23/05/2026
MCLC celebrated with Ansagan Fundamental Baptist Church's 21st Anniversary!✨
Congratulations Brethren!we're rejoicing with u!☝️🎉🙏💖
Theme: Faith Forward
Speaker: Bro Nelson Palispis
Text: Hebrews 11:1
Joshua 4:1-7, Phil 3:13-14
Anniversary is a milestone.
Sometimes, people can relax and be complacent.
Church Anniversary celebration is not a retirement party but a refuelling station- recharge, refocus, to continue the journey ahead
As we celebrate
True biblical faith should move forward.
Faith Forward means:
1. To remember the stones of faithfulness - no looking back
illustration: rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield, and is used for just a quick glance
Too many Christians are moving forward but their minds are paralyzed by past hurts, disagreements and fears of the unknown.
God calls us to move forward and not backward.
Application:
Our church history is full of memorial stones, He used people to sacrifice despite financial hurdles, and they are a great blessing. We look back to build confidence in the Lord and fuel our trust in what we have planned as a church.
2. Forgetting what is behind
Phil 3:13-14
Apostle Paul's past: he was a persecutor, chose to forget
Past failures of a church can cause shame and paralyze us.
It should not hinder us in serving the Lord, his ministries.
Some dont volunteer to ministries,missions
3. Refuse the trap of complacency.
Apostle Paul has lots of achievements but he did not become complacent and said,
"I have not yet arrived.."
How can the lost be saved if we don't tell them the gospel?
Complacency- Self-satisfied, where an individual becomes spiritually stagnant to disobedience to God's will.
We should always pray for guidance so we could share the gospel.
1 cor 15:1-4
Prov 1:31
In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses warned the Israelites not to forget when they enter the Promised Land.
We can be complacent sometimes after God our prayer.
To move forward, we must release the yesterday's past, failures and clear the path God intends us to do.
We should be more inspired and motivated to serve the Lord more.
4. Faith Forwards requires leaving the comfort zone.
Heb 11:8
What is hindering you to minister to your family, neighbor,friends and others?
5. Faith forwards is anchored in eternal assurance. -looking forward to eternal city
Moving forward is terrifying especially when we're trusting our abilities, effort, work, our selves.
When we're planning something, we should rely on God alone.
Steps of Forward Faith:
1. Pray and surrender to the Lord
Caution: pray and claim it
God answers our prayers acc to His will
2. Encourage others to move forward
Jesus is the ultimate destination.
Trust God's plan.
Choose faith over fear.
Challenge:
What's ur plan for the next ur, 3 or 5 yrs?
Whataver it is there must be concrete actions.
We must rely on God's provision even if there are hindrances.
Move forward with intentionality.
Faith as verb - it demands action. U cannot stand still and no action. U have to move forward
Call to action:
What step of obedience God is asking you to step out of ur faith and share the gospel?