Mountain Experience – Sept 2012

September 4, 2012

Last week, there were one young couple visited our church and they accepted Christ after the worship service.  They were so happy and keen to attend a local church near to their living place in Selangor.  In the past, there were many people like them who accepted Christ thru GLBC, but not many could remain to worship with us due to distance.   Even though we are a young church, God still uses us to be a blessing church to others.  This year we have already baptized 8 people & hopefully 12 by year end, all of them decide to follow Christ faithfully.  Be the light of the world !

31st Aug, a group of us climb on the Pulai Mountain (5km climb up & 5km walk down, total time spend about 4 hours).   It’s tough journey especially with adults & children together, we tend to give up halfway but we all make it together finally.   Our Christian journey is a tough journey too, but it’s a great joy when you reach the mountain top.   I realized one thing, we all have no time and no energy or too tired to gossip or criticize others while walking, we have only one common thing – Keep walking, encouraging, strengthening, and comforting one another in order to complete the race together.  Churches could be peaceful and united when everyone is walking his own journey to glorify God.  The way to Heaven is narrow but by faith, obedience, and persistence are the requirements to reach our destination.  We could choose to walk or remain at the bottom of mountain?    But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Mat 7:14)

After back home, our Indonesian house helper told us that her friend was possessed by 3 devils from last mid night until morning, there were three different voices coming out from her mouth, her eyes was red & body was really cold when she held her hand.  We also take this opportunity to help her to understand that Jesus could help them.   Sometime, we think that devil is too far beyond some of our understandings; in fact, it’s very real & close to us.  We have to prepare and equip ourselves to resist the devil.  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7) 

You could keep us in prayer for the expansion of His Kingdom in Johor Bahru.  Blessings.