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Firebrands Fellowship and Dinner at Golden Fortune

2007-08-13T18:46:00.000+08:00

More pics here...

Happy Birthday August Celebrants!

2007-08-04T00:20:00.000+08:00

August 17
Franz Lawrence Tan

August 19
Abigail Lim

SPIRITUAL FORMATION SEMINAR: A Praise Report

2007-07-17T11:53:00.000+08:00

FIREBRANDS Campus Ministry’s first major event kicked off to a great start. Despite numerous obstacles (sickness, misunderstandings, and hurried preparation to name a few), the volunteers were not to be deterred. All had the same thought in mind: “God is on our side.” So by faith, and with lots of prayer, victory in God’s Kingdom was attained as numerous lives were touched and led to Christ.

The event consisted of a 2-part seminar - the first was about Maximizing Your Learning Power (presented by the Ptr. Sur del Rosario and the Chi-Alpha Campus Ministry Team) while the other one was about Discovering Your Purpose in Life (presented by Ptr. Patrick Tan). Nursing students from all year levels were required to attend – more or less around 250 students.

After the seminar, a mini-concert was presented to prepare the students for the main part of the event – the spiritual formation part. Once the students were all hyped up with the songs, 2 human videos were presented by the Firebrands group. During this time, the Lord was already moving and touching the hearts of the students. Eventually, Ptr. Patrick led the group to a prayer of commitment to Jesus Christ.

Praise Reports:

80% of the students gave their lives to the Lord.
50% committed to join existing Firebrands cellgroups.

Praise God for this victory! He is doing something good. We are blessed to be a part of the plan the Lord has in mind for the CCM students. Let us continue to do the work God has tasked us to do, never forgetting the He is on our side. The victory has already been won! Jesus has conquered! Let us be ready to reap the harvest.

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Happy Birthday July Celebrants

2007-07-04T23:09:00.000+08:00

Aiza Ong (July 2)
Jonah Guimbangonan (July 2)

Xandra How (July 5)

Kenneth Custodio (July 12)

Lovely Rafael (July 14)

Jerald Co (July 14)

Johannsen Ang (July 15)

SALTING Saturday at Universidad de Manila

2007-06-19T11:53:00.000+08:00

It was our second Saturday to do SALTING this time in one of our outreach campus ministries in Universidad de Manila. There were 10 volunteers who participated. And out of the 57 students we've spoken and taken survey to, 47 students gave their life to Jesus Christ. It was quite exhilarating but the joy was worth the effort. It was also a surprise blessing when some of these students attended our Saturday Fellowship at 5PM because their professor was absent since it was first weeks of school. Please continue to pray that the seed we have planted in the hearts of these students will grow and in time be ready for harvest!

More pictures are here.

Happy Birthday June Celebrants

2007-06-03T22:28:00.001+08:00

Zarah Jane Lim
June 17

Niang Niang Lim - June 20
Jayson Tiu - June 21

Kimberly Lim
June 26

Zarah Grace See
June 29

Amazing Race Binondo Results

2007-05-20T01:09:00.001+08:00

Congratulations to the racers of the Amazing Race! After 10 legs, 8 challenges, here are the final results:

CHAMPION: Team Red Shoes - Annie, Kenneth, Kevin

RUNNER-UP: Team KKK - Carrie, Mia, Zarah Grace

3rd - Team Faz - Abigail, Farica, Zarah Jane

4th - Team Green Racers - Betty, Brznf, Xandra

5th - Team Fireballz - Doris, Justine, Kimberly

Race Map

Pictures are here.

Amazing Race Binondo

2007-05-18T03:01:00.001+08:00

May 19, 2007, 3PM @ BFGFC

Race Reminders:

Member registration: P20.00/person
Each team should be composed of 2-3 members only.
Race organizers will not be responsible for any loss and damages on the racers belongings.
Please perform each task with much caution.
Each team should have: (1) paper & pen (2) drinking water (3) 1 liter Nestea shaker (4) mobile phone, preferably Sun Cellular (5) changing shirt (6) necessary medicines.
Each team must wear similar colored shirt on race day.
Team members must stay together at all times except when a specific task requires the team to separate.
Use of public vehicles such as jeep, pedicab, tricycle or kalesa is allowed at the team's expense. Use of private transportation is prohibited.
Race will begin at 3:30PM. Be registered before race time.
During team tasks, once the second to the last team completes the task, the last team will be given at least 10 minutes to finish the task. If the team would not be able to complete the task, they will be given a 5-minute penalty at the end of the race.

Mission Camp 2007

2007-05-14T15:35:00.000+08:00

Praise God for a very successful 5-day mission camp in Valenzuela Full Gospel Family Center. So much was accomplished! We had house-to-house, DVBS, youth conference, film-showing and concert. Truly God's presence was present and moved among the volunteers and the community. For pictures please go to this page.

Check out blog entries from our blogger volunteers:

Firebrands @ Marikina Riverbanks

2007-04-16T01:58:00.000+08:00

More pictures here.

Firebrands Summer Events

2007-04-10T21:39:00.000+08:00

April 14 – Firebrands @ Marikina Riverbanks

April 21 – Small groups, "How to Be A Christian and Youth at the Same Time"

April 28 – Amazing Race Binondo

May 5 – Pre-Camp Party @ Ground Zero (Valenzuela Full Gospel Family Center)

May 7-12 – Firebrands Missions Camp 2007 "Here Am I Send Me"

May 19 – Worship Ig-Night

May 26 – Family Day-off Party

BFGFC Missions Camp 2007

2007-04-08T23:20:00.000+08:00

Here I Am Send Me
BFGFC Missions Camp 2007
May 7-12, 2007
Valenzuela Full Gospel Family Center, Valenzuela City
Registration Fee: P500.00

Water Baptism 2007

2007-04-07T08:03:00.001+08:00

BFGFC welcomes its new official members of 2007 during our annual water baptism ceremony held last Good Friday, April 6 at Pansol, Calamba, Laguna. More pictures here.

New members (left to right)

Erika Wei
Kenneth Custodio
Jemmelyn Go
Farica Koo
Carrie Ann Batay
Kristine King
Teresa Cua
James Go

Firebrands presents "End of the Spear"

2007-03-30T11:51:00.001+08:00

This Saturday Firebrands is going to present a film entitled "End of the Spear." Its a the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Huaorani (Waodani) people of the jungle of Ecuador. Taking a unique spin on actual events from the 1950s in which five male missionaries were speared by members of the Waodani tribe, the movie tells the story from the perspective of Mincayani one of the tribesmen who killed the missionaries and Steve Saint, the son of one of the murdered missionaries. The two eventually form a bond that continues to this day.

Congratulation Graduates!

2007-03-19T15:50:00.001+08:00

Congratulations to the graduates of 2006-2007:

Candy May Angliongto -BS Political Science, University of the Philippines Manila
Richard Angliongto - BS Marketing, Ateneo de Manila University
Teresa Cua -BS Education as Second Course, Philippine Normal University
Aiza Ong - BS Nursing, Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing
Doris May See - BS Tourism, University of Sto. Tomas

May our good Lord bless you as you enter the workplace!

Photos from the Graduation Party here.

Firebrands in Luneta

2007-03-11T20:03:00.001+08:00

Firebrands smallgroups in Luneta. More pix here.

Happy Birthday March Celebrants!

2007-02-26T14:50:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

Farica Koo
March 5

Pamela Ang
March 21

Annie Hernandez
March 24

BFGFC Anniversary

2007-02-25T18:30:00.001+08:00

Sunday marked our church's 22nd Anniversary, the youth donned our latest green-blue "Ordinary People Meeting an Extra-ordinary God" t-shirt, and the Firebrands Youth Group presented a musical-dance number "Celebrate The Lord of Love." More pix here.

Firebrands Carecell in Intramuros (Feb 10)

2007-02-12T09:16:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday's smallgroups, one of our Carecells had their smallgroup in the historical Intramuros of Old Manila. Pictures here.

Firebrands Feb 4

2007-02-04T21:23:00.001+08:00

Johanssen, our Singapore-based youth visits church. More of the pix here.

Carecell @ SM Mall of Asia

2007-02-02T09:33:00.001+08:00

The youth had a fun and exciting carecell/outing last Saturday, January 27, at SM Mall of Asia. After group discussion was an hour of iceskating for some. Then everyone proceeded to Mia's family-owned seafood restaurant for dinner.

View more pics here.

The Love Month

2007-01-28T23:22:00.000+08:00

Firebrands Youth Ministry
FEBRUARY IS THE LOVE MONTH

February 3
Youth Fellowship
JOSHUA HARRIS ON LOVE
February kicks off with a topic from renowned author of “Not Even A Hint,” “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” & “Boy Meets Girl” Joshua Harris.
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February 10
Carecells
UNDERSTANDING THE OPPOSITE SEX
Small groups
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February 17
WORSHIP IG-NIGHT
Quarterly all-out praise and worship night
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February 24
Carecells
GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LOVE LIFE
Small groups

Firebrands Fellowship
Saturdays, 5PM
Binondo Full Gospel Family Center
107 Veronica St. Binondo, Manila

Happy Birthday February Celebrants!

2007-01-28T10:17:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

Teresa Cua
February 3

Mia Tan
February 21

Kristine King
February 25

Kevin Tan
February 26

Firerbrands in MV Doulos

2007-01-23T17:07:00.000+08:00

Firebrands visited the MV Doulos last January 13. Click this link for more pix.

January 6 Fellowship

2007-01-07T23:26:00.000+08:00

On our first fellowship of the year last Saturday, we recognized our Newbie graduates last 2006: Annie Hernandez, Xandra How & Abigail Lim.

After fellowship we had a surprise birthday party for Erika... She thought we were doing a game! :)

More pictures here.

MV DOULOS – The Historic World’s largest Floating Book fair returns to Philippines

2006-12-27T16:29:00.000+08:00

Watch out this January as Firebrands visits MV Doulos! Please stay tuned updates on when we will visit Doulos.

Press Release

Almost 6 years after its last visit, the MV Doulos is coming back to the Philippines!

Preparations are currently underway to bring the ship into Bacolod port on the 19th of December 2006. With a stock of half a million books featuring around 6,000 titles on display and for sale, The World’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship recorded in the Guinness book of Records, MV Doulos, hosts the largest floating book fair in the world! A large selection of books is in English, and a smaller selection is devoted to Tagalog literature. MV Doulos is scheduled to visit 4 different ports in the Philippines, and will stay in the country for almost three months. MV Doulos schedule are as follows;

1. Bacolod (20 December 2006 – 1 January 2007),
2. Manila (5 – 22 January 2007),
3. Cebu (26 January – 19 February 2007),
4. Batangas (23 February – 5 March 2007).

MV Doulos is also home to 350 people from over 50 nations who have dedicated their 2 years time as unpaid volunteers and effort to learning about serving people from different nations and cultures. A number of different cultural events are being organized for this visit to the Philippines. There will be a lot of programs on board and on shore for different ages and interest. After its previous visits, the Doulos and it’s staff and crew are looking forward again to meeting, learning and sharing their lives and experiences with the people of the Philippines!

Got any Doulos experience before?

Happy Birthday January Celebrants!

2006-12-27T02:32:00.001+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

Erika Wei
January 8, Monday (18th Birthday)

January Birthday Celebrants

2006-12-27T02:32:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

Erika Wei
January 8, Monday (18th Birthday)

We Want the World to Know

2006-12-24T00:02:00.000+08:00

Firebrands Tropa

Recent pictures

2006-12-19T08:51:00.000+08:00

Brznf's birthday celebration after service at the Estero.

December 17, 2006

Hillsong United concert - November 21, 2006

More photos here...

Happy Birthday December Celebrants!!!

2006-12-04T22:27:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

December 14 - Richard Angliongto
December 17 - Brznf Yu
December 31 - Mark Angliongto

2006-11-28T00:39:00.000+08:00

FIREBRANDS Youth Ministry Presents

"THE NOISE WE MAKE"

The Firebrands Christmas Concert

December 16, 2006, 5PM with Pre-concert Party @4:15PM

Binondo Full Gospel Family Center, 107 Tytana Plaza Veronica St. Binondo, Manila

Entrance Fee: P20.00

For more details please contact 09178997051

2006-10-23T00:20:00.000+08:00

Section 2 Youth Department presents
KINGDOM COME
Youth All-out Praise And Worship (APAW) 3
November 26, 2006, 4th Sunday, 2:30-5:30PM
United Bethel Church, 413 Manga Avenue, Sta. Mesa, Manila
Entrance Fee: P10.00
For more details please contact 09178997051 or visit http://s2youth.blogspot.com

New Firebrands Format

2006-10-22T23:59:00.000+08:00

These are pix from last Saturdays Fellowship. Starting this Satuday we will have two fellowships (large group) and two Carecell (small group) meetings alternately every month. Firebrands fellowship is every 1st and 3rd Saturday at 5PM, for Carecells, ask your D-group for schedule. Go firebrands!

Happy Birthday October Celebrants!!!

2006-10-09T23:05:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

October 16 - Betty Ong
October 30 - Jutstine Joy See

Happy Birthday September Celebrants!!!

2006-09-10T00:29:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

September 6 - Glady
September 11 - Patrick
September 24 - Carrie

What the World Will Never Take A Success!

2006-08-07T15:59:00.000+08:00

Praise God for a successful APAW Concert! We will post videos soon...! Thank you for all who supported the concert!

Firebrands Youth Fellowship presents
“What the World Will Never Take”
A Youth All-out Praise and Worship Concert
August 5, Sat, 5PM @BFGFC with Pre-concert Party @4PM

This is a youth evangelistic night – Grab this opportunity to invite your friends and classmates! Please include us in your prayers. We also need help in funding our promotion.

Happy Birthday August Celebrants!!!

2006-08-04T04:36:00.000+08:00

May you have many more birthdays to come!

August 17 - Lawrence Tan
August 17 - Pastor Zaldy
August 19 - Abigail Lim

FIREWALL: Firebrands Wallpaper!

2006-08-04T04:21:00.000+08:00

Dress up your desktop with one of these stylish Firewalls. Click the image below and save away...

Happy Birthday July Celebrants!!!

2006-06-28T23:34:00.000+08:00

July 2 - Aiza Ong, Andrew Carreon
July 5 - Xandra How
July 12 - Kenneth Custodio
July 14 - Jerald Co, Lovely Rafael
July 15 - Johan Ang
July 16 - JM
July 23 - Rosalie Ang
July 30 - Beverly Galvez

June 17 - Zarah Lim
June 21 - Jennilyn Chico
June 26 - Kimberly Lim
June 29 - Zarah See

Fathers Day 2006

2006-06-19T11:10:00.000+08:00

This is the Fathers Day video greeting we made for the Sunday Service last June 18. All star cast!!! Starring Professor J. Santos!

Independence Day Outing Tanay 2006

2006-06-15T15:29:00.000+08:00

Last June 12 was a fun day for the youth as we went to Tanay, Rizal for a day of swimming, feasting and rapelling.

PICTURES here, VIDEO (in progress) here.

Youth "Last Hirit" Outing

2006-06-08T00:58:00.000+08:00

Youth "Last Hirit" Outing
June 12, 2006 (Monday/Holiday), 8-5PM
Sacramento Valley Resort, Tanay, Rizal
Fee: P200 (non-working)/P300 (working) [entrance/swimming/transpo/food]

Meeting place and time: 5:30AM, BFGFC

Firebrands Official T-shirt

2006-05-25T15:49:00.000+08:00

AT LAST!
The Firebrands' Official T-shirt is now available for only P100.00. It comes in two colors: Black w/ Gold print and White w/ Red print.

IBA NA ANG ASTIG!
Contact Richard Angliongto for reservations and details.
*limited stocks only

Ifugao Mission Trip: Upclose

2006-05-22T14:41:00.000+08:00

Praise God for a successful mission trip held last May 15 to 20 at Kiangan, Ifugao. Thank you for your prayers and concern.

UPCLOSE Pictures

The Horn Sign

2006-04-28T11:18:00.000+08:00

An informative rocker from http://thejesusrocker.blogdrive.com

"To some it means 'rock on', a sign of a true rocker or to identify with the rock scene. Some rockstars of back then even thought it was a sign for two more songs when the crowds waved it for them. But it's not just the symbol of rock because we got even popstars doing it or those who aren't rock... I see it everywhere, in pictures, on mtv, concerts etc. Everyone does it. Should I? Should you? Yes I've seen many Christians do it too & artists, should they?" (quote from the blog)

Ifugao Mission Trip

2006-04-25T23:07:00.000+08:00

When: May 15-20, 2006
Where: Kiangan, Ifugao
Headed by Ptr. Alvin & Angie Tud, Bethel Christian AG
Fee: P2000 (food & transpo)
Activities: Vacation Bible School & Youth Conference.

S2 Youth APAW 2: All for Love

2006-04-25T23:02:00.000+08:00

May 28, 2006, 2PM @ The Lord's Assembly

Lenten Season Devotional Thoughts

2006-04-05T10:39:00.000+08:00

"On Him they laid the cross, that He might bear it after Jesus."
Luke 23:26

We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then, Christian, Jesus does not suffer so as to exclude your suffering. He bears a cross, not that you may escape it, but that you may endure it. Christ exempts you from sin, but not from sorrow. Remember that, and expect to suffer.

But let us comfort ourselves with this thought, that in our case, as in Simon's, it is not our cross, but Christ's cross which we carry. When you are molested for your piety; when your religion brings the trial of cruel mockings upon you, then remember it is not your cross, it is Christ's cross; and how delightful is it to carry the cross of our Lord Jesus!

You carry the cross after Him. You have blessed company; your path is marked with the footprints of your Lord. The mark of His blood-red shoulder is upon that heavy burden. 'Tis His cross, and He goes before you as a shepherd goes before his sheep. Take up your cross daily, and follow Him.

Do not forget, also, that you bear this cross in partnership. It is the opinion of some that Simon only carried one end of the cross, and not the whole of it. That is very possible; Christ may have carried the heavier part, against the transverse beam, and Simon may have borne the lighter end. Certainly it is so with you; you do but carry the light end of the cross, Christ bore the heavier end.

And remember, though Simon had to bear the cross for a very little while, it gave him lasting honour. Even so the cross we carry is only for a little while at most, and then we shall receive the crown, the glory. Surely we should love the cross, and, instead of shrinking from it, count it very dear, when it works out for us "a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."

Congratulations to the Graduates!

2006-03-11T10:10:00.000+08:00

Highschool
- Jerald Co (HCHS)
- Andrew Carreon (LRA)
- Yna Reyes

College
- Zarah Jane Lim (UST)
- Aldrich Chua (Metro)

March Birthday Celebrants

2006-03-11T10:09:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

14 - Daryl Tan
24 - Annie Hernandez

Your birthday? Tell us.

Youth All-out Praise And Worship

2006-02-11T11:49:00.001+08:00

BFGFC Youth Ministry presents
a Youth APAW (All-out Praise And Worship)
entitled
"All For Love"
February 18, 5PM, BFGFC

Guest speaker: Ms. Mimi Elli
- A worship leader and the youth leader of Caloocan Bethel AG

Be filled and be refreshed! Invite your friends for this special concert event.

February Birthday Celebrants

2006-02-01T00:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

3 - Teresa Cua
26 - Kevin Tan

Your birthday? Tell us.

Carecells: "Too Busy Not To Pray"

2006-01-15T00:24:00.000+08:00

Most of us have trouble finding time to pray. There's church and school and neighborhood and job and friends and recreation. And then the crises hit! Time for prayer seems impossible to find.

As a pastor, Bill Hybels knows hundreds of people with schedules like this. Yet in his own life he has made the hard discovery that prayer doesn't happen on the run. He decided he was too busy not to pray. This quarter in Youth Carecells will discover the ideas in Too Busy Not To Pray that will help us to learn to slow down to be with God as well.

Join us in Youth Carecells today, "Livin' Large in Small Groups"
Saturdays, 4:30PM-6:30PM
Binondo Full Gospel Family Center

Memoirs of a Preacher's Kid

2006-01-14T20:24:00.000+08:00

By: Kimberly Lim

Have you ever felt all alone? That nobody, not your parents, friends, sibling, or even your “bestest” friend, could understand the situation or problem you’re struggling with? That every night before you go to sleep, you cry your heart out until no more tears come out of your eyes because of that heavy load you’re carrying? Well guess what… somebody cares!

Yes, this is another cheesy article about experiencing God but I hope you would find my case interesting and learn something from it.

First, let me introduce myself. I grew up in a Christian home, fact is, I’m what you call a “preacher’s kid.” You can assume that I’m already familiar with spiritual stuff like miracles, answered prayers, visions, etc. Nothing really surprises me anymore. I’m one of the most indifferent people you’ll ever meet when it comes to spiritual stuff. I grew up with all these things happening around me, but instead of making me more passionate for Jesus, it just made me bored! I even questioned God why I became like that. How come I didn’t experience the enthusiasm that new converts (those who didn’t grow up in a Christian home) experience? How come God doesn’t speak to me personally?

This all changed one night. It was the most depressing period in my life. You see I have this friend whom I’m very fond of. We were very close, but as time passed, we both grew apart from each other. I always tried to keeping touch with this friend but it seemed that she’d only contact me when she needed something. I got really depressed over this. This may seem shallow to some people, but imagine someone close to you treating you like that and you cant seem to get angry at this person. I wanted to just forget about this friend but I couldn’t. I didn’t bother telling this to my parents and sister because I know they won’t understand my situation. So I prayed and poured my heart out to God. I asked Him why He was letting me go through this. What lesson am I going to learn from this? Then suddenly, He answered, “Child, can’t you see that this situation is so familiar?” I suddenly realized what I was doing to God all those years that I’ve known Him. I was ignoring Him and taking Him for granted, calling upon Him only when I needed something. I felt so ashamed so I asked for forgiveness and thanked Him that He finally opened my eyes.

From that experience, I learned that God definitely knows what every person feels and that even if it’s “mababaw,” He still cares. He’s always there, waiting for you to open up yourself to Him. He knows your every aches and pain and maybe even cries if He sees how heartbroken you are.

From then on, my prayer life improved compared before. As for my friend, we’re OK now, we still keep in touch, although not as often as before. But it’s okay because I know that Jesus is always there for me and I know that having Him as my best friend is way much better than any person in the world.

Where is My Passion?

2006-01-14T20:23:00.000+08:00

By: Lawrence Tan

Have you ever felt tired and spiritually burned out? What do you think causes these things to happen in your life?

It’s amazing that God called me to be his minister. Imagine how privileged I am to work for the one who created the heavens and the earth? But there are times when I feel loaded with things to do, making me feel tired and burned out. It’s not good to say we are losing our passion for serving God, but it is happening in our spiritual life. Sometimes I ask myself, “Why am I so much ‘on fire’ after a retreat or a camp?” Can you relate? During the last leadership retreat I attended, God impressed in me the answer to these questions. God revealed to me that we are not doing our service for other people, but for HIM, the GREAT and MIGHTY GOD. We must not feel discouraged if no one is appreciating us because GOD is smiling on what we are doing, for His glory.

We must face the reality in this life. When we are sinning, ask for forgiveness and our Father in heaven will forgive us, just like the prodigal Son. Always remember that God is the strength of our hearts. In Him, we can find the strength we need when we feel down and burned out.

In conclusion, I want to share this scripture that God has revealed to me – “Always be joyful. Always keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

New Year, New Season!

2006-01-09T11:59:00.000+08:00

by Patrick Tan

Hi there, a blessed and happy new year to you my friend. The week-long vacation is over, balik eskuwela and work na naman tayo. Praise God for year 2005, I believe that every victory and challenge we faced last year, personal man or as a group, has taught us something right? Ano ang nadiscover mo about God? About sa sarili mo? Kung hindi mo pa ito nabigayn pansin, I encourage you to take time to stop and think about how God has been faithful to you. For me, I praise God for His abounding grace and faithfulness in my life and the youth in season and out of season.

Three things I want to share with you as we face the New Year. First, evaluate the past and take the good things and the lessons you've learned. Modify your strategies that didn't quite work as expected. Second, while we should never forget our victories, huwag tayo mag-dwell dun. May nabasa nga ako, ang sabi "Those who talk about past victories hasn't done much today." Ibig sabihin, huwag tayong makuntento (in a positive sense) na hanggang dun na lamang ang kakayanin natin. Set higher goals and always excel for the Lord. Lastly, of course we must not dwell on past failures. Fear ang nakakapagpa-paralyze ng drive natin to conquer the unknown. This year is different from last year, sabi nga sa Bible, "His mercies are new every morning” (Lam 3:23). Kahit ano pa sabihin ng mga manghuhula about your kapalaran, walang katuturan yun dahil ang taong nagtitiwala kay Lord ay hindi napapahiya sabi sa Kanyang Salita (Romans 10:11).

We have lots in store for 2006 in our youth ministry. First, balik 4:30PM Saturday na ang lahat ng cellgroups natin. I encourage you to come on time so we can worship together. We're also bringing back the band and APAW (All-out Praise and Worship) in February. And for this year, we are going to have a discipleship program. I want you to read carefully. Bali each of the youth leaders will be open to disciple 1-3 youth once a week. Una, we need to realize the importance of discipleship, dahil una sa Matthew 28:19 na sabi ni Lord "go and make disciples..." and pangalawa, it is our destiny, to become like Jesus Christ. And I believe in our leaders that they will impart that to you. Sa discipleship program na ito, matutunan ng isang batang Kristyano ang basics sa pagiging isang disciple ni Jesus. Ang kagandahan nito, one-on-one ang pagtuturo, ibig sabihin mas mabibigyan focus ka kaysa kung gagawin as a group. Ang hinihingi lang naming leaders ay commitment and willingness to really become a disciple. I hope you take this opportunity for growth this year 2006. This is the year for growth!

Patuloy nating alalahanin ang mga pangako ng Panginoon sa atin sa Kanyang Salita. Huwag nating iasa sa ibang tao ang paglago ng ating sariling spiritual life, yan ay partnership ninyo ni Lord. Ibig sabihin, may part ang Lord, may part ka din. We will also do our best to help you grow. Let us hold fast to our faith and excel on it in every way! Walang iwanan sa Panginoon, walang bibitaw. Jesus Freak tayo. God bless you friend.

Youth Ministry 2006

2005-12-26T22:51:00.000+08:00

What’s New in Youth Ministry 2006

Youth Alive
Saturdays, 4:30PM
Carecells for Highschool, College and Young Professionals
Group leaders:
Highschool – Candy Angliongto & Lawrence Tan
College – Brznf Yu & Zarah Lim
Young Professionals – Patrick Tan & Kimberly Lim

One-on-One Discipleship
Wanna have a deeper walk with God? Our youth leaders will be taking one to three willing and committed youth members to be discipled, trained, equipped and released in ministry. Look for Kuya Patrick if you are interested.

Sunday Worship Services
Sundays, 8:30AM (1st Service) & 10:30AM (2nd Service)

Prayer Meeting
Fridays, 7-8PM

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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Praise God for a successful Youth Christmas party this year (Dec. 18, 2005)! To God be the glory. More pictures here.

Youth Christmas Party

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Details are still subject to change. Please check updates, view date & time updated below.

[Updated December 6]
Youth Christmas Party
When: December 18, 5PM
Where: Johannsen's Place in U.N. Avenue
- Food Contribution: (To be announced)

Exchange Gift
- will be done at Christmas Party
- should be minimum of P100
- bunutan of names will be on December 11, 2005

December Birthday Celebrants

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Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

14 - Richard Angliongto
17 - Brznf Yu
31 - Mark Angliongto

Your birthday? Tell us.

The Power of Prayer

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The Power of Prayer
The Secret to Breakthrough Prayer
November 25-27, 2005

Friday (Nov 25, 6:30PM) – The Purpose of Prayer
Saturday (Nov 26, 6:30PM) – Power Night
Sunday (Nov 27, 8:30 & 10:30AM) – Sunday Worship Celebration

Mission Convention After Thoughts...

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What are your thoughts about this year's Missions Convention? Share your convictions, personal reflections, inquiries and suggestions. Click comments below.

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Reach the islands for Jesus! Learn more about Love Palawan.

November Birthday Celebrants

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Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

14 - Kenny Tsai
27 - Lhet Santiago (College Metro)

Your birthday? Tell us.

BFGFC Missions Convention

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Finish His Work
BFGFC Missions Convention 2005
November 4, 5 & 6
Speaker: Ptr. Joedy Lim

Nov. 4 & 5 (Fri & Sat), 6:30PM - Evening Revival
Nov. 6 (Sun), 9:30AM - Worship Service

This is a great evangelistic opportunity. Invite your family and friends.

Baybreak Photos

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Youth took a break from Carecells this Saturday and went to Roxas Boulevard and CCP. Click here for more photos...

October: Thirst For More!

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Our youth will join together with other Assembly of God Churches of Section 2 for an afternoon of all-out praise and worship on October 30, 2005. "Thirst for More - The S2CA Youth All-out Praise And Worship Series" will be held from 4-7PM at Caloocan Bethel Assembly of God. This is free admission. Bask in the presence of God with our section's hottest bands.

Our worship team will collaborate with Caloocan Bethel Assembly of God as one worship team of three. We will go together in the afternoon from Binondo. Bring pocketmoney for jeep & dinner.

Basketball Fellowship

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Basketball fellowship BFGFC vs. CBAG (Caloocan Bethel Assembly of God)
November 6, Sunday (3PM-5PM)
Dasmarinas Gym

Please support the team, be there :)

October Birthday Celebrants

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Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

30 - Justine See (Young Pro)

Your birthday? Tell us.

Jogging Fellowship

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There will be a morning jog this Saturday (September 17). Everyone is welcome. Meeting place at BFGFC at 6AM sharp. We will have breakfast at McDonald's after jog.

Route: Binondo > Jones Bridge > Intramuros > BIR > Quirino Grandstand > Roxas Boulevard > CCP (Devotion) > McDonald's Vito Cruz > (Jeep to) Binondo (Click map to enlarge)

Basketball Fellowship (Update)

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September 11 Sunday Game @Dasma
September 11 is the last of the three-weekend Basketball Fellowship of BFGFC. There were 20 youth who came to Dasma Gym, 15 played basketball. Again, they won the game against the guest team. After the game, the youth rode a hired jeepney (it was a full house!) to go to Lola Ellis to celebrate.

Praise God for this successful event! This is not the end. There will be more basketball fellowships to come. Just wait for announcements!

View photos from September 11 Game here.

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August 21 Sunday Game @Dasma
Last August 21 (Sunday, 3-5PM), we started the first of more basketball fellowships to come. There were 15 youth who came to play. Our long term goal is to raise up a basketball team for Binondo Full Gospel Family Center, so before & after the game, Coach Johan laid out his plan among the team. We had a great time.

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BFGFC Youth will have a basketball fellowships happening on the following dates:

August 21
September 4
September 11
All Sunday, 3-5PM

Happening in Dasmarinas Gymnasium in Sta. Cruz (Beside PMI). Meeting place at BFGFC at 2PM. Ambagan sa renta.

Inviting all basketball enthusiasts and spectators as well. We're planning to start our first every basketball team! For more info please contact Johanssen at 09192678595 (SMART) or 09224854877 (SUN).

More basketball here:

First Dinner at KFC Binondo

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September Birthday Celebrants!

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Happy Birthday! May you have many more birthdays to come!

3 - Paolo Chang (LRA)
10 - Marjorie Yap (Young Pro)
11 - Patrick Tan (Young Pro)
21 - Johnson Ching (LRA)
23 - Brian Chua (LRA)
24 - Glynis Lee (CKSC)
28 - Yna Reyes (Caloocan)

Your birthday? Tell us.

New Carecell Groupings

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Starting September the following youth leaders & assistants will lead the groups:

Youth Men HS & College – Brznf / Lawrence
Youth Ladies HS & College – Candy / Zarah
Young Professionals – Patrick / Kimberly
Lorenzo Ruiz Academy (LRA) Group – Johanssen / Brnzf
Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing (MHCN) Group – Patrick / Zarah
Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) Group – Brznf

Please see your cell leaders for meeting time & place.

Music Training at BFGFC

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Requirements:

Must have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.
Must be a regular attender of Student Fellowship (Friday, 5:30PM) or Sunday Service (Sunday, 8:30AM)
Must be a member of a small group (Saturday 4.30PM).
Must have a desire to serve our church for ministry through a process of training and discipleship.
Must have a committed attitude to learn.

Contact Patrick for details: 09178997051

August Birthday Celebrants!

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May you have many more birthdays to come!

04 - Jena Bulilan, 20
04 - Jema Bulilan, 20
08 - Tinia Hui, 15
13 - Jim Paul Tan, 16
17 - Lawrence Tan, 19
19 - Abigail Lim, 12

Your birthday? Tell us.

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SFX Presents "Ka-ibigan" A Film Showing

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Ka-ibigan, finding the right partner. How do we find the right one for us? Is it in frequent dating? Or, do we need to pray for God’s will about this? Watch the story of friends who have different views on how to find the right partner. Join Herald and Melie Cruz and their guests Chad and Renee Visca as they discuss how to find the right mate.

August 5, Friday, 5-7PM at Binondo Full Gospel Family Center.

BFGFC Launches SFXtreme Student Fellowship

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Last July 22 (Friday), BFGFC launched its student outreach ministry called SFXtreme. SFX is open to all high school and college students in search of friends, fun and food :). The fellowship kicked off with an opening number from the band. Games and Singspiration followed. A message on friendship was delivered by Kuya Patrick Tan. The weekly topics are based on a survey conducted during Hopefest about the 9 most talked about topics in the Book of Hope. On the next two weeks, the topic will be on Love. Students came from Lorenzo Ruiz Academy, Sun Yat Sen College, Chiang Kai Shek College and Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing.

SFXtreme Student Fellowship is held every Friday, 5-7PM at Binondo Full Gospel Family Center.

Week-long Book of Hope Project A Success!

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July 18-23, 2005

After much anticipation and preparation, our student outreach project with Book of Hope Philippines was carried out with victory! Praise God for a successful evangelistic project! To God be all the glory! Here is the schedule of the week-long Book of Hope outreach in a nutshell:

Sunday (July 10) - Training of local volunteers. Around 20 volunteers signed up.
Sunday (July 17) - Affect Destiny arrives in Manila.
Monday (July 18) - Book of Hope distribution in Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing.
Tuesday (July 19) - Book of Hope distribution in Hope Christian High School, Jin Nan Institute and Lorenzo Ruiz Academy.
- Hopefest at 5PM. 26 students from different schools attended for an afternoon of bands & programs. 17 gave their hearts to the Lord!
Wednesday (July 20) - Book of Hope distribution in Manila Patriotic Academy
Friday (July 22) - Book of Hope distribution in Sun Yat Sen High School
- 1st SFXtreme Student Fellowship held. 16 students attended.
Saturday (July 23) - Art Attack (bridging event for preschool & elementary students). About 30 students came.

Hopefest was the bridging event for high school students who received Book of Hope. The set was staged to mimic a band concert with lighting and instruments. The Affect Destiny team from Las Vegas and Florida presented a skit, Dean (AD) gave a testimony and Jason (AD) shared a message. There were 26 students who came from the schools who were given Book of Hope. 17 students gave their hearts to Jesus after hearing the message.

[During Hopefest, L-R: Jason from Affect Destiny, Lawrence & Zarah, youth leaders, student visitors: Prince, Irene, Joyce, Kenneth & Shy] More photos here.