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It's All About 2017 | Issue 3 Private Circulation Only It’s all about JESUS “God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him”. John 3:17 connect | grow | serve OUR VISION A DISCIPLE MAKING CHURCH & MISSION EVERYONE A DISCIPLE, ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN JESUS CHRIST EVERY FAMILY DISCIPLED FOR JESUS CHRIST EVERYONE UNITED IN MINISTRY FOR JESUS CHRIST 2017 | Issue 3 what’s inside abiding | PASTORAL MESSAGE TMC PJ Vision 2 Meaning of Christmas for me Everyone connect | FEATURE a Disciple of Jesus Christ 4 Generational discipleship, the D6 way 6 Into the Word, into the world Matthew 28: 19 - 20 8 Disciple - Under the tree of life 11 Genesis, God & Us Editorial Board 12 Reflections on the TRAC Methodist Women’s Convention Liew Pooi Lin 15 Pusat Dialisis Kurnia celebrated 15th Anniversary Andrew Wong 16 Leaders’ planning retreat Alice Koo Coreen So connect | LCEC REPORT Daisy Naesarajoo 19 LCEC members for 2018 Hoi Hung Wah Jean Young connect | CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Jessie Thaw Chin Sooi 20 Called home to eternal rest James Chong 21 New members received in to our community of faith 23 Pastors Thanksgiving Sunday Editorial Note 24 TMC PJ birthday celebration • The Editorial Board reserves grow | TESTIMONY the right to edit all articles submitted. It does not 25 The Journey 2017 guarantee that all articles 26 Fear submitted will be published. 27 Coming together! • Deadline for submission of articles for 2018 Issue 1: connect | CHURCH ACTIVITY 26th February 2018 28 TMC PJ 58th Anniversary Email to: 30 Diary of MSF activities [email protected] 33 1st PJ BB activities • Articles should be confined to two printed pages or not more than 1,200 words. TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH 6 Jalan 5/37, 46000 Petaling Jaya AT Pastor-In-Charge The Rev. Ting Moy Hong Tel: 03 - 79565986, 79565872 YOUR Associate Pastor The Rev. Joshua Hong Fax: 03 - 79569241 SERVICE Ministry Staff Lewis Loke Email:[email protected] Services and Activities Sunday Tuesday Saturday Worship Service (Liturgical) 8.30am Methodist Seniors Fellowship Prayer Watch 7.00am Worship Service (Contemporary) 11.00am (1st and 3rd Week) 10.30am Counselling (The Oasis) 2.30pm Worship Service (Chinese) 11.00am Wednesday Boys’ Brigade 2.30pm Worship Service (Liturgical) 5.00pm Prayer Meeting 7.30pm Girls’ Brigade 2.30pm MYF 8.30am Thursday Baptism/Membership Class 2.30pm Sunday School (English) 8.30am & 11.00am MPS Chapel Service 1.00pm Methodist Women (3rd week monthly) 3.30pm Sunday School (Chinese) 11.00am Friday MAF (4th week monthly) 3.30pm Prayer Meeting 8.00pm CLARION 2017 Issue 3 1 abiding | PASTORAL MESSAGE Meaning of Christmas for me By The Rev. Joshua Hong We love certain dates! When these dates come to and this is of utmost importance. our minds we will connect them with certain public To help us appreciate that Christmas is about our holidays. For us in Peninsula Malaysia, when we think relationship with God, let me draw your attention to of 31st August we think about “Hari Merdeka.” When John 3:16 where we note God’s thoughts towards us we think of 16th September we think about Malaysia human beings. It begins with: “For God so loved the Day. These are significant dates in our country’s history. world…” Here we are reminded about God’s love. These two dates are public holidays! Happy days! When we think of 25th December we think about God loves the world, that is, all the people who inhabit Christmas. This year Christmas will fall on Monday. For this earth. So we can declare that, “God loves me,” many it will be wonderful news as they can enjoy a “God loves you” and “God loves everyone.” Because long weekend! Families will be making holiday plans! God loves us, He wants us to enter into a personal Christmas is thus welcomed as just another holiday relationship with Him. He wants us to experience His season! love; He wants us to enter into a blessed relationship with Him. He wants us to know Him personally. This makes me wonder, “How do people view or think about Christmas? I looked up one blog, “Day But the loving God knows that on our own we cannot Translations.” It raised this question: “What is Christmas come into that blessed personal relationship with to other people?” Its findings are as follows: Him. We are sinners and our sins separate us from God. Our sins hinder us from experiencing His love for It is not about presents but to celebrate the birth of us. So the loving God has to settle the issue of our sins. the Creator. How did He do it? Reading on in John 3:16 we note: It is to remember Jesus’ birth and to care for, share “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only and give to people who do not have homes. Son,…” Here we are reminded of God’s action. It is the time to spend with family It is to thank God. God did not just say that He loves us. His love is It is about opening presents and having fun, being demonstrated. His love is visible. He gave us the best with family and being out of school or at work. gift; He gave us a beautiful gift. He gave us His only It is helping underprivileged people enjoy Christmas. Son. God sought to settle the issue of our sins, through It is time spent with family and a time to give back to His Son, who had to go to the cross and give His life the community. for us, as the sacrificial lamb, by which our sins can It is to witness the true excitement and enchantment be atoned. As we think of the cross, we are reminded of the season through the eyes of children. that God’s Son, Jesus Christ, was nailed upon it. On It is the time to reflect on what’s truly important in life. the cross, Jesus suffered and died. On the cross He It means to share love and help other people. shed His precious blood for us. Only by the shedding It is about showing gratitude and compassion. of His blood, can there be a possibility for the It is the time to make others happy. cleansing of our sins. It is by His sacrificial death that Jesus opened the way for us, sinners, to be able to From the above, we note the strong relationship aspect come into God’s presence and thus into a personal surrounding Christmas. It is an occasion for bonding, relationship with God. When we are cleansed of our be it family relationships or inter-personal relationship. sins, the hindrance between us and God is removed. I want to add that as we think about Christmas we We can know God and experience Him in a real and need to also think about our relationship with God personal way while we live on this earth. 2 CLARION 2017 Issue 3 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, “ that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)” Reading on in John 3:16 we note, “For God so loved the Season. Focus upon God’s love demonstrated the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever through the sending of His Son, Jesus, to die on the believes in him should not perish but have eternal cross for the sins of the whole world. Do not just look life.” at the CRIB. Look at the CROSS. Look at CHRIST. We have noted God’s love and we have noted God’s Indeed, “Christ-mas” reminds us about CHRIST. It is not action. The remaining part of verse 16, calls us to about Santa Claus. Santa Claus gives us physical gifts. make a response to God’s love and His action. A right Claus gives us what is temporal. CHRIST gives us the response is important for our eternal destiny, that is, gift of everlasting life. “Christ-mas” reminds us about whether we will be separated from God forever or we mankind that “MAN ARE SINNERS.” Claus cannot solve will be enjoying His presence forever. the problem of our sins but CHRIST can. As we think about God’s love and His action, we can make the following possible responses: 1. “I don’t even believe in the existence of God. So it doesn’t matter to me, who God is! You may speak about His great love for me, so what? The love of a non-existent God means nothing to me!” 2. “I don’t care what He has done. God may call me a sinner. But He is non-existent, so it doesn’t matter what He calls me! He may have sent Jesus to die on the cross so that I can receive cleansing for my sins by the precious blood of Jesus. God’s loving action means nothing to me.” Well we have our right to reject God’s love and the demonstration of His love. John 3:16 said that the So as you celebrate Christmas this year, may you consequence of those who reject what God has have the right perspective of what Christmas is all done is they will “perish.” What this means is that about and also the right perspective about who we you will be separated from God’s presence forever! a re. “To perish” doesn’t mean that we are annihilated. It means that we will be in a place of torment and To have a meaningful Christmas holiday this year, do eternal suffering.
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