10/24/11

2 Timothy 1: 3-4

³ I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. ⁴Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

Dear HOCL youth,

I hope you are all well! The blog seems to have a BIG gap. I just wanted to stop in to say hi and that I miss you all dearly! hope you all can catch up on your reading!!

yours truly,

Kristian Lau

8/27/11

Psalm 41: 10-12

¹⁰ But may you have mercy on me, LORD;
raise me up, that I may repay them.
¹¹ I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
¹² Because of my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.

8/20/11

1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

We are all under one body and one Christ, God will use you in a very special way!

Wednesday Prayer Meetings

Just getting a word out there, every Wednesday night, there is a YOUTH prayer meeting at my house starting at 8:00PM

Saterday, 8/12/11

Psalm 33:1-3

¹ Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
² Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
³ Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.

Singing with you all has been a blessing, I pray for many more to come!

Acts 18:9-10 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. ¹⁰ For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.

Friday June 17

Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Acts 9:15-16

¹⁵ But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. ¹⁶ I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

6/11/11

Proverbs 17:1

¹ Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

Acts 4:32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.

Friday June 3

John 3:16-17 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

6/3/11

2 Samuel 23:3-4

3 The God of Israel spoke,
the Rock of Israel said to me:
‘When one rules over men in righteousness,
when he rules in the fear of God,
4 he is like the light of morning at sunrise
on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
that brings the grass from the earth.’

John 18:36-37

³⁶ Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

³⁷ “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

5/28/10

Psalm 119:86
 86 All your commands are trustworthy.
      Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.

Friday May 27

Psalms 119:76-77 May your unfailing love be my comfort,according to your promise to your servant.
Let your compassion come to me that I may live,for your law is my delight.

Jon 13:8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

Friday May 20

Psalms 117: 1-2 Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.

John 8:50-51 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. ⁵¹ Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”

5/14/11

Proverbs 15:8

⁸ The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,

but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

John 6:20 But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid."

Friday May, 6

Proverbs 12:19-20 ¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.²⁰ Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

5/7/11

1 Samuel 2:2

² “There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.

Pslams 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children

4/30/2010

Psalm 101:1-2

¹ I will sing of your love and justice; to you, LORD, I will sing praise.

² I will be careful to lead a blameless life— when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.

Psalms 94:22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

4/23/11

Psalm 90:1-2

¹ Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
² Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

April 21

Luke 21:4
"For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

4/16/11

Psalm 85:1-3

¹ You, LORD, showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
² You forgave the iniquity of your people
and covered all their sins.^[b]
3 You set aside all your wrath
and turned from your fierce anger.

Friday April 15

Psalms 84: 10-11

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless

Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness there is life;
along that path is immortality.

Friday April 8

Proverbs 12:24 Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

4/09/11

Deuteronomy 33:3

³ Surely it is you who love the people;
all the holy ones are in your hand.
At your feet they all bow down,
and from you receive instruction,

April 6

Proverbs 12:20 Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil;
joy fills hearts that are planning peace!

Luke 11:9-10 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

4/02/11

Psalm 74:13,15-17
¹³ It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
¹⁵ It was you who opened up springs and streams;
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
¹⁶ The day is yours, and yours also the night;
you established the sun and moon.
¹⁷ It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
you made both summer and winter.

Friday April 1

Psalms 73:1 Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure

March 31, 2011

Luke 9:20 "Then he asked them, 'But who do you say I am?' Peter replied, 'You are the Messiah sent from God!"'

Deuteronomy 9:4-6 ⁴ After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you. ⁵ It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. ⁶ Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

Sunday March 27

Psalm 69: ¹³ But I keep praying to you, Lord,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.

Friday March 25

Psalms 68: ³ May the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

3/26/11

Psalm 68:19-20
¹⁹ Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
²⁰ Our God is a God who saves;
from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.

^{Luke 6:35 35} “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

Luke 4:36 Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!"

Sunday March 20

Psalm 63: ³ Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!

3/19/2011

Psalm 62: 1-2

¹ Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
² Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

Friday, March 18

Psalms 61: 3  for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.

March 17

Luke 2:49 "But why did you need to search" he asked. "Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

Sunday March 13

Psalm 56: ⁴ I praise God for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

Pslams 57:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

3/12/11

Psalm 55: 16-18

¹⁶ As for me, I call to God,
and the LORD saves me.
¹⁷ Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
¹⁸ He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.

Friday March 11

Pslams 54 : 1  Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.

March 9

Proverbs 11:2 Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 10:31-32

the mouthof the godly person gives godly advice,
but the tongue that decieves will be cut off

The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words

Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Sunday March 6

Numbers 6: 24 May the Lord bless you and protect you

3/5/11

Psalm 48:1

¹ Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Friday, March 4

Pslams 48:9 O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple.

March 3, 2011

Mark 11:26 "I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you belive that you've received it, it will be yours."

Proverbs 10:20-21
²⁰ The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless.

²¹ The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

Mark 9:50 "Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other."

2/26/11

Psalm 42:8

⁸ By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.

Friday Februaru 25

Pslams 41: 2  The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

Feb 23

Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Sunday Feb 20

Psalm 37: 39 The Lord rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.

Proverbs 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

2/19/11

Psalm 37:23-24
²³ The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
²⁴ Though they stumble, they will never fall,
for the Lord holds them by the hand.

Friday February 18

Proverbs 10:3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

February 17

Mark 2:17 "Healthy people don't need a doctor - sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous , but those who know they are sinners."

Feb 16

Mark 1:41-42 ⁴¹ Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

2/12/11 Bible verse

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Psalm 33:20-21
²⁰ We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
²¹ In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name

Friday Feb 11

Pslams 33:11  But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

February 10

8 Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.

Feb 9

Psalm 31:19 How abundant are the good things
that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,
on those who take refuge in you.

Psalms 31:2 Turn your ear to me,
come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.

Sunday February 6

Exodus 23:20 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you."

Friday, Feb 4

Pslams 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

Feb 2

Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid?

Exodus 15:13 In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.

Jan 31

Proverbs 6:12-15

¹² A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
¹³ who winks maliciously with his eye,
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,
¹⁴ who plots evil with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.
¹⁵ Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

Sunday Jan 30

Job 38: 14 As the light approaches,
the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal;
it is robed in brilliant colors.

Friday Jan 28

Psalms 23:4

 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

January 27

Matthew 18 : 4-3
3 Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like a little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven."

Matthew 18:19-20 "I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them."

Jan. 26

^{Matthew 17:20} He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 16 24-25

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Jan 24

Proverbs 4:26 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.

Sunday Jan 23

Psalm: ¹⁴ May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

1-22-2011

Matthew 14:27
"But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

Friday Jan 21

Psalms 18:30

As for God, his way is perfect:The LORD’s word is flawles; he shields all who take refuge in him.

Jan 20

Psalm 18: 2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves mem, and the place of my safety.

Jan. 19

Proverbs 3:34
He mocks proud mockers
but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

Jan 16

This is for Sunday Jan 16
^{Psalm 3:19} By wisdom the Lord founded the earth;
by understanding he created the heavens.

Matthew 12:7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Friday, Jan 14

Psalms : 12:6 The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.

Matthew 9:37

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is great, but the workers are few."

Matthew 8:8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Jan 9

Deanna - Psalm- 9:10 - Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Jan 3,5,6,7,8

Jan 3

Philip - Psalms 3:3 - But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Jan 5

William - Matthew 5:10 - Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Jan 6

Frank - Psalm 6:4 - Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

Jan 7

Christian - Psalms 7:10 - My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

Jan 8

Kristian - Matthew 7:1-2 - “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.