Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
WOW! I am sure all of us have had an awesome week, especially last weekend with Bro. John Avanzini. He is indeed a prophet. He taught the Word of God so clearly and at the end of his sermon, the power of God was just so strong that all of us have had an increased measure of faith. I was challenged. I increased my pledge many times more. But I believe as we learn to stretch our faith, God will see to it that our lives continue to grow from strength to strength and from glory to glory. As your pastor, I am so proud of you. I am so inspired by your sacrifice and your commitment. Let’s pray that God will continue to increase us as we strive to build His house and do His work here on earth.
This week, I would like to share with you a little update on our church building. In about 3 months’ time, our new church building will be completed. Let’s pray for the safety and efficiency of all the workers as they are doing a great work unto the LORD. After that, we will need another month or so to test and commission all the equipment. This will take some time as we make sure that everything is working properly. At this point of time, we are hoping to have our first service at the end of July! WOO HOO! It will be a celebration of God’s goodness and faithfulness after 7 years of Arise and Build since we moved to our current building. The journey has been one challenging one, but faith-filled nonetheless. Amen!
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your unceasing support and love for the house of God. Many of you have given your savings, postponed your holidays, chose to live with less and a lot more... but I pray that God will continue to increase and multiply you. I pray that He will continually use us as a vessel to bring forth His glory and His saving grace.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart,
KEV
Friday, May 20, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Dear family and friends,
Welcome back to church once again! It is simply wonderful to see all of you come in droves to worship God this weekend! I trust that your week has been good.
First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr. Peter J. Daniels and his lovely wife, Robina into our midst. It is truly our privilege and honor to have such an amazing man of God to come and speak into our lives. I believe all of you would be blessed beyond your imaginations. Therefore, do come prepared, come expectant to receive fresh revelations from God that may shape you into Christ-likeness.
On another note, I would like to thank all of you for working so hard last weekend during all our Easter services! All of you leaders, members and crews were just simply amazing! Well done, guys! So proud to have you in the team! More than 3000 people came to church but more importantly 121 people gave their hearts and rededicate their lives back to Jesus! Hallelujah!
And now that the services are over, the real work has just begun. I do not want us to just have very good services and powerful altar calls... but rather, I want our church to have a very strong and large heart to reach out and disciple all our new friends. It is good to see our friends coming to Christ but that is not enough. We want them to remain faithful to Him. We want to see them grow in their walk with God. So, may I encourage you to be a friend to them to kick-start this journey of faith with them.
Lastly, I also want to thank all of you for your understanding during those super sardine-packed services. I am sorry that some of you could not come into the church. I hope that this problem will be solved when we move into our new building in July. Thank you once again... for your love, dedication and understanding.
Humbled by your generosity,
KEV
Welcome back to church once again! It is simply wonderful to see all of you come in droves to worship God this weekend! I trust that your week has been good.
First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr. Peter J. Daniels and his lovely wife, Robina into our midst. It is truly our privilege and honor to have such an amazing man of God to come and speak into our lives. I believe all of you would be blessed beyond your imaginations. Therefore, do come prepared, come expectant to receive fresh revelations from God that may shape you into Christ-likeness.
On another note, I would like to thank all of you for working so hard last weekend during all our Easter services! All of you leaders, members and crews were just simply amazing! Well done, guys! So proud to have you in the team! More than 3000 people came to church but more importantly 121 people gave their hearts and rededicate their lives back to Jesus! Hallelujah!
And now that the services are over, the real work has just begun. I do not want us to just have very good services and powerful altar calls... but rather, I want our church to have a very strong and large heart to reach out and disciple all our new friends. It is good to see our friends coming to Christ but that is not enough. We want them to remain faithful to Him. We want to see them grow in their walk with God. So, may I encourage you to be a friend to them to kick-start this journey of faith with them.
Lastly, I also want to thank all of you for your understanding during those super sardine-packed services. I am sorry that some of you could not come into the church. I hope that this problem will be solved when we move into our new building in July. Thank you once again... for your love, dedication and understanding.
Humbled by your generosity,
KEV
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
Hello! It is so good to have you all back at church again. I pray that your week has been amazing and wonderful.
By the time you read this, my family and I are already in Sydney. I will be speaking at Presence Conference, Central City and C3 @ Oxford Falls in the next couple of days. This is probably the largest conference that I have ever been invited to. So, please take some time to pray for me as I truly covet it. I hope to be able to send you guys some updates every now and then through Facebook or Twitter. Do check them out if you are free...
And it is already the month of April. So much have happened and so much more is going to take place... most of everyone I know is running on full steam so may I encourage you to spur each other on to keep running and keep on keeping on. This race is so faith-stretching but I believe it is going to shape us, enlarge us and satisfy us when we see the fruits of our labor.
So, what is this that I can be a part of, you may ask? Well, you can certainly help out in the setting up of the Audio, Video and Lighting equipment in the new building (Look for Yee Wen or Zia Hau), help out with some cleaning and tidying (Gordon), invite friends to our opening (ZS), and perhaps one of the more pressing needs now is to help out in the preparation of our 10th Anniversary Coffee-table book entitled TEN – for this you can look for Gillian. :)
I think the coming months are going to be crazily busy but extremely fulfilling. So, let’s roll up our sleeves, cut down some sleep and put our hands on the plough.
Let’s make 2011 the year where we leave an indelible mark in the history of City Harvest Church, Kuala Lumpur.
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
Hello! It is so good to have you all back at church again. I pray that your week has been amazing and wonderful.
By the time you read this, my family and I are already in Sydney. I will be speaking at Presence Conference, Central City and C3 @ Oxford Falls in the next couple of days. This is probably the largest conference that I have ever been invited to. So, please take some time to pray for me as I truly covet it. I hope to be able to send you guys some updates every now and then through Facebook or Twitter. Do check them out if you are free...
And it is already the month of April. So much have happened and so much more is going to take place... most of everyone I know is running on full steam so may I encourage you to spur each other on to keep running and keep on keeping on. This race is so faith-stretching but I believe it is going to shape us, enlarge us and satisfy us when we see the fruits of our labor.
So, what is this that I can be a part of, you may ask? Well, you can certainly help out in the setting up of the Audio, Video and Lighting equipment in the new building (Look for Yee Wen or Zia Hau), help out with some cleaning and tidying (Gordon), invite friends to our opening (ZS), and perhaps one of the more pressing needs now is to help out in the preparation of our 10th Anniversary Coffee-table book entitled TEN – for this you can look for Gillian. :)
I think the coming months are going to be crazily busy but extremely fulfilling. So, let’s roll up our sleeves, cut down some sleep and put our hands on the plough.
Let’s make 2011 the year where we leave an indelible mark in the history of City Harvest Church, Kuala Lumpur.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
WOW! I am sure all of us have had an awesome week, especially last weekend with Bro. John Avanzini. He is indeed a prophet. He taught the Word of God so clearly and at the end of his sermon, the power of God was just so strong that all of us have had an increased measure of faith. I was challenged. I increased my pledge many times more. But I believe as we learn to stretch our faith, God will see to it that our lives continue to grow from strength to strength and from glory to glory. As your pastor, I am so proud of you. I am so inspired by your sacrifice and your commitment. Let’s pray that God will continue to increase us as we strive to build His house and do His work here on earth.
This week, I would like to share with you a little update on our church building. In about 3 months’ time, our new church building will be completed. Let’s pray for the safety and efficiency of all the workers as they are doing a great work unto the LORD. After that, we will need another month or so to test and commission all the equipment. This will take some time as we make sure that everything is working properly. At this point of time, we are hoping to have our first service at the end of July! WOO HOO! It will be a celebration of God’s goodness and faithfulness after 7 years of Arise and Build since we moved to our current building. The journey has been one challenging one, but faith-filled nonetheless. Amen!
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your unceasing support and love for the house of God. Many of you have given your savings, postponed your holidays, chose to live with less and a lot more... but I pray that God will continue to increase and multiply you. I pray that He will continually use us as a vessel to bring forth His glory and His saving grace.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart,
KEV
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
WOW! I am sure all of us have had an awesome week, especially last weekend with Bro. John Avanzini. He is indeed a prophet. He taught the Word of God so clearly and at the end of his sermon, the power of God was just so strong that all of us have had an increased measure of faith. I was challenged. I increased my pledge many times more. But I believe as we learn to stretch our faith, God will see to it that our lives continue to grow from strength to strength and from glory to glory. As your pastor, I am so proud of you. I am so inspired by your sacrifice and your commitment. Let’s pray that God will continue to increase us as we strive to build His house and do His work here on earth.
This week, I would like to share with you a little update on our church building. In about 3 months’ time, our new church building will be completed. Let’s pray for the safety and efficiency of all the workers as they are doing a great work unto the LORD. After that, we will need another month or so to test and commission all the equipment. This will take some time as we make sure that everything is working properly. At this point of time, we are hoping to have our first service at the end of July! WOO HOO! It will be a celebration of God’s goodness and faithfulness after 7 years of Arise and Build since we moved to our current building. The journey has been one challenging one, but faith-filled nonetheless. Amen!
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your unceasing support and love for the house of God. Many of you have given your savings, postponed your holidays, chose to live with less and a lot more... but I pray that God will continue to increase and multiply you. I pray that He will continually use us as a vessel to bring forth His glory and His saving grace.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart,
KEV
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
How are you doing? I pray that this mail finds you blessed and well. It has been a while since I last wrote in this column. Of late, I have had my wife to share what is in her heart and my some of staff have also decided to take turns to write, giving our weekly church bulletin a breath of fresh air. And I think it is great!
I love CHANGE! Change is important in our lives because it motivates, or rather, forces us to adapt to new environments so that we may move on to the next level. The challenge is that sometimes we are so comfortable where we are at that we are not willing to move. Friends, I want to encourage you to keep going, to keep moving. If we allow the mundane things in life to run our lives, we may lose the passion to live this life to the fullest. It will kill off whatever zeal that is on the inside of us. Don’t stay where you are at. Take a little step today and move on!
And since I am on this note, I want to encourage all of us to prepare ourselves for the BIG MOVE! WOO HOO! I want to thank God for allowing us to use this place for the last 6 years. From a small group of only about 150 people, we are now a family of almost 1800 people! Hallelujah! We have grown! As such, I want to ask all of us to keep praying as we prepare ourselves to move. Prepare yourself physically to serve as there will be tons of new things to do. Prepare yourself spiritually as we need a bigger spiritual capacity to saturate the place with the presence of God. Prepare yourself mentally as we will need to make a lot of decisions as we expand each of our ministries.
I believe God is going to bring about a new wave of growth to our church. But for now, strengthen all the relationships that we have with one another so that when new family and friends come to our church, we have the capacity to minister to them!
I am excited,
KEV
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
How are you doing? I pray that this mail finds you blessed and well. It has been a while since I last wrote in this column. Of late, I have had my wife to share what is in her heart and my some of staff have also decided to take turns to write, giving our weekly church bulletin a breath of fresh air. And I think it is great!
I love CHANGE! Change is important in our lives because it motivates, or rather, forces us to adapt to new environments so that we may move on to the next level. The challenge is that sometimes we are so comfortable where we are at that we are not willing to move. Friends, I want to encourage you to keep going, to keep moving. If we allow the mundane things in life to run our lives, we may lose the passion to live this life to the fullest. It will kill off whatever zeal that is on the inside of us. Don’t stay where you are at. Take a little step today and move on!
And since I am on this note, I want to encourage all of us to prepare ourselves for the BIG MOVE! WOO HOO! I want to thank God for allowing us to use this place for the last 6 years. From a small group of only about 150 people, we are now a family of almost 1800 people! Hallelujah! We have grown! As such, I want to ask all of us to keep praying as we prepare ourselves to move. Prepare yourself physically to serve as there will be tons of new things to do. Prepare yourself spiritually as we need a bigger spiritual capacity to saturate the place with the presence of God. Prepare yourself mentally as we will need to make a lot of decisions as we expand each of our ministries.
I believe God is going to bring about a new wave of growth to our church. But for now, strengthen all the relationships that we have with one another so that when new family and friends come to our church, we have the capacity to minister to them!
I am excited,
KEV
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai one more time. In another 4-5 days’ time, we will finish celebrating this year’s CNY and I am sure all of us have had a lot of food and fellowship with family and friends. And that is most wonderful. However, now that the holidays are over, we need to learn how to get back into the working or studying rhythm as quickly as possible. Beginning this week, we must hit the gym, eat properly and make sure all our goals are on track.
By the way, we have almost finished the first 2 months of 2011 and that is already 1/6 of the year gone. So, please do not waste anymore time. No more procrastination. Get straight into the things that you have planned to achieve for this year. And balance is the key. Be sure to allocate time for God, family and others and set aside finances for the work of God, family and yourself. Don’t overspend. Don’t get into debt.
God has given us the freedom of choice only do not use this liberty for our personal gain. Spend time serving others. Use some of your hard earned money and be a blessing to others. I believe this is what being a Christian is all about – constantly seeking new opportunities for the betterment of others’ welfare. Having said all these, I am not trying to imply that we cannot enjoy ourselves. God wants us to enjoy the fruit of our labor. He wants us to celebrate our achievements. So, once again, BALANCE is the key.
I am sure when we learn to live like this, we will live a truly meaningful and prosperous life.
Serving with you,
KEV
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai one more time. In another 4-5 days’ time, we will finish celebrating this year’s CNY and I am sure all of us have had a lot of food and fellowship with family and friends. And that is most wonderful. However, now that the holidays are over, we need to learn how to get back into the working or studying rhythm as quickly as possible. Beginning this week, we must hit the gym, eat properly and make sure all our goals are on track.
By the way, we have almost finished the first 2 months of 2011 and that is already 1/6 of the year gone. So, please do not waste anymore time. No more procrastination. Get straight into the things that you have planned to achieve for this year. And balance is the key. Be sure to allocate time for God, family and others and set aside finances for the work of God, family and yourself. Don’t overspend. Don’t get into debt.
God has given us the freedom of choice only do not use this liberty for our personal gain. Spend time serving others. Use some of your hard earned money and be a blessing to others. I believe this is what being a Christian is all about – constantly seeking new opportunities for the betterment of others’ welfare. Having said all these, I am not trying to imply that we cannot enjoy ourselves. God wants us to enjoy the fruit of our labor. He wants us to celebrate our achievements. So, once again, BALANCE is the key.
I am sure when we learn to live like this, we will live a truly meaningful and prosperous life.
Serving with you,
KEV
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Dear Church,
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
WOW! 2011 is finally here!!!
First and foremost, I would like to wish one and all a very happy and blessed new year! What better place should we be in than being in the house of God on the first day of the year! Like it or not 2010 is history. It is not going to come back again. Let’s not look back and regret but instead reflect on the lessons that we have learnt and grow stronger in this brand new year. I always love new years! It signifies change, a brand new start, fresh hope, and renewed strength. It is always at the turn of a new year that new energy is being injected into each one of us.
However, I want to inspire all of us to keep on keeping on and maintain the momentum all the way through. It means nothing to just have a great start but fail to keep up with it, say, 3 months into the year. This journey called life is not a sprint. 2011 is not a 100-metre race but a marathon instead. So, I want to encourage everyone to maintain a healthy pace. Keep on running. Sprint but not all the time. We need to last the distance.
In this brand new year, prepare yourself well. Make clear your goals. Know where you are heading. Focus on loving God and building lives. Focus on what is eternal. Very often people are stuck with the temporal. Their focus is only to make more money. We should aim for significance instead of just a healthy bank balance. We should aim to restore and build.
All of us have had many chances to do this right. So, let’s make it right this time round. Start the new year strong and clear. Begin with a right mindset. Keep on running with a great attitude. Once again, focus on what matters.
Have a blessed and meaningful 2011!
Running together,
KEV
Greetings in the blessed name of Jesus!
WOW! 2011 is finally here!!!
First and foremost, I would like to wish one and all a very happy and blessed new year! What better place should we be in than being in the house of God on the first day of the year! Like it or not 2010 is history. It is not going to come back again. Let’s not look back and regret but instead reflect on the lessons that we have learnt and grow stronger in this brand new year. I always love new years! It signifies change, a brand new start, fresh hope, and renewed strength. It is always at the turn of a new year that new energy is being injected into each one of us.
However, I want to inspire all of us to keep on keeping on and maintain the momentum all the way through. It means nothing to just have a great start but fail to keep up with it, say, 3 months into the year. This journey called life is not a sprint. 2011 is not a 100-metre race but a marathon instead. So, I want to encourage everyone to maintain a healthy pace. Keep on running. Sprint but not all the time. We need to last the distance.
In this brand new year, prepare yourself well. Make clear your goals. Know where you are heading. Focus on loving God and building lives. Focus on what is eternal. Very often people are stuck with the temporal. Their focus is only to make more money. We should aim for significance instead of just a healthy bank balance. We should aim to restore and build.
All of us have had many chances to do this right. So, let’s make it right this time round. Start the new year strong and clear. Begin with a right mindset. Keep on running with a great attitude. Once again, focus on what matters.
Have a blessed and meaningful 2011!
Running together,
KEV
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