Rise Up!
Energy level to the maximum. Singing, jumping, grooving, enjoying good music. Learning, praying, rededicating, celebrating and simply reveling in God’s loving presence. That’s what “Rise Up” is all about.
Held at the Imus Institute covered gym, this revival concert was participated largely by the youth and even the youthful. Some 20 young people from our church participated. Several friends from WIN-Manila that I invited also jammed with us.
This event was spearheaded by the young people of our church in Imus, better known as the “Youth of Zion”. They invited the Rise Up band (headed by Pastor Roman Guevarra), whose ministry is to reach the youth and bring them to the knowledge of God. Some of their band members actually came from the bands that are quite familiar to us, such as the “Passage” and “Tribe of Levi”. Music is what these people do for a living, but when it comes to God’s ministry, it really doesn’t matter if they don’t get paid.
Once again, I was overwhelmed by the rich talent these young people have shown, be it in singing, dancing or playing the instruments. But what touched me the most is their humility as well as their passion to serve God through those gifts.
The crowd’s energy level was contagious the whole time. Being there actually made me forgot what the word exhausted meant. There’s just no stopping especially when the all-time favorite songs were played: Lakewood’s “You are Good” and “It’s all about You” and of course the evening’s theme song, Hillsong United’s “One Way”. We just never get tired singing and jumping even if it was sung for the nth time already. I could just imagine how many pounds I’ve lost. Hehehe…
As what Ptr. Roman explained, we sing and make music because Life is beautiful and we must celebrate it. Their band performed several songs that depicted life and love: “Love will save the day” (Whiteney Houston), “Ordinary People” (John Legend), “Weak” (SWV), “Changes in my life” (Gamma Ray), “Change the world” (Eric Clapton) and “Forevermore” (Side A). I just love that last song.
Truth be told, it’s not about happy experiences all the time. But even with the most difficult of circumstances, life will still be beautiful as our hope is placed in Him. The band gave a beautiful rendition of “Take me out of the dark”, and I know most of us were indeed touched by it.
It’s never easy to organize events like this. But nothing compares to the joy of seeing most of these young people come to give their lives to the Lord. It’s just priceless.
We left the venue still with a rising energy level. I think that somehow explains why I’m still awake until now. Good thing, it’s a no-work day tomorrow. Yey! (“,)
Held at the Imus Institute covered gym, this revival concert was participated largely by the youth and even the youthful. Some 20 young people from our church participated. Several friends from WIN-Manila that I invited also jammed with us.
This event was spearheaded by the young people of our church in Imus, better known as the “Youth of Zion”. They invited the Rise Up band (headed by Pastor Roman Guevarra), whose ministry is to reach the youth and bring them to the knowledge of God. Some of their band members actually came from the bands that are quite familiar to us, such as the “Passage” and “Tribe of Levi”. Music is what these people do for a living, but when it comes to God’s ministry, it really doesn’t matter if they don’t get paid.
Once again, I was overwhelmed by the rich talent these young people have shown, be it in singing, dancing or playing the instruments. But what touched me the most is their humility as well as their passion to serve God through those gifts.
The crowd’s energy level was contagious the whole time. Being there actually made me forgot what the word exhausted meant. There’s just no stopping especially when the all-time favorite songs were played: Lakewood’s “You are Good” and “It’s all about You” and of course the evening’s theme song, Hillsong United’s “One Way”. We just never get tired singing and jumping even if it was sung for the nth time already. I could just imagine how many pounds I’ve lost. Hehehe…
As what Ptr. Roman explained, we sing and make music because Life is beautiful and we must celebrate it. Their band performed several songs that depicted life and love: “Love will save the day” (Whiteney Houston), “Ordinary People” (John Legend), “Weak” (SWV), “Changes in my life” (Gamma Ray), “Change the world” (Eric Clapton) and “Forevermore” (Side A). I just love that last song.
Truth be told, it’s not about happy experiences all the time. But even with the most difficult of circumstances, life will still be beautiful as our hope is placed in Him. The band gave a beautiful rendition of “Take me out of the dark”, and I know most of us were indeed touched by it.
It’s never easy to organize events like this. But nothing compares to the joy of seeing most of these young people come to give their lives to the Lord. It’s just priceless.
We left the venue still with a rising energy level. I think that somehow explains why I’m still awake until now. Good thing, it’s a no-work day tomorrow. Yey! (“,)
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