Report for January 29 to February 5

January 29, in our preacher’s bible study, we studied Acts 14 that brother Jaymark Ramirez taught. The lesson started in Iconium for the journey of Paul, to the idolatry in Lystra where people thought Paul and Barnabas are gods who went down for them, to the stoning and their escape in Derbe and finally the strengthening of the converts on their way back.

January 30, in our midweek service, brother Rody taught Proverbs 23. The lesson was very interesting wherein Solomon is teaching us to not focus on reaches by overworking because everything in this world is temporary.

TRIP TO MANILA

We are thankful to God for the opportunity to also go to Manila and work in the newly established congregation. Brother Jun and I are scheduled to go there because brother Rody will be working here in Tuguegarao. He is going to Palca on Sunday while I am in Manila.

January 31 and February 1, we are already preparing our lessons. I made copies of my outline so that they can easily follow what I am teaching them. In the night of Feb. 1, we travelled to Manila. We arrived there at about 9 in the morning. We prepared the meeting place in that day by cleaning and making sure everything is already in place for the service.

February 2, in the Lord’s day service, I taught in the bible study wherein the lesson is all about “3^rd option”. I read this lesson many times from the sermon of brother Steven Deaton and got encourage by it. There is a good place called heaven and a bad place called hell, but is there really a third option? Of course, we don’t there is none, so we better obey God to go to heaven or reject all His will to go to hell.

In the sermon, brother Jun preached about “Know the truth”. He discusses about the Godhead, the church and also what are the acts of worship.

After the worship, we talked with the brethren and learned that two are still not yet a Christian. We also have a new comer in the room; one is a Christian (brother Jeff Fuentes) who told us that he is going for worship in Navotas but he saw the big tarpaulin outside the building so he came to worship with us; the other one is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo that Felix Manalo built. He is Sonny and a businessman. For the whole duration of the worship, I saw him intently listening to every word we speak in front. We gave him tracts and calling card and also invited him to attend the lectureship that will be held this Saturday with brother Harry Osborne.

February 3, brother Rody arrived early in the morning together with sister Tessie. We help him in other things needed for the coming lectureship and also for the registration of the church in Tuguegarao. We travelled back home in the evening and arrived 7 in the morning here in Tuguegarao.