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BEREAN BULLETIN

_{July 2002}

Fare to Nowhere

W.L. Douglas, the now wealthy shoe manufacturer, was once unemployed for so long that he was down to his last dollar. Nevertheless, he put half of that dollar – 50 cents – in the collection basket of the church.

The next morning Douglas heard of a job in a neighbouring town. The railroad fare to that town was one dollar. To all appearances it would have been wiser if he had kept that 50 cents. However with the half-dollar remaining he bought a ticket and rode halfway to the desired place. He stepped down from the train and began to walk to the town.

Before he had gone one block, Douglas heard of a factory right in that town where they were hiring men. Within 30 minutes he had a job at a salary of five dollars more per week than he would have received had he gone on to the other town.

The point is that if we put God first, He’ll take care of the rest. But if we give Him little or no place in our lives, we make Him powerless to help us. Remember, you can never outgive God!

Thought to apply: God’s work, done in God’s way, will never lack God’s supply.

(The article is from MEN OF INTEGRITY magazine)

_{JULY 2002}

July Highlights…………

20^th July(Saturday) 7.30 pm

& 21^st July (Sunday) 9.00 am

Speaker: Ps. Janice Fr. CLA, M’cca

(with Mission Team )

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Revival Meetings

26^th July (Friday) 8.00 pm

& 27^th July (Saturday) 7.30 pm

Speaker: Ps. Benedict Rajen

PRAY FOR …

Please pray for Bro. Charles Henry who is suffering from brain tumour. He is in critical condition. Pray for Rita (Charles’ wife) too for strength.

(latest news… Our dear brother went to be with the Lord on 30th June, 2002. Our deepest condolences to the bereaved family. - inserted by webmaster)

DRIVER NEEDED! The church is looking for

someone who will be willing to fetch the Youth on Sundays 3.00 pm to church for YA meetings. Take this opportunity to be of service to God!

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NOTICE BOARD

Priscilla Raman has tendered her resignation. Her last day with the church is on 31/7/02. The church is very grateful to her for her willing and faithful services to Berean and will miss her dearly.

There will be hold a farewell reception for her after church service on 27/7.

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Mission pledge will end in July ’02. Please fulfill your pledge asap.

Building pledge will commence from August-December 02.

Target Ministries

(ISOM)

The church is contemplating starting the International School of Ministry (ISOM) to raise godly, effective leaders.

The founder of ISOM, Berin Gilfillan has designed the course in 5 targetted areas with the aim of mobilizing the church globally for multiplication growth:

• Multiplication of the Word
• Multiplication of Disciples and the Principle of 12
• Multiplication of Leadership
• Multiplication of Anointing
• Multiplication of Churches

VCD teachings by international speakers, namely Jack Hayford, A.L. Gills, La Mar Boschman, to name a few will be used for the teaching sessions. Completion of the whole course (5 trimesters) will take about 2 years for a diploma. Each trimester costs about RM60. Registration will be opened in July. Contact your cell-leader for further details.

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

 _{June 2002}

 "He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…….. Malachi 4:6

Great Dad’s Question: How do I find the time?

Dr. Bob’s Reply: This question did not come from one particular dad. Rather, it came from hundreds of dads when asked what is the toughest obstacle they face in being a Great Dad.

It is strangely ironic that this is the toughest obstacle cited by dads since it is the very thing that kids most wanted from their dads. This is because children spell love T-I-M-E. It’s as simple as that – and as profound as that.

So time’s the issue. If you spend one hour per week in one-on-one time with your child from the time he or she is born to age 18, the total amount of time you will spend is 39 days.

If you really want to give the children more of your time, the guiding principle is "seize the moment".

So much of the joy of fathering comes in the little moments tucked into each and every day, not necessarily the big planned events or annual family vacations.

Grab little pockets of time – 5 minutes here, 1 minute there. If you really want to "seize the moment", then practice the 5 second drill (for those of you with young kids). When your child comes up to you excited and says, "dad, listen to this, or "come here", before you answer no (because you’re tired, reading the newspaper, or both), just look into their eyes for 5 seconds and then answer. It’s a drill that works wonders.

Other tips for fun activities with children are developing a good number of traditions that kids love and family reading time. Kids love these activities and they strengthen the ties that bind a family close together.

(Excerpted from Q & A with Dr. Bob. For further reading, go to Great Dads website at: www.greatdads.org)

June Highlights……..

Father’s Day Meeting

Saturday , 15/6 7.30 pm

Speaker: Rev. Yee Tham Wan

Youth Special Meeting

With Bro. Jason Fong

Date: 16/6 Sunday 3.00 pm

(Youth, bring your unsaved friends!)

Parents’ Day Dinner Meeting

Date: Sunday , 30/6 , 6.00 pm

Venue: Ocean Restaurant,

             Jln Shahbandar

Ticket: RM15-00

Speaker: Ps. Teoh Hau Ken

Singer: Teoh Kim Fang

NOTICE BOARD

Our deepest sympathy to Bro. Gilbert Khoo and family on the recent demise of his beloved father.

Bereanites, please pray that God will comfort Gilbert & family during this time of bereavement.

PRAY FOR …

1. Bro. Segar who was involved in an accident recently. He has to undergo a surgery for multiple fractures on his left leg. Pray for speedy recovery.

2. Jasmine Tan’s father has to go for chemotherapy after his surgery for colon cancer. Pray for salvation and healing.

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Dates: 26-28 May 2002

Venue: Tj. Puteri, JB

Praise God for an overwhelming response for this church camp. The number of participants exceeded 65 (adults & children), the original target.

JUNE 2002

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

_{May 2002}

_{NO CHARGE}

This story is dedicated to all mothers …

My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper. And he handed me a piece of paper he’d been writing on. So, after wiping my hands on my apron, I read it, and this is what it said:

For mowing the grass, $5

For making my own bed this week, $1

For going to the store $0.50

For playing with baby brother while you went shopping, $0.25

For taking out the trash, $1

For getting a good report card, $5

And for raking the yard, $2

Well, I looked at him standing there expectantly, and a thousand memories flashed through my mind. So I picked up the paper, and turning it over, this is what I wrote:

For nine months I carried you, growing inside me, No charge.

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you and prayed for you, No charge.

For the time and the tears, and the cost through the years, No charge.

For the nights filled with dread, and the worries ahead, No charge.

For advice and the knowledge, and the cost of your college, No charge.

For the toys, food and clothes and for wiping your nose, No charge.

Son, when you add it all up, the full cost of my love is No charge.

Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. And he looked up at me and he said, "Mama, I sure do love you."

Then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote, "PAID IN FULL".

The best academy, a mother’s knee. - James Russell Lowell -

"Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul".

- Prov. 29:17 -

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to a newly saved Youth in Youth Alive during one of their meetings. Welcome to God’s family!

Notice board

Venue: Tg. Puteri, JB

For those who have not handed in their registration form, please do so immediately and submit your camp fees by 5/5/2002.

May Highlights……….

TO ALL MOTHERS: HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!

11/5 (Saturday) Time: 7.30 pm Speaker: Rev. Anna Thong

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to a newly saved Youth in Youth Alive during one of their meetings. Welcome to God’s family!

With deepest sympathy

To Edward Yeo and family, we share your grief on the recent demise of your beloved grandmother.

Pray for healing

Sis. Lydia went for an operation recently. Pray for a speedy recovery.

  THE LIBRARY - NEW BOOKS! NEW TAPES!

Books:

- TOTAL CONCEIT by Richard W. Dortch (Former president of PTL)

- LOSING IT ALL & FINDING YOURSELF

- INTEGRITY: HOW I LOST IT AND MY JOURNEY BACK

 Tapes:

- YOUTH FIRE by Rev. Dr. H. Kong

Church Camp

Date: 26-28^th May 2002

Venue: Tg. Puteri, JB

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!

For those who have not handed in their registration form, please do so immediately and submit your camp fees by 5/5/2002.

MAY 2002

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

_{April 2002}

_{Empowered to Serve}

Discipleship involves not only devotion but also service. Jesus said that the second greatest commandment is to "love your neighbour as yourself." Lordship involves your relationship to God. Service involves your relationship to others around you. A disciple must be a people person, one who is constantly involved in ministering God’s grace to others (1 Pet. 4:10).

No other illustration in Scripture depicts more graphically the importance God places upon ministry to the needs of people than the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). The essence of our love to God, Jesus said, is our willingness to respond to any need that we encounter. The priest was a religious man, but he did not know the love of God. The scribe was also a religious man, but he was too involved with his own schedule to stop and give a helping hand. It was only the Good Samaritan who became the living extension of the compassion of Jesus Christ to the dying man.

Eph. 4:12 indicates that it is God’s desire to equip every believer for the work of ministry. Submission to Christ’s lordship means submission to this equipping process which prepares the disciple for service. As you seek to make Christ lord of your life, He moulds you and equips you to serve others in His name.

Rom. 12:3-8 says that God has given you a measure of faith to function in a certain area of ministry. The fulfillment of your goal as a disciple entails discovering, developing, and deploying your spiritual gift or gifts in the service of others for the glory of God. The gift of each member of Christ’s body is essential to its overall health and effectiveness. Only when each member is functioning properly can the ministry of Christ on earth be fully accomplished.

(fr. God’s plan for the local church by Donald E. Hill)

April Highlights……….

Seminar on Cells by Rev. Ricky Cheng

Topic: Empowered to Serve

Date: 4/4 & 5/4 (Thurs. & Fri.) 8.00 pm

6/4 (Sat) - 7.30 pm

All cell members are required to attend.

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 F A M I L Y D A Y

Date: 14/4 Time: 7.30 am

Venue: Pusat Ternakan Haiwan, Air Hitam

Amount: RM1.00 only

Bring your own food.

See Bro. Gilbert Khoo / Swee Keng to register by 7/4/02.

Come ‘beramai-ramai’ and have a time of fun and togetherness with the Berean family.

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LADIES' HIGH TEA

Date: 28/4 (Sunday) Time: 2.00 pm

Venue: Landmark Hotel

Speaker: Ps. Ann Low

There will be a cooking demo by Sis. Siew Lee.

See Daphne for tickets.

Ps. Ann will give an evangelistic message. Take this opportunity to bring your unsaved friends.

Announcements

HAVE YOU MARKED YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE CAMP? Church Camp

Date: 26-28^th May 2002

Venue: Tg. Puteri, JB

Response for the camp has been encouraging.

Registration is still open for those who wish to sign up! What are you waiting for?

  Vacancies available!

Looking for a job without fear of being retrenched?

The church has positions for a church administrator and general clerk.

Ring the church and make an appointment with Ps. Ruth.

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 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.- Jn 15:16

APRIL 2002

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

March 2002

Celebrate Forgiveness

As Easter approaches we cannot help but celebrate that Jesus’ resurrection proved that God had accepted the payment Jesus made for the sins of humanity. In and through Jesus’ dying, we receive forgiveness for our sins.

We live in a time when few know much about forgiveness because more and more people are making excuses for their wrongdoing, refusing even to admit that they sin. If they do something wrong, it’s blamed on someone else or on the situation. Christian, more than ever, need to share and demonstrate God’s word about forgiveness.

What forgiveness is:

• Forgiveness does not tolerate wrongdoing. If we truly care about people and their salvation, we need to care about whether they’re living according to God’s word. This attitude should make you helpful, not judgmental.

• Forgiveness and forgetting don’t necessarily happen together. Forgetting should never be a test of whether a person has forgiven. The miracle of forgiveness is that, with God’s help, you can forgive even while you still remember.

• Forgiveness is not conditional. God’s forgiveness is not conditional on whether we forgive others. His forgiveness is acceptance – without any exception.

• Forgiveness costs. The forgiveness we received was costly – it cost Jesus His life. Forgiveness means giving up the hatred and resentment that sometimes, sadly, one may even enjoy harbouring.
• Forgiveness includes actions. Jesus not only pronounced forgiveness on His people, He actually won forgiveness by going to the cross.

• Forgiveness is a present event. Don’t delay in forgiving someone. For Christians, forgiveness is a lifestyle. It is actually something that is here and now – not for tomorrow, but for today.

• Forgiveness is freedom. There is nothing more free that when God says to you Your sins are forgiven. Equally freeing is when you can forgive others immediately. Forgiveness is an act of the will. If you will supply the desire to forgive others, Christ will supply the emotional freedom.

(From 501 Practical Ways to Love Your Wife & Kids by Roger Sonnenberg).

March Highlights ……

Missions Pledge $$$

Date: 1 March (8.00 pm)

2 March (7.30 pm)

Speaker: Rev. Cheah Kam Thong

Target: 50K

  Easter Evangelistic Meeting

Date: 30 March (7.30 pm-Combined)

31 March (9.00 am-Mandarin)

Speaker: Sandra Ee

the LIBRARY – check out our books, video tapes and cassettes! See Sis. Lilian Sheng.

Check out these video tapes:

Benny Hinn - This is Your Day with Tommy Tenny

(Author of "The God's Chaser".)

Story Keepers - Children's cartoon

.….If ye abide in me, and my words abide if you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (Jn 5:7)

CHURCH CAMP 26-28 May 2002

HAVE YOU MARKED YOUR CALENDAR?

Venue: Tg. Puteri, JB

Fill in your application form and submit it before it is too late!

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21-day Prayer & Fasting

Dates: 4-24 March

M A R C H 2 0 0 2

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

February 2002

_{WHY CELL GROUPS?}

_{Why should the Church have cell groups?}

_{Jesus has a master plan. One of the keys to this plan is the cell group. During His three years of ministry here upon earth, Jesus ministered to multitudes of people. There was, however, another equally important aspect to His ministry that cannot be overlooked. At the outset of His ministry, he gathered together twelve ordinary men and called them to follow Him. He then proceeded to pour Himself into them. He taught them, ate with them, slept with them, worked with them and travelled with them. He prepared these twelve men for the day when He would leave this world. It would then be up to them to preach the gospel and establish the Church. The Twelve were the first cell group in the history of the Church.}

_{Jesus Christ calls us to follow Him. He is our great example in all things. The Christian must seek to imitate His life-style, and to practice His teachings. The Church should also seek to put into practice His plan for winning the world. A key aspect of Christ’s plan is the use of small groups to make disciples.}

_{The example of Jesus in using a small group to intensively train and equip disciples is the first reason why the Church today needs cell groups.}

_{The early church made extensive use of the cell group to provide the instruction and fellowship necessary for true disciples to be formed. Despite strong opposition, the early church grew at a tremendous rate because it effectively made disciples through small groups.}

_{The cell group ministry is not simply another fad. It provides an ideal place where close personal relationships between believers can form and effective discipling can occur. The need to grow through relationships is why the church today needs cell groups.}

16/2 Worship Service

Time: 7.00 pm

Ang Pow Offering (For church building)

Speaker: Rev. Phillip Lee

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Date: 17/2/2002

Time: 6.00 pm

Venue: Dr. Tai’s residence

3, Jln Perdana 2/11

Taman Bukit Perdana

(Combined cell event, including Tamil cell group)

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Pray for your brethrens

Uncle Ng Lai Siah has not been feeling well and has not been able to attend church services. Members are encouraged to visit him and pray for him.

JESUS JESUS JESUS JESUS JE

Special Announcement

Looking for a good English Tuition teacher? Sis. Lucy Chan has started giving English tuition for Forms 3, 5 and 6 students in Kg. Merdeka.

Interested? Contact her at 4325196 or 012-7520077 for further details.

Hallelujah Hallelujah

NOTICE BOARD

The church has installed a phone in the lobby for members’ convenience. Each call is charged 20 cents. Please insert your money into the box provided. Thank you.

The church family camp will be held on

26^th – 28^th May 2002 in Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort, Pasir Gudang, JB. The cost will be less than RM180/- (adult). Details of camp will be announced in our next bulletin.

Plan your leave early. Budget wisely. Do whatever you can to join the church camp and have a time of fun, fellowship, spiritual food, sumptuous meals etc, etc, with brothers and sisters in Berean. An exciting camp is waiting for us!

Hallelujah Hallelujah

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. - Gal. 6:9 -

Have you memorised this ?

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

January 2002

 From the Pastor’s desk…

We thank God for His great faithfulness for the past year. Let us enter into year 2002 with great challenge by the power of the Holy Spirit as it is said in His word, "Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit," says the Lord Almighty (Zech 4:6). Also we know that the day of His returning is drawing near. Therefore we got to determine to arise and build a strong and healthy church in our town. Matt. 16:17 "…the power of hell will not conquer it"(New Living Bible).

• By living a life of Christ-centered relationship i.e. a willingness to allow God’s divine love to deal with differences and relate to one another in love.
• By serving the Lord with humility and complement one another through our spiritual gifts.
• By having a consuming passion for Jesus’ Great Commission in our lives. "For the Son of man came to seek and to save what was lost" ( Luke 19:10). "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19).

Let us reach our town with Friendship Evangelism, for the people need the Lord. Give your best to Him. Have a blessed New Year

- Pastor Ruth -

Introducing the Berean church committee and departmental leaders for the year 2002:

Church Committee

Pastor Ruth (Pastor-in-charge); Neo Soon Siak (Treasurer); Raymond Chua (Secretary);

Teoh Choon Ann (Committee).

Departmental Leaders

Tamil:          Aunty Saro

Prayer:                  Neo Soon Siak

Music:                   Teoh Choon Ann

Cell Group:   Raymond Chua

Sunday School:      Jasmine Tan

Youth:         Chua Chee Kheong

Grounds:      Yau Sam

Social:          Melissa Ma Hong Ping

Transport:    Priscilla Raman

Special Announcements

Thank God for a very good Christmas Evangelistic meeting. Many turned up with their friends and family members. Some souls were saved. We also thank those who helped out with preparation for the lunch. Praise God!

Congratulations to Melinda Tay. She has given birth to a baby girl on Sunday, 16/12/2001.

Best wishes and congratulations to Dr. Tay on her new clinic, Tay Child Specialist Clinic.

January 2002 highlights

12/1   Revival Meeting

          Speaker: Ricky Cheng

Come prepared and expect God to move in power and might. Pray that hearts will be touched.

10/1   Mission Sharing

Speaker: Bro. Jeb Lim

News from the Chinese Section

Thank God for a bountiful 2001. God did a wonderful work in the Chinese Section. Another 10 people were baptized and added to the numbers in this section.

There is an urgent need for a Chinese section worker to assist Pastor Ruth who is overloaded with the Chinese work.

Any takers? Contact Pastor Ruth during office hours.

Another year is dawning, Dear Father let it be,

In working or in waiting, another year with thee.

Another year of progress, another year of praise,

Another year of proving thy presence all the days.

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,

Another year of gladness, the glory of thy face.

Another year of leaning upon thy loving breast,

Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.

Another year of service, of witness for thy love,

Another year of training for holier work above.

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be,

On earth, or else in heaven, another year for thee.

- Frances R. Havergal -

I can do everything through him who gives me strength - Phil 4:13

There are various needs in the all the departments, e.g.

Transport dept. – drivers

Grounds dept. – handyman, cleaners

Music dept – guitarist, drummers, pianist

S/School dept. – s/s teachers, musicians

Social dept. – cooks….

Etc., etc…..

If you wish to help out in the various departments as mentioned above, or if you think that there are other areas that you would like to help out, please contact the pastor or the departmental leaders.

Lord, make me an instrument…….

NOTICE BOARD

The church office has been advised to lock the main door leading to the office even during office hours for security reasons. Please use the main door intercom and announce your arrival.

Thank You.

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

Mission 1 : To bring people to Jesus Christ as members of God’s community,

Mission 2 : to disciple them into maturity,

Mission 3 : to equip them for ministry effectiveness both in the local community and in world mission.

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