International Baptist Church of Manila

25/05/2026

Today there is no set. Just one song. Psalm 119. The longest psalm.

Aside from its length, why do you think it’s one of the psalms that appeals to a lot of people? How did it help you worship God?

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Day 103 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalm 119 ✅ is live now at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/pSXdCH9qR1o

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we’re close to finishing the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We’re close to finishing 40% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org

140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

24/05/2026

This set of songs includes the shortest psalm in the whole book. But how did the 2 verses in that psalm capture the message of the rest of the psalms in this set?

How did those 2 verses resonate with you as you reflect on the LORD’s love for you and the people around you?

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Day 102 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 112-118 ✅ was live at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/heAJo_XBN38

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We’re close to finishing 40% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org

140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

24/05/2026

Join us for worship today at 10:30am live from our sanctuary. You can also tune in via Facebook or YouTube.

Here are ways you can connect with IBC Manila:
• New to IBC Manila? Visit https://ibcmanila.org for more information.

23/05/2026

Pastor Franco Ferrer concluded our Churchology series last week with his sermon on “Building a Healthy Church” from Ephesians 4:11-16. One of the key insights from his preaching is clarifying a Biblical interpretation of verse 11 that the office of the apostles and prophets have ended when the New Testament was completed. What we have in our midst now are evangelists (church planters and missionaries, according to Ptr. Franco) and pastors-teachers.

This sermon brought us to the Biblical use of shepherds (or pastors) and interchanging it with the word “elders”. It is eye-opening for people who think “pastors” are titles that people give to men. But in the Bible it is God who calls men to this office, as nominated by elders whom God has already called and as affirmed by the people of God. And this is exactly what IBCM has witnessed 2 Sundays ago when lay elders were ordained through prayer. And speaking of prayer, Ptr. Franco pointed out in the last part of this clip that our prayer is that there will be more of them in our congregation.

Let’s also take this time to pray for Ptr. Franco and his family as his dad passed away this week. Let’s pray that God will comfort and strengthen their family at this time, in Jesus’ name! 🙏

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ibcmanila.org

21/05/2026

What common theme have you noticed in this first 5 songs in Book 5 of Psalms?

Will you read/listen to these psalms again, but this time praying every word and every line to God?

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Day 101 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 107-111 ✅ is live now at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/lUCeCLe-YgA

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We’re close to finishing 40% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org

140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

21/05/2026

ARE YOU READY?

We’re going back to our expository series on the Book of Luke this coming Sunday! But before we jump back to where we left off, we will re-orient ourselves to what the Book of Luke is about, as its author intended.

So travel back with us to the beginning of this detailed and orderly account on the life of our Lord Jesus this Sunday, May 24, at 10:30 AM.

Come early for fellowships and more opportunities to grow in your faith:

➡️ Grow Groups (Adult) at 9:15 AM
➡️ Sunday School (Children 4-12 yo) at 9:15 AM
➡️ Y Speaks (HS & College Students) at 9:15 AM

See you Sunday! 👋

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ibcmanila.org

140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qpu2xQs7UUgFj54NA

20/05/2026

“Let others bless themselves and their idols, but do thou bless the LORD.” —Charles Spurgeon

HLeadingtheNationstoHimift from the first 11 verses of Psalm 102 to the rest of the verses? What changed? How is this shift reflected in the tone/theme of the rest of the psalms in Book 4?

And why would David command his soul to bless the LORD? Would you do it, too?

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Day 100 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 102-106 ✅ is live now at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/f6cIjnlOvCU

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We’re close to finishing 40% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org
140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

20/05/2026

“Charles Spurgeon was one of the greatest preachers in the history of Christianity. He was known as the “Prince of Preachers.” If you’ve ever read one of his many available sermons from the 1800s, then you can understand why so many are still impressed with his preaching ministry.

BUT it was PRAYER that Spurgeon believed gave his gospel-centered ministry such power. That’s why he said, “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” Spurgeon knew how God loved to work through prayer to show his power and presence. Spurgeon also knew of the tendencies of Christians, even pastors and leaders, to overlook it.”

—Jed Coppenger (baptist21.com)

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ibcmanila.org

19/05/2026

What is the common theme/exhortation/encouragement in this set of psalms? What does psalm 96, 97, & 98 kept encouraging the audience to do that David himself said he would do in Psalm 101?

Will you do it, too?

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Day 99 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 96-101 ✅ was live at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/nIf3gjB29VA

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We’re close to finishing 40% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org
140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

18/05/2026

This set of songs includes the only psalm that is attributed to Moses. What is the significance of the fact that this psalm was written centuries before majority of the psalms were written?

What characteristics of God were highlighted by Moses? How is that similar or different to the other psalms, at least in this set?

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Day 98 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 90-95 ✅ is live now at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/o3PzmJrATWg

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We already finished 35% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org
140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

Weekly Schedule

17/05/2026

This set of songs ends the Book 3 of Psalms. Did you notice anything distinct in the psalms in Book 3?

It’s a joy to read Scriptures together. There are revelations that God gives to some but not to others, but when you look into and read God’s Word together (as how it was done in Scriptures), you discover things as a community. Just like Tita Gladys Sarco’s observation last week that she gladly shared with me one morning when she got into the office. It was really amazing to learn something new from her. Will you approach her and ask her about that?

Will you read the Bible from cover-to-cover with us, your church community?

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Day 97 of 260-Day Bible Plan: Psalms 83-89 ✅ was live at youtube.com/

https://youtu.be/-h7pApzDxeI

It’s the perfect time to catch up, as we spend 23 days in the book of Psalms. Join us as we aim—and strive—to read all 66 books of the Bible in all the 260 weekdays of 2026 as a church community so as to know who our holy God really is according to His Word. We already finished 35% of the Bible and we’re still discovering new things about God. Read & know God more with us!

Keep reading/listening to the Bible again and again until you hear from the LORD thru His Word. Pray to God for wisdom and understanding, who gives generously to those who asks. 🙏

P.S.
You can catch up! Let us help you with this playlist complete from Day 1 (bit.ly/260day_playlist) or with this (bit.ly/260day_plan) monitoring sheet.

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ibcmanila.org
140 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City

Weekly Schedule