DR. ED M. LAURENA VOLUME 22 • ISSUE 13 • MARCH 25 " I MUST KNOW THE BIBLE WHERE I CAN GET MY PRINCIPLES FOR LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT. " The Abundant Blessings from the Bible Nehemiah 9:1-5 II. God’s word is the best companion when believers are deserted. A. God’s word speaks to us. B. God’s word soothes us. C. God’s word sticks with us. 2nd Medical Missions Outreach A Successful Repeat page 4 WORK SHOP SEMINAR Taiwan Outreaches Victoriously Celebrated Anniversaries page 4 APRIL 3 APRIL 30 & MAY 1
" I MUST KNOW THE BIBLE WHERE I CAN GET MY PRINCIPLES FOR LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT. " VOLUME 22 • ISSUE 13 • MARCH 25 PRINCIPLES FOR INVOLVEMENT God be praised for the open doors He is giving us in sha- ring the Gospel and in inviting people to our church. After our Anniversary month, He is giving us various opportunities to preach the Gospel. My two-week mission trip to Taiwan brought about hundreds of souls that were saved, revival in the people’s hearts, and Lord willing, the start of two new outreaches there. May we continue to pray for God’s work in Taiwan. Another open door we witnessed was the free medical mission that we had this past week in partnership with Medical Missions Outreach led by Bro. Bradley Edmondson. Praise the Lord for its great result! I challenge every member that while God is still giving us opportunities like what we have now, may we not overlook them. What matters is not really where we can involve, but how willing are we to be involved. A willing heart would be very much useful in God’s work. There are souls that must be reached, there are lives that need to be changed and God is counting on us to do it. Activities such as the Couples’ Revival, NBYC13, Daily Vacation Bible School and our weekly soulwinning are all opportunities you must not miss. Let us be resolved to involve! Have a blessed Sunday! DR. ED M. LAURENA
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" I MUST KNOW THE BIBLE WHERE I CAN GET MY PRINCIPLES FOR LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT. "
VOLUME 22 • ISSUE 13 • MARCH 25
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God be praised for the open doors He is giving us in sha-ring the Gospel and in inviting people to our church. After our Anniversary month, He is giving us various opportunities to preach the Gospel. My two-week mission trip to Taiwan brought about hundreds of souls that were saved, revival in the people’s hearts, and Lord willing, the start of two new outreaches there. May we continue to pray for God’s work in Taiwan. Another open door we witnessed was the free medical mission that we had this past week in partnership with Medical Missions Outreach led by Bro. Bradley Edmondson. Praise the Lord for its great result!
I challenge every member that while God is still giving us opportunities like what we have now, may we not overlook them. What matters is not really where we can involve, but how willing are we to be involved. A willing heart would be very much useful in God’s work. There are souls that must be reached, there are lives that need to be changed and God is counting on us to do it. Activities such as the Couples’ Revival, NBYC13, Daily Vacation Bible School and our weekly soulwinning are all opportunities you must not miss.
Let us be resolved to involve! Have a blessed Sunday!
DR. ED M. LAURENA
The Abundant Blessings from the BibleNehemiah 9:1-5
Sunday School Outline
I. God’s word is the best cleanser when believers are dirty.A. The greatest cleansing agent is God’s word.B. The greatest clearing agent is God’s word.
II. God’s word is the best companion when believers are deserted.A. God’s word speaks to us.B. God’s word soothes us.C. God’s word sticks with us.
III. God’s word is the best comforter when believers are discouraged.A. God’s word freshens our hearts as we meditate upon it.B. God’s word fills our hands with good deeds as we make an effort to apply it.
IV. God’s word is the best counselor when believers are doubtful.A. God’s word guides us to the healthy way.B. God’s word guards us from the harmful ways.C. God’s word gives us the path to the heavenly way.
2nd Medical Missions OutreachA Successful Repeatpage 4
Church Bulletin
Gospel tracts, preaching/music CDs & Sunday School/Discipleship lessonsare available @ the ushers' table after the service.
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SEMINARAPRIL 3
WORKSHOP
APRIL 30 & MAY 1
Christian BiBle Baptist ChurCh OutreaChes in Taichung and Kaohsiung celebrated their anniversaries last March 11 and 18, respectively. Though it had been a cold and
rainy Sunday morning in Taichung, the outreach still had the fire to bring visitors. God thus brought them victory—they had more than 90 visitors in the morning service. During their afternoon service, a number of people from Jhongli and Kaohsiung outreaches celebrated with them, too. The brethren were so happy.
Kaohsiung Outreach had their victory likewise. Their ex-citement level was very high. Even without sleep from work, they went straight to the mission house just to fill their hun-gry and thirsty souls with God’s Word. Such eagerness and zeal can be seen in their lives. They invited their officemates and dorm mates and prayed earnestly for them. Thus the Lord rewarded them with an attendance of 213—144 First Time Visitors and 50 members. They even had a Taiwanese visitor, Soul, who happened to be the official photographer of the event. Praise God because he got saved that morning.
How God works in the lives of these brethren is chal-lenging and encouraging. Their Christianity is evident that one lady even testified that though her boss made her go to work on a night shift that Saturday, it would still not be a hindrance to her involvement in that Sunday morning’s big event. Her Chinese boss did not understand the reason for such; but surely it made an impact in his life, making him amazed at the lives of these Christians.
These brethren are so wonderful. They are willing to be greatly involved in the Lord’s vineyard. It is indeed a blessing to feel their fire for the Lord, to have their sweet fellowship, and to see their great faith and joy in serving the Lord.
IT was truly a blessing that God allowed the Medical Mis-sions Outreach Team led by Bro. Bradley Edmondson from Calvary Baptist Church in Ashland, Ohio, USA to reach
our shores for the second time from March 19-22, 2012. A total of 1,256 patients were examined, treated, and given free medicines. Most importantly, it was an opportunity where the Word of God was shared extensively with the many lost souls, which yielded a harvest of 673 professions of faith.
Indeed, the LORD has wrought tremendous success in bringing out the best from the medical team. He has worked through all those who helped make the event a real bles-sing. These included the following: some local doctors from the office of the mayor who rendered their services; the numerous volunteers and coordinators who gave out their all by serving as interpreters, by assisting in the dispensing of medicines, by witnessing to lost souls, by securing peace and order in the area, by cooking and distributing food to the team; and the various government officials who facilitated in providing spacious venues for this special event. Surely such labour is not in vain in the LORD!
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2nd Medical Missions Outreach—A Successful Repeat
“When we come to the Bible, we may think of ourselves as looking at a long lake. It is one body of water, not bucketfuls lifted out here and there."
“I have learned to look on God’s Word as that long lake, a body of water slowly moving along as it is fed from water upstream, a river flowing into it. That river is made up of truths flowing from the Almighty Giver of the Word.
“At a certain point, the lake suddenly widens into an even larger body of water. That is where the New Testament begins, where God himself comes personally on the scene as the Son, Jesus Christ. That wider lake is so dominant as a part of the whole that it causes me to view the beginning part (the Old Testament) in the light of the wider lake.
“Then I learned to think of that ‘Scripture lake’ in one other way: I would not only view it from above in seeking the truths it as a whole conveyed, I would also imagine myself being immersed in it—
saturating my very being in it, to make the ‘Bible lake’ more and more a part of my very life.
“And I think of my Bible in this way as having one other feature: The water flows out in many
rivulets. They go out over a wide area. These streams are the truths which God gives us through
His Word, and they are truths that cover all of life and living on this earth. They not only
apply to one’s personal life and to the church in how it is to be organized and carried on in its broad-scale work; there are such truths coming out of that ‘lake of Scripture’ that ap-ply to everything humankind does
on this earth: the way it organizes and runs its families, its schooling, its
civil governments, its economy, its work-ing life, its arts expressions, and so on and
on. God’s Scriptures have specific or clearly de-rived principles for all manner of life on this planet.”
A Long Lake
I. Mirror (Jas. 1:23-25) It reflects the mind of God and the true condition of man.
II. Seed (Mt. 13:18-23; 1 Pet. 1:23; Jas. 1:18) Once properly planted, it brings forth life, growth, and fruit.
III. Water (Ps. 42:1; 119:9; Prov. 25:25; Isa. 55:10; Eph. 5:25-27; Heb. 10:22; Rev. 22:17) It has cleansing, quenching, and refreshing qualities.
IV. Lamp (Ps. 119:105; Prov. 6:23; 2 Pet. 1:19) It shows us where we are now, it guides us in the next step, and it keeps us from falling.
V. Sword (Heb. 4:12; Eph. 6:17) It has piercing ability, operating with equal; effectiveness upon sinners, saints, and Satan. Of the various armor pieces mentioned in Ephesians 6:11-17, all to be worn by the believer, the only offensive piece is the “sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
VI. Precious Metals A. Gold (Ps. 19:10; 119:127) B. Silver (Ps. 12:6; Ps. 119:127;) It is referred to as precious metals because of its desirability, its preciousness, its beauty, and its value.
VII. Nourishing Food A. Milk (1 Pet. 2:2) B. Meat (Heb. 5:12-14) C. Bread (Jn. 6:51) D. Honey (Ps. 19:10) It is referred to as nourishing food because of the strength it imparts.
VIII. Hammer (Jer. 23:29; Acts 9:4; Jude 20) It has the ability to both tear down and build up.
IX. Fire (Jer. 20:9; Lk. 24:32) It has judging, purifying, and consuming abilities.4 5
TIYAK ANG PAGKILOS NG SALITA NG DIYOS SA AKING BUHAYBeata Agustin
“Ika’y aking iniibig nang buong wagas na pagmamahal,
At di kita iiwan, ni pababayaan sa iyong makalangit na pagpapagal…”
Tiyak iyang winika ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang ipinapangaral
Kaya puso ko’y panatag habang ako sa Kanya’y nakasandal!
“Ika’y aking pinagkalooban ng buhay na walang hanggan,
At tinubos mula sa impyernong-kapahamakan…”
Tiyak iyang sinambit ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang mapagkakatiwalaan
Kaya kaluluwa ko’y ligtas na sa kabayaran ng kasalanan!
“Ika’y aking bubuhusan ng pagpapala,
At kakalingain sa aking biyayang masagana…”
Tiyak iyang ipinangako ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang dakila
Kaya pananampalataya ko’y sumisigla tuwina!
“Ika’y aking tatanglawan sa iyong banal na lakarin,
At iilawan sa pagpunta mo sa tinutukoy Kong tamang landasin…”
Tiyak iyang sinabi ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang tapat sa Kanyang alituntunin
Kaya naisin ko’y naitutuon sa Kanyang layunin!
“Ika’y aking pangungunahan tungo sa mabuting tagumpay,
At ihahatid sa iyong magandang hantungan sa Aking pag-akay…”
Tiyak iyang inihayag ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang mapagpatnubay
Kaya paglilingkod ko’y katanggap-tanggap para sa Kanyang pagpupugay!
“Ika’y aking tuturuan sa iyong ikatutuwid,
At gagabayan sa Aking karunungan sa gitna ng mga balakid…”
Tiyak iyang binanggit ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang sa kamalia’y walang bahid
Kaya pagsisikap ko sa Kanyang kaharia’t katotohana’y nagiging masugid!
“Ika’y aking papakinggan sa iyong pagtawag,
At sasagutin ang iyong panalangin sa pagpapatawad Kong maluwag…”
Tiyak iyang inilahad ng Diyos sa Salita Niyang habag at awa ang inilalatag
Kaya papuri ko’y di matapos-tapos na pasasalamat sa Kanya ang ibinubunyag!
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testimonies of Victorious Involvement
We praise God for encouraging, enabling and empowering us to involve in His work through our church. We thank Him likewise for our brethren who are resolved to involve by His grace, through His leading, and for His glory. May their testimonies inspire us to do our part in the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
"I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee." PSALM 22:22
Bro. Ariel Castillo“I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live and will sing praise to my God while I have
my being”. – PSALMS 104:33I praise and thank God for His greatness, along His marvelous and wondrous works
in my life. Being a product of Thursday night soulwinning, I got saved on July 5, 2007. Being a member of this church since July 8, 2007, I am blessed for the honor and privi-lege.
Through the prayer of my discipler and brethren, I surrendered my life in the mi-nistry as a choir member on October 17, 2007. By the grace of God, I am still in the choir ministry. I thank God for the privilege to sing for Christ every Sunday and to render a special numbers. I praise God for the unlimited supply of physical strength He is giving me which enables me to be involved in His work, amidst the schedule of choir practices and challenges of secular job, like sleeping at 1:30 AM, and waking around 4:00 AM. Through all of these, I praise God for encouraging me to serve Him more and to continue for Christ sake. I truly thank God for strengthening me against discouragements and persecutions from the start that I joined the minis-try. I can say that those and have made my life become more useful and meaningful.
I likewise thank God for every preaching that I hear from His word through the man of God that He sends to stand behind the pulpit with a backbone to preach which helps me in grow in the faith and to be mature Christian for Christ. I thank God for the Church that teaches me to have a compassion for the lost souls, so that wherever I go, I let God use me specially in my work place. He always makes a way and opportunity for me to share the gospel with my co-workers.
I thank God for Dr. Ed who is obedient to the high calling of God, and for his family, who is my pattern in my way of living. To God be the glory!
Bro. Herbert CieloPinupuri ko at pinasasalamatan ang Panginoon sa Kanyang biyaya at kadakilaan sa
aking buhay. Ako ay nabahagian ng Ebanghelyo at tumanggap sa Panginoon sa isang Bible Study sa Campus Ministry ng isang Baptist na preacher noong 1994 sa aming probin-sya sa Sorsogon. Doon ko malinaw na naunawaan na ang kaligtasan ay sa biyaya ng Diyos at hindi dahil sa aking mabuting ginagawa. Ang mga magulang ko ang unang tumutol sa pagdalo ko sa Campus Ministry at sa pagtitipon sa simbahan, kasi wala naman daw akong mapapala. Ito ang dahilan kaya pagkalipas pa ng tatlong taon bago ako nabautismuhan.
Sa pag-aaral ko ng kolehiyo sa Maynila, ako ay lubusang natuwa dahil mayroon ding Campus Ministry sa Mapua sa pangunguna na isang miyembro ng CBBC. Nakapag- involve ako ng walang pressure sa mga magulang. Di ko makakalimutan ang unang pagkakataon na ako ay dumalo sa CBBC Sabbath devotion at ipinakilala ako sa mga mi-
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yembro at worker ng simbahan. Kinamayan nila ako at nginitian, at nasabi ko sa aking sarili, "Mayroon palang gani-tong lugar... gusto ko dito." Sa CBBC lumago ang aking pananampalataya at buhay bilang kristiyano. Dito ako unang bumili ng Bible, natutong magbasa ng Salita ng Diyos, manalangin, magsoulwinning at magbigay para sa gawain. Napalitan ang nakahiligan kong rock music at love songs ng mga awiting nagpupuri sa Diyos. Salamat sa mga programa ng CBBC sa pangunguna ng ating Pastor na naglalayon na ang miyembro ay lumago sa biyaya at kaalaman sa Panginoong Jesus. Ako mismo ay natuturuang magpatuloy na mag-involve at magamit sa Kanyang gawain. Isama nyo ako sa panalangin na patuloy na maging katuwang sa paglilingkod sa Panginoon sa Area 17. Ibinabalik ko ang papuri at pasasalamat sa Panginoon.
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Maaari Mong Matiyak ang LangitAng 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 3:102. Magsisi ka sa iyong kasalanan. Gawa 17:303. Manampalataya ka na si Kristo Hesus ay namatay para sa iyo, nalibing at nabuhay namagmuli. Roma 10:9-104. 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 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.
ACTS29 - Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publicationSt. Francis Homes 2, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines 4023 • Dr. Ed M. Laurena, Pastor
