Salt & Light

Matthew 5:13-16 (NLT) Teaching about Salt and Light

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

We are each called to be 'salt of the earth & light of the world'. This is a call to a place of influence. In order to influence those that are around us, whether people or situation, we have to be different. Not just different, but different in the right way.

One of the function of salt is that it preserves the earth from corruption. In light of our current situation where corruption & injustice abounds, how are we any different? I'm not tallking about situations beyond our control but how we deal with people we meet & decisions we make everyday.

Light is meant to be seen & not hidden. People are watching us - our lifestyle, attitudes, decision making. What we do will always speak louder than what we say. Our 'deeds' consist of what we do on a daily basis. Does our daily deeds result in 'prasie to our heavenly Father.'?

Who's watching us? Our bosses, peers, employees, family & friends. As parents - our children are watching us. As teachers, our students are also watching us. What do they see? What positive Christian characters can they learn from us?

This short video reminds us of the roles Dads play in their children's life. Kids are watching to see if what we say matches what we do - whether we are Dads, Mums, Teachers, Uncles, Aunties, 'Ko-ko' or 'cheh-cheh'. May we have a postivie influence over their lives...

10 May 2009 – Mother’s Day

None of us will be here without our MUM. And Mum is the one who somehow kept the family fed, warm & together. Thank God for Mothers !

Children are taught to appreciate their mums in simple ways. Its not the cost, but the thought that counts.

Sunday School

Wonder what they have up their sleeves for the mothers? Can you guess?

Let us take a closer look. They really did have something ‘under their sleeves’. :)

Hmmm…, how does one put into words how much our mom’s worth?

Our little ones have something for their mothers too.

Let’s take a shot before we give this to mum.

Let us visit our Children Church, starting with the Young Explorer’s Class. They sure look busy.

What are these Std 1&2 doing? Tracing their little hands?

OOoohh…, they are making flowers for their Mums ! How sweet !

Come Let us visit ‘Kids Church’. These are our Std 3&4 class. Now, children, follow the teacher. Arh… but, which one …? :)

I look at you, you look at me.., harap boleh jadi !

Look Mum !, I’ve made 3. Which colour do you want?

Mum, You can have 2.. even four or more..!

Quick! let’s move over to the next room & see what the Juniors are up to. They are already 11 & above.

They should have something different to express their love.

WOW! what lovely cupcakes !

Can they really make these?

Well, look who is their ‘SiFu’ !

Watch closely now.., girls.., this is what you want to make.

Ok! Aunty Ai Cheng, look, we can do it.

Guess the boys will just have to make some cards.. :(

And more cards..

Hmm.., how boring…

But..,

wait…

Aunty Ai Cheng is calling them over!

There! I told You. We will also be making the cup cakes !

Hei..! It’s so easy ! Coool..! My cup cake is… D O N E !!

So.., who say boys can’t make cup cakes? Let us show you..!

Eh.. this is not just for show.. You can also eat them! Don’t believe us? You want proof? OK, we’ll proof it to you. We’ll eat & show you. Hahahah !!

HHmmm.., Ko arh, are you going to eat yours also? Cheh.., I made these for MUM !! We too.. !

From All of US in Children Ministry…..

Blessed Mother’s Day !

26 April 2009 – EvangeCube Workshop

We have the Good News, but do we know how to share it creatively & effectively? The EvangeCube helps us with this.

 

There are 2 types of cube.

 

 

This version is for those who are trained in EE

 

 

 

We have Steve Cretin , the Official Trainer with E3 Partners, to come & give us a short, 1 hour hands-on workshop. He was brought to us by Canaanland, who also brought the EvangCube.

It was held during our Sunday School hour & we got the Youth, about 14 of them to join us. 12 other Children Ministry staff attended too despite the last minute arrangement.

 This is the decision page.

At the end of this workshop, our group purchased 26 sets of EvangeCube. Our prayer is that, these would be used to share the Gospel with those who have yet to hear about the Good News.

Awesome Adventure 2009 #2 - 09 June 2009

YES ! as promised, our next Awesome Adventure is just around the corner. Sign up fast, for this trip, we can only cater for 1 bus load due to the venues we are visiting.

* Subsidised fees are for Regular Students in Sunday School or Children Church only RM62 (for accompanying adult) Non regular students or Registration received after 24 May 2009 RM52 (7-12 years) & RM62 (13 years & above) Educational Outing To: Fire Brigade, Museum TUDM, Dinor Trek & Petrosains

Closing Date : 31 May 2009 Enquiries: GT Church Office: 03-3341 5407 Sis Sally P – 016-331 5040 Sis Phaik Wan 012-206 1710 Refer to Registration forms for more info

Palm Sunday – 05 April 2009

Jesus Trimphant Entry was a fulfilment of Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice,… O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey - riding on a donkey’s colt.”

This year, for the first time, we celebrated Palm Sunday. A good reminder that Jesus is our Triumphant King who came to lay down His live for us so that we can live Victoriously through His grace & enablement.

A combined event for standard 1-6, focusing on Jesus’ triumphant entry.

A craft to remind us..

Praises,glory & honor to Jesus..!!