BLOOM preparation for Anniversary – 29 July 09 July 30, 2009

Wah, detik-detik untuk Bloom uda semakin mendekat, diperkirakan dalam beberapa detik lagi, akan ada suatu event Bloom yang sangat meriah.

Para Personel dari Indo Adonai, Indo Uriel, Indo Shine, dan juga Indo HIM sudah mempersiapkan diri baik-baik untuk  memeriahkan this blooming season, so let’s expect a really blooming season and event.

Pssstt…….wanna know what they have prepared for this event????

Here’s a little spoiler about their performance

- Indo Adonai : la…la…la…la…this is our newest album…..

- Indo Uriel : we have a mission…..for this nation……

- Indo Shine : uhuk…uhuk…kakek uda tua, uda punya menantu, uda hamil 4 bulan lagi

- Indo HIM : The power of youth…….yeahhhh……

ini MC of the day… yang satu lagi cuap cuap, yang satu lagi masih di dalam kebingungan nya ni temen di samping gw ngomong nya da ampe mana ya… kok kaga nyambung… hauhuaa…..

ini ngapain coba lempar lemparan en garuk garukan? pengen tau..??? datang aja sabtu ini ya…

pasukan berjalan BLOOM ^^

pasukan cute dari HIM group ^-^

Membership Class – 19 July 09 July 28, 2009

Membership not only a membership. Tapi ini adalah suatu step yang diambil teman teman kita pada tanggal 19 July 2009, di mana mereka commit-kan diri mereka untuk serve lebih lagi di Hope Church.

Siapakah aja teman teman kita ini?  Inneke, Uci, Kiki, Ferry, Erwin

Pertama kali join Indo Hope di tahun 2008, gw rasa ada sesuatu yang berbeda dengan gereja ini. Gw merasa akrab dengan teman-teman yang lain. Tetapi bukan cuma itu yang membuat Indo Hope ini berbeda, gw merasakan dengan gw ada bersama mereka, keberadaan Tuhan itu sangat dekat dan gw melihat apa yang mereka katakan itu yang mereka lakukan. Mereka benar-benar melaksanakan apa yang Tuhan ajarkan. Dari situ gw melihat banyak perubahan dalam kehidupan mereka. Dan gw juga mau mengalami itu. Oleh karena itu gw memutuskan untuk mengambil membership ini, agar apa yang mereka alami bisa aku alami juga, terlebih lagi, gw mau mengambil satu langkah di mana langkah ini akan sangat memberikan impact yang besar dalam hidup ku. Aku mau Tuhan untuk memimpin hidup ku dan lewat keputusan ini aku memulai nya - Uci

Detik Detik BLOOM Anniversary… July 20, 2009

William Lee – Saya ingin melihat kalo Indo group bakal lebih bertumbuh dalam Tuhan bukan hanya dalam quantity tapi juga quality, dimana kita brothers and sisters saling mengencourage one another buat sama sama bertumbuh. Dan bukan hanya di Care Group sendiri tapi dari setiap Care Group yang ada untuk saling bertumbuh in God’s Words and membantu satu sama.

Saya mau Indo group ini semakin banyak orang nya, jadi nya tambah rame, dan seru :) – Hery

Sisy – I want to see THOUSANDS of Indonesian people in Singapore praising and worshipping God in one big auditorium, karena it is a termendous joy and excitement to see many people in the house of God praising Him together

Gw rindu buat liat Indo group itu semakin bloom lebih lagi dimana ntar kita kalo service nya itu mesti 5 kali dalam 1 minggu :) Gw rindu buat gereja ini di pake Tuhan lebih lagi buat jangkau jiwa yang ada, dan bener bener bisa jadi berkat buat Singapore, Indonesia, dan juga negara negara laen yang akan kita jangkau. JBY (Jangkau Bagi Yesus) – Yuli

Ufong – Personally, I want to see this Indo Group can play their part in Hope mission and also become a blessing at the community, karena ini adalah salah satu visi dari Gereja Hope

Indo Gathering – 15 July 09 July 20, 2009

Caleb adalah tokoh yang dipelajari di Indo Gathering last wednesday. Spirit apa yang bisa di catch dari Caleb? Let read

Indo gathering Rabu lalu kita belajar banyak dari karakter Caleb.  Caleb adalah seorang yang selalu berpikir positif biarpun sekitarnya berpikiran negative. Dan satu hal lagi yang dipelajari. Caleb bisa mengatasi waktu yang susah dan hidup melebihi keadaan yang dia alami pada saat itu. Nah, yang mau Fina apply di sini adalah pas waktu discussion sama care group.  Kita ada share satu sama lain tentang “Giant” yang kita hadapi dan bagaimana kita bisa mencontohi karakter Caleb untuk membantu satu sama lain untuk berpikiran positif and bertumbuh lagi baik di dalam iman rohani dan juga hubungan antara satu sama lain.  Satu hal lagi yang Fina dapat dari karakter Caleb ini juga di mana kita harus taat and takut kepada Tuhan Allah dan selalu berpikiran positif and percaya kalau Tuhan akan membawa kita ke tanah perjanjian yang telah Dia janjikan kepada kita semua.–  Fina Kong

Pada saat Indo Gathering kemarin, aku diingatkan mengenai sikap positif, di mana Caleb bisa tetap bersikap dan berpikir positif, walaupun situasi dan orang lain tidak menunjukkan respon yang positif. Oleh karena itu, dalam menghadapi setiap masalah, tidak seharusnya kita langsung merasa putus asa, tetapi tetap harus selalu berpikir dan bersikap positif. –  Andri Pao

14 Days Prayer & Fasting July 16, 2009

Hey!

Join us to pray and fast 1 meal per day for 14 days!

Let’s hear what our brothers and sisters share about their fasting experiences:

Rudi: Fast and pray allow us to seek God more often. 

Yanna: God reveals His way and answers my prayer.

 Kimleong: Make me more focus on God … cos when I hunger then I feel weak. I will get angry more easily. fasting helps me to think about God.  

 

Hear from some of our Bros & Sis what they want to see happening in their lives in these 14 days fast:

Ferry: To grow closer to God.

Inne: God really will encourage me, give me strength to face the problem/new thing/new challenge. Because now, i really fearful. Many times I think of running away.

 

Prayer Points:

1. Pray for ourselves to grow in faith and love for God. Let’s be active to claim the promises of God. They are Yes! and Amen!

2. Pray for our friends specifically – pray for them one by one an area the Lord has prompted us

  

Conversational Evangelism Workshop Part 2 July 9, 2009

Hendra Effendi – Personally for me, this evangelisam workship is like a ‘DEJAVU’ thing, a thing that I had gone through before. I was like in the situation where someone raise these questions to me. He clearly made me explained my views, identified my sour notes, then explaining things to me. He clearly made me ponder, make me think hard after those questions .And at the end, it changed my view. After the workshop, I know that all those questions were asked in certain order for a purpose. There are steps, we cant just random questions. We must know what people’s opinion first, then goes into explaining what is wrong and then what is right. These ways are effective, at least to me. And now after the workshop, I have a picture on how to draw people into spiritual conversation from simple conversation. I will try to apply what I have learned to the friends I invite to indo anniversary.

Uci – From this workshop I know that people have a lots of thought that agains your heart.  I know that still have people in outside that have a personal experience more harder than I thought, and I know that there’re a lots of answer that we can give to persons (our friends) to know Jesus.

San San - Beberapa hal yang saya pelajari adalah cara untuk lebih peka lagi terhadap keadaan teman-teman saya pada saat kita lagi ngobrol (mengidentifikasi sour notes mereka). Selain itu, kita juga bisa memakai perumpamaan dari keadaan sehari-hari kita untuk “sharing” the good news dan relate ke mereka. Contoh perumpamaannya: kita boleh memiliki banyak kunci, tapi hanya 1 kunci yang bisa dipakai untuk masuk ke rumah kita. Yang artinya, hanya ada 1 jalan untuk masuk ke surga. Jalan itu adalah Tuhan Yesus sendiri.

Yuli - Dari workshop ini, saya pikir kita akan belajar a new skill buat build relationship dengan orang lain. Tapi ternyata saya belajar lebih dari itu. Saya belajar buat mengerti diri saya sendiri dan juga belajar untuk mengklarifikasi dari pernyataan yang sering saya sampaikan ke orang lain. Saya juga lebih tahu bagaimana berkomunikasi dengan baik dan tidak langsung mengambil kesimpulan sendiri. Dengan belajar mengklarifikasi, saya bisa tahu gambaran yang lebih besar dari apa yang dimaksudkan.

2 July 2009 @ church office, Joo Chiat

Indo Anniversary 2009 – BLOOM Stories July 6, 2009

“BLOOM Story 1″ from Nia

I joined hope in November 2004. I enjoy the fellowship as they are friends whom I met and know when I came to Singapore . As I shared I enjoy the fellowship but I don’t enjoy the commitment… I used to join Hope Kuching and I saw how my friends back there have a packed schedule when they commit to the local church. So I don’t like the idea of committing or becoming member or even serving… As I enjoying myself, then some people come and challenge me to commit thru membership, but I strongly said “No”. Well God didn’t just stay quiet, as I opposed strongly. God worked even stronger. He spoke and softened my heart, and gave me an understanding of commitment. I surrender and joined membership on early 2006. I never thought commitment is the beginning of my journey in growing my character. God start to teach me about obedience and submissive spirit. Well, He has placed me under the same Care Leader for 4 years. He taught me to understand and learn about obedience and submission towards my leaders. At the same time I struggled to obey, God also bring me to experience serving Him step by step. Without my realisation, God keep extending His field in my life as He works in me. He started by placing 1 sheep, but I ran away, and yet God never give up even though I gave up. And after I gave up, He not only placed 1 sheep; He never fail to increase the number of sheep for me to take care. As I flash back, I am amazed of How God grow my character throughout the many years. I look forward for every one of you to be daring to take one step that you need to take. The rest, God will BLOOM in you

 

“BLOOM Story 2″ from Melisa Yuri

I joined Hope in July 2006. I joined the membership a few months after that. I wanted to join this church because I was from Hope Solo. I felt familiar and enjoyed with this church vision. But I didn’t want to commit more than a member. The reason was that I still want my freedom and I dislike my time being used up for church activity.  Also, I had problem with some care group member and I was lazy to come to care group. I only joined the activity when I liked. Sometimes I came just for the sake of coming and always avoided questions from the leader. I always wanted to go back faster after care group and I didn’t like the fellowship. I was a runaway sheep and very rebellious. I avoided many shepherding. Until last year, I decided to be more serious in my journey with God even though I felt that was not me. My turning point was when I found friends whom I can click with in care group and I see them grow and rise up while I was still staying in the shelf. I felt left out at that time.  God also asked me what I really want? Did I want to continue playing and when would I response to Him seriously?  I know that sooner or later I still need to come back to the correct track, i.e. go back to God.  So, I made up my mind and decision that I want to grow and to be used by God also.  I began to take responsibility in serving God again; started with leading games, leading praise and worship until follow up –ing people and leading care group discussion. Even though problem was still there, I learn to face it differently. I learn to be more submissive and humble. As the time goes by, it seems easier for me to grow. I also enjoyed so much every fellowship now. I come to care group with willingness. I believe that God is really faithful and always strengthen me. I thank God; He never gives up on me. I was quite amazed in the end of last year when I reviewed my resolution. I achieved more than what I have set. Now I still want to grow closer to God, to be used more in ministry, and to take care more people. I believe when I’m faithful in small things, God will trust me for a bigger thing. Brothers and sisters, I would like to encourage you from this verse: If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. (luke 16:10 NLT) Take a little step by making a “choice” to be used by God and be faithful, God will surely bloom us even more. Our journey with God will always be adventurous and interesting.

“BLOOM Story 3″ from Andri

I join this church in July 2007. When I come to this church I already become Christian, but Christian that only go to “church”. There is no commitment in my heart; it’s only like routine for me that every Christian must go to church once a week. At that time I know I am just be Christian in outside but inside my heart I am not. Many thing I have done that against God. Even though I have done what I have did, God grace never stop there, even though I am rebellious against Him, I always get blessing from Him for example I always pass my exam during my degree time. He never stops calling me to come back to him, but I don’t want to hear and always keep ignore His voice. Until one day I feel like very bored with my life, everything I did its feel like no purpose, it’s like life is meaningless. And at that time I know that I need God and need to come back to Him but because of my pride and bitterness in the pass I keep telling to myself that I don’t need God. God love never stops there, He keep knocking and asking me to open my heart to Him once more time. I realized I don’t have any choice in this life accept to open my heart once more time to Him, but before I come back and recommit to him again, I challenge God in last year church camp. I said to God that if I can go to the camp I will recommit again to Him. At that time I challenge God because I thought that it’s impossible I can go to the camp because the registration already close and its left two more weeks for the camp started. But somehow God open the door for me to go to the camp. When I hear that I can go to the camp, at that time also tear come out from my eye. Well after I commit in this church 1 year plus, I can see myself growth in my character where last time I use to be people that very lazy and not discipline in my life but now I am not lazy anymore and I can discipline myself even though sometimes there is still lack in myself because I still learning. This process is not take a day or a week but it takes times to build, I also realized that I can’t be who I am today without any help from my church friends especially my care group and shepherd. My closing is, when I see and look back, my life is like homeless people when I don’t have any commitment at all, but after I commit to this church I feel like I have home and family which my brother and sister in Christ. In closing, commitment is not easy but it worth to pay (math 13:44-46)

“BLOOM Story 4″ from Joseph

Aku tiba di Singapore pada tanggal 4 May 2008 dengan sahabat aku, Hery. Aku memutuskan bergabung dengan Hope Church pada bulan Juni 2008. Sebelum nya aku mau menceritakan dahulu latar belakang mengapa aku bisa ada di sini. Tahun 2008 adalah tahun yang cukup berat bagi aku. Banyak hal yang penting dan berdampak drastis di kehidupan ku. 3 tahun relationship yang sudah dibina dengan orang yang aku kira akan menjadi teman seumur hidupku, akhir nya harus berakhir di bulan maret akhir. Dan ini membuat semua nya berubah. Kemudian pada bulan april, beberapa hari setelah kejadian tersebut, aku memutuskan untuk keluar dari pekerjaan dan keluar dari Jakarta. Dan tepat nya setelah 2 minggu aku berhasil keluar dari pekerjaan itu dan pulang ke Bandung, akhir nya aku berangkat ke Singapore. Jika aku menyelidiki hati aku lebih dalam lagi, keputusan aku untuk pergi ke Singapore bukan semata mata untuk mencari kerja lagi, tetapi kepada pelarian diri dari kenyataan. Jujur, aku datang ke Singapore dengan perasaan hancur dan dengan kepaitan hati. Dengan ego aku tutupi semua itu bahwa aku baik baik saja, aku telah menerima dan memaafkan semua itu.  Tetapi sebetul nya aku tidak baik baik saja. Tuhan tidak tinggal diam begitu saja. Tuhan tempatkan aku di Hope.  Hari demi hari yang aku jalani di Singapore, di situ juga Tuhan memproses aku satu per satu. Impact yang terjadi dari kejadian ini adalah aku malas untuk mengambil komitment, tapi Tuhan memproses aku dengan membership dan involve di care group. Impact yang lain adalah aku jadi senang menyendiri, ada kekosongan hati, dan malas untuk membina hubungan dengan teman baru. Tapi Tuhan memproses aku dengan banyaknya kegiatan di care group, dan dengan beragam activity yang dilakukan tiap minggu nya sampai outreach di mana aku bisa mengenal teman teman baru lebih banyak lagi. Kekosongan hati tersebut Tuhan isi dengan teman teman yang hebat. Larut dalam sikap hati aku yang melankolik, Tuhan memproses aku lewat teaching, sermon tiap minggu nya, dan binaan dari shepherd. Sekarang aku bisa memandang hidup dengan cara lain. Ada banyak hal yang belom jelas, tetapi setidak nya aku tau Tuhan sedang bekerja di hidup ku. Sekarang aku dapat menerima, memaafkan, dan melepaskan pengampunan. Dahulu yang tenggelam dalam perasaan melankolis dan mengasihani diri sendiri, sekarang aku dapat selalu tersenyum dan belajar untuk selalu mengucap syukur. Dahulu yang ingin nya diperhatikan, sekarang aku dapat memperhatikan orang lain. Dahulu yang mengandalkan kekuatan sendiri, sekarang aku belajar untuk bersandar pada kekuatan Allah.  Aku punya 1 ayat yang merema di hati ku, Isaiah 40:29-31. Di setiap kesusahan atau pun rintangan yang teman teman hadapi saat ini, Tuhan ga akan membiarkan teman teman sampai jatuh. Tuhan yang akan memberikan kekuatan dan semangat yang baru. Aku percaya, aku ada di sini bukan karena kebetulan, tapi karena rencana Allah dalam hidup ku. Jadi teman teman juga ada di sini bukan karena kebetulan. Siapa pun yang mengajak teman teman saat ini juga bukan karena kebetulan, tapi Tuhan mempunyai rencana yang indah buat teman teman. Percaya, buka hati teman teman, dan pasti Tuhan akan menyentuh hati teman teman saat ini  

Indo Anniversary 2009 – BLOOM! July 3, 2009

1 Aug 2009 (Sat)

Concorde Hotel, Concorde 3, Level 3

We started small with 5 people and today we have grown into a church of 90+. We have seen how this community has bloomed from a mustard seed into a seedling. We have witnessed many life transformations, breakthroughs, miracles and thanksgiving stories! We want to keep blooming; spreading this love of God everywhere we go!

Come! Join us to celebrate our Indo Anniversary!

It’s a time of Thanksgiving, Celebration and Charging Forward!

Highlights:
We will have Unit Cheer Competition for the first time! And a Talent Show Performance of “What We Dream for Our Future!”

Water Baptism – 12 July 09 July 1, 2009

Deborah, Henry, Inneke, Elly and Sherly are going for Water Baptism!!!

Inneke’s Testimony
There are a few reasons why I took decision to go for full immersion. A few days after church camp, the Word of God reminded me about obedience and my pride. I learnt about fully obey Him in every path of my life and put aside my pride so that I can grow. I want to search for God’s desire in my life and learn to obey Him with a humble heart.

And now, as I know the meaning of the full immersion water baptism – It represents that Jesus has died and resurrected on the third day for me. Also my life is not mine but God’s. The most important is to obey Him and do it in the right way. And I have a chance to make it right so I will obey and do it.

I take it as a new step to fully obey the Word of God and starting point for me to learn obey Him in all of my life. I realized that my pride is quite strong so I want to see myself grow to learn to obey and I pray that God will softened my heart and correct the negative or wrong thought that I have. I want to be used by God in His way and for His Glory.

Sherly’s Testimony
I received Christ when I was in secondary school and I had my water sprinkled baptism 9 years ago in one of the church in Singapore.

Few months ago, Jorry and Hari did ask me to go for Water Baptism. I was a bit reluctant at that time. A lot of question marks in my mind which I didn’t really want to say it out. I was thinking why I should go through Water Baptism again since I have already been baptized. So, I gave them excuses that I’m afraid of water and I can’t swim (but that is true!).

However, when there is an announcement again on the Water Baptism, I’m seriously thinking whether I should go for it or not. I pray to God; read Bible and also did some study to find out more about Water Baptism in terms of full body immersion.

I decided to join this upcoming Water Baptism because I want to obey God as Jesus has also obeyed his Father. God spoke to me through Matthew 28:19-20 about the great commissions that every one of us, the believers, should be baptized. And why I choose to undergo a full body immersion is because it really symbolizes a complete death of my old life and my old self. It also represents that all my sins being fully washed away by the blood of Jesus. I’m excited and looking forward to experience a new life in God and to grow more in HIM.

Lastly, Acts 22:16 says “And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on his name”.

Deborah’s testimony

Sebelumnya saya dari background katolik, dan saya juga sudah pernah dibaptis dengan cara dipercik. Jadi menurut saya, saya gak perlu lagi dibaptis. Tapi setelah mendengar apa yang Firman Tuhan katakan mengenai baptisan bahwa baptisan yang sesungguhnya itu adalah dengan diselam penuh kedalam air atau full immersion. Dan saya diingatkan bahwa water baptism itu bukan hanya sekedar diselam saja tetapi juga mengenai kesiapan, baik dari hati, jiwa, dan raga untuk menerima komitmen dalam nama Tuhan Yesus dan di gereja. Akhirnya saya memutuskan buat di baptis. Terima kasih kepada Yesus and kepada teman teman juga yang sudah memberikan nasehat, sharing, and encouragementnya. I am nothing without you all. ^^

Henry’s testimony

Sebelumnya saya dari latar belakang katolik, karena saya belajar di sekolah katolik. Sampai pada suatu hari, saya diajak ke gereja Kristen sama teman mama dan pengajaran-pengajaran yang diberikan disana lebih berbicara kepada kehidupan saya. Karena itu saya berkeputusan untuk mengikuti pengajaran ini dan berpindah agama ke kristen pada saat kuliah.

Saat itu saya berpikir tidak perlu dibaptis lagi, karena saya sudah percaya kepada Yesus. Namun saya mendapat penjelasan tentang water baptism. Bahwa water baptism itu bukan hanya sebagai simbol dan diselam ke dalam air saja, tapi mengenai kesiapan hati dan iman kita untuk percaya Yesus sepenuhnya dan lahir menjadi yang baru. Dan akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk dibaptis karena ingin komit kepada Yesus. Thanks pada teman teman yang mendukung. GBU

Conversational Evangelism Workshop Part 1 July 1, 2009

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28 June 2009, Sunday

This workshop is based on the book “Conversational Evangelism” by Norman Geisler & David Geisler.

It teaches us HOW to ask questions, listen attentively and understand what someone believes. It also equips us to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truth with our friends.

We will learn the roles of
- A Musician to listen to the sour notes
- An Artist to paint the Big picture
- An Archeologist to dig the deep issues
- A Builder to bridge to the Gospel message.

Hear what some of our brothers and sisters share about their learning

Workshop Conversational Evangelism last week studied how to share gospel to people who did not yet know Him. Before hand I was confused with what words to begin, and in workshop this we were taught and given by the accurate trick. So now I am not again confused and am ready to attend workshop Conversational Evangelism part 2. ^^
~ Melya Siu

The conversational workshop evangelism last Sunday has taught me many important points about evangelism like how to do conversational evangelism, how to address questions effectively to pre-believer and many others. I also learned how to ask questions with the purpose of drawing out a deeper opinion from the other persons view about life and helping to open a deeper conversation opportunities on spiritual conversation. Not forgetting that we also learn things that we need to avoid when we do conversational evangelism. But above all the importance of evangelism needs to be built upon love to serve others.
~ KiKi

Our Notes

Come! Join us for Conversational Evangelism Part 2 on 5 July 2009, Sunday.

Check out with your Care Leaders for more details