Volume 24 Issue 50 Dec 14, '14
from your Pastor
Being responsible is a commendable Christian quality. We thank God that our church, through our various discipleship efforts, is not only exhorting us, but also training us to do our duties responsibly for His honour. May we truly contribute our best part and give our whole share in our respective roles in our own families, in our privileged tasks as members of His church family, in our entrusted ministries as His colabourers, and in our assigned obligations in our work places, through the guidance and grace of the Lord, realizing that those are glorifying to God, edifying to the saints, and serving as light to the world. As people are getting busy with the usual holiday season of fun, food, and festivities, we Christians are enjoined to feast in God’s Word, to flourish in His fulfilment, and to be filled with faith while faithfully fulfilling His will in our lives. We can only accomplish these when we abide in Him, for without Him, we can do nothing. Let us then continually involve in all church activities, especially in sharing the gift DR. ED M. LAURENA of eternal life, and in proclaiming the reason for this season-JESUS CHRIST. I praise God for your responsible discipleship. You show it by your support to the work of the Lord, attendance in church services, involvement in the furtherance of the Gospel, and perseverance to be godly members of your family. These are deeds worthy of emulation. I also thank you for praying for me unceasingly. Your prayer and concern always uphold me for my victorious preaching engagements, and this I experienced last week, when amidst the typhoon, God enabled me to speak in the mission’s conference in the Bible Baptist Church in Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur. Today and always, it is my prayer that God will “make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” (Hebrews 13:21).
Sunday School Outline
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MOTHER Exodus 2:1-8
I. Through discipleship, the mother is being inspired to be courageous. A. We need courageous mothers in these days of crisis. B. We need courageous mothers in these days of compromise. C. We need courageous mothers in these days of conflict. II. Through discipleship, the mother is being instructed to be consecrated. A. Consecration is needed by mothers to enjoy their God-given roles. B. Consecration is needed by mothers to endure the good fight of faith. C. Consecration is needed by mothers so that the family be enlisted as one of the good fighters for the Lord. III. Through discipleship, the mother is being involved to be consistent. A. Consistency is needed even in times of sacrifices. B. Consistency is needed even in times of sorrow. C. Consistency will be satisfied by the Saviour.
Church Bulletin
Ilaw sa Tahanang Walang Laman “Ilaw ng tahanan…” Iyan ang karaniwang pagkakakilala sa isang ina ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Siyam na buwan na ang anak ay dinala sa kanyang sinapupunan. Di matatawaran ang hirap na kanyang binata nang ang anak ay iluwal sa oras ng kapanganakan. Ang unang iyak ng sanggol ang pinakamatamis na musikang kanyang narinig; ito rin ang pumawi sa kanyang hirap at sakit. Sa paglaki ng kanyang anak ay hindi maikukumpara ang galak nang maulinigan ang unang bigkas nito ng “Papa” at “Mama;” makita ang pagsibol ng unang ngipin, masubaybayan ang unang hakbang, at maramdaman ang unang yakap. Kaakibat sa pinananabikang pagbabago at paglaki ng anak, ang ina rin ang lubhang nagiging mas maramdamin tuwing ang anak ay may pagsuway sa mga magulang. Habang lumalaki, sa atensyon ng mga bata ay marami na ang nagiging kaagaw – telebisyon, gadgets, kaibigan, pag-aaral at kung anu-ano pang mapagkakaabalahan sa sanlibutan. Ganunpaman, ang pananatiling tapat sa tungkulin bilang isang ina ay biyaya ng Diyos, Proverbs 14:1 “Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.” Minsan, nanaisin pa rin ng isang babae ang paminsan-minsang sakit na kaakibat ng pagpapalaki niya sa kanyang anak, kaysa habangbuhay na maghinagpis sa animo’y kakulangan dahil sa kawalan ng isang anak. Isang tanyag na kawikaan ang ating laging naririnig: “The pinnacle of female identity is motherhood.” Maituturing nga bang malaking kakulangan para sa isang babae (kapag nakapagasawa na) ang kawalan ng anak na sa kanya mismo magmumula? Sa Genesis 30:1, handang ibuwis ni Rachel ang kanyang buhay para lamang siya ay magkaanak. Ang pagsusumamo niyang ito sa asawang si Jacob ay umugat sa inggit sa nakatatanda niyang kapatid na si Leah; gayunpaman, ang kanyang kabigatan ay sinagot ng Panginoon, “And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her
womb. (Genesis 30:22)” Samantala, sa 1 Samuel 1:6-7 ay inilarawan ang lubos na kalungkutan ni Hannah dahil isinara ng Panginoon ang kanyang sinapupunan. Bagama’t ganoon, hindi siya nanghinawa sa panananalangin at pananampalatayang may gawa. “And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. (1 Sam 1:10-11)” Hindi naman naglaon at siya nga’y biniyayaan ng Diyos ng isang anak na lalaki na kanya rin namang inihandog tulad ng nasaad sa kanyang pangako. “And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. (1 Sam 1:19)” Nasa Diyos ang kapangyarihan at karunungan ukol sa kung paanong ang isang babae ay tunay na magiging daluyan ng pagpapala. Binigyan Niya ang isang ina ng malaking tungkulin sa pagbuo ng pagkatao at karakter ng anak nito. Hindi hinayaan ng Diyos na sina Rachel at Hannah ay maging ilaw sa tahanang walang laman, bagkus ay ginamit upang ang mga lingkod ng Diyos na sila Joseph at Samuel ay tunay na maging makabuluhan sa kasaysayan ng Israel at ng pananampalatayang Kristiyano. Kaya nga, malaki ang pasasalamat natin dahil sa simbahang ito ay nabibigyang karangalan ang mga Nanay, Mama, Mom, Mommy, Inang, at Inay. Salamat sa Panginoon dahil sa pamamagitan nila, ang yaman ng salinlahing maka-Diyos ay tunay na naiingatan! Patuloy nawa silang sumuporta sa mga anak na may pagnanais na maglingkod sa Diyos; at maging matibay na halimbawa ng pamumuhay na may maalab na pag-ibig sa Diyos, sa Kanyang Salita, sa mga kaluluwa at sa simbahan!
THE BLESSINGS OF DISCIPLESHIP
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O GOD BE the glory for saving me and giving me eternal life when I received Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord in the year 1983 through the campus ministry of Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Sis. Rose, who is now my wife, won me to the Lord. I was baptized in the Bible Baptist Church, Malate, Manila in 1988, and I had been involved in its different ministries for ten years. In 1999, when we became an adopted mission of CBBC, San Pedro, I was all the more exposed to the work of the Lord, especially in discipleship. God be thanked and praised for leading us to be a part of the CBBC family, under the leadership of Dr. Ed Laurena. Indeed, I thank God for saving me and my family. We surrendered for fulltime service in the year 2000. I closed my advertising business and learned to live by faith. I enrolled in the Baptist Heritage Bible College and by God’s grace, I graduated in 2003. Truly, God is absolutely faithful! After serving for almost ten years at CBBC-Manila, we were sent by God, through the church under Rev. Allan Earnhart, to the mission field last June
20, 2010, at Imus, Cavite. I thank the Lord for the privilege to be entrusted with His work as a missionary. My family and I are now four years in serving the Lord and our mission is having an average attendance of 90-100 every Sunday. Surely, God is wondrously great and He is always asserting to me that “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” (Psalm 118:8). That has become my life verse. We thank God for CBBC-San Pedro. This church has great influence in our lives in the area of soulwinning as it challenges us to work more for the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rev. Bong Varona and Family CBBM- Imus Cavite
The ResponsibleMother “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. … And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.… And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;…And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man… Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” – Genesis 2:15-24
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N THE MIDST of a fallen world, it is important to remember that the aforementioned Scriptural passages in the Book of Genesis from the King James Bible was God’s good and original design. Like so many other essential doctrines, the role of the woman is first established in this Book. We would do well to reclaim as much of it in Christ as we can. God fashioned a woman to complete what was lacking in Adam, that she might become his helper, that the two of them would truly become one. Moreover, along with her husband, she is granted the privilege to nourish, nurture, and nurse children. A responsible mother is a submissive wife to one husband. Proverbs 31:10-30 asserts, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her… Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.” There is an old adage which says that “Behind every good man is a good woman.” Such is indeed true. So many failed marriages we see this day roots back to the woman not fulfilling her biblical role as a wife and completer to her husband. More women are becoming increasingly domineering as they take over the position as head of the home. The modern world campaign for women’s “equality” (thus the feminists’ movement) which essentially means to them as “overpowering” or “bypassing” the man as leader of the home. We must be reminded that there is a difference between “distinction” and “equality”. The wonderful role of the husband and the wife in the home are “equal” in power but “distinct” in roles. The husband was appointed the “leadership” role while the wife with the “completer” role. This wonderful pre-designed order meant to be followed, otherwise there will be chaos and anarchy in the home. She is a sanctified mother to blessed children. At the end of the description of an excellent wife in Proverbs 31 is this attestation: “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and
Sa Tahanang Diyos Ang Naghahari Beata B. Agustin
Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Tagapagligtas Kanyang kahabaga’y pinasasalamatang madalas Dahil sa tinanggap na katubusa’t kapatawarang wagas Ayon sa Kanyang biyayang hindi kailanman magwawakas! Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Patnubay Kanyang karununga’y ilaw sa ikatatagumpay Dahil ang ama, ina’t mga anak ay sa kabanalan naaakay Ayon sa Kanyang katotohanang nagdudulot ng kalayaang tunay! he praiseth her…Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.” Making a home is a divine assignment. A mother does her job without the enticement of a paycheck, but she cannot be duplicated for any amount of money, for “her price is far above rubies.” Few women realize what great service they are doing for mankind and for the kingdom of Christ when they provide a shelter for the family and good motheringthe foundation on which all else is built. A mother builds something far more magnificent than any majestic temporal abode…for she builds life itself. There is no other role so uniquely combines the most menial tasks with the most meaningful opportunities than that of a mother. She is a shining example to others. The passages in Titus 2:3–5 reminds us, “… that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children…that the word of God be not blasphemed.” While so many women are burdened with a heart for the superficial and material things of life, God has given a much greater responsibility that is also founded and grounded in His mighty Word and shines like a beacon as an example to women everywhere. The good things that come from the wives, mothers, and elders come not from themselves, but from the work of God in them and through them. Like the rest of us, they are also made of sinful flesh; but they have also chosen to submit to the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. His Truth and His presence in them have accomplished holy things. They have been and continue to be a completer, a gentle but strong balancing presence, a defender of Truth, a godly trainer of her children and a powerful mentor of the women in this precious likeminded faith.
Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Tagapanguna Kanyang kaharia’y binibigyan ng halaga Dahil sa pamilya, Siya’y inuuna lalo na sa pagsamba Ayon sa Kanyang panuntunang tuwina’y tiyak, tumpak at tama! Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Pinuno Kanyang utos ay sinusunod nang buong puso Dahil ito’y kailangan sa pagbabago tungo sa paglago Ayon sa Kanyang pamantayang dakila, matuwid at wasto! Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Tagapagtanggol Kanyang lakas ay tanging inaasahang nauukol Dahil Siya lang ang makatutugon sa mga suliraning nagkakabuhol-buhol Ayon sa Kanyang kapangyarihang matatamo sa panalanging iginugugol! Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Hari Kanyang pangala’y pinupuri’t niluluwalhati Dahil ang bawat kasapi’y ginaganap kanyang bahagi Ayon sa Kanyang Salitang sa ikabubuti palagi ang sinasabi! Sa tahanang Diyos ang Panginoon at Tagapagtaguyod Kanyang pag-ibig ay kumikilos sa sama-samang paglilingkod Dahil ang simbahan Niya’y tumutulong sa mapagpalang pagbubuklod Ayon sa Kanyang gawaing tumatatag sa nagkakaisang pagtawag at pagluhod!
Christian Bible Baptist Church
Preaching the Gospel that only Jesus Saves
Dr. Ed M. Laurena, Pastor CHURCH ATTENDANCE
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Maaari Mong Matiyak ang 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 impiyerno. Magtiwala ka kay Hesus ngayon! Roma 6:23 “Kung ipahahayag ng iyong bibig na si Hesus ay Panginoon at mananampalataya 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. Magsisi ka sa iyong kasalanan. 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 ng dugo ni Hesus at Siya ay namatay sa krus para sa akin. Nagsisisi po ako sa 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 nang 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. ACTS29 - the official Sunday publication of Christian Bible Baptist Church
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