Independent Baptist Churches in the Philippines Inc.. (IBCP)

May 12- 17 2014 IBCP Center Church , Tionko, Avenue, Davao City

Theme: Enlarging our Teretory Text: I Chronicles 4:10

Devotional message May 16, 2014

65th General Assembly and convention

Divide the congregation into four groups!

1st: when you heard the word “Tao” the group will sing “maalaala mo kaya”

2nd: when you heard the word “bulkan” the group will shout “boom”.

3rd: when you heard the word “bird” the group will sing in unison “tweet tweet”

4th: when you heard the word “Ginoo” the group will shout in unison “Ang Dios Maayo”

Ice breaker

Usa ka adlaw, adunay usa ka Tao nga naghigda sa usa

ka kahoy nga naa nahimutang sa ubos sa usa ka bukid nga adunay Bulkan. Nakita sa Tao ang tanang binuhat sa Ginoo, mga Langgam nga naglupad lupad ibabaw sa mga kakahuyan. Kini nga tao, naghunahuna unsa kamaayo ang Ginoo. Ug sa dihang ningbuto ang Bulkan, ang mga Langgam, ug ang Tao naningkamot ang Tao nga mahilayo niadtong dapita, busa ang Tao ningdagan ug kusog. Apan ang Bulkan ningbuga ug daghang lava, ug ang bulkan ningbuga pa gyud ug daghang lava, ug ang ubang Langgam wala na igkita apan ang Ginoo giluwas niya ang Tao, gikan sa pagbuto sa Bulkan.

Story

Then the Philistines took the ark of

God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 They brought it into the house

of Dagon and set it by Dagon 3 and when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon and set in

its place again.

I Samuel 5:1-7 Nkjv

4 and when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The

head of Dagon and both the palm of its hands were broken off on

the threshold; only Dagon's torso was left 5 therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in

Ashdod to this day.

6 but the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he ravaged them and struck

them with tumor both Ashdod and its territory. 7 and when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said “the ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us,

for his hands is harsh against us and to Dagon our god”.

Theme: LESSONS FROM THE LIFE

OF THE ISRAELITES AND

OF THE PHILISTINE!

LET US CONSIDER THE

THREE MAJOR AREAS ON THIER LIVES AND GET SOME POSITIVE

LESSONS.

A: Success Why and what was their methods for their success?

B: Failures Is it true, that even though you are successful, you might experience failures?

C: Beliefs

From this text, do you think their belief and practices helps them

to win on thier battles?

The Success

A: they defeated the army of the Israelites

B: they kill the leader of the Israelites, the sons of Priest Eli.

C: they captured the ark of the covenant.

Success of the Philistines

A: they were now in the promise land. B: they were bless in their spiritual life.

They have a priest as their spiritual mentor. They have the law of Moses HEBREW

''TORAH'' They have the ark of the covenant! They have a permanent place, as far as

worship service is concern which is Shiloh.

Success of the Israelites

C: They were victorious in their previous battles

D: they were stable1;LAND2; SECURITY3; WEAPONS4; EXPERIENCE5; BELIEF

FIVE FAMOUS PERSONS A; WALT DISNEY B; OPRAHWINFREY C; MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN D; JOSHUA THE SON OF NUN E; CALEB

ILLUSTRATION

born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois.

He stopped his high school life and he attempt to enlist for military service.

He was Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at that time.

Walt Disney

He works as an ambulance driver in France for several years.

Many people rejected his work because of his back grounds.

he build a company called Laugh-O-Grams later on was bankrupt.

Yet he never stop!

Success of Walt Disney

Movies Snow White, The Seven Dwarfs Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi,

Cindirella, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck. 

Beautiful Park Disneyland Park

born on January 29, 1954, in

Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA. Her parents was not married. she came from a poor family she suffer discrimination because of

her race while she was young.

Oprah Winfrey

Yet She never

Stop!

Success of Oprah Winfrey

-Gain the first slot as the famous and rich female celebrity in hollywood 2013

survey!

“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.  O Magazine, April 2003

He suffered Prejudiced from his youth. He stopped on

Basketball sports because of this reason. 

Prejudise or Racism- a belief  or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultu

ral or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to

rule others.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan

Yet he never Stop!

Success of Michael

Jeffrey Jordan

Michael Jordan won six championships playing with the Chicago Bulls (1991,1992,1993, 1996,1997, and 1998). He was also elected as the most valuable player five times. He retired for good in 2003.

He was considered as legends in the Basketball sports!

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300

games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and

missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I

succeed.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan

Number 30:13 THIER FIRST ATTEMP, THE

PEOPLE NEVER OBEYED ON THEM

Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb.

After 52 years they tried again. The whole assemblies obeyed and they possessed

their dream Land.

The book of Number was written 1450 BC

The book of Joshua was written 1398 BC

A: Persistent Attitude

B: Do not stop to attempt

What Lessons we have learn from this People?

2 when the philistine took the ark of God. They

brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.

The failures of the

Philistines

The failures

A; THEY LIMIT GOD

NO SPECIAL TREATMENT

CO EQUAL WITH THIER GOD

B; THEY COMPARE THE LIVING GOD TO BAAL.

THEY WENT TO THE BATTLE!A; THEIR SPIRITUAL ARMOR WAS WEAK

-THEY NEVER INQUIRE, PROPHET SAMUEL AND

ASKED FOR A BLESSINGS.

The failures of the Israelites

LET US EQUIP OURSELVES

WITH SPIRITUAL ARMOR. A;; THEOLOGY B; SANTIFICATION C; PRAYER

“Our greatest glory

is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” 

CONFUCIUS

The Beliefs

THEY BELIEVE ON DAGON

The Philistine

THEY BELIEVE ON GOD

The Israelites

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASONS

QOUTATION

TO THE PHILISTINE- GOD OPENED THIER UNDERSTANDING THAT THIER IS HIGHER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN DAGON.

TO THE ISRAELITES- INCREASE THIER FAITH

A;; GOD PUNISH THE PHILISTINE THROUGH DISASTER

B; THE PHILISTINE RETURN THE ARK WITH GIFTS

There was a pastor who desired that the church will expand its

wide and height. He made a series sermon about giving in order that his plan will come into reality. After two months the giving is they same. The money that is needed for the construction is not enough.

This minister sit and thought some good strategy. Saturday in the morning he called an electric engineer and he requested that this engineer will installed an electric wire and connect it to all the chairs. He added that he will put a control button at the pulpit. This engineer obeyed the request of this minister without any inquiry.

Conclusion

On the worship day, which is Sunday this minister include on his sermon his burdens and desires for extensions of the church building. He said “brethren, who among you here, who are willing to give 10,000 pesos as pledge for our constructions of our building, may I request to please stand”. After saying this, the minister pushed the control button of the electric wire. All the people are standing because they felt the current on their chairs.

This minister was happy, he thought that he has lots of money to finance the project.

After the worship service, the church secretary came to him and said “Pastor, twenty five of our church members, we brought it to the hospital because they never stand and five of them were dead.