FGBMF Malaysia had another profitable year in the Lord. The 505 members who attended the five regional Annual Members’ Conferences were informed that by the end of August 2005 the ministry across the country had organized a total of 80 evangelistic events ranging from the 20 to 30 people per Happy Hour gathering to rallies of up to 5,000 people. From those events came a total of 2,439 responses for salvation.

Bro Lee Gee Koon, the National President, attributed the continuing success of the ministry to the organizational restructuring and strategic succession planning put in place by our late president, Dr Abraham Peter Tong. He left behind a team of leaders to carry on with the mandate and the vision of our founder, the late Demos Shakarian.

Bro Loh Poh Seng, a member of the Governing Council of Elders, reiterated at the Central AMC that the work had yet to be completed. The FGBMF was still relevant as the principal marketplace ministry in the country and every member must be committed to the mission as the vision intensified. So members need to put their shoulders to the plough and press on.

Although planned separately by each regional director with differing formats and programmes, the Holy Spirit flowed through the five AMCs ensuring a message of unity and of purpose whilst catering to the needs of each region.

Central Region Members gearing up for the AMC

Exhortation from the National President:
Without mincing his words the National President, Bro Lee Gee Koon, urged the members to prioritise. They needed to worship God and to be the prophet, priest and king. They must be an effective witness in the marketplace- to provide for leadership to their families, others, and be of service to God. The National President

Quoting the example of Gideon, Bro Lee Gee Koon urged all members to believe that they were leaders because God said so. They must think and act like leaders living lives of holiness and doing what the Lord had entrusted His people to do. Evangelism should be their lifestyle and they should bring at least one new member into the Fellowship each year, and eventually mentoring the new member to be a leader too.

Highlighting on Consecration, the national president said that since their body was the temple of the Holy Spirit, then there was a tremendous need for them to be holy and sacred. A temple needed to be cleansed regularly so likewise the Temple of God.

Their consecration was through the renewing of their minds, washed by the Word, and their commitment was through a personal life of holiness fulfilling what the Lord had asked them to do in the ministry.

The Holy Spirit must be enthroned in each member and reign from there.

On Commitment, the national president, quoted from 1 Chronicles 7:14 said that as a mighty Man of Valour a personal transformation was deemed necessary. Only then, could the new move/wave transform cities and nations.

Sabah Members standing tall in unity

Each AMC had an invited speaker; Ps Paul Ang in Butterworth; Ps Khoo Kay Hup in Kuala Lumpur; Ps Zephaniah Pee in Skudai, Johor; Ps Lam Chee Heng in Kota Kinabalu and Bro Dr Thomas Chung in Bintulu. All the members were blessed by their messages challenging them to be men of God, men of faith and marketplace witnesses for the Lord.

Southern Region Members: A Show of Strength

Ps Lam Chee Heng urged the members in Sabah to continue to grow; grow stronger in the inner man, grow deeper in faith, grow closer in love of Christ and grow fuller in the glory of God. They simply cannot preach on empty. They must be filled with the Holy Spirit as they grow in character, righteousness, godliness, in their relationships and spiritual life.

Dr Thomas Chung, an old friend of the Fellowship, recollected that he spoke at the first five national conventions. Recognizing the role of the FGBMF in bringing renewal to the English speaking churches in the 80’s and early 90’s and lately to the Chinese speaking churches, he reminded all members to exercise due diligence in their invitation of speakers, mindful of their role as gatekeepers. At the same time their neutrality must be preserved avoiding taking sides in controversial teachings.

For FGBMF to restore their cutting edge FGB men must be well informed on biblical teachings and sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Wrong thinking will lead to wrong behavior. The Word of God will help shape their character as their replaced wrong behavior with correct behavior. And their Christian character shall impact the world. Do not look for excitement but look for and walk on the old path (Jeremiah 6:16).

Northern Region AMC in progress

“We are Happy Men”

Ps Zephaniah Pee focussed on the 2nd coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He impacted the members in the Southern Region the urgency to rush out to the unsaved. Ps Zephaniah’s ministry in China was a live illustration used.

Ps Paul Ang, speaking at the AMC in the Northern Region, drew an analogy when he expressed that as God’s people grow from a caterpillar to a butterfly He sees them as the latter. God does not see their past or their present but as what they would be in the future. The scriptures in Ephesians 2:10 declares: For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Ps Khoo Kay Hup, told the assembly at the Central Region that in ‘Walking The Talk in the Marketplace’ three important issues need to be borne in mind. They are the issues of ‘Character, Integrity and Witness’. In summing up he stressed that character should flow out of their relationship with God; integrity involved the question of consistency, choices and credit; and witness would be a powerful influence if they walked rightly. Bro Wong Hong Meng

The National Secretary, Bro Wong Hong Meng, reminded members of the attributes of a FGBMF man; the burden for souls and the willingness to commit time, effort and money for the vision to be realized. Regardless of the role called to play, every member could contribute and was considered as an effective evangelical tool important to the ministry.

At the end of 2005, there were 98 chapters with 878 members. 80 evangelistic events were held nationwide with a harvest of 2439 souls.

Bro James Kui The National Treasurer, Bro James Kui, drew biblical treasures to emphasise on the divine blessings of giving. He presented the financial report and reaffirmed that the Lord had been faithful in supplying all the members’ needs, year after year, as they continued to labour with Him in the harvest field. The Lord was a debtor to none. As they were faithful in supporting the ministry financially He shall supply for all of their needs.

The National Director of Evangelism, Bro Tan Tek Seng, the National Director for Evangelism, shared his personal experiences in the marketplace evangelism. His testimonies touched and encouraged us to be effective in the marketplace witnessing through the manifestation of His love and care for others.

Bro Tan Teck Seng Bro Tan Teck Seng, began his report by asking the delegates, “How high can you fly?” He went on to say that evangelism was simply sharing with others the goodness of the Lord.

A field representative exclaimed, “I thank God for the AMC. After one year we can get a little tired, a little jaded. The AMC has refreshed my soul and recharged my spirit. I am all excited looking forward to what the Lord will have me do in 2006.”

The AMCs are on a fixed schedule; beginning in the north on the first Saturday of October each year, then to Kuala Lumpur followed by the Southern region; then to Sabah and finally ending in Sarawak on the first Saturday of November. Block the dates in your diary. Plan to come and be blessed.