These are more effective than 911
When
You are sad, phone.......................John 14
You have sinned, phone............. Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone..........Psalm 91
People have failed you, phone........ Psalm 27
It feels as though God is far from you, phone..... Psalm 139
Your faith needs stimulation, phone.......... Hebrews 11
You are alone and scared, phone.............. Psalm 23
You are worried, phone.......................Matthew 8:19–34
You are hurt and critical, phone....... 1 Corinthians 13
You wonder about Christianity, phone ..... 2 Corinthians 5:15-18
You feel like an outcast, phone............... Romans 8:31-39
You are seeking peace, phone.................... Matthew 11:25-30
It feels as if the world is bigger than God, phone....... Psalm 90
You need Christ like insurance, phone....... Romans 8:1-30
You are leaving home for a trip, phone......... Psalm 121
You are praying for yourself, phone............ Psalm 87
You require courage for a task, phone.......... Joshua 1
Inflation’s and investments are hogging
your thoughts, phone...... Mark 10:17-31
You are depressive, phone...................Psalm 27
Your bank account is empty, phone......... Psalm 37
You lose faith in mankind, phone.............. Corinthians 13
It looks like people are unfriendly, phone........ John 15
You are losing hope, phone.............................Psalm 126
You feel the world is small compared to you, phone.... Psalm 19
You want to carry fruit, phone.............. John 15
Paul’s secret for happiness, phone....... Colossians 3:12-17
With big opportunity/discovery, phone...... Isaiah 55
To get along with other people, phone......... Romans 12
ALTERNATE NUMBERS
For dealing with fear, call......... Psalm 3:47
For security, call....................... Psalm 121:3
For assurance, call.........................Mark 8:35
For reassurance, call.................Psalm 145:18
ALL THESE NUMBERS MAY BE PHONED DIRECTLY.
NO OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY.
ALL LINES TO HEAVEN ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.
FEED YOUR FAITH, AND DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH.
Monday, May 29, 2006
John 15:9-11
Jesus declares, “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
These things I have spoken to you, that My Joy may remain in you, and that your Joy may be full.”
These things I have spoken to you, that My Joy may remain in you, and that your Joy may be full.”
Monday, May 22, 2006
Pepper n Master
It was on a Saturday morning, a outing day for Pepper.After walking through the new Jurong Lakeside Park, sitting at the nearby HDB park...
Pepper is thinking "when will be the next outing day?"
ha ha ha.. it depends on the master's wife!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
God Help Me
My God My God..
I need help
Please let this bitter cup pass me by soon if it is your will.....
With all the fruits from the Holy Spirit
Peace
Love
Joy
Patience
kindness
goodness
faithfulness
humility
self-control
I have them all, but the light still dim, My Lord and My God, please show me the light, I need the light for my future
I need help
Please let this bitter cup pass me by soon if it is your will.....
With all the fruits from the Holy Spirit
Peace
Love
Joy
Patience
kindness
goodness
faithfulness
humility
self-control
I have them all, but the light still dim, My Lord and My God, please show me the light, I need the light for my future
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and
returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups -
porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,
leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.
While it is normal for each of you to want only the best for yourselves,
that is the source of your problems and stress.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups.
Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change.
Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.
So, don't let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee instead...
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and
returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups -
porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,
leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.
While it is normal for each of you to want only the best for yourselves,
that is the source of your problems and stress.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups.
Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change.
Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.
So, don't let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee instead...
Monday, May 15, 2006
Well Done, Mum!"
Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.
Proverbs 31:29
The emotions of motherhood are universal, from new mothers stumbling through night feeding and sleep deprivation, to seasoned mothers learning to let their grown children go.
Today we honour all the mums who sit up comforting sick toddlers and crying infants; who turn up at work with shadows under their eyes, stains on their blouses and nappies in their handbags; who organise car pools, bake cakes and sew costumes.Mothers who give birth to babies they'll never see, and mothers who give these children homes. Mums whose only priceless art hangs on refrigerator doors, who brave the cold to sit on hard benches at soccer games. Who,when a child asks,
"Did ya see me, Mum?" can honestly say,
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
Mothers who go without so that their family doesn't have to.
Mums who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school - and those who opted for Velcro!
Mothers who bite their lip when their teens dye their hair green; who automatically turn around when a little voice at the mall shouts, "Mum,"even though they know their own children are safe at home or away at university. Mothers who never stop praying for their children no matter how old they get.
What makes a good mother anyway?
Patience?
Compassion?
The ability to nurse a baby, cook a meal and sew on a button all at the same time?
It's all those things - plus the God-given assurance that you're doing the most important job in the world.
The Bible says, "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
"Well done, Mum."
Proverbs 31:29
The emotions of motherhood are universal, from new mothers stumbling through night feeding and sleep deprivation, to seasoned mothers learning to let their grown children go.
Today we honour all the mums who sit up comforting sick toddlers and crying infants; who turn up at work with shadows under their eyes, stains on their blouses and nappies in their handbags; who organise car pools, bake cakes and sew costumes.Mothers who give birth to babies they'll never see, and mothers who give these children homes. Mums whose only priceless art hangs on refrigerator doors, who brave the cold to sit on hard benches at soccer games. Who,when a child asks,
"Did ya see me, Mum?" can honestly say,
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
Mothers who go without so that their family doesn't have to.
Mums who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school - and those who opted for Velcro!
Mothers who bite their lip when their teens dye their hair green; who automatically turn around when a little voice at the mall shouts, "Mum,"even though they know their own children are safe at home or away at university. Mothers who never stop praying for their children no matter how old they get.
What makes a good mother anyway?
Patience?
Compassion?
The ability to nurse a baby, cook a meal and sew on a button all at the same time?
It's all those things - plus the God-given assurance that you're doing the most important job in the world.
The Bible says, "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
"Well done, Mum."
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Thought of the Day - Mathematical Certainty
If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND,
look how far the love of God will take you
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that
While Hardwork and Knowledge will get you close,
and Attitude will get you there,
it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND,
look how far the love of God will take you
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that
While Hardwork and Knowledge will get you close,
and Attitude will get you there,
it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for
could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind
will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it,
we pour ourselves more into work than into
our own family, an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word
FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
the company that we are working for
could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind
will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it,
we pour ourselves more into work than into
our own family, an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word
FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
Who God Uses
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change,
the Courage to change the one I can,
and the Wisdom to know it's me.
The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
John the Baptist ate bugs
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...AND
Lazarus was dead!
No more excuses now.
God can use you to your full potential.
Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger.
1. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
2. Dear God, I have a problem, it's me.
3. Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional.
4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.
5. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
6. Do the math. .. count your blessings.
7. Faith is the ability to not panic.
8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.
9. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.
10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.
11. Blessed are the flexible for t hey shall not be bent out of shape.
12. The most important things in your house are the people.
13. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.
14. A grudge is a heavy t! hing to carry.
15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.
16. How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.
the Courage to change the one I can,
and the Wisdom to know it's me.
The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
John the Baptist ate bugs
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...AND
Lazarus was dead!
No more excuses now.
God can use you to your full potential.
Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger.
1. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
2. Dear God, I have a problem, it's me.
3. Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional.
4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.
5. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
6. Do the math. .. count your blessings.
7. Faith is the ability to not panic.
8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.
9. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.
10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.
11. Blessed are the flexible for t hey shall not be bent out of shape.
12. The most important things in your house are the people.
13. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.
14. A grudge is a heavy t! hing to carry.
15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.
16. How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'.
" I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.
! When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!
May your day be filled with many blessings!!!
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'.
" I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.
! When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.
When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!
May your day be filled with many blessings!!!
Monday, May 01, 2006
Three Things
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -
Time
Words
Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost
Peace
Hope
Honesty
Three things in life that are most valuable
Love
Self-confidence
Friends
Three things in life that are never certain
Dreams
Success
Fortune
Three things that make a man/woman
Hard work
Sincerity
Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman -
Alcohol
Pride
Anger
Three things that are truly constant
Father
Son
Holy Ghost
I ask the Lord to bless you, as I pray for you today; to guide you and protect you, as you go along your way. His love is always with you, His promises are true. And when you give Him all your cares, you know He'll see you through.
Time
Words
Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost
Peace
Hope
Honesty
Three things in life that are most valuable
Love
Self-confidence
Friends
Three things in life that are never certain
Dreams
Success
Fortune
Three things that make a man/woman
Hard work
Sincerity
Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman -
Alcohol
Pride
Anger
Three things that are truly constant
Father
Son
Holy Ghost
I ask the Lord to bless you, as I pray for you today; to guide you and protect you, as you go along your way. His love is always with you, His promises are true. And when you give Him all your cares, you know He'll see you through.
DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR
A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father.
When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.
The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.
"I guess you were expecting me, he said. 'No, who are you?" said the father.
The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up,"
"Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man.
"Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the minister shut the door.
"I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.
"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued,
"until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me," Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I suggest.
"Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be with you always'. "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now."
"So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm." The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the church. Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. Did he die in peace?" he asked.
Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek.
When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed.
What do you make of that?" The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said,
"I wish we could all go like that."
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.
I asked God for water,
He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,
He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend,
He gave me all of YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.
The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.
"I guess you were expecting me, he said. 'No, who are you?" said the father.
The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up,"
"Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man.
"Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the minister shut the door.
"I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.
"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued,
"until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me," Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I suggest.
"Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be with you always'. "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now."
"So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm." The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the church. Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. Did he die in peace?" he asked.
Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek.
When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed.
What do you make of that?" The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said,
"I wish we could all go like that."
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.
I asked God for water,
He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,
He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend,
He gave me all of YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
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