8th Update to CC Members (13.09.08)

Dear Concerned Calvarites,

Many concerned members were getting really concerned that the teh tarik group has been very quiet since the recent EGM. Well, some of us have been busy travelling while others have been busy with their personal ministries, touching lives in Kingdom of God and some others busy penning letters to the deacons and fellow members and developing an internet blog for Concerned Calvarites, which we will share with you later. No, be assured that we have not abandoned our cause or left you faithful ones out there in the lurch.

To recap, the recent EGM was the best teh tarik session we have had todate and the best part of it was that it was organized by the church. Truly, great is our God! Although the Board of Deacons, in blatant disregard of our Church Constitution, rejected all our seven proposed resolutions, it was a night of victory for all the concerned members of the church. All who came, witnessed for themselves, the shameful manner in the way the deacons conducted the meeting.

Despite all their earlier assurances that everyone will be given an opportunity to share their views and despite a written letter to that effect addressed to the one of us from the deacons, they failed to keep their promises. Our deacons have clearly demonstrated that they (save for one or two) are not people who honour their word.

We were also totally shocked when one of the deacons made a remark (certainly not a question) “Who are the teh tarik members?” when answering a question on whether they will include the teh tarik members in the proposed Constitutional Review committee. That deacon has been involved in active dialogues with us representing some of the teh tarik members, received emails from us and read our updates and yet, he can, in the presence of 800 members and God, make the above remark. We hope that he will do the right thing and that is, put in his resignation immediately. Let us see whether he is man enough to do so.

To be fair, we must say that Bro Edward did try his utmost best to explain and answer most of the questions posed and Dr Guynes did his best to be fair, considering the limitations imposed on him by the deacons and Senior Pastor. Unknown to many in the sanctuary that night, SP was not just sitting there quietly. Many who were sitting in front saw him making hand signals to Dr Guynes a few times to cut short or end the meeting whenever he was uncomfortable with the questions. Thank God that Dr Guynes insisted on all questions being answered.

There were fears that the EGM will cause a split in the church but from the responses and feedback received, the contrary has happened. Many who were fence sitters previously and those who were unaware of the crisis situation in our church have now become sympathetic to our cause. Quite a number have openly declared that they will stop giving their tithes and offerings to the church. Some made a decision to leave Calvary that night while some others indicated that if SP does not leave soon, they will move to another church. Our plea to these members is “Please do not leave”. Calvary Church is our Father’s house, it is not SP’s house. SP was appointed by the members to lead the church. The members are the ones who have the right to ask him to leave, not the other way around.

Of course, many members are uneasy about “touching God’s anointed”. We have been bombarded many times with this verse from the pulpit. But let us not forget that when David said this in relation to King Saul, he was referring to physical ‘touching” that is physically harming King Saul. This has often times been preached out of context. Also, we have to remember that the keyword is “anointed”. Just as we do not subscribe to the philosophy of “once saved, always saved”, in the like manner, we should not believe in “once anointed, always anointed”. Therefore, no one can claim to be permanently anointed by God. If we do not walk right with God, His anointing upon us can depart. This can be clearly seen in the life of King Saul in the Old Testament.

So what is our next move? We have several options in mind but at this moment, we are seeking directions from the Lord. Please do pray for us and the church. For the time being, we shall continue to be the “thorn in the flesh”. We know that several members are planning certain courses of action. We will not stand in the way of anyone. Let each one abide in the Lord and do as the Spirit leads. It is, after all, His church and His battle. We are merely the vessels.

Finally, we wish to announce that we have set up 2 blogs namely:

Calvary Today at http://calvarytoday.blogspot.com/

All future updates will no longer be sent by email but will be posted on this blog. You are welcome to post your comments or give your feedback on the matters that are raised or discussed on the blog.


Berita Calvary at http://beritacalvary.blogspot.com/

On this blog, we will post articles written by third parties or obtained from online resources that we hope, will serve to encourage, edify or strengthen the faith and lives of our members in their Christian walk. Both blogs are linked, so you can easily switch from one blog to the other.

Before we conclude, we wish to share a testimony. One of our teh tarik members used part of his tithe portion to sponsor a lay preacher to attend a conference in Penang last month. In that trip, he personally led 2 hotel staff to Christ and led a team to do street evangelism, resulting in another 23 souls being saved. For a mere RM750 sponsorship, 25 souls were added to the Kingdom of God. Praise the Lord! Imagine what RM200 million can do, if it is put in the hands of the many lay preachers, pastors and foot soldiers out there in the mission field!


God Bless


KC & some Teh Tarik members