Big!
Just!
Great!
Almighty!
Righteous!
All Knowing!
All Powerful!
Omnipresent!
Indescribable!
Uncontainable!
Our GOD is an Awesome GOD!
World Youth Congress 2010: I AM
April 9th to 11th, 2010
Lipa City, Batangas
GOD taught me one thing: "I AM the Great I AM"
I AM. In Filipino, AKO NGA.
Day One
1PM Arrival
5PM Holy Mass
6PM Dinner
7PM Gathering
730PM Opening
745PM Worship
815PM Session 1: The Great I AM
945PM Praisefest
1015PM Party: iSikat
Session 1: The Great I AM
GOD is GOD and I am not! He is the Great I AM (cf. Exodus 3:14)
GOD is Omniscient. He knows everything in us. He knows our strengths and our weaknesses. He knows our needs and our desires.
2. I AM ALL-POWERFUL
GOD is Omnipotent! He is a great and mighty King! Nothing is impossible with our GOD.
3. I AM EVER-PRESENT
GOD is Omnipresent! Wherever we are and in whatever situation we may be, GOD is always present.
4. I AM LOVE
GOD is Love. And in His immense love for us do we find everything.
Don't say, " I have a big problem." But tell your problem, "Hey, I have a BIG GOD!" Our GOD is so great! That He had also manifested it in our WYC 2010 venue, BluRoze Farm Philippines, Lipa City, Batangas. It made me realize and appreciate that we are giving praise and glorifying GOD with His other creations, e.g., the animals, the trees, etc. That the greatness of GOD leaves me in great awe of Him!
"Ang talino talaga ng Diyos! Hindi Niya ginawa ang ostrich na lumilipad!
Imagine-in niyo 'yun, kapag ang ostrich lumilipad." -kuya Jepoy Meneses
Photo from BluRoze Farm Philippines website.
Day Two
6AM Wake Up Call
7AM Breakfast
8AM Gathering
815AM Rosary
830AM Worship
9AM Session 2: Living a Righteous Life
1030AM Confession
12NN Lunch
1PM Gathering
115PM Worship
130PM Workshops
3PM Break
6PM Dinner
7PM Gathering
730PM YFL Creative Launch
8PM Worship
830PM Session 3:I Am Redeemed
1030PM Praisefest
Session 2: Living a Righteous Life
My Note: This is a "hiwalay and simultaneous" session. One for the brothers and one for the sisters having the same content but different in the manner of delivery.
"LIVE PURE" baller bands given to the brothers during Session 2.
And it is more than just a baller band.
Love GOD with all our HEART: Do things that pleases the Almighty!
1. Contentment. Don't seek for things that are not there. Glorify GOD with what we have.
2. Humility. We exist to make a big deal about GOD, and not about us.
3. Sincerity. Live a one pure life; no to double life. And we should walk our talk and talk our walk. God deserves none but our excellence.
Love GOD with all our SOUL: Connect to the One True Source through prayer. For prayer changes the pray-er (the one praying). Seven days without prayer makes one weak.
Love GOD with all our MIND: It is all in the mind. Think of holy things. Do away with lustful thoughts. Purity inside and out!
Love GOD with all our STRENGTH: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17, NAB). Excellence through a right relationship with GOD!
We are also called to be right with our family, friends, CFC YFL brothers and sisters, community, and the Church.
Is it possible to do all these? YES! Jesus Christ, true GOD and true Man, had already set the example of living a life of holiness and He had made it known, loud and clear, that it is possible. Be righteous in the eyes of the Father!
Aside from hearing the session, we also made a commitment. A commitment to live pure. A Modesty Pledge that will remind us that we are created as unique children of GOD.
"Live life to the purest!" -kuya Fyron Umali
St. Benedict's Medal (Click here for info).
Given to the sisters during Session 2.
Click here to join "Live Pure" facebook fan page.
Session 3: I Am Redeemed
Do you know Job? The man in the Old Testament of the Bible. Job loves GOD and GOD loves and finds favor on Job. Job had everything. And his everything were taken away from him (by Satan). Yet he still chose to follow and glorify GOD. And with this, GOD returned to Job more than enough, more than what he had before.
Job did suffer. Why we suffer, we do not know. There is no clear-cut answer to that. It is a mystery. Suffering due to our sins is a self-inflicted suffering that GOD is not pleased about. But if we experience suffering because we chose to follow Him, this is where GOD shows Himself. This kind of suffering is called REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING.
Our sufferings are redemptive if: (1) it brings us closer to Christ; (2) it blesses others; and (3) it glorifies GOD! Our redemptive sufferings makes us one in the sufferings endured by Christ at the Cross. We may suffer from persecution because we chose to follow Christ; from rejection because we live righteous lives; from sickness and/or death. But all of these redemptive sufferings will make us more worthy and righteous in the eyes of GOD.
Attitudes to take when we are experiencing redemptive suffering:
1. Cheerful and willing
2. Sensitive to GOD's message
3. Praising GOD at all times
4. Enduring the suffering
"I had heard of you by word of mouth, but now my eye has seen you." (Job 42:5, NAB). Job suffered much, but his suffering is redemptive. Through Job's suffering, GOD rewarded him much more! And if we accept our own redemptive sufferings in our lives with firm belief and trust in GOD, definitely, greater things are to come!
Day Three
6AM Wake Up Call
7AM Gathering
715AM Rosary
730AM Holy Mass
830AM Breakfast
930AM Gathering
945AM Worship
1015AM Session 4: I Am Just and Righteous
1115AM Praisefest
12NN Lunch
Session 4: I Am Just and Righteous
The Almighty is Just and Righteous! And as GOD's sons and daughters, we should also be just and righteous. Through the Cross and suffering of Jesus Christ, we have been made righteous before GOD (cf. Romans 3:21-26; Romans 5:19)
GOD's Justice and Righteousness CALL US TO:
1. HOLINESS - Be holy because I (am) holy. -1 Peter 1:16, (NAB)
2. FAMILY RENEWAL
3. EVANGELIZE
To answer to this call of GOD, we act by living our COVENANT and to remain committed to it. To follow Christ! To build a strong family for Him! To be an active member (and servant) of CFC YFL! To testify GOD's love!
Through this "I AM" WYC 2010, I have greatly appreciated how big, how great, and how awesome our GOD is! That made me speechless of His uncontainable love and joy!
Holy is the Lord God Almighty!
The earth is filled with His glory!
With this, may GOD be forever glorified!
My Note: Some parts of this blog came from the CFC YFL WYC 2010 kit booklet.
GOD's Justice and Righteousness CALL US TO:
1. HOLINESS - Be holy because I (am) holy. -1 Peter 1:16, (NAB)
2. FAMILY RENEWAL
3. EVANGELIZE
To answer to this call of GOD, we act by living our COVENANT and to remain committed to it. To follow Christ! To build a strong family for Him! To be an active member (and servant) of CFC YFL! To testify GOD's love!
Through this "I AM" WYC 2010, I have greatly appreciated how big, how great, and how awesome our GOD is! That made me speechless of His uncontainable love and joy!
Holy is the Lord God Almighty!
The earth is filled with His glory!
With this, may GOD be forever glorified!
My Note: Some parts of this blog came from the CFC YFL WYC 2010 kit booklet.
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