The Redemption

While three of our young people in church were doing a sing&rap presentation – Ryan who was on the other side of the stage put the paints on his white cartolina, no brushes – just bare hands. Extemporaneously, after the song, Ryan came up with this…

"The Redemption" by Ryan Luzano

I got more amazed when I looked closer at this painting, I said to myself, God Your Love is so Amazing! I immediately took a picture of it using my phone, I couldn't wait to talk about it here! 

See, this is exactly what his love can do, it can make people radical about their passion. Art, an expression becomes worship! When his love stirs up our hearts, it also stirs up our hands, our body; to move in praise of the King of Love.

Your output when you're in loved displays your depths. And I could imagine how Ryan looked upon that Love expressed on the cross of our Savior. I also approached Ryan while he was removing the painting from the board and asked him what does this(his painting) mean to him? he said "Redemption".

  

Friends, God gave us His Only Son Jesus and “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight.”( Ephesians 1:7).

For you were bought at a price, therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6:20)

QUESTION:

What does being redeemed mean to you???

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Good morning my Creator!

It was good!

A flash of a moment; when you've created heaven and earth

I exclaimed for my eyes behold how awesome are all your works!

Good morning my Creator, good morning my Love!  

You are marvelous and beautiful!

My praise to you gets louder as I enter your courts

I know, in your presence there your Love; a banner over me

So let me come in, and breathe in the fresh air of your mercy

This morning there is dew on every leaf of plants, what a mystery;

A mystery for a child like me;

For you brought out moist from the scorching heat of yesterday

You shape my past, you made me glad, you bring every new day

In the darkness of night, broke forth ’e ray of light

Praise our merciful God! Praise him with a grateful shout!

                                                                                           February 1, 2011

                                                                  

Pagninilay

Ginugunita natin ang mahal na araw ngunit natanong na ba natin; bakit nga ba “mahal na araw” ang tawag natin dito?          


         Ayon sa isang tabloid article, "Oo nga’t tunay na “mahal” ang mga araw na ito. Mahal sapagkat matindi ang ginastos kung baga ng Panginoong Diyos dito, alang-alang sa ating kaligtasan mula sa kasalanan. At ito’y walang iba kundi ang dakilang Pagpapakasakit, Pagkamatay, at Muling Pagkabuhay ni JesuKristo: ang mabigat na sakripisyo Niya, na siyang pinambayad bilang katubusan natin mula sa kasalanan." 
Libre, Inquirer MONDAY, 29 2010

"Gayon na lamang..." ang pamungad naman ng biblia ukol sa pag-ibig ng Dios para sa atin. Grabe, sobrang mahal tayo ng Dios!

Gayon na lamang ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa sanlibutan kaya ipinagkaloob niya ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. 

John 3:16

         Uso na naman po ang mga penitensya at mga alay-lakad (yung tipong mula Crossing, Edsa hanggang Antipolo at pag-uwi’y nag-rereklamong masakit ang mga binti). Narinig ko pa sa isang kabataan kagabi, “sasakay muna ako papuntang Crossing ‘tas lalakarin ko na lang mula roon.”  Naalala ko pa noong nag-aalay pa ko ng lakad kasama ng mga kabarkada, naka-paa talaga ang karamihan. Kasi ngayon, OA na ata ‘pag nakapaa, baka isipin nila masyadong malaki ang mga kasalanan mo.

          Marami pa po tayong alam na mga kaparaan ng pakikisimpatya sa paghihirap ni Hesus, gaya ng pagpapagutom(habang may “caridad”), hindi pagligo(sa iba extreme na ito). Di pag-lalasing? Pagbibigay ng limos-mahal na araw lang po ba? Di pagkain ng karne? Pag-iwas sa mga paglabas-labas. Maraming bawal dahil patay ang Dios???
Patunay lamang na tayong mga Pilipino ay maraming paniniwala’t tradisyon maging ang salitang "mahal na araw". 

         Sinabi ni Hesus, “Sa ganitong paraa’y niwawalang-kabuluhan ninyo ang salita ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng mga turong minana ninyo. At marami pang bagay na tulad nito ang ginagawa ninyo.”  Mark 7:13

  

Ito ba’y nagbibigay kaluguran sa Dios?

        Mayroon din namang hinahampas ang sarili at nagpapa-pako sa krus as a way of chastisement. Ang pinagkaibahan nga lang po, may alcohol at alaxan sila dahil hindi sila puede mamatay – walang  ikatlong araw na pagkabuhay ang pagpapakamatay. Dios lamang ang makagagawa ng pagkabuhay ng mag-uli, sapagkat sa kanya’y hindi makapananaig ang kamatayan(Acts 2:24). Ang sagot pa ng ilan kapag tinanong mo kung bakit nila ‘yon ginagawa? “para mabawasan ang kasalanan!” What??? Pambawas pa lang yon?
Truth is; Hindi kayang bayaran ninuman ang kanyang sarili kasalanan.

  

Si Hesus ang Kordero ng Dios.

  

        Sinabi mismo ni Hesus, “Sapagkat ito ang dugo ng tipan, ang aking dugo na mabubuhos dahil sa marami, sa ikapagpapatawad ng mga kasalanan. Matthew 26:28

        “Tinubos tayo ni Cristo sa sumpa ng Kautusan nang siya’y magdusa na parang isang sinumpa. Sapagkat nasasaad sa Kasulatan, “Sinumpa ang bawat ibinitin sa punongkahoy.” Gal 3:13

Hindi ba natin alam na tayo isinumpa dahil sa ating mga kasalanan at sa krus na iyon nabuhos ang galit ng Diyos sa ating nga pagsalangsang. We were cursed because of our sins but Christ redeemed us when he was cursed and crushed for us. We’re not supposed to imitate his suffering because it is not a sympathy it’s a mockery. How would Jesus feel if we, the very reason for his suffering, would make ourselves suffer from a do-it-yourself punishment? Knowing that what he did is for the total forgiveness of sins! “It is done!” Jesus said!

        If we truly believed that God loves us we would never do such things. Sinong Ama ang gusto makita na ang anak niya’y pinarurusahan ang sarili para lang maipakita ang simpatya o pagsisi gayong ang tunay na pagsisisi ay pagtalikod sa kasalanan.

Ang kaniyang anak na si Hesus ang nabayubay sa krus hindi upang tayo’y mapahamak kundi magkaroon tayo ng buhay na walang hanggan sa ating pagsampalataya sa kanya.

        Kung tatangagapin mo ang kaniyang walang hanggang pag-ibig ngayong araw na ito, hindi mo lamang ginugunita ang kanyang paghihirap sa krus, tinatanggap mo na rin ang kaligtasan pinaghirapan ni Hesus para sa atin.

What happened Last Soya Night?

Gaya ng sabi nila, "a picture speaks a thousand words"

I know each picture can tell how God exalt himself during our SOYA Night

From the message shared by Kuya Robert about Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

And as we sang Give us clean hands...

With our group sharing and prayer...

Goup leaders wonder how God made their hearts open!

Testimonies!!! i wish i could write them all down here : )

at least a summary; The Lord was so good to us all. He has shown his salvation once again!

Let me quote; "Talagang God made a way for me to be here" - ate renoah

till they all went home, some texted; 

* * *

"mabuti c LORD kase 

nakasayaw kame ng maaus and indi nia ako pinabayaan gang makarating ng haus.

* * *

em' HOME ;-)

feel BLESSED! tnx GOD!

super enjoi dis day ;-)

dami nangyari mabute !!! . . .

* * *

.weEEehHh super happy tlga xa piling ni LORD

THANKS JCWC FAMILY

-para sa mga cnama ko kanina wag kau mgTHANKS sken ndi aq nagdala xeneo dun kundi si GOD amen...

at mga kapatid, naka-GM yan ah! Kaluwalhatian talagang sayo lamang Lord!

(ng pala about the video, wait lang po, we will upload it!)

Truly Lord that nothing can stop us from knowing and loving you!

ilan lang ito sa mga pictures, iuupload po namin lahat sa fb once na makuha namin lahat ng copies!

dalawa-dalawa kasi slr eh,haha. Help us tag our friends ah. 

Praises God!!! 

Rejoice! Pray for one another! Sing and Worship the Lord!!!

Tinubos na tayo ni Jesus! Let us continue to follow our One-True God everyday!

There's gonna be more! Halleluiah!!! 

SOYA-2012 March 16

Open the eyes of my heart

As part of our Voice Class for Worship Leaders

# of Takes: 16  [the last take is the current video]

Date/time: Saturday, ‎ ‎September 4, ‎2010,2:24 PM- ‏‎4:11 PM

We thought it would be very easy but it wasn't.

                       

The recording at the onset wasn't delightful; it was a humdrum. We just didn’t know yet what was wrong. Until we realized that we missed to do something important, which is to pray (perhaps we got so excited).

So Joms and I took a moment to pray and asked God to forgive us because we forgot to begin in Him. And a big by-the-way, He’s the very reason for our song. So we asked for His guidance and his overflowing grace to cheer our souls and by His Spirit enable us to sing with all our hearts.  

Then spontaneously, our hearts sang for a better rendition. . .

“Open the eyes of my heart Lord, open the eyes of my heart, 

I want to see You…

High and lifted up shining, in the light of Your glory

Pour out Your power and love as we sing HOLY, HOLY, HOLY.”

  

The Lord can bring harmony to our worship as our hearts agree to the truth we sing; that's when Worshiping God For Who He Is happens.

We often ask God to open the eyes of our hearts, but unconsciously yet opened, we miss to seek Him. The truth is; He is willing, and just waiting ‘til his word sink into our hearts.

             Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; 

                 teaching and admonishing one another in psalms 

                   and hymns and spiritual songs 

                 singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

                    Colossians 3:16

Our Prayer,

FATHER, may your use this song as we reach out; we pray that the eyes of our hearts be opened wide so that we may be able to see Your glory and Your power shining before all men, the lost and the found.

We give back all praises and honor to you Our God, in Jesus’ powerful name, Amen.

-RM Rodriguez