Intervention

Song of the week:

Beautiful Exchange by Hillsong Live

so i've committed to blog atleast once a week ... or to try.

ive asked if the New WAve Band @ EMC would join me to use this site as a tool and just a place to get our thoughts out there and a way for us to pray and encourage one another, spurring the body of Christ to live daily for a God who intervenes daily.

speaking of intervening... i went to HILLSONG NYC this past Sunday as some of y'all may have noticed.

as i walked in to IRVING PLAZA/THEATER in Union Sq. i honestly wasn't expecting much.

i have some reservations on Hillsong but am a fan of their praise&worship; and felt the congregation would be made up of people who's there for the hype and the music.

as true as that presupposition may have been, i was instantly ushered into the hype as well!!

the worship was authentic, the congregation undignified, the sermon compelling/convicting~ it was a refreshing moment for me and my friends~

most importantly, it was personal.

although i can never see it as my home church, my spirit was rejuvenated and recommitted.

i dont believe in dating the church, but i do believe in supporting other churches and find it beneficial and healthy visiting different types of churches.

We are all part of a whole and called to support the body of Christ in unique yet uniform way.

Hence my visit to Hillsong NYC was simply amazing and refreshing.

God's word had life again...

Pastor Karl Lentz drove a quote that steered his message,

"if you have a passion to intervene on God's behalf, God will intervene on your behalf"

and his msg did hit home for me.... giving me faith to have "a willingness to do whatever it takes, even if it seems unspectacular"... like my school, my work, my encounters, my relationships...

God is bigger than my issues and problems and is always @ work

This past week i went skiing and snowboarding with a cozy group of EMCers whom im honored to call my brothers & friends =)

it was really great and relaxing, we took advantage of it even if our bodies and wallets had to suffer!

we all wokeup sore and broke! lol, well some of us.... but no matter, i think it was worth it.

money can't replace friendships and lifetime experiences, God is good =)

together we were able to conquer mountains and rough terrain.

first timers like Matt Gao "accidentally" went on the craziest hill called BLACK DIAMOND! and although it was the perfect time to panic, i was proud to see him overcome and slowly yet surely slide down that mountain!

another incident that was the talk of the trip was my friend's, Jack, encounter w death!

sliding down a sharp turn he wasn't able to turn quick or hard enough and headed straight for the cliff!

Fortunately, there was a safety fence to break his fall or would b death~ he loudly expressed his relief and gratefulness for the fence! what an intervention!

in the end, it's sorta like how God intervene's for us~ u could put the analogy together =)

life throws sharp turns and w/o intervention, we're not able to overcome the mountains~werd........ =X

ne how,

im excited for Fri worship/prayer at EMC with the New Wave & friends~

prayer=breathing

breathing=life

life=Christ

les do this.

"Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the King" 1 Peter 2:17

JPeaceout.

ThankYou 2010 Good2c u 2011 :)

Goodbye 2010 hello 2011,

i know im a bit late, but did not want to disappoint my diehard fans and due to the blizzardous conditions outside, i have nothing better to do :)

looking @ my last post since September, it's def been a while!

so many things have been going on and so many chapters written, in the year 2010 alone... whatayear!

2010 has been a defining and momentous year for my life as a person, as a Christian and as somebody who is living on this side of eternity making that imprint for God.

"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord" Romans 14:8

if there's one thing i've learned in 2010, it would be as rudimentary to ne believer....

give glory to God and surrender.

i posted that in my New Year blog for 2010, and for 2011 it still reigns true in my life.... and i know it will still b detrimental till my death.

Although the truth hurts.... giving glory to God in surrender and humbleness are a pursuit for every believer in ne or every walk of life; whether pastor, disciple, or seeker.

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your God."

Micah 6:8

that was the verse that i've really come to love and make my life's verse as a follower of Christ during the end of my 2010 year with APPA homeless missions in DC, which was another amazing moment in my life =)

my 2011 theme came from my fasting from Dec 31st into Jan 1st w/ my spiritual family @ EMC. It's funny how no matter how long or mature you think u may be as a Christian, God will humble you.

and this is God telling me to start from the beginning, to grow up.

"Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good"-1 Peter 2:2-3

2010 @ a glimpse:

Bible Olympics 2010~ LES GO BROWN PHILIPPIANS! :)

23rd

First year snowboardin~loved it, can't wait to go again.holla! :D

New Wave @ 6 flags! :D

Gangstarz @ Fire Island

epic ;)

Basileia Band aka B2 (Ha HAAA)

Challenge 2010 Worship Team

Gala Dinner (Here's to the Night :)

havin some fun @ the Car Wash Fundraisier :P

Philippines Missions 2010!!

NWB Initiation!

EMC Christmas Service

APPA Homeless Missions

My Roommate and good friend/brother CURTIS! :)

Christmas @ Mandy's :)

Appreciation Dinner @ Virgils

Job Well Done! LES GO 2011!

"Brothers sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 3:13-14

JPeaceout.