Hearing from God

it's not the ultimate but it's one of the ways

1. Check Your Heart[ask God for forgiveness, things that he convicts u]
(Ps. 66:18, 1John 3:21-22)

2. Admit Dependance on God[Acknowledge that we need the Holy Spirit.]
(Rom 8:26, Eph 5:18)

3. Die to Self[putting down own thoughts/ preconcieved ideas]
(2Cor 10:5, Mark 14:36)

4.Spiritual warefare[tell the enemy he can keep quiet and has no right]
(james 4:7, Zech 3:2)

5.Expect to hear from God
(john 10:27)

to make it short and understandable, here a summary:

make sure your heart is clean then acknowledge we need the holy spirit and ask him to guide you(believe that he will) put away ur preconcieved ides and those that come from satan and your own desires. DEAL agressively with the enemy. Give praise to God and wait for him to speak be in silence wait for an answer(make sure you don't fall asleep)

A post from anna

anna said...

heya. finally got the time to surf here.Read that last bit and went "eeks."Anyway, been just browsing through the posts, and I think you guys have come a long way. I'm seriously seeing a lot of maturity and prayer in you guys, which honestly, I don't see in myself. Keep up the good fight :)

I've looked through the songs, and I won't say much, because frankly, I can't remember half the lyrics until we start singing them. But anyways, in response to this post:
1) Choosing songs are the prerogative of the worship leader. He leads, you follow. God sets an authority and expects you to follow that authority. As Judson has pointed out, he HAS spent time deciding on the songs, and praying about them. Sure, suggest, but if he says no, it's no. Too many cooks spoil the broth, too many worship leaders disrupt His flow. God is a God of order.

2) Old songs are good, because they easily lead people into worship. New songs are also good, because God said to sing a new song to Him. Old songs are bad because people sing them out of habit. New songs are bad, because people concentrate too much on getting the song right that they forget to worship. Whatever it is, there's a balance, and it comes back to the worship leader. What he says goes. Unless, of course, he sings 100% new songs... THEN you have the right to start worrying.

3) If songs are too high, that's what harmonisation is for. And transposition. The thing is not to sing the song exactly as the tape has it. The thing is to sing to God with the best of your ability, with the best of your talents. If something they did in the recording doesn't work in our set-up, or with our musicians/singers, then change it to something that does. Btw, what about doing that guys sing the high melody thingy and girls do tenor. THat might work.. maybe.

Ok, that's all for now anyway.The flow sounds good, but at the moment I can't visualise / hear all the songs in their place.Jud, could you get song words printed out? Or at least e-mail me a copy.Thanks. Happy CNY

ATTN: all prayer warriors and everyone else

Our Dear Sister Euodia felt a strong impression that God wants us to pray fro the following items
this is serious matter

"stress more on penangites esp buddhist n hindus..", U-dia

youth rally..
relatives that ar not christian..
church building fund..
youth (overseas)..
revival to happen in penang..
believe b4 u pray ya!!!!!...

This is Humility

Thats a good one Ju..
This is Unity, we need it.. support our leader. God has special annointing on leaders.
remember it's GOD who raises up leaders and takes them down.

We are missing out something

I know that many are still in the dilemma of what songs to be sung and what songs to do. But now i just like to encourage you all to remember that, we can sing all the best song that is ever written in the history of the few decades and get the party moving and people jumping. But we are missing out on one Something.

We sang the song is All about You, so many times from Lakewood to Hillsongs, and here we are forgetting about God. We try to fit in songs that are moving and songs that are jumping to get the momentum kick off. We are as doing good deeds so that we can get to heaven.

STOP!!! trying to change the songs anymore, if Judson wants us to do the songs then let us do it with all we can. What happen to, Hebrew 13:17 "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their wory will be joy, not a burden, for that would be no advantage of you,"

Are we submitting or are we just rebelling? ...

We can have all the greatest song, but if we don't have God and unity is the same as not doing this rally. For it will just be a waste of time.

You know we are walking by sight not by faith. We are trusting the songs to ensure God will minister rather than trusting God to make the songs minister.


Julian

I'm Sorry...

first of all i deeply appologize for what happened last saturday, made a wrong choice into going to youthwave when i should've been around to make sure things were going well and play for that nights worship, but i did not and instead got someone else to do it which was totally irresponsile of me, so i ask for your forgiveness, and i will make sure it doesn't happen again.

Two things that are needed most in this team is UNITY and humility without this two nothing will work we need to come together again as a team all of us and if there's any grudge or misunderstanding or anything that's going to stop God from moving within and amongst us just confess it and make it right. We need to come back to God with a childlikeness heart and attitude and seek Him. i'm sure you all have watched the video transformation. Why did revival happen? Because the people humbled themselves before God. there was reconcilliation and when people are reconciled there is unity and when there is unity GOD is there. So if we want God to move on this March the 11th get on your knees and start praying and making things right before God.

"...obedience without passion is just a discipline,..."
~unknown~

We need to be passionate about what we want to happen. Get serious with God and He will get serious with you.

Remember you commitment

Hey guy's remember to come for practice ok? and be early too

Roster for february2005