Daily Gospel: Things should not be forced

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, 
and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there,
but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. 
When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?" 
Jesus turned and rebuked them, 
and they journeyed to another village. - Luke 9:51-56

Reflection: There are many instances in our lives that we tend to fail on our goals or find ourselves so far from the things we desire. Such times would drive us to be desperate enough to move towards those things yet at some point, we still find ourselves very far. During those situations, we are sometimes called not to force ourselves in obtaining such things. It would be better for us to look for another endeavor and strive for that new found life.

Daily Gospel

Jesus said to the Pharisees: "There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.' Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.' He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.' But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.' He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"

- Luke 16:19-31

FOLLOW YOU by Kirby Llaban

Intro
E - A (4X)

Verse:
E            A                E     A
I glory in your presence Lord
E             A                 F#m     B
You mold my heart and make it whole
E            A           E     A
My soul thirsts for you my God
E                  A  
You fill me to the brim
       F#m     B
my cup overflows

Chorus:
E         A         E     A
Make me your servant
E         A        F#m     A
Teach me your ways
E         A    E     A
You are my master and
          F#m     B
I will follow You everyday

II.
Forever  I will  honor You
In all I say and all I do
Your will be done Lord I'll obey
I'll witness to Your love

To the ends of the earth

SING by Jay Laquian

Intro: G -- A -- Bm

I.

D

Let our voices be heard

G

Let our praises resound

Bm ` A G

In this song for the Holy One

D

All the nations will hear

G

And the people will see

Bm A G

The Lord so great and mighty

Refrain:

Em D/F# G D

Here we are proclaiming all the glory

Em D/F# G A

Of a God who died and set us free

Chorus 1:

D

Let's sing, sing, sing for His glory

A

Lift His name for He's worthy

Bm G

Let's sing, sing, sing for the Lord Almighty

Chorus 2:

D

Let's sing, sing, sing altogether

A

Declare His reign forever

Bm G

Let's sing, sing, sing for the one who's Holy

Instrumental:

D -- A -- Bm - G

Outro:

Bm G

Let's sing, sing, sing for the one who's Holy

Em D/F# G-

Let's sing, sing, sing for the one who's Holy

ABLAZE by Kirby Llaban

Verse 1
E           A      E         A
Savior, Jesus Christ
E            A          C#m B
Come to purify my soul
E          A            E        A
Master hear my plea
E            A       C#m        B
Let me serve You all my life
Chorus :
         C#m                 B
I am ablaze for You Lord
A
I wanna go out and spread Your love
         C#m                    B
I am ablaze for You Lord
A
Together we're setting the world on fire

Verse 2
Spirit give me strength
Pour Your power unto me
Send me to the place
That you have prepared for me

Bridge:
B        C#m
Spirit of God
A
Descend upon me (3x)
C#m      B         A
With Your holy fire!

(Repeat Chorus)

FEARLESS by Bimbo Yerro

Intro:
B - E - B - E

Verse 1.
B
Let Your hope arise
                                                        E
And be the light into the eyes of the hopeless
                     G#m                     F#
Back in Your arms, in Your love unfailing

Verse 2
B
Let faith and joy collide
And overwhelm what I desire
                   E                      G#m
That I will want, nothing more.
                            F#
For You are everything

Pre-Chorus:
E
For God is all enough
E
And in Him I will remain

Chorus:
B
Lord You are fearless
You died to save my soul
E
A heart so selfless
G#m                  F#
My sins You conquered all
B
God in Your grace now
Oh I will do the same
E
To be as fearless
G#m               F#
To stand and to proclaim

Instrumental:

E - F# - G#m - F#
E - F#

Bridge (6X):
             E                F#
In your name, we trust
            B                        E
In the hope of rising again
         G#m         F#                     (E  -  F#)
In Your love, Your will be done

Daily Gospel: The Obedience to follow

While they were all amazed at his every deed, Jesus said to his disciples, 

"Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men." 

But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. - Luke 9:43-45

Reflection:

There are really times wherein the message of our Lord is pretty clear yet we intently cloud our hearts by not listening to it or simple lying to ourselves that we don't understand it. The challenge for all of us specially as Youth For Christ that we may be obedient enough to truly listen and follow His every word no matter how difficult or impossible it might seem to be. :D

OUR GOD by Bimbo Yerro

Intro: C (4x)

Verse 1:
         F       G          C
Our God is love and light
        F         G        Am
In Him I gained new life
        F         G
His mercy saved my soul
      Am
My night turned into day
       F          G           C
Our God is love and light

Verse 2:
Our God is peace and Joy
He raises the weak and feeble
His voice that whispers hope
Amidst the fiercest storms
Our God is peace and joy

Chorus:
F                               C
We raise Your name above all else
Am                             G
Your kingdom come in all the earth
F                        C
As one in faith to You we cry
Am G
We sing on high "Lord Jesus Christ"

Verse 3:
No scale can measure His grace
We're blessed with all His ways
Above my sins and fears
Beyond what's known to fade
Our God, His love remains

Verse 4:
Our God is now and then
I rest my past in His mighty hands
With all that's broken in me
In His love I'm restored
Our God forevermore
Our God forevermore

MY JESUS by Bodit Enon

Intro: B-----

          B
Lord You come
           G#m
In Your greatness
           F
Lord You come
                  E
My light and my savior

         B             G#m
Lead me now, take me with You
     F               E
I believe, I surrender

Pre-chorus I:
           E
Oh I am Yours
             C#m
and You are my Jesus

Chorus:
  B        G#m     F
Yeah.... Yeah... Yeah...
E
I surrender yeah
  B        G#m     F
Yeah.... Yeah... Yeah...
E
I believe in You
  B        G#m     F
Yeah.... Yeah... Yeah...
E
You're my Jesus

         B             G#m
Lead me now, take me with You
     F               E
I believe, I surrender

Pre-chorus I:
           E
Oh I am Yours
             C#m
and You are my Jesus

    B            
King of glory
    G#m
seated on Your throne
           F
You are forever
            E
You hold eternity
      F               E
I believe I  surrender

          E
Oh I am Yours
             C#m         A
and You are my, You are my Jesus

Instrumental:
B  G#m  F  E  G#m  C#m  A  B
[Repeat Chorus]

MORE OF YOU by Jay Laquian

Intro:
A E F#m E G D

A
You Oh Lord I adore You I rejoice in Your glory
  G                 D                    A
Oohohoh, Holy are You Lord
A
Rescued from the darkness Told me I’m forgiven
    G                       D                               A
Oohohoh I’m caught by Your embrace

Ref:
       E                                                               F#m
The wonders of Your love has made me see
    Bm
That You are all I need
           D                            E ---            D-E
Now my life is complete


Chorus:
B
Jesus You’re the one for me
F#
You came and loved me endlessly
 G#m                 F#                           E
And all I’ll ever want is more of You
B
Your love has overtaken me
F#
You changed me and You set me free
G#m               F#                             E    ---   D
And all I’ll ever need is more of You

(Repeat Intro)

A
Made me Yours forever with You I am stronger
    G             D                                  A
Oohohoh I stand on higher ground

(Repeat Chorus)

Instrumental Chords:
 A - E - F#m - E - G ----- D -------

Bridge:
A
Jesus You’re the one for me
E
You came and loved me endlessly
 F#m                 E                          D
And all I’ll ever want is more of You
A
Your love has overtaken me
E
You changed me and You set me free
F#m               E                          D
And all I’ll ever need is more of You

(Chorus 2x)

RYC 2013: LUMINO

After experiencing God's amazing grace in bringing forth our faith into actions in last year's FAITH FORWARD held in Mati City, Davao Oriental.
God is now leading us to Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province to be the light of the world with our 17th Regional Youth Conference with the theme: "LUMINO".
Now let's look further into such term. Lumino is a latin term which means to illuminate or to give light and thus LUMINO is the perfect theme of this year! After going beyond ourselves and telling to the world that our faith can really move forward and materialize into random acts of kindness and social actions, it is definitely the time to show the world that we could also illuminate it by that same faith.

Note: As part of our campaign, everyone is highly encouraged to make the above image their profile picture in facebook! hehe

Kaya kapatid, wag magpahuli at mag-register na sa ating Southeastern Mindanano Regional Conference sa darating na Oktubre 26-27, 2013. Kitakits sa COMVAL!