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More Than Just a Sunday Affair

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More Than Just a Sunday Affair

I don’t want to wake early and dress up on a Sunday

Then completely messing my life up the next day

I don’t want to sing aloud and piously pray

Then finding myself saying things I don’t want to say

I just don’t want to listen to what You are saying

Then wake up tomorrow utterly forgetting

I know You’re the only One who’d care

I want You to be more than just a Sunday affair

Many people won’t understand why I think it’s a big deal

To worship You, know You, pursue You with zeal

They don’t know how You change lives, turn them around

That day when Your blood dripped to the ground

When I think of Your love, what You gave ,I think it’s unfair

That people don’t treat You more than just a Sunday affair

Because I have come to know You not just as Savior

You are my Friend, Joy, Love, Healer, Life-Giver

You’ve seen each tear that falls from my face

You see me through my un-beautiful days

You hold my hands and whisper my name

From Your presence, I emerge never the same

You are to me more than riches, fame or air

And Lord I want more than just a Sunday affair.

 

 

 

Paint The Town Red

You know I feel there's something 'bout to break now,
You know I feel there's a city here to take now.
And it's not so tough for these ordinary hands,
When we trust someone with extraordinary plans.

You know I feel this heart's about to break now,
Cos I can see what the devil's trying to take now.
We've got this leather backed book and a freedom cry,
And we're an army of God who are ready to die.

You give us hope where hope is gone,
You fill the streets with a holy song,
We’re gonna paint this big old town red.

Oh, Here we come, here we come
Oh, Here we come, here we come

You know I feel this sky's about to break now.
You know I feel our city's gonna shake now.
And we hear you call every woman and man,
"Ring the mission bell" and storm the gates of hell.

Miracles run from street to street,
Rise up Church for a holy meet,
We’re gonna paint this big old town red
We’re gonna paint this big old town red
With the blood of Jesus!

Written by Delirious? ©2005 Curious? Music UK

 

 

 

 

 

Romans 8:15-17 (THE MESSAGE)
 15-17This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him! (emphasis added)
                                                                                                     
In My Daddy’s Arms
When I feel they’re
  planning my destruction
The whole world
 is crumbling in slow motion
Whom shall I fear?
My God is near
In my Daddy’s arms
I am safe and warm
In my Daddy’s arms
Even through the storm
I know I can run
And be still…
In my Daddy’s arms
Lord, I feel they are out to get me
I break down and cry
Still I know Your hand is upon me
I am Your child
Your love never fails
Your Word prevails
I wrote and laid notes to this song during one of my ‘quiet times’ with the Lord. During my devotionals I usually have my guitar with me aside from my journal and Bible. There will be a moment of stillness as I wait upon God. Then that is when I start to praise Him, not only for what He’s done but more importantly for who He is.
This song simply states the intimacy that a child of God feels with the Abba, Father –the Daddy God!

 

 

“It is in our youth that love awakens and our heart is directed. It is supposed to. But we must actively control and determine which type of love arises and begins to dictate our actions. We must allow romantic love to DREAM until the time of its awakening, so natural passion will remain dormant, but at the same time we must arouse a passionate love for God.”
                                                -Lisa Bevere
from, “Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry”
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
-Michael Jordan
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”
                                               -- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”
                                                         — Bruce Barton
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
                                                                                                                                    

REDISCOVERING GOD’S KINGDOM

 Dr. Myles Munroe

April 21,2006

• A Lesson in Economics

VALUE is determined by RARITY

            e.g. diamonds are valuable because they are hard to find

• A human being is valuable, as proof, there is no one else on the planet who possesses the same set fingerprints as you have

           
If you want to be cheap – imitate others
If you want to maintain your value –be yourself

• Matthew 4:17
  

Jesus only preached one gospel, that is the Kingdom of God

• REDISCOVER
  

RE – to go backward
DISCOVER – recover something that has always been there
 Note: It never went away, you just lost it
The Power of A Concept
Ideas: control the world; it’s powerful; it is the raw material fir creation of concepts; dead men rule the world today because they have left their ideas behind (e.g. Aristotle, Plato and Galileo)
An idea is also known as crystallized thought that becomes a theory then a philosophy after which it becomes a way of thinking that influences our way of living.
Concepts:are products of ideas; it is the foundation of communication and determines the success of the process.
Misconception: It is the result of wrong concepts that produces wrong conclusions and is manifested as a raging conflict
            A misconception is not a misconception to the one who misconceived it.
KINGDOM CONCEPT
THE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE

1. Original Purpose
   

To extend and establish a heavenly kingdom on earth.

2. Original Plan
   

To extend the kingdom and administer the heavenly kingdom through His royal offspring.
 
Family Business: rulership
Home Office: heaven
Ext. Office: earth

3. Original Assignment
   

Adam was to dominate the earth, he was not given control over heaven!
Note: Christianity has been focused on teaching about heaven, about “coming home” but this is not what God had intended!
THE FALL OF MAN- was a fall from DOMINION and not from HEAVEN. Therefore, we cannot lose heaven because it was not given to us in the first place. Wanting to be in heaven is like wanting something that was never really meant for us. Going to heaven won’t restore man from his fall from dominion of the earth.
The program of God’s redemptive work was to restore mankind to His original will and prepare kingdom rulership over the earth.
RELIGION AND THE KINGDOM

• Man’s search for God and His purpose produced religion
  
• Religion is the most powerful source of opposition of the kingdom principles
  
• The Bible is not about religion but a kingdom from another realm – heaven
  
• Remember : the religious leaders were Jesus’  strongest enemies
  
• Luke 16.16-17 everyone is seeking the kingdom
  
• God gave Adam dominion not religion
  
• Galatians 4:3-5  fullness of time
  
• ponder this: why didn’t God send Jesus a week after the fall? Or during the time of Assyrians, Egyptians or Babylonians? Why was Jesus sent during the Roman Empire
  
• Roman Empire: closest prototype to the Kingdom of God. Before the time of the Romans, other invading armies would burn villages, rape the women and enslave the men and plunder their occupied territory. When Romans took over, they did not destroy the city, they left it intact. Instead the Roman Emperor would send a governor (ambassador) to CONVERT the territory for Rome. This is what God had intended for the Christians to do.
  
• Illustration: The word colon means the part of the body from the tongue (head, in this case Rome) to the rectum (part of ROME’S COLONY).
  
• What passes from the tongue moves on to the rectum (ideas, way of living, customs, traditions, etc…)
  
• As Christians, it is our job to ensure that the information (truth) we receive from God (head) will be sent out to the colony (earth).
  
• WE ARE AMBASSADORS!
  

KINGDOM CONCEPTS

• The message of the Bible is about a kingdom, His kingdom and His royal offspring
  
• Jesus’ message and mission is the Kingdom

Note: This were my notes on the Pastors and Leaders Seminar, "Rediscovering God's Kingdom" with DR.MYLES MUNROE, last April 21, 2006, held at the Word for the World Center at Makati City. The event was hosted by the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International.

utterly scared.

beyond my wits...

thoughts that were wafting through my head...

"what am i doing here?"

michael buble's "HOME" playing in the background...

terrified, weird accents, weird dialects, felt uneasy...

methinks i'm getting quite a bit old, novel experiences scare me and make me feel...

lemme see...

oh, yes,

threatened!

i miss home, i miss classmates and friends, i miss cable tv (HOUSE), i miss tagalog, i miss UP (who would have known?).

I did not know that the scanner was placed beneath this sign, so I placed the card ( used at buses and MRT) at the wrong place and the alarm went off and people were looking at me like I haven't done it before (which really, i haven't right)

you've ever felt that you wanted to blend in the crowd but manage to draw even more attention to yourself? that was me...

I went to church, grabe, 7000 people in attendance, and it was a 'normal' thing, you know having that kind of number, are all Singaporeans, you know, Christians?

Rev. Casey Treat spoke about 'renewing the mind' through the 'truth' which is God's Word...and by knowing this and walking in it, a Christian will prosper in every aspect.

 

I have a Maker

 

He formed my heart

 

Even before time began

 

My life was in His hands

 

He knows my name

 

He knows my every thought

 

He’s seen each tear that falls

 

And hears me when I call

 

I have a Father

 

He calls me His own

 

He’ll never leave me

 

No matter where I go

 

 

 

I have just fixed myself a batch of freshly cooked French toast sans milk, can’t seem to find one can here in the house. I can’t help but be overwhelmed by the tasks that I am supposed to do. And my inclination to just procrastinate and put things off for another day would just want to take over me and let me live a life of comfort – just for a few hours. I write this at our study room, where my neuroanatomy books, physics books, notebooks, handouts and inspirational books are all piled up All I can do is just sigh and say a quick prayer, like, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength”. And you know what? I finally understand the verse in Philippians, “Don’t be anxious for anything but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, and the PEACE OF GOD which transcends all understanding shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”. In other versions, it says that God’s peace passeth all understanding, it means, that peace just would not MAKE SENSE, yeah, I know it’s really weird, but it’s true. His peace would still be there regardless of the circumstances that I find myself in (and oh speaking of ugly circumstances, I seldom find myself trapped into them, I don’t mess up anymore!). No matter what it looks like in the natural world, we, as Christians must look with eyes of faith and believe and declare God’s promises for us is going to happen in our lives. It really doesn’t matter what it looks like in the natural because God is working behind the scenes in the supernatural! I need not fear because if God is for me, who can be against me? His peace just comforts me and assures me that “Everything works together to those who love God and who are called according to His purpose”. Another shocking revelation, something which really rocked me, GOD LOVES ME JUST AS MUCH AS HE LOVES JESUS, I read that in Kenneth Copeland’s article and he quoted the Scripture which explicitly says that ( Let me get back to you on that later). It blew my mind, to think that Father God loves me so much just as He loves Jesus is so remarkable that I just worship Him. This year, I want to be connected to God 24/7, it’s not just formality for me anymore, God has never been so real in my life before, and I don’t care what other people may think but I love Jesus and what He wants me to do I’ll do.

No more compromise and no more flip-ups.

I'm reading this book by Joel Osteen, YOUR BEST LIFE NOW. WIth NOW as the operative word, we can't have the life we have been dreaming of unless we get a move on, right? I must say that this is really blessing me right now. The pricniples stated in this book are biblically sound and I've been applying it in my life and it has been so cool...ROCK WITH JESUS!

After listening to the song for the fifth time, I finally got the lyrics. It's a simple song with a rock-ish tune but it's message is ultra-clear...

YAHWEH, IKAW

Artist: 23rd Psalm

Album: Dakilang Pag-ibig, Rohi Music

SA PAGBUKAS NG BAGONG ARAW

 IYONG MUKHA MATATANAW

HANGGANG SA PAGSAPIT NG DILIM

IKAW PA RIN ANG PUPURIHIN

ISISIGAW KO SA MUNDO

ANG LAHAT NG KABUTIHAN MO

INAALAY KO SAYO

ANG LAHAT NG PABORITO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PANGARAP KO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PAG-IBIG KO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PAG-ASA KO

SA IYO ANG BUHAY KO

PANGINOON IKAW ANG ILAW

NA SAMIN AY GUMAGABAY

IKAW ANG TANGING KAIBIGAN KO

HINDING-HINDI MAGBABAGO

ISISIGAW KO SA MUNDO

ANG LAHAT NG KABUTIHAN MO

INAALAY KO SAYO

ANG LAHAT NG PABORITO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PANGARAP KO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PAG-IBIG KO

YAHWEH, IKAW ANG PAG-ASA KO

SA IYO ANG BUHAY KO

PAPURI AY SA IYO...

PAPURI AY SA IYO...

I don’t want to “go”

I don’t want to “know”

I don’t want to “be”

I don’t want to “do”

I’m not who I am

If I am without you

I am free to believe

I am here to receive

Send me now my Lord

This is what I plead

Because You are the reason I breathe in air

 I will never go anywhere without You near

Stir the fire in me and I will soar on eagle’s wings

Give You my life like never before, hear me sing

Your Love’s the most amazing thing

The reason why my life to You I bring