#ignite 2013

[ayelmari]

IGNITE 2013 | Spoken Words

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It was an awesome opportunity for me to be given the privilege to do the opening video for IGNITE 2013!.

Featuring. Yeng Constantino, Quest & Juddah Paolo. 

[ayelmari]

IGNITE 2013 | Recap Video

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Check out the recap video that I did for IGNITE 2013 asian conference. It was attended by almost 9000+ students from all over asia! It was a very humbling experience for me to be able to serve God through this video that I did.

For more information about Ignite 2013, go to ignite.ph

[ichoosejoytoday]

hey, i was trying to see if anyone posted on here about indy ignite, and a post you did a while ago was the only thing i saw. just wanted to see what you thought about the conference. :)

Hello! I thought Ignite was lovely.  I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect that I would get out of it, but I feel like there were a lot of opportunities presented for truth to be spoken to my life and to others. (I know from friends’ experiences that truth was definitely spoken and God worked in fantastic ways!)

I loved the workshops, etc, but I was also kind of disappointed that I wasn’t able to go to all the ones I wanted to go to, but they’ll be online later, so that’s fine! hah

Overall, I enjoyed the company of friends from school (and other schools!) during the middle of winter break. It was good. I’m still processing the notes that I took and what my takeaways are. 

[heyitsjughead]

IGNITE 2013 TEASER... SAYANG LANG DI AKO NAKAPUNTA :(

[theotherpaperblog-blog]

Post-Ignite devotional day 6: Idols and Vegetables

Again, I am really sorry this is late. I've had long days at school because of my scholar's service hours.

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Read: Daniel 1:1-8; 1 John 4:1-4; Psalm 119:9-11

Conform: v. : to be similar or identical; also : to be in agreement or harmony

The pressure to conform with the world has always been strong. Perhaps it is tied to our need to feel loved and accepted by our peers. We start changing ourselves a little bit here and there, and before we know it, we are a different person. That's the danger with conforming; it starts with the little things.

Daniel must have been under a lot of pressure - and not just from Ashpenaz, but I imagine from his friends as well! Imagine: a buffet table laden with all the choicest foods in the land. No matter that it was food from the king's table and was most likely offered to idols before it was placed here - these were amazingly good foods, and they smelled so good too!

And with that compromise, the others compromises followed. The young men brought to Babylon weren't your tambays ng campus. They were your dean's listers, most outstanding student awardees, valedictorians, and athletes as well. But when confronted with a table of food, they all succumbed to the temptation to conform.

All of them, except four: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. These young men resolved not to be defiled by the world, because they understood that since they served a holy God, they themselves had to be set apart from the rest of the world. Even if this meant doing something completely illogical: eating vegetables instead of the yummiest things from the king's table.

But in the end, God honored them for it. After ten days, they were healthier, smarter, and stronger than any of the other young men who had come with them to Babylon and had eaten from the king's table. Most of all, they had kept themselves holy.

Today, the temptation is no longer about eating food offered to the gods or not, but God still expects us to keep ourselves set apart from the world and its corruption. It's easy to conform, because then you won't have to deal with the hard questions like "Why don't you want to do x anymore?" and losing friends. But keep in mind that all these things we do - being set apart, not conforming to the world - out of love for our Savior. Remaining holy and pleasing to God even in this present world is not a chore. Rather, it is a sign of gratitude to our Savior for saving us.

It's a tall order to remain pure today, but God knows the struggles we face. He will provide the grace for us to make it. Our job is, just like Daniel and company, to resolve not to allow ourselves to be defiled.

Link to the Ignite 2013 PostCon devotional day 6 here.

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Post-Ignite devotional day 5: Total Recall

Sorry I only got to post this now, btw. I had to do service hours at school.

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Read: Joshua 4:4-7; Psalm 71:14-19, 77:11-14

I honestly tend to forget God during the times when everything is going well. During these times, I get this tendency to attribute my success to my own strength, and not God's grace.

I guess God already knew even then that we would have a tendency to forget about Him during the good times, which was why He commanded the Israelites to make monuments wherever and whenever He performed a miracle for them. Today, God doesn't expect us to dig wells or pile stones on top of each other, but He still does expect us to remember what He has done for us.

Chief among these is the sacrifice of His Son on the cross for our sins. I suppose that is one of the dangers of growing up in church. The salvation story starts fading into the background, and sooner or later we are no longer as devoted to Him as we once were.

Enter communion - this ceremony is more than eating a tiny piece of bread and washing it down with an equally tiny amount of juice. Rather, it is a poke in our side, a means for us to remember what Jesus did for us on the cross thousands of years ago. It is a constant reminder to us that we are where we are today, and we can enjoy eternal life with God in the future, all because of Christ's sacrifice.

I'd like to encourage you to constantly remember, and I pray that you will never get to the place where the salvation story is just a story. I mean, He was the God of the heavens and the earth, Creator of all the things seen and unseen, Ruler of rulers, the Beginning and the End, yet He chose to save people like you and me from an eternity in hell just so we could be with Him forever! Isn't that an amazing thing?

In the same way that we remember what happened on the cross, we also ought to remember the things God has done in our lives. Making a list would be a neat way to remember (just a suggestion though). The list items don't have to be grandiose; it can be as little as you waking up in the morning, because some people go to sleep and never wake up. It could also include the big things - for example, a job promotion, or a new van that was donated to you. Or if you don't like lists, try keeping a journal of answered prayers. It really is up to you, as long as you are able to remember the awesome, wonderful things God has done for you. He deserves all the glory and praise for it, after all.

Link to the Ignite 2013 PostCon devotional day 5 here.

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Post-Ignite devotional day 4: Beyond Limits

Read: Joshua 3:14-17, Jeremiah 32:27, Isaiah 51:10

We human beings are very, very limited. We can't fly; we have a short life span relative to that of the heavenly bodies; we can't travel through time; we get sick; we are fragile.

Unlike us, God is not limited by time or space. He is not limited by the laws of physics; He created those laws after all.

Yet for some reason, it is easy for us to forget that the God we serve is limitless. We read about the miracles in the Bible, but sometimes they feel so distant from our lives today. "Yes, God performed miracles before, but does He still perform miracles today?"

Actually, He still does.They may not be as grand as what happened to the Israelites, but He still performs miracles today.

Last week, I received news that my scholarship was upgraded to 75% (earlier it was just 50%). That in itself was a miracle because I had been praying for this since I started college. This coming school year, I'm praying for an even bigger miracle - that my scholarship will be upgraded to 100%, with dorm allowance.

It seems impossible, but that is typical for us - we are limited after all. Thankfully, the God we serve is limitless. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the same God we serve today. The God Who took care of the Israelites in the desert and did not allow their sandals to get destroyed even after they wandered around for 40 years is the same God Who knows our every need and will provide for us accordingly.

My Jordan river is my scholarship, but yours may not be about finances. Maybe it is a sick family member, or a job interview. Or maybe it is a broken relationship, or a grade requirement. Maybe you're believing God for a revival in your campus or workplace.

Whatever your Jordan river may be, just know that the God we serve is not bound by the things that limit us. He will act according to His will, not according to our limitations. As you pray for your own Jordan river, prepare as well to be amazed by our limitless God.

Link to the Ignite 2013 PostCon devotional day 4 here.

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Post-Ignite devotional day 3: Prepare for Power

Read: Joshua 3:1-13, Hebrews 12:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:19-22

Consecrate: a : to make or declare sacred; especially : to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony. (Merriam-Webster Online)

Maybe the Israelites were slightly puzzled that, the night before they crossed into the Promised Land, Joshua commanded them to consecrate themselves. They may have wondered why, instead of getting ready their battle plans, they were to purify themselves before the Lord.

Even today, it may seem like a puzzling thing to do. You may be thinking "Why must I consecrate myself when I should be worrying more about what classes I'll be enlisting in, or where I'd be dorming?" Well, since God will be doing great things through us, shouldn't it be proper that we prepare for it? And what better way to prepare than by consecrating ourselves to Him!

The Bible commands us to "lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely*" in order for us to "run with endurance the race that is set before us.*" I have never seen a runner getting ready for a race with a full army-style backpack strapped to his back and tugging a luggage bag behind him. (That would be a funny sight.) No, runners try to be as streamlined as they can, slicing the air with their arms instead of balling their fists, which would create a greater air resistance.

In the same way, we Christians should throw off all the things - bad habits, bad attitudes - that will hinder us from running this race. We must be as "streamlined" as possible, and we can do this by consecrating ourselves to God and allowing Him to change us.

So yes, while preparing for classes is important, preparing ourselves for what God will do through us in our respective campuses is even more important. I encourage you to listen for God's still small voice as you prepare for the coming semester.

*Heb 12:1-2, ESV

    Link to the Ignite 2013 PostCon devotional day 3 here.