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