VOLUME 21 ISSUE 25 | JUNE 19, 2011
Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication
Victorious Christian Living in our FREEDOM "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."
Jude 1:3
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outline Victorious Christian Living
(Freedom to Contend)
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F every child of God will understand the biblical meaning of freedom, he/she will surely enjoy his/her Christian life. When God saved us, He just did not grant us freedom from the penalty of sin, but He also assured us the freedom from the power of sin which we can have as we grow in faith. Likewise, He promised us freedom from the presence of sin which we can possess when He comes back. Thus, it is very possible for us to live victoriously knowing that God has freed us from being enslaved by sin and lies of the devil, and believing that we have strength from God to say no to sin and yes to God’s will. I continually thank God for His guidance and provision as we travel here in the West Coast area of USA. God provides a church for me to preach to every week and pastors/friends to fellowship with. Your prayers are very evident in our trip. Also, as you enjoy this Sunday, my wife and I would want to honor all fathers in our church. Happy Fathers’ Day! Tasks such as leading a family, setting a godly example, working, nurturing child/ren are all big responsibilities, but by God’s grace and through the guidance of His Word, we can fulfill them. May God continue to give us godly fathers who will lead their families in serving God. I commend your faithfulness. God bless you! DR. ED M. LAURENA PAGE 02 | JUNE 19 | ACTS 29
I. Believers were made free by the Saviour to contend against the seduction toward sinfulness. A. Seducers’ doctrine is to deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. B. Seducers’ deed is to defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. C. Seducers’ deportment (behavior) is to speak evil of those things which they know not; but corrupt themselves with false teachings. II. Believers were made free by the Saviour to contend after the common salvation of the saints. A. Believers are to contend by building up their most holy faith. B. Believers are to contend by bolstering (strengthening) up their spirituality through praying in the Holy Ghost. C. Believers are to contend by breaking down Satan’s strongholds through compassion and soulwinning. III. Believers were made free by the Saviour to contend, afterwards be crowned by the Saviour Himself. A. Believers’ freedom to contend is safeguarded by the Saviour’s mighty power. B. Believers’ freedom to contend is shielded by the Saviour’s massive protection. C. Believers’ freedom to contend is secured by the Saviour’s matchless promises.
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Christian life, then, is liberty, the liberation of the person from the trammels imposed by external influences. It is the rising of the sap from within. It is life under God’s leadership. It is a balance between prayer and action: between the dialogue in which his creative inspiration is sought, and the bold and confident affirmation of self, in which the inspiration received is put into practice.
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VICTORIOUS THROUGH BEING FREE TO CONTEND
Jude 1:3
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HAPPY FATHERS' children are DAY Children's the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Proverbs 17:6
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by Sis. Beata Agustin Saved and heaven-bound according to God’s Word Truly assured of Christ’s eternal life based on His divine record Always trusting the Father’s guidance with His faith-safeguarding sword… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while staying around His loving cord. Ransomed and redeemed because of God’s grace Truly pardoned by the Saviour’s blood of no sin’s trace Always seeking the Father’s kingdom of righteousness-brace… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while running along His standard race. Justified and cleansed by God’s regeneration Truly sanctified thru the Holy Spirit’s transformation Always coming to the Father’s throne for petition and supplication… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while praying thru His granting action. Built and strengthened upon God’s settlement Truly committed to the Master’s plan of church-involvement Always leaning on the Father’s might for the family’s spiritual establishment… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while keeping His firm commandment. Managed and sealed with God’s ownership Truly controlled by the sovereign Creator thru His directorship Always depending on the Father’s wisdom in practicing good leadership… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while fulfilling His divine stewardship. Blessed and contented along God’s faithfulness Truly satisfied with the Provider’s timely bountifulness Always knocking at the Father’s storehouse to meet needs’ fullness… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while prospering in His set fruitfulness. Founded and anchored upon God’s truth-fervency Truly inspired and revived by Christ’s work of sacrificial mercy Always striving to follow the Father’s instructions with persistency… That’s the father who is free indeed in the Lord while serving thru His shown constancy.
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As a Father Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust." - Psalm 103:13,14 -
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he good father doth not turn off the child for being weak and sickly; but is so much the more indulgent as his necessity requires succour. If his stomach refuse meat, or cannot answer it with digestion, will he put him out of doors? No; when the Shunamite’s son complains of his head, she lays him in her bosom. A mother is good to all the fruit of her womb, most kind to the sick infant: when it lies with its eyes fixed on her, not able to declare its grief, or to call for what it desires, this doubles her compassion: “So the Lord doth pity us, remembering our frame, considering that we are but dust”; that our soul works by a lame instrument; and therefore he requires not that of an elemental composition, which he doth of angelical spirits. The son is commanded to write out such a copy fairly; he doth his best, far short of the original; yet the father doth not chide, but encourage him. Or he gives him a bow and arrows, bids him shoot to such a mark; he draws his utmost strength, lets go cheerfully: the arrow drops far short, yet the son is praised, the father pleased. Temptation assaults us, lust buffets us, secular business diverts us, manifold is our weakness, but not beyond our Father’s forgiveness: “He will spare us, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him,” Mal. 3:17. “So the Lord pitieth,” So and ten thousand times more than so. For he is the “Father of all mercies,” and the Father of all the fatherhoods in heaven and earth. Eph 3:15
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Ayon sa Biblia, Iisa Lamang ang Daan Patungong Langit!
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NG sabi ni Hesus, “Ako ang daan, ang katotohanan, at ang buhay: walang makapupunta sa Ama kundi sa pamamagitan ko.” Juan 14:6 Wala nang iba pang makapagliligtas sa iyo mula sa impierno. Magtiwala ka kay Hesus ngayon! Roma 6:23 “Kung ipahahayag ng iyong bibig na si Hesus ay Panginoon at mananam-palataya ka nang buong puso na Siya’y muling binuhay ng Diyos, ikaw ay maliligtas”. Roma 10:9 1. Aminin mo na ikaw ay isang makasalanan. Roma 3:10 2. Talikuran mo ang iyong kasalanan (magsisi). Gawa 17:30 3. Manampalataya ka na si Kristo Hesus ay namatay para sa iyo, nalibing at nabuhay namagmuli. Roma 10:9-10 4. Sa pamamagitan ng panalangin, tanggapin mo si Hesus sa iyong puso bilang iyong Tagapagligtas. Roma 10:13
MANALANGIN KA NG GANITO Panginoon, ako po ay isang makasalanan at nangangailangan ng kapatawaran. Nanampalataya po ako na nadanak ang dugo ni Hesus at Siya ay namatay sa krus para sa akin. Tinatalikuran ko na po ang aking mga kasalanan. Tinatanggap ko po si Kristo Hesus sa aking puso bilang aking Tagapagligtas. Amen. "Kung tinanggap mo si Hesus bilang iyong Tagapagligtas, ito na ang simula ng iyong bagong buhay kay Kristo." Roma 8:1 Ngayon: 1. Basahin mo ang iyong Biblia araw-araw upang makilala pa ng lubusan si Kristo Hesus. 2. Makipag-usap ka sa Diyos sa panalangin araw-araw. 3. Manambahan ka sa isang simbahan na pinapangaral si Kristo at ang Biblia ang tanging pamantayan. 4. Ibahagi sa iba si Kristo Hesus.
ACTS 29 - Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication St. Francis Homes 2, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines 4023 • Dr. Ed M. Laurena, Pastor telephone: (02)869-0433 • email: info@cbbcphilippines.org • website: www.cbbcphilippines.org
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!