<body>


Thursday, April 29, 2010

As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. James 5:11

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8

God is full of compassion, let's behold Him. . .

To carry His compassion..

To love a world thats broken. .

To be His hands and feet. . .

Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." James 4:15

I will give.. with the life i've been given and go beyond religion

To see the world be changed. .

By the power of Your name. . .

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter4:8-10

remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

"The righteous will live by faith" so that by faith we might receive the promise of the spirit.

Surely faith without action is dead. . .

Let your kingdom come. . .


what we could have been, 4:59 AM.
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Hey guys + gals(:

great day to praise God yea?

haha, wanna apologize for the song i played during cell, kinda screwed up.. (DONT PITY ME. thank you)

i think i should practice even harder before i play (thanks for telling me sam), cant really blame the tuning also heheh. really sorry yea? will promise to practice harder for next time, i assure you.

Anyways, hoped you still enjoyed the P&W :D + great time of sharing.

Hey, also wanna remind you all that ANYONE can post ANYTIME, and please feel free to do so (you are very encouraged to do so)


I wanna share this few verses that i read up during my QT, really spoke to me.


Matthew 18:21-35
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"

22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times."

23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents (millions of dollars) was brought to him.
25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

26"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'
27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

28"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii (few dollars) .He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.

29"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'

30"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?'
34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

As God forgives us of our sins we've gotta forgive others too, dont be like the ungrateful servant, and forgive others. It's not hard, but imagine how hard it was for God to forgive us for our uncountable sins

We must always walk in His path to victory. learning from Him every step of the way. We may stumble, but He always has His grip on us, with His staff and rod, never to lead us astray.




Always learn from God alone.

"Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." Psalm 86:11



Have a victorious week ahead guys. LOVE YA :)

God Bless,
marcusq.


LISTEN & ENJOY


what we could have been, 4:15 AM.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Hi Guys! I just want to share with you this article which I received through an email.It spoke to me alot and I hope you guys will be encourage and be bless by this...

"'...the Lord...is a jealous God.' "
Exodus 34:14 NKJV

God is jealous of anything that takes His place in your life, especially a 'relationship idol'. You say, 'What's that?' It's the lie that convinces you your happiness depends on another person. When you look to somebody other than God for security, purpose, worth and contentment-all the things He willingly provides-He's jealous. So tear down that idol! Yes, it's hard to have nobody to share your life with, or come home to. But when God wants you to hear His voice, sometimes He silences all the rest. Has it occurred to you that you're alone, not because nobody likes you, but because God is drawing you to a deeper place of intimacy with Him? 'How can I know?' you ask.

1. Joshua was alone when God gave him the plan for conquering Jericho.

2. John was alone on the island of Patmos when Heaven opened and he wrote the book of Revelation.

3. The Bible says, 'Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.' (Genesis 32:24 NIV) That's when God changed his name from Jacob, deceiver, to Israel, prince with God.

When you don't know who you are, you'll allow yourself to be swallowed up in somebody else's life in order to find worth and fulfilment. You'll think you need them in order to enjoy being you. No, let God tell you who you are. After all, who knows you better? The only way you'll discover your true identity, is by being alone with God!

Jason :D

what we could have been, 3:30 AM.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

(Pause the music player & play my song! ^^)
if you want the song mp3 you can ask me ;D

Even if the world turns its back against you, even if you are feeling unloved, even you think you're not good enough or even, a liability, know that...

♥God loves you & you are beautiful & wonderful in his eyes.
"God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27
Therefore, he values you highly! You are his treasure, his masterpiece. Your soul is so valuable to God that he sent his Son to die for you

♥The LORD will never leave you & his love will never change. People may change, disappoint you, break promises, leave you, give you false hopes, lies, but "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8) "God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."" (Hebrews 13:5)

♥He is faithful. No one on earth can be so true to you like how God is, "God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful." (1 Corinthians 1:9)

♥He is always there for you. Even your earthly best friends can't be there for you ALL the time, unlike the LORD. "If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast." Psalm 139:8-10

He is our ever-present help in times of need, & will keep you from all harm as you are very precious to him.
"I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Make of the heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you - the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, not the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." Psalm 121

You are so precious to him that he prepared treasures in heaven for you
"and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you" 1 Peter 1:4

Therefore, we should not put our trust in man: hypocrites. but in the never-failing & almighty GOD.
♥"This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its root by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."" Jeremiah 17:5-8
♥"It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man." Psalm 118:8

♥, Every single letter typed out by,
Melody
(i apologize for any incompetence)

what we could have been, 6:33 AM.

Remember your ABC

Avoid Negative Sources, People, Things and Habits

Believe In Yourself

Commit Everything You Do To The Lord; Then Your Plans Will Succeed

Don’t Give Up

Enjoy Life Today; Yesterday is gone and Tomorrow May Never Come

Family And Friends Are Hidden Treasures. Seek Them And Value Them.

Give More Than You Planned To Give
Honor The Lord.

Ignore Those Who Try To discourage You.

Just Do it!

Keep On Trying, No matter How Hard It Seems. It Will Get Better.

Love The Lord Your God With All Of Your Heart, With All Of Your Soul, Strength And Might

Make Your Lord Your God Top Priority

Never Lie, Cheat, Or Steal. Always Strike a fair deal

Obey God’s Word And Store up His Commandments In Your Heart

Practice Make Perfect

Quitters Never Win And Winners Never Quit

Read The Bible And Commune With God Everyday

Stop Procrastinating

Trust In the Lord Your God And Do Not Depend On Your Own Understanding

United We stand, As One Body Of Christ

Visualize and have faith That God Is Going To Do Wonders In Your Life And That he Has a Plan Installed For You

Wise People Store Up Knowledge But The Mouths Of the Foolish People Destroy Them

Xccelerate Your Efforts To Bring More People To Christ

You Are Unique Amongst All Of Nature’s Creation, Nothing Can Replace You.

Zeal Will Do More Than Knowledge

Bible verse: Romans 8:14-17

Those are led by the spirit of God are children of God. You didn’t receive a spirit that makes you a slave to fear once again. Instead you receive the Holy Spirit, who makes you God’s child. By the Spirit’s power we call God “Abba.” Abba means Father. The Spirit himself joins with our spirit. Together, they give witness that we are God’s children. As his children, we will receive all that has for us. We will share in his sufferings if we want to share in his glory.

P.s it’s a random bible verse with no link to ‘Learn Your ABCs’


By Larissa


what we could have been, 6:24 AM.
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Here's my sharing... some stirrings these weeks and here's sort of what i learn? ;) ok, grace -> no matter waht you have done,no matter what you have become, no matter how you have rebelled against God, he stoops down and says," none of that matters, you're my child, and I LOVE YOU."

My sin is great; Your Grace is greater (:


so awesome right......i know. How great are God's love, mercy, grace and power! I want to share 2 chronicles 20.
12 O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."
15 He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you:'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.
17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' "
18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.
19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice.
20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."
21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:"Give thanks to the LORD,
for his love endures forever."
22 As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
23 The men of Ammon and Moab rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
29 The fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.


Sometimes our focus seems to wander off, wander off to the earthly things that can only fill us temporarily, wander off to living on own strength, wander to some lalaland. . . . Then when you have realised how deep a hole you have dug for yourself. Left there helpless.... He will reach down to raise you up, for His arm is always long enough

SO. . . THE BATTLE NOT YOURS, BUT GOD'S. BE STILL, HE'S THERE. . . :D

Just like what the people do in verse 18-22. Seek God and pour out all your worships that will satisfy God and nothing else. Worship is a powerful weapon too!

For those who is not feeling well, everythings not going well, feeling stress, feeling down, facing difficulties, facing failures or whatsoever... Don't be discouraged! Just look at how God can preform :D

He has been merciful to you. His blessing have never be based on what you could do for him; they have always been based on his sheer-loving kindness. in the same way, it is your privilege and duty to show mercy to those around you.

Actually being emo, sometimes is not a bad thing yeah? It makes you think ;) hehehehe. Lastly,may God teach us His ways that we'll be able to walk in truth with an undivided heart(:

" There is none like you, no one else can touch my heart like you do and i could search for all eternally long and find there is none like you..."

-Lisa (:

what we could have been, 7:46 AM.
Monday, April 5, 2010

Hey you lot!!
Joel decides to updatee and praise God for a lovely testimony he has created in my life.

Lately, Ive been to an eastercamp!!
In coonawarra!!
not that you guys know where that is.
Anyway, some background details
1) I was asked to cell lead in the camp
2) Its an OverseasChristianFellowship Camp where different OCF centers all around victoria, Australia come together for a God focused camp.
3) Chase is not a real name, it is to keep my friend's name in confidence.

So heres how the story goes... ...

I guess at first I was so focused on wanting to be a good leader, and some1 who could just give and make an impact on the lives of my group members that I forgot to go to camp with an expectant heart, one where i wanted to recieve from God.
So, when during center sharing they were like. Joel, what are you expecting to get out of this camp, I was like... huhhhh... ermmm.. i dont know??

Lol.
So i decided to refocus myself on God instead of the people in my group, afterall, how could God impact lives through me if I was the one trying to impact lives and not let him work through me?

And i realised that thats what i really wanted from God in this camp, to see him working through me to touch the lives of others, and to see him just move so strongly in the camp.
But as i looked around, I realised something so different from the easter camp i had back in 2007 when i was in trinity.
These people had gotten so comfortable, so cold towards God.
They werent completely surrendering themselves to God, moving out of their comfort zones to just praise him.
And that prevented him from moving in our midst.
This reallyreally frustrated me, because they paid money to come to this camp, they came all the way to move away from the hustle and bustle of life to just spend time alone with God and in the end, they arent going the full way to want to see God move.
It was so bad, it sharted to affect my own experience with God, along with a bunch of other burdens I carried during that camp.
Then on the second day, my friend Jeremy, last min asked me to help him to backup sing on stage.
I was like.. ohhh ok....
but inside i was super scared... my voice isnt really the best in the world. and itll be like.. my first time on stage singing in front of so many people.
But praise God, everything went smoothly, as we just focused on God and not the people around the room. There were a couple of hiccups but nothing major and everyone said we did a good job afterwards.


Then came center sharing on the second night. And as i shared with my friends about my frustrations with how people were holding back, and refusing to move out to give themselves fully to God, I was struck by my own inhibitions when i was on stage. And i revised my statement, telling my friends that I ad no right to feel angry at them, because I guess, I also experienced what they did, having to try and move out of my comfort zone to 'perform' in front of so many people.

So, I guess i grew more desperate for God, and, especially on the night of ministry (3rd night) during praise and worship, I just completely surrendered myself to God. I decided not to focus on how the people were not surrendering themselves, and focus on him himself. That just made me surrender myself even more. And it was a beautiful beautiful thing, because that spread to a few others around me as well. Then we were called to pray for one another, so I got hold of my friend beside me, Chase, and started to just pray for her.. I knew that God had put her beside me for a reason. I prayed for total surrender, and for God to just be the center of our focus. But we hadnt finished praying yet when the next song started to play, Hosanna. So we just continued to support each other and held on to one another as we sang with all our hearts.
And after a few minutes, she fell to her knees, crying.
I guess, even then i didnt know what to do, I was like, should i pray for her, or should i just continue in worship?
So i just laid my hands on her, to show i was there to support her, but i just continued in worship... And again and again i felt prompted to pray for her.. but i resisted, just like jonah resisted and ran from God's call for him.
But the promptings kept coming, and, when some1 came over to her, I felt guilty that I hadnt prayed for her and now some1 else would.
But that person just offered her a tissue, and left.
And i was stunned. So i took the opportunity, and finally went to pray with her.
And i knew just the right words to say, I prayed for breakthrough, for our biggest tragedy to become our biggest victory, for God to make a way where there seems to be no way, I prayed using psalms 23, I prayed for his omnipresence and his always being with us and carrying us through our trials and temptations. And I prayed and thanked God for the beauty of the complete surrender of her soul to him.


Later on, I saw that not many people had been moved by God, and many had become bored with prayer and had moved outside to go out of it. And again I was displeased.

On the bus going back home, I sat next to a friend called JoonHui, and as he started to talk to me about his experience with camp, and how it was such a blessing to him and how he treasured it because it may not have been great, but it was still something, because he had been running from God for manymany years prior to this, I was struck by his testimony, and i was ashamed at how selfish I was. I expected things from God that he chose not to do. I had prayed for him to move into the camp even when people had hardened their hearts, and i had been disappointed whe they had not, I had focused on my wll, not his. I had claimed that the most beautiful thing was a soul completely surrendered before him, but yet I had ignored the beauty of that one soul from Chase, and I chased after manifestations of God, to see him move in our camp over many people. And i realised finally that, the camp had been a great success. Me, who has wantd to be a vessel of God, even as my singapore cell goes on outreach missions, to learn as well to evangelise to others and impact their lives to God, had made a difference. I had been foolish and stupid and I had wanted to do everything within a day, moving multitudes of people. But God has once again humbled me, and showed me that it is by his strength, not mine, and it is in accodance to his will, and not mine, that I do what I do, and that my labours bear fruit in accordance to what he wills, and that i should be satisfied. Out of those hundreds of people, he chose to work through me. What more could i ask for?

It turns out that there was just yet another miracle in store, as i went to dinner with Chase that night when coming back to the city. She shared about how she was facing depression and how it was a daily struggle for her, and how she had come back to Christ and rediscovered him and his direction for her life once again in the camp. She had foud direction in her life once again. And i had prayed all the right things for her that night, without knowing it.

Our God truely is an awesome God.

On a side note, I went horseback riding and my horse decided to stop in the middle of the road and pee! hahahah.
The horse was superfunandawesomeee =))

-J

Tc and Godbless!

what we could have been, 8:31 PM.
Sunday, April 4, 2010



hey guys!! this was the game we played after easter hunt:D hahas!! we played under fiona void deck:). the easter hunt was fun as everyone had a hard time finding those eggs especially the kinder joy chocolate:) hahas! happy easter!

uploaded by:hannah:)

what we could have been, 8:25 AM.
Saturday, April 3, 2010

hey guys, as you all know yesterday was good friday (:

In the midst of all the easter cheer and relaxation, we shld take some time to consider what Christ did on the Cross for us and thank Him for being our once-and-for-all Lamb.

Romans 5:18 tells us that, “But God demonstrates his
own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for
us.”

1 Peter 3:18 says that, “For Christ died for sins
once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put
to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.”


happy Good Friday,
justin





Glory to God

what we could have been, 7:43 AM.

About Us

NAME
friendshipsourestate
Tagboard



Members
♦Kiew Ray - 2 Jan 1994

♦Damian - 13 Jan 1996

♦Lisa - 13 Mar 1994

♦Evangeline - 8 Apr 1996

♦Roland - 21 Apr 1994

♦Esther - 30 Apr 1989

♦Larissa - 16 May 1994

♦Alena - 20 May 1994

♦Justin - 1 Jun 1994

♦Marcus Q. - 1 Jun 1994

♦Felicia - 7 Jul 1994

♦Joel - 29 Jul 1989

♦Marcus S. - 9 Aug 1994

♦Hannah - 16 Aug 1994

♦Jeremy - 31 Aug 1994

♦Fiona - 2 Sep 1994

♦Jared - 24 Sep 1994

♦Melody - 25 Oct 1994

♦Roxanne - 25 Oct 1995

♦Zheng Dong - 25 Oct 1994

♦Carmen - 18 Nov 1994

♦Samuel - 9 Dec 1994

Exits
Lighthouse Evangelism

Archives
April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 May 2012
Credits
designed by lil.queens
photos: bexidaisy on DA
host: imageshack & imeem
inspiration & lyrics: TLG
title script source unknown.