Gathering of the Saints

Offer Sundays Offer Sundays for Family for Family

Worship and Worship and another day another day

for Life Group for Life Group discipleshipdiscipleship

Why spare Why spare HebrewsHebrews

1.1.It is good for It is good for ApologeticsApologetics2.2.It is promise-filledIt is promise-filled

Hebrews 10:23 Hebrews 10:23 (NLT)(NLT)“…“…God can be trusted to keep God can be trusted to keep His promise.”His promise.”

Hebrews 6:17 Hebrews 6:17 (NLT)(NLT)““God also bound Himself with God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who an oath, so that those who received the promise could be received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.”never change His mind.”

Why spare Why spare HebrewsHebrews

1.1.It is good for It is good for ApologeticsApologetics2.2.It is promise-filledIt is promise-filled3.3.It is engagingIt is engaging

14 “Let us” 14 “Let us” commandscommands

Hebrews Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)10:25 (NLT)

““And let us not neglect And let us not neglect our meeting together, as our meeting together, as

some people do, but some people do, but encourage one another, encourage one another, especially now that the especially now that the

day of His return is day of His return is drawing near.”drawing near.”

Hebrews Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)10:25 (NLT)““And let And let usus not neglect not neglect our meeting together…”our meeting together…”

US = Me + YouUS = Me + YouCommand: Command: MEET/GATHER MEET/GATHER TOGETHERTOGETHER

What kind of What kind of gathering?gathering?

““Gathering of the Gathering of the Saints”Saints”

Saints (holy people not Saints (holy people not perfect people) perfect people) - justified - justified (declared holy) by Jesus, (declared holy) by Jesus, and being sanctified (being and being sanctified (being made holy) by the Holy made holy) by the Holy SpiritSpirit

Hebrews Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)10:25 (NLT)““And let us not neglect And let us not neglect our meeting together…our meeting together…but encourage but encourage one one anotheranother…”…”

““one another” – MUTUAL one another” – MUTUAL EFFECTEFFECTGoing to church = 50%Going to church = 50%

Committing Committing everythingeverything

to Jesus from now on to Jesus from now on ++

Rejecting anythingRejecting anythingthat displeases Godthat displeases God

==PERSECUTIONPERSECUTION

Luke 6:22 Luke 6:22 (NLT)(NLT)

“…“…people hate you and people hate you and exclude you and mock exclude you and mock

you and curse you as evil you and curse you as evil because you follow the because you follow the

Son of Man.”Son of Man.”

John 15:18,19 John 15:18,19 (NLT)(NLT)

““If the world hates you, If the world hates you, remember that it hated remember that it hated me first… I chose you to me first… I chose you to come out of the world, so come out of the world, so

it hates you.”it hates you.”

1 Peter 4:4 1 Peter 4:4 (NLT)(NLT)

““Of course, your former Of course, your former friends are surprised friends are surprised when you no longer when you no longer

plunge into the flood of plunge into the flood of wild and destructive wild and destructive

things they do. So they things they do. So they slander you”slander you”

Why not neglect Why not neglect meeting together?meeting together?

BECAUSE WE ARE BECAUSE WE ARE PERSECUTEDPERSECUTED

FOR WE have FOR WE have committed tocommitted to

the thing the world the thing the world HATES,HATES,

and WE are rejecting and WE are rejecting thethe

things the world things the world LOVESLOVES

Why not neglect Why not neglect meeting together?meeting together?

BECAUSEBECAUSEThe day of His returnThe day of His return

is drawing nearis drawing near

Hebrews Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)10:25 (NLT)““And let us not neglect And let us not neglect our meeting together…our meeting together…but encourage one but encourage one another, especially now another, especially now that that the day of His return the day of His return is drawing near.is drawing near.””

What is the What is the CONNECTION?CONNECTION?

Matthew Matthew 24:10,11 24:10,11

(NLT)(NLT)““And many will turn And many will turn away from me and away from me and

betray and hate each betray and hate each other. And many false other. And many false

prophets will appear and prophets will appear and will deceive many will deceive many

people.”people.”

Why not neglect Why not neglect meeting together?meeting together?

BECAUSEBECAUSEThe day “many will The day “many will

turn away from Jesus turn away from Jesus and betray and hate and betray and hate

each other” is each other” is drawing neardrawing near

Why not neglect Why not neglect meeting together?meeting together?

BECAUSEBECAUSEThe day that “many The day that “many false prophets will false prophets will

appear and will appear and will deceive many deceive many

people” is drawing people” is drawing nearnear

Matthew Matthew 24:24 (NLT)24:24 (NLT)

““For false messiahs and For false messiahs and false prophets will rise false prophets will rise up…so as to deceive, if up…so as to deceive, if

possible, even God’s possible, even God’s chosen ones.”chosen ones.”

Hebrews Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)10:25 (NLT)““And let us not neglect And let us not neglect our meeting together, our meeting together, as as some people dosome people do, but , but encourage one another, encourage one another, especially now that the especially now that the day of His return is day of His return is drawing near.”drawing near.”

““as some are in the habit as some are in the habit of doing” (NIV)of doing” (NIV)

Matthew Matthew 24:25 (NLT)24:25 (NLT)

““See, I have warned you See, I have warned you aboutabout

this ahead of time”this ahead of time”

2 Timothy 4:7 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV)(NIV)

““I have fought the good I have fought the good fight, I have finished the fight, I have finished the

race, I have kept the race, I have kept the faith.”faith.”

PAUPAULL

TimothTimothyy

MarkMark

AquilaAquila PriscillPriscillaa

TitusTitusLukeLuke

TychicTychicusus

ErastusErastus

CarpusCarpus CresceCrescensns

TrophiTrophimusmus

OnesipOnesiphorushorus

In 2 Timothy 1:4, Paul In 2 Timothy 1:4, Paul said that those said that those

relationships brought relationships brought much joy to him.much joy to him.

Romans 1:12 Romans 1:12 (NLT)(NLT)““When we get together, I When we get together, I want to encourage you in want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by to be encouraged by yours.”yours.”

2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 7:5,6(NLT)7:5,6(NLT)

““When we arrived in When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no Macedonia, there was no

rest for us. We faced rest for us. We faced conflict from every conflict from every

direction, with battles on direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the outside and fear on the inside. But God, who the inside. But God, who encourages those who encourages those who

are discouraged, are discouraged, encouraged us by encouraged us by the the

arrival of Titusarrival of Titus.”.”

Kuya Neo,Kuya Neo,Thank you for helping see Thank you for helping see

the brighter side of life with the brighter side of life with God. I really thank the Lord God. I really thank the Lord that He let me meet you. I pray that He let me meet you. I pray that you will grow even more that you will grow even more kang God with holy fear and kang God with holy fear and for more patience (hehe). for more patience (hehe). Ayaw sa jud pg.uyab-uyab Ayaw sa jud pg.uyab-uyab kuya bai. Salamat jud kuya. kuya bai. Salamat jud kuya. God bless!God bless!

Pa,Pa,I thank the Lord nga I thank the Lord nga

ng.respond man ka sa call na ng.respond man ka sa call na mg.make disciples (kung wala mg.make disciples (kung wala pa, di ka kadawat ani nga pa, di ka kadawat ani nga letter nga gikan sa heart, letter nga gikan sa heart, hehe). Btaw pa, sorry sa times hehe). Btaw pa, sorry sa times na ngpabadlong man ko. na ngpabadlong man ko. Thank you for the patience sa Thank you for the patience sa amua. Thank you for making amua. Thank you for making time with us. God bless.time with us. God bless.

“…“…Why are you Why are you trying to do this trying to do this

alone…? This is not alone…? This is not good!” (Exodus good!” (Exodus

18:14,17)18:14,17)

•Moses Moses Aaron Aaron (Exodus 4:27)(Exodus 4:27)•Elijah Elijah Elisha (1 Elisha (1 Kings 19:19)Kings 19:19)

JOIN ONEJOIN ONE

CREATE CREATE ONEONE

• Pray that he/she Pray that he/she will offer Sundays will offer Sundays and another day and another day (on weekdays) to (on weekdays) to meet for the meet for the purpose of purpose of spiritual spiritual edification and edification and mutual mutual encouragement.encouragement.

• Pray that your Pray that your LifeGroup will LifeGroup will meet to meet to encourage, bless, encourage, bless, and love one and love one another.another.

• Pray that your Pray that your LifeGroup LifeGroup members will not members will not form a habit/break form a habit/break the habit of the habit of neglecting neglecting fellowship.fellowship.

• Pray that your Pray that your LifeGroup will see LifeGroup will see the urgency and the urgency and importance of importance of meeting together meeting together in these Last in these Last Days.Days.