September
1, I started the month with our study with the
preachers through the help of brother Rody
in our preachers’ bible study. He discussed to us the book of “1 Chronicles”. In our study, we had
the outline of the whole book and some questions we needed to answer. Brother
Rody gave us a Xerox copy of the book he is using in teaching to us. After our study, we talked about the upcoming
Gospel Preachings here in Cagayan with the arrival of brother Chip Foster and brother
Harry Osborne on November. I will join in the preaching travels and also help
in the work.
In the evening, we visited brother Randy Viernes and his family. When we
arrived at their house, only his son and daughter were there. We were told that
their parents run to the hospital to bring the brother of Randy because of his
illness. After about 15 minutes, brother Randy and his wife arrive. So we
started with the bible study (Proverbs 1)
and held a prayer for their whole family including his brother who is in the
hospital.
September
2, we continued to study the book of
acts in our midweek service. I am happy and proud that with our effort to visit
the brethren, our attendance this Wednesday increases. This is our problem,
every Sunday, our attendance here in Tuguegarao averages 120 but on Wednesday’s,
we only have 20 to 30, but in this Wednesday, we are almost 50. I preached to them “Acts 8” about the
Conversion of the Samarians including Simon who sinned because of his intention
to buy what power the apostles have and the conversion of the Eunuch.
September
3, we again have our home visitation and this time,
we were at brother Flor Constantino’s
house. The house in under renovation and so we stayed in the largest area of
the room. The workers are with us during our bible study. They are from
Apparri. Brother Rody preached “If you are IN Christ and OUTSIDE Christ”.
Brother Jun and brother Jay led the singing while I led the opening prayer.
Brother Jerome started with words of wisdom using the bible before going to our
bible study.
September
4, we went to Minagbag,
Quezon for the home bible study. In the activity, brother Jay and July led
the opening songs while I led the opening prayer. Brother Rody preached to us about “You
Cannot Hide Sin”. We take this chance to let him preach because he is not
always with us because of the work in Manila. After the study, brother Jun led
the closing song and brother Jerome with the closing prayer. After the study,
we talked to the brethren and encourages them to continue with the faith even
though there are have many struggles with their daily lives.
September
6, in our first Sunday of the month and the joy of
every Christian to worship the Lord we are again gathered to study his words.
In our bible study here in Tuguegarao, brother Jerome preach to us “Church
in Philadelphia and Laodecia” and in the sermon, brother Rody preached “What is the remaining rest?” My family had a problem in this day
because when I arrived home after our bible study at Minagbag, my wife and two
kids are having a fever and that same night, I also experience this sickness.
We are all not feeling well, but we make sure that we will attend our worship.
But in the afternoon, because I am not well and feeling dizzy, brother Rody is
the one who went to preach at Palca. I heard that some of the brethren there
also are experiencing sickness like Flu, fever and Sore Eyes.
September
7, in our preachers’ bible study, brother Rody discussed to us the book of “2 Chronicles”. We again have the
outline of the book and some discussions to extend more our knowledge regarding
the book.
September
9, in our midweek service here at Tuguegarao,
brother Rody preached to us “Acts 9” the encounter of Saul with
Jesus and his obedience to him.
September
10, in our next home visitation, we went to Enrile at the house of the
Mabatan’s. It was a little bit dark in their place and made my eyes sore
when reading the bible. I preached to
them “Romans 5”. Just beside their house was the chapel of the Mormons and
we are told that they are coming to their house to invite them in their church,
but instead of saying yes, they are questioning the wrong doctrines they are
preaching. After that, they already stop coming. It is good to hear about the
brethren fighting for their faith, even though they needed to travel for 20
minutes to worship in Tuguegarao, they do not mind because they know they are
in the truth and not the church that is beside them.
September
11, we went to Dagupan, Tuao to have a home bible study at brother Enzo Simangan’s house. They are members
are Palca where I am preaching. I led the opening song together with brother
Jay and Jerome led the prayer. Brother Jun
preached to us about “You cannot hide
sin”. After our study, brother Enzo opened to us his problem with his
children. He is really trying to convert them to be faithful. All of his
children were already baptized and already have families but they already
neglect their obligation to God. He wanted us to pray for them and maybe in the
other time when we visit them again, they will be joining us.
September
13, in our worship service here at
Tuguegarao, brother Jun preached in
our bible study about “The right and
wrong way to cover sin” and in the sermon, brother Jerome preached “The church
I am a member of”.
In the afternoon, I needed again to
travel 50 minutes to be with the brethren at Palca. I preached to them about
“The persecution of the church”. I gave to them the examples that we can
read in the book of Acts and also the kind of persecution we are now experiencing
from our surroundings.
Serptember
15, we visit brother Marlon Guiyab and his family. Before we
even started, they asked us to include their mother in our prayers because she
was hospitalized. After our study, they will go the hospital and take care of
her. I started the work by leading a prayer that we included her mother and
brother Jun preached to us “You cannot hide sin”. Brother Jerome also included the lesson we can
learn from King Hezekiah to trust
the Lord the He will do the best thing in our lives.
September
16, in our midweek service here at Metro
Tuguegarao brother Jay preached to
us “Acts 10” the conversion of the
good man, Cornelius.
September
18, we went to Alibago, Enrile for a bible study. We were at sister Aning’s house together with the brethren who came to join
us. Brother Jerome preached to us “2 John” while brother Jun led the
singing, jay led the opening prayer and me in the closing prayer. After the
study, brother Jerome and the brethren talked about the possibility of moving
of the worship place because the owner of the lot where the building stands
wanted to get the land already. I heard that, the Sunday after this
conversation, they already had the worship underneath a tree near sister Henya’s
house.
September
20, in our worship here at Tuguegarao,
brother Jun preached in our bible
study about “No one cares for my soul”
and in the sermon, brother Jerome
preached “Our response to materialism”.
In the afternoon at Palca, I preached
to them about “Immanuel”. I saw this outline material from brother Joe Price’s
website and it is also the word I am hearing all week in the TV and radio
because of the celebration of the Catholics on Christmas so I decided to study
his outline and presented to the brethren at Palca.
September
22, we do not have any scheduled home
visitation so I decided to go to sister Dina and visit her because last Sunday,
her mother, sister Angelina, told me that she is sick that’s why she didn’t
attend our service. We prayed all together with her mother and siblings.
September
23, in our midweek service here at
Tuguegarao, I preached “Acts 11”
about the explanation of Peter on what had happened in Acts 10 and the growth
of the church.
September
25, we went to Maguirig, Solana for a home bible study. Brother Jerome preached to us about “Being Steadfast”. One sister who is
with us have illness and after the study, she just started crying and so we
asked her parents why. They told us that she needed again to buy her medicines
to make her thinking normal. Brother Jun is the one giving the medicines to her
and promises he will again give her for a month long medication.
September 27, in
our worship service here at Tuguegarao, brother Jun preached in our bible study about “Noah” and in the sermon, brother Jerome preached to us about “HUMBLE”.
After the service, brother Randy came to us and telling us the request of
his son John Mark to be baptized. So John
Mark came and confess his faith and
was baptized into Christ. Another happy day for us as we welcome John Mark
as our brother in Christ.
In the afternoon at Palca, I preached to them the “Value of
being righteous”. It is such a good feeling when you a kind, humble, generous
and etc. and that being said, the God in heaven is more happier than us when we
do this righteous things. But sometimes, even when we are good to the people
around us, they think of us as their enemy maybe because of jealousy or threat
but still, we must not think of what people will say or do to us but to always
think what God wants of us.
September
30, in our midweek service here at
Tuguegarao, brother Jay preached to
us “Acts 12” about Peter’s escape
from Prison, the death of Herod and the journey of Paul and Barnabas.
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