Reminiscence

Sunday Service, Dec.28th,2008, GBI Mawar Saron Kelapa Gading, Jakarta. Sermon by Rev.Jacob Nahuway. Matthew 25:14-30 1. A trustable servant Can God Trust me? Does God trust me? God will reveal His plans to trustable people. Do I have the characters that are required? 2. An able servant Prov.22:29 Be skillful so that you may be successfull. Do not say, "Sorry, I can't" or "Don't choose me", but say, "Yes, I can." 3. A skillful servant Jesus' life was full of miracles. There were miracles when he was born, there were miracles when he lived, there were miracles when he died, there will be miracles when he comes for the second time. Our life should be like that too, full of miracles. 4. A loyal and faithfull servant God is loyal and faithfull to us. Loyality and faithfullness is God's characters, so we should depict God's characters because we are created according to His image. Prov.2:8 God takes ca

I hope this posting may help anyone who wants to travel to Bali. If you want to prepare your trip to Bali beforehand and you want a certain schedule, you may search the info here. Probably for some others, you may want to explore Bali by yourself. You can do that too, but my suggestion is using a travel agent is much cheaper and certain compare to travelling by yourself. If you have a driver's license and a map, you may rent a car or a motorbike and explore Bali by yourself. Even though you have a map, somehow the streets and roads are not easy to comprehend. Some streets are one way and they do not have any signs or notice for that so, only those who know them won't get lost. I used the tour plans from PT Hirochan (Master Course B with some negotiation with the owner for the Legong dance, I chose Tirta Sari which was the best in my opinion) and the Thalasso Bali Spa program from Bali star island (PT Bewish). PT Bewish offered a cheaper price than other travel agents. I learned

This is Ps.Caleb's Sermon on Sunday, 23 Nov.2008. This Monday, 17 Nov.2008 Japan Prime Minister, Mr. Taro Aso, announced that Japan was in economic recession and so did Singapore government. We know that last month UK and US stock exchange collapsed. Europe economy is in recession too. So the world is in recession. In Japan, some big industries like Toyota, and other factories lay off their workers due to shrinking orders. In this kind of situation, what can we do? As God's people to face this difficult situation, we can learn from the book of Proverbs. 7 Nasehat dari Kitab Amsal 1. Bersandarlah pada Tuhan (Rely on God) Prov. 3:5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. (Ampl.) Amsal 3:5 Percayalah kepada TUHAN dengan segenap hatimu, dan janganlah bersandar kepada pengertianmu sendiri 2. Seek knowledge. Proverbs 19:2 It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss

This is a forwarded email I got from a friend. DOA BABE GUE Babe gue nyang ade di surge, Dikudusin deh name Babe ye, Dateng deh kerajaan Babe, Jadi deh, kehendak Babe, Di bumi atawa di Surge. Bagiin bocah-bocahmu ini Be, makanan nyang secukupnye, Ampunin aye dari segale saleh kate Atawa ape kek nyang kagak berkenan di ati Babe, Same seperti aye juge ngampunin Sesame aye, Terus jauhin aye daripade nyang jahat, lantaran Babe kan nyang empunye kerajaan dan kuase Ampe selame-lamenye. Udeh dulu ye Be. Amin.

Recognize that facts don`t always determine what will happen in life . The so-called facts which are life conditions that can be seen, felt, touched, need not be the finality for our lives. Apostle Paul encourages us in this matter because things that can be seen- the facts-, is only temporary, (2 Cor.4:18). One of the most dramatic examples of the facts needs not be a finality of a matter can be found in the story in the book of 2 King 6. During the life of a man of God, Elisha, that a king from Syria was very angry and trying to capture him. The king sent his many strong armies and surrounded the city where Elisha lived. So the facts was the city surrounded and Elisha soon be captured, right? But let`s read 2 King 6:15-17, ` When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" He said, " Do not be afraid, for those wh

This is a summary of Ps.Daniel Yunan's Sermon on Sunday, Sep.14th 2008. Ps. Daniel Yunan is our pastor in IFGF Nagoya and Osaka. He came to IFGF Tokyo and ministered us. He has been living in Japan since his student time, now he has got a family and two children, robably nearly 20 years. Kingdom of God. What do we usually have in a Kingdom? 1. King 2. Territory 3. Authority 4. Citizens Psalm 8: 3-4. How small we are, there is nothing to b e boast of/proud of. It is because of God. God has chosen us and given us His grace. It is up to us to respond to Him, so He may reveal Himself to us. james 2:5. So honor God and His calling and his grace to you. If we are th citizens of theKingdom of God, what should we do? We should .... 1. Worship Him (Psalm 99:5) 2. Submit to Him (Acts 5:25) 3. Give Him offering (Prov.3:9) Psalm 121: 1-3; Luke 10:17; John 10:10 As citizens of the Kingdom of God, what shall we receive? 1. We receive protection 2. receive authority 3. receive abundant blessings

This is the summary of our Pastor's wife's sermon, Mrs. Lusi's Supratman, on Sunday, Aug.31st 2008 at Narimasu Chapel Church. Why is the word of God important? 1. The word of God is our shield of faith (Eph.6:16) In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one . Two volunteers were asked to perform on the stage. One was bearing a shield made of paper which symbolizes advice from friends, gossips, news in newspapers, tips and tricks from the world. The other one was playing as the devil attacking us with his sword of lies, fears, stress, pressures, accusations, doubts and all bad things. Can the shield of human's advice stand the devil's sword? It is too fragile, brittle and thin to stand the devil's cunning schemes. The word of God is strong, never changes and it is the only firm shield that can protect us from the devil's attacks. Jesus said in John 10:10 The thief comes only to st

It happened on Saturday - Sunday, Sept. 13-14, 2008. I want to tell an experience that I got last week. I need to change my conduct and my way of thinking and seeing things. Last week, my friend who used to translate our church newsletter and interpret our pastor's sermon, went back home to Indonesia for good with his future wife, so I had to ask another friend to replace his position. I can not do the tasks alone. Ing said that he was willing to help in the ministry. When we were online on yahoo messenger- I think it was Sunday evening or probably Monday, I asked Ing whether he wanted to translate the newsletter that week or the following week. He agreed to do it that week (Sept.14), so I gave him the templates and email and password of our church bulletin team. Saturday, I was free and I was tired, so all day I just took a rest, did the laundry and cleaned up my house. Then at 0.30 a.m., early sunday morning, he popped up in the yahoo messenger and I asked him whether he had f

This is taken "from the pastor's heart", an article in our church newsletter. Tiga Hal Tiga hal dalam hidup yang sekali terlewatkan, tidak akan pernah kembali lagi: 1. waktu 2. kata-kata 3. Kesempatan Tida hal dalam hidup yang dapat menghancurkan seseorang: 1. Kemarahan 2. Tinggi hati 3. Tidak mau mengampuni Tiga hal dalam hidup yang jangan pernah engkau lepaskan: 1. Harapan 2. Damai Sejahtera 3. Kejujuran Tiga hal dalam hidup yang paling berharga: 1. Kasih 2. Keluarga dan teman-teman 3. Kebaikan Tiga hal dalam hidup yang tidak menentu: 1.Harta 2. Kesuksesan 3. Mimpi Tiga hal yang membentuk seseorang: 1. Komitmen 2. Ketulusan 3. Kerja keras Tiga hal yang tidak pernah berubah: BAPA, PUTRA, ROH KUDUS English Version: THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Un

This is an email that I received from a mailing list. I do not fully agree, but somehow they have some truth and I think I have to be grateful with my life. I also put some comments in italic. Sorry, it is still in Indonesian, I'll translate it into English when I have time, probably I may not. Saya bersyukur ... untuk istri yang memberiku makanan yang sama dengan kemarin malam, karena istriku di rumah malam ini dan tidak bersama orang lain. Saya bersyukur ... untuk suami yang duduk bermalas-malasan di sofa sambil membaca koran dan nonton acara olah raga kesukaannya, karena do'i bersama aku di rumah dan tidak keluyuran, apalagi ke bar malam ini. Saya beryukur ... untuk anakku yang selalu protes di rumah karena artinya dia sedang di rumah dan tidak keluyuran di jalanan. Saya bersyukur ... untuk pajak yang saya bayar karena artinya saya bekerja dan punya penghasilan. Saya bersyukur ... untuk rumah yang berantakan ( karena anak-anak atau anggota keluarga yg lain yg bikin berantaka

Tiga Hal Tiga hal dalam hidup yang sekali terlewatkan, tidak akan pernah kembali lagi: 1. waktu 2. Kata-kata 3. Kesempatan Tiga hal dalam hidup yang dapat menghancurkan seseorang: 1. Kemarahan 2. Tinggi hati 3. Tidak mau mengampuni Tiga hal dalam hidup yang jangan pernah engkau lepaskan: 1. harapan 2. Damai sejahtera 3. Kejujuran Tiga hal dalam hidup yang paling berharga: 1. kasih 2. keluarga dan teman-teman 3. kebaikan Tiga hal dalam hidup yang tidak menentu: 1. Rejeki 2. Kesuksesan 3. Mimpi (cita-cita) Tiga hal yang membentuk seseorang: 1. komitmen 2. Ketulusan 3. Kerja keras Tiga hal yang tidak pernah berubah: BAPA, PUTRA, ROH KUDUS English Version: THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 　 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never

This is an email I got from a friend. Some of the contents are true but some are not because there are many "x" factors involved, so the premises below are somehow have some true values as we experience life. ~~*I BELIEVE*~~ A birth certificate shows that we were born; a death certificate shows that we died; pictures show that we lived! Have a seat . Relax. And read this slowly. I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do. I believe - That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love. I bel ieve - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache f

Shinrin Park 森林公園 Thursday, Aug.28th 2008, I went to Shinrinkouen in Namegawamachi, Hikigun, Saitama Prefecture. I arrived at west entrance (西口) which has many attractions, such as water park, athletic field (wood swings, balance beams, climbing ropes, sliding ropes, jungle gym, see-saw, pyramid rope, kid's dome/playground, circulation bus, restaurant, toilet, etc.). If you come with your kids, it is better to enter from West side. If you want to explore the park, the best way, I think, is from the central gate (中口) then go clockwise. At North Side, there is not a circulation bus and it is quite dull there, nothing but greenery and trees. The bus ticket costs 100 yen for kids and 200 yen for adults and 400 yen for one day pass. The Park entrance ticket costs 400 yen for adults and for kids (6-14 years old) 80 yen and the parking costs 610 yen. Rental bicyles will cost 410 yen for 3 hours (70 yen for every additional 30 min.) for adults and 250 yen for 3 hours (30 yen for every

Imagine if a bank gives you the amount of money of $86,400 on a daily basis. Then they ask you to spend all of the money in one day. Every night, the remaining amount of money will be erased from your account if you fail to spend all of it in one day. What would you do? Surely you will try to spend every penny that you have. We all have that kind of bank. The name is TIME. Every morning, you are given 84,400 seconds to spend. At the end of the day, it would be count as loss if you fail to invest it wisely. The remaining time that we don’t use will not be carried over for the next day, and you cannot withdraw more than the amount determined for you. Every new day, a new account will be opened for you, and every night, the account will be erased. If you fail to use your savings for the day, you will lose it and it will never come back. You have to live for today, for your ‘savings’ today. Invest your time to get the yield from the investment, such as health, happiness, and success. To re

Bread flour about 2 cups. It depends on your need. Bread flour will give a more solid and thicker texture. If you want a soft texture, choose all purpose flour or special flour for cakes. Sieve the flour. Unsieved flour will cause clumps of flour in the dough. Sugar 110 grams Baking powder 2 tea spoons butter 120 grams (Please refer to my explanation on Sweet Coconut Cake) (some or 2 table spoons) brown sugar to make it brown, instead of pale white colour. Some Vanilla oil/extract, two or three drops. Do not put too much it will make the cake taste strange (Indonesian, bikin eneg) 2 eggs with the white but not the shells. 1 Earl Grey tea sachet. If the tea sachet is a double one, just put one. But if the tea sachet is one, you need two of them. Do not put too much of Earl Grey tea because it will make the cake bitter. I failed once because I put two double sachets of tea. Stir them well. Mix them with an electric mixer is better. Grease the pan. Preheat the oven 170 degree celcius fo

Use all purpose flour 2 cups, it depends on your need. If you just want to serve 4 - 5 people in one serving, 2 cups are enough. There are several types of flour, flour for making bread, all purpose, pancake, starch, maizena, soba flour, etc. For this cake, I used all purpose flour. It gives a light texture. Sieve the flour, put some sugar, baking powder (2 tea spoonfuls) and brown sugar. If you want it sweet, put more white sugar or brown sugar. I never use grams nor measures because I prefer mild taste. Put half of the coconut powder sachet, if you want thick flavour, finish one sachet. Mix them well. Beat one egg. Mix them. I do not have an electric mixer so I just use a spoon with more minutes and strength to stir them well. Mix them with electric mixer will give a soft texture to the cake. Put some butter/margarine. Butter will give a nice aroma to your cake so pay attention to the type besides the calories. I use Canola butter with half calories. The usual type of butter contain

Poor thinking produces negative progress Average thinking produces no progress Good thinking produces some progress Great thinking produces great progress (source: jimmyoentoro.com)

Bahasa Indonesia English Asinan Jakarta Pickled vegetables Rujak Juhi Vegetables served with shredded dried squid and peanut sauce Sop kaki kambing A rich lamb soup Semur jengkol A type of pungent smelling vegetable stewed in a soy sauce Kue ape-ape A soft centered cake with a flimsy but crisp crust Kue gemblong A coconut cake with brown sugar Kue pepe Sticky sweet layer cake made of glutinous rice flour Dodol A sticky confectionery made of coconut, glutinous rice and brown sugar Kerak Telor Rice with eggs and dried coconut and shrimp topping Ketoprak Rice noodles, bean sprouts, tofu, served with peanut sauce Roti buaya A pair of crocodile-shaped loaves of bread, which is a symbol of loyalty and monogamy