Church Update February 2011

To my beloved Brethren,

Just this night, the turn over ceremony & induction of the new AMMNE Officers was held @ the God Is Alive Temple. About 150 persons, consists of Pastors, Chairmen of Pastoral Associations, Denominational Heads, Bishops & other leaders & workers came to this special event of the NUEVA ECIJA Body of Christ.

 

It gave us deep joy that they have chosen the Temple for the venue of this event. We all know that the house of God was built for the very reason like this one, for the use of all His servants & children. A place of worship and prayer, a place for godly training, study & celebrations. A place of refuge & salvation. In the said event, your humble servant, was chosen to minister the message & to officiate the induction ceremony & prayers.

 

Everyone who attended was so glad and surprised and stood in awe and appreciaton of the beauty and splendor of God's house, as they entered the sanctuary, many say that they feel God's presence all over the place, HALLELUJAH!!!... Many fellow ministers were so excited to take pictures of themselves at the altar of God's house. Thank You Lord that You have chosen us to be caretakers and stewards of Your house! Thank You Lord  that You have led our hearts to participate and contribute in the building of Your awesome house.

 

As of the present, we have planted some ornamental plants at the front outer court entrance, with bermuda grass, a colorful pavement, and added a few lights at the gate. More plants along the pathway to the backyard going to the comfort room. Just a few months ago all the windows were completed with aluminum and glass. And just a few weeks ago the side gates were now completed with colored-glass doors. All the doors are now completed. And its completion was because God used all of you to take part, the Lord moved you to have this burden and desire, the zeal for God's house to be built. But not just to be simply built, but to be built complete, beautiful and awesome, because we all know that this house is not any man's house but the house of the Lord, and it should be awesome!

 

Last October 2010, we completed the payment of the church building, it seemed so impossible few years ago, in the natural, it could not be done, but we believe, we trust, we know our God, "with God nothing is impossible". And truly you are part of this miracle, because God used you to be His channel.Thank you so much.

 

And now, there are still other areas that needs to be continued to be fully complete. Up to 2012, we still need to pay RCBC bank for the lots of God's temple. Around P15 thousand per month. The mezzanine floor also should be tiled as soon as possible, depending on the financial blessing that may come. A friend pastor, who is a part-time construction contractor offered to tile the mezzanine for P32 thousand, stairs included. The pastor's office, the library, the conference room & upper room for prayers will be situated at the mezzanine by the time it is completely tiled. Praise the Lord!, last December, a sister from Hong Kong suddenly offered to donate an aircon for the church office.

 

The whole church lot is now almost complete with gravel, sand and soil, thanks to the city mayor's office that gave 40 trucks of back fill soil and sand for just P15 thousand pesos. Though we still need another 30 trucks to fill up all areas. By the time all the grounds are filled, we can begin to build a simple classroom and playground for the little children in the community especially for the Badjao Tribe kids living around the temple as neighbors, remember ''you shall love your neighbors"...and we can start also the kitchen and dining rooms, that are under the care of our ever-faithful Women's Ministry.

May this report and update, encouraged your heart, that what you contributed was not wasted but all used for the glory of God, for the fulfillment of everything that God planned and desired.

 

Dearest brethren, may you continue to pray and serve the Lord. This year 2011, is the "year of overflow and of running over" as Psalm 23:5 says. The requirement for you to receive the overflow is simply to always be in the Lord's table, the table He prepared for you and me, and with the cup that is for you.

 

The Lord bless us and use us always,

Rev. Ferdy Y. Gonzalez

GIA Central Senior Pastor

Message from Reverend Ferdy Gonzalez

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 8:35 PM

Beloved Brethren,
Tuloy ang pag ikot ng mundo at pag agos ng panahon, isang pasko na naman at bagong taon ang lumipas at dumating. Hindi natin maiwasan na alalahananin ang lahat ng nangyari ng 2009, mga ginawa natin at mga ginawa sa atin ng iba....mga prayers at good desires natin na tinugon ng Panginoon. Sinusukat din natin yung pagtaas ng antas ng success na ating naabot sa 2009...success na may kinalaman sa mission na pinagagawa sa atin ng ating Panginoon, at syempre maaalala natin ang mga tao at mga pangyayari na ginamit ni Lord na makatulong at naging mga kabalikat natin sa gawain ng Diyos. Sa Kaharian ng Diyos nag set up si Lord at nag pre appoint sya ng team at partnership para magtulong-tulong sa katuparan ng ibat iba Nyang mga plano at layunin. Tuloy tayo at walang dapat maging hadlang. ...John 4:34. Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Sinabi rin ng Panginoon "watch & pray"...be alert, discern the situations, understand the times..." maraming mga natural calamities at earthquakes, naka prophesy ito na mangyayari (Matt 24) earthquakes in various places...our role as sons of God ay lumago to become servants of God, hanggang maging soldiers of God...hindi tyo dapat matakot Jesus will come to deliver us from the wrath that will come to earth, & God did not appoint us to wrath but to salvation (1 Thess 1 & 5)...Jihn 14 says I will go to prepare a place in heaven, when everything is ready, I will come again & receive you to Myself, so that where I am you will be there also...These are the 4 major points of our faith= JESUS DIED,...JESUS LIVES,...JESUS REIGNS,...JESUS WILL COME AGAIN...habang wala pa si Lord, nandito pa tayo sa mundo to become servants & soldiers of the Lord...we all have work & mission to fully accomplish.....kapag natapos ang isa project ni Lord meron uli at uli at uli, hanggang dumating Siya...dapat tayong matuwa kung patuloy na may pinagagawa sa atin si Lord ibig sabihin tayo ay kinalulugdan nyang mga alipin, dahil kung hindi sisante na tayo sa Kaharian Niya...Sa Acts 12 & 13, ay nag report si Pablo at Silas bumalik sa headquarters pagkatapos nilang ma accomplish ang misyon o project at doon sa kanilang pagsamba at pananalangin ay nangusap uli ang Holy Spirit at nagbigay ng panibagong misyon sa kanila kayat sumunod muli at humayo...ang mga misyon ay kaugnay ng pinaka layunin ng Diyos, iligtas ang mga ligaw na kaluluwa at dalhin ang mga tupa sa kawan at tahanan ng Panginoon.sila'y alagaan at sanayin at at gawin ding mga lingkod at sundalo ng Diyos...at iyan ang patuloy nating ginagawa at pinagsisikapan gawin ng ating church dito sa Pilipinas. Kaya't nawa ay patuloy tayong magbalikatan at huwag magsawa sa bagay na ito. Gawin natin ng kumpleto, buong puso at masagana ang mga nais ng Diyos. Rev 22 Narito akoy madaling darating, at dala ko ang mga gantimpalang ipagkakaloob sa bawat isa ayon sa kanyang mga ginawa." Gawin natin ang lahat sa paraang ikaluligod at ikararangal ng Diyos, gawin ang lahat dahil mahal natin SIYA....Sa kasalukyan tuloy ang ating pag aalabga sa mga tupa, tuloy ang pangangaral at pagtuturo sa ibat ibang lugar,malayo at malapit, pag abot sa mga dukha at mga maliliit na bata na kapos sa edukasyon at materyal na bagay, tuloy ang pagtulong sa mga nakabilanggo, at pag abot sa mga kabataan, mga pagsasanay at pag re -recruit ng mga maglilingkod sa Panginoon...tuloy syempre ng mga pagsamba at mga prayer warriors sa dakilang gawain...Sa ngayon nga pala last week ng Feb at at 1st week of March ang ating 23rd church anniversary celebration, dahil nagtitipid tayo sa ngayon dahil sa mga bayarin ay minabuti namin na pagsabayin na ang family day outing at anniversary celebration simple na lamang sa isang resort sa March 20, kasama nito ang ating water baptism...we are commanded to "preach the gospel, he who believes and is baptized will be saved..." ...At sa darating na April 29 to May 9 ay hinilingan ako ng gawain natin sa God Is Alive Hong Kong na dumalaw sa kanila for reinforcement at encouragement sa kanila, maganda ang nagyayari sa kanila lumalago at umuunlad, syempre kaakibat nito ang mga suliranin kaya dadalawin ko sila, isasama ko ngayon ang aking maybahay para makapasyal naman siya at maka kain ng pansit doon.Please continue to support our work here in your prayers and everything that the Lord is leading you to do...WE WILL TOGETHER CONTINUE TO SHOUT TO THE WORLD THAT JESUS SAVES!, JESUS HEALS!, JESUS PROVIDES!, JESUS EMPOWERS!......MATTHEW 24:14 " & THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE PREACHED INTO ALL THE WORLD AS A WITNESS TO ALL THE NATIONS AND THEN THE END SHALL COME"...THIS IS OUR WORK AND DUTY UNTIL HE COMES.

All for the love & glory of God,
Ptr Ferdy Y. Gonzalez

Effectiveness

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9, 998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

Temple Dedication and Ordination as Bishop

Beloved Brethren,

Kumusta uli? Nakalipas ang All souls day, naalala natin ang mga mahal sa buhay na hindi na natin kapiling ngayon...Pumapasok sa isip natin minsan na talagang kahit tayo man ay darating sa ganoon, lilipas din ang ating katawang lupa...Ang pinakamalaking tanong lamang ay ano, paano at saan natin ginugol o gugugulin ang ating buhay ngayon na pinahiram sa atin ni Lord...

Lahat ng nasa atin ay hiram, kapag naging tapat tayo sa hiram at pansamantala at panglupang mga bagay ay bibigyan tayo ng talagang atin at tunay na kayamanan na pangwalang hanggan ang kahalagahan...Lahat ngayon ay panglupa lamang walang madadala sa langit, ngunit kung pamamahalaan at gagamitin natin ng ayon sa kalooban ng Diyos ay nag iipon tayo ng tunay na kayamanan.(Read Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 16:10-13)...Lahat tayo ngayon ay parang mga apprentice at nasa probation period na siyang batayan kung ano ang ating magiging role, reward, at responsibility sa Kaharian ng Diyos. Sabi sa Hebreo 9:27, "it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement.."...ibig sabihin: ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH & ONE JUDGEMENT.

Binigyan tayo ng buhay at hanggang ngayon ay buhay pa, ibig sabihin ay gusto pa tayong gamitin ni Lord. (read Joshua 14:6-13) Si Caleb ay nagsimulang gamitin ni Lord ng 40 years old, at siyay napakalakas at napakatapang, peak of his strength ang 40, after 45 years, sya'y 85 years old na, the same strength, the same faith, the same heart pa rin for the Lord, ready & willing to fight for God..& is very much willing to "wholly & fully" follow the Lord... sabi ng mundo kapag 30 plus years ka na ay pahina na lahat sa iyo...pero kapag nagpakatapang tayo, sumunod ng buong boo at nagtiwala ng buong buo kay Lord, 40 years old is the peak of your strength...Mga kapatid nag uumpisa pa lang tayo sa dakilang paglilingkod natin sa dakilang Diyos, may tinanggap tayong dakilang misyon....Kung ako po tatanungin I am aiming for 120 years ng buhay ng paglilingkod sa Diyos, tulad ni David, Moses, Abraham at iba pa...kaya lang kung wala na mga ka partners ko at ka team work na tulad ninyo, parang kulang na...magpakatapat at magpakatapang tayong lahat...

Nakakamangha talaga ang biyaya ng Panginoon, at ito'y mamamalagi sa atin habang tayo'y nabubuhay, 'surely goodness & mercy

& unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, & I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever...ini attach ko po dito ang ilang pictures nung nakaraang dedication at ordination at attach na rin ang song & lyrics ng kantang Amazing Grace, My Chains are Gone...Purihin ang Panginoon sa Kanyang kabutihan sa atin, na bagamat tayo'y tao lamang hindi perpekto, minahal niya tayo at patuloy na ginagamit...Hallelujah!!!

Hanggang dito na lang muna. . . More pictures can be viewed here.

All for the LOVE & GLORY of God,

Rev.Ferdy Y. Gonzalez

God Is Alive

Present Update God Is Alive Philippines

Beloved Brethren,

Ano ba ang ating akmang masasabi sa mga kalamidad na nangyari sa nakaraang mga linggo? at hanggang ngayon ay may mga naka amba pa rin na mga bagyo na darating, hindi basta bagyo mga super typhoons...maraming nasalanta at naging biktima ang bagyong Ondoy, mga mahihirap at mayayaman, kahit mga christian churches ay maraming na apektuhan, yung 2 church chapters natin sa marikina na pinamumunuan nina Pstr Nelson Anastacio at Pstr Orlan Reyes ay lumubog pareho at ang mga kagamitan ay nabaha...mapapabuntunghininga tayo, pero, sabi ni Lord Huwag tayong matakot, huwag tayong manghinawa, huwag tayong mag alinlangan, huwag tayong sumuko, huwag tayong huminto sa pagsamba at paglilingkod at pananalangin sa KANYA,"in everything give thanks for this is the will of God FOR YOU in Christ Jesus."...sa ngayon ay naka recover na sila, nakapagpadala tayo agad ng tulong sa kanila...more than 10 sacks of clothing, boxes of food, voluntary financial contributions from various persons, inabot yata ng P7,000.00 at mula sa GIA board para sa mga pastors na affected sa Metro Manila ay P30,000.

Napakaliit na halaga ito kumpara sa mga nawala...nung unang bugso ng kalamidad ay nakasama pa ang inyong lingkod sa relief distribution at evangelism na rin sa OPeration blessing (700 Club arm para sa ganitong mga sitwasyon) at ang David Stockwell Evangelistic Association. Nung panahon na iyon maraming natulungan at maraming tumanggap kay Lord. Pero syempre napakalawak at napakarami ng talagang nangangailangan ng kaligtasan at tulong....pero hindi pa tapos, super thypoon Pepeng naman sa North & Central Luzon, affected naman ang GIA church chapters at mga magsasakang mga members, sa GIA Asingan, Pangasinan, GIA Bautista Pangasinan, GIA Tarlac, at GIA Narvacan Guimba...hindi talaga tayo dapat tumigil sa pananalangin at paggawa ng gawain ng Diyos...at ngayon ay may nagbabanta na namang super thypoon uli...Huwag tayong padadala sa anumang nagyayari, tuloy tayong magtiwala at gumawa ng mga nais ng Panginoon...nanawagan uli tayo sa mga kapatid para makatulong naman sa mga affected sa North & Central. Ang GIA Board ay magpapadala ng kaunting financial aid sa mga GIA churches na affected tig P3thou man lang...pinuntahan namin uli ng aking asawa ang aparador at tumingin pa ng pwedeng maipamigay, mga barong na hindi ko naman nagagamit, pwede yon dahil marami rin namang mga pastors ang na apektuhan sa North Luzon...

Sa kabila ng lahat, dapat lamang na ituloy ang ating paglilingkod, pagsamba, pagpapasalamat, pagbibigay luwalhati sa ating Panginoon.dapat mapanatili ang galak sa Panginoon, hindi naman po dahil hindi tayo nakikiramay sa mga nasalanta kundi nagtitiwala tayo na "all things work together for good to those who love God & are called according to His purpose"...

Kaugnay nito, nais ko rin pong ipabatid na itutuloy po natin sa October 24 ang Temple dedication at ang ordination as bishop ng inyong lingkod. matagal na itong naka plano at ilang beses na nga pong na re schedule...itutuloy na po natin ng may pasasalamat at pagluwalhati sa Diyos...sana'y nandito tayong lahat sa araw na ito, sa darating na sabado na po...Sa ngayon ay konti na lang at mapipinturahan na lahat, loob at labas ng temple, marami na ring mga improvements, nagpahakot po tayo ng 22 trucks na lupang panambak para hindi bumaha at para playground ng mga bata, garden at parking spaces ng mga tricycle at bisikleta at syempre ilang kotse at van at tri-bike.

Kanina ay nag invite sa isang dinner treat ang mag asawang Eric & Jane para sa mga pastors ng GIA Central church together with the pastors ng outreaches, dahil kahapon ay Pastor's Day. Sa aming food fellowship ay nagkatuwaan na magpatak-patak para bumili ng tiles para sa 2 comfort rooms ng temple, kaya ito'y ihahabol din para sa Sabado.

Nakakagalak at talagang nakaka encourage na marami ding may burden at heart sa house of God, tulad ni David, ni Solomon, ni Nehemiah, ni Ezra, at mrami pa, at kasama ka na roon. May mga laborers, mason, painters, engineers, piyon, welders, carpenters, craftsman, designers, dressmakers, cooks, servants na boluntaryong tumulong sa paggawa ang iba'y nagpa bayad pero sa maliit na halaga lamang. Ang ating working contract kay Lord ay hanggang sa muli nyang pagbalik, at dapat ay matapos natin ng tama, napapanahon at excellent ang overall project ng Panginoon na ibinigay sa atin.

Tayong lahat ay katiwala o pinagkalooban o pina hawak ng lahat ng uri at antas ng resources na gagamitin sa mga proyekto na galing sa Diyos.

Huwag manghihinawa, huwag magsasawa, huwag uurong o matatakot, tapusin natin lahat, tiyak ang gantimpala.

"Well done good & faithful servant, you've been faithful over a few things, you will now be ruler over many things, enter into the joy of your Lord."

Glory to God,

Rev Ferdy Y. Gonzalez -God Is Alive Philippines

Dedication of the Temple of God's Glory and Ordination

Bishop Ferdinand Y. Gonzalez wish to say thank you to the following. . .

God Is Alive Christian Ministries Organization, AMMNE, CCMF and other Ministerial Associations for supporting and considering him worthy to be ordained as Bishop.

The Ordaining Council for taking time to pray and bestow upon him God's anointing.

The Temple and Ordination Sponsors for their valuable support:

Mr and Mrs Tony and Millet Manahan

Mr and Mrs Ruel and Edith Capule

Mr and Mrs Jesus and Charo Arocena

Mr and Mrs Rafael and Nemia Maglalang

Mrs Loi Ulpindo

Mr Benee Cullado

Mrs Mila Sta Romana

Mrs Isabel Ong

God Is Alive Central Church, you have been so helpful, loyal and faithful.

Thank you and God Bless you . . . .

Committees and Department Management

Over-all gathering Manager

- Ptra Jane Manucdoc

Food and Drinks Preparation and Distribution

- Ptra Arlene Apuan, Bro Norman Apuan, Bro Cris Flores and Women's Ministry

Temple Arrangers, Peace and order Keepers

- Bro Erick Manucdoc, Bro Sonny Morelos and Team with Men's Ministry

Ushering and Entertainment

- Ptra Tessie Costales, Bro Tony Buelo, Ptra Olive De Luna, Team

- All Pastors and Leaders

Computer and Music

- Ptra Connie Belza, Sis Abby Montes and the whole Team

Files, Papers, Certificates, Documents

- Ptra Marylane Padilla

Finance, Love Gifts and Honorariums

- Ptra Olive De Luna and Sis Irma Santos

Cameras and Videos

- Ptr Harold Dumo, Ptra Vicky Santiago

- Bro Apolinario with Friends

TO SERVE, TO SHEPHERD AND TO STRENGTHEN: God Is Alive Organization; the Body of Christ; and the Group of Independent Churches in Nueva Ecija.

October 24, 2009, 2pm @ God Is Alive Temple

Central Terminal, DS Garcia, Cabanatuan City

Copy of the program can be downloaded here

Church Update September 2009

Beloved Brethren,

Thank you so much for all your support, in prayers & finances. Attached in this mail are the latest photos of the house of God so that we may have joy together in serving the Lord & building Him a house...let us be like King Daid, the man after God's own heart

Reminder:The dedication & blessing of the house of God will finally be on October 24, 2009 Saturday 3pm (it was first sheduled on Sept 19 but needs to be re scheduled to Oct.). We are expecting around 300 guests & visitors all in all. Together with this dedication is the ordination as bishop for the GIA oragnization, for he body of Christ in Nueva Ecija & for the independent churches in Nueva Ecija. We will be having around 7 (seven) other bishops officiating the whole ceremony.

Please let us all continue to pray for its completion & that the glory of the Lord manifest & be seen & experienced by all not only on that day but through all the time we worship &

gather & serve the Lord our God & Father. Let us be partners with God & preach the Kingdom of God as long as we are alive. To live is Christ & to die is gain.

THank you

Rev.Ferdy Y. Gonzalez-God Is Alive Forevermore

{Scripture meditation" 2 Samuel 7; 2 Chronicles 2; Ezra 7"}

Dedication of the House of God and Ordination as Bishop

Beloved Brethren & Fellow Servants of God,

The Temple of God's Glory (God's House/God Is Alive Central Church Cabanatuan City) is set to be dedicated on September 19,2009 Saturday, 10 am to 1 pm...This is a very great celebration, we are praying & expecting for God to move miraculously on this day...Thank you so much for having you as a partner for accomplishing great things for God.. As it is stated, "Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God... " Only a few Christians step in this level of faith & courage to do great exploits for God's glory, so we made the step to build Him a house & it will be dedicated soon.

This cannot be done without you thank you so much,let us all have joy that we will be rewarded by the Lord in many ways because of this ...However, there are still parts in God's house that are not yet complete, but it is almost done....We still need your prayer support on this until that date comes...prayer will move God for sure, God just wants to see that there are people who cares & truly desirous to glorify Him...God looks at the heart.

Within the same date & celebration is my ordination to be the Bishop of the organization God Is Alive & the body of Christ in Nueva Ecija, I would like you to also know that I did not aspire or worked out for this title, but many fellow pastors & ministers & leaders & various chairmen of pastoral associations in the province and also the Provincial Association of Pastors & Churches (AMMNE) encouraged me to enter into this level of function not only for the denomination but also for the whole body of Christ in Nueva Ecija.One of the reasons is because i have served as the President & Chairmen of AMMNE and CCMF for many years and times in the past and had been instrumental in the establishing of unity and structure of the One Body of Christ.

Two months to go, please continue to pray for God's work...That everything we do and say glorifies the Lord....

This is just an update & prayer request.Thank you so much.

By faith and by Love,
Rev. Ferdinand Y. Gonzalez
God Is Alive Forevermore

Latest Overall Update on the House of God

Dear Brethren,

Napakabuti ng ating Diyos at tiyak ang Kanyang mga pangako...nakakamit ang kabuuan ng mga layunin at pangako ng Diyos ng mga punong puno ng pananampalataya at pagtitiwala at pag-ibig, kapag nag aalinlangan ay kinakapos,...naaabot at nararating ang buong tagumpay ng mga matatapang at masisipag na humakbang sa pananalig at at matibay na pagtuon nga paningin sa kaluwalhatian ni Hesus, kapag namali ng tingin at nahiwalay kay Kristo ang layunin, lulubog at malulunod....tiyak na mamumunga ng marami ang mga taong akahandandang mag sakripisyo at mamatay sa sarili,tulad ng isang maliit na binhi na kailangan mahulog sa lupa at mamatay, tsaka pa lamang talagang mamumunga ng marami para sa Kaharian ng Panginoon...kung lagi nating ibababa ang ating sarili at laging itataas Si Hesus, at ang kanyang kaluwalhatian, tiyak na ilalapit Niya ang maraming mga tao at masaganang pagpapala...habang patuloy nating ginagawa ang gawain ng Diyos, ang paghayo, pagliligtas, pagdidisipulo, pangangalaga sa mga tupa ng Panginoon, pasamba at pagluwalhati sa Kanya, susunod ang mga himala at lahat ng uri ng pagpapala.....ang lahat ng ito'y hindi malilimutan ng mga taong tunay na nagamamahal sa Panginoon, ito'y nakatanaim ng malalim sa puso ng isang tunay na anak at lingkod ng Diyos...ang buong pusong pagsunod dito ay kaligayahan sa lahat ng mga tagapagmana ng kaharian ng Diyos at mga handang instrumento na laging nagpapagamit sa Diyos...may iba pa bang tunay na kabuluhan ang buhay na ito kundi ang mahalin, sambahin at paglingkuran ang buhay na Diyos? wala na po...wala tayong dapat pagsisihan sa paglilingkod sa Kanya, walang dapat panghinayangan.


2 ang pangunahing suliranin ng mundo:


1. ang mga tao'y ligaw at nasa kasalanan, kailangan nilang maligtas, at mabayaran ang kanilang mga kasalanan, ginawa ni Hesus ang pagbabayad at pagliligtas, gawin natin ang ating bahagi dito.


2. ang mga tao'y lupaypay at nangangalat, tulad nila'y mga tupa na walang pastor, Si Hesus ang Pastor, ngunit kailangan ng maraming mga gagawa sa kawan ng Panginoon upang magturo, magpakain, gumabay at mag alaga ng maraming mga tupa...iniwan ang 99 na tupa upang hanapin ang nawawalang 1, dahil ang 99 ay ligtas at naiingatan sa kawan, ang kawan ay ang church o house of God, spiritual at natural...gawin natin lahat ng pinagagawa ng Panginoon, magligtas at mangalaga atr lahat ng mga kailngan na nakapaloob dito...ang mga magkakatulong ay tatanggap ng gantimpala dito at doon sa piling nga Panginoon.


Facts and Figures connected to the house of God:

*The Project Temple started about the early to mid 1990's

*Throughout the many years we raised gradually through you ang many brethren's help up to the present around P1.4 million pesos...all these are properly recorded & audited and reported....Praise the Lord!..we are just simple church with simple pepol as members, but God blessed us and used each of us

*around P800,000.00 for the church buildind remains unpaid & needed to be paid in installment for 2 years

*around P800,000.00 also needs to be paid for 2 years for the lots....

*a plan for solving this need is by dividing the big piece of the need to many little pieces...here it is:

*we need at least 65 persons who love the Lord to contribute at least P1,000.00 /month for 2 years (24 times)...

*we need 12 persons who will contribute at least P2,000.00 for 2 years.

*we need 30 persons who will give at least P500. for 2 years.


If these materializes, there'll be no more difficulty, pati mga unfinished parts ay makukumpleto, look at the ants not only that they save early for the rainy seasons, they as groups and teams and partners carry the big load, the big piece together...hawak kamay sa tagumpay...kyang kaya basta sama-sama...lahat ito para sa Kanyang kaluwalhatian at karangalan at kapakanan ng Kaharian.

Huwag po sanang tayong ma-offend...Magtulong tulong tayo sa prayers, every victory and success starts and ends with prayer and worship.



Pastor Ferdy Gonzalez

God Is Alive Philippines.

First Evangelistic Raffle Concert

Last August 6,2008 was the first evangelistic raffle concert with Brother Philip Salvador as guest. We also had Brother Dennis Roldan to preach in church the Sunday prior to the evangelistic concert who is now also brother in christ.

The next evangelistic raffle concert will be on December 10, 2008. We are planning to invite other artists who had great transformation experience with the Lord. Options that we have would be Dulce, Kuh Ledesma, or Mike Hanopol of Juan Dela Cruz Band . . . It would be a great experience to be with Mike Hanopol playing inspirational and spiritual music.

Thank you so much for supporting our church. We will always pray for you that God may bless you at all times . . .

God bless you always . . .

Ptr Ferdy Y. Gonzalez

God Is Alive Philippines

Christian Love

Christian Love by Saundra L. Washington

Actually, loving does not take any great effort on our part because it is not something we must put forth great effort to achieve. When God enters our heart, soul, and mind, love is spontaneously produced because He is love. It is a spiritual attainment. It is the result of a cause and the cause is this: God loved us first (1 John 4:19).

This love is not produced by us. No one can love God until he knows that God loves him and we can only love God when we have perceived some reasons for doing so. Each person that has ever been saved never came to God as a lover of God, but as a sinner who had come to believe in God’s love for him or her. Our love is connected with this “knowing.”

When we realize God’s love for us, we become acutely aware of our unworthiness. The more we recognize our own helpless state, the more we understand God’s love for us; a love so great that it embraces poor sinner. We love because God first loved us.

God loves us. It is a fact affirmed and validated by the patriarchs, lawgivers, seers, prophets, apostles, teachers, deacons, evangelists. From Genesis to Revelation, a conglomeration of witnesses joined together to make this heavenly announcement: God loves us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died.

But, we cannot claim we love God if we do not love one another; for it is in loving God that we are enabled to love one another, and in loving one another, our love for God is strengthened. Human love is a response to God’s love. His love within us creates goodness and transforms the unlovable into the lovable. When this miracle occurs, we discover we love not only others, but ourselves.

No greater claim can any of us make than that we love. Love is a characteristic of those who love God. Love is the great bond of fellowship which binds believers to one another, and to our Lord. We love all men—even our enemies. Like John, we do not claim to love as deeply as we desire to love; we do not claim to love as much as we expect to as we progress in the faith, but we do claim to love. There is no guessing, no speculation, no assumptions, and no inferences.

We Christians stand side by side with John and thousands of others down through the generations to affirm what John declared. That somehow, even in this messed up world, even in times like these when man’s inhumanity to man seem to have reached chaotic proportions, we love and we do it because God lives in us and God is love. This is God’s eminent challenge to man and one of man’s greatest trials.

Rev. Saundra L. Washington, D.D., is an ordained clergywoman, social worker, and Founder of AMEN Ministries. http://www.clergyservices4u.org. She is also the author of two coffee table books: Room Beneath the Snow: Poems that Preach and Negative Disturbances: Homilies that Teach. Her new book, Out of Deep Waters: My Grief Management Workbook, will be available soon.

Article Source: Christian Love

The Dream Temple

God is good - Don Moen

Hongkong

Church Head: Ptra. Jocelyn B. Hernandez
Contact Number: 0919-867-4144

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CHURCH HISTORY

It was January 11, 2002 when Ptra. Jhossie B. Hernandez started working as a domestic helper in Ma On Shan New Territories, Hong Kong. While she was working there, it is also her burden to start a ministry abroad. Month of February when she received a mission order from Ptr. Ferdy Y. Gonzalez (The President of the Board Of God Is Alive Christian Ministries Inc.) to help the existing God Is Alive Church through the leading of Ptr. Nolan and Ptra. Marie Garcia which is located in Hunghom, Kowloon and to start a new Bible study in the area where she works.

She started having friendship evangelism in the vicinity of her workplace. Sis Liezel Y. Javate and Sis. Aimee Cunanan, both members from GIA Cabanatuan offer their help to start the ministry. April 5, 2002 when they’ve been in the place where most of the Filipino’s living in the New Territories spent their holidays, and it was located in Shatin, N.T. They walk through the place, seeking every opportunity to talk to every Filipino people that they meet on the way. During their personal evangelism, they meet “ Pinay’s “ doing “soap curving “,making it into bouquet of flowers and selling it. So they buy to them and invite them to have a Bible study in their area, and they agreed. The next Sunday, dated May 12, 2002, they held their first Worship Service which is also the celebration of Mother’s Day, in an open space, the lower ground of Shatin Library where the Town Center and Town Hall is located. The attendees are all domestic helpers. They gather every Sunday, since it is the usual schedule of their day-off. Because of the background of the place (The area is where Pinays play cards, sell Filipino food, do hair cuttings & other kinds of part time work) persecution arises, & most of those who attend did’nt want to continue. So they decided to move into another place. Their Bible study in that place lasted for 6 months.

They move to Shatin Park, and 2 of their new converts help them in finding new contacts. By the Lord’s grace, they meet another group of about 13 people, and start Bible Study with them. They continue having Worship Service every Sunday morning & personal evangelism in the afternoon. Soon, they open another Bible Study in the afternoon with different group of members, which comes from different locations in the Philippines.

By the year 2003, Sis. Emie B. Padilla, Sis. Tessie De Guzman, & Sis. Liwayway P. Chung came and help in the ministry together with the newly converted members. From that time until October 2004, they just gather in different places in Shatin Park. Due to the changes of climate in Hong Kong, they cannot stay in the same place. During Summer & Autumn, they gather under the trees & shaded areas, during rainy season, they gather in Shatin Ampitheater or any covered areas, & during Winter, they gather in closed areas, or if there is no available place, they just bring additional thick clothes to cover them, because of the cold weather.

Year 2004 when they start praying to have their own Worship place. Since most of their members came from Tuen Mun New Territories, they decided to rent a flat in that area. By the middle of the month of November 2005, they moved in Tuen Mun and held their Worship gathering in Tuen Mun Park, while they’re still searching for a place to rent. By December 2005, they’ve found a place which is very near in the market within the vicinity of Tuen Mun. 3rd week of December when they finally moved in their Worship place in Flat D, 3rd Flr., Man PO Bldng., 11 San Tsing St. San Hui Market, Tuen Mun, New Territories. In that place, they held their Worship gathering every Sunday morning, 10:30-12-00nn. In the afternoon, they have their Cell group gathering. Practice in the Music ministry & dance are done after the cell group gathering. They conduct trainings, film showing, and water baptism during their “ Statutory Holidays “

From then on, the ministry is growing, and new members are added and developed for the work of the ministry & in using their lives for God’s Kingdom.
March 19, 2007, when Ptra. Jhossie B. Hernandez go back to the Philippines for some health reasons. Presently, Sis Emie B. Padilla handle the Church, together with the help of GIA Hong Kong Administrative Team.

Cabanatuan Church

Church Senior Pastor: Pastor Ferdy Gonzalez
Dept of Agriculture Hall Old Provincial Capitol Compound
Cabanatuan City Tel: (044)463-9716 (044)464-3083
Mobile:+0928-502-5902
Email: ferdy_gonzalez@yahoo.com

History

Pictures & Church Activities

GIA Cabanatuan through the years
GIA Board through the years
Training School
As a church
Summer Camp 2006
20th Anniversary
Couples
Kid's Ministry
Past Camps
Anti-drug Campaigns With David Stockwell