IN GOD'S WILL

02/11/2023

08/10/2023

Teach me your ways Lord

02/10/2023

Why did the Lord kill Uzzah? Apparently, he was trying to help.. (2 Samuel 6:6,7).

18/03/2022

Happy Sabbath

27/10/2021

26/09/2021

The Savior did not give us a date for His coming, but He did tell us about signs that would allow us to know when it was near. Jesus’ sermon on last-day signs focuses on four specific areas:

(1) signs in the realm of religion,
(2) international affairs,
(3) nature, and
(4) society.

These signs include false spiritual revivals, global conflicts, wars, famines, natural disasters, pestilences, pandemics, rising crime, increased violence, waning morality, and finally the rapid spread of the gospel to the whole world.

Read more on Matthew 24

inspiring words

24/07/2021

17/07/2021

03/07/2021

Move forward.

Kanang imong problema nga murag sama ka lalom sa dagat, inubanan sa dagkong mga balod. Peru ingnon kas Ginoo..."Why do you cry to me?...MOVE FORWARD or MOVE ON (NIV)
-Exodus 14:15-

Because...The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
-Exodus 14:14-

Move on Dzai and Dzong. It's a command from God. For you are destined for greatness.

There is a SUNSHINE beyond the Red Sea in your life.

And He will meet us there saying WELCOME GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.

16/06/2021

Biblestory Books Update: Philippines Bound to India, Nepal, Malaysia 🇮🇳🇳🇵🇺🇸


For us who can access the Internet anytime and be able to worship the Lord in a Christian country, having Christian reading materials may not be that significant. And even though we have a lot of worthwhile pieces of literature, oftentimes, they are simply collecting specks of dust on our shelves.

But for refugees and orphans in Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist communities, who are too impoverished to satisfy their love for learning, to receive these books would mean a lot. Apart from praying for them, I found that providing them with volumes for them to peruse at liberty could serve them well, especially in gaining knowledge of the One True God!

In such countries with so many other gods, they’re lost because they’re in the wrong direction. They’re also lost because they don’t know where to turn. While it’s possible for them to disobey a Christian principle, it is very difficult to disbelieve it while at the course of reading the life of various Bible characters.

Best of all, these volumes can be their non-human preacher when human presence fails to be available. We are elated and thankful for those who helped us raise the amount. Hence, this aspiration is not over yet as we still need funds for the send-off to Malaysia, India, and Nepal.

Will you help these books reach the eager children, who desire to read them page by page?

If you are convicted to promote Christian literacy through the Bible story and desire to share your resources, please let us know.

You may donate to the following:
👣 GCash- 09669311759
(Nell Grace Cablinda)
👣 Metrobank - 594-3-594-08776-4
(Cherry Mae G. Ramirez)
👣 BPI- 3549540979
(Lyndille Mae C. Cabaluna)
👣 Paypal- [email protected]

24/05/2021

Faith is measured by the strength of our belief in God and His plan for us. When we believe strongly that "God is love," and that "all things work together for good" for those who love Him back, then no hurtful life experience can lead us to doubt His constant care. When others betray us, and we are tempted to feel deserted and alone, our belief in His promise to be with us protects us from discouragement. When we are tempted to feel overwhelmed with guilt or shame, our belief in God's forgiveness and in His promise to finish the work He has begun in our lives shields us from the condemnation that drains our life energies.

- Ron Halvorsen

21/05/2021

Opposite ATTRACT but Similarities ATTACH.

20/05/2021

Some who profess to be Christians talk with their neighbors concerning their home difficulties.

They relate their grievances in such a way as to call forth sympathy for themselves; but it is a great mistake to pour our trouble into the ears of others, especially when many of our grievances are manufactured and exist because of our irreligious life and defective character.

Those who go forth to lay their private grievances before others might better remain at home to pray, to surrender their perverse will to God, to fall on the Rock and be broken, to die to self that Jesus may make them vessels unto honor. AH 38.1



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20/05/2021

Why worry when you can Pray?

07/04/2021

When Paul prayed that the thorn in his flesh might be removed, the Lord answered his prayer, not by removing the thorn, but by giving him grace to bear the trial. “My grace,” He said, “is sufficient for thee.” Paul rejoiced at this answer to his prayer, declaring, “Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:9). When the sick pray for the recovery of health, the Lord does not always answer their prayer in just the way they desire. But even though they may not be immediately healed, He will give them that which is of far more value—grace to bear their sickness.

When you pray for temporal blessings, remember that the Lord may see that it is not for your good or for His glory to give you just what you desire. But He will answer your prayer, giving you just what is best for you. HP 82.2-3

05/03/2021

I Will Not Date You Yet

I Will Not Date You Yet

I will not date you yet because you should know the true purpose of dating first. Let’s break the norm where dating is just a normal thing to do. Call me old-fashion but courtship should lead to marriage. I wanted you to see me growing old with you.

I will not date you yet until we are no longer driven by just merely hormones in our bodies or emotions but purely driven by our devotion to God alone. Because I want you to look beyond at my soul, not just being physically attracted to my face and body. I want Him to be glorified with our bodies so we can protect our purities.

I will not date you yet until you already know where this is leading. I can’t date you if you don’t know your direction in your life. Because why will you date someone when you can’t even commit? I want you to be secured to God, that He will lead you to me. When He already allowed you to pursue me because you are manly enough to do it ‘cause you’re sure of us.

I will not date you yet because I don’t want to distract you in your personal walk with God. I want you to be so saturated first with His love, because only Him can satisfy you. I wanted you to serve Him first, because it pleases Him so much. So when we finally meet I’ll not call you my other half, ‘cause you’re already whole when He made you.

I will not date you yet if you are still broken and mending your heart. I can’t heal you, it’s His job. Don’t love me when you’re still lonely, I can’t fix nor change you. I hope that you are taking this time to finally heal from all the wounds from your past, because I’m still in that process too.

I will not date you yet because I want you to realize that there’s so much more to enjoy in this life. I cannot be your world, this relationship shoudn’t only revolve around us. Because you could have missed your other relationships with your family and friends. I want you to go ahead and see the wonders of His creations. The majestic beauty of the mountains and the seas, so we can talk the adventures that we did in the future.

I will not date you yet if you are still pursuing your goals and dreams in life. I don’t want to be a stumbling block for you to achieve those. Go chase it, take this opportunity to learn, to fall, to break, and to be strong.

I will not date you yet I will not stop praying for you, not for my selfish desires but according to His will. Because I love you so much that I don’t want to hinder you from growing more of Him. I wanted Him to be your first love too, so when we collide, we’re both imperfect people loving each other yet loved by a perfect God.

So please wait. How I wish I could tell you that it will just be easy. Because I know this will take a long tiring process, but I love Him more that’s why I’m obeying Him in every season. I do trust you, but right now I will stop loving you to keep me pure and to be faithful, so I can give you my whole best in the future.

Ramos
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21/02/2021

17/02/2021

We are inviting you to the 2ND NORTH-CENTRAL MINDANAO CONFERENCE Prayer Network Fellowship this coming Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 7:00 pm. We hope to meet you and pray with you!
Zoom ID: 639 593 8889
Password: PRAY

17/02/2021

We are inviting you to the 2ND NORTH-CENTRAL MINDANAO CONFERENCE Prayer Network Fellowship this coming Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 7:00 pm. We hope to meet you and pray with you!
Zoom ID: 639 593 8889
Password: PRAY

10/02/2021

How to Keep our Thoughts in Christ Jesus

09/02/2021

God never fails. He provides.

THE UNEXPECTED VISITOR
By Darlene Gersava Sabandal

We were teenagers, college students serving for a year as teachers at a remote tribe high in the mountains. In their native language, the tribe called us sulads which in their language means brother or sister.

One morning, I woke up early to cook our breakfast but quickly discovered that we were out of rice, which is our staple food. We decided to cancel class for the day and hunt for sweet potatoes in the mountain side. We invited our students to come with us. But at the end of the day, we came home to our cottage tired, empty handed, and hungry. That night we went to bed with empty stomachs.

It was very late that night when I awoke to my name being called. I did not recognize the man's voice as he called from outside our cottage. I lay there terrified knowing that there were bad people in that place. I glanced at my fellow sulad and saw that she was fast asleep. Again, the man called my name urging me to open our door.

"Lord, if that person outside is a bad man, please frighten him away," I prayed. But the man kept calling so I changed my prayer to, "Lord, I will open the door but if the man is a bad person please protect us."

Gingerly, I opened the door. I was so frightened. I saw a man standing just outside our door but it was too dark to see his face. I asked who he was but his reply was, "Here, take the food first. My hands ae shaking from holding this bowl and this platter too long. Take the food. You and your fellow sulad need to eat."

I now recognized him as one of the men in the village. He had brought us some chicken soup and rice, both of which smelled so good. But first, I wanted to know why he was bringing us food and why so late at night. So I asked. His reply left me speechless.

“I was already sleeping when I was awakened by a persistent Voice saying, 'Cook some food and take it to the sulads because they have no food. They have not eaten anything all day.' So I got up. I have a chicken in our coop so I butchered it and cooked it. I also cooked some rice. Here they are. Now, call your fellow sulad and eat. I'll come back in the morning."

I awakened my fellow teacher and we ate together. We finished the whole platter full of rice and the big bowl of chicken soup. Tears flowed down our faces as we ate. Our hearts were full of gratitude and we felt God's love so keenly at that moment. He loved us so much that He wouldn't allow us to be hungry for too long. He even provided as He promised He would. After eating, we went back to bed.

When morning came, we still had no rice but for some reason we had a lot of sweet potatoes!

Three days later, very early in the morning a group of tribal leaders came to our hut. They looked around our cottage as if looking for something. I asked addressing them respectfully by their title, “Datu, what are you looking for?”

“We saw a man about 3:00 in the morning. He was carrying a big sack and he entered your cottage. Who was that man? Why did he enter your cottage? What was he doing here so early? What was in that big sack he was carrying?”

“I don't know,” I replied. “We don’t know of any man coming to our cottage.” My fellow teacher confirmed that she didn't know of any man coming to our cottage either. We were both puzzled. We had heard or seen nothing. Perhaps the man from the village had come back to bring us food?

"We know our own villagers! That man we do not know. He was much bigger than any of our men. He came from the opposite side of the village."

Suddenly I realized that they must had seen an angel. Feeling very excited, we calmly explained to the datus that they saw an angel because God knew that we had no food, so He sent us an angel to bring us a sack of food. Since that day until our year of service teaching in the mountains was completed, our rice bin never went empty. God always provided for all our needs as He promised.

08/02/2021

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07/02/2021

Unsa daw ang unahon, kasal ba daw o balay. Practically speaking ang itubag sa kadaghanan kay balay, sunod na ang kasal. Pero Biblically speaking, dapat mauna ang kasal ug dapat magpakasal.

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. - Genesis 2:24

United to his WIFE, dili united to his live in partner, dili united to his girlfriend, pero WIFE meaning, gikasal. You can't claim nga wife or husband nimo ang partner nimo kung wala gayod mo nakasal at the first place.

Some will be hurt on this topic, but please continue to read.

Naay lain nga dili magpakasal ug pilion nalang nga mag-ipon kay kung in-case daw naay mga mahitabo nga magbinuang, dali ra daw pag mag bulag. Unless kung gikasal, daghan daw og proseso, term pa nila, mahal daw ang gasto. And always do remember nga, God hates divorce. (Malachi 2:16)

The world is keep on telling us nga okay ra ang mag live in. Basta nagkasinabot mo. But God wants nga magka unite mo sulod sa marriage.

If naa ka sa sitwasyon nga nag live in namo, desire nga makasal mo. If mag plan pa mo, kasal na diretso. Dapat sa season palang sa courting sigurado naka sa pagsulod sa kaminyuon. Again, dili trial and error ang gugma, nga muabot sa punto nga mag ipon nalang mo, magka anak, pag dili okay magbulag, dili lang kamo ang luoy, pati ang mga bata.

This is the truth, being practical nga dili biblical is very wrong. Choose kung unsa ang gusto sa Ginoo.

And again, babae. Kung walay saktong baruganan ng nanguyab nimo og mahagbong ra ka sa live in, hunahunaa na sa makadaghan.

Dili ka pang live in, pang Altar ka.

07/02/2021

Wondering how conversations in heave sounds like? :) READ!

06/02/2021

Today, dear friend, no matter what may befall you, remember Emmanuel - God is with you!

03/02/2021

How to find Mr. or Mrs. right!

1). Stop desperately looking! In Genesis 2:22 we learn that it is God’s responsibility to bring the right person into your life at the right time. Things would have worked out a whole lot better for Sampson if he had learned this from Adam (Judges 16). This doesn’t mean shut off your desire for companionship or stop building friendships with the opposite s*x, it just means don’t get desperate. God’s got this!

2). Go to places where God’s people hang out! Isaac understood this and would not settle for anyone outside of his spiritual family (Genesis 24:3-4). Although it is true that opposites attract, it is also true that “similarities attach.”Having your faith in common is the most essential factor. Let me say it again, there is absolutely nothing more vital than having your faith in common! (2 Corinthians 6:14).

3). Be the kind of person you want to attract! This will mean developing yourself physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. For example if physical fitness is important to you than be physically fit yourself. If education is important to you then work on that degree.  If handling all “the stuff” in your life is a prerequisite, then find a good counselor. If having a church life is a priority then get a church life. If having purity, honesty and integrity is important in your future spouse, then start developing these characteristics in yourself as well.

4). Get involved in local ministry and global missions! Serve God with all your heart. Then every once in a while notice who’s running alongside of you. Remember if you “..seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, ALL these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). Thousands of young couples can testy that God brought them together while either serving in local ministries or global missions. God‘s promises never fail!

5). Be content with your singleness! Single folks are awesome and can live exemplary lives for the Lord!  There are huge benefits to being single! Don’t believe it? Then check out first Corinthians chapter 7. Don’t let anyone make you feel like a second-class citizen because you are unmarried. Instead rejoice that you can be even more focused than a married person on serving the Lord and building His kingdom! And as someone once said, if you have to choose, ”Its so much better to be miserable and single, then miserable and married!”



29/01/2021

It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contimplation of the Life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones. As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us, our confidence in Him will be more constant, our love will be quickened, and we shall be more deeply imbued with His spirit. If we would be saved at last, we must learn the lesson of penitence and humiliation at the foot of the cross. ---TheDesireofAges, p.83

25/01/2021

Marami ka mang hiniling kay LORD na hindi niya naibigay.
Mas marami naman siyang binigay na hindi mo hiniling.