真正的自由是有責任的，不負責任的自由後果是很可怕的，在這短暫的人生，我們要活出有意義的人生，不單要把握機會與時間，更要負上當付的責任，這樣的人生才是真正自由而不受捆綁的人生。

Freedom comes with responsibility and the consequences of unbounded freedom can be terrible. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung urges us to take hold of every opportunity to make good use of our time. Only a life that is lived responsibly can be a truly free and unfettered life.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Describe what freedom looks like for you.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• In what ways have you used your freedom? What was the outcome?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage. What is the relation between enjoying freedom and responsibility? Read John 8:32, what does “the Truth shall set you free” mean?
• Why is it important to remember God as our Creator?
• Take time to revisit the highlights of previous chapters of Ecclesiastes. What is your takeaway from this book?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Knowing that wisdom comes from fear of God, what can you commit to do as you pursue a more intimate relationship with God?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country and other nations. (10-15 minutes)
  • Government’s target to reach 10M Filipinos vaccinated by the coming week with a target to inoculate 58M Filipinos by year-end.
  • Christian Community in India: More than 300 servants of the Lord passed away in the last 2 months; Guard against burnout/exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and trauma brought about by the dire situation and number of deaths.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

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We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Life is short and youth is fleeting. This week, Ptr. Genesis Tan reminds us to fear God even as we enjoy life. Let us start from the days of our youth and keep the Lord at the center for our Lord will one day judge everything that we’ve done.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Describe what freedom looks like for you.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• In what ways have you used your freedom? What was the outcome?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage. What is the relation between enjoying freedom and responsibility? Read John 8:32, what does “the Truth shall set you free” mean?
• Why is it important to remember God as our Creator?
• Take time to revisit the highlights of previous chapters of Ecclesiastes. What is your takeaway from this book?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Knowing that wisdom comes from fear of God, what can you commit to do as you pursue a more intimate relationship with God?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country and other nations. (10-15 minutes)
  • Government’s target to reach 10M Filipinos vaccinated by the coming week with a target to inoculate 58M Filipinos by year-end.
  • Christian Community in India: More than 300 servants of the Lord passed away in the last 2 months; Guard against burnout/exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and trauma brought about by the dire situation and number of deaths.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

Tithes & Offering

We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Paano magiging makabuluhan ang ating buhay sa mundo sa kabila ng mga hamon at problema? Sa huling mensahe ng seryeng ito, hinihikayat tayo ni Ptr. Joseph Ouano na lubos-lubusin ang buhay sa pamamagitan ng pamumuhay nito kasama ang Panginoon.

How can we live meaningful earthly lives despite hardships and difficulties? In this final message of the series, Ptr. Joseph Ouano urges us to make the most out of life is by living it with the Lord.

Basahin sa Bibliya

Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

2. Engage with one another (15-30 mins)

• Para sa iyo, ano ang ibig sabihin ng “magpakasaya”?

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Sa paanong paraan ka nagpapakasaya? Ano ang kinalalabasan/kinahihinatnan ng iyong pagpapakasaya?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Basahin ang talata. Ano ang ugnayan ng pagpapakasaya at responsibilidad? Basahin ang John 8:32, ano ang ibig sabihin ng “katotohanan ang magpapalaya sa inyo”?
• Bakit mahalagang alalahanin ang Diyos bilang ang ating Tagapaglikha?
• Maglaan ng oras upang muling bisitahin ang mga nakaraang kabanata ng Ecclesiastes. Ano ang iyong natutunan mula sa librong ito?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Ang karunungan ay nagmumula sa pagkatakot at paggalang sa Diyos. Ano ang maaari mong gawin upang magkaroon ng mas malapit at personal na relasyon sa Diyos?

6. Maglaan ng oras para sa pagdadasal (20-30 mins)

• Ipagdasal ang mga pangangailangan at mga alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Ipagdasal ang ating bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Target ng gobyerno na mabakunahan ang 10M Pilipino sa darating na linggo at 58M Pilipino sa pagtatapos ng taon.
  • Mahigit sa 300 mula sa mga Christian Community sa India ang pumanaw nitong nakaraang 2 buwan; Lakas laban sa pagkapagod, pagkahapo mula sa pagkahabag, at trauma mula sa sitwasyon at sa tumataas na bilang ng mga namamatay.

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Kami po ay nagpapasalamat sa Diyos sapagkat nabigyan tayo ng online na pamamaraan upang makapagsamba sa kabila ng nagaganap na pandemya dulot ng Coronavirus. Kung ikaw ay miyembro ng CBCP at nais mong magbigay pabalik sa Panginoon, maaring magdeposito sa mga bank account ng simbahan gamit ang online fund transfer. Alamin kung paano.

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人生有很多未知之數，我們當以倚靠神的態度來面對，考慮未來，調整現在，這是面對未知的人生最好的方法，實際的行動是: 要懂得給，要分辨知與不知，更要盡力去作已知的事。

Life is filled with many unknowns. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung urges us to face uncertainty by depending on God, being thoughtful about the future, and adapting to the present.

Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share something that you are thinking about whether to pursue or not (financial, career, relationship, physical, etc.)?

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What hinders you from pursuing it? What would make you go for it?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• What does this passage teach us about our attitude in taking risks?
• What does this passage teach us about our attitude towards waiting for the perfect circumstance?
• What does the passage teach us about doing our best for the Lord?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• With what you have learned from the passage, what attitude can you change in order to face uncertainty? How are you going to do it?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country and other nations. (10-15 minutes)
  • Vaccines from the private sector to arrive smoothly in the next few months.
  • Violence and death in Myanmar after the military seized power from the government.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

Tithes & Offering

We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Nothing is guaranteed in this life, not even tomorrow. In this message, Ptr. Jared Co shares how we can wisely respond to the uncertainties of life by drawing on lessons in Ecclesiastes 11.

Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share something that you are thinking about whether to pursue or not (financial, career, relationship, physical, etc.)?

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What hinders you from pursuing it? What would make you go for it?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• What does this passage teach us about our attitude in taking risks?
• What does this passage teach us about our attitude towards waiting for the perfect circumstance?
• What does the passage teach us about doing our best for the Lord?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• With what you have learned from the passage, what attitude can you change in order to face uncertainty? How are you going to do it?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country and other nations. (10-15 minutes)
  • Vaccines from the private sector to arrive smoothly in the next few months.
  • Violence and death in Myanmar after the military seized power from the government.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

Tithes & Offering

We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Paano nga ba tayo maaring tumugon sa walang katiyakan ng buhay? Ngayong Linggo, hinihikayat tayo ni Ptr. Michael Cariño na magtiwala sa Panginoon sapagkat Siya ang magbibigay ng kasiyahan at kabuluhan sa ating maikli at walang kasiguraduhang buhay sa mundo.

How can we respond to the uncertainties of life? This Sunday, Ptr. Michael Cariño urges us to trust in God for He is able to transform our short and uncertain earthly lives into one that is meaningful and worthwhile.

Basahin sa Bibliya

Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

2. Engage with one another (15-30 mins)

• Magbahagi ng isang bagay na pinag-iisipang mong pagpursigihan o hangarin (pinansiyal, trabaho, relasyon, pisikal, atbp.)?

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Ano ang humahadlang sa iyo sa paghahangad nito? Ano ang mag-uudyok sa iyo para gawin ang mga hakbang tungo sa hangarin na ito?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Ano ang tinuturo sa atin ng talatang ito tungkol sa ating pag-uugali tungkol sa pakikipagsapalaran?
• Ano ang tinuturo sa atin ng talatang ito tungkol sa katamaran?
• Ano ang tinuturo sa atin ng talatang ito tungkol sa mga bagay na hindi natin nalalaman?
• Ano ang tinuturo sa atin ng talatang ito tungkol sa pagtatamasa o pag-enjoy ng ating kasalukuyang kalagayan?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Batay sa iyong natutunan mula sa talata, anong pag-uugali ang maaari mong baguhin o pag-ibayuhin upang harapin ang kawalang katiyakan ng buhay? Paano mo ito gagawin?

6. Maglaan ng oras para sa pagdadasal (20-30 mins)

• Ipagdasal ang mga pangangailangan at mga alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Ipagdasal ang ating bansa at ang ibang mga bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Na makarating ng maayos ang mga bakuna mula sa pribadong sektor sa mga susunod na buwan.
  • Ang sitwasyon sa Myanmar na nababahiran ng karahasan at kamatayan matapos kunin ng militar ang kapangyarihan mula sa gobyerno.

Nais mo bang masubukan na sumali sa isang Life Group session? Sagutin ang online form na ito upang makapagsimula.

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Kami po ay nagpapasalamat sa Diyos sapagkat nabigyan tayo ng online na pamamaraan upang makapagsamba sa kabila ng nagaganap na pandemya dulot ng Coronavirus. Kung ikaw ay miyembro ng CBCP at nais mong magbigay pabalik sa Panginoon, maaring magdeposito sa mga bank account ng simbahan gamit ang online fund transfer. Alamin kung paano.

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誰是愚昧人？箴言第十章讓我們看見一個愚昧人的畫像，要成為一個真有智慧的人，也要認識什麼是愚昧，使我們可以從另外一個角度來認識智慧。

Who is a fool? This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung draws from Proverbs 10 to show us a portrait of a fool. To be truly wise, let’s study what foolishness is like and gain a new understanding of wisdom from another perspective.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 10

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share a time when you did or said something and later on realized that it was not the wisest thing to do.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Follow up question from ‘Engage with One Another’: What made you realize it was not the wisest thing to do? What would make it wise?
• Spend a minute of silence to reflect on your ways and your words. In what ways do these reflect God’s wisdom?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage. Compare the heart of the wise and the heart of the fool.
• Compare the ways of the wise and the ways of the fool.
• Compare the words of the wise and the words of the fool.

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• With this passage’s definition of wisdom and what you have shared, what action steps can you take in order to exude God’s wisdom in your ways and your words?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Cases of Covid-19 are still high with an average of 5000+ for the last few days. Daily death toll is at 100+.
  • The government has started vaccinating economic frontliners and indigent Filipinos, A4 and A5, on the vaccine priority list; to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

Tithes & Offering

We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Life is unpredictable and full of surprises. This week, Ptr. Genesis Tan shows us how the wise and the fools are distinguished by their hearts, their words, and their ways.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 10

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share a time when you did or said something and later on realized that it was not the wisest thing to do.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Follow up question from ‘Engage with One Another’: What made you realize it was not the wisest thing to do? What would make it wise?
• Spend a minute of silence to reflect on your ways and your words. In what ways do these reflect God’s wisdom?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage. Compare the heart of the wise and the heart of the fool.
• Compare the ways of the wise and the ways of the fool.
• Compare the words of the wise and the words of the fool.

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• With this passage’s definition of wisdom and what you have shared, what action steps can you take in order to exude God’s wisdom in your ways and your words?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Cases of Covid-19 are still high with an average of 5000+ for the last few days. Daily death toll is at 100+.
  • The government has started vaccinating economic frontliners and indigent Filipinos, A4 and A5, on the vaccine priority list; to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

Tithes & Offering

We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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Sa dami ng desisyon na hinaharap natin sa araw-araw, kailangan natin ang karunungan upang umiwas sa kapahamakan. Sa mensaheng ito, hinihikayat tayo ni Ptr. Allan Rillera na layuan ang kasiraan at kahangalan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapairal ng karunungan sa ating bawa’t salita at gawa.

With so many decisions to make everyday, we need wisdom to avoid danger and ruin. In this message, Ptr. Allan Rillera urges us to avoid folly and be wise in our every word and every action.

Basahin sa Bibliya

Ecclesiastes 10

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

2. Engage with one another (15-30 mins)

• Magbahagi ng isang karanasan kung kailan may nagawa o nasabi ka na sa kalaunan ay napagtanto mo na hindi kakikitaan ng karunungan.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Pagpapatuloy mula sa ‘Engage with One Another’: Paano mo napagtanto na hindi kakikitaan ng karunungan ang iyong nagawa? Ano ang mas mabuting gawin na nagpapakita ng karunungan?
• Maglaan ng isang minutong katahimikan upang pagnilayan ang iyong mga gawain at mga salita. Sa anong mga paraan ito nagpapakita ng karunungan ng Diyos?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Basahin ang talata. Ikumpara ang puso ng taong may karunungan at ang puso ng hangal.
• Ikumpara ang mga gawain ng taong may karunungan at ang gawain ng hangal.
• Ikumpara ang mga salita ng taong may karunungan at ang salita ng hangal.

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Anong uri ng mga salita at kilos and maaari mong gawin na upang mapairal ang karunungan ng Diyos sa iyong buhay? Paano mo ito maisasagawa?

6. Maglaan ng oras para sa pagdadasal (20-30 mins)

• Ipagdasal ang mga pangangailangan at mga alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Ipagdasal ang ating bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Nananatiling mataas pa rin ang kaso ng Covid-19 – may humigit-kumulang na 5,000 na nagpopositibo at 100 na pumapanaw sa bawat araw.
  • Sinimulan na ng gobyerno ang pagbabakuna sa mga economic frontliner at sa mga mahihirap na Pilipino ( A4 at A5 sa listahan ng priyoridad ng bakuna) upang magkaroon ng herd immunity o proteksiyon ng karamihan sa lalong madaling panahon.

Nais mo bang masubukan na sumali sa isang Life Group session? Sagutin ang online form na ito upang makapagsimula.

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Kami po ay nagpapasalamat sa Diyos sapagkat nabigyan tayo ng online na pamamaraan upang makapagsamba sa kabila ng nagaganap na pandemya dulot ng Coronavirus. Kung ikaw ay miyembro ng CBCP at nais mong magbigay pabalik sa Panginoon, maaring magdeposito sa mga bank account ng simbahan gamit ang online fund transfer. Alamin kung paano.

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沒有人會知道前面有什麼事情會發生，在面對人生的不肯定，聖經卻提供了五個原則幫助我們去面對，使我們能在不肯定中找出一條出路。

No one knows what the future will bring. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung draws from the Word of God to share five principles that will help us find our way through life’s uncertainties.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Ecclesiastes 9

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share one thing you are anxious about.

3. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What is it like for you to face uncertainties?
• What does a life lived according to this passage look like?

4. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• What does this passage tell us about death and God’s sovereignty?
• What does this passage tell us about how we should face and spend our life?
• What can we learn from the poor wise man in vv.13-18?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• From what you have learned from Ecclesiastes 9, what action steps will you take to apply God’s wisdom to the situation you are anxious about?

6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Current political atmosphere and the upcoming national elections in 2022. Pray for godly and competent leaders to be elected.
  • The number of unemployed Filipinos 15 years and over in March 2021 was estimated at 3.44 million, a reduction of about 747 thousand unemployed persons from February 2021.

Would you like to try joining a Life Group session? Fill out our Contact form and our Life Group Officer will get in touch with you shortly.

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We praise the Lord that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, we can still worship online together. If CBCP is your home church and you are moved to give at this time, you may deposit your offerings via online fund transfer to our church bank accounts. Learn how to give.

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