An evening with Pastor Andrew

It was a really rough day for me, trying to come up with the quotation and trying to stay positive that we will seal the deal! : )

So really felt very relieved to have cell today, and it was with the Vibrants @ their Revive Camp! Pastor Andrew from Cornerstone Church's Youth ministry came to share today! It was really an amazing night.

I enjoyed his preaching a lot today, "There is a time for everything". Ecc 3! There are things that we can choose and there are things that we cannot. God chose us, and He knew us from the moment we were a substance in our mother's womb. I am more amazed that someone so real, someone from our generation has placed his heart and soul into learning GOd's work and being a full time Pastor!

The time He shared about Job's story, that he knelt before God and said, Blessed be Your Name, you give and take away, naked I come, naked I go. It really touched my heart, God allowed trials and temptations in our lives, because He already knew that we will pass the test. He already know that we will be able to overcome.

God placed a calling in His heart to learn Indonesian songs.. and years later he is going to be preaching in Indonesia and leading worship in their language. He pursued his dream and cut an album with his youths with Integrity!

From 40 strong youths to 400 strong youths.. Only a heart after God can do it.

When we prayed, i felt God's presence strongly so much that I could not stop crying, its been such a long time before I felt the Holy Spirit so strongly. Pastor Andrew said he felt that I had lots of dreams when I am young, that I have a good spirit and that God gave me many gifts..

I cried because, when I was younger I always felt that someday.. I will be a Somebody. What kind of somebody, I do not know..

And I left my life in God's hands from tonight forth.. That he will take over and take control. I will not let the successes and the failures of this world control what God wants me to do.

Just when I was about to give up on our partnership, God sent us signs to continue. God works in miraculous ways, ways that are much higher than what we can conceive.

Pastor Rachel prayed for me, for our generation to rise up to our roles. For our cell, for my dreams. I prayed silently for salvation of Jerome & my family! God will do something greater in my life.

Jerome shared with me that we need people like Pastor Andrew, visionaries. We need help in the church, i shared with him, its time we rose up to the occasion. Its time our generation sowed into the lives of the people around us.

He said, these things can only be learnt in Bible School! So yes! Maybe perhaps, we should attend short courses together! Lord, may what you put in Jerome's heart come to pass, that he may go and bless others.

Pastor Rachel prayed for Jerome to grow and be strong in the word of God, it will come!

Thank you Lord, i cast all my cares upon you, I know that You will carry me through.

Amen.

Worship Conference

You should be called where Worship leading is concerned, you are not leading people in songs only, demonstrating the lifestyle of worship, its a major responsibility. You need to serve a number of years.

He always says: Watch your leaders and mirror them, if you are not practicing as a leader then how can you encourage under you to develop. Practice yourself. Do not become a great musician to be a great musician.

You need to maximise the time when the worship team are together, you never have the chance to let them hang around. When we are on stage worshipping, this is not hard work, our focus is not on the music, is what is happening with the people and in Heaven.

Have a plan, do not just have the desire. The temple musicians, the amount of training that they have just to lead worship.

Be the best that you can be.

Exodus 3 Be skilled, develop your giftings. What are the steps we take to develop ourselves?

The whole musical and spiritual aspect. Never become stagnant. Keep the team focused. Musical expertise, when we say singer or musician needs to be skilled. All needs to be inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Listening is crucial. We need to listen to each other and the spirit of God, not be busy singing. We must train ourselves to be skilled enough to follow any type of service.

Sensitivity.

Meet the needs of the people, whats happening with the people?

We could missed the moment, if we are not listening to your spiritual ears, do not stick to the rehearsed. Music is a spiritual thing.

Music is a language.

Words is not enough in a language, music is a language. Every song has a different vocabulary. God is ready to move, are we?

Church music; there are awesome moments, how do you play along with Angels? Listen and duplicate, especially if you are talented.

Chronicles, we can worship for hours.

Are you ready for what you believe what God wants to do?

God starts with our natural ability, Prayer!

The prayer aspect, we are all not at the same place spiritually. Sensitize our ears, first 10 mins. How are you? - They do not say fine.

Focusing on the team members, everyone is special and everyone knows their place. When you say lets practice, its a different practice.

Music is healing. Rehearsals can be healing too. The team is a part of God is doing in the general church.

BIBLE STUDY. strengthen our faith, foundation. Empowerment. Important. Biblical foundation.

Leader finds out their lives of the people. We are all out looking out for one another. Spiritual immaturity. Sharpening the spiritual aspect of members.

How skillful should we be to lead the team?

Structure of leadership team. Delegate. It depends on what aspects on the skills. Develop those who has the talent and strengths. Watch the hearts of the people. Alert, preceptive and discerning and encourage.

Do not do everything yourself.

Its more than music.

Ask some questions about the past and you will know the problems.

You can only take someone as far as you have gone yourself?

How does one motivate and encourage the team to excellence?

The Bible; James 4. You do not have what you ask, because you are asking for the wrong motives.

Are you practicing? If you wish to be better singer?

Listen to God. What is saying to me?

In His Presence, lock yourself away in His Presence. Open you Bible, your guitar, and let GOd be your audience. Fill me with the wisdom and knowledge of Heaven, show me how I can serve my leader better.

Amen.

Its a great worship conference and felt really inspired by this. May God help me to make right my motives and for me to move in the direction that He wants me to.

Jewel

-on the road to discovery-

Old Folks Home

Today I had an experience of a life time... Its been a long time since I last felt this way.
I remember when I was younger and attended all the mission events i told myself that when I grow up I
will make a difference to the people around me. I saw the old folks today... and it makes me feel so sad, that
these people have no body to care for them, that their loved ones actually placed them there to just spend their entire
old age there being lonely.. What do they need money for? They need love, and I do not know how to explain to them about
love in their dialect.. How do you do that? Can there be more people to love and care, can these people's children come back and love them??

I pray that God will use me greatly to minister to these people around me, that I can make a difference, I do not know how,
but Lord guide me... teach me... help me to guide them to know you, that they will not be empty...

Amen