This week I started doing The John Experiment and started reading through John chapter 1. As I read through the first chapter of John this week, I was amazed how clear this chapter communicates the deity of Christ. It is undeniable that Christ is God, even as many cults try to use certain passages from this chapter to deny Christ’s deity. Reading the whole chapter clearly communicates the revelation of Christ as God. What I particularly liked were the titles used for Jesus, specifically, the True Light, the Word and the Lamb of God. I encourage you to take the John Experiment challenge. Visit thejohnexperiment.com.
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by Pastor Jeff in Prayer
Please pray for our church, SBC Makati, as we are, right now, in the process of renegotiation with the owner of our present rented place. We are open to getting moving trucks ready if we find a place, but so far, the place we are looking for has not been found yet. O we are also open to staying at our current location, if the price is right. We would really appreciate your prayers.
C.S. Lewis once said, “The only thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important.”
If Jesus is who He says He is, if He saved us from all our sins and did what He said He was going to do – if God’s word is true, it deserves everything we’ve got. He’s not a piece of the pie along with our career and hobbies. He’s the whole pie. If it’s not true then let’s not bother going to church anymore, or else we’re just kidding ourselves.
The only thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important. The casual Christian is a contradiction of terms. We’re either passionate about loving God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength or, very simply put, we’re not.
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by Pastor Jeff in Uncategorized
I recently came across some sites where sermons in MP3 format can be downloaded. Since MP3 players are easy to find nowadays, listening to the sermons have become one of my favorite pass times. It has become now my alternative to listening to music. It wasn’t hard making the transition even though I am a man of music because the sermons are really very encouraging. It is also my way to direct my thoughts towards God and His word.
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Pastor Jeff in doctrine
2 Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.”
Many false teachings and interpretations of God’s word arise because many don not handle it properly. A lot of the beliefs of the cults (beliefs that believe in the Bible but believe on something else other than what it teaches) based on particular Bible verses are usually based on passages that are taken out of context. Meaning, the passages are read the way they want it.
When we read the Bible, we must try to figure out, through proper study methods, what the writer originally wanted to say in what he wrote to his audience. Doing this can eliminate many of the confusion in beliefs in essential beliefs.
Do you know how to properly handle God’s word? Are you moving towards learning how to do so? It’s never too late to start.
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Pastor Jeff in Uncategorized
Are you planning on using diet pills to help you with your plan to lose weight? It is wise to research on the diet pill you are planning to use and investigate the ingredients that are used to make the pills. Make sure that you body has tolerance for the ingredients and their side effects, otherwise you may end up feeling worse and much less healthier than you should be.
Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
This is a promise that we can claim from God. He assures as that if we sincerely ask, seek and knock we will find what we are looking for. Jesus uses encourages these three actions to show us that whatever we need, God is willing to satisfy that need according to His will. He is not a selfish God and because He loves us, He gives to those who truly seeks Him with all their hearts.
