 11 October. </div>
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This was just part of a larger group of WEFCG riders. We started our ride at about 11.20pm last night and it ended close to 2am.</div>
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The three crazy couples who cycled to Sembawang Park last night.</div>
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The four ladies in last night's ride.</div>
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My coach, partner and friend. Must say Peter is a very good trainer and an excellent leader. He just has the natural flair in him to lead and instruct the group as we cycle. </div>
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Most of all am thankful to GOD for safety for each ride. You do not not what is going to happen during the ride because each ride and road conditions are different. So each time we leave home, we would commit the ride to the LORD, and when we reach home safely, we thank the LORD for being with us, for granting us safety. Am still very inexperienced in this sport but I take it as a journey of faith as I commit each ride to the LORD. Safety is in the presence of the LORD :)</div>
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Irene Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248621629746686172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732630626352694208.post-83004101943370480112013-09-08T01:35:00.000-07:002013-09-08T01:35:05.143-07:00Our first visit to the Chinese worship service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today my husband and I attended the Chinese Worship Service for the first time. Pastor Ho was the speaker and George led in the worship. <br />
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Even though we do not all the words being sang, we could understand the gist of the song as we were all singing praises and worshipping one same GOD. The message, though simple, has ministered to me, comforting me that I just have to continue to worship and adore GOD in whatever circumstance my family and I are going through now. Ps Ho cited the song "It is well with my soul" and the story behind it. He showed a short video clip of "Chariot of Fire" encouraging us to run the race with perseverance on and to continue to be a testimony for Him. Focus on Who GOD is, His Word and His works. Be still and wait on the Lord. Isa 40:28-31.<br />
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He also reminded us from Heb 10:24-25 to consider how we may spur one another to love and to do good deeds. He also stressed on the assembling of the saints and fellowship of brothers and sisters in Christ as GOD did not plan for us to be alone. During the service, I noticed the words "Brothers and sisters " were part of the message the 2 pastors were stressing to the congregation. We are brothers and sisters in Christ and we have to show love and concern for one another.<br />
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Jesus came to give us hope, not fear. He came to give us life abundant. John 10:10. Last night I was asking GOD for an answer and He replied me with the first 2 sentences of the respond song at the end of the service. "I hear you. I know your heart's desire."<br />
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Indeed, I serve a Risen Saviour, a GOD Who lives, everlasting and uncreated GOD, not made by human hands. <br />
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<span style="color: orange;">"I worship You, Almighty GOD,</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">There is none like You.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I worship You, O Prince of Peace,</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">That is what I want to do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I give You praise, </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">For You are my Righteousness</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I worship You, Almighty GOD</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">There is none like You.</span></div>
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