March Livingstones 288 Meeting

It was on the night of the 25th of February. As the evening sky darkened and gave way to a silent darkness that assumed its nocturnal vigil, members of the Livingstones family converged at Magic Box at Touch Community Theatre. Most people would choose to spend the night by thronging the streets with their friends, watching movies or even partying. For Livingstones 288, we chose to celebrate as gratified servants of Christ. What better way to end the month than a network gathering? A celebration as a network, a tribe and a family.



The celebration began with a cordial session of ice-breaking. The games played were designed to encourage interaction between members of the different cell groups. With the boisterous Quanwei commanding the microphone as the emcee, the once-awkward atmosphere was given a much-needed injection of youth vibrancy and laughter. Boys and girls embraced this light-heartedness by soaking themselves in the lunacy of the games.


The ice-breaking session was followed by worship led by Ezra and his team of talented musicians – all fellow Livingstones members. As Jerrine and Josh took to the microphones and crooned familiar songs exulting The Lord, the band played with much zest and gusto. All the while, the crowd jumped to the beat of the drums, clapped their hands in unison and sang with one united voice. After all, God wants to see His people sing and dance for Him. With all of our enthusiasm and energy, Livingstones certainly did not disappoint that night.



With the music gradually reducing to a whisper, Pastor Lawrence Tan shared the Word with the family. One of the most important verses he shared that night was Matthew 18:19-20 “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them”. We were reminded of the need to celebrate as a family because when we gather in numbers, there is power and strength to do God’s will. We were encouraged to “not give up meeting together” (Hebrews 10:25) and to “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20).


Pastor went on to challenge members of Livingstones to be involved with the network ministry, whether it is serving with the Young Arrows, playing for the network soccer, basketball or netball leagues or volunteering with the band. The response to the challenge was overwhelming as many signed up with the respective activity groups.

The night slowed to a crawl as we rounded up the celebration by splitting into our own cell groups for prayer.



As we stepped out of Magic Box that night, exhausted but at the same time spiritually rejuvenated by the celebration, we could not help for wonder what the next Livingstones 288 gathering on the 1st of April will have in store for us.



Written by:
Kenny Tan
Joshua's 12