Archive for May 2009
Love is Waiting
In the autumn on the ground,
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well
[CHORUS:]
I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting
It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time,
slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now
that you're my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well
[CHORUS:]
I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting
It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time,
slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now
that you're my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart
-Love is Waiting, Brooke Fraser
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
"Still In Love" - Brooke Fraser
I'm not hanging on your every word
I'm thriving on my self-sufficiency
I'm not listening to the things I've heard
About me and you
People think there must be something to the way
I talk about you every chance I get
But if I think about you night and day
Doesn't mean I'm ready yet
Maybe I am knee-deep in denial
Or maybe I'm just trying to move on
Maybe I should keep away awhile
But if distance is right I'd rather be wrong
[Chorus]
'Cos I love the way you're smiling at me
When you know it's true
I'm still in love with you
And I love the way you're really trying
Not to let me see
You're still in love with me too
I am way to proud to verbalise my feelings
And you are way to mean if you just let this brew
It's a complicated hand that you've been dealing
Time to win me over: fold and make your move
Smooth some calm over this situation
I can't get past the way I feel for you
It's the little things that make this worth the effort
It's the small, little, insignificant things you do
That make me love the way you're glancing, hoping
When you know it's true
I'm still in love with you
And I love that I'm barely coping
When you let me see
You're still in love with me too
In love, still in love with
In love, still in love with
In love, still in love with you
Jesus In Blue Jeans
Ptr Manny V. shared us that if Jesus was born in this generation of ours, He would not be in the barong or super formal look. As humble as how we entered the Earth, He would be just like simple men, in His BLUE JEANS..
A few points tell us that He was humble that ..
1. He was not that really handsome. Well, the television had thaught us that He is. If you read your Bible, kapag may gwapo or maganda sa Bible, sinasabi tlagang literally na maganda o gwapo siya.. Example, si King Saul, dinescribe na gwapo siya at matagkad pa. Si Esther, sinabi na maganda siya.. and so much more example... pero sa Bible, wala naman talagang sinabi na gwapo sya.. Let's read Isaiah 53... "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him... " . O dba? sabi nga rin niya.. Men look in the outward appearance, but I look at the heart." at hindi rin Siya ganun katangkad... Kung tama pa ang nasa memory ko, 5'1 - 5'2 lang Siya.. ang dami ngang nagsabi nun sa camp na.. "O? matangakad pa ko sa kaniya?"
Siguro, dahil nga Lord Siya, dapat gwapo Siya.. pero can you still obey Him, even though is His not gwapo or maamo ang mukha??
2. The way He talks.
Agains, sinabi na naman sa atin ng T.V. na pagnagsalita si Christ, super mabagal at malumanay.. parang ganito, "Ppeeetterr", or "JooOhhn.." na sobrang tagal.
There are two kinds of Greek daw, ung isa lang ung natatandaan ko.. Yung isa, pang mga social na Greek, ung isa, Coigno Greek (pronounced as Koyno, syempre, nakikinig lang ako. kaya hindi ko alam ang spelling .. hehe). Yung Coigno Greek, yun ung ginagamit sa palengke... kumbaga sa atin, salitang tambay.
Yung Coigno Greek daw ung ginagamit ni Lord nun, (well, sabi ni Ptr yon, siguro, inaral nga nila yon nugn nasa-Bible School pa siya).. Ang example pa nga ni Ptr non ay.. siguro, nung tinawag niya si Zaccheus ay parang ganito.. "Pare, Pachibog naman diyan sa bahay niyo!" hehe:)
3. He was a great socializer..
He was a great socializer.. kumbaga nga, yung mga friends niya, sino ba? mga simpleng tao lang, mga fishermen. Yung iba nga mga prostitutes pa.. Pero dahil sa tinuro niya, dba, mga nagbago naman sila.. basta hindi naman ung mga governors, or high priest yung mga friends nila.. ? He was humble talaga.. Amazing..
4. He's one of the party people and people would not disperse..
If you read your Bible, mapapansin mo siguro na lagi na lang siyang nang nasa party. Mahilig kumain.. Tinawag niya lang si Lazarus, para buhayin, pagkatapos, ayon, kumain.. at lagi nalang kumakain. at lagi talagang nasa party.. haha! remember dba, nagmiracle pa nga siya dun sa wine..
Ayon, the 4 points that leads that if Jesus physically, He would be in Blue Jeans. Nuong nagpunta siya dito sa earth, inabot niya talaga tayo. Hindi Siya ung para bang tipong napaka-taas para mahalin..(though exalted Siya at napakataas naman talaga Niya. Basta! ) Yung mafeefeel mo, na kahit Lord Siya ay lumelevel Siya sa mga katulad nating undeserve.. So much more, nung nasa heaven siya, bago siya bumaba, bonggang bongga dba, hawak Niya ang Universe.. pero dahil sa love Niya para sa atin,, ay pinili Niyang maging mababa.. maging maliit. na dumaan siya, sa pagiging microscopic na organism..tulad ng pinagdaanan natin as human being.. hayy. you might not believe me.. or kung titignan, para blasphemy.. eh sa ganun eh.. hehe.. so amazing.. nakak Shock!
A few points tell us that He was humble that ..
1. He was not that really handsome. Well, the television had thaught us that He is. If you read your Bible, kapag may gwapo or maganda sa Bible, sinasabi tlagang literally na maganda o gwapo siya.. Example, si King Saul, dinescribe na gwapo siya at matagkad pa. Si Esther, sinabi na maganda siya.. and so much more example... pero sa Bible, wala naman talagang sinabi na gwapo sya.. Let's read Isaiah 53... "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him... " . O dba? sabi nga rin niya.. Men look in the outward appearance, but I look at the heart." at hindi rin Siya ganun katangkad... Kung tama pa ang nasa memory ko, 5'1 - 5'2 lang Siya.. ang dami ngang nagsabi nun sa camp na.. "O? matangakad pa ko sa kaniya?"
Siguro, dahil nga Lord Siya, dapat gwapo Siya.. pero can you still obey Him, even though is His not gwapo or maamo ang mukha??
2. The way He talks.
Agains, sinabi na naman sa atin ng T.V. na pagnagsalita si Christ, super mabagal at malumanay.. parang ganito, "Ppeeetterr", or "JooOhhn.." na sobrang tagal.
There are two kinds of Greek daw, ung isa lang ung natatandaan ko.. Yung isa, pang mga social na Greek, ung isa, Coigno Greek (pronounced as Koyno, syempre, nakikinig lang ako. kaya hindi ko alam ang spelling .. hehe). Yung Coigno Greek, yun ung ginagamit sa palengke... kumbaga sa atin, salitang tambay.
Yung Coigno Greek daw ung ginagamit ni Lord nun, (well, sabi ni Ptr yon, siguro, inaral nga nila yon nugn nasa-Bible School pa siya).. Ang example pa nga ni Ptr non ay.. siguro, nung tinawag niya si Zaccheus ay parang ganito.. "Pare, Pachibog naman diyan sa bahay niyo!" hehe:)
3. He was a great socializer..
He was a great socializer.. kumbaga nga, yung mga friends niya, sino ba? mga simpleng tao lang, mga fishermen. Yung iba nga mga prostitutes pa.. Pero dahil sa tinuro niya, dba, mga nagbago naman sila.. basta hindi naman ung mga governors, or high priest yung mga friends nila.. ? He was humble talaga.. Amazing..
4. He's one of the party people and people would not disperse..
If you read your Bible, mapapansin mo siguro na lagi na lang siyang nang nasa party. Mahilig kumain.. Tinawag niya lang si Lazarus, para buhayin, pagkatapos, ayon, kumain.. at lagi nalang kumakain. at lagi talagang nasa party.. haha! remember dba, nagmiracle pa nga siya dun sa wine..
Ayon, the 4 points that leads that if Jesus physically, He would be in Blue Jeans. Nuong nagpunta siya dito sa earth, inabot niya talaga tayo. Hindi Siya ung para bang tipong napaka-taas para mahalin..(though exalted Siya at napakataas naman talaga Niya. Basta! ) Yung mafeefeel mo, na kahit Lord Siya ay lumelevel Siya sa mga katulad nating undeserve.. So much more, nung nasa heaven siya, bago siya bumaba, bonggang bongga dba, hawak Niya ang Universe.. pero dahil sa love Niya para sa atin,, ay pinili Niyang maging mababa.. maging maliit. na dumaan siya, sa pagiging microscopic na organism..tulad ng pinagdaanan natin as human being.. hayy. you might not believe me.. or kung titignan, para blasphemy.. eh sa ganun eh.. hehe.. so amazing.. nakak Shock!
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Rat Race of Life
I think this is the 3rd message nung Camp brought by Ptr. Manny V.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone who loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and he does - comes not from the Father but from the world.
Pastor Manny gave us 3 kinds of sins men committed wherein Christ won over...A great example is Adam and Eve in Genesis 3
I. Lust of the Eyes...
For man, it is said in Genesis 3:6.. "And it is delightful to the eyes.. "
For Christ, of Matthew 4:6, "Then the evil showed him the glory". (it is the time where the devil tempted Christ)
The lust of the eyes pertains about the earthly bodies which can be the source of desires. It could fill up the sensual appetite. It can be pornography or anything that could be seen by the eyes which can brought about sin.
II. Lust of the flesh
For man, in the same verse, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food"..
For Christ of Matthew 4:3, "Jesus feasted for 40 days and nights, he became hungry, the evil tempted Him to make the stones bread".
(Well of course, flesh doesn't always talk about food;|)
The lust of the flesh gives the sense of pleasure. It arises by seeing them. It could be that it satisfies what the body needs that could brought about sin.
III. Boastful Pride of life,
For man, in Genesis 3:6, "And the tree was desirable to make one" (for the evil told Eve that if she eat one, she will know the things which she didn't know)
For Christ, in Matthew 4:6, when the devil tempts Jesus Christ to throw himself to down, Christ didn't do so even though He knew He can call His angels and lift him up with their hands to be saved.
The boastful pride of life talks about what people posses in order to impress other people. It is when people boasts about what he can do or for who he is.
When people, specially Christians are tempted to sin, he will sometimes find himself arriving to a question that could maybe struggle him... and we call it the Killer Question.. "Did God say... ?". Maybe, it is those situation where in you are tempted to sin and you think that God didn't tell anything about it... and when you are too curious of trying things or tempted to do such things, the Knock Out Punch from the devil will tell you .. "You will not certainly die.. "
hAayks.. We tend to rebel what God wants us to do...
"But each one of us is tempted to do when, by his own evil desires, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived it gives birth o sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.. "
Overcoming temptations:
There are many verses from the Bible which teaches us how to overcome temptations. We do not just need to pray that God will put us away from temptations for temptations are always there. Here are some verse:
WATCH and PRAY so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.. Matthew 26:41.
FLEE the evil desires of youth and PURSUE righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call the Lord out of a pure heart.
We don't just run away from our evil desires. We don't just maintain from being in the middle of the road. We don't stop sinning but pursuing righteousness, pursuing what God has wanted us to do.. Obeying and following Him.
SUBMIT yourself to God..RESIST the devil and he will FLEE from you.. - James 4:7
and here is our greatest assurance:
No temptation has has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand upon it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in everyday just as we are - yet has without sin. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to he us in time of need. - Heb. 4:15-16
The choice is clear.
The world and its desires pass away, by the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1st John 2:17
It is not really about rules. but what God wants us to do.
and lastly, let's remember that when we sin, there we hurt:
God
ourself
people around us.
I. Lust of the Eyes...
For man, it is said in Genesis 3:6.. "And it is delightful to the eyes.. "
For Christ, of Matthew 4:6, "Then the evil showed him the glory". (it is the time where the devil tempted Christ)
The lust of the eyes pertains about the earthly bodies which can be the source of desires. It could fill up the sensual appetite. It can be pornography or anything that could be seen by the eyes which can brought about sin.
II. Lust of the flesh
For man, in the same verse, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food"..
For Christ of Matthew 4:3, "Jesus feasted for 40 days and nights, he became hungry, the evil tempted Him to make the stones bread".
(Well of course, flesh doesn't always talk about food;|)
The lust of the flesh gives the sense of pleasure. It arises by seeing them. It could be that it satisfies what the body needs that could brought about sin.
III. Boastful Pride of life,
For man, in Genesis 3:6, "And the tree was desirable to make one" (for the evil told Eve that if she eat one, she will know the things which she didn't know)
For Christ, in Matthew 4:6, when the devil tempts Jesus Christ to throw himself to down, Christ didn't do so even though He knew He can call His angels and lift him up with their hands to be saved.
The boastful pride of life talks about what people posses in order to impress other people. It is when people boasts about what he can do or for who he is.
When people, specially Christians are tempted to sin, he will sometimes find himself arriving to a question that could maybe struggle him... and we call it the Killer Question.. "Did God say... ?". Maybe, it is those situation where in you are tempted to sin and you think that God didn't tell anything about it... and when you are too curious of trying things or tempted to do such things, the Knock Out Punch from the devil will tell you .. "You will not certainly die.. "
hAayks.. We tend to rebel what God wants us to do...
"But each one of us is tempted to do when, by his own evil desires, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived it gives birth o sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.. "
Overcoming temptations:
There are many verses from the Bible which teaches us how to overcome temptations. We do not just need to pray that God will put us away from temptations for temptations are always there. Here are some verse:
WATCH and PRAY so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.. Matthew 26:41.
FLEE the evil desires of youth and PURSUE righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call the Lord out of a pure heart.
We don't just run away from our evil desires. We don't just maintain from being in the middle of the road. We don't stop sinning but pursuing righteousness, pursuing what God has wanted us to do.. Obeying and following Him.
SUBMIT yourself to God..RESIST the devil and he will FLEE from you.. - James 4:7
and here is our greatest assurance:
You sin because it is your choice
No temptation has has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand upon it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in everyday just as we are - yet has without sin. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to he us in time of need. - Heb. 4:15-16
The choice is clear.
The world and its desires pass away, by the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1st John 2:17
It is not really about rules. but what God wants us to do.
and lastly, let's remember that when we sin, there we hurt:
God
ourself
people around us.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
