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April to June 2019 Message from Senior Pastor 1-3 What Does It Mean To Be A Follower Of Christ? Events 4-8 Essential2019: Anchoring On The Word Of God 9-10 Zone Camp 11-13 After7 Tuesday Encounter Night 5 Day Fast & Pray 14-17 DUMC’s First Multisite Location Message from Founding Senior Pastor 18-19 Called To The Marketplace Features 20-22 A Fertile Ground of Discontent: Part 2 23 Joy Of The Lord 24-28 Rootedness In The Word Of God 29-32 Hearing From God DUMC Stories 33 I Met Jesus At Last! 34 Anchor Of My Life 35-36 I Have Been Set Free 37 DUMC Congregations & Ministries Damansara Utama Methodist Church Dream Centre, 2 Jalan 13/1, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia T +603.7958 7388 F +603.7958 3787 E general@dumc.my dumcMY W dumc.my The church office is closed on Mondays. From the Editorial Team: We are living in an era of constant change, and we witness something new every day, to the point that we may be numb to it. Nothing surprises us anymore. With instantaneous information available through social media, and the constant bombardment of “news”, today’s generation can be overwhelmed by what used to be considered “unusual” or “shocking” in times before, and begin to believe that this is “acceptable” and “normal”. But it should not be “acceptable” nor “normal”. Romans 12:2 tells us “Do not conform to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.” Floodgates was created to be a vessel, a platform where we can publish articles and testimonies to bless and inspire God’s people towards Godly renewal of the mind mentioned by the apostle Paul, and which will stand out from the daily bombardment of confusing and possibly unhelpful “information”. In Floodgates, we, as a Church, the Body of Christ, can share stories and bear witness to God’s amazing grace and give Him the glory. Also, we can remind ourselves that we are nothing without Jesus, that we would just be part of a dying world and hopeless. On the cover, “G” is at the centre of the title, Floodgates, just as we need to place God at the centre of our all. Our name Floodgates originates from Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Father God, may we all, children of God, be blessed when the “floodgates of heaven pour out…” and be reminded that the presence of God in our lives is the blessed life.
Message from Senior Pastor WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST? by Chris Kam, Senior Pastor The Easter Day attack in Sri Lanka aroused a dreaded fear in us that this could happen to any church. Circulars were sent out by the respective denominational leaders in Malaysia encouraging churches to set up appropriate security precautions. Other well-meaning members have even suggested putting up certain measures, which in reality would be highly impractical, and on top of that evoke unnecessary fear and unease among members, considering that the church building is a public place of worship. This would inevitably invoke in us a certain measure of anxiety which would commensurate with our theology of suffering. This killing is not isolated. This had happened in Egypt on Easter of 2017. 47 Egyptians were killed and 126 injured when Coptic churches were bombed. On the Easter of 2016, 70 Christians were killed and 300 were injured in Lahore, Pakistan. Three days before Easter on Maundy Thursday in 2015, 148 Christian students were killed at the Garissa University in Kenya. The list goes on. 1
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