Christ’s Shepherd and Flock Ministry International: Belfast

Christ’s Shepherd and Flock Ministry International: Belfast CSAFMI’s God Given Vision: Jeremiah 23: 3 - 4 For more information please email us on [email protected].

Christ’s Shepherds and Flock Ministry International UK (CSFAMI UK) is a Christian Church registered under the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland UK as Charity & non-profit organization shepherded by Pastor Resty Rito. Christ’s Shepherds and Flock Ministry International: BELFAST is the main mission church of CSAFMI UK and is a fellow church of CSAFMI Enniskillen, CSAFMI Hereford and CSAFMI Coleraine.

14/06/2026

Welcome!
We’re so glad you’re joining us today for our Sunday Service livestream.

If you’d like more information about our church, Sunday services, or fellowship gatherings, feel free to send us a message — we’d be happy to connect with you.

— CSAFMI NI, Belfast

31/05/2026

CSAFMI Belfast Sunday Service 31-05-26

18/01/2026

CSAFMI Belfast Sunday Service 18-01-2026

17/12/2025

CSAFMI Devotional 48 of 52 || God Keeps His Promises
by Simon Peñaflor (Christ’s Shepherd and Flock Ministry International: Belfast)

2Samuel 7:13 ESV
13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Matthew 1:16 ESV
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

In this season of heartache, disappointment, and restlessness, I’m realising how bleak this world can feel. I grew up surrounded by love and protection. My lows were never truly low, because if I fell, my parents were there. If they weren’t, there was still structure through school, church, routine, friends handed to me by the environments I was placed in.
But then you grow up.
You leave your parents’ house.
You leave school.
You step out of the life where so much was given to you and you discover that wasn’t the world you’d live in forever.
The world you step into as an adult feels very different: a world of opposition, desperation, and quiet panic. It’s a world that takes and steals. Out here, everyone is naked. We are painfully aware of our own vulnerability and lack of control. Anything can happen. There is no guarantee of protection like before. No guardian, no timetable, no teacher to hold everything together. If life knocks you down, the day goes on. You lie there, and the world simply keeps moving. And culture, people, and society all say “This is just how it is. Accept it. Toughen up. Keep up.”
Then there is God.
No matter how deep the despair, no matter how dark the world becomes, its darkness is never strong enough to swallow the brightness of God. Like a star in a vast ocean of black in the sky, He stands out so painfully opposing, so contrasting, and so strikingly different. Wherever you meet Him, whether it is in Scripture, in music, or in people. You find a depth and richness that feels utterly unlike the world. And in this world that is so bleak, cold and brittle. God is the One who thaws the winter, comforts the anguished, and awakens what has fallen asleep inside us.
This is who Jesus is.
Our hope is not ultimately in words, feelings, or experiences themselves, but in the Person we encounter through them. Verses, songs, sermons, and moments are instruments. What your soul is truly reacting to is not the created thing, but a Presence.
That is what we see in 2 Samuel 7:13 and Matthew 1:16. These verses show us God’s providence and sovereignty; His power to plan, His power to fulfil, His power to keep His word perfectly. In 2 Samuel 7:13, God promises David that a descendant will “build a house” for His name. At first, we think of Solomon and the physical temple. And that is true. But the promise stretches further. Its towards Jesus, the One who fulfils it forever.
Matthew 1:16 then shows us the genealogy that leads to Christ; the long, patient line of God’s faithfulness, ending in the One who restores humanity to God. The promise is not just about a building, but about a Person. Not just about a “house” for God’s name, but about God Himself coming to dwell with us.
And this is the core:
The greatest blessing is not what God can do for us.
The greatest blessing is God Himself.
We were created for this. We are designed beings, and our design is not random. It hinges on our connection, our union, our being bound to God Himself. That is where wholeness is. Our souls know this, even when our minds try to chase hope elsewhere. We often think, “God will give me good things, good experiences, a good life, and that is my hope.” But that is not the blueprint of our design. And no matter how much we gain, something in us knows: “This is still not enough.”
Our design is to be joined to the Person of God.
And God knows this. That is why, when He gave the ultimate answer to the world’s brokenness, He did not send more wealth, more food, more earthly prosperity. He did not just adjust our circumstances in a cold and busy world. Instead, He sent a Person. “They shall call his name Emmanuel… God with us” (Matthew 1:23).
When God provided forgiveness of sins, it was not just to give us a clean record. It was to bring us back to Him; to restore relationship in this life, and in the life to come. Through the cross, Christ did not simply open a door to heaven; He opened the way back to God Himself.
So as children of God, our hope and our idea of “blessing” must be rooted in who He is, not just what He gives. If we picture our future and do not see God Himself as the final and greatest answer to everything we have faced and are facing, then we are aiming too low.
May we remember today:
The world may be cold, restless, and unforgiving.
But our story does not end there.
Our story ends in a Person.
In Emmanuel.
In God with us.

Reflection Guidance/ Challenge:
1. Where is your hope actually rooted?
2. How do you respond to the world’s coldness?
3. Do I see God as the blessing, or His gifts?

Prayer aim:
1. Lord, refine my heart towards you as my one desire.
2. Forgive me for the ways in which I work towards things that are not you.
3. Demolish any idols that are within my heart and help me to put you as my One and Only.

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10/12/2025

CSAFMI Devotional 47 of 52 || Perfection of Every Creation
by Ptr Resty Rito (CSAFMI UK)

Genesis 1:26 and 31 NASB1995
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

31 God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

The beauty of God’s creations speak of who He is. As evidence try to observe your surroundings or look up to the sky - I'm sure you will be amazed by how the universe, and galaxy was placed into its place, how they functions and the benefits they bring. With all these amazing things we see, I'm confident that we run out of words to describe God. We might say He is a master designer, architect, and anything that we can think or imagine but all these are just a tiny portion of who He is.

He created things in perfection from the biggest to the smallest as mentioned in Genesis chapter 1 and what amazes me is that by His words or commands alone all things was formed perfectly, put in placed and serve its intended purpose.

I even wonder what is in the mind of God when He created all these and to whom He intended this to be? As I meditated on Genesis 1:26-31, it becomes clear to me that God created those things for the future benefits of mankind for we are in His sight when He started the process of creation.

As testament, we are uniquely created by God which makes us stand out from other creations. Imagine when He created us, He resembles us to His likeness.

Likeness means (mentally) in a simplest term, mentally we can reason and choose, as a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. In addition to that we are capable of upholding moral values (morally) for we are created in righteousness and perfect innocence; a reflection of God’s holiness and lastly (socially) we are created for fellowship which resembles the triune nature of God and His love, and that is what makes us different from animals.

Gladly our uniqueness rule in God's creations.

It doesn't end there. He has given us the authority to rule over His creations. It means we have the responsibility to look after it, assume full responsibility as God delegated this matter into our hands.

God also gives approval for mankind to procreate, manage and enjoy His creations with full assurance that His provision will be sufficient enough.

In relation to the awesome work of God, I can humbly say that we are privileged to be the recipient of all the blessings from God for He has made all things for our good, and His ways are perfect.
You are precious in the sight of God, your the apple of His eyes and you are blessed beyond measure, don't doubt about it, instead reflect on how He created you.

What makes us unique amongst God creations? We are created in His likeness, He share His breath for us to live, He has given us authority to rule over His creations, He commanded us to procreate or build a family and given us affirmation that we are perfectly and wonderfully made by God.

Reflection:
1. Do we truly understand the intentional uniqueness God has gifted each one of us while made in His image and likeness?
2. Have we taken seriously responsibility God has given to us to take care of His creation ?
3. Are we walking reflections of God's purpose?

Prayer Aim;
1. Pray for every human being to truly bear God's image and likeness
2. Pray for every human being, especially those who are yet to know and accept His salvation that they might come to the understanding of God's perfection in every creation, and be brought to His light.
3. Pray for each one's walk of faith, for each one's spiritual journey with the Lord

03/12/2025

Blessed day my brothers and sisters in Christ!

As this year comes close to an end, let us continue to praise God for His continued goodness and mercy!

Here’s the first issue of CSAFMI’s Quarterly Newsletter.. yes, still a First- for now include all of CSAFMI House of Prayers!

This time we will read of Ptr. Andy Sunga’s testimony (of Christ's Shepherd and Flock Ministry International: Pampanga)

you can read the full issue here -

https://csafmiuk-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/hereford_uk_csafmi_com/IQCPlT6Uz7PaTbOiHB_8rKXIAdVhZUzXmS_Oy6UFYFa6uPs?e=bKQ7Xb

The aim is to continue sharing God’s goodness and mercy 🙌🏻

Some of the things shared are:
🤍 Testimonies
🤍 Devotionals
🤍 Prayer Requests
🤍 Schedules and Updates
🤍 Updates on CSAFMI House of Prayers

We would like to praise the Lord for everyone He has used to make this possible🙌🏻

Editor: Dalisay

30/11/2025

CSAFMI Devotional 46 of 52 || Pay Attention to What You Hear
by Yna Dalisay (Christ’s Shepherds and Flock Ministry International: Hereford)

Mark 4:24 ESV
And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.

God is so good. God is so great. God is so loving and also so creative. He created us intricately according to His own image and likeness. And part of His indescribable creativity He designed and blessed us with senses. One of these senses is the sense of hearing.

Sense of hearing, also called as auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through our ears. It transmits signals to our brain that helps us perceive or interpret various auditory stimuli in the environment. This ability benefits humans in various aspects such as effective communication, warning cues to danger, enhances cognitive and mental well-being. This is also essential in building and maintaining relationships and connections.

Biblically, hearing is more than just a physical listening. It involves spiritual listening, stewardship, and a commitment in obeying and sharing God’s Word.

In the Old testament, particularly in Deuteronomy chapter 4, hearing is crucial when Moses commanded the Israelites to listen to the statutes and rules that God ordered him to teach. Requiring the Israelites to obey. Then in chapter 5, before Moses reveals the Ten Commandments, he said to them ‘’Hear, O Israel’’. This is an invitation or a directive to the Israelites to heed God’s commandment and obey. These words became the centrepiece of the Jewish prayer (Shema) and are the beginning of the great and most important commandment. (which was also mentioned by Jesus in Mark 12:29.)

On the other hand in Mark 4:21-25, After Jesus reiterating to his disciples the parable of the sower. He then began saying about the Truth which he described as “lamp” that not meant to be hidden but proclaimed openly. Followed by verse 23, “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear”. Jesus is telling them to use their ears to hear with understanding. The point is that not everyone who has ears that can hear- one who has ears are not always truly listening or onencan be listening but without understanding, acknowledging and obeying as Jesus also mentioned in Luke 8:13-15. Thus on verse 24, he said: “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you and still more will be added to you” Jesus is urging his disciples to be aware, to be mindful of or to be conscious of what they hear referring to His message, to his teachings, to the Truth that He’s been revealing. This shows that Jesus is so generous to share the Truth and so gracious to give warning. As a matter of fact, the sense of hearing is the last sense to stop functioning when we die. That’s how gracious our God is that we can still hear the gospel until our last breath.
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“With the measure you use will be measured to you and still more will be added to you”, this is now the utilisation of the Truth heard. The application and the dissemination. As said, it is like a lamp that should not be hidden but to put on a stand illuminating itself to be put into action, to be shared to others leading towards God’s Kingdom.

“For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
Similar to the parable of talents in Mathew 25:14-30, where the first two servants invest the talents and receive more compared to the one that didn’t do anything and received nothing. This is same principle with regard to spiritual wisdom. The more you seek His Truth, the more you will find, and the more will be given. Unlikely to those who do not seek, even if they’ve got a little, that little faith can also be taken away.

Basically, Jesus is teaching us to be responsible and accountable, and to be engaged with the Truth He has given. His teachings is preparation to His Kingdom that is to come. He’s urging us to use our senses carefully, responsibly and reverently. Thus we need to seek Him more so that we can be prepared enough to hear and listen, prepared enough to understand and prepared enough to act and share. This is the fundamental truth of faith, it can grow or diminish, depending on how prepared we are to hear and obey. As written in Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” And John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

Brothers and sisters, in this world we’re living in, Noises are everywhere and these noises are deafening. May we not be deafened by these noises rather hold on to the Truth that Jesus already prepared for us ahead. May we continuously listen to the voice within us, the voice of the Promised Helper, the Holy Spirit who dwells in us the moment we believed and accepted the work of Jesus Christ on the cross.

✍🏼Reflection:
*Let’s have our ears checked. Can we hear?
*Do we listen to the voice within us? Or are we deafened by the noise of the world?
*How prepared are we to hear and obey? to understand? to act and to share? Do we seek God for these?
*Are we good stewards of His Truth and blessings?

Prayer:
*Pray for the preparedness of our hearts, our minds and our souls that we may have understanding in hearing and obeying.

*Pray for the guidance and direction on how we should act and share God’s Truth and blessings to others.

*Pray that we may always be able to hear His voice in every moment of our lives until our last breath.

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