Hey so I don’t know who reads this, but if YOU are reading and you're in high school then AWESOME because this blog post is for you!
I help out and play music at a youth group that meets at a church in Lake Forest.
We meet once a week on Sunday nights from 7-9 pm.
For the next 7 weeks we’re doing a special thing for people who want to learn more about Christianity, aka Jesus.
It’s designed for people who are interested, who have questions, or who want to know more about the Christian faith.
If you don't believe in God at all, that's totally fine. You should still come if you want!
Basically there will be some music/singing, and then there’ll be a short talk about something related to Christianity, and then we’ll break into small groups to ask/answer questions. It is going to be SWEET!
If you are at all interested, message me on facebook or email me at vincentapierri@yahoo.com. Or just show up! :)
the address is...
100 North Waukegan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Ok For the First Time
Hello everyone!
Firstly, thanks to whoever who hasn’t forgotten about me since I last put out new music.
I just wanted to write a quick blog to let ya’ll know what’s been going on with me lately. So here’s the story...
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My life has always looked pretty good on the outside.
I’ve always considered myself someone who believed in God, and I had even worked for some churches before. But in reality my insides were a big mess.
Ever since high school I had all sorts of addictions that were sucking the joy out of my life. I always thought that if I just tried really hard then I would be able to stop doing bad things and then God would accept me. But the harder I tried the more I always failed. So I lived with this constant feeling that I wasn’t good enough.
About 9 months ago, I was sitting alone in my parents living room, listening to a song called “How He Loves Us”. The song is basically about how God loves people more than we can ever really imagine. (You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC1ec-lYps )
As I sat there listening to that song, for some reason my eyes were opened. I always knew that God loved everyone, but at that moment I believed that He loved me specifically. I believed that He knows my name and He knows that I exist. I believed that He cares about me. I realized that I would never be good enough for God, but because Jesus died for my sins, God loves me anyway. He forgave me for all the things that I had done wrong to myself and all the things I had done wrong to other people.
From that day forward everything has been different. So many of the bad things that I hated about myself have changed on their own, because I am no longer trying to change myself. Instead I am focusing on learning more about God and giving my life to him each and every day; in response He has been doing all the work of changing my insides. I am learning more and more that God is very good.
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So that’s what this new song is about, that first moment when I believed that God’s love and forgiveness were real. I hope you like it.
You can listen to it at: myspace.com/bigcitysomeone
And you can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ywkntmmxu40
Some of you may have heard people say before that God loves you. I for one had heard it a million times, but it didn’t really click until that moment. If anybody wants to talk to me about my life or God or anything in general, please feel free to message me on facebook (I don't know how/if messaging works on here...haha)
- vince
Firstly, thanks to whoever who hasn’t forgotten about me since I last put out new music.
I just wanted to write a quick blog to let ya’ll know what’s been going on with me lately. So here’s the story...
________________________________
My life has always looked pretty good on the outside.
I’ve always considered myself someone who believed in God, and I had even worked for some churches before. But in reality my insides were a big mess.
Ever since high school I had all sorts of addictions that were sucking the joy out of my life. I always thought that if I just tried really hard then I would be able to stop doing bad things and then God would accept me. But the harder I tried the more I always failed. So I lived with this constant feeling that I wasn’t good enough.
About 9 months ago, I was sitting alone in my parents living room, listening to a song called “How He Loves Us”. The song is basically about how God loves people more than we can ever really imagine. (You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC1ec-lYps )
As I sat there listening to that song, for some reason my eyes were opened. I always knew that God loved everyone, but at that moment I believed that He loved me specifically. I believed that He knows my name and He knows that I exist. I believed that He cares about me. I realized that I would never be good enough for God, but because Jesus died for my sins, God loves me anyway. He forgave me for all the things that I had done wrong to myself and all the things I had done wrong to other people.
From that day forward everything has been different. So many of the bad things that I hated about myself have changed on their own, because I am no longer trying to change myself. Instead I am focusing on learning more about God and giving my life to him each and every day; in response He has been doing all the work of changing my insides. I am learning more and more that God is very good.
___________________________________
So that’s what this new song is about, that first moment when I believed that God’s love and forgiveness were real. I hope you like it.
You can listen to it at: myspace.com/bigcitysomeone
And you can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ywkntmmxu40
Some of you may have heard people say before that God loves you. I for one had heard it a million times, but it didn’t really click until that moment. If anybody wants to talk to me about my life or God or anything in general, please feel free to message me on facebook (I don't know how/if messaging works on here...haha)
- vince
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Learn to play guitar
So this is my first blog post ever. Not sure if I'll keep posting, but I'd like to.
I made a chart of the basic chords in the usual guitar keys.
If you memorize these chords and get a capo, you can basically play any song ever, especially worship music. There are obviously different ways to play these chords; these are just the versions that I like to use. There might be some errors in there too, so let me know if you find any.
Try to associate all the chords in each column together; then you'll be able to transpose songs very easily.
CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW TO SEE THE CHART!
And ask me if you have any questions!
I made a chart of the basic chords in the usual guitar keys.
If you memorize these chords and get a capo, you can basically play any song ever, especially worship music. There are obviously different ways to play these chords; these are just the versions that I like to use. There might be some errors in there too, so let me know if you find any.
Try to associate all the chords in each column together; then you'll be able to transpose songs very easily.
CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW TO SEE THE CHART!
And ask me if you have any questions!
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