-complement attendees for being remnant O-PERATE WITH AND IN THE LIGHT
-hindi po tayo nabawasan kundi nadagdagan Matthew 5:14-16
HOPE (Characteristics of Being a Remnant) 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built
on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do
-We remain because we have Hope in Christ
people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
(namnama)
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives
What do you expect to gain from attending light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same
Simbang umaga? Why do you remain to way, let your light shine before others, that
attend? Awan lang? Sayang naman. they may see your good deeds and glorify your
Father in heaven.
-That God will be doing something great.
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he
John 15:4 Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just
said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever
as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless
follows me will never walk in darkness but will
it remains on the vine, so neither can you
have the light of life.’” -John 8:12
unless you remain in me.
-we are called to be a light
HOPE Acrostic
-ilaw ay ginagamit sa dilim
H-AVE A GRATEFUL ATTITUDE
-sometimes, we say to ourselves, baka hindi
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always, 17
ako nagiging ilaw, hindi kayang maging ilaw.
pray continually, 18 give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in -we cannot be a light without Christ. Light is
Christ Jesus. Jesus Christ
-wherever, whenever, in good times and bad -We are accomplishing our purpose when we
are being in a situation that we need to be a
-we are not giving thanks because of the bad
light. Thus, there is no reason to complain.
circumstance
-You cannot choose whom you share your
-we are giving thanks of what God is going to
light.
do out of bad circumstance
-Light at the end of the tunnel. Matutuwa ang
Example: Joseph Slavery to saving the whole of
mga tao pag nakita ka.
Egypt and even the tribes of Israel
- after all the hardship of the journey in the
-Start and end your day with Gratitude
tunnel, you are joyful and relieved that you can
-Gratitude benefits you. Glorifies God. Helps us see the light
to see God, draws us nearer to God.
P-URSUE DESPITE ADVERSITY
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His
Daniel 6:17
courts with praise; give thanks to Him and
praise His name.” — Psalm 100:4, NIV 17 A stone was brought and placed over the
mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with
his own signet ring and with the rings of his
nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a
changed. 18 Then the king returned to his messenger of Satan, to torment me.
palace and spent the night without eating and
8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it
without any entertainment being brought to
away from me.
him. And he could not sleep.
9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for
19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up
you, for my power is made perfect in
and hurried to the lions’ den.
weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more
-no way out situations, trouble and temptation gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me.
-broken marriage, broken family, broken work
-hindi siya nahiya na nahihirapan siya
-daniel did not lose hope, instead he trusted
God -we choose to keep when we have a strong
God
-He was untouched by the lions
-God does not operate on perfect humans, He
Daniel answered, “May the king live forever 22
sent His son to make the broken whole again.
My God sent his angel and he shut the mouths
of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I -Lay your burdens before the Lord
was found innocent in his sight nor have, I ever
-Pursue Kahit mahirap
done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
-That is why we need to pursue in our lives
-find a way to be in a position to trust God and
despite adversity because we have a God who
not doubting.
is all capable, all present, all powerful. Let us
-for there is humanly impossible but everything have our confidence not on ourselves but from
is impossible with the Lord God.
-King to open the door, send people to care for E-XPECTANT OF THE FUTURE
you. The guards will not open the door without
-What do you look forward to?
king.
Philippians 1:6, NLT: And I am certain that God,
-Paul boasting in weaknesses
who began the good work within you, will
2 Corinthians 12 I will boast about a man like continue his work until it is finally finished on
that, but I will not boast about myself, except the day when Christ Jesus returns.
about my weaknesses.
-Alam mo bang hindi pa tapos ang Lord sa Iyo
6Even if I should choose to boast, I would not
-may mas maganda pang plano ang Lord
be a fool, because I would be speaking the
truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of -patuloy na kumikilos at nagtratrabaho si Lord
me than is warranted by what I do or say.
-transformed people, hindi pagandahan ng
7To keep me from becoming conceited past
because of these surpassingly great revelations,
-dwelling in the past, instead of investing in the
future.
-wag go with the flow, que sera sera if you are feeling hopeless
-only dead fish go with the flow. - There is hope in your broken family
-if the world sin, I will also sin. - There is hope in your broken marriage
-go with the flow po ay mga patay na isda - there is hope in your broken relationships
patay na isda no purpose, no mission,
- there is hope for your promotion
-move against the current, do not conform to
- there is hope of healing
the world.
- There is hope in your brokenness and
-Stick to the Truth of the Bible, To Seek God
hopelessness
and HIs presence
- remain in God have faith and trust God
-5,6 is challenge for us. Those who work hard,
PSALMS 126 JERUSALEMS STORY OF HOPE
will reap results. God is just and fair.
Psalm 126
-if you are weeping for your family, prayed
A song of ascents.
hard for them, there will be cries of joy from
1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of[a]
the harvest.
Zion,
we were like those who dreamed.[b] Example: baguio young people are praying
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, hard for their families
our tongues with songs of joy.
-every brokeness that you surrendered to God,
Then it was said among the nations,
isa isa niyang ayusin, starting with you and
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
then the poeple around you
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy. - ask God for a vision, something to expect in
4 Restore our fortunes,[c] Lord, your future.
like streams in the Negev.
5 Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6 Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
-People of Israel finally came back to the
promised land
-we were like dreaming
-sinasabi sabi mo lang pero nangyayari na pala
-if God can restore Jerusalem, I know He is
more than able to restore you.
