"Fellowship of the Unashamed"

I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."

I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast.
I've stepped over the line. The decision has been made.
I am a disciple of His.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense,
and my future is secure.

I am finished and one with low living, sight walking, small planning,
smooth knees,colorless dreams,
tame visions, mundane talking , chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity,
position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.

I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised,
regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith,
love by patience, live by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven,
my roadis narrow,
my way is rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear.

I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured,
lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the
presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of popularity,
or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I am a disciple of Jesus.

I Won't give up, Shut up, Let go, Slow up
until I've preached up, Prayed up, Paid up, Stored up,
and Stayed up for the cause of Christ.

I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know,
and work till He stops.
And when He comes to get His own,
He'll have no problems
recognizing me...my colors will be clear.

What If?!

What if, GOD couldn't take the time to bless us today because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday?

What if, GOD decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't follow Him today?

What if, we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when GOD sent the rain?

What if, GOD didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it as His day?

What if, GOD took away the Bible tomorrow because we would not read it today?

What if, GOD took away His message because we failed to listen to the messenger?

What if, GOD didn't send His only begotten Son because He wanted us to be prepared to pay the price for sin.

What if, the door of the church was closed because we did not open the door of our heart?

What if, GOD stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for others?

What if, GOD would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him yesterday?

What if, GOD answered our prayers the way we answer His call to service?

What if, GOD met our needs the way we give Him our lives???

What if, We failed to send this message on??

http://www.christianstories.com

Attitude is Everything

By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life." "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live. "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man. " I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply.. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. http://www.inspirationalarchive.com

Break Free! MUSICAL JAM

PHILIPPINE STUDENT ALLIANCE LAY MOVEMENT, INC.

Ateneo de Zamboanga University Chapter

2^nd Floor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel

allaboutpsalmboanga.blogspot.com

BREAK FREE!

Musical Jam

PROGRAM FLOW

Time Activity In Charge

5:00-6:30 Welcome and Arrival Secretariat

6:30-6:35 Doxology (Dance, “The Prayer”) Orly and Jonah

6:35-6:40 Singing of the National Anthem Nielrose Sumaylo

6:40-6:50 Production No. (Break Free!) PSALM Band (with Dance)

6:50-7:00 Entrance of the Masters of Ceremony

7:00-7:15 Tribute to the Graduates (2 songs) PSALM Band and MCs

7:15-7:30 Video Clips (1clip)

7:30-7:45 Introduction of the Speaker Voice Over

7:45-8:15 Challenge in Word Rev. Osias Cadeliña

8:15-8:35 Response Songs (3 songs) PSALM Band

8:35-8:40 Testimony Christer Luchavez

8:40- 9:10 Band Presentation (4 songs) Slingshot Band

9:10- 9:15 Acknowledgements Masters of Ceremony

9:15- 9: 45 Song Presentation Frontliners

9:45- 9:50 Final Acknowledgements Masters of Ceremony

9:50- 10:30 Jam of Praise (Finale) PSALM Band

Masters of Ceremony: MS. APRIL JADE BONOAN

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

1. Title: “Break Free!”

2. Concept: Live Band Concert-Musical Jam

(Free Admission)

3. Date and Time: March 15, 2008 (Saturday/ 6 pm - 9 pm)

4. Venue: MPCC, Ateneo de Zamboanga University

5. Target Audience 1,000 youth and students

6. Speaker: Rev. Osias Cadeliña

7. Program in Charge: PSALM ADZU (Christer Luchavez/ Robert Dangay)

8. Purpose and Objectives: at the end of the concert;

a. God will be glorified in singing of songs and in the whole program.

b. The gospel of the grace of God will clearly be shared/presented to the audience.

c. The graduating students will be acknowledged and recognized.

d. PSALM will be promoted.

e. There will be revival in the life of the students.

9. Promotional Process:

· Flyers will be distributed that will serve as admission tickets to schools and churches.

· Posters are to be posted in schools and churches.

10. Funding:

· Will send communication to the individuals, companies and establishments for sponsorship.

· They will be acknowledged during the program and in all promotional materials.

11. Man Power:

· PSALM Student leaders (ADZU and other campus)

· Staff/Alumni/BOD

· Volunteers and Christian friends

· Bands; PSALM ADZU Band, Slingshot and Fronliners

· Sound System: Infrasound- Mr. Gilbert Manantan

Father's Love Letter

My Wounded Heart Has Been Sewn Back
TogetherFebruary 2004

I was just on the phone with my friend. We were talking about how much parents can hurt their children by how they discipline them. I was hurting so much just letting my feelings out. Then I decided to turn the computer on and email my friend. While I was writing to her, I decided to go search for bible verses of the day. Then it had "A ministry of Heartlight..." that caught my attention. But when I saw a letter from the Father that caught my whole attention. I cried throughout the whole reading of the Father's Love Letter and listening to the song Faithful Father and looking at the beautiful pictures of God's creation. This letter really touched me because it lets me know that God can feel my pain and will heal me if I let Him. And that He is the Perfect Father. At first, I felt like my heart was torn. But God led me to read His letter. By the time I was finished, my wounded heart had been sewn back together. Though it's not perfectly the same as before, it will continue to heal as time goes on as I continue to seek God to fulfill his will to the fullest. I encourage you to continue walking the walk talking the talk because you have changed so many lives. This changed me, though I will continue to fall sometimes or most of the time, I know I cannot give up. I will have to get up not give up.

-Choua-

I Found Father's Love In Our Library

I would like to take a few moments to say thank you for the Father's Love Letter. I wanted to let you know how God's love impacted my life.I was talking to the Lord about a specific question I had. I went to our local library to look up some material regarding the question that I asked Him as I was hoping for confirmation of my prayer. I went to go on the Internet on one of the library's many computers. I was surprized to see that the computer I chose had the Father's Love Letter video playing on it. This was the first time that I had ever seen this presentation. I put the headphones on, and I listened to the music as I read each line in the love letter. I began to weep uncontrollably right there in the library, with a bunch of people around me. But I didn't care because I knew that Daddy, Papa God was talking to me. I have always longed for a father that I could call daddy. Jesus is Lord of my life but that day God told me that He was my Daddy, and that He is not mad at me, but is FOR me! There is so much that I could say about this but I will keep it short. I want to evangelize my hometown with this letter. I just know that I will need big quantities of this letter so that my town will know how wonderful Jesus and my Father are.

-Shawn, Canada-

A Love Story

One day, I woke up early in the morning to watch the sunrise. Ah! The beauty of God’s creation is beyond description. As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work. As I sat there, I felt the Lord’s presence with me. He asked me, “Do you love Me?” I answered “Of course God! You are my Lord and Savior!”
Then He asked, “If you were physically handicapped, would you still love Me?” I was perplexed, I looked down upon my arms, legs, the rest of my body, and wondered how many things I wouldn’t be able to do, the things that took for granted. And I answered, “It would be tough Lord, but I would still love You.”
Then the Lord said, “If you were blind, would you still love My creation?” How could I love something I without being able to see? Then I thought of all the blind people in the world and how many of them still love God and His creation. So I answered, “It’s hard to think of it Lord, but I would still love You.”
The Lord asked me, “If you were deaf, would you still listen to My Word?” How could I listen to anything being deaf? Then I understood listening to God’s Word isn’t merely using our ears but our hearts. I answered, “It would be tough Lord, but I would listen to Your Word.”
Then the Lord asked, “If you were mute, would you still praise My Name?” How could I praise without a voice? Then it occurred to me, God wants us to sing from our very heart and soul. It never matters what we sound like. And praising God isn’t always with a song, but we are persecuted, we give God praise with our word of thanks. So I answered, “Though I couldn’t physically sing, but I would still praise Your Name.”
And the Lord asked, “Do you really love Me?” With courage and strong conviction, I answered boldly. “Yes Lord! I Love You because You are the One and True God!” I thought I answered well. But God asked, “Then why do you sin?” I answered, “Because I’m only human I’m not perfect.”
“Then why in times of peace do you stray the furthest? Why only in times of trouble do you pray the earnest?” No answer only tears. The Lord continued, “Why only sing at fellowships and retreats? Why seek Me only in times of worship? Why ask things so unfaithfully and selfishly?” The tears continued to roll down my cheeks. “Why are you ashamed of Me? Why are you not spreading the Good News? Why in times of persecution you cry on? Why make excuses when I give opportunities to serve in My Name?” I tried to answer, but there was no answer I could give.
“You are blessed with life, I made not to throw this gift away. I have blessed you with talents to serve, but you continue to turn away. I have revealed My Word to you, but you don’t gain knowledge. I have spoken to you, but your ears were closed. I have shown My blessings to you, but your eyes were turned away. I have sent servants, but you sat idly by as they were pushed away. I have heard your prayers, and I’ve answered them all.”
The Lord asked me, “Do you truly love Me?” I couldn’t answer. How could I? I was embarrassed beyond belief. I had no excuse. What could I say to this, when my heart had cried out loud and the tears had flowed? I said, “Please forgive me Lord. I’m unworthy to be Your child.” The Lord answered, “That is My Grace, My child.” I asked, “Then why do You continue to forgive me? Why do You love me so?”
The Lord answered, “Because you are My creation. You are My child. I’ll never abandon you. When you cry, I’ll have compassion and cry with you. When you shout with joy, I’ll laugh with you. When you’re down, I’ll encourage you. When you fall, I’ll raise you up. When you’re tired, I’ll carry you. I will be with you ‘till the end of days, and I’ll love you forever.”
Never had I cried so hard before. How could I’ve been so cold? How could I’ve hurt God as I had done? I asked Jesus, “How much do You love me?” Jesus answered, “This much” as He stretched His arms when He died on the cross for me. (And you too!)
I then bowed down at the feet of Christ, my Savior. And for the first time, I truly prayed.