Activities from Juy 17-24, 2012

July 17, during our preachers bible study, brother Jun Gumpad shared to us a lesson about "What does the bible say about talking to the dead?" There are many who are doing these in our country and they believe it to be true. Before, when I was a Catholic, I also do believe on these things, especially when my mother shares some personal experiences she heard from her friends. We even go to "Healers" where they call on the name of the Lord and God will take over there body and speak a voice different from the normal. My mother is taking me to them. According to the bible, there are truly people doing these even in the Old Testament times but God rebukes them. In our time, Christian Dispensation, we should not believe on those things because it is not the work of the Lord but instead our adversary who is the devil. We cannot talk to the dead as they are already in Hades waiting for the judgment of Christ and cannot communicate or go back to us. What Necromancers nor Mediums do are no longer works to praise God but a sin that will bring them to hell.

In the afternoon, brother Rody shared to us on "Revelation 20". We finished studying it a week before but there are still many things that needed to be discuss.

July 18, in our midweek service here at Tuguegarao, brother Sherwin Miranda who is preaching at Luna, Quirino is with us. We gave him the opportunity to share the words of God. He taught about "Spiritual Growth" wherein we should be striving to do.

July 19, I preached in the radio program about "Those who bind the traditions of Man". I answered a question coming from a Catholic friend of mine.

July 21, we went to Bicuc, Tuao because brother Fred who was baptized on the last Sunday (July 15) invited us to where he was preaching before. When we arrived, we saw that many of those whom he is telling us to be preaching to are in the field, in short, a miscommunication in their part, so we just re-scheduled it in later time. But with the opportunity that we have, we went to brother Denis Yuson's house and had a study. Brother Fred have a friend with him who was a Pastor of Calvary Temple Church and we focus on sharing him the truth. Brother Rody shared a lesson about "Are you out of Christ or in Christ?". After the lesson, we sung an invitation song and we are very happy that Lando came forward and decided to be baptized into Christ. We baptized him here in Tuguegarao because there are no nearby river or anywhere that we can immerse him in water.

July 22, in our Lord's day here at Tuguegarao, brother Jun taught in our bible study the same lesson about "What the bible say about talking to the dead?". In the sermon, brother Rody preached about "Dangers we face in the wilderness". Like the Israelite when they are traveling, we too have the same wilderness that we need to face in our lives.

In the afternoon, at Palca, brother Melchizedek taught in our bible study about "Things that are in Christ" and I preached in the sermon about "Why we need to fear God?" Part 1. We need to fear God because of what He can do to Satan and his works and we also need to fear God when we disobey Him because of the punishment He will be giving us. We are not yet done with the lesson and Lord willing, we will continue on Sunday.

July 24, in our preachers bible study, I shared to them a lesson about "The Sabbath". I got an article from the Seventh- Day Adventists about their belief on this doctrine of them. I gave an answer to everything that was written on the article like why we still need to keep the Sabbath, we need to do it because Jesus followed the law and many more. The short answer is, it is already nailed to the cross and even though Jesus kept the Sabbath, He didn't gave yet the New Covenant that will make the Law of Moses as the old one.

In the afternoon, brother Edgar Licodini explained to us the meaning of Revelation 21. Many are saying that the New heaven and the new earth is the church, but as we discuss it, we came to the conclusion that it is the eternal abode of the righteous, where God is.