Preaching activities from October 7 to 24, 2018

October 7 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

We started our worship in Tuguegarao with singing praises to God and by prayer to thank Him for the continuous blessings He is giving to each one of us. We continued with our study in “Bible words that you should know” with brother Rody. In the sermon, brother Jerome preached to us.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached to them about “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain”. After the worship, I have a conversation with Claudine who is a student of my wife in their children class. She is now 14 year of age and is joining us in worship for almost two months already. With our conversation, she told me that she will think of baptism until our next worship.

October 8 (Wedding at Tuguegarao)

There was a wedding here in Tuguegarao of our sister Elsa and Mike Darby. They have been worshipping with us since January of this year and are married in Hongkong, but just in front of a judge. They decided to have a church wedding here in Tuguegarao.

October 10 (Gospel Meeting at Ajat, Iguig and Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

In the morning, we went to the Gospel Meeting at Ajat, Iguig where brother Ronald Valdez is preaching. I am the first speaker and I preached about “Noah”. Then followed by brother Jerome who preached about “Thanksgiving”. After the study, we all prayed together to thank God for the blessing of children for two families. The first family thank God for the 1^st year of birthday of baby Marco and the second thank God for the birth of baby John Mark.

In the evening, brother Jay taught in our midweek service on “2 John”.

October 13 (Work in Alibago)

Brother Rody asked me to work with him in the church building at Alibago. We fixed their chairs and curtains. I’ve been helping in the renovation of the church building often times when they needed me.

October 14 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

We continued in our study on “Bible words you should know” by the help of brother Rody in our bible study. In the sermon, he preached about “A man that his blood is upon his head”. After the preaching, invitation was extended and two precious souls came in front to confess their faith. They are both from Alibago where brother Rody is preaching every Sunday afternoon.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I invited brother Denis Yuson to preach. I led in other work like singing and leading prayers. Brother Denis preached about “Witnesses of Christ”. We extended the invitation and finally, Claudine Fernandez decided to be baptized into Christ. We went to the near river and I baptized her there.

October 17 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

I taught in our bible study “3 John” about the three main characters John mentioned in the book and explaining to them what attitudes to follow and not to follow. I needed to hold the lapel mic because my throat is bad, I have cough that started in the gospel meeting at Iguig. 

October 21 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

I taught in our bible study here in Tuguegarao about “All rivers are crooked”. The lesson is not to follow the nature of the river who just go with the flow but to test everything whether it be of God or not. In the sermon, brother Jerome preached about “Life”.

In the afternoon, I preached the same lesson in Palca. After our worship, we tried fixing some of the damages in the church building that the typhoon destroyed.

October 24 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

Brother Jay taught in our bible study about “Be ready”. We haven’t decided yet what book of the bible that we will start to study and so he shared about this lesson.

Preaching activities from August 14 to October 4, 2018

August 14 (Home bible study)

Together with brother Rody, we went to the house of our sister Elsa Darby. Her Uncle and Aunt are there and also two other who studied with us. We sung spiritual songs together and I led our prayer. Brother Rody shared a message from the bible as a part of our study.

August 15 (Midweek bible study at Tuguegarao)

I shared in our midweek service 1 John 3:4-9. It gives the definition of sin and the Child of God.

August 19 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

In our bible study here in Tuguegarao, brother Rody shared to us the Lesson 5 of the booklet we are studying and it is about Understanding the times of the bible. In the sermon, he preached about “The difference between The Church of Christ and Iglesia ni Cristo 1914”

In the afternoon, I didn’t go to Palca because I can’t barely stand. I am having a very high fever and felt very dizzy that time.

August 21 (Home bible study)

We visited the Panopio family to have a study with them. We again sung spiritual songs and I led our opening prayer. Brother Rody preached to us and brother Jerome led our closing prayer.

August 22 (Midweek bible study at Tuguegarao)

Brother Jay preached to us “1 John 3:10-15”. We both talked together regarding the 3 letter of John that we will not do the same way when we preached each chapter but to divide according to the topic discuss in every chapter.

August 25 (Gospel Meeting at Lanna, Solana)

I attended a Gospel Meeting at Lanna, Solana with my son. There are two invitations on this day, the other one is in Babalag, Rizal but I decided to just go to Lanna because it is nearer and I needed to go back home at noon for the reason that I will be bringing my daughter and wife to the doctor.

Here are the speakers:

Robinson Pulveras – What is your life?

Rolando Agpoon – Children of God

Virgilio Bocarile – Burdens are lifted at Calvary

I led a song in between brother Rolando and brother Virgilio. Brother Rody Gumpad and Jerome Forelo were the speakers in the afternoon, but I am no longer in attendance.

August 26 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

Brother Rody continued with what we left at, at Lesson 6 of our booklet “Understanding the times of the new testament”. In the sermon, brother Jerome preached about “Doing what is right”.

In the afternoon,at Palca,  I preached to them the lesson “Be prepared”. We need to be prepared always because we do not know when will Jesus return or when will death come to us.

August 29 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

Brother Rody preached to us “1 John 3:16-24”.

August 30 (Home bible study)

We went to the house of sister Marvie Ortaleza. She is always attending our worship together with her three children but her husband is not. We are happy that her husband is with us during our visit to them and he listened to the study that brother Rody shared about Prayer. He wanted us to return to them and study about the different churches. Brother Jun and Jay Gumpad led our singing while I led our prayer.

September 1 (Gospel Meeting at Sto. Tomas, Tuao)

We went to the Gospel Meeting where brother Rogelio Esperanza is preaching. Brother Jay Gumpad, Jimmy Duque and I arrived late because of some things we needed to finish first in the school of our kids. We arrived when brother Robert Pader is already preaching. Brother Jun Antonio was the first speaker, but we didn’t heard the lesson.

Here are the speakers:

Jun Antonio

Robert Pader – Parable of the Laborers in the vineyard

Rody Gumpad – Jepthah

Three were converted and was baptized into Christ. I was asked to led our closing song.

September 2 (Sunday Worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

Brother Rody continued with lesson 6 in our bible study. Brother Jun preached in the sermon about “The rooster crows”.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached to them about “What Satan Does”.

September 5 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

Brother Jay shared in our bible study on 1 John 4:1-6.

September 9 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

I taught in our bible study about the “7 signs in the gospel of John” and brother Jerome preached in the sermon about “Don’t quit”

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached the same lesson about 7 signs in the gospel of John.

September 12 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

I am the one who preached in our study with the topic on 1 John 4:7-21.

September 16 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

This was the time when the typhoon came the day before worship. Early morning of Sunday, I was outside the church building where I cleaned all the leaves that the typhoon brought. We do not have any electricity during that time. We started the worship at around 10 a.m. already and brother Jerome preached about “In difficult times, don’t just survive-thrive”.

In the afternoon, I went to Palca. The original plan is that, I will travel to Manila with other preachers and brother Robert Rances will be the one going to Palca. But because of the typhoon, we decided to change our schedule. I still went to Palca and wanted to see the condition of our brethren there. During our worship, I preached to them about “Power of faith in God”. I preached the lesson showing that even though we suffer, we are tempted, we are in trouble, if we have faith in God, we will always win the battle.

Together with my wife, we went around the village and checked the houses of our brethren. Almost all of them have minor damages but two houses (sister Paulina and Linda’s) were heavily damage. They also do not have electricity because many wires were cut.

September 17 (Travel to Manila)

Together with brother Jimmy Duque, Ronald Valdez, Jay Gumpad, sister Mercy Panopio and I traveled to Manila to be with other preachers to attend the lecture at Pasay where brother Harry Osborne will be teaching. We traveled at around 10a.m. and arrived at Manila 10:30 p.m.

September 18-19 (Lectureship at Pasay Church)

Brother Harry Osborne discussed to us “Learning to use the bible”. The main point of the discussion is for us preachers to learn more on what we are studying and be effective in preaching.

September 20 (Travel to La Union)

Together with brother Rody and other preachers who are with me in our own travel to Manila, we went to La Union. We traveled 11:00a.m. and arrived 5:30p.m.

September 21 (Wedding at La Union)

We attended the wedding of brother Carl Jack Domingo, the son of a faithful preacher in La Union, brother Carlos Domingo and sibling of brother Denver Domingo who is also a faithful preacher. After the wedding, we needed to travel back to Tuguegarao to prepare for Sunday. We left La Union at around 6pm. And arrived at Tuguegarao 3:30 a.m.

September 23 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao)

Brother Rody discussed the last part of Lesson 6 in our booklet and he preached in the sermon “Christian’s growing in Christ’s will”.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached to them about “Housetops”. The things that we can learn from the bible that happened in the housetop like when four friends brought their sick friend to Jesus in the top of the house. Jesus also told His disciples to preach in the housetop.

September 26 (Midweek bible study at Tuguegarao)

Brother Rody taught in our bible study on “1 John 5:1-12”.

September 29 (Gospel Meeting at Maligaya, Tumauini)

We were invited to preached at the congregation of brother Victor Sinon. I am the first speaker and I preached about “7 signs in the gospel of John”. Brother Rody preached about “Why many will not be saved?”. Invitation was extended, and a young lady came in front to confess her faith.

September 30 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

Brother Rody taught again in our bible study but now on the lesson 7 of our booklet “Bible words that you should know”. In the sermon, he preached about “Why many will not be saved?”.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached to them about “Sin of Achan”. Having a secret sin doesn’t mean no one will know. God knows everything and every sin we do will be punished,

October 3 (Midweek bible study at Tuguegarao)

Brother Rody shared to us the entire chapter of 1 John 5.

October 4 (Home bible study)

We were invited to have bible study at the house of sister Elsa Darby but now, her husband arrives and is joining us. He came from Alaska, brother Mike Darby. We sung spiritual songs and I again led our prayer, while brother Rody preached “God has spoken”. They will have a church wedding this coming Monday, October 8 here in Tuguegarao.