Karaoke @ SAFRA Toa Payoh

A couple of us met for dinner and karaoke at SAFRA Toa Payoh tonight. Glad that Hanqiang was able to join us. Discovered a few hidden singing talents in our midst. Enjoy the pics.
http://tmotp.multiply.com/photos/album/31

July schedule

Fri 7 Jul - Prayer & Praise
Fri 14 Jul - CG Beta 11
Fri 21 Jul - CG Beta 12 (Finale)
Fri 28 Jul - Combined CG gathering

Sat 22 Jul - New Wine Retreat (leaders)

July is Missions Month!
Sun 2 Jul - People need the Lord (John 3)
Sun 9 Jul - Give me a drink! (John 4)
Sun 16 Jul - Do you want to be well? (John 5)
Sun 23 Jul - Where shall we buy bread? (John 6)
Sun 30 Jul - Thanking God (Ps 32)

Messages can be downloaded at www.bartley.org.sg

Kevin's birthday

Celebrated Kevin's birthday after 2nd service. Happened that Fanny was around over the weekend too, so she was able to celebrate with us. Wishing Kevin God's best and favor as he works with youths under probation in MCYS. Blessings, bro!

Combined CG gathering

We had a great time of makan, fellowship, catching up with each other tonight at our Combined CG gathering. Was blessed as we worshipped and gave God the praise and glory for who He is and how He has lead us as CGs thus far. Reminded me of His hand in guiding us these past 2.5 years. Also was greatly encouraged by sharings from Amilyn, Eddie and Hongmei, to see and hear that what we seek to be in CG makes a difference. Tim and Wenxing shared about how the Lord has been guiding the CGs the past 2-3 months, and what lies ahead this year. We ended the time with sharing and praying in pairs (1 from each CG), and also praying for Wenxing and Nat as they continue and commit to serve as CGLs this year and beyond. May God continue to bless and grow them as leaders to lead with passion, vision, and love.
http://bccya2.multiply.com/photos/album/5
http://tmotp.multiply.com/photos/album/30

Beta finale

We had our last session on Beta 12 today. Spent an extended time sharing what we had learnt and applied through the Beta course. Prayed for one another too. Spent some time at the end of CG to pray for Joy, who will be away from 27-30 Jul in Indonesia for a medical mission. Pray for safety as they travel and wisdom and love as they minister to the locals. We also prayed for the situation in Israel, for God's purposes and peace to prevail in the Middle East.

Skye in Mumbai

Hi, if you follow the news, mumbai India had a terror attack on the train. Skye, who is there for CIP, was near where the attack took place. Thank God the whole is safe. Below is the transcript when I chat with her at the Internet Café.

WX: i see. what can i get d CG to pray for u...
Skye: pray that the blastings will not continue so tt we can continue w our work here
Skye: pray for safety for each one of us here
Skye: pray that those who are sick will recover soon
Skye: pray that God will continue to bless me w good health so tt i can take care of those who are sick
Skye: pray for the pple in india
Skye: this is the first time i come so close to such incidents and it is really quite horrifying to see them suffering

Pray for her and the team that this incident will cause so of them to think about life and God will eventually lead them to Himself.
Regards, Wenxing

June schedule

2 Jun - GDOP Prayer meeting
9 Jun - Beta 8 (Emotional Freedom - Eph 4:25-27; 1 Pet 5:7-8)
16 Jun - Beta 9 (Forgiving from the Heart - Eph 4:31-32)
23 Jun - Beta 10 (Godly Relationships - Matt 22:37-40)
30 Jun - Fire Conference (Reinhard Bonnke) @ SIS

4 Jun - Passion for God (Ps Matthew)
11 Jun - How to keep yourself pure (Deut 7:1-11) Ps William
18 Jun - Learning from our mistakes (Deut 8:1-6) Ps William
25 Jun - Understanding God's blessings/Youth Sunday (Deut 28) Ps Dave

Messages can be downloaded at www.bartley.org.sg.

Fire Conference (Reinhard Bonnke)

About half the CG attended the Fire Conference Night Rally where we were truly blessed, a time of awesome worship led by Paul Baloche, and the challenging message and testimony of Reinhard Bonnke. The thing that impacted me the most was his contagious passion and utmost conviction of the power of the gospel to save for everyone who believes (Rom 1:16). Here is the notes for his simple but compelling sermon.
http://www.freewebtown.com/bccyacg/Fireconference.doc

S21 Creative Hands

Members from both CGs helped out at this year's S21 Creative Hands workshop that reaches out to the children and parents in the S21 community. About 50+ kids attended this year, and got their hand at various sorts of arts and crafts.

CG Beta 10 + Prayer for Dave

Session on "Godly Relationships" today. Prayed for Dave today at CG, as he will be going for a minor op this coming Mon morning, to correct the veins in his left leg. Pray for a smooth op and restful time of recovery.

TM412 Sports Extreme (Peiyun's sharing)

TM412 had their annual Sports Extreme at Presbyterian High this year, combining the standard sports like mini soccer, basketball with other creative games like touch frisbee, jenga, uno and taboo. Peiyun did a great job during the gospel sharing at the end, to challenge the youths and newcomers on knowing and living by God's rules.

CG Beta 9 + Sharing Jun-Jul schedule/CG Goals

We had a good session on "Forgiving from the Heart", sharing and praying with our new buddies after discussion. Distributed CG Goals and Directory (pocket-size), for easy reference and access. Click here to download the June-July schedule, for upcoming events and activities. Note: We will be serving as a CG next Sat with S21 Creative Hands workshop @ Lor Lew Lian, 3-5.30pm. Hope to see you there.

Global Day of Prayer 2006

Met Joy, Heather, Meifong, Nathaniel at Kallang MRT around 5.30pm. Took the shuttle bus with 1st batch, Filipino members, sat at center right column facing the stage. Each of us were given a GDOP pack containing a nation flag, water, biscuits and prayer booklet. It was a good time of worshipping and praying to the Lord, as the pastors led us through different segments of prayer for nations, country, youth, etc. 11 of us from our 2 CGs attended, all in all about 25-30 Bartleyans. Let us continue to intercede and stand in the gap for our nation and the nations!

A reflection by Rev Edmund Chan
http://www.freewebtown.com/bccyacg/Gdop.doc
Some pictures and clips (use QuickTime):
http://tmotp.multiply.com/photos/album/25

May schedule

Fri 5 May - Prayer & Praise
Fri 12 May - CG Outing (Guys/Girls)
Fri 19 May - CG Beta Session 7
Fri 26 May - CG Prayer & Praise

Sun 7 May - When God says "No" (Deut 1:42-46)
Sun 14 May - Intergenerational service
Sun 21 May - Desperately seeking God (Deut 4:29)
Sun 28 May - Help! I forgot the commandments (Deut 5:1-6:25)

*Sermon messages can be downloaded at www.bartley.org.sg.

CG Prayer & Praise

Tim's group had prayer & praise tonight, as the group was small, and some were attending "Exploring the Da Vinci Code" organised by TM412 in church. Good extended time just worshipping and praying. Claimed upon Ps 27:4, reflecting on what is worship, and what is meant by dwelling in God's courts, gazing upon His beauty, and seeking Him in His temple. Pray for Xinhong as she takes a short break in Hanoi this Sunday for a week with her boss. Blessed birthday to Lois (26th) and Joy (30th)!