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EAST WEEK #23 ~ WE NEED RIGHTEOUS ROLE MODELS NOT CELEBRITIES
In the past year I have had the opportunity to work with many celebrities and artists in the entertainment field counseling, advising and being a pastor to them spiritually. I began to ask the Lord why He had opened this unique door of mentoring artists & entertainers to me, specifically I heard God say, “I am raising up righteous role models to positively influence the next generation for My purposes.”
Why is it important to see artists/celebrities as key influencers in this generation? Because we live in a post-modern culture today that sees leadership and authority very different than the generations before it. Before postmodernism there was modernism and pre-modernism (Christendom). Let me explain each from a Western context to make a point…
Christendom
The understanding of church that developed after Emperor Constantine made Christianity an official religion of the Roman Empire in the 4th century so that the church became a pillar of society and Christianity the dominant religion.
Modernity
The historical period that emerged in the West around the turn of the 16th century
EAST WEEK #22 ~ “JUDGE NOT OR YOU WILL BE JUDGED”
(I wrote this East Week article a few months back … in light of Tiger Woods, we need to pray for those who are exposed in sin and darkness, love them and not judge them. We all can stumble, but it’s God’s grace that brings us back to life. Pray for those who fall to find grace and truth in Jesus Christ!)
Recently in Hong Kong many celebrities have had to come clean with their mistakes and sins. I simply want to write this to ask everyone to continue to pray for many of the celebrities/artists who have had to face public disgrace and scrutiny. Pray that each of them can find grace, healing and restoration in their lives from devastation and humiliation. Some of these artists/public figures have professed faith in God and making an honest effort to turn a new leaf. Please remember, no one on this earth is perfect, only God is. Our faith is not in our own righteousness, but in the righteousness of Christ. The Bible says, “judge not or you will be judged.” Jesus did not come to save the righteous, but He came to seek and save the lost, the least and the last. He came to save every one of us from our sins and mistakes.
Last weekend I spoke in Phoenix AZ, with Patricia King at (www.extremeprophetic.com) for a special gathering to pray for God’s movement in Hollywood. There I released a prophetic dream and word on what God is currently doing in media and entertainment. For those of you who are called to this mission field you must listen to this word given. For those of you who pray, you must watch this word to understand the importance of praying for God’s transformative power to change media from the inside out. As someone once said, “Whoever controls the media, controls the minds of a generation” it is time to influence this culture shaper with God’s creativity, with that which is truly good, true and beautiful..
PROPHETIC WORD CLICK HERE TO WATCH
PROPHETIC DREAM ~ GOD’S MOVEMENT IN HOLLYWOOD AND ASIA ENTERTAINMENT
On Sept 26th morning I received a clear prophetic dream about God’s movement in the media and entertainment industry in Asia and Hollywood. There were two parts to this dream and interpreted the morning I received them.
Dream 1 ~ The Rise of Asian Artists in Hollywood & Asia
THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN MONTHS AGO DURING MY TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA, RIGHT AFTER THE EX-PRESIDENT HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE…
Suicide is a big problem in this generation. The problem of suicide is a worldwide issue, but especially in the Asian regions suicide always ranks as one of the top 2 forms of death amongst Asian’s young and old. In Japan the problem of suicide has become an epidemic where youth will form “suicide clubs” on the Internet and commit suicide together as a sport or activity. In South Korea, celebrities have been committing suicide more and more, and even more recently the former president of South Korea jumped to his death from a mountainside. In Hong Kong there have been prominent celebrities who have committed suicide because of bouts with depression, while students leap to their death because of the pressures they face. I have begun to ask why suicides seems to be happening almost all the time specifically among celebrities and young people? Is there a way we can prevent more celebrity and youth suicides from happening?
www.allkpop.com
There’s an article I just got word of on www.allkpop.com a popular Korean Pop Culture site about me and my fellow soldier of light… Siwon Choi (Super Junior) read here. Just fyi I have been mentoring and ministering to Korean pop artists & media executives in that industry for the last past year. I can’t necessarily get into details, but I realized that God had called me into this movement about a year ago ever since there was a rise of celebrity suicides in 2008.
I will share the entire encounter some other time of how God sent me into Korea pop culture to spread His love and light to those in this influential industry. For those of you who do not follow KPOP culture… it is quite an amazing phenomenon. I call Seoul, Korea the new Hollywood of Asia in this decade… in the 80’s you had Hong Kong canto pop culture, in the 90’s you had JPOP or Japanese Pop culture arise, but in the millennium… most definitely Korean Pop Culture has taken center stage in influencing popular youth culture across Asia. From Korean Dramas (those ones that your mom and sisters are addicted to and cry daily from watching) to KPOP music which in my opinion is the most progressive and of excellence in production. But what is most fascinating is the die hard fan following phenomenon of Koreans that I have witnessed. The FANS ARE CRAZY… I mean they really worship and idolize celebrities and artists to a whole new level… they follow on twitter, they buy tickets months in advance, they vote, follow, emulate and support their every move, action and lifestyle…
EAST WEEK MAGAZINE COVERAGE ON ADDICTION TO PASSION
This past Saturday the glory of God came down at the Noah’s Ark as thousands of youth gathered from all over the city of Hong Kong to experience God’s presence and power. The night was electric, as we held a pop concert with my good friend MC Jin, Van Ness Wu, Sherman Chung, Sean from “JinuSean” and a powerful personal testimony from a young man who was delivered from a life of addiction to drugs. I came on at the end and performed LOVE and preached on being set free from addictions through the power of Jesus Christ! You could feel God’s presence so thick in the place. Every performance was dope, every artists that shared their faith from their heart was real and in the end thousands stood up to receive deliverance and salvation. I was so blessed because hundreds of youth were bused in from the poorest areas in the city who have been struggling with different kinds of addictions. So many received hope, healing and freedom through the power of the Cross and I know this is just the beginning of a love revolution that will sweep across the youth of Hong Kong and all of Asia. I’m looking forward to the next one!
My brother Jin came out with this youtube testimony about his personal faith. All I have to say is, I’m proud of you brother for having the humility, honesty, love and courage to share your experience and relationship with God. I stand with you my man, let’s keep spreading light in the darkness, cause it’s not about us, it’s about Him. JIN FOR THE WIN!!! SUPPORT BROS AND SIS! SOL!!!!
Jin also made this new track “Welcome to the Light Club” … I wouldn’t label him a Christian rapper, he is simply a follower of Christ, who speaks from his heart and stays true to his passion. Respect that. Music is not Christian nor is it secular, music is music, Bethoven composed all of his masterpieces to be songs played unto God, yet we call his songs “classics” … “works of art”… “masterpieces” why? Because true music is only a “piece” given from the “Master” expressed through us to be played back to Him… it’s time for a new renaissance of music in our generation. Let’s make God beautiful again… we have no need to hide God in our art, they didn’t back then, why should we now, art is from God, music is from God, so lets create for the Creator and bring heaven a little closer to earth… music came from heaven … so if we make music… let it be LIGHT not darkness. Time to Shine Soldiers! SOL!!! (SOLDIERS OF LIGHT!!) LETS GO4GOD!
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.
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?
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.
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