GOD KNOWS YOU
Bible Passage: EXODUS 13: 17-22
In order to understand and be positive in life no matter how hard you're going through, read, study and meditate God's Word!
WORTH THE WAIT
Bible Passage: Genesis 12: 1-5 ; 15:1-4
INTRODUCTION:
Being in a situation of a single person like me, there are many worries and burdens come to your mind. I'm just glad that I can handle emotional struggles by reading God's Words.
Not just single persons but all of us have problems & struggles need to deal with. Like Abraham, he was already 75 years old and needed to deal with future plans.
LESSON POINTS:
YOUR STATUS
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Introduction:
Having no connection with the Lord is the saddest
situation you have in this world. You will have emptiness and no direction in
this life. People always say that you own your life and it is you who directs
it but let’s remember that humanity has the ultimate Creator who knows us
better than ourselves. He knows what’s the best for us and He has purpose why
He created you.
Lesson Points I learned:
1. 1. Think of
what you were before you were called (I Cor. 1:26)
I remember the time before I accepted the Lord Jesus
Christ in my heart; my life is full of sadness. I had a personality problem
that time: I always stayed in my room especially when there were visitors in
our house. I had a low self-esteem; I felt not accepted and I felt I was the
ugliest in the family. So when somebody told me that SOMEONE loves me the most
and shared the GOOD NEWS, I didn’t hesitate to accept that.
Bible says in 1 Corinthians 1:26 “For ye see your calling brethren, how that not many wise men after the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called: But God hath chosen the
foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hat chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of
the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things
which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
Everything changed when I chose God; my personality
problem began to solve. I am already a child of God and that’s the cause of my
confidence from that time and until now. THANK YOU LORD.
2. 2. It is because of God that you are in Christ Jesus (1
Cor. 1:30)
“But of him are
ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and
sanctification, and redemption:”
We owe everything to God: our eternal life, being
justified, and sanctified, and redemptive. We are doomed in hell but praise God
He sent His Son to save us.
3. 3. Boast not in the Lord (1 Corinthians 1:29)
“That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
Reminiscing
the past makes me thankful for all the things God has done to my life and to my
family as well. Everything that happens to me I owe everything to the Lord.
JOHN 9:4 / Colossians 4:2-6
Lesson prepared by: Krisha of Solomon
Wisdom FB page
MEMORY VERSE:
JOHN 9:4
“I must work the works of
him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” (KJV)
INTRODUCTION:
When you travel in different country the first thing you’ll see,
apart from the good views, is the culture. For example, in America where I’d
been: you won’t see them “make mano” to elders, the elders usually go to
facilities when they’re too old to take care of themselves but we cannot judge
them because that’s the way they are raised. If you talk to them and see how
the system goes, you will truly understand them. People there are too busy and
you seldom see people walking on the streets especially in county and also most
of them have cars to use. Why I say this? I say this because in different
places around the world, there are different opportunities we can see. The
opportunity we have in the Philippines is not the same in other country.
How about the opportunity in sharing the gospel? Can you do
street evangelism in other places? In other countries, you cannot do that, you
will be put in prison. Others you need to have permits, and in some places, you
will not be heard because all people are in their cars. Can you do on knocking
doors? No you can’t. How can you do that if mostly people are in their work and
if there are some staying in their houses, they have legitimate reasons why
they’re there – busy and if you tried they’ll say “I’m good, I don’t need
that.” You cannot see people making “tambay” outside. If you see them outside,
they do something: mowing grass, doing gardening and many things. How about in
grocery stores? If you’ll say, “you need help.” They’ll mostly say, “No,
thanks. I’m good.” They are raised independently so every time they block your
way in the aisle in grocery store for example, they always say “I’m Sorry”
because they see the time consume in buying- their free time. Can you give
bible tracts? You can in other places but most of the time they put in wipers
of cars in the parking lot. You cannot give inside the grocery stores because
some will report you to the store manager. In other Muslim countries, they’ll
put you in prison. So what will they do now? In USA, they still try do knocking
doors, giving tracts and other things; find other ways even it’s very hard. Some
countries, they do basement worship services.
LESSON OUTLINE:
1)
BE SENSITIVE
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
Because
of the culture and the different opportunity, some Christians in other
countries just go with the flow and just wait for the opportunity to come and
this cause them to feel insensitive with the opportunity when it comes their
way.
Nowadays,
we can see that social media is a great avenue for sharing the gospel. Instead
of posting unnecessary things on social media, let’s use this as an opportunity
to share the gospel especially to those our friends, relatives and others in
other countries. Talking about sensitivity, when see our FB friends posting
things that are alarming and you think they need help, make a private message
to that person and pray for him or her. In line with this, always remember that
our Facebook account or any accounts on social media are also our way of
showing our testimony. So be careful what are in there or anything posted.
In the church we should be sensitive, if we see a visitor, be friendly and don’t let that time passed without telling that person how God loves him/her – share the GOODNEWS. In our bag, let’s put bible tracts or any invitation cards so that when meet someone or a friend in a place we go, it’s easy for us to invite; It’s the first step to share what you believe in – salvation
2)
LOOK FOR
WAYS
Have you experienced of
not doing something in sharing the good news? We become stagnant and at peace
of just being a Christian. Whether we accept it or not, our ultimate goal given
to us by God is the Great Commission which is written in Matthew 28:19-20.
In the Philippines, we
can still see people staying outside their houses and play, talking with
neighbors, or just stay and drink coffee. The people are still reachable, you
can still do the house to house sharing. So as part of looking for ways, being friendly
to your neighbor is also one way of sharing the gospel. Another thing, when
your birthday comes it’s the best time to invite people so it’s also the best
time to share good news as part of the birthday program. Reunions, All Saints
Day, Christmas, New Year and other special events are the best ways to share.
Though there are many
ways, Christians come to the point of their Christian lives that that they
become stagnant. They stopped looking for ways in sharing the gospel, and
become deaf in the voice of the Holy Spirit or they’re not sensitive anymore to
the opportunity.
3)
BE EQUIPPED
WITH THE SHARING OF THE GOSPEL
If you’re a teacher, you
are equipped to teach. If you’re a licensed dentist, you are equipped to treat
dental problems. If you’re a doctor, you are allowed to treat patients with
their health problem and many more. Therefore, if you’re a Christian, you
should be equipped to share the Gospel because this is what happened to you –
someone shared to you the gospel and furthermore, this is what God has
commanded.
In 2 Timothy 2:8-13 we
can see how Paul reminded Timothy about the Gospel. First and foremost, the
content of the gospel of what Paul shared is JESUS CHRIST. It says, “Remember Jesus Christ, of the seed of David
who was raised from the dead…” Timothy needed to keep the fact that Jesus
is the Messiah. The gospel should be the good news that pertains to Jesus
Christ who died on the cross. In sharing the gospel, Paul suffered the
consequences (He was chained). He understood that they could chain him but they
could not never chain the word of God. It will spread no matter what. Why he
endures all these things? For the elect’s sake (God’s people), that they obtain
salvation. So we see how motivated Paul was in sharing the gospel. Like Him, we
should be motivated by what Jesus did on the cross for others to know. We
should not have the thought that “BE SAVED ALONE IN THE FAMILY.”
According
to Colossians 4:5
“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without,
redeeming the time.”
This
speaks ‘to them that are without’ to unbelievers according to commentary. Part
of being sensitive to the opportunity, we are commanded to walk with wisdom
toward those who are outside, unbelievers. Walk in wisdom speaks on how to deal
with them in order for us to have the opportunity to share the gospel. Paul
believed that Christians would answer others from biblical truth. Also, it is
mentioned that we must let our speech be
always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer
every man.
Being equipped, read and study your bible and
have your personal devotions in order for you to keep on motivated and talked
by the Lord through His word. There are many ways to share the Gospel and it
depends on the people you talk to or the allowed minutes you are given. If you
are given only few minutes, JOHN 3:16 is enough in sharing the gospel. Study
and master because this is the greatest command God told us to do while we are
here on earth.
CONCLUSION:
My sister and I had once a week regular bible study to a woman
in other barangay. That time we were late because of unavoidable circumstances.
We knocked on the door and someone responded but not the woman we used to have
the bible study, it was an another woman. So as usual we asked where the woman
was and she said, she went somewhere for an important event. As she spoke, some
thoughts at the back of my mind, “Best
opportunity to share.” I look at my sister and our eyes were like talking.
That time it was almost lunch so there was a battle on my thoughts. “You can’t share she might be cooking or she
would think it was already lunch and she cannot offer you something to eat.”
Because of the battle in my mind, I decided to just give her a nice bible tract
in order for her to read and might know and believe Jesus as her Savior then we
bid goodbye. As we were walking, I told my sister the battle in my mind and she
said she experienced that too. When I heard her words, I asked her “Could we
come back? Let’s try what do you think?” She said “I don’t know. It’s already
lunch.” We went back a few steps but I stopped to go home and promised to share the gospel next week.
Coming of the next week, my sister and I went to our bible study
with our goal of sharing the gospel to the woman we met last week. When we
knocked, Donna, our Bible Study attendee opened the door. As we entered and we
allowed to sit, I asked who was the woman we met last week and where she was.
As she was speaking, my toes shook and my heart beat faster. She said she was already died; she was just buried a day before
we came. Her death is unexpectedly because she was okay. She got measles but
only few came out on her skin. The family thought she was fine and they also
went to a carnival but after that they brought her to the hospital and that was
it. I can’t put into details but it reminded that life really is too short; she
was in late 30s I think that time when she died. After the bible study and
while we were walking, there were tears in our eyes. I can’t talk that time. I
prayed to the Lord and asked for forgiveness. I would never, never forget this
experience in sharing the gospel. From that time on, I always sensitive to the
opportunity of sharing the gospel.
MALING AKALA
By krisha412
May, 2024
SCENE 1: (background music na may record na boses ng
iba’t-bang reasons sa pananambahan at ilang mga pananaw sa buhay)
VOICE 1: Sama ka naman sa church
VOICE 2: Titingnan ko ha… busy eh
VOICE 1: May event kami sa church, invite kita
VOICE 2: Hindi ako puwede eh
OTHER VOICES:
·
Hindi
ko puwedeng iwan ang religion kong kinagisnan
·
Iisa
lang naman ang Diyos
·
Lahat
naman yan pare-parehas lang
·
Kahit
hindi naman ako nagsisimba, alam ng Diyos ng mahal ko SIya.
VOICE OVER:
Ako si Velle. Marami akong paniniwala sa buhay na
pinaninindigan ko. Pero lahat ba ng mga ito ay may basehan at dapat panindigan?
Lahat ba ng kinagisnan ay tama? Lahat ba ng tinuro mula pa sa ating kamusmusan
ay dapat tayuan? Lahat ba ng iniidolo natin ay dapat tularan? Hanggang saan
hahantong ang ganitong kaisipan na walang makitang matibay na basehan.
Tunghayan natin ang aking kuwento.
SCENE 2: (Pagkawala ng mahal sa buhay)
VELLE: Mama!!! Mamaaaa… (pasigaw)
(After ng sigaw lights on!)
VELLE: Wala na si Mama!!! (umiiyak)
PINSAN1: (umiiyak) Velle… nakikiramay ako velle…
VELLE: Maraming salamat po…. Wala na si mama!!! …. Wala na
magluluto sa akin ng tsamporado pag maysakit ako… wala na magsasama sa akin
kung saan-saan… Wala ng maghahatid sa akin sa school… wala na si Mama!!!
PINSAN2: Kahit bata ka pa, kaya mo yan! Pakatatag ka … kayo
nila Papa mo! Andito lang kami.
PINSAN1: Kahit wala na si mama mo, mag-aral ka ng mabuti!
VELLE: Opo... Yon po
ang nais ko sa buhay makatapos ng pag-aaral at tumulong sa pamilya… yon lang
ang alam kong purpose ko sa mundo!
PINSAN2: Matutuwa ang mama pag nakita kang maabot ang
pangarap mo kung saan man siya naroon.
VELLE: Mabait si mama kaya alam ko nasa langit siya…
PINSAN1: Oo… pakatatag ka… kaya yan!
(LIGHTS OFF)
SCENE 3: (bahay)
VELLE: Papa… wala na pala si ate?
PAPA: Oo… lumuwas papuntang Velenzuela…
LANCE: Hindi ko man lang nakita or nag-paalam man lang… bakit daw po?
PAPA: Hindi ko alam…
VELLE: Bakit ganon?
Mag-kaaway po ba kayo? (Hindi iimik ang tatay) … Paano na ngayon Papa..wala na
si mama? … (hindi pa rin iimik ang tatay at aalis papuntang kwarto- at
kakausapin ni velle ang tatay) …Papa kumain na ba kayo? (hindi pa rin iimiik at
malungkot ang mukha ng tatay na aalis)
(Mag-isang maiiwan sa stage, maglalakad ng konti at
mag-iisip) Bakit kaya ganon? Bakit kaya maaga akong nawalan ng nanay? …Iniisip
ko makakasama ko pa ang nanay ko hanggan sa makamit ko ang pangarap ko o kaya’y
haggang sa pagtanda niya…babantayan at aalagan ko siya… parang ang bata ko
naman para mawalan ng nanay (iiyak)… Pag nanay ang nawala sa tingin ko mahirap…
Mama ko laging naiiwan dito sa bahay… naglilinis, nagluluto, nag-lalaba at
nag-aasikaso sa lahat. Pag may sakit ako… wala ng magluluto sa akin ng lugaw
(iiyak)… Kahit bata pa ako, marami akong katanungan sa isip ko… paano na wala
si Mama? Sino na magluluto ng baon ni papa? Paano na pag may event sa school?
Sino na makakasama ko? Mama… mami-miss ko kayo… Ma, sorry po pag makulit ako at
matigas ang ulo ko…Hindi ko man nasasabi palagi pero sa totoo lang Mahal na
mahal po kita!
SCENE 4: (school background)
(Magkakasalubong ang
mag-kaibigan)
ANGELA: Oh velle… Kumusta na?
VELLE: Oh… sorry ha hindi ako nakadalo noong nakaraan na
invitation mo sa church nyo ha… may biglaan kasing nangyari eh…
ANGELA: Oo ng eh!
VELLE: Galit ka ba or nagtatampo?
ANGELA: Hindi naman… Kung magagalit ako, noon pa sana…
imagine tatlong (3) taon na kitang iniimbita…
VELLE: Tatlong taon na ba?
ANGELA: Oo naman… mabuti kaibigan kita, kung hindi nagsawa
na siguro ako sa kakaimbita saiyo…
VELLE: Pasensiya na talaga… Mayroon lang talaga dapat gawin
o kaya naman may emergency…
ANGELA: Owws... kilala kita na bahay at eskuwela ang ganap
mo lang sa buhay…
VELLE: Oo nga, marami kasi ginagawa sa bahay lalo na andito
na ang ate ko…
ANGELA: Matanong ko lang… bakit ayaw mo dumalo sa CBT?
VELLE: Huwag ka magagalit ha… (tatango si Angela) Sa totoo
lang… Iniisip kop ag dumalo ako sa ganyan, kagaya ng sa CBT, mapapalitan ang
religion ko… Naniniwala rin ako na iisa lamang ang Diyos at kahit na hindi ako
magsimba, alam ng Diyos na mahal ko Siya!
ANGELA: Hindi naman religion ang pinag-uusapan dito…
relasyon natin sa Diyos… Teka pala may next event kami ulit… theater play sa
church…
VELLE: Theater?
ANGELA: Oo… alam ko favorite mo ang teatro…
VELLE: Sige… try ko…
ANGELA: Huwag mo i-try… punta ka na… kain na rin tayo ng ice
cream after treat ko, cookies and cream… alam ko favorite mo din yon…
VELLE: Sige…
SCENE 5: (Evangelistic Time- invitation time with music
background)
PASTOR: Hindi natin alam ang ating bukas… maikli lang ang
buhay natin sa mundo… Ngunit mainam na alam natin ang ating pupuntahan pag
tayo’y namatay… Wala pong mabait sa atin, lahat tayo ay makasalanan. Ayon sa
bibliya, dalawa lang ang pupuntahan natin… langit at impiyerno…Ayaw ng
Panginoon na mapahamak tayo kaya binigay niya ang kanyang bugtong na anak para
tayo ay iligtas… Maaring huli na ang lahat, kung hindi pa tayo magdesisyon
ngayon… Kung sino ang nais tumugon sa pagliligtas na Panginoon, tayo ay pumunta
sa harap para s ating desisyon!
(Si Velle ay pupunta sa gitna sa harap…habang may
voice over sa panalangin niya)
VELLE’S PRAYER: Panginoon
Hesus… akala ko po ako’y may maayos na relasyon sa inyo. Akala ko mabait ako at
sapat na yon para ako’y mapunta sa langit. Akala ko rin sapat na - na alam kong
may Diyos. Akala ko mahal ko kayo ngunit hindi naman pala, hindi nakikita sa
aking gawa. Akala ko religion ang makakapagligtas sa akin, ang religion na
kinagisnan ko ngunit hindi pala. Akala ko ang basehan ng espirituwal na
kaalaman ay yong kinagisnan ko. MARAMI AKONG AKALA pero lahat na iyon ay MALI
PALA... Bibliya pala ang dapat basehan ng lahat! Sa oras na ito NANiNIWALA AKO
na ikaw lang ang Tagapagligtas. Ikaw ay namatay at nabuhay na mag-uli para sa
aming mga kasalanan. Patawarin mo po ako sa aking mga kasalanan at sa mga mali
kong akala. Ngayong oras na ito tinatanggap ko ang regalo ninyong BUHay na
Walang Hanggan sa Langit. Tinatanggap ko Ngayon bilang Panginoon at
Tagapagligtas. AMEN!
SCENE 6: (PAKIKIPAG-USAP SA PAMILYA)
PAPA: Kumusta pag-aaral mo…
VELLE: Okay naman po Papa…
PAPA: Kailangang makatapos ka dahil pinag-aaral ka ng
auntie mo..
VELLE: Opo Pa…
PAPA: Napansin ko pala.. lagi kang dumadalo sa church ni
Angela ahh...
VELLE: Opo papa… masaya po doon sa CBT papa…
PAPA: Masaya? Hindi naman dapat lagi nasa church ahh…
bakit andoon ka lagi?
VELLE: Pa bukod sa Bibliya, tinuturuan din kami pa na mangarap at magtapos sa
pag-aaral kaya masaya po…
PAPA: Masaya ka lang ata dahil may crush ka doon o kaya
may boyfriend ka na doon?
VELLE: Panginoon po ang dahilan Papa at Wala po akong
boyfriend Papa!
PAPA:
Huwag ka ng dumalo palagi diyan ha.. baka mamaya niyan mag-iba ka na ng
relihiyon!
(aalis ang tatay sa stage at parating ang ate)
ATE: Yan na nga ang sinasabi ng mga pinsan mo
VELLE: Ano yon ate?
ATE: Hindi mo kasi naririnig yong sinasabi ng mga
kamag-anak na natin?
VELLE: Yon din ba tungkol sa post mo sa Facebook?
ATE: Oo… at yong mga pinsan natin, hindi ka raw nila
mapagsabihan na lagi kang nasa church… WALA KA NA HALOS nagagawa dito sa bahay…
VELLE: Sorry ate… aayusin ko schedule ko ate….
(lights off)
VOICE
OVER: Marami man ang
pagsubok sa buhay, naramdaman ko ang pagkilos ng Panginoon sa buhay ko. Nang
magpaalam ako sa Papa ko na magpa-baptize, marubdob na panalangin ang aking
ginawa dahil ayaw nila mabago ang aking religion. Yong akala kong hinid ako
papayagan, nagkaroon ng himala at pinayagan niya ako… Natutunan ko na Yong
akala natin walang pag-asa, may tunay palang pag-asa sa Panginoon. Taong 2020,
nagkaroon na matinding pagsubok sa aming pamilya, namatay ang aking minamahal
na Papa dahil sa sakit.
SCENE 7: (COLLEGE PROBLEM)
(Ring ng phone)
VELLE: hello insan… Napatawag
ka po Nang?
PINSAN: Mayroon lang akong concern… Tanong ko lang, bakit
hindi ka na lang pla magtrabaho para may pantustos ka sa College mo kesa diyan
na lagi kang nasa simbahan. Anong mapapala mo diyan?
VELLE: Kasi po Nang…
masaya po akong naglilingkod sa Panginoon...
PINSAN: Andoon na tayo sa masaya ka sa ginagawa mo kaso wala
naming nagagawa ‘yang Panginoon na sinasabi mo sa buhay mo!
VELLE: Sige po
Nang…salamat po sa concern pero masaya po talaga ang maglingkod sa Panginoon!
PINSAN: Nagpapapa-alaala lang ako… O sige!
(Papatayin ang phone na may kalungkutan at dismaya)
VELLE: Panginoon, maawa ka po sa iyong lingkod… Tulungan mo
po ako… hindi po nila maintindihan ang kasayahan sa paglilingkod sa inyo…
Tulungan mo po ako sa aking pag-aaral. Kayo po ang aking pag-asa!
(LIGHTS OFF COUNT 10 SECONDS THEN LIGHT ON)
ATE: May sasabihin ako saiyo
VELLE: Ano yon te?
ATE: Narinig ko na nag-uusap si Maricar at si Luz na
hayaan ka na raw at huwag ka na lang tulungan sa board exam mo. Sapat na raw na
nakapag-aral ka…
VELLE: Ganon ba te…nakakalungkot naman…
ATE: Paano yan?
VELLE: Oo ng ate eh… ipanalangin natin kung paano… bka
magtrabaho muna ako para maka-ipon ng pang board exam…
SCENE 8: CHURCH
PASTOR: Mayroon lang po akong concern na ilalahad sa ting
mga kapatiran… Hindi po lingid sa atin na mayroon po ating mga Young People ang
magti-take ng board exam at may ilan po sa ting mga young people ang walang
kakayahang makapagboard exam dahil may kakulangan sa pananalapi! Manalangin po
tayo at ipagpray po natin ang kanilang pangangailangan at ganon din ipanalangin
din natin ang amount na puwede nating i-commit… (Mananalangin ng tahimik at may
voice over)
VOICE OVER:
Sa ganitong problema, sinagot ng Panginoon ang aking
pagsumamo. Nakalikom po ng pang board exam sa tulong ng mga kapatiran at
sinagot din ng Panginoon ang higit kong kailangan- NAKAPASA PO AKO SA BOARD
EXAM.
Tunay ngang sa buhay na ito ay punong-puno ng
pagsubok. Hindi po natin kakayaning mag-isa. Kailangan natin ang Panginoon sa
ating buhay. Hindi po natin maiiwasan ang mga problema pero ang sigurado may
Panginoon na nandiyan at gagabay sa tin…
Marami po tayong maling akala sa buhay. Kailangan po
natin ang gabay, gabay na galing sa totoong basehan ng buhay para makapamuhay
tayo ng maayos sa mundo. Kailangan natin ang gabay ng Bibliya, ng pastor at
simbahan para tayo’y makapamuhay ng maayos dito sa mundo. Magsilbing paalaala
sana sa atin na ang buhay ay maikli lamang para hindi pa natin tanggapin ang
Panginoon sa buhay natin!
Ako ba ‘yon? (by Nheiz A. Pascual) picture taken from Google DARK SCENE: Sam: SINO ANG PUMATAYYY!! BAKIT NIYO SIYA PINATAAAAAY!!...