EL SHADDAI DWXI-PPFI
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - AMVEL City, Paranaque City, Philippines
Bro. Mike Z. Velarde - Servant Leader - El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI (A Catholic Charismatic Community)
Gospel Reading For The Healing Message: John 8:1-11
Then everyone went home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early the next morning he went back to the Temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery, and they made her stand before them all. "Teacher," they said to Jesus, "this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. In our Law Moses commanded that such a woman must be stoned to death. Now, what do you say?" They said this to trap Jesus, so that they could accuse him. But he bent over and wrote on the ground with his finger. As they stood there asking him questions, he straightened up and said to them, "Whichever of you has committed no sin may throw the first stone at her." Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground. When they heard this, they all left, one by one, the older ones first. Jesus was left alone, with the woman still standing there. He straightened up and said to her, "Where are they? Is there no one left to condemn you?"
"No one, sir," she answered.
"Well, then," Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, but do not sin again."
The Healing Message: Things we should know about sin
1) Know that sin is universal.
When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time.....- Genesis 6:5
.....everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.- Romans 3:23
The origin of sin = EVIL DESIRE
But we are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires. Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.- James 1:14-15
"To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears. You snakes-how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things."- Matthew 12:33-35
2) Know that sin separates man from God and puts him under a curse.
Then the Lord God said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live. I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you. It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to eat wild plants. You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from soil, and you will become soil again."- Genesis 3:14-19
3) Know that sin transforms the sinner into a worthless creature.
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge. You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm the soil. It has soaked up your brother's blood as if it had opened its mouth to receive it when you killed him. If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
And Cain said to the Lord, "This punishment is too hard for me to bear."- Genesis 4:10-13
Jesus went on to say, "There was once a man who had two sons. The younger one said to him, 'Father, give me my share of the property now.' So the man divided his property between his two sons. After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living. He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing. So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs. He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat."- Luke 15:11-16
4) Know that sin enslaves the sinner.
So I find that this law is at work: when I want to do what is good, what is evil is the only choice I have. My inner being delights in the law of God. But I see a different law at work in my body-a law that fights against the law which my mind approves of. It makes me a prisoner to the law of sin which is at work in my body. What an unhappy person I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death? Thanks be to God, who does this through our Lord Jesus Christ!
This, then, is my condition: on my own I can serve God's law only with my mind, while my human nature serves the law of sin.- Romans 7:21-25
5) Know that all kinds of wrongdoing is sin.
If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which does not lead to death.- 1 John 5:16-17
6) Know that God commands everyone to stop sinning otherwise something worse will happen.
Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that other believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.- 1 Peter 5:8-9
Afterward, Jesus found him in the Temple and said, "Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."- John 5:14
We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them. We know that we belong to God even though the whole world is under the rule of the Evil One. We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God-in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.- 1 John 5:18-20
7) Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions. But if we live in the light-just as he is in the light-then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. If we say that we have not sinned, we make a liar out of God, and his word is not in us.- 1 John 1:5-10
May you have a happy and prosperous life!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Listen to Radio Station DWXI-1314 KHZ on AM Band, for more of God's word.
For pray-over and counselling:
Tel. No. (632) 8939341 (Philippines); (213) 3858667 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Weekly Family Appointment With El Shaddai
EL SHADDAI DWXI-PPFI
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - AMVEL City, Paranaque City, Philippines
Bro. Mike Z. Velarde - Servant Leader - El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI (A Catholic Charismatic Community)
Gospel Reading For The Healing Message: Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. "Son of David!" she cried out. "Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition."
But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, "Send her away! She is following and making all this noise!"
Then Jesus replied, "I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel."
At this the woman came and fell at his feet. "Help me, sir!" she said.
Jesus answered, "It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."
"That's true, sir," she answered, "but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table."
So Jesus answered her, "You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you." And at that very moment her daughter was healed.
The Healing Message: How can we have great faith and thereby open the doors to miracles and answered prayers?
1) Continuous listening to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ.- Romans 10:17
2) Meditate on the word day and night.
Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.- Joshua 1:8
Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are. They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like. But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice-you will be blessed by God in what you do.- James 1:22-25
3) Join the fellowship of believers of great faith.
Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away-all whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying, "Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people!"
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day. They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship meals and the prayers.
Many miracles and wonders were being done through the apostles, and everyone was filled with awe.- Acts 2:38-43
4) Focus on Jesus.
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God.
Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.- Hebrews 12:2-3
For in union with Christ you have become rich in all things, including all speech and all knowledge. The message about Christ has become so firmly established in you that you have not failed to receive a single blessing, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.- 1 Corinthians 1:5-7
5) Through charity.
Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop. You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly. And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.- 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
"Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands-all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."- Luke 6:38
6) Through the renewal of our minds.
So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer. Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God-what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.- Romans 12:1-2
7) By overcoming the mountains of obstacles and the hindrances to our prayers.
May you have a happy and prosperous life!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Listen to Radio Station DWXI-1314 KHZ on AM Band, for more of God's word.
For pray-over and counselling:
Tel. No. (632) 8939341 (Philippines); (213) 3858667 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - AMVEL City, Paranaque City, Philippines
Bro. Mike Z. Velarde - Servant Leader - El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI (A Catholic Charismatic Community)
Gospel Reading For The Healing Message: Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. "Son of David!" she cried out. "Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition."
But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, "Send her away! She is following and making all this noise!"
Then Jesus replied, "I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel."
At this the woman came and fell at his feet. "Help me, sir!" she said.
Jesus answered, "It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."
"That's true, sir," she answered, "but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table."
So Jesus answered her, "You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you." And at that very moment her daughter was healed.
The Healing Message: How can we have great faith and thereby open the doors to miracles and answered prayers?
1) Continuous listening to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ.- Romans 10:17
2) Meditate on the word day and night.
Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.- Joshua 1:8
Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are. They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like. But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice-you will be blessed by God in what you do.- James 1:22-25
3) Join the fellowship of believers of great faith.
Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away-all whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying, "Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people!"
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day. They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship meals and the prayers.
Many miracles and wonders were being done through the apostles, and everyone was filled with awe.- Acts 2:38-43
4) Focus on Jesus.
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God.
Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.- Hebrews 12:2-3
For in union with Christ you have become rich in all things, including all speech and all knowledge. The message about Christ has become so firmly established in you that you have not failed to receive a single blessing, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.- 1 Corinthians 1:5-7
5) Through charity.
Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop. You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly. And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.- 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
"Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands-all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."- Luke 6:38
6) Through the renewal of our minds.
So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer. Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God-what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.- Romans 12:1-2
7) By overcoming the mountains of obstacles and the hindrances to our prayers.
May you have a happy and prosperous life!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Listen to Radio Station DWXI-1314 KHZ on AM Band, for more of God's word.
For pray-over and counselling:
Tel. No. (632) 8939341 (Philippines); (213) 3858667 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The Catholic Church and the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill
The following is the personal view of the author of this blog and not of Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Servant Leader of El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI
The Catholic Church have been bombarded with attacks and criticisms because of its stand against the Reproductive Health Bill or RH Bill. They said the Church has no right to interfere with the affairs of the State and President PNoy himself had said that ensuring the well-being of the Filipino people is above faith. That it is the State's duty to take care of its citizens. Yes, indeed, it is! But, it is also the obligation of the Church to take care of its flock. To teach it what is moral and what is not. What is right in the eyes of God and what is not. The Church does not interfere with politics. It is merely reminding its flock what is righteous. If taking care of the people is above faith, does that mean that people should come first before God? That God should be set aside while we talk about abortion? Tayo na sa matuwid na daan.(Let's walk on the righteous path.) This is President PNoy's campaign slogan. Matuwid ba ang suwayin ang Diyos?(Is it righteous then to defy God?) If that's how the President of the Republic defines righteousness, then God help us.
The Church is there to remind the people that God is still there, and will always be there. We cannot forget or set aside God when we do our affairs. Be it politics or personal. It doesn't matter if these RH Bill proponents do not believe in God. That will not make God a lesser God. That will not make God cease to exist. That will not lessen God's power. That does not give us the reason to support something that is immoral.
In a world full of wickedness, the Church is there to give us hope. To give light when there is darkness. To show us the right path to tread lest we should fall. It is not meddling with the affairs of the State. It is merely doing its obligation to its flock. To remind us that authority is not given to anyone to decide whether a person should live or die. That this authority belongs only to God.
Do this people who support the RH Bill, especially those who love to go to the streets, do they really know what they are doing? Have they read the entire bill? Do they really understand the whole thing? Do they really know everything about this very controversial matter? Do this individuals really understand the implications if this bill is passed into law? Or are they just acting out of total ignorance? I believe a lot of them belongs to a certain religious group. Are they not taught by their pastors, ministers or whatever, that killing is against God's law? Or maybe these people believe that God is just a fantasy. A fiction. A figment of someone's imagination. Whatever you or they believe, look inside you. Is killing the unborn a right thing to do?
Contraceptives have always been available to the public even before this RH Bill. Why is there a need now to enact a law about it? Is it because of the P3 billion a year fund? Are they really going to use all of that money to buy contraceptives? Or is it just going to end up in someone else's pockets? Why not use that money instead to develop livelihood programs?
The problem is not what they call overpopulation. The problem lies in the mismanagement of our resources. And there is no such thing as overpopulation. The Philippines is not filled up to the brim with people. Yes, we are already 90 million. That's a lot but that's not over the limit. Human resource is a country's wealth. If it is only managed well.
Look at the whole picture. When you see that a particular place is overpopulated, there is also a certain area where there are almost no inhabitants. Why? Because the people from these places look for greener pastures and they only see the cities as the right places to go to. If this is how these people think, then its no wonder why the cities and these urban areas are filled with people dreaming of a better life. But what happens instead? They end up as squatters, living in poverty, because the place they thought would give them a better life is just a fantasy after all. If the government had done better governance, then they would not have left their towns and barrios to look for a better life because the opportunities are already there. Then, we would not have cities filled up with unemployed individuals from far flung barrios and towns and thereby avoid the belief of having an overpopulated country.
Just recently, someone disrupted an ecumenical service at a Church just to demonstrate his ignorance and his total disrespect to the Almighty. And this outrageous joker was sent to jail. A congressman criticized the Catholic Church for violating the person's freedom of expression. If I should trespass on this congressman's property and do something outrageous will he not put me to jail because I have a freedom of expression? And what about the RH Bill? In one of its provisions, it states that if an individual speaks against it, he/she will be penalized. Now, isn't that a clear violation of the freedom of expression? Thanks for crying out loud your honor. If this is the kind of person we put in Congress to enact laws, I am no longer surprised why we have the RH Bill.
Before I end, I implore everyone who still have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, whatever denomination you belong to, to be united in praying for the enlightenment of all, that resorting to immorality is not a solution to a problem but will only cause much bigger troubles, that only in hearing and obeying God's words will all these problems be solved.
May God bless us all and keep us safe from anything that might cause us harm. Amen.
The Catholic Church have been bombarded with attacks and criticisms because of its stand against the Reproductive Health Bill or RH Bill. They said the Church has no right to interfere with the affairs of the State and President PNoy himself had said that ensuring the well-being of the Filipino people is above faith. That it is the State's duty to take care of its citizens. Yes, indeed, it is! But, it is also the obligation of the Church to take care of its flock. To teach it what is moral and what is not. What is right in the eyes of God and what is not. The Church does not interfere with politics. It is merely reminding its flock what is righteous. If taking care of the people is above faith, does that mean that people should come first before God? That God should be set aside while we talk about abortion? Tayo na sa matuwid na daan.(Let's walk on the righteous path.) This is President PNoy's campaign slogan. Matuwid ba ang suwayin ang Diyos?(Is it righteous then to defy God?) If that's how the President of the Republic defines righteousness, then God help us.
The Church is there to remind the people that God is still there, and will always be there. We cannot forget or set aside God when we do our affairs. Be it politics or personal. It doesn't matter if these RH Bill proponents do not believe in God. That will not make God a lesser God. That will not make God cease to exist. That will not lessen God's power. That does not give us the reason to support something that is immoral.
In a world full of wickedness, the Church is there to give us hope. To give light when there is darkness. To show us the right path to tread lest we should fall. It is not meddling with the affairs of the State. It is merely doing its obligation to its flock. To remind us that authority is not given to anyone to decide whether a person should live or die. That this authority belongs only to God.
Do this people who support the RH Bill, especially those who love to go to the streets, do they really know what they are doing? Have they read the entire bill? Do they really understand the whole thing? Do they really know everything about this very controversial matter? Do this individuals really understand the implications if this bill is passed into law? Or are they just acting out of total ignorance? I believe a lot of them belongs to a certain religious group. Are they not taught by their pastors, ministers or whatever, that killing is against God's law? Or maybe these people believe that God is just a fantasy. A fiction. A figment of someone's imagination. Whatever you or they believe, look inside you. Is killing the unborn a right thing to do?
Contraceptives have always been available to the public even before this RH Bill. Why is there a need now to enact a law about it? Is it because of the P3 billion a year fund? Are they really going to use all of that money to buy contraceptives? Or is it just going to end up in someone else's pockets? Why not use that money instead to develop livelihood programs?
The problem is not what they call overpopulation. The problem lies in the mismanagement of our resources. And there is no such thing as overpopulation. The Philippines is not filled up to the brim with people. Yes, we are already 90 million. That's a lot but that's not over the limit. Human resource is a country's wealth. If it is only managed well.
Look at the whole picture. When you see that a particular place is overpopulated, there is also a certain area where there are almost no inhabitants. Why? Because the people from these places look for greener pastures and they only see the cities as the right places to go to. If this is how these people think, then its no wonder why the cities and these urban areas are filled with people dreaming of a better life. But what happens instead? They end up as squatters, living in poverty, because the place they thought would give them a better life is just a fantasy after all. If the government had done better governance, then they would not have left their towns and barrios to look for a better life because the opportunities are already there. Then, we would not have cities filled up with unemployed individuals from far flung barrios and towns and thereby avoid the belief of having an overpopulated country.
Just recently, someone disrupted an ecumenical service at a Church just to demonstrate his ignorance and his total disrespect to the Almighty. And this outrageous joker was sent to jail. A congressman criticized the Catholic Church for violating the person's freedom of expression. If I should trespass on this congressman's property and do something outrageous will he not put me to jail because I have a freedom of expression? And what about the RH Bill? In one of its provisions, it states that if an individual speaks against it, he/she will be penalized. Now, isn't that a clear violation of the freedom of expression? Thanks for crying out loud your honor. If this is the kind of person we put in Congress to enact laws, I am no longer surprised why we have the RH Bill.
Before I end, I implore everyone who still have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, whatever denomination you belong to, to be united in praying for the enlightenment of all, that resorting to immorality is not a solution to a problem but will only cause much bigger troubles, that only in hearing and obeying God's words will all these problems be solved.
May God bless us all and keep us safe from anything that might cause us harm. Amen.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Tuesday Family Appointment With El Shaddai
EL SHADDAI DWXI-PPFI
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - AMVEL City, Paranaque City, Philippines
Bro. Mike Z. Velarde - Servant Leader - El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI (A Catholic Charismatic Community)
Gospel Reading For The Healing Message: Matthew 13:1-15
That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore. He used parables to tell them many things.
"Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty."
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"
Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has. The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand. So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them:
'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see, because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' "
The Healing Message: Things We Ought To Know As Believers: What privileges do we have as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ?
1) Believers have the privilege to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God while here on earth.
Happy is anyone who becomes wise-who comes to have understanding. There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it. Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it. Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.-Proverbs 3:13-18
2) Believers have the privilege to see the secrets of God's Kingdom.
At that time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit and said, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.
"My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said to them privately, "How fortunate you are to see the things you see! I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not."-Luke 10:21-24
3) Believers have the privilege to hear the secrets of God's Kingdom.
"As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.
"Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means. Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them. The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it. But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once. The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit. And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty."-Matthew 13:16-23
4) Believers have the privilege to ask God anything in the name of Jesus.
"I am telling you the truth: those who believe in me will do what I do-yes, they will do even greater things, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son. If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it."-John 14:12-14
5) Believers have the privilege to know the truth that sets people free.
So Jesus said to those who believed in him, "If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."-John 8:31-32
6) Believers have the privilege to grow rich and multiply, spiritually and materially.
"And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty."-Matthew 13:23
7) Believers have the privilege to inherit the eternal kingdom.
"Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.' The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!' "-Matthew 25:34-40
"Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am."-John 14:1-3
May you have a happy and prosperous life!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Listen to Radio Station DWXI-1314 KHZ on AM Band, for more of God's word.
For pray-over and counselling:
Tel. No. (632) 8939341 (Philippines); (213) 3858667 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - AMVEL City, Paranaque City, Philippines
Bro. Mike Z. Velarde - Servant Leader - El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI (A Catholic Charismatic Community)
Gospel Reading For The Healing Message: Matthew 13:1-15
That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore. He used parables to tell them many things.
"Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty."
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"
Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has. The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand. So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them:
'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see, because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' "
The Healing Message: Things We Ought To Know As Believers: What privileges do we have as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ?
1) Believers have the privilege to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God while here on earth.
Happy is anyone who becomes wise-who comes to have understanding. There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it. Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it. Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.-Proverbs 3:13-18
2) Believers have the privilege to see the secrets of God's Kingdom.
At that time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit and said, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.
"My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said to them privately, "How fortunate you are to see the things you see! I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not."-Luke 10:21-24
3) Believers have the privilege to hear the secrets of God's Kingdom.
"As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.
"Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means. Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them. The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it. But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once. The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit. And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty."-Matthew 13:16-23
4) Believers have the privilege to ask God anything in the name of Jesus.
"I am telling you the truth: those who believe in me will do what I do-yes, they will do even greater things, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son. If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it."-John 14:12-14
5) Believers have the privilege to know the truth that sets people free.
So Jesus said to those who believed in him, "If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."-John 8:31-32
6) Believers have the privilege to grow rich and multiply, spiritually and materially.
"And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty."-Matthew 13:23
7) Believers have the privilege to inherit the eternal kingdom.
"Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.' The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!' "-Matthew 25:34-40
"Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am."-John 14:1-3
May you have a happy and prosperous life!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Listen to Radio Station DWXI-1314 KHZ on AM Band, for more of God's word.
For pray-over and counselling:
Tel. No. (632) 8939341 (Philippines); (213) 3858667 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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