ACTS29 VOLUME 20 ISSUE 50 | DECEMBER 12, 2010
Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication
“ � Revive us through
our Heavenly Hope
"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18
Church In Action
From the Pastor’s Desk
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HREE weeks will pass by sooner than we think, and this year will come to close. Many people today are getting busy for the Christmas season. It is this time of the year that our monthly theme definitely fits, “Revive Us Again Through Our Heavenly Hope.” Let us be made aware that God’s blessing and revival are not packed in a boxed gift, but in our hearts, since real blessings come from above. I am still delighted at the success of our recently-concluded conference and the opportunity that God has given us to minister and see preachers being challenged. I enjoyed seeing 39 delegates surrender as missionaries. God also gave me the privilege to preach to two different Missions Conference this week. It was indeed a blessing! I truly thank God for the openness of the Gospel in our country where many souls are still being saved. I rejoice over the lives that are being changed and families that are being restored in our church. The new building and recent projects that we accomplished are just few blessings that God has given us. Acknowledging the working of God through all of these gives me hope, joy, and true revival! Before this year ends, let us remind ourselves of God’s goodness in our life, in our family, and in our church. This will definitely inspire us to serve Him even more! This will surely give us hope that as long as we stick close to God, He can give us victory. Let us have a Spirit-filled Sunday!
Sunday School Outlined The Church Engages to Be Slow To Take Offenses Luke 17:1-6 I. We believers should be wide-awake about the subject matter of offences. A. We should not be ignorant about offences. B. We should be ready when offences come. C. We should act positively about them and not to react. D. We should ask God to increase our faith, for it is the only way to be slow to take offenses. II. We should be watchful not to be the cause of offences.
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A. The Bible forewarns the danger of being the cause of offences. B. The Bible foretells the different ways by which offences come. C. The Bible formulates the deeds through which offence/s may be suppressed. III. We should be winning and not to be whining over offences. A. When offenses come, we should be an accomplisher and not a loser. B. When offenses come, we should avoid the person who causes them. C. When offenses come, we should affix (fasten) our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ.
christmas fellowship
Child Dedication
December 26
Participate in your division/area Christmas fellowship! Know it from your area leaders and enjoy a great spirit of fun, food, and Christian fellowship!
2010 cbbc year-end
fellowship December 30
2011 new year service
January 1
DON'T MISS tonight’s service. Come and enjoy the presentation of Division A(Areas 4-8, 20-22) and Kindergarten Department. ACTS 29 | DECEMBER 12 | PAGE 03
“SALAMAT SA MAKALANGIT NA PAG-ASA, AKING DIYOS” Beata B. Agustin
Pag-asang sa langit ako maninirahan… Dulot ng handog Mong bigay sa aki’y kaligtasan Mabuti Mong hain, kaloob ang Iyong buhay na walang hanggan Salamat, aking Diyos; itinatayo Mo ako sa Iyong katiyakan magpakailanman. Pag-asang makalangit ayon sa Iyong Salita… Dulot ng biyaya Mong tugon sa kalululuwa kong dalita Matapat Mong pangako, kaakibat ang Iyong magandang balita Salamat, aking Diyos; itinatatag Mo ako sa Iyong katototohanang aking sandata. Pag-asang langit ang makakasaksi… Dulot ng kapatawaran Mong sa aking mga sala’y nagwawaksi Malinis Mong pagkilos kasabay ang Iyong pagtanggap sa aking pagsisisi Salamat, aking Diyos; itinitindig Mo ako sa Iyong panawagang walang makasalisi. Pag-asang sa langit mapagtitibay… Dulot ng pamantayan Mong sa aki’y laging gumagabay Maayos Mong panuntunan, kasama ang Iyong pag-antabay Salamat, aking Diyos; itinutuwid Mo ako sa Iyong pamamatnubay. Pag-asang abot sa langit ang liwanag… Dulot ng kabanalan Mong nagniningning sa Iyong sinag Marangal Mong gawi, katapat ang Iyong katuwirang di natitinag Salamat, aking Diyos; itinatawid Mo ako sa Iyong pangaral na maliwanag. Pag-asang matutunghayan sa langit… Dulot ng habag Mong sa aking pangangailanga’y higit Matamis Mong pag-ibig, kalakip ang Iyong pusong nagmamalasakit Salamat, aking Diyos; itinatangi Mo ako sa Iyong panalanging sinasambit. Pag-asang may kaganapan sa langit na maluwalhati … Dulot ng tagumpay Mong sa aking paglilingkod ay bumabati Malaya Mong paghimok, kabalikat ang Iyong pagpukaw sa mga pighati Salamat, aking Diyos; itinatalaga Mo ako sa Iyong pagpapalang sagana parati.
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Area 30/Division D6 Bro. Danny Bacudio
Glory to God for what He is greatly doing in Area 30 which is located in Canlubang, covering barangays Clearing Area, Stable, Diezmo, Terelay, Majada, and Kapayapaan. We also have an extension place in Barangay Pulo, San Isidro, Banay-Banay, Cabuyao, Laguna. By God’s grace, we have an average attendance of 100-130 individuals. We have four regular jeepney service and two private vehicles for the visitors and members. I thank God for the influence of our Pastor, and his church program to encourage us to go and serve the Lord more. Every Tuesday, we in the Area all give glory to God through our Area soulwinning campaign. Saturday is our whole day visitation where we follow-up and invite people for our worship service every Sunday. Our goal is to motivate the members to win souls, and for them to be a part of God’s privileged children who enjoy serving the Lord. God gave us a new place in Barangay Mangumit, Canlubang where we can evangelize and propagate the Gospel of the kingdom of God. On our first meeting, 23 children and 28 young people and adults in attendance got saved. Every Thursday is our soulwinning, which is followed up by a Bible study in Clearing Area. Another blessing in our Area is the regular classroom evangelism we hold at Kapayapaan National High School, which has been on-going every Friday, 1:00 pm, for almost five consecutive years. We also invite the students and teachers and prepare their hearts to be a part of our Church Anniversary. I thank God for His faithfulness, and for the faithful members who keep bringing first time visitors. Despite the far distance of our Area from the church, many Area 30 members faithfully attend and worship God. Thank God for Area 30. To God be the Glory!
Family Testimony I am so blessed that my family is being reared and strengthened in Christian Bible Baptist Church. I thank God that He did not only save me, but He also molded me to be the person that I am now. I claim what Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain…” God used Baptist Heritage Bible College to train me and my wife to love God and the Bible and to serve Him with sincerity. I was always dreaming of having my own family and God granted me my dream at His time appointed. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time…” God trimmed mine and my wife’s attitudes, gave us principles in life, strengthened us in tough times, and instilled in us the importance of walking with Him consistently before we engaged in family life. We suppose that if we were not married at the right time, we believe that our family life will not be this blessed. We got married on May 22, 2007. It was a miracle wedding where everything was provided by God. An addition came to our family, Jianne. She was a miracle baby. My wife, Ouie, had to undergo an operation before she could get pregnant. When she was seven-month pregnant, doctors found out that her placenta had a problem and that our child was already few weeks behind in weight. At the same time, she had preeclampsia. Our daughter was delivered prematurely on November 2, 2008, weighing only 1.1 kilos. Still, God took care of her, making her a healthy girl. Now, we are happily serving God in the ministry, contented of the little and sometimes big blessings that God is giving us everyday. It is always our prayer to be a blessing to the church and to be a good example to Jianne, to our Sunday School students and to other families in the church. We are not a perfect family but we are striving to be a godly family by the grace of God.
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Church Attendance December 5 & 8 1st AM Service 2nd AM Service Sunday Afternoon Wednesday First Time Visitors Baptisms
1,755 972 1,325 615 205 38
Bible Reading Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
MORNING Heb. 11-13 James 1-3 James 4-5 I Peter 1-3 I Peter 4-5 II Peter I John 1-3
EVENING Ps. 132 Ps. 133 Ps. 134 Ps. 135 Ps. 136 Ps. 137 Ps. 138
Young People’s Fellowship @ 1:30 PM
Quotation Marks
“We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there." -Dwight Lyman Moody
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