There are just times in our life that we are so ungrateful that we forget that we are so blessed by God in so many ways but we fail to realize it. I received this as forwarded message in my email. I hope you will also be blessed by this. “If you woke up this morning with more health than illness,you are more blessed than the million who won't survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people around the world. If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the world. If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's … [Read more...]
A new way to celebrate the new year
Last year I preached this new year message in several churches where I was invited to preach. This message has blessed my heart so much. I hope this will bless you too as we celebrate the first Lord ’s Day this year. My three main texts are found in Exodus 12:1-24, 13:1-10, Exodus 23:14-19 and Deuteronomy 16:1-22 Introduction: The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who was pictured as a man with two faces, one looking backward and the other forward. New Year’s Day provides a valuable time to ponder the past while anticipating the future. The New year In the Old Testament— The first month of the Hebrew calendar was in the spring, around March/April. In its later history the nation of Israel adopted all 12 months of the Babylonian calendar as their civil calendar. (The month of Nisan Being the first month) With regard to the year, the Jewish historian Josephus stated that Israel had two New Years—the commercial New Year, which began in the fall … [Read more...]
Truly Thankful
Last December 16, 2007, it was my turn to teach Sunday school at the Career class again, so I decided to teach on the topic of Thanksgiving since it was thanksgiving Sunday at our church, the Cebu Bible Baptist Church at 55-23 Katipunan St. Labangon Cebu City, pastored by Dr. Armie Jesalva. I also preached this sermon last December 23, 2007 at the Bible Baptist Church of Mohon Talisay Pastored by Pastor Gemmo Suberano. I am so blessed by this sermon that I will be preaching this today at the Thanks giving service of Bible Baptist Church - San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, pastored by my father in law, Pastor Eddie Gerodias. For my introduction, I discussed the history of thanksgiving in the United States, and proceed with the story of the government mandate to celebrate thanksgiving. Governor William Bradford, of Plymouth Rock, proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving in 1621 to celebrate the survival of the Pilgrims in their second year in the New World, as well as an abundant harvest … [Read more...]
Should Christians celebrate Christmas ?
Today we are going to talk about Christmas. No, we will not be talking about Santa Claus, gifts, reindeers or food or most especially considering the tons of food we have in Christmas,we are going to talk about something important. We are going to answer a very important question, should Christians celebrate Christmas. I read an article the other day somewhere in the internet stating that Christmas is a pagan holiday and that as Christians we should not celebrate Christmas. It is true that pagan festivals were held in the Roman world during the month of December, the most well-known being Saturnalia, which began on December 17 and honored the god Saturn. Saturnalia involved public feasting, gift-giving, and a temporary relaxation of normal social conventions. Other winter celebrations also existed in Roman society, as seasonal festivals were common in many ancient cultures. However, the presence of pagan festivals in December does not by itself establish that Christmas … [Read more...]
Another interview with God ?
I'm sure nearly all of us has seen “The interview with God” and perhaps we are somewhat “touched” be the message conveyed by the presentation. See what matters most in this life. However there is another interview with God that truly reveals what God really wanted to say to mankind. I think this interview with God is the one that really ask the right questions and the answers of God are those that are really found in his Word. “Another interview with God” focuses on the issues that are truly imptant not only in this life but in eternity as well. It shows God's true message to mankind as revealed in His Word. So click on the link above and may you respond to God's message for you. … [Read more...]