FAIR SUNSHINE

This sermon is in Tagalog.

I am the least likely candidate for public speaking. Having suffered much from low self-esteem since my childhood days and bullying from high-school, I am horrified at the thought of approaching somebody with regards to my thoughts. But I understand that that in itself makes me the perfect candidate for the Lord. Not because of anything in myself, but because I have no one else to lean on or turn to other than Christ himself. Hudson Taylor once replied, to a person who asked how he was the only one who succeeded in doing missionary work in inland China, "God was looking for somebody small and weak enough to use, and at last he found me." So while I was on my last few spoonfuls having quiet dinner with my wife, I distinctly heard the Lord tell me, "Sit beside these children and tell them about me." My first reaction was , "but Lord..", and I stammered. I miserably could not follow up with a good enough excuse. Having learned a lesson yesterday, I s

"He will ask for a discount" , came the Lord's impression clearly as I stood inside the train on my way to work, where I was to meet a buyer for an item I was trying to sell online for some months now. I replied,  "If he does Lord, I will exchange his price for a tract instead." That was that. I arrived at the studio thirty minutes later and settled in. A few minutes more I received a message that my buyer was already downstairs at the gate waiting. I hurried down but forgot to bring a tract so I ran back up to get one, apprehensive as usual, doubts racing through my mind: "It's embarrassing. He'll think you're weird. You heard wrong in the train anyway. Don't do it." I put it in my pocket and headed downstairs. I shook his hand. A very pleasant man to talk to. We had a little talk about the item, his health, my wife's health, how similar their condition was, and a bit about his bike. Then just as the Lord said, he asked i

It's been more than a decade since I took the train from this point of the Light Rail Transit, which nis now hooked up to its EDSA line. The way I remembered it when I was still taking the commute, it was more chaotic, and the crowd numbering by the thousands every morning, which makes this a perfect place to fish, as was directed to us last night by the Lord when brother Roland asked me where we can meet to minister on his day-off. This line extends longer than the SM North line, with two separate queues coming from opposite directions. Slower moving as well, giving us ample time to present the Gospel in its entirety. The tracts we brought flew off our hands easily. I reckon even a thousand would still be short as the people steadily asked for a tract even before the previous one left my hand. We were assisted with power today in delivering the law, the Lord's redemption, the judgement to come, and Christ Jesus crucified who was raised from the dead. The crowd was visi

Acquired a sample batch of both Old and New Testaments, and New Testaments in the native Tagalog language as part of our giveaways. These are all free for anyone who would ask. I plan to make this a regular addition to the tracts we print in-house, as our funds would allow.  Its an utter shame really, to take our freedom to acquire the Word of God for granted, when I know that in some parts of the world where persecution is rampant and bibles are scarce, Christians are known to hide bits of paper with written verses in their mouths to avoid capture. These blessed souls can only cry in solitude as they hold on to God's promises in these torn pieces of paper like it was the last time they'll read it. They pass it around secretly among themselves. They would risk life and limb to acquire even just pages of this book, but we look the other way towards perishing things. We are in dire danger of judgement for neglecting the privilege God has given us at this present time when

There is an invisible battle that pull between our person and the work before us. I have never been this aware or have come under intense attack more than these past months wherein I have commenced work in the Master's vineyard. I continually dread going out to witness, my own flesh condemning me, but Christ strengthening me in return. Within me I rejoice in knowing I do not know how to proceed once I stand before the people, my stomach turning, my bones shaking, I throw myself at the mercy of my Lord always, the better part of my offer is but to stand there, and let him use me as it pleases him. This month saw a handful of severe weather disturbances and earthquakes all over the world. I believe, if my reading serves me right, this is the first time in a long while that three super storms are marching in towards the United States. We also have our share of rain here, even this morning a better part of Manila is under knee deep water. Filipinos have grown quite accustome

A few months ago, under burden, I prayed and asked the Lord Jesus Christ to send me, or that I may meet like-minded brethren; and then I met these guys preaching at a sodomite event. The  Lord always blesses me far beyond my expectations.  A short compilation of hard preaching from the brothers of Kerusso The Gospel Missionaries. To God alone be the glory.