Preaching activities from November 5 to 24, 2019

November 5 (Gospel Meeting at Lacnog Church)

This was a very short notice of a gospel meeting. Brother Randy Lamarca called me a day before the Gospel Meeting to inform me that I am one of the speakers. I thank God for giving me the knowledge to prepare a lesson for our brethren in that congregation. It is an hour and a half travel from here. The other preacher in Lacnog is Marcos Allib. He was hospitalized a month ago and now he cannot walk. He have his wheel chair and he said that brethren from the US help him buy it. Thanks to God that he is now getting better from the stroke he got.

Three of us where speakers: brother Virgilio Bocarile was the first speaker and he preach about “Seek the Lord”. I followed the activity by preaching about “Salvation and Baptism”. And finally, brother Rody Gumpad preached also the lesson he shared to us in Tuguegarao last November 3 about “Where are the dead?”. He decided to preach this because here in the Philippines, every November 1, catholics and even brethren go to the cemetery to visit their loved ones. It is also a holiday here in the Philippines.

After the preaching, invitation was extended and two precious souls came in front to confess their faith. They were baptized in the near pond.

November 6 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

Brother Jay shared to us “Genesis 38” about the story of Judah and Tamar.

November 9 (Thanksgiving service in Aquib, Piat)

We were invited to the Thanksgiving service of brother Eman Tablac and his family for the first birthday of their son Elijah. Brother Rody preached a lesson about Giving thanks to God.

November 10 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

In our bible study here at Tuguegarao, I shared to them the lesson on the passage at Romans 12:17-21 about “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” I shared this lesson in a way that a bible study should me made. In the sermon, brother Rody continued on the series of lesson he is teaching about elders and this time he preached about “Elder’s wife”.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I also preached Romans 12:17-21, but this time, I made the lesson into a sermon type. After the worship, sister Jing asked me to go in the house of her grandmother-in-law who just got out of the hospital because of cervical cancer and other illnesses. She is Mrs. Loreta Casballego. She have the oxygen with her and cannot stand from her bed. She is 83 years old. We prayed together with her whole family including the brethren who came with me to see Mrs. Loreta. Last Thursday (November 21), she passed away. Please pray for her family.

November 13 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

I am given again another opportunity to preach the word of God. I shared to the brethren “Genesis 39” about Joseph in the house of Potiphar.

November 14 (Visitation at the hospital)

I got a call at around 6 in the morning from sister Fermina Quines from Palca asking me to include in our prayers, her granddaughter Aeiouna Doran , the daughter of sister Jing, whose grandmother just died. She was diagnosed of amoebiasis. They were in the hospital November 11, and only yesterday (November 25) that they got out. Their baby needs her blood to be tested because they cannot locate the real cause why she keeps on having fever and lost of blood. The test will last for a month because the machine that will be used for the test is still in Manila. They needed to bring her blood there. Please pray for their baby, she is only 1 year old.

November 17 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

In our bible study here at Tuguegarao, brother Jun is again with us and he shared to us the lesson “He sought to hear the word of God”. In the sermon, brother Rody preached “Roles of those who will appoint elders”. After the sermon, we extended the invitation and a couple went in front to confess their faith. I immersed Ezekiel and Janarie Danao in water for baptism.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I preached to them “Why stop the chariot?”. We still have our Methodist visitors and I am trying to explain to them in this lesson that even though we are religious, sincere, good people, prayerful, etc., there is something we needed to do inorder to fulfill the command of God which is to hear the truth and be baptized into the name of Christ. Please help me in praying that they will soon obey the gospel before it’s too late.

November 18 (Thanksgiving service at Tuguegarao)

We were invited to the thanksgiving service by brother Jun Gumpad and Failyn Isla for the birthday of their son Thirdy Gumpad. Brother Rody preached a lesson on thanksgiving. There are some non-christian who attended which is their friends. Hope and pray they will also come and attend our services.

November 19 (Working on Charts)

While the typhoon is hitting our place, I am working on bible charts. I am trying to make as many as I can to share it to the brethren. I am sharing it on facebook and posting it on groups and pages.

November 20 (Midweek service at Tuguegarao)

Brother Jay shared to us Genesis 40 about the story of Joseph interpreting the dream of the cupbearer and baker. We have a very small attendance of below 20 because it keeps on raining hard all week long. Brethren cannot come because it is hard to get transportation vehicles.

November 21 (Bible Lectures at Tuguegarao)

We should be having brother Harry Osborne and brother Jonathan Carino with us and they will be teaching 1^st and 2^nd Corinthians, but because of the typhoon, all flights were cancelled. There are already visitors who came from Pangasinan and other provinces and so we cannot cancel the lecture. Thankfully, we have preachers from Manila who came. They were the once who shared very good lessons.

Brother Edwin de Pedro preached “Rejoice in the Lord always”, then followed by brother Vicente Cay preaching “Precious things in the epistle of Peter” and finally, brother Elias Cruz “Tungkulin ng bawat Kristiyano” (Obligations of every Christian). They preached encouraging lessons and hope to work with them again next time if the Lord wills. After the preaching, invitation was extended and two precious souls came in front to confess their faith. Elyka and Joyce were baptized into Christ and they will be worshipping in the congregation at Lacnog, Tabuk.

November 24 (Sunday worship at Tuguegarao and Palca)

In our bible study here in Tuguegarao, brother Jay shared again “Genesis 40” because last Wednesday, only few came in our midweek service. In the sermon, brother Rody preached “When a congregation has elders”.

In the afternoon, at Palca, I invited brother Robert Rances to come with me. Brother Ron Halbrook sent me his support and so I delivered it to him and also invited him. He preached a good lesson about “Our eyes”. We have returning sister who is working at Dubai (sister Leah), and her sibling who is living in Baggao. They are the daughters of sister Teresita Pusolero and they are all faithful brethren. They don’t forget to worship when they return home.