From The Grave He Arose!
Happy Easter to everyone!
The Lord is risen…He is risen indeed!
I spent the weekend mostly at Tokyo Baptist Church to celebrate easter with my friends (family, basically). I was also given the privilege to play a small part in our Easter "drama" as part of the Easter celebration service. My role was that of a "villager" that was accompanying Jesus while he was carring the cross on the way to Golgotha. It was all very exciting as I had to wear a costume. I also had to "act" in a way that was not distracting and not removing the focus from the character playing Jesus. Needless to say, I think I did a great job of not getting noticed. 
Oh by the way, here’s a shout out the AMAZING and CONSTANTLY improving Glorious Teams Dance Team. Props and respect to Janis, and Mayen(the choreography was nothing less than brilliant) and the "Adrenaline Angels"…France, Ness and Joy, who injected an energy rush that drove the performance to levels that were never reached before. Yasuyo and her excellent ballet skills blended seamlessly with the group, as well as the breathtaking routines of the child prodigy and rookie member Jera (boy, your mom Lisa must be so proud). To sum the whole thing up, the Glorious Steps Dance Team was simply….magnificent. I am sure that many were blessed.
To God be the glory! I cannot wait for the day when my own daughter, who as we speak, has started to work on her own dance moves, will join this dance team that ministers to God’s people through their dance. With their continous improvement and their , they might as well change their name to GLORIOUS LEAPS.
What do you think? (O Mayen, wag lalaki ulo ah..hehe)
But the most important part of the Easter Service was the message regarding UNFORGIVENESS by Pastor Dennis. Did you know that in the bible, the only time that God tells someone to STOP praying was when there was unforgivness involved? How can we worship God when in our hearts, there lies unforgiveness, or someone has a grudge or unforgiveness towards us. Hmmmm…
How hypocritical it must be when someone claims that they are a Chirstian, yet holds grudges against others. How can we DENY forgiveness against others when we OURSELVES were forgiven?
I highly recommend that you dear blog reader, go to the following link to listen to Pastor Dennis message this week:
http://www.tokyobaptist.org/magnification/sermons/
The Lord is risen..He is risen indeed!
Happy Easter everyone!
