PUSO NG PASKO (CHRISTIAN DRAMA)

 

PUSO NG PASKO

Krisha412, December, 2012

CAST:

• RICA: Maricris Anilao 
• ROLLIE: Pastor Rod 
• JENNY: Neizel Pascual 
• CARINA: Mary Ann Osorio 
• TANYA: Joan
• ANGEL: Nicole:
• THEA: Kathleen faith 
• ADEL: Lennard Llamado 
• JAY-JAY: Ian Biado 
• JESSIE: Jonas Bumotad

Narrator:

Sa mundong ating ginagalawan, minsan kahit na ang mga Kristiyano ay hindi maiwasan na tingnan ang mga bagay at mga taong nagbibigay sa atin ng dahilan para ipagdiwang ang pasko. Ngunit minsan dahil din dito at sa mga bagay na nangyayari sa atin nakakalimutan natin ang pinaka mahalagang dahilan ng pasko. Tunghayan po natin ang dulang pinamagatang ang “Puso ng Pasko.”

Scene 1:

Background Music: ambulance and TRACK 4 = MY MEMORY)

Props: folding bed

Lights: right side first then center stage on the 2^nd part 

(NASA GILID NG STAGE SI RICA AT UMIIYAK AT DARATING SI CARINA)

CARINA: aTE… Kumusta si Mama?

RICA: (garalgal na boses)… Wala na si mama..(iiyak) 

CARINA: Hindi!...   mama!!!   Gumising   kayo…marami   pa   ako sasabihin sainyo… Ma! Ma (hagulgol)

RICA: Carina… Tama na… wala na si mama

CARINA: Ate…Hindi pwede… Hindi pa ako nakakahingi ng tawad… Ma.. patawad… Ma! (pasigaw) LIGHTS OFF

Scene 2:

Props: table in the left side with 4 chairs; plates,spork and food

Lights: left stage only on the first part then center stage on the 2^nd part

RICA: Pumunta pala dito si auntie Loring kahapon, doon daw tayo magpasko sa kanila?

ANGEL: Sige ate… para masaya naman ang pasko natin

ROLLIE: OO agad itong si Angel oh! Pagkain at regalo lang naman ang habol

ANGEL: Hindi noh!.... Si Ate Carina pala kasama din?

RICA: Aywan ko, tingnan natin… Ikaw Rollie, okay lang ba saiyo?

ROLLIE: Okay lang… kahit ano… wala naman atang gawain non sa church eh.. alis pala ako ngayon ate… sasama ako kay pastor sa Pampanga?

RICA: Sige.. oh, Jenny, ikaw?

JENNY: Wag na… sanay na naman tayo na hindi nagcecelebrate pag pasko eh at kanya-kanya pag pasko?...

RICA: Sayang naman pag di tayo pumunta?

JENNY: Basta… ayaw ko eh..

ROLLIE: Alam mo ate… ilang taon na nakalipas, hindi pa niya nakakalimutan ang nakaraan kaya ganyan… Hindi pa niya maisuko… Nagsesenti na naman (Mag-stay lang ng konti at kakamot sa ulo at aalis)

JENNY: Alis na ako- nawalan na ako ng gana...

RICA: Diyan ka lang… Huwag ka umalis…

JENNY: nawalan na ako ng gana...

RICA: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 5 = WINTER SONATA-PIANO) (aalis pa rin si Jenny)… Sinabi ko ng wag kang umalis... Lagi ka na lang ganyan… Ano ka ba ha, ano ba yang pinagpuputok ng butse mo?

JENNY: Wala ate… wala... (pasigaw at umiiyak)..

RICA: Wala? bakit ganyan… pwede ba ilabas mo yang nasa loob mo… Gusto ko lang naman magsama-sama tayo pag pasko at inimbitahan naman tayo ni Auntie.

JENNY: Ayaw ko ate! Hindi ko pa kaya… (iiyak)…Alam kong may dahilan para magsaya pero hindi ko ito maramdaman… Saganitong okasyon, Lagi kong naaalala ang mga nagdaan sa buhay natin…

RICA: Mahirap pero Pwede bang wag na lang natin isipin yon… 

JENNY: Pwede bang hindi maisip yon ate… Pasko nang iwan tayo ni Tatay… pasko din nang mamatay si nanay… pasko din ng mawalan tayo ng bahay… Ano pa ate… maraming pasko na ang nagdaan na hindi tayo nag-ce-celebrate tapos ngayon sasabihin mo sa akin na magce-celebrate tayo…

RICA: Hindi mo pa rin pala nakakalimutan..Naiintindihan ko…Pero sana tanggapin na lang natin at may dahilan pa rin para magcelebrate…

JENNY: Nasanay na akong walang celebration…Kayo na lang ate magcelebrate…! (aalis)

LIGHTS OFF

 

Scene 3:

Props: 3 chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage on the 1^st part then lights on the 2^nd part

ANGEL: JAY-JAY, patulong naman sa assignment oh… parang mali eh… sige na

JAY-JAY: Ako, ako pa ang hingan mo ng tulong sa assignment na yan… sobrang talino ko kaya para jan!!

JESSIE: Ay naku...nakakatawa… 

ANGEL: Hindi ko kasi alam kong tama eh.. nagdududa ako sa sagot ko..

JAY-JAY: Ikaw naman sa akin ka pa umasa…

JESSIE: Ayun oh… makakatulong sainyo… 

JAY-JAY: Oo nga si Thea… Kaya lang hindi na siya umaattend di ba?… 

JESSIE: Eh.. ano naman…Naging kaibigan naman siya ni Angel… 

ANGEL: Subukan ko… (lalapit si Angel)…Oh, Thea… 

THEA: Ikaw pala angel.. kumusta?

ANGEL: Okay naman… nagawa mo na ba assignment natin?

THEA: Siyempre ako pa, matalino kaya to?

ANGEL: Favor naman oh.. I check mo naman sagot ko oh.. kung tama..

THEA: Sige ba, basta ilibre mo ako eh…

ANGEL: Wala nga akong baon eh…

THEA: Kawawa ka naman…ako na malilibre sayo… Teka, nabanggit mo sa akin na baka lilipat ka na ng school next year, tuloy na ba yon? Sayang naman, matagal ka na dito

ANGEL: Oo nga eh.. hindi ko pa alam eh… Ipapagpray ko na lang muna… Bakit hindi na nga pala kyo uma-attend sa church, antagal na ah?

THEA: Oo nga eh… busy kasi sila mommy eh…

ANGEL: Eh sana ikaw na lang…

THEA: Busy din kaya ako, pinasali ako ni mommy sa mga activities para maka-explore ako at ma-train... May ikukuwento pala ako.. alam mo si Richard.. yong crush ko ng Elementary, nanliligaw sa akin… eew.. nakakakilig

ANGEL: Talaga to oh…

 THEA: Oh, ikaw kumusta na yong crush mo?

ANGEL: Wala na… madami ako problema kaya di ko muna ini- intindi yon!

THEA: Ows.. halika na nga.. punta na tayo sa canteen, ililibre kita..

LIGHTS OFF

Scene 4: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 2 = REMEMBER)

Props: no chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

JENNY: Ate hinanap mo raw ako, bakit?

RICA: Ayaw kong sabihin sana ito saiyo kaya lang kailangan eh. Alam kong nangako ako saiyo pero Hindi kakayanin kung mag-aaral ka itong 2^nd sem ha?

JENNY: Sabi ko na nga ba Ganon naman talaga di ba? Lagi akong hinuhuli…

RICA: Jenny, Hindi naman sa ganoon, si Kuya Rollie mo isang taon na lang matatapos na kaya siya muna dahil hindi kaya sa budget.

JENNY: Ah.. mas bata ako kaya ako mahuhuli, ganon ba yon.. baka naalala mo ate hindi lang ito minsan…. nangyari na ito?

RICA: Pwede palawakin mo naman ang isip mo, Alam mo naman ang naging sitwasyon natin di ba?

JENNY: Yan na naman ate eh…Alam ko na yon…sana palawakin nyo rin ang isip nyo..makaalis naa nga… ((maiiwan si Rica at darating si Angel)

ANGEL: Ate.. Umiiyak ka ba?

RICA: Hindi ka pa pala tulog… medyo nalulungkot lang ako at may konting iniisip… pero okay lang ako…kumusta na school mo?

ANGEL: may sasabihin pala ako saiyo ate.. Kasi may parents’ meeting sa school pag-uusapan ang Christmas Party.. Tapos may binigay sa akin na sulat ang Accounting Office… (bubuksan ang sulat ni Rica).. Malaki na utang natin ate no, sa tuition ko?

RICA: Punta na lang ako sa school nyo next week, hayaan mo na ako mag-intindi nito ha basta mag-aral ka mabuti.

ANGEL: Ate, hindi na ako bata, high school na ako, kaya nararamdaman ko na ang sitwasyon natin dito sa bahay… lipat na lang kaya ako ng school.

RICA:  Malaki ang adjustment saiyo matagal ka na sa school na yan, kinder ka pa lang.. at iyan ang pangako saiyo ni mama di ba? (tatango si Angel)… Mahirap na lumipat sa ngayon nasa kalagitnaan na ng taon…

ANGEL: Naawa kasi ako saiyo ate eh… Mag-apply na lang kaya ako scholarship?

RICA: Kaya mo ba?

ANGEL: Kakayanin ko ate… (ngingiti si Rica at aakbayan ang kapatid) LIGHTS OFF

Scene 5: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 1 = “REASON”)

Props: no chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

ROLLIE: Napasyal ka, anong meron?

CARINA: Wala.. Kumusta na, anjan ba sila ate Rica?

ROLLIE: Umalis si ate, pero parating na iyon… aywan ko lang si Jenny kung nasaan… O paano iwan muna kita, may Bible Study ako eh… (Aambang aalis)

CARINA: Rollie, patawad ha, hindi ko naabot ang expectations nyo

 ROLLIE: Tama ka… umasa kami lalo ang ate pero Kung ang Panginoon nagpapatawad ako pa kaya!... Alis na ako..

CARINA: Salamat… (parating si Rica sa stage)

RICA: Bakit ka nandito?

CARINA: Napasyal lang ate…Ate patawad ha… (Hindi umiimik ang ate at lalapit si Carina).. Alam kong inaasahan nyo na makakatapos ako ng pag-aaral, patawad ate…

RICA: Sa totoo lang nasaktan ako…Alam mo naman ang buhay natin di ba at ang mga pinagdaan natin at nong time na yon Ikaw ang inaasahan ko na makakatulong sa akin tapos ganon pa ang nangyari…Naiintindihan mo ba ako?

CARINA: (tatango si Carina) Ate, pinagsisihan ko ang aking ginawa, inihingi ko na ng tawad sa Panginoon…Ate pinatawad mo na ba ako?

RICA: Kahit nasaktan talaga ako… hindi kita matitiis.. Kapatid kita..

CARINA: Salamat ng marami ate… Gumaan na kahit papaano ang pakiramdam ko… Hindi ninyo lang alam kung anong hirap ng kalooban ang naranasan ko… Marami ang naapektuhan, lalong lalo na ang ministry ko sa church… Kaya malaking bagay ang sinabi mo sa akin…

RICA: Kahit di mo sabihin un… alam ko yon..

CARINA:Maraming salamat…

RICA: (STOP THE BACKGROUND) Kumusta na ang baby mo at ang asawa mo?

 

CARINA: Ate, yon din ang sadya ko dito… Papunta na siya ng Brunei para magtrabaho… dito muna sana kami habang nag-iipon muna siya doon…

RICA: Welcome kayo dito… (biglang darating si Jenny).. Oh Jenny, andito si ate Carina mo… (hindi iimik si Jenny) Aalis muna ako ha may nakalimutan lang ako sandali…

CARINA: Kumusta ka na?

JENNY: Ang galing naman.. wala na nga kami sa budget… mag- sstay ka pa dito sa amin…

 CARINA: Wala kasi kami makakasama sa bahay namin, mag-aabroad kasi ang asawa ko at padadalhan naman kami pag nagsahod na siya..

JENNY: Aywan ko lang ha

CARINA: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 4 = “MEMORY”)Bakit ba ganyan ka sumagot? Baka nakakalimutan mo mas matanda ako saiyo

JENNY: Oo nga pala no… mas matanda ka sa akin… pero walang pinagkatandaan…

CARINA: Ano sabi mo?

JENNY: (Sasanggain ang kamay) Sige sampalin mo ako,,,Totoo naman ah… Dahil ikaw ang mas matanda, ikaw inuna para makapag-aral pero anong nangyari, nabuntis ka? May nagawa ba yang pinagkatandaan mo?

CARINA: Alam kong nagkamali ako! (garalgal na boses na pasigaw) pinagsisihan ko na yon! itinatama ko na ang aking pagkakamali! (sigaw at bigla hihinto..iiyak)… Pero sana mapatawad mo rin ako at sana kahit anuman ang nangyari hinihingi ko pa rin ang respeto mo…(aalis sa stage)

(LIGHTS OFF)                               

Scene 6: (Nagpipray-dim light) (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 5

= WINTER SONATA-PIANO)

Props: no chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

ANGEL: Panginoon… alam po ninyo ang kalagayan namin… Tulungan po ninyo ako sa pag-aaral ko. Nalulungkot po ako dahil hindi ako nakapasa sa scholarship, pero tinatanggap ko po ang kalooban ninyo sa akin. Ayaw ko pong lumipat ng school, kaya lang nahihirapan na po ang ate ko…Gabayan na lang po ninyo ang mga ate ko sa mga desisyon nila…Salamat po… sa pangalan ni Hesus…, Amen (tatayo mula sa pagkaluhod)

RICA: Hindi ka pa pala tulog?…(lalapit kay angel)… umiyak ka? (hindi iimik si angel)… May problema ka?

ANGEL: Ate… (iiyak) hindi ako nakapasa sa scholarship eh… Paano yan, lilipat na ba ako ng school?(patuloy ang pag-iyak) Hindi na kasi tayo makakabayad ng tuition di ba?

 

RICA: Huwag mo nang intindihin yon, ako na maroblema noon… Huwag mo nang isipin yong paglipat ng school… Malay mo may blessing si ate di ba? Ipagpray natin ha? (mangiyak-ngiyak na boses)… Ipinagpray mo naman di ba? (tatango si Angel)…Pahinga ka na, may pasok ka pa..(aalis si Angel, maiiwan si Rica sa sala at darating si Rollie)

ROLLIE: (HINDI MAPAKALI) (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 1 = “REASON”) Ate…

RICA: Ano yon?

ROLLIE: (HINDI MAPAKALI) Ate kasi ano eh…

RICA: Ano yon? (hindi makapagsalita si Rollie

ROLLIE: (HINDI PA RIN MAPAKALI) Hindi ako nag-enrol ngayong sem?

RICA: Ano?(malakas   na   boses)Bakit?   Nawala   ang   pera? Nakabuntis ka? Mag-aasawa ka na?

ROLLIE: Ano  ba  ate…  Hindi  nawala  ang  pera,  hindi  ako nakabuntis at hindi ako mag-aasawa…

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RICA: Eh ano? Bilisan mo nga(pasigaw).. ang tagal mo magsalita jan eh..

ROLLIE: Magpapastor ako… Mag-aaral ako sa Bible School

RICA: (hindi iimik ng matagal at mangiyak-ngiyak)… mag bibible school ka? Sigurado ka? PAno yong course mo, magfofourth year ka na di ba?

ROLLIE: Noong una pa lang ayaw ko yong course na pinakuha sa akin ni Itay… Hindi ko linya ang Engineering ate… Kung ipapagpatuloy ko wala pa rin akong kapayapaan… Gusto kong maglingkod sa Panginoon…

RICA: Puwede bang huwag ka na lang mag Bible School…Puwede ka namang maglingkod kahit anong course mo ah, kahit sa malaki at maliit na paraan pwede kang maglingkod…

ROLLIE: Ate… (mangiyak-ngiyak)tinawag akong maging pastor… Sana maintindihan mo ako …Alam ko ang iniisip mo ang future natin… Hindi ko man mabigyan kayo ng karangyaan, may Panginoon naman na magpupuno noon… hindi tayo pababayaan…Ayaw kong tanggihan ang Panginoon (iiyak)

RICA: Oo, tama ka, isa yon sa iniisip ko… gusto kong magalit saiyo dahil hanggang ngayon ikaw palagi ang nagpapa- alaala ng mga pagkukulang ko sa Panginoon kaya tuloy naisip ko na naman … (mangiyak-ngiyak).. yong panahon na tinanggihan ko ang pagkatawag niya sa akin sa halip tinalikuran ko ang Panginoon…Hindi ko inaasahan na yan ang balak mo… kaya lang sa dami ng pagkukulang ko sa Panginoon … Naiintindihan kita…

 

ROLLIE: Salamat ate.. salamat ng marami, ikaw ang inaalala ko, ung expectations mo sa akin…matagal ko itong ipinagpray, answered prayer na ako… Salamat sa Panginoon… (aakbayan ang ate)

(LIGHTS OFF)

Scene 7:

Props: no chairs on the center stage

Lights: left side and center stage

TANYA: San ka galing?

THEA: Sa mga kaibigan ko?                           

TANYA: kalian mo pa ginagawa ang umuwi ng ganitong oras? (hindi sasagot si thea).. Tinatanong kita, Kalian mo pa ginagawa ito?

THEA: Hindi ko po alam

TANYA: Pwede bang hindi alam..Sumagot ka ng maayos..

THEA: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 2 = “REMEMBER”) Hindi ko po alam eh( pabalang).. Siguro nagsimula ito noong kayo din ay gabi na rin kayo umuuwi…

TANYA: Ang galing ng sagot mo ah…Ako pa ang dinahilan mo ha, Alam mo naman na nag-oovertime ako para sa trabaho eh, para din saiyo ito, Hindi kaya yong sahod ng daddy mo kaya ko ito ginagawa ko at para maibigay namin ang panganga-ilangan mo... Naintindihan mo ba kami anak? (hindi iimik si Thea at lalapit na lang ang mommy) Nalaman ko din kay Angel na hindi ka na pala uma- attend ng Sunday Sch. Bakit? Akala ko uma-attend ka?

THEA: Mahalaga pa ba yon sa ngayon?

TANYA: Oo naman anak…

THEA: Kung mahalaga, Bakit kayo hindi na uma-attend.. sinasabihan ninyo ako ng pumunta sa church pero kayo hindi, hindi ko kayo maintindihan ?

TANYA: Anak…

THEA: Sa totoo lang naman po (mangiyak-ngiyak)..alam ko naman na mahalaga yon, bata pa lang ako dindala na ninyo ako sa church eh.. pero nawalan na ko ng gana nang hindi ko na kayo nakakasama… Alam ko po malaki na ako… pero mas masaya di ba pag kasama ko kayo ni daddy… Mommy, Nami—miss ko na po yong dati nating ginagawa..

TANYA: Anak…Ako din nami-miss ko yon.. patawarin mo ako sa pagkukulang ko…

(LIGHTS OFF)

 

Scene 8: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: CD 2 = “ENDLESS LOVE”)

Props: 2 chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

ADEL:Alam mo hindi ako pabor sa desisyon mo, kaya lang parang wala akong karapatan magdecide para saiyo?

JENNY: Anong gusto mong gawin ko.. magtunganga na lang ako at maghihintay ng grasya.

ADEL: Hindi yon ang ibig kong sabihin, hindi magandang example ang pagpasok mo diyan bilang cashier sa isang club?

JENNY: Wala akong mapasukang iba…

ADEL: Hindi ako naniniwala.. kilala kita… may gusto kang iparating. Paano ang ministry mo sa choir?

JENNY: Magpa-alam ako kay pastor

ADEL: Ganon na lang yon?

JENNY: Tanggapan lang yan… Choices lang yan, ganon talaga yon!

ADEL: At yong maling choice ang pipiliin mo? Ganon ba? Madali na lang para saiyo magdecide- gawain yon sa Panginoon…Hindi kita maintindihan… Kung ganyan ka ng ganyan hindi ako magdadalawang isip na… (puputulin ni Jenny ang sasabihin ni Adel)

JENNY: Ano? Makikipagbreak ka? Ganyan naman kayong lahat eh.. hindi nyo ako naiintindihan!

ADEL: Matagal na kitang iniintindi…Kilala mo ako… Buhay ko na ito- buhay ko ang paglilingkod-Mahirap makisama pag magkaiba ang pananaw sa paglilingkod… magkaiba na tayo ngayon… mahal kita…(iiyak) PERO MAS MAHAL KO ANG PANGINOON.. (biglang aalis)

(iiyak ng Malakas si Jenny at (LIGHTS OFF)

Scene 9:

Props: 2 chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

RICA: Napadaan ka? Kumusta na kayo, antagal nyong nawala ah…

TANYA: Oo nga eh… Nabusy lang ako masyado sa trabaho at napromote pa ako kaya ganon… Kumusta na ang church?

RICA: Ayon kay Rollie okay naman, hindi rin ako gaano nagsisimba,

TANYA: Ah ganon ba…Paano yong ladies, di ba ikaw leader?

 RICA: Yong asawa ni pastor ang naguna muna… nagpa-alam ako…eh ikaw pala hindi na rin nagtuturo sa Sunday School

TANYA: Oo nga eh.. namimiss ko din… Sa ngayon may problema ako kay Thea, hindi ko napapansin na napabayaan ko na siya… Sinanay ko siyang dumalo sa simbahan mula pa pagkabata at akala ko ngayon na medyo malaki na siya, hindi na siya mawawala dahil nasanay na siya at may mga kaibigan na siya sa church… pero nagkamali ako…

RICA: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 4 = “MY MEMORY”) Tayo nga na mas matagal at nilulumot na nawawala pa… sila pa kaya… Kailangan natin talaga ng kaagapay…alam mo naman na marami ang naging problema namin pero ngayon na malayo ako sa panginoon tingin ko mas lumala pa… Si Jenny nararamdamn ko may bitterness siya sa puso, pero hindi ko siya masabihan dahil yong sarili ko mismo may problema… Mula nang mawala si Inay, sa akin na naiwan ang problema… Tapos ang pinaka masakit pa, ang taong pinakamamahal ko, hindi ako naintindihan at iniwan na ako…

TANYA: Ganon ba…Tingin ko huwag mo nang paghinayangan na mawala si Andy dahil parang hindi naman Kristiyano yon eh…

RICA: Kahit ganon nasaktan pa rin ako dahil akala ko sa tagal ng pinagsamahan namin, hindi na kami magkakahiwalay… Nabigla din kasi ako…

TANYA: Hayaan mo na yon…

RICA: Oo nga…, alam mo narealize ko… hindi rin pala masaya ang mawala sa Panginoon… Kaya sana bumalik na kayo…

TANYA: Narealize ko rin yon, pano namin mapapapunta at masasabihan ang anak namin na magbigay ng buhay kung kami mismo hindi nakikitaan ng commitment. Marami na kaming pagkukulang sa Kanya… Salamat at narealize namin agad bago mahuli ang lahat…

(TATANGO SILA PAREHO AT (LIGHTS OFF)

Scene 10: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 5 = “WINTER SONATA”)

Props: no chairs on the center stage

Lights: center stage only

JENNY: (NAKALUHOD) Ayaw ko na!!

RICA: (PAPATAYUIN SI JENNY) Anong nangyari? Bakit?

JENNY: Ate nahihirapan na ako… Nagbreak na kami ni Adel…

RICA: Ano, Bakit?

JENNY: Nagbago na daw ako… Hindi ko na ata kayang ibalik yong dating ako na binago ng Panginoon

 RICA: Hindi mo talaga kaya… pero kaya ng Panginoon.. Isuko mo na sa Panginoon ang lahat…

JENNY: Bigla akong nag-isip sa sinabi niya na pipiliin ko ba ang maling choices sa buhay… Marami na ang nawala sa akin ate… Pati si Adel mawawala na rin…

RICA: Hindi pa huli ang lahat.. basta anuman ang nangyari… naiintindihan ka namin…

JENNY: Naiintindihan ninyo ako? Pero bakit hindi ko maramdaman?…

RICA: (BACKGROUND MUSIC: TRACK 2 = “REMEMBER”) Kahit anong gawin namin Hindi mo talaga mararamdaman dahil punung-puno ng galit at kapighatian ang puso mo... Alam kong maraming nangyari sa buhay natin… Kahit ako ay nahirapan din… matindi ang kalaban ko

..ang sarili ko… Alam mo Ngayon ko lang sasabihin ito saiyo dahil ito ay natutunan ko… Sa mga ginawa mo, naging masaya ka ba?.. Di ba hindi?... Kasi wala ang Panginoon doon… Kahit anong gawin mo hindi ka magiging masaya kung ilalayo mo ang sarili mo sa mga taong tunay na nagmamahal saiyo at lalong lalo na sa KANYA… Kaya’t kahit anuman mangyari masama man o maganda may dahilan pa rin para magsaya at magcelebrate… dahil ang tunay na puso ng Pasko ay si Kristo

JENNY: Tama ka ate, ang Panginoon ang dahilan ng pagdiriwang ng pasko, kahit alam ko na yon nahirapan akong gawin dahil sa galit at kalungkutang nararamdaman ko…Ate…

RICA: salamat…. Patawarin mo ako sa hindi ko pag-intindi saiyo lalong lalo na sa di ko pag-enrol…

Hindi na matutuloy si kuya mo mag-aral, ibinigay na niya saiyo… may susuport naman sa kanya eh at sa Bible School siya papasok..

JENNY: TALAGA! Sige, gagalingan ko at Maghahanap na lang muna ako ng maayos na trabaho na hindi makakaapekto sa ministry ko... (darating si Rollie, si Angel at si Carina sa stage)

ROLLIE: Hindi pa ba tayo aalis… nakaready na kami… 

CARINA: Sama ka Jenny?… (titingin si Jenny sa ate niya at tatango lang si Rica))..

JENNY: (ngingiti ) Hintayin nyo ako… mag-impake lang ako… (NGINGITI SILANG LAHAT AT AALIS SA STAGE- LIGHTS OFF)

Narrator:

Anuman ang ating pagkukulang at pagkakamali… ang Panginoon ay palaging nariyan sa atin. Sana po magsilbing paalaala sa atin ang dulang ito na ang tunay na rason sa pagdiriwang natin sa kapaskuhan ay si kristo kaya’t anuman ang kalagayan natin manatilin tayong mapagpasalamat sa Panginoon. Mula pos a Sunday School Department salamat po at maligayang pasko!

 

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GOD’S WAY OF BLESSING THE FAMILY

BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 15: 1-21

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Lesson Prepared by: Krisha of Solomon’s Wisdom FB page

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

 

MEMORY VERSE

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

PSALMS 127:1

 

INTRODUCTION:

Who wants his/her family to be blessed? Of course every one of us want that. That’s the reason why we try our best in this world to be productive: we study hard for us to have a good job and supply the family’s needs. One of the proofs here is, our country has a lot of OFWS (Overseas Filipino Workers). They go abroad in order for the family to meet not just the basic needs and also other needs as well. Like somebody else, we get worry at times when we see that there are no visual evidences of your future. Because of this, sometimes we do things and decide without thorough thinking and prayer.

In our lesson today we will talk about a family who had been called by God in a special purpose. From the passage we’ve read, we already knew the story and we have ideas what this family went through in their life.

LESSON OUTLINE:

1.  BELIEVE IN GOD’S PROMISES

You will remember that God called Abraham to leave his homeland and go to a land far away that he had never seen. Here God promised to make him and his descendants great. God promises a son to Abraham through whom these descendants would come. In Genesis 15 we can the Lord and Abram had a covenant and in Genesis 17: 9, 15 and 16, God mentioned again His promises to Abram and Sarai. The promises came directly from the mouth of God. Did Abraham believe in God’s promises? Yes!

 

Personally, let’s ask ourselves “How deep our faith in believing God’s promises?” In our present time, we cannot directly hear from God’s mouth the promises but we have in His word, the Bible. How many promises in the Bible we can mention or can remember? There are a lot of promises in the Bible but sometimes we don’t hold onto it.

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2.   WAIT FOR GOD’S TIMING

Many years passed and the son was not born. Sarah decided to take matter into her own hands. In Genesis 16: 1-4,

¹Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. ² And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. ³ And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. ⁴ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

 

Before we judge Sarah for her over anxiousness, let us remember that there have probably been many times when we have run ahead of God. Can we relate to this? We waited for days, weeks, months, years and nothing happened. Like Sarah, we did also what she had done – we take matter into our hands.

 

Abraham found himself 86 years old and his wife 76. This was long past the time of bearing children. He feared that his chief servant, Eliezer of Damascus, would be his heir. Abraham cried out to God expressing his fear. God assured him that Eliezer was not his heir. One from his own body would be that heir. Several years passed, and Sarah still did not conceive. In order to help God along, Sarah persuaded Abraham to take her servant, Hagar, as his wife and bear her children through her. This was perfectly acceptable according to the custom of the day. If a woman could not bear children, she could have her servant have them for her through using her husband. The children after birth were considered hers. Though this custom was accepted still Sarah, took the matter into her hands.

Abraham followed Sarah's bad advice.  Sure enough, she became pregnant and bore a son whom they named Ishmael.

 

The time frame of God is different from ours. They waited for years and finally, when Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90, she conceived and bore a son. They named him Isaac, and he was the son of God's promise.

God’s timing is always perfect!

 

 

3.  FOLLOW GOD’S WAY

 

Have you thought why Abraham followed his wife’s advice? (allow the audience response) Like everyone else, we sometimes think, maybe this is the way of God wants me to be blessed. God’s way is different from ours. Let’s read Genesis 17:15-18.

 

Tagalog: ¹⁵ Sinabi pa rin ng Diyos kay Abraham, “Hindi na Sarai ang itatawag mo sa iyong asawa kundi Sara^[b] 16 sapagkat siya'y pagpapalain ko. Magkakaanak ka sa kanya at siya'y magiging ina ng maraming bansa; may magiging hari mula sa kanyang mga salinlahi.” ¹⁷ Muling nagpatirapa si Abraham, ngunit napatawa siya nang kanyang maisip na siya'y matanda na. Nasabi niya sa sarili, “Magkakaanak pa ba ang isang lalaki na sandaang taóng gulang na? At si Sara! Maglilihi pa ba siya gayong siya'y siyamnapung taon na?” ¹⁸ At sinabi niya sa Diyos, “Bakit hindi na lang po si Ismael ang magmana ng mga ipinangako ninyo sa akin?”

 

Let’s take note of verse 18. Sometimes we don’t understand but truly God’s way is different from ours and His way is the best. The birth of Ismael, however, was according to the flesh not a promise. God promised Abraham a son, but it would not come this way.

Let’s ask ourselves, how many times we keep on doing our way and not God’s ways?

 

CONCLUSION:

Let’s read Galatians 4:21-31; 5:1 (Let them open their Bible)

²¹ Sabihin nga ninyo sa akin, kayong nagnanais mapasailalim ng Kautusan, hindi ba ninyo naririnig ang sinasabi ng Kautusan? ²² Sinasabi roon na si Abraham ay nagkaanak ng dalawang lalaki, isa sa aliping babae at isa sa malayang babae. ²³ Ang anak niya sa aliping babae ay ipinanganak ayon sa kagustuhan ng tao, ngunit ang anak niya sa malayang babae ay ipinanganak bilang katuparan ng pangako ng Diyos. ²⁴ Ito'y isang paghahambing. Ang dalawang babae ay larawan ng dalawang kasunduan, ang isa ay ang tipan sa Bundok ng Sinai na kinakatawan ni Hagar at ng kanyang mga anak, na pawang mga alipin. ²⁵ Si Hagar ay kumakatawan sa Bundok ng Sinai na nasa Arabia,^[b] at larawan ng kasalukuyang Jerusalem sapagkat siya'y nasa pagkaalipin, kasama ng kanyang mga mamamayan. ²⁶ Ngunit ang Jerusalem na nasa langit ay malaya, at siya ang ating ina. ²⁷ Ayon sa nasusulat, “Magsaya ka, O babaing hindi magkaanak!
    Humiyaw ka sa galak, ikaw na hindi pa nakaranas ng hirap sa panganganak!
Sapagkat higit na marami ang anak ng babaing nangungulila
    kaysa babaing may asawa.” ²⁸ Mga kapatid, tulad ni Isaac, tayo'y mga anak ayon sa pangako. ²⁹ Kung noong una, ang ipinanganak ayon sa Espiritu ay inuusig ng ipinanganak ayon sa kagustuhan ng tao, gayundin naman ngayon. ³⁰ Ngunit ganito ang sinasabi ng kasulatan, “Palayasin mo ang babaing alipin at ang kanyang anak, sapagkat ang anak ng alipin ay hindi dapat makibahagi sa mana ng anak ng malaya.” ³¹ Kaya nga, mga kapatid, hindi tayo anak ng alipin kundi ng malaya.

Paul tells the story of Abraham and Sarah and their child Isaac and also of Hagar and Abraham and their child Ishmael. Ishmael was born as a result of a plan by Abraham and Sarah to hurry up what God seemed to be taking too long to do. Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarah. Ishmael was not the son of promise. He was the son of the flesh. Isaac was the son of promise that God promised to Abraham and Sarah.

After using the story as an analogy, Paul explains how the heritage of the line through one mother, Hagar, is lost while the heritage through the other mother, Sarah, is salvation and freedom.

In Paul's analogy both of them represent the spiritual being assaulted by the unspiritual. The physical and spiritual descendants of Hagar and Ishmael have persecuted and opposed the physical and spiritual descendants of Sarah and Isaac. From Ishmael come the Arabs, many of whom are Muslim. From Isaac come the Jews and Christians. If you are at all familiar with history, you know that the Jews and Muslims have a long history of persecuting one another.

 

Keeping with the analogy, the descendants of Ishmael, representing the ungodly, will persecute the descendants of Isaac, representing those who are godly. The Galatians were perfect proof of the truth of Paul's analogy. They were persecuting those who accepted Paul's message of salvation through the grace of God. They were telling them they needed to add their good works to the salvation process. Paul was telling them that would never work. It is a picture of unbelievers persecuting believers. https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons

 

Good news in Galatians 5:1, Jesus made us free. Whatever descendants you came from, Jesus made you free just accept Him into our lives.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

TAGALOG: Malaya na tayo dahil pinalaya tayo ni Cristo. Kaya magpakatatag kayo at huwag nang paalipin pang muli!

 

Which is better for the family follow things after the flesh or follow according to God’s promise? Whether we like it or not we already chose which one is for our family. It can be seen based from the lifestyle of the family. If we don’t prioritize spiritual things, then we know the answer. God’s plan has a greater purpose. We hope and pray we follow GOD’S WAY and not our way!

 

FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY

BIBLE PASSAGE: NEHEMIAH 4:1-23

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Lesson Prepared by: Krisha of Solomon’s Wisdom FB page

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

 

MEMORY VERSE

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

PSALMS 127:1

 

INTRODUCTION:

There is no such thing as a “perfect family” and because of that every family have struggles to face. I don’t know each one of us here the struggles you are all facing right now but whether we like it or not there are battles we need to overcome. Every family wants to be known the best family when compared to others in your environment or circle of friends but no matter what we do, other families fail. The verse reminds us in Psalms 127:1; let’s recite.

I remember one of the activities in our DCUbes group is to ask the members what are the struggles the family is facing. I’ll show you some of the pictures.

 

With the examples given and the news we heard every day, is FAMILY under attack? Is fighting for your family worth it? Yes, because it’s constant struggle and a constant dynamic that we need to work on – your relationship to your spouse, your relationship to your kids and to your relationship to your parents.  God is calling us is to stand and fight for your family. To help us understand about the fight, we’re going to look at Nehemiah.

I know most of us know so well the character on our passage. Nehemiah has the assignment of being the cup bearer; he has the job the responsibility of drinking king’s cup and eat from the king’s plate before the king. Just in case it’s poisoned then he would die and the king would not drink or eat. How many of us want that job? One day while he was serving this king and in country where he is from gets word back in his homeland of Jerusalem. The city is in disarray, the people are in disturbed, discomfort and felt insecurity and the walls of the city have been destroyed. Nobody has been able to repair these walls for hundreds of years. Imagine your brethren, your relatives, your love ones are in great danger. This burden rest on Nehemiah’s heart; this burden that he has is to go back and rebuild the walls. The king sees his distress and unhappiness and ask him what’s going on. Then the king releases him to go back to his homeland to work on the walls and not just to release him and also he gives him money to make the trip and also resources to rebuild the walls.

Some of us are like Nehemiah in our life. In our life, we have an assignment; God has a mission for our life that He wants us to do. We learn from the story of Nehemiah some lessons that we have to take into consideration whenever we have an assignment. All of us have purpose to fulfill. We were not just born to study, work and have money to sustain life. We have an assignment in our family. Let’s see how Nehemiah handle this assignment and we learn from it.

In verse 1 (read in tagalog), we see that there are people who don’t like Nehemiah doing. The people ridiculed and mocked them, the Jews, let’s read verse 2. The people thought, they could not possible rebuild it. Personally speaking, there are some things in our life that God wants to rebuild some stuff in our life: some stuff in your marriage, your children, your parents, and some stuff in our finances. When doing God’s assignment, expect that there are people who would not be happy for it. The enemy will be trying to make you quit or turn around and go in a different direction so that you can’t fulfill your purpose. In verse 4, the people who are against thinking that what the Nehemiah and his men doing is not going to amount up too much. Some of us today have sought to do some. From this verse we can see that what may be much to people, God can take and blow it up. Like in Nehemiah’s time, the enemy wants to discourage us and let’s see how they responded. They responded by praying let’s read verses 4 and 5. In verse 6, they built the wall because they had the mind to work. In verses 7 and 8, when the opposition saw that they almost rebuilt the wall, they went together to stop Nehemiah and his team. This made Nehemiah and the Jews had a watch day and night.  Verses 1 -9, we can see that the opposition is outsiders of the team but in verse 10, something else happened. Let’s take a look in verse 10, Judah, one of the tribes, said something kind of discouragement.  Judah started complaining, “there so much damage and the laborers are tired.” Some of us are like Judah, we see that the family’s problem is too much to handle and it’s impossible to be resolved it.  Not just outside oppositions inside there are also inside. God wants to restore your family, your career, your finances but you said “it’s too much rubbish.” In reality, we can’t do anything to rebuild it but with God, all things are possible.

In verses 11 and 12, the enemy didn’t know that there are some people surrounded them informed Nehemiah and his team about their plans. Even the oppositions planned together to destroy the works of Nehemiah, we can see that God’s favor is with Nehemiah and his team.

In protecting and rebuilding our family, there are oppositions: they may be outsiders and possible insiders too. But in verse 14 reminds us…

LESSON OUTLINE:

1.  BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM

In the midst of all this opposition, in the midst of all these people outside talking about them and the complain of Judah, Nehemiah said, “BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM” which says in verse 14. He looked and stood up to the nobles, to the rulers and to the rest of the people, BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM. There’s first thing we need to do is be not afraid of these opposition, people or enemy. Sometimes we can’t go forward because fear has kept us from doing anything. Let’s be reminded that God has not given the spirit of fear but of love, and of power and of a sound mind. If we are afraid, how can we protect our family. God has all the ability to equip us in our spiritual endeavors. 

 

John wanted the Christians to remember to be brave and not to be fearful of the enemy. This leads John to write to them greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).

 

2.   REMEMBER THE LORD

In the next part in verse 14 is REMEMBER THE LORD.  Nehemiah was facing a task that was impossible to complete. They had not been able to rebuild those walls in hundreds of years and he did the completion in 52 days. It took Nehemiah 52 days to reinforce the gaps and rebuild the wall. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. Was he able to do that because he had the leadership quality or bright ideas? He was able to that because he remembered the Lord who is great and terrible. When you are in the midst of doing something you got to have the kind of courage and faith in the midst of your fear.  God allowed you to have trouble yesterday so that you could overcome it, so that when you face what you’re facing today you can remember where God has already brought you from.

Anybody ever had God do something that you know that nobody but God could have made that happen? What are the possible things family is facing right now? Your family is in great debt and it’s impossible to solve or pay it. Your family is in deep emotional problem between members and it’s impossible to patch up. Your parents are separated and it’s impossible to be in good terms. You can’t continue pursuing your studies because of unstable financial situation. ONLY GOD COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN!

 

3.  FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY USING THE WEAPON

In verse 13,

“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows,” they are willing to fight.

 

This is a fight for your family moment. Fight for your brethren, fight for your sons and daughters, fight for your wives and fight for your houses. This is the time for you to fight that which you thought couldn’t be made right. Even it looks like in rubbish, looks like it has been burnt and looks like it’s no chance and family’s situation is full of drama., FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY.  BELIEVE GOD CAN RESTORE YOUR FAMILY.

 

Verse 17 says, “They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.”

 

Nehemiah and his team kept on building the wall. In one hand they had their hammer and in the other hand they had their SWORD. One hand keep doing the work has called you to do and the other hand have the weapons of warfare- keep on praying, keep on reading that word and keep on believing God.  

CONCLUSION:

Whether we accept it or not, family is at war. Remember the enemy’s purpose, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: and we are not fighting against flesh and blood.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST BATTLE YOU ARE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW? Security of the family, fidelity in the family, safety in the family, peace in the family, balance in the family (no family communication), education in the family, and future of the family. LET’S FIGHT FOR OUR FAMILY!