Prayer, Evangelism and Worship

It's Easter on April 1 and that's no joke!  Getting an Easter event is a very difficult task. I hope the next steps will equip you in preparing for this exciting event.  For this Easter, plan this way: 1.  Keep the big picture in front of you.   Remember your childhood days when you traced over an image and kept your focus on drawing that one line after another until the whole image surfaced?  That is what this step is.   The big picture should be before you all the time.  So you are about to plan for Easter Service.  What's the big picture?  Is it evangelistic or a celebration for church people?  Or is it both?  Whatever the case, keep the big picture in front of you.   Don't do a solo flight in your planning.  Get your main leadership structure and ask them these questions.   I firmly believe that God will clarify a lot of things when you hear what He is saying through them. 2.  Bre...

BAPTISMAL LESSONS AND MATERIALS Material by Pastor Michael "Bong" Abagon  Pastor Rick explains in simple terms baptism Where it all begins Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, which is part of what has been commonly called as the Great Commission “ Go ye into all the world and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” In here, you’ll find the command to make disciples of all nations.   And when they are disciples you are to baptize them. Making Disciples What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?   It means to be a follower of Him.   A follower is one who has confessed Christ and committed Himself to Him in the following ways:   He has repented of his sins   (Acts 2:38) He has put his faith in Christ as your Savior (John 3:16) He has made Him Lord of his life (Matt 16:24) He had accepted Him in his heart (John 1:12) Coming to church doesn’t save you, nor reading ...

DISCOVER GOD.   “Is there really a God?”   “Where did I come from?”   “You sure about this ‘Jesus’?”   This session deals with answers to the old aged challenge renewed by Richard Dawkins the “God Delusion” a decade ago by focusing on Paul’s experience in Athens in Acts 17:16-34.   Using the letters CHRISTIANITY, here are the first three principles to face "Real Life" and Understanding the Basics of Faith in Jesus:   C – Challenges:   Face The Challenges.   Confront the arguments   (Awareness, v.16-18).   This is the world we live in – anti-Christian, post-Christian era.   H – Hammer:   Hammer The Evidences.     (Preparedness, v.19-21) R – Responses:   Harvest the Responses. (v.32-34) https://creation.com/atheist-with-a-mission-critique-of-dawkins-god-delusion Table of Contents February 4 – Discovering God..............