Stirred Life…
My Bible reading reflections from Luke 3:1-9 was too long for just a short status so I thought of writing it as a blog. ...be stirred & mature spiritually... John the Baptist’s task was to prepare the hearts of the people for Jesus. He did it by stirring their thoughts and souls: “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? Prove by the way you live...
Read MoreConfessions of a Pastor 1
a posture of confession Allow me to confess…even if I am a pastor, I have some not very good thoughts! Let me share with you one… …once while having my devotional, I resisted what the Lord was teaching me that day. I didn’t like it and I rejected it in my mind. The object of my reading was a very common part of the Bible, Matthew 5: 39-42: “…do not resist an...
Read MoreThe fruits in the lives LifeChurch Makati Attendees
By seeing Him we are CHANGED! Changing lives are the inspiration of every church planter and that makes him move forwards despite of the challenges ahead. As Lifer-Volunteers I would like to share with you some of the comments by those whom you have invited, those whom you welcomed as walk in guests and those guests who found us in the web world. Please know that your efforts are not in...
Read MoreHow to be a Follower of Jesus?
Come follow me & I will make you fishers of men! Matthew 4: 18-20 narrated Jesus’ calling of the first two disciples, namely: Peter and Andrew, who were brothers. The situation and condition of their calling was quite interesting. I couldn’t imagine that they immediately left their family and their job when they were called by Jesus. I was their opposite. It took me sometime to...
Read MoreThe Widow’s offering at LifeChurch Makati
My devotional reading today is from Mark 12: 41-44. It just transpired at LifeChurch Makati last night. I will write the excerpt from this reading then share with you how it happened at our church family. ...it was the only thing that remained... Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple…Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. Jesus called his...
Read MoreGiving Hurray to the Volunteers in very stage you go through Part 2!
Yesterday I started with the post stages of a volunteer. I have written the first two stages every volunteer goes to. The first is an ENTHUSIASTIC BEGINNER and the second stage is being a WANDERING SERVER. In the Wandering Server stage a volunteer is in one way or another disillusioned because of the realities of volunteering. It is the time he/she challenges the vision, why the program or...
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