Issue 12 | 2013

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ICK VUJICIC may not have arms or legs, but this

Serbian-Australian inspirational speaker and
evangelist boldly declares his faith in God, and the
ridiculously good life he leads trusting in Gods plans for
him.
Gathering thousands of Filipinos for two nights, Nick
shared the unstoppable message of hope and salvation
through Jesus Christ during his Unstoppable Tour in Manila.
Over 12,000 attendees heard the Gospel shared through
Nicks testimony at the Unstoppable Faith conference in
CCF Center on May 18, 2013. Following that, a full stadium
greeted Nick during his Unstoppable Dream conference at
the SMART Araneta Coliseum last May 20, 2013.
It was a fantastic time in a country that is rapidly
growing in many ways. Love the people above all, and the
receptivity of the message of hope we had in our hearts to
share, he said in an interview with SAVED Newsmagazine.
Some of his memorable experiences during his Asian
tour were, The hospitality of the people, food, weather,
the hotels and stadiums. The coolest things though, were
the stories of inspiration I encountered along the way, and
witnessing how the ministry touched millions of lives.
While Nick speaks about many topics during his
conferences, there is one important message that he wants
people to remember. [I want] people to acknowledge the
need for God in every area of their life, and live the best life
they can according to Gods plan and grace. To love Him
more and love our neighbours more, he said.
Now that Nick has a family with his beautiful wife Kanae
and his son Kiyoshi, he said his focus is on, planning ahead,
trying to reach the most amount of people in the world with
less traveling involved. The three lessons hed like to teach
Kiyoshi as he grows up are: 1. Love God, 2. Live for Gods
Purposes, and 3. Do your best and trust God in the rest.
Nick hinted at future tours in the Philippines, saying, We
definitely want to come back and bring my wife and son
one day, and take a vacation as we heard of the beautiful
beaches that are there.
Nick Vujicic definitely touched many lives during his
Unstoppable Tour in Manila. Though people came to see a
man with no limbs, Nick always pointed them back to Jesus
and gave all the glory for his success to our Lord and Savior.

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Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O Lord;
I will sing praises to your name. Psalm 18:49

CHALLENGE

TAKE
THE

START HERE

Do you fear rejection? Ridicule? Hate?

Jesus faced all of that during
His time on earth.

Blessed are you when people insult you,

persecute you and falsely say all kinds of
evil against you because of me. Rejoice
and be glad, because great is your
reward in heaven, for in the same way
they persecuted the prophets who were
before you.

TIPS FROM A STREET EVANGELIST

UNDERSTAND

what God did for you. Internalize it again and again until you are consumed by
the thought of how much God loved you for Him to suffer on the cross.

REALIZE

that the people around you could be living their last day in this world, so that
youll make sharing the Gospel to them a priority.

Matthew 5:11-12

Many Christians are afraid to share the

Gospel because they have fear in their
hearts. Pray that God will take away that
fear, and start making Jesus Christs name
known!
EVANGELISM:
Share your testimony with a friend,
relative, or even someone you meet on
the street. Be creative! Use that Bible
app in your phablet, show pictures, play
videos, and do it like Jesus did with love and compassion.

SMILE

so that others will know that you are someone who will make their day great.

ASK

people simple questions like Do you know a Christian church nearby? or even
Can I share something with you? to start a conversation about the Gospel.

KNOW

what the focus of our message should be by checking out various resources.
To get things started, you can find free resources on www.livingwaters-asia.com.

ON MUSIC AND EVANGELISM

Ephesians 5:18-20
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the
Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing
and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father
for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ive heard it said that music has a way of sneaking past our brains and
going straight to our hearts. This simply means that music is such an
emotional medium. It skips our intellect, and affects our deeper parts, our
spirits, our souls!Maybe thats why Paul basically commands that we use
this medium in our communion with God and each other. it allows us to
focus less on theover thinking to give way to the feeling.
The whole point of writing and performing the songs is to draw people
to Christ. Whomever that might be, and whenever it happens, if youre
listening to a Starfield song youre likely thinking about His Kingdom and
having your heart challenged or encouraged in the direction of grace.
The Bible says to fill our minds with whatever is true, whatever is
noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable (Phil 4:8), and to be wary of those things that might pollute it.
Christian music is a perfect way to fill our minds with the right kind of things.

Timeufeld
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Frontman and vocalist of

STARFIELD

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EVANGELISM,
CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS

by Dennis Aglosolos, Director of Living Waters Asia

EVANGELISM does not require you to go has a message to declare. All you need
to Bible seminary training. Any Christian to do now is to fully surrender to His will
can do evangelism.
through prayer, holy living, Bible reading,
and obedience to what He calls us to do
A true Christian understands why God
including evangelism.
needed to save him (because we are
sinners bound for Hell), and how He did
The ability to continue doing this in
it (by dying on the cross in our place).
your life will be fueled by your love and
With that in mind, that Christian already gratitude to our Saviour.

A true Christian will have a natural desire to reach the lost

out of gratitude to God, and fear for what will happen to
sinners if they do not turn to God for His salvation.

F I G H T YO U R F E A R S W I T H P R AY E R S
Fear is the number one enemy of any evangelist. Honestly, after doing [street
evangelism] for the last seven to eight years, I still battle fear every time I try to
approach people on the street to witness to them. Although prayer is still the best way
to battle our fears of sharing the Gospel to people, there are three things that when I
remember, makes me swallow whatever fear I have.

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If I dont share the Gospel to someone God puts in my

heart to talk to, God will someday hold that persons blood
accountable on my hands.
When I say to a wicked person, You will surely die, and you do not warn
them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save
their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you
accountable for their blood.
Ezekiel 3:18

S H A R I N G C H R I S T S G I F T O F S A LVAT I O N

grew up in a Christian family with

several pastor-relatives. I was very
involved in church activities and was
even our churchs choir director for five
years. Growing up, I understood how
a Christian should be living his/her life
and tried my best to act well as one. No
person who knew me would doubt the
authenticity of my conversion story,
which happened during my grade school
years.
But one evening in December 2005,
while watching my first Way of the
Master episode hosted by Ray Comfort
and Kirk Cameron called True and
False Conversion, I was confronted by
Gods standard of morality the Ten
Commandments. I realized that I was
living a lie. I was a false convert. That
evening, for the first time in my life, I truly

came to God in humble repentance and

faith, and gave my life to Him.
C.H. Spurgeon once said, Have you
no desire that the lost be saved? Then be
sure of this, you are not saved yourself.
I agree with him 100%. A true Christian
will have a natural desire to reach the lost
out of gratitude to God, and fear for what
will happen to sinners if they do not turn
to God for His salvation.
You see, whenever I remember that
evening in December 2005 when God
really caught my attention, I always
realize that had God taken my life before
that evening, Im definitely in Hell right
now. For that, Im extremely thankful to
Him, and hope that others will likewise
have my experience through my sharing
of the Gospel to them.

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I want other Christians to be bold in sharing the Gospel so

that more people will be brought to the foot of Gods cross.
If I let my fears defeat me, I will not be able to challenge
others to be bold for Christ.

>

Any Christian who has tried riding a roller-coaster has no

choice but to share the Gospel to others. Why? When
riding a roller-coaster, we fight fear. Its a shame that we
fight our fears for a few seconds of thrill, but arent willing
to swallow our fears of sharing the Gospel to others out of
gratitude to God.

Ive ridden a roller-coaster only once in my entire life. Thats enough for me to
surrender to Gods will and regularly share the Gospel to others.

ACTS 4:12

re you called to be a cross-cultural missionary? Well, whether or not youre ready to

immerse yourself in a totally different life and culture for the glory and fame of Jesus,
all who call themselves followers of Jesus Christ are commanded to play a role in
Missions! (Its the Great Commission not the Great Suggestion, remember?)

H is an international relief and

development organization that
answers Gods call to meet the physical
and spiritual needs of the poor. Its a
simple maxim, but there is a lot of hard
work and dedication that goes into
targeting not just individuals, but whole
communities!

here there are Christians,

there is persecution. This
is something we should be
prepared for when we surrender
our lives to follow Jesus Christ.
While we have the freedom to
worship God in the Philippines,
other Christians around the world
are put in jail, tortured, and killed
for their faith in Jesus Christ.
Lets take a stand to help those
who share our faith, but not our
freedom. www.opendoors.ph

Check out their Child-Focused

Community Transformation. The help
and time you give will not just affect these
communities now, but will ripple into positive
long-term effects in the next 10-20 years. Go and do
something good for your fellow Filipinos!
Check out www.fhphilippines.org.

aybe youre not ready to

GO yet, but you have the
capability to SEND. Consider
partnering with the Philippine
Sending Council (PSC) under
SEND International. Its mission
is to mobilize Gods people in
the Philippines to engage the
unreached in order to establish
reproducing churches.

f youre in it for the long haul,

OMFs got a wide array of
short-term opportunities that
last for 5 days until about 3 years.
OMF International is a Missions
Organization focused on reaching
East Asias People Groups. Their
vision is that, Through Gods grace,
we aim to see an indigenous, biblical
church movement in each people group of
East Asia, evangelizing their own people and
reaching out in mission to other peoples.
Go ahead and work alongside long-term missionaries
in making a strategic contribution as efforts are made to reach
Asia. Its going to be an incredible ride!
http://www.omf.org

Dont be content sitting on the sidelines.

Dont let yourself miss out on the insurmountable
joy of losing your life for Jesus.
Let nothing hold you back!

When you partner with PSC, you

make it possible for missionaries to go
where God wants them to be. Be an active
investor in church planting, discipleship and
leadership development. Visit www.pscsend.org
today or text them at 0917.363.7156.

hen the Bible states,

make disciples of
all nations, do you know
that this doesnt just mean
political countries that
have governments, land,
sovereignty, etc? The Bible
means people-groups, and weve
still got unreached ones right here
in the Philippines!
Whatre we doing about these
unreached tribes? Can we win them to Jesus
and the gospel? YES! Get started today. Email
Pastor Jun Fabra at jun_fabra@ntm.org.

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REFRESH #
YOUR
PLAYLIST

Jamie
Grace
Beautiful Day

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Mandisa
Overcomer

Sanctus
Real
Pray

Josh Wilson
Pushing Back the Dark

YOUNG AND FREE

HILLSONG YOUTH

Generations have sung and worshiped God with songs by Hillsong Live! and Hillsong
United. This year, we welcome a fresh new worship team called Hillsong Youth with
their debut album Young and Free.
Hillsong Youth describes themselves as a youth ministry by name, but by identity
we are a people who have found hope, salvation, joy, forgiveness and a future in
Jesus Christ. This new entry under Hillsong Church continues their musical legacy in
creating songs that overflow from the heart and reflect a life in Jesus.

http://hillsong.com/en/youngandfree

Chris August

Shine Beautiful
Bright
Baby
Love

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Daddy
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Only Name

Plumb
One Drop

Jason
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Nothing is Wasted

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unite together. Their heart is to see people have a powerful
encounter with God, and be transformed by music to make
a difference in the world. This year, they are holding their first
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