No time for fear

Reading the posts dated: March 2 – When God visited my Room and January 6 – Chette.. the Worshipper of God… made me realize that on those dates… God has been “readying me” to take the big step.

What’s the big step you ask?
For the past month, God promoted me into a bigger position in His Church here in JIL Angeles. I’m heading up the VIA/JAM now in JIL Angeles uh.. not only Angeles but the whole Area19a (composed of Angeles, Magalang, Mabalacat and Sn.Luis) and uh.. what’s VIAJAM? um.. The Music Team to be precise.

This is my Ministry Priority right now; I’m the OIC of the Music Team here in JIL Angeles… but God, Ptr.Arnel, Sis.Luz and Sis.Bheng already informed me that I should be ready to handle this team now meaning to be the Head. Ever since God has called me to serve Him; He already told me that He will use me mightily in the field of Music. Although I don’t understand Him that time, I thought He will just use me mightily as a Worship Leader… I didn’t know that Jesus visiting me in my room… had a big reason behind it.

But handling Music Team is not a child’s play. Sis.Edith Mendoza (JIL Worldwide Worship Leader head) said that before. You are not just accountable for your team… but as well for the congregation. How can you train them Physically and Spiritually? How can you prepare them for a spiritual battle every Sunday? How can you maintain their growth? It is totally nerve-racking.

Not only that…

If Handling VIAJAM or WAM is nerve-racking then becoming a PULPIT MINISTER is more than nerve-racking! Its not enough that you are a master of Speech Club, or you are very familiar talking to the crowd. Becoming a Pulpit Minister is not an Easy Job. Some people say, “If you are “dumb” become a pastor.” Preaching and teaching the Word of God is not an easy task. Because it is not about how you deliver the message but its how about you put the message in the hearts of those who are listening to you. Delivering the message of God is not about Skill or your pronunciation. It’s about sharing your relationship with God. Talking not only to the Physical senses of people but as well as their spiritual senses. 

To God be the Glory, my Spiritual maturity has been increasing rapidly eversince March 1, 2009 (When God had visited me). But to tell you frankly, I do not know whether to be happy or frightened. Yes. I should be happy because this is the will of God… for His Children to be more matured Spiritually. But I am frightened because, It happened so fast! and I feel like I couldn’t go on with the flow.

“No time for Fear” - this what the Holy Spirit impressed upon my heart. This is the time of faith and determination. This is the time of Spiritual growth and the time to trust God 100%! This is the time to press on towards the Goal. I’ve been running away many times in the past years… but this time, I have to stand up and face to face accept the challenges that God has put in my life.

“NO TIME FOR FEAR
IT’S TIME FOR FAITH AND DETERMINATION”

…So Help me God, for You have said in Your Word in
“Zech 4:6: Not by our might, nor our power… but BY YOUR SPIRIT”

I AM NOTHING WITHOUT CHRIST

and God said, “No Coke”

I have to share another funny testimony… I really like sharing funny testimonies because it enlightens people and second because it gives people a gentle rebuke when someone read these testimonies.

So right now I have another funny testimony to share, it happened last Saturday. (March 21, 2009) at 1pm. After the dedication at Church (coz I lead the Worship in that dedication); I told philip ”I want to drink coke” and then philip said, “Let’s go to KFC and let’s eat lunch” So we went there I was so excited. “Finally! I’ll be able to drink coke once again”

and then I heard God spoke, and He said… “No Coke”

I was like… “What???” But then I tested the spirit and again God said, “No Coke”

So I knew it was God… -_- but yeah, even we are Christians we are not perfect so I just ignored God’s voice (hehe I’m bad aren’t I? ) so I still told myself, “I will drink coke and no one can stop me” even God said, “No coke”

So when we entered KFC and we ordered 2 meals (Chicken and Coke or Pepsi) I was sooo excited. Suddenly, philip came back from the line and told me, “Chette… they don’t have Coke or Pepsi.. they only have Ice-Tea and Orange Juice”

I was like… “WAAAHHH!!!! my Coke!” But I calmly said, “Ok.. Orange Juice…” but I put it in my heart that I will buy Coke after eating lunch at KFC…

and then God suddenly said, “If you drink Coke and Disobeyed me… your stomach will ache”

Yet, as stubborn as I can get.. if I want Coke.. I will drink a Coke.

At that night, I drank coke and after I drank coke.. I had a stomache…

hehehe…

Sometimes, Us… His Children most especially in minor cases… there are times we unexpectedly “disobey our Father God” or perhaps ignores Him in little things. But God doesnt really count it if its small or a big thing

What He counts and What He wants to know if we will Obey Him or Not.

I was reminded. Thank you Lord for the Rebuke…

When God visited my Room

I am subscribed to the JIL Bible text and through texting, when there’s a blessing and I have a load…. everytime my phone has load, the JIL Bible is sending me a text message with a Bible verse and automatically I am donating 2 pesos and 50 centavos in the JIL I-Care Ministry.

last February 28, 2009…  the text message I received was this:

The Dayspring from on High has visited us – Luke 1:78 – Our lives here on earth will always have suffering and pain and it through faith that we will see the light. The heart of a believer will always be able to see God’s guiding light through everything.

So I was encouraged and I thank God for that message. But I didn’t know that He would do something greater than using a message.

You see… last Night (February 28, 2009). After VIA/JAM (Music) Practice I was knockdown and went to sleep. But at exact 1am of March 1, 2009, I woke up.. and as I open my eyes, my surroundings was full of yellow. Everything were sparkling! The JIL Posters, the windows, the walls…the computer, the bed.. everything was YELLOW! it was strange because my wall is blue and my electric light is color blue… but it was all yellow… It’s like the sun is shinning upon me. I had to rub my eyes to know its true and it stayed there for 10 – 15 minutes.

As I was looking in my surroundings, I felt my eyes teared and I suddenly prayed. I felt God’s presence upon me and I worshipped Him and the Holy Spirit overwhelmed me so I got up and danced in the spirit as I was singing “Holy Spirit Rain Down” when the light left me… I felt refresh… I felt that I was re-charge. That a new spirit was within me and my tiredness left me.

I texted some of my Keyleaders at Church to interpret and all were connected to the word “Light”

Sis. Bheng said it was the “Light”, Ptr. Arnel  said, “It was Light and Hope” and Bro.Lito said, “It was Light and Recharging of Spirit.”

and after leading Praise and Worship for 2 services. (after my DA for almost a month because of my character) God embraced me and told me “Please my daughter… serenade me more… I longed for more worshippers that really serenades me”. His presence at our Church last PM Service was really awesome. Many were healed, refreshed and all of us were touched by Him.

And then I was reminded by Darlene Zschech’s sentence about Worship. “Worship is giving worth to God. It is not the ‘after experience’ rather the ‘before experience’. Some Christians wants to feel ‘the experience’ that is why they worship.” Although the ‘Experience’ will follow once you Worship. But Worship is not like that, Worship is Ministering GOD (Now I understand) It is giving the glory, giving the worth to God, it is pleasing and tickling the heart of God

Worship is expressing our Love to God. And as Worshippers we must grow deeper… and really deeper in love with God. So that once we lead Praise and Worship, we can share that Love to the congregation and the congregation will follow and they will experience the mighty move of the Holy Spirit, like they never experienced Him before.

Lol… just a sidenote: Philip last night said, “Thank you Lord, I got my dream… He love you more than me now… I can live in peace now.. I can die happily now”

lol..

I can’t get enough of Jesus, coz I am really in love with Jesus.
edit: I edited the dates… kekeke… mistakes.. March 1 is sunday

Chette.. the Worshipper of God

If you search my name in google, you’ll find a fanlisting about “Chette the writer”; “Chette the Movie Maker” and you’ll find pages such as “BlessedChette”; “Chette the Christian” ; “chette the Pagemaker” But you won’t see a page about “Chette the worshipper of God”

Some people Online may not know this but last December 2007, God promoted me as one of His Worship leaders at JIL Angeles.

As 2008 coming at end, there was a sudden situation happened and it made me stop leading the congregation in Worship. It was sudden outburst that causes me to stop leading the people in worship. It was me… but I had a lot of warnings before it happened, (I was stubborn yeah) But as I was in the process of Disciplinary Action; God reminded me of the things that I have forgotten… the things He told me before I became a Worship leader, the things that I must treasure. And I would like to share it all of you, as if this is the right time.

Before I became a Christian, I sing songs in Secular. I joined contests at school, in public, I do Karaoke and I was raised up in a family of Musicians, I was in a Choir in the early days and my family. Every time I sang in public, people will gather and they thought that I was a professional singer.

Then, suddenly God arrested me and told me… “You were once just a voice… now I’ll make you my voice… and you will be my worshipper”

I refused. Bluntly. Directly. Refused.

We attended the Calvary Temple in Angeles and the musicians approached me and told me to join the Music Team.

I refused. Bluntly. Directly. Refused.

Then God brought us to JIL Angeles and the VIA Head (Bro.Vic, that time.) approached me and said to join the Music Team…

I refused. Bluntly. Directly. Refused.

But before God’s conviction was there… so little by little I attended Practice… but still the commitment wasn’t there.

I told God… “God, I am not worthy.. I used to sing in secular and now you want me to sing for you?” Even though, I already worship God in my private closet and quiet time. every time I say that.. God kept telling me that He will use me in the Music Ministry.

2003 – 2005… I started to do some special numbers at Church and I told myself, “Okay fine.. God here.. I am already… is this enough?” and He said, “No”

Then 2007… Our church Pastor (Ptr. Arnel Arcega) called me in my cellphone as I was working; He told me, “Sis.Chette, please support our VIA/JAM. You have a calling in the Music Ministry. Do not ignore that calling. God has been calling you eversince but you’re ignoring it” I was shocked. shocked not because I was elated. No. Actually I felt so ashamed. I ignored the voice of God and He had to use Ptr. Arnel to deliever His Message.  That night, I cried out to God and told God.. “Okay Father, Let your will be done and I am sorry for ignoring your voice”

Then I joined the Music Team and commit myself to God and to the VIA/JAM Team of Angeles. Every Saturday I go to church early as possible because I was sooo excited to do Practice.

Then 2008 (I think March 20? I remembered it was holy week) I attended the Shepherding God’s flock I think? in JIL SF… (Correct me if I am wrong) and the speaker was Reverend Joey Crisostomo. It was the first time I heard Him and meet Him in Person… and His sensitivity of the Holy Spirit is quite Amazing. As He was preaching; He sings and we can really feel the presence of God (as He was talking, there were goose bumps).

After that Night, I told to myself… “Lord, I want to have the same Sensitivity of the Holy Spirit just like the sensitivity of Reverend Joey Crisostomo” and He told me, “Are you ready? Are you sure you can handle it?”When He ask me that question I ask Him, “Why the question?” and He didn’t answer back and just led me to the Verse when David was singing songs for God, praising Him for all the wonderful things He has done to David.

Then around August? (Correct me if I am wrong again) Philip attended the JIL Leadership Summit and when he came back, He told me what happened, Share me many teachings. I was elated! But there is this one thing that He shared me that I couldn’t forget. Philip said that the music is really good; all the KKBs were shouting Halleluiah! Praise the Lord! And everyone was dancing in the presence of God, and worship God. But when Rev. Joey Crisostomo stood in the Pulpit, He yelled at everyone and said, “Leave at once! you Carnals!” and everyone were shocked, and then He said, “Please do not grieve the Holy Spirit.. Do not grieve the One I love…” Then he called his child and told his child to play the piano and then he said, “You know, if I wasn’t one of the people being respected in the JIL Ministry? I am no longer here in JIL, Many worship leaders are angry with me. But I don’t care… I do not want to grieve the Holy Spirit.. Please do not grieve the One I Love”

God thought me one thing as I listened to Bro.Philip how he shared that teaching, after that… the Holy Spirit came down and everyone kneeled down and cried. (It was the beginning of the preaching)

I learned that leading a Praise and Worship is not easy. Just because the people were jumping and worshipping God it is already Ok. As Worship Leaders we must be sensitive because the Holy Spirit is very sensitive. (Especially in Worship)

When God promoted me, I kept that in my mind. As I lead the Praise and Worship, I let God control me. There were times I dont have voice already but God told me to continue and when I can’t sing anymore, God will sustain me and give me a brand new voice. There are times the people thought that the music is already finished but when God speaks to my heart, “One more chorus my dear Child” I have no choice but to obey. It may seem torture for the backups and Many VIA/JAMs in our Church can testify… at Practice, there are times I can’t even sing a higher tone pero when it comes to Sunday Leading? I can sing the key even in a higher tone. It was the Work of the Holy Spirit.

There were also times, (Especially in our KKB Service) as I lead the Praise and Worship… God will speak to me and say “Kneel down my Child.. tell everyone to kneel down in my presence” It maybe absurd to those observers, but we are just following God’s command and even first timers don’t think it is “corny” for they can feel God’s presence.

But as months passed by, the devil did something, as I was treasuring that “teaching” of Reverend Joey Crisostomo in my heart, satan attack me in my personal life. Sa Family, sa mga churchmates, Sa finances, sa emotional… Just like a volcano ready to erupt in any moment.

so I needed the Youth Summit.

At the Youth Summit, when we had the chance to take a picture with Sis.Edith, Rev. Joey Crisostomo and Cong. Joel Villanueva. After the Picture taking, I had the chance to shake hands with Sis.Edith. She smiled at me and madali nyang sinabi sa akin, “Be consecrated at all times, you are very sensitive” It leaves me Blank expression, but I just smiled at her and thank her and said, “God bless po”, then I felt she imparted something to me.

Then after the Youth Summit, it was Rev. Joey Crisostomo, as I shake hands with Him and said, “God bless po” He also smiled at me and said, “You are very sensitive in the move of the Holy Spirit, Consecrate yourself  always.” And I felt as if He imparted something to me as well.

But I ignored those words and went home. “Here we go again” I was pressured at home and many things that cost me to act stubbornly and bad in front of our VIA/JAM Head that cost me to undergo DA.

Pero It was really God’s timing… as I was undergoing DA right now, God reminded me of these words that I should treasure…

Then I remembered, when I ask God for that sensitivity of the Move of the Holy Spirit, He gave it to me.. but the question “Are you ready?” marked in my mind.

Masakit pala… It hurts when we grieve the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit is very sensitive and when He grieves… I can feel it and It hurts… it is more hurtful than when you are being hurt by other people or your love ones. and as I was in the process of DA… God is in the process of making me understand more about the Holy Spirit.

That whenever we worship Jesus.. We worship God… and the Holy Spirit is upon us… we should serenade them.. in a soft… voice… kung pwede nga lang.. just the keyboard (Just like what Rev. Joey Crisostomo said) no drums, no guitars… just the keyboard…Also, when the Holy Spirit is convicting us… to do something, if we don’t obey him… He’ll continue to convict us but if it’s too much He’ll grieve and leave us…

As a worshipper of God, we shouldn’t be just lovers of God, of Jesus but as well as the Holy Spirit…I thank God for this reminder, and I pray that God will continue to remind me of His presence everyday and make me become more and more sensitive with the Holy Spirit.

Now I can truly answer back God… “Yes Father, I am ready. Even though it hurts to become sensitive… I wanted to, because of that, I can increase my level of worshipping You and it maybe hurtful but it’s worth it, because I Love You so much…”

 

When God command…

Have you ever experience being commanded by God?

I have.

It was… what can I say? I can’t.. explain. Anyway, it happened last October 1, 2008. I was assigned to exhort in the prayer meeting. But because I wasn’t feeling well so I texted Sis.Bheng and told her that I couldn’t exhort. After that, I spend my day, on the bed… sleeping. But at exact 5:45pm… my cell phone rang, and I when I read it.. it was our VIA Head Sis. Carol telling me to lead the Praise and Worship for the prayer meeting. I texted her back saying, “I could not led the Praise and Worship because I am not feeling well, I was even assigned to exhort but I can’t.” So after I send that message, I returned to my bed but after a few minutes of my eyes closed, I heard God telling me to go to Church and Preach. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock.. it’s almost 6pm (10 minutes before 6:00). And I told God.. that I couldn’t. But once again.. I heard Him (loud and clear) He commanded me to go to the Church and Preach. So I had no choice but to obey.

But the question was… what will I preach? what is God’s message? I wasn’t prepared. So after 5 minutes of preparing myself (would you believe I can do that?) I opened my Bible and ask God for a message and He led me to ACTS where Rhoda and the apostles doubted when they heard Peter’s voice. So I just read it and I ask God to make me understand the message.

When I got to the church, the Prayer Meeting already started; and when I was called to preach… I ask the congregation and led them into a prayer before I preached. The Message of God that came out from my mouth is about Praying but not believing. It was not me who moved but it was God; and at the end of the Exhortation… all of us were crying. The pain that I was feeling suddenly vanished. And after the Prayer meeting; Ptr. Arnel told me that someone told him that they were reminded and blessed when they heard me preaching about the message of God. I said, “To God be the Glory”.

Truly that when God commanded, You have to obey… and when you obey, He will not leave you nor forsake you. I thought I couldn’t do it.. but God helped me. It is really true that when you don’t know what to say.. just open your mouth and let the Holy Spirit talk. And after that, when you obey, it will be very satisfying because God will smile at you for obeying Him.

When God told me to preach in KKB Service

“Sister Chette, Ikaw ang mag exhort this sunday sa KKB” – Bro. John (KKB Angeles Chairman)

You have no idea how big my eyes were when I heard him said those words. KAKA-SHOCK! pero it was confirmed by God; It is time to preach to the youth. Yeah I preached already in Prayer Meetings, Bible Study and even Life Groups pero… I have no idea that it was so hard to preach to the Youth Congregation.

Kalaban lang diyan naman eh… yung boredom; yung kawalang interest… these are the youth we’re talking about. (kaagad ma-bobore) @.@ And I didn’t know how to preach to them… I know that in Life Group… when I start to preach I make them laugh pero they are not this much you know?

So last Saturday; I sat in front of my computer… prayed to God what to preach… and of course I have to make a topic about the theme of the church. The Church Theme is about “Significance and Worship.” So I sat there, listening to random Christian Mp3s… as I opened the Bible… there was no message… @.@ So I waited for God’s message

Until… He made me remember… His Love. The One that drag me into His presence… His Unconditional Love and How important we are to Him. So then… I started to open the MSWord and my hands started to type the title.. “Our Significance to God; that is why we Worship Him”. Then after I finished typing the title… He led me to the verse of 2 Cor 2:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, He is a New Creation, the Old has gone… the New has come”.

Then after an Hour… I finished the message of God and I couldn’t believe it! I was like… WOW.

So Sunday came… and it was KKB Service… 2pm… I kept asking God to help me, and I always declare that apart from Him; I can do nothing… I even told Sis.Bheng, Bro.John and Bro.Philip to pray for me… sobrang nervous ko @.@ Truly that apart from God.. I can do nothing.

So after the game.. I stood in the Pulpit and ask the Youth to pray before I delievered the message of God. As I was praying; I also prayed deep inside of me that God will not leave me and… May God’s presence hide the “ME” so that He can move freely in me.

Then I felt God’s assurance and my nervous left me; and I felt the power of the Holy Spirit moved in me. As I started to deliver God’s message, the youth were listening to me seriously, and laugh when I make them laugh. And before the Ministering… I told them that God loves them sooo much. Especially when I told them…

SO KKB RADICALS.. if you think you are USELESS, NO ONE LOVES YOU… THINK AGAIN.
YOU DON’T NEED TO BE EMO. GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH. YOU DON’T NEED TO LOOK FOR LOVE. GOD IS ALWAYS BESIDE YOU. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CONFUSED IN LIFE. BECAUSE GOD IS WITH YOU.

IN THIS GENERATION, YOU ARE ONE OF GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE. YOU ARE NOT USELESS.

As the Keyboard played the Song, “Who am I” God started to minister to each one of them. Some youth cried, Some youth kneeled down. They felt how Important they are in God’s sight.

All of us… were reminded; how Important we are to God – that is why He is worthy to be worship.  We maybe the biggest loser, the darkest human being, the rebel, the most outcast… but when we accepted Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior… He’ll change our lives and He’ll adopt us in His family.

Thank you God for using me to these youth

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Btw.. before the Message? There was a game called “Identity”… there were only few people who had the chance to take part in it, BUT the youth congregation were shock when they found out more about the past of their leaders. God is just so awesome that these “Trash” before… He picked them up… made them Leaders and treasures in His sight… Let me just give you some samples hehe

Bro. John (KKB Angeles Chairman)
Before: He committed Suicide and he was the baddest war gang leader in Angeles
Now: He is the Head of KKB Angeles, an Evangelist and has the heart to win more souls for Christ

Bro. Philip
Before: A Spiritual dark shadow / satanist and an agent of satan and he doesn’t care about other people.
Now: He is the KKB angeles Assistant, has the heart of sharing the Gospel to the youth and the passion and compassion to other people.

Sis. Bheng
Before: She has the habit of cursing anyone, has low-self-esteem
Now: She is the head of KKB angeles WIN, a Warrior INTERCESSOR of God – a powerful prayerful warrior of God.

Sis. Chette
Before: She was a ‘Drama queen’ ; ‘a goth girl and emo to the max’. She was a spiritual witch and loves people to worship her and an agent of satan.
Now: She is the head of the KKB angeles VIA.. a Worship leader of God. Loves to please God and serves God, and has the compassion to the youth.

Bro. Rodel
Before: He was a rebel, and when he is drunk he loves to hurt people especially old people.
Now: He plays the Keyboard for God. He is the KKB Angeles JAM Head … a Musician with the heart to worship God.

Bro. Nath
Before: He was a drunkster, a warfreak, gambler etc.
Now: He is a servant of God, very responsible leader with a heart to win more souls for Christ, so that their lives will be changed just like what happened to him.

Sis.Lhen
Before: A Christian then backslided and started to became a bad influence to her friends
Now: She is a Leader of God, a Child of God and has the heart to share the Gospel to her friends.

Bro. Elmer
Before: A warfreak, there was an instance he almost died because of fraternity
Now: A Soldier of God, a Security of the saints. He has the compassion to share God’s Love and Word.

Bro. Jayar
Before: He has low-self-esteem and when he and his bestfriend fought, he won’t go to school
Now: He is a Leader, a youth coordinator in a big barangay.. winning more souls for Jesus Christ.

Sis.Lyn
Before: She was looking for love in a wrong places
Now: She is a strong child of God, She only needs God’s Love and everyday she becomes more and more strong.

Sis. Krisna
Before: A rebel child, materialistic, loves to pleased others and herself. Using her talents to glorify herself.
Now: She is a Levite. A worshipper of God, God is using her mightly in Praise and Worship and she is also an evangelist, winning more souls for Jesus.

Bro. Troy
Before: A warfreak and he experienced getting in Jail.
Now: He is a dedicated Child of God, a leader and sharing God’s love to many people.

Look at these leaders… and how God changed them…
God is really amazing.

Zech 4:6

Imagine this:

1. It’s Sunday
2. You’re not feeling Well, You have a fever and colds
3. But you are a Minister, not just a minister but the WORSHIP Leader.
4. In two Dynamic Sunday Services from 2pm – 8pm

Can you do it? No right?

But God can.

Zechariah 4:6 ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.

Every Sunday, I wake up at around 5am to get ready to Praise God for the whole day. (I spend my entire Sunday at Church and No one can stop me from attending (4) four Services at our Church (not even my family) because…

1. I am a Church Leader
2. I am a Worship leader 
3. Every Service, God moves differently. This isn’t like the catholic church… One mass message… the next mass.. the same message. (Since God is the true programer of our JIL Services so we are not bind by technical. Although there is a program, when God moves, there are changes and… you can’t stop Him. There was even an intance that our Ptr. Arnel readied a message, he even gave us the usb to prepare it for the Multimedia – power point presentation but when he stood in the pulpit.. his teaching changed, because God spoke to him during Praise and Worship. So yeah…) anyway…

So this is my testimony. (Aug 10, 2008).

I couldn’t do it. But God can and He helped me yesterday (August 10, 2008). Imagine… I got sick because for 2 days.. I walked in the rain (I don’t have umbrella that time hehe). Then, I woke up at around 5am and went straightly to the Church. At the first service and second service, I served God as the Multimedia presenter and at third Service (the KKB/Youth Service) and 4th Service which is the PM I served God as the Worship Leader.

So imagine me, having fever and colds… my throat aching. But I stood in the pulpit, leading the congregation.

Honestly? That wasn’t me. It was GOD.

Then here’s the unforgatable part: At the 4th Service. I stood at the Altar. Because of God’s grace.. I lead the congregation to the highest Praise and Worship… BUT! Little they did not know… my head is spinning and my voice is almost cracking because the phlegm was already in my mouth! So as I lead the Worship – I prayed to God, “God… please.. sustain me… don’t make me cracked up here.. don’t make me cough… I don’t want to grieve your spirit… please… control me. Sustain me… it is only by your grace why I am here… standing”

And you know that after I prayed that silently? as I was singing? God sustain me and He miraculously gave me another voice power so that I can increase my voice in Worshipping God.

Imagine… from Key G? to Key A?

At the Victory? The songs were all Key A!

After the service, people told me how successful the Service is because of the Preaching and the Praise and Worship. But I only have one thing to tell them…

“Zech 4:6… Its not by my power, but by the Spirit of God.”

- Chette
(August 10, 2008 – unforgatable Sunday)

The Danger of Being Alone.

I was Reminded. Now it is your time to be reminded.

THE DANGER OF BEING ALONE
(2 SAMUEL 11:1-4)

Bishop Brother Eddie said, “Christianity is not bed of roses nor a picnic, true Christianity is a Warfare”

Doctor Moris Cerullo said, “We are in the fierce of combat, wrestling with satan and His evil powers and principalities of darkness..We are involved in an intense spiritual conflict”  (Eph 6:12, 2 Cor 10:3-4)

E.M Bounds said, “Let us avoid playing and dancing with the devil”

satan’s primary goal is to rob and neutralize God’s people through lying deceit and wicked temptation.

Temptation only becomes sin when you give in to it. Temptation simply provides the choice

Joe Aldrich says  “The enemy will wait 40 yrs if necessary to set a trap for you”

Martin Luther says “You cannot keep birds flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your head”

HOW TEMPTATION ATTACK
- Through our desire
- Through our defects
- Through our defeats

WHY IS IT TOO DIFFICULT TO RESIST TEMPTATION?
1. Habitual/Repetitious Sin
    Billy Sunday’s says “Temptation is the devil whistling at the keyhole sinning is opening at
                              the door and letting him in.”

2. Uncontrolled Spirit
3. Unteachable Heart

HOW TO DEAL/OVERCOME TEMPTATION
1. Run away/ flee from any temptation
2. Be watchful and pray at all times
3. Be subject to God’s authority

The Agony of Prayer

Last June 25, 2008… at exact 3pm… Sis.Bheng (KKB Win Representative) and Bro. John (KKB Head) assigned me to lead another exhortation for the prayer meeting. I did not resist because God already told me a lot of times… that I will exhort this coming wednesday so He already gave me an exhortation, rhema or a message for that Prayer meeting.

According to Ptr. Arnel… it was a short exhortation but a very powerful one. He did not expect that I will talk about the Anguish of Jesus in Gethsemane and how well I exhorted it. – But I told Ptr. Arnel that it was God who gave me the message and To God be the Glory.

He also told me that I have to get ready because I can be a pulpit minister someday. Well Here I am Lord… send me… mold me.

But anyway, I just feel like I want to share this small exhortation last Wednesday, God’s message — here online. It’s a good reminder for all of us (especially for me everytime I see this message). Allow me to share it with all of you.

Title: The Agony of Prayer
Text: Luke 22:44 “And being in Agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground”.

There’s this quote I saw once on the internet… ““Prayer is not difficult to understand. But it is difficult to do.”

I remembered when we had our KKB CDN Day (June 8, 2008) and we were encouraging all the KKBs to join any CDNs they want… Praise God there were a lot who committed VIA/JAM; Triune-movers, Artist Circle, Anointed Image Work… but no one dared to approach us and say, “We want to be a part of the WIN Network”. We even made the WIN presentation the best in all of the presentations yet no one joined the WIN Network.

*WIN – Warrior Intercessors Network (Praying Ministry)

If I can recall or correct me if I am wrong… Sis. Bheng is only appointing KKBs to be in the Network but no one volunteered to be in the WIN ministry.

It took me 2 days… 3 days asking God this question: “Why are there so few intercessors today? Even I can’t commit in this Ministry” and then God showed me this verse in Luke 22:24. 

And as I was medidating this verse, God answered my question and made me realize something…

We are in a generation where people avoid PAIN at all costs. That is why even Christians sadly, operate on the shallowest levels of prayers. And God wants us to take us into deep levels of intercessory prayers that only few ever experience.

When I searched the internet about the meaning of “deep levels of intercessory prayers” I found out that Deep, prolonged Intercession is painful. It involves experiencing brokenness with the Father It involves submitting everything to God, Trusting Him even though the outcome is so impossible.

Someone said, we are longing for Pentecost in our lives… We are longing for breakthroughs and Victories… but we always forget that there is no breakthrough, no victory… no Pentecost without the Gethsemane and the Cross…

… a deep level of Intercessory prayer is very painful. To become mature in our prayer life is to pray and pray and pray. When we do not feel like praying that is the time we should pray.

God wants us to pray… a genuine and painful prayer – that involves surrending everything to God, the brokenness to God, Giving everything to God. If you want to cry when you’re praying.. Do it. Don’t stop yourself. Don’t allow yourself to become satisfied with a shallow, self-centered praying. Stay with God in prayer until He leads you to pray at the Level He wants.

Right now, God wants us to evaluate our Prayer Life. Are we becoming shallow in our prayers? Then we should ask God for forgiveness. If our prayers are not sincere and painful… We won’t win any battle. Before Jesus can perform Miracles… He prays… and His prayers are very painful to Him… it always involves self-denials…

Let God evaluate our prayer lives…  let God correct us today…

Before I will end this exhortation… Eversince I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior.. (2002..) up until now… I have 807 answered prayers… but there are thousands of prayers I already offered to God… and yet I only have 807 answered prayers.

Why is that? then God made me remember — those 807 answered prayers were answered because that time as I was praying for the answers… I cried out to God, it was a painful experience for me. It wasn’t a shallow prayer….

How is your Prayer Life today?

 

May 28, 2008 – Mark this day Chette (for God’s glory!)

May 28, 2008 – Mark this day Chette (for God’s glory!) – I stood in the pulpit not to lead Praise and Worship but to preach… It was a nerve-racking experience! And our Pastor attended that service… I was like… OMG… HELP ME OH GOD! Give me MORE OF YOUR ANOINTING!!!

And God did hehe Plus did I tell you guys that I was assigned right there and there? @.@ It’s like I am not READY! Physically and Mentally… But God move and He gave me a topic that caught many people’s attention.

I’ll share it with you Guys ^^

3 Major Purpose of Prayer (Ps 145:18-20)

1. God wants us to be one with Him
- He is Near those who call Him
- He created us to have a relationship with Him
- He wants us to communicate with Him Everyday

2. God wants us to have power to resist temptation/any satanic deception and lies of the devil
- As Christians we are not “sleeping Giants” but GIANTS
- We have 2As that God has given us: AUTHORITY and ANOINTING
- satan is place under our feet
- The More we Pray, the More we have POWER

3. Develop Thirst and Hunger and Even Intense longing to know His fullness

The Three (Es)
a. Extol – God’s Holliness
b. Evaluate – Ourselves
c. Expect more Blessings

I couldn’t do this without God’s power… Thank you Lord for the experience and thank you for not leaving me… *bawls* *tears of Joy*

Love you soo much Jesus~ Love you So much!