Christ is the Answer Church, Banaue

25/08/2026

“Grab it, and throw it in the trash”
Wednesday 26th August 2026

“Bringing every thought into captivity.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NKJV
Author Max Lucado wrote: “Some time back, a mother asked me to pray for her eight- year-old son. He was troubled by a constant barrage of images and scary visions that left him withdrawn and timid. They even took his sleep at night. On the day we met, his eyes filled with tears, and he clung to his mother. She had taken him to doctors, but nothing had helped. I told him that the devil had no authority over his life. That the real battles are fought in the mind. That God will help us take every thought captive.

I urged him to memorise a Bible verse and quote it each time the fearful thoughts came to his mind. ‘Reach up with your hand,’ I urged, ‘and grab the thought and throw it in the trash. And as quickly as you do that, replace it with a verse of Scripture.’ We then anointed him with oil and prayed for him. Five days later, his mother reported great progress. ‘Since last week, the images are gone; he is no longer seeing them. He recites this Scripture from Psalm 25:5 NKJV nightly: ‘Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation.’ I believe this has brought him closer to Christ. He uses the strategy of throwing the fearful thoughts away in the trash can. He said when he tried to throw them away, his head would hurt. I asked, ‘What made them go away?’ He smiled and said, ‘I know God made them go away.’” So the word for you today is—“Grab it, and throw it in the trash.”

SoulFood: Josh 1–4 Mark 9:1–13 Ps 119:145–160 Pro 22:14–16

24/08/2026

Prayer makes all the difference
Tuesday 25th August 2026

“Pray for one another, that you may be healed.” James 5:16 NKJV
Christian cardiologist Dr. Randolph Byrd had a great interest in knowing if prayer had a “scientifically measurable” impact on healing. He has said, “After much prayer, the idea of what to do came to me.” Over a ten-month period, a computer assigned 393 patients in the coronary care unit at San Francisco General Hospital to one of two groups.

The first group was prayed for by home prayer groups. The second group was not remembered in prayer. The home prayer groups were from various Christian denominations. They were given only the first names of the patients and brief descriptions of their diagnoses and conditions. They were prayed for each day. The prayed-for patients differed from those not prayed for in these ways: (1) They were five times less likely to need antibiotics. (2) They were three times less likely to develop fluid in the lungs. (3) None required an artificial airway attached to a ventilator. (4) Fewer died. If the technique being studied had been a new drug or procedure, it would have been heralded as a breakthrough. Even Dr. William Nolan, the author of a book denouncing faith healing, said, “It sounds like this study will stand up to scrutiny…Maybe we doctors ought to be writing on our order sheets, ‘Pray three times a day.’” In the Old Testament, we read: “‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord” (Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV). In the New Testament, James wrote: “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up…Pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:15-16 NKJV).

SoulFood: 2 John 3 John Jude Pro 22:11–13 Mark 8:27–38 Ps 119:137–144

23/08/2026

Set financial boundaries
Monday 24th August 2026

“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” Amos 3:3 NKJV
It’s no secret that today, many marriages fail because of financial issues. Other relationships can also be threatened when we fail to repay a personal loan or meet our financial expectations. The following three strategies will go a long way in mitigating these pitfalls:

(1) Discuss with your spouse the maximum amount each of you may spend without getting the other’s permission. Any amount above this limit will be considered “major” and will require complete agreement. Every couple defines a “major” purchase differently, depending on their household income, so stick to what has been agreed on. This is important. If you do not agree on a transaction, when the deal goes bad, the tendency is to point fingers. (2) Advise your family that personal loans are against your “house policy.” Should you decide to make an exception to the policy, make sure your spouse is in complete agreement. If you are wise, you will put the terms and the due dates in writing. (3) Don’t enable your child, spouse, or anyone else to remain irresponsible by bailing him or her out or always being their safety net. Just say no. By not saying no, you interrupt one of God’s most effective principles—sowing and reaping the consequences of individual behaviour. Real maturity occurs when this lesson is learned. Love must be tough! If you are an enabler, ask God right now to give you the strength to stop being so. For example, insist on that rent check from your still stay-at-home adult child. This demonstrates character-building love, which is genuine love. If you need to set financial boundaries, do it!

SoulFood: 1 John 3:11–5:21 Mark 8:14–26 Ps 119:129–136 Pro 22:8–10

23/08/2026

22/08/2026

A snippet from last Sunday’s message…

“The best blessing that we get if we be apart of God’s work is not the result and accomplishments, but how we get to experience God’s presence.”

Come join our corporate worship service TOMORROW (9:30-11:30 am) at Ilob Village Inn, Ilob, Bocos, Banaue!

22/08/2026

Different Women’s Cellgroup Every Friday 🌸

➡️Poblacion Cellgroup
➡️Batwaan Cellgroup( Batunbinongle and Awaan)
➡️Hiwang Cellgroup

A beautiful space to connect, grow in faith, and encourage one another in Christ. 🤍
Let’s gather, share, pray, and grow together as women after God’s own heart. 🙏✨

Come and be blessed. Come as you are! 💕

21/08/2026

🔥 YOUTH BLAST! 🔥

Every Friday | 4:30–5:30 PM
Lingayo's Residence, Pasnakan, Banaue

Come and join us for a time of fun, fellowship, worship, and growing together in Christ! 🙌❤️

Bring your friends, invite someone, and let’s make every Friday a Blast for Jesus! ✨

📍 See you there, Youth!

20/08/2026

The greatest moment in your life is now
Friday 21st August 2026

“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NKJV
The greatest moment in your life is now. Not because it’s pleasant or happy or easy, but because it’s the only moment you’ve got. Every past moment is irretrievably gone. It’s never coming back. If you live there, you lose your life. And the future is always out there somewhere.

You can spend an eternity waiting for tomorrow or worrying about tomorrow. If you live there, you likewise will lose your life. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you. Most of all, this is the moment that matters because this is the moment where God is. If you are going to be with God at all, you must be with Him now—in this moment. That is why the Psalmist says: “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” That is why the prophet Jeremiah said God’s mercies never fail because “they are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:23 NKJV). That is why the apostle Paul said, “Be careful how you live…Make the most of every opportunity…Understand what the Lord wants you to do” (Ephesians 5:15-17 NLT). Frederick Buechner wrote, “Morning, afternoon, evening—the hours of the day, of any day, of your day and my day. The alphabet of grace. If there is a God who speaks anywhere, surely he speaks here: through waking up and working, through going away and coming back again, through people you meet and books you read, through falling asleep in the dark.” All of this means one thing—the greatest moment in your life is now.

SoulFood: 2 Chr 35–36 Mark 7:24–37 Ps 119:113–120 Pro 22:1–3

20/08/2026

A snippet from last Sunday’s message…

“If we really want God’s presence to abide in us, we have to obey what he has called us to do.”

Come join our corporate worship service every Sunday (9:30-11:30am) at Ilob Village Inn, Ilob, Bocos, Banaue!