Bible Baptist Church Basak - ROCK Youth Ministry

10/09/2026

𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰
1 Kings 10:1–3

There are some people who hear about greatness and become curious.

But the Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon and she " came ".

“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.”
1 Kings 10:1, KJV

She had wealth. She had position. She had servants, treasures, and influence. Yet something she possessed could not answer the questions she carried within.

So she traveled a great distance to find wisdom.

And notice what Scripture says she heard: “the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD.”

Solomon's wisdom was not supposed to terminate in Solomon.

His greatness was connected to " GOD ".

That is an important lesson for us.
What do people see when they look at the life God has given us?

Do they see only our abilities, knowledge, success, or accomplishments or do these things cause them to think about the God who gave them?

The Queen of Sheba also came “to prove him with hard questions.”

She did not come merely for entertainment. She brought difficult questions.

Real wisdom is not afraid of difficult questions.

A shallow faith becomes uncomfortable when challenged. But godly wisdom does not run from honest questions; it searches, listens, examines, and answers with truth.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”
Proverbs 9:10, KJV

Then comes one of the most beautiful details:

“And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.”
1 Kings 10:3, KJV

She came with questions and Solomon had answers.

But perhaps the greater question for us is this:
When people come to us with life's difficult questions, do we have anything worth giving them?

Our world is full of information, but desperately hungry for wisdom.

People need more than opinions. They need truth. They need discernment. They need someone whose life has been shaped by the Word of God.

The Queen of Sheba crossed borders, carried treasures, and endured a long journey because she believed "wisdom was worth seeking."

How much more should we seek the wisdom that comes from God?

May our lives become so rooted in God's truth that those who come searching for answers do not merely encounter our wisdom, they encounter the God who gave it.

For the greatest testimony is not, “Look how wise I have become.”

It is:

“Look how good and wise my God is.”

01/09/2026

The Seven Things God Hates

Proverbs 6:16–19
There are things we naturally hate. Betrayal, injustice, cruelty, and lies. But have you ever stopped to ask: "What does God hate?"

Proverbs 6 gives us a sobering answer.

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”
Proverbs 6:16, KJV

What follows is not merely a list of bad behaviors. It is a portrait of the "heart attitudes that God finds utterly detestable."

1. A proud look.

God begins with pride because pride places the self where God alone belongs. A proud look says, “I am better. I know more. I need no one.”Pride does not always shout. Sometimes it quietly compares.

2. A lying tongue.

God hates the distortion of truth. A lie may seem small to the one who speaks it, but truth matters to the God who “cannot lie”
(Titus 1:2)

3. Hands that shed innocent blood.

God values human life. Violence against the innocent is an assault upon something God Himself created. It reveals a heart willing to destroy what God considers precious.

4. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations

Notice that God does not only judge what the hands accomplish. He sees what the heart plans in secret. Before wickedness becomes an action, it often becomes an imagination.

5. Feet that be swift in running to mischief.

Some people do not merely fall into sin, they run toward it. The warning is about eagerness. What we repeatedly hurry toward reveals what our hearts truly desire.

6. A false witness that speaketh lies.

This is more than ordinary dishonesty. It is using words to injure another person. God hates when our testimony becomes a weapon against someone who does not deserve it.

7. He that soweth discord among brethren.

The final picture is devastating: a person who plants division. Like a farmer scattering seeds, they scatter suspicion, gossip, resentment, and conflict and eventually harvest broken relationships.

Notice the progression: eyes, tongue, hands, heart, feet, testimony, relationships.

God searches the whole person.

And perhaps that is why this passage is so uncomfortable.

It is easy to read Proverbs 6 and point at someone else.

But Scripture was never given merely to help us identify wicked people.

It was given to "expose our own hearts."

Before we ask, “Who does these things?” we should ask, “Lord, is there any trace of these things in me?”

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.”
( Psalm 139:23, KJV )

The seven things God hates are not simply seven sins to avoid. They are seven mirrors held before our souls.

May we never become experts at recognizing what God hates while remaining blind to what He wants to remove from us.

26/08/2026

Jedidiah: When Grace Gives a Name

“And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.” — 2 Samuel 12:25, KJV

There is something deeply beautiful about the name "Jedidiah"

It means “beloved of the LORD.” Yet the circumstances surrounding that name make it even more remarkable. Jedidiah was the name given to Solomon, the child born to David and Bathsheba after a painful chapter of sin, judgment, repentance, and loss.

That is where the beauty begins.

A Name Given in the Shadow of Failure

Before Solomon was called Jedidiah, David had committed grievous sin.

He had taken Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and arranged for Uriah's death. Nathan the prophet confronted David, and David confessed:

“I have sinned against the LORD.” — 2 Samuel 12:13, KJV

There were consequences for David's sin. God forgave David, but forgiveness did not mean that every consequence disappeared. The child born from that relationship died.

Then something unexpected happened.

David and Bathsheba had another son.

And God sent Nathan to give that child a name:

Jedidiah = beloved of the LORD.

This is striking because the name was not merely a celebration of Solomon's birth. It was a declaration of God's grace.

The story had contained sin, sorrow, judgment, and death, but it did not end there.

Why Was He Called Jedidiah?

The Bible gives us the answer plainly:

“And he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.”
2 Samuel 12:25, KJV

The name means "beloved of the LORD".

Solomon would later become famous for his wisdom, wealth, temple-building, and kingship. But before any of those accomplishments, God gave him an identity:

---- BELOVED -----

That is important.

Solomon was not first introduced by what he would accomplish. He was identified by his relationship to God.

He would become a king, but before he wore a crown, he carried a name.

He would become wise, but before he became known for wisdom, he was known as beloved.

He would build the Temple, but before he built anything for God, God had already placed His favor upon him.

His identity came before his achievements.

Grace Does Not Erase the Past. It Gives the Future a New Beginning

The story of Jedidiah does not teach that sin has no consequences.

David's sin was serious. The consequences were real. There was grief that could not simply be undone.

But it also teaches something equally important:

A person's worst chapter does not have to be the final chapter.

David's failure did not prevent God from continuing His purposes.

In fact, Solomon would eventually become one of the greatest kings in Israel's history and would be entrusted with building the Temple of the LORD.

19/08/2026

What Solomon’s Request Teaches Us About What We Should Really Ask God For

“And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel.”
— 1 Chronicles 3:5, KJV

Imagine growing up in the household of a king.
You have a royal father, a royal mother, wealth, servants, influence, and every opportunity imaginable. You grow up alongside your brothers, sharing the same family, the same home, and the same history.
This was the beginning of Solomon's story.

The Bible tells us that David and Bathsheba had four sons mentioned by name: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.

Yet among these four brothers, Solomon would experience a moment that would change his life forever.

God would give him an extraordinary invitation:
“Ask what I shall give thee.”
— 1 Kings 3:5, KJV

Think about that.
If God gave you the same opportunity today, what would you ask for?
More money?
A better job?
A bigger house?
Good health?
Success?
A longer life?
Revenge against someone who hurt you?

Solomon had the opportunity to ask for something that could benefit himself.
But he asked for something much greater.

He asked for wisdom.

What can we learn from this?

Solomon’s story reminds us that the greatest blessing is not always what we can possess, but what we can become through what we ask God for. Among his brothers, Solomon was given an extraordinary opportunity to ask for anything, yet he chose wisdom. Not wealth, power, or a longer life. His request revealed a heart that understood that true success begins with knowing how to live according to God’s will.

The lesson is simple: when we pray, let us not only ask God to change our circumstances; ask Him to change and guide us. We may ask for blessings, but let us also ask for wisdom to use them well. We may ask for success, but let us ask for a heart that honors God when success comes. Like Solomon, may we learn to desire not merely what God can give us, but what God can make us into.

17/08/2026

DISCIPLESHIP (August 17, 2026)

Growing in grace, learning God’s Word, and being equipped to serve Him. 📖

“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” — Matthew 28:20 KJV

12/08/2026

ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇʀʙꜱ 11:22
ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴡɪɴᴇ'ꜱ ꜱɴᴏᴜᴛ, ꜱᴏ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀɪʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ.

There are things that appear beautiful on the outside but become deeply disappointing when their true nature is revealed. Proverbs 11:22 gives us a striking picture of this truth: “As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.”

The picture is intentionally unpleasant. A beautiful jewel is valuable and attractive, but placed in the snout of a swine, its beauty is completely out of place. The jewel has not lost its value, but its placement reveals how beauty alone cannot compensate for the absence of good judgment. Solomon is teaching us that outward attractiveness, position, possessions, or reputation cannot replace the character of a person.

The word “discretion” carries the idea of good sense, judgment, and the ability to conduct oneself wisely. A person may possess admirable qualities outwardly and still make foolish choices inwardly. What God desires is not merely something that looks good, but a life governed by wisdom.

This principle reaches far beyond physical appearance. We live in a world that often teaches us to value what can be immediately see appearance, success, talent, popularity, and possessions. But God looks deeper. Character determines how those outward blessings are used. Without wisdom, even something beautiful can become a source of shame rather than honor.

There is also a personal challenge here. We should not spend more effort improving what people see than developing what God sees. It is possible to polish the outside while neglecting the heart. Yet true beauty is strengthened by discretion, humility, purity, and wisdom.

The jewel is not the problem. The problem is where the jewel is placed. In the same way, the gifts and qualities God has given us are valuable, but they must be governed by godly wisdom. Beauty without discretion is misplaced beauty; ability without character is misplaced ability.

What God is building in us inwardly is far more valuable than what others can admire outwardly. A life shaped by wisdom gives beauty its proper place.

10/08/2026

07/08/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐮, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 🙌

❤ Tracts Distributed: 354
❤ Souls Won to Jesus Christ: 51

Over twenty young people, along with some men, journeyed to Amazing Grace Bible Baptist Mission (AGBBM) to distribute Gospel tracts and share the good news of salvation. The road was rough and steep, but by God’s grace, they endured—all for the Great Commission.

Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”

All glory to God for the souls reached! ❤️

We are grateful to Pastor Narciso, Ma’am Rochellie, and the AGBBM family for warmly accommodating us and preparing a scrumptious lunch.

To God be the glory!

05/08/2026

One of Solomon's most memorable lessons comes from one of the smallest creatures on earth. THE ANT! 🐜

📖 Proverbs 6:6–8 (KJV)
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."

Solomon points to the ant as an example of diligence, responsibility, and foresight. Though tiny and seemingly insignificant, ants work faithfully without constant supervision. They prepare for the future while the opportunity is available, gathering food during the harvest before the season changes.

The key lesson is clear: wisdom is not merely knowing what to do, it is doing today's work faithfully before tomorrow's needs arrive. Laziness waits until it is too late, but wisdom prepares in advance.

Just as ants store food for the coming seasons, believers are called to be diligent stewards of the time, opportunities, and resources God has given them. Small, consistent acts of faithfulness often accomplish more than occasional bursts of effort.

Sometimes God teaches profound truths through the smallest parts of His creation. If we are willing to "consider her ways," even an ant can become our teacher.