In many ways, I have benefitted from the FES ministry. Recall that some staffs came to Elim Gospel Hall to give us leadership training, and after graduation, I took a sabbatical at a FES camp.
Through the underground Anderson CF, I had the privilege of seeing a mini-revival break out among the students. During Pendidikan Moral class, when the teacher didn't come in, we would do bible study in class.
The anointing fell on one zealous Christian boy called Sunny Lee. He went around with his little Gideon bible and preach the gospel like a John Sung or Charles Wesley.
Something special happened in those days. Many students believed or emboldened to serve through the CF. It's probably here that I first developed a 'bias' towards inter-denominational kind of ministry.
Found these interesting resource from FES website. Bishop Hwa Yung's Firm Foundation - The Word of God... He wrote:
"Both for Jesus and Paul, the Scriptures are foundational.
‘The final authority of Scripture in all matters of faith and conduct’
a. The need to affirm the final authority of Scripture today: Cf. 2 Tim 3:14-17
b. It applies to all matters of faith and conduct
Sadducees, took away from Scriptures; e.g. resurrection; cf. liberals today.
Pharisees, added to Scripture; 613 laws! Cf. Catholics and some charismatics.
Either way, both use human opinions to displace God’s truth!
The bible is not enough without careful interpretation:
We need to study the Bible diligently and in depth ourselves first!
Francis Dunn of Bangsar Gospel Center shared on Hooking Our Youths on The Word
The Bible is like any other book. It is a Human book.
It has (i) speaker/writer (ii) message (given in intelligent audible sounds or intelligent written symbols (called words) and hearers/readers.
Thus, we study the Bible using a logical, historical, grammatical approach.
The Bible is unlike any other book. It is a Divine book (2 Tim 3:16).
It is inerrant, authoritative, it has unity and mystery.
Mr Chew Phye Keat elaborated on the paradigm shift in student ministry.
"Understanding Youth Culture today (quoted from Brian McLaren):
Skeptical of certainty
Sensitive to context
Let’s not take ourselves too seriously
Highly value subjective experience
Togetherness is a rare, precious and elusive experience
Engaging the post modern culture
Distinguish between genuine Christianity and our individual and culture encoded versions of it
See truth and goodness where they exist in postmodernism
Magnify the importance of faith
Be more fair
Be more experiential
Address their existential predicament
Listen to their stories
Tell our stories
Address new issues
Avoid coercion and pressure
Rely more than ever on art, music, literature and drama to communicate our message
Believe in the Holy Spirit is out there at work already
Become seekers again
Assert and rekindle the value of community"
Through the underground Anderson CF, I had the privilege of seeing a mini-revival break out among the students. During Pendidikan Moral class, when the teacher didn't come in, we would do bible study in class.
The anointing fell on one zealous Christian boy called Sunny Lee. He went around with his little Gideon bible and preach the gospel like a John Sung or Charles Wesley.
Something special happened in those days. Many students believed or emboldened to serve through the CF. It's probably here that I first developed a 'bias' towards inter-denominational kind of ministry.
Found these interesting resource from FES website. Bishop Hwa Yung's Firm Foundation - The Word of God... He wrote:
"Both for Jesus and Paul, the Scriptures are foundational.
‘The final authority of Scripture in all matters of faith and conduct’
a. The need to affirm the final authority of Scripture today: Cf. 2 Tim 3:14-17
b. It applies to all matters of faith and conduct
Sadducees, took away from Scriptures; e.g. resurrection; cf. liberals today.
Pharisees, added to Scripture; 613 laws! Cf. Catholics and some charismatics.
Either way, both use human opinions to displace God’s truth!
The bible is not enough without careful interpretation:
We need to study the Bible diligently and in depth ourselves first!
Francis Dunn of Bangsar Gospel Center shared on Hooking Our Youths on The Word
The Bible is like any other book. It is a Human book.
It has (i) speaker/writer (ii) message (given in intelligent audible sounds or intelligent written symbols (called words) and hearers/readers.
Thus, we study the Bible using a logical, historical, grammatical approach.
The Bible is unlike any other book. It is a Divine book (2 Tim 3:16).
It is inerrant, authoritative, it has unity and mystery.
Mr Chew Phye Keat elaborated on the paradigm shift in student ministry.
"Understanding Youth Culture today (quoted from Brian McLaren):
Skeptical of certainty
Sensitive to context
Let’s not take ourselves too seriously
Highly value subjective experience
Togetherness is a rare, precious and elusive experience
Engaging the post modern culture
Distinguish between genuine Christianity and our individual and culture encoded versions of it
See truth and goodness where they exist in postmodernism
Magnify the importance of faith
Be more fair
Be more experiential
Address their existential predicament
Listen to their stories
Tell our stories
Address new issues
Avoid coercion and pressure
Rely more than ever on art, music, literature and drama to communicate our message
Believe in the Holy Spirit is out there at work already
Become seekers again
Assert and rekindle the value of community"
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