Passion 08 in Tokyo…WOW
Oct 15, 2008
1:27am
Attended the Passion tour concert with my wife Diana. Many friends and family from Tokyo Baptist were there too. There were also many people from other churches in Japan. It was held at the CC Lemon Hall in Shibuya Tokyo Japan. The place was full and it was an amazing night of worship.
Here are some You Tube clips I found to give you an idea:
Plus my FAVORITE SONG from the Passion Conference:
Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman and David Crowder Band led the people in worship. Louis Giglio, a very gifted preacher spoke from the heart and end talked about how we Christians should be a shining light to everyone. Show the light of Jesus Christ in our lives. That is the plan. The Passion Conference inspired me to be bold and to be strong in my faith. To express my faith as if it is on “high def”. Indeed in these trying times, God is our only refuge. What an amazing reminder that as Christians, we have a God that is alive and true, and real. Jesus Christ who has ALREADY won the victory for us, is our source of strenght. He is ON OUR SIDE. Jesus is for real. Jesus is my friend. We can call on Jesus for all our needs. Jesus CAN change our lives. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOUR PAST IS. It does not matter how messed up your life is right now. If you call on His name, He will save you. There is nothing impossible. I wish I could explain in more detail about God’s love and what He did for my life. It is my prayer that anyone reading this will come to know Jesus in a REAL and PERSONAL way, because He is indeed real. There is no greater JOY than in knowing Jesus Christ and understanding what He did for us on the cross.
It is NOT a fantasy story. It is not made up. It is not a RELIGION or a cult. Rather knowing Jesus Christ is a real way, is a RELATIONSHIP. When you have a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ, then you ARE a Christian. And when you are in a relationship, how do you get to know them? You SPEND time with them. And how do you do this? Read the bible and spend time in prayer. The bible is the word of God and tells us of His love and salvation for all of us.
To put it simply, I know Jesus Christ personally. I really do believe that He died for me for my sin. I do believe that no matter what happens in my life, it will be OK because I have a God that loves me, and watches over me. I have a saviour who forgave me and my past. And by His word and teaching, I can live my life witha purpose.
Look, my life is not perfect. I am not a saint who does not commit sin. But what comforts me is grace. In Japanese it means “megumi”. GRACE.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
-Ephesians 2:8
It is by GRACE that I was saved. And it is by GRACE that despite my inconsistencies, God carries me thru and sees not my imperfections, but my desire to live a life for His glory.
It is indeed a journey. Life is a race indeed. And I cannot wait to reach the finish line.
At this point I do need to catch my breath(just like the song..whew). Seems like all my ideas are going in all directions. To be honest all I want to say is God is great. He is good. Jesus is for real and I hope that if you are not a believer yet, I hope and pray that you will know Jesus Christ. Alive, real in each and every way.
Hallelujah! How great and awesome is our God!
Have a blessed week! God bless!
