Nike SB Tour Mexico, Chile, and China

Video is up on the Nike SB site. I thought this was pretty ill.

Peep it.

In order to be truly blessed, you must be broken...

It's just in reference when we accept communion and the true meaning behind the act of the blessing and the breaking of the bread.

Mark 14:22
As they were eating, Jesus took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat, this is My body."

Meaning, the breaking of his (Jesus) body being broken and dispersing it to his disciples blessing them with the covenant of what his broken body and his dying will mean.

So when we're broken, we take part and understand the blessing of why Jesus died for our sins establishing the new covenant with God and us.

The Coffee Shop Ministry Project

Broken into groups of 4, our small group today is branching out to coffee shops and will try to minister and witness to those that are not saved and would like to know more about God.

For me, this is the first time I've really ventured out and tried to witness to strangers. Jae and Lynda, our small group leaders, provided us a question guide that we can follow in regards to discussion. Our point of emphasis in this ministry is to discuss the Lord amongst our group and hopefully someone who is listening will join in.

In a time where a more liberal and democratic government exists, it would be very difficult to actually just walk up to a stranger and try ministering to them without offending them or causing any other type of uneasiness.

So by just a regular discussion of the Lord in the coffee shop, we look to aim and gain interest from those listening. Come on, you know coffee shops, people are always talking, and yes, people are always listening. This could possibly be an interesting way to approach non-believers without directly going to them.

I'm really excited to do this tonight. I experienced my first homeless ministry with my small group and I absolutely loved it. The feeling of helping those who have nothing and downtrodden really humbled my heart and soul. To hear some of their stories were amazing also. Granted, not all of them were very understanding and were demanding food and gave some attitude, but that's just a product of bitterness and frustration in which all we could do, is pray for them.

Father God, tonight, I hope that you empower RJ, Gerry, my sister, and I as we go about amongst the world and spread your word. May you protect us from those who judge us in our faith in you, but we pray that you may humble and soften their heart so that they may give us their ears for us to minister your word.

For you said, Mark 6:11, "And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gamorrah in the day of judgement than for that city."

For we pray this in Jesus' most precious name,

Amen.

I'm in love...

With Brooke Fraser. LOL. I know as a Christian, we shouldn't covet our neighbor's wife. Well actually, I'm not coveting her, I'm just so mesmerized and infatuated by her. She's a great musician, blessed in writing lyrics, playing the piano and guitar, and she's absolutely beautiful. Not to mention, she's one of the lead worship leaders for Hillsong and Hillsong United.

Nonetheless, here's a song called Without You from her album What to do with Daylight.



Sigh.

Heeding the call...

Over the past month or so, there's a calling that's been weighing heavy on my heart and I want to answer it. It's a call from the Lord. Most of my entire life I've always seeked and longed for a purpose on this earth. After much prayer and thinking, I've decided to follow through with my dream and my Lord's calling of wanting to become a youth pastor.

Talking to one of my best friends, Gerry, I've prayed on this heavily and have thought about it a lot. I've also discussed this a lot with my family as well. So after this semester, I'm looking to enroll into the Horizon College and get a degree in theological studies or whatever degree I need to achieve and fulfill my purpose as a Youth Pastor.

I've always considered myself as a humble man and I trust in the Lord that he will provide for me regardless if it isn't heavy on the monetary side. I feel that I will be fulfilled in serving God and ministering to the Youth and teaching the Lord's word in helping guide them through life as we await the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. At my young age, I was always searching for answers. Searching for an identity. Soul searching. I thought that I could enlighten myself by reading self help books or books in regards to wisdom and knowledge with respect to philosophy. Never in my life would I know that I would find all the answers in the Living Word. Our Holy Bible.

All the answers to life's questions. All the truth. All the Wisdom. Is held in there. Amazing, for all that time at a young age, I was searching, when everything I was looking for was in front of my face the whole entire time. It was fate by the Lord that I found it there.

That's why I want to reach out and help minister to the Youth. So that instead of searching for answers somewhere else, I can help lead them to God and find the answers in his Word.

God Bless you all.

25 Random Things About Me

I did this list on Facebook last week and I've decided to post it on here for who knows why. I thought it was pretty interesting and something I'd like to share with those that frequent my blog which I haven't wrote on in a while.

Hopefully you guys can learn more about who I am as a person now.

1. I've lost two Uncles and two Aunts in a year and also in the month of February. I've grown a certain phobia towards this month.

2. I gave my life to Christ and was born again on the same day of the 2005 Super Bowl. But I began strengthening my walk with God this past summer.

3. I really want to become a Youth Pastor. I feel that it's my calling in life. The size of the paycheck really doesn't bother me at all. As long as I'm leading the youth to Christ or others, I'm content.

4. I have been buying and collecting basketball shoes since high school religiously. Since 1997. Yeah, I need to kick the habit.

5. I love the Lakers and basketball. Over any other sport and team. Then come the Padres and baseball. And yes, I loathe the Chargers but only have somewhat of a respect for them still because my Uncle Fred loved them.

6. I still read comic books.

7. I'm a sucker for girls that wear glasses. I don't know why, but I just am. Oh yeah, and smart ones at that. I swear, an intelligent mind on a woman is very sexy in my humble opinion.

8. I am very grateful to have been blessed with a small group who has helped me strengthen my walk with God. I love my brothers and sisters in Christ. You guys know who you are.

9. Like Lynda said, I'm also a firm believer that the end of days will happen in our lifetime. I'm also a believer that the steps to it our developing right before our very eyes.

10. Even though my sister and I fight a lot, I love her very much.

11. I hate smoking cigarettes. I've tried numerous times to quit. But I just can't. Then again, I've controlled myself to only when I drink heavily, which I need to kick also, and stressing out.

12. I read my Bible every day. When I wake up, I say a prayer in bed, and then read my Bible in bed before doing anything else. The Lord's word is a good way to find guidance in starting your day!

13. I'm narrow minded and I'm not a big fan of the Katinas. I mean, they sing and lead great worship, but it's just not my thing. I just don't dig the worship at The Rock. I prefer Calvary Chapel worship better. Horizon Christian Fellowship worship FTW!!! Also, I love Hillsong!!! They are truly blessed with the gift of music and leading worship in the name of God.

14. I go to sleep watching movies. It's a bad habit of mine because I shouldn't be leaving my systems on and the TV on all night. I need to make the Sleep Timer more useful.

15. I love First Person Shooter Games. COD4 and Halo 3 FTW!!!!

16. I know that Magic Johnson is the Greatest Of All Time. Yes, over Michael Jordan. I just say Michael Jordan is to others to save the argument. I also think Lebron James will be better than Kobe Bryant, and I'm a big Kobe fan.

17. I shouldn't think this way but it has crossed my mind a lot. I think there's a lot of non-legit Christians out there who use the idea of being saved and say they go to a certain church and all that to simply fall in line and believe that they're somewhat doing good, yet, in the end, they're not obeying or at least trying to follow God's word. They pick and choose in the Bible what's suitable and adheres to their life style, yet completely ignore all the sin they're committing in their life. I'm not perfect either and I know I'm a hypocrite for saying that, but still, I'm just being honest.

18. I love to grill. Steak. Chicken. Whatever. I love it.

19. I'm an impulse buyer but I've learned to control that somewhat and only buy what I need. You know, the new colorway of the Zoom Kobe IV is coming out this Saturday? LOL.

20. I love Disneyland and Disney Animated Films. Timeless and Classic.

21. I used to think I had life down to a science when I was reading Philosophy books and Self Help books. Little did I know, the answers to life's questions are all in the Holy Bible. Truth.

22. Excuse my language, but I think the book, The Secret, is the biggest crock of !@#$ in the world. Wow, what a joke.

23. Yes, I'm really 27. I know I look like I'm 18. I've found the fountain of youth. It's in Calrose Rice!

24. I'm learning to play the guitar and I suck at it.

25. My shoes always have to match my shirt or the hat I'm wearing.

Exploring my options...

So last night at the bowling alley, Rodney, Leanne, and myself were sharing what applications we had on our G1 phones. Well, as I was going through the Android Marketplace I noticed a blogger application! Freaking sweet! Now I can post blogs from my phone. I already have a blast updating my tweets on my Twitter via Twidroid.

Expect more blogs via my phone. I have to maximize my options here so I can work on my writing.