Monday, June 21, 2010

Baptism at Area IV on June 20, 2010..!

We are so thank & glad to God for the two of our visitors in our every sunday worship services was decide to baptized when they learned the truth and obeyed the gospel. After our sunday Lord services we baptized this couple Mr & Mrs Rito & Sherly Lachica. Please! remember them in your prayers to remain faithful in Christ.

I preached "The Whole Truth Of Baptism"! This is a very great lesson that needed to preach today for so many nowadays in religous world who holds the wrong conviction of what is the really truth about the baptism. Jesus said, " 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. "(John 8:23). We can only know the whole truth of baptism if we will ask the Gods word (John 17:17) of Who, Why, When, Where & What is Baptism! If times allow me I will post this lesson. Please! try to study it for your spiritual benefits.


In this photo we are climb across the tree to go the river where brother Alberto Jabagat [one of the elders in Area IV church of Christ] doing the immersion.

38 "...and they went down both into the water, .......; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water,..." (Acts 8:38-39).



Some of the brethren in Area IV church who went to witness the baptism.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Gospel meeting in Saraza church of Christ on May 19-21, 2010..!

I had been blessed opportunity to attend the gospel meeting in Saraza church of Christ on May 19-21, 2010 in southern Palawan where over 300 kilometers the distance from my hometown Roxas. There are several preachers attended and gave opportunity to preach the gospel. I'm very thankful that they gave me first of opportunity to delivered the Gods word. My lesson is about "The Three Degree Of Salvation" which is 'Justification', 'Sanctification', and 'Glorification'. I explained well that the first degree of our salvation is we are saved in our past sins by justification [i.e. hear, believe, repent, confess & baptism] (Mt.1:21;Rm.3:24-25 Cf. Rm.5:1-11). Second, we must continue to walk in the light...if we committed sins must be repent and confess to God (1 John 1:7-2:2; Phil.2:12 Cf. 2 Pet.1:3-11). Third, the eternal salvation..the glorification in heaven when Jesus come (Hb.5:8-9; 1 Pet.1:3-5). After me, brother Reuben Tiburan preached about "The Wisdom of God" he emphasized that Christ is the wisdom of God (1 Cor.1:24) revealed in the Gospel and in the Church (Eph.3:9-11). In the afternoon, we moved our services under the coconut and mango tree's. Brother Jonathan Sapitula preached a great lesson entitled "Church of Christ" he proved scripturally from prophecy to the fulfillment of the stablishment & how to enter in this one true church (Is.2:2-3; Mt.16:18; Acts 2:41,47). Then, brother Boy Stiandan also had given opportunity to preached. He emphasized more that Christ is not a Saviour of all churches of denomination but only one church [body](Eph.5:23; 1:22-23). The brethren in this place are really more encourage the Gods word taught. We thank God for keep us home safe. Thank you for your prayers. May God continue bless us all..!