Preaching activities for the month of July 2024

July 3 (Midweek Service)

As we continue with our midweek services during this month that brother Rody is in Londo, the elders invited preachers to come and teach here in Tuguegarao. This time, brother Luis Nalog was invited. He is a preacher at Kalinga. He shared a lesson on "Moses and Israelites". I stand to summarize his lesson in the end because most of the brethren cannot understand the way he speaks. We wanted everyone to go home understanding what the lesson is. 

July 7 (Sunday Worship)

We moved our worship in Dagupan in the morning as requested by our brethren because of some things needed to be done in their village that day. And so I preached a lesson about "Zacchaeus". There are sickly brethren who are out but some of them still came. One of them is sister Maligaya who was paralyzed last December and slowly getting her health back. We are very happy to see her continue in the faith even with this disability. But there are those who are strong and can go everywhere they want that no longer attends worship now. I feel sad about them, but still hoping and praying that they will return to Christ before the end comes.

In Palca, we have brother Alex Genilba as our guests. I do not know why, but three of our brethren at Dagupan needs eye surgery, even brother Alex have eye problems and to the writing of this blog (August 2), my mother also had eye surgery. Please include them in your prayers. Brother Alex, even with eye problems, still managed to preach. He shared the sermon "Blessings of being a christian". The topic shows that even with many health problems, difficulties or problems in our lives, we must focus on the blessings we continue to receive from God.

July 8,9,10

It was during this time that I cannot go to preaching works because I needed to accompany my mother in the hospital for several laboratory tests on her blood and heart. We are in and out of the hospital for three days.

July 10 (Midweek Service)

Our elders invited brother Robert Pader who is the preacher at Bauan and Bangag Church. He preached the lesson  "What the worldly recognize?". 

July 13 (Gospel Meeting)

We were invited in Babayuan Church by brother Ronald Valdez. This congregation was just re-established a month ago and he wants us to help him. They are seeking funds for their chapel and those preachers who came, shared amounts to him so that he can buy for the roofing. It is not enough, but that could help. The brethren there are poor and their collection is very small. They cannot do it alone.

Three speakers were on the spot chosen. Brother Ronald cannot make the schedule as he doesn't have knowledge about this. We are trying our best to help him. 

We had the gospel meeting under a bamboo tree. The three speakers were brother Robert Pader, Jay Gumpad and Rogelio Esperanza. Invitation was extended and three precious souls obeyed the gospel.

July 14 (Sunday Worship)

For our bible study here in Tuguegarao, brother Flor taught "Luke 10:1-11". In the sermon, I shared a lesson about the song "The last mile of the way".

In the afternoon, at Palca, I gave an opportunity to Jhian to preach again. If you remember, he is one of the three whom I am training to become a preacher. I am jokingly telling him that he is better than me now because when he preach, he preach for one and a half hour. He shared the lesson "Faith Hope and Love" for that duration. 

In Dagupan, it was brother Robert Rances' turn to preach. He shared the lesson on Matthew 19:6 regarding "What God joined together, let no man put asunder". 

July 17 (Tracts distribution and bible study)

We where invited by brother Manny Pader is Bagunot,Baggao where he locally preach. It is about an hour drive from here. We went first to the house of a brethren and had a bible study with them. We had the gospel meeting just beside a small road. When there are vehicles coming, we stop for a while. Brother Efren Respicio was the one who led us in preaching. He shared a good lesson regarding the "Heavenly Home".

In the evening, we had our midweek service here in Tuguegarao. It was brother Dennis Yuson who was invited. He preach to us "Does prayer bring salvation?".

July 21 (Sunday Worships)

For our bible study here at Tuguegarao, brother Flor continued with his lesson on the book of Luke. He is now on Luke 10:12-24. And for the sermon, I was able to preach the lesson about the "Healing of Naaman". 

In the afternoon, at Palca, brother Jetmark Ramirez and brother Reymund Welba visited us. They are preachers in the area of Tumauini and so we had the opportunity to asked them to preach to us also. Jetmark was able to preached a good sermon on the book of 2 John.

In Dagupan, it was Reymund's turn and he preached "1 Peter 1". Thankfully, the rain came after the worship. If that happens while we are studying, we cannot hear each other again. It was raining very hard that the brethren cannot go home immediately.

July 24 (Midweek Service)

This is the last time that we have an invited preacher because the in the next week, it will supposedly brother Rody already. It was brother Sagrado Addamag who is with us and he is the a preacher also in the Kalinga Province. He preached the lesson about "Family and the church". 

July 28 (Sunday Worship)

In our bible study here at Tuguegarao, brother Flor shared to us on Luke 10:25-37. For this time, brother Rody is already with us. They arrived Thursday afternoon. He is the one who preached the sermon and shared the lesson on "Helping one another"

In Palca, I have an outline of the lesson "Healing of Naaman" but I watched on youtube a sermon by brother Donnie Rider about "Six people and six lessons" which is also about the story of Naaman. I just edited it the way our brethren can easily understand in our language but also included in the powerpoint my own outline of Naaman.

In Dagupan, brother Robert Rances preached a good sermon about the "Sin of the eyes".

July 30 (Bible study)

Brother Dennis Yuson invited us in Aquib, Piat. We first went to the house of his extended family for a bible study. Brother Jay Gumpad preached a lesson about "Spiritual Battles". After the study, we went to the popular Catholic Church (Our lady of Piat) and we distributed bible tracts in the area. Many are looking at us because of what we are doing. There are those who are entering the chapel that we are also giving tracts. I hope that they will read those and learn the truth.

In the afternoon, we went to San Luis, Tuao where brother Rogelio is the preacher. We went to the wake of sister Jovita. She is a faithful sister  that even when she was already sick, if she can still walk, she will go to the services. But since she was bedridden, that's the time they cannot see her anymore in the church. I was able to preached a sermon in the wake. I shared about "What is death, the blessings and the curse".

July 31 (Tracts Distribution)

We went to Dagupan, Tuao where I am preaching. We distributed bible tracts in the whole village. We met members of the Free Believers Church which is about one kilometer only from our chapel. They are like Pentecostals who have tithes and have instruments in worship. We also have brethren who are from that same church before and are now faithfully serving the Lord. 

When we went home, sister Aileen, who is brother Efren Respicio's wife, sent us a message and the picture of Efren who is in the hospital. They immediately went there because she cannot breathe. They cannot detect his blood pressure and so they put him in the ICU. As of to this day (August 2), he is already getting better. He might have gotten this from our tracts distribution because it was very hot during that time and we walk for a long time.

In the evening, we had our midweek service here in Tuguegarao. It should be brother Rody who will be teaching but he cannot do it. Brother Flor was the one who preach and he shared "Matthew 26:26-31".