Salamat, Lord!
Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to Your name be the glory, because of Your love and faithfulness. - Psalm 115:1Sunday, June 08, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
To Worship with a Heart
Peace be with us!
I write this at the time when we celebrate our Lord’s Ascension and commissioning us to continue what He has started. He was very clear --- “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19-20)… What a privileged time for us to spread the Good News through the music that we do.
But as I read His message for today, what bothered me most was what happened before He said this great commission. The Word said “And when they saw Him they worshiped him; but some doubted.” (Matt 28:17).
I continue to be amazed by how God reveals His words and messages, at least for me. For the past several months, He has swamped me with just one word, this word --- worship. I don’t know why, but all these past months, all He says to me is worship!
I have to confess too, that for the past months, I felt there was something lacking in me. I felt, just as some of my brothers described with their past experience, about “something spiritually dry and empty inside”. It’s the feeling that as if everything that you are doing has come to naught. And in everything that you do, the perennial question always pops out “Why am I doing this?”
And the answer to this emptiness came from His loving deluge of that one word --- worship. It suddenly dawned on me that for the past months what I lacked was indeed worship --- worship with my heart. Worship that is true to Him and for Him, and not just something that goes through the motions, or just an after thought.
With His infinite grace, He even showed me what He meant with worship. He led me to the YFC ILC, and there He made me remember how it was to worship --- youthful praise, total surrender to Him, with all hands up raised, even unmindful of being in tune --- it was all about just being with Him.
Yes, worship for Him is being with Him. Not because of what good you’ve done, or what great talents you have. All these are His anyway. All He needs is you being with Him. I remember a youth once told me “worship is heaven here on earth”. And another, talking about her worship experience, “I just kept on crying, not because I was hurt or anything, but because I was with Him”.
Then the pieces of the puzzle fell into their places. I am just awed when this concert we are doing now was titled “Heart of Worship”. It isn’t a coincidence that all these time, He has saturated me with “worship”, and now Bob comes with a concert title “Heart of Worship” (from “Labor of Love”).
I was taken aback having learned about the story of how the song “Heart of Worship” came to be. At times I see the parallelisms of the song’s story and what we have right now. We may be too engrossed with being a lead singer, or being with the choir, or being a musician, that we may be blurring worship. We may be too engrossed of how good we are, of how many missions we have and will have, that we may be setting aside worship. But, as one of the lines of the song goes, as we worship, we have to bring more than a song. We have to bring our hearts to worship.
Let not our talents and our songs be louder than our worship.
We must learn how to worship more, intensely, intimately, individually and as one. The focus is always worship, worship for Him.
Maybe that’s why for the disciples, when they saw Him, they worshipped Him but “some doubted”. The doubt maybe was not because they didn’t believe like Thomas, but because their hearts were not yet ready for worship, their hearts were engrossed and being blurred with something else. Worship was half-hearted, worship was in doubt.
It may seem that during resurrection, whenever people saw Jesus, they worshipped Him. Backtracking a bit in the same Matthew’s account (28:8-9), he says: So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell His disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him!
Luke (24) even shortly narrates about His Ascension, and even ends his gospel as the disciples saw Him in His glorious ascension: Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Let us pray then that as we do this concert, we may see Him. And as we see Him, we have our hearts of worship.
God bless us all.
I write this at the time when we celebrate our Lord’s Ascension and commissioning us to continue what He has started. He was very clear --- “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19-20)… What a privileged time for us to spread the Good News through the music that we do.
But as I read His message for today, what bothered me most was what happened before He said this great commission. The Word said “And when they saw Him they worshiped him; but some doubted.” (Matt 28:17).
I continue to be amazed by how God reveals His words and messages, at least for me. For the past several months, He has swamped me with just one word, this word --- worship. I don’t know why, but all these past months, all He says to me is worship!
I have to confess too, that for the past months, I felt there was something lacking in me. I felt, just as some of my brothers described with their past experience, about “something spiritually dry and empty inside”. It’s the feeling that as if everything that you are doing has come to naught. And in everything that you do, the perennial question always pops out “Why am I doing this?”
And the answer to this emptiness came from His loving deluge of that one word --- worship. It suddenly dawned on me that for the past months what I lacked was indeed worship --- worship with my heart. Worship that is true to Him and for Him, and not just something that goes through the motions, or just an after thought.
With His infinite grace, He even showed me what He meant with worship. He led me to the YFC ILC, and there He made me remember how it was to worship --- youthful praise, total surrender to Him, with all hands up raised, even unmindful of being in tune --- it was all about just being with Him.
Yes, worship for Him is being with Him. Not because of what good you’ve done, or what great talents you have. All these are His anyway. All He needs is you being with Him. I remember a youth once told me “worship is heaven here on earth”. And another, talking about her worship experience, “I just kept on crying, not because I was hurt or anything, but because I was with Him”.
Then the pieces of the puzzle fell into their places. I am just awed when this concert we are doing now was titled “Heart of Worship”. It isn’t a coincidence that all these time, He has saturated me with “worship”, and now Bob comes with a concert title “Heart of Worship” (from “Labor of Love”).
I was taken aback having learned about the story of how the song “Heart of Worship” came to be. At times I see the parallelisms of the song’s story and what we have right now. We may be too engrossed with being a lead singer, or being with the choir, or being a musician, that we may be blurring worship. We may be too engrossed of how good we are, of how many missions we have and will have, that we may be setting aside worship. But, as one of the lines of the song goes, as we worship, we have to bring more than a song. We have to bring our hearts to worship.
Let not our talents and our songs be louder than our worship.
We must learn how to worship more, intensely, intimately, individually and as one. The focus is always worship, worship for Him.
Maybe that’s why for the disciples, when they saw Him, they worshipped Him but “some doubted”. The doubt maybe was not because they didn’t believe like Thomas, but because their hearts were not yet ready for worship, their hearts were engrossed and being blurred with something else. Worship was half-hearted, worship was in doubt.
It may seem that during resurrection, whenever people saw Jesus, they worshipped Him. Backtracking a bit in the same Matthew’s account (28:8-9), he says: So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell His disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him!
Luke (24) even shortly narrates about His Ascension, and even ends his gospel as the disciples saw Him in His glorious ascension: Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Let us pray then that as we do this concert, we may see Him. And as we see Him, we have our hearts of worship.
God bless us all.
Monday, June 02, 2008
I'm sorry, Lord
I'm sorry, Lord
For the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You, Jesus
The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
- Isaiah 29:13
For the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You, Jesus
The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
- Isaiah 29:13
Sunday, June 01, 2008
I'm coming back
I'm coming back
To the heart of worship
And it's all about You
It's all about You, Jesus
Not to us, O LORD, not to us
but to Your name be the glory,
because of Your love and faithfulness.
- Psalm 115:1
To the heart of worship
And it's all about You
It's all about You, Jesus
Not to us, O LORD, not to us
but to Your name be the glory,
because of Your love and faithfulness.
- Psalm 115:1
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Though I'm weak and poor
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is yours
Every single breath
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
- Luke 10:27
All I have is yours
Every single breath
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
- Luke 10:27
Friday, May 30, 2008
King of endless worth
King of endless worth
No one could express
How much you deserve
You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
-Nehemia 9:6
No one could express
How much you deserve
You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
-Nehemia 9:6
Thursday, May 29, 2008
You search much deeper within
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
I'll bring you more than a song
I'll bring You more than a song
A song in itself
Is not what You have required
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," He said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
- Mark 10:12
A song in itself
Is not what You have required
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," He said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
- Mark 10:12
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Longing just to bring
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
-Matthew 13:44-45
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
-Matthew 13:44-45
Monday, May 26, 2008
When the music fades
When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
- Luke 5:15-16
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
- Luke 5:15-16
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
True to Worship
Maymay de Guzman, 14 year old daughter of Phil and Jazz, shares about her experience during last year's "By His Wounds We Are Healed" concert. Her experience brought her to dance for God. It was her worship for her Lord.
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On July 20,2007 another GK concert was held entitled "BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED", that was actually my first time to join a GK concert. My family and I arrived at 7:30am in the morning and I was very surprised when I saw how big ULTRA was, I was shaking after I saw the venue because of nervousness. I can't imagine myself dancing in front of a big crowd.
When we were having our technical rehearsal on stage, I missed some of the steps, I was very nervous that I might also missed some steps on the actual concert. All I can think of was the fact that I need to dance for our Lord God.
When I saw the venue already filled with crowd, I prayed hard and ask God for HIs guidance and I told Him that " GOD this is not for my family, this is not for me, THIS IS FOR YOU" and when I step up on stage, I never felt any nervousness, I didn't missed any steps and I was was not shaking. We had a very good dance performance, my friends and relatives told me that it was good. It was "PERFECT" and I realized then that with GOD nothing is impossible, no worries, no difficulties, no harm, if you will do it for the LORD, coz everything you'll do for our God is perfect and never be afraid when God is with you!!!!
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join our Hearts of Worship on 06/07/08.
come with your hearts of worship,
to worship!
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
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On July 20,2007 another GK concert was held entitled "BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED", that was actually my first time to join a GK concert. My family and I arrived at 7:30am in the morning and I was very surprised when I saw how big ULTRA was, I was shaking after I saw the venue because of nervousness. I can't imagine myself dancing in front of a big crowd.
When we were having our technical rehearsal on stage, I missed some of the steps, I was very nervous that I might also missed some steps on the actual concert. All I can think of was the fact that I need to dance for our Lord God.
When I saw the venue already filled with crowd, I prayed hard and ask God for HIs guidance and I told Him that " GOD this is not for my family, this is not for me, THIS IS FOR YOU" and when I step up on stage, I never felt any nervousness, I didn't missed any steps and I was was not shaking. We had a very good dance performance, my friends and relatives told me that it was good. It was "PERFECT" and I realized then that with GOD nothing is impossible, no worries, no difficulties, no harm, if you will do it for the LORD, coz everything you'll do for our God is perfect and never be afraid when God is with you!!!!
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join our Hearts of Worship on 06/07/08.
come with your hearts of worship,
to worship!
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
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Pentecost Rally
We welcomed the Day of Pentecost at the Amoranto Stadium with our CFC community, with worship and praise and a eucharistic celebration! Mama Mary interceded and stopped the rain for us to commemorate the Holy Spirit's descent on the first Christians. (Thank you, Mama Mary. And Happy Mother's Day!)
More pictures here.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. - Acts 1:8
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Heart of Worship
A month from now,
you will hear a Heart of Worship.
Be with us on 06/07/08, happening at the Crossroad77 (at 77 Mother Ignacia corner Scout Reyes Sts., Quezon City).
Come with your hearts of worship, to worship!
Want to help? Want to be a sponsor? Click here.
you will hear a Heart of Worship.
Be with us on 06/07/08, happening at the Crossroad77 (at 77 Mother Ignacia corner Scout Reyes Sts., Quezon City).
Come with your hearts of worship, to worship!
Want to help? Want to be a sponsor? Click here.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
It's Up!
The 29AD website is up. Now in "test broadcast". Give us some feedback. The link is http://www.29-ad.com/.
May this site glorify our God even more!
Thanks to Omong "King of Flash".
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