Vini Contreas
Mission Statement:
I believe that the Lord's Mission in my life is: to Love and Honor Him as The Only One and True God, The Almighty God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob!! . . to live by The Spirit and be constantly aware of His sacrifice, to pray without ceasing and to utilize the talents He has given me, that He might bring increase to His Kingdom . . . and to present myself as a bond servant to Him that He might bring glory to Himself in me as He is The Only One deserving of the glory!
Statement of Faith:
I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe that He is the Creator, Sustainer, Deliverer, Redeemer, and Savior of all mankind. That He is the only Son of God, that he emptied himself of His glory to walk the earth as a Man, that He lived, died and rose again on the third day according to the scriptures, that He paid for the sins of the world on the cross, that He became sin for us. I believe that He walked in the world according to God the Fathers' plan, doing nothing of Himself but what His Father commanded of Him. I Believe in the Trinity, that God is three persons in one, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe that we are born-again 'of the Spirit' into the Kingdom Of God when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and that we are sealed in salvation by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. And I know that I am a born-again Christian and will be with Jesus in His Kingdom and that apart from Jesus, I can do nothing in this world.
Bio:
My Dad bought me my first guitar for my 12th Birthday and I was immediately obsessed. The Beatles had just landed and I couldn't put it down. I wrote my first song at 19 and since then I've pretty much had one going at all times. I've been doing demos since the early 70's. I cut a local record in '76 in Maine. I made a living doing a solo lounge/bar act thru the 70's in New England and eastern Canada until my early 30's at which point I got a 'real' job and played in a few original bands in the Boston scene . . . always recording, I was involved in several demos throughout the 70's and 80's . . . . . I came to California in '90 to pursue a songwriting career and became a Christian, at which point I pursued the Lord and started writing and playing worship as well as writing Contemporary Christian material. I've had the joy of leading worship at 3 different churches in Southern California and have had the pleasure of leading worship at a couple years worth of Youth Camps. I've put my efforts for the past 2 years into an Contemporary Christian CD called 'Kingdom of Conscience.' Listen to some cuts and let me know what you think . . . Thanks and Blessings . . .