The doors of
Manila Center Adventist Church opened with gladness as we welcomed a very
special Sabbath morning. Pastor Doug came to speak for the hour of worship.
The Sabbath
program started with a promotional part for Philippine Amazing Facts Center
of Evangelism. An orientation on PAFCOE was combined with great moving testimonies of previous sessions' graduates. The promotion was concluded by a presentation of current PAFCOE
students and a final call to participate in evangelism.
Just before the hour of worship began, the children, guided by their teachers, shared God’s
word through singing. The church members who came that morning were very pleased with the children's presentation. Some of the precious gems shared a memory
verse and truly it was such a blessing to hear God’s words being spoken those
young lips! But nothing was more thrilling than hearing the children sing the
whole Ten Commandments without a miss.
The Church was
so filled with so great a crowd. The Balcony was filled and the entrance was
overflowing. Extension areas were set up around the church where people can see
what is happening as the projector shows the events. Such great gathering in
the church was surely a rare one.
Excitement and
Reverence filled the great hall as the hour of worship hit the start. Pastor
Doug entered the pulpit with the rest of the participants and the usual
sequence of the program followed.
Then just before Pastor Doug begins to speak,
Pastor Joel stepped up to give a gift of flowers and garland to Pastor Doug, his
wife, and his son.
With great delight Pastor Doug extended his thanks and
took the chance to take picture of the crowd in front of him.
With great delight Pastor Doug extended his thanks and
took the chance to take picture of the crowd in front of him.
The great event
was crowned with the word of God as Pastor Doug shared about faith, keeping the
commandments, and being inside the house of God. The crowd was silenced as they
related their life with the faithfulness of Rahab. Great interest was kindled
as Pastor Doug related the Rahab a harlot to the true church and emphasized the
importance of being inside the church. Praise God for such timely message!
The hour of
worship ended just before mid-day and pastor Doug together with his family
positioned at the church entrance to shake hands with the crowd on their way
out. The crowd was so great and it would not be wise to count the number of
hands pastor Doug shook. Others even did not miss the opportunity to take
pictures. It was such a great site to see such smiling faces.
Thank God for this very memorable, happy Sabbath!
Thank God for this very memorable, happy Sabbath!
