So as usual the words don't exist to accurately relay life. Basically the Holy Spirit is doing His thing here in QT and I get to be part of it. I feel like I've finally grasped what it means to worship in Spirit. This last week has been one to remember, especially last night. Life here means church is a lifestyle and people, not a building. There's no concrete formula to it. Yesterday, for example, included laughter, revelations/visions given and confirmed, chains broken, sitting, lying, shouting, groaning with the Spirit...etc. Intercession is getting further weaved into my heart. God is good. May He bless you and your family in abundance today.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
frost at my window
Kia ora from New Zealand! I've been here about a week now and what a week it's been. This moment finds me in Queenstown, which is a tourist town down south. I've been here a few days living with brothers and sisters in a community house. Honestly, I don't have words for an update, but a brief one is in order I'm sure. Well, God is moving. He is very much alive and here. I've had so much revelation this week as has everyone I'm sure and am currently diving into the book of Exodus (which I recommend if you haven't read it) One of the things we're really trying to live out here is being Mary while being Martha, that is, sitting at Christ's feet in everything we do. It's not just a thing to do Sunday mornings. God doesn't live in a building. He's omnipresent. And He makes house calls! This means we can feast on Him anywhere-did you know God loves housework?! Just one example of many. It's nippy down here as it's winter, but our Spirits aren't fazed-in fact, they're really stirred. We start most mornings off with some corporate prayer and today was really powerful, declaring God's goodness and provision among other things. Yesterday I found myself eating dinner at a table where 8 different nations were represented. 8 different nations! Life is good.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Once again I'm packing...
Well folks, I'm pleased to say the time as come to bid adieu to this chapter of my life. New Zealand's been tugging at my heart for awhile, so it was with utmost happiness and peace that I gave notice at my 2 jobs, and am preparing to head back to one of my many homes away from home, that is the beautiful country of New Zealand.
I will book my plane ticket in the next few days, and first head down to Queenstown to do life with 3 brothers and a sister down there.
And I will staff the backpackers school come mid-Septemberish.
For this chapter, there is but one rule...
a quote...
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
I will book my plane ticket in the next few days, and first head down to Queenstown to do life with 3 brothers and a sister down there.
And I will staff the backpackers school come mid-Septemberish.
For this chapter, there is but one rule...
a quote...
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Bracelets for sale!
Still have a bunch of threads of hope bracelets for sale. $2 each, 50% of proceeds go back to the organization. http://www.threadsofhope.com.ph/
Willing to mail them if you order a bunch.
Drop me a line...
Monday, June 13, 2011
here's to Pentecost
Acts 2
The Day of Pentecost
1 When (A)the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled (B)the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [b]distributing themselves, and [c]they [d]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all (C)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to (D)speak with other [e]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them [f]utterance.
5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, (E)devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when (F)this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [g]language. 7 (G)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[h]Why, are not all these who are speaking (H)Galileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own [i]language [j]to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and (I)Cappadocia, (J)Pontus and [k](K)Asia, 10 (L)Phrygia and (M)Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around (N)Cyrene, and [l](O)visitors from Rome, both Jews and [m](P)proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And (Q)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were mocking and saying, “(R)They are full of [n]sweet wine.”
Peter’s Sermon
14 But Peter, [o]taking his stand with (S)the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, (T)for it is only the [p]third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘(U)AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says,
‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL [q]MANKIND;
AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY,
AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,
AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN,
I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT
And they shall prophesy.
19 ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE
AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,
BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
20 ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.
21 ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT (V)EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: (W)Jesus the Nazarene, (X)a man [r]attested to you by God with [s]miracles and (Y)wonders and [t]signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the (Z)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, (AA)you nailed to a cross by the hands of [u]godless men and put Him to death. 24 [v]But (AB)God raised Him up again, putting an end to the [w]agony of death, since it (AC)was impossible for Him to be held [x]in its power. 25 For David says of Him,
‘(AD)I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE;
FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.
26 ‘THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED;
MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;
27 BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO (AE)HADES,
(AF)NOR [y]ALLOW YOUR [z]HOLY ONE TO [aa]UNDERGO DECAY.
28 ‘YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE;
YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.’
29 “[ab]Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the (AG)patriarch David that he both (AH)died and (AI)was buried, and (AJ)his tomb is [ac]with us to this day. 30 And so, because he was (AK)a prophet and knew that (AL)GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one [ad]OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of [ae]the Christ, that (AM)HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh [af]SUFFER DECAY. 32 This Jesus (AN)God raised up again, to which we are all (AO)witnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted [ag](AP)to the right hand of God, and (AQ)having received from the Father (AR)the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has (AS)poured forth this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into [ah]heaven, but he himself says:
‘(AT)THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
35 UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’
36 Therefore let all the (AU)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both (AV)Lord and [ai]Christ—this Jesus (AW)whom you crucified.”
The Ingathering
37 Now when they heard this, they were [aj]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “[ak]Brethren, [al](AX)what shall we do?” 38 Peter said to them, “(AY)Repent, and each of you be (AZ)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For (BA)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are (BB)far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly (BC)testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “[am]Be saved from this (BD)perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand [an](BE)souls. 42 They were (BF)continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to (BG)the breaking of bread and [ao](BH)to prayer.
43 [ap]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many (BI)wonders and [aq]signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed [ar]were together and (BJ)had all things in common; 45 and they (BK)began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 (BL)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and (BM)breaking bread [as]from house to house, they were taking their [at]meals together with gladness and [au]sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and (BN)having favor with all the people. And the Lord (BO)was adding [av]to their number day by day (BP)those who were being saved
Now that's what I call a solid-as day.
The Day of Pentecost
1 When (A)the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled (B)the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [b]distributing themselves, and [c]they [d]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all (C)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to (D)speak with other [e]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them [f]utterance.
5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, (E)devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when (F)this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [g]language. 7 (G)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[h]Why, are not all these who are speaking (H)Galileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own [i]language [j]to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and (I)Cappadocia, (J)Pontus and [k](K)Asia, 10 (L)Phrygia and (M)Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around (N)Cyrene, and [l](O)visitors from Rome, both Jews and [m](P)proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And (Q)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were mocking and saying, “(R)They are full of [n]sweet wine.”
Peter’s Sermon
14 But Peter, [o]taking his stand with (S)the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, (T)for it is only the [p]third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘(U)AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says,
‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL [q]MANKIND;
AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY,
AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,
AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN,
I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT
And they shall prophesy.
19 ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE
AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,
BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
20 ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.
21 ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT (V)EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: (W)Jesus the Nazarene, (X)a man [r]attested to you by God with [s]miracles and (Y)wonders and [t]signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the (Z)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, (AA)you nailed to a cross by the hands of [u]godless men and put Him to death. 24 [v]But (AB)God raised Him up again, putting an end to the [w]agony of death, since it (AC)was impossible for Him to be held [x]in its power. 25 For David says of Him,
‘(AD)I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE;
FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.
26 ‘THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED;
MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;
27 BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO (AE)HADES,
(AF)NOR [y]ALLOW YOUR [z]HOLY ONE TO [aa]UNDERGO DECAY.
28 ‘YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE;
YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.’
29 “[ab]Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the (AG)patriarch David that he both (AH)died and (AI)was buried, and (AJ)his tomb is [ac]with us to this day. 30 And so, because he was (AK)a prophet and knew that (AL)GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one [ad]OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of [ae]the Christ, that (AM)HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh [af]SUFFER DECAY. 32 This Jesus (AN)God raised up again, to which we are all (AO)witnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted [ag](AP)to the right hand of God, and (AQ)having received from the Father (AR)the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has (AS)poured forth this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into [ah]heaven, but he himself says:
‘(AT)THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
35 UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’
36 Therefore let all the (AU)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both (AV)Lord and [ai]Christ—this Jesus (AW)whom you crucified.”
The Ingathering
37 Now when they heard this, they were [aj]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “[ak]Brethren, [al](AX)what shall we do?” 38 Peter said to them, “(AY)Repent, and each of you be (AZ)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For (BA)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are (BB)far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly (BC)testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “[am]Be saved from this (BD)perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand [an](BE)souls. 42 They were (BF)continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to (BG)the breaking of bread and [ao](BH)to prayer.
43 [ap]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many (BI)wonders and [aq]signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed [ar]were together and (BJ)had all things in common; 45 and they (BK)began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 (BL)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and (BM)breaking bread [as]from house to house, they were taking their [at]meals together with gladness and [au]sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and (BN)having favor with all the people. And the Lord (BO)was adding [av]to their number day by day (BP)those who were being saved
Now that's what I call a solid-as day.
Monday, May 30, 2011
scrumptious dessert recipe
1 pkg (2 cups) butterscotch chips
1 pkg (2 cups) chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup dried cranberries
1.5 cups salted pretzels, broken in half
2 cups almonds
Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips either via microwave or stovetop. Add raisins, cranberries, pretzels, and almonds. Mix thoroughly. Drop teaspoonfuls onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until set for about 30 minutes.
1 pkg (2 cups) chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup dried cranberries
1.5 cups salted pretzels, broken in half
2 cups almonds
Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips either via microwave or stovetop. Add raisins, cranberries, pretzels, and almonds. Mix thoroughly. Drop teaspoonfuls onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until set for about 30 minutes.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
jehovah jireh
Matthew 6
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Isn't that just straight-up awesomeness?
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Isn't that just straight-up awesomeness?
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