Where to find true friend???

1 Samuel 20:12-17 (New International Version)
12 Then Jonathan said to David: "By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favorably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know?

13 But if my father is inclined to harm you, may the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away safely. May the LORD be with you as he has been with my father.

14 But show me unfailing kindness like that of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not be killed,

15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth."
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD call David's enemies to account."

17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

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What is true friendship? How do we found true friendship?....
Knowing that Jonathan is the True friend of King David & the house of David...

He loves the Lord, he loves David, he loves David's house...although he also loves his father (King Saul).
May our Lord teach me not to ask where to found true friendship, instead let me learn and lives out how to love Lord, love the people around me ...

as true friendship come with Love, actions and scarification.
Asking is I a true friend of someone?? ~~ (God's bless- Ben)

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Below is the extraction from “Our daily bread – 28 July 2009 -http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2009/07/28/devotion.aspx ) :

The story of Jonathan and David illustrates the value of friendship. Though David was hunted by the demented King Saul, he drew encouragement from his friendship with Saul’s son. “Jonathan . . . loved [David] as he loved his own soul” (1 Sam. 20:17). Their relationship was characterized by trust, understanding, and encouragement. How difficult it would have been for David to endure this unjust persecution without the nourishment of friendship based in the Lord (v.42).
The ancient voice of Chrysostom and the witness of David and Jonathan are reminders of the need to nurture the friendships God has given us. — Dennis Fisher
A friend is the first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

Joyful SG fellowship timing changed!!!

Hey !

This coming Saturday (1st August) JOYFUL SG fellowship timing changed to starting @6.30pm - 8.30pm. Venue: Same..@ The Calarasi

See U & God's bless.

Beware of Shortcuts

A Brother has shared on his plan making wealth in a short time, he said that with his current academy qualification and earning is nearly impossible to make sufficient riches as he planned. Hence, he is now taking up FOREX investment related courses and invested enormous sum in FOREX...

Read the below sharing from Pastor Rick Warran, knowing that going “Short Cut” may not always be the best path....

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By :Rick Warren From:PurposeDriven.com
Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:03 PM EDT

In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most.

Today's Devotional is based on this passage:“People with integrity have firm footing, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall” (Proverbs 10:9 NLT).

A few summers ago my family took a car vacation. We loaded up our van and headed out for an adventure.

Our only goal was to see the western half of the United States. By the end of our two week trip, we’d put over 5,000 miles on the odometer. For most of the trip we simply focused on enjoying the journey rather than rushing toward a destination.

But in one of the states we traveled through (which will remain unnamed) we were so bored with the scenery that I got the bright idea of taking a shortcut to the next major town.Looking at the map, the road for the shortcut appeared just fine—a straight shot to the next town. It could save us about an hour of traveling time.

So we got off the beaten path and took the alternative route. Big mistake! The road was fraught with difficulties:
• Construction work . . .
• A line of slow trucks that we couldn’t pass . . .
• Cattle (then sheep) in the middle of the road . . .
• Potholes the size of meteor craters, and . . .
• No gas station or restroom!

The bottom line: my proposed shortcut ended up taking longer, we nearly ran out of gas, and I had a very cranky family!

The lesson: Shortcuts are not always as good as they may seem. Sometimes the shortest distance to a goal is not a beeline.

We’re often tempted to cut corners in order to speed things up or make a greater profit. But ethical shortcuts, or short-changing someone else, will always come back to haunt us.

The Bible warns us: “People with integrity have firm footing, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall” (Proverbs 10:9 NLT). You can learn more about how to expand your faith by reading The Purpose Driven Life.

SG fellowship on 1st August.... See U....

Hey fellow guys:

Do remember our appointment on 1st August 7.30pm.
We will have dinner together, follow with praise + worship + share X 2... Remember to bring along the “Together in Christ” book & we are touch base on topic (1).
Venue: No. 31 Kim Keat Lane #15-02 “The Calarasi”
See U & God’s bless

Happy BirthD @ The 50s

We have great fun & joyful time @ The 50s...
Celebrating Bee & Mei Ren BirthD...
Hope that Bee cans new Born daily in God’s love and blessing...
Hope that Mei ren can also reborn in God’s mercy...
Cheer!!

So..0000.. Ha..pp..y.....

The "50s" young one....
< "Brotherhood""Yummy....."

周华建 with the BirthD Girl..周华建join the fun....

Cheerful>>>>>>>>>>>

The 3 Mei rens

Dreamer......... The 50's gang....

Mission Trip Report

Mission trip & update from our faithful servant Pastor Moses & Lalita & JD....
In God's grace & mercies, we are so glad to receive the message and update…

Please pray daily for God’s provision, grace, guidance, protections, strengths and blessing fall abundantly onto Pastor Moses, his family as well as his ministry so that more fruits are bear and more souls are save…

Amen.

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Dear Friends
Greetings in the Lord.

It’s a joy to tell you the story of our Trip in the form of a newsletter. The Lord was good to us throughout the journey. It was an experience we can never forget. We praise God for joining hearts with us in prayer.

We started from Imphal (our base) on the 24th of June at 8 AM by car and reached Tamenglong District HQ at 4:25 PM. A friend who organized the Youth Camp, Mr. Asui hosted us in his humble home, with hospitality ranging from traditional food to a cold bath. We had to get ready for the Long walk ahead so we tuck in to bed early. The Magnificent five shared the floor!

It was rather a clear sky by the time we woke up. The sun was beaming beautifully as we had our simple but filling breakfast at about 5 AM. At 5.10 we set off.
It was Namtiram village at 10.25 AM and we had our Lunch at 12 noon. They didn’t know us and we didn’t know them, but the hospitality was excellent. We began to unpack our lunch (ready to eat snack + noodles, cold red tea and energy drinks) but they had different way of entertaining guest. They offered us mats so we could lay and rest while they cook. With enough rest and stomach filled with meat (Wild boar & Deer meat) and vegetables we start our forward move. We thank the good people (family) of Namtiram for their hospitality and bless them with the blessings of God.
It was after about 20 mins walk that Good Samaritans from Tousem came to help us with our loads. The mountain was getting steeper and our legs were beginning to shake, even after the good lunch. It was a relief to see good, healthy and strong four young men sent by the Church of Tousem.

We reached Tousem at about 6.15 PM exhausted from the sunny and humid Tamenglong sun but Tousem welcomed us with its typical light drizzle. We were provided warm water to clean ourselves then to a welcome feast of everything local (from the different veggies to local pig). The local people didn’t stop visiting us till 9 pm. They were happy to see us just as we were also. Although tired we enjoyed the fellowship.

The Camp began in the morning of June 26. Morning Devotion starts at 6 AM followed by three sessions (Body: the temple of God, God’s will in discovering our life partner and Youth and Sports). The Evening Worship Service was open to all the villagers. The Second day saw more parents than the Youths. We had sessions on Mothers’ and Fathers’ responsibilities in the family and living Biblically.
The response from the family was enormous, they requested us to do separate session for the parents, and so Sunday was a special session for the parents. We separated the Fathers and the Mothers so they could discuss problems they faced in the family. They came back together and a reporter from each group shared point after point. It was an opening of the heart by the mothers as well as from the fathers. They discussed issues they normally would not in public. What surprised me more was the openness of the parents in front of the opposite sexes, which is very unusual in the rural villages. And even more to us (young missionaries in the making). Their high respect for us was amazing. It was such a humbling experience to see the both the fathers and mothers kneel down to forgive and pray for one another for their ignorance of the other in building the family.

The Young people were shy but cooperative. They were eager to learn and enjoyed all the activities during the three days camp. Although most of the songs and choruses were in English it doesn’t seem to make much difference. The enthusiasm we saw from them encouraged us even more. We were told prior that the young people will be a mixture of active students and those who never been to school so I was at first hesitant about their understanding capacity and if the long tiring journey was worth it but their willingness to learn and the work we put-in as a team to understand their culture: both young and old paid dividend.

During the trip we were also able to visit the many refugees who were relocated from neighbouring State Assam at two places, Old and New Tousem. We did not take anything with us to give them in terms of physical needs but we were able to have a short fellowship with them and pray with them. We were told that the people of Tousem share their provisions from rice to vegetables to clothing. The local church played a very important role in showing their love and concern to them. They were happy that we did our part in the short visit to pray with them. They said that was all they need, for people to show them LOVE.

We thank God for the wisdom and strength. We all were fit to meet the physical demands and were able to take the sessions from Day 1 without much physical stress. God was with us as we respond to their every question. It could only have been divine. Although we do not have all the answers and they may not be perfect yet we were at least able to give them some biblical foundation where they could build their own answers. We thank God also for meeting all the financial needs for the travel and other needs for the trip.

The church invited us to do similar programme on a regular basis. Hopefully we will return next year or arrange for others. The five of us (all in our early 30s) have decided to do such trips in remote areas at least twice a year, while we still have to strength to travel miles on foot. We are now praying that young seminarians will join us to impart sound biblical teachings in the remote areas of our state and move on to other neighboring states too.

Join us as we continue this humble journey. We value your prayer support. Manipur needs you, North-East India needs you, India needs you. God bless you.

Shalom
Moses & Lalita & JD

We are back...

So glad to have you all wonderful one in JOYFUL...
Praise the Lord, In Christ we are in one family via Our Lord magnificent LOVE…
We are sharing love, joy, soreness, heartrending & cheering matters together…
As we are resuming the SG fellowship on coming 1 Aug, in God’s grace, I wish to share the Small Group Members’ Agreement with you all:

Clear Purpose Grow healthy spiritual lives by building a healthy small group community

Group Attendance Give priority to the small group meeting (call if I am absent or late)

Safe Environment Help create a safe place where people can be heard and feel loved (no quick answers, snap judgments, or simple fixes)

Be Confidential Keep anything that is shared strictly confidential and within the small group

Spiritual Health Give small group members permission to help me live a healthy, balanced spiritual life that is pleasing to God

Welcome Newcomers Invite our friends who might benefit with small group lives and warmly welcome newcomers

Building Relationships Get to know the other members of the small group and pray for them regularly

Responsiveness Respond promptly to all communication, such as, emails, sms, phone calls, etc., from within the small group and Church family. Support the small group leaders and Church family to meeting deadlines.


Other _____________________________________________

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We have also discussed and agree on:

Starting Time: ___________________


Ending Time: ___________________

One again, gives thanks and see you all on 1st August.....cheers

Transformer II.. WOW...

The figure of "Great OPTIMUS PRIME" (TFI)

WOW..Wow... more Good stuffs in Transformer II...

Felt its better then I...

Actions/special effectives..needless to say...

More team work/More emotions/more cares/more concern for others... & like Prime’s transform…

Likes the part where “Love” is not just saying its come with actions and put your Love one interests before you…

True Love comes with faith & scarification , make me deem of the sacrificial LOVE from Christ...

This song came in mind...on out of LOVE Christ Jesus died for us, hence you (Jesus) are my king >>

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The figure of Evil MEGATRON (TFII)

BUMBLEBEE - Concept mode( TFII)

BUMBLEBEE - Robot mode (TFII)

...will buy also the DVD...

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