I AM MOVING SITES!!!!

GUYS, I HAVE CHANGED MY BLOGSITE OR SHOULD I SAY VLOGSITE ( VIDEO BLOG) I WILL NO LONGER BE USING
THIS SITE BUT HAVE MOVED TO L.A. MUMAR'S BLOG HERE....http://lamumar.wordpress.com/.

SEE YAH!!!

comments on how to run meetings..

LA Mumar's First VLOG

lorenzo sneezes!!!!

LORENZO'S PRAYER

Macy and I usually pray with Lorenzo the moment he gets up and before he sleeps. He used to just say Amen, but now he has started to pray by himself. This was his prayer..

Lorenzo:
"Suus ( Jesus) , good mawning ( good morning) , bless mommy, daddy, yaya, mickey, donald and goofy" Suus ( Jesus) name Amen"

Simple. Prayer From the heart. I want to always pray like him... no wonder Jesus said...

"I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Luke 18:17

PEACE BE WITH YOU

ead this quote this morning.. got me thinking really hard..

"O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer" - Joseph Scriven ( hymn writer)

A couple of thoughts from this quote..

-when i seem to lose my peace, need to check my prayer time

- prayer brings peace!

- i need stop carrying the load God intended to carry for us

-the best person to pour my hurts, frustrations, shattered dreams to, is God. ( 2nd is macy)

-prayer should not be the last resort, it should be the first resort.

- i need to pray more

-choose prayer over worry or fret

phil 4:6-7 (message)
"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life"

FOCUS

Been reading Al Rice's book FOCUS. It really is a phenomenal book. Book talks about companies that were successful beacause of focus, and tragic things that occurred when it does other things. A must read.

Couple of things i learned ...

1. it is natural for people to get defocused
2. the bigger one gets, the higher the tendency to do other things
3. focus on what you are called to do, not just good ideas.
4. focus means saying NO to a looooot of things and saying yes to very few things.
5. focus people are more effective and efficient
Are you focused?

BLOGGING MY PREACHING NOTES ( ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

I will be doing something really different this month. I will be posting my preaching outline from my previous sermon. This is the outline, not all of my studies. I will be editing some, to make sure nothing confidential is revealed. I usually have 3 levels of preaching notes

1. just writing everything in paper
2. after prayer and study I write the edited ones in my computer ( usually 4 pages)
3. rewriting it in my computer, outline form.( this is the one i printout for my preaching, usually 1 page)

What you will be seeing is number 3!

If you are a preacher.. this will give you an idea how my outline looks like. How weird I think. If you are NOT a preacher.. well you might just be curious. WARNING: MY NOTES ARE HARDER TO INTERPRET THAN GREEK MANUSCRIPTS!!! :) Here we go....


ONE LIFE TO LIVE: TOPIC LIVE( PREACHING NOTES FEB 6, 2009)

Intro Video: LIFE IS SHORT…

ME: Bucket list picture

Transition: life is short …as in the movie…

TENSION: “THE DASH” , LIFE IS SHORT , What will you do with it?

BACKGROUND: MOSES, 10 PLAGUES, BURNING BUSH, RED SEA, ( but he still prayed this prayer)

GOD :Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalms 90:12

TEACH US: Source of life. Giver of life is Jesus …he knows what is best.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

To NUMBER OUR DAYS: Jun e powerpoint SLIDES..( average person life time, I you live to be 75)

Life is fleeting..“Show me, O LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. Psalms 39:4

You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life is but a breath. Selah Psalms 39:5

The length of our days is seventy years — or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Psalms 90:10

GAIN? : some people gain, fame, money, women? (powerpoint of Britney etc)

Heart of wisdom:

One point : LIFE IS SHORT .. LIVE WISELY

You : live passionately, live in faith, purpose…

JESUS: He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

EG: heart beat illustration.

10 LESSONS FRO HAROLD SALA ( MARRIAGE,MINISTRY AND LIFE)

I attended Harrold Sala's seminar with our pastors and their wives this morning at Victory Ortigas. It was awesome seeing a couple who has been married for 50 years and been in ministry for 4 decades. There was such a wealth of wisdom coming form them regarding marriage,ministry and life.


1. the Mumar's are included in my number one relationship.

2. make Macy my partner in ministry

3. it is important to be tender towards Macy

4. tell MAcy what you are THINKING.

5. leave ministry at the door. ( leave your work in the office.. hang with Macy and play with Lorenzo.

6. L.a .be your own person ( dont compare yourself with other peoples gifts)

7 . La. should learn to apologize to MAcy and Lorenzo if he is wrong

8. The goal of raising Lorenzo is to teach him to love God, not to avoid being embarrassed as parents.

9. Tell MAcy and lorenzo that I LOVE THEM EVERYDAY.

10. prioritizing the Mumar family comes with a price.. L.a. will you pay it?

HARDSHIPS.... PROCESS... MATURITY...

NO ORDINARY JOE
Read the life of Joseph recently (Gen 37- 50). This guy is no ordinary Joe.The guy went through a live like a Telenovela,sold by his bros,accused of rape, lived in Bilibid among many things. Whew! What a life!!! Most people would have probably given up or been angry at God.

HARDSHIPS AND PROCESS
Amazing thing about his story was that God was clearly letting Joseph go through a process of maturation. He was building his faith, skills, and character to prepare him for something bigger. Trials did not make him bitter, it made him better!!!

MATURITY
GOD fulfilled Joseph's dream 13 years after his initial vision was birth. By then, Joseph was was equipped both in skills and character to fulfill God's purpose for his life. As he let God prune and mold him, he was more than ready to get the job done.

THINGS I LEARNED THIS ( RANDOM)
- God sees the ending, there is no reason to worry
- Use every opportunity to develop your character and upgrade your skills
- Character building, maturity and leadership is a process and cant be done in a day.

CARS,LORENZO , CHILD TRAINING, AND OBEDIENCE

My 1 year old son Lorenzo has been learning a lot of new words as of late. Words like Amen! Lebron! KA chow! (from Cars) its just so exciting to see him discover and use words.

One word Macy and I have been emphasizing to Lorenzo is the word ...OBEY!!! Been trying to make him understand that he is not the boss of the home. His parents are. That he cant have everything he wants. When mom or dad asks him to place his toys back or brush his teeth he should OBEY!!! He can't grapple his cousin and pound him to submission because that does not make Jesus happy. (or his cousin's mom)If he chooses not to follow there would be consequences.

Some may say Lorenzo is too young or too cute to be disciplined, yet teaching him obedience will really benefit him in the long run. We are investing in Lorenzo's future..for him to realize that he is under authority. ( it will save us from a lot of future problems too)

If he learns to obey his parents right now, he would be willing to obey his teachers, traffic enforcers, or anyone authority figure. Ultimately, we teach him to obey because we want him to learn to obey God. That disobedience would hurt him and God, but obedience will lead to a fruitful life.

This is investment is sure to pay off!

“‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Leviticus 25:18

HISTORY IN THE MAKING FOR ENCM AND VICTORY YOUTH GROUPS

I am in the midst of history, no i'm not talking about Pres Obama's inauguration, im talking about a historic meeting that happened in VIctory Ortigas this afternoon. Around 30 of our campus missionaries and youth pastors converged to set the preaching direction for 2009 till march 2010. ( lupet !!!) This will take our campus ministry to the next level!!!

Starting APril 2009, Metro Manila wide all youth services will be preaching the same thing. Im just so pumped knowing the synergy will take us several notches higher. Ideas, videos revelations ...everything...wow!!!!

The discussions have veen very enrching and encouraging for me, seeing men and women of God from different backgrounds and congregations working together. The wisdom, insight and humility of this people just makes me feel honored to be in encm. Thanks to all the campus staff young and old for carving time to make this happen.

I would like to extend a special thanks to our youth pastors and campus directors Pat, King L, Ryan, Bong , Bong N. CJ., JOe. Your leadership is a great example to the next gen.

I thank God that I will be walking with these men and women for the next 25 years or more in this ministry. Exciting!!!

HERE WE GO!!!

We are starting 2009.
We are starting our 7 day prayer and fasting in our churches.
We are pumped.

.... I always start my year with faith goals. Spiritual breakthroughs, character breakthroughs, marriage breakthroughs, parenting breakthroughs, ministry breakthroughs,financial breakthroughs, directional breakthroughs and a lot of other breakthroughs. :)

I wont have a lot of time to share all my goals but I do want to share one. It can be found in
1Thessalonians 5:17 , yes... these 2 words have really been the word of the Lord is for me.

PRAY CONTINUALLY!!!

i know its simple but it just pierced my heart like never before. I felt like Dela Hoya tagged by I Pacquio's lefthook. Prayer is something I preach and talk about more than I do. By God's grace 2009 that will change. To pray whether thats my devotional time, riding the car, in prayer meetings, walking, waiting,exercising ( naks) or just about anything I do....

Prayer gets me seeking God's face. As long as im connected to HIm I know all other things will take care of itself. By prayer, i know i will be more like Christ, be a better husband, father, friend, son, pastor etc...

2 simple words..... that i know will change my life forever.

I heard a preacher once asked the question "Is your prayer life, pitiful or powerful?"
how s your prayer life?

WHY IS HARD TO SAY ( PART 3)

Has anyone offended you? It doesn't matter if it was on purpose or not we all have been hurt by someone. If you ever interact with people...I sure hope you do (more than pets or tv). We all get hurt!!! If you were in the wrong.. admit it , repent and apologize!!!

Yet,there are times when you were really the one who got the raw end of the deal, you were in the right, you getting mad was justified, everyone knew it was the other person who made a mistake. What do you do ?

What would Jesus do ? We all have sinned against God. He was clearly in the right.. we were in the wrong. What did he do ?

FORGIVE.. if someone apologizes to you make sure you forgive and never hold a grudge. IF the person never acknowledges his mistake.. still FORGIVE IN YOUR HEART. Never let a root of bitterness set in. Treat the person well. The Bible commanded us to
"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you". Colossians 3:13

The last hard thing to say is "I forgive you"

WHY IS SO HARD TO SAY ( PART 2)

STATEMENT # 2

" Sorry I was wrong" millions of heartaches, harsh words and deaths could have been prevented if we learn to say this phrase. Im not taking about saying this the meaningless, get it over with so you can shut up kinda way..( im guilty of this at times).

Im talking about a genuine, sincere heart acknowledgment of ones mistakes and not intending to do it again thing. The Bible calls calls this repentance.

I deperately want to learn this.. I want to stop excuses and finger pointing and really start taking responsibility for my mistakes and short comings. This year I pray for God's grace to help me add this phrase to my vocabulary "SORRY , I WAS WRONG period!!!"

"WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SAY" (PART 1)

Im writing a series entitled "why is it so hard to say" . This 3 part series will talk about statements that are so simple but for some weird reason I find hard to say.

STATEMENT #1 "I DONT KNOW"

I experience this specially when im lost on my way somewhere and my wife Macy asks me if i know where are going. I get irritated,and become extra defensive.( men im sure you know what im talking about) somehow there is something in me that just wont say "I DON'T KNOW"

We would be saving ourselves from a lot of trouble if we just learn to be humble and admit the fact that

1. we dont know everthing ( yup, that can be a revelation for some)
2. we need help from people who know better ( we have blind spots)
me

i have learned to say "I don't know" at certain times( not all the time) when church members ask me for counsel,when a campus minister asks whats the next step for his minstry, when macy and I are lost going somewhere :)

Next time you are caught in a situation wherein you are not sure what to do..throw pride out of your doorstep and learn to say "i don't know the answer, can you help me please"

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 1Peter 5:5

VALUE=TIME

Heard this equation years ago "value=time", basically what you value means you will move heaven and earth to make time for it.

That explains

-why people wake up early to play golf but never wake up for church
-why people will take time to watch Twilight but never have time to read the Bible
-why people spend time playing basketball but never spend time with their kids
-why people set aside morning meetings but never date their wives

Jesus had rockstar status during his ministry on earth.. yet he never defocused from his number one value which is God. time with God.

" Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed". Mark 1:35

ASk yourself 2 questions after reading this blog

1. what/who do i value?
2. Do i spend enough time investing in those things I value.

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN TELL YOU , YOU HAVE BODY ODOR?

Spoke at the the School of Campus Ministry recently about the need for them to look for mentors as they go through my preaching class. Challenged them to look for people who will encourage them, motivate them and sometimes tell them they stink!! haha

This is concept is not only for preaching class,it applicable for life.

Unfortunately, this is kind of mentoring relationship is lacking in a lot of churches. We sometimes limit fellowship into just hanging out, starbucks coffee or watching movies. ( nothing wrong with that , I love movies). but there is more to this...

We need to surround ourselves with people who will tell us WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR, NOT WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR. People who will get in our face and tell us we are wrong.

A PREACHER ONCE ASKED THIS QUESTION ...
DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN TELL YOU, YOUR BREATH STINKS OR YOU HAVE BODY ODOR?

HMMM.. INTERESTING....

SPIRITUALLY, WE NEED THIS IN YOUR FACE APPROACH AT TIMES, WILL YOU ALLOW A MENTOR /FRIEND TO GET IN YOUR FACE EVEN IF ITS UNCOMFORTABLE? Do you have this kind o friend?

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:6

HIPHOP AND BIBLICAL THINKING

When I was in High School I was totally HipHOp. Listened to rap, walked with angas ( with an attitude, wore low waist and a really big shirt.

Why did I wear big shirts and pants ... cause GOD WANTS US TO THINK BIG!!!
( AYOS SA TRANSITION, GASPANG NUN HA, that has no connection talaga, my students in preaching will stone me 4 that one.)

haha.. kidding aside...

BIG SHIRTS!!! BIG JEANS!!! BIG THINKING!!!

leaders need to think BIG!!!

NO ONE HAS CHANGED THE WORLD WITH SMALL THINKING.... SO I CHALLENGE YOU THINK of crazy , impossible things for your personal life, finances, family, church and even this nation!!!