Our Cell Group Meetings (Updated on April 2009)

Day	Time	Area	Leader	Mobile
Monday	08:15 PM	JAWI	Ps Lim Chin Suan	(012)5664228
Tuesday	08:15 PM	CHINESE B	Br. Laeu Boon Hong	(012)5720878
	08:15 PM	INDAH / SELAMAT	Br. Lim Eng Siang	(012)5913069
	08:30 PM	KULIM / M. BUBOK	Br. Ng. Kok Tee	(012)5271773
	08:30 PM	KPG BARU / JERNIH	Br. Lim Kheng Guan	(012)4709220
Wednesday	03:00 PM	JAWI SENIOR	Ps Lim Chin Suan	(012)5664228
	08:30 PM	BUTTERWORTH	Sis. Khor Cheng Kooi	(013)4806466
Thursday	08:30 PM	SRI RAMBAI	Br. Simon Ch'ng	(016)4149986
Saturday	03:00 PM	CHINESE A	Sis. Tan Lee Kheng	(012)5657446

1 Tim. 3:8-12
The following qualifications are all of a subjective nature, and therefore must be understood as comparatively true for deacons, never as absolutely true. Also, we recognize that this is our particular interpretation, applicable to Xenos Fellowship. The English is taken from the NASB.

1. Dignity.  - "Likewise" means the foregoing description regarding elders applies in principle. Dignity speaks of a respectable reputation especially in spiritual matters.
2. Not double tongued means not insincere--not saying one thing to one and something different to another. Not a liar. Straight forward.
3. Not addicted to much wine means no abuse or dependence on any drug--may include regular use of alcohol even though not getting drunk, if inappropriate dependence is demonstrated. There should be a demonstrated freedom not to drink.
4. Not fond of sordid gain. Not willing to manipulate or resort to illegitimate means for personal gain, either for money or recognition, especially in the area of ministry. The person demonstrates a proper values system, including a willingness to give up money making opportunities for the sake of the gospel. This also implies that the deacon should be giving consistently and sacrificially of his/her money.
5. Holding fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. "Holding fast" speaks of knowing the Word, and "clear conscience" speaks of doing the Word. This includes having a clear conscience with regard to the service being rendered to the church (i.e. sins of omission are also wrong).
6. Tested first and beyond reproach. Deacons must have a proven ability to do the work of shepherding and service effectively and without any grounds of accusation. In other words, we don't decide that someone is a deacon, we recognize that someone already is a deacon.
7. Not malicious gossips. They demonstrate care not to exaggerate or to abusively speak of others. This implies the ability to keep a secret where appropriate. If the failings of others are shared, it is only with those in a responsible position and for proper reasons.
8. Temperate comes from a word meaning serious, not given to excess, self-controlled and emotionally stable.
9. Faithful in all things indicates reliability. It implies that we don't have to worry when this person is given a job to do--the deacon will do his/her best.
10. Husband of one wife. Literally a "one-woman man," this means specifically that there is at most one person of the other sex in the deacon's life. It means in principle that the deacon has his/her sexuality resolved and under control.
11. One who manages his own household well. The primary application is to married men meaning that their family life is good. In the case of the unmarried, it means that they have close relationships and that those relationships are generally healthy and stable. A pattern of broken relationships suggests an inability to get along with others (especially your own family and friends) and disqualifies a would-be deacon

Quoted from: Xenos Christian Fellowship by Dennis McCallum + Gary Delashmutt at http://www.xenos.org/classes/um1-4.htm

Do you know who he is?
- He is trying his best and work with the team together and build our church together.
- He has a bit of back problem.
- He is very humble, and yet very capable.
Let's me who he is.

God .... the greatest

Young people are a drift in their sexual beliefs, convictions and behavior because they don’t know how to love. Learning to love is not something that happens automatically. We don’t just grow up, reach puberty and find that all of a sudden we know how to love. I’m not talking about sex here; I’m talking about the essence of love—caring, transparency, vulnerability, and intimacy.

Love is not primarily a feeling; love is first and foremost an action. Paul makes that clear in 1 Corinthians 13. Telling someone, “I love you” has no meaning if it is not supported by loving actions. We can’t teach love to our kids. Love is not a lecture class; it’s a lab course. Young people learn to love by seeing love modeled, experiencing love from others, and replicating the example. Love is learned by responding to its expression.