ACTS29 VOLUME 20 ISSUE 38 | SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication
“ ” Revive us through Honorable Giving
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7
Church In Action
From the Pastor’s Desk
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Y heart always rejoices to see generous Christians being blessed by God. Such is an evidence that you are willing to obey God and that you trust His promises! Let us be reminded that all of our time, abilities, possessions and even our life are entrusted to us by God, and our generosity to His work demonstrates that we truly trust Him. God truly loves a cheerful giver! It was also a delight to be back home after a 10-day visit in Taiwan. God is continually showing how He works and changes lives. God has blessed us with 3 Filipino mission works, more souls being saved and baptized, and believers who are growing and faithfully winning souls. I would like to tell you that your faithfulness is always an encouragement to them. May this also serve as an encouragement to you. As we learn through our Sunday School lesson and from the preaching, may our hearts be continually stirred to be “doers of the word, and not hearers only.” It is my joy to see our church advancing for God’s glory, with new converts growing and members being more established in their faith.
MEN'S REVIVAL REVIVAL October 8 @ 6:30 PM
October 8 @ 6:30 PM
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Sacrificial Firstfruits Conference
October 20
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Sunday School Outlined The Church Engages to Avoid all Tattling and Backbiting and Slandering James 4:11-12
I. God’s Word disapproves tattling, backbiting, and slandering. A. Tattling, backbiting and slandering are not of God but of the devil. B. Tattling, backbiting and slandering are the effects of our fallen nature. C. Tattling, backbiting and slandering are the works of the flesh in the believer’s life. D. Tattling, backbiting and slandering dishonour God and disregard His personality. PAGE 02 | SEPTEMBER 19 | ACTS 29
II. God’s Word discloses the effects of tattling, backbiting and slandering on the persons involved. A. It wounds the tattlers, backbiters, slanderers more than the person attacked. B. It weakens the faith of the tattlers, backbiters, and slanderers more than the person assaulted. C. It widens the gap between the offenders’ reputation and the character of the persons affected. D. It wins heaven’s chastisement and punishment.
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C ONovember N F E R1-3,E2010 NCE Make sure you participate in our Church's 40-day 24-hour round d' clock prayer. This will help set our hearts right for our upcoming Missions Conference on November 1 with the theme "FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" (Esther 4:14). ACTS 29 | SEPTEMBER 19 | PAGE 03
“WE SHALL RENDER UNTO THE LORD OUR UTMOST” Beata B. Agustin
We shall render unto the Lord our utmost service In our ministry, whether we’re veteran or novice For He indeed deserves our labor’s best practice Midst pressures of worldly excellence- notice. We shall render unto the Lord our utmost sacrifices In our sufferings that shout our wholehearted praises For He indeed requires our love of dedication-braces Midst hardships caused by overwhelming crises. We shall render unto the Lord our utmost selflessness In our helpfulness with motives of biblical godliness For He indeed searches for our sincerity’s earnestness Midst hypocrisy in the guise of glory-seeking meekness. We shall render unto the Lord our utmost subservience In our testimony as we follow Him with our obedience For He indeed calls for our fight against carnal resilience Midst temptations that lead toward fleshly convenience.
Area 4/Division A1 Bro. Meynard Tiu
Area 4 is one of the pioneering areas of CBBC, SPL. I am privileged, together with my family, for the great responsibility that the man of God has entrusted to me. Area 4 encompasses Landayan which has 6 subdivisions that include St. Francis Homes 2, Maremil Subd., Southfairway Homes, Maryland Homes, Rosa Homes, and Villa Paz Subd. Our Area also covers Tamuro, St. Francis Homes 3, Sibulo 2, Cataquiz 1,3,5 Olivarez Compound, Poblacion, San Roque, and stretches as far as San Antonio Putol, Rosa Rosario, Elvinda VII, Aurora Heights with its 3 subdivisions, and finally Cuyab. For more than 5 years now, by the grace of God, I have witnessed how this Area has been blessed with members who stayed faithful and have responded to God’s call in the ministry. Currently, Area 4 has 154 members, of whom 22 are already in the ministry. Every Sunday, it averages 102 regular attendees in the morning service and 93 in the evening service. By the grace of God, we never experienced a drought, so to speak, every Thursday soulwinning. We have an average of 22 soulwinners and 115 souls won. I firmly believe that this has been the main reason why Area 4 has been blessed. We also average 3 first time visitors every Sunday. It has always been our joy to see souls being saved and baptized, and lives being changed and challenged through the power of God. We can never forget the man God has used, our beloved Pastor, Dr. Ed Laurena and his family. Indeed, without his vision and their steadfastness in the Lord’s work, our Area will not be experiencing what we are enjoying right now. To God be the Glory!
Family Testimony
We shall render unto the Lord our utmost salutation In our worship to Him in spirit and truth’s perfection For He indeed desires our thanksgiving in our action Midst struggles against sins’ oppression and affliction. We shall render unto the Lord our utmost stability In our decision to abide by His Word’s immutability For He indeed upholds our faith toward eternity Midst false doctrines sowing doubts and uncertainty. We shall render unto the Lord our utmost stewardship-commitment In our willingness to involve in His heavenly kingdom’s advancement For He indeed rewards our part in the Great Commission fulfillment Midst frustration along paths of discouragement and discontentment. PAGE 04 | SEPTEMBER 19 | ACTS 29
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Family
We are so grateful to our Jesus Christ that He bles family to become members ofLord us as a the greatest church we know,sed is the Christian Bible Baptist and that Chur ch. Being children of God, we are truly privileged to be a part of I acknowledge that the church the CBBC Church family. My wife and is of a great importance for us in our child-rearing, especially parents in this generation we have toda are thankful because the church y. We and the children as well, which always emphasizes the role of parents the pulpit, by the Pastor. As is declared in the Word of God, through , we are convinced that we shou constantly seek for godly diresuch ld s from the church. We admit that our two childctive ren they also have their shortcomings;are not either great or perfect since but still I praise God for what are today. Without the counsel they of the man of God and the influ the church, our kids might not ence of be what they shou ld be. I am grateful to God that they have grown-up the Sunday School ministry. I then thank the Sunday School teacfrom hers for the effort and time they for them. spent We moreover thank the church for all the Sund ay School lessons painstakingly prepared every week for us to learn. We are exhorted in the adults’ class to be resp daughter in the single workingonsible parents. On the other hand, our lady, while my son in his collegeladies’ class is taught to be a virtuous men’s class is challenged to be with biblical conviction. We than k God, too, for the ministries aofman church that help us serve God with our BHBC where I was once a student, dedication. Worth mentioning is the encouraged to stand by the princ from the Bible. At the College, iples trained and equipped in the serv both adults and young people are ice for God and Saviour Jesus Chri With all of these, we say as a fami st. ly, “Thank you, Lord.”
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Church Attendance September 12 & 15 1st AM Service 2nd AM Service Sunday Afternoon Wednesday First Time Visitors Baptisms
Bible Reading Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
MORNING Matt. 26-28 Mark 1-2 Mark 3-4 Mark 5-6 Mark 7-8 Mark 9-10 Mark 1-12
1,824 1,003 1,139 606 198 27
EVENING Ps. 61 Ps. 62 Ps. 63 Ps. 64 Ps. 65 Ps. 66 Ps. 67
Young People’s Fellowship @ 1:30 PM
Quotation Marks
“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.” - Corneille
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 mga 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