NOEL (Rhema Radio project)

BOOM! This is another recording project I was involved in this year.

A Christmas cover with the folks of Rhema Radio, which brought at least 14 churches together for this epic song. It's a huge honour and privilege to part of something big, to reflect the unity in Christ.

Personally, I feel blessed to be part of this - catching up with friends (like Joe, Jason, Alex and Alex the painter) while making new friends.

So.... you know the drill..... watch it, ENJOY it, SHARE it (as much as you can!)

Blessed Christmas and have a wonderful year in 2019!

warehouse gig

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Though yesterday was a long and tiring day but my heart is full, because I am able to do what I love doing and to be a blessing to others.

thanks for the feedback that was shared to me. Let’s keep going!
 
Thanks for the weekend vibes. Looking forward to Christmas!

"make me feel" EP

Greetings peeps,

Pleased to announce that my previously “online EP” is now renamed as “make me feel” EP and it is available at Spotify platform for your streaming pleasure.

You can also stream it at Apple music!! All you need to do is to search for “Tim Lim” on both music platform.

This EP contains 5 songs that were released as singles in the past and all are favourites of many, such as “complete” and “make me feel”. A big shoutout to @iambryanlimus and @loshiseng for being involved in recording and mixing process.

Yes, please stream and share!! 

BTS of Ignite recording

#flashbackfriday to BTS of IGNITE recording

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*Please scroll the scenes on Instagram*

Yes, this is among the recording projects that I am involved in this year, which was something I teased about not too long ago.

Here’s the link where you can stream it :- https://open.spotify.com/track/4ahl7urOcF5KMJyfdqhmKy…

It’s God’s blessings that this became a reality - from the songwriting process to recording. Hope you enjoy it so yes, please share and stream it!

Thank you for your patience for this song as I know some have waited a long time for this. More songs to come soon, both from me and the IGNITE team so keep following us on social media for more.

IGNITE track

THE MOMENT THAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

Here’s another song you can stream your hearts out. The anthem of our IGNITE conference, written by me and the Chung brothers (Lemuel and Jason)

PLEASE SHARE THE MUSIC!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

SPOTIFY ME!

​​SML

LADIES & GENTLEMEN, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE that I AM ON SPOTIFY!!

Yessss peeps, here is where you can find me -https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HchAJh4OZusfzIJbFA0Tp?si=LETeoqLfT2W-A7-Y1XxJ9Q

My 2 albums are now online for your streaming pleasure. That means you can have me singing to you anytime anywhere, as long as you have Spotify la.. hahaha..

Like I told you, good things come to those who wait. I hope this answers those questions whether you can find me on Spotify.. so yea, now you can!

You can still purchase the physical copies of the albums from me and OpenMicMalaysia. Your support will really encourage songwriters like me.

Credit to Psytrus and his crew at Pulsesoundworks for making this possible. Also, thank you Jonathan Tse for believing in me by making those two albums a reality.

PLEASE follow me at Spotify and share the good news to everyone! Spread the news, pleassseeeee

Thank you all for your tremendous support over the years! Cheers to you all, I hope there’s more things in life we can celebrate together 🙂

Post-credit : (in true Marvel style) well, if there’s Spotify page now, that means there’s new single coming out? Ah, stay tuned for that 🙂

"for you are with us" song story

I think I owe the whole internet world about the story on how the famous "For You are with us" song came about, which I co-wrote with Neil Frenniel.

Quick recap, Neil wrote his side of the story. Well, on my side, it would be quick similar but I try to add some depth to it.

We actually have been bouncing ideas about writing songs together for years. Life and ministry kept us busy till 2016, once I came back KL (after spending 2 years in KK), we had our usual catch up session at myburgerlab Sunway (yes, our usual hangout spot).

After a hearty meal, he told me he has some songs he couldn't finish for years and particularly one song that he felt there's something to it and he asked if I could try to make it work. I said, challenged accepted. Not long after that, I heard his draft and spend some time to workout a chorus and verses that would fit into what he had.

The first verse and pre-chorus was what I received from him that time. Pre-chorus for me was the hook, it's something you cannot run from. It's like the main message or anthem for that melody or song.

The verse 1 and pre-chorus goes like this...

If faith could move a mountain
With faith that's not as tall
Then oh, you mountain move
If faith was all it took
To cross the sea on foot
Then oh, we'll make the move

Pre Chorus :-
We will not be shaken
We will not be moved
We won't be afraid
For You are with us

One story that hits me immediately when I heard(or read) the first verse and pre-chorus is the story of Peter trying to walk on water to Jesus (Matthew 14:22-33) and Neil confirmed that the story of Peter is one of the inspiration to this verse and pre-chorus.

Taking all that into consideration and reflection while understanding the theme and the flow of the song, I spend some time to ponder and then try out some lyrics to complement all those.

Next half of the song was written by me, which was the chorus and verse 2. It is a reflection of Hebrews 11, a passage is about faith. It's also a call for response on the message about faith, which I hope it will reflect and complement what Neil wrote in the first half.

Verse 2  
If faith is all we need
To see what can't be seen
Then oh, we'll trust in You
If faith is all it takes
To know His endless grace
We rest our hope in You

Chorus
God above it all
Nothing can compare
To Your Majesty O Lord
Even through our darkest days
We won’t be afraid
For You’re always here
For You are with us

To Neil's credit, he adjusted the chorus a bit by changing some lyrics. Anyway, after writing my part, I bounced that back to Neil and it is his turn to ponder. Not long after that, he feedback that he recorded a demo of it with the OneAccord team then "challenged" me to sing it at FCC. That time, I wasn't ready or even convinced until a few months before 2017's praiseunited, I heard the demo version and then, there's this stir in my heart to do it in FCC Saturday service. Long story short, did it and the response of the congregation really impressed on me that God is doing something through this song.

In fact, we had an opportunity to sing this song together in 2017's praiseunited. Here's the footage :-

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Watching all the worship videos in both FCC and ENC encouraged me in many ways. Firstly, I just knew in my heart that God is using this song to minister to people especially in the area of trusting Him.

Secondly, it feels like an anthem for each of our churches because sometimes life can be tough and unpredictable, but knowing God is in control can be a real encouraging thought.

I just love how Psalms is written -- in the place of joy and trouble, the Psalmist choose to rejoice and trust in God.

Psalm 62:1-2 - ^"I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken".

Here's some trivia part of the song :- I actually was invited to witness the post-production side of the song at the studio, after they recorded it live at their church. During that process, I joined the other OneAccord members in adding our vocals as layers for the live recording. So, that means, there's a small small small percentage of my voice in the recording, basically I am like "in the crowd" singing. Hahaha.

Alright, that's basically the story and I hope you have been blessed by this song. If you haven't, well, here's some facts for you to search, the song is featured in One Accord's "Forgiven seas" worship album, which you can purchase or stream at :-

bit.ly/ForYouAreWithUs
bit.ly/ForYouAreWithUsSpotify

And here's the Youtube music video of it...



Here are the previous articles I wrote which highlights that song too :-
https://timlimworshipjournal.blogspot.com/2018/02/for-you-are-with-us-neils-story.html
https://timlimworshipjournal.blogspot.com/2018/01/more-for-you-are-with-us-testimony.html

I think it's a testament of collaboration together.

Moving forward, well, Neil and I have written a few more songs together.. but let's see if any of those will be out like this song.

Anyway, thank you for reading this and God bless!

weekend

It's nice clip done by my friends at One Accord.

Apart from the main message at the end, I wanna use this to appreciate those who serve faithfully on the weekend in every ministry - staff team, worship team, ushers, intercessors, drivers, bible readers, announcers and various ministries as well. Many times, not everyone are aware what happens behind-the-scenes and the sacrifices involved but I wanna say thank you for serving and I believe God values your heart a lot. Gambateh everyone!

Trivia : there's a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" scene of my name is on their music songsheet. you gotta be eagle-eye. lolz.

praiseunited 2.0 highlights

Here are the highlights from Praise United 2.0 , which features yours truly and South and The Lowlands.

NINE

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Today is the 9th anniversary of THIS ROAD release

Thank You God for allowing me to be a blessing to many. Thank you to all of you for your tremendous support over the years. Like I said few days ago, I promise that I will do my best to make you all proud.

Best is yet to come. There is more

praiseunited 2.0

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#throwbackthursday to last year’s #fccpraiseunited. It was a blast with my fellow #heartcore fam A.RON and RELENT. I believe this year is gonna be epic as well.

Well, for this year, South and The Lowlands will be dropping by, along with their new single “lionheart” and also some great songs from their upcoming album. We gonna be among the first to hear it live so what a privilege we would have!

I will be doing some songs as well, including a new song! So come and hear it LIVE! =D

Details are at https://www.facebook.com/events/2167117923557517/?ti=ia

Come along for a rocking good time! It’s less than a month away so mark your calendars and don’t say I bojio. And yes, don’t come alone!

Cross Culcha

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Recently, I had an opportunity to model my bud Darren’s new designs for Cross Culcha.
 
These shirts are comfy and you may find their designs unique and awesome
 
Follow their page to know the story behind these designs and also, details on how you can get them. 

Pic credit : Samantha Wong

Rhema Radio again!

This is my 4th song featured on Rhema Radio.

Lost in Love https://soundcloud.com/rhemaradio/r040b
Today https://soundcloud.com/rhemaradio/r030
My life https://soundcloud.com/rhemaradio/r63b

And now...  Diving deeper https://soundcloud.com/rhemaradio/r83a

Really grateful how God are using these songs to be a blessing for His kingdom 😊

Please share it around too! Pleaseeeeee
 

OneAccord

Honoured to call these folks champs, friends and partners in kingdom of God. I am always blessed by their heart and passion for God in the area of worship/music.

I still remember years ago, someone in my hometown church gave me the "SoldOut" album as Christmas present and I remember watching the dvds & listening to the songs in there.. I think this is where I fell in love with you Frenniel Batiancila.. hahaha... jk jk jk...

I also have that "Changed" album too, though I can't remember how I got my hands on it...
On the serious note, their albums is one of those local Christian albums that inspired me to write songs that is birthed for the local church and community. Many years on, a lot of them in there are wonderful friends of mine and by God's grace, I wrote some songs with them especially one particular song which featured in their latest album.

God is amazing, isn't it.. only He can come out with such scripts...

Looking forward to hear more songs from them and partnering with them

new song

Perhaps you might wonder if there's more songs being written together with Neil F.B (of OneAccord/RELENT) .. and this is the answer.

Yup, here's another one, written with some help from US as well and hope you all enjoy this sneak peek.

Hopefully someday you may hear the full recording!

what is peace?

Alright, this is one of the most-talked-about issue recently. I was wondering if I should post this because we live in a world where people are free to make statements as they see fit and I know this will attract discussion.

I am not here to endorse this or to say who is right or wrong especially when it comes to art/creative direction but I encourage you to read this, ponder and chew upon it. 

 

 https://hillsong.com/collected/blog/2018/03/about-the-peace-music-video/#.WrBu_jVnhld

 

Then, if you need some discussion, PM me about it. I would prefer to chat there instead. Don't flood my comment link.

But the truth is this - in the crazy, messed-up and chaotic world that we are living in - peace is very much needed. Only peace of God helps us to make sense about life around us.

"Peace is not the absence of trouble. Peace is knowing God is with you in the midst of trouble"

 

 

Thanks AOT

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This band is one of my local heroes.

They are one of the reasons that got me to where I am today. I believe many will testify the same. A huge inspiration to all of us local Christian artist.

I remember hearing them years ago, probably more than 10 years, and I thought to myself, man, what they do is radical. With faith and music, stepping out beyond the walls of the church to bring the message of hope which became a breakthrough in my thoughts about doing music for God.

Fast forward, I am privileged to know them personally and they are really nice people to hangout with - discussing about music and faith.

Recently they shared about their future and i guess it is part and parcel of life where God is leading them into different seasons in life. To watch them last night was a huge honour for me. Not sure when this gonna happen again but I am proud to call them my heroes and my friends.

The battle's over and we're marching on. Our time is now. . Some of you may know that @armyofthreerock was my first band before @ahmband started. I joined the band when I was 17 and left the band in 09/10. Rejoined at the end of 2014 and put out another album with them in 2016. Toured the album #Heartcore the entire year. . Over the course of 2017, there were times where we spent realigning ourselves musically, spiritually and emotionally. We've all grown in our pace and we're all in different seasons of our lives. For now, the band will no longer be performing and will be on an indefinite hiatus. I don't know if it'll ever be back again. Only time will tell. If you've supported us throughout the years, thank you. . That being said, it may be an end for Army Of Three but it may just be the beginning for you. If you have been blessed, inspired and challenged by Army Of Three to start something for the Kingdom of God, go all out. Have the tenacity and zeal that never ends. Your time is now.

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My favourite song is “hope against hope”. Still my favourite even after 10 years. So glad it was played live last night.

Rock on @armyofthreerock and thanks for being an inspiration to us all. Looking forward to catchup with you all sometime soon.

Post-Sunday

It was one of the best gig that I have involved in. All the performers gave their best and the crowd was superb. Loved every moment of it. We even clapped and raise our hands in honouring the One up there whom our songs and hearts are all about.

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Cheers to all who rocked the stage.

Thank you @darrenahm for organizing this as well.

Overall, It's been a packed and long but fruitful and fulfilling weekend. From preaching over 2 English services then to rocking out on public stage. It looks tiring and crazy but when you do what you love to do, it can be fulfilling instead. The feedback I received for both preaching and performing was really helpful and encouraging. On both occasion, I saw the fruits of the sacrifices that I've poured out. All glory to the One up there who made this possible, and I still have a lot to learn.

So, thank you for those love, support, encouragement and prayers.

It's too early to say whether this was one of the best weekends I had but I always believe best is yet to come.

Till the next one, let’s rock on with every breathe that we have.

this Sunday

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This Sunday evening, let’s paint the town red together, along with my #heartcore fam @armyofthreerock @relentband @southandthelowlands @scarletheroes @dadeft @karmunooi @tribezero #trophyknives

It’s free admission so you can bring your whole kampung for this!
 

https://www.facebook.com/events/169335200254958/

Let’s kickstart March with a bang! 

You can swipe to the left to hear a snippet of my band rehearsal. I always enjoy band gigs as well so yea, i am pumped for this. 

See ya!

#timlimproject #TLtuesday #malaysianmusic

new TLproject site look

Glad to announce the new outlook of my solo project website!

Even if you click at the blogspot link, it will still go to the new one.

Hopefully there's more to come, so stay tuned!