"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
This is Part 2 of the EVANGELIST’S CODE BOOK, that I developed for Ligaya ng Panginoon, ESB.
Part 1 talked about having the mindset of an evangelist. Click on the link below if you want to review that. This second part now gives a short list of the behaviors and the purposeful actions of an evangelist who has adopted an evangelistic lifestyle.
[Read more…] about Part 2 — How an Evangelist Fulfills His MissionNOTE: This is Part 1 of the EVANGELIST’S CODEBOOK for Ligaya ng Panginoon ESB members.
Do you want to develop an evangelistic lifestyle? Well, and good. For, as a disciple, you have been called to make disciples of all. And you cannot do that unless you adopt AN EVANGELISTIC LIFESTYLE. So, here are a few mindsets that you have to embrace fully in order to begin to be an authentic, Holy-Spirit-driven evangelist:
[Read more…] about Part 1 — What an Evangelist Believes, Thinks, and Feels
Often, when we encounter challenges in our lives so that we are overcome by great anxiety, or fear, and we are facing an uncertain future, one of the most common encouragements we hear from others — or maybe we tell ourselves even — is that we should not be afraid, but instead we should just trust God. Right? Sige lang. Trust God.
[Read more…] about HOW MUCH FAITH DO YOU NEED?Tomorrow we celebrate Christmas, and in anticipation of that joyful day, we are reminded in today’s gospel from the first chapter of Luke’s gospel, about the time when the Angel Gabriel first appeared to Mary and announced to her that she would conceive and give birth to Jesus.
We’re all familiar with that narrative, right? It begins with the Angel surprising Mary with the greeting, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” Then the angel calms her down and proclaims God’s plan, about her giving birth to God’s Son, and then assures her that even though she’s a virgin, the Holy Spirit will come upon her and make the impossible virgin birth happen. Finally, the story concludes with Mary accepting and saying, “I am the servant of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word.”
[Read more…] about No Word of God Will Ever Fail
I recently had the honor to be godfather at the wedding of Vince Arcilla and Joyce Sumile, and the privilege to share a few words of advice to them at their reception. Allow me to share excerpts of that here, in the hope that it refreshes in the minds of all married couples reading this, about the basic tenets that help keep our marriages sailing smoothly.
[Read more…] about The 4or’s: ADVICE TO MARRIED COUPLES