Revolutionista: TFCN Candlelit Service

Christmas Eve is best spent with your family..

For 5 years now, I've been spending it with TFCN, my family by the blood of Christ. :)

When it's December 24, you are sure to expect a Candlelit Service in TFCN.

Together, we commemorate the grandeur of what our Lord has done for us. It is indeed something only He can do - save us. When the Word became flesh on the first Christmas, the greatness of God consumed that little cutie patootie baby! Think of an infant you know. Do you realize how Jesus would have looked when He was still the baby in the manger? What might be His first word? "Love"? Haha! That's something I'd really ask Him when the time comes that I'd be with Him in heaven :)

Seriously though, that act was grand! Imagine being so powerful yet limited by a baby's body? Mary and Joseph had to change Jesus's nappy when He peed. When He was an infant, He cries when He's hungry. He does not stand up and miraculously become full. He was flesh like all of us.

But He was not the famous Baby Jesus all His life! He grew. He was not a baby forever! (Well, that's an easy one. However, some people think of Jesus and think of His baby version, forgetting how powerful He actually is)

Like all of us, He grew into a man. And like all of us, He experienced many things growing up.

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin." – Hebrews 4:15

When I think of Jesus, I think of how humble and loving He is. He indeed came to serve and not be served. (Mark 10:45) He served us by doing something no one else can ever do for us..... He saved us with His blood.

We see God's sweet sincerity when He says that He loves us so much whenever we're reminded of how He demonstrated this by stepping into our wicked world. He was the Father who did not mind all the heartaches He would be suffering here on our world, because what pains His heart most is seeing His children lost in darkness.

The only thing we can do for the greatness of this is be thankful in every way.
And for last night, together with my church family, we, together celebrated that special day that changed our lives!

There were so many lights last night!

Right after the Praise and Worship, the Tamayo kids surprised us with their cutie Christmas Soldier performance! Too cute!!

Who's the cutest among them? It's sooo hard to decide! Cutie patooties!

The Dads also had their gift for Jesus. They sang while Kuya Danny did some interpretative dance. Good job Kuya Danny! ;)

Family choir. Aaron's talent indeed touches hearts.. He's only 16 (or 15?) years old.

Caleb Mark, my cutie inaanak, sat beside me for a few minutes.. (and lovely mars Gracie) Sweet!

Here's Pastora Luz who shared with us the reasons why Jesus chose to shed light on humanity.

Firstly, the world was in darkness.

We were blind. We weren't physically death but because of the wickedness around, we were as good as dead. The darkness consumed us, it destroyed us, it tries to sniff out every little light we have. Like a black hole that devours every star that comes near it. Everyone experiences oppression. It comes in different forms, and all it does is pull us away from what we were made to do and to experience.

If Jesus was not sent to die for our sins, we would all be consumed by suffering and hopelessness.

Jesus is the only light.

Only He could shed light to what the world has become. Others who would claim to be the solution to all the darkness of this world is not from God.

We need light to live just as plants need light to survive. Only His light would give us the life we were made to live - eternal life.

Light would only be given to those who believe and follow. Light cannot be gained just by doing good works, by being generous in giving to the poor, by going to church, or even by preaching the gospel! Light is sincerely believed and its direction is followed. ;)

To Save us from the Coming Judgment

How do you receive His light? Hearing about Jesus does not make you automatically saved.

Don't be silent followers - shed the little light of yours to let the whole world know about your Great Source of Light! :)