Prayer Warriors
Some of you may know that I'm currently serving in the prayer team at church. Just last Saturday, the prayer team had a meeting in Chris's house in Vaucluse which overlooks the Sydney Harbour (cue: wow!). Chris has graciously opened up his house to us and served us a splendid breakfast:
Chris's special breakfast: Croissant + bacon + potato balls + peppered/creamed scrambled egg 
After breakfast: Banana + macadamia nut pancake drizzled with melted chocolate and topped with Sara Lee's French Vanilla ice-cream Chris and Jerome then proceeded with our "Prayer Warriors" seminar after breakfast - thanks bros for reminding us what a privilege it is for us to come before our Father in Heaven in prayer. A few key points I've picked up:
- We pray to our Father (God) through the Son (Jesus) by the Spirit. [That's why many end their prayers with "In your Son Jesus's precious name we pray. Amen"]
- It is because of Jesus's death on the cross that we're now able to talk (or pray) to God - He is the only mediator we need; you don't need a priest or human mediator to be able to talk to God.
- Some attitudes that we should have when praying include thanksgiving, humility, repentance and having a contrite heart.
During the short break in between the seminar and discussions, Chris "fed" us with more food like cookies, chips, mango+macadamia ice-cream, canapes, etc. Our good host certainly made sure we weren't starving! :p Some of us also took shots from the balcony that overlooked the harbour - I can certainly wake up to that view and feel the wonderful breeze every morning!
The smoked salmon and mango chilli tuna canapes...
The view from the balcony - you can see the famous Harbour Bridge, Opera House (from another angle), city buildings, yachts and boats plus much much more just from the balcony!
Chris took this shot for me - just to prove that I really did take the photo before this one and that it wasn't just "cut and paste" from somewhere else! :pAll in all, I had an amazing time bonding with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ while learning more about prayers - thank you dearest Daddy God for this wonderful opportunity as I reform myself to be a "prayer warrior" for you... ^_^
Labels: Australia, Christianity, Outings
posted by Shih Ying GUN (Jane) @ 5:47 PM
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4 Comments:
well i've always wondered what it would be like to go to medical school and am wondering if you could kindly give me a hint, is it as much of a blast as I think it should be? congratulations on making it to medical school.
Hey "mosta"! Med school is a blast (you're right about this) but there's the downside once in a while when exams and assignment due dates loom before you... >.< Which med school are you planning to go to?
well medical school is great but alas it takes a lot of commitment which I still lack...I'm still debating myself...
Hmm, yes, a lot of commitment is needed in the medical field - try weighing the pros and cons first before making your decision... :)
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