As a service, I will be sharing the line-ups of the songs we sing in the Lords Flock Growth Series on Wednesdays and Praise and Worship on Fridays.
Here are the songs we sung last night in the Lord's Flock General Assembly. Bro. Ronald Tapia led the worship.
The Lord Reigns (Gateway Worship)
My Savior Lives (New Life Worship)
Nothing is Impossible (Planet Shakers)
The Wonder of Your Love (Hillsongs)
Beautiful Savior (Planet Shakers)
Just google them for lyrics.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
How it all started
Last Nov 14 was my 11th Spiritual Birthday.
I still recall that day I encountered the Lord. It was the third day of the Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar (CLSS) of The Lord's Flock Community. The past two days of hearing the Word of God from great speakers has already made me excited. Add to it the fact that I had nothing to lose because I had nothing.
Prior to coming to this seminar, I was already at the lowest and darkest moments of my life. Five months prior, I resigned from my second job and found myself risking my daily sustainance on a sales job. I was dependent on the generosity of cousins who was sheltering and feeding me and my sister while I was trying to close my first real estate sale. How did I come to that situation being a UP Diliman graduate and prior to that, Philippine Science High School scholar?
My relationship with my family was far from ideal, not stranged but somehow I felt that I was at the losing end. I was not hitting their expectations, nor them hitting mine.
Besides being unstable financially, I was emotionally unstable. I had been combatting an identity crisis for half of my life then. I felt unloved and unwanted. The friends and clicques I have surrounded myself came and went. The smoke, booze and strobe lights that shone with them have all faded. The nights spent at the videokes a waste.
I had nothing. And in that nothingness I gained everything when I found myself surrendering my self, my life and my being to the Lord Jesus Christ. I surrendered 100%. I gained salvation, eternal life, an Advocate and a promise of full and abundant life. I gained a new family. I gained back my family. I gained back my true self.
The veil was lifted up. The light of Christ drove all the darkness in my life. I was standing on Solid Rock. He completed me by filling all the emptiness in my life. The smile on my face could not be erased for hours!
Thanks to my parents for a solid Catholic background which sustained me in those tumultous years until I found myself again on God's side. Thanks to Sis. Yolly Miemban who invited me to the seminar, for five months of patiently inviting and praying for me. Thanks to the community who led me in growing spiritually.
All glory, praise and thanksgiving to God who loved and saved me.
Worship Song of the Day
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Jesus, I will never let you go
You've taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the Rock
And now I know
I love you, I need you
Though my world may fall
I'll never let you go
My Savior, my closest friend
I will worship You until the very end
(Jesus, Lover of my Soul - Hillsongs)
I still recall that day I encountered the Lord. It was the third day of the Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar (CLSS) of The Lord's Flock Community. The past two days of hearing the Word of God from great speakers has already made me excited. Add to it the fact that I had nothing to lose because I had nothing.
Prior to coming to this seminar, I was already at the lowest and darkest moments of my life. Five months prior, I resigned from my second job and found myself risking my daily sustainance on a sales job. I was dependent on the generosity of cousins who was sheltering and feeding me and my sister while I was trying to close my first real estate sale. How did I come to that situation being a UP Diliman graduate and prior to that, Philippine Science High School scholar?
My relationship with my family was far from ideal, not stranged but somehow I felt that I was at the losing end. I was not hitting their expectations, nor them hitting mine.
Besides being unstable financially, I was emotionally unstable. I had been combatting an identity crisis for half of my life then. I felt unloved and unwanted. The friends and clicques I have surrounded myself came and went. The smoke, booze and strobe lights that shone with them have all faded. The nights spent at the videokes a waste.
I had nothing. And in that nothingness I gained everything when I found myself surrendering my self, my life and my being to the Lord Jesus Christ. I surrendered 100%. I gained salvation, eternal life, an Advocate and a promise of full and abundant life. I gained a new family. I gained back my family. I gained back my true self.
The veil was lifted up. The light of Christ drove all the darkness in my life. I was standing on Solid Rock. He completed me by filling all the emptiness in my life. The smile on my face could not be erased for hours!
Thanks to my parents for a solid Catholic background which sustained me in those tumultous years until I found myself again on God's side. Thanks to Sis. Yolly Miemban who invited me to the seminar, for five months of patiently inviting and praying for me. Thanks to the community who led me in growing spiritually.
All glory, praise and thanksgiving to God who loved and saved me.
Worship Song of the Day
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Jesus, I will never let you go
You've taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the Rock
And now I know
I love you, I need you
Though my world may fall
I'll never let you go
My Savior, my closest friend
I will worship You until the very end
(Jesus, Lover of my Soul - Hillsongs)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Praise Leading Tonight
Tonight, I am assigned to lead the joyful singing and opening prayer for our Growth Series.
I think it was in 2002 when I was first assigned to lead joyful singing in the Equipping the Saints Seminar. And it was a surprise assignment, 5 minutes before the start of the seminar. I did not know what to do so I turned to the word of God, James 1:5 for wisdom and to the mighty Spirit to lead me for I knew not what to say. The same perfect resignation to the leading of the Spirit is still the best way for me to lead worship until now. That is why when I am asked to lead worship, anytime, I am confident that I can always turn to the Spirit to lead me.
Over the years of leading worship, I have learned a few more things that makes one more effective.
One is sanctification. Days before the assignment, I keep myself sanctified, being faithful in prayers, reading scriptures, aware of temptations and sin.
Second is preparation. Spiritual preparation takes many forms. Prayers, private worship, Eucharist, visit to the blessed sacrament. The key is to have been where you want to bring the congregation later on. Technical preparation is identifying the songs to use. I get the theme from the Lord during my prayer time or when a scripture or devotional strikes a chord in my heart. Then I get the proper songs for them. Physical preparation is simply proper grooming and hygiene.
Third is readiness to surrender to the Spirit. Just as how I have always likened worship to a visit to the river. You must jump into the river and let it bring you to places unimagined. You cannot be a spectator.
Tonight, I pray the Spirit will again do wonders in the hearts of the congregation, centering mind, body and soul on Jesus and preparing them for the teaching.
Worship Song of the Day
I will stand and worship You
for everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
for all the wonders You display
I will stand,
I will stand and worship You
(I Will Stand - New Life Worship)
I think it was in 2002 when I was first assigned to lead joyful singing in the Equipping the Saints Seminar. And it was a surprise assignment, 5 minutes before the start of the seminar. I did not know what to do so I turned to the word of God, James 1:5 for wisdom and to the mighty Spirit to lead me for I knew not what to say. The same perfect resignation to the leading of the Spirit is still the best way for me to lead worship until now. That is why when I am asked to lead worship, anytime, I am confident that I can always turn to the Spirit to lead me.
Over the years of leading worship, I have learned a few more things that makes one more effective.
One is sanctification. Days before the assignment, I keep myself sanctified, being faithful in prayers, reading scriptures, aware of temptations and sin.
Second is preparation. Spiritual preparation takes many forms. Prayers, private worship, Eucharist, visit to the blessed sacrament. The key is to have been where you want to bring the congregation later on. Technical preparation is identifying the songs to use. I get the theme from the Lord during my prayer time or when a scripture or devotional strikes a chord in my heart. Then I get the proper songs for them. Physical preparation is simply proper grooming and hygiene.
Third is readiness to surrender to the Spirit. Just as how I have always likened worship to a visit to the river. You must jump into the river and let it bring you to places unimagined. You cannot be a spectator.
Tonight, I pray the Spirit will again do wonders in the hearts of the congregation, centering mind, body and soul on Jesus and preparing them for the teaching.
Worship Song of the Day
I will stand and worship You
for everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
for all the wonders You display
I will stand,
I will stand and worship You
(I Will Stand - New Life Worship)
Friday, November 5, 2010
Gotta go!
Praise and worship na!
The Lord’s Flock
Heritage Worship and Spiritual Formation Center
5 Catanduanes St., (near cor. West Ave and Del Monte Ave)
Paltok, QuezonCity
Every Friday, 7:30pm. Habol na!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
How I Worship
John 4:23-24 (NAB) "But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth."
This word is my guide in cultivating my worship life. Our Elders taught us that our worship life consists of personal worship and the communal worship. Personal worship is one-on-one with God, communal worship is me joining fellow Christians in worshiping God. And a vibrant communal worship is an overflow of a vibrant personal worship. You cannot do without any of these two. You have to have both.
In both occasions my objective in worship is to touch the heart of God, that is being in the Holy of Holies. Being in holy ground is not enough, parang kulang, parang bitin. Worship is an action, and does require exertion of force. Be it in the force of your voice, lifting of your hand, raising your head, or dancing, I must know whether I am exerting my best effort. I cannot be a passive worshiper both in personal and communal worship. I cannot be a spectator but a participant as the Spirit leads me in worship.
Worshiping God in Truth, is knowing Him. Knowing your Creator, your Savior and your Advocate. Having had the grace to read the whole Bible in my early years of following Christ made a lot of difference. Attending the weekly Growth Series, Prayer Meetings and Harvest and Disciple Formation Classes made me closer in knowledge to my God in truth. Awareness of His active involvement in my life increases that knowledge experientially. Reading inspired scriptures, meditations of saints and scholars catalyzed knowledge of my one true God.
Worshiping in Spirit is total dependence on His leading. I was ready for surprises. I almost always begin my prayers with, "Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thine faithful. Enkindle in me the fire of Your love. Let your light shine upon me and the whole world that Your glory may be seen. Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the Earth. Lord, send forth your Spirit and I shall be renewed. Come Holy Spirit and teach me to pray/worship." Total dependence is total obedience to His prompting: the song to sing, when to raise my hands and how high, when to dance, when to lie prostrate, when to kneel, where to sit and when to stop. Oh, the best experience was when the Spirit led me into the recesses of the heart of God, that envelope of peacefully, joyfully, loving thumping heart of God.
Worship is a lifestyle. You need to invest on it, maintain it and live it to the fullest. But that's for another post.
Worship Song of the Day:
I wanna sit at Your feet
Drink from the cup in Your hands
Lay back against you and breathe
Feel your heart beat.
This love is so deep
It's more than I can stand
I melt in your peace...
(The More I Seek You - Kari Jobe)
This word is my guide in cultivating my worship life. Our Elders taught us that our worship life consists of personal worship and the communal worship. Personal worship is one-on-one with God, communal worship is me joining fellow Christians in worshiping God. And a vibrant communal worship is an overflow of a vibrant personal worship. You cannot do without any of these two. You have to have both.
In both occasions my objective in worship is to touch the heart of God, that is being in the Holy of Holies. Being in holy ground is not enough, parang kulang, parang bitin. Worship is an action, and does require exertion of force. Be it in the force of your voice, lifting of your hand, raising your head, or dancing, I must know whether I am exerting my best effort. I cannot be a passive worshiper both in personal and communal worship. I cannot be a spectator but a participant as the Spirit leads me in worship.
Worshiping God in Truth, is knowing Him. Knowing your Creator, your Savior and your Advocate. Having had the grace to read the whole Bible in my early years of following Christ made a lot of difference. Attending the weekly Growth Series, Prayer Meetings and Harvest and Disciple Formation Classes made me closer in knowledge to my God in truth. Awareness of His active involvement in my life increases that knowledge experientially. Reading inspired scriptures, meditations of saints and scholars catalyzed knowledge of my one true God.
Worshiping in Spirit is total dependence on His leading. I was ready for surprises. I almost always begin my prayers with, "Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thine faithful. Enkindle in me the fire of Your love. Let your light shine upon me and the whole world that Your glory may be seen. Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the Earth. Lord, send forth your Spirit and I shall be renewed. Come Holy Spirit and teach me to pray/worship." Total dependence is total obedience to His prompting: the song to sing, when to raise my hands and how high, when to dance, when to lie prostrate, when to kneel, where to sit and when to stop. Oh, the best experience was when the Spirit led me into the recesses of the heart of God, that envelope of peacefully, joyfully, loving thumping heart of God.
Worship is a lifestyle. You need to invest on it, maintain it and live it to the fullest. But that's for another post.
Worship Song of the Day:
I wanna sit at Your feet
Drink from the cup in Your hands
Lay back against you and breathe
Feel your heart beat.
This love is so deep
It's more than I can stand
I melt in your peace...
(The More I Seek You - Kari Jobe)
Monday, November 1, 2010
An Audience of One
Being a worship leader always carries with it the temptation to perform rather than to worship.
It is best to identify the sources of these temptations.
One, you have risen from the ranks of the worship team. I myself rose from doing the overhead projector, to the chorus line, to the lead vocals, to praise leader and then to worship leader. Pride was the downfall of Lucifer the worship leader in God's throneroom. Pride is the downfall of many worship leaders. Knowing fully well that it is the Lord who raised you up, brings down pride from its mighty throne. It is the Lord who promotes. Not by my might, not by my talents, not by anything but by the Spirit. It is by the Spirit that one can truthfully and genuinely worship. The congregation of the same Spirit discerns that.
Two, the brightness of the stage lights. Somehow I have always dreamt to be a singer, in the secular of course. I have sung every standard song in the music collection magazines and have always aspired to hit 100 and many times have done so in the videoke machine. I have done concerts with myself as the audience. Now, here you are, 500+ people in front of you waiting for the voice to lead them in singing. The fulfillment of a dream? Nope, only the audition to an eternal profession. We were made to worship, saved to forever enjoy God's presence. Every step into the stage is a rehearsal of what we are going to do in Heaven.
Three, the audience. There is a very thin line between performing and worshiping. To be sure we are on the right footing, remember, we were saved to worship not to perform. The talents we have, we have all surrendered to God and it is at His disposal. It is He who called and chose us for this ministry. Getting to centerstage is a fruit of our faithfulness to that calling. Faithfulness that is a blessing by the One who called. Look at the audience up front, but gaze upward and more often into your real audience, your audience of One who not just delights in your worship but smiles to bless your offering of praise and adoration.
Always remember, the audience of One.
Worship Song of the Day
The splendour of a King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice!
- (How Great is our God - Chris Tomlin)
It is best to identify the sources of these temptations.
One, you have risen from the ranks of the worship team. I myself rose from doing the overhead projector, to the chorus line, to the lead vocals, to praise leader and then to worship leader. Pride was the downfall of Lucifer the worship leader in God's throneroom. Pride is the downfall of many worship leaders. Knowing fully well that it is the Lord who raised you up, brings down pride from its mighty throne. It is the Lord who promotes. Not by my might, not by my talents, not by anything but by the Spirit. It is by the Spirit that one can truthfully and genuinely worship. The congregation of the same Spirit discerns that.
Two, the brightness of the stage lights. Somehow I have always dreamt to be a singer, in the secular of course. I have sung every standard song in the music collection magazines and have always aspired to hit 100 and many times have done so in the videoke machine. I have done concerts with myself as the audience. Now, here you are, 500+ people in front of you waiting for the voice to lead them in singing. The fulfillment of a dream? Nope, only the audition to an eternal profession. We were made to worship, saved to forever enjoy God's presence. Every step into the stage is a rehearsal of what we are going to do in Heaven.
Three, the audience. There is a very thin line between performing and worshiping. To be sure we are on the right footing, remember, we were saved to worship not to perform. The talents we have, we have all surrendered to God and it is at His disposal. It is He who called and chose us for this ministry. Getting to centerstage is a fruit of our faithfulness to that calling. Faithfulness that is a blessing by the One who called. Look at the audience up front, but gaze upward and more often into your real audience, your audience of One who not just delights in your worship but smiles to bless your offering of praise and adoration.
Always remember, the audience of One.
Worship Song of the Day
The splendour of a King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice!
- (How Great is our God - Chris Tomlin)
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