Brethren Rody Gumpad, Mark Daquioag, Jun Gumpad, Dennis Yuson, Macky Miguel, and your humble servant rode a
ltogether at the vehicle of brother
Rody very early in the morning and started their way toward Bagunot, Baggao to meet the br
ethren and to participate in their gospel meeting. The way is a bit far and the
traffic is not that good but we thank the Lord much for His guidanc
e as He saved us from several accidents this day. With God's guidance and providence we were able to a
rrive at Bagunot safe and sound; we were met by brother Riza
l Rendon and showed us the w
ay to their place because it is our first time to go in the said place. As we arrived we saw our brethr
en patiently and very excited in waiting for us; warm smiles are found engraved in their faces. We spoke with them, share
d good news with one another and encouraged each other. How wonder
ful is it for brethren to gather together. Without wasting much time, brother Pidiong Segundo, the hardworking preacher of our brethren started the gospel meeting with a song, bre
thren Mark Daquioag, Dennis Yuson, Macky Miguel took turns in leading songs also. Brother Virgilio Paet Sr led the opening prayer. Brother Jun Gumpad then started the preaching by preaching a lesson about "The Bible", he discussed how we got the bible and the purpose why the bible was given to us. After that I preached ne
xt and I prepared a lesson about "Salvation (Acts 22:6-16)", and in this lesson I emphasized that Salvation is 1) not by faith only; 2) not through personal appearance of Jesus; 3) not through repentance and prayer only; and 4) not through miracles. I further concluded that in order to attain salvation we must 1) Hear (Romans 10:17); 2) Believe (John 14:1; Hebrews 11:6); 3) Repent (Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19); 4) Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33); and 5) Be Baptized into Christ (Mark 16:16; Galatians 3:27). Brother Rody Gumpad preached also about "God Hath Spoken (Hebrews 1:1)" and "Stand For". Brother Rody explained the three dispensations of time in his first lesson and emphasized that we are not under the Patriarchal nor the Mosaical period at this time rather we now live under the Christian Age when the church was established by Christ. Then in his second lesson he persuaded each one of us to "Stand For" 1) the Right God, 2) the Right Doctrine, 3) the Right Church, and 4) the Right Hope. After the lessons we extended the invitation by singing an invitation song; the angels in heaven surely rejoiced and God smiled at His people again for nine (9) souls stepped forward, these 9 souls willingly surrendered to the gospel: they believed what the Bible teaches, believed Christ, repented of their sins, confessed Christ, and are baptized into Christ.
Brethren Rody Gumpad, Mark Daquioag, Jun Gumpad, Dennis Yuson, Macky Miguel, and your humble servant rode a
ltogether at the vehicle of brother
Rody very early in the morning and started their way toward Bagunot, Baggao to meet the br
ethren and to participate in their gospel meeting. The way is a bit far and the
traffic is not that good but we thank the Lord much for His guidanc
e as He saved us from several accidents this day. With God's guidance and providence we were able to a
rrive at Bagunot safe and sound; we were met by brother Riza
l Rendon and showed us the w
ay to their place because it is our first time to go in the said place. As we arrived we saw our brethr
en patiently and very excited in waiting for us; warm smiles are found engraved in their faces. We spoke with them, share
d good news with one another and encouraged each other. How wonder
ful is it for brethren to gather together. Without wasting much time, brother Pidiong Segundo, the hardworking preacher of our brethren started the gospel meeting with a song, bre
thren Mark Daquioag, Dennis Yuson, Macky Miguel took turns in leading songs also. Brother Virgilio Paet Sr led the opening prayer. Brother Jun Gumpad then started the preaching by preaching a lesson about "The Bible", he discussed how we got the bible and the purpose why the bible was given to us. After that I preached ne
xt and I prepared a lesson about "Salvation (Acts 22:6-16)", and in this lesson I emphasized that Salvation is 1) not by faith only; 2) not through personal appearance of Jesus; 3) not through repentance and prayer only; and 4) not through miracles. I further concluded that in order to attain salvation we must 1) Hear (Romans 10:17); 2) Believe (John 14:1; Hebrews 11:6); 3) Repent (Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19); 4) Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33); and 5) Be Baptized into Christ (Mark 16:16; Galatians 3:27). Brother Rody Gumpad preached also about "God Hath Spoken (Hebrews 1:1)" and "Stand For". Brother Rody explained the three dispensations of time in his first lesson and emphasized that we are not under the Patriarchal nor the Mosaical period at this time rather we now live under the Christian Age when the church was established by Christ. Then in his second lesson he persuaded each one of us to "Stand For" 1) the Right God, 2) the Right Doctrine, 3) the Right Church, and 4) the Right Hope. After the lessons we extended the invitation by singing an invitation song; the angels in heaven surely rejoiced and God smiled at His people again for nine (9) souls stepped forward, these 9 souls willingly surrendered to the gospel: they believed what the Bible teaches, believed Christ, repented of their sins, confessed Christ, and are baptized into Christ.
