Service to the Community

Better to do than to say. Far too often we quote Scriptures and believe them, but we do not put them into practice. I am just as guilty as anyone.

Church

Unfortunately, most of the language in the churches in the Philippines are in Tagalog or Taglish. And, worse yet, services are 3 hours long and there is a 20 minute sermon. Hopefully that is not true of your church.

While the early church sang worship songs from the Psalms, their focus was not on music but instead reading and preaching the Scriptures. Modern churches have watered down the gospel with entertainment. This should not be so.

Service

While it is true that I have not posted for a couple of days (comments only) it is because I have been serving my local community.

I won't delve in details lest I lose rewards and be like the hypocrites of old, but rather it is a plea to my readers that we must serve our Lord Jesus with good works.

We may not judge our works, because sometimes we do them out of pride or to show others how Godly we are. When we are judged as believers (far diffident then unbelievers), we are not judged for our sins, but rather for our works. Therefore, I refrain from judging from what I have done and I do not judge others. The Lod Jesus, Creator of of the universe and all we see and do nor see, is out final and ultimate u

Community

What is our community? Yes, it is our neighbors. It is our province, city or state. But in all reality it is whomever we come in contact with, even on social media.

If we are on various social media platforms, the people we connect with are part of our community despite the distance.

We testify

It is important that we tell others our testimony. We do not need to expound on our sordid life, but briefly say things such as, "I was an alcoholic, a sex maniac, a worshipper of the world's idols," and then move on and briefly tell what Jesus has done for us and what changes we have made in our lives.

Give

Give till it hurts. When people ask for help, we must be discerning , and we have to between scams for money and actual needs.

Greed is a strong and selfish desire to have more of something, most often money or power.

Let us be thankful for what we have, whether relative wealth or enough to feed our family.

Application

Sometimes we do not have the financial means to give to others. Understood. But we can pray. We can pray for others in our immediate surroundings. I pay for a Muslim woman dily.

Put it on your heart to give but di not do so in the spirit of the Pharisees. Give is secret or as we say, on the cool.

It's Sunday. Please do not merely hear the word but rather apply it. If you have questions, I'll get back to you later, as my wife and I ae tending to @MarileB22 request(s).

May the Lord guide over your lives today as you worship Him instead of your worthless idols.

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