Podcasts about bibliya

Maraming nagtataka: "Bakit kumakain ng dugo ang mga Katoliko gayong bawal ito sa Bibliya?" Sa video na ito, tatalakayin natin ang mga talatang tulad ng Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17, at Acts 15:29—at ipapaliwanag kung bakit hindi ito labag sa pananampalatayang Katoliko.

Sa maraming bahagi ng mundo, ang Bibliya ay malayang nababasa at naibabahagi. Ngunit sa ilang mga bansa, ito ay itinuturing na isang krimen. Sa video na ito, tatalakayin natin ang Top 10 Bansa Kung Saan Ipinagbabawal ang Bibliya — mula sa mga lihim na simbahan hanggang sa matinding pag-uusig laban sa mga Kristiyano. Alamin kung paanong ang simpleng pagkakaroon ng Bibliya ay maaaring magdulot ng pagkakakulong, pagkatanggal sa trabaho, o mas malala pa — pagkawala ng buhay. Magsilbing inspirasyon sa atin ang mga kapatid nating patuloy na pinanghahawakan ang pananampalataya sa kabila ng panganib. - Ipagdasal natin ang mga persecuted Christians sa buong mundo. - Supportahan ang mga Bible missions na patuloy na nagdadala ng Salita ng Diyos sa mga bansang ito. - Huwag kalimutang mag-subscribe para sa higit pang content tungkol sa pananampalataya at katotohanan. #Bibliya #Kristiyanismo #PersecutedChurch TOP 10 Countries Where the Bible is Banned (or Restricted)Join Filipino podcaster and vlogger, Jay Aruga host of The Jay Aruga Show, the first conservative podcast and vlog in the Philippines.SUPPORT The Jay Aruga Show through the Shopee – Arugaan Online Shop: Jay Aruga's Book "Conservative Ka Ba? A 3-Step Approach to Protecting the Family from Woke Ideology" is NOW Available in Shopee:https://shopee.ph/product/274489164/25685460706/Fight this toxic culture in style! Order your THE JAY ARUGA SHOW podcast T-shirt now: https://shopee.ph/product/274489164/24822983311/ Buying me a coffee thru: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thejayarugashow Hallow - Try Hallow's Premium contents for FREE: https://hallow.com/jayaruga Follow The Sentinel Ph Facebook Page and watch our live streams with AJ Perez every Saturdays at 9PM: https://www.facebook.com/TheSentinelPh LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos. https://www.youtube.com/@JayAruga?sub_confirmation=1Listen and learn from previous episodes of The Jay Aruga Show podcast here https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejayarugashow Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jagaruga Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay.aruga Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheJayArugaShow Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JayAruga?sub_confirmation=1

Sermon: Ang Pagtugon Sa Message Ni Christ At Ang Magkakaibang Puso Ng Tao Series: God's Perfect Servant Speaker: Rev. Michael Cariño Scripture: Mark 4:1-9; 13-20 Hindi sapat ang intelektuwal na kaalaman sa Salita ng Diyos upang magbunga ng isang bago at masaganang buhay. Sa linggong ito, ipinaalala sa atin ni Rev. Mike Cariño na hindi sapat ang pagkalap ng kaalaman tungkol sa Bibliya; kailangan din nating isabuhay ang ating mga natututunan. Tanging sa ganitong paraan lamang, ang Kanyang katotohanan ay makapagdudulot ng tunay na pagbabago. Intellectual knowledge of God's Word does not guarantee a renewed and fruitful life. This week, Rev. Mike Cariño reminds us that learning new biblical information is not enough; we must also apply God's Word in our lives. Only then can His truth bring about genuine transformation. Sermon Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12wgiLDUtTcFC9wFWo2sZcbQQLJWL9f78/view?usp=drive_link On our website: https://cbcp.org/blog/2025/05/04/ang-pagtugon-sa-message-ni-christ-at-ang-magkakaibang-puso-ng-tao/ Join a Life Group: https://cbcp.org/lifegroups Find an event: https://cbcp.org/events Learn how to give: https://cbcp.org/giving Website: https://cbcp.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbcponline YouTube: https://youtube.com/cbcponline Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cbcponline Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbcponline

Isang makapangyarihang podcast na sumasaliksik sa mahiwagang nilalang sa Bibliya—ang Leviatan, ang hari ng mga halimaw na kinatatakutan ng lahat. Sa istoryang ito ni Samuel, matutuklasan natin ang katotohanan sa likod ng dambuhalang dragon ng karagatan, isang nilalang na binanggit sa Aklat ng Mga Awit at iba pang bahagi ng Bibliya, at kung paano ito nagpapakita ng misteryo at kapangyarihan ng hindi pa lubusang nauunawaan ng sangkatauhan.

Sa panahon ngayon, kung nais nating tulungang umunlad ang ating mga sarili, madalas tayong lumapit sa mga self-help books, mga influencers, o kaya naman, mga podcasts.Pero alam niyo ba, na may mga tao rin sa Bibliya na katulad din ng mga taong tinitingala natin sa panahon ngayon?Speaker: Ptr. Aumar AguilarSeries: Real People, Real ImpactScripture Reading: Daniel 6:1-13;16-17Watch The Full Message here: https://go.ccf.org.ph/03162025Tag

TAGALOGTuklasin ang kaakit-akit na kasaysayan at sinaunang alamat ng Pilipinas sa "The Philippines: The Land of Gold - Unveiling Ancient Legends." Sumama kayo sa amin sa isang nakakabighaning paglalakbay habang sinasaliksik natin ang mga mitikal na koneksyon sa mga kayamanan tulad ng Paraiso, Ophir, at Chryse. Sa pamamagitan ng mga kamangha-manghang aerial na visual at mga makasaysayang pananaw, sinasaliksik natin ang mga kwento ng mga kilalang manlalakbay, mula sa mga heograpo ng Roma hanggang kay Marco Polo, na inilarawan ang Pilipinas bilang isang lupain na sagana sa ginto at kayamanan. Alamin ang kahalagahan ng ginto sa kulturang Pilipino at kung paano ang mga alamat na ito ay patuloy na umaantig hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Huwag kalimutang i-like at i-share ang video na ito upang ipakalat ang mahika ng Pilipinas! #Pilipinas #MgaSinaunangAlamat #Ginto #Ophir #PamanangKultural #travel-documentaryBALANGKAS: 00:00:00 Mga Pulo ng Ginto at Alamat 00:02:25 Pagmamapa ng Gintong Kapuluan 00:06:55 Mga Bulong mula sa mga Sinaunang Teksto Mga Bulong mula sa mga Sinaunang Teksto 00:08:16 Ophir at ang mga Hangin ng Kalakalan sa Silangan 00:09:08 Ginto sa Tapestry ng Kultura Ginto sa Tapestry ng Kultura 00:12:03 Mga Alingawngaw ng Chryse at Argyre 00:12:59 Isang Pamana na Ginintuan ng Ginto Para sa aming buong posisyon, na walang sinuman ang maaaring hamunin nang hindi talaga nire-review (napaka-bodong iyon!), basahin ang aming mga internasyonal na libro na available sa Amazon, International Bookstores, at Shopee PH:Ang Paghahanap sa Kayamanan ni Haring Solomon sa Ingles, Tagalog, o Ilokano (libre sa eBook);Garden of Eden Revealed: The Book of Maps; at ang aming Bagong Paglabas, Ang Misteryo ng Tatlong Hari (sa Ingles o Tagalog, libre sa eBook) Mga link sa:OphirInstitute.comAt panoorin ang Solomon's Gold Series sa Tagalog:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru2qbCMGOi5gGdrUwpqEa1fkXE_Jmhw_Para sa mga agad na nag-iisip tungkol sa lokasyon ng mga Ilog mula sa Eden na hindi kailanman inilarawan sa Bibliya bilang ang Okultong Mito ng Paglikha sa Mesopotamia, iyon ang pinagmulan, tiyak na hindi kailanman ang Tigris na hindi umiiral bago ang Baha ayon sa Gen. 2; hindi kailanman ang Israel sa anumang kahulugan dahil ang Bukal ng Gihon ay hindi isang Ilog, at ang Ilog ay hindi maaaring nasa Israel ayon sa Genesis 2 maliban kung ililipat ang Israel sa Africa (na walang kaalaman); at hindi kailanman natagpuan sa India sa kabila ng pagkalito ni Josephus sa Ganges bilang ang Pison na dahilan kung bakit ang mga mapa noong Unang Siglo ay talagang naglalarawan ng Ganges sa Indochina. Oops!Mga Ilog Mula sa Eden Serye:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru2qbCMGOi4psX493Wok20BN6aacr-sASa wakas, bakit Lanzones bilang ang Ipinagbabawal na Prutas? Walang banal na kasulatan ang tumutukoy doon bilang isang mansanas. Gayunpaman, inilalarawan ng Aklat ni Enoc ang bungang ito. Panoorin:Forbidden Fruit?: https://youtu.be/-zDrflASad8Bakit sina Adan at Eba Medium Brown sa pabalat? Ang sinumang tumatawag sa kanilang sarili na isang iskolar o akademiko na hindi alam ang "alikabok" kung saan nabuo si Adan ay "pula" ay hindi nagsagawa ng pananaliksik. Alamin kung ano ang sinasabi ng Bibliyang Hebreo. Panoorin: What Color Was Adam?: https://youtu.be/bVDmWI-Q_5MTangkilikin ang paglalakbay. Isang huling bagay, ito ang aming channel, at ang aming mga patakaran. Walang debate sa isang 8-min brief ng pananaliksik na nagmumula sa higit sa 1,000 nai-publish na mga pahina na sinusuportahan ng isang 300-pahinang Sourcebook, at 100+ na mga video. Ang mga magtatangka nito ay i-mute nang walang abiso. Nakasagot na kami sa malamang na bawat isa sa mga pagtutol na iyon sa kabuuan ng aming pananaliksSupport the show

Sa panahon ngayon na kahit sa Olympics ay inuusig ang Pananampalatayang Katoliko, why do we need to defend the faith? Ano ang turo ng Bibliya tungkol rito? Let's unbox this tonight at 8 pm in Episode 3 of UCTV with Bernz Ordoñez Caasi and The Jay Aruga Show live here on Facebook and YouTube. Do you want to defend the faith clearly without being preachy? Download our free e-book at bit.ly/ubxfree.

Ito ang Part 3 ng ating talakayang: “Katoliko ba si San Pablo?”

Marami tayong mga kapatid na hindi Katoliko na ginagamit ang mga sulat ni San Pablo bilang batayan upang patunayan umano ang mga kamalian ng ating pananampalataya. Tama ba sila? O hindi lamang nila nakuha ang buong konteksto ng mga pahayag na ito? Alamin natin ang katotohanan mula sa Bibliya at kasaysayan dito sa Unboxing Catholicism Live ngayong Linggo alas-8 ng gabi sa Facebook, YouTube Live, at Channels 1 and 24 ng Kalibo Cable Network. Tayo rin ay mapapakinggan sa Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, at Amazon Music sa pamamagitan ng The Abundance Network ni Bro. Bo Sanchez. Download your St. Paul Guide from Unboxing Catholicism for FREE! Mga Doktrina ng Simbahang Katolika sa Mga Sulat ni San Pablo sa Bibliya: https://unboxingcatholicism.com/sanpablo Let's continue discovering Catholicism so we can defend it clearly without  being preachy! Links to Social Media Pages: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism UC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unboxingcatholicism?sub_confirmation=1

“Katoliko ba si San Pablo?”

Isa ka rin ba sa mga curious kung paano nabuo ang Bibliya? Well, we got you, Unboxers!  Join Bernz O. Caasi (former anti-Catholic Protestant, Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, and Content Lead of Hallow), Fr. Franz Dizon (Creator of Sa Madaling Sabi, a priest at Diocese of Malolos), Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga Podcast, and their Catholic panelists, as they geek out together on how the Bible was created.  You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 PM.  Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also  The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping?  Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.  Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Links to Social Media Pages:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Unboxing Catholicism YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unboxingcatholicism?sub_confirmation=1

Sa episode na ito ng Hugot Radio, pag-uusapan natin ang mga hakbang at gabay mula sa Bibliya kung paano pipiliin ang tamang lalaki na papakasalan. Alamin ang mga mahahalagang katangian na dapat hanapin, mula sa makadiyos na karakter, parehas na pananampalataya, hanggang sa emosyonal at pinansyal na katatagan. Samahan si Kuya Ron sa isang makabuluhang talakayan na puno ng inspirasyon at pag-asa, at matutong magtiwala sa Diyos sa bawat desisyon ng puso.

Sermon: Kasal Or Sakal? Marriage That Pleases God Series: Jesus is the Answer Speaker: Rev. Michael Cariño Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:10-24 Isa bang biyaya o sumpa ang pag-aasawa? Sa linggong ito, ibabahagi ni Rev. Mike Cariño ang mga katangian ng isang maka-Diyos na pag-iisang dibdib at ang mga pananaw ng Bibliya tungkol sa pananatiling single, paghihiwalay, at muling pag-aasawa. Do you see marriage as a blessing or as a curse? This week, Rev. Mike Cariño explores the traits of a Godly marriage and reminds us of the Bible's stand on related issues such as staying single, divorce, and remarrying. Sermon Notes: 2024-05-26 Tag_Kasal or Sakal - Marriage that Pleases God_SG.pdf On our website: https://cbcp.org/blog/2024/05/26/kasal-or-sakal-marriage-that-pleases-god/ Join a Life Group: https://cbcp.org/lifegroups Find an event: https://cbcp.org/events Learn how to give: https://cbcp.org/giving Website: https://cbcp.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbcponline YouTube: https://youtube.com/cbcponline Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cbcponline Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbcponline

Ang mga lalaki ay hindi nagugustuhan ang mga babae na mababaw at materialistic. Hinahanap nila ang mga may mas malalim na pananaw sa buhay at hindi nakatuon lamang sa mga bagay na panglabas. Ayon sa Bibliya, ang tunay na yaman ay hindi nasusukat sa mga bagay na makikita ng mga mata, kundi sa mga bagay na hindi nakikitang espirituwal at eternal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugot-radio/message

Ang ilan sa mga lalaki ay hindi nagugustuhan ang mga babae na sobrang nagmamakeup. Ito ay dahil sa kanilang pananaw na mas gusto nila ang natural na kagandahan. Sa halip na labis na makeup, hinahanap ng ilan ang simpleng ganda na nagpapakita ng tunay na katauhan ng isang tao. Ayon sa Bibliya, ang tunay na kagandahan ay nanggagaling sa puso at hindi lamang sa panlabas na anyo. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugot-radio/message

Mabuting Balita l Abril 20, 2024 – Sabado Sa Ika-3 Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay   Ebanghelyo: Jn 6:60-69 Sinabi ng mga alagad ni Hesus: “Sino ang makakarinig sa kanya?” Alam naman ni Hesus sa loob niya na nagbubulung-bulungan tungkol dito ang kanyang mga alagad kayat sinabi niya sa kanila: “Nakakaiskandalo ba ito sa inyo? Ano kaya kung masaksihan ninyo ang Anak ng Taong umaakyat sa dati niyang kinaroroonan…? Ang espiritu ang nagbibigay-buhay; walang bisa ang laman. Ang mga salitang binigkas ko ay espiritu kaya buhay. Datapwat ilan sa inyo ang hindi naniniwala.” Sapagkat alam ni Hesus mula sa simula kung sino ang mga di maniniwala at kung sino ang magkakanulo sa kanya. At sinabi niya: “Dahil dito kaya ko sinabi sa inyo na walang puwedeng lumapit sa akin malibang ipagkaloob ito sa kanya ng Ama.” Kaya marami sa kanyang mga alagad ang tumalikod at hindi na nagpatuloy sa pagsama sa kanya. Sinabi naman ni Hesus sa Labindalawa: “Gusto ba rin ninyong umalis Pedro?” “Panginoon, kanino kami pupunta? Mga salita ng buhay na walang hanggan ang iyong salita. Naniwala nga kami at nakilala namin na ikaw ang Banal ng Diyos.” Pagninilay: Isinulat ni Amiel Mercado Ilandag, isang Pauline cooperator, ang pagninilay sa ebanghelyo.  Tatalikuran ba natin si Hesus dahil hindi natin maunawaan ang mga turo ng simbahan? O tatalikod ba tayo, dahil hindi tayo sang-ayon sa ilan dito? // Marahil hindi pa ganun katibay ang ating paniniwala, kaya sa kakaunting pagsubok pa lamang, agad na nating lilisanin ang pag-ibig niya. Oo, pag-ibig. Dahil si Hesus ay naparito upang tayong lahat ay magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. // Paano ka tumutugon sa tawag nya? Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa Kanyang mga salitang nagbibigay buhay?  Mga kapanalig, sa pamamagitan ng araw-araw na pakikinig at pagbabasa ng kanyang salita, nabibigyan tayo ng grasya upang si Hesus ay makilala. Napakahalaga ng bawat sandali na ating ginugugol upang maunawaan natin siya ng lubos.  Pagbabasa ng Bibliya, pag attend ng Misa, at panonood ng mga spiritual na mga programa, ang ilan lamang sa mga paraan upang makilala natin si Hesus.  Maliban dyan, may isa pang sikreto upang makapiling si Hesus sa bawat araw. Ang pagdarasal ng Santo Rosaryo. (Dahil, maliban sa mga disipulo niya, ang ating Mahal na Ina, ang Birheng Maria ang higit na nakakaalam kung ano nga ba ng nasa puso ni Hesus.  Sa ating pagninilay ng bawat misteryo ng Santo Rosaryo, ating nakakasama si Hesus sa bawat parte ng kanyang buhay. Sa pamamagitan nito, atin siyang masasabayan at mas mauunawaan. Si Maria ang kanyang instrumento upang tayo ay mapalapit sa kanya.  Sa pamamagitan ni Maria, hindi natin iiwanan si Hesus. Sa bawat Ave Maria ay makikita natin ang pag-ibig niya. Tayo ay lalago sa ating buhay Kristiyano at sa kalaunan ay magiging banal.) “To Jesus, through Mary.” Isang tiyak na daan upang masambit ang mga salitang “Panginoon, kanino pa po kami pupunta? Nasa inyo ang mga salitang nagbibigay ng buhay na walang hanggan.” (Manalangin tayo. Ama, sa tulong ni Maria, nawa'y aming maunawan ang Iyong mga salitang nagbibigay buhay na walang hanggan. Amen.)

Ano nga ba ang Narrow Door or makipot na pintuan?  Bakit nga ba laging may kainan at kasalan sa Bibliya? At balikan natin ang kwento ng alibughang anak. Ilabas na ang inyong mga Bibles at ang inyong mga notebooks! Let's continue unboxing the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation! Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Please check Daxx F. Bondoc's I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo.Check out a variety of Catholic books at the Dumb Ox Books | Facebook. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping?  Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.  Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Links to Social Media Pages:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Tiktok: @UnboxingCatholicism --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unboxingcatholicism/message

Mabuting Balita l Marso 18, 2024 -  Lunes sa Ikalimang Linggo ng Kuwaresma         Ebanghelyo: Jn 8:1-11 Pumunta si Hesus sa Bundok ng mga Olibo. Maaga siyang muli sa Templo, at naglapitan sa kanya ang lahat ng tao, at pagkaupo niya, nagaral siya sa kanila. Dinala naman ng mga guro ng Batas at ng mga Pariseo ang isang babae, na huling-huli sa pakikiapid. Pinatayo nila siya sa gitna, at sinabi kay Hesus: “Guro, hulinh-huli ang babaeng ito sa pakikiapid. Iniutos sa amin ni Moises sa Batas na batuhin ang mga ganitong babae; ano naman ang sabi mo?” Sinabi nila ito bilang pagsubok sa kanaya upang may maisakdal sila laban sa kanya. Yumuko naman si Hesus at nagsulat sa lupa gamit ang kanyang mga daliri. Nang magpatuloy sila sa pagtatanong sa kanya, tumindig siya at sinabi sa kanila: “Ang walang sala ang unang bumato sa kanya.” At muli siyang yumuko at nagsulat sa lupa. Ang mga nakarinig naman ay isa-isang nag-alisan magmula sa matatanda, at siya'y naiwang mag-isa pati na ang babae na nasa gitna. Tumindig si Hesus, at sinabi sa kanya, “Babae, nasaan na sila? May humatol ba isa iyo?” At sumagot siya: “Wala, Panginoon.” Sinabi ni Hesus: “Hindi rin kita hahatulan. Humayo ka at mula ngayon, huwag ka nang magkasala pa.”   Pagninilay: Ayon sa mga dalubhasa sa Bibliya, ang totoong kwento sa likod ng Mabuting Balita ngayon ay hindi naman tungkol sa babaeng nahuli sa pangangalunya, kundi tungkol ito sa patibong ng mga Pariseo para kay Hesus. Isang laro tungkol sa usaping legal, kung paano ba dapat parusahan ang taong nagkasala.  Kung sasagot si Hesus na “Dapat, batuhin ang babaeng nangalunya”, taliwas ito sa pinangangaral Nyang pagpapatawad. Pero kapag sasagot naman siya na, “Hindi dapat batuhin”, lalabas naman siyang lumalabag sa kautusan ni Moises. Pinili ni Hesus na hindi sumagot, pero hindi pa rin siya tinigilan ng mga Pariseo, kaya sinabi niya sa kanila. “Ang sinuman sa inyo na walang kasalanan, ang maunang bumato.” Hindi sila nakasagot at umalis silang talunan, dahil pinagtaksilan sila ng sarili nilang kasalanan. Bilang mga ordinaryong mananampalataya, tingnan natin ang Mabuting Balita sa panahon natin ngayon. Sa panahon ng social media at makabagong paraan ng komunikasyon, madali na ang magpahayag ng sariling opinyon. Marami na ang nagiging mga “modernong Pariseo”. Sila ang mga tinaguriang “Bashers” o “Cyberbullies”. Lagi silang may negatibong komento sa anumang taliwas sa kanilang sariling pamantayan. Kadalasan nauuwi ito sa pagkasira ng buhay ng iba. Kahit na may karapatan tayo sa malayang pamamahayag, isipin pa rin natin na may kaakibat itong responsibilidad. Manalangin tayo, Panginoon, patawarin po ninyo kami sa mga pagkakataong naging dahilan kami ng pagkasira ng buhay ng iba at ng aming mga sarili. Tulungan po ninyo kaming bumangon sa aming mga kasalanan at pagkakamali. Amen.  

“All you need is love”, sabi nga ng isang sikat na kanta. Pero anong klaseng pag-ibig?Simple lang ang sagot ng Bibliya - buong-buo at taimtim na uri ng pag-ibig. Mangyaring huwag i-record o kopyahin ang video na ito. Sa halip, maaari ninyo itong ibahagi sa iyong mga kaibigan sa pamamagitan ng pag-share ng link. Speaker: Ptr. Leo Mata Series: Love Rediscovered Watch The full message here: https://go.ccf.org.ph/03032024Tag

Mabuting Balita l Pebrero 1, 2024 – Huwebes sa Ika-4 na Linggo ng Karaniwang Panahon    Santa Brigida ng Irlanda Ebanghelyo:  Mk 6:7-13 Tinawag ni Hesus ang Labindalawa at sinimulang isugo sila nang dala-dalawa. Binigyan niya sila ng kapangyarihan sa mga maruming espiritu. At sinabihan niya silang huwag magdala ng anuman para sa paglalakbay kundi tungkod lamang. Walang pagkain, walang pitaka o pera sa sinturon. Nakasandalyas at may isang damit lamang. At sinabi niya sa kanila:” Pagtuloy n'yo sa isang bahay, manatili kayo roon hanggang sa pag-alis n'yo mula roon. Kung may lugar na hindi tatanggap o makikinig sa inyo, umalis kayo roon at ipagpag ang alikabok sa inyong mga paa bilang sakdal sa kanila. At pag-alis nila, ipinangaral nila ang pagbabalik-loob. Maraming demonyo ang kanilang pinalayas at marami ring may-sakit ang pinagaling nila sa pagpapahid ng langis.   Pagninilay: Sa narinig nating Mabuting Balita, marahil sasabihin ninyo, tila hindi naman yata praktikal ang tagubilin ng Panginoong Hesus sa labindalawang alagad. Biruin mo, susugod ka sa misyon nang walang dalang anuman, maliban sa tungkod?  Siguro noong kapanahunan ng Panginoon, pupwede pa ang kalakarang ito.  Pero sa panahon natin ngayon, na mahirap ang buhay, parang mag-aalinlangan tayong humayo at maglakbay, nang walang dalang sapat na damit at pera, para tugunan ang ating pangangailangan.  Ibig bang sabihin nito, hindi na angkop sa panahon natin ngayon ang mensahe ng Mabuting Balita?  Hindi naman sa ganun!  Sa katunayan, isang malaking hamon ito, lalo na sa mga misyonerong katulad namin, na lumago sa pagtitiwala sa kabutihang-loob ng Diyos.  Sabi pa nga ng Panginoon sa Mateo 6:33: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Gaano ito katotoo sa iyong pang araw-araw na karanasan sa buhay?  Kaming mga Daughters of St. Paul, maraming beses naming naranasan ang walang hanggang pagkalinga at paggabay ng Diyos, habang sinasagawa ang Kanyang misyon. Humahayo kami ng dala-dalawa, sa pagbisita ng mga pamilya, dala ang Biblia, at iba pang value formation books na makakatulong sa paghubog ng kamalayan at pananampalataya ng mga pamilyang aming binibisita. Ni minsan, hindi namin naranasan ang magutom. Nakikituloy kami sa mga bahay na bukas-loob kaming tinatanggap, at sa tulong ng parish priest at mga laykong katuwang ng mga pari, naihahatid namin ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon, at nagkakaroon ng bible enthronement sa mga tahanang aming binibisita.  Patunay lamang ito, na tapat ang Diyos sa Kanyang pangako, na hinding-hindi ka Niya pababayaan sa pagsagawa ng Kanyang misyon. Ipo-provide niya ang iyong materyal, maging ang espiritwal mong pangangailangan.  Marahil sa pag-utos ng Panginoon na wag magdala ng anuman nais lamang Niyang ipaalala sa mga alagad, at sa atin din, na sa pagsagawa ng Kanyang misyon, na huwag matuon ang ating pansin sa mga panlabas na paghahanda.  Kundi, mas bigyang pansin ang espiritwal na paghahanda, ang paghahanda ng puso at buong pagkatao, upang maging marapat na tagapagdala ng Mabuting Balita.  Nais din ng Panginoon na taglayin ng Kanyang mga misyonero – ang pagiging simple at mababang-loob. Mga kapanalig, hindi lamang patungkol sa mga pari, madre at mga laykong misyonero ang panawagang ito.  Patungkol din ito sa lahat ng mga binyagang Kristiyano.  Tayong lahat ay mga misyonero – na inatasan ng Panginoong Hesus na maging buhay na saksi ng Kanyang paghahari sa kasaluyang panahon, sa paraan ng ating pamumuhay.  Sikapin nawa nating mamuhay sa kabanalan at pagmamahal – dahil baka tayo mismo, ang Bibliya, na binabasa ng mga taong nakapaligid sa atin. Manalangin tayo:  Panginoon, dagdagan Mo po ang aking pananampalataya at pagtitiwala sa'Yong kagandahang-loob.  Puspusin Mo po ako ng Iyong Banal na Espiritu nang maging buhay na saksi ako ng Iyong pananatili sa kasalukuyang mundo, Amen.  

Paano nga ba tayo magiging mabuting Katoliko-Kristiyano sa panahon ng makabagong kultura ngayon? Let's unbox and answer this question with Ivan Beley, a humanities graduate from UA&P and a volunteer writer of Unboxing Catholicism.   Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Please check Daxx F. Bondoc's I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping?  Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.  Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Social Media Pages:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Tiktok: @UnboxingCatholicism “Si Martin Luther, dahil iniisip niya na siya po ay may awtoridad na mag decide kung anong libro ang idadagdag at ibabawas sa Bibliya, gusto rin po niyang tanggalin noon ang aklat ng Hebreo, Santiago, Jude at Revelation, dahil para sa kanya sila'y hindi parte ng main books of the Bible. Pero bilang mga Katoliko-Kristiyano, tayo po ay umaalala sa sinabi ni San Agustin. Ang sabi po niya, ‘Wala po tayong ibang kasiguradohan na ang mga aklat ni Moses at ang apat na libro ng Ebanghelyo at ang ibang mga libro ay mga tunay na salita ng Diyos kung hindi natin pagtitiwalaan ang batayan ng simbahang Katolika. At alam niyo po, noong ako'y Protestante pa, pinakakinagugulat ko, si Martin Luther mismo ang nagsabi sa atin, ‘Tayo ay obligado na sabihin na talaga namang nakuha natin ang salita ng Diyos o ng Bibliya mula sa mga Katoliko, na kung wala ang simbahan, wala tayong alam sa Bibliya.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unboxingcatholicism/message

Applicable pa ba ang quote na, “Love is sweeter the second time around?” pag tungkol sa relasyon natin kay Lord ang usapan?Let's unbox the answer to this question with Fr. Albert Garong, a priest from the Society of St. Paul and the host of Padcast Podcast. Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Please check Daxx F. Bondoc's I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping?  Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.  Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Social Media Pages:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Tiktok: @UnboxingCatholicism “All temptations look like ‘apparent good'—mukhang masarap, mukhang masaya, mukhang makakatulong. Hindi ba't ‘yon ‘yong sinabi ng ahas kay Eba? At ang nakalagay doon sa Bibliya, ‘The fruit look good for eating,' na masarap siyang tignan. So ito ‘yong tinatawag nating ‘apparent good' but it is more often than not, what is apparently good is not really the ‘actual good.' At maganda ‘yong paalala ni Jay kanina na ang kalayaan, mga ka-Unboxing, ay hindi nangangahulugan ng pagpili ng kahit na anong gugustohin natin. Ang kalayaan, kung titignan natin ‘yong mismong metaphysical reality niya, ‘yong ontological meaning, ibig sabihin talaga niyan ay ‘piliin ang tama.' Binigyan tayo ng kapasidad ng kalayaan upang mapili ang tama.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unboxingcatholicism/message

Bakit mahalaga ang pagbabasa sa ating pananampalataya? Let's unbox the answers to question in this breather episode with Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga podcast! Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Please check Daxx F. Bondoc's I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping?  Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.  Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Social Media Pages:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Tiktok: @UnboxingCatholicism “It is also interesting what Saint Josemaria Escriva said. Kuya Jay, I'll read it to you no? ‘Reading has made many saints.' Let that sink in mga ka-Unboxing. Marami na pong naging banal sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa. Syempre, nariyan po, ang top two books na kailangan nating basahin bilang Katoliko ay ang Bibliya, ang salita ng Diyos and the Catechism which is also the word of God through the Sacred Tradition. Naalala niyo po ang dalawang bangko ng ating pananampalataya ‘yong ating scripture at ‘yong tradition. So scripture (bible) and tradition (catechism).” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unboxingcatholicism/message

Paglago sa Buhay Kristiano

Kagustuhan ba ng isang mabuting Diyos ang pagkamatay ng mga tao sa mga digmaan? War freak ba si Lord? Let's unbox these questions with Carol Garcia, a Servant Leader of The Light of Jesus Family, a Licensed Financial Consultant, and a Catholic-apologist-in-the-making. Ilabas na ang inyong mga Bibles at ang inyong mga notebooks! Let's continue unboxing the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation! Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Join Bernz O. Caasi (former anti-Catholic Protestant, Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, and Content Lead of Hallow), Fr. Franz Dizon (Creator of Sa Madaling Sabi, priest at Diocese of Malolos), Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga Podcast, and their Catholic panelists, as they geek out together and defend the faith clearly without being preachy. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Thanks also to Unboxing Catholicism Volunteer Daxx F. Bondoc for helping us in the trimming and timestamping of our live audio files for the podcast. Please check his I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping? Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Our Social Media Pages: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism “Let us remind ourselves that the Caananites were unfaithful to God simula pa noong Genesis hanggang dito sa narrative na ito, which is hundreds of years in the making. So medyo, kasalanin din nila. Kinakastigo lang sila ni Lord. Pero eventually, all of the things that God does sa pagdidisiplina sa atin is all for us. Hindi Siya warfreak, tayo ‘yong makulit.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unboxingcatholicism/message

Ang tanging saligan ng pananampalataya

In the previous episodes, we unboxed kung bakit may aklat ang Bibliya patungkol sa mga numero. Now, we are unboxing the desert wanderings of the people of Israel in the Book of Numbers with the themes about trust, obedience and respect to authority. Together, let us ask ourselves these questions as we listen and reflect on today's episode: "May tiwala ba ako kay Lord? Ginagalang ko ba ang mga taong kanyang hinirang?” Joining us once again is Carol Garcia, the newest addition to our all-Catholic panel. Carol Garcia is a Servant Leader of The Light of Jesus Family (The Feast QC), a Licensed Financial Consultant, Entreprenuer and a Catholic-apologist-in-the-making. Ilabas na ang inyong mga Bibles at ang inyong mga notebooks! Let's continue unboxing the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation! Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Join Bernz O. Caasi (former anti-Catholic Protestant, Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, and Content Lead of Hallow), Fr. Franz Dizon (Creator of Sa Madaling Sabi, priest at Diocese of Malolos), Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga Podcast, and their Catholic panelists, as they geek out together and defend the faith clearly without being preachy. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Timestamp of today's episode with the image of the Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Thanks also to Unboxing Catholicism Volunteer Daxx F. Bondoc for helping us in the trimming and timestamping of our live audio files for the podcast. Please check his I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping? Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Links to Social Media Pages: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unboxingcatholicism/message

In the previous episodes, we unboxed and geeked out on the highlights of what we've learned from Genesis to Exodus. Now, let's answer the questions: "Bakit nga ba may aklat sa Bibliya patungkol sa mga numero? Takot ba kayo sa Math?” Find out the answers to these question by listening to today's episode about the Book of Numbers. Joining us once again is the newest addition to our all-Catholic panel, Carol Garcia. Carol Garcia is a Servant Leader of The Light of Jesus Family (The Feast QC), a Licensed Financial Consultant, Entreprenuer and a Catholic-apologist-in-the-making. Ilabas na ang inyong mga Bibles at ang inyong mga notebooks! Let's continue unboxing the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation! View the image formed because of the arrangement of the camp of Israel by watching the live episode. Please start at 38:27. Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Join Bernz O. Caasi (former anti-Catholic Protestant, Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, and Content Lead of Hallow), Fr. Franz Dizon (Creator of Sa Madaling Sabi, priest at Diocese of Malolos), Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga Podcast, and their Catholic panelists, as they geek out together and defend the faith clearly without being preachy. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Timestamp of today's episode with the image of the Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Thanks also to Unboxing Catholicism Volunteer Daxx F. Bondoc for helping us in the trimming and timestamping of our live audio files for the podcast. Please check his I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping? Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Links to Social Media Pages: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism “Iniisip ko kasi dati, hindi ako pweding maging Israelita noong time nila kasi mamumulubi ako. Alam mo ‘yon? Kaka-offer mo lang sa temple, sa tabernacle tapos ma-aano na naman ako, kailangan ko mag-offer ng guilt offering. ‘Yong mga ganoon? So what I was feeling while reading this part is gratefulness lang talaga sa ginawang sacrifice ni Jesus.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unboxingcatholicism/message

Paano makikilala ang Dios

Alam nating lahat na hindi katanggap-tanggap sa Diyos ang pagsamba sa mga rebulto o diyus-diyusan. Ngunit ano nga ba ang nag-udyok sa Panginoon na iutos ito? Ang mga rebulto ba ng mga Katoliko ngayon ay maituturing na idolatriya? Alamin ang malinaw na sagot ng kasaysayan at Bibliya! Mag-practice rin tayo kung paano natin ito ipapaliwanag sa mga non-Catholic Christians. This week, our guest is Voltaire delos Reyes, Formation Head of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen in Marikina Chapter and one of the core volunteers of the Unboxing Catholicism group. Ilabas na ang inyong mga Bibles at ang inyong mga notebooks! Let's continue unboxing the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation! Start here to learn how to properly read the Bible as a Catholic. Join Bernz O. Caasi (former anti-Catholic Protestant, Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, and Content Lead of Hallow), Fr. Franz Dizon (Creator of Sa Madaling Sabi, priest at Diocese of Malolos), Jay Aruga of the Jay Aruga Podcast, and their Catholic panelists, as they geek out together and defend the faith clearly without being preachy. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:00 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow also The Jay Aruga Podcast, the first and only Catholic podcast in the Philippines that unboxes conservative values. Thanks also to Unboxing Catholicism Volunteer Daxx F. Bondoc for helping us in the trimming and timestamping of our live audio files for the podcast. Please check his I Thirst Mercy ministry and consider supporting his advocacy in helping the poorest of the poor in Antipolo. Do you struggle in praying and sleeping? Don't count the sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. Download Hallow today – it's free. Hallow is the world's #1 Catholic Prayer and Meditation app where you can unbox 5,000+ prayers, reflections, and bible content read by Jonathan Roumie, Bishop Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz. Follow us: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism “Nakita ko na may kwintas ka na may Kristo – sinasamba mo ba ‘yan? Parang – I think Katoliko ka judging diyan sa kwintas na dala mo…” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unboxingcatholicism/message

Si Jesus at Ang Kautusan

Pagbabago ng Sabbath

Siyensya at Biblia

Maganap ang Iyong Kalooban

Ang Munting Sungay ng kaaway.

Ang bigat naman ng tanong sa ating podcast title ngayon? The love story of Isaac at Rebekah will help us unbox the following: Can you really learn to love a person even if you didn't like him or her at first? Anong ibig sabihin ng “love is an act of the will”? What are your thoughts on “arranged marriages”? What is the significance of veiling in the mass – or in general? Paborito ba ni Lord ang mga bunso sa Bibliya? Let's unbox all of those and more! In this episode, we have one of the co-founders of Champions of the Rosary in the Philippines, Rods de Leon! Powered by Abundance Network, let's the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in the Unboxing Catholicism Podcast. Learn how to properly read and truly understand the written Word of God starting today! Join former anti-Catholic Protestant and Founder of Unboxing Catholicism, Bernz O. Caasi and his guest panelists, as they geek out together and defend the faith clearly without being preachy. You may also join us Live via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 8:30 pm. We are also streaming on Channels 1 & 24 of Kalibo Cable Network. Download your free starter guide on apologetics and evangelization now: https://www.unboxingcatholicism.com/starterguide Follow us: Facebook: https://facebook.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unboxingcatholicism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernzocaasi "Love is indeed an act of the will. It's not a mere feeling – yang kilig kilig na yan. It could be part of it, but it's not always there. Kasi dito natin makikita kung love mo ba talaga yung tao kahit wala na yung kilig-kilig – even if he or she is in his/her ugliest state." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unboxingcatholicism/message

Ang Pangunahing Layunin ng Pag-aaral ng Biblia

Ang Pangunahing Layunin ng Panalangin

Kapag nakikita mo ang mga balita, napapatanong ka ba kung, "Ano ang nangyayari sa ating mundo?". Kahit ano pa man ang ating gawin, patuloy lang itong gumugulo, kaya parang nawawalan na tayo ng pag-asa. Ano nga ba ang sinasabi ng Bibliya tungkol sa mga problema ng mundo, at ano ang dapat nating gawin? Speaker: Ptr. Bong Saquing Series: What's Our Real Problem? Watch the Full Message here: https://go.ccf.org.ph/06192022Tag

Kailan kaya magiging sapat ang ating pera upang makuntento sa kung ano ang mayroon tayo? Panoorin ang video na ito para malaman kung ano ang sinasabi ng Bibliya tungkol sa tunay na kuntento! Makinig sa katotohanan sa loob ng kalahating oras! Speaker: Ptr. Bong Saquing Series: Money: Good or Evil? Watch the Full Message: https://go.ccf.org.ph/06122022Tag

Ang Taimtim na Buhay Kristiyano ay Hindi Maaaring Ipagwalangbahala

Mga Kasaysayan ng Pag-asa

Ang batas ng Panginoon sa Pag-ibig

Ang Babae

Ang paghahanda ng digmaan ng mga nanamampalataya

Ang matamis na biyaya ng banal na espiritu.

Is wisdom obtained simply by attending church? Is wisdom a one-time "purchase?" In this series we discover what the Word of God tell us about seeking, obtaining, and maintaining life-long wisdom.   Wise Living Series Travis Miller  January 20, 2019   Come Visit Us!! Or join us online at LivingFaithMinistries.church     Episode Transcript English   Travis Miller: [00:00:15] I must speak for a little while this afternoon, I'm going to share some stories, I'm going to look at some verses of scripture, they'll be put up on the screen and my whole intention, my entire goal and direction in speaking this short while this afternoon is to inspire each and every one in the sound of my voice to have a conversation with God. In conclusion prayer in her own way, in her own fashion, in her own words, is to have a conversation with God, that is exactly what I am attempting to do. There you go. Cat's out of the bag. That's what I am trying to do in sharing this talk. This speech, this sermon, whatever you want to call it, so that we would respond to God. [00:01:07][51.9] Travis Miller: [00:01:09] As you might expect, is pastor of this congregation, I am in the people business. I've been in ministry now for more than 30 years. I've been around church and around congregations for more than 50 years and over all those years and all those experiences. I've observed some things, quite frankly, that trouble me. I've seen some things and reflected on some things that, to me, seem out of place with following Jesus Christ. [00:01:46][36.2] Travis Miller: [00:01:48] Here's the deal, I've wondered how in the world good people end up in bad situations. I, over the years, in the course of time in various congregations, I've traveled and ministered in 40 different states and God knows how many different churches as part of our ministry and I've seen this and that and the other, and you know what I come across? What about this young lady who's kind and compassionate and friendly, but she's often in a bad relationship? What about that? What about the faithful family that even serves in some ministry in the church, but they seem to regularly be in financial trouble? What about that? What about the friendly, interesting couple whose children, unfortunately, are giving them regular grief? Or what about the couple who found Jesus long ago? They seemed to really love Jesus, but they fight and argue like complete enemies. I'm bothered by the good young man who seemed to not be able to keep anything related to a decent job. I am concerned about a sincere person who is in lack of personal control that brings ongoing health issues. Am I the only one who is ever wondered about such things? [00:03:13][85.5] [00:03:20] Three or four years ago, I learned of the ridiculous tragedy of a long time friend. Fact he was a friend for 20 plus years. An enjoyable person, a helpful, fun, pleasant, churchgoing man. Not only churchgoing, but church involved, he served and ministered to others. But a few years ago, unexpectedly, my wife and I received a call from his wife. She discovered that the man had maintained a mistress in another state for seven, eight, 10 years. He destroyed his marriage. Devastated his children and rocked the faith of those he'd influenced. It makes me ask how? How does that happen? How does a nice person do something so foolish? I'm aware of another good man. An older man, a man who spent his entire life serving congregations. A man who planted churches and pastored churches, who then went on to help others plant churches and pastored churches. A good person, a righteous man. One of his adult children started business, the business started getting a little bit of success and the child decided, You know what, I want to expand the business, I want to add other locations, and so he went to the bank, but the bank wouldn't give a business loan. And so the good dad, the righteous dad, the ministry dad. Emptied out his 401k. Gave all the money to the child. There were struggles in the business, and the child was convinced things are ready to turn, the tipping point is really very close. Just a little more capital and the business will go over the edge, and really over the hump, and it'll go from there. And so dad, the faithful man, the righteous man. Mortgaged his home, gave the money to the child. And the business went belly up. Retirement money gone. Bank foreclosed the house, the righteous man, the faithful man, the ministry man lost everything. How does a good person? Makes such tragic mistakes. I mean, really, anybody who hangs around a church and ministry long enough, you hear sermons about how God wants to bless lives and how God heals people and how God changes families and how God blesses finances. But still, if you observe, you get engaged, you watch and figure what's happening. There are examples of people who hear the messages but aren't experiencing what's being preached and taught. Why is that? [00:07:04][223.7] Travis Miller: [00:07:07] Actually, if we become students of the Bible, the word of God, there are similar stories in here. Sometimes we think in the Bible, well, the stories in the Bible are like this. We get stories about wicked people who live wicked lives. Well, that's true. Well, there's story about righteous people who have righteous lives. That's also true. But today, I want to point out that in this book, we also find stories of good people who did foolish things and it cost them dearly. Right in this book, There are battles lost. There are lives ended, there are families ruined by good people acting foolishly. There are murders and adulteries. There are kingdoms lost. There are friendships ended in this book by decent humans who are acting ignorantly. There are hopes vanished and promises extinguished and health wasted in fortunes forfeited and relationships terminated. These are Bible stories that happened at the hands of good people who were living poorly. Why do these things happen? [00:08:23][76.5] Travis Miller: [00:08:26] In the Book of Job Chapter nine in verse four, he made a helpful observation for this discussion. Today in Job nine, from the Bible, says God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered? Well, clearly, God is wise and God is mighty, that's plain and simple, Joe declares it. But after declaring that truth, Job then asked who has hardened himself against him against God and prospered? Who's hardened himself against God? And still prospered? [00:09:14][48.1] Travis Miller: [00:09:18] Nearly every spring, and it's coming up again in April, May. My wife wants me to take her to Skagit County and see the beautiful tulip fields. Sometimes we visit, you've been there, you know this, you visit and boots are absolutely needed. There's not just mud there's lots of mud. Fabulous Pacific Northwest rain, note, I said fabulous. Soaks those tulip fields, making them muddy and soft. But there are other times we have visited those fields when the rains have ended and the fields are different. Fields are crusty. I've been there when the surface is hardened and even cracking, it's so hard, yet when you walk on it, you can tell it's a crusty surface, but there's moisture underneath, but the surface is hard and dry. The soil is gone from moist and muddy to crusty and hard. And you know what? We know this that doesn't happen immediately. First, the rain dwindles, there's fewer days of rain and then there's fewer inches of rain. It's not as severe, less rain, less mud, slowly but certainly, then no rain and then more crusty hardened soil. Job asks the question, who has hardened himself against God and prospered? It's a rhetorical question. Listen, good people live poorly when we allow our lives to harden toward God like those tulip fields. Soil lives don't harden immediately. Would you hear the preacher today? It's not overnight that we go from muddy, saturated, spiritually soaked people into hard, cracked and crusty hardened ones toward God? Oh no, my friend. But over a period of time. Choices are made. Often times not intentionally, but accidentally good people, people who have an experience with God get hardened toward God, we minimize God. Sometimes we de-emphasize God. And sometimes it's not just ignoring God, but we forget about God. We go on our daily duties and our things, and we don't even consider, Hey, I might want to talk to God about this distancing from God. It happens when we don't make the connection between eternity and our present reality times. We become crusty because we compartmentalize God and the spiritual rain diminishes, because there are some areas of my life I don't want God raining on. I don't want God messing with. I don't want him investing in challenging and changing that area of my life. We don't need him. We think for some things, dryness comes when we keep God at arm's length. We hold God to a comfortable distance. And as we make these small incremental decisions, they accumulate until there is faulty, hard crusty, cracking soil in our approach, in our determination and our response to God. And when we get to that place where we are hardened toward God, hear this preacher and that ancient preacher Joe from years ago, we cannot expect God's prosperity and God's success when we have put him out of areas of our life. Good people know failure when they allow their lives to harden against God. [00:13:44][266.9] Travis Miller: [00:13:49] How's a good person make tragic mistakes? It bothers me. I believe that good people foolishly fall. When we mistake our righteousness for wisdom. Good people. Foolishly fall. When we mistake our righteousness for wisdom. You see, righteousness, that explains the believers standing with God. It describes his view of our lives when we are in right relationship with him. According to scripture, living in the New Testament Covenant, we enjoy rightness with God when we apply the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to our lives. We enjoy rightness with God when we repent, when there's sorrow for walking the wrong direction, and we turn toward Jesus Christ is rightness with God. When we are baptized in the name of Jesus to wash away our faults and failures, there's rightness with God. When we receive the gift of his Holy Spirit, part of him dwelling within us, and that New Testament new birth experience makes us righteous in God's sight. It brings us in the right relationship with him, and that's a wonderful and miraculous and amazing thing that we could never accomplish on our own. But righteousness is not the same as wisdom. [00:15:49][119.4] Travis Miller: [00:15:53] Wise living is earthly wise, living is a human experience. In the great book on Wisdom, Proverbs Chapter one and verse number seven. Solomon writes, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Fear of the law, the respective God entering into a right relationship with him, that's the beginning of knowledge, that's the start. But hear me, it doesn't say all knowledge is now yours. It doesn't say all wisdom is now yours. It doesn't say you've completed the package and you've got all of God's brains. It doesn't say that it says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. And it also says fools despise wisdom and instruction, I think it's interesting that it doesn't say wicked people despise wisdom. It doesn't say sinners, despise wisdom. It doesn't make that differentiation, it says. In other words, I can be a good person, I could fear the Lord yet still live foolishly in this world. Proverbs Chapter two, notice these verses, beginning at verse number six. For the Lord grants wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of common sense. Man, there you go. The treasure of common sense. He grants that to the honest. He's a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the powers of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. Verse nine, then in other words, afterwards, after these things have happened, then you'll understand what is right just and fair, and you will find the right way to go, for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Hear me today, according to scripture, wisdom follows honesty and integrity and faithfulness. We are told that wisdom comes with the salvation package. We don't get baptized in the name of Jesus and come up out of there full of wisdom and understanding. It's not the way it works. Wisdom for living is separate from righteousness with God. Come on, think about it, folks. I can be compassionate and kind, and it's not the same as being thoughtful and thorough. I could be loving, and it's not the same as being discerning. I can be funny, and it's not the same as being perceptive kind. People aren't always knowledgeable. Pleasant folks aren't always rational. Sweet folks aren't always sensible folks. [00:19:22][209.7] Travis Miller: [00:19:23] Righteousness, explains the believers standing with God. Wise living is a human experience. I want us to get in in our hearts and our understanding and our knowledge today. Sometimes we mistake, alright standing with God, with wise living on the Earth, and when we do, good people fall into foolish outcomes. What's the alternative? Preacher, Surely you haven't just shared all this information to scare the bejesus out of all of us? There's got to be a solution? Indeed, I need to make us aware of the deception, and the error in the faults, that would cause us to crash. But I happily proclaim that there are elements of scripture, very clear and very direct, to help ordinary humans as you and I. There is a better way we can experience God's prospering, we can know God's success, not just on Sundays in a house full of worshiping disciples, but we can know success in our career choices. We can know success in our marriages and families. We can know success as we go into this world, in our financial decisions. We can know success in our retirement. We can know success in our careers, if we do what the scripture points us to do. [00:20:57][94.0] [00:21:00] A few weeks ago from this pulpit, I spoke about the Ark of the Covenant. In particular, David's efforts to return the ark to Jerusalem, perhaps you recall that the Ark of the Covenant represented God's presence. It wasn't all of God's presence in a gold box, but it it signified the centrality. And when he visited his people, it was from the centrality of that box. And so, David's trying to bring the box back to the Israel, to the city, and we talked about how, that while it was in the House of Abinidab, God blessed that household because of the Ark. So David had one failed attempt to return the ark. Then he got it right, and he led the people to transfer the ark back to Jerusalem. And so we pick up at that same story again, if you'll look with me in first Chronicles 16 and verse number one. The Bible says they brought the Ark of God and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for us. Then they burnt offerings, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. They brought it back, put it in the Tabernacle, in the tent in the town where they were living. Verse number seven of the Bible says, on that day, David first delivered this Psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren to thank the Lord. Now this entire song runs to verse 35. I'm not going to read it all right now. I encourage you to read it in its entirety. It's a wonderful song, but I want us to notice something right near the beginning of the song David had sung after the Ark was back in town. All give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him. Sing songs to him. Talk of all his wondrous works. Glory in his holy name. Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord. Look at verse 11, seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. [00:23:40][159.6] Travis Miller: [00:23:47] Over the recent holidays. Our family took an adventure, went down to Safeco Field or T-Mobile Field now. We went to that enchanted Christmas thing. Where the whole infield was created into this big old maze of incredible Christmas lights. And in the maze, there were hidden, Santas nine reindeer. So as you walk into the maze, every participant is given this little card with all the names of the nine reindeer and there's little scratch off places. When you find a reindeer, you could go over to the table with all the five year olds and scratch off your gold coin that you found that reindeer. Some in our party were more jazzed about finding all nine than others. We went round and round in that crazy maze seeking nine reindeer. I'm sorry to confess, among six average Americans, we were not able to find them all. Some little five year old kid found them all in five minutes, probably, but adults were lacking. I think we found 7 maybe. But after that, it was over. The seeking was finished. We found all the reindeer we were going to find, everybody with me seeking, it was a one time event. Seek, find, it's over. And so I'm challenged when David writes, and so says to the children of Israel, seek the Lord and his presence and his strength, seek him ever more. And I begin to struggle. That seems kind of strange to me because the arc wasn't lost any more. The presence of God wasn't somewhere else any more. It was no longer in a barn in Abinidabs house. The ark was in town. It was in a tabernacle made by David. It was in a tent, the ark, if you will, while David was talking, was right over there! David Seeking, had to be different than us looking for reindeer in a ball park. I want to know, why does a king call his people to seek the Lord when the presence of God is right in the tent? Obviously, it's right there! Why does David challenge all of Israel to seek what is obvious? His meaning of seek, if we look in other translations, it says study God. It says search for the Lord. It says, look to the Lord. Study God. Inquire of God. Look to the Lord, in modern day in practical terms. I submit to this congregation, david was saying this, we sought the ark. We searched for the presence of God. We brought it back home and we set it up in a tent. And there it is. And now, as he's singing and as he's rejoicing us, he says to the children of Israel, Now hear me as often as you can, as regularly as you would go to the tent, seek what is obvious! Get into that tabernacle! Saturate yourself in the presence of God! Have you found God's presence? Absolutely, they had. Did they know where he was? Certainly they did. David was saying, Now visit the ark. I want you to notice in that passage, he said, seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face ever more, seek his face ever more. Seek his presence, continually pursue his presence day and night, frequent the power of God always. Why? Why did David feel that way? Why was the presence of God so important as David challenged the people of Israel? [00:28:46][299.3] [00:28:47] I'll take you back to the book of Job once again. Job said, God is wise in heart. And mighty in strength. God is wise. And Mighty. You get to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul and an apostle by the name of Jude had this to say, in first Timothy 1:17. Now to the King Eternal, immortal, invisible. To God, who alone is wise be honor and glory, forever and ever amen. Jude, in the last sentences of the book, in the letter that he wrote Verse 25, he says, to God our savior, who alone is wise the glory and majesty, dominion and power now and forever. I believe with all of my heart that David called for a continual and lifetime pursuit of God's presence. Because David knew there is a difference between rightness with God and wisdom in living. David knew, I want to be in the presence of God because he alone is wise. David understood the presence of God brings more than a right relationship for humanity. The presence of God also brings wisdom for a living. I preach this afternoon there's a difference between finding God and learning from God. There's a difference between an experience with God and the goose bumps on a prayer meeting, and there is a prospering and a successful life with God. We don't constantly pray and turn to God because we've lost him. We're not on our knees because our relationship is in question, rather, we constantly seek the obvious because we want his wisdom for living day to day. Finding God the first time that makes my soul right with him, but seeking God all the time that makes our lives successful here and now. [00:31:31][163.6] [00:31:37] Well, I preach today, you know what, we keep going back to that obvious tent because God alone is why we seek the obvious, because we want his wisdom in our day to day living and we seek the obvious because you know what, I want to maximize success. And I want to minimize foolishness. That's why we seek the obvious. 21 days of prayer, preacher? Why are you doing that? Did you lose God? You don't know where he is? Is your relationship in trouble? Oh no, my friend, we seek the obvious because we want to maximize our success and we want to minimize our foolishness. We want to do that as individuals. We want to do that as families. We want to do that as a congregation. Well, you have pre-service prayer for 30 minutes, Don did a great job leading prayer today. Evan did a great job last week. Why do you do that, preacher? We're going to pray at the end of church anyway. Why are you praying at the beginning at church? What's going on? You're so carnal? You're so sinful? No, my friend, we seek the obvious because we want to maximize success and we want to minimize foolishness, right here right now on this Earth, as individuals and families and as a congregation. My God preacher, you're getting all stinking wound up, sweats running down your little bald head. What's the big deal man? We saw you last weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Preacher, you were having a Holy Ghost rally, tearing it up, enjoying the presence of God. What are you doing back here again this week? Why in the world do you come in two weeks in a row? You've got three services last week, you're good till June man. Why are you back again this week? Why are you so wound up tight about the things you've got to tell? I'll tell you why, it's not because I've lost him. It's not because I have sinned during the week. I'll tell you why, because I recognize he alone is wise, and I recognize I want to maximize God's prosperity in my life, and I want to minimize the foolishness and the life failures and the crash and burn. I want to have God's favor in my life. I want his wisdom. So I follow the King David Song, Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face everyone. For his wisdom. For his strengths. Always. Always. [00:35:03][206.9] Travis Miller: [00:35:09] What are you getting at preacher? I'm getting at here and now. I hope to have provoked to prayer, those in this room who are weighing things in their lives. I hope to provoke in this room those that are making college choices and career choices that they would decide, I will seek the Lord and his strengths forever more in this decision. For those in this room that are making decisions about their family, the school their kids attend, or where they're going to go to school, or maybe your children are entering kindergarten for the first time. I preach to parents, you know what? Those decisions, those steps, those outcomes. We need to seek the Lord in his strength and seek his face ever more. I preach to those who are considering a new relationship or perhaps the status of a current relationship. We need to seek the Lord and his strength. The reason many good people end up in lousy relationships is because we falsely think God doesn't care about that. Hear me today, the church is the bride of Christ. He cares about our relationships as much as that. You considering a home purchase, are you considering a major financial decision? Are you doing something in retirement or in career? Listen, I plead. I preach in faith. We ought to seek the Lord and the only wise God always, in all things I preach, for every one who's already involved in serving in ministry and to those who would become involved in serving in ministry, whether that's in Children's Ministry, Student Ministry, Music Ministry, Guest Services Ministry, whatever the ministry, music and students and all of those things, faith group leadership and all the roles in Faith Group. I pray for a congregation that'll saturate those ministries in the power and presence of Almighty God. I pray for our men and women who must have a saturating anointing of God. I preach this afternoon about decisions, lives, choices that are bathed in God's presence. I Pray for men and women that will recognize and realize, anytime any human decides, I don't need God in that area of my life, we're making a choice. We're saying my wisdom is greater than his. In the Old Testament and new, they were convinced. Those who walked in the steps and pathways with Jesus Christ. Their conviction, their knowledge, their understanding was, He alone is wise. Of course, if I've never found him, I've not known of forgiveness of my sins, I've not been baptized or filled with his spirit. That's the starting place. It's got to begin right there. And hear me today, this holy savior did not die on the cross, suffer that pain, humiliation and ridicule, raise himself from the dead, so you and I could have a one time hit of godly power. That is not what this holy book is all about. But even before the outpouring of the spirit. There is a man named David, got all jazzed about a God experience, And in that moment of God moving on him, as he penned his song, he said, these people got to know. The ark is home, it's in a tent right there, it's obvious. These people got to know it's not the end. It's the beginning. These people got to know, you need to be in a tent. Little decisions add up and become big decisions. You need to be in that tent. Why do you change your schedule? Why do you work around an afternoon service on a Sunday? Why do you organize your life so you can participate in a faith group and get together with other believers? Let me tell you why I need to be in that tent. I mean, look at that gold box. I need to be around when his presence settles in. I got a few degrees, I got decades of experience, but I don't have the wisdom I need to go a step farther. I need to be in that tent. If anybody in this house feels a little bit like I do, would you join me in the presence of God? Would you? Even where you're at? Raise your hands? Would you come up around this front area and kneel? Would you close your eyes? Would you open your voice? Whatever is spurring you and challenging you right now? Come on somebody. Do you want to be in that tent? Are there men and women, and moms and dads, and husbands and wives that'll declare, "You know what"? I am not going into the future on my own, of my own energy, my own defense and my own understanding. No. I want to seek the presence and the power and the anointing of God. All the days of my life. I don't want to end up in a foolish tale here. I want the prosperity of the all knowing and only wise God In me. [00:35:09][0.0] [2041.3]   Episode Transcript Spanish   Travis Miller: [00:00:21] Debo hablar un rato esta tarde, voy a compartir algunas historias, voy a mirar algunos versículos de las Escrituras, se pondrán en la pantalla y toda mi intención, todo mi objetivo y dirección al hablar este corto mientras que esta tarde es inspirar a todos y cada uno en el sonido de mi voz tener una conversación con Dios. En conclusión, la oración a su manera, a su manera, en sus propias palabras, es tener una conversación con Dios, eso es exactamente lo que intento hacer. Ahí lo tienes. El gato salió de la bolsa. Eso es lo que intento hacer al compartir esta charla. Este discurso, este sermón, como quiera llamarlo, para que respondamos a Dios. [00:01:07][45.6] Travis Miller: [00:01:09] Como era de esperar, es pastor de esta congregación, estoy en el negocio de las personas. Llevo más de 30 años en el ministerio. He estado en la iglesia y en las congregaciones durante más de 50 años y durante todos esos años y todas esas experiencias. He observado algunas cosas, francamente, que me preocupan. He visto algunas cosas y he reflexionado sobre algunas cosas que, para mí, parecen fuera de lugar al seguir a Jesucristo. [00:01:46][36.4] Travis Miller: [00:01:48] Este es el asunto, me he preguntado cómo en el mundo las personas buenas terminan en malas situaciones. Yo, a lo largo de los años, en el transcurso del tiempo en varias congregaciones, he viajado y ministrado en 40 estados diferentes y Dios sabe cuántas iglesias diferentes forman parte de nuestro ministerio y he visto esto y aquello y lo otro, y ¿sabes con qué me encuentro? ¿Qué hay de esta joven que es amable, compasiva y amigable, pero que a menudo tiene una mala relación? ¿Qué pasa con eso? ¿Qué pasa con la familia fiel que incluso sirve en algún ministerio en la iglesia, pero parece que tienen problemas financieros regularmente? ¿Qué pasa con eso? ¿Qué hay de la pareja amistosa e interesante cuyos hijos, desafortunadamente, les están causando dolor regularmente? ¿O qué hay de la pareja que encontró a Jesús hace mucho tiempo? Parecía que realmente amaban a Jesús, pero pelean y discuten como enemigos completos. Me molesta el buen joven que parecía no poder conservar nada relacionado con un trabajo decente. Me preocupa una persona sincera que carece de control personal que trae problemas de salud continuos. ¿Soy el único que se ha preguntado sobre esas cosas? [00:03:13][85.5] Travis Miller: [00:03:20] Hace tres o cuatro años, me enteré de la ridícula tragedia de un viejo amigo. De hecho, fue amigo durante más de 20 años. Una persona agradable, un hombre servicial, divertido, agradable, que va a la iglesia. No solo fue a la iglesia, sino que también participó en la iglesia, sirvió y ministró a los demás. Pero hace unos años, inesperadamente, mi esposa y yo recibimos una llamada de su esposa. Descubrió que el hombre había mantenido a una amante en otro estado durante siete, ocho, 10 años. Destruyó su matrimonio. Devastó a sus hijos y sacudió la fe de aquellos a quienes había influenciado. ¿Me hace preguntar cómo? ¿Cómo ocurre eso? ¿Cómo hace una buena persona algo tan tonto? Conozco a otro buen hombre. Un hombre mayor, un hombre que pasó toda su vida sirviendo a las congregaciones. Un hombre que plantó iglesias y pastoreó iglesias, que luego pasó a ayudar a otros a plantar iglesias y pastorear iglesias. Una buena persona, un hombre justo. Uno de sus hijos adultos comenzó un negocio, el negocio comenzó a tener un poco de éxito y el niño decidió: ¿Sabes qué? Quiero expandir el negocio, quiero agregar otras ubicaciones, así que fue al banco, pero el banco no le dio un préstamo comercial. Y así el buen padre, el padre justo, el padre del ministerio. Vació sus 401 mil. Le di todo el dinero a la niña. Hubo dificultades en el negocio, y el niño estaba convencido de que las cosas están listas para cambiar, el punto de inflexión está muy cerca. Solo un poco más de capital y el negocio se irá al límite, y se irá desde allí. Y así papá, el hombre fiel, el hombre justo. Hipotecó su casa, le dio el dinero al niño. Y el negocio se echó a perder. Se acabó el dinero de jubilación. Bank embargó la casa, el hombre justo, el hombre fiel, el hombre del ministerio lo perdió todo. ¿Cómo funciona una buena persona? Comete errores tan trágicos. Quiero decir, en realidad, cualquiera que esté en una iglesia y un ministerio el tiempo suficiente, escucha sermones sobre cómo Dios quiere bendecir vidas y cómo Dios sana a las personas y cómo Dios cambia de familia y cómo Dios bendice las finanzas. Pero aun así, si observas, te comprometes, observas y te das cuenta de lo que está sucediendo. Hay ejemplos de personas que escuchan los mensajes pero no experimentan lo que se predica y se enseña. ¿Por qué es eso? [00:07:04][224.0] Travis Miller: [00:07:07] En realidad, si nos convertimos en estudiantes de la Biblia, la palabra de Dios, hay historias similares aquí. A veces pensamos en la Biblia, bueno, las historias de la Biblia son así. Recibimos historias sobre personas malvadas que viven vidas malvadas. Bueno, es cierto. Bueno, hay una historia sobre personas rectas que tienen vidas rectas. Eso también es cierto. Pero hoy quiero señalar que en este libro también encontramos historias de personas buenas que hicieron cosas tontas y les costó caro. Justo en este libro, hay batallas perdidas. Hay vidas acabadas, familias arruinadas por gente buena que actúa tontamente. Hay asesinatos y adulterios. Hay reinos perdidos. Hay amistades terminadas en este libro por humanos decentes que actúan de manera ignorante. Se desvanecen las esperanzas y las promesas se extinguen y la salud se desperdicia en fortunas perdidas y las relaciones terminadas. Estas son historias bíblicas que sucedieron a manos de buenas personas que vivían mal. ¿Por qué suceden estas cosas? [00:08:23][76.6] Travis Miller: [00:08:26] En el capítulo nueve del libro de Job, en el versículo cuatro, hizo una observación útil para esta discusión. Hoy en Job nueve, de la Biblia, dice que Dios es sabio de corazón y poderoso en fuerza. ¿Quién se ha endurecido contra él y ha prosperado? Bueno, claramente, Dios es sabio y Dios es poderoso, eso es claro y simple, dice Joe. Pero después de declarar esa verdad, Job preguntó quién se había endurecido contra él contra Dios y prosperó. ¿Quién se ha endurecido contra Dios? ¿Y aún prosperó? [00:09:14][48.3] Travis Miller: [00:09:18] Casi todas las primaveras, y vuelve a aparecer en abril, mayo. Mi esposa quiere que la lleve al condado de Skagit y vea los hermosos campos de tulipanes. A veces visitamos, has estado allí, lo sabes, visitas y las botas son absolutamente necesarias. No solo hay barro, hay mucho barro. Lluvia fabulosa del noroeste del Pacífico, nota, dije fabulosa. Empapa esos campos de tulipanes, haciéndolos fangosos y suaves. Pero hay otras veces que hemos visitado esos campos cuando las lluvias han terminado y los campos son diferentes. Los campos están crujientes. He estado ahí cuando la superficie se endurece e incluso se agrieta, es muy dura, pero cuando caminas sobre ella, puedes ver que es una superficie crujiente, pero hay humedad por debajo, pero la superficie es dura y seca. El suelo ha pasado de húmedo y fangoso a crujiente y duro. ¿Y sabes qué? Sabemos que esto no ocurre de inmediato. Primero, la lluvia disminuye, hay menos días de lluvia y luego hay menos pulgadas de lluvia. No es tan severa, menos lluvia, menos barro, lenta pero segura, luego no llueve y luego tierra más endurecida y crujiente. Job hace la pregunta: ¿quién se ha endurecido contra Dios y ha prosperado? Es una pregunta retórica. Escucha, las personas buenas viven mal cuando permitimos que nuestras vidas se endurezcan hacia Dios como esos campos de tulipanes. Las vidas del suelo no se endurecen de inmediato. ¿Escucharías hoy al predicador? ¿No es de la noche a la mañana que pasamos de personas embarradas, saturadas y empapadas espiritualmente a personas duras, agrietadas y endurecidas hacia Dios? Oh no, amigo mío. Pero durante un período de tiempo. Se toman decisiones. A menudo, no intencionalmente, sino accidentalmente, las personas buenas, las personas que tienen una experiencia con Dios se endurecen hacia Dios, minimizamos a Dios. A veces le quitamos importancia a Dios. Y a veces no se trata solo de ignorar a Dios, sino que nos olvidamos de Dios. Llevamos a cabo nuestras tareas diarias y nuestras cosas, y ni siquiera consideramos: Oye, tal vez quiera hablar con Dios sobre este distanciamiento de Dios. Ocurre cuando no hacemos la conexión entre la eternidad y nuestros tiempos de realidad actuales. Nos volvemos crudos porque compartimentamos a Dios y la lluvia espiritual disminuye, porque hay algunas áreas de mi vida en las que no quiero que Dios llueva. No quiero que Dios se meta con él. No quiero que invierta en desafiar y cambiar esa área de mi vida. No lo necesitamos. Pensamos que, para algunas cosas, la sequedad llega cuando mantenemos a Dios con los brazos extendidos. Mantenemos a Dios a una distancia cómoda. Y a medida que tomamos estas pequeñas decisiones graduales, se acumulan hasta que hay un suelo defectuoso, duro, crujiente y agrietado en nuestro enfoque, en nuestra determinación y en nuestra respuesta a Dios. Y cuando llegamos a ese lugar en el que estamos endurecidos hacia Dios, escuchamos a este predicador y a ese predicador antiguo Joe de hace años, no podemos esperar la prosperidad de Dios y el éxito de Dios cuando lo hemos sacado de áreas de nuestra vida. Las personas buenas conocen el fracaso cuando permiten que sus vidas se endurezcan contra Dios. [00:13:44][266.7] Travis Miller: [00:13:49] ¿Cómo es que una buena persona comete errores trágicos? Me molesta. Creo que la gente buena cae tontamente. Cuando confundimos nuestra justicia con sabiduría. Buenas personas. Caen tontamente. Cuando confundimos nuestra justicia con sabiduría. Verás, justicia, eso explica que los creyentes estén con Dios. Describe su visión de nuestras vidas cuando estamos en una relación correcta con él. Según las escrituras, viviendo en el pacto del Nuevo Testamento, disfrutamos de la rectitud con Dios cuando aplicamos el sacrificio de Jesucristo a nuestras vidas. Disfrutamos de la rectitud con Dios cuando nos arrepentimos, cuando sentimos pena por caminar en la dirección equivocada, y nos volvemos hacia Jesucristo es la rectitud con Dios. Cuando nos bautizamos en el nombre de Jesús para lavar nuestras faltas y fracasos, hay rectitud en Dios. Cuando recibimos el don de su Espíritu Santo, parte de él mora dentro de nosotros, y esa experiencia del nuevo nacimiento en el Nuevo Testamento nos hace justos a los ojos de Dios. Nos lleva a la relación correcta con él, y eso es algo maravilloso, milagroso y sorprendente que nunca podríamos lograr por nuestra cuenta. Pero la rectitud no es lo mismo que la sabiduría. [00:15:49][119.3] Travis Miller: [00:15:53] La vida sabia es sabia terrenal, la vida es una experiencia humana. En el gran libro sobre Sabiduría, Proverbios capítulo uno y versículo número siete. Salomón escribe que el temor del Señor es el principio del conocimiento. Pero los tontos desprecian la sabiduría y la instrucción. El miedo a la ley, a que el Dios respectivo entre en una relación correcta con él, ese es el comienzo del conocimiento, ese es el comienzo. Pero escúchame, no dice que ahora todo el conocimiento sea tuyo. No dice que toda la sabiduría sea tuya ahora. No dice que hayas completado el paquete y que tengas todo el cerebro de Dios. No dice que diga que el temor del Señor es el principio del conocimiento. Y también dice que los tontos desprecian la sabiduría y la instrucción, creo que es interesante que no diga que los malvados desprecian la sabiduría. No dice pecadores, desprecian la sabiduría. No hace esa diferencia, dice. En otras palabras, puedo ser una buena persona, podría temer al Señor y aun así vivir tontamente en este mundo. Proverbios Capítulo dos, observe estos versículos, comenzando en el versículo número seis. Porque el Señor concede sabiduría. De su boca salen el conocimiento y la comprensión. Concede un tesoro de sentido común. Tío, ahí lo tienes. El tesoro del sentido común. Se lo concede a los honestos. Es un escudo para aquellos que caminan con integridad. Protege los poderes de los justos y protege a los que le son fieles. Versículo nueve, en otras palabras, después, después de que hayan sucedido estas cosas, entonces entenderás lo que es correcto, justo y justo, y encontrarás el camino correcto a seguir, porque la sabiduría entrará en tu corazón y el conocimiento te llenará de gozo. Las decisiones sabias te vigilarán. La comprensión lo mantendrá a salvo. Escúchame hoy, según las Escrituras, la sabiduría sigue a la honestidad, la integridad y la fidelidad. Se nos dice que la sabiduría viene con el paquete de salvación. No nos bautizamos en el nombre de Jesús y salimos de allí llenos de sabiduría y comprensión. No es la forma en que funciona. La sabiduría para vivir está separada de la justicia con Dios. Vamos, piénsalo, amigos. Puedo ser compasivo y amable, y no es lo mismo que ser considerado y minucioso. Podría ser cariñosa, y no es lo mismo que ser exigente. Puedo ser gracioso, y no es lo mismo que ser amable y perspicaz. La gente no siempre está bien informada. La gente agradable no siempre es racional. La gente dulce no siempre es sensata. [00:19:22][209.7] Travis Miller: [00:19:23] La rectitud, explica la posición de los creyentes con Dios. La vida sabia es una experiencia humana. Quiero que entremos en nuestros corazones y en nuestro entendimiento y conocimiento hoy. A veces nos equivocamos, estando de pie con Dios, con vivir sabiamente en la Tierra, y cuando lo hacemos, las personas buenas caen en resultados necios. ¿Cuál es la alternativa? Predicador, ¿seguramente no has compartido toda esta información para asustarnos a todos? ¿Tiene que haber una solución? De hecho, tengo que hacernos conscientes del engaño, y del error en las fallas, que nos causaría un choque. Pero proclamo con alegría que hay elementos de las Escrituras, muy claros y muy directos, para ayudar a los humanos comunes como tú y yo. Hay una mejor manera en que podemos experimentar la prosperidad de Dios, podemos conocer el éxito de Dios, no solo los domingos en una casa llena de discípulos adoradores, sino que podemos conocer el éxito en nuestras elecciones profesionales. Podemos conocer el éxito en nuestros matrimonios y familias. Podemos conocer el éxito a medida que avanzamos en este mundo, en nuestras decisiones financieras. Podemos conocer el éxito en nuestra jubilación. Podemos conocer el éxito en nuestras carreras, si hacemos lo que las Escrituras nos indican que hagamos. [00:20:57][94.1] Travis Miller: [00:21:00] Hace unas semanas, desde este púlpito, hablé sobre el Arca de la Alianza. En particular, los esfuerzos de David por devolver el arca a Jerusalén, quizás recuerdes que el Arca de la Alianza representaba la presencia de Dios. No todo era la presencia de Dios en una caja de oro, pero significaba la centralidad. Y cuando visitó a su gente, fue por la centralidad de esa caja. Entonces, David está tratando de llevar la caja de vuelta a Israel, a la ciudad, y hablamos de cómo, que mientras estaba en la casa de Abinidab, Dios bendijo a esa casa debido al Arca. Así que David tuvo un intento fallido de devolver el arca. Entonces lo hizo bien y llevó a la gente a transferir el arca de vuelta a Jerusalén. Así que retomamos la misma historia de nuevo, si miran conmigo en la primera Crónicas 16 y el versículo número uno. La Biblia dice que trajeron el Arca de Dios y la pusieron en medio del tabernáculo que David había erigido para nosotros. Luego quemaron ofrendas, ofrecieron holocaustos y ofrendas de paz ante Dios Lo trajeron de vuelta, lo pusieron en el Tabernáculo, en la tienda del pueblo donde vivían. El versículo número siete de la Biblia dice que, en ese día, David entregó este salmo por primera vez en la mano de Asaf y sus hermanos para agradecer al Señor. Ahora, toda esta canción va hasta el versículo 35. No voy a leerlo del todo en este momento. Te animo a que lo leas en su totalidad. Es una canción maravillosa, pero quiero que notemos algo justo al principio de la canción que David había cantado después de que el Arca volviera a la ciudad. Todos dan gracias al Señor, invocan su nombre, dan a conocer sus obras entre los pueblos. Canta para él. Cántale canciones. Hable de todas sus maravillosas obras. Gloria en su santo nombre. Que se regocijen los corazones de los que buscan al Señor. Mira el versículo 11, busca al Señor y su fuerza. Busca su rostro para siempre. Busca al Señor y su fuerza. Busca su rostro para siempre. [00:23:40][159.6] Travis Miller: [00:23:47] Durante las últimas vacaciones. Nuestra familia emprendió una aventura, ahora bajó a Safeco Field o T-Mobile Field. Fuimos a esa fiesta navideña encantada. Donde todo el cuadro interior se creó en este enorme y viejo laberinto de increíbles luces navideñas. Y en el laberinto, había escondidos, nueve renos de Santa Claus. Así que a medida que entras en el laberinto, a cada participante se le da esta pequeña tarjeta con todos los nombres de los nueve renos y hay pequeños lugares para rascar. Cuando encuentres un reno, puedes ir a la mesa con todos los niños de cinco años y rascar la moneda de oro que encontraste ese reno. Algunos en nuestro grupo estaban más entusiasmados por encontrar a los nueve que a otros. Dábamos vueltas y vueltas en ese laberinto loco buscando nueve renos. Lamento confesar que, entre seis estadounidenses promedio, no pudimos encontrarlos a todos. Un niño pequeño de cinco años los encontró todos en cinco minutos, probablemente, pero faltaban adultos. Creo que quizás hemos encontrado 7. Pero después de eso, todo había terminado. La búsqueda había terminado. Encontramos todos los renos que íbamos a encontrar, todos los que estaban conmigo buscándolos, fue un evento único. Busca, encuentra, se acabó. Así que me desafía cuando David escribe, y así les dice a los hijos de Israel: busquen al Señor y su presencia y su fuerza, buscadlo cada vez más. Y empiezo a luchar. Me parece un poco extraño porque el arco ya no se perdió. La presencia de Dios ya no estaba en ningún otro lugar. Ya no estaba en un granero de la casa de Abinidab. El arca estaba en la ciudad. Estaba en un tabernáculo hecho por David. Estaba en una tienda de campaña, el arca, por así decirlo, mientras David hablaba, ¡estaba justo ahí! David Seeking, tenía que ser diferente a nosotros buscando renos en un parque de pelota. Quiero saber, ¿por qué un rey llama a su pueblo a buscar al Señor cuando la presencia de Dios está en la tienda? ¡Obviamente, está justo ahí! ¿Por qué David desafía a todo Israel a buscar lo que es obvio? Su significado de buscar, si miramos en otras traducciones, dice que estudie a Dios. Dice «busca al Señor». Dice: mira al Señor. Estudia a Dios. Pregunte a Dios. Mira al Señor, en la actualidad en términos prácticos. Me someto a esta congregación, David estaba diciendo esto, buscamos el arca. Buscamos la presencia de Dios. Lo trajimos a casa y lo pusimos en una tienda de campaña. Y ahí está. Y ahora, mientras canta y nos regocija, les dice a los hijos de Israel: Ahora escúchenme tan a menudo como puedan, tan regularmente como vayan a la tienda, ¡busquen lo que es obvio! ¡Entra en ese tabernáculo! ¡Sábate en la presencia de Dios! ¿Has encontrado la presencia de Dios? Absolutamente, lo habían hecho. ¿Sabían dónde estaba? Sin duda lo hicieron. David decía: Ahora visita el arca. Quiero que noten en ese pasaje, dijo, busquen al Señor y su fuerza, busquen su rostro cada vez más, busquen su rostro cada vez más. Busca su presencia, persigue continuamente su presencia día y noche, frecuenta el poder de Dios siempre. ¿Por qué? ¿Por qué David se sentía así? ¿Por qué la presencia de Dios era tan importante como David desafió al pueblo de Israel? [00:28:47][299.5] Travis Miller: [00:28:47] Te llevaré de nuevo al libro de Job. Job dijo: Dios es sabio de corazón. Y con una fuerza poderosa. Dios es sabio. Y Mighty. Al llegar al Nuevo Testamento, el apóstol Pablo y un apóstol llamado Judas dijeron esto, en primera Timoteo 1:17. Ahora al Rey Eterno, inmortal, invisible. Para Dios, que solo es sabio sea el honor y la gloria, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. Judas, en las últimas oraciones del libro, en la carta que escribió el versículo 25, dice, a Dios nuestro salvador, quien solo es sabio la gloria y la majestad, el dominio y el poder ahora y siempre. Creo con todo mi corazón que David llamó a una búsqueda continua y de por vida de la presencia de Dios. Porque David sabía que hay una diferencia entre la rectitud con Dios y la sabiduría en la vida. David sabía que quiero estar en la presencia de Dios porque solo él es sabio. David entendió que la presencia de Dios trae más que una relación correcta para la humanidad. La presencia de Dios también trae sabiduría para ganarse la vida. Predico esta tarde que hay una diferencia entre encontrar a Dios y aprender de Dios. Hay una diferencia entre una experiencia con Dios y la piel de gallina en una reunión de oración, y hay una vida próspera y exitosa con Dios. No oramos constantemente y nos volvemos a Dios porque lo hemos perdido. No estamos de rodillas porque nuestra relación está en duda, más bien, buscamos constantemente lo obvio porque queremos su sabiduría para vivir el día a día. Encontrar a Dios la primera vez que hace que mi alma esté bien con él, pero buscar a Dios todo el tiempo que hace que nuestras vidas sean exitosas aquí y ahora. [00:31:31][163.8] Travis Miller: [00:31:37] Bueno, hoy predico, ¿sabes qué?, seguimos volviendo a esa tienda obvia porque solo Dios es la razón por la que buscamos lo obvio, porque queremos su sabiduría en nuestro día a día y buscamos lo obvio porque sabes qué, quiero maximizar el éxito. Y quiero minimizar las tonterías. Por eso buscamos lo obvio. ¿21 días de oración, predicador? ¿Por qué haces eso? ¿Perdiste a Dios? ¿No sabes dónde está? ¿Su relación está en problemas? Oh no, amigo mío, buscamos lo obvio porque queremos maximizar nuestro éxito y queremos minimizar nuestras tonterías. Queremos hacerlo como individuos. Queremos hacerlo en familia. Queremos hacerlo como congregación. Bueno, tienes oración previa al servicio durante 30 minutos, Don hizo un gran trabajo dirigiendo la oración hoy. Evan hizo un gran trabajo la semana pasada. ¿Por qué lo hace, predicador? Vamos a rezar al final de la iglesia de todos modos. ¿Por qué oras al principio en la iglesia? ¿Qué pasa? ¿Eres tan carnal? ¿Eres tan pecador? No, amigo mío, buscamos lo obvio porque queremos maximizar el éxito y queremos minimizar la estupidez, aquí mismo en este momento en la Tierra, como individuos y familias y como congregación. Mi Dios predicador, te estás volviendo apestoso, con sudores corriendo por tu cabecita calva. ¿Qué es lo importante, hombre? Te vimos el fin de semana pasado, viernes, sábado, domingo, predicador, estabas teniendo una reunión del Espíritu Santo, rompiéndola, disfrutando de la presencia de Dios. ¿Qué vas a hacer aquí de nuevo esta semana? ¿Por qué demonios vienes en dos semanas seguidas? Tuviste tres servicios la semana pasada, estás bien hasta junio, tío. ¿Por qué has vuelto esta semana? ¿Por qué estás tan alterado por las cosas que tienes que contar? Te diré por qué, no es porque lo haya perdido. No es porque haya pecado durante la semana. Te diré por qué, porque reconozco que solo él es sabio, y reconozco que quiero maximizar la prosperidad de Dios en mi vida, y quiero minimizar la estupidez y los fracasos de la vida y el colapso y el incendio. Quiero tener el favor de Dios en mi vida. Quiero su sabiduría. Así que sigo la canción del rey David, Busco al Señor y su fuerza. Busquen su rostro todos. Por su sabiduría. Por sus puntos fuertes. Siempre. Siempre. [00:35:03][206.9] Travis Miller: [00:35:09] ¿Qué le estás diciendo a predicador? Estoy llegando aquí y ahora. Espero haber provocado a la oración, a aquellos en esta sala que están pesando cosas en sus vidas. Espero provocar en esta sala a aquellos que están tomando decisiones de universidad y de carrera que ellos decidirían, buscaré al Señor y sus fortalezas para siempre más en esta decisión. Para aquellos en esta sala que están tomando decisiones sobre su familia, la escuela a la que asisten sus hijos o dónde van a ir a la escuela, o tal vez sus hijos ingresan al jardín de infantes por primera vez. Predico a los padres, ¿sabes qué? Esas decisiones, esos pasos, esos resultados. Tenemos que buscar al Señor en sus fuerzas y buscar su rostro cada vez más. Predico a aquellos que están considerando una nueva relación o quizás el estado de una relación actual. Tenemos que buscar al Señor y su fuerza. La razón por la que muchas personas buenas terminan en malas relaciones es porque creemos falsamente que a Dios no le importa eso. Escúchame hoy, la iglesia es la novia de Cristo. Le importan nuestras relaciones tanto como eso. ¿Está considerando comprar una casa, está considerando tomar una decisión financiera importante? ¿Estás haciendo algo en la jubilación o en tu carrera? Escucha, te lo suplico. Predico con fe. Debemos buscar al Señor y al único Dios sabio siempre, en todas las cosas que predico, para cada uno que ya está involucrado en el servicio en el ministerio y para aquellos que se involucrarían en el servicio en el ministerio, ya sea en el Ministerio de Niños, el Ministerio de Estudiantes, el Ministerio de Música, el Ministerio de Servicios para los Huéspedes, cualquiera que sea el el ministerio, la música y los estudiantes y todas esas cosas, el liderazgo del grupo de fe y todos los roles en Faith Group. Rezo por una congregación que sature esos ministerios en el poder y la presencia de Dios Todopoderoso. Rezo por nuestros hombres y mujeres que deben tener una unción saturadora de Dios. Predico esta tarde sobre decisiones, vidas, elecciones que se bañan en la presencia de Dios. Rezo por hombres y mujeres que reconozcan y se den cuenta de que, cada vez que un ser humano decida, no necesito a Dios en esa área de mi vida, estamos tomando una decisión. Decimos que mi sabiduría es mayor que la suya. En el Antiguo Testamento y en el nuevo, estaban convencidos. Aquellos que caminaron en los pasos y caminos con Jesucristo. Su convicción, su conocimiento, su comprensión era, solo Él es sabio. Por supuesto, si nunca lo he encontrado, no he conocido el perdón de mis pecados, no he sido bautizado ni lleno de su espíritu. Ese es el punto de partida. Tiene que empezar justo ahí. Y escúchame hoy, este santo salvador no murió en la cruz, sufrió ese dolor, humillación y ridículo, resucitó de entre los muertos, para que tú y yo pudiéramos tener un golpe único de poder divino. No se trata de eso este libro sagrado. Pero incluso antes de la efusión del espíritu. Hay un hombre llamado David, que se entusiasmó con una experiencia de Dios, y en ese momento en que Dios se movió sobre él, mientras escribía su canción, dijo, estas personas llegaron a conocerlo. El arca está en casa, está en una tienda de campaña, es obvio. Estas personas deben saber que no es el final. Es el principio. Estas personas deben saber que tienes que estar en una tienda de campaña. Las pequeñas decisiones se suman y se convierten en grandes decisiones. Tienes que estar en esa tienda. ¿Por qué cambias tu horario? ¿Por qué trabajas en torno a un servicio vespertino un domingo? ¿Por qué organizas tu vida para poder participar en un grupo de fe y reunirte con otros creyentes? Déjame decirte por qué tengo que estar en esa tienda. Quiero decir, mira esa caja de oro. Tengo que estar cerca cuando su presencia se asiente. Tengo algunos títulos, tengo décadas de experiencia, pero no tengo la sabiduría necesaria para ir un paso más allá. Tengo que estar en esa tienda. Si alguien en esta casa se siente un poco como yo, ¿te unirías a mí en presencia de Dios? ¿Lo harías? ¿Incluso dónde estás? ¿Levantar las manos? ¿Te acercarías por este frente y te arrodillarías? ¿Cerrarías los ojos? ¿Abrirías la voz? ¿Qué es lo que te está estimulando y desafiando en este momento? Vamos, alguien. ¿Quieres estar en esa tienda? ¿Hay hombres y mujeres, mamás y papás, esposos y esposas que digan: «Sabes qué»? No voy a ir al futuro por mi cuenta, por mi propia energía, por mi propia defensa y por mi propia comprensión. No. Quiero buscar la presencia y el poder y la unción de Dios. Todos los días de mi vida. No quiero acabar en un cuento absurdo aquí. Quiero la prosperidad del Dios omnisciente y único sabio en mí. [00:35:09][0.0] [2036.0]   Episode Transcript in Tagalog   Travis Miller: [00:00:21] Dapat akong magsalita ng ilang sandali ngayong hapon, magbabahagi ako ng ilang mga kuwento, titingnan ko ang ilang mga talata ng banal na kasulatan, ilalagay sila sa screen at ang aking buong intensyon, ang aking buong layunin at direksyon sa pagsasalita ngayong maikling panahon ngayong hapon ay upang pukawin ang bawat isa sa tunog ng aking boses upang magkaroon ng pakikipag-usap sa Diyos. Sa wakas panalangin sa kanyang sariling paraan, sa kanyang sariling paraan, sa kanyang sariling mga salita, ay upang magkaroon ng isang pakikipag-usap sa Diyos, iyon ay eksakto kung ano ang sinusubukan kong gawin. Doon ka pumunta. Cat ay sa labas ng bag. Iyan ang sinusubukan kong gawin sa pagbabahagi ng usapang ito. Ang talumpati na ito, ang pangaral na ito, anuman ang gusto mong tawagin ito, upang kami ay tumugon sa Diyos. [00:01:07][45.8] Travis Miller: [00:01:09] Gaya ng inaasahan mo, ay pastor ng kongregasyong ito, ako ay nasa negosyo ng mga tao. Ako ay nasa ministeryo ngayon ng higit sa 30 taon. Ako'y nasa paligid ng simbahan at sa paligid ng mga kongregasyon ng higit sa 50 taon at sa lahat ng mga taong iyon at lahat ng mga karanasang iyon. Na-obserbahan ko ang ilang mga bagay, medyo lantaran, na problema sa akin. Nakakita ako ng ilang mga bagay at nakalarawan sa ilang mga bagay na, sa akin, ay mukhang wala sa lugar sa pagsunod kay Hesu-Kristo. [00:01:46][36.5] Travis Miller: [00:01:48] Narito ang pakikitungo, naisip ko kung paano sa mundo mabubuting tao end up sa masamang sitwasyon. Ako, sa paglipas ng mga taon, sa paglipas ng panahon sa iba't ibang kongregasyon, naglakbay ako at naglingkod sa 40 iba't ibang mga estado at alam ng Diyos kung gaano karaming iba't ibang mga simbahan bilang bahagi ng aming ministeryo at nakita ko ito at iyon at ang isa pa, at alam mo kung ano ang aking nakikita? Paano ang tungkol sa batang babae na mabait at mahabagin at magiliw, ngunit madalas siyang nasa masamang relasyon? Ano ang tungkol sa na? Paano naman ang tapat na pamilya na naglilingkod sa ilang ministeryo sa simbahan, ngunit tila sila ay regular na nasa problema sa pananalapi? Ano ang tungkol sa na? Paano ang tungkol sa friendly, kagiliw-giliw na mag-asawa na ang mga bata, sa kasamaang-palad, ay nagbibigay sa kanila ng regular na kalungku O paano naman ang mag-asawa na nakatagpo kay Hesus ng matagal na ang nakalipas? Mukhang iniibig nila talaga si Hesus, ngunit nakikipaglaban sila at nagtatalo tulad ng kumpletong mga kaaway. Ako ay bothered sa pamamagitan ng mabuting binata na tila hindi magagawang upang panatilihin ang anumang bagay na may kaugnayan sa isang disenteng trabaho. Nag-aalala ako tungkol sa isang taos-puso na tao na walang personal na kontrol na nagdudulot ng patuloy na mga isyu sa kalusugan. Ako ba ang nag-iisa na kailanman nagtaka tungkol sa gayong mga bagay? [00:03:13][85.6] Travis Miller: [00:03:20] Tatlo o apat na taon na ang nakalilipas, natutunan ko ang katawa-tawa na trahedya ng isang mahabang kaibigan. Katotohanan siya ay isang kaibigan para sa 20 plus taon. Isang kasiya-siyang tao, isang kapaki-pakinabang, masaya, kaaya-aya, taong nagpunta sa simbahan. Hindi lamang ang pagpunta sa simbahan, kundi kasangkot sa simbahan, naglingkod siya at naglingkod sa iba. Ngunit ilang taon na ang nakalilipas, hindi inaasahan, nakatanggap kami ng tawag mula sa kanyang asawa. Natuklasan niya na pinananatili ng lalaki ang isang maybahay sa ibang estado sa loob ng pitong, walong, 10 taon. Nawasak niya ang kanyang kasal. Nawasak ang kanyang mga anak at binato ang pananampalataya ng mga naimpluwensyahan niya. Ito ay gumagawa sa akin magtanong kung paano? Paano iyan nangyari? Paano gumagana ang isang magandang tao ang isang bagay kaya hangal? Alam ko ang isa pang mabuting tao. Isang nakatatandang lalaki, isang lalaking gumugol ng kanyang buong buhay na naglilingkod sa mga kongregasyon. Isang lalaking nagtanim ng mga simbahan at nagpaimbak ng mga simbahan, na pagkatapos ay nagpatuloy upang tulungan ang iba na magtanim ng mga simbahan at mga pastore na simbahan. Ang isang mabuting tao, isang matuwid na tao. Ang isa sa kanyang mga adult na bata ay nagsimula ng negosyo, ang negosyo ay nagsimula sa pagkuha ng isang maliit na bit ng tagumpay at ang bata ay nagpasya, Alam mo kung ano, gusto kong palawakin ang negosyo, gusto kong magdagdag ng iba pang mga lokasyon, at kaya siya nagpunta sa bangko, ngunit ang bangko ay hindi magbibigay ng business loan. At kaya ang mabuting ama, ang matuwid na ama, ang ministeryong ama. Emptied out ang kanyang 401k. Ibinigay ang lahat ng pera sa bata. May mga pakikibaka sa negosyo, at ang bata ay kumbinsido na ang mga bagay ay handa na upang buksan, ang tipping point ay talagang napakalapit. Lamang ng kaunti pa capital at ang negosyo ay pumunta sa ibabaw ng gilid, at talagang sa ibabaw ng umbok, at ito ay pumunta mula doon. At kaya ama, ang tapat na tao, ang matuwid na tao. Mortgaged kanyang bahay, nagbigay ng pera sa bata. At ang negosyo ay nagpunta sa tiyan. Pagreretiro ng pera nawala. Bank foreclosed ang bahay, ang matuwid na tao, ang tapat na tao, ang ministeryo tao nawala ang lahat. Paano gumagana ang isang mabuting tao? Gumagawa ng gayong mga trahedya pagkakamali. Ibig kong sabihin, talaga, kahit sino na nakabitin sa isang simbahan at ministeryo ng sapat na katagalan, naririnig mo ang mga sermon tungkol sa kung paano nais ng Diyos na pagpalain ang mga buhay at kung paano pinapagaling ng Diyos ang mga tao at kung paano binabago ng Diyos ang mga pamilya at kung paano pinagpapala ng Diyos ang mga pananalapi. Ngunit pa rin, kung susundin mo, nakikibahagi ka, pinapanood mo at malaman kung ano ang nangyayari. May mga halimbawa ng mga taong nakarinig ng mga mensahe ngunit hindi nararanasan ang ipinangangaral at itinuro. Bakit iyan? [00:07:04][223.7] Travis Miller: [00:07:07] Sa totoo lang, kung tayo ay maging mga mag-aaral ng Bibliya, ang salita ng Diyos, mayroong katulad na mga kuwento dito. Minsan iniisip natin sa Bibliya, mabuti, ang mga kuwento sa Bibliya ay ganito. Nakukuha natin ang mga kuwento tungkol sa masasamang tao na namumuhay ng masasamang buhay. Well, totoo iyan. Well, may kuwento tungkol sa matuwid na mga tao na may matuwid na buhay. Totoo rin iyan. Ngunit ngayon, gusto kong ituro na sa aklat na ito, nakita rin natin ang mga kuwento ng mabubuting tao na gumawa ng mga hangal na bagay at mahal ang mga ito. Tama sa aklat na ito, May mga labanan nawala. May mga buhay na natapos, may mga pamilya na nasira ng mabubuting tao na kumikilos nang may kamangmangan. May mga pagpatay at pangangalunya. May mga kaharian na nawala. May mga pagkakaibigan na natapos sa aklat na ito ng mga disenteng tao na kumikilos nang walang kamangmangan. May mga pag-asa vanished at pangako extinguished at kalusugan nasayang sa fortunes forfeited at relasyon tinapos. Ang mga ito ay mga kuwento sa Bibliya na nangyari sa kamay ng mabubuting tao na nabubuhay nang hindi maganda. Bakit nangyari ang mga bagay na ito? [00:08:24][76.7] Travis Miller: [00:08:26] Sa Aklat ni Job Kabanata siyam sa berso apat, gumawa siya ng kapaki-pakinabang na pagmamasid para sa talakayang ito. Ngayon sa Job siyam, mula sa Bibliya, sinasabi ng Diyos ay pantas sa puso at makapangyarihan sa lakas. Sinong nagmatigas laban sa kaniya at guminhawa? Well, malinaw, ang Diyos ay matalino at ang Diyos ay makapangyarihan, iyan ay simple at simple, Joe declares ito. Datapuwa't nang maipahayag ang katotohanang iyan, tinanong nga ni Job kung sino ang nagmatigas laban sa kaniya laban sa Dios at guminhawa? Sino ang nagmatigas laban sa Diyos? At pa rin umunlad? [00:09:14][48.4] Travis Miller: [00:09:18] Halos bawat tagsibol, at ito ay darating muli sa buwan ng Abril, Mayo. Nais ng aking asawa na dalhin ko siya sa Skagit County at makita ang magagandang patlang ng tulipan. Minsan binibisita namin, naroroon ka, alam mo ito, binibisita mo at bota ay talagang kailangan. Hindi lang putik ang may maraming putik. Hindi kapani-paniwala Pacific Northwest ulan, tandaan, sinabi ko hindi kapani-paniwala. Ibabad ang mga patlang ng tulipan, ginagawa itong maputik at malambot. Ngunit may iba pang mga oras na binisita namin ang mga patlang na iyon kapag natapos na ang ulan at ang mga bukid ay naiiba. Ang mga patlang ay magaspang. Ako ay doon kapag ang ibabaw ay hardened at kahit crack, ito ay kaya mahirap, ngunit kapag naglalakad ka sa ito, maaari mong sabihin na ito ay isang magaspang ibabaw, ngunit may kahalumigmigan sa ilalim, ngunit ang ibabaw ay mahirap at tuyo. Ang lupa ay nawala mula sa basa-basa at maputik sa magaspang at mahirap. At alam mo kung ano? Alam natin na hindi ito nangyayari kaagad. Una, ang ulan dwindles, mayroong mas kaunting mga araw ng ulan at pagkatapos ay mayroong mas kau

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