The Power to Make the World

Fathers Day 26th Week June 29, 2014

Only Jesus Saves!
133 Isarog St., Laloma, Q.C.
Stephen Gilbert F. Toquero
Pastor
411-6840/742-0788
lalomabaptist.org
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Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by
prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known
unto God.
Philippians 4:6
(KJV)

Schedule Of Church Services

Sunday Morning Service
Sunday Evening Service
Wednesday Prayer Meeting
9:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Weekly Report (June 16-22)
Morning
Evening
Wednesday
Total Visitors
Sunday School
Zabarte
Soulwinners
Total Professions
Childrens Church
Bible Studies
Good News Classes
631
362
226
19
565
49
124
425
40
192
157, 15 Classes
1343, 101 Classes
Come join us in winning souls!
Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Practice
Schedules
Choir Members
Orchestra Members
Beginners
6:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
U P S I D E D O W N
excerpted from Pastor Rex Galfo (Missionary to Indonesia)
Indonesia
TURNED. With the power of God, we as Christians
have to power to turn the world upside down.
G
ods Word
and Minis-
try are not
di r e c t e d
towards a singular
person, but to all
believers. We need
to work, help, and
pray together, pos-
sessing the com-
passion of our Lord
and Savior Jesus
Christ. The Book
of Jude states And
some have compas-
sion, making a diference. You and I can
make the world upside down, but only if
we have the power of God.
I. The Power of Prayer and Supplication
Christian life without prayer is dead.
How often do you
pray for the ministry?
How often do we pray
for the workers of our
church, for our Pas-
tor? The Book of Acts
features Christians
turning the world up-
side down because of prayer. Prayer is
Power! If you want miracle to happen to
your ministry, you need to pray and ask
for the Power of God. If you want people
to be saved, pray. If you want a change
of life, pray. If you want something to be
done, pray. Prayer is the key.
II. The Power of
the Holy Ghost
But ye shall
receive power, af-
ter that the Holy
Ghost is come
upon you The
Holy Ghost was
given for three rea-
sons. First is to em-
power the worker.
Dont be discour-
aged about the
people minister to,
dont be afraid to
knock outside huge doors, dont be dis-
mayed at people who promised to come
to church but dont, dont be afraid of
the scorching sun as you walk the streets
while leading lost souls to Christ. For
thy work shall be rewarded. Second is
to empower the mes-
sage of the gospel,
and third is to em-
power the preacher.
God has given all the
power that we need
to tell his message.
III. The Power of the Gospel
The Book of Acts is about Chris-
tians who turn the world upside down
because of the power of the Gospel. It
could also happen today because the
God they serve is the same God we serve
today.
Dont be afraid of the
scorching sun as you walk
the streets while leading
lost souls to Christ for your
work shall be rewarded.
June
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31
July
1
2
4
5
Marcelynja Bie
Delia Dela Paz
Myra Blanquiza
Cyrus Barachita
Azareel Escueta
David Chaim Serrano
Theresa Abila
Cristina Chavez
Joseph Cimatu
Reynan Azucena
Violet Silan
Liezel Layola
Jolebe Salvador
Rosemin Cagomoc
Sarah Marie Jocson
as of June 25, 2014
Faith Promise
P 653,075.00
For The House Of My God
P 1,829, 269.00
News and Events
Weekly Awana
Class Visited By
Awana PHL Director
T
he weekly meeting of
the churchs Awana
(Approved Workmen
Are Not Ashamed)
club was visited by the Philip-
pine Director of the Interna-
tional Awana Club Organiza-
tion last June 22, Sunday.
Neil Patrick Flestado, Awa-
na director for the Philippines
gave the workers and the
new director, Bro. Redentor
Ong fresh guidelines from the
Awana headquarters.
Awana is a child-centric
club which meets every Sun-
day to teach the Bible to chil-
dren 5 years old and above. D
Fathers Day Fellowship
Held Last Sunday
F
athers and young
men from the Laloma
Baptist Church (LBC)
ocked to the churchs
currentl y-i n-constructi on
building for a fellowship cel-
ebrating Fathers day last
June 22.
The fathers were honored
for their
efort and
c o mmi t -
ment as
fathers in
a fellow-
ship where
t h e y
s i p p e d
cofee and
e n j o y e d
g o o d
company.
Earlier that day, during
the Sunday Morning Service
in LBCs Main Building, the
churchs dads were also given
towels as a souvenir for the
momentous annual celebra-
tion.
Para may pamunas kayo
ng pawis habang nagtatraba-
ho, LBC Pastor Stephen Gil-
bert Toquero said while the
ushers, who were also mostly
fathers, distributed the gifts.
The fathers, after the fel-
lowship, also gathered to-
gether to practice for a spe-
cial number they had been
prepari ng
one Sun-
day ago,
del i vered
last Sun-
day night.
In the
S u n d a y
Mo r n i n g
S e r v i c e ,
P a s t o r
Carl Gormley was invited to
speak. He delivered a heart-
warming message about the
biblical story of the Prodigal
Son.
Msnry. Rex Galfo, mean-
while, spoke during the Sun-
day Evening Service, who
spoke about turning the
world upside down. D
LESSON 11: THE TEST: WHERE BREAKTHROUGHS HAPPEN
Lesson
SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES:
LESSON 11: THE TEST: WHERE BREAKTHROUGHS HAPPEN
We can talk endlessly about verses and mindsets and examples and
Faith Breakthroughs. But there will come that time when well either
use Gods promise to face our walls or retreat into defeat.

T
he truth of the matter may be some-
thing none of us wants to hear: No
breakthrough is complete until the
testing comes. In fact, this is where
the three steps of discovering, choosing, and
sharing Gods promises come together to
form the weapon that nally overcomes the
wall.
The testing is the proving ground of the
breakthrough. It is the re that forges the
separate elements into the steel strong
enough to break down walls. (James 1:2-3)
I. AN AMAZING __________ OF A FAITH
BREAKTHROUGH
Just like what we are all prone to do, when
times get tough and Gods plan is out of
sight, the prophet of God faced a moment of
testing. Habakkuk was unable to hear God,
to see God, or to understand. He joined his
people in wondering why God was somehow
hidden from what was going on. (Habak-
kuk 1:2)
In our darkest moments, we wonder
whether God is even paying attention. In
Habakkuks case, it got even worse. Habak-
kuk heard from God, but it was not what he
wanted to hear: The Almighty God had just
told him that things were going to get worse,
not better. Hows that for the opposite of a
health-and-wealth message! Its like praying
that God will take away an illness a friend is
facing, only to watch our friend get worse. It
is in these moments when we pray and get
the wrong answer that we face the biggest
crisis in the midst of the breakthrough - and
we have to choose between a breakthrough
and a breakdown.
I cant see the answer. Will I still trust? I
cant understand the circumstances. Will I still
believe? I cant imagine a positive outcome.
Will I still press on? Of course, its easy for
walls to go up in times of testing. But theres
an amazing truth about breakthroughs that
involves the very same test: the tests that
seem to be drawing you far from God are the
very things God can use to bring down the
walls in your life.
You dont have to like the tests you go
through, but you must see the opportunities
that they bring. Tests ofer a chance to prove
Gods promises like nothing else on earth can
do.
II. A PROMISE _________; A PROMISE
_________________
The point: there is no conrmation without
the testing; the two go hand in hand.
In science class, we used to have to test
our hypotheses. It was only after the testing
proved our theories to be true that we had
conrmation. And the same is true in real life,
as we see with Habakkuk. He made a clear
decision in the midst of the test that abso-
lutely transformed everything that took place
from that point forward: Habakkuk 3:17-19
When put to the test, you discover that
things dont have to go as planned for Gods
promises to be completely, unconditionally
true and lifegiving.
The tests that seem to be drawing you far
from God are the very things God can use to
bring down the walls in your life.
III. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BREAK-
THROUGHS AND ______________
Somebody once said: When you face
lifes walls, you really only have two choices:
have a breakthrough or have a breakdown!
Breakthroughs and breakdowns common-
ly have all of the same ingredients, but it is
how we use those ingredients in the midst of
the trial that will determine success or, fail-
ure. When people break down on their way
past the wall, it is never because a true prom-
ise of God failed; it is because the person in
the trial failed to focus on the promise, be-
coming distracted by the circumstances that
can be readily seen. On the other hand, like
Habakkuk, at person breaks through when he
xes his eyes on the unseen promise regard-
less of the circumstances. In this case, the
test becomes the opportunity to prove that
the promise is true!
We live in a world that is so confusing, so
upsetting, so illogical, so evil, and so unfair
that if we walk by sight were headed for a
breakdown. But when we walk by faith -
trusting Gods Word even in the midst of all
we see around uswe take the rst step to-
ward a Faith Breakthrough.
The tests of life are all open book: we
can go to the Bible and study Gods prom-
ises over and over again even as were in the
midst of the test. (continued on page 2)
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SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES: WALLS
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