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from your PastorWe live in a generation where people desire

so much to get their demands. Selfishness puts our minds into thinking that we deserve to get every-thing we demand, not considering how it may badly affect others. As children of God, we should change that kind of attitude. Let us realize that honestly, if we will see our status before God, we deserve nothing but eternal punishment in Hell. Thanks be to God that by His grace, we have the privilege to serve Him!

On the contrary, we must fully understand that everything and all that we gain are all blessings from God, and it is God Who deserves to receive what He demands from us. God requires our full obedience to His will, which is the best that we can render for all the benefits He is giving to us. He saved us, and is constantly preserving us while correcting our mistakes, providing for our needs, strengthening our faith, binding our families and blessing our lives. Indeed, He deserves much more of our faithfulness and love. May we find such as a greater reason to obey His will!

Have a Spirit-filled Sunday!DR. ED M. LAURENA

VOLUME 23 ISSUE 42 Oct 20

Sunday School Outline

God’s Will and God’s DemandDeuteronomy 10:12

I. God demands His people’s faith.A. God’s people’s faith should be an-chored on God’s final word. B. God’s people’s faith should be affixed to God’s fine-tuning work. C. God’s people’s faith should be at-tached to God’s flourishing ways. II. God demands His people’s obedience.A. Obedience is better than sacrifice.B. Obedience is better than skill.C. Obedience is better than status sym-bol.

III. God demands His people’s content-ment.A. We must be contented with God’s promises. B. We must be contented with God’s pro-visions.C. We must be contented with God’s per-son.

Gospel tracts, preaching/music CDs & Sunday School/Discipleship lessonsare available @ the ushers' table after the service.

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Church Bulletin

Join us in prayer as well as in preparation for this year’s Conference. We aim to be a help and a blessing to many Baptist pastors and church workers who desire growth spiritually, especially through Sunday School ministry. Much more, every CBBC member must not miss this great event!

Don’t miss a single Sunday of November as we we come missionaries and pastors and emphasize the importance of local and world missions. Surely, the preachings and testimonies will encourage us more to be a part of our Missions’ program, may it be through going and/or giving.

Baptist Ladies’ Conference in CBBC-Los Baños, Laguna on October 31 to November 1, 2013. For registration, see Sis. Tess Quizon.

One more week till

the Pastors & SS

Workers conference!

Walter Knight told of a Scottish woman who went from home to home across the countryside sell-ing thread, buttons, and shoestrings. When she

came to an unmarked crossroad, she would toss a stick into the air and go in the direction the stick pointed when it landed. One day, however, she was seen tossing the stick up several times. “Why do you toss the stick more than once?” someone asked. “Because,” replied the woman, “it keeps pointing to the left, and I want to take the road on the right.” She then dutifully kept throwing the stick into the air until it pointed the way she wanted to go. Many people know the will of God but refuse to do it because it is not their will.

• When God bolts the door, don't try to get in through the window. The will of God never will lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.- unkown source

• When your will is God's will, you will have your will. - C.H. Spurgeon

• There is but one question, and that is the will of God. That set-tles all other questions. -William E. Gladstone

S ir Leonard Wood once visited the King of France and the King was so pleased with him he was invited for dinner the next day.

Sir Leaonard went to the palace and the King meeting him in one of the halls, said, "Why, Sir Leonard. I did not expect to see you. How is it that you are here?" "Did not your majesty invite me to dine with you?" said the astonished guest. "Yes," replied the King, "but you did not answer my invitation." Then it was that Sir Leonard Wood uttered one of the choicest sentences of his life. He replied,

Don't miss our 7 Stage Discipleship Program's

commencement exercises this afternoon!

"A king's invitation is never to be answered, but to be obeyed."

The rigours of our daily lives are de-manding. They consume us as they con-sume our time, our talents, our treasures and our entire person. The different roles and re-sponsibilities that we take on draw us to sat-isfy their demands. As Christians, there is a more compelling demand for us to prioritize. It is God’s requirement which we need to ful-fil. Let us then accept such through Eccle-siastes 12:13, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” In the light of the aforementioned verse, we must repent from being so preoc-cupied with so much less than what God has meant for us to do and to have. Indeed, we must move beyond what is fleeting and earthly, and pursue toward what is spiritual and eternal. Our powerful Creator demands rev-erential worship, and rightly so. Revelation 4:11 prompts us to say, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” God de-mands reverence because He and He alone is worthy of it. He is the Only Being that truly deserves worship. He commands that we acknowl-edge His greatness, His power and His glory. God created us, and He is a God whose au-thority cannot be usurped. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thou-sands of them that love me, and keep my

commandments.” Exodus 20:3-6. God's jeal-ousy is not the same as the sinful envy that we experience as human beings brought about by pride. It is a holy jealousy that can-not allow the glory due only to Him to be giv-en to another. Our worship is an evidence of our awe, reverence and thankfulness to Him as our Creator God and Saviour. God wants us to move beyond what is mechanical and shallow. Our everlasting God demands our love. The prophet Isaiah iterated the Lord's command in the Book of Isaiah 6:4-5, “Hear , O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: and thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” The same passage is repeat-ed in Matthew 22:37. It is only appropriate that we love God because He first loved us. He loved us with an everlasting love despite our wretchedness and depravity. Love is an action word, so God's love was poured and

proven on the Cross of Cal-vary. His consuming love must so constrain us to love Him back. However, He demands not only for us to love Him; He wants us to act justly toward each other, to show love and compassion to others. Godly love should infuse all our re-lationships and thus expand

God's kingdom. God wants us to move be-yond what is superficial and skin-deep. Our marvellous God demands our obedience. This is the crux by which all en-deavours and testimony of a Christian tri-umphs or fails. This is the test which shows if a Christian loves or despises the precepts of God. This is the measure that proves a Chris-tian who worships or brings shame to God's mighty name. God wants us, His people, in a whole-hearted devotion to His holy Word, His perfect will and His victorious work. May we be found faithful in complying to God’s demands and fruitful in fulfilling them.

Our marvellous God demands our obedience. This is the crux by which

all endeavours and testimony of a Christian

triumphs or fails.

od Demands our DevotionG

• You ask: “What is the will of God?” Well, here’s the answer true; “The nearest thing, that should be done, That he can do—through you!”• "I had rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God than on the throne of England out of the will of God." - David Livingstone

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect willBeata B. Agustin

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s blessednessThru Your Word of revelation’s completeness

That exposes me to Your greatness and goodness’ gloriousness.Here am I submitting myself to You with willingness’ joyfulnessAgainst selfish interests surrounded by competitive worldliness!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s significanceThru Your work of life-building’s importance

That opens to me Your kingdom and ministry’s relevance.Here am I yielding myself to You with faith’s assurance

Against temporal pursuits brightened by earthly elegance!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s profitabilityThru Your wealth of eternal investments’ certainty

That shows me Your heritage and rewards’ bounty.Here am I surrendering myself to You with humility’s sincerity

Against destructive pride adorned by humanistic beauty!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s empowermentThru Your way of effectiveness’ involvement

That teaches me Your usefulness and fruitfulness’ enrichment.Here am I giving myself to You with devotion’s fulfillment

Against futile discontentment ignited by shallow commitment!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s directionThru Your wisdom of Scriptures’ instruction

That guides me toward Your virtue and character’s transformation.Here am I entrusting myself to You with conviction’s determination

Against foolish doubts confused by unbiblical decision!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s gloryThru Your wonder of miracles’ victory

That strengthens me upon Your leadership and sovereignty’s history.Here am I bowing myself to You with worship’s entry

Against offensive hypocrisy shielded by defensive worry!

Lord, keep me inside Your perfect will’s sufficiencyThru Your watchfulness of compassion’s excellency

That settles me within Your righteousness and correction’s mercy.Here am I bringing myself to You with servanthood’s fervency

Against wasteful slothfulness endangered by shameful complacency!

CHRISTIAN BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCHPREACHING THE GOSPEL THAT ONLY JESUS SAVES!St. Francis Homes 2, Landayan,

San Pedro, Laguna 4023

ACTS29 - the official Sunday publication of Christian Bible Baptist Church | Year of Continuing2013

Maaari Mong Matiyak ang Langit

Ang sabi ni Hesus, “Ako ang daan, ang katotohanan, at ang buhay: walang makapupunta sa Ama kundi sa pamamagitan ko.” Juan 14:6

Wala nang iba pang makapagliligtas sa iyo mula sa impiyerno. Magtiwala ka kay Hesus ngayon! Roma 6:23 “Kung ipahahayag ng iyong bibig na si Hesus ay Panginoon at mananampalataya ka nang buong puso na Siya’y muling binuhay ng Diyos, ikaw ay maliligtas”. Roma 10:91. Aminin mo na ikaw ay isang makasalanan. Roma 3:102. Magsisi ka sa iyong kasalanan. Gawa 17:303. Manampalataya ka na si Kristo Hesus ay namatay para sa iyo, nalibing at nabuhay namagmuli. Roma 10:9-104. Sa pamamagitan ng panalangin, tanggapin mo si Hesus sa iyong puso bilang iyong Tagapagligtas.Roma 10:13

Manalangin ka ng ganito: Panginoon, ako po ay isang makasalanan at nangangailangan ng kapatawaran. Nanampalataya po ako na nadanak ng dugo ni Hesus at Siya ay namatay sa krus para sa akin. Nagsisisi po ako sa aking mga kasalanan. Tinatanggap ko po si Kristo Hesus sa aking puso bilang aking Tagapagligtas. Amen. "Kung tinanggap mo si Hesus bilang iyong Tagapagligtas, ito na ang simula ng iyong bagong buhay kay Kristo." Roma 8:1Ngayon:1. Basahin mo ang iyong Biblia araw-araw upang makilala pa ng lubusan si Kristo Hesus. 2. Makipag-usap ka sa Diyos sa panalangin araw-araw. 3. Manambahan ka sa isang simbahan na pinapangaral si Kristo at ang Biblia ang tanging pamantayan.4. Ibahagi sa iba si Kristo Hesus.

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BibleReading

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Luke 9-12

Luke 13-16

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Luke 21-24

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Jn 5-8

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSUNDAY

∙Sunday School --------- 8:30 am ∙AM Worship Service -- 9:30 am∙Youth Fellowship ------- 1:30 pm∙Discipleship -------------- 3:00 pm∙PM Worship Service --- 4:00 pm

WEDNESDAY∙Doctrine Class ---------- 5:45 pm∙Prayer Meeting---------- 7:00 pmwith Soulwinning & Visitation on Thursdays and Saturdays

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Dr. Ed M. Laurena Pastor