Archive for the 'Faith' Category

31 Oct

When The Bicycle Threatened the Church

I’m re-posting an interesting blog from Bobby Gruenewald (Lifechurch.tv). I’m an avid biker and I bike on Mondays (which is my sabbath or rest day). Is riding a bike considered a violation of the sabbath? Or any innovation that is now used or done on the Lord’s Day that was not used by the early [...]

26 Oct

Baptism and Laying of Hands (Sunday Recall Oct. 25)

Heb. 6:2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Last week, we talked about repentance from dead works and putting our faith in God.
Repentance is a relationship. Turning away from an old master and turning to a new master.
As part of hygiene, we were taught to wash [...]

06 Oct

What To Give The Typhoon Ondoy Victims

Is. 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!  Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Is. 55:2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to [...]

28 Sep

Jesus and The Storm

Last Saturday (September 26), we witnessed the fury of tropical storm storm Ondoy as it unleashed massive rains that caused damaging and rampaging flood waters throughout Metro Manila. Billions of pesos worth of property damaged and more than two hundred lives lost. Many even lost their homes.
All over Metro Manila, we see the different areas [...]

25 Sep

S.A.S.G. (Single and Serving God)

Last week, I went to Boracay to minister in our singles retreat. I got caught in traffic in front of NAIA 3 (due to road diggings) at 6am and my flight was at 7am. I decided to take some drastic action. I flagged down a motorcycle that would bring me to NAIA 2 (since I [...]

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