dedicated a post to all of u out there who read this, drew is wishing u all a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! haha... remember what God has brought to us down from His home above: a salvation full and free, His forgiveness and His love.
anyway, wanted to make a drawing for christmas, but i'm all out of ideas *___*
*needs inspiration* someone? haha...
anyway speaking of drawings, i just made one for dan and fat on their wedding. Its quite a while back though
this is my pencil sketch and outline
and after drawing it in photoshop...
very satisfied with the result. haha... used my new wacom pen tablet, so it looks so much nicer than my previous drawings.
and about the poses. I think i never seen any wedding couple doing that, just my weird imagination haha... but i still think Dan might pose like that. But Fat? mike says she looks like she is asking for money lol. i was intending to draw her throwing flower petals or confetti, but ohwells haha... too lazy for that much detail.
Anyway, i'm really grateful for Dan and Fat for their bible studies and helping me to grow spiritually this year. I feel that they have given me a new perspective to the bible and understand things that makes me love Jesus more and more. And i really love them both as teachers and friends.
It has been awhile since i had a class convo... made me realise how much i miss 14o5!!! The random things that we can come up with:
What is the meaning of Christmas? Do we expect parties or presents or cards from friends or families on Christmas?
Christmas is a season of giving. God has given us the ultimate and perfect gift for us on this christmas day, and that is his son Jesus Christ.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." (I John 4:10)
And God also commands us to love one another, not only on Christmas, but in every day of our lives. "since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." (1 John 4:11). Christmas is a reminder of God's love for his people to send his only Son to die on the cross. And it is only because of His love for us that he can offer such a perfect gift for His people.
This was in the sermon just now, and i find this message a good reminder of true meaning behind chrismas. Apart from that, we also had an exchange of present among my church haha... I got a diary (yay)
And yesterday I went for a christmas carol in one of my church member's house. Quite an impressive turn-up, about 20+ of us were there.
The earlybirds haha...
singing Christmas carols
Right! gotta sleep early for church tmr morning. And we will also be having a christmas concert at night. haha... yay! oyasuminasai...
Just last week, nian fel and ying came to jakarta for a 4 days trip and (naturally) i have to bring them around. Didnt get to meet them on the first day, and so they got lost (as usual) haha...
We did lots of touring around the country and i saw things that i never knew before about my own country lol. How ironic for a tour guide. Anyway, some pics on day 3:
Posing on the mirror after our creambaths =D
And then we went to Pondok Laguna for dinner. Loved the ambience of the place. Feels so indo-ish. Sitting on the wooden benches, surrounded by a fish pond and waterfall. haha... the only thing that irritates me was the mozzies!
And the food is awesome!
loved the rice bowl
and the fish was excellent! Look at it standing up so elegantly haha... The fins and bones are really crispy!
The waterfall
Then on our last day, we went on to Taman Mini where they display all the different styles of houses from different cultures and tribes. There were a total of 33 houses, but we didnt finish viewing all of them cuz it gets tiring after a while haha...
A memorial where the wives of important political people had a "friendly meeting"...
*imagines a catfight*
The indonesian flag
A castle!?
After that we went to Grand Indonesia for awhile for dinner and shopping, before rushing off to airport. The design of the place is really awesome!
me and nian
drew's pwnage zi pai skillz!!! haha... so off-center.
Anyway now that they are gone, i am back to lazing around haha...
Nth to do lolz. so sian. i shall go watch the clock tick...
just back from a church camp yesterday (and loving my new camera).
had awesome fellowship and sharing sessions with my church mates haha... but too bad it only lasted a short while lolz.
pics of it (with my new cam XDXD):
building sandcastles together...
haha... woah...
and posing by the reefs
awesome sunset
some things which really strike me most during the fellowship:
Phillipians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"
How awesome it is to know that we have such a great God. haha...
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on a lighter note, nian fel and ying are coming over to indo in 2 days time WOOHOO!!! haha...
haha watched a sermon on tv that i think is worth sharing. Trying to recall what i have learnt on it.
Guilt is a feeling of responsibility to what you should do. It can be civil guilt, biblical guilt or psychological guilt. Ultimately, you feel guilty when you do things which u shouldnt do, ie. sin, and it is good because it is the work of the holy spirit.
But is it right to hold on to guilt?
From John 3:17-16...
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."
Therefore, we are free from condemnation because Jesus' blood has washed away our sins.
However, if we are still holding on to guilt and unable to disconnect it, even after Jesus has pardoned us, it is the work of the devil to keep us away from the grace of God.
And should we feel guilty now?
In 1 Peter 2:24, "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we may die to sins and live to righteousness; you have been healed."
If we accepted Jesus, He has taken our sins and acts as a substitute to take the blame of our sins. And now we have the stamp of "not guilty" on our self. He has paid the price.
In Romans 5:16, "the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgement followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift folowed many trespasses and brought justification."
And if Jesus paid for one sin, he paid for all of them. And if he has pardoned our sins, he will never bring it up again and use it against us. But IF he did bring it up again, it is to remind us of what God has done FOR us to get us through the guilt in order to strengthen us.
To conclude, guilt is good because it makes us realise our sins. But we have a God who can pardon our sins, in past, present, and future, because of Jesus who is our substitute to pay the perfect price of our sins. Therefore, we are free from condemnation and should rejoice because of the Grace that God has given upon us.
hmm... a sermon which i think is worth mentioning haha... Amen to that.
