WELCOME ! THIS is NOT an official site, nor am I an official representative, nor sponsor, et al. I am just a fan of the "spirit of aloha", and the 2013 Pacific Islander Festival (PIFA) in San Diego ...lua, hula, and all things related. Remember this acronym:
aLOhA (Love One Another)
aLOhA (Love One Another)
The day (Sunday, September 22, 2013) began with Christian praise & worship
(I was not in attendance on Saturday)
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“For [we] know
that it was not with perishable things such
as silver or gold that [we] were
redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to [us]from [our] forefathers, but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”
1 Peter 1:18-19
“Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of
the widow..”
Isaiah 1:17
“[We were marked in Him
with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,] who
is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance
until the redemption of those who are God's possession -- to the praise of His glory.” Ephesians 1:14
“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son
He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins…” Colossians 1:13-14
“If we walk in the light, as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of
Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all
sin…”
1 John 1:7
“Make every
effort to add to your faith
goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to
godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7
“The Son is the
radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had
provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”
Hebrews 1:3
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of
the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. ..”
Habakkuk 2:14
“For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
“For it is by
grace [we] have been saved, through
faith -- and this not from [ourselves], it is the gift of God -- not by works,
so that no
one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
“... the LORD God
formed the man from
the dust of the ground and breathed into His nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7
“ [Our] attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with
God something to be grasped.. “
Philippians 2:5-6
“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in
mercy, made
us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions -- it is by grace you have been saved.”
Ephesians 2:4-5
“[We] are all sons [& daughters] of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of [us] who were baptized
into Christ have clothed
[ourselves] with Christ.”
Galatians 3:26-27
“... for
all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, and
are justified freely by His grace through
the redemption that came
by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 3:23-24
“...
the Holy Spirit descended on Him [Jesus] in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
heaven: "You
are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
Luke 3:22
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that [our] sins may be
wiped out,
that times of refreshing may come from
the Lord, and
that He may
send the Christ, who has been appointed for [us] -- even Jesus.”
Acts 3:19-20
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish but
have eternal life. For
God did
not send
His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world through
Him.”
John 3:16-17
“Therefore,
as
God's chosen people, holy
and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Colossians 3:12
“For
no one can lay any foundation
other than the one
already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
1
Corinthians 3:11
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“And do
not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, with
whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.”
Ephesians
4:30-31
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship
in spirit
and in truth.”
John 4:23-24
“We
believe that Jesus died and
rose again and
so we believe that God will
bring with Jesus those
who have fallen asleep in Him.”
1
Thessalonians 4:14
“From Christ the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work…”
Ephesians 4:16
“There
is no fear in love. But
perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with
punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
1 John 4:18
“Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and
asking God to fill you with
the knowledge of His will through
all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”
Colossians 1:9
“To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Philippians 4:20
