VOLUME 22 • ISSUE 02 • JANUARY 08
4 Lessons from Luke 11
In Luke 11, Jesus’ disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught His disciples.” Verses 2–13 are the Lord’s personal response to the disciples asking Him to teach them to pray. In this passage, Luke 11, we have specific instructions about prayer—what to pray for and how to pray—from the Lord Jesus Himself. There are several valuable lessons about prayer in this passage. 1. Prayer Is Expected Jesus said “When you pray.” He did not say if you pray. Prayer is something God expects. If you want something from God you must ask Him. If you believe that God can give you anything you need, then you will ask Him. If you are not asking him to supply your needs, and you are involved in ministry, then one of two things is taking place. You are either receiving nothing, or you are very talented in your own flesh. Neither one of these bring glory to God. God expects you to pray. Prayer is God’s way for God’s people to get things from God. continued on page 2
"I MUST BUILD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD WHO STRENGTHENS ME TO INVOLVE."
POWER FOR INVOLVEMENT
How's Your Prayer Life?
Sunday School Outline Resolved to Involve in 2012 (The Power of Personal Prayer) Nehemiah 2:4 I. The power of personal prayer is the key that unlocks the burden of the heart. A. The constant burden of the heart is a by-product of prayerlessness. B. The common breakdown of the countenance is a by-product of prayerlessness. II. The power of personal prayer is the key that unlocks the barriers of the enemies. A. The fury of hell will be defeated by the power of personal prayer. B. The fierceness of the world will be dispirited by the power of personal prayer. C. The ferociousness of the flesh will be dejected by the power of personal prayer. III. The power of personal prayer is the key that unlocks the blessings from the Lord. A. The hope coming from heaven is through the power of personal prayer. B. The help coming from heaven is through the power of personal prayer.
When do you pray? Do you have a time set everyday where you seek God and ask Him to supply your needs so that you can do His work? Do you tell people you will pray for them and then forget to do it? It is sad that many books are written, that people talk about prayer, and even request prayer but do not do it themselves. Are you a man of prayer? When do you pray? How long do you pray? How often do you pray? God expects you to pray. 2. Prayer Should Be Vocal Jesus said, “When ye pray, say.” The word say means to speak out loud. “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.” Psalm 3:4 In Psalm 5, the Psalmist says, “Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning.” When God delivered Israel through Moses, He delivered them because they cried unto God the Father. It is true that God can hear our thoughts but God specifically says in this passage and many others that God wants us to pray out loud. When you pray, “say.”
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3. Prayer Is Not Always Emotional Some people say, “Well I don’t feel like praying, and sometimes when I pray I feel like I’m just repeating the same thing.” As long as you are intellectually
engaged and making a request to God, God is hearing that request. He does not say in this passage you need to be emotionally engaged. He does not say you have to feel anything. He does not say you have to even care about a particular situation. It very simply says when you come before God to ask Him for something you need to say certain things. God tells us to ask for specific things, but often times we get emotion confused with request. God simply wants us to ask. God wants us to pray whether or not we feel like it. 4. Prayer Must Be Addressed to the Proper Person Recognize that you are addressing the sovereign, prayer-answering Father. Jesus said when you pray say, “Our Father which art in Heaven.” That is, we need to recognize the One we are speaking to is our Father. He loves us. He cares about us. He sent His only begotten Son to pay the penalty of our sin in our place. He wants what is best for us. He reigns in Heaven. He is not just our Father, not just compassionate, not just loving; He is able—because He is the ruler of Heaven—to give us anything we need, that He thinks is best for us. It is important that we have an effective prayer life. God expects us to pray. When we pray we are to pray out loud. When we pray, we are to pray whether or not we feel like it. When we pray we are to pray to our Father, One who can hear and answer prayer, because He is our Father in Heaven.
Church Bulletin
Get involved in our committed 10-minute daily prayer schedule for the Pastors & Workers' Conference on January 10-12. Pray specifically for the following: • Holy Spirit empowerment • safe travel of the delegates • good weather condition • financial needs • registration team • kitchen crew • audio & special numbers • great impact upon participating churches
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & ADULTS ADULTS Senior Citizens - Dr. F.R. Hernandez Bldg. Room 1 50-59 years old - Main Auditorium 40-49 years old - Admin Building Lobby 30-39 years old - Admin Building, 2nd floor, Room B 29 years old & below - Admin Building, 2nd floor, Room A
College Men - 3rd floor, Room 303 College Ladies - 2nd floor, BHBC Library High School Boys (1st & 2nd year) - 3rd floor, Room 300 High School Boys (3rd & 4th year) - 3rd floor, Room 301 High School Girls (1st - 4th year) - 2nd floor Deaf and Mute Ministry - Pagkatipunan Hall
YOUNG PEOPLE Working Single Men - 3rd floor, Room 302 Working Single Ladies - House in-front of Old Building
Enjoy your Sunday School Class!
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LORD, WE ARE RESOLVED TO INVOLVE THIS 2012 Beata Agustin
Pananalangin para sa paglago ng ating pananampalataya Bilang mga ligtas ng Diyos sa Kanyang biyaya Sama-sama nating gawin sa kapangyarihan Niyang nagpapalaya Iya’y hwag kaligtaan dahil sa pagpapabaya!!! Pananalangin para sa pag-ayos ng ating pag-uugali Bilang mga anak ng Diyos na Kanyang kinakandili Sama-sama nating gampanan sa lakas Niyang nananatili Iya’y hwag isantabi dahil sa pagmamadali!!! Pananalangin para sa pagliwanag ng ating patotoo Bilang mga Kristyanong binili ng dugo ni Kristo Sama-sama nating isakatuparan sa Salita Niyang nagtuturo Iya’y hwag pahinain dahil sa pagdududang nakakatuliro!!! Pananalangin para sa pagkamit ng ating pangarap Bilang mga tagapagmana ng Diyos ng Kanyang kayamanang ganap Sama-sama nating itaguyod sa katapatan Niyang lumilingap Iya’y hwag ipagwalang-bahala dahil sa pansariling pagsisikap!!! Pananalangin para sa pagtatagumpay ng ating pananambahan Bilang mga hinirang ng Diyos sa Kanyang kalooban Sama-sama nating pasidhiin sa ilaw Niyang nasisilayan Iya’y hwag maliitin dahil sa pagtamo ng kasaganaan!!! Pananalangin para sa pagpapatuloy ng ating pagbibigay Bilang mga pinagpapala ng Diyos sa Kanyang mabuting pakay Sama-sama nating patatagin sa karunungan Niyang gumagabay Iya’y hwag pagsawaan dahil sa pagsuway at pagkiling sa kaaway!!! Pananalangin para sa pagbubunga ng ating paglilingkod Bilang mga tagasunod ng Diyos sa Kanyang pamumukod Sama-sama nating pag-ibayuhin sa tugon Niyang tumutungkod Iya’y hwag hamakin dahil sa pagtalikod!!!
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3 Hindrances to Prayer Reasons Christians Do Not Pray
Incredibly, God invites us to bring any need we face directly to His throne: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6). This invitation is especially remarkable when we consider that it is from the God who: • created the universe with mere words (Heb. 11:3). • raised Christ from the dead (Eph. 1:18–20). • already performed a miracle of rebirth in our lives (Eph. 2:1–6). This is the God who has the obvious creativity and power to care for any need we have. And He invites us to bring our needs before Him. Why, then, do we not pray? There are many reasons, but the following three hindrances are ones that are found to be common among many Christians.
1. Pride Like a little child who wants to care for his own needs without help, we sometimes have too high of an opinion of our ability to solve problems. We don’t recognize God’s superior power, and we think we can handle our lives on our own. 2. Unbelief Sometimes, we simply don’t believe that God would answer if we did pray. Instead of bringing our requests before the Lord, we worry over them, disregarding the hundreds of promises in God’s Word that He will hear us and help us when we pray. 3. Busyness It’s all too easy to fill our lives with important activities and ministry while neglecting the most important activity of seeking God’s face and power. You can never meet a mature Christian who didn’t feel the need to grow in the area of prayer. Yet, in spite of our pride, unbelief, and neglect, our Lord still invites us to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). 1. He Sought God Early in the Morning In Psalm 63:1 David said, “Early will I seek thee.” While others were still sleeping David arose and read the law and the parts of the Word of God that he had. He who would pursue the Lord must, as all great saints, begin early in the morning. 2. He Sought God by Meditating on Him David meditated on God in the night watches. He said, “When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches” (Psalm 63:6).The mind and heart must be wholly set on the Lord. Meditation is the hammer that breaks open the Word and applies it. To meditate we must read, study, and then muse on what we have read and studied. Meditation also involves memorization so that we can think upon Scripture in the night seasons. In Joshua 1:8, God promises success to those who meditate on Scripture. This is all hard work which is why David said, “My soul followeth hard after thee.” 3. He Spoke of God and Praised Him Praise itself brings the presence of God according to Psalm 22:3, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” If our souls are set on finding that sweet presence of the Lord, then we will talk much of Him during our day. His praise will flow as naturally from our lips as a “thank you” does to
3 Keys to Seeking God How David Sought God
someone who has just done something for us. If we are pursuing God fervently, as David was, His name will never be far from our minds or our lips. Those who are set on knowing God cannot take this knowledge lightly. God’s knowledge and presence should be the Christian’s chief delight. The Psalmist said in Psalm 73:25–26, “Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.”
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Baptist Youth Fundamentalist @ 1:30 PM Maaari Mong Matiyak ang Langit Ang 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
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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.
Attendance January 1 & 4 Sunday School Sunday AM Sunday PM Wednesday First Time Visitors Baptisms
1,474 1,497 928 565 56 13
MORNING Gen 25-27 Gen 28-30 Gen 31-33 Gen 34-36 Gen 37-39 Gen 40-42 Gen 43-45
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.
BUHAY NA WALANG HANGGAN PANANAMPALATAYA KAY HESUS
Reading Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
"Kung tinanggap mo si Hesus bilang iyong Tagapagligtas, ito na ang simula ng iyong bagong buhay kay Kristo." Roma 8:1
EVENING Psalm 9 Psalm 10 Psalm 11 Psalm 12 Psalm 13 Psalm 14 Psalm 15
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HESU KRISTO -KAYAMANAN -RELIHIYON -MABUTING GAWA (hindi sapat ang mga ito)
IMPIYERNO
ACTS29 - 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
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