Loakan Baptist Church 56th Anniversary & Christmas Cantata 2012

Loakan Baptist Church celebrates her 56th Anniversary on December 16, 2012. Her outreaches in Daklan, Apalan-Guisset-Beckel-Gumatdang, and Umingan joins in to celebrate the event. The Celebration started Saturday having Ptr. Felipe Rimando as the main speaker and blessed to have also both Ptr. Rimando and Ptr. Jun Salinas speak for the morning service. At the afternoon, the church had their time of fellowship with the outreaches with games, reporting and song numbers. At the evening, LBC Choirc presents their Christmas Cantata. Below shows pictures of the Anniversary event and the Cantata.



Below are the video of the songs presented by (first) Gumatdang group... (sorry, was late to take it in video since I was still learning how to use the portable camera) and (second) videos are two (2) song presentation of "The Living Word Fundamental Baptist Church" of Apalan-Guisset-Beckel group.







Below are videos from the Christmas Cantata of the Loakan Baptist Church Choir. The Title of the Cantata is "The Father's Gift of Love". Conducted by Bro. Jasper John Lamsis. And by the way, there were two songs that have some cut (in tagalog, "may naputol", hehe!)... And if anyone likes to share there videos on different angle, please do inform me.. thanks! =)











Here is a video version from Jamie's account in facebook since my copy for this video is cut off... =) (Thanks Jamie!) =D















The Cantata presentation ends here, the video below is just a few extra video after the cantata



If you have other videos from the cantata itself and want to share, just inform me and we'll see how to add it here for better and orderly viewing. Enjoy and be blessed! =)

just want to test this video below, saved in facebook.. =)

When People Makes things Complicated

“The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.  They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.” Matthew 19:3-9

The account of the previous is just one of how we, people, complicate things. God’s original design of a married couple is to be one flesh. To be one! Yet men and women have failed to realize this and make this plan to be true to themselves. Sure! There are many reasons why they can’t make this kind of principle or plan into a reality, like one has become unfaithful, or because of temptation, etc. etc. etc. But in reality, there is only one reason, SIN!

Surely, this sin is the biggest problem and also reason why man is separated from God. This is the curse and consequence of that what was done through one man, Adam. Because of sin, man is also doomed to eternal death or separation, which is literally to be eternally thrown into the lake of fire, as the Word of God declares. So, because of sin, things have not become simple and what God has planned and designed man to be is deviated from the original plan.

So does that mean we have no hope? Of course not! Because we have the Good News! That is the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Because of Jesus Christ, died and risen again the third day, Salvation is free to receive by those who believe! Jesus came to be the sacrifice and the Lamb to the slaughter, Who takes away the sin of the World! Him who knew no sin, died and took the punishment of sin so that we who have sinned and to be punished might be justified or declared “NOT GUILTY” by believing on Jesus on Who He says He is! The Son of God! The Messiah! The King of Kings and Lord of Lords! And thereby having the Faith in Him shall He redeem us or bought us back unto Himself. This is the Good News!

But to them who does not believe, then perhaps there is no hope for them. For what hope is there in hoping to those things that shall fade away? What hope is there to find when all things lead to sorrow and death? I wonder?

But for those who have given the hope of Christ and to life eternal, God has given us a wonderful plan and design for our life. It’s not a life filled with so much happiness and delight all our life as what others expect and thought of. But it’s a life filled with joy, joy that is in Christ Jesus, a life abundant as the verse John 10:10 speak of. But seriously, most often man misunderstands what Christ meant. Though we, who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ is given a promise of Heaven, such life is not promised for life on earth. “Abundant” I believe, means more of being connected in Christ, the source of Life, likened to “abiding” in Christ. Therefore being always connected in Christ, knowing His Will and doing His Will, we can’t be deviated to what God has planned for us. The problem with man, even with believers in Christ is that, we intend to live in our own standard, our own delight, our own basis, our own ambition and even plans. Not that our plan is no longer important or has value, but have we always considered on what God has on His mind for us? For God’s ways are not our ways. Our thoughts are not God’s thoughts. Therefore if we intend to live abundantly, it is best to fulfill and pursue the life God intends for us. Anyway, who knows better in using a computer or a phone, the designer or the simple customer?

Surely most often, we misunderstand what God’s plan for us. But in these moments of doubts and unclear situation, God desires that we still trust and have faith in Him. At times of doubts, pain most often we shall suffer. But if only we could always have that attitude of Job saying “Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Surely in time, we shall come forth as gold!

So bottom line? Most often, we complicate things because we deviate from what God intends us to be. We often say to the Potter, “No! Don’t make me like this!” Wanting that our will be fulfilled, more than God’s. A simple illustration of why we make things complicated is when we are given such an amount of money. God desires that we be a good steward of what God has given us. But when we place that money in our hands and walk by the shop or SM (we call it) and see “SALE 50%!” or “Buy 1, take 1!” Soon enough that money is gone in an instant! Then, when the need arises like we get sick or when our love ones get sick, we go to our relatives and ask to borrow money! Such a tragedy!

Be Wise! Be Content! Be Faithful! And Hope for the God of our Salvation!