Hey everyone, I’ve been rather quiet because I’ve been busy with moving our church services and church office to the new Anglo-Chinese School (Junior). Anyway, now that we’ve properly settled in the new facility, I am quite ready to work on ID3. We are still looking for original worship songs from local churches. If you write worship songs and you’re part of a local church in Singapore, please submit your entry to us. Details as follow:

1. Each songwriter may submit a maximum of TWO original worship songs
2. Email us at worshipsg@gmail.com – including link(s) for us to download your song(s) in mp3 format
3. Email us the lyrics
4. We need your name and the name of your church too
5. Submit your songs to us by 5 April 2009 please

Thanks, and we look forward to receiving your songs.

IN-DEEP WORSHIP IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY TRAC BOARD OF WORSHIP & MUSIC (METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE) AND INTEGRITY MUSIC ASIA.

231 people came to In-Worship 2 last Fri 24 Oct 08, 5 original local worship songs from City Harvest Church, Faith Ministries, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cairnhill Methodist Church and Faith Community Baptist Church were introduced during a time of extended worship. Two interesting things about the songwriters: First, the song “Picture of You” was written by brothers from the Catholic church, Gerard Kevin and Patrick Ng, and they represent Faith Ministries. We’re glad to have our Catholic brethren join us at In-Deep Worship! Second, most of the lyrics of the song “You’ve Won My Heart” were written by Evan Chou from Cairnhill Methodist Church last year when he was only 7 years old.

During the announcement time, Dr Terence Tan, an oncologist, shared a new song he wrote about the Spirit of God bringing healing – great song! Rev Edmund De Souza spoke about healing, invited those who were sick to stand, he prayed for them as a group without having them come forward, after prayer, two persons confirmed they were healed. We prayed again, this time, Pastor Edmund invited those who were around the ones standing to stand with them and lay hands on them, after some time of prayer, in the end, 25 testified that they were either completely healed or felt that their pain was getting better! I was one of the 25, I’ve had some intermittent chest pain for a few days in a spot where I could pin-point, after prayer, it the pain was gone and is still non-existent today (4 days after)! To God be the glory!

Additional note of praise to God: Some time after having selected the five songs for ID2, the Lord spoke to me about focusing on healing at ID2. Subsequently, I received confirmation from church leaders, TRAC President Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup and the group of fine godly men I consult with on things pertaining to In-Deep Worship namely Pastor Rupert Lim (Cornerstone Community Church), Pastor Fabian Ghui (Covenant EFC), Clement Chow (Wesley MC), Andy Skarda and Daryl Wong (Integrity Music). With this, I proceeded to invite Rev Edmund De Souza to speak on and minister in healing. What’s so amazing to me was, during the worship at ID2, the words “heal” and “healing” showed up in 3 of the 5 local worship songs (that I had not realized before!) and I just felt the Lord saying that we’re focusing on the right thing that night and He was going to heal the sick. God is absolutely amazing, He had planned it all!

Here are excerpts of the lyrics of those songs that speak of healing:

From the song, “God Is Real Today” by David Yem and Gan KC (City Harvest Church):
“No matter what they say, His hand moves every day
His power echoes through eternity, He’s marching with His saints
He’s pouring HEALING rain, in all we stand on this eternal faith”

From the song, “Picture of You” by Gerard Kevin and Patrick Ng (Faith Ministries):
“A picture of You speaks of the truth, a picture of You reminds me Your ways
A picture of You reflects Your victory, a picture of You tells me I’m HEALED“

From the song, “Only You” by Susan Choo (Faith Community Baptist Church):
“There’s a thirst in my soul, that only You can quench
My mind is frail and weak, it’s You who give me strength
There’s a pain in my heart, that only You can HEAL
There’s an emptiness in me, that only You can fill”

To listen to the songs or download the mp3s, click the following:
1. God Is Real Today by David Yem & Gan KC, City Harvest Church
2. Picture of You by Gerard Kevin & Patrick Ng, Faith Ministries
3. His Sacrifice by Ryan Kong, Covenant Presbyterian Church
4. You’ve Won My Heart (Evan’s Song) by Evan Chou & Denis Cheong, Cairnhill Methodist Church
5. Only You by Susan Choo, Faith Community Baptist Church

CLICK HERE FOR LYRICS AND CHORDS OF ALL 5 SONGS

collection of free ID2 sampler cds

collection of free ID2 sampler cds

Cairnhill Worship Band praying

Matthew sounding the shofar at the start of ID2

David on keys, Hendrik on acoustic guitar, Quentin leading worship and on electric guitar, Jill on vocals

another shot of the band

Deborah's worship in dance

Ruth on bass and Elijah on drums

another view of the drummer and bassist

little Aaron comfortably resting on mummy's shoulder

view of the congregation

that's me giving out the free ID1 sampler cd to Ruth for the right answer she gave

Dr Terence Tan from Grace Methodist Church sharing his new song, Heal

Rev Edmund De Souza from Christ Methodist Church speaking on the subject of healing

the people exercising faith in praying for healing

laying hands on the sick

another shot of laying hands and praying for the sick

yums .... the refreshments

me with Tiffany (singer) and Ryan (songwriter) for the song, His Sacrifice from Covenant Presbyterian Church

the Cairnhill Worship Band with the roadies

Jimmy Chew from Integrity Music on camcorder with aspiring videographer Josiah Chong from Cairnhill

Daryl Wong from Integrity Music with new generation sales manager Joshua Tay from Cairnhill !

Here’s a 4.5 minute audio sampler of the 5 songs that will be featured this Fri 24 Oct 08 at ID2. The songs are from City Harvest Church, Faith Ministries, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cairnhill Methodist Church and Faith Community Baptist Church! Join us at 8pm, Fri 24 Oct, Cairnhill Methodist Church (ACS Junior, 25 Peck Hay Road – behind Newton MRT). Theme: Worship & Healing. Guest speaker: Rev Edmund De Souza (Christ Methodist Church). Free ID2 Sampler CDs while stocks last. Free admission!

Click here to listen to the audio sampler: ID2 Mix

Hi y’all, download the 33MB mp4 video file here: 3-Minute ID2 Promo Video For Your Church Services

It would be wonderful if you could help us publicize ID2 in your church adult, youth services, etc. ID2 is happening on Friday 24 October 2008, 8pm, at Cairnhill Methodist Church – ACS Junior (25 Peck Hay Road), behind Newton MRT. The focus this time is on “Worship & Healing” and our guest speaker is Rev Edmund De Souza (Christ Methodist Church).

The 5 local songs are from (in alphabetical order) – Cairnhill Methodist Church, City Harvest Church, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Faith Community Baptist Church and Faith Ministries (Roman Catholic)!

Free ID2 sampler cds will be given out to at least the first 300 (while stocks last)! Admission is free.

Organized by the TRAC Board of Worship & Music (The Methodist Church in Singapore), in partnership with co-sponsor – Integrity Music Asia.

Some have indicated that the 9-minute promo video is a little long, well here’s the 3-minute version If you’d like to use either the 9-min or 3-min version or BOTH in your church, please email me at worshipsg@gmail.com and I’d arrange for you to have a high resolution version of it. The focus of ID2 is, Worship & Healing and our guest speaker is Rev Edmund De Souza, Pastor-In-Charge, Christ Methodist Church – a man whom God has been using powerfully in the healing ministry. Please help spread the word and do join us on 24 Oct for a time of worship and ministry.

Special note: I’ve booked the domain name worshipsg.com but need a committed, godly person or team of persons to help set up the website, someone who believes in advocating local worship songs, and to do this voluntarily (as In-Deep Worship is a new effort, our funding is currently quite low). Please email me at worshipsg@gmail.com if you feel led by the Lord to help in this area.

Hey everyone, ID2 (In-Deep Worship 2) will be held on Fri 24 Oct 08 in Cairnhill Methodist Church (ACS Junior, 25 Peck Hay Road, near Newton MRT) at 8pm. 5 local worship songs from 5 denominations will be featured! Free In-Deep Worship Vol.2 sampler cds will be given (while stocks last) and admission is FREE. Check out this 9-minute plus promo video!

Hey, the results are out – congratulations to all songwriters for their efforts and especially to the top 3 songwriters! The organizing committee of the YMLC ‘08 has made the selection and they are as follow:

YMLC ‘08 Theme Song
I’m Following You by Quentin Lee (Cairnhill Methodist Church)
DOWNLOAD “I’m Following You” lyrics and chords

Joint 2nd Place (it’s a tie!)
It Is You by Lim Kim Pong (Covenant Community Methodist Church)
DOWNLOAD “It Is You” lyrics and chords
Relentless by Denis Cheong (Cairnhill Methodist Church)
DOWNLOAD “Relentless” lyrics and chords

Here are the 9 song entries for YMLC 2008 and the theme this year is “Relentless Leader-Disciple”! The YMLC 08 Committee will be making the selection on Tue 12 Aug 08, and we will be choosing the top 3. The #1 song will be featured 4 times at the conference, the #2 and #3 songs will be featured once each. Please give your comments and tell us which is your favourite song

DOWNLOAD Lyrics and Chords of all 9 songs

The Aftermath by Elizabeth Chia
It Is You by Lim Kim Pong
Follow You by Lim Kim Pong
I’m Following You by Quentin Lee
Jesus, I Follow You by Benjamin Chua
Nothing Like This by Charlene Ooi
Relentless by Denis Cheong
Relentless For You by Azaria Sih
Follow You by Gaius Wee

Hey everybody! Here are the videos for In-Deep Worship I held on Fri 20 Jun 08 at Christ Methodist Church, led by the Christ Methodist Church Worship Team – check ‘em out!

For A Thousand Tongues (written by Andrew Yeo, Cornerstone Community Church)
Shout Your Praise (written by Eugene Wang, Christ Methodist Church)
Apple of Your Eye (Reprise) (written by Samantha Lim, Grace Assembly of God)
Like A Child (written by Pauline Phoon, Acts Centre)
Make A Certain Breakthrough (written by Ann Chan and Ruth Ling, Covenant EFC)
On Holy Ground (written by Patrick Leong, Damansara Utama Methodist Church, KL)

Part 1A of Message by Barnabas Chong (Pastor, Cairnhill Methodist Church)
Part 1B of Message by Barnabas Chong (Pastor, Cairnhill Methodist Church)
Part 2 of Message by Clement Chow (Worship Leader, Wesley Methodist Church) – replacing Fabian Ghui (Pastor, Covenant EFC) who was unable to attend
Part 3A of Message by Rupert Lim (Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church)
Part 3Bof Message by Rupert Lim (Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church)

Gathered at Christ Methodist Church, Fri 20 Jun 08, for the inaugural quarterly In-Deep Worship event … warm lights in the old-fashioned sanctuary filled with high-tech equipment and gear, screens showing lyrics on both sides of the cross, images and animations nicely coordinated, music and voices finely tuned, over 300 like-minded believers worshipped the God of all creation, the God of creative works, the God Who is The Creator! I believe this is a spiritual landmark and a historical turning point in the life of the Body of Christ in Singapore. Not only are new songs being birthed by God and sung in individual churches, we are witnessing the beginning of an embracing of EACH OTHER’S SONGS, a humble commitment to rightly use the gift of songs God has blessed us with, songs birthed out of devotion to Jesus with an authority that comes from above, songs birthed out of agony, joy and victory! As with humbly dwell together in unity, God is commanding His blessings to flow from the top of our heads to the bottom of our feet, even life forevermore! (Ps.133) To God alone be the glory!

Here are the five Singaporean worship songs featured (click2listen):
1. For A Thousand Tongues (written by Andrew Yeo, Cornerstone Community Church)
2. Shout Your Praise (written by Eugene Wang, Christ Methodist Church)
3. Apple of Your Eye (written by Samantha Lim, Grace Assembly of God)
4. Like A Child (written by Pauline Phoon, Acts Centre)
5. Make A Certain Breakthrough (written by Ann Chan & Ruth Ling, Covenant Evangelical Free Church)

Bonus track: On Holy Ground (written by Patrick Leong, Damansara Utama Methodist Church, KL, Malaysia)

DOWNLOAD LYRICS AND CHORDS HERE

(Look out for photos and videos of the event too.)