NEW SONG INTRODUCTION: "NEW DOXOLOGY"

Song Title: New Doxology
Song Artist: Gateway Worship
Song Album: Wake Up the World

Verse 1:
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Verse 2:
Let earth and heavenly saints proclaim
The power and might of His great Name
Let us exalt on bended knee
Praise God, the Holy Trinity

Chorus:
Praise God, praise God, praise God, Who saved my soul
Praise God, praise God, praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Verse 3:
Praise to the King, His throne transcends
His crown and Kingdom never end
Now and throughout eternity
I’ll praise the One Who died for me
Praise God, praise God, praise God, Who saved my soul
Praise God, praise God, praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Verse 4:
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

TEN QUALITIES OF MINISTRY

(from 10/19/2008 Sermon 'Grace in Suffering' by Pastor James Lee @Open Church EM Open Worship Service)

Nature of Ministry is SERVICE
Motive... is LOVE
Measure... is SACRIFICE
Authority... is SUBMISSION
Purpose... is the GLORY OF GOD
Tools... are GOD'S WORD & PRAYER
Privilege... is GROWTH
Power... is the HOLY SPIRIT
Model... is JESUS CHRIST

Foundation... is CHARACTER!

NEW SONG INTRODUCTION: "SHINE"

Song Title: Shine
Song Artist: Generation Unleashed
Album: Generation Unleashed Live Worship 2008

Chorus:
I want to shine for You
And be a light to this world
And let the whole earth know
That You are King

Verse:
I want to live life like You did
I want to be just like You
I want to be right where You are
How can I be closer to You?

Bridge:
I want to shine
I want to shine
For You
For You

Elec Guitar Part Tutorials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQZ3_CH1ojg (from guitarpraise.blogspot.com)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88Z2fNDcYo (from guitarpriase.blogspot.com)

New Song Introduction: Through Christ

Song Title: THROUGH CHRIST
Songwriter: Donna Lasit
Album: Generation Unleashed Live Worship (2008)

I wrote this song during a stretching season for me. The verse, “I can do all things through Christ,” kept going through my mind. I sat down at the piano and starting singing the scripture from Philippians. Out of that came a chorus and then later on the same day, the verses came to me. I started singing about how I was going to live in reflection to that verse and I was going to trust God’s word and live by it. (from yourmusiczone.com)

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" -Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

Lyrics:

(verse 1)
When the darkness tries to hide my way
Your word is the light that guides my faith
I will trust in You (x2)

(verse 2)
When my heart is weak & I've lost my way
I will lift up my eyes and choose to say
I will trust in You (x2)

(chorus)
I can do all things through Christ
I can move a mountain if You
Are the strength of my life
I can do all things through Christ
When You are the strength of my life

(verse 3)
In Your presence I find strength renewed
I find courage to stand & a hope that is new
I will turst in You (x2)

(bridge)
Whatever trials come my way
I will worship You always
Forever trust in Your unfailing love

Whenever doubt and fear press in
I still hear Your voice within
Forever trust in Your unfailing love

resource video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuxYW2lAL2M (youtube version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsvlv87fIIU (elec guitar part)

ETERNAL PURSUIT

(thoughts from 9/21/2008 message by Dave Gibbons @Newsong Irvine titled 'Cotton Candy', part 1 of Sex & Chocolate sermon series)

When I received my iPod for my birthday (thanks again guys ^^), I probably spent a good hour or two trying to figure out all the neat functions and features this little gadget can do. I then spent another couple of hours reorganizing my music on my computer with my iTunes so I can put them into my iPod, then took it with me everywhere I went so that I can enjoy it. (Oh, I even bought a little dock station so that I can listen to it through a speaker.) Beautiful thing this iPod is...

I can only pray that I can be so passionate about God. Couple of the first songs I ever started playing on the guitar is 'In the Secret' & 'Lord, I Want to Know You More'. They're both my all time favorite songs that expresses my longing to know God more and more, to grow deeper, and more intimate with Him. And I'm sure I've prayed that prayer a thousand times... but truly?

Do I truly KNOW God? Do I even TRULY DESIRE to know God? If so, how should my life be different? My priorities?

To paraphrase Pastor Dave Gibbon's quote in the abovementioned sermon, he says that 'Those who truly know God, tursts him and fully obeys Him. Those who TRULY KNOW God are the few radical Christians that laid their life out for God because they know and trust God that only He can make most of what You fully surrender to Him.

In God's infinite wisdom, power, glory, majesty, and beauty it will take us more than an eternity to fully know Him. So He calls us to start living our eternity now, to listen to His words and practice them in our lives. To live in worship, in His words, in prayer.

Who likes shallow relationships? But are we willing to engage in the depth of relationship that God calls us to venture into? Hope so. By faith, not by sight.

In our eternal pursuit of God, may God be glorified.

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-sHin

GOD'S WORDS BE OUR ROCK!

http://www.ireport.com/blogs/ireport-blog/2008/09/18/the-last-house-standing

24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

-Matthew 7:24-25-

Financial markets crashing, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, droughts, famines, genocides, wars, disease, crimes, suicides... How is your life foundation in times like this?

Are you ready?

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-sHin