@ the oasis!

halo... yes finally another post...

Presenting to all of u... @ the oasis... 生命的驿站...

hosanna's highlight of the yr! it's a time for all of us to take a break at e end of e yr and come tgt, bond and reflect on all tt's been done in e past yr... so pls take out ur calenders and mark out 13th to 16th of dec... be sure not to engage urselves in other events durin this period of time if not u'll miss out on loads... hee... yup registration will start soon so watch out! =)

V0tE!

Hosanna committee'07 election
>> 1St 0ct '06
>> 1430
>> rm3o1
>> Nominees: anna, bethia, janice, qihao, xihui, zhipeng, songyang, kenneth, weizheng
>>9 choose 7
Those who received notification letter regarding election remb to attend the session! For those who did not, you are invited to witness the event! :)

1. Chairman
+to be answerable to the pastoral board and mentors rgdg fs matters+a steering committee member by default, to attend its bimonthly meetings, prepare written and oral reports+to lead members to adhere to the Church's regulations+to chair comm meetings, ensure everything runs in the functioning of fs

2. Secretary cum Publication Officer
+to contact and remind comm members of their respective tasks+to prepare agendas and minutes, remind comm of meetings, book venue+prepare thankyou cards for speakers+to be incharge of fs publication Hosanna!

3. Treasurer cum Special Projects Officer
+to be incharge of the fs accounts, keep accurate n clear rcrds+to alias with the church treasurers, be clear of procedures+to prepare financial report for chairman and church treasurers bimonthly for auditing+to encourage giving of and collect tithes frm members +to rep fs n be incharge of adhoc projects eg.youthnite

4. Welfare Officer
+to take down attendance for all fs activities+be incharge of monthly birthday celebrations eg.preparing bdae cards+to be updated with n report members current situations during meetings+to be incharge of welfare of newcomers+rep fs to show care and concern for members

5. Publicity Officer
+to be incharge of updating and editing fs blog+to provide photos and info to church admin for the church website+to publicise all fs activities

6. Evangelism and Communications Officer
+to source for and spearhead evangelical activities for members+to encourage evangelism and take note of progress+to source for external activites for fs eg. community service, combined fs w othr churches

7. Spirituality Officer
+to be incharge of all biblestudy sessions+to source for quiet time(qt) materials for members, be concerned w their qt situation+to check on the situation of members' number of services n commitmts in church, eg.overloadg+to alias w church library, introduce suitable books to fs

Bible Study (9)

LUKE

*--16 Sept 2006, Sat, 7.45pm, rm301--*

The Potter's Hand

About 2600 years ago, God taught the prophet Jeremiah what it meant to be a sovereign God. He taught that His plan WOULD be fulfilled - one way or the other. Either His children would submit to His gentle guidance, or He would bring discipline to teach them the need for obedience.

Although God has the ability to directly give us understanding, His usual method is to teach us through His Word and then allow us to see the application and gain wisdom through our experiences. In order to give a clear understanding of His sovereignty, God told Jeremiah to go to the potter's house and wait for His message.

Jeremiah 18:3-6"So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the Word of the Lord came to me: 'Can I not do with you as this potter does?' declares the Lord. 'Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in My hand.'"

Jeremiah understood that God was the Potter and had total control over the shape of the clay. How foolish it would be for the clay to complain or rebel; "Can the pot say of the potter, 'He knows nothing'?"(Isaiah 29:16).

The Potter will continue to mold the clay. If the clay begins to harden in its unfinished state, the Potter loves the clay enough to crush it down, sprinkle it with water and begin anew.The only way for us to become all that God desires is to yield and remain moldable. We have no ability to shape ourself! The Potter is creating something eternally beautiful - we are being "conformed to the likeness of His Son" (Romans 8:29). Oh, if we could only trust that His shaping is so much better than anything we could ever create. How prideful to think we can do better!

There may be times when we have rough edges which must be removed. There may also be times when we need to be crushed down so the shaping process can start over. But we must trust the Potter and believe the results will be worth any pain or discomfort; "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). Our Heavenly Father is in complete (and loving) control. Let's daily be filled with His Spirit and commit our lives to His shaping process -a process which undoubtedly will last a lifetime! Let's remain moldable clay and yield to the shaping of the Potter's Hand.

Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries