How can the faithful remain steadfast in a trying and difficult world? In this week’s message, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung reminds us that when we put our trust in the Lord, we will be like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken. How blessed are we that we can count on God’s protection, providence, and justice.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 125

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share a time when your trust was broken.
• Share a devotion you recently had.

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage.
• What are God’s promises to those who trust in Him?
• What does ‘cannot be shaken but endures forever’ mean?
• How does the cross show that God has our best interest and He is trustworthy?
• How does the psalmist express his trust in God?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What challenges do you face in trusting God?
• How has God protected and provided for you? How has God shown you that He is worthy of your trust?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• What is one area of your life that you need to entrust to God and obey Him? How can you do it? How can our group help you?
• As a response to this passage, how can you reflect God’s character this week?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Transitioning of education system into online classes
  • Implementation of new systems to not cause further increase of Covid cases
  • God’s mercy and protection upon our nation

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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There’s a kind of trust that enfolds us securely and serves as a strong ballast to keep us afloat no matter what life throws at us. This week, Ptr. Jared Co shares this assurance from Psalms 125 for those who simply and confidently place their trust in the Lord.

This message concludes our series entitled Draw Near to God.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 125

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Share a time when your trust was broken.
• Share a devotion you recently had.

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage.
• What are God’s promises to those who trust in Him?
• What does ‘cannot be shaken but endures forever’ mean?
• How does the cross show that God has our best interest and He is trustworthy?
• How does the psalmist express his trust in God?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What challenges do you face in trusting God?
• How has God protected and provided for you? How has God shown you that He is worthy of your trust?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• What is one area of your life that you need to entrust to God and obey Him? How can you do it? How can our group help you?
• As a response to this passage, how can you reflect God’s character this week?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Transitioning of education system into online classes
  • Implementation of new systems to not cause further increase of Covid cases
  • God’s mercy and protection upon our nation

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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Yaman, dunong, kakayanan, at lakas…lahat ng ating pinanghahawakan sa buhay na ito ay maaaring maglaho sa isang iglap. Sapamamagitan ng Psalms 125, ipinapaalala sa atin ni Ptr. Micahel Cariño na tanging sa Panginoon natin masusumpungan ang tunay na kasiguruhan at katatagan sa buhay.

Wealth, wisdom, abilities, and strength…everything that we hold onto in this life as a source of security may be gone in an instant. In this message, Ptr. Michael Cariño reminds us through Psalms 125 that we can find lasting safety and security in God alone.

Basahin as Bibliya

Psalm 125

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Magbahagi ng isang karanasan kung saan nasira ang iyong tiwala.
• Ibahagi ang iyong karanasan habang “nagde-devotion/quiet time” kamakailan.

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Basahin ang talata.
• Anong mayroon sa mga taong nagtitiwala sa Diyos?
• Ano ang ibig sabihin ng ‘ang mga taong nagtitiwala sa Diyos ay di natitinag at di nauuga’?
• Paano ipinakita ng Krus na ang ibinibigay ng Diyos ay makabubuti sa atin at na Siya ay mapagkakatiwalaan?
• Paano ipinapahayag ng manunulat ng Psalms 125 ang kanyang tiwala sa Diyos?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Anong mga hamon ang iyong kinakaharap pagdating sa pagtitiwala sa Diyos?
• Paano ka pinoprotektahan ng Diyos? Paano ipinakita sa iyo ng Diyos na karapat-dapat Siyang pagkatiwalaan?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Ano ang isang aspeto ng iyong buhay na kailangan mong ipagkatiwala sa Diyos at sundin ang Kanyang salita? Paano mo ito magagawa?
• Bilang tugon sa talatang ito, paano mo maisasabuhay ang katangian ng Diyos na natutunan mo ngayong linggo?

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

• Manalangin para sa mga pangangailangan at alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Manalangin para sa ating bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Ang paglipat sa online na sistema ng edukasyon
  • Ang pagpapatupad ng mga bagong sistema upang hindi bumagal at mapigilan ang pagtaas ng kaso ng Covid sa bansa
  • Ang awa at proteksyon ng Diyos para sa ating bansa

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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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What is it like to live in a home that is truly blessed by God? This Father’s Day, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung invites our families to experience the blessings that await those who live in the fear of the Lord and in obedience to His Word.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 128

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• How has your father made an impact in your life?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage.
• What are the blessings that those who obey God receive?
• What is the difference between establishing the work with God as the foundation and without God as the foundation?
• What are the conditions of receiving blessings?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• How has God blessed you in any of the 3 blessings?
• In these 3 areas, is there any area where you are struggling? Please share.
• In what way do you need to improve in obedience to God and fearing Him?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• In what way can you enjoy the fruits of your labor with eternity in mind?
• Fathers, how would you like to respond to the message?
• Wives/Children, how can you support your husband/father in creating a home for your family?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • For families to feel secured and to trust in the Lord through the everyday challenges
  • For the workers to have sustainable livelihood
  • For the people who feel discouraged to find hope in Jesus and for believers to be God’s vessels to bring the Good News to people

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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When we look to the world, we find only cause for fear and despair. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung reminds us that, if we lift our eyes to our Lord and seek Him with an attitude of humility, we have the assurance that He will show us mercy in our times of desperation.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 123

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• What did you hear? What point in the message was most impactful for you?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage
• What do we learn about God from this passage?
• According to the passage, how can we look to God?
• How did the psalmist respond to the proud?
• How does this psalm reflect Jesus’ experience on the cross?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Share a time when you lifted your eyes to look to Jesus.
• God is Sovereign and Merciful. Is this a Truth that you struggle with? How have you experienced/struggled with this Truth?
• What does it mean for you to depend on God for mercy?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• How would you like to respond to God’s mercy?
• How can you turn and look to God now? What aspect of your life do you need to surrender to God and how will you do it?
• What about this passage that you would like to remember?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Healing for the sick and protection for the vulnerable.
  • Sustainability of the businesses, policies and changes in business operations
  • Unity of LGUs in preventing the spreading of virus

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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When people treat us with contempt, how should we respond? Ptr. Jared Co uses Psalm 123 to remind us that we must look up to God when other people look down on us. For when we look up to Him, we are reminded that Jesus died for us on the cross and that we can count on new mercies from Him.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 123

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• What did you hear? What point in the message was most impactful for you?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage
• What do we learn about God from this passage?
• According to the passage, how can we look to God?
• How did the psalmist respond to the proud?
• How does this psalm reflect Jesus’ experience on the cross?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Share a time when you lifted your eyes to look to Jesus.
• God is Sovereign and Merciful. Is this a Truth that you struggle with? How have you experienced/struggled with this Truth?
• What does it mean for you to depend on God for mercy?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• How would you like to respond to God’s mercy?
• How can you turn and look to God now? What aspect of your life do you need to surrender to God and how will you do it?
• What about this passage that you would like to remember?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • Healing for the sick and protection for the vulnerable.
  • Sustainability of the businesses, policies and changes in business operations
  • Unity of LGUs in preventing the spreading of virus

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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Kung mananatili tayong nakatitig sa mundo, malulunod tayo sa dami ng karahasan at kalupitan na makikita natin. Ngunit kung itutuon natin ang ating mga mata sa Panginoon; maasahan natin ang Kanyang naguumapaw na awa. Inaanyayahan tayo ng Psalm 123 na tumingin at magsumamo sa Diyos dahil Siya ay maawain.

When we fix our eyes on this world, we will drown in its harshness. But if we fix our eyes on the Lord; we will find hope in His abundant mercy. Psalm 123 invites us to fix our eyes on the Lord and fervently seek Him for our God is merciful.

Basahin sa Bibliya

Psalm 123

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• Ano ang natutunan mo sa mensahe?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Basahin ang Awit 123.
• Sa talatang ito, paano mo mas nakilala ang Panginoon?
• Ayon sa talata, paano tayo titingin sa Panginoon?
• Paano tumugon ang mangaawit sa mga mayayabang?
• Paano ipinapakita ng talata na ito ang karanasan ni Hesus sa krus?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Magbahagi ng isang karanasan na ikaw ay tumingin sa Panginoon.
• Ang Diyos ay makapangyarihan at maawain. Ito ba ay isang katotohanan na nahihirapan kang isapuso? Ano ang karanasan mo sa katotohanang ito?
• Ano para sayo ang kahulugan ng umasa sa Diyos para sa Kanyang awa?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Paano mo nais na tumugon sa awa ng Diyos?
• Paano ka titingin sa Diyos ngayon? Mayroon bang aspeto ng iyong buhay na kailangan mong ipasa-Diyos? Paano mo ito gagawin?
• Anong natutunan mo sa talatang ito na nais mong matandaan?

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

• Manalangin para sa mga pangangailangan at alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Manalangin para sa ating bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Paggaling ng mga may sakit at proteksyon para sa mahina ang pangangatawan
  • Pagpapanatili sa mga negosyo; ang mga kailangang pagbabago sa pagpapatakbo ng negosyo dahil sa pandemya
  • Pagkakaisa ng mga lokal na gobyerno sa pagpigil sa pagkalat ng virus

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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To love God, we must love God’s family. To love God’s family, we must love our brothers and sisters in the body of Christ. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung exhorts us to build one another up, care for one another, and encourage each other as we continue on our spiritual journeys together.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 122

Holy Communion

Rev. Jeremiah Cheung officiates communion this Sunday.

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• What is something you are looking forward to?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage.
• Describe David’s attitude in going to Jerusalem. Why made him rejoice?
• Describe the city of Jerusalem.
• Why is David calling for prayers for the peace of Jerusalem?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What kind of church are we?
• What kind of church do you want to become?
• Is there a brother/sister you need to reconcile with?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• How can we become the church God has called us to be? What is your part in it?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • God’s faithfulness to fulfill His purposes amidst the conflicts and injustices
  • People’s feeling of fear over the uncertainties of things
  • Opportunities for parents to model and teach the family about depending and centering on God during challenging times.

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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It is God’s desire that we approach Him with a worshipful heart. This week, Ptr. Genesis Tan says that, to worship God, we must live with an attitude of gladness, unity, gratitude, and peace.

Read Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 122

Holy Communion

Ptr. Genesis Tan officiates communion this Sunday.

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Start with a prayer

2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)

• What is something you are looking forward to?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Read the passage.
• Describe David’s attitude in going to Jerusalem. Why made him rejoice?
• Describe the city of Jerusalem.
• Why is David calling for prayers for the peace of Jerusalem?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• What kind of church are we?
• What kind of church do you want to become?
• Is there a brother/sister you need to reconcile with?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• How can we become the church God has called us to be? What is your part in it?

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

• Pray for each other’s needs and concerns. (10-15 minutes)
• Pray for our country. (10-15 minutes)
  • God’s faithfulness to fulfill His purposes amidst the conflicts and injustices
  • People’s feeling of fear over the uncertainties of things
  • Opportunities for parents to model and teach the family about depending and centering on God during challenging times.

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.

The post God’s Heart for His Worshippers appeared first on Christian Bible Church of the Philippines.

Huwag nating isuko ang ating pagkakaisa ng loob at ang pagtamasa ng kagalakan bilang isang simbahan habang hinihintay ang araw na tayo ay makakapagtipon-tipon muli. Sa pamamagitan ng Psalms 122, hinihikayat tayo ni Ptr. Allan Rillera na magpatuloy na magmahal, mamuhay sa kapayapaan, at gumawa ng nakabubuti para sa isa’t-isa bilang isang simbahan.

Let us not give up oneness in Spirit and finding joy in being the church as we look forward to the day when we can gather again as a congregation. Through Psalms 122, Ptr. Allan Rillera urges us to continue finding ways to love, live in peace, and do good to one another as God’s church.

Basahin sa Bibliya

Psalm 122

Banal na Hapunan

Pamumunuan ni Ptr. Allan Rillera ang Tagalog Communion Service ngayong linggo.

Life Group Discussion Guide

1. Magdasal bilang panimula.

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

• Ano ang isang bagay na ikinasasabik mo?

3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)

• Basahin ang Awit 122.
• Ilarawan ang saloobin ni David sa pagpunta niya sa Jerusalem. Bakit siya nagagalak?
• Ilarawan ang lungsod ng Jerusalem.
• Bakit nanawagan si David na manalangin para sa kapayapaan ng Jerusalem?

4. Engage the heart (15-20 mins)

• Anong uri tayo ng simbahan?
• Anong klaseng simabahan ang nais mong maging?
• Mayroon ka bang kapatid sa pananampalataya na kailangan mong makipagayos?

5. Engage the hands (15-20 mins)

• Paano tayo magiging isang simbahan na naaayon sa kagustuhan ng Diyos? Paano mo ito gagampanan bilang isang Kristiyano?

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

• Manalangin para sa mga pangangailangan at alalahanin ng bawat isa. (10-15 minutes)
• Manalangin para sa ating bansa. (10-15 minutes)
  • Na sa kabila ng ng mga di-pagkakaisa at kawalang-katarungan ay matupad ang mga layunin ng Panginoon ayon sa Kanyang katapatan
  • Na maipasa-Diyos ang takot sa puso ng mga tao dahil sa kawalan ng katiyakan ng mga bagay-bagay
  • Na maipakita at maturuan ng mga magulang ang buong pamilya na magtiwala sa Diyos sa mga panahong ito

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

Mga Tithes at Offering

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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