Today, my first digital single “LOVE” is officially released on iTunes and Amazon for download. If this song and video touches your heart, please forward this youtube video of LOVE to all your friends and everyone you care about. Please also download and purchase the single on iTunes today (download LOVE) and leave a comment. You can also purchase the LOVE mp3 on Amazon! Thank you so much!
This song has already been touching and changing lives. The responses have been beautiful, as many have been brought to tears, experienced God’s presence and felt a supernatural LOVE from heaven by just listening and watching the video. I am humbled and amazed. I pray that each of you who were touched by this song can continue to SPREAD THE LOVE!!!
As you have been inspired by the message and the music of LOVE you can help get this youtube video to as many people as possible by: posting & writing about the LOVE video on your blog, posting the LOVE video on your facebook page, myspace page, twitter and asking others to “retweet” the link to the LOVE video continually, email the LOVE link to everyone you know and recommend all your friends to do the same.
I am deeply humbled, in awe and encouraged by all the response to my new single “LOVE” already. In the past 3 days I’ve been getting replies on twitter, youtube, facebook and emails saying how the song and video they watched on youtube has literally changed their lives. I’ve had numerous people share how after listening to the song they were overcome with tears, felt God’s presence touch them with warmth, felt loved by God, were inspired deeply towards the true meaning of love or experienced something supernatural. I am so honored to have the opportunity to make a song that could even change one life. To me, that makes it all worth it.
Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for sharing this song and video with your friends, family and everyone you know. Thank you for all the retweets, heartfelt replies, posting the video on your blogs and facebook pages, thank you for sharing the message in this song to those you care about. Thank you for SPREADING THE LOVE! Lives are seriously being changed and I’m stuck here in complete awe of God’s goodness! To think, that through one simple song about “LOVE” lives could be eternally changed and touched forever. WOW!
Below are responses from twitter, facebook, youtube and emails I’ve received in the last 72 hours. We already have 12,000 hits! Please keep spreading the LOVE by sharing the youtube viral music video with as many people you know, post a blog about it, post it on your facebook page, send it out to all your friends by email with the link… KEEP SPREADING THE LOVE!!!
LOVE VIRAL VIDEO: WATCH HERE
From Youtube:
I really love this song. the lyrics are beautiful. especially the third verse. I’m not even Christian and am a Buddhist, but seriously, this song sends chills down my spine. spread the word! spread the love : )
this song is POWERFUL! had me bawling man. i sense God’s heart in the message. i’m convicted
From Facebook:
Ray Chung August 30 at 6:59pm
Jaeson: My church member told me today at church that her little boy (8?) was so moved that he teared when he heard LOVE from when I posted on my FB status. Consequently, she as the mother, cried from seeing that. They both agreed how powerful and genuine that song was. I felt it’s important to share how God’s using that song to touch lives here in Central PA. – Ray
LOVE - JAESON MA SEPT 1 DIGITAL ITUNES RELEASE
For many years, I’ve had a passion to make rap music. I started rapping in freestyle sessions and battles at the age of thirteen. I made my first underground rap tape when I was 17 years old. I started working for cultural icon and hip-hop legend MC Hammer at the age of 19. But, then I felt called in my early twenties to become a minister. I decided to go to Bible College and lay a strong spiritual foundation in my life, before pursuing a career in music and the arts. Without planning it, God led me to becoming a young preacher in my twenties to preach the Gospel on nearly every continent in the world to thousands upon thousands of young people. But, deep down in my heart, I knew I was called to rap, to make music, to fulfill a prophecy the Lord had given to me through my sister when I was 15 years old, that I would one day be used by God to pastor thousands of youth around the world, but also to be a rappers who’s music would touch the masses with God’s message. How would this happen?
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大家有否察覺，我們經常會面對誘惑？很多人面對引誘時都不懂招架；作為牧師，我有時也會受到某些引誘，感覺好像與我只是一街之隔。世上沒有人可以完全不受引誘，無論你有多成功，只要一次行差踏錯，便足以毀你一生。就像「世紀大騙案」被揭發之前，有誰會想過本身已有權有勢的前納斯達克主席馬多夫（Bernard L. Madoff），竟是五百億騙案的幕後黑手？又例如在美國享負盛名的「美國福音派聯盟」前會長賀格德牧師（Ted Haggard），就是受不住誘惑，墮入同性戀兼召男妓的醜聞當中。再回想前美國總統克林頓（Bill Clinton）的婚外情，又或者奧運游泳金牌選手菲比斯（Michael Phelps）被揭食大麻，這些人就是不懂如何面對引誘而做錯事的好例子。
無論是牧師、高官、運動員，甚麼身份也好，我們都只是凡人，凡人自然有錯、有邪念，這點是無可否認的；我們潛伏着邪念，某程度上是因內心有不足之感，例如男人背着妻子去搞婚外情，原因是不滿足於自己的婚姻；就算做到CEO，都可以不滿意自己的薪酬而去貪污詐騙；神職人員亦有因壓力而有飲酒、看色情電影等壞習慣，女性有時亦會因自憐自怨而暴食、狂購物去發洩。我說這麼多，無非都是想帶出一點，就是每個人都總有弱點，總有機會受到引誘。年輕時的我，受毒品引誘，就算做了牧師，我都會受到妒嫉、驕傲、貪婪或性方面的誘惑，今時今日一上網便可看到色情電影、相片，要不受這些東西試探，實在不容易。
究竟我們能夠怎樣面對誘惑？我從經驗中學到幾點：
1. 主導思想——要控制自己的思想，不要受制於它，因為一切邪惡的舉動都是沿自思想，故我們不要被這些思想奴役自己。
2. 把誘惑交給神——多祈禱，把這些思想交給神，求祂去除這些不該的思想。
3. 對自己負責——學習對自己負責有謂「兩個人總比一個好」，將自己心事與家人、朋友分享，大家可互相鼓勵監察，互相支持去對抗誘惑。
4. 幫助別人——不要批評那些因抵受不了試探而犯錯的人，因我們自己都有弱點，我們都會犯錯，人與人之間應互相幫助，盡一分力把你身邊那些曾經被引誘做壞事的人帶回入正途，那我們的社會便能更健康。
East Week #18 ~ “How to Fight Temptations”
We are constantly bombarded with negative thoughts, feelings and the temptation to do wrong. For many of us, we don’t know how to fight off the temptations that we face on a daily basis. I know for myself, temptations are always one step around the corner from me. No one in this world is void of temptation, but it something we all face and must learn to overcome.
I’ve been doing this Vblog (video blog) for a couple months now and I’ve received a lot of great questions from readers and watchers. I’ve been trying my best to respond to most of them! The latest video addresses the question: How do you deal and respond to criticism towards you, your ministry, and theology?
Thanks for the questions, fam! If you have a question, leave a comment on here, the SOLTV YouTube channel, or even respond back to the video with your own. Just watch the video until its finished and there is a “respond” option.
So I just got word last week that I am going to be performing LIVE my upcoming single “LOVE” & other songs at FRESH 2009 (www.FRESH2009.org) w/ 10,000+ university students and young people in LA at the USC Sports Arena on 10/10/2009 w/ the David Crowder Band and speaker Francis Chan. Honestly, I am humbled and seriously excited that I have the opportunity to debut my new music LIVE at this significant event… I’ve always loved the innovative, sincere and God centric sound of DCB… get this if you buy a ticket for this concert you get their new CD “CHURCH MUSIC” for free! Say wut?
Go to www.fresh2009.org to reserve tickets now for FRESH 2009
DAVID CROWDER BAND "CHURCH MUSIC" RELEASING AT FRESH
Meeting & Discussing with Leaders in the White House
This past week I got an interesting phone call. I got a call to meet in Washington D.C. in our nations capital at the White House. I ended up flying to D.C. on Wed for a Thursday 1pm meeting at the White House. I had a meeting with the Social Action and Faith Based Initiative Departments to discuss how to mobilize 5 million Americans and faith based communities to GO GREEN, or better care for our environment. (find out more at: www.GodsGreenAmerica.com) They asked me to be the youth and pop culture spokesperson to create a strategy and campaign to educate and empower the next best generation to care for God’s creation.
HOPE ~ THERE WERE OBAMA PICTURES EVERYWHERE!
To be honest with you, I found it a surprise that I would receive this call and be privileged to meet with our nations leaders on this subject matter. The more I prayed and thought about it, I realized it was God’s providence and assignment to take on this issue of “Creation Care” and mobilize this current generation to take up the responsibility given to us from the beginning of time, to tend to the garden and steward the earth. I believe that “creation care” is an Biblical issue that all people of faith can agree upon, converse and work together to make happen. For many in the liberal left or the conservative right, there has not been an issue of faith that we could take responsibility together without being divided. I believe “going green for God” is at the root issue about promoting a culture of LIFE in this nation and our generation. We have to start from here…
The Bible says in, Genesis 2:15 – The LORD God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it. In other words, part of God’s original purpose and assignment for humankind was for us to take care of the earth and be good stewards of its resources. Sadly, it seems that we as human beings have not cared for God’s creation rather we have consumed it and in many ways destroyed it.
上星期，我看了一套有關前重量級拳手泰臣的紀錄片，眾所周知，泰臣來自美國紐約西邊的工業區布魯克林裏的一個破碎家庭，他十多歲時開始學習拳擊，那個自小便開始操練泰臣的教練，最終引導他踏上奧運金牌拳手之路。還不過二十多歲，泰臣已經橫掃多個重量級冠軍拳手的寶座，曾經呼風喚雨的他，在最富有的時候把妻子拋棄，自此其生活愈見墮落，還一度被控強姦罪。
對很多拳賽支持者而言，中後期的泰臣已經今非昔比，其所做的狂妄行為，辜負了不少擁護者對他的支持，尤其是當他在擂台上咬爆對手Evander Holyfield（伊萬德．霍利菲爾德）的耳仔那一刻，所有人都覺得泰臣邪惡不堪。但對我而言，其實他與我們沒有分別。
我喜歡這套紀錄片的原因，是因為泰臣在片中毫無保留地在鏡頭前分享了他一直以來埋在心底裏的恐懼、弱點、失敗；他坦白地告訴大家，原來小時候的他很肥、很反叛，經常進出兒童院，因為他自卑，故用打架去表現自己。當泰臣的家人都放棄他之際，一位在貧民區專訓練反叛青年以拳擊發洩過盛的精力、來減少他們在街上撩是鬥非的教練，卻看中泰臣力大過人的特點，把他收養之餘，更教他拳擊，好讓他有所為而不再犯事。
泰臣最終的確成為了世界一級拳手，但名利令他迷失，當他視為最親的教練去世後，泰臣便開始迷失，吸毒、酗酒、沉迷色慾，生活變得放蕩荒唐。我說泰臣像我們一樣，不是指他的所作所為，而是他跟我們任何一個都一樣錯過，我們總會為做錯的事找解釋，我們怕失去，怕無助，恐懼是我們的敵人，就像重量級拳手都有恐懼，可想而知它的殺傷力。
我佩服泰臣是因為他沒有掩飾自己的恐懼，他錯了後醒覺，知道要面對恐懼而不是逃避；沒有人是完美，你不想受審判的話，便不要去審判別人；人家怎樣看你不要緊，最重要是你怎樣看你自己，有錯便要認，然後勇敢去面對，不要給自己藉口去繼續用錯誤的方法逃避，把自己的恐懼帶出黑暗面向光明。
是男是女都好，生活不是要讓人家看到你花枝招展，還是擁有四十吋胸肌，我們生活，是要誠實去面對自己的短處，然後去接受去改進；泰臣雖然有重量級拳手的身形，但他也不過是常人，而不是超人。泰臣選擇面對自己的恐懼，最後用信念把它擊倒，你又會如何選擇呢？
EAST WEEK #17 “FACING OUR FEARS”
This past week I was able to watch a very compelling and amazing documentary film called “TYSON.” I would highly recommend for you to watch this movie when it comes out in theaters or when it is available on DVD.
PROPHETIC DREAM ~ GOD’S MOVEMENT IN HOLLYWOOD AND ASIA ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD WEST
On JULY 26th 2009 morning I received a clear prophetic dream about God’s movement in the media and entertainment industry in Hollywood & Asia. There were two parts to this dream and interpreted the morning I received them.
Dream 1 ~ The Rise of Asian Artists in Hollywood & Asia
In this first dream I was in a high-rise, state of the art two-story office building. The building structure was contemporary, posh and everything on the outside and inside was glass. It had an angelic sense and purity to the design and décor. There were colors of white and deep green, it looked like a Hollywood office building in Beverly Hills.
On the bottom floor was a water fountain, statues of angels and neatly designed walkways leading to the front entrance. Then there was an escalator to the second floor where much business activity was happening. As I looked around the second floor building there were posters, portfolios and digital screen shots of different actors, actresses and artisans. Immediately, I knew in my spirit that the office was home to an entertainment and artist management company. As I looked around I saw different artists (many from GBS our “simple church” community in Hollywood) and they were all actively involved in producing new content, meeting with clients, consulting and were meeting in different rooms of the office floor. I then saw a media team from NewSong Church in Irvine coming into the office to film a TV show for the web and they were meeting in another room to discuss the production of the web TV series. Interestingly, everyone in this office working we’re mostly Asian, people I knew and were all professional and passionately driven in what they were doing in the creative arts.
Then in the dream, my office assistant came up to me and told me that I had an appointment with a female artist who wanted help in the direction of her career. I stood upstairs waiting for her, but she never came upstairs. I then get a notice from my assistant that the young woman is waiting for me downstairs because she doesn’t feel worthy to come up to the top level to meet me. I thought it was odd, so I went down the escalators to meet this young Asian artist and her name was “GRACE.”
When I saw her, my heart sunk, because she looked so insecure in her demeanor. She was dressed shabbily and had her head down when she came to meet me. She told me she didn’t know if she was good enough to come upstairs and was ashamed to meet me in my office. I then knew in my spirit that this young artist had an incredible destiny in God’s purpose, but she didn’t believe it or know it.
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