09
Oct '23
Jubilee’s Year End Concert in Our Very Own Chapel!
09
Oct '23
We are very excited to be preparing for our end-of-the-year concert that we have called “I Will Seek You” that will take place on Oct 27 & 28. Our students and many staff members have been busy preparing for this greatly anticipated event.
And this year is very special, even more than years past, because for the first-time-ever we will be able to have our concert “in our own house, our new chapel. We are ready to receive each family and visitor.” Pastor David continues, “we will be inaugurating our chapel and using it for the very first time for our big concert. The completion of our chapel is a dream come true, a huge answer to years of prayers, and a fulfillment of a call and a promise that God placed in our hearts.” The chapel will seat up to 500 people!
Pastor David tells us that the main message that Jubilee wants to demonstrate this year is how powerfully we can make Him known through the arts and music. In the 21st century in which so many people are indifferent to hearing the gospel preached in traditional ways, the Arts are a very important and effective means of evangelism!
The concert will share a modern-day story of Noah’s Ark that goes back and forth from Noah in his times to Jesus and his preaching. The thrust of the story highlights, through drama, song, and dance, the need to seek God, to not contaminate ourselves with the evil surrounding us, but to come to Him as the only source of salvation.
Ms. Lysbeth and Mrs. Karol are preparing our young women for the different dances that will be presented throughout the event.“Our job with the dancers is to help encourage and motivate this young group to dedicate their time and talents wholeheartedly. The dances convey a very powerful message. Using their bodies to worship the Lord through dance, expressing the strong messages of the songs that are played to minister to the audience.”
“I hope this year is a wonderful blessing, leading people to salvation. That all who see the event will have a desire to seek and approach God. That this will touch their hearts and help them to give their lives to Christ Jesus.”
Mrs. Karol, “For this concert we want to reach more hearts for Christ. Reminding the audience that we are living in the last days. We have been preparing a choreography with the 5th through 9th grade students.
The 6th graders have been practicing for more than two months and are learning fast. I try to continually remind them that everything we are doing is to glorify the Lord, that we can help preach the gospel through our dance.”
Mr. Emil, our Music Director, shares with us that his job is to “help develop the students in Jubilees’ music program to not only focus on learning the technical skills musically, but it is also about developing their character as they learn any musical or vocal instrument. We strive to be excellent in our musical skills and presentation, but our mission is to not only train musicians, but also individuals to have a heart full of genuine praise and worship. Our desire is to develop our talents, that He alone has given us, to honor and worship Him.
As a teacher, my desire is to see our students excel in what they do, utilizing every resource provided to them, and having the ability to express themselves creatively in order to praise the Lord. As they develop their skills, their love for the Lord, and worship the one true God, this expression of their worship touches many hearts, leading some to Christ and others to a closer walk with the Lord, all to the glory of God.
Ms. Gaby Arévalo, our Theater Director, shares one of the lines in this year’s script which says: “Today God wants to speak to the heart of those who have not yet decided to give their lives to Christ. To those who think that time is not running out. They know the truth, but they have not committed to live in holiness to the Lord. God wants to speak to the hearts of everyone who is here today.” We are sure that God will speak and touch the hearts of many, for we prayed over our young people. Some have important roles to play like that of Jesus Christ. We pray that they may be used with power and authority.
Pastor David continues, “we must be prepared for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, living in holiness, passionate, seeking God daily, to be intentional in the search for communion with Christ. We want those who already know Christ to be able to recognize their need to serve, get involved, be part of, and regularly attend their churches, being part of the work and ministry where God calls you to. In the case of our students and their parents, we have a great opportunity to invite them to be members of the family of Christ. The purpose is that they find Christ, but also find a place where they can serve God and others with peace and joy.”
“Having this new chapel is like having your own house. It is a blessing filled with such great emotions. A place where we can grow and feel safe and protected, and loved, and all the privileges and blessings that come with it.”
Having our own chapel is the dream of every church, pastor, and ministry. A place to congregate and grow our vision and mission from God. To establish the ministry with the same values and character that Jubilee stands for, having our chapel within our own property is an enormous blessing. To worship together as a body of believers is the heart of Jubilee, as is the church, to the body of Christ and the communion of saints.”
