God's Victorious Army

This message was preached by Rev. Raul P. Ternida last January 6, 2008. This message was aimed to teach us how God do His battle and whom he choose as part of His army.

Judges 7:1-7

Jdg 7:1 Then Jerubba'al (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Mid'ian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. Jdg 7:2 The LORD said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Mid'ianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, 'My own hand has delivered me.' Jdg 7:3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home.'" And Gideon tested them; twenty-two thousand returned, and ten thousand remained.
Jdg 7:4 And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; take them down to the water and I will test them for you there; and he of whom I say to you, 'This man shall go with you,' shall go with you; and any of whom I say to you, 'This man shall not go with you,' shall not go." Jdg 7:5 So he brought the people down to the water; and the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one that laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself; likewise every one that kneels down to drink." Jdg 7:6 And the number of those that lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water.
Jdg 7:7 And the LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Mid'ianites into your hand; and let all the others go every man to his home."

Intro:

- Jdg 6:15 And he said to him, "Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family."

- Judges 7:1-7

Discussion:

GIDEON’S ARMY

Foundation : God will give them victory but All the Glory should be to the Lord.
From 32,0000 to 10,000 to 300 armies of God

1. Not afraid or Fearful – Judges 7:3
Example: Joshua 1:7,9,11

Joshua’s armies don’t decide on what they see but on what God is saying to them.

Joshua and Caleb’s Testimonies vs. 10 spies testimonies
Joshua’s army are Men of Faith
Cross the Jordan River through a dry ground!
Conquered Jericho with a mighty shout!

2. Alert – Judges 7:5-7
Example: Elisha’s servant – Open his spiritual eyes
Joshua’s army is composed of young blood, new generation who is so passionate for the “cause” of God.

Example : David speaking to the army of Israel – “Is there not a cause?”

3. Don’t give in to hardship – Judges 7:5-7
Jdg 7:6 And the number of those that lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water.
Endure hardship as good soldier of Jesus Christ”

Conclusion:
JTS is entering another phase of its existence and we need an army who can believe that God wants to do something through this church and are willing to be use!

Family Day

It's good to have family day... that is why the church scheduled such activity last November 30, 2007, (Bonifacio Day)... at High Ridge, Aluba Cagayan de oro City. It was a holiday, so there's no work for most of the people. The venue was very nice.. very spacious and you can have the whole view of Cagayan de Oro City. This activity was aimed to strengthen families as well as strengthening our relationship with other families.The activity started with a Praise and Worship... Ptra. Nenette leads the worship accompanied by her husband Bro. Rioben. After the worship, Pastor Raul gave a message ... It was an encouraging message that reminds everyone to really take good care of our families...
Everyone brought food for this activity... We enjoyed every kinds of food that everyone shared. There's lechon manok, biko, adobo, bbq, saging, ginamos, a lot of Coke and Pop Cola and.. (I forgot the others...) (l0l!)Bogie prepared some games to really make this activity more fun and exciting. Here's Ptra. Nette, Allen, Liza, and Aiza doing some cheer for thier group. (Allen is a little bit shy...he.he.he)

The kids also had fun in the games... :)

Great teamwork guys!!!

At 1pm, we had our groupings.. in this activity individuals will be given sets of questions for them to answer.. some of the topics they will be sharing are.. how they appreciate thier spouses (for married couple), how they appreciate thier parents (for youth).. to share thier happiest moments as a couple/ family.. and things like that. :)

Group 1: The Adult Women Group.
These women here are so comfortable with each other. As they go along every questions given to them, they asked this little girl Lala (beside Nanay Inday), to rephrase the question for them. They said they were blessed to have an interpreter for that day.. he.he..he.he..

Group 2: Youth Women's Group
These ladies here are so emotional... they couldn't help but cry while sharing how grateful they were with regards to thier parents love and hardwork for them. According to Sis. Lannel, the simple "I miss you" and "I love you" words matter most to her since her mother and other sisters are in Malaysia.

Group 3: Youth Men's Group
These guys are so serious in answering the sets of questions given to them.. but the girls were more serious than they were.. Sorry guys! But they had fun as they exchange thoughts in the sharing.

Group 4: Married Women's Group
These group had the difficulty on who will start first, given that all of them are shy... (lol!) Good thing, Ptra. Mayette gave them one question to answer and made everyone think on what to answer. As they go along with the sharing you will find out that these women are brilliant in organizing thier thoughts.. :) It was a nice sharing...

Group 5: Married Men's Group

These group were the last one to finish.. They have a lot of things to share for just one question... (L-R) Bro. Boy, Bro. Jay, Bro. Rioben, & Bro. Tonypet...not in the picture (Bro. Manny and Pastor Raul).... They all enjoyed the sharing especially Bro. Jayjay's ( the one standing in the pic) stories...

Group 5 sharing moments... before they transferred to the garden.. (L-R, Bro. Boy, Bro. Manny, and Bro. Tonypet)

While waiting for the Group 5 to finish... some of the youth group played in the garden of the venue while others enjoyed chatting and enjoying the view..

Whaaaaa......... it was fun!!!!

Okay at the count of 3.... 1-2-3 jump! Che.. pa cute jump... Let's have another jump.. 1-2-3 jump!!!

Couple of the day... (enjoying the view) Sis. Alice & Bro. Butch
Below is the view we enjoyed watching... the City of Golden Friendship (Cagayan de Oro).

picture! picture!

It was really fun being together. We hope you could join us in our next schedule for Family Day. God Bless you all and God Bless our Families!

Music Ministry Outdoor Fellowship

The Music Ministry members had thier outdoor fellowship last February 22, 2008 at Middleton Apartelle, Carmen Cagayan de Oro City.

True worshippers of God...

Hey guys.. why are pulling each others hair??? (lol)
Wow! Tyrone big muscles huh!..
Che, what happen to your foot?... It seems that Ptra. Nette wants to bite it...

All of them had so much fun!