Vesekhoyi Tetseo (Vee)

Folks,

I thought it would be interesting to upload some original songs sung bi-lingual ‘English and Japanese’ that I wrote and was produced by our group called ‘Go-Ye Chanpuru’ in the year 2007.

For your listening pleasure!

Vee

Asia! Jesus Cares!

Redeemer!

Come to Me

Worship the Lord!

Folks,

I am trying to find a way to answer a question raised by Zhalie and what Zero Tolerance also wanted to know. I am not sure if this will satisfy their appetite but then again the question, ‘What is Real worship and what is False worship?’ is an important one yet a difficult question to answer in just a few sentences. Plus, since no one but oneself can judge from our own hearts if our worship is truly real or not I will leave that matter to one’s own relationship between Him/her and God.

Yet, the question being an important one I thought I would like to attach an article that I hope offers a window to the question of ‘Real worship and False worship.’ I personally refer to Isaiah 29: 13 as my standard to true worship. That is, “The Lord says, “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” We also find in Ezekiel 33:31-32, “My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them to practice. With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” Pretty hard hitting! But so true! (more…)

Hello Folks,

As we mourn with those who lost their loved ones in the Mumbai incident we also take every effort to let the world know that ‘Terrorism Stinks’. Nothing can and will come out of violence and we see that in our history of human existence. Likewise, we also pray for an end to senseless violence in our home state too; that we will become a better citizen by who we believe, what we believe in and where we stand as people of faith. That Christ is the answer to everything and our faith expects us to live by the teachings of Christ.

Folks here is the 2nd part to ‘Worshiping Beyond Styles’. More to follow.

Worship Renewal

I believe all God-Loving church wants to do their best in the worship of God. Yet often times in desiring to do so, worship is planned according to one’s personal preferences and that which fits into one’s mindset. There is always the danger of excluding some worshipers thus forfeiting their needs to worship God and receive His blessings. Worship must be sensitive and planning must also be done so.

Where does your church fit? Traditional or Contemporary. Is there a desire for your church to be both traditional and contemporary. In other words, do you desire worship that is rich in the historic tradition, while also experiencing freedom in worship that is joyful, warmth and celebratory. (more…)

Dear Friends,

As much as I would want to be consistent in writing, I realize being a Pastor and a Musician as well, I end up having my schedules jam packed. Our convention called Okinawa Baptist Convention has a month Thrust on Evangelism “Nuchidu Takara” Or “Life is Precious” festival. I am taking care of worship, band and sound so as you can imagine, it’s not been an easy week. Anyway, today I had the time to look back at  the blog and decided I should post some excerpts from what I wrote some years ago and published in a Japanese worship book. Well to cut off from excusing too much, I as soon as I get a break from all these schedules I hope to write more.

I am a proponent of Blending Worship which would also mean the blend of Traditional and Contemporary music style. Not only is Traditional Worship Traditional but Contemporary Worship has also become a tradition with its roots in the Jesus movement of the 60s, coupled with other influences from Black-Gospel, Pentocostalism, and other popular music styles. In taking an example to simplify our understanding,  we all agree that families have traditions because each year we find ourselves consistently repeating what we did the past years thus making it a family tradition. Likewise, contemporary worship style has also become a tradition in itself and I  qoute Greg Scheer who says, “..Praise and Worship has itself become a tradition.” He adds,  “In its Thirty-year history, it (Praise and Worship) has become a dominant music style of the evangelical church.” Anyway, to cut the story short, here is what I thought I would like to share with you all. Credits to authors I have quoted will be posted later on. Hope a word or two brings light to your Christian worship roots. (more…)