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ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER

All it takes is one. All it took was one strand of E.coli to be processed into one hamburger patty,to make it to one burger king, to one mom, whose one son, took one bite and the one life he hadwould then be over. All it took was a series of one events to lead to one of the biggest recalls onbeef. Because of one situation America has never been the same.

In 2001, one man, Vernon burger, who had, one passion, that being Jesus, took one trip, toSouthern Sudan and connected with one bishop, who was trying to love and spread the gospel tomany who were orphaned by the civil war. Since that one trip in 2001, HIS VOICE GLOBALhas been in an ongoing relationship with the EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church), 10 yearsand three orphanages later they seek to continue the movement to open a fourth.
You might ask the question what makes this place so special? Sudan was in war for over 20years before signing a peace agreement in 2006. Until the peace agreement this was the longestcivil war to date in human history, leaving over 2 million dead and many children withoutparents. So what makes this place unique!?!? Many things but one is there are many who haveteamed up, like HIS VOICE GLOBAL and The Village Church, to be a gospel centered presencethrough proclamation and practice. While The Village Church has sent many teams to trainpastors, equip leaders and love the children in these orphanages in Yei, HIS VOICE GLOBALwas the door that God used to bring a gospel centered presence from the west into this area of theworld. Now there is an opportunity for you to be a part of this continued movement of Christ inthis region for as little as a dollar.

This past September a group of 13 from all walks of life from Reach Records, The villageChurch, Red Revolution, Collision Records and HIS VOICE GLOBAL partnered under TheVillage banner to go and minister to those in Southern Sudan. They ministered through teaching,medical, music, and loving children who were victims of the Civil War that now live in oneof the three Orphanages sponsored by HIS VOICE GLOBAL. Moved by the fruit there andcontinued need, Tedashii, Lecrae (Reach Records artist), Swoope (Collision Records artist) andJai teamed up to do a single to raise awareness and funds for a fourth orphanage in SouthernSudan. The single, which is slated to be released November 16th under new label CollisionRecords is called Actions Speak Louder. This single and symbol seen above calls believers tomove beyond awareness and put their prayers in motion, to quote the song. The symbol inspiredby the scriptures that say a strand of three cords are not easily broken (Ecclesiastes 4:12), theexclamation points showing the immediate nature of the call to apply the gospel (Luke 4:18-19),the highlight of one exclamation point showing the power of one to change and lead others andthe patch like design showing the reality that there is strength in numbers, calling believers toaction, an action beyond themselves.

So leading up to this date will you be the one to blog, the one to tweet, the one to put atwibbon on your twitter account (see the twibbon below click on the link to support), theone to Facebook, the one to lead and allow you actions to speak as loud as your words. Theaverage number of songs downloaded per day are close to 10,000,000 yes that is correct10 million. Come November 16th HIS VOICE GLOBAL only needs over 250,000 one’s todownload this amazing song (which is not even 10% of the daily average) to complete and havea fourth self sustaining orphanage. We are not asking you to change your lifestyle just point yourefforts toward something that will last. The amazing thing about this whole campaign is that 100percent of the profits from the song will go toward this fourth orphanage. All it takes is one!!!

More info: http://www.theredrevolution.com/

POEM:: The Grace That Opens Eyes

The grace that opens eyes
O’ what a wonderful abounding grace
Which mine blinded eyes opened
Removed my veil, and revealed thy face
The door to thy glory broadened.

T’was this grace my false hopes shattered,
Transforming the wicked person: I!
In place stood thy love unbattered,
This worms disposition is why?

immeasurable in it’s height and depth
A river still flowing in my backsliding,
This heart on hostility is set, in every breath,
Yet for me grace remains, pleading.

W’re thy grace in me not working,
In the heart of hell would my soul be
You empowering me to sin be fleeting,
‘Tis grace will bring me blameless before thee.

Grace which led to the lamb’s blood-shed
Upon him the chastisement that set us free!
Of our record of debt clear because, he bled
The joy of your glory in eternity to forever see.

-Ramny Perez

::We Can Be More Beat Sale::

I will be holding a beat sale from June 17th to June 24th, which ends exactly one month before I marry the most beautiful girl in the world!

Below is the link with all the necessary information.

http://is.gd/cSemF

Grace and Peace

Alex

Baby, We Can Be More…

Sho Baraka “We Can Be More” (Gentlemen’s Remix) ft. Trip Lee, Alex Medina and Flame

4 dudes, 3 Married and 1 engaged share their thoughts on love and marriage. Hopefully i held my weight with these heavy hitters!

Grace

Alex

Amazing Grace for Lions and Liars

Over the last month I have been laboring though a biography on the great englishman, John Newton, by Jonathan Aitken. Newton, a renowned pastor, abolitionist, and hymn writer, made a lasting impact on the Christian faith.  He is mostly known for being the writer of what could be the most recorded song in history, ”Amazing Grace”. Prior to Newton receiving the gift of faith and dedicating his life to ministry, he was the captain of a slave-ship. His spiritual journey of God’s grace, granting forgiveness to a wretched sinner, echo’s in his hymns. Newton’s care for his local church in Olney and the development of “Amazing Grace” reminded me of another musician, Sho Baraka.

“One other personal dimension may have played its part in the composition of ’Amazing Grace’. John Newton always wrote his hymns with the needs of his congregation in mind.” John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace (Jonathan Aitken)

Aitken proposes that John Newton’s love for his congregation informed his writing of this song. He carried the burdens of his church on himself. He always kept in mind the needs of individuals in his congregation as he prepared sermons or wrote songs. Here is where Sho Baraka comes in. Sho loves God’s church. Sho loves his church. As I spent about four months living with him and the rest of Reach Record’s artists on a tour bus this past year, I met a person who carried in him Blueprint Church. Not the idea or concept of Blueprint Church, but the individuals that make up this community of believers. His life impressed me greatly and over time, I gained a big brother. Sho is a character and it may take time to get used to his honesty and sarcasm (as it did for me), but his love for people and passion for God cause you to love his heart. He is constantly looking to be the voice of the unheard, remain connected to the drifters, spend time talking to the uncool, looks to invest in other’s lives and put them in positions to evolve and grow. All throughout his new album, ”Lions and Liars”, you will hear this love for people that I speak about. You will come in contact with a plethora of individual stories, ranging from doubt in the midst of pain to extraordinary feats of faith. I am certain that as he wrote these songs, faces of people that surround him passed through his mind.  I would encourage you to go out and get Sho’s new album “Lions and Liars” and come in contact to God’s amazing grace.

You can pre-order the album here: http://www.merchline.com/reach

or pick it up at your local Wal-Mart or iTunes on March 30th

Check out Music Video for his single “We Can Be More”

If You Can Make God Bleed… (Iron Man 2)

“If you can make God bleed people would cease to believe in Him…” -Whiplash played by Mikey Rourke (:35 Seconds into Clip)

O’ the irony. Making God bleed actually was the reason for belief, my belief. God came in the form of a man, Jesus Christ, to die a bloody death on the Cross, under the hands of Roman guards.  There he covered my sins and purchased for me belief/faith.

I am glad that God bled.

Hebrews 9:14
“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”

Colossians 1:20
“and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”

P.S. .. I cannot wait for Iron Man 2 to come out!

writings from wes pendleton…

Yes.

Tucked away in seclusion,

overwhelmed by the sheer thoughts of nothingness.

Recycled themes clutter the real joy in life.

A joy I see glimpses of, but fail daily to retain fully.

Books & blogs.

Science & Religion.

Atheism & Faith.

I rest on these borders everyday.

What I know to be true is bombarded with doubt and frustration.

But why?

My nature as man seeks the corrupted.

The shiny, the massive, the bold…

I seek wisdom, while my very being still craves.

To be seen.

To be wanted.

To be somebody.

But the wisdom I seek, shows me to flee these things,

For I am one of His.

These cravings will soon give way to total surrender.

Only in this surrender will I truly be free.

-Wes Pendleton

http://wespendletonmusic.tumblr.com/

peek into my digital world…

An Architect’s View of the Bible

Some time ago I read an illustration that went something like this: The Bible is like a magnificent palace constructed of precious Oriental stone, comprising sixty-six stately chambers. Each one of these rooms is different from its fellows and is perfect in its individual beauty; yet, when viewed as a whole, they form an edifice—incomparable, majestic, glorious, and sublime. In the book of Genesis, we enter the vestibule, where we are immediately introduced to the records of the mighty works of God in creation. This vestibule gives access to the law courts, the passage way to the picture gallery of the historical books. Here we find hung on the walls scenes of battles, heroic deeds, and portraits of valiant men of God. Beyond the picture gallery we find the philosopher’s chamber (the book of Job), passing through which we enter the music room (the book of Psalms). Here we linger, thrilled by the grandest harmonies that ever fell on human ears. And then we come to the business office (the book of Proverbs), in the very center of which stands the motto: “Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (14:34). Leaving the business office, we pass into the research department—Ecclesiastes. From there we proceed into the conservatory (the Song of Solomon), where the fragment aroma of choicest fruits and flowers and the sweetest singing of birds greet us. Then, we reach the observatory where the prophets with their powerful telescopes are looking for the appearing of the Bright and Morning Star prior to the dawning of the Son of righteousness. Crossing the courtyard, we come to the audience chamber of the King (the gospels), where we find four lifelike portraits of the King Himself that reveal the perfections of His infinite beauty. Next, we enter the workroom of the Holy Spirit (the book of Acts) and, beyond, the correspondence room (the epistles), where we see Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude busy at their tables under the personal direction of the Spirit of Truth. And finally, we enter the throne room (the book of Revelation), where we are enraptured by the mighty volume of adoration and praise addressed to the enthroned King, which fills the vast chamber; while, in the adjacent galleries and judgment hall, there are portrayed solemn scenes of doom and wonderous scenes of glory associated with the coming manifestation of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Oh, the majesty of this Book, from creation to the culmination. How it behooves us to be diligent in our study!

Source: MacArthur, J., Jr. (1996). How to study the Bible. John MacArthur’s Bible Studies. Chicago: Moody Press.

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