state of grace

2005-10-27T20:37:00.000+08:00

phew. long time since a new entry has been added in here.

had a great jamming session on wed! thanks for the turnup.

anyway, here are the pics we took that day, enjoy!

In His Love,
Kev

2005-09-14T10:10:00.000+08:00

Isaiah 53

v1:Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

v2: For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

He was stripped of glory.
That we might be glorious.

v3: He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

He was rejected.
That we might be accepted, even by men.
He was sorrowful and grieved.
That we might be joyful.

v4: Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.

He carried all our cares and worries and sadness.
That we might be carefree and happy.

v5: But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

He was physically, mentally and spiritually punished to the utmost state as payment for all our sins, and healing for our bodies.
That we might be free from the guilt of sin and have peace because we know we are right with our Father.
That we might be eternally free of sickness.

V6: All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He was chastised for our sins.
That we might be found and reunited with the Father and lead our lives according to Him.

V7: He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

He went through all the suffering without any qualms, willingly, as innocent as He was, though He could very well escape from the hands of man and prove His identity.
That we might have a Redeemer and be set free.

V8: He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

He was cut off from the land of the living (sustenance, maintenance, lively, active, flowing(water)).
That we might have everything material we need all the time and lead exciting lives.

V9: And they made His grave with the wicked-- But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

He who knew no sin, was made sin.
That we might live holy lives and be free from the control of sin.

V10: Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

The Father turned His back from His Son, whom He was well pleased with and whom He deeply loved. Yet the Father was pleased to punish Him, for He knew that victory over the evil one was imminent and that man would be able to have communion with Him again.

V11: He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.

Jesus is satisfied with the results and effect of His sacrifice.
We, by knowledge (discernment, understanding, wisdom), are justified by Jesus’ work.

V12: Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.

We have the freedom from the guilt of sin, we will not be oppressed.
We have health as Jesus took all our sickness on the Cross.
We have Jesus as our intercessor, whatever we pray, believe that we receive and we will.
We have a Father whose thoughts towards us are of love, and that we might prosper and be in health.
We have protection for the Father sends His angels to protect us.
We have wisdom for the Holy Spirit in us teaches us ALL things.
We have boldness as we are made in the likeness of Christ.
We have a good future because the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter.
We have the blood of Jesus!

As we behold the glory of God, we are transformed in the same likeness from glory to glory.
We may not understand everything, but we know that ALL things work together for good for those who love Him.
We have everything we will ever need!

Jesus loves you specially...
jess

2005-09-02T21:18:00.000+08:00

The power of praise

An excerpt from Jerry Savelle’s “ If satan cant steal your joy, he can’t keep your goods”

I just found what he wrote about the power of praise in ur times of adversity such a good read that I decided to type it out to share with all of you. be blessed!!

The power of praise

Do you remember what the leaders of God’s people in the Old Testament did when outnumbered by the enemy? Many times the man in charge would seek God and call a solemn fast. All the people would then seek God for guidance, and He would deliver them despite the seeming hopelessness of their situation.

King Jehoshaphat did this once. (2 Chron 20:14-25.) He called a solemn fast when Judah was surrounded by a huge army that outnumbered them and threatened to destroy them. The people fasted, prayed, and sought God about how to handle the situation. The Spirit of God moved upon one of the men in the congregation and he began to speak. Through him the Lord instructed Jehoshaphat, “Send your singers out ahead of the army. Have them shout with a loud voice, Praise the Lord; for His mercy endureth forever!”

God didn’t choose His skilled swordsmen, the mighty men of bathe, to lead His forces. He chose the praisers and put them out on the front line. Those people began to march out against the enemy who outnumbered them. As they walked to face the enemy, they began to sing and shout, to lift their voices in one accord: “Praise the Lord! For His mercy endures forever! Praise ye the Lord!”

Now that has to be hard on the enemy who knows he outnumbers Judah and assumes they are afraid and shaking in their boots; then all of a sudden they come marching against him with head held high, shouting praises to God. That enemy didn’t know how to react to this unexpected show of force and spirit. In their confusion they actually turned on each other and began to fight and kill their own men. Then God’s people just walked in and gathered up on the spoil that was left after the enemy had routed itself. There was so much spoil that it took three days to gather up all of it. (v.25)

You can’t defeat praisers. You can’t defeat one who is quick to praise God.

Do you know what the word Judah means? It means “praise”. Jesus came from the triber of Judah. We’re joint- heirs with Jesus, so that means we are also of the tribe of Judah. We are praisers, and a praiser can’t be defeated.

God has told us through the Apostle Paul, “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice” (Phil. 4:4). He also said, “ The joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh. 8:10). In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 He tells us, “in every thing give thanks.” The psalmist writes : “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph” (ps.47:1); “Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous” (Ps. 33:1); “Praise ye the Lord” (Ps. 146:1; 147:1; 148:1; 149:1; 150:1).

The bible doesn’t tell us all these things about rejoicing, giving thanks, and praising God for nothing. There is strength in praise! There is strength in rejoicing! There is strength in thanksgiving! The devil doesn’t know what to do when he has launched an attack against you, and you keep praising the Lord.

In His Love,
Kev

2005-08-26T20:50:00.000+08:00

yo HI People hee ~

Just wanna say i'm reallie thankful to KNow all of U hee ~yar haha
I mean though u all may not reallie see it but to me U all have been part of God's plan for my Life...
I still deeply in my heart believe that this Band will one day be Ministering and playing songs that will bring out the Him in us ~~
As we worship Him let all the world come and see ~ HOW the mercies we receive from Him can set them free~HAllelujah ~
yar just wanna share that this week's being reallie cool ~

Yup cause God's been good to me .. for His mercies and favor has been with me everydae lol~

i have to say the start of the week i was feeling quite dry yar u know going to work earlie in the morning and then feeling troubled la but thank God for Friends who sharewith me verses and showed me the Love of God.. and thanks DAddie for Bible publishers haha (share with u the verse that open me up at the end of this entry )
HIs unfailing Love so real ...
To say frankly i was coughing a bit and having sore throat for quite sometime... and my voice has not been back to it's condition.. But i know Daddie is gonna restore me and improve me sprituallie and drop giftings to me hee ~ AMen~!
Pray for me whor haha ~lol

Oh yar share with all this verse i read and that i find it quite nice ~Daddie is so sweet ..

Philippians 4:4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again – rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. 6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable.

2005-08-22T15:59:00.000+08:00

check this out, i am seriously considering to sign us up for this. comments?

2005-08-15T10:19:00.000+08:00

great time jamming last sat at velvet joint! :) although we had a hard time finding the place.. haha. well we'll be heading back to our home base this week. cheer~

jamming at fourtones this sat woo hoo~

please practise these songs which are on our agenda. this week we are opening it... so anyone can come and have fun.

a few of us were discussing about it the other day, we should pick a few songs to perfect them. what we decided is that each of us suggest a song that we would like to play or perfect, then we would work on it on our next band practise session...

thus far,

josh - what the world will never take
kev- actually tell the world but we are quite good at it already... so im taking rain down/turn your eyes... :)

agenda for this sat.

1. tell the world
2. rain down
3. what the world will never take
4. God is moving (including instrumental)
5. best friend
6. free
7. all day
8. one way
9. awesome God
10. king of majesty
11. all for love
12. more love, more power
13. turn your eyes

haha.. looks like our usual list of songs. musicians, please practise before coming so we can have a smooth and good jamming session.

yup, all are welcomed to come down and have a rock'n good time with the cross :)

S.O.G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in His love,
kev

2005-08-11T10:15:00.000+08:00

Hey beloveds,

just thought ill take some time to pen(type) down my thoughts on how to really improve as a band. i would just speak my mind.

of course, we are a worship band, the sole purpose of our band is to glorify and magnify Jesus and his goodness and love for us. What greater priviledge than to love him through the songs, praises and worship that we sing unto him? therefore, no matter what music we do, do not take our eyes off Him ever. Do it for Jesus. i always like to fall back on this phrase. nothing by our works but all by His grace. He loves us :)

we strive to be the best we can. dosent everybody? good news! if it is our desire to play our instruments, or sing for him, how much more would our Father actually grant us the desire of our hearts? because he loves us so much.

of course, God will annoint our hands and lips when we play and sing. but i also believe in practical wisdom. by practical wisdom i mean practise. i know all of us would have the desire to improve. i believe in the phrase "practise makes perfect". with the annoiting wouldnt it be even more powerful? definitely not by the snap of the fingers can we improve, but i believe in accelerated learning thru His grace. Practising before a jamming session makes really a big difference.

our band has grown since when we first started. Praise Jesus. Jo, Jess and Hogan will know. its really a testimony to the improvement that we have gone through since we first started playing.

we all have a common goal. we are starting out with covers, but ultimately, it is every musician's dream to be able to compose originals, and work towards gigs. for now, i feel we should first concentrate on gettin that tightness as a band, to have this cohesiveness as a special grp of friends, to be able to handle covers well before we can explore any further.

so far, our jamming, or rather mini-gig sessions have been great and fun~, really enjoyed and look forward for such sessions. but i was thinking, maybe we should set some time or band practise sessions where its only the musicians, so that it would be easier to communicate and improve each other's parts, rather than try to satisfy the crowd and keep playing stuff and commiting the same playing errors in the songs. after we have perfected these minor errors, future "mini-gigs" would be much more fun dont u think?

another grey area is commitment. without commitment, or in other terms the desire to play or sing, will result in the very bane of the faiulure of bands. Jesus has placed this desires in our hearts. i really do hope this commitment and desires will stay in our hearts. i believe it is placed there by Jesus, at least for me it is.

do not be afraid to contribute or have your ideas being made known. it is not all about the guitarist, or vocalist, or drummer, or bassist. our music involves all the instruments. having your say or feedback will improve the overall sound. constructive criticism improves, remember we are all there to learn. if theres something we are doing wrong, pls sound out!

haha.. hope this post hasnt been too lor sor, or too solemn, not my intention haha...

to sum it all up, i would just put it into 4 points
1. Have a heart of worship.
2. Practise.
3. Commit.
4. Feedback.

yup. praise Jesus. He loves us :)

in His love,
Kev

2005-08-07T10:44:00.000+08:00

[God's Beloved and most precious JoNNie JOsiah ]Psalm 36:5Your lovingkindness,O LORD,extends to the heavens!HOw much He lovesme!

yeah man ~ HAd a great time jAmming with u all lol~!

HEy let's do AMazing grace next time haha ... change the Hymn to a more soulful version hee ~

yar Hee KNow that His Glory and Love will fall on us as we worship Him amen ... HIs GLory will just fill us =)

DAddie Hears U ~

2005-08-07T00:54:00.000+08:00

woo hoo great jamming session at Garage Studios today, tho it was super hot and we were all sweating it out... but good workout haha...

i can see the band really improving praise God!

campus meeting was very good, very blessed msg. I liked what darren said about musicians being sent to war and being in the front line, we are the ones who will sing praises to God and bring the victory! haha...

hung out at long john silver after that.... whats new... haha... but had a very blessed time fellowshipping and singing arcapella, haha people must be thinking what r these crazy ppl doing singing in public, haha... but we had fun.

yup~ hope to jam soon again~ most probaly try to organise it on the weekday :)

In His Love
Kev

2005-08-03T22:32:00.000+08:00

Yo PRinces and PRincesses ~! hhaha Praise JESus ~! haha

1 chornicles 13:8 David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing and playing all kinds of musical instruments – lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

Hmm you know as i was reading thru this passage this verse is like popping up to me ar ~ and the first time i see it i just say "DAddie the Whole world will join and sing Praises to U... OUr band will be Playing and praising You with SOngs of celebration with all out might using all kind of Musical instruments hee " ~

Wow Truthfully i felt in my own Heart that We are the "DAvid and All Israel" ~

I Just pray that we know more and more of Him as we play ~ we're different because of who is in us and who we're in~! hee

God will make a way when there seems to be no way ~ ...
ISaiah 43:16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters

Who am I that the Lord of all the earth would choose to know my name....
U told me who i am , I am Yours --- WHO AM I by Casting crowns

ISaiah 43:2 My MOSt precious and beloved Jonnie Boy ~ Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

WIth Lots OF LOVE IN me ~
J0nnie JOsiah

2005-08-03T09:26:00.000+08:00

Festival of Praise
5-7 August Fri - Sun
7.30pm - 10.30pm Nightly
Singapore Indoor Stadium

See you all there on friday!!!!!!!

In His Love
Kev

p.s : R.S.V.P with eddie to book seats so we can all sit together... haha :)

2005-08-01T17:34:00.000+08:00

woo hoo~ finally our band webby is up! Praise Jesus!!

i hope u guys like this simple layout, may be subject to change if u ppl want haha, but i kinda like the simplicity of it... pleasing to the eyes haha.

anyway, i am busy trying to arrange another band practice session soon.. headache man hogan has sch commitment and josh still has NDP rehearsals so its kinda hard to find a suitable timing that soon... Sunday is out, so is Thursday ( hogan cant make it on sun and josh cant make it on thurs). This friday theres FOP and i guess most ppl would be attending it. So that just leaves us with SAT b4 campus!!! ok.. so... just pray hard that josh doesnt have NDP on sat and we can go ahead and rock b4 campus... haha

ok. to cut the long story short, just keep sat 2-4 free as its the only viable time that we can jam this week. will be confirmed latest thursday.

yup really a blessing to be a part of such an annoited team that can sing praises to Him and worship our Abba and have fun!

oh yea... i will be opening this blog to band members so anyoneeee can post here on anything they wanna, itll be cool, praise Jesus. :) i will let u know the user and pass when i see u online hehe...

anyway, future band updates and jamming and news and such will be posted here, so DO DO come back and visit for more details!!

All in His Love

Psalm 96
Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

with lots of love, peace and joy, Jesus's beloved
Kev

2005-07-29T09:47:00.000+08:00

State Of Grace.

On Christ the solid rock we stand.

Not by our works but by His grace.