THE YOUNG AND THE CLUELESS

Turn on the Tv and chances are you will see a young celebrity on air. It might be a pop princess, star high school- pros athlete in a commericial ,or some internet wizard who made his first billion.

Somehow the world, understands the potential of young people. Sadly, a lot of churches don't. Church and God things are often associated with old people with white hair or no hair ( i dont have hair!! so please dont be offeneded) but the reality is God loves using young and clueless people. Question is do we ?


Paul had no problem empowering a young pastor named Timothy , giving him the reigns to a WHOLE CHURCH! Im not talking about just the youth department but the WHOLE CHURCH!!!

Do we empower young people? Here are a few questions I have been really pondering on recently...

1. Do I actually take time discipling/ equipping young people?
2. Do i hang out with people younger than me?
3. Do I INTENTIONALLY, raise up people to be better than me?
4. DO I ACTUALLY CHEER FOR AND RELEASE young PEOPLE to do what God want them to do?
5. Do I lose confidence in them or guide them when they make mistakes?

You dont need to be a youth pastor to do this, you can actually be a parent spending time with your children, a couple opening your home to parentless teenagers or a senior pastor giving opportunities to younger pastors.

I have been blessed to have parents, older friends and a church that equipped and empowered me to be what God wants me to be. I just want to do the same for others.


1Timothy 4:12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

An American Idol Lesson

campus harvest 2008

MAY 22-24, 2008!!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!!!


I am so pumped for this year's Campus Harvest Manila!!! Imagine thousands of students screaming ,worshipping going ballistic over Jesus. It will be a sight to see!!! Things just go crazy when you gather thousands of young people in one place!!!

Im also excited cause youth from different nations would be represented. People from south africa, australia,china, and brgy ginebra would be attending.

So Calling all students, a youth, or old people who are young at heart( hehe) you are all welcome to join us for our annual campus conference. You can actually register online @
www.campusharvestmanila.org. or your local Victory centers.

Hope to see you there!!!

SOME BLOGS ABOUT THE NEXT GEN

Happy new year everyone!!!! Im just here chilling with my family!!!
Eating and sleeping.. now i understand, a Pig's life. HAHA!!!

ANYWAY, I was just casually surfing through the internet and saw some of pastor steve murrell's old blogs ( he is my boss ) about the next generation. Check this out...


http://stevemurrell.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/08/leading-with-th.html

http://stevemurrell.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/bored_with_lead.html

Let's all raise up a generation who will be sooo much better than us!!!!

5 signs you are connected to the next generation.

THESE ARE MY 5 PERSONAL CRITERIA IF SOMEONE IS CONNECTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

1.you spend time with younger people.(specially our children, just hang and listen, young people love that! Quality time comes in Quantity time.

2 younger people open up to you. ( they tell you their dreams, frustrations,struggles, goals etc.. if they don't hmmm...)

3.you are mentoring people younger than you. Either in a personal or small group setting. Help, teach, impart, inspire, challenge the next generation to be better than our generation!!!

4.you are in the web ( multiply, facebook, myspace, ym etc..) this is where the next generation lives. Yes, i don't like it either but that's reality. So we either use the web for God if suffer the consequences.

5. you play ps3 - this is my personal conviction. faith goal ps3 in 2008. so that i can reach more lost for Christ hehe.

2Timothy 2:2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.

I AM PUMPED!!!

I have not blogged in a while been busy with stuff in church and in Every nation campus ministries (encm) here in the Philippines. Things are really rolling here in the campuses in the Philippines. God is truly pouring out His Spirit on young people.

Joel 2:28 ‘And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

I AM PUMPED!!! I just know that as we reach one student at a time, we are literally shaping the future of this nation. I thank God for what He is CURRENTLY doing in politics, business, education, media and other sectors of our society,but I AM PUMPED!!! YES , I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, I AM PUMPED!!! BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE BRIGHTER!!!

I'm in faith, i believe that we are currently discipling the next Lucio Tan, the next
Korina Sanchez, MAr Roxas and even the NEXT PRESIDENT OF OUR NATION!!!

One student at a time!!! arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

i was given the chance...

jaworski
Pastor Ferdie Cabiling and Pastor Rico 10 years ago ( wow! time flies when you are having a blast) gave me the oppurtunity to preach . I remember the series it was WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY SERIES... my topic was Jaworski!!! old school noh hehe.

it was bad
I dont remember much, except for the fact that my mom attended the youth service, or at least was in the area, eavsdropping and that i totally bombed out!!! i was bad, not in a slang way but in the truest sense of the word.

a chance
I still dont know what the pastors saw in me but im glad they did see some potenntial. Our leaders taught me how to speak and gave me the chance to try, experiment and sometimes even fail.. i will forever treasure that in my heart

2007
Fast forward 2007, I find myself being a preacher at the youth , 5 and 7 pm services ( thanks pastor joey and steve for this chance to serve) , and im so excited to give people the same opportunity that was given to me.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED at the SERVICES :

YOUTH SERVICE:
vico ( emcee) - son of vic sotto and coney reyes.. a natural nuf said!! stoic comedy
king- ( emcee) - star circle, charismatic and funny
janelle ( offering) - confident, insightful and natural ( corny in a cute way)
dar ( transition) - pure passion ... prophetess in the making
joey molina ( ministry time) - a pastor.. has a heart for the people.
rich blaylock ( preaching) - the best "first time" preacher i ever heard.. watch out for this guy!!!

5 AND 7PM
ROB J ( transition) - rocked the place... he really ministred to the people.. the future is huuuugee for this guy.

carlos antonio (will preach next week) - deep, deep , deep..!!!! style so different from mine, i love it!!! Always gives out a "now" word for the church!!!


the Jesus way

JESUS gave uneducated fishermen the opportunity to change the world.. and today the world has never been the same!!! I am excited for all these young leaders ( well carlos in not young) but im sure they will be a lot better than me.. i love the privilege of raising up the next gen.. hu ha!!!


TAKE HOME : GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE !!! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD CAN DO THROUGH THEM.