Pentecostal People

07/07/2025

The best place for a leader isn’t always the top position, and it isn’t always the most prominent or powerful place. It’s the place where he or she can serve the best and add the most value to other people!

John Maxwell

Follower

05/07/2025

Bakit Nawala sa Ministry?

Napansin mo ba?

May mga dati tayong kasama sa ministry—mga kapatid na dati ay laging present, punong-puno ng sigasig at pananampalataya. Sila yung mga unang dumarating sa church, unang nagvo-volunteer, laging excited kapag may gawain. Pati kapag Life Group laging on time at excited na mag-outreach para ituro ang Gospel. Pero ngayon… tahimik na. Wala na. Hindi na natin nakikita.

Hindi naman bigla ang pag-alis nila. Wala namang isang malaking “goodbye.” Ang nangyari… unti-unti. Dati lingguhan, naging paminsan-minsan, tapos tuluyan nang nawala.

Tanong ni Apostle Paul sa mga taga-Galatia:

“You were running a good race. Who cut in on you?” (Galatians 5:7)

Parang sinasabi ni Paul,
“Ang ganda ng simula mo… pero anong nangyari? Sino ang humadlang sa’yo? Ano ang nangharang sa landas mo?”

At napapaisip tayo, bakit nga ba? Bakit may mga kapatid sa pananampalataya na nawawala sa ministry? Ano ang mga dahilan? At mas mahalaga, paano natin ito maiiwasan?
- May mga napagod, pero walang nakapansin.
- May mga nasaktan, pero walang nagtanong.
- May mga pinanghinaan ng loob, pero walang tumulong buhatin.
- May mga nalito sa direksyon, pero walang gumabay.

Madalas, hindi malalaking tukso agad ang gamit ng kaaway. Kadalasan, sa maliliit na bagay siya nagsisimula—mga simpleng kompromiso, tila walang kwentang kasalanan, at tahimik na paglayo sa presensya ng Diyos. Hindi halata sa simula. Paunti-unti lang. Unti-unting lamig. Unti-unting pag-iwas. Unti-unting pagkalayo—hanggang sa isang araw, hindi na natin namalayang wala na tayo sa dati nating apoy.

Kaya bilang isang pamilya sa pananampalataya, kailangan natin magkamustahan, magdamayan, at alalahanin ang mga nawala. Hindi lang para ibalik sila, kundi para pigilan din ang iba pang halos bumitaw na.

Baka ikaw din, pagod na. Tahimik na lumalayo. Pero paalala: may mga taong handang makinig. May Diyos na patuloy na tumatawag. At kahit na lumayo ka, pwede ka pa ring bumalik.

Kaya tanong ko sa’yo: Kamusta ka na talaga?

Sa puntong ito, alamin natin ang ilang dahilan kung bakit unti-unting humihina ang apoy ng ilan sa paglilingkod at kung paano natin ito maiiwasan.

1. Lack of spiritual intimacy.

John 15:5 “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.”

Busy sa ministry, pero hindi busy sa Diyos. Kapag nawala ang devotional life, unti-unting napapalitan ng performance ang intimacy. Kaya kahit may ginagawa ka para sa Diyos, wala ka nang naririnig mula sa Diyos.

2. Burnout from wrong boundaries.

Luke 5:16 “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”

Maraming tumitigil sa ministry hindi dahil masama ang ginagawa nila, kundi dahil wala silang pahinga, limitasyon, o proper delegation. Serving without rest doesn’t always mean you’re being faithful — sometimes, it means you’re not being wise.

3. Offended but unhealed.

Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city.”

May mga nawala sa ministry dahil nasaktan sila—sa sinabi, sa ugali, o sa ugat ng hindi napag-usapang isyu. Pero ang masakit, di nila dinala sa Diyos, kundi kinimkim.

4. Misplaced identity.

Luke 10:20 “Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Kapag ang identity mo ay nakasandal sa role mo sa ministry at hindi sa relasyon mo kay Kristo, darating ang time na mapapagod ka o ma-overlook ka at doon ka bibitaw.

Kung tinanggalan ka ng mic, ng title, ng stage—pupunta ka pa rin ba sa church? Ibig sabihin, ministry is not your identity. Christ is.

5. Disobedience or hidden sin.

Isaiah 59:2 “Because of your sin, He has hidden His face from you.”

May mga nawawala sa ministry hindi dahil pinagod ng tao, kundi tinuluyan ng kasalanan. Hindi agad halata, pero ang unrepented sin ay unti-unting pumapatay sa passion mo. Parang virus sa system—akala mo maliit na issue lang, pero inaapektuhan na pala ang buong function ng puso mo para sa Diyos.

Kung isa ka sa mga nanghihina, nalalayo, o nawawala na sa rhythm ng ministry—baka isa sa mga ito ang dahilan. PERO hindi pa huli ang lahat. KAYA ANO ANG DAPAT MONG GAWIN?

1. Renew your first love.
Balikan mo ang mga araw na simple lang—ikaw at ang Diyos. Hindi ang position mo, kundi ang presensya Niya.

2. Set clear boundaries.
You’re not called to be the superhero of the church. Rest isn’t rebellion — it’s part of obedience. Even Jesus took time to step away, to pray, and to recharge so He could keep serving well.

3. Heal what hurt you.
Take your offense to God, not to gossip. Let God mend what ministry broke.

4. Repent if needed.
Kung alam mong may kasalanan kang tinatago, wag mo nang patagalin. God’s grace restores what sin ruins.

Kung ikaw ay nawawala, hindi ibig sabihin tapos ka na. God is not done with you.

Ang tanong: Babalik ka pa ba?

If you’ve fallen behind in the race, don’t lose heart. By God’s grace, you can start again — with repentance, with healing, and with a new fire.


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Follower

03/07/2025

In ‭Romans 1:28-32 we read: [28] "And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; [29] being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, [30] backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, [31] undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; [32] who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them."

The Nuremberg trials were convened to hold those who were responsible for or took part in the atrocities, the crimes against humanity that occurred during world war two accountable for their actions. One of the most common defenses was "I was just following orders."

Dear friends, as followers of God's Son Jesus we need to make sure we are following Him and not the accepted ways of this fallen and doomed world. On judgment day "I was just following what others were doing" won't cut it as a defense.

02/07/2025

27/06/2025

"We often only recognize God's grace in the form of forgiveness, yet sometimes it hides behind correction—quietly shaping us, not to punish, but to restore."

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Follower

23/06/2025

REVIVAL IS IN THE SECRET PLACE.

Not in feel-good praise music, nor in major church events.

Don’t get me wrong. All of these can be starters, but they are not sustainers.

You can even be loud in praise but cold in faith.

Don’t remain in the crowd. Even Jesus frequently withdrew. Because He knew that seeking God in the stillness and silence would sustain His ministry and accomplish His calling.

He knew that in the secret place, intimacy intensified as He met with God face to face.

If you want revival, don’t wait for a major program in a jam-packed gymnasium—GO TO YOUR ROOM!

22/06/2025

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22/06/2025

In Greek mythology, Narcissus is the character who, upon passing his reflection in the water, becomes so enamored with himself that he devotes the rest of his life to his own reflection. From this we get our term narcissism, the preoccupation with self. The value of narcissism is the classic “I, me, mine” mentality that places personal pleasure and fulfillment at the forefront of concerns.

In so many places and in so many ways, a spiritual narcissism has invaded the Christian community. Eavesdrop, for a moment, on how some Christians talk or the kinds of things they post:

“I want to go where I’m fed”—not where we can learn to feed ourselves, much less feed others.

“I need to be ministered to”—as if ministry in the life of the Christ follower is something that happens to us, instead of something we make happen through us for others.

We walk out of a worship service and say, “I didn't get anything out of it”—as if the purpose is what we got out of it, instead of what God got out of it.

A particular experience was engaged, and the response is, “That wasn’t very moving”—instead of pondering whether God was moved by our engagement.

Where did that come from? It wasn’t from our Leader. He didn’t talk that way. Jesus said: “I did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many”; “Whoever wants to be first must become last”; “Whoever wants to be great among you must become the servant of all”; “Not my will, but thine” (See Matthew 20:25-28; Luke 22:42).

Yet a spiritual narcissism has invaded our thinking where the individual needs and desires of the Believer have become the center of attention. And as a result, the church has lost virtually all its missional energy and focus. At least, the mission entrusted to it by Jesus. — By James Emery White