UCCP Peñarrubia Church of Christ Disciples

11/09/2026

06/09/2026

UCCP STATEMENT OF FAITH

WE BELIEVE In one God: Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer, who provides order, purpose, meaning and fulfillment to all creation. That in Jesus Christ, who was born of Mary, God became human and is Sovereign Lord of Life and history. That in the Holy Spirit God is present in the world, empowering and guiding believers to understand and live out their faith in Jesus Christ.

WE BELIEVE That persons are created in the image of God and destined to live in community with God, with other persons and with all creation. That, by disobedience, they have become sinful, but, by grace through faith, they are redeemed in Jesus Christ That being entrusted with God's creation, they are called to participate in the establishment of a just and compassionate social order.

WE BELIEVE That the Church is the one body of Christ, the whole community of persons reconciled to God through Jesus Christ and entrusted with God's ministry.

WE BELIEVE That the Holy Bible is a faithful and inspired witness to God's self-revelation in Jesus Christ and in history to illumine, guide, correct and edify believers in their faith and witness.

WE BELIEVE God is at work, to make each person a new being in Christ, and the whole world, God's Kingdom -- in which love, justice and peace prevail. The Kingdom of God is present where faith in Jesus Christ is shared, where healing is given to the sick, where food is givne to the hungry, where light is given to the blind, and where liberty is given to the captive and oppressed.

WE BELIEVE The resurrection of Jesus Christ has overcome the power of death and give assurance of life after death. And we look forward to His coming again in all fullness and glory to make all creation new and to gather all the faithful under God's Kingdom. Amen.

06/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬

𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲:
𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 — 120 Years of God’s Faithfulness
𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 — Standing Firm in Christ
𝗚𝗢 — Sharing His Gospel

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀.
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 92:13–15

𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮.

31/08/2026

You can spend your whole life building wealth, plans, and earthly things—yet in one single moment God reminds us: none of it was ever truly ours; everything belongs to Him. 🙏

Hold loosely what fades away, and cling tightly to what lasts forever—faith in Christ, hope, and love. Live as faithful stewards, not owners.

24/08/2026

18/08/2026

Recent incidents of violence involving young people remind us of the importance of guiding the next generation with wisdom, compassion, and truth.

In times when young people face difficult choices, pressures, and challenges, God’s Word offers guidance for the way they live, the choices they make, and the way they treat others. Scripture can help shape hearts and minds toward what is good, right, and pleasing to God.

"Paano pananatilihing dalisay ng kabataan ang kanilang daan?
Sa pamamagitan ng pag-iingat nito ayon sa iyong salita."

— Awit 119:9 (Ang Biblia)

May we continue to make God’s Word accessible to our children and young people—not only as something they read, but as a source of wisdom and guidance for everyday life.

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we humbly ask for Your guidance over our youth. May Your Word be the root of their lives and the source of truth that guides their hearts and minds. Lead them toward lives marked by wisdom, compassion, self-control, and peace.

Guide also our teachers, pastors, priests, parents, and all those who have the opportunity to teach and share Your Word with them. Give them wisdom, patience, and grace as they help shape and guide the next generation.

This we pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

15/08/2026

Bumabati ang UCCP Peñarrubia Church of Christ (Disciples) sa mga kapatid nating Protestanteng Kristiyano sa anibersaryo ng pinakamaagang nakatalang pagsambang Protestante sa Pilipinas.

Isang araw matapos masakop ng mga Amerikano ang Intramuros, Maynila, naglagay ng told ang mga sundalo malapit sa paanan ng Puente de España. Dito isinagawa ng dalawang kasapi ng Young Men's Christian Association na sina Charles A. Glunz at Frank A. Johnson ang isang pagsamba para sa Linggo noong Agosto 14, 1898.

Nataon pang naganap ito sa kaarawan ni Padre Jacinto Zamora, isa sa tatlong paring martir. Pinaratangan siya at mga kasama sa kilusang sekularisasyon na kaugnay sa isang pag-aalsa sa Cavite. Ang kawalan ng hustisya na naranasan niya ay nagbunsod sa kaniyang kaanak (kapatid o pamangkin) na si Paulino Zamora na basahin ang Bibliya sa paraang mulat. Ang anak niyang si Nicolas ang naging unang Pilipino na naordenahan bilang Protestanteng Pastor.

Ang gawain noong Agosto 14, 1898 ay tanda ng simula ng pag-iral ng kalayaan sa pananampalataya sa Pilipinas. Gamitin natin ang biyayang ito mula sa Panginoong Diyos upang ipangaral ang kaniyang mabuting balita.

(Ang mga slide ay halaw sa mensahe ni Kapatid na Eufemio Agbayani III noong Agosto 2, 2026 bilang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika at Kasaysayan sa Capitol City Methodist Church)

12/08/2026

The Story behind the song “𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲”

“Blessed Assurance” was written in 1873 by 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗯𝘆, one of the most prolific hymn writers in Christian history.

F***y Crosby had been blind since infancy, but she never considered blindness a reason to feel limited in serving God.

The music was composed by Phoebe Knapp, who played a melody for Crosby and asked what words came to her mind.

Crosby immediately responded with the opening thought:
“𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲!”

She then wrote the lyrics around the joy and confidence of belonging to Christ.

The song became a powerful testimony of faith, assurance, and complete surrender.

F***y Crosby reportedly said that if she could have one request, she would choose to remain blind, because she believed that the first face she would see in heaven would be the face of Jesus.

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

The message of “Blessed Assurance” is simple:
𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼.

That is why the hymn continues to speak to generations of believers.

11/08/2026

August 8, 1801 - Cane Ridge Meeting House near Paris in Bourbon County was the scene of the largest camp meeting in the Great Revival movement. Hosted by the congregation meeting at Cane Ridge and their minister, Barton Warren Stone, the event attracted around 10,000 people at the multi-day revival.

Col. Robert Patterson of Lexington wrote "Of all ages, from 8 years and upwards; male and female; rich and poor; the blacks; and of every denomination; those in favour of it, as well as those, at the instant in opposition to it, and railing against it, have instantaneously laid motionless on the ground. Some feel the approaching symptoms by being under deep convictions; their heart swells, their nerves relax, and in an instant they become motionless and speechless, but generally retain their senses. . .” According to Patterson, the manifestations could last from one to twenty-four hours.

Patterson described the scene as “a large congregation assembled in the woods, ministers preaching day and night; the camp illuminated with candles on trees, at wagons, and at the tent; persons falling down and carried out of the crowd by those next to them and taken to some convenient place where prayer is made for them, some Psalm or Hymn suitable to the occasion, sung. If they speak, what they say is attended to, being very solemn and affecting - many are struck under such exhortations…..Now suppose 20 of those groups around; some rejoicing, and great solemnity on every countenance, and you will form some imperfect idea of the extraordinary work!”

The revival gave birth to a movement seeking unity among Christians along non-sectatian lines. The group called themselves simply “Christians” and in time led to the organization of the Christian Church. Three separate but related religious denominations trace their origins to Cane Ridge: the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Churches of Christ (non-instrumental music), and the Christian Church (Independent). Their movement is considered the first such religious movement in America. The original log church, both the oldest and largest in Kentucky, is preserved inside a stone structure that serves as a museum at the historic site.