Consumed - By Junyah Quemado
August 10, 2009 by Junyah Quemado
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8.10.09 - There is a CD I would like to recommend that I recently purchased and love the message these songs bring to the Church. The title of the CD is called “Consumed” and it comes from a youth movement called JesusCulture http://www.jesusculturemusic.org/ (you can find on iTunes) out of Bethel Chapel in Redding, CA. All the song are great on this CD but there is this song titled, “Burning One”, that just spoke tons to me.
Chorus and Bridge:
“We are Your burning ones
We are consumed by You
We set our live apart
We are consumed by You
Let this life be like a fire
Let our life be like a flame
Fill our souls with Your desire
Let our passion bring You fame”
I guess what I have been really developing in my faith has been a desire to be consumed or obsessed with God to a point where literally every day I wake up I ask, “What is my mission today Lord”. And not just to say it but to live it. I have been reading Acts and Paul’s’ Epistles and seeing what a life consumed by the gospel and by God looks like. I really want to know what His desire is and what it looks like expressed through me where He has put me.
Even more exciting is the power of His Church when each Christian can live a consumed life. I have to believe that when Jesus says His Church will be built on a rock and Hades will not prevail; it has to fire us up as Christians.
I know I can’t look at every single one of you in the eye and encourage you but for those who read this I’d like to say, “Come on! Keep going! Dig deep! Stand firm! Press on! It’s ALL worth it!”
Let your PASSION bring HIM fame!
Just Do As Your Told - By Junyah Quemado
May 22, 2009 by Junyah Quemado
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5.22.09 - This song has been on my mind and heart the past few weeks. It is a song that is simple in words yet difficult in application. The song is titled “Where You Go I’ll Go” by Brian Johnson of Bethel Chapel in Redding, CA. The lyrics go like this:
Where you go, I go
What you say, I say
What you pray, I pray
What you pray, I pray
Jesus only did what He saw you do
He would only say what He heard you speak
He would only move when He felt you lead
Following your heart, following your spirit
How could I expect to walk without you?
When every move that Jesus made was in surrender
I will not begin to live without you
For you alone are worthy
And you are always good
Though the world sees and soon forgets
We will not forget who you are and what you’ve done for us
How does the phrase, “Do as your told” strike you? If you are like most people that doesn’t sit well with you. We are taught independence and to make our own decisions. But did we learn that from Jesus? No! It’s quite the opposite. Take a look at these two verses in John:
“I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me gave me his own instructions as to what I should say. And I know his instructions lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say!” (John 12:49-50)
“But the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me.” (John 14:31)
Jesus teaches us that He does what the Father tells Him to do and He says what the Father tells Him to say! If we are not careful, we can fall under this attitude that was captured in another well-known song. “I DID IT MY WAY!”
I’m not saying that it’s easy to have the same attitude of Jesus but it is the example we should want to follow.
If we truly are to believe that this year is a year of transformation, we NEED to check our attitudes towards what it means to be a Christian – A Follower of Christ. Not just a BELIEVER but also a FOLLOWER.
Romans 12:2 clearly instructs us on how to be TRANSFORMED:
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is”
As a church we are called to live differently than the world and take on the pattern of hearing God and doing what He says. We can’t just settle for gathering together – sing some songs, hear a message, give our offering and then leave and expect to be Transformed. The Lord has something for us to do not only as individuals but also as a CHURCH!
My prayer for myself and my brothers and sisters is that we can say “Lord I will do what You want me to do and say what You want me to say” The world teaches us to think we are in control and we know what’s best for us – REALLY???
God of This City - By Junyah Quemado
April 1, 2009 by admin
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4.1.2009 - I check out YouTube a lot for videos of my favorite worship songs and maybe funny videos that make the time go by quick when I’m bored. I came across this video and story that blew my mind and sparked something in my faith and me. There was a song on Chris Tomlin’s new album “Hello Love” called “God of this City” that I recently heard.
At first I thought that song was a really good song to personally listen to on my iPod. Then I decided to just look and see if there were any live performances of this song on YouTube. So when I looked it up I found that a band called BlueTree from Ireland originally did the song. Even more amazing was the story behind how the song was written. This band was in Thailand for a mission’s trip in a city called Pattaya. This city is known for its bars, brothels and legalized prostitution. Some how they were asked by a bar owner if they would play in the bar that night. Seeing this as an opportunity to be a light, they said sure. So, in a bar filled with dancers, drinkers and every other kind of people and things you would find in a bar in Thailand, they began to sing Worship songs and speak blessing over the people in there. And during one of the interludes, the lead singer just looked out into the sea of people and the words came from God telling him to say that I Am the God of this city. So he began to just sing that and speak it and it eventually turned into a song that people all around the world now proclaim of their own cities.
Here are the lyrics:
“You’re God of this city, you’re the King of these people, you’re the Lord of this nation, you are…
You’re the Light in this darkness, you’re the Hope to the hopeless, you’re the Peace to the restless, you are…
For there is no one like our God, there is no one like You, God!
Greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city!
Greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done here.
You’re the Lord of creation, The creator of all things you’re the King above all kings, you are…
You’re the Strength in the weakness, You are Love to the broken, You’re the Joy in the sadness, you are…
For there is no one like our God, there is no one like you, God!
Greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city!
Where glory shines from hearts alive with praise for You and love for You in this city.”
What speaks volumes is that if we look at Kapolei, great things have happened in Kapolei, but greater things are yet to come when the Church shows and expresses the love of Christ. We have to get out here and live our faith and show in action that what we believe we will do. From a Worship leaders perspective, my prayer every week is that we Worship with a passion that overflows into action towards our city.
I pray that we as a church would really grasp and embody the last line of this song:
“Where glory shines from hearts alive with praise for You and love for You in this city.”
Links to the YouTube videos: