Levi Fellowship

So today was the start of the Levi Fellowship. So what is that? It's a fellowship for fulltimer's. Fulltimer's are those who are considering to serve God in a capacity of a pastor, missionary, Bible teacher, or counsellor. You get what I mean... The goal here is ...

1. to educate the members in understanding more of their desire to serve God and to give guidance in confirming if they are called or not;
2. to train each member more deeply in spiritual doctrines and evangelism;
3. to give an understanding or exposure of a minister's life.

It an open invitation for everyone, whether you have the desire or not, you are still invited. You can just go there to learn.

Fellowship starts every 4th Sunday of the month, I repeat, Fourth Sunday @ 12 noon to 2:30PM. Please try to confirm earlier on the week if you will be attending, because lunch is provided. Just call 3641415 tell them that and leave your name.

(By the way, it is named Levi, in honor of the priestly tribe in Israel called Levi. You could say, that they were very tight with God in the Old Testament. The picture above shows how four Levites were carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. As for the Ark, it's another topic of discussion.)

A New Goal

Our dear pastor, Rev. Stephen Tan made some interesting announcements last week. One was to continue our building fund and to raise five million pesos (P5 M). I can't quite remember clearly what it will used for, but I believe it is for the GMTC (Grace Ministry Training Center), since it has become old quite early.

Second announcement is the goal for an extension branch. No, not a student center or anything; but another church branch. Aiming at our church members and lost brothers who live a little farther. Our church is aiming to build another Grace Christian Church in the Ortigas area. Of course, this would a little further from now, and probably not on 2010; but we could all start praying now. Yes, it is a new goal, a difficult goal; but nothing is difficult to our God.

Supersize Me: Maximizing My Relationship with God

On May 13 the youth of Grace Christian Church boarded on a bus at 6AM and took the long drive to the Graceland Estates and Country Club in Tayabas, Quezon. Over four days the group consisting of high school and college students learned about how to be potent, instead of potentials.

The students learned that the maximized life looks from God's perspective, leads to true success, is when Christ is seen in our lives, comes with great responsibilities, brings blessings to others, and is a life of integrity. And over the course of their stay they learned about how they should search for friends who are wise and not fools, as Proverbs 27:17 states, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

But the summer camp was all about sitting in un-airconditioned halls. The students had the afternoons off to do whatever the estate had to offer, including boating/fishing, swimming, horse back riding, etc. On the second day, the group even overcame the rain and took a boat to cove with clean sands and a small cave to explore. And despite the rains, everyone arrived back at the camp site safely.

Two students accepted Jesus into their lives as their Lord and Savior. Over ninety committed to living a maximized life, and other even committed to serving God full time. At our last meeting, we were told to be flames for God, to have a burning passion for His cause and to be a light unto the world. On May 16, the students were ushered home with "FLAME ON!"