Activities from October 17-28, 2012

October 17, in our midweek service, we studied “Proverbs 12” that brother Robert Rances shared. We had a good attendance despite the bad weather. The lesson was very encouraging and also him that is preaching because even though he is sick, he still tried to preach to us.

October 18, I preached in the radio program about “Life without God”. Our life is meaningless, useless and etc. if we are not with God. Our sins will separate us from our God.

October 21, in our Lord’s Day service here at Tuguegarao, brother Rody taught in our bible study about “The Creation” and brother Jerome preached in the sermon about “Sin of self-righteousness”. In the afternoon, at Palca, brother Abraham taught in our bible study about “Things that are in Christ” and before heading to the sermon, I answered a question from the brethren about the “Difference of Mass of the Catholics and our worship”. Their mass has a lot of Eucharistic Rites while we as Christians we only follow the bible by singing, praying, Lord Supper, collection and preaching. In the sermon, I preached to them about “Which is a greater sin?” According to the Catholics again, they are saying that there is a mortal sin and a venial sin where they categorize sins in a sliding scale while to God, every sin is a transgression of God’s law and everything is punishable.

October 22, brother Jun invited me to join them in going to Maguirig for distribution of tracts and invitations for the Gospel Meeting. We went from one house to another and talk with some Christians who are going cold in service. The weather was not again good because of some rains but still we continued on giving away tracts and invitations.

October 23, in our preachers’ bible study, brother Boni Morales taught in the morning about “Preacher’s Home” focusing on how we handle our families as preachers at the same time our work in the Lord’s vineyard. In the afternoon, brother Rody taught “Acts 11”.

October 24, in our midweek service, brother Jerome taught to us “Proverbs 12” focusing more on chastening by our fathers as God chasten His children.

October 25, I preached in the radio program about “What is a Saint?” I choose to preached this lesson because just last week, the Catholics canonize again a new Filipino Saint named “Pedro Calungsod” wherein I studied and watch over the TV what this man did. The truth is, they never knew who he really is and what his real name is, they never even know what he looks like so what they did is, they get a basketball player, took his picture and made the image of Pedro out of him. The name of that basketball player is “Ronald Tubid”, the one which is known to have a full body tattoo. I don’t know what is in the mind of the people today, they never read the bible and if they do, they are not following it.

October 26, I attended the Gospel Meeting at Maguirig, Solana. Again , the weather was not good because from morning until we finished the activity, it is raining that other brethren haven’t have a chance to come, but still we have a good attendance of about 110. Here are the list of speakers with the lessons they preached: (all lessons in this activity is in our language but I just translated it to engligh for you to understand)

1.    Ben Vistro – Expectations of Jesus Christ for the church

2.    Denis Yuson – Fruits of Sin

3.    Geronimo Ganela – The Home

4.    Danny Lauro – Why the Church of Christ is the New Testament Church

5.    Rody Gumpad – Christ and the church at Ephesus

October 28, in our Lord’s Day service here at Tuguegarao, brother Rody taught in our bible study about “The First Home” and brother Jerome preached in the sermon about “Called to be saints”.

In the afternoon at Palca, I shared two lessons to them: first about “The Book: Bible” and also preached to them about “Uttering Sin”.