Pelita!

Less people came today, but the worship team were still on fire singing for God.hehe

Edo lead the music team
with Cath and Amanda played keyboard;
Arrio and Ben played Bass and Guitar,
Hendra with his drum,
Astrid and Daniel as singers.

Pastor Hengkie memimpin kotbah setelah kembali dari liburan seminggu dengan keluarga.
Ayat bacaan di ambil dari Lukas 11:33-36
Pelita yang dimaksud Yesus : Iman
Fungsi dari Pelita : cahaya (untuk menerangi orang lain/ menjadi berkat)
Apa yang perlu diperhatikan : perhatikanlah supaya terangmu tidak menjadi redup atau menghilang (kita kerap kali membatasi cahaya kita untuk menjadi berkat bagi sesama).

Menu makan siang....Gado-gado; with Sago as dessert.

Youth Gathering

Another Youth Gathering this year!!!
Llyod shared on how to view everything positively. We might happen to feel dissapointed or encounter failure in our everyday life, but we should always remember that everything which happened was not outside God's purpose on us; therefore, think positively and move on. Daniel then continued the talk; it's about bitterness in life and how to think positively. The topic then expanded to our everyday life's issue: cheating in exam, relationship, etc. In short summary, we should not judge/compare others with what we are doing; do your own thing which you think is the correct way.
Good news.. music team grows in number, Amanda, Astrid and Ben joined our music team.
And, thank you for Daniel who coordinated the event and prepared the fun game.

Indonaz 9th Anniversary

9 years ago, Indonesian Church of Nazarene began their service.
Happy Birthday to Indonaz!!!!!!
We had a cake and simple decoration for the celebration.
Also, congratulations to the new music director that has been announced today, Catherine Muljadi.
Pastor Hengkie talked about us be a blessing for others (Genesis 12:1-3)
The passage was taken from Abraham's way of life.
After that, angklung group performed at the end of the sermon.
3 Worship Leader were on the stage today, with Mei-Mei Tan as the head.
Edo helped the backup singers Sandy and Petra, while Lloyd sang along and played guitar.
Aside, the committee of Indonaz-San_Ramon has been established today; let's pray that this new service really be a blessing for others.
And.....Happy Birthday to Pastor Hengkie.

A New Beginning

Happy Sunday!!!
today, Indonaz grows more.
Di mulai dengan musik team; kita ada drummer baru, Daniel!!!!
spending summer di dvc sambil belajar drum di gereja.
second, panitia perintis indonaz-san_ramon diresmikan minggu depan
Lastly,.....
Kita ada pengkotbah baru, Stefanus Jasin!!!
Stefanus shared ama kita tentang iman.
Dimulai dengan bagaimana kita menanggapi iman. Apakah hanya dengan iman semua bisa teratasi ?
Apakah cukup dengan iman, kita bisa sembuh dari penyakit ?
2 ayat alkitab dikutib, Matius 7:7-9 dan Markus 9:17-27.
Adalah wajar apabila ada keraguan di dalam iman kita kepada Tuhan.
Abraham di minta Tuhan untuk pergi tanpa membawa apapun, tapi dia tetap membawa beberapa hartanya sebelum keluar dari tempat tinggalnya menuju tempat yang dijanjikan Tuhan.
Musa pun berdiskusi dengan Tuhan sebelum pada akhirnya dia bersedia untuk diutus ke Mesir.
beberapa poin penting dari 2 ayat yang dibahas:
1. Tidak semua permintaan kita akan dikabulkan.
Analogy: Apabila orangtua kita bertanya, mau apa dari indonesia untuk dibawa ke US, itu tidak berarti kita bisa meminta apa saja dan akan dikabulkan.
2. Permohonan ditolak bukan berarti kurang iman.
Allah (orangtua kita) memiliki pengetauhan tentang apakah yang benar-benar kita butuhkan. jadi apabila permohonan kita tidak dikabulkan, itu bukan sepenuhnya karena kita kurang beriman.

And....Happy Birthday to Robbie Hidayat, Mei-Mei Chua, and Lloyd's Mom.