Pentecostals of Ipil

15/12/2025

They are not afraid to go to work..
They are not afraid to go to a restaurant..
They are not afraid to go shopping..
They are not afraid to go to the Gym.
They are not afraid to go to the beach.
They are not afraid to go on a trip, maybe take a plane.

But they are afraid to go to church?

The problem has never been the church, the problem has always been the heart that is far from God.

15/12/2025

TIPS ON HOW TO OVERCOME GOING LATE TO CHURCH

✅ Iron all your cloth before you sleep.

✅ Polish/clean footwear before you sleep.

✅ Get your Bible, jotter, etc. ready in one place.

✅ Get your tithe &. offering ready.

✅ Sleep a bit early.

✅ Wake up on time.

📌 Avoid saying "Even when I get there early, I won't meet anyone"

Get there early and let someone come and meet you too. Don't forget you are also someone. The Bible says we must not join multitude to sin.

📌 Washing on Sundays before church is not encouraged. Either clothes, car or anything.It may delay you.

📌 It takes you 15 minutes to drive/walk to the church, always make allowance for extra time in case of anything. For instance, if service is 7am and it takes you 10 minutes to drive/walk to church, it's always better to leave home 6:40.

📌 Plan to get to church at least 10 mins before service starts, this reverential to God our Maker, Keeper and Helper.

📌 Don't give room for friends and relatives to visit you few hours to service. If they come when you are preparing for church, take them along or make them partake of God's blessings when you are back you can continue.

📌 Sunday School, intercession and praise worship is part of service too!
A lesson missed is a treasure missed. Stop throwing away treasures!!

📌 And for leaders Sunday service starts earlier with intercession! Make that arriving 10 mins before the time!
Going to church early invokes the blessing of the Lord upon your life.
Don't be a habitual late comer to church, it's a dishonour to your God.

📌 Don't also form the habit of choosing Sundays that you like for Church service or how the service flows.

All Sundays are important to God as long as you are healthy. let your worship be a sweet smelling sacrifice to God.
“They that seek Me early shall find Me.” - GOD.

Above all always remember if you have appointment with your Governor or President you won't be late, skip meetings or rush the proceedings of the meeting, The ALMIGHTY is GREATER than them all. Be wise!!

-PETER SEMEI

25/11/2025

🚨 Did You Know Baptism in Jesus Christ Name Was the Original Plan? 🚨

When you open the New Testament and study the early church, one thing is crystal clear: every baptism recorded in the Bible was done in the name of Jesus Christ.

📖 Biblical Proof:

• Acts 2:38 — “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…”

• Acts 8:16 — The Samaritans were “baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”

• Acts 10:48 — Peter “commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.”

• Acts 19:5 — When Paul re-baptized believers, “they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Not one example in Scripture shows anyone baptized using the modern formula “Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” The Apostles obeyed Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:19 by baptizing into the name — and that name is JESUS.

⚡ Historical Evidence of Change:

Church historians admit that the practice shifted centuries later:

• Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Vol. 3, p. 365-366: “The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son and Holy Ghost by the Catholic Church in the second century.”

• The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 263: “The baptismal formula was changed by the Catholic Church from the name of Jesus Christ to the Trinitarian formula.”

• Canney’s Encyclopedia of Religion, p. 53: “The early church always baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until the development of the Trinity doctrine in the third century.”

So what happened? Over time, church leaders introduced traditions that replaced the simplicity of the Apostolic pattern. By the Council of Nicaea (325 AD), the church had fully adopted the Trinitarian formula.

🔥 Why This Matters Today

Baptism isn’t just a ritual—it’s a covenant. The Apostles preached Jesus’ Name because that’s where salvation and authority reside (Acts 4:12). If we want what the early church had—power, miracles, revival—we’ve got to go back to what the early church did.

👉 Friend, if your baptism wasn’t done in the name of Jesus Christ, the good news is: you can make it right. The waters of baptism are still open, and His name is still powerful!

03/01/2025

Year-end Church Thanksgiving 2024

Year-end testimonies of how good God is in 2024,
Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of the goodness of God.

03/01/2025