Revival comes in a wave.

Wow.. Had guitar lessons with Poh yesterday.
He was teaching us some secular music. We learned the 'proper way' of playing Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours"

But Poh shared something so very spiritual for the Cell Group ministry.
If you want your cell group to grow, you just have to build on these two things in your cell group meetings.

1. Praise and Worship.
That is really the presence of God that we can usher in. I remember Poh saying this during the GT zone worship clinic. If our P&W is good, sometimes the CGL can just give an altar call and people will be saved. Because the presence of God is evidently in the place. But if our P&W is not so good, the leader can keep preaching and preaching, but it will still be very hard-going.

2. Preaching.
That is really the conviction of the people. Challenging and shaping the mindsets and values. Romans 10:17 "So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God". Lives are always changed. That is why Pastor Kong always seeks to improve in his preaching skills. That is why he always improves in his pronunciation and enunciation.

When we can have these two added together as powerful features and characteristics in our cell groups, we will definitely grow.

So we may ask, who is Poh to give such an advice. What credentials do he have? In the past when our church is still at Hollywood theater, the church has a appreciation night kind of thing. And the most prestigious of all is the "Best Cell Group Leader" Award. Its the last award to be presented. Poh is the winner of not once, but twice consecutively in 1995 and 1996. He showed us the trophies last night. (And I took photos with it as if its mine!!! HAHA!!) So if the BEST Cell Group Leader in the WHOLE CHURCH said something about growing groups, we better listen. If I am not wrong, he did mention about multiplying his cell group is 6 months cycles. Woah!!!

Poh also talked about Revival. He said that Revival is like a wave. We have to catch that wave because it comes and goes. If we were to miss it, the next wave may come like a year or 10 years later. No one knows when.. If in '95, our church didn't launch the "Church Without Walls" program, we might be 1000+ strong struggling still in Hollywood. This really shook me, send goosebumps all over me.

I really gotta be more sensitive to the flow of God, to the move of the Holy Spirit. Recently felt a new fire, new strength. This song just touched me. Have been singing it for weeks when I felt so dry.Couldn't find the MP3 but this are the lyrics


BURN IT DEEP
WITHIN MY SOUL
NEW STRENGTH AND FIRE O LORD
BURN IT DEEP
WITHIN MY SOUL
NEW ZEAL AND FIRE O LORD

BURN IT DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL
NEW STRENGTH AND FIRE
IT MAKES ME WHOLE
BURN IT DEEP
DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL