Adonai Christian Church - Bataan

15/01/2026

Mga Gawa 16:14 “Kabilang sa mga nakikinig ang isang sumasamba sa Diyos na nagngangalang Lydia na taga-Tiatira; siya'y isang negosyante na nagtitinda ng mamahaling telang kulay ube. Binuksan ng Panginoon ang kanyang isip upang kanyang pakinggan ang ipinapangaral ni Pablo.”

Kahit ang isang tao ay kumikilala na sa Diyos, madalas parin ang pagkakataon na hindi nya gustong pakinggan ang Salita ng Diyos. Mas nananaig pa rin ang kagustuhan na marining ang mga salitang kikiliti sa ating mga tainga. Tulad ni Lydia, na bagamat sumasamba sa Diyos, kinailangan pa ring “buksan ng Diyos” ang kanyang isip upang makinig sa turo ng apostol.

Ito ang katotohanan na kahit nagpapakita tayo ng pagiging makaDiyos at relihiyoso, ang isip at puso natin ay sarado para pakinggan ang katotohanan—ang Salita ng Diyos.
Tingin man ng ibang tao na sumasamba tayo sa Diyos, ngunit alam ng Diyos na nananatiling sarado ang ating isip. At Sya lang ang makakapag bukas nito.

Kaya nasahin nating lahat na hindi lamang panlabas ang ating pagsamba kundi ito ay nagmumula sa isip at pusong binuksan ng Diyos—na namumunga ng taimtim na pakikinig sa Kanyang Salita at lumalakad ng naaayon dito.

15/12/2025

This day we gathered with sober joy and overflowing delight, to render thanks unto the Lord, who has faithfully sustained His church in every season. We confess that every mercy received is undeserved, every blessing comes from His gracious hand. Therefore with prayer, praise, and humble hearts, we offer thanksgiving unto God alone, to whom be glory forever.

“Thanksgiving is the sweet perfume of piety, which do ascend as incense in the nostrils of God.” -Thomas Watson

21/10/2025

19/10/2025

If you are a Christian, you are already a theologian. You may not have a degree or a pulpit, but the moment you opened your Bible and confessed that Jesus is Lord, you began to think and speak about God. The question is not whether you are a theologian but what kind of theologian you are.

Theology is not reserved for professors and pastors; it is the HEARTBEAT OF EVERY BELIEVER who seeks to know the God who saved them. When Jesus prayed, “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3), He was describing theology… knowing God as He has revealed Himself. Every time you pray, every time you explain why you believe, you are doing theology.

You do not need to go to seminary or Bible college to know God. The apostles themselves were called “unlearned and ordinary men” (Acts 4:13), yet they turned the world upside down because they had been with Jesus. The Spirit of God, not a classroom, is our true teacher, “The anointing that you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you” (1 John 2:27).

But being a theologian carries weight. Paul told Timothy, “Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Timothy 4:16). Bad theology leads to destruction; sound doctrine leads to life. Every false gospel in history began with someone who thought doctrine didn’t matter.

So no, theology is not an option. Every believer is called to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). The only difference between a poor theologian and a faithful one is whether we let the Word of God shape our thoughts or our thoughts shape the Word of God.

You do not need a seminary to be a theologian. You just need an open Bible, a humble heart, and the Spirit who reveals Christ through the Word. Study Him, love Him, know Him because in the end, every Christian will either be a student of truth or a casualty of error.

//Jeremiah Knight

17/10/2025

“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him…so brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.” 1 Cor. 7:17-24

Many Christians nowadays confuse new life in Christ with new status or circumstances in life.
Many think that because he/she is now in Christ, he/she will become more successful, prosperous, will have advantage compare to others (using biblical statements like “I am the head not the tail”) and whatnot.
This is also what Christians in Corinth have mistakenly thought. So asked Paul if they were to divorce their unbelieving spouses; if they were to remain single and so on.
But Paul enlightened them and cleared that confusions by answering them to remain with God whatever condition they may be.
This teaches us that union with Christ transforms our lives but necessarily our status and circumstances in life.

Change in status and condition should not preoccupy the Christian’s mind.
Because 1. obedience and confidence in God is more important than any other conditions in life. (17-20)
So our more pressing concern as believers is not to change our
​circumstances, but to change our perspective, which is to please God.
2. Your current condition is subservient to your relationship with Christ. (21-24)
So remember that being with Christ transforms us by releasing us from the slavery of our circumstances and brings to the lordship of Christ.

This does not mean that it is sinful to seek to change one’s circumstances if opportunity (providence) allows it, but it is not the priority.

That’s why let us not be envious with the better circumstances of others;
​be envious with the better relationship of others to Christ.
The life assigned by the Lord to us is always good and
​therefore be an arena of God’s glory.

17/09/2025

02/09/2025

“Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” — John 4:48

A craving after marvels was a symptom of the sickly state of men's minds in our Lord's day; they refused solid nourishment, and pined after mere wonder. The gospel which they so greatly needed they would not have; the miracles which Jesus did not always choose to give they eagerly demanded. Many nowadays must see signs and wonders, or they will not believe. Some have said in their heart, "I must feel deep horror of soul, or I never will believe in Jesus." But what if you never should feel it, as probably you never may? Will you go to hell out of spite against God, because he will not treat you like another? One has said to himself, "If I had a dream, or if I could feel a sudden shock of I know not what, then I would believe."

Thus you undeserving mortals dream that my Lord is to be dictated to by you! You are beggars at his gate, asking for mercy, and you must needs draw up rules and regulations as to how he shall give that mercy. Think you that he will submit to this?
My Master is of a generous spirit, but he has a right royal heart, he spurns all dictation, and maintains his sovereignty of action. Why, dear reader, if such be your case, do you crave for signs and wonders? Is not the gospel its own sign and wonder? Is not this a miracle of miracles, that "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him might not perish"? Surely that precious word, "Whosoever will, let him come and take the water of life freely" and that solemn promise, "Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out," are better than signs and wonders! A truthful Saviour ought to be believed. He is truth itself. Why will you ask proof of the veracity of One who cannot lie? The devils themselves declared him to be the Son of God; will you mistrust him?

//C.H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

21/08/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵

Preaching has always stood at the heart of God’s redemptive work in the world. From Noah, the “herald of righteousness” (2 Pet. 2:5), to the prophets of Israel, to Christ Himself and His apostles, God’s method of advancing His kingdom has consistently been the proclamation of His Word.

Whenever the Church has faithfully upheld this priority, God has brought renewal, transformation, and revival, not only within the Church but also throughout society. And whenever the Church has neglected it, darkness, confusion, and decline have followed.

Christ Jesus Himself made preaching His ministry priority. The Church that He gathered for Himself, preserved, commissioned, and equipped to go and to make disciples of Him from every nation is a preaching church (Luke 24:47; Mark 16:15; cf. Matt. 28:18–20). The Church, as the body of Christ, can turn the world upside down again only when she follows her Lord in making preaching her ministry priority.

The power of God to save and to convict sinners of their sin will be evident again as the Church faithfully and fearlessly preaches the gospel of Christ. In preaching, the herald of Christ announces the good news of His saving work at the Cross, calling people everywhere to turn away from sin (repentance) and to return to (believe) the One true God through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

History bears witness that when gospel preaching is neglected by the Church, darkness reigns in the Church and society. But when the preaching of the Word is the main preoccupation of the Church, revival takes place in the lives of God's people, the power of God spills over the community, and society itself is transformed.
The Spirit-filled preaching of Peter and the other apostles in the book of Acts, as well as the passionate preaching of the sixteenth-century Reformation in Europe, are examples of this.

In the Reformation, when the Word of God was once again opened to the common people and proclaimed with clarity, churches were purified, nations were stirred, and society was profoundly reshaped. Education, government, and even the arts were affected by the ripple effects of the pulpit. The Reformation reminds us that when the Word runs swiftly (Ps. 147:15), it does not stop at the Church door but flows into every sphere of life.

The Anglican clergyman Frank Colquhoun once wrote:

“’God had only one Son,’ remarked the Puritan Thomas Goodwin, ‘and He made Him a preacher.’ No one can deny that Jesus Himself attached priority to His preaching. When He opened His ministry in the synagogue at Nazareth He took as His text the words of Isaiah: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor…’ (see Lk. 4:18f).”

“From that memorable occasion onwards, right through His ministry, Jesus put preaching first. We see Him preaching in the synagogue at Capernaum on the sabbath…because His word was with authority. We see Him preaching by the shore of the Sea of Galilee, using Peter’s boat for His pulpit since ‘the people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God.’ We see Him going up the mountainside and preaching the most memorable of all His sermons to the crowds gathered” (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, pp. 11-12).

In His whole three years of ministry, Christ put preaching first. His last great commission to the Church was to evangelize the nations by preaching the gospel (cf. Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16). This was His strategy then, and it is still His plan today.

Colquhoun’s insight is crucial. In an age when churches are tempted to prioritize entertainment, social activism, or even works of compassion over the proclamation of the Word, we must remember that Jesus Himself refused to be sidetracked from His central mission. His miracles, as Colquhoun observed, validated and illustrated His message, but they were never the main thing. Preaching, Spirit-filled and Scripture-based proclamation of God’s truth, remains God’s chosen instrument for bringing life to the dead, sight to the blind, and salvation to sinners.

In light of this, the call of Christ to His church is clear. Preachers must give themselves first and foremost to the ministry of the Word and prayer (Acts 6:4), refusing to let lesser things crowd out the pulpit. And parishioners, too, must recover a high view of preaching, not as a mere lecture or weekly habit, but as the very means by which God speaks, convicts, comforts, and builds up His people.

When the Church makes preaching its priority, revival and reformation are never far behind. But when the pulpit grows silent, or the gospel is diluted, decline is inevitable. May God raise up faithful heralds of Christ in our day, and may His people hunger again for the life-giving Word of God. Let us recover the conviction of the apostle Paul: “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
//Vic Bernales

05/08/2025

Hindi maipagkakaila ang likas na pagtalikod nating mga tao sa Diyos kahit pa naranasan na natin ang kabutihan at katapatan Niya. Kung papansinin natin ang paguugali ng mga Israelita sa Lumang Tipan, makikita natin sa kanila ang ating sarili. Halimbawa:
“Sapagkat ang mga anak ng Israel at ang mga anak ng Juda ay walang ginawa kundi kasamaan sa aking paningin mula sa kanilang kabataan. At ang mga anak ng Israel ay walang ginawa kundi ako'y ibunsod sa galit sa pamamagitan ng gawa ng kanilang mga kamay, sabi ng Panginoon.

Tinalikuran nila ako, at hindi ang kanilang mukha, at bagaman paulit-ulit ko silang tinuruan ay hindi sila nakinig upang tumanggap ng turo.” [Jeremias 32:30, 33]

Ganito katigas ang ating ulo at ang tahasang paglapastangan sa Diyos. Kaya naman, sa matuwid na paghatol ng Diyos, sabi Nya sa mga Israelita:

“At ngayon ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Diyos ng Israel, tungkol sa lunsod na ito na inyong sinasabi, ‘Ito'y ibinigay sa kamay ng hari ng Babilonia sa pamamagitan ng tabak, ng taggutom, at ng salot.’” [v. 36]

Nagpapatunay na ang Diyos, bagamat mahabagin at puspos ng pagibig, ay Diyos na banal at matuwid, na hindi hahayaang hindi maparusahan ang pagsuway sa Kanya.

Kung ang bayang Israel—bayang pinili ng Diyos ay hindi nakaligtas sa kahatulan, ano pa kaya tayong mga Hentil na dayuhan lamang? Rom. 11:21

Pero salamat na lamang dahil hindi tayo iniwan ng Diyos na walang pag asa. May Hesus na naghandog ng buhay para akuin ang kaparusahan upang mapatawad tayo sa ating kasamaan at kasalanan.
Kung hindi pa tayo lalapit kay Cristo, wala nang pag-asang dadating sa atin sa oras ng kanyang muling pag pagparito.