MAY-JUNE 2016
August UNILAB Bayanihan Center Open Life Groups 0900 - 1020 am Coffee Fellowship 1015-1030 am Worship Service & Kids Church 1030-1200 pm Youth Service 1030-1200 pm (every 2nd & 4th Sunday)
Community Site Churches WORDCOMM ORANBO 5:00-6:30 pm Kid’s Church 4:00-5:00 pm Rizal and Metro Manila Public School Teachers Association Inc., Center, Oranbo, Pasig City
WORDCOMM CAINTA 10:00-12:00 am Dahlia St., Greenland Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal
WORDCOMM OLONGAPO 5:00-7:00 pm 1395 Rizal Avenue Corner 14th St. West Tapinac, Olongapo City
2 Sunday gatherings
We are praying that the next
not just topics we can argue
several Sundays will give you,
and theorize over. It is when
our members, some practical
the faith we have in our minds
tools as you live out your faith
confronts real life situations.
in the real world. We are also incorporating We are entitling the series
a sub-heading "The Moment
"When the Rubber Meets the
of Truth" meaning: are you
Road," a saying when used to
really living out your faith?
describe the "real event" as
You call yourself a Christian
opposed to practice or study or
or a follower of Jesus. Are you
theory. Much of church can be
really living that way? We say
theologizing, theorizing, and
that the Lord loves the poor,
mental gymnastics. We have
but are you living it out? It is
so much information given
better to listen than to speak,
to us on Sundays and in our
but are you actually doing
small group discussions. But
that?
the book of James offers some real life, practical counsel and
// WOOLIM
PASTOR'S NOTE
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Youth
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Outreach Reflections AN AFTERNOON OF STORIES * GAMES * ORIGAMI AT THE GIRLS' HOME
I wanted to know what happened to them. Initially, I thought that we were going to meet women that were victims of abuse. I had not expected that I would meet little girls. I was invited by Ate Carol Marin and Woolim to come with them and a small group of people to the home, but I was not told that this was a home for little girls, so I held on to the thought that we would have to sit down in a circle with women about 18 plus years old, and hear about their stories. I was obviously wrong about this because as I looked at the supposed “women” I would be meeting, I saw the eyes of girls about 3-13 years old. It started out so awkwardly. To be honest, I did not know
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what to do. We were told not to ask them anything about what happened to them, so I felt like my body was not agreeing with me at all because of the questions running through my mind. How should I face them? I felt overall uncomfortable with the thought of socialising with this feeling, but then I remembered my testimony about the time the youth were in Tacloban two years ago, wherein I was a complete mess; I was quiet, unfriendly, and I felt like the children were quite scared of me. And with that, I was determined to do things differently; I was going to forget everything, and just enjoy my time with them. After we distributed the food, with my new found determination, I sat with them, and I am so glad that I did. My awkwardness was immediately gone because of the girls’ openness to me; they asked me right away to read them their
favourite story, did not hesitate to ask for help during their origami activity, and sooner or later, laughter filled the room. Despite their past, I wondered why they never failed to smile at me. They continued to play and be innocent even if their past was the opposite of that. They made me realise once again that brokenness can be filled with love. And looking at them,
I wonder if they heard my heart break for them. While I put on a smile that I initially forced on my face, they smiled without any care in the world.
I wanted to freeze this moment of innocent joy forever. I guess the worst part was leaving them. We arrived quite late so indeed our time was cut short, so saying our goodbyes was difficult. I heard that when we said that we would try to come back at least once a month, one of the girls scoffed at the thought of that being fulfilled, but I pray that we really do commit ourselves to them. Going to places like that, you expect to bless people, but sooner or later you will realise that they will bless you even further. I hope I meet them again.
/ TRIXIE GUERRERO /
INTIMACY / INFLUENCE part 1
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I knew from the start that going to the girls’ home wasn’t going to be something easy, but that it’s an experience worth treasuring forever and that’s really what made me go. I’m not a fluent Filipino speaker so I knew that it would be hard to communicate with the girls, but I had to try for their sake as well as mine. We first did an arts and crafts activity with them which was origami and the girls loved it. They had so much fun with all the different colored cartolinas and folding them into hearts, t-shirts, and more. After a while, Pastor Woolim, Kuya Ejay, and I went out to play with some of the girls as some of them preferred
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to do some more origami with Ate Carol, Ate Kyleen, and Ate Trixie. We ended up playing a bit of basketball, football, American football, Duck, Duck, Goose!, and their own game called “21”.
The girls had so much fun, they were squealing with joy and laughter, and they really were having the time of their lives. And that made me happy.
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It made me happy that even with those little and simple activities that we were doing, they were already having so much fun and their smiles already reached their ears. It made me realize as well that it’s the little things in life that can really make everyone smile.
as it would be great to become friends with them. Maybe as time passes, even add in a bible study or two and hopefully more because I know that they already know about God. I hope as well that this outreach can change their lives even in the smallest ways even though I know that it will change ours the most.
My hopes for this outreach are that we can visit more and get to know the girls more. I think that
it would be great if we could really connect with them and soon earn their trust
/ CHARLENE JOSE /
Youth
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WHEN THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
W H Y IS T HIS IMP ORTANT ?
Joined the family business
We can be lazy and selfish.
at 23, tried to bring the
There's no evidence of
science in it and simply got
the Gospel in some good
humbled.
stretches of our lives. We need to fix that.
Color is tricky. There is theory - a lot of them, and
SH O RT STO RY
there is paper and other
Not all of us act like
variables.
amplified Christians. Book
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of James remind us of
Many like to talk about
some evidence of a faith
machines, too-brand,
that's being practiced.
model and features. But
When our lives get tested,
when the rubber meets the
what will come out?
road, not many can print.
LO N G STORY
Biking is a fun sport.
Printing I can say is a
Buying parts and building
profession I've come to
them up to something that
learn in a long time.
was only once imagined
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is part of the thrill. It is very
Hopefully, we begin to develop
social as well. You can tell the
a practical version of the
personality of the person by
Gospel. Not a simplified one,
their bikes.
but a practical faith.
But sometimes it's still about
Moment of truth: Let's see
biking. Beyond the style,
who can walk.
it will be about efficiency. Bike fit, athlete capacity, and equipment. So when the rubber meets the road, literally, you'll discover not what but the who stands out. This series is probably the longest one I've seen. Because the Book of James offers us evidence of our faith, our pastors decided to stretch this one up to two months. James can be frank; he can be harsh and in your face. In today's time, he probably couldn't wait to get out of the classroom and start testing the theories.
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//beachhead
SERM ON TOPIC S MAY 15
Trials and Faith and God’s Purposes - Woolim JAMES 1:1-16 (Practical Faith Perseveres)
MAY 22
Doers vs Hearers: True Religion - Leo
JAMES 1:17-27 (Practical Faith is a transforming faith)
MAY 29 Showing Partiality and Favouritism - Gus
JAMES 2:1-13 (Practical faith embraces)
JUNE 5
Faith That Works - Gus
JAMES 2:14-26 (Practical faith is evident;
theological argument of faith vs works)
JUN 12
The Tongue - Jayvee
JAMES 3:1-12 (Practical faith is a consistent faith-
litmus test of a consistent faith is your tongue)
(not yet confirmed)
JUNE 19 Fathers Day - Joseph and Vicky P. JUNE 26
Godly Wisdom - Gus
JAMES 3:13-18 (Practical faith is a wise faith -
wisdom from above vs worldly wisdom)
JULY 3
Source of Conflicts - Rupert
JAMES 4:1-10 (Practical faith yields/is humble;
rooted in peoples needs desires and wants)
JULY 10
Life Under God’s Rule - Nori
JAMES 4:11-17 (Practical faith is a reliant faith -
rooted in people self sufficiency)
JULY 17
Warnings to Rich and Patience in Suffering - Gus JAMES 5:1-11
JULY 24 Prayer of faith - Woolim
JAMES 5:13-20 (Practical faith is a believing faith)
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