City Harvest Children Church Service

City Harvest Children Church presents CHRISTMAS DELIGHTS 2007!

It will be held in Jurong West St 91. 

Do bring along you children and friends to experience the joy and hope of Christmas with us this year!

The timing are as followed

Dec 20 (Thursday) 11a.m

Dec 21 (Friday) 11a.m

Dec 22 (Saturday) 2p.m

For more information on our English service visit www.chc.org.sg

Christmas Timings!

This year, we present to you another spectacular new musical production – Christmas @ CHANG’S. Join Mr. Chang, the owner of the largest shopping mall in town, and his quirky employees for an unforgettable weekend as we spread the Christmas cheer through the humorous and heartwarming storyline.

Our Christmas services will be held at both the Singapore Expo Hall 8 and our Jurong West church premises. Do bring along your loved ones and friends to experience the joy and hope of Christmas with us this year!

Singapore Expo

Dec 22 (Sat), 5 p.m.

Dec 23 (Sun), 10 a.m.*

Dec 24 (Mon), 7.45 p.m.

Dec 25 (Tue), 9.30 a.m. & 12 p.m.*

Jurong West

Dec 23 (Sun), 12.30 p.m.*

Dec 24 (Mon), 4 p.m.

(*These services will be simultaneously interpreted into Mandarin.)

We will also be having an exciting Carnival at Singapore Expo Hall 6 before and after the Services. You can use the soft copy of the invitation for Christmas @ CHANG’S at http://www.chc.org.sg/invite to invite your family members, friends and colleagues for this upcoming event.

Weekend Service with Rev Dr John Avanzini (8-9 December 2007)

In another 2 weeks time, we will have weekend service with Rev Dr John Avanzini! (8-9 December 2007)

It is going to be a time where we are challenged in our giving! 

Rev. Dr John Avanzini is the most widely-published author and teacher on the subject of biblical economics and debt-free living. His timeless message on the Laws of the Harvest, Principles of Stewardship and Living a Debt-free Life have been instrumental in liberating thousand of believers to step into God's plan of supernatural abundance for their lives. Drawing from the Word of God and his own life experiences, Brother John's wealth of knowledge has been translated into more than 37 books titles with over seven million copies in print. The impact of his ministry is also extended through his TV program called "God's Plan for Your Life," which is aired all over the USA and Canada...

Reuben Morgan here this weekend @ City Harvest Church!

Reuben Morgan is here this weekend! (Nov 24 - 25)
It's going to be a great time encountering God as he leads the church in a time of praise & worship! Join us!

Reuben Morgan is a music pastor from Hillsong Church, Australia, and is one of the most prolific songwriters in the Christian scene today. He has numerous songs to his credit, many of which are sung in churches all over the world and are featured on albums that have achieved gold status. These familiar tunes include "My Redeemer Lives," "Everything That Has Breath," "Lord I Give You My Heart," and "Eagle's Wings." In 2003, the CCLI charts featured four of his songs as being among the top twenty sung in Australian churches.

Together with fellow worship leader, Darlene Zschech, Reuben Morgan carries a deep passion to see the church and the world at large inspired to enter into God's presence through extravagant worship. He also helped to establish one of the most popular and well-known praise and worship bands "Hillsong United," and was one of the major producers for four of their major albums.

Interesting Article on CHC Web site, Enjoy! ;)

Came across this really interesting article. It's good.
Check it out:

http://www.chc.org.sg/english/news_bulletin/54.cfm

Last Week's Cell Group Sermon - God of New Things!

Last week's Cell Group sermon really blessed me.
It served as a great reminder that God is really a God of NEW THINGS!
I really believe that City Harvest is on the threshold of exciting & new things!
Even as individuals, our lives are not meant to be static, but progressive!

"Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day." -2 Cor. 4:16-

Looking forward to Cell Group this week! :)

POWERHOUSE (City Harvest)

I heard...
"Powerhouse" is back!
It's a place for us to seek God at.
Sometimes, our home may not be a conducive environment, and that's where Powerhouse becomes the best choice!
If you want to have a quality personal time with God, why not try going to Powerhouse?
Enjoy your encounters with God!

Timings:

Tuesday
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (The Riverwalk, Lecture Room 7)

Wednesday
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (The Riverwalk, Lecture Room 7)

Thursday
2 p.m. – 10 p.m. (The Riverwalk, Lecture Room 7)

Friday
2 p.m. – 10 p.m. (The Riverwalk, Lecture Room 5)

City Harvest Bible Training Centre

City Harvest Bible Training Centre
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Introduction

City Harvest Bible Training Center (CHBTC) is a full-time Bible college started in 1994 with the purpose of training up potential pastors and missionaries to establish strong local churches in their own cities and nations. This purpose is specifically and practically spelt out in the Mission Statement of City Harvest Church: "To build churches with a strong spiritual atmosphere of faith and purity, where every member is released into ministry, discipled in the Great Commandment, to obey the Great Commission."

Working through the local church

God will reach the world through the Church, so it is vital that every believer sees God's picture of the Church accurately. In the past, traditional Bible college training has been primarily conducted apart from the local assembly. Today, God is restoring to local churches their biblical mandate to become the prime discipling and training centers of His kingdom.

As students in the Bible college, you will be actively involved in the services of CHC and you will receive practical teaching about body life and ministry. The "live" example of a functioning church that grew to over 23,000 in 17 years will give you a powerful vision for your own ministry that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Upon graduating, you will be ready to be sent forth to establish strong churches all over Asia and the world.World missionsJesus said in the Great Commission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19)." In City Harvest Church, we take this command of Jesus very seriously. We believe that when Jesus said "all the nations," He literally meant the whole world!

In CHBTC, our aim is to inspire and encourage you toward world missions. Should opportunities arise, students are allowed to participate in mission trips even within your school year—with the permission from the Dean of Students. We believe and hold true to the call that we are destined to be missionaries for the sole purpose of preaching the gospel and getting the lost saved.

Church work

God is building strong churches all over the world. These churches are dependent on committed workers and members who pray and burn with a compassion for the lost. You will learn through effective discipleship how faithfulness and teamwork in a local church are vital prerequisites for revival to break forth in a nation.

Signs and wonders

At City Harvest Bible Training Center, you will be taught by teachers who move accurately in the gifts and minister the life of the Spirit effectively. You will constantly see manifestations of the Holy Spirit and miracles in prayer meetings, church services and special ministries to people in need.

Strong prayer life

A vital part of Bible school life is a very strong emphasis on prayer. The subject is not only taught, but practiced as well. On-the-job training is a feature of CHBTC that enriches and empowers each student so they can impart to others what they have received.

Practical ministry

Learn how to preach the Word of God in season and out of season. Be trained in the art of worship-leading and basic church administration. You will not only be taught the theoretical aspects of the ministry but you also will be constantly supervised on-the-job under the watchful eyes of your instructors.

Being in an environment of faith

At CHBTC, you will be surrounded by people who walk by faith. You will learn how to overcome personal obstacles and face new challenges in your personal life and ministry. You will soon realize that you too, can have faith that grows and bears much fruit!

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Sign Up Today! Bible School will change your life!
http://chbtc.chc.org.sg/pamphlet08.htm

Sunday Sevice with Ps. Phil Pringle

Pastor Phil Pringle painted a picture of the cross during the service on Sunday, as he preached about the cross.

It was an anointed service. Looking at the painting really cuts to the heart and reminds me of the centrality of the cross in my life. It reminds the believer not to take the precious cross and the precious blood of Jesus which was shed for us for granted. It reminds us that our souls were redeemed at a costly price... Jesus gave up His life, for the saving of our souls.

-1 Cor. 1:18-
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Not forgetting...Christmas Services! (Dec 22 - 25)

Christmas is here! Our special drama production for Christmas each year will certainly bring laughter & warmth to your heart! Mark these dates down & do make arrangements to join City Harvest Church & Pastor Kong Hee for a memorable Christmas 2007!

Christmas Services @ Jurong West Church

Sunday: 12.30 p.m.
Tuesday: 1.30 p.m.

Christmas Services @ Singapore Expo Hall 8

Saturday: 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.
Monday: 7.45 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. & 12.30 p.m.

This will be the best time of your entire year!

Upcoming Events At City Harvest Church (to look out for!)

Dec 8 - 9, 2007

Dr. John Avanzini is the most widely-published author and teacher on the subject of biblical economics and debt-free living. His timeless messages on the laws of the harvest, principles of stewardship and living a debt-free life have been instrumental in liberating thousands of believers to step into God's plan of supernatural abundance for their lives. Drawing from the Word of God and his own life experiences, Brother John's wealth of knowledge has been translated into more than 37 book titles with over seven million copies in print. The impact of his ministry is also extended through his TV program called "God's Plan for Your Life," which is aired all over the USA and Canada.

Nov 24 - 25, 2007

Reuben Morgan is a music pastor from Hillsong Church, Australia, and is one of the most prolific songwriters in the Christian scene today. He has numerous songs to his credit, many of which are sung in churches all over the world and are featured on albums that have achieved gold status. These familiar tunes include "My Redeemer Lives," "Everything That Has Breath," "Lord I Give You My Heart," and "Eagle's Wings."

In 2003, the CCLI charts featured four of his songs as being among the top twenty sung in Australian churches.Together with fellow worship leader, Darlene Zschech, Reuben Morgan carries a deep passion to see the church and the world at large inspired to enter into God's presence through extravagant worship. He also helped to establish one of the most popular and well-known praise and worship bands "Hillsong United," and was one of the major producers for four of their major albums.

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Join us for these two special weekends before the year ends!

3rd English Weekend Service!

On December 2 (Sunday) onward, we will be having our third English weekend service! It will be held at our City Harvest Church building in Jurong West.

For the times & venues of all other services in City Harvest Church, click on this link.

Hope this helps! See you soon!

City Harvest Church's Christian Education

Click on the link below to find out about our Christian Education. The Bible Study program has been specially tailored to help every brand new convert grow spiritually.

http://www.chc.org.sg/english/files/BS-card_eng.pdf

Weekend with Dr. Phil Pringle

Weekend Services with Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle:
17 November 2007 (Sat) 5 p.m.
18 November 2007 (Sun) 10 a.m.

Venue:
Singapore Expo Hall 8
1 Expo Drive, #01-01,
Singapore 486150
Contact: +65 6822-0088

About Pst Phil Pringle:
Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle is the senior pastor of Christian City Church, founded in 1980 with a group of just 12 people. Today, this church has grown to over 4,000 people and it incorporates five colleges, a television ministry, a Christian School of Creative Arts and a Christian recording company.

Pastor Phil is also the founder and president of Christian City Church International, a movement that sees more than 150 Christian City churches across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, USA, France, Russia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. His vision is to build a growing church and movement of churches that are relevant to today's world, through bringing salvation to lost people and teaching people how to be disciples of Christ.

Pastor Phil has a Doctorate in Biblical Philosophy and was awarded the Order of Australia medal by the Government of Australia in recognition for service to the community in 2000. He has authored a number of books on leadership, anointing and faith. He is also an anointed singer, songwriter and artist.

Pastor Kong Hee on Benny Hinn's "This Is Your Day" Program

Recently, Pastor Kong Hee was on Benny Hinn's "This Is Your Day" Program. He shared how his ministry from God began. How a word given by God altered the destiny of City Harvest Church.
Enjoy!

City Harvest Church Podcasts - Messages by Pastor Kong Hee

You can now download CHC podcasts!
Check it out!

Emerge 2007 - Power of One by Pastor Kong Hee

Short segments of Pastor Kong Hee's message (Power of One) during Emerge this year.
You will be encouraged (though they have not been recorded clearly. And though they are really short segments)! To get the audio sermons, you can visit: http://www.attributes.com.sg/

:)

Harvest Times

I just thought of posting this sermon by Pastor Kong on Cultural Mandate. Anyway its a very good message, though a tad bit long. Cheers!

Our Cultural Mandate (Part 1)
Cultural Mandate

For more information ...

For more information,
Please feel free to visit City Harvest Church's Web site: www.chc.org.sg!
Thank you for reading this simple blog of mine!

(So much for my 'exploration' on blogger!)

God loves you! ;)

...often quoted by Pastor Kong

Your..

"stumbling block can become your starting block"
"tombstone can become your stepping stone"
"disappointment can become your new appointment"

And, remember:

"A champion is not one who doesn't fail. A champion is one who doesn't quit!"

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GOD is in a business of turning things around for your good!
Don't give up!

Assorted Video Sermons

You can watch some video sermons by Pastor Kong Hee (and various speakers). :)

Some of these titles include:

-Encounter with Destiny
-Being Human in the World
-Daniel Among the Babylonians
-Deja-vu, Glimpses of Eternity (a personal favourite!)

(and more!)

You will be blessed by these sermons, and will be encouraged to love God more.
Enjoy!

Pastor Kong Hee & City Harvest Church

In 1989, Pastor Kong Hee felt the call of God to raise up disciples of Christ who will take the gospel throughout Asia.

City Harvest Church was born out of that call and vision.

Pastor Kong Hee received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord in 1975.
After his conversion, he attended a small neighborhood Anglican church for the next 13 years. Upon graduation with a computer science degree from the National University of Singapore, and after a short stint working in the Anglican church, Pastor Kong Hee was planning to be a missionary in the Philippines. It was during that time when he felt the call of God to start a church in downtown area of Singapore.

On May 7, 1989, City Harvest Church was founded with a handful of 20 young people.

In 1995, Pastor Kong Hee felt the call of God to build a "Church Without Walls," which is to take the love of Christ beyond the four walls of the church in a compassionate and practical way. Since then, Kong's personal ethos in life is to "find a need and meet it, find a hurt and heal it."
In 1997, City Harvest Community Services Association was founded to reach out to the less fortunate, regardless of race, language or religion. CHCSA touches 17,000 lives in Singapore annually, while building and running many schools, medical centers and orphanages in the slums of Southeast Asia.

As a highly-recognized and much sought-after personality in the international speaking circuit, Pastor Kong Hee receives hundreds of invitations each year to lecture in universities, corporations, churches and conferences around the globe. To date, more than 1,000,000 have attended his seminars, while countless others in Asia have heard him through his weekly half-hour television broadcast, "Harvest Time." He has personally spoken in the following countries: Armenia, Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, USA, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

Together with his wife, they co-own four fashion retail outlets. As a business owner, Pastor Kong was off the CHC payroll from 2005. They both serve the church and community services as volunteers, just like any other lay members of those non-profit organizations.

"Too difficult", "Impossible", "Cannot be done".

Pastor KONG HEE, the man who believes in all possibilities, and sees the breakthroughs & open doors behind every impossibility.

Pastor KONG HEE hates phrases like:

Too difficult!
Impossible!
Cannot be done!

Pastor KONG HEE believes in a GOD with Whom ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
(Check out the Jurong West titanium-clad City Harvest Church building in Jurong West, for example. Built & paid, totally debt-free. Eight-storey building, four storeys of which are underground. The building was visualised and brought into existence, because Pastor Kong Hee believed it is possible. He believes the church must be beautiful---God is very glorious. Cannot be done? No way, it seems. As least, to Pastor KONG HEE.)

That is the essence of the man PASTOR KONG HEE is.

PASTOR KONG HEE

For all you out there who do not know Pastor Kong Hee, City Harvest Church's dynamic pastor, do visit our City Harvest Church's Web site at: www.chc.org.sg!

You will have a great time with us!
We look forward to your visit! ;)

God is a great God! ;D

Pastor Kong Hee is....

To me,
Pastor Kong is...

- An authentically godly man, like JESUS is!
- Anointed Man of God!
- Wonderful, faithful husband who loves his wife!
- Adoring father to his baby!
- A man who sincerely loves & follows God!
- A man on fire!
- A preacher full of the Holy Spirit!
- All-rounder!
- Handsome!! (Haha!)
- Speaks well!
- Dresses super well!!
- Honours God!
- Wise!
- Totally amazing disciple-maker!
- Secure in God!
- Treats people well!
- Inspiring, influential!
- Leads people closer to Jesus!

All in all, what i appreciate most about Pastor Kong: He always emphasizes on one thing (that has stayed within my heart all these years)----

To not build our altar on anyone, but on God alone.

Pastor Kong Hee, Thank You!

Alright, im thankful.
So thankful, so i've decided to put it into words.
& i endeavour to relate my experiences through words...startin' today! ;)

I am a happy & satisfied member of .... a non-perfect (like all others!) but nonetheless in my opinion, the best church in the whole universe!
Call me biased, but pastor kong is one of the best ones around.
Nope, i absolutely do not idolise him...not at all...but yes, i am very inspired by him.

If i could ever live to follow his footsteps...& just be 50 steps behind him... that would be most wonderful! (but then again, it's near impossible, if you know how he really lives his life-laid-down...few could live to this extent.)

I used to be a non-Christian, but comin to City Harvest Church has revolutionised my entire life.
I used to struggle for a year plus with depression, but messages which Pastor Kong shared about our faith, our mindsets, the ways we should live... really brought great lift to my spirit & soul. I no longer struggle with depression today.

So im so gonna, to my best, relate my experiences at church under Pastor Kong Hee's leadership...

Enjoy this short journey with me!

THANK YOU PASTOR KONG! ;D