Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication

VOLUME 21 ISSUE 12 | MARCH 20, 2011

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods

which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

JOSHUA 24:15

VictoriousChristian Livingin our FAMILY

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DR. ED M. LAURENA

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HOME WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTION that God established. I believe that God desires a

heavenly atmosphere in every home. However, because of sin, its realization has become difficult to achieve. I have that same desire for every home and every family of our church. Truly, Christian life would be more victorious if a good family relation-ship prevails in the home. This is possible if every household member would follow God’s pattern from the Word of God. Let us then strive, by God’s grace, to be the Christian family that lives in a godly home.

Meanwhile, as the world is continually being disturbed by what is happening around because of natural disasters and political chaos, I challenge every believer to continually trust God since He is still and always in control of everything.

Psalm 1:2,3 says, “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatso-ever he doeth shall prosper.” The best that we can do is to do what God has commanded: to win souls, invite people to church, give to His work, attend the church faithfully and love Him more. We should not let Satan’s tactics overwhelm us and make us panic, losing our focus. This is a crucial time that we must realize we need God more than anything else. God is still at work and He still wants to work through us.

Victorious Christian Living (Healthy Family Relationships)Colossians 3

I. A home that is heavenly has the proper biblical chain of command. A. The husband’s unquestionable love for his wife magnifies Christ in the heavenly home. B. The wife’s undeniable loyalty to Christ through submission multiplies compassion in the heavenly home. C. The children’s unconditional law- abiding attitude towards their parents melts contradiction in the heavenly home. II. A home that is healthy is propelled by a balanced compassionate atmosphere. A. Truth must be present in the home. B. Mercy must be prevailing in the home. C. Truth and Mercy must be practiced in the home.“

“VICTORIOUS THROUGH

HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children:.... Proverbs 13:22

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12

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“Every youth who is ambitious to grow to the full stature of noble manhood must make up his mind at the start that he has got to be bigger than the things that are trying to down him. If he doesn’t he will go down with them.”

4 Play Together AbundantlyContentious families have usually stopped

having fun together a long time ago. Kids who grow up loving God will nearly always tell you of some-one (usually parents) who helped them see and experience the joy of being a Christian. Are you making life enjoyable for your family, or do they go elsewhere to find enjoyment?

When was the last time you planned a great time for your family? Healthy families balance rules with relationships, and they never get over the fun of just being a family. Isaiah 61:10 says, “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will be joyful in God.” It is hard to do that if you are always bad-tempered, and bad-tempered people repel kids.

5 Grow and Serve Together ContinuallyLocal church is huge for healthy family life.

Contentious families generally treat church with a casual, half-heartedness. It is easily tossed aside for a Sunday night movie, a birthday, or a ball game. While church is not an immediate “fix-all” for every family problem, it is a vital part of the healthy family. When every family member is growing in Christ and every family member is involved in serv-ing the Lord, family life is dramatically impacted for the better.

This is not only God’s design, it is His command. Ephesians 4:16 teaches that we, as a local church body, are “fitly joined together…unto the edifying of itself in love.”

6 Respond to God’s Spirit InstantlySometimes we call it “awareness”—that still,

small voice pointing us in on a need. God does this all the time with parents, but His promptings are often drowned out by distractions or justification. In contentious families, parents do not hear or re-spond to God’s prompting.

God will prompt you to take your daughter out for a talk, invest a morning into your son, or write your wife a love note. He will remind you of little things, warn you of danger, and lead you to take right steps. We do not need to excuse away His promptings. We will not usually understand why He is prompting us a certain direction, but when it comes to God’s promptings, just obey. Make that your explanation, too, if the prompting does not line up with your kid’s expectations: “I am just obeying

what God has put on my heart.” Galatians 5:25 teaches us to “walk in the Spirit...”

7 Nurture the Heart FaithfullyMany kids only hear their parents on two chan-

nels. Channel #1 is “I want you to do something.” Channel #2 is “You did something wrong.” Often both channels have one tone—harsh. Some Chris-tian parents even scorn, ridicule, and curse at their children. This is unthinkable and devastating to a young heart.

Do your kids ever hear you on other chan-nels? Do they know when they are doing a good job? Do they sense how proud you are of them? Do they know you take great pleasure in just be-ing their parent? There is something deeply inspir-ing and motivating about this kind of nurture. If you yell at me, I will do better temporarily because I do not want to upset you. (In fact, I may avoid you.) But if you nurture me, I will do better because you inspired me through love and acceptance to be a better child of God. Now that is healthy parenting! Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”

If God has given you a family, then you have a great gift. Do not waste another day in the mud of contention and family strife. Refuse to give Satan such victory, for you never know when you might be facing your final opportunity to cherish and love those who are so precious in your life.

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1 Ask for the Filling of God’s Holy SpiritEphesians 5:9 teaches that the fruit of the

Spirit “is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.” Only God’s Spirit can bring together the dif-ferent personalities in your home to dwell together in peace and unity.

2 Pray Together ConsistentlyPray as a couple. Pray with your kids. Pray

as a whole family. Pray on the way to school, be-fore bed, and just randomly during the day. God will accomplish more in three minutes of prayer than you will accomplish in three hours of argu-ing or three days of bitterness. Every night before bed, take a quiet moment with each child, kneel by their bed, focus on them, and pray a short prayer of love, protection, and gratitude over them. Let them pray too. Your relationship will surely change. James 5:16 teaches, “The effectual fer-vent prayer of a righteous man availeth much,” and 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.”

3 Resolve Conflict ImmediatelyContentious families have mounds and

mounds of built up hurt that has never been resolved. When arguments fly, tempers flare, and anger rages, the mess is left like a truckload of trash dumped on the living room floor. It rots. It stinks. It keeps hurting our hearts. And future outbreaks are made more frequent and more intense because of the pile of past hurt still lying around.

Conflict is not absent from happy homes; it is just resolved. Healthy families pick up the mess when an explosion has occurred. Parents apolo-gize to kids. Kids apologize to parents. Spouses apologize to each other. Prayer together puts every heart back on the stable ground of relational stability. Whatever you do, do not let conflict go unresolved. Colossians 3:13 teaches us to fore-bear and forgive one another, and Romans 12:18 admonishes us to “…live peaceably with all men.” A good start to resolving conflict would be to ap-proach a family member and sincerely ask, “How have I hurt you?” Learn to listen, and do not just defend yourself.

7PRACTiCES

BROKENNESS is just a common thing for families in today’s culture. Many homes are literally broken apart, while many others are broken from within. In fact, brokenness has become the norm. Weak

marriages, frustrated parents, sin-ravaged home environments, argumentative teens, neglected children—this is the stuff of family life in the world we are living in. This is sad, but the fact that Christian homes also fall into this category is even sadder.Brokenness is certainly not what God intended. Nobody likes this—not parents and not kids. Everybody knows this is not how it is supposed to be—especially for Christians. So what is the solution?

The difference between a contentious family and a happy one is not as mysterious as you might think. It is not fate or luck. It is not that one family just happens to get along and another does not. All families face the same potential for contention and conflict. Successful ones just handle it differently— biblically. The difference between happy families and fractured families is smaller than you think—simple values and practices that any family can learn. These are the things that move God to work in family life.

God’s Word promises that these principles

will make a difference in family life.

May God bless you as you seek to build

a whole and healthy relationship

in your Christian family.

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poetryWith the Lord as the Head, the triumphant family follows God’s ways

Always striving to obey His footsteps along His divine raysAnd determined to tread on His paths of holiness-grace

Against turbulent crises during difficult days.

With the Lord as the Light, the triumphant family prays in God’s mightAlways seeking to stay in His awesome presence-delight

And desirous to reach supplication-heightAgainst delays of provisions’ plight.

With the Lord as the Truth, the triumphant family listens to God’s WordAlways stepping to reach His will’s perfection-record

And diligent to use effectively His divine swordAgainst doubts along challenges’ ford.

With the Lord as the Guide, the triumphant family walks in God’s directionAlways settling to march forward toward His standard’s function

And dedicated to live by His precepts with biblical discretionAgainst false teaching of deceptive instruction.

With the Lord as the Wisdom, the triumphant family asks God’s counsel

Always studying to learn to get answers from His epistle And deliberate to stand upon righteousness-trestle

Against hassle of humanism’s bustle.

With the Lord as the Master, the triumphant family serves in God’s powerAlways submitting to fulfill His Great Commission as Gospel sower

And decisive to win souls to bring them to redemption-tower Against sins’ penalty around hell’s fire-blower.

With the Lord as the Authority, the triumphant family worships with God’s spirituality

Always surrendering to bow down before Him in sincerity’s humilityAnd devoted to love Him wholeheartedly by His care’s surety

Against pride of selfishness’ vanity.

"THE TRIUMPHANT FAMILY THAT PLEASES GOD"Beata B. Agustin Max Jukes lived in New York. He did not believe in Christ or in Christian

training. He refused to take his children to church, even when they asked to go.

He has had 1,026 descendants; 300 were sent to prison for an average term

of thirteen years; 190 were public prostitutes; 680 were admitted alcoholics.

His family, thus far, has cost the state in excess of $420,000. They made no

contribution to society.

Jonathan Edwards lived in the same state, at the same time as Jukes. He

loved the Lord and saw that his children were in church every Sunday, as he

served the Lord to the best of his ability. He has had 929 descendants, and

of these 430 were ministers; 86 became university professors; 13 became

university presidents; 75 authored good books; 7 were elected to the United

States Congress. One was vice president of his nation. His family never cost the

state one cent but has contributed immeasurably to the life of plenty in this land

today.

TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Psalm 112:2

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7

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ACTS 29 - Christian Bible Baptist Church official Sunday publication

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 impierno. Magtiwala ka kay Hesus ngayon! (Roma 6:23)

“Kung ipahahayag ng iyong bibig na si Hesus ay Panginoon at mananam-palataya ka nang buong puso na Siya’y muling binuhay ng Diyos, ikaw ay maliligtas”. Roma 10:9

1. Aminin mo na ikaw ay isang makasalanan. Roma 3:102. Talikuran mo ang iyong mga kasalanan (magsisi). 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 GANITOPanginoon, ako po ay isang makasalanan at nangangailangan ng kapatawaran. Nanampalataya po ako na nadanak ang dugo ni Hesus at Siya ay namatay sa krus para sa akin. Tinatalikuran ko na po ang 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 8:1). Ngayon:

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.

Ayon sa Biblia, Iisa Lamang ang Daan Patungong Langit!

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r e f u g eDr. Lyman Abbott once said: “Blessed is the man whose home is a real refuge! who, being tossed to and fro on the waves of a tumultuous and combative sea throughout the day, leaves his office, his business perplexities behind him, and when he opens the door and enters the house, enters the landlocked harbor. But the home ought not to be a refuge for the husband and the father only, but we who are husbands and fathers ought to make it a refuge for the wives and mothers as well. They have their cares also, and when we come to our homes we ought to come bringing with us such a spirit as shall exorcise these cares and make home their refuge.”

MORNING EVENINGMon 1 Sam. 4-6 Ps. 74Tue 1 Sam. 7-9 Ps. 75Wed 1 Sam. 10-12 Ps. 76Thu 1 Sam. 13-15 Ps. 77Fri 1 Sam. 16-18 Ps. 78:1-32Sat 1 Sam. 19-21 Ps. 78:33-72Sun 1 Sam. 22-24 Ps. 79

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