Hear No Evil

Ptr Ed Lapis Friday Message
DBD Dubai
09.Nov.18

Ecclessiastes 7:21

Don’t listen:

1.) Gossips (Proverbs 20:19)
- Wag dibdibin ang negative comments

2.) Ranters, Reklamador, Naggers (Numbers 11:1, Proverbs 21:19)

3.) Habitual Liars (Proverbs 12:22)

4.) Sweet Talkers (Proverbs 29:5, 26:28)

5.) Maliciuous Talks (Ephesians 4:31)

6.) Stressful Talks (Ephesians 4:29)
- May likas tayo kabaitan dahil kawangis tayo ng Diyos
- Don’t destroy the image of God in you that negates His holiness Stop stressful talks

7.) Discouraging Thoughts (Job 2:9), Luke, 10:40-42)
- Wag makinig sa mga nega, kontra sa mabuti mong iniisip
- Proverbs 4:23 - bantayan ang laman ng isip

Lessons:
* Kung ano ang hinahanap mo, matatagpuan mo (either it is positive or negative)
* Wag alamin ang iniisp ng maraming tao lalo at successful ka
* Don’t let lying words deceive you, unwise words blur your wisdom
* Don’t let poisonous words destroy your relationship, discouraging words weaken you
* Pakinggan ang sinasabi ng Diyos (Psalms 63:6),laging makipagniig sa Diyos
* Talk to shepherd, listen to the widsom, health & wellness, discover charity and serenity

7 Steps to a Peaceful Life

This is an encouraging video message from Pastor Ed Lapiz during our Friday Worship.

1.   Choose the people you agree with in: 
Marriage, friendship, partnership, association, church membership,
Avoid partnership with people you don't vibe with

2. Adjust to people you live with:
- live at peace to everyone
- adjust to your parents, siblings, spouse, in-laws, superior at work, neighbors,
   Proverbs 15:16, 25:24
- be companionable

3. Let people be especially if you have no stake in them

4. Accept condition that you must 
Philippians 4:12
Kung ano kalagayan ko, tinatanggap ko, adjust and do what it takes
Your character is important, you will accept your situation and pass through it with the least mistakes

5. Submit to in escapable authority
- Permanent authority e.g. Family
- Situational authority e.g. Captain in the seas etc
1 Peters 2:13-14
Eph. 6:5-9

6. Do not offend those who have power over you
- parents, corporate church
- situational power e.g. Waiter sa restaurant
Ecc. 10:20

7. Be kind to those under you but can undermine you
- Be nice
Eph. 6:9

Challenge:
Always thrive for peace
We need peace to excel, to be happy so we can move to glory to glory

Conclusion:
God is peace.
Do something because you will benefit to a peaceful life

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost, but now am found,

Was blind but now I see.

Shout, shout for glory,

Shout, shout aloud for glory;

Brother, sister, mourner,

All shout glory hallelujah.

How do you define grace?

In the dictionary, it is the exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor, disposition to benefit or serve another, favor bestowed or privilege conferred.

What do you feel when you hear the song, Amazing Grace?

The popular song was written by an English poet and clergyman John Newton which was published last 1779. The message is that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God. (from Wikipedia)

If you could see, the song was very old. Many decades have been passed and yet the message of the song is still alive and whenever it is heard, the soul of the listener is always healed. Truly it is not only a song but a great message of how good our God is. Our Lord used John Newton's life to show His Love through this great song.

How do you define grace when you apply it in your personal life?

In real life, we really don't deserve to be loved. We don't deserve to be accepted. We don't deserve to join our Creator because we are covered with so much sins.

But the grace of our Lord has been given thousand of years ago and can be given even today. He showed His Love for us by giving us the grace that we truly don't deserve. The Love that makes us brand new. The Love that gives a new meaning of life... a life that is unified to be with Him.

The grace of God showed how He truly loved us from the very beginning and He will love us today and tomorrow, without end date. We are cleansed by the blood of His Son Jesus Christ. We are renewed by the new life that He gave. We are now able to live by His grace and mercy.

Truly, His Grace is amazing!

The enemy will try push us to join in his defeat by putting guilt in our heart but then we have to conquer that because we have received the grace from God. We must live by His grace because God gave it freely without any conditions, no matter who you are, no matter what you have done. We just need to accept that amazing grace.

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:1-2

May 2, 2011

Monday, 09:21pm

Talk to Him

Written on October 30, 2006

How can we talk to God? Does God hear our prayers? Is prayer effective?


If I have to ask, prayer is indeed very effective ! It is one of the most important acts of worship to God...it is the most necessary thing to do here on Earth. Even busy people pray... even a child can utter a simple prayer and even a dying person can also pray. It is the most important privilege thing that God had given to us. Because, through it... we are able to communicate with the Lord. Everyday, every hour, every minute and even every second, from a simple prayer can also grow to a deep prayer and you can feel that the presence of the Holy Spirit is talking to you.


But..does He really hear our prayer?


Yes of course! He is always listening to our prayers. How short or how long it would be...as long as it came from our heart, God is very close to us that He can also hear the beat of our heart even the sound of our breathing. His amazing power is immeasurable. Even our darkest secret can be heard if only we reveal it to the Lord with all our heart and for us to ask forgiveness.


It is not an extra option...it is not a choice...it is not a way to spare your free time...Make a prayer your habit because you just not pleases God... you are also enjoying because God is communicating to you.