Friday, 28 September 2007 10:33:00 pm
It's Cheryl Baby Dedication Today..
The whole cell group and Pastor Elaine came to my house
To witness such a solemn ceremony..
Dedicating a child to God is not that easy as what we thought..
That's a few things that goes along with the baby dedication..
IMPORTANT NOTES
Basically, CHERYL means "BELOVED" and it's a French name.
**With the act of baby dedication, Sebastian and Sharon together:
Acknowledge Cheryl as a gift from God
Consecrate Cheryl to the Lord for is glory
Commit to guide and train Cheryl in the ways of the Lord
Commit to lead Cheryl to Christ at her early age
Sebastian and Sharon's desire is to see Cheryl growing up
As a beloved child of God and following His ways faithfully.
As parents, there are many awesome responsibilities:
*To TEACH
(Deut 6:7 Impress upon them,
Talk to them when you sit, walk or when lying down)
*To TRAIN
(Prov 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go when he is old,
He'll not turn away from it)
*To PROVIDE
(2Cor 12:14b Children should not have to save up for their parents,
But parents for their children)
*To NURTURE
(Eph 6:4b Fathers/mothers,
Bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord)
*To CONTROL
(1Tim 3:4 Fathers/mothers must manage his own family well
And see that his children obey him with proper respect)
*To CORRECT
(Prov 13:24 He who spares the rod hates his son,
But he who loves himis careful to discipline him)
(Prov 23:13 Don't fail to discipline your children.
They won't die if you spank them)
*To LOVE
(1Cor 13:4 Love is patient and kind. It's not jealous or boastful or proud)
LOVE will never be the first in this aspect because if LOVE is the first
Den we can and will never discipline them..
After the dedication, we have refreshment
Prepared by Mary, Siew Noi, CB and myself
BEFORE DEDICATION
Cheryl praising God as we sang some songs before the dedication
We can really praise God everywhere and anywhere
DURING DEDICATION
Pastor Elaine explaining the 7 awesome responsibilities
And reading some important verses from the BIBLE
Passing of Certification to us
Group Photo
Praying for people around us
Prayers does miracles
Praying for CB as she's not feeling well
AFTER DEDICATION
Refreshment prepared by all the ladies
Fellowship while eating
(That's very important, I mean fellowship)
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 1:03:00 pm
YOU know that:
YOU can't be all things to all people
YOU can't do all things at once
YOU can't do all things equally well
YOU can't do all things better than everyone else
SO
YOU have to find out WHO YOU ARE, and BE THAT
YOU have to DECIDE what comes first, and DO THAT
YOU have to DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS
YOU have to learn NOT to compete with others
Because NO ONE ELSE is in the contest of Being YOU
THEN
YOU will have learnt to ACCEPT YOUR OWN UNIQUENESS
YOU will have learnt to SET PRIORITIES and MAKE DECISIONS
YOU will have learnt to LIVE WITH YOUR LIMITATIONS
YOU will have learn to GIVE YOURSELF THE RESPECT THAT YOU DESERVE
And YOU will be a MOST VITAL MORTAL
DARE TO BELIEVE
That YOU are a WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL and UNIQUE PERSON
That YOU are a ONCE-IN-ALL-HISTORY EVENT
That it's more than a right, its YOUR DUTY TO BE WHO YOU ARE
That life is not a problem to solve, but A GIFT TO CHERISH
and YOU will be able to stay one up on what used to get you down
and that YOU ARE CREATED FOR A PURPOSE!
So WHAT is YOUR PURPOSE?
That's for you to find out.. and to live it!
