Where our safety lies

From Gary V.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. - Matt 24:6-8 (NIV)

The “birth pains” have now become quite frequent, and we know that with more birth pains at shorter intervals, the inevitable isn’t far off.
It is not meant to threaten anyone but to encourage everyone that while there still is time…make that decision and move to safe ground.

“Safety is not in the absence of danger but being in the presence of the Almighty God.” - Ptr Ray-An Fuentes

SWITCHFOOT Live In Manila 2011

That's right, the multiaward-winning American band is coming to Manila this April 30, 2011! This is your chance to watch Switchfoot live for their second visit to the Philippines. 

Venue: Phil-Sports Arena (Formerly Ultra)

Date:     April 30, 2011 (Saturday)

Time:    7:30PM

TICKET PRICES:

                VIP:                        P3500

                COURTSEAT:       P2500

                RINGSIDE:           P1800

                LOWER LEVEL:   P1500

                RINGSIDE 2:        P 800 (free seating)

                GEN AD                 P 500 (free seating)

Patience

Patience.


Ito siguro yung isa sa mga bagay na alam kong mahina ako. Ayokong pinaghihintay ako, lalo na yung sa pila at sa mga laging na-lalate na tao. Kahapon, alam kong kailangan kong baguhin ang perspective ko sa patience kaya nakinig ako sa podcast ni Pastor Joey Bonifacio. Isa siya sa taong talagang hinahangaan ko at tuwing nakikinig ako sa kanya imposible na wala akong matutunan. Bilib ako sa wisdom nat humility niya. Dahil siya mismo ang umamin na mahina din ang pasensya niya. 


If I want to understand patience, I MUST understand time. He quoted a verse from Ecclesiastes that 'There's a time for everything.". This verse is simple yet profound. No need to rush things because everything will happen at a certain time. No pressure. 


If I want to understand patience, I MUST understand that there are seasons in life. There will be times when all you do is fruitful and that's SPRING. But, there will be times when even you do everything you can to see a fruit it will not happen, that's WINTER. There's a time to rest and a time to work again.


If I want to understand patience, I MUST understand love. Love is patient. He goes with a saying that God is patient with us. People, including myself wants to rush things and if it didn't happen in our time frame we tend to blame others and get frustrated. God sees the big picture.


One concrete example of patience is how the farmer is looking forward to his harvest. The seed is there and what's between the seed and harvest is time....PATIENCE. He know that as time passes by, time will come and he'll see that the harvest is worth waiting.


Whether you're waiting for a call for your dream job....
or waiting for your future partner....
or waiting in a line for those documents...
or waiting to get out of traffic


We all need to be patient. And in that time of waiting, believe, hope and be excited for the future knowing that the best is yet to come. Be a better you. 

Busy February Weekend

Feb 25 - Friday


Spent most of my time at church since we were in charge of the stage design and creative stuffs for the Thanksgiving anniversary. Had a great time with churchmates decorating and making the church as presentable as it should be. The altar,stage curtains, LCD projector, tarpaulin and wallpapers were done by all of us. Thumbs up guys! We all did a great job. Thankfully, there's Burger Machine to fill out our tummies. Sarap!


Feb 26 - Saturday


Finally, Mama bought Bert a new phone, the Samsung Galaxy Ace. I told him to buy it coz of its awesome features in an affordable price. Later that day, I went to Araneta Coliseum with Dong to watch Super Show 3. By 5PM, the dome was filled with fan girls. 3 hours of pure awesomeness. These guys are talented. Personally, I liked the solo performance of Yesung, Henry and Eunhyuk. I can barely here their voices because of the deafening screams of all the fan girls. It was really loud!!! Great experience. Got home by 1AM.


Feb 27 - Sunday


Woke up early for our church's 18th anniversary. It was special for everyone since the theme was all about acceptable offerings to God. What could be more acceptable than giving our very life and the best of us to Him. We did some prophetic gestures like walking and giving our offering to the altar that we made last week.  Everyone did a great job. I salute all the people who did their best behind the scenes. There's free lunch for everybody. It was a celebration of God's faithfulness. More fruitful years to come. 


Later that afternoon, me and some  TLW trainers went to Day by Day Christian Ministries to help them out with the TLW training. It's always great to share what I know to these young people and really teach them about what real love really is. Had a great time with my small group: Charlene, Vangie, Shin, Alvin, Joshua, Jao. Rashiel and James. We're rollin'!!!!


One of my busiest weekend so far. 
Feels great to be serve and help others. You better try it.
~Rob

Gusto ko

Got free time today to compose and put some chords in it. So here it is.


Key of E


Maraming beses na akong nadapa
Maraming beses na mata ko'y lumuha
Di makakaila na kailangan Kita
Kaya ngayon ako'y Sayo na


Gusto kong makita ang yong nakikita
Gusto kong maisip ang yong naiisip
Gusto kong magbago para Sa'yo
Salamat sa pagmamahal Mo


Wala pang title...haha

No.

Haven't blog for a while. Been busy for quite some time. Anyway, just had my morning Bible reading and learned that as believers we must learn to say NO to temptation.


Luke 4.: 1-13 / The temptation of Jesus. 


Even Jesus, the Son of God was tempted and was not an exception for this. But He knew how to resist and say NO.


Here's some advice as I read the passage:


1. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. In verse 1, it was emphasized that Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit and later on went to the wilderness. One can't rely on one's self to overcome any temptation or testing in life. Learn to lean on the power of the Spirit that lives in all of us. 


2. Acknowledge the power of Scriptures. Jesus quoted some verses to the devil because He knew there is great power in it. He reminded himself about God's words and made Him stronger and bold to confront the enemy.


3. Learn to say NO. With the Holy Spirit and God's word, Jesus was able to say NO. He knew that if He gave in to temptation, He will commit sin against His Father in heaven. He thinks before he acts.




Being tempted is not a sin. But if you GAVE IN to that then it becomes a sin. Remember that God will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bare. His grace is sufficient.


Have a great week! 
~Rob

Worship on iPhone

Awesome!